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Evan Harrison all earned Superior ratings; and the percussion unit received an Excellent rating. Jeff Thomas is director of bands and Tara Townsend coordinates the auxiliary units. . . . Also attending the festival was former Washington- Wilkes Band Director Ryan Dukes and his Habersham "Band of Blue." They received an Excellent rating and the Tiger Band students enjoyed getting to see Ryan and his band's performance. Justin Holmes, fiance' of Lizzie Newsome, has been named an assistant coach for the Georgia Bulldog Baseball Team at the University of Georgia. Justin received his Bachelor of Arts in Classical Culture from UGA and then played baseball in the Cleveland Indians baseball organization; and in the Traverse City, Michigan, Frontier League before returning to Georgia in September. Our own Ashley Barnett, Washington Wilkes Tourism Director, was the MC for the big Tracy Lawrence concert at Aonia MotoCross Pass last Friday. . . . Extra law enforcement personnel had been lined up to assist with the traffic for the large crowd expected, but the crowd was smaller than expected and traffic moved smoothly. The Market Days Street Festival in Downtown Washington is expected to attract a large number of vendors with a variety of wares Saturday. Included will be caterers, antique shops, hospitality and sports-related companies, clothing, toys, books, pets, home decor, art, and music. An off-The-Square street dance will spill over on Court and Allison streets during the evening hours. There will also be haunted ghost tours directed by "Miss Fannie" (Elaine Filipiak). . . . The festival is featured on the www.georgia. org homepage in the event listings section. . . . The Rayle Ramble is also set for Saturday, 10 a.m. In addition to the festival Downtown, there will be "An Afternoon of Appraisals and Appetizers" sponsored by the Washington-Wilkes Historical Foundation Sunday afternoon. The event will be held at Wisteria Hall on East Robert Toombs Avenue. An expert panel of evaluators to appraise items brought to the fair will include Frank Walsh of Atlanta, former guest appraiser on public television's popular "Antiques Road Show." For $15 at the door we can submit a couple of items for appraisal; pay for a year's membership in the Washington- Wilkes Historical Foundation; and enjoy delicious appetizers while browsing the show. The Liberty Street Playground is closed to the public for a few weeks while repairs are being made to the equipment and the grounds are upgraded. Three times in one day last week I heard praises being sung for one of the laboratory technicians at Wills Memorial Hospital. All three persons commented (at different times during the day) about having been to the lab to give blood for tests to be made and how the technician who drew the blood was so gentle and good that they didn't even feel "the stick." I decided I would findout who she is and Doris Smith, director of the lab, told me about this young lady and other technicians serving us at Wills Memorial. The special young lady is Cynthia Villagordo and she comes from the Philippines as do the other three technicians. Cynthia is very petite, polite, and helpful. Also in the lab is "Mr. T," who works the night shift. His name is Teonest Mora. The others from the Philippines are Maya Cadahug and Margaux Lagat. So, if you've got lab work coming up, don't dread it. Go and see how nice it can be. I promise that you won't even know you've been "stuck." Hilda Wright came back home to her native Washington-Wilkes several years ago to take care of her mother, Kathryn Wright, who was in her declining years. Before that time Hilda had frequently served as a summer counselor for Glen Arden Camp for girls in the North Carolina Mountains. Hilda has a great-nephew, Mike Albrecht, and two great-nieces, Rachel and Emily Albrecht. All are children of her niece, Adrienne Wright Albrecht, and Adrienne's husband Mike. This past summer, Hilda was a counselor at Glen Arden and Rachel, 13 and Emily, 11, attended the camp. . . . Mike, who is Emily's twin, attended nearby Falling Creek Camp for boys. . . . Hilda brought me the August 6 issue of Time magazine which featured (on the cover as well as inside) an article about Falling Creek Camp and it was titled "The Myth About Boys." On the cover was a picture of nine-year-old Hayden Futch, one of this year's campers. Hilda's nephew Mike was at the camp this summer at the same time Hayden was. She says that after the article appeared, Falling Creek received a deluge of applications for boys to attend the camp. The sub-title for the article was "Experts say boys are in trouble. Here's why they've got it wrong." The boys have 150 lush and rugged acres to explore and are taking advantage of every opportunity offered at the camp. The article was a lengthy one with lots of pictures, and very interesting. You can probably findit at the Mary Willis Library.
In addition to the ArtFest and all the other events taking place the weekend of November 2-4, Dad's Garage, an Atlanta based improv comedy troupe, will be conducting a workshop and giving three performances at The Playhouse. The workshop and performances are sponsored by the Washington Little Theater Co.
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