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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 217
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Friday, December 9, 2011
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From bagpipes to bongos Community Chorus concert Dec. 11 by Barbara Tilly
The sounds of the nationally recognized City of Greenville Pipes and Drums will fill the Polk County High School auditorium during the Community Chorus Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. Wearing colorful Scottish costumes, the group will present “Highland Cathedral” and “Scotland the Brave.” In another Celtic seasonal selection, Landrum resident Kevin Brode and his Great Highlands bagpipe will be a featured soloist. The Scottish carol “Welcome the Star” combines the full chorus, piano and
bagpipe. Brode has more than a decade of pipe training and has entertained on numerous occasions locally. The chorus will also present a Calypso carol with help from Cindy Gilbert on percussion, a German rendering of “Stille Nacht” and the familiar Ukrainian “Carol of the Bells.” “‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime,” based on a Huron carol and arranged by chorus director Mark Schweizer, will feature Bob Child on Native American flutes. Child has appeared on many stages in the community with his teachings on the making and playing of Native American wooden flutes. (Continued on page 4)
Right: Kevin Brode of Landrum will be featured on the bagpipes in the Community Chorus Christmas concert Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. in the Polk County High School auditorium. (photo submitted by Lee Lindsay)
Some Tryon residents may hear gunshots on Saturday, Dec. 10 as the Tryon Police Department will be using the shooting
range for practice that day. The range is located at the town’s sewer plant off E. Howard Street near Ziglar Field.
Wednesday storm knocks out power for 1,250 in Polk County Despite recent rains, area still in moderate drought by Leah Justice
Jack Frost took his first nip at the area Wednesday, Dec. 7 as a storm brought rapidly dropping temperatures
and high winds that caused power outages for about 1,250 Polk County residents. Polk County topped Duke Energy’s outage list in both North and South
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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