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Stop the presses! Randy got 'em going
Randy Ogletree at Tyler's Machine Shop saved the

day for us here at The News- Reporter last Wednesday. Publisher/ Pressman Sparky Newsome was in the middle of a press run to get The News-Reporter printed and "on the streets" that afternoon when a major part broke in two. He took it to Tyler's and was directed to Randy who immediately recognized the critical situation, saying, "And the paper has got to come out this evening." He stopped what he was doing and made another part while Sparky waited. Sparky came back, put the new part on the press, and has had no more trouble. Randy has been a valued employee of Tyler's for more than 20 years, and we are thankful for him and his talents.

The always-anticipated Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Fashion Show and Brunch will be Saturday morning, at the VFW Post Home. Not only will ticket-holders be treated to a fashion show and brunch, but there will be door prizes and the winners of a couple of raffles will be announced. Vendors will be present for shoppers. Tickets are almost all gone, but if there are some available they will be at Kermit's, Tena's, and the Chamber of Commerce until Thursday afternoon when they will be picked up. Call Kay Nelms at 706-6782945 for ticket information.

A couple from St. Petersburg, Fla., who call themselves "Foodies," watched Food Network's Alton Brown show when he featured Phil Tanner and The Biscuit Place. They got in their car and drove all night from St. Petersburg so that they could have breakfast that morning at The Biscuit Place. . . . It was a good show, and all of The Biscuit Place employees, including Phil, represented Washington-Wilkes quite well. . . . An out-of-town couple came to the Chamber of Commerce Saturday morning, especially seeking The Biscuit Place.

Alton Brown and "His Search for the Perfect Meal" were featured in the August issue of Guideposts magazine. The article was written by Brown himself, who lives in Atlanta and who toured roadside eateries across the country on his bike (motorcycle.) He tells how he got started with his "Good Eats" program and says that "A meal is only as good as the people who make it." He also says that "A good meal should offer both physical and spiritual nourishment. That's why I believe the Last Supper is at the heart of Christianity, perhaps its central moment."

Lynsey Walters, a student at Athens Tech, and her 11-year-old friend, Alex Hackney, have been having fun with Alex's metal detector. They have found some interesting things. Their moms, Tina Bailey and Shawn Hackney, brought me one item which they found buried behind the Bailey house on Liberty Street. It appears to be a very old metal plate used in the printing industry many years ago. It is similar to the way we did printing of The News-Reporter before everything became computerized. The printing on it has to be read backwards or in front of a mirror, and this one appears to be an advertisement for Vicks Vapor-Rub. The puzzle is that it also has a picture of two legs. Anyway, I am guessing that it came from discarded material when The News- Reporter was located in John Singleton's building on Spring Street in the very early 1930s or before. The back of the building is just a few feet away from the backyard of the Bailey house. I remember that my uncle, Lonnie Taylor, was a linotype operator for the newspaper in that building in the 1930s, so it makes sense that this plate which they found came from that building. Lynsey and Alex are real excited about their finds and plan another excursion when the Baileys take their camper out of the yard for a road trip. As of Tuesday morning, Alex was in Egleston Hospital in Atlanta with severe asthma.

This week is the week for the Washington Little Theater production of "Greater Tuna" at The Playhouse. I had wondered about the title, but Bolton Lunceford enlightened me by telling me that Tuna is the name of a town in Texas.

Bradley Barber, a newcomer to Washington-Wilkes and founder of the new Farmers Market on Court Street, is the director of the show and also one of the two main actors. Bradley is a graduate of the New York City American Musical and Dramatic Academy. The other actor is Graham Maurer, a student at the University of Georgia, majoring in drama.

The Fitzpatrick Hotel is featured in the "Around Georgia" section of the August issue of the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation's Georgia Magazine. A subtitle for the article is "Room at the inn: the way things used to be." There are pictures of Mike and Christy Todd, owners of the hotel; pictures of the restoration in progress, and then of the finished product.

The Lions Club will have another of its "much sought after" chicken barbecues Saturday, and Chief Chef Willard Lance will be back at the helm. The last barbecue the club had was a sell-out before the scheduled Saturday morning, so maybe you should get your tickets ahead of time from a club member, or by calling Mary Hubbard at 706-678-2422.

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