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Students at Washington-Wilkes Primary School are participating in many activities to raise money for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Tiffani Andrews' class was the first kindergarten class to fillup a two-liter jug with pennies. More ... Registration for this year's Summer Drama Camp at the Bolton Lunceford Playhouse began on April 1 and continue through April 30. Registration and scholarship forms can be found at either www.thewltc. com or any Wilkes County school office. More ... Amethyst Wynn, Middle School Graduation Coach and the graduation coach students attended the 11th Annual Adolescent Youth Symposium hosted by the Iota Gamma Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. They received a special invitation from Washingtonian Sigma Gamma Rho Member Alicia Finnell, the daughter of retired educators Mrs. Eddie and Kay Finnell. More ... While travelling through Washington last Thursday, March 27, Congressman Paul Broun stopped to visit with members of the Washington Rotary Club and report on his activity and voting in Washington, D.C. He said that he uses a "four-way test" in which he asks: Is it morally right? Is it constitutional? Do we need it? Can we afford it? before he votes on any bill in Congress. More ... A local Toastmasters Club is being organized in Washington and both men and women are invited to a demonstration to be held in the meeting room at the Mary Willis Library on Monday, April 14, at 6:00 p.m. "Your potential is limited only by how many excuses you have. Come join the fun," said Kathryn Anderson, organizer of the event. More ... This female dog is part American Eskimo. She is white with a biscuit colored undercoat and guard hairs. She is happy, intelligent, and would be a good companion, and perhaps watchdog. Call or visit the Washington- Wilkes Animal Shelter, 358 Brown Drive. Telephone: 706-678-CATS. Hours are 3:30-5:30. More ... With only one week left in the 2007 legislative session, the House has already completed many of the important issues we promised our constituents we would address. More ... On Friday, the legislature completed its 36th day of session. With four more days to go until Sine Die, the final day of legislative business, the General Assembly has decided to complete its work by convening Monday through Wednesday of next week, More ... Six local and area Suzuki Strings of Augusta students played with more than 120 other students at their annual recital held at the First Baptist Church of Augusta on Friday, March 28. More ... Items for the silent auction sponsored by Relay for Life will be displayed at the Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce on Friday, April 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.; and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Packages include: Two one-hour riding lessons, Hill & Hollow Farms, Bunny Gunby. More ... Do you have a little spare time on your hands? Do you want to give back to your local state park or your community? Do you want to get in some good exercise? If you answered yes to any of these questions, consider joining A.H. More ... Kiwanis Division 6 Lt. Governor Norm Nickolson was the guest of Washington Kiwanis President Bes Moore at the regular meeting of the club on Tuesday, April 1. Lt. Gov. Nickolson is a member of the Downtown Augusta Kiwanis Club. Tuesday's meeting was devoted to an in-depth discussion of the 2008 Spring Tour of Homes event and each Kiwanian's responsibility. More ... Things could be even worse than they were last year for allergy sufferers, according to Dr. Stan Fineman of the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic. "This year, we had high pollen counts in February, which is very unusual," said the specialist. More ... Gary S. Bostic Jr. of Washington- Wilkes has earned his commission as Lieutenant at Georgia Military Academy i n Milledgeville. Bostic also received an associate degree in general studies and was named to the dean's list. More ... The eastern kingsnake is a shiny black snake with thin white or cream-colored bands. This reptile also is called the "chain snake" because the lines that stretch across its back are linked along the sides. The species' typical length is 3-4 feet long, but the record is almost 7 feet. More ... The Marquis de Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), will host a ceremony honoring the grave of Revolutionary War Veteran Purnal Truitt on Saturday, April 12, 11 a.m. The ceremony will be held at the Brown-Hardin cemetery located at 3346 Scull Shoals Road, Washington. More ... I think I do this every year. I put up my winter clothes, take out spring clothes, and along comes Old Man Winter again. Of course the pollen comes along too and all those pretty blooms that cause all kinds of problems. There's a sneeze in every conversation. More ... Spring is in the air and we turn our thoughts to fishing! So does the Osprey as seen by this photograph made by Hugh Keener. This creature comes every day, circling high above, diving feet-first into the water, coming up with a fishand carrying it off to a favorite tree to feast. (Note the large fishheld in its left talon. Also note the size of those talons. More ... On Thursday, March 20, the first day of spring, the resident, Celeste Adams, opened the Tignall Homemakers meeting with the pledge of allegiance to the flag. After welcoming visitors, Sharon Freeland, Wilbur Maney, and Trey Rhodes, she called on Joan Baker to read the minutes of the February meeting and Linda Burns to present the treasurer's report. More ... Susan Amason came down from Flowery Branch Thursday before Easter and picked up her brother, Billy Amason, and they spent the weekend in Winder with their aunt, Kate Nicholson. While there they helped their aunt do some work around the house and enjoyed their visit. More ... We had a nice Sunday at Ebenezer Baptist Church Sunday. We were down in attendance but the Lord still blessed us. Dr. Dupre's message to the children was "Powers to Show." The adult sermon was "Resurrection Appearances" taken from the books of Job and Mark. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Shelton placed flowers in the church. After the service we had a called business meeting. More ... Our pastor, Rev. O'Neil Martin, was invited to preach the homecoming message at Sandy Cross Baptist Church Sunday. In his absence, Tommy Harwell of Norwood was guest speaker. He preached a good message and we all enjoyed having him. He had preached for us a number of times in the past and it was nice to see him again. More ... The fifth Sunday services at Phillips Mill Baptist Church included the Lord's Supper following the morning message by Pastor Rev. Robert Rayner. More ... Working on a tip from a concerned Tignall citizen, Wilkes County deputies recently arrested a man they say is a known drug dealer. Antonio D. Mercier, 23, of Tignall, who was on probation for a previous drug conviction, was arrested March 14 by Deputies Jamie Bridges and Detrick Jones. More ... The students at First United Methodist Church Pre-Kindergarten enjoyed an Easter Egg hunt behind Bell Cottage on March 19. More ... Warm-season turfgrasses such as Bermuda, centipede, zoysia and St. Augustine suffer some common problems with springtime greenup. Here are the ones we see most often. Mowing height is the most common problem as these grasses go from dormancy to active growth. Scalping is more common in zoysia grasses, especially in the densergrowth cultivars like Emerald. More ... In recognition of 4-H month, Rayle EMC made donations to area County Extension officesas part of its ongoing effort to give back to the community by sponsoring various youth programs. More ... Spring is here. After months of being cooped up indoors, it's finally time for gardeners to go dig in the dirt. But they shouldn't pass by their pot-bound plants on the way, says a Georgia Master Gardener. Repotting pot bound plants is often a neglected gardening chore, says Charlie Christian, a Master Gardener in Morgan County. More ... |
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