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Vol. 65 - No. 196
TRYON. N C 28782
THURSDAY, NOV. 14,1991
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The weather Tuesday, high
58, low 35, hum. 35 percent.
Someone commented to me
recently that in his opinion
Landrum can trace its down-
town revitalization to the
way the town's residents and
leaders have come together.
Likewise, he said Columbus
can trace its downtown prob
lems to the lack of any consen
sus, the factional feuding and
bickering going on.
The theory has merit.
Columbus has been a divided
camp over several issues
in recent years. {I'll leave it to
the old heads to say how far
back this pattern goes.) Rather
than going away the divisions
seem instead to be festering.
People are too often conten
tious, ready to fight rather than
compromise and move on as
friends.
Common sense would say that
the way the recent Columbus
election was run certainly is not
warming the hearts of prospec
tive investors.
By contrast, look at Landrum.
The Spartanburg Herald-
Journal on Wednesday ran a
front page story which said
Landrum "is in the midst of a
downtown revitalization that
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After School Program
Saved By Enrollment
An all out effort by the Polk
County Schools to keep all
three After-School Programs
open has resulted in increased
enrollment which will keep all
programs open, at least until
January.
The Polk County Board of
Education okayed keeping the
Tryon, Mill Spring and Green
Creek After-School Programs
as is through the Christmas
holidays and will decide in Jan
uary whether all programs will
remain open.
Average attendance has
doubled at the Mill Spring
After-School Program, the one
which was losing the most
money, said Supt. James
Causby. Both Green Creek and
Tryon Elementary programs
have also seen increases in
average attendance.
"Tryon is now on a break
even par, Green Creek is mak
ing money and Mill Spring is
losing slightly," Dr. Causby
said of the three after-school
programs. "If we can maintain
these numbers over all, we can
break even," he added.
It takes 10 after-school stu
dents to pay each employee.
Green Creek and Mill Spring
programs require only one
employee, but due to the pro
gram's layout at Tryon Elemen
tary, two employees are
required.
School administrators sent
letters home to all after-school
parents encouraging them to
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Receives Scholarship
Christopher Pittman, a resi
dent of Columbus, has been
named a recipient of a scholar
ship from the FEL-PRO Auto
motive Scholarship Program.
Tins Scholarship is designed to
help students interested in
becoming professional service
technicians to further their edu
cations, and to help meet the
demand for qualified service
personnel. Christopher Pittman
will use the scholarship to
attend classes at Spartanburg
Technical College this year.
—Community Reporter
Meets Monday
The Rotary Club of Tryon
will hold its noon meeting next
Monday, Nov. 18, at the Con
gregational Church. This is a
on-time-only change from its
regular meeting place at Holy
Cross Episcopal Church.
—Community Reporter
Parents
Without Partners
A demonstration of hand
made Christmas decorations by
Loretta Kilpatrick of Duke
Power company is scheduled
for the Mon., Dec. 2 meeting of
Parents Without Parents, Inc. at
7 p.m. at the Community Room
of First Citizens Bank, Fifth
Ave., at Church St., Hender
sonville. Public invited.
Refreshments served. For
information 704-697-4172
Glenda or 704-692-0359.
—Community Reporter
Lady Wolverines
State Runner-Up
The Polk County Lady
Wolverine Cross Country team
traveled to Charlotte on Sat.,
Nov. 9, to participate in the
State Championship meet.
Battling rain, sleet and the best
teams in the state, the girls
came away with the runner-up
trophy, finishing second to
Murphy High School. Rounding
out the top ten were Manteo in
third. Camp Lejeune 4th, Owen
5th, Surry Central 6th, North
Carolina School of Science and
Math 7th, Parkwood Sth, Led
ford 9th and Northside 10th.
The Lady Wolverines ran well
with Karen Godlock of Polk
County finishing first overall
with a time of 18:07.9. This
time is a new state record for
girls in North Carolina. The
previous record had been set in
1982 by Kathy Ormsby of 4A
Richmond Co. H.S. Other run
ners from Polk County were
Jenny McGrane who finished
10th with a time of 21:05, Pat
McEntyre was 17th, 21:31;
Natalie Jackson 30th, 22:31;
Sara Fitzsimmons 31st, 22:33;
Jennifer Owens 69th, 25:10;
Martha Burnett 81st, 27:02.
Coach Aldred stated that he
was proud of the entire team,
they ran hard and represented
the school well. The team had
an excellent season as they won
the Erin Invitational, Lake Jun-
aluska Invitational, Wolverine
Invitational, and were also
Western Regional Champions.
As well a being state runncr-
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