Wolverines A-team wins Cal Ripken 7-8 year old tourney, ‘Sports,’ page 10
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
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Invasive plant project at FENCE In support of National Volunteer Week, April 16 – 20, FENCE, in partnership with AmeriCorps Project Conserve, will host an invasive species removal project on Wednesday, April 18 at 9 a.m. The project will focus on removing invasive plant species along the Wildwood Trail at FENCE. “Invasive plants destroy countless acres of native habitat,” FENCE organizers said. “They often decrease or eliminate the biodiversity that exist within these ecosystems. Removing invasives helps to restore that biodiversity.”
Kudzu is not the only invasive plant to cause problems in the area, FENCE officials said. Oriental bittersweet (top left), Japanese honeysuckle (top right), English ivy (bottom left) and privet are some of the other plants volunteers will remove April 18 along FENCE’s Wildwood Trail. (photos submitted by Kristy Burja)
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The Landrum High JROTC team was one of four from South Carolina to qualify to compete at the Brigade “Best of the Best” Raider meet. Twenty teams from six states competed this year. The team placed second in the litter carry, physical fitness test and 5K run. The team includes: Danny Bruce, Will Brown, Ian Betzel, Sam Robinson, Josh Jones, Mick Prather, Kevin Human, A.J. Kniffin and Paige Herbst.
Polk’s unemployment rate improves slightly in February by Barbara Tilly
Polk County’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in February, from 8.5 percent in January to 8.4 percent, according to the latest figures from the North Carolina Employment Security Commission (ESC). That rate is down
significantly from the county’s rate of 9.3 in February 2011. Polk followed a statewide trend of dropping unemployment in February. Unemployment rates decreased in 84 (Continued on page 4)
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