Virginia King posted on December 17, 2009 08:52
Best wishes for the Holidays from the Martinsville-Henry Historical Society. The beautiful photo of the courthouse which appears above was taken by Rick Dawson of Dawson Photography.
December has been a busy month for the Historical Society. With the help of several members, we put together a float that appeared in the Bassett parade and the Martinsville parade. The picture of the courthouse was painted by Lori Greer from Studio 107. Sam Davis prepared the board, JoAnne Philpott and Betty Scott decorated the float. Mervyn King got it all put together and drove the truck that pulled the float. The Ruby Davis Family, Doug Stegall and Grace Ann Edgerton adorned the float in their colonial apparel. We won third place in the non-profit category.
The contractor who won the bid to install the HVAC system in the Historic Courthouse is John Bryant Inc. . A volunteer crew took down the old AC ducts and air handler in the courtroom on Thursday. It was a big job, but they made it happen. Those who volunteered were Sam Davis, Steve Rucker, Doug Stegall, Max Hall, Mervyn King and myself. That work saved thousands of dollars that can now be used for the stabilization work on the courthouse.
Best wishes to all for 2010.