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Christmas at Callaway Plantation will be held this year on Friday, December 12, from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. The Plantation is located five miles west of Washington on Highway 78 across from the Washington-Wilkes Airport. More ... The Washington Church of God will have homecoming on Sunday, November 9. Pastor Jody Boulineau, a former pastor, will be the guest speaker for the day. His family will accompany him to the service. The church is located at 1365 Tignall Road. Alec George is the pastor. More ... The First Baptist Church Pre-K had a fun field trip to Washington Farms in Watkinsville on Tuesday, October 21. The children enjoyed the petting zoo, a hayride, learning how to grow a pumpkin, and picking their own pumpkin. Parents, teachers, and children enjoyed a picnic before returning home. Pictured are (front row, l-r) Daniel Broome, Levi Durham, Jackson Thornton, Sydney McClain, Mattie Heard, Ella Jackson, Hagan Ball (hiding), Morgan Shedd, Makayla Hammond, Emily Hardy, Nathan Bowen, (back) Nathan Durham, Trey Rhodes, Brock Hammond, Lexi Land, Garrett Clark, Trey Johnston, Madison Kay, Kelsey Grace Leard, (behind children) Mrs. Angie Williams, and Miss Jeannie Bruce. More ... The Mary Willis Library Bookmobile service for Wilkes County during November includes the following stops. November 5 - Morning: First United Methodist Church Pre- Kindergarten, Simpson Corner, Wee Care, Wilkes County Head Start, and Heritage Health Care Wilkes. More ... Do you have game? The opening speaker for Red Ribbon Week, Michael Douglas, showed students at an assembly on October 21 that he does. The former member of the legendary Harlem Globetrotters spoke about doing well in school and life and demonstrated some of the renowned techniques used by the Globetrotters. More ... In honor of Breast Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month, the University Health Care System Breast Health Center, Wilkes County Health Department, and the American Cancer Society (ASC) have teamed up to present a Breast Cancer Brunch and Learn at the Washington-Wilkes Parks and Recreation Center on Lexington Avenue in Washington on Wednesday, November 5, from 10 a.m. More ... Rehearsals are underway for the Washington Little Theater Co.'s Christmas production, "Sanders Family Christmas." This sequel to "Smoke on the Mountain," which was presented three years ago, will have four performances: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 4, 5, and 6, at 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, December 7, at 2:00 p.m. (Note early curtain time on Sunday. More ... The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) will sponsor a free legal rights workshop Friday, November 7, at the Lincoln County Senior Center, 160 May Avenue, Lincolnton. The workshop will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Lunch will be provided. More ... The Wilkes County Unit of the Salvation Army is still seeking donations for aid to the needy during October and November. Funds were exhausted before $150 in donations was received following the last appeal. Three families were helped with these donations, but the treasury is again exhausted. Four families have been turned down for help. More ... A new chapter of Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) is being organized in Washington- Wilkes. An organizational meeting will be held at the Mary Willis Library on Monday, November 3, 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to organize a new SAR chapter in the Washington-Wilkes area. More ... If you are a natural gas consumer in the Atlanta Gas Light service area, be sure to take advantage of a free service offered by the Wilkes County Cooperative Extension office. Your local natural gas educator, Leigh Anne Aaron, has reviewed many natural gas bills and has helped people save money. More ... Sardis Baptist Church enjoyed having "The Pearly Gates" in concert Sunday morning during the worship service. After prayer and congregational singing, prayer requests and praises were given. The children who finished the young Christians program were honored with certificates and pendants by their director, Joyce Fry. All of them said a Bible verse. More ... Have you ever had a reason to count candy corn? I have been counting candy corn to put into a glass pumpkin for the fall festival. You cannot put broken candy corn into the pumpkin, so guess who ate all the broken pieces of candy corn? Yep, me. Now I'm sick of candy corn and don't want to ever see another one. More ... We had a great fall festival at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Saturday night with approximately 40 attending and everyone having a good time. The kids enjoyed games outside before dark, after a supper of all kinds of soup, chili, sandwiches, and delicious desserts. There were door prizes and cake walks. There were lots of cakes. More ... I do hope you had a good week. Enjoy the fall, it's great. ƒEbenezer Baptist Church had another great day in the Lord's house. We had good attendance, good music, and great preaching. The fall festival at Ebenezer will be Saturday evening at 6 p.m. Come and enjoy hotdogs, chili, and fun and fellowship. More ... October 20 - Cheryl Massey and Carol Ann Scurlock visited Mrs. Louise Bagwell. ƒDoris and Trey Rhodes visited Mrs. Lois Flynt. ƒHappy 86th birthday to Mrs. Louise Bagwell. Her birthday was October 19. Her children, Martin Bagwell (Marie), Cheryl Massey (Shuler), and Carol Ann Scurlock (Don) gave her a birthday party at the Massey home in Bowman. More ... We're decorating the tree! Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fortson cordially invite you to attend a tree trimming party on Saturday, December 14, 1885, at 7 p.m. Tom has cut down a beautiful pine tree to stand next to the fireplace in the parlor. Sallie has decorated the whole house for the occasion. More ... contest where they drew pictures of themselves in the future, living a drug free life. Winners were selected from each grade and were announced at the pep rally. The winners were Alaina Callaway from kindergarten; Emily Weaver from the first grade; Morgan Huff from the second grade; and Lykah Mora from the third grade. More ... With a host of late-year events and attractions already beginning to crowd the Washington-Wilkes holiday activities calendar, the Washington Lions Club announced Monday that its next chicken barbecue will be an event of Saturday, November 8. More ... Lauren Chafin, Morgen Swann, and William Thomas, members of the Wilkes County 4-H Dairy Show Team, participated in the Gwinnett County Fair where they competed against tough showmen. In weight class, Lauren placed sixth; William placed 11th; and Morgen placed 12th. More ... The hottest tickets in town are 50-yard-line seats near the front of the upper level for the Georgia- Georgia Tech football game on November 29. One lucky winner will get a pair of those tickets by participating in the Washington- Wilkes Band Boosters giveaway already underway. More ... Marine Corps Cpl. Isaias T. Capistrano, son of Isaias R. Capistrano Jr. of Washington, along with fellow Marines and sailors of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Marine Corps Base, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, has completed a seven-month deployment to Al Anbar province, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism. More ... The Xi Zeta Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will have the annual womanless beauty pageant on November FE-3108, at 7 p.m. The event will 44-129 be held at the Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Cafeteria. More ... Guests of Mrs. Laura Hester were Elizabeth King, Mrs. George Wideman, Clara Sutton, Dawn Harper, Krishonna Grant, and Codell Grant.Mrs. Bernice McAvoy's visitors wereRonnie McAvoy, Gail Galbreath, Henry and Fay McAvoy, Joyce Blackburn, Sandra Baynes, and Lois Hardy. More ... You can be a part of the community wide effort to participate in "It's Spooky to be Hungry," a food drive to benefit Golden Harvest Food Bank. Since its inception in 1992, "It's Spooky to be Hungry" has brought hundreds of people together in fun, significant community-building volunteer work. More ... The Washington-Wilkes business community enjoyed a second quarterly Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce After-Hours event last week at one of the city's newest businesses, Retro Cinema & Books. Crowds filled the Charleston-style back courtyard all evening for the Thursday evening drop-in event. Chamber Director Ashley Barnett said that tickets are available for the Chamber's big annual community banquet December 4 to be held at the Pope Center, starting at 6:30 p.m. with a meet-and-greet, followed by dinner and an awards presentation starting at 7. Tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce office on The Square. More ... The Seventh Annual I'd Rather Be in Tignall Fall Festival will begin Saturday morning, November 1, at 10 o'clock. The festival is held each year on Independence Street in Tignall at the old school grounds. There will be live music all day with an old-fashioned cake walk beginning at 10:15; bingo from 11:00 to 12:30 and again at 1:30. More ... Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School's annual induction ceremony for the W-WCHS Chapter of the National Honor Society was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. More ... |
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