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Fred Brooks Garden Club give kudos to August Yard of the Month winners

Sue and Scott Andrew of Cleveland Avenue won the top award in District 5. / Submitted photos

BUCKHANNON — The Fred Brooks Garden Club has selected six winners for the honor of August 2021 Yard of the Month, one from each of the five residential districts and a sixth winner of Business Yard of the Month.

Fred Brooks Garden Club selected the following winners for August Yard of the Month: District 1 — Xavier and Sharon Scott of Pinnell Street; District 2 — Randy and Shirley Tenney of South Kanawha Street; District 3 — The Fortney Family of Barbour Street; District 4 — Debbie and Larry Green of Camden Avenue; District 5 — Sue and Scott Andrew of Cleveland Avenue; and Business Yard of the Month — Jenkins Ford Collision Center of 187 South Kanawha Street.

Congratulations to all the winners!

District 1 — Sharon and Xavier Scott — Pinnell Street
District 2 — Shirley and Randy Tenney — South Kanawha Street
District 3 — The Fortney Family — Barbour Street
District 4 — Debbie and Larry Green — Camden Avenue
District 5 — Sue and Scott Andrew — Cleveland Avenue
Business Yard of the Month — Jenkins Ford Collision Center — 187 South Kanawha Street

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