Joe Wilson's Hometown Cookout Aug. 21
Rep. Joe Wilson had a Hometown Cookout in Wagener on August 21, 2010 at the Town Pavilion, Railroad and Park Streets facing Tyler Brothers Dept. Store to talk about his three point plan to cut spending.
The Little Bake Shoppe Grand Opening
Pictured: Owners JoAnna and Jerald Hoover, staff Meghan Mast and Amber Hoover
After nearly ten months of building renovations and years of business planning, JoAnna and Jerald Hoover fulfilled a life-long dream: opening a bakery. The Little Bake Shoppe opened at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 135 Main Street N, Wagener. Also working hard on opening day, but not pictured, are Callie and Gabrielle Hoover, continuing Wagener's historic tradition of family-operated businesses.
Jerald and JoAnna Hoover moved their family to our area from the Lancaster, PA area in October 2009 with the single goal of opening an adorable bakery in an adorable town (OK, "adorable" is my word, not theirs) to spread home made goodness in a warm, cozy, Christian atmosphere where you can relax with coffee and a pastry. JoAnna grew up watching her mom bake and run a home-based business in Pennsylvania. JoAnna was tutored in an atmosphere where learning new things and meeting new people every day was exciting and she brings that same love and excitement to Wagener. Jerald and JoAnna's mission is to make people smile and feel good about each day, a gift from God.
The Hoover name isn't foreign to Wagener; Jerald's brother Scott Hoover has been doing business in Wagener for a couple of decades. Hoover's Flooring has a long list of happy customers all across our region.
The Little Bake Shoppe is open Tues - Sat, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm. Please order special occasion cakes 3 days in advance. The bakery serves hot and cold beverages, a large variety of pastries in single portion or take home family size. Pumpkin rolls, cinnamon rolls, fritters, cakes, cookies, three types of homemade bread and soft-serve ice-cream.
War Eagles Plan for Solid Season
Join the War Eagles at their season-opening game in Pelion on August 20, 2010. Follow this link for a great article by Noah Feit about the Wagener Salley War Eagles Team and Coach. Are you ready for some football?!
Wagener Public Schools Registration
All three public schools in Wagener -- Busbee Elementary, A.L. Corbett Middle and Wagener Salley High -- had registration on August 3, 2010, from noon - 6:00 pm. Even if your child attended one of these schools last year, you must still register for this year and pay fees. Please call the school if your child has not registered.
CTFK's Annual Back 2 School Bash
Churches Together for Kids (CTFK), a Wagener based ministry, had their Annual Back 2 School Bash on August 7, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. til noon at the former Wagener Manufacturing Building in Wagener, next to the Piggly Wiggly.
The Back 2 School Bash provides students with a bagful of school supplies and hygiene products. Generally, over 800 students receive supplies such as colored pencils, notebooks, erasers, highlighters, crayons, glue sticks, etc. The hygiene bags include shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc. These supplies are donated from individuals, businesses and churches. Volunteers come together to pass out these supplies. Often, churches both from in town and out of town use this as a mission trip, both to donate supplies and then to work at the event. Everyone is welcome to attend the event and receive free materials.
The Back 2 School Bash also offers free services such as haircuts and health screenings.
This is an annual event. If you, your business or church would like to help with this project or donate financially, contact Cindy Blizzard at CTFK, 803.564.7773 or at the CTFK Website.
This is a large community event with over 1,000 attending each year.