Piedmont Plus Senior Games announces SilverArts medal winners

By Judie Holcomb-Pack After a well-attended kickoff for the Piedmont Plus Senior Games/SilverArts on Jan. 19 at Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center, participants in the SilverArts competition have been busy creating their heritage arts, visual arts and literary arts entries. The heritage and visual arts were judged on March 1 and will be on display through the end of April on the second floor of the downtown Central Public Library. Medal winners are as follows: HERITAGE ARTS *Jewelry, Judith Ruff, gold medal *Needlework, Martha Pyless, gold medal *Pottery, (thrown or hand built), Thomas Spangler, gold medal *Quilting (machine stitched), Irma Jackson, gold medal *Stained glass, Barry Meadows, gold medal *Stained glass, Doris Bennett, silver medal *Woodcarving, Barry Meadows, gold medal VISUAL ARTS *Acrylics, Jeannie Romano, gold medal, “My Old Homeplace” *Acrylics, Doris Bennett, silver medal, “Misty Morning” *Acrylics, William Gramley, bronze medal, “Global Warming” *Drawing, William Gramley, gold medal, “She Stares At Me” *Drawing, Margaret Miller, silver medal, “Jamie” *Mixed Media, Jeannie Romano, gold medal, “Standing Out” *Mixed Media, Doris Bennett, silver medal, “Elaina Red Shirt” *Mixed Media, William Gramley, bronze medal, “All Nature Sings” *Oil, Sarah Brooks, gold medal, “Winter Trees” *Oil, Jeannie Romano, silver medal, “Vibrant” *Oil, Bruce Ingle,...