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THE WORLD’S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
Pounded Jan. 31. 1928 by Seth M. Vining
(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Jeffrey A. Byrd, Editor and Publisher
^bythe Tryon Daily Bullcin. Inc. 106 N. Trade
P.O. Hoc 790. Tryon. N.C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
Phone 859-9151
Vol. 66 - No. 4
The weather Thursday, high
58, low 42, hum. 70 percent and
by 7 a.m. Friday .70 inches of
rain had fallen
Steps to Hope is bringing a
very timely workshop on
volunteerism to the Polk
County campus of Isothermal
Community College Jan. 23.
The workshop will be led by
William Lindsay, director of the
N.C. Office of Volunteer
Development Services, and
Whit Whitaker, program con
sultant in the same office. They
will offer invaluable insights
into starting, maintaining and
improving an organization's
volunteer program.
Lindsay has 15 years experience.
He served as volunteer coordinator
for the City of Raleigh, as activities
director for a YMCA, and as a
volunteer himself with VISTA. He
has led 120 training sessions
With limited staff, decreasing
funds and increasing demands fac
ing many civic and charitable
organizations, volunteerism has
become vitally important. But it
requires practical skills to effec
tively wor k with volunteers.
cu^ y - and Whitakcr will dis
cuss techniques such as designing
challenging jobs, recruiting meth-
°*> running volunteer trading
Programs, management supervision
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TRYON. N C 28782
Play-Reading Group
The Tryon Little Theater Oral
Play-Reading Group will start
the 1992 year with Twelfth
Night, by William Shakespeare,
Wednesday, Jan. Sth, at 7:30
p.m. in the Mural Room of the
Tryon Fine Arts Center. If you
enjoy reading aloud, bring a
copy of Twelfth Night, and
invite yourself for an hour or so
(we will not finish the play in
one night). For more informa
tion call 859-9837.
—Community Reporter
New Arrival
Marks 5 Generations
Greg and Michelle (Penfield)
Taylor of Spartanburg are par
ents of a daughter, Taylor
Michelle, born Dec. 20 at Spar
tanburg Regional. She weighed
6 lbs. 12 ozs.
Maternal grandparents are
Vickie Bailey of Spartanburg
and Mike Penfield of Landrum.
Great-grandparents are Barbara
Breedlove of Columbus and
Grady Penfield of Landrum.
Great-great-grandmother is
Lva Lockhart of Landrum.
—Community Reporter
Bids are being accepted
through January 18 on pottery
from Little Mountain Pottery in
a silent auction at the Polk
County Library. The proceeds
will enable the library to pur
chase books and equipment.
Read The Bulletin
For Local News
MONDAY, JAN. 6,1992
Firemen, Council
Reach Agreement
Columbus Town Council
Thursday approved a six-month
contract with the Columbus Fire
Department subject to the
department's completion of
incorporation as a non-profit
business.
The New Columbus Fire
Department will provide fire
protection to the town of
Columbus for the same finan
cial arrangements of the past.
In addition, the department
will pay $1 for the use of the
present building and equipment
from now until the end of June,
at which time a new contract
will be written, explained attor
ney Chris Callahan of the action
taken in executive session.
In the past, the Columbus Fire
Department has been a munici
pal corporation, explained Cal
lahan. However, the move
toward fire tax districts in the
past four to five years will
allow the fire department to
grow, he said.
As the fire district (the town
ship of Columbus) has a larger
tax base than the Town of
Columbus, the town council
wanted to ensure that the fire
department was committed
c J ar S in g thc tow n an equal
share of the cost, said Callahan
The Columbus Fire Depart’
ment's charter provides th’
assurance of equality h
pointed out. Presently the
district is taxed 4.3 cents J
$100, as set by the Polk Coumy
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20C Per 1 ops
Mark West Named
Mayor Pro Tern
Mark West was unanimously
voted as Columbus Mayor Pro
Tem Thursday.
The top vote getter in the
most recent town council elec
tions usually serves as mayor
pro tem, said Mayor Paul
Smith.
In other business:
Town manager Butch Smith
promised Barbara Wheeler that
the town would clean the gulley
on Wheeler St. The street will
have to be re-done as soon as
there is time and money, Smith
said.
Wheeler said she complained
by letter in July of flooding
streets.
Manager Smith also agreed to
look at the water meter on thc
corner of Wheeler St. and
Peniel Rd.
Maggie Kelly asked if there
was any chance the town would
remove the "entering the City
~' 1 ™’ls .°f the Town of Colum-
“ US ' sign next to Isothermal
Community College on High
way 108 because of the refer-
ence to both city and town for
Columbus.
However), attorney Chris Cal-
a han looked up the term city
found it to be interchange-
r r»^’ l h town and village.
C Wharton
p,P lc Folk County Board of
ucation will hold a public
Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at the
f u da School to discuss the
eri Urc Placement of Saluda high
sch ool students.