Riggans Spend Time At Opry
Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Riggan of Wise left
Thursday for the Opry
land Hotel in Nashville,
Music City USA,"
Tenn., where they spent
the weekend.
The "Nashville Travel
Adventure" was given
to them as a surprise by
their children, Jack
Riggan of Orlando, Fla.,
Mrs. Brenda Riggan
Scott of Columbia, S. C.,
and Jay Riggan of
Lexington.
Mrs. Riggan's
brother, Bill Adams,
and his wife, Arnett, of
Newport News, Va. ac
companied them.
On Friday night, they
attended the "Nashville
Now" show with Ralph
Emory (seen locally on
cable TV). The Friday
night program featured
various country music
stars.
Also appearing on the
show was the
Democratic presidential
primary candidate,
Gary Hart. They were
among the select few
allowed to go back stage
to meet the stars and to
have their photos made
with Ralph Emory,
Jerry Whitehurst and
others appearing on the
show.
Saturday and Sunday
they toured points and
places of interest in and
around Opryland and
Nashville including the
Grand Ole Opry matinee
on Saturday afternoon.
The Rigganses return
ed home Sunday night
from a most enjoyable
trip.
Folding Their Tents
Jordan's estimated 250,000
Bedouin, who make up less
than 3 percent of the nation's
population, have largely
folded their tents, abandon
ing their desert migrations.
Many now live in settlements
created by the government,
National Geographic reports.
Mrs. Dolly Burwell, legal secretary for a Henderson attorney, stands before a
"Primary '84" bulletin board prepared by South Warren teacher Melody
Parker. < Community Schools Photo)
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South Warren Pupils
Hear Mrs. Burwell
Mrs. Dolly Burwell,
legal secretary for John
Henry Banks of Hender
son, spoke to South
Warren's fifth and sixth
grade social studies
classes recently,
providing information
on the 1984 presidential
candidates and the
campaign process.
Mrs. Burwell, who has
served as an active
youth volunteer since
1965, suggested ways for
the students to support
their candidates. Mrs.
Burwell urged students
to become informed on
the candidates' issues.
and suggested that
perhaps they pass out
campaign literature in
their neighborhoods and
at the polls. Mrs. Bur
well asked students to
encourage their parents
to register and vote.
"We were delighted to
have Mrs. Burwell visit
with us and found that
she did an excellent job
of enlightening the
students as to their
future responsibilities in
politics," said Melody
Parker, fifth grade
teacher at South
Warren.