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12 Pages Today
Vol. 63 - No. 247
TRYON, N. C. 28782
TUESDAY. JAN. 29,1991
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The weekend weather: Friday,
high 50, low 27 hum. 68 percent,
and .04 inches of rain; Saturday,
high 51, low 20, hum. 62 percent;
Sunday, high 56, low 24, hum. 65
percent.
This coming Saturday, Feb. 2, is
Groundhog Day. Robert Dedmondt
says in all likelihood we can look
for six more weeks of winter. At
least it won't last until July, like in
Wisconsin.
Tryon Estates planned meeting
last Friday was another victim of
the errant weatherman's prediction
of snow. Residents were to meet
with officials of the parent com
pany, ACTS Inc., and hear reports
on the status of the project, which
is scheduled to be completed in
September.
Although First Union Bank
rescinded its financing agreement
for the $35 million project, Collier
said, "I think we have some pretty
good news to tell everybody. But 1
can't scoop my bosses."
So we'll all have to wait to hear
the news. The meeting has been
rescheduled for Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. at
the Tryon Fine Arts Center.
Mimi Rabb warns all horse own
ers to lock their barns. Three Polk
barns were broken into last Thurs
day night, and on Sunday barns at
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Lynn Car Lot
To Open Soon
Ricky Kelly hopes to move his
Sunny View Motors business to
Lynn sometime in March or April.
Kelly has been grading the prop
erty at Hwy. 108 and Fairview
Street, taking down the pine trees
and leveling the land. He said he
has heard from plenty of people
concerned about the look of the
new development.
"We're going to replant the trees
and landscape it nice with split rail
fencing," he said. "We're going to
make it look nice. I know that's
what people want around there. If
people will just give me a chance to
get it looking right, I'll try my best
to make it look good."
Kelly, 24, runs a wholesale car
lot on Hwy. 9 in Sunny View. He
said he plans retail car sales in
Lynn, with an average inventory of
about 30 used cars and trucks
designed to attract school age
buyers.
The gravel lot will be lighted
with dawn to dusk lights, and there
will be a moveable office building.
The entrance to the site will be off
of Hwy. 108 with a box culvert
bridge over the creek which runs
along the front of the property.
At the rear of the property, Kelly
said he has left in place a row of
trees to serve as a buffer for the
residents of Fairview Street. He
said he is sensitive to their con
cerns.
"If anything else can be done (for
them), we'll sure do it," he said.
The land owned by Kelly's
father-in-law, John Weicker, is
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E.P.I.C.
Meets Tonight
Everyone is invited to hear Dr.
James Causby speak on
E.P.I.C.’s (Education in Polk
County Is Crucial) meeting
tonight, Jan. 29th at 7 p.m. at
Isothermal Community College
in the Lecture Room
Dr Causby will speak on the
current status of the Polk County
Schools. There will be a period of
time following Dr. Causby’s talk
for audience questions.
Accepts Call
The Rev. Richard Karl Janke
has accepted a call to become
priest-in-charge of Good
Shepherd Episcopal Church in
Tryon.
He came out of retirement to
take over the work of the Rev.
Ralph Bonacker who retired
again on Dec. 31st
Father Janke is a native of New
York City, graduating from Knox
College in Galesburg, Ill. and
getting his Master of Divinity
degree from Nashatah House in
Delafield, Wise. He had been
retired and living in Columbus
after an active ministry of 38
years spent in Northern N. Y. He
has a wife, Jane and five
children, all grown.
ACT Meets Wednesday
$ ue to unforeseen
circumstances the ACT meeting
will be held Wednesday, Jan. 30
at 7:30 at Isothermal Communitv
College.
K of C Free
Throw Contest
The Knights of Columbus
(Tryon council No. 9492) will
sponsor the Knights of Columbus
Free Throw Contest on Saturday,
Feb. 9th beginning at 9 a.m. in the
Tryon Middle School Gym.
The Knights of Columbus Free
Throw Contest is open to all boys
and girls ages 10 to 14 inclusive.
Age eligibility is determined by
the age of the contestant as of
Jan. 1st.
All entrants must register on
the official entry form/score
sheet and proof of age must
accompany all applications.
There will be five divisions for
both the boys and the girls ages 10
to 14.
The 10 to 11 age group (girls
and boys) will shoot from a
distance of 12 feet and use a
woman’s regulation size
basketball.
The 12, 13, and 14 age group
(girls and boys) will shoot from a
distance of 15 feet. The girls wili
use a woman’s regulation
basketball and the boys will use a
men’s regulation size basketball.
Each contestant will be given 3
warm-up tosses and then receive
15 consecutive free throw
attempts from the foul line.
The winner of each age group
has the option of participating in
the state finals held on March
16th in Lenoir, N. C.
If entry forms are not available
at your school, you mat register
on the day of the contest from
8:30 to9a.m.