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  • Palin, Bush visit to Wilkes hits a snag

    04/16/2010 10:56:20 AM PDT · by EveningStar · 46 replies · 1,361+ views
    Wilkes Journal Patriot ^ | April 16, 2010 | Chuck Hubbard
    An event set for June 5 on the campus of Wilkes Community College, featuring speeches by former first lady Laura Bush and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has run into planning difficulties, WCC trustees were told last night during a meeting at the college's North Wilkesboro Center... WCC officials were initially told to expect between 5,000 and 8,000 people, but that that anticipated attendance has grown to 30,0000 (sic) or 40,000... Hagaman told board members that covering everything needed to address such a huge crowd "would require a Herculean effort for (BRERG) to pull this off safely and successfully by...