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At the annual Washington Rotary Club's Awards Night and End-of- Year Party, Wilkes County's Chief Deputy Mike Sisson was awarded the prestigious Community Service Award and Billy Amis was named Rotarian of the Year. More ... Members of a Rotary International Group Study Exchange team from Jamaica visited the Washington Rotary Club this month and also toured other communities and cities in the area and around the state. More ... The Tiger Marching Band Auxiliaries will again have tryouts for colorguard and majorette for the 2007-2008 season. The tryouts will be held Thursday, May 31, and Friday, June 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Band Room. More ... The Reverend Dr. Denni Moss, new rector at The Church of the Mediator in Washington, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, May 29. Moss told members about her background and career, explaining that her work in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs had changed her life. More ... The Mary Willis Library Vacation Reading Program got off to a good start Saturday, May 19, with a Bird of Prey show presented by Winged Ambassadors of Newnan. About 80 people came to the library throughout the day. Refreshments were enjoyed after the show by all in attendance. More ... Wills Memorial staff members Kim Gunby, OTR/L, (left) and Margaret Rae Evans, COPD/L, were the featured speakers at last Thursday's Wills Memorial Hospital Tea and Learn in the hospital cafeteria. The therapists presented a program on occupational therapy and how treatments are used to help people achieve independence in their daily lives. More ... Sardis Baptist Church will hold Vacation Bible School for children birth through the sixth grade June 10-15, 7-9 p.m. Do you want your kids to learn that true heroes are not made on the football field, basketball court, or baseball diamond? More ... The Diabetic Support Group will meet in the Wills Memorial Hospital Library on Thursday, June 14, at 2 p.m. The focus of this meeting will be diabetic eye care. There will be time for discussion at the end of the meeting. Anne R. Myers, RN, MSN, will be available for individual consultations scheduled on Mondays and Wednesdays at the hospital. More ... The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) was unchanged at 5.1 percent from March to April. Meanwhile, the state's unemployment rate increased to 4.1 percent in April, up one-tenth of one percent from 4.0 percent in March. The state's April rate was two-tenths of one percent lower than the U.S. More ... The Wilkes County Senior Center, 108 Marshall Street, Washington, will have a yard sale on June 21 and 22. Proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase bingo prizes and for other projects at the center. Anyone wishing to donate items for the sale may leave them at the center. More ... This beautiful, big, long-haired cat is white with a beige nose and ears. She would decorate any home and has a sweet personality. She is part or all Himalayan. Call the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter and adopt a cat or dog. The telephone number is 706-678- CATS. More ... The annual Campmeeting at Fountain Campground will kick off with a BBQ chicken supper and Gospel Sing on Saturday, June 2. The BBQ chicken supper will be served from 5-6:30 p.m. and will include a BBQ chicken half, homemade potato salad, green beans, bread, tea and a choice of homemade cake. More ... Donna Hardy, Wilkes County Commissioner, was honored at an awards ceremony in Savannah for completing the nationally recognized Certified Commissioners Advanced Program. Dr. Steve Wrigley, Director-Designee of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, distributed the certificates to the 11 program graduates. More ... The following awards were made to students at the annual Washington Wilkes Comprehensive High School Honors Day on Monday, May 14. SCIENCE Excellence in Biology - Jacob Davis, ninth grade; Christiana Albertson, tenth grade. More ... Sardis Baptist Church will be conducting Lifeway's Game Day Central: Where Heroes Are Made for Vacation Bible School this year, June 10-15, from 7 to 9 p.m. Children from birth to sixth grade are invited to come join the fun and excitement. There will be play-by-play Bible stories, games and fun snacks from the concession stand. More ... I hope you all had a nice Memorial Day holiday. I should have mentioned in last week's paper how much I appreciate and love our veterans, whether it be in one of the World Wars, the Korean Conflict,the Vietnam War (when I was in high school in the 1960s), or the war in Iraq. We all know someone who did not come home from those wars. More ... Let's hope everyone had a safe Memorial Day holiday. Many people have forgotten the real reason we celebrate Memorial Day. One interesting fact about this day is that it was once called Decoration Day because soldiers' graves were decorated with flags and flowers. Let's remember all those servicemen who have given their lives for our country. .. More ... I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend. Although several members were sick and not able to be out, we missed them at church. Rev. and Mrs. Martin were feeling better and he preached a good message from Acts 4:5-13. We sang several patriotic songs and Karmen Moon sang "God Bless America." We were glad to have her and little Samuel back with us. .. More ... Love Willis, 90, of the Tyrone community passed away Sunday, May 20, in the MCG medical center in Augusta. He was always well respected by all who knew him. He was a carpenter and worked for the late Irvin Hardy when our brick house was built across the road from the Maxwell homeplace in the early 1960s. The color brick used was the first in our area. More ... |
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