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Sheena Kopecky (center) and Graham Wolfe (right) were awarded the annual Kiwanis Club of Washington scholarships by club president Sherry Hudson at a recent meeting of the club. More ... Becky Hooton (right), Volunteer of the Year at the Wilkes Pre-Release Center, told members of the Washington Rotary Club about the Christian ministry programs held at the Center and in particular the 12-week "Experiencing God" program she leads. She said that she set out to do the program just one time but now, 15 months later, she is about to start the fifth session. She expressed to the club how gratifying it is to see the changes that have been made in the hearts and lives of so many of the inmates. Paula Stevens (left) was program chairman for the day. More ... Tommy Johns, Claudia the Hippo, and their band of puppets, including the notorious Roosevelt Rat will be blazing a trail of fun and creativity to the Mary Willis Library on Tuesday, June 16, at 10 a.m. The performance will be "The Reading Round UP. More ... The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension will have a class on "Beginning Canning" on June 30 and July 7. The class is for anyone who would like to learn to preserve food at home. Cost for the class is $30 which includes the textbook, "So Easy to Preserve. More ... Last week, the Watson-Brown Foundation's Thomson Chapter of the Junior Board awarded $5,000 to the Washington Historical Museum for the purchase of new exhibition cases. Junior Board members said they are thrilled to be part of the ongoing efforts to preserve Wilkes County history for future generations to learn from and enjoy. More ... Jerry Denard and Debbie Bennett took their granddaughters, Brandy Ray and Jessica Bennett, to New York City on a shopping/play trip. They are pictured above about to enter the theater see "Momma Mia. More ... Pole Branch Baptist Church at 542 North Hulin Avenue, Tignall, will have a women's workshop June 27 at 10 a.m. The theme for the workshop is "Growing In Grace: Becoming the women God created us to be." There will be four topics and each participant may choose two. More ... This handsome boxer/lab mix male dog is a brindle color. He is friendly and well-behaved. He is neutered and vaccinated and ready for a good home. Visit the Washington-Wilkes Animal Shelter at 358 Brown Drive. Hours are 3:30-5:30 p.m. More ... A gospel singing to benefit Winford Floyd who has had a stroke will be held at the ABC Auction Barn, Crawfordville, Friday night, June 12, at 7 p.m. A free will offering will be taken with all the money going to help Mr. Floyd who played lead guitar for Cy Easters and the Sunny South Quartet for approximately 30 years. More ... State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated 14 traffic crashes during the month of May in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Andrews said the traffic crashes resulted in 11 injuries. There were no traffic deaths. More ... Aaron Rothman, chef at the Holly Court Inn (center), was the guest speaker for the Kiwanis Club of Washington's regular Tuesday lunch meeting. He told members about various aspects of the culinary arts including safe food handling, storage, and preperation. Rothman attends Augusta Techincal College and was the guest of his father, Phil Rothman, owner of Holly Court Inn (left). They are pictured above with club president Sherry Hudson. More ... The Wilkes County Sunday School Union convened with Mulberry Baptist Church where Rev. Robert Crawford served as host pastor and Fred Willis served as host superintendent. The session was opened by the vice-president, Johnny Bankston. Devotional services were led by Larry Smith and Grady Norman. More ... The Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce will hold a Chamber After-Hours at Wisteria Hall next Thursday June 18, celebrating this spring's successful membership drive that brought 31 new members to the Chamber. The membership drive brings Chamber membership up to 180, and board members say that people join for a variety of reasons. More ... Becky Hooton (right) was named Volunteer of the Year at the Wilkes Pre-Release Center's fifth annual awards ceremony. Superintendent Ricky Cobb presented the award. More ... On Sunday, June 7, Dr. and Mrs. Oliver Myers sponsored an end-ofthe school-year celebration for the middle school graduation coach students. Dr. and Mrs. Myers are supporters of the Wilkes County Community Partnership (WCCP) programs and initiatives, said WCCP Executive Director Amethyst Wynn. More ... The next Keys to Homeownership free educational workshop will be held Saturday, June 27, from 1-5 p.m. at the Mary Willis Library in Washington. More ... The Wilkes County Young Farmers will hold their next Young Farmers Truck and Tractor Pull at their facility off Highway 78 at Big Cedar Road this Saturday, June 13. Complete information is available at TheWTTP.com, said organizer Eric Holton. "We're expecting 175 to 200 hooks in 49 classes Saturday, with a lot of local people bringing their tractors and trucks. More ... The inaugural Washington Art Stroll Saturday will offer fun, different art forms, and artists demonstrating their unique crafts at each stop along the all-day stroll through downtown Washington. More ... Washington Rescue personnel and Wilkes EMS and deputies help extricate Dale Wynn, 51, of Wilkes County from his wrecked car after he flipped the car avoiding a deer Monday night. Georgia State Patrol Trooper Patrick Brantley said that after extrication, Wynn was taken to Wills Memorial Hospital but seemed not to be badly injured. The car landed in the yard of Timerling Callaway as she watched. "I heard it skidding, then BOOM it landed in the yard. It scared me half to death." Brantley said Wynn was not cited. More ... Tena's Jewelry and Gifts employees Ricky Mercier, Krystal Wheatley, Gretchen Robb, and Donna Chafin recently too a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada. They are show above with the lights of "the strip behind them - and their News-Reporter in front. More ... Sardis Baptist Church enjoyed a great service Sunday morning. The congregational singing was led by Joyce Fry with Pam Hall at the piano. Rev. Jim Newsome gave the children's message at the altar and afterwards the children went to the annex with Courtney Gunter for children's church. Joyce Fry sang a wonderful solo special. More ... We were so thankful for the rain over the weekend. James' garden was beginning to dry up, but it is looking pretty good now. The deer have discovered it and ate some of the pea vines, so he had to hook up the electric fence. We will have squash and tomatoes in a few days. There is nothing better than the first fresh vegetables. .The hummingbirds have returned. More ... There was a little too much excitement on our street last Wednesday with a bomb scare. The most exciting thing that ever happens on Church Street is black cats crossing our path (plenty of those). Our street was blocked almost all day, so it was quiet with no traffic passing my house, but it looked like ants crawling around with all the law officers in the area. More ... Beaverdam Baptist Church had a wonderful revival last week. Rev. James Bowen, pastor of the Siloam Baptist Church in Siloam, brought some powerful messages as guest speaker. James lives here in Rayle and his children are Stephanie and Brandon Bowen, and grandson, Cameron. He is the son-inlaw of Martha Hall. More ... |
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