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Vol. 65 - No. 54
TRYON, N.C. 28782
THURSDAY, APRIL 16,1992
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The weather Tuesday, high
79, low 38, hum. 40 percent.
What's happening:
The FENCE travelogue series
will continue with a slide show
and lecture on the Amazon
tonight at 7 at FENCE.
Owen Phillips, Democratic
candidate for State Superinten
dent of Instruction, will be at
the Democratic Headquarters in
Columbus Friday morning from
7:30 to 8:30. All Democrats and
other interested persons are
invited to meet the candidate at
that time.
Friday is the deadline to make
reservations for the Spring
Barbecue Dinner of the 4-H &
Youth Foundation. The event,
to be held April 24th, will raise
money for the maintenance and
expansion of the Columbus
youth center.
The 46th running of the Block
House Steeplechase races will
be held Saturday. Gates open at
10 a.m. The hat contest begins
at 11:30, and the Green Creek
Hounds and Carolina Carriage
Club will parade on the course
from 11:30 to 1 p.m. At 1:30
the horses will enter the pad-
dock for the first race!
The Polk County Board of
Commissioners meets Monday
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Landrum Election
Delayed A Month;
Protests Continue
Landrum Town Council
Tuesday postponed yet another
month the second reading of an
ordinance which would tie
a change to single-member
election districts to the addi
tion of two council members.
Doug Brannon cast the only
dissenting 'nay' in the 3-1 vote
to table the issue until a work
session can be held on the
matter with the city attorney.
Fred Williams, who with Bran
non has opposed the move, was
absent due to illness.
"This thing's got to get taken
care of real soon," Brannon
said.
The council set Tuesday,
April 21 as a work session con
tingent on the attorney's avail-
ability.
Prior to the vote, three speak
ers addressed the town council,
one in favor of single-member
districts, and two in favor of
pushing for a timely, at-large
election for the two additional
council members approved in a
public referendum last Novem
ber.
Donald Robertson urged the
Landrum Town Council to
seriously consider single-
member districts. Robertson
said that the black community
of Landrum supports single-
member districts.
"We as black citizens have no
representative. All the council
members are confined to one
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Kate Larken
New Director For
Discovery House
Kate Larken has been named
Director of Discovery House of
the Arts in Tryon.
Larken, who recently moved
from Kentucky, is a writer, an
actor, and a musician.
A former administrator and
teacher in the Kentucky public
school systems, Larken has also
taught creative writing, acoustic
guitar, and journalism.
She taught at Kentucky Gov
ernor's School for the Arts
where she co-designcd a series
of collaborative, interdiscipli
nary projects with various art
ists.
Her last position was as
Interim Director of the Ken
tucky Writing Program.
Since moving here in January,
Larken has joined an acoustic
band.
"Tryon," she says, "is one of
the very best places I have
lived. I hope to stay here a
long, long time."
Turner Retires With
Board's Full Support
Green Creek Elementary
Principal Willie Turner
requested and received school
board help to retire with 30.8
years of North Carolina Schools
employment.
Ilie Polk County Board of
Education Monday approved
$19,000 to help Turner pur
chase his military time to bring
his 28 teaching years up to 30
yrs. and 8 mos. He is able to do
this because he returned imme
diately to the N.C. public
schools upon finishing his mili
tary service.
Turner asked to retire with the
closing of Green Creek School
in June to enable him to care for
his wife who has suffered a
stroke.
Shirley Turner taught in the
Exceptional Children's Program
at Tryon High School for 16
years, her husband said.
In other personnel business
following executive session
Monday the school board
accepted the following resigna
tions: Beth Culbreth, custodian
at Tryon Elementary, effective
April 15; Ruth Price, teacher
assistant at Tryon Elementary
effective April 1; Doris’
Edwards, Mill Spring School
secretary for 28 years; Dennis
Stokes, head football coach and
P.E./Health teacher; Geoffrey
Tennant, Athletic Director
Melissa Alwood, cafeteria
man ag e r at Tryon Elementary-
and Keith Poole, county band
director, who is leaving to take
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