We Applaud

WE APPLAUD: CAROL & DAVID JOHNSON — October 2013

WE APPLAUD: CAROL & DAVID JOHNSON — October 2013

Meet Carol & David Johnson

WE APPLAUD: MELVIN AND JUNE WRIGHT RUFF — June 2012

WE APPLAUD: MELVIN AND JUNE WRIGHT RUFF — June 2012

All about Mel and June Ruff.

WE APPLAUD: Lissa Harris and Julia Reischel of The Watershed Post

Watershed Post founders Julia Reischel and Lissa Harris

By Judy Garrison

Amiable, Nerdy, Dedicated, Efficient and Smart (notice the hidden Andes acronym) doesn’t even begin to describe these founder/directors and their recent work through their online magazine/blog during the flooding from Hurricane Irene.

BARBARA OLIVER COLE: “I lived in the best of times”

BARBARA OLIVER COLE: “I lived in the best of times"

By Judy Garrison

Barbara Cole is to so many the welcoming face of “downtown” Andes.

WE APPLAUD: PATRICIA JEAN BURTON BRANNEN

WE APPLAUD: PATRICIA JEAN BURTON BRANNEN

By Buffy Calvert

Little Patricia Jean was a “miracle child” coming as a surprise when her older brothers, Stan and Glen, were already 13 and 14. Her little brother Ron came still later.

WHO’S NEW IN ANDES? VICKI MERRILL

WHO’S NEW IN ANDES? VICKI MERRILL

By Buffy Calvert

Her business card reads “Victoria S. Merrill” but the sign on her desk says Vicki. Her smile welcomes you into her windowed office at the National Bank of Delaware County on Main Street where she is Loan Officer and Bank Manager.