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John Pope and Hayley Colvard earned spots in the Tenth District Honor Band at auditions held Saturday, December 2, in Augusta. In all, eight Washington-Wilkes Middle School students participated in the auditions where they were required to perform five scales from memory and sight-read a piece of music. More ... Auditions for the Washington Little Theater Company's spring production of the musical "Gypsy" will be held on Tuesday, December 12, and Thursday, December 14, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. The auditions will be held at The Playhouse on North Alexander Avenue. More ... With the first full weekend of bellringing coming up tomorrow (Friday), the Salvation Army's Wilkes County Unit is continuing its call for volunteer ringers to man the familiar Salvation Army Christmas Kettle collections. Annually, the kettles are the Salvation Army's major effort to raise funds for helping needy people all through the year and especially during the Christmas season. More ... As its first fundraiser for the 2007 Relay For Life, Washington-Wilkes volunteers will sponsor a luncheon for Christmas Tour of Homes visitors. A soup and salad luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Woman's Club on North Alexander Avenue. A choice of homemade soups, salads, desserts and beverages will be served for a $7 donation. More ... Instead of bringing money to the Mary Willis Library to pay overdue fines on books, patrons are invited to bring canned food now through Saturday, December 16, and help someone in need. All libraries in the Bartram Trail Regional Library System will be accepting non-perishable food in place of monetary fines owed for overdue library books, videos, and audiocassettes. More ... On Friday, December 1, the eighth grade Career Explorations class of Gloria Rhodes welcomed Amy Turner, a former student of the Wilkes County school system. She is currently enrolled in the nursing program at Augusta Tech, where standards are very rigid. More ... Rev. Torey Fountain, age 12, from the Torey Fountain, will preach for the Reese J. Booker Scholarship Program on Sunday, December 24, at the Marks Tabernacle Baptist Church at 6 p.m. Rev. Fountain is from Atlanta and began preaching at the age of five. More ... Members of the Kiwanis Club of Washington were richly entertained at their regular meeting at the Woman's Club Tuesday when The Tiger Tellers Storytelling Troup from Washington-Wilkes Elementary School came to visit. The entire program was performed by the Troup with many folktales recited individually as well as involvement of the entire 24- member group. More ... Christmas at Cedar Rock, an event held at the Macedonia United Methodist Church, will be held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 7-9, from 6:30 until 9:00 p.m. There will be hayrides and wagons with seats and wheelchair access to drive through Christmas lights, decorated booths, and a live Nativity scene. More ... Kiwanis Vice-President Bes Moore (left) presents $400 to Laura Toberen for the First United Methodist Church 2006 Angel Tree. The presentation was made at the regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club. More ... On December 9, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., the Robert Toombs House State Historic Site will celebrate the Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites 75th Anniversary with an interpretation of favorite Christmas Melodies . The 1930-to-2006 lyrics will come to life as "Santa and His Elves" will present a delightful experience. More ... The Optimist Club of Washington will have its annual Christmas tree sale again this year. Trees are available in the old Boat Hill Marine building on East Robert Toombs Avenue The trees are Frazer Firs from Cashiers, N.C. Because of so many requests in recent years for large trees, this year some of the trees range in height from 6 to 91/2 ft. Smaller ones are also available. More ... State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated eight traffic crashes during the month of November in Wilkes County . Sergeant First Class Derrick Durden said the traffic crashes resulted in nine injuries. There were no traffic deaths. More ... Officers of the Washington- Wilkes chapter of FBLA traveled to Athens for the Fall Leadership Conference on November 17-18. John Lovvorn, James Cade, and Tyson Gilland participated in the "Invention Convention" competition in which they were challenged to invent a product beneficial to mankind from a bag full of household objects. More ... A.H. Stephens State Park will present its annual Victorian Christmas program Sunday, December 10, from 2 to 5 p.m. Liberty Hall will be decorated for the holidays and there will be yuletide refreshments. The park is located in Crawfordville and is operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. More ... Speaking to the Washington Rotary Club at its regular meeting on Thursday, November 30, Assistant District Attorney Bill Doupé outlined some of the functions and duties of his office and told of some of the cases he has worked recently. He also explained what an "Amber Alert" is and how it is used to help find and rescue missing or abducted children. More ... Our Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter has all kinds of dogs, large, small, purebred, mutt, old, young. They are waiting for an opportunity to show how much they can give. They know what you do for them, and will give a lifetime of love and appreciation in return. More ... The Washington Police Department will again sponsor its annual "Gifts for Children" campaign this Christmas, and both toys and needy kids are needed. "The Christmas season is rapidly approaching, and the officers of the Washington Police Department are committed to making the 2006 campaign the biggest ever," Chief Mike Davis said. More ... A hometown banker becomes a Roman soldier given the task of counting the citizens of Caesar's empire. Young women bravely climb out of a window and onto a second story roof to become herald angels. Dressed in ornate robes, a local clothing manufacturer becomes a king following a brilliant star as he searches for prophecy's fulfillment. More ... What is a conservation easement? The Broad River Watershed Association and other non-profit land trusts hold easements on land to conserve or protect rural or natural areas of land, while the land owners still keep their rights to own and use their property subject to the restrictions of the conservation easement. More ... The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a simple and important method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by majority of the population, More ... University of Georgia horticulturist Mark Czarnota won't be buying his Christmas tree from a box store. He's focusing on Georgia-grown in his house and encouraging others to do the same. Czarnota is an assistant professor of horticulture on the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Griffin, Ga., campus. More ... Elli Lindsey has received several equestrian awards in recent competition in the area. On November 4 she won Reserve Champion in her second show at Diamond M Farm in Bishop. It was a three-phase competition and Elli had the best score in Dressage and came in second in the Stadium Jumping and Cross-Country. More ... The holidays are known as a time for giving. But giving doesn't just mean buying a child the most sought-after toy of the season. Sharon Gibson uses the holidays to teach her children how to give back to their community. "We need to be ensuring a season of giving instead of getting," said Gibson, a multicultural specialist with the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences. More ... Thanks to Hopkins Funeral Home and staff for having their annual holiday memorial program in memory of those deceased. Among those attending from our area were Margaret Edwards and son Clinton; Nell Shedd and Shirley Dunn. It was held in the fellowship hall of the First Baptist Church, Washington, Sunday afternoon, December 3. Don't forget this Saturday evening, December 9, at 6 p.m. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Ricky McCarty and Mrs. Cheryle Holsclaw went to Jackson to have Thanksgiving dinner with Ricky's mother, Mrs. Judy Strickland, and other family members.Jason and Rebecca Deweese spent the Thanksgiving holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Deweese. More ... At its ninth annual planning meeting, the Washington Chapter of Learning in Retirement Inc. (LIR) elected officers and committee chairmen. President Bolton Lunceford, after a brief welcome and a reading of the minutes and treasurer's report, announced the nomination of Albert Long, president; Dr. Joseph Harris, vice-president; Peggy Barnett, secretary; and Dr. Oliver Myers, treasurer. More ... If you've ever wondered how good some of the dishes are that win local, state, and regional cooking contests, now is your chance to find out. Georgia TASC is sponsoring a gourmet food booth at the Livery Stable on Court Street, Washington, on December 9, during the Christmas Tour of Homes. More ... Applications for the year 2007 Brown Bag program sponsored by the Golden Harvest Food Bank will be taken at the Wilkes County Senior Center, 108 Marshall St., Washington, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, December 7 and 8. Applicants must be at least 60 years of age and a full-time resident of Wilkes County. They must have proof of income for each person in the household. More ... The following policies for wedding write-ups, engagement announcements, birthdays, and other social articles have been in effect since Sept. 1, 2003 and are strictly observed by The News-Reporter. Weddings and other events must be reported in a timely manner. All items of social news must be received within one month of the date of the event. There will be no exceptions. More ... The Philomath Church Preservation Association will sponsor a low country boil supper at the Buckman Barn Saturday, December 9, at 6 p.m. to benefit the restoration projects of the Association. The event will be held at the Buckman Barn in Philomath. The meal includes appetizers, drinks and homemade desserts. Advance tickets only will be sold for $20.00 each at Sherrer's Store. More ... I trust all of you had a good week., Probably all of you are beginning to decorate and do some shopping for the holidays. The weather is getting more like Christmas weather should be - pretty cold. Maybe I will get in the mood to decorate since the weather is more like it should be, and do other "Christmas" things. Ebenezer Baptist Church had a good day Sunday. More ... The Gin House featured in an earlier story - with much interest shown by the community - now has a Christmas tree on the roof. Ride down Church Street and take a look. Speaking of Christmas trees on top of objects, do any of you remember when Sam Harris - was and will always be Tignall's most colorful character - placed a decorated tree on top of our water tank in the middle of town? More ... The Tignall Christmas parade was a huge success. There was no charge for entering the parade, but we feel we should express our appreciation to everyone who entered and had a part in the parade. We were very disappointed that the Washington-Wilkes Tiger Marching Band could not be in the parade, but we had the spirit and some of us made our own music. More ... |
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