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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 165
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, September 23, 2010
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CCC Pleasure Driving show this weekend by Barbara Madill
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
The weather forecast is promising for the Carolina Carriage Club’s 14th Annual Pleasure Driving & Dressage Show at Harmon Field in Tryon this weekend. Remember the deluge that dampened festivities at last year's show?
Dressage events start Friday, September 24 at 9 a.m., including Training, Preliminary and, for the first time, Intermediate classes. Saturday action begins at 9 a.m., with the el(Continued on page 3)
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Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. to noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. Lanier Library, Book Sale, Thursday, Sept. 23-Saturday, Sept. 25. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 23 is for members only. 72 Chestnut St., Tryon. Saluda Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin yoga 12:30 p.m., gentle Yin Yoga 5:30 p.m., Saluda Center. 828-7499245. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m. 828-894-0001. NCDMV Driver’s License van, three Thursdays a month, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in front of Columbus Post Office. Check www.ncdot.gov/dmv/ office_locations for schedule. This month, Sept. 9, 16, 23. Saluda Public Library, Bouncing Babies & Toddlers in Tow, Thursdays, 10 a.m. Landrum Library, Lap Babies, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; storytime, 10:30 a.m. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open (Continued on page 2)
Andrew Maunder and Harry won the Carriage Dog class at the 2009 CCC Pleasure Driving Show. (photo by Hoofclix.com)
Polk gets $15k from White Oak, gives developers 120 more days to answer lawsuit by Leah Justice
Polk County has given White Oak Development Partners, LLC an additional 120 days to answer a lawsuit the county filed against the developers, who have not completed payments for a water line. Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson told commissioners
Monday that White Oak was given the additional time and in return made another payment of $15,000. White Oak failed to answer the suit by the most recent deadline of Sept. 8, but now has until sometime in January 2011 to respond to the suit. Polk County sued the de-
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
velopment in July following failure to receive the remaining $135,752.50 in payments for a water line extension. The county decided in June to file the lawsuit against White Oak but waited another month to see if the developers would (Continued on page 4)