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Vol. 65 - No. 14
TRYON. N. C. 28782
THURSDAY. FEB. 20,1992
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The weather Tuesday: high
44, low 39, hum. 70 percent,
and by 7 a.m. Wednesday JI
inches of rain had fallen.
The famed Tryon Hickory Nut
Oak Tree, mashed in its prime by
clinging vines, according to
theories put forth by gardener
Wes Sessoms, is likely some
sort of ether now, doing its part
to eat away at the ozone layer
over Antarctica.
But, like the Spring, new life
is arising between the Post
Office and NationsBank. The
two new trees are, as Dave
Barry would say, "We're not
kidding," Shady Honey Locusts.
Joe Claud of NationsBank
says these locusts can grow to
be 80 feet tall, "But none of us
will be alive to see that."
Well, don't be too sure! Who's
to say some of us might not
choose to be frozen at 50, leav
ing specific instructions to be
thawed out when the Honey
Locusts hit 80 feet?
Those less daring might prefer
to watch in the next few weeks
for the blooms on Nations
Bank's primroses, hundreds of
daffodils, hollies, azaleas, and,
of course, the variegated lagus-
trums. We always like to see
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VCRs Stolen From
Tryon Sears Store
Eight video cassette recorders
(VCRs) were found missing
from the Sears Authorized
Catalog Sales store in Tryon
Plaza Tuesday morning.
When workers arrived, they
found the back door ajar. There
was no sign of forced entry.
Also missing were two tele
visions, a microwave and two
camcorders.
Tryon Police are investigat
ing.
District Health
Directors' Office Hours
Beginning March 4, 1992,
office hours for Clifford Fields,
District Health Director, will be
from 9 a.m. until noon on the
first and third Wednesdays of
each month at the Health Center
for the purpose of addressing
local issues or concerns. The
Health Director will be avail
able on other dales by calling
the Rutherford County Health
Department at 704-287-6220.
—Community Reporter
Men's Bridge
Results of the Tryon Men's
Duplicate Bridge Club match at
the home of Joe Doti on Tues
day, Feb. 18th were: 1st Joe
Doti and Bill Bley, 2nd Tom
Dustin and Charlie Francis, 3rd
R.B. Scruggs and Bill Stoddard.
Ilie next match will be at the
home of Tom Dustin on Tues
day, Feb. 25th.
—Community Reporter
Julie I). Staggs
Staggs Rejoins
Converse College
Julie Staggs rejoined the
Converse College staff in Spar
tanburg, S.C. recently as the
new- Performing Arts Director
for the college.
Staggs is the daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Terry W. Staggs of
Landrum and paternal grand
daughter of Juliette C. Staggs of
Landrum.
After graduating from Con
verse in 1986 with a bachelor's
degree in music, she worked for
Converse as the Music Admis
sions Counselor. Julie traveled
and recruited extensively, pro
ducing the largest incoming
music class in the history of the
college.
Julie moved to the Washing
ton, D.C. area, where she
worked for a Converse alumna
at ADIA Personnel for two
years. She then developed a
marketing department for a
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Tryon Hopes More
Mountain Water
Will Cut Costs
Water and sewer operations
have been a financial weakness
for the Tow’ll of Tryon in recent
years. The department revenues
are running slightly behind
costs this year, even though
town customers' rates were
increased last summer.
The town is looking to cut its
costs where ever possible, but
new treatment standards are
coming down from Raleigh and
Washington with regularity.
Town Manager Matthew
Dolge told the Tow’n Council
Monday night that work on
refurbishing gravity feed water
lines from the town's mountain
reservoir is continuing.
The town eventually hopes to
begin receiving half of its daily
water usage, about 500,000
gallons, from the Big Fall Creek
reservoir. Tryon also takes
some water from small creeks
and streams on Hogback
Mountain in South Carolina.
By using these gravity feed
sources, the town will cut down
considerably on its use of the
electric pumps at Lake Lanier
Dolge said.
Dolge said Tryon already has
cut about $25,000 in annual
electrical costs by running its
wastewater treatment plant dur-
in B K?“ Pe ^ hours ’ Curing
which times Duke Power give?
price breaks on electricity
With the help of Ronnie Pack
as a consultant, Dolge said
•own also change?^
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