Tignall News
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232
Tody Derrick spent the weekend in Rock Hill, S.C., with Laura and Kathryn Ashe. She attended a band awards banquet in Rock Hill Friday night where her granddaughter, Kathryn, received her awards. Saturday she attended a tea, also in Rock Hill, given for her granddaughter, Sara, who is getting married in July. ..Jessica and Jason Mathias, Austin and Evie, of Mississippi visited for a few days with Danny and Tammy Price. Also visiting them from Jacksonville, Fla., were Tammy's brother and his family, Kelly and Marie Denard, Summer, Keegan, and Brogan. They all came to attend Ali Dyson's graduation in Thomson on Friday night. Joining the group on Saturday for a family dinner and to celebrate Austin's fourth birthday were Debra Prince, Robert O'Shields, April and George Dyson and Reagan, and Louise and Darden Denard. ..Visiting with Kason Bradley and Mary Ann Williams Friday were Mrs. Kim Bradley, Nancy Moore, Debra Segal, and Taylor Segal, all of West Point. They came especially for Kason's graduation Friday night. Also attending the graduation were Mary Ann Williams, Todd and Gina Bradley, Donald, Peggy, and Stacey Ware, and Kason's friend, Kim, from Dearing. Todd and Gina Bradley have just returned from a trip to Arizona where it was snowing - and in May! ..Celeste and O'Neil Adams had a surprise when they returned home from church Sunday. Their daughter and granddaughter, Amanda and Abby Range of Monroe, were there and they took Celeste and O'Neil to Clifford's for lunch to celebrate Celeste's birthday which was on Monday. ..Beulah Baptist Church had a very successful fish fry last Saturday night. All proceeds went toward the building of the family life center. ..Mallorysville Baptist Church will be having an old-fashioned Bible School June 4-8, 7-9 p.m. each night. ..Attending the Tanner Guinn and Tom Bridges wedding Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shane Gunter were Ralph and Mary Will Denard, Kaitlyn Denard, Shane Denard, and Coty, and Donna Bennett. ..We were sorry to hear that Linda Clark had an accident while riding a horse and suffered a concussion. Let's hope she will be all right soon. ..Let's remember Jack Loadholt in our prayers. He had an accident with a saw in Elberton last week. ..Let's keep Becky Thomasson in our prayers and hope she gets a good report this week. ..We extend our sympathy to Kathy Ware. Her grandmother, Lois Vandiver of Raytown, passed away last Friday. ..Kay and Alex Tyler attended the fifth grade graduation of their grandson, Jordan Tyler, last Friday morning at the Fifth Grade Academy in Jefferson. Jordan received the all A honor roll award. ..Graydon Bobo attended the Georgia Livestock Association Meeting in Perry Friday. After the meeting Graydon and Pat went to Bainbridge to visit with relatives. ..Last Thursday, members of the Tignall Homemakers Club enjoyed lunch together at Lin's Wok and then visited Daisy Green's beautiful flower gardens. ..Last week, we meant to mention and honor nurses as National Nurses Week was May 6-12. According to recent information, the public says that nursing is the most ethical profession in the United States. Beyond that, it's an easy job that almost anyone can do, right? NOT. Nursing may look like just a lot of physical work involving little more than following doctors' orders. However, in reality, nursing requires high-level, critical thinking and the ability to make decisions that can result in life or death. Good nurses continually observe patients to determine how they are doing and what needs to be done to make a difference. We know there is a shortage of nurses - there is also a shortage of nurse educators as a lot of these educators in Georgia are retiring. With all this in mind, don't neglect the nurses who make a difference in your life. Nursing is a national treasure.
..As has been mentioned many times in The News-Reporter, you never know who you will see when you are out-of-town. At a recent dance recital in Monroe, two classmates of . . . well, I won't mention the year . . . spotted each other. Both had grandchildren in the recital. It is such a warm, cozy feeling when you see someone from home. ..Recently, it has been suggested that non-vocal communications - hand gestures - evolved long before speech. That must be true as every time we travel to Atlanta, citizens there practice those hand-gesture skills on out-of-town people. Driving there now you realize and appreciate people of Wilkes County.
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