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Guests of Mrs. Mae Butler were Herbert and Fay Butler, Kenneth and Sara Nell Albea, and Sarah Davis. Charlie Williams More ... Students at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School conducted their annual canned food drive to support the local food pantry. A total of 550 canned goods was collected by pre-kindergarten, fourth, and fifth grade students during the month of December. More ... The First United Methodist Preschool participated in the Angel Tree program sponsored by the church. More ... The Senior Choir of First Baptist Church enjoyed a fellowship at the home of Boots and Shirley Gunter on Berkshire Drive following the presentation of Sunday night More ... Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wells of Washington announce the engagement of their daughter, Jillian Malena, to Adam Laurie Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Andrews, also of Washington. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Martin Wesley Johnson Jr. and the late Mr. Johnson of Ludowici and Mrs. Leland Quinton Wells and the late Mr. Wells of Flemington. More ... Lafayette Manor on East Robert Toombs Avenue was the setting for the Iris Garden Club Christmas Brunch Tuesday, December 12. Prior to the brunch Karen Stubbs, president, called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. Reports were given by Franny Robinson, secretary, and Cathy Stackhouse, treasurer. Mrs. Stubbs passed around get well and thinking of you cards for members to sign. More ... Washington Manor celebrated the Christmas season at a holiday party Thursday evening, December 14, at the Manor. Beautifully-decorated Christmas trees, garlands, lights, poinsettias and other holiday greenery provided the perfect setting as family and friends of the residents gathered for a time of fellowship and gift-giving. More ... The Cornelia Johnson Circle of the First United Methodist Church celebrated the Christmas season as they gathered for dinner at White Columns in Thomson on Tuesday evening, December 5. All enjoyed a delicious dinner and after dinner gathered gifts for the Angel Tree ministry coordinated by the First United Methodist Church. More ... The Frances Wheelis Women on Mission of the First Baptist Church continued their more than 30-year tradition of Christmas caroling and soup fellowship as they gathered in the Mary Callaway Burton Fellowship Hall Tuesday evening, December 12, to board the bus for the evening More ... Mr. and Mrs. David McClearen hosted a family Christmas celebration for members of the Johnson and Brown families at their home Saturday, December 9. The house was beautifully decorated for the holidays with wreaths, Christmas trains, poinsettias, magnolia greenery accented with porcelain magnolia blossoms and traditional Christmas trees. More ... Twenty-five senior adults, the Silver Streaks, from the First Baptist Church and Rev. Chris Townsend, bus driver, had the pleasure of seeing the Live Nativity Village in Thomson Thursday evening, December 14. The First Baptist Church of Thomson created the village which provided a very realistic reenactment of the birth of Jesus more than 2000 years ago. More ... Several members of the Belle Williams Volunteer Class of the First Baptist Church and their guests enjoyed a cruise to Nassau December 2-7. The group left from Jacksonville and cruised to Key West, Nassau and Paradise Island enjoying many tours as they pulled into ports along the way. More ... Keith Winn of Boston, Mass., enjoyed an early Christmas celebration with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Winn, while Mrs. Winn visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mountjoy in McRae. More ... Nearly 35 members of the Memory Lane Cruisers Car Club gathered at The Fitzpatrick Dining Room on Tuesday evening, December 12, to celebrate the Christmas season at a holiday dinner. Kerry McAvoy, club president, offered the blessing before dinner. More ... Nine juniors and seniors at Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School have completed the threeyear program in Healthcare Science Technology at the school. Students began with a semester of introduction into healthcare delivery systems and careers in healthcare. Their second semester consisted of a more indepth study of the healthcare industry as well as anatomy and physiology. More ... Floyd Higgins (right), president of the Fishing Creek Chapter of Wildlife Action, presents a Model 700 Remington 270 WSM caliber gun to Shirley Jacobs who won the recent Wildlife Action gun raffle. More ... The annual fundraiser conducted at the Washington-Wilkes Primary School has been declared a success. The money raised will be used to pay for incentive programs, for all the children to attend grade field trips, and to help defer the cost of a fence to be built around the new playground. More ... This sweet little Sheltie-mix has been spayed and vaccinated and is waiting for that special loving home. Writer George Eliot said, More ... The Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW post 5899 recently announced the winners of the Patriotic Pen Writing Contest at Washington-Wilkes Middle School. They are Lauren Harrison, first place; Ansley Newsome, second place; and Anna Attwood, third place. More ... This group of Cloverleaf 4-H members from Wilkes County participated in DPA at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton on November 18. More ... Army National Guard Pvt. Andrew F. Inglett has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition, and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, More ... |
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