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The Washington-Wilkes Christmas Parade is scheduled for Sunday, December 9, at 3 p.m. The parade will line up at the Pope Conference Center on Lexington Avenue, and proceed through Downtown Washington to the Washington Wilkes Elementary School on East Street just off East Robert Toombs Avenue. More ... The annual Episcopal Bazaar and Luncheon will be held Saturday, December 1. Crafts and baked goods and candy will go on sale in the Country Kitchen at 10:30 a.m. under the direction of Betty Slaton, Anna Gunter, and Catherine Hessert. Wilkes County Artichoke Mustard Pickle will be available, as always. More ... The public is invited to enjoy "Holiday on the Hill" tours of Hickory Hill on Saturday, December 8, or Saturday, December 15, 2007. Hickory Hill, the historic home of Populist Senator Thomas E. Watson, will be open for candlelight tours of the mansion at 7:30 p.m. on both nights. More ... This is one of the many cute puppies at the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter. They call this little female "Cupcake." She is so sweet. She needs a loving home. Clean up your puppy's house training accidents with an enzyme cleaner that removes odors. Never use a household cleaner that contains ammonia. More ... All W-WMS students will be taking the norm-referenced Gates- MacGinitie Reading Test on December 5. This test is composed of two components: reading comprehension and vocabulary. The Gates Test is a powerful diagnostic tool used nationally to help teachers, parents and schools know their students' level of reading achievement. More ... The Eta Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi donated $7,000 to Wills Memorial Hospital to be used to purchase IV infusion pumps to dispense pain medication for cancer patients. Dawn Pickens of Beta Sigma Phi left) presented the check to Marvin Goldman, CEO of Wills Memorial, and Jane Echols, Director of Nursing. More ... John Hammond, headmaster of Briarwood Academy, has announced the students who have been named to the honor roll and the merit list for the first nine weeks grading period of the 2007-2008 school year. Students named to the honor roll must have maintained a grade point average of 90 or above with no grade below 90. More ... None of us has money to flush down the toilet every month. Everything in our economy is becoming more and more expensive so, for many of us, it is important to be sure we get the best bang for our buck. My wife and I are relatively healthy people who have some relatively common conditions that require ongoing prescriptive medications. More ... The motto for this school year at Washington Wilkes Middle School is "Standards-based Learning: New Year, A New Way…with New Results." In order to maintain a high standard of academic excellence, WWMS has administered the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) this week. The test was administered to the 3rd, 5th, and 8th grades. More ... The English Department at WWCHS, which consists of Charley Jones, Michelle Mickens, Natalie Schneider, and Marsha Willis, is working on several initiatives to improve student achievement. We would like to continue our successful pass rates on the English portion of the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT), the Writing Test, and on End of Course Tests. More ... Applications for the year 2008 Brown Bag program sponsored by the Golden Harvest Food Bank will be taken at the Wilkes County Senior Center, 108 Marshall St., Washington, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., Thursday and Friday, December 6 and 7. More ... Homeroom teachers at Washington-Wilkes Elementary School have chosen their October good citizens in PreK, fourth, and fifth grades. Each good citizen received a pencil, certificate,and coupon from McDonald's. The students are (seated, l-r) Daviauna Mahoney, Anthony Sturges, Amiya Acree, Vernisia Lester, Alaina Callaway, (kneeling) Jose Angel, Aaron Dills, Jennifer Bruce, Megan Hunter, Avery Hall, (standing) Antonio Harris, Austin Denard, Dulce Alvarez, Alexius Jenkins, and Kelsey Holley. More ... Wilkes County's EMA Director Alan Poss (left) spoke to the Washington Rotary Club at its regular meeting on Thursday, November 15, and told members that Wilkes County is "better off" than much of the state was far as drought conditions go. One reason, he said, is because our people are working hard to conserve water in accordance with state guidelines. Another reason he mentioned is that our community leaders, in the past, had the foresight to plan and engineer for such conditions. However, Poss said the drought shows no sign of ending for at least a year and "we still need to do better." Jerry Hackney was program host for the day. More ... Bonnie Branch, secretary of the Washington-Wilkes Humane Animal Society, and her daughter, Grace Ann, pose with a family homeless kittens up for adoption at the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter. The humane society is planning a "Silent Auction Extravaganza" on December 8 to raise funds to make life better for the unwanted animals in the county. More ... Get ready to open your hearts and your pocketbooks… The Washington-Wilkes Humane Animal Society's "Silent Auction Extravaganza" will take place Saturday, December 8, from 2 until 4 p.m. at the VFW. In addition to live music and mouth-watering refreshments, guests will enjoy bidding on a wide variety of items. More ... The Iris Garden Club met Tuesday, November 13, at the Church of the Mediator Parish House with Karen Stubbs presiding. Mrs. Stubbs called the meeting to order. She welcomed members and thanked hostesses, Norma Hopkins, Nancy McAvoy, Oleta McAvoy and Patsy Winn. More ... The Wilkes County Senior Citizens Center had its annual Halloween party with invited guests from the Senior Center of Taliaferro County. More ... The Episcopal Church of the Mediator will once again be the scene for the Bazaar and Christmas luncheon produced by the Women of the Church (and some of the men.) The event will be held on Saturday, December 1, with the Bazaar opening at 10:30 a.m. and lunch service beginning at 11:30. More ... Praise God from whom the blessing of rain flowed down to us Wednesday night. .Sardis Baptist Church's Christmas play practice will be held every Sunday. Any child or youth who would like to be in this play should call Monica Gunter at 706-274-3808 or Denise Armour at 706-274-3208. Practice starts at 6 p.m. each Sunday evening. .Rev. More ... Harrison Barnett Jr. recently wrote physics experiment which NASA would have to research because rocket is involved going into space. The title of the experiment is Concise experimental outline directed at supporting or discrediting Einstein's unifiedfield theory. More ... Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who may be reading my column. I wish all of you a wonderful day with family and friends. Let us all give thanks every day for what we have and not just on Thanksgiving Day. More ... I would like to wish a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday to all. May each of us praise God from whom all blessings flow. .Thanks to Dolores McAvoy for the beautiful flowers Sunday at Phillips Mill Baptist Church. They were placed in memory of her husband, Holice McAvoy, who was also an artist and son of the late James and Nellie Worthen McAvoy of Phillips Mill. . More ... Happiness comes when we stop wailing about the troubles we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don't have. I'm so thankful that we have Thanksgiving holidays. It gives us the opportunity for getting families together. Of course many of us have to start diets the day after to get ready for the Christmas get-togethers. More ... Michele and David McAvoy and Morgan and Tim Echols hosted an over-the-hill birthday party for John Yochim last Saturday night at the McAvoy home. There was a large variety of party foods and of course the birthday cake. Everyone enjoyed sitting outside around a fire, eating and laughing. More ... I hope everyone has a very nice Thanksgiving. It's so good when families can get together on special days. We all have so much to be thankful for. .Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrer attended the Thanksgiving luncheon at Tignall Baptist Church Tuesday. As always, we enjoyed everything, the lunch, the entertainment, and the fellowship. Rev. More ... Nat Turner will present the story of Cobb's Georgia Legion through the letters of infantryman Samuel Burney, a native of Madison, Georgia, at the Washington Civil War Round Table meeting on Monday evening, November 26 at 6 p.m., at The Jockey Club Restaurant on The Square in Washington. More ... Six strands of beautiful Asian pearls, including one strand with earrings, were generously donated to the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and Foundation to benefit the hospital. More ... A Washington practitioner in the burgeoning nursing home industry presented a message of both warning and praise regarding ways to obtain the best of health care for the rapidly growing population of dependent senior citizens. More ... Warren Mason Klaus was awarded his Eagle rank at the Washington Boy Scout Hut in a special ceremony Saturday evening. "Mason follows a long tradition of Washington and Wilkes County young men who have earned the Eagle Rank," said Scoutmaster Bobby Standard. More ... After serving for 18 years as the Assistant for Environmental Restoration in the Officeof the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment in Washington, D.C., Rick Newsome retired from this post on November 2. More ... All 130 members of the kindergarten classes at Washington-Wilkes Primary School show their appreciation for a recent field trip to visit the dairy farm of Marvin and Oleta McAvoy. "The children got to see many farm animals and got a first-hand look at the milking process," teacher Darren Pharr said. "The students wanted to show the thank-you notes they created for the McAvoys and some of the treat bags they received." More ... Annually, the observance of Thanksgiving signals the beginning of the holiday season and the winding down of another year. More ... The results of the November proceedings of the Wilkes County Superior Court, Judge Roger W. Dunaway Jr. presiding, as compiled by Clerk of the Superior Court Mildred Peeler, are as follows: A Washington man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for two cases involving methamphetamine, diazepam, and hydrocodone. More ... The Washington Chorale, directed by Shirley Gunter and made up of 42 Wilkes County singers, is rehearsing for the presentation of Handel's oratorio, Messiah, to be presented on Sunday evening, November 25, at 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. More ... |
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