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Rev. Kevin Madden, formerly of Washington and now of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Washington Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, September 30. Madden, associated with the Canadian National Baptist Convention, has been living in Canada for the past 12 years working in an effort to establish new churches there. He was appointed by the Baptist North American Mission Board last year to be responsible for starting new churches in the western part of Canada. He gave members an update on his efforts, the Canadian economy and life styles, and highlighted the differences with those of the U.S. His father, Wayne Madden, and Steve Blackmon were program hosts for the day. More ... Danburg Baptist Church will have its annual homecoming on Sunday, October 12, followed by revival services Monday through Wednesday, October 13-15. The music for the homecoming will begin at 10:15 a.m. with the popular Bluegrass gospel family, the Weaver Believers from Helen. Dennis Garner, former pastor of the Danburg church, will bring the homecoming message at 11 a.m. More ... This dog is a sweet loving dog. She wants to be with someone to be devoted to. She would be a loyal companion. She is spayed and vaccinated. Call the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter at 706-678-CATS or visit the Shelter at 358 Brown Drive. Hours are 3:30-5:30 p.m. More ... The President's List for summer quarter at Athens Technical College includes two Wilkes County students. David Gunter, a student in Automotive Fundamentals; and Natasha Parks, a student in Accounting, were named to the prestigious list. More ... Learning in Retirement has announced fall courses which will be available to members and other interested persons. "Introduction to Power Point" is a two-session course to be led by Polly Fievet. It covers basic computer techniques for preparation of photographs and related materials for presentation to small or large groups using digital technology. More ... The Washington Little Theater's annual Gala will be in the form of "Big Daddy's Birthday Party." Picking up on the birthday party held in the play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" which opens October 3 at The Bolton Lunceford Playhouse, the party will be held in the spacious gardens of Lafayette Manor Inn on East Robert Toombs Avenue. More ... Gregg Wilkinson, a 1973 graduate of Washington-Wilkes High School, has announced his retirement from the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department after 27 years. Wilkinson has established himself as one of Atlanta's bravest by being proficient as a fire apparatus operator, hazard material technician, and pump engine driver. More ... Hosted by the Eta Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, the Nancy C. Long Golf Tournament - "Playing FORE the Cure" - will be held on Saturday, October 25, at noon at the Washington-Wilkes Country Club. There will be a $50 golfer's fee per player and players may sign up at the Country Club. More ... Washington-Wilkes Fellowship of Christian Athletes members participated in the national "See You At The Pole" prayer event that took place last week. Students in FCA united at the flag pole on Wednesday, September 24, for prayer. "See You At The Pole" is an opportunity for Christians to come together and pray for their schools, communities, and nation. There are 79 student athletes who are participating in FCA at W-WCHS this year. FCA is a student-led club at Washington-Wilkes and is facilitated by Coach Brian Usry, and Coach Nick Brinson. More ... The Friends of the Mary Willis Library will meet Thursday, October 9, at 3 p.m. in the meeting room of the library. The program will feature Louise Maynard and Mark Waters who will present an informative power-point program on the 2009 Spring Tour of Homes in Washington. More ... The honor roll of donors for the September 4 Washington-Wilkes Community Blood Drive has been supplied by the Shepeard Community Blood Center. The drive was sponsored by Shepeard and the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. The 79 donors were Jimmy Chapman, Clifford Hanson, Jessica F. Cobb, Charles Bush III, Melissa C. Wood, Kathy E. Casper, Elaine A. Wood, Carolyn S. More ... Melanie Hart, Christian singer and songwriter, will be performing live in the sanctuary at First United Methodist Church, Sunday, October 12, 2008, at 4:30 pm. Hart and her family have just returned to North America from the country of Georgia where they have been missionaries. She will share about living in a post-Soviet country and missionary opportunities there. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Dunnaway and Mr. and Mrs. Wade Dunnaway spent Tuesday through Sunday at Myrtle Beach, S.C. ƒStephanie Haynes, Chip and Skyla, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips. ƒI visited my mother, Blanche Wallace, in Lincoln County several times last week. On Saturday I visited Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Hudson and Linda Albea. More ... Isn't it wonderful that people now decorate for fall almost as much as at Christmas? All I remember of Halloween when I was a child is the apple bobbing and going trick or treating in a white sheet with holes for the eyes. I remember falling down with that long sheet and couldn't really see with those two holes. More ... Revival services will begin at Sardis Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sunday, October 5, with Rev. Donnie Berry as guest speaker. Services each evening Sunday through Tuesday will start at 7 p.m. A dinner on the grounds will be held following the Sunday morning service. Jo Randall will be pianist. Rev. More ... The North Wilkes Steering Committee is very appreciative of the pictures and old Tignall Baptist bulletin of 1960 belonging to Ida Norman) that were sent by Henrilyn Carlton Cleland of Sylvania. Some of the pictures were sent from her mom, Edna Carlton, and her aunt, Ida Norman. More ... Deana M. Acree, Elizabeth King, and Dawn Harper visited Mrs. Laura Hester. ƒVisiting Mrs. Bernice McAvoy were Ronnie McAvoy, Gail Galbreath, Joyce Blackburn, Marion Poss, and Dot Branham. ƒGuests of Mrs. Libby Ivey were John Ivey, Sally Hopkins, Mable Johnson, Kristopher Appling and Vanessa, and Emily Appling. More ... September 22 - Bobby Blakey and Doris Rhodes visited Mrs. Lois Flynt. ƒRev. Dale Fincher presented church, singing and prayer for the residents. ƒMrs. Nancy C. Gunby visited her house on Barnett Street and went on another outing. ƒMadge Bailey took Mrs. Eva Reed to her house for lunch and then they went shopping. ƒMarie Jackson visited Mrs. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Ricky McCarty were on vacation and spent the week at Lake Blackshear. They enjoyed fishing, boating, and just resting. On Wednesday their supper guests were Gail Hammock, Edward Hammock, and Joy Hammock of Hope, Alaska, who was spending two months with her mother and brother. More ... Tickets are currently on sale for the Washington Cotton Club Prohibition Theme Party sponsored by Talk of the Town2 and the Washington Wilkes Arts Foundation. The event will be held the night of Saturday, October 18, from p.m. until midnight and will feature food, libations and 1920s-era jazz by the Retrospective Jazztet out of Atlanta. More ... Preparations are now underway to collect Christmas shoe boxes for the seniors in Wilkes County nursing homes and assisted living facilities again this year, thanks to "Operation Love and Care in a Shoe Box," the drive's organizer said. More ... The 7th Annual "I'd Rather Be in Tignall" Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, November 1. The North Wilkes Steering Committee is the official sponsor of the festival and is seeking donations and contributions for the event. Items donated will be used as door prizes or bingo prizes. More ... Tabor Baptist Church is having its revival October 19-22. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning with singing from "Mountain Joy" followed by the worship service at 11:15 a.m. There will be an evening service at 7 p.m. led by Rev. Wayne Hicks, pastor of New Haven Congregational Holiness Church of Gainesville. More ... With early voting now underway for the November presidential election, election officials and local candidates want everybody to know that it's legal and perfectly normal to "split your vote" on the ballot - and there will be a list of write-in candidates on the ballot, too. More ... Georgia State Patrol Trooper Delston Branch counts the empty liquor bottles next to the crashed Ford truck driven by Emmett A. "Mickey" Taylor. Branch said Taylor is a habitual DUI offender and apparently drove his grandmother's truck and crashed late Friday on Stony Ridge Road. After the crash, he was carried by air ambulance to MCG in Augusta. Branch said his family said Taylor suffered a broken neck in the crash, and it was not his first crash or his first broken neck. He was charged with driving under the influence, driving as a habitual violator, and a tag charge. No one else was injured in the crash. More ... |
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