WASHBURN NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
I am happy to announce that Beth Boddy will now be doing the news for Washburn. She lives right in town with her husband Steve and children Hannah and Jonathan. With a daughter in the school system, she will be able to cover items throughout the town and school and give Washburn a lot better coverage than I’ve been able to do from Mars Hill.
I want to thank everyone that helped me as I covered the Washburn news for the past year and a half. I could not have done it without the support of the different clubs that sent me notices for the paper. I have enjoyed the time spent as your correspondent as Washburn is close to my heart — being my father’s hometown — but feel that each town is better served by a correspondent that lives right in town. I will still root for Washburn — unless they are playing Mars Hill!
I look forward to handing the Washburn news over to Beth; she’ll do a great job! Beth’s contact information is by phone at 455-8427 or at bethwood@hotmail.com.
Raffle winners
The August Festival Committee was pleased to be able to present two raffles this year, due to the generous donations by Perham Oil and the A’Stichin’ And A’Givin’ quilting group. Perham Oil donated 100 gallons of fuel oil, which was won by a happy Crouseville native. The quilt was won by Helen Tompkins of Wade. The money generated by these raffles will go toward next year’s festival. Thanks to all who bought tickets!
Fundraiser yard sale
The Washburn Italy Tour students are having a huge yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 2 North Main St., Washburn, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To learn more, or to donate items, contact Tracy Reed at treed@msad45.net.
Stew Night
The Washburn Italy Tour students are having a community stew dinner from 4:30-6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, at the Washburn Elementary School Cafeteria. Cost will be $5/adult, $3/child and $15/family. Tickets are being sold by students and at the door.
Birthdays/anniversaries
Those celebrating birthdays from Aug. 29-Sept. 4 include: Tiffany Bragg, Tiffany Carter, Rodney Tarbox, Kevin Tompkins, Lionel LaPlante, Tony Creasey, Atwood Sperrey, Mable Brown, Nolan Cunningham, Angelia Burchett, Kitty Cunningham, Herschell Conley, Dan Robertson, Victoria Levesque, Jennifer Olson, Abigail Thompson, Zachary Bird, Condrad Helton, Kim Crouse, Dixon Creasey Jr., Eric Woodbrey, Lola Jackson and Ricky Bragg.
Those celebrating anniversaries include: Joe and Germaine Whitten, Mike and Nola Amero, Loren and Judy Johnson, Tom and Bette Olson, Rodney and Shelley Chavez, Mark and Debbie Tarr and Scott and Susan Whipkey.
NOTE: Please e-mail bethwood@hotmail.com with any changes or additions to the birthdays and anniversaries listings.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Perham, Wade and Washburn. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
