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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 144
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Polk kicks off season with win
Grace Foothills Community Church sent out small groups of church members to the various Polk County school campuses Sunday, Aug. 21 to pray for the beginning of the new school year. Members prayed for teachers and students to have a successful year. The church continues to collect school supplies for those students in need.
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. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” is a weekly informal social group open to women coping with loss. The group meets at 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon and is open tonewcomers. For more information, contact Shannon (Continued on page 2)
The Polk County High School Wolverines kicked off their 2011 season Friday, Aug. 19 at home against Tuscola. The Wolverines won 38-22. See ‘Sports,’ page 10 for more coverage of Friday night’s game. This Friday, Aug. 26, Polk will play Brevard in an away game. (photo by Daniel Hecht)
Bright’s Creek won’t host 2012 BMW Pro-Am 2011 tournament raised $652K for area charities by Barbara Tilly
When celebrities and golf pros assemble for the BMW Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament in the spring of 2012, they will not
show up at Bright’s Creek Golf Club in Mill Spring. After four years as one of the three host courses for the tournament, Bright’s Creek will no longer be taking part in the event. Bright’s Creek CEO Frank Weed said the development, which was recently purchased by Alexander Salgado and Gabrielle
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Barragan of Protex Investment Group Inc., needs to focus on its members and community. “We loved our involvement with the BMW Charity Pro-Am tournament,” Weed said, “but with new owners and new plans for the future, we felt our time (Continued on page 3)