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The Office Cat
The apartment of Charlie Burke and his three roommates at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, was burglarized early Saturday morning while the four students slept in an adjoining room. The burglars came in through a front window, took a big screen television, laptops, other computers, Charlie's camera which he had bought during the summer, a game system, and other electronics. Apparently the thieves waited until all lights were out before entering the apartment and were super quiet while they did their work. As of Monday morning there were no significant leads as to "whodunit."
This has been a year of bad luck for our Tyrone news correspondent, Priscilla Maxwell. Earlier in the year she fell and broke her pelvis; then later, her arm. During the past weekend she fell in her home and broke her hip. She is a patient in Athens Regional Hospital.
Tina Bailey told me an interesting story last week. She and husband Bruce went to Banks County to visit the family of Kristopher Hellmeister, the Banks County high school football player whose life Bruce is credited with saving. Tina says that Kristopher's mother said that they have learned that while Kristopher was on the field critically injured, a man between 25 and 35 years old came to the gate and insisted that he had to see the injured player. He said that he had heard on the radio about the accident and that he had to see him and pray for him. He was finally admitted and went straight to the Banks County team chaplain, put his hand on his shoulder and said, "You are a minister." The minister acknowledged that he was. Kristopher was already in the ambulance and the EMTs were about to drive off with him, but the young man was so insistent that they let him come to the ambulance. He put his hands on Kristopher's chest, prayed, and as he left the ambulance he told the minister, "He'll be all right." He disappeared. Nobody knew him. The strange thing is that the football game was not on the radio. So how did the young man know? A guardian angel? Kristopher is at home and doing well now. You can read more about him and Bruce elsewhere in this paper.
Do you remember the advertisement in The News-Reporter a few weeks ago about an essay contest with prizes of $1,000, $500, and $300? The essay was to answer four questions: What do you think is right about Washington-Wilkes? What do you think is wrong with Washington-Wilkes? How could it be fixed? How would you participate in the fixing? The contest was sponsored by John Horton, new owner of the Blackmons building on The Square in Downtown Washington. The winners are Smythe Newsome, first place; Tony Ferraro, second place; Joe Patterson, third place; and Jacob Davis was awarded a prize for the best essay written by the many teenagers who entered. . . . We will have more about the essays later and about Mr. Horton's other plans. He is in the process of restoring and renovating the building with plans for its use to be announced later.
Doris Rhodes tells me that she was in the last Washington High School class before the name was changed to Washington-Wilkes High School. She says that it was the Class of 1957 and not the Class of 1956 which was recently reported.
Rosemary Hopkins will have a showing of her Wilkes County History Plates Sunday afternoon, November 19, from 2 until 4 o'clock at The Rider House on Court Street. Take my word for it. They are beautiful. We're all invited. You can see them in a beautiful setting while you enjoy tasty refreshments.
The annual Downtown Candlelight Shopping will be ready for all the visitors on Tuesday, November 21. Stores will be open from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. with all kinds of surprises and decorations in preparation for the Thanksgiving and Christmas season.
It surely would be helpful if all the Downtown employees would park somewhere besides around The Square. I know of some employees who park directly in front of their place of employment or just around the corner ALL DAY. There are not many parking places on The Square and if we're going to encourage shopping Downtown we need to have places for patrons to park. There are several close-by parking areas available for employees and it would be good exercise for them to park and walk.
About three years ago there was mention in this column about lightning striking a 150-year-old pecan tree at the home of Lawrence Hyde who lives at the top of the hill on Spring Street. Lawrence came by to tell me that he now has a beautiful piece of Wilkes County furniture. Bill Sleighter took some of the pecan wood which Lawrence had saved and made a beautiful huntboard. You can see it in the foyer at Lawrence's home which is on the Christmas Tour of Homes on December 9.
Today, Thursday, November 16, is the day for the quarterly Community Blood Drive sponsored by Wills Memorial Hospital Auxil iary and The Shepeard Community Blood Center. Remember that while the Pope Center is being renovated the drive will be held in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church.
The News-Reporter will be printed on Tuesday next week instead of Wednesday because Thanksgiving Day is a holiday for the Post Office. The deadlines are posted in an advertisement in this week's paper.
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