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Tryon Daily Bulletin

The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper

Vol. 85 / No. 94

Tryon, N.C. 28782

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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Blazing barbecue weekend Record attendance numbers at festival by Samantha Hurst

Gatekeepers at the Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival held this weekend at Harmon Field couldn’t sell tickets fast enough as organizers delighted in record numbers of attendees. “I think we doubled everything,” said festival chairman Chuck Britton. Britton said early numbers show 12,198 paid gate admissions, while 2,898 kids came through both days and another 3,688 adults got in without charge during free admission hours Friday morning. Britton said organizers apolo(Continued on page 3)

Reserve Grand Champions The Blue Bloods and Grand Champions Two Old Men and a Grill display their winning commemorative plates. The wins were particularly special for David and Celeste Mauro, left, and Belinda and Bobby Roberts, right, who became barbecuing friends in Florida. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

The community is invited to enjoy a free hot meal every Friday in Columbus at the Polk Baptist Association’s Care Kitchen. The meals are served from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the downstairs area of the Polk Baptist Association building, which is located at 208 Blanton Street in Columbus. For more information, call 828-894-3787.

Planning board works to replace elevation with slope in MRPO Slope restrictions to apply across county by Leah Justice

A subcommittee of the Polk County Planning Board held its first meeting on Thursday, June 7 and agreed it makes sense to apply slope restrictions throughout the entire county.

The planning board is specifically working to put slope restrictions in place of the current elevation restrictions in the county’s mountain and ridgeline protection ordinance (MRPO). Board members agreed that whatever threshold is determined will apply in (Continued on page 6)

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