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David Cravens, local McDonald's owner/operator was recognized at a reception held in his honor for 35 years of service. The reception, held at the J.W. More ... The annual Angel Tree at the First United Methodist Church has been put up at the church and the Angels are ready for selection, according to Tammy Bryngelson, chairman of this year's project. "The project would not be possible without the donations and support of everyone in the community," Mrs. Bryngelson said. More ... The Wilkes County Community Partnership (WCCP) A-STAR (After School Tutorial and Recreation) Program has launched the A-STAR Parent University Program, under the direction of Dorothy Jordan, facilitator and youth coordinator. Workshop, meeting, and network sessions began on October 8 at the Reese Booker Center and at the Tignall site on October 22. More ... The Episcopal Church Women of the Church of the Mediator will be serving their traditional luncheon on Saturday, December 5, at 11:30 a.m. at the Parish House. The Country Kitchen, offering baked goods, candies, condiments, jellies, and hand-crafted items, will open at 10:30 a.m. in the "Old Vicarage," adjacent to the church building. More ... The students and staff at W-WMS are enjoying a relaxing Thanksgiving break Wednesday through Friday of this week. We give our best wishes to all our students and staff as they spend time with their families. The students in Lise Kalla's eighth grade career classes were recently visited by Ashley Barnett, tourism director at the Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. More ... The Wilkes County Board of Education and Wilkes County Community Partnership are the recipients of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant. This nationwide program was established by Congress to award grants to rural and inner-city public schools. More ... Ray Moore, CRNA, took his News-Reporter along for some stimulating reading between cases at a Partners in Health hospital in the central mountains in Haiti. The hospital was started in the mid-1980s by Dr. Paul Farmer of Boston, Massachusetts, and Fritz LaFantante, an Epicsopal priest. It currently serves more than 100,000 people. More ... The current surge in the price of gold is the definition of a "bubble." Of all investment assets perhaps gold has the largest component of psychology "baked" into the price. Commercial and industrial uses of goal are limited. The demand for jewelry and dental crowns falls in a recession just like every "elective" expense. The price of gold should go down. More ... The Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor its third annual "Christmas Tree of Love" during November and December. The Auxiliary will begin its annual celebration on Tuesday, November 24, during the Downtown Candlelight Shopping on The Square. A special ceremony will be held to light the evergreen tree in front of the courthouse with brightly colored lights. More ... A holiday gift certificate from Bi-Lo expressed appreciation from the Wills Memorial Foundation directors to the Wills Memorial Hospital dietary staff last week. At the presentation are (front, l-r) Sandy Burton, Cynthia Norman, Pat Niemann, Renee Brown, Sissy Murray, (back) Kelly Powell, Darlene Wilkinson, Tom Urban, Debbie Bennett, Lois Wright, Melanie Thomas, Mary Gladmon, Inez Lewis, and Roger Coffee. Not pictured are Dorothy Cullars and Mattie Walton. "We just wanted to thank the cafeteria staff for all they do all year long," Sandy Burton said. More ... The 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday travel period begins Wednesday, November 25, and stepped up traffic enforcement is planned throughout the holiday weekend. More ... Surrounded by family, friends, and Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce members, Sorelle's owners sisters Adrienne Campbell James and Cassandra Campbell watch Mayor Willie Burns cut the ceremonial ribbon opening the new business. "Sorelle's is a different kind of gift shop," the sisters say, "with one-of-a-kind gifts, event planning, themed parties for children and adults. We do anniversaries, weddings, and receptions, bridal and baby showers, inspirational gifts, special occasion gift baskets and so much more." The store is located at 11 West Robert Toombs between Tena's Jewelry and the Washington Verizon store. More ... Taylor Randall, a senior at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., has amassed an impressive record of activities and accomplishments at the college during the past four years. On November 12 and 14, Taylor was cast as Lady Billows in Benjamin Britten's opera, "Albert Herring," presented by The Presbyterian College Opera Workshop. More ... Student of the Month recipients for Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School are (front row, l-r) Matson Keiser, Spanish; Shaniqua Banks, Family and Consumer Science; Myaka Bell, band; Rob Lovvorn, math; Cayla Gilland, social studies; (back) Kelsey Brooke, English; Blake Connell, Business and Computer Science; Emily Treadwell, Healthcare Science; Josh Fair, science; Dominique Jenkins, physical education; Chase Shelton, agriculture education; and Jarvis Williams, English/reading. More ... Washington-Wilkes FFA member Greg Callaway (right) participated in the Georgia-Carolina State Fair in Augusta where he won grand champion with his steer, Tex, (right); and reserve champion with Oreo (left.) Greg is the son of Brian and Tonya Callaway of Washington. More ... Lt. Donnie Smith presented the program at the Washington Kiwanis Club meeting on Tuesday, November 17. Speaking on highway safety, Smith relayed some very interesting facts on how easily a driver is distracted and how fast an accident can occur. He also talked about how dangerous it is to be texting on a cell phone while driving and the many accidents and deaths that occur from texting and driving. Vice president Lillie Crowe welcomed Smith to the meeting. More ... The Athens Chamber Singers will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the group with "Music from Around the World" -- Yuletide Musical Dinners, December 3, 4, and 5, at Trumps in the Georgian Hotel in downtown Athens. More ... Applications for the 2010 Brown Bag program sponsored by the Golden Harvest Food Bank will be taken at the Roy Burns Senior Center, 108 Marshall St., Washington, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, December 2 and 3. More ... Washington's Learning in Retirement "Memoir" group is enjoying writing the stories of their lives, one story at a time. At a recent session, each member took an object from the past that brought back memories and had a story behind it. More ... In more than a half century of service through the Washington Lions Club, Grady E. Rogers has amassed an impressive list of truly memorable events and personalities as he joined with fellow Lions in living out the Lions International motto, "We Serve. More ... Glen Echols, Program Manager for the Georgia Department of Agriculture Meat Inspection Section, explained the history of legislation and regulations relating to meat inspection and how the system has developed since it started in 1906. Echols said the section's function is to insure safety and truth in processing and packaging meat in the state of Georgia. Buddy Lindsey (right) was program host for the day. More ... The Washington-Wilkes Christmas parade will be held Sunday, December 13, at 3 p.m., using as a theme, "Washington-Wilkes' Winter Wonderland." The parade will line up at the Pope Conference Center on Lexington Avenue and will end at the Washington-Wilkes Elementary School on East Street, just off East Robert Toombs Avenue. More ... Donations from the community are coming in for the Washington Police Department's annual "Gifts for Children" campaign this season. Organizers say that donations from the community make the department's annual Gift for Children program possible. "Last year's contributions were exceptional," Assistant Chief Theodosia Glenn said. More ... Students at Washington-Wilkes Primary School collected food to help stock God's Marketplace Food Pantry, and ended the drive with 1,489 cans and other items. More ... Beginning Monday, copies of the City of Washington's proposed 2010 budget will be made available for public review, during regular business hours of the city's business office, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. More ... Preparing for Thanksgiving, Jason Tanner (at right) buys 10 pounds of pecans from Roy Cates' stand on East Robert Toombs Avenue Saturday morning. Shoppers began making their plans for Thanksgiving dinner last weekend, and shopped for locally grown food wherever they could find it. More ... Educators including (from right) W-WCHS Principal Steve Echols and Assistant Principal Mark Ward get instruction from crewmember Zach Gebing on the complexities of getting an order right, as Principal Wanda Jenkins and store owner Janie Cravens practice smiling at customers. More ... The Mary Willis Library will close this week through December 1, and will close several extra days this year due to furloughs, Bartram Trail Librarian Lillie Crowe said. "Our first Georgia furlough day is Monday, November 30," she said. "We will close for Thanksgiving at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 24, and we will open the library Tuesday December 1. More ... The next "Look Good ... Feel Better" session for residents of Wilkes County will be held Monday, December 14, from 5-7 p.m. at the McDuffie Regional Medical Center in Thomson. "Look Good ... Feel Better" is a free program that teaches adult female cancer patients how to cope with the appearance-related side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. More ... The Washington Little Theater will present "Tidings of Great Joy" by Duo Intermezzo: Ruth Berry, cello, and Kevin Pollock, piano, on Sunday, December 6, at 3 p.m. at the Bolton Lunceford Playhouse on North Alexander Avenue. More ... |
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