Cancer top cause of death in N.C., heart disease leads in mountains, 'Around the Region,' p. 7
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 199
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, November 15, 2010
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Raising the flag on Chimney Rock
Cub Scout Pack 659 of Polk County, raised the flag on Chimney Rock last Thursday in honor of Veteran's Day. Color guard included: Sandra Poteat (Cubmaster) and Ed Harrelson (Weebelos leader) and Weebelos Alex Harrelson, Caleb Potter and Josh Poteat (ages 9-10). Participating scouts included: Eric Harrelson, Lukas Tipton, Colin Searcy, Sebastian Potter, Riley Searcy, Logan Conner, Josh Munn, Michael Morgan and Trey Thompson (ages 6-9). "We teach our boys all about the flag and what it represents…. As they grow up, they will always remember raising the flag on Chimney Rock that can be seen for miles," says Sandra Poteat, cubmaster. (photo submitted)
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. to noon. Saluda Center, Monday activities include Line Dancing at 12:30 p.m. For more information visit www.saluda.com. (Continued on page 2)
Joint water line near completion by Leah Justice
Columbus, Saluda and Tryon are nearing the day when they can transfer water among themselves. The joint water line between Tryon and Saluda along Howard Gap Road and a storage tank have been completed and tested. The only remaining portion of the construction project, according to Tryon Town Engineer Joel Woods, is to install the control system that operates the system. Work to install the control system is scheduled to be done the last part of this
month and the first weeks of January. A booster pump has also been completed along Hwy. 108 across from old N.C. 19. The pump will have the ability to pump water from Columbus into the Tryon system and then to Saluda. “We should have all testing and trial runs complete and put the system in operation by the end of February,” Woods said. Another step in the joint water line project is for all three towns to approve
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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