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Trees don their fall coats

By BRIAN WILLIAMS - Special to the Bulletin

Brian Williams, education and outreach coordinator for the Dan River Basin Association, photographed these fall scenes and wrote about them in his blog.

Three factors contribute to autumn color: “length of night, weather and leaf pigments,” he wrote. “Warm, sunny days and cool, crisp nights seems to bring out the most spectacular color displays. During the day, leaves produce sugars and the cool nights cause the leaf veins to close, holding the sugars in.

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Halloween's unintentional supporters?

By HOLLY KOZELSKY - Bulletin Accent Editor

In their zeal to keep kids from celebrating Halloween, are churches accidentally making it into an even better and more exciting holiday?

Holiday activities guide planned
Send announcements by Nov. 19

The Accent Department of the Martinsville Bulletin will publish a guide to local Christmas and other holiday-season events. To have your church’s, school’s or organization’s event included, send it to the Bulletin by Thursday, Nov. 19.

Announcements may be submitted by:

• fax — 638-7409

• e-mail — accentdepartment@yahoo.com

• in person — 204 Broad Street, Martinsville

• by mail — P.O. Box 3711, Martinsville, 24115

How to submit announcements
Contact us at accentdepartment@yahoo.com

Forms are available from the Accent Department to announce engagements, weddings, births, anniversaries and birthday milestones in the Martinsville Bulletin. Completed forms and photographs that are returned by noon Wednesday may qualify for publication the following Sunday. These announcements are published free of charge.

Announcement forms may be ordered and submitted by sending an e-mail to accentdepartment@yahoo.com.

For more information, call Trisha Vaughan of the Accent department at 638-8801, extension 242.

Any event is a good excuse for Webster to bake sweets

By TRISHA VAUGHAN - Bulletin Accent Writer

Terri Webster is burdened with what she calls “a really bad sweet tooth,” so baking desserts to share with people is her thing. She is indulging in that joy by baking up a storm for this weekend’s Holiday Premiere, sponsored by Charity League of Martinsville and Henry County. She is a first-year member of the community service organization.

The event will be held Friday through Sunday in uptown Martinsville at 105 and 117 E. Main Street. It will be an indoor festival complete with activities, vendors, Santa Claus and plenty of baked goods made by Webster and her fellow members.

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