POLK LIBRARY 11 nov 91
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The Tryon Daily Bulletin
The weekend weather:
Friday, high 74, low 51, hum.
68 percent; Saturday, high 77,
low 42, hum. 60 percent; Sun
day, high 81, low 44, hum. 64
percent. No rain. In fact, Robert
Dedmondt reports that there
was less than one inch of rain
during September.
Did you know that with just
five visits to a doctor or health
clinic, most children can be
protected against eight dis
eases? County health officials
recently conducted a campaign
to make parents aware of the
importance of getting vaccina
tion shots for their children.
Nearly all school age children,
97.6 percent, are well immun
ized due to school requirements.
The greatest threat is to pre-
schoolers. A 1990 survey
showed only half of North Car
olina's two-year-olds had
received the basic series of
immunizations on time.
"All parents should check
their children's shot records and
get their child up to date
immediately by having them
vaccinated by their pediatrician,
family physician, health
department, or other health care
provider, said county health
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TRYON. N C 28782
Tryon Kiwanis
Project Recognized
Following the tradition of its
cooking class project, the Tryon
Kiwanis Club's discount coupon
project has recently received
widespread recognition.
The project was featured as
one of several innovative
Young Children: Priority One
major emphasis projects in the
Carolina Kiwanian, a monthly
paper covering club activities
and events in both states. Soon
after, club president Lee Cutting
received a letter of commenda
tion from Kiwanis International
president Dr. W.J. Blechman of
Miami, Fla.
The coupon project relics on
public donated discount cou
pons from magazines and
newspapers. Once collected by
Kiwanians, these coupons are
distributed through the Polk
County Social Services office to
county needy families consist
ing of Priority One age children
(prenatal through age five).
Hardly any cost is involved,
with maximum benefit to these
children.
The following community
minded businesses provide col
lection boxes: McCall, McCall,
and McCall dental office, G&K
Appliance & Furniture, Walker
Agency Real Estate, and The
Tryon Daily Bulletin.
—Community Reporter
The Habitat for Humanity
third annual auction will be held
Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the former Years Ago
Antiques building.
T of W»*t»m North Carolina
TUESDAY, OCT. 1.1991
New Sign Ordinance
To Ban Billboards;
Three Hearings Set
New billboards will not be
permitted in Polk County, and
existing ones will have to come
down by Jan. 1, 2000 if the sign
ordinance being proposed is
passed.
The Polk County Sign Ordi
nance Committee completed its
work last week and has sched
uled three public hearings on
the proposed ordinance. The
ordinance will only impact the
unincorporated areas of the
county.
Copies of the ordinance are
available at the Polk County
Library for review, or per
sonal copies may be purchased
from the county manager for
$2.50.
Hearings on the ordinance
will be held Oct. 14 at Mill
Spring School at 7:30 p.m.; Oct.
15 at Saluda School at 7:30
p.m.; and Oct. 17 at Isothermal
Community College Polk Cam
pus at 7:30 p.m.
The purpose of the meetings
will be to inform interested
people in Polk County of the
basic provisions of the sign
ordinance, said committee co-
chairman Leo Baird. He said
the ordinance will be presented
to the county commissioners for
approval before the end of the
year.
In addition to regulating bill-
boards, the ordinance will
require permits for business
signs, home and farm name
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2HC Per I ops
Columbus Day
Arts, Crafts Show
The third annual Columbus
Day Arts and Crafts Show will
be held this Saturday, Oct. 5,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Stearns
Park in downtown Columbus.
Over 40 craftsmen and artists
have signed up to offer their
products for sale. The new
Stearns Park is a perfect setting
for this annual event in Colum
bus.
Columbus merchants will be
holding a sidewalk sale at the
same time with special prices
on sale merchandise. The Polk
County Library is having their
Fall Book Sale in the garage
behind the Library. At 11 a.m.
in the Gazebo at Stearns Park
there will be a dedication of
Stearns Park with Columbus
Mayor, Paul Smith, County
Commissioner Jeannie Martin,
along with other local dignitar
ies.
Starting at 1 p.m., also in the
Gazebo, will be gospel singing
with groups from the local area.
From Columbus, the Friendship
Gospel Singers; The Doug
Cobb Singers from Lyman,
S.C.; The Lambert Family from
Whitmire, S.C.; The Corner
Stones from Easley, S.C.; The
Called Out Singers from Mar
ietta, S.C.; Tlic Gospel Founda
tions from Forest City, N.C;
The New Covenant Quartet
from Mauldin, S.C., the Foun
dations from Cowpens, SC.
It looks to be a delightful
morning and afternoon in
Columbus. Everyone is invited
to come out.