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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 221
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Friday, December 17, 2010
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Exchanging cultures, teaching methods by Samantha Hurst
Exchange teacher Fang Lei poured steaming cups of traditional Chinese tea for students at Polk County Middle School two weeks ago. She offered them tea to sample, taught them just the right way to hold their chopsticks and watched over them as they filled dumpling wrappers with savory meat and veggies. Fang began teaching Chinese culture when she came to the school early this fall. “I've learned so much about our (Chinese) culture – I had to do a lot of research before I taught them this information because I wanted to be accurate,” Fang said. Fang traveled to the United States as part of a program connecting educators with teaching opportunities all over the world. Polk County Super(Continued on page 6)
Polk Schools Superintendent Bill Miller looks on as Chinese exchange teacher Fang Lei guides Polk County Middle School students Lucas Nelson (left), Rayven Yoder and Dillon Hayes in making hun tun, better known here as won ton. Fang made the meat mixture and helped students as they spooned it into wrappers and boiled the hun tun. (photo submitted)
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Saluda Center Friday events: chair exercise, 10 a.m.; Game Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Meeting Place Senior Center Friday activities include Movie Matinee, 10 a.m. Bingo, 12:30 p.m. 828(Continued on page 2)
Railroad trail system gains momentum, some resistance by Leah Justice
The idea of turning the unused railroad track running through the area into a trail system has gained much support, but has also seen some resistance from a couple elected officials. The Saluda Grade Trail Committee was recently established with hopes of asking railroad owner Norfolk Southern to allow a trail system to be placed
from Landrum to Saluda. The trail committee has received majority support from the Town of Tryon, City of Saluda, City of Landrum and Polk County commissioners. Tryon Councilman Wim Woody, however, abstained from voting a few weeks ago, and Landrum Councilman Billy Inman voted against the
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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