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Home Tour Thank Yous
This is a hard list to compile because so many people volunteer and help in various ways. Of course, we thank our patrons, the tourists who buy tickets to enjoy and support the event each year.
Thanks are given to:
The neighbors who opened their doors for the event and worked so hard to put on the show: Glenn & Elise Young, Greg Williams, Doug & Faith McDaniel, the First Lutheran Church, Steve & Deborah Hill, Sean & Jennifer Bolen, the Time Warp Tearoom, Sonny, Roberta & Colin Jones, Grant Rosenburg, and Daniel
Schuh.
The Home Tour committee members who work and attend meetings almost year round and complete a long list of tasks: Dani Owenby, Andy Anderson, Sonja Anderson, Jane Parker , Tom & Donna Brechko, Dodi Payne, Penny Baxter, Jesse Ursery, Chester Kilgore, Pete Creel, Ernie Roberts, Nancy Hugh, Sonny Jones.
Our event Sponsors:
St. Mary's Health System, Kroger, State of the Art, Inc,, Open Air Market, All Things Identification, McGaha Electric Company, Inc., Rentals Rentals, AA Air Co., Three Rivers Market, Heritage Termite and Pest Service, Inc., Steve Hill – Elite Realty, First Choice Community Credit Union, Laura Green - Coldwell Banker Wallace & Wallace Realtors, NHC Healthcare, Vagabondia, Scott's Plumbing Co., High Oaks Construction Co., Inc., Bliss, Broadway Carpets, Inc., Comcast, Belew Drugs, Blue Ribbon Remodeling, Inc., Locke Plumbing & Electric Co., Inc., Woodlawn Cemetary Co., Inc., MRU Engineering & Consulting Services, Inc., Graning Discount Paint Centers, Rose Mortuary, Buddy's Bar-B-Q, Mumsey's Treasures, and Jane A. Barton, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist.
Volunteers
Event photographer Travis Aslinger; Artist Stacey Wiseman for loaning artwork; Lou Russell & Buddy's Bar-B-Q for the ticket booth and generator; Bliss Stores and Minor Express Car Repair for displaying banners; Bryant Ayers for driving the decorating judges and helping with the ticket booth; Abby Loeffler for event artwork; Meryl Keegan for sign making; Katie Granju for a spot on NBC's noon show; Community TV channel 12 and David Vogel; Kevin Jeske and Andrew Pollack for displaying an event banner; Steve Symons for bows on our street lights; James Pierce for a number of helpful tasks.
There were also many, many volunteers who staffed the homes throughout the weekend. I've listed as many as I'm aware of, although we appreciate everyone that lent a hand: Lauren Miller, Chris Dummer-Sutherland, Denise Phillips, Walter Partain, Cynthia Runyan, Tom O'Connor, Theresa Schroeder, Marvin Payne, David Nix, Margo and Jerad Hughes, Jane Barton, Chris Loeffler, Michael Meyers, Roger Myers, John & Cynthia Stancil, Marcus Phelps & Christina McLean, Debra McElhaney, Ann Bennett, Pat Phillips, Chris Burris, Jeremy & Mary Jennings, Marty McBrearty, Jennifer Montgomery, Will Howell, Jerry Rivers, Lin and Tom Bolen, Rob Melton, Steven Rider, Amy Broyles.
Lauren Rider
Lauren put that whole list together and didn’t bother mentioning herself. Lauren deserves a HUGE thank you for doing such an exceptional job during her very first season as home tour chair. Lauren is a kind, generous, hard working and just generally incredible individual. We are lucky to have her putting her energy into our organization! In addition to the thanks she deserves for the work she did on the home tour, I would also like to thank her for all the writing she has done for Old North News.
Guest Authors
I am very grateful for all the individuals who have submitted articles to me, for this edition I would like to thank
Andy Anderson, Chester Kilgore and Lauren Rider.
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