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Christmas Tour brings company to town; many volunteers made weekend possible
Although ticket totals were not in, she said, “We served nearly 250 in the Colonial Dinner, and the Twilight Champagne reception was full, and just lovely with The Livery all decorated by Pete Gartrell. That went very well, and the homeowners said that they had good steady stream of visitors both Friday night and Saturday.” Visitors were also happy to see a Wilkes Transit bus carrying tourists. Sponsored by the Washington- Wilkes Historical Foundation, the tour opened homes both in town and in the country. “The homeowners have been so gracious to open their homes, and I thank every one of them: William and Genna Pope, Martha Coulter, Rich and Gail Seibert, Robert Geiger and Ed Franklin, Alma Ruth Toler, Lawrence Hyde, Smythe and Jane Newsome; John and Lisa Peddar, Hugh and Nobie Keener, Dolores McAvoy; and Roger and Vivian Walker.” “People were thrilled with the McAvoy museum. It was wonderful of Dolores McAvoy to open her home and the museum for the tour,” Bundy said. The collection of War II planes carved by the late Hollice McAvoy amazed tour visitors. “What a gem of a museum,” said one Atlantan, “stuck out here where nobody can see it.” Visitors loved Tignall, too. “The three homes in Tignall had never been on the tour before,” she said. “And I think they enjoyed the drive out in the country.” After Stephanie Macchia welcomed guests at the Twilight Champagne reception at The Court Street Livery, a massive volunteer effort brought the Colonial Dinner to homes all over Washington-Wilkes. The dinner consisted of more than 200 helpings of orange-glazed game hen, with wild rice, cranberry chutney, baby squash casserole, green bean bundles, angel biscuits, cherry trifle, Chardonnay, and coffee. “There were so many people who helped to make this possible,” Bundy said. “I’ll have to thank them all in a letter to the editor.” The Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce “has been a tremendous help,” she said. “Ashley Turner, who’s now Ashley Barnett, always had time to help with the Tour, although she had her own wedding to plan. She was wonderful.” Washington was full of activities over the weekend in addition to the Tour. Visitors enjoyed art and fine crafts for sale at the Artists Marketplace at the Court Street Livery. Cook-off winner Joe Barnett’s famous Shrimp and Grits were a big hit at The Livery, too. Christmas at Callaway gave visitors the look and feel of an old-time Christmas, and the Washington Historical Museum displayed the Daniel Bibb Russian Icon Collection throughout the day, while historian Skeet Willingham manned the Kettle Creek Battlefield to tell about the battle Saturday. The Robert Toombs House Historic Site celebrated 75 years of Christmas melodies Saturday, and the Relay for Life Team served soup and salad Saturday at the Woman’s Club.
“Everybody worked together so well,” Bundy said. “And, as always, the volunteers made all this possible. We couldn’t do it without them.”
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