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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 117
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, July 18, 2011
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Polk Recreation campers take a hike
Have you ever wanted to learn to play bridge? Or perhaps you play but would like some tips on specific bridge techniques? Tollie Ross will teach beginning bridge lessons at the Tryon Youth Center on Wednesdays from 9-11 a.m. Grades 6-12 are welcome. For more advanced players, two lessons on forcing bids – reverses, jump shifts, fourth suit etc. – will be offered at the youth center on Tuesday, July 19 and Tuesday, July 26 at 1 p.m. Call Sally Jo Carter at 859-6780 for more information.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Monday activities include line dancing, 10 a.m.; (Continued on page 2)
Campers are all smiles as the Polk County Recreation Day Camp Hiking Club ventures to St. Luke’s Fitness Trails. See page 3 for another photo from the day camp. (photo submitted by Jenny Wolfe)
Commissioners approve new policy on training, pay for Polk sheriff’s officers by Leah Justice
Polk commissioners approved a new policy on Monday, July 11 offering raises to some sheriff’s officers who complete Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET). The controversial policy was approved by a 3-2 vote, with commissioners Ray Gasperson, Renée McDermott and Cindy
Walker voting in favor of it and commissioners Ted Owens and Tom Pack voting against it. The issue began earlier this year when Polk County Sheriff Donald Hill requested commissioners to include raises for the detention officers, a secretary and an animal control officer in the budget for this fiscal year, which
began July 1. Gasperson, McDermott and Walker said they could not give raises to some employees and not others and approved a budget with no salary increases. Commissioners Owens and Pack said the county’s pay system (Continued on page 4)
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