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16 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 155
The weather Thursday, high
91, low 69, hum. 48 percent.
Kirt Flynn used to edit a
newsletter and he put a state
ment in each issue, one which
we have had to use a lot lately
while our minds have evidently
been preoccupied elsewhere.
Kirt always said: "I tried to
put something in for everybody,
including those who like to find
mistakes."
What's happening:
The Polk County Board of
Commissioners meets today
at 3 p.m. in the courthouse
annex.
The Tryon Town Council
meets tonight at 7:30 at Town
Hall.
The Foothills Humane
Society resumes its monthly
board meetings on the third
Monday of each month, starting
today at 4 p.m. at NCNB.
The North Carolina Big
Sweep program will hold a
clean-up on Lake Adger Sept.
21. For more information, call
the Tryon Thermal Belt
Chamber of Commerce at
859-6236.
Tickets are on sale for the
annual FENCE Moon Howl, to
be held Sept. 21. Call FENCE
(Continued On Back Page)
TRYON. N C 28782
Tryon Elementary
PTA Meets Thurs.
The first of four PTA meet
ings for the school year will be
held Thurs., Sept. 19 at the
school. There will be an open
house from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
This is the parents' chance to
meet their child's teachers and
see their classroom. Parents are
urged to come on time, as
classroom doors will be closed
7:30. At this time, the general
meeting will be held in the
school auditorium. Dr. Lakey,
Tryon Elementary Principal,
will speak briefly and then turn
the program over to the guest
panelists for the 45 minutes
program. Speakers will be Sue
Rhodes, Dept, of Social Ser
vices, Gordon Schneider, Polk
County Mental Health Center
and Rachel Ramsey, from
"Steps To Hope."
These speakers will address
the problem of child abuse and
neglect. This program was
coordinated through the Polk
County Agricultural Extension
Service.
Babysitting for younger chil
dren will be provided, along
with entertainment for the older
children.
When swallows fly high it's consid
ered an indication of good weather.
The birds feed on gnats and flies
which are found farther from the
ground when warm air rises.
Read The Bulletin
For Local News
MONDAY, SEPT. 16,1991
M^jor Alan C. Leonard
Awarded Medal
Major Alan C. Leonard of
Tryon, has been awarded the
National Defense Service
Medal for participation in
Operations Desert Shield and
Desert Storm.
Major Leonard is a navigator
with the 156th Tactical Airlift
Squadron, North Carolina Air
National Guard, and flys as a
crewmember on C-130 "Her
cules" aircraft. He flew 23 air-
lift sorties in support of the
Persian Gulf campaign.
The Charlotte, N.C. based Air
National Guard unit flew a total
of 76 support missions and 369
sorties during the gulf war.
—Community Reporter
20C Per ( opy
Adger Clean-Up
Once again, in conjunction
with The Big Sweep, there will
be clean up of Lake Adger on
Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. until 1
p.m. Volunteers are to meet at
the Red Barn Boat Launch
where launching will be free of
charge and instructions and
trash bags will be distributed.
Even if you do not have a
boat, you can help. There are
many campsites that need
cleaning, and someone will
transport you to a site and come
back for you. In addition, the
Green River above the lake is in
need of clean-up and is acces
sible in many places bv car.
For additional information
contact Zone Captain, Carlann
Osborn at 894-3885 or call the
Chamber of Commerce office
in Tryon.
—Community Reporter
4-H Informational
Meeting In Gree Creek
Parents and youth ages 6-12
are invited to an informational
meeting on the North Carolina
4-H program. Find out why
your child should become a
4-H member on Thurs., Sept.
19, from 7-8 p.m. at the Green
Creek Elementary School
cafeteria.
For more information please
contact Deborah H. Johnson,
Extension Agent, 4-H or Allyn
Walker, Asst. Agricultural
Agent, with the North Carolina
Cooperative Extension Service
894-8218, M-F; 8:30-noon,’
1-5 p.m.