Three Wilkes County students were delegates for the 2010 Washington (D.C.,) Youth Tour sponsored by Rayle Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) this summer. They were Kristen Freeman, Lauren Harrison, and Hannah McTier. The three were among 99 high school students from across Georgia, representing 38 electric cooperatives. They joined 1,500 other student delegates representing electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) from 44 states. Before arriving in Washington, D.C., to explore the nation’s capital, they toured points of interest in Georgia. Every June, delegates discover how the electric cooperative movement began, learn about American history, and experience how their government works. Student comments on the trip included: Lauren said she was impressed with “the historical and political importance of D.C. It helped me understand the sacrifices many have made for our country during the wars.” . . . Hannah said, “This was the most awesome trip I’ve ever been on. There was so much history, knowledge, friendship, and fun rolled into one week.” . . . Kristen said she plans to become a pediatrician and hopes to complete a Peace Corps tour.”

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E-mail from Ulysses K. Eaton of Guyton, formerly of Washington- Wilkes, says “Please pass along that the website is awesome. I am 2½ hours away and can keep up with the news in my hometown. Go, News- Reporter.”

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Molly Newsome left Wednesday for a three-month-long semester of study at Oxford University in the United Kingdom (England). The study is sponsored by the University of Georgia which has its own dormitory on the campus of Oxford University. She is a senior at the University of Georgia, with a double major in history and anthropology. During the 12-plus weeks that she is there she will have one-on-one classes with the Oxford Dons (which is what they call their professors.)

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Marvin Hudson, our Major League Baseball umpire, was “behind the plate” in that brawl between the Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins last week. Six players, both managers and a coach, were cited after a review of Wednesday night’s odd and ugly game. Suspensions and fines were higher than usual. . . . Marvin was “behind the plate” for Monday’s game for the Braves and Pittsburgh; third base, Tuesday, and second base, Wednesday. Then he headed for Detroit.

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Sue Davidson passed along an obituary for Cammie King Conion from The Athens Banner-Herald. She is the former child actress who portrayed Bonnie Blue Butler, the daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind. She died of lung cancer at her north coast California home. . . . Several years ago she visited Washington-Wilkes during a Tour of Homes and “fell in love with cheezy fries at Fievet Pharmacy.” . . . The article says that two things that she remembered about being on the set was “ watching her stunt double for the pony scene, a male dwarf, smoking a cigarette while dressed in a reproduction of her riding habit costume;” and “being scratched by

Clark Gable’s mustache in the scene where Rhett Butler hugs and kisses his cherished daughter.”

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Don't forget the Cruise-In on The Square Saturday, September 11, 6-9 p.m. It’s sponsored as a fund-raiser by Memory Lane Cruisers. . . . The Well on Spring Street, sponsored by First United Methodist Church, begins its new ministry Sunday, September 12, at 9:45 a.m.

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Looking towards next week, The Way We Wore, a ladies vintage fashion show, will be held to benefit the North Alexander School Association (NASA.) The show is in memory of Bill Bennett, a longtime supporter of NASA. The program and luncheon will be held at the Washington Woman’s Club, and tickets have all been sold. . . . Also on Friday, the Washington Area Faith In Action will sponsor a spaghetti supper to benefit seniors and the 4-H Club. The supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Wesley Hall. . . . Saturday, September 18, there will be another Lions Club chicken barbecue at the Lions Club building on Spring Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Gloria Rhodes is beginning to get out and about after recuperating from a recent serious illness. She spent two weeks with her daughter,

Elisha Delaney of Franklin, Tenn. They spent a weekend at the lake house of the Delaneys in Kentucky and visited many antique shops and other interesting places. A special treat was their visit to the Frist Center for the Visual Arts where they viewed a fabulous exhibition of The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957, so named by Christian Dior’s new look celebrating a new era in high fashion. They enjoyed a second exhibition, also at the Frist, which celebrated the glass works of accomplished artist, Dale Chihuly. They viewed a dynamic selection of works drawn from the artist’s bestknown multi-element sculptures and installations of dazzling glassblowing.

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Glenn and Sherry Phillips of Washington-Wilkes recently attended the dedication of the Glenn Phillips Memorial Park in Harlem. The park is named in honor of and in memory of Glenn’s grandfather, the late Glenn Stephens Phillips. A new arching sign bearing Phillips’ name was unveiled at the park’s entrance.

Dolores McAvoy called to say that she is the one responsible for painting the pretty scene on the side of the Miss Fancy Plants building. She says that she cleans it from time to time and that the last time she cleaned it, it turned out as we see it now. She tried removing the offensive “stuff” but to no avail. She sought information from her sources about such things and found that the problem is the high humidity that we have had this summer has caused the painting to react in this way. The source said that as soon as the humidity reaches a certain point the problem will disappear. We’ll see.