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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 24
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Monday, March 5, 2012
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Volunteers make humane society work by Samantha Hurst
Registration for adult volleyball began with the Polk County Recreation Department Feb. 27. It’s time to get teams together. For more information, call 828-894-8199 or email recreationdept@windstream.net.
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. Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with bridge discussion session at 12:45. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www.saluda.com. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Member Support Group, meets in Columbus on the first Monday of the month, 10 a.m. - noon. For info and/or location, (Continued on page 2)
Whether it’s folding laundry, washing dishes, sprucing up landscaping or organizing a fundraiser – the Foothills Humane Society survives off the work of its more than 75 active weekly volunteers. Volunteers like Barbara Manning, for example, who in her 90s still offers her time to help out where she can and when she is able. “I picked volunteering at the humane society because I felt being around the animals would be cheerful work,” Manning said. “I think they do a darn good job out there and I get more out of it than I put in it any day.” Manning began volunteering five years ago after adopting her (Continued on page 3)
Foothills Humane Society Volunteer Brandon Reynolds gets in some quality time with the cats available for adoption at FHS. Shelter administrators said volunteers are always needed for a variety of jobs. (photo by Gwen Ring)
Heart disease, cancer, leading causes of Polk deaths Obesity on the rise, according to health report Heart diseases and cancer are the leading causes of death in Polk County, with obesity on the rise in both children and adults across the state, according to the 2011 Polk County State of the County Health Report. The Polk County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 20
and heard the report from Mary Smith, health educator for the Rutherford-McDowell-Polk District Health Department. The annual report ranks the counties in terms of how healthy the people are who live there. Polk ranked eighth out of 100 counties in health factors that include health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic and physical environment. Polk ranked 27th for factors including length of life and morbidity
measures. The report included data on causes of death, obesity, population information, unemployment data and health, dental and mental health care access. Polk’s leading cause of death in 2009 was diseases of the heart 22.9 percent of deaths (63 deaths), with cancer 21.8 percent (60 deaths). The report listed causes for 2008 and 2009 (Continued on page 4)
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