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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 90
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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Tryon starts W. Livingston drainage work Housing rehab continues through CDBG grant by Leah Justice
Allyn Wong, who graduated in May from the College of Charleston, plans to attend the American Dance Festival at Duke University for eight weeks this summer. Wong is the daughter of Steve Wong and Kathy Woodham.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Wednesdays, Fire Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. - noon. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian club meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m.; bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; medication assistance program, 9 a.m. - noon. 828-894-0001. Blessing of the Path of Remembrance, Wednesday, June 8 from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the Hospice House in Landrum. (Continued on page 2)
Installation of larger water and sewer lines has begun on W. Livingston Street in Tryon’s Eastside neighborhood through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The town received $600,000 of grant funding to complete housing and infrastructure repairs in the West Livingston area. Double R Utilities, Inc. began the water and sewer line construction a few weeks ago. J.R. Robbs, vice-president of Double R Utilities, said the water and sewer lines are both being upsized and a fire hydrant is being added along West Livingston Street. The water line is being (Continued on page 6)
A Double R Utilities employee works on installing new, larger water and sewer lines in the W. Livingston Street area of Tryon’s Eastside neighborhood. (photo by Leah Justice)
Artist Janet Orselli showcases found art Studio open house Thursday, June 9 by Samantha Hurst
Janet Orselli started out, as she said many artists do, painting, yet she consistently felt a yearning for something more textural.
Along the way to discovering
a medium that set her creativity afire, she’d begun to collect random tattered objects at flea markets and garage sales. “There’s an immediate association we have with things,” Orselli said. “I really like playing off those set associations and transforming them into some-
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thing surprising; something people don’t expect.” She said she began to piece together different found objects, working early on with suitcases and the idea of traveling from this world to another – from life (Continued on page 3)