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That's the way it is today
If you were out on Halloween night, you saw all the many trickor

treaters, especially on East Robert Toombs Avenue and Spring Street. At Lafayette Manor Inn, Guillaume and Sokun had at least 300 visitors! Guillaume made 55 pictures which are posted on his website - lafayettemanor.com Some of you might want to see them.

Betty Slaton and Marion Slaton were hosts for a group of 38 visitors to Washington-Wilkes last Thursday and Friday. They were from Mary Our Queen Catholic Church in Norcross and were guests at the Fitzpatrick Hotel. Betty and Marion were hosts at a reception at their home on East Robert Toombs Avenue, followed by dinner at the Fitzpatrick. Some of the other places the group visited were the Washington Historical Museum, the first Catholic Church in Georgia at Sharon, the Purification Catholic Church in Sharon, the Church of the Mediator and Washington Presbyterian Church, the home of Carroll Leavell, Callaway Plantation and Kettle Creek Battle Site. They also did some shopping in Downtown Washington.

On a recent Saturday, Lisa Pickrell of Warrenton visited The

Fountain Spa and Salon in Downtown Washington for a massage. She told The Fountain staff that she was amazed that a small town like Washington had such a nice facility. She also said that she and a friend had recently visited the spa at the Ritz Carlton on Lake Oconee, but she was more impressed with how much nicer the overall décor, atmosphere, and service was in Washington-Wilkes.

An elderly Washington-Wilkes gentleman got tired of reading the paper while waiting for his wife to tour Georgia Square Mall in Athens. He decided that he would just do some people watching. After a while he began to count the number of women who were wearing skirts or dresses as opposed to pants or jeans. By the time his wife came back to the designated meeting place he had counted only two ladies with skirts on, and one of them was his wife. Sorry, sir. That's just the way it is today.

The Washington-Wilkes Tigers won over the Greene County Tigers Friday night in Greensboro and will be playing Fanning County (Blue Ridge) for the region championship Friday night in Tiger Stadium. Tickets are available at the school. Season tickets will not get you into the game but will hold your regular seat for you. . . . The Tigers will be in the first round of state playoffs Friday, November 17.

The youth groups of the First United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church, and Tignall Baptist Church will be preparing and delivering Thanksgiving dinners for many shut-ins in the county. They will be meeting in the kitchen at First Baptist to prepare the dinner (peel potatoes, cut celery, mix thisand that) on Wednesday morning and then will deliver the dinners in the afternoon. It's a funtime as well as an opportunity to brighten the day for friends.

Ed Durham and Ryan Hite are the new owners of Colonial Builders Supplies located at 106 Campbell Street (near the Wilkes County Stockyard).

I didn't know that it has been 10 years since David and Janie Cravens came to Washington-Wilkes and opened McDonald's until I read that they are having a tenth year reunion of all former employees Saturday in the area behind the restaurant. Employees who opened with them in November, 1996, will receive special recognition.

For several years, Mercer and India Harris have been going to the American Cancer Society Hope Ball in Savannah. Mercer makes pictures of people attending the ball and provides prints of them for the Cancer Society which sells them and the proceeds go to the Society. At this year's ball a couple of weeks ago, Dr. Jeff Boyd, who is involved with cancer research in New York, inquired about the photographer. When he was told he was from Washington, he said, "I wonder if he knows Eleanor and Steve Blackmon." Of course, Mercer knew the Blackmons and was a classmate of their youngest son,

Jeffrey, in Washington-Wilkes. Dr. Boyd, who is Eleanor's nephew, and Mercer talked extensively at the ball. After going their separate ways after the ball, Dr. Boyd called Eleanor and Steve from the Atlanta Airport and told them he would be in Washington-Wilkes for Thanks giving dinner with them and to make him an appointment with Mercer for a family portrait on Friday morning.

Award winners at the Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet Thursday were Wills Memorial Hospital, big business of the year; Bee Southern, small business; Dorothy Jordan, volunteer of the year; and Perry Gunter and Gail Boyd tied for citizen of the year.

When First Baptist had its annual stewardship dinner and program Sunday night, members of the

First Methodist Youth Group were babysitters for the babies and younger children at The Ark and in the church nursery. They had dinner, too. . . . More than 200 First Baptist members and guests attended the dinner and program.

Don't forget the Memorial Celebration and Dedication Ceremony for Lance Corporal Phil Scarborough, United States Marine Corps, Friday morning at 10 a.m. on the courthouse lawn. Michael Horgan and Blake Thompson are co-chairmen for the program. The Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Band will play the Marine Corps Hymn, and "Freedom," a poem by Dr. David T. Kirk honoring Phil, will be read. A memorial bench will be unveiled.

The Optimist Auction and Barbecue will be held tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 at the VFW Post Home.

Can you believe it's almost Thanksgiving and we're already talking about early deadlines for The News-Reporter on November 23 because the post office will be closed? We will need all classified and legal advertisements and society news on Friday, November 17, 5 p.m. All other news and retail advertising should be in by Monday, November 20, at noon.

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