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The Office Cat
A note from Betty Burgess Lane who lives in Rutherfordton, N.C., says, "We enjoy the paper so much. Growing up in Wilkes County was so special. As a young girl I always thought if you lived in Wilkes County you were the luckiest person in the world, and it's still true today." . . . I consider myself the "luckiest girl in the world" for having 74+ years in WashingtonWilkes. There's just no place comparable to it.
There were approximately 135 people who attended the open house for the new Wills Memorial Hospital Medical Specialty Center Thursday. It is my understanding that the next available service to be added to our hospital will be a sleep study program. The program is scheduled to begin in October through the Wills Memorial Hospital Respiratory Department. This service is in addition to the newly-renovated specialty center.
The way that Baptist churches find a new pastor is to elect a pastor search committee to receive resumes and interview prospective pastors, and then visit in their churches. The committee tries to be discreet in their visiting so that church members are not alerted that another church is looking at their pastor. First Baptist's committee visited a church some 130 miles north of Wilkes County Sunday and thought they had taken all precautions not to be identified. While stopped at a fast food restaurant for coffee, a woman approached them and said that she had seen their Wilkes County tag and wanted to tell them that she had relatives in Washington-Wilkes. The relatives were Marvin and Oleta McAvoy. You never know who you will see.
An item in the "Rants and Raves" column of The Augusta Chronicle Monday says: "I found the best French restaurant in Washington, Ga. I couldn't believe what they serve, and how well the food is prepared, and how beautiful it looks. It is called the Lafayette Manor Inn. I just had to tell somebody."
Kay and Alex Tyler's grandson, Caleb Tyler of Hoschton, spent the weekend in Tignall with them, ready for their annual trip to Old Farm Day in Dacusville, S.C. But Caleb was disappointed. There was a face-painting booth and he wanted a Georgia Bulldog painted on his face - but those South Carolinians didn't know how to (or didn't want to) paint a Georgia Bulldog. He had a good time, anyway.
The Band Boosters were selling old-fashioned hand-fans at the football game in Tiger Stadium Friday night. A student told Janie Cravens that he knew about fans like that. "That's what folks used in churches way back in the 1980s when there was no air-conditioning." . . . Janie accompanied a group of teachers from Alabama to New York City after the game and took some of the bright gold fans with "Tiger Fan" on them with her. I don't know if anybody saw her on the Today Show with her fans.
Thanks to all the community correspondents, attorneys, business people, and many others who helped us meet deadlines for this week's News-Reporter. And a big thank you to all you readers who keep me posted on items in other publications and things you know about. It's a tremendous help.
Even though Native Wilkes Countian Gail Wansley Mullinax of Anderson, S.C., has not lived here for a good many years, she still keeps in contact with various ones here and also reads The News-Reporter. She tells about an experience she and her son, Nicholas Mullinax, had on a recent weekend. Nicholas had been in contact with Jason Bedingfield in Newnan about buying a truck. He asked Gail to ride with him to Newnan and on the way Gail told him that the only people she knew in Newnan were Wilkes Countians Marie Anderson Miller and David Boyd. On arrival in Newnan, she asked Jason if he knew Marie or the Boyds. "Well, wouldn't you know," says Gail. "Jason's wife is Bonnie Boyd, daughter of David Boyd!" Jason and Bonnie have a two-week old daughter, Evelyn Claire, who is named for her great-grandmother, the late Evelyn (Mrs. Tom) Boyd of Washington-Wilkes. Gail remembered that Tom Boyd was her high school principal. She told Jason and Bonnie about the late Miss Gene and Mr. Frank Thomas of Washington-Wilkes, and they said that Barksdale Thomas (Mrs. Tommy) Boyd had been at their house two weeks before to see Evelyn Claire. Later in a telephone conversation Jason told Nicholas that he knew of Gail's dad, the late T. Wansley, a popular young policeman in Washington-Wilkes at one time. Small world.
Jason Tanner and his Mom, Debbie Smith, have bought The Biscuit Place from Phil Tanner. The service, menu, and staff remain the same, but they have changed the name to Bones . . . "Biscuit-Bar" and Grill. Check out their advertisement in this week's paper.
Washington-Wilkes' newest business in Downtown Washington is open. The Fountain, Salon and Spa, is open at 21 West Robert Toombs Avenue. Services include massage, body wraps and exfoliates, facials, manicures, pedicures, hair, and tanning.
The Celebrity Waiters Dinner sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary to benefit Wills Memorial Hospital will be Tuesday, October 10. at the high school cafeteria. Entertainment will be by Elizabeth Long and Friends with a special guest appearance by Little Roy Lewis.
I enjoyed watching the playoffs and finals of the Little League World Series last week, held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. That might not sound very exciting to some of you, but it was very exciting to watch and was a whole lot better than all the junk that's on television these days. It wasn't anything like Little League in WashingtonWilkes. The Georgia team from Columbus won the championship when they beat the Japanese team, and those boys knew how to play ball. They made very few errors and could hit and catch the ball like the Major Leagues. At first I thought, "This is too much stress for these little boys. They ought to just be playing for fun." But then after watching for a while I realized that they were, indeed, having lots of fun. There were a few tears here and there, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution was criticized for running a picture of Josh Lester, one of the Columbus team's best players, on the front page of the paper, and Josh was crying. But the parents and the coaches said it's all right to cry and they had no problem with it. The team's ace pitcher was criticized by other teams and parents for wearing his cap a little askew, but when they found out it was to hide a scar where he had had a shunt inserted as a baby to remove pressure on his brain, he was praised. All the boys were real champions, and I'm going to look for them in the Minor and Major Leagues in years to come. The Antique Exchange at the corner of East Robert Toombs Avenue and Jefferson Street has closed its doors. Ed and Robert invite everyone to visit them at the new store in the Fitzpatrick building.
Carol McTier of The Garden Party will present a floral arranging seminar on the celebrity stage at this weekend's Augusta Home and Outdoor Living Expo at the Civic Center. Hundreds of booths will be offering information on indoor and outdoor living from 2 p.m. on Friday until 5 p.m. on Sunday. Nora Dukes plays an integral part in planning the event.
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