No new schools needed in Polk for next 10 years, report says, page 4
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 250
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Friday, January 28, 2011
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Opening wider doors to hope Ministry creates long-term women’s counseling program by Samantha Hurst
John and Arlene Hurst trekked the 580 miles from Lancaster, Penn., to make a new home in Columbus, not only for themselves but for young women they’ve never met. The Hursts moved here to become house parents for Hannah House, a new ministry arm of Door of Hope aimed at providing long-term counseling for young women in need. “I think it was definitely a call from God,” John Hurst said. “We had wanted to find a way to minister to people; (Continued on page 6)
Arlene and John Hurst recently moved from Lancaster, Penn., to serve as house parents for the new Hannah House ministry wing of Door of Hope in Columbus. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
Here’s a list of upcom ing m eetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Saluda Center, Friday events: chair exercise, 10 a.m.; Trash train, 10 a.m. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Friday activities include Movie Matinee, 10 a.m. Bingo, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Upstairs Artspace, exhibit of art students from Polk (Continued on page 2)
Polk Schools expects $1.4M cut; plans to ask county for $300k by Leah Justice
Polk County Schools is planning to ask the county for $300,000 to help make up the shortfall resulting from an expected state funding cut of approximately $1.4 million next year. Polk superintendent Bill Miller told county commissioners Monday, Jan. 24 about the school’s predictions for next year. Miller said there is no way to know for sure exactly what the state will cut,
but the state has asked all state agencies to produce budgets with 5 and 10 percent reductions. “The common sense part I’m using is we all know North Carolina is about 15 percent short, so I have enough common sense to know that if they cut us 7 to 9 percent, they are going to have to cut other agencies higher,” Miller said.
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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