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Lydia Brooke Lamar of Washington and Bruce Albert Strother of Thomson exchanged wedding vows in a beautiful double-ring ceremony Saturday, June 6, at six o'clock in the evening at Union Baptist Church in Thomson. Rev. C. E. (Butch) Baston of Thomson officiated. More ... Katherine Alicia McKellar of Augusta and James Deo Stewart of North Augusta, S.C., were united in marriage on Saturday, June 13, at six o'clock in the evening at the Fitzpatrick Hotel Courtyard. Pastor Matt Bailey of Anderson, S.C., performed the ceremony. More ... Jacob Daniel Durham Mr. and Mrs. Chad Durham of Washington announce the birth of their son, Jacob Daniel, on Thursday, June 18, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Jake, as he will be called, weighed 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and was 19 inches long. He has a brother, Hunter Lee, who will be four in September, and an eighteen-month-old sister, Kailee Grace. More ... William Reese Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bailey, celebrated his fourth birthday on Saturday, June 13. Reese enjoyed a boat party on his parents pontoon boat at Elijah Clark Lake. The boat was decorated with Spiderman and Batman balloons. Everyone had lunch and Reese opened his gifts. The rest of the afternoon was spent swimming and riding the tube behind the boat. More ... Dehstiny Tracia Smith, daughter of Tracy Smith and Meredith Smith, celebrated her ninth birthday on June 18 and was honored on several occasions. Dehstiny was treated to a trip to Red Lobster in Augusta by her gr andmothe r, Sara Dees, on June 17, and her mother was also a guest. More ... Pierce and Joyce Barden joined their children and grandchildren, Greg and Marie Fanning, Austin and Kaeleigh, at Myrtle Beach, S.C., last week. lBill and Teresa Bishop vacationed last week at Panama City Beach, Fla., where they were joined by their children and grandchildren, Michael Bishop of Panama City, Fla., Neil Bishop and Landon of Adairsville. More ... Norris and Frances Ware were among 44 travelers on a wonderful trip with Ionosphere Tours of Anderson, S.C. The group left June 22 and spent their first night in Charleston, W.Va. Tuesday they arrived in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. There they boarded the Maid of Mist and took the boat ride to Horseshoe Basin, passing directly in front of the Falls. More ... Maura Jackson, daughter of Rob and Beth Jackson, shared birthday honors with her friend, Salem Twiggs, daughter of David and Ashley Twiggs of Thomson, at a swim and slumber party Friday, May 29, at Maura's home on the Greensboro Road. More ... The Washington Presbyterian Church, will have Vacation Bible School beginning Sunday, July 12, and continuing through Friday, July 17, from 5:45 until 8:30 p.m. Children ages pre-kindergarten through the sixth grade are invited to attend and enjoy Gully Games, Cavern Crafts, Shadow Science, Sagebrush Storytelling, and Red Rock Rhythm. More ... lBob and Carole Murphy of Bishop visited Mabel Johnson. lVisiting a month with Steve Gillispie and Bill and Jackie Gillispie are Madison and Kaitlyn Gillispie of Cocoa, Fla. More ... The beautiful country home of Chan and Phyllis Drake was the scene of the 50th year class reunion of Washington-Wilkes High School Class of l959 Saturday, June 13. As guests entered the drive, they were greeted with a "Welcome" sign on Mr. Drake's 1930 Model A Ford. More ... Bryan Carswell Barnett of Washington Wilkes received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business during the school's commencement exercises held Friday, May 8, at the Classic Center in Athens. More ... lEdward and Susan Pope visited from Wednesday until Sunday in Maryville, Tenn., with Craig and Jenny Thomas and daughter, Eliana, and stayed with Eliana while her parents were on a trip to San Francisco, Calif. The Popes and Eliana were Sunday dinner guests of Dave and Erla Thomas, also in Maryville. More ... David Allen Zumbro Jr., son of David and Dee-Dee Zumbro of Lexington, celebrated his sixth birthday on June 12 with an afternoon of swimming and a cookout at the home of his grandparents, David and Sandra Adams in Washington. David's theme for his party was SpongeBob. More ... The First United Methodist Church held its annual Vacation Bible School June 7-11 with approximately 105 in attendance. This year's theme was "Camp E.D.G.E: Experience and Discover God Everywhere." Everyone had a great time learning about all the exciting ways to experience and discover the greatness of God everywhere! More ... Strange animals have been seen around Wilkes County lately. I noticed in last week's News-Reporter that Carol Bolton saw a black bear. Well, I did too. I turned in at the road that goes by the J.W. Thornton home and a creature dropped from a low branch of a tree beside the road. More ... Pole Branch Missionary Baptist Church had another exciting and motivational VBS last week with a total present for the week being 245 children and adults. The theme for the week was "On the Move -- God's Grace from Place to Place. More ... Members of the Tignall Homemakers Club and their guests enjoyed lunch together on June 18 at Talk of the Town in Washington. Members present were Celeste Adams, Joan Baker, Sherri Bowers, Linda Burns, Paula Butts, Carol Daniel, Becky Dixon, Ruth Farish, Louise Harper, Beverly Johnson, Sally Kennedy, Edna Lamar, Sarah Pelot, Elizabeth Smith, Louise Smith, and Mary Webster. More ... Alex and Kay Tyler have returned from a tour of Scotland. They took a tour of three castles, the Crathes Castle and gardens, Glamus Castle (the homeplace of the late Queen Mother), and Edinburgh Castle, and actually spent two nights in another castle. More ... Guests of Mrs. Lois Hardy were Mary Hubbard, Kay Poplin, Robin Lahr, Pat Lahr, Sandra Baynes, Joyce West, Jill Harris, and Tyler Harris. .Mrs. Mable West's guests were Shirley Goldman, Mary Hubbard, Douglas and Jerri Ann Stewart, Increda Coots, and Marion and Joyce West. .Mattie J. Williams, Hattie M. Mc- Manus, and Marie Tolbert visited Mrs. Carrie Wallace. . More ... Our day at Ebenezer Baptist Church was a good one. Dr. Dupree presented the children's story and ages 3-5 were dismissed to pre-school church led by Teresa Kemp and Miranda Nelson. Lauree Shelton kept the nursery. The sermon was on tithing: "Do people rob God?," from Malachi and Matthew. Bill Fair read the scripture and also gave his testimony on tithing. More ... We had a very good attendance at Clifford's Grove Baptist Church Sunday. The number of small children has increased and it thrills Rev. Martin when they gather up for storytime. We all receive a blessing just watching them. .Last Sunday night, Trudy and John Sutherland enjoyed having supper with Brad and his friend, Blain McMichael, in Augusta. . More ... Sardis Baptist Church had a good service Sunday morning with George Pate filling in for Rev. Jim Newsome who was called back to Florida to conduct a funeral. Karan accompanied him on the trip. Joyce Fry led in the congregational singing as Courtney Gunter played the piano. More ... |
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