The Five Rivers Woman’s Club met at the Guinea Heritage Museum (formerly Buck Rowe’s Store) in Bena this week and heard a talk by Hamilton Williams, below, of the Guinea Heritage Association. He discussed the history of the watermen and how Buck Rowe left his store to the association’s board of trustees, who eventually turned it into the museum. Shown above, from left, Five Rivers fundraising chair Deborah Rhodes presents a check for $1,700 to Lester Sterling of The Samaritans, while Tracy Reed of Bread for Life accepts a check for $471.50 from Susan Jenkins, Five Rivers treasurer, at right, with Buddy Rilee of the Samaritans in between.

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