Columbus Lions table plans for rebuilding cross on Tryon Peak, page 11
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 161
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Friday, September 16, 2011
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The Polk County Recreation Department will hold basketball registration for grades 1-6 from Sept. 16 - Oct. 14. Registraion forms are available at Stearns Gym or online at www. polknc.org. For more information or questions, please call the recreation office at 828-894-8199.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Saluda Center Friday events: chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; Trash Train, 10 a.m. The Meeting Place Senior Center Friday activities include movie matinee at 10 a.m. and bingo at 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Seniors on Sobriety (SOS) AA Meeting, Fridays at noon, Polk County Chamber of Commerce Building, 2753 Lynn Rd. (Hwy 108), Tryon. 828894-0293. Tryon Toy Makers Mu(Continued on page 2)
House of Flags Chairman Robert Williamson, standing in the old museum, explains how the American flag has been used as a symbol of patriotism, especially in time of war. Williamson said all 27 official versions of the American flag are legal to fly. (photo by Carol Buisier)
New House of Flags museum almost ready Opening set for November by Samantha Hurst
Patriotic sentiment flows from the ceiling and the walls as you step into the House of Flags Museum in Green Creek. Board members anxiously await the chance for that same feeling to emit from Columbus when the museum moves to its new location there in November. Board chairman Robert Williamson said the opportunity to move to Columbus would allow the museum to share its collection of more than 300 flags, and the history they tell, with a wider audience. “We as a people have a history of telling (Continued on page 6)
The renovations to the new museum building in Columbus are nearly complete. (photo by Robert Williamson)
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