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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 152
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Friday, September 2, 2011
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St. John the Baptist marks 100 years Italian feast set for Sept. 10 as part of year’s celebration by Barbara Childs
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, located on Laurel Ave. in Tryon, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The seeds that grew into St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tryon were planted in the 1800s, before television, radio, talking movies and World Wars I and II, and long before cell phones and computers. The local Catholic population at the time consisted of six individuals. There were fewer Catholics in the Carolinas than in any other populated region in the country. In 1850, Catholics in both the Carolinas, which made up the Charleston Diocese, numbered less than 5,000, served by a total of six priests. The original church site was dedicated on Oct. 22, 1911. The cornerstone was sealed into the bell tower and is the only known piece of the frame structure that remains today. (Continued on page 4)
The original St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tryon, which burned in 1956. (photo submitted)
Steve Hardin, owner of Green Creek Farm Supply, is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national breed organization, which is headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo.
Renovations under way on new county mental health building by Leah Justice
After spending almost 40 years in the former hospital building, Polk County is on target to vacate the aged Jervey-Palmer building by the end of October as renovations to a new mental health services facility have begun. The county agreed by a 3-2 vote to
purchase the mental health building from Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry in June for $110,583. Commissioners Ted Owens and Tom Pack voted against the purchase. The county approved a 10-year
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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