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POLK LIBRARY 11 nov 91 Rl. ^, 20-1 WALKER ST. COLUUBUS, N C 28722 2nd Jaw Inm.ivc jt Irvon, North Carolina 2x7X2 and additional post ottues Postmaster: send address changes to the Irson Dulls Bulletin. PO. Box 790. irson.N (.2X7X2 THE WORLD'S SMALLEST DAIIA NEWSPAPER Hounded Jan. 31. 1928 by Seth M. Vining (Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955) Jeffrey A Bvrd. Editor and Publisher the torn Dails Bulk-nil it Si’s M' 'Mil 1 published Jails esse;- Sai anJ Sun b" S" W seal bs the lis m Dails Bulk-Ur. Ins lab s Dads Si . I’ (I Bus "Kl. Irsnn. S 1 >''-' The Tryeie DaTy lBmiHeT> Phone 859-9151 Printed In the THERMAL BELTot Western North Carolina 20 Pages Today Vol. 65 - No. 85 The leather Tuesday, hi^h 88, low 70, hum. 60 percent. There was no rain. According to the Earth Island Institute, the war against Iraq is another example of one thing - waste. Ross Pierce of Tryon sent in a clipping from the institute citing statistics to support that point of view. Such as: * The air war cost $295 mil lion a day. * With the 1,724 gallons of fuel needed to support one tank in an armored division for one day a Chevy GEO could circle the Earth 3.5 times. * 80,000 tons of carbon diox ide was added to the Green house Effect in the "100-hour war." The list diverges its attention to American energy policy, to wit: Federal funding for renewable energy sources has been reduced by 90 percent since 1981, while Americans express a preference for renewable sources by 6-to-l. We currently provide 5.7 percent of our power needs with renewables - wind, solar, hydro and biomass - while the U. S. Energy Department estimates (Continued On Back Page) TRYON. N (’ 28782 School Board Meets June 10 The regular monthly meeting of the Polk County Board of Education will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 10. in Stearns Board Room. —Community Reporter Washington Classroom Julie Prince has been selected to represent Landrum High Schoo) at the Fourth Congres sional District Washington (D.C.) classroom June 10-16. While in Washington, she will go behind the scenes to learn first hand about government. Businesses in the Fourth Con gressional District make scho larships available to area high school juniors to attend this program. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Prince of Campobello. Greg Cogdell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cogdell of Lan drum, was chosen as alternate to attend the classroom. Spartanburg Herald 60th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wilson of Rt. 2, Tryon will celebrate their 60th wedding annivesary on June 6 (today). Mrs. Wilson is the former Mattie Sue Foster. Their children are Marian Baynard of Spartanburg, S.C., Shelva Jean Phillips of Tryon and Steve Wilson of Columbus. Tliey have four grandchildren. —Community Reporter THURSDAY, JUNE 6,1991 Donna J. Brock Brock Named Teacher Of The Year Mrs. Donna Brock was named Teacher of the Year at the 1991 Awards Ceremony at Chapman High School. Teacher of the year is chosen by the student body by means of secret ballot. Mrs. Brock was also named Outstanding Teacher of the Year for the 1989-1990 year. This honor was awarded by the administration and sponsored by Josten's, Inc. Mrs. Brock teaches Advanced Placement English IV and Col lege Preparatory English III. She is currently coordinating and will be instructing the Teacher Cadet Program for the 1991-1991 year. The Teacher Cadet Program will consist of students with a grade point average of a 90 or above who wish to enter the teaching pro- (Continucd On Back Page) 2UC Per ( ii|i\ Daggett Tells EPIC P. C. Schools Could Be National Prototype Dr. William Daggett is con vinced that Polk County Schools arc on the verge of being a national model for Out come Based Education (OBE). Dr. Daggett told the Educa tion in Polk County Is Crucial (EPIC) gathering al Stearns Tuesday that Polk County Schools are in a perfect situa tion to create a fresh approach to curriculum. First is the new high school which presents a perfect oppor tunity to develop a new curri culum based on what skills stu dents should have when they leave Polk County Schools. Next, the size of our school district is manageable. Dr. Daggett said. A very important third is the unique group of people in the Polk County community who arc supportive of education and willing to work for the best schools, he pointed out. Daggett referred to the 45 business and civic leaders, parents and edu cators who recently met as the curriculum committee to set the levels of competency (do-fined in Webster's as "the means suf ficient for the necessities of life") for Polk County High School graduates. Daggett also praised the su perintendent, assistant superin tendent and the Polk County Board of Education for their support in leadership to make this possible. Most important, Daggett said (Continued On Back Page)
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