Block House Steeplechase poster exhibit, page 14
Tryon Daily Bulletin
The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper
Vol. 86 / No. 34
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Characters fill Super Saturday streets
The Estate of Paula St. George Joyce recently contributed a donation to the Tryon Arts & Crafts School. The school plans to use the funds to educate the community in historical and contemporary forms of pottery, fabric arts, wood working, metal working, glass, jewelry and lapidary. For more information, call 859-8323 or visit tryonartsandcrafts.org.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda. Saluda Small Town Main Street meeting March 19, 9 a.m. at Saluda Library. The public is invited to attend. The Meeting Place Senior Center, beginner/intermediate pilates, 8:30 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; devotions and art class, 10 a.m.; Let’s move...Let’s move (Continued on page 2)
Allynn Gooen of Goowin’s Balloowins constructs a giant balloon structure as he parades down the street in the annual Super Saturday parade. This year also brought out dozens of storybook characters to fit the festival’s theme. See more pictures on page 16 (photo by Leah Justice)
Sheriff’s office arrests Rocha for statutory rape On Saturday, March 16 Detective BJ Bayne with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Carlos Eduardo Rocha for statutory rape of a 15-year-old. The victim’s parents had reported to investigators that Rocha had been having inappropriate contact with their daughter. Rocha, 31, of 2805 Wade
Hampton Blvd. in Taylors, S.C. was charged with statutory rape in addition to first degree sexual exploitation of a minor, disseminate of pornographic material to minor, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to sheriff’s office reports. Rocha is being held in the Polk County Detention Facility
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
under a $175,000 secure bond and Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) is placing a detainer hold on him. Rocha has his first court appearance on Wednesday, March 20. – information provided by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office