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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 215
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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Bridge to friendships, nimble minds by Samantha Hurst
Polk County DSS offices will close Friday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. The department will reopen in its new location at 231 Wolverine Trail, Mill Spring on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 8:30 a.m. In case of an emergency while the office is closed, call 828-894-3001.
It’s a Thursday and the parking lot surrounding the Tryon Youth Center is packed. Inside almost 80 avid bridge players tightly grasp cards as they mull over their next move. “For some of these people this makes their
week,” said organizer Sally Jo Carter. “They meet people to play with and they get to know each other and the game better.” All around Carter, players chuckle in glee (Continued on page 4)
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. Saluda Center Wednesday activities, Trash Train, domi(Continued on page 2)
Sherril Wingo (left), Betty Murray, Carolyn Ashburn and Virginia Davis are among the 80 players at the Tryon Youth Center on a recent Thursday for the regular duplicate bridge games. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
PANGAEA fiber optic network ‘hidden gem’ with economic development impact Director updates Polk on nonprofit’s progress, plans by Leah Justice
After beginning in 2003, the nonprofit PANGAEA now has
170 miles of fiber optic network in Polk and Rutherford counties and is connected regionally to Charlotte. The Polk County Board of Commissioners met Monday, Dec. 5 and heard an update from Ron Walters, executive director
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
of PANGAEA. “[PANGAEA is] a hidden gem that is making a big impact. It’s important for people to understand what we’ve built here,” Walters said. “We now have a (Continued on page 3)