Fred Brooks Garden Club announces August Yards of the Month

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August 21, 2022

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BUCKHANNON — The Fred Brooks Garden Club of Buckhannon is excited to announce the August Yards of the Month winners in five districts and one business category.

The winners are as follows:

District 1 – Peggy Hull and Bill Hite, 38 Arnold Avenue

District 2 – The Aloi Family, 25 College Avenue

District 3 – Ray and Kelly Hepburn, 121 Pocahontas Street

District 4 – Arden and Marilyn Quick, 165 Randolph Street

District 5 – Don and Marty Killmeyer, 18 Gate Street

Business Yard of the Month – Don Paco’s Mexican Restaurant, 31 South Florida Street

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