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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 228
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Two views of the area's snowfall, one (above) in Green Creek and one in Tryon (right). (photos submitted)
First white Christmas in decades by Leah Justice
Area residents didn’t wake up on Christmas morning to snow, but the flakes started soon and didn’t stop for the rest of the day. The Thermal Belt experienced its first white Christmas since 1963 on Saturday. In 1963, only about two inches of snow were on the ground on Christmas. Saturday’s total in Tryon was four inches of snow, and higher elevations saw a few inches more.
Extreme weather didn’t stop over the weekend and into yesterday as winds and low temperatures moved into the area. Tryon Fire Chief Joey Davis said as of noon yesterday, Monday, Dec. 27, his department had responded to 20 calls since last Wednesday, Dec. 22, with 10 of the calls coming in yesterday morning.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda, 7 a.m. - noon. Polk County Transportation Authority makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203. (Continued on page 2)
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Leaves pile up on Tryon streets Town discusses options for pickup next year by Leah Justice
Although they might have been hidden by snow and ice for the last few days, piles of leaves have been waiting for pickup for weeks on some Tryon streets. Residents may be asking when the town's leaf pickup service is going to get to them. Town officials can't give residents an answer because the method the town is using for leaf pickup this year is taking
more time than they had hoped. The town’s leaf machine broke down about two years ago. Last year, the town's plan to use Saluda’s machine didn’t work out because of scheduling conflicts. This year the town is using a backhoe and truck to scoop the leaves, but the process is taking several men and a lot of hours. “It’s going slower than we would like, but faster than last year,” Hembree said.
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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