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PM Boys Top JR, 47-41

PM Boys Top JR, 47-41

Blues Improve To 2-2 Entering District Play 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

RC Sixth At Titan Toughman

RC Sixth At Titan Toughman

With eight wrestlers earning medals by placing in the top six, the Rockbridge County High School wrestling team placed sixth of 22 teams at the Titan Toughman tournament on Friday and Saturday at Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Blues Come Up Short

Blues Come Up Short

Three PM Grapplers Go Undefeated 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

RC Boys Go 0-3

Wildcats Still Looking For First Win 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

COLLEGE ROUNDUP

COLLEGE ROUNDUP

Pfaff Sets Duke Mark 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

‘There Arose Such A Clatter’

‘There Arose Such A Clatter’

Rockbridge Ballet Presents ‘Night Before Christmas’ 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Vesuvius

Carolyn Terrell, (540) 649-3828/[email protected] 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Arnolds Valley

Karyn Gardner, (540) 228-2176, (540) 655-3646 [email protected] 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Calendar Of Events

Calendar Of Events

Wednesday, Dec. 13 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

On The Holiday Trail

On The Holiday Trail

The holiday edition of the North Rockbridge Trail brought out a large number of people to the businesses in the northern part of the county Saturday. Among the scenes were Margo Carpenter and Erin George preparing bundles of fat 8ths fabric squares that were given to the customers at The Quiltery in Fairfield (left), Karen C. Wright-Sheridan shopping at The Quiltery (middle row, left), a customer checking out items at Wade’s Mill (middle row, right), 3 Seasons Antiques (bottom row, left) and a dog at Wade’s Mill. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Light Up A Life ‘23

Light Up A Life ‘23

Residents gathered at Kendal on Dec. 5 for the annual Light Up A Life ceremony sponsored by ConnectionsPlus Healthcare + Hospice. Those attending were given a rose and an ornament in memory of a loved one, with the ornaments placed on a tree. Burr Datz (above), spiritual and patient care volunteer, read the names of those being remembered, and Tasha Walsh (below, right), executive director, welcomed those attending and read a poem. The Threshold Singers (right) sang “Walking Each Other Home.” (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Christmas In The 1850s

Christmas In The 1850s

The public was invited to spend Christmas with the Jacksons last Tuesday, Dec. 5. TOP LEFT, Todd Taylor shows visitors how coffee was made in Jackson’s time. TOP RIGHT, Brian Duckworth enlists the aid of a visitor to churn butter in the Jackson House kitchen. BOTTOM LEFT, Debbie Levonick leads a group in singing “Silent Night” in the Jackson House parlor. AT IMMEDIATE LEFT, Tamara Teaff demonstrates how a knitted garter would have been used to hold up a lady’s stocking. (Joann Ware photos) 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Back In The Saddle

Back In The Saddle

Santa, along with a bunch of his friends, met with children at Kling Elementary School last Thursday during the annual Horses’ Christmas celebration. The 2023 edition of the event was presented by Half-Halt Inc. Equine Assisted Therapies and Programs in Buena Vista and sponsored by the Buena Vista Parks and Recreation Department. This year marked the return of the event after a hiatus of three years caused by the pandemic and weather. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

‘Christmas Cookies’ At Central

‘Christmas Cookies’ At Central

The pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade classes at Central Elementary School performed a sweet program to a full gymnasium last Thursday. The title of the program was “Christmas Cookies, the Musical” and it was about cookies that are going to a cookie exchange. Along the way, the cookies discover that it is OK to be with others who are not just like you. (Joann Ware photos) 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Collierstown

Deborah Potter McCormick, 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

On Saint Nicholas’ Day

On Saint Nicholas’ Day

Crossing paths on Dec. 6, the feast day honoring Saint Nicholas, are Scott Belliveau, who annually portrays the fourth century Bishop of Myra, and Father Jay Biber, a former pastor at St. Patrick Catholic Church, now retired in Lexington. St. Nick, honored for his works of kindness and charity, can be spotted each year on his special day, waving as cars pass the church on Nelson Street and offering candy canes, prayer cards, and well wishes to all he meets. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Lessons And Carols At Grace

Lessons And Carols At Grace

The Choir of Grace and Friends will present a service of Lessons and Carols for Advent on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Observing Hanukkah

Observing Hanukkah

Hillel President Gabby Cogan (right) lights a Hanukkah menorah candle as Lily Bishop, religious life chair, looks on at the Hillel House at Washington and Lee University last Thursday evening on the first night of the seven-day Jewish holiday. (Claudia Schwab photo) 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Lessons And Carols Service At LPC Sunday

Lessons And Carols Service At LPC Sunday

A traditional service of the Lexington Presbyterian Church, the Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols, will be held during the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday, Dec. 17. This will be the church’s only worship service that day. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Advent Calendar

Advent Calendar

Thursday, Dec. 14 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

Christmas Concert Sunday At Buena Vista Baptist

Christmas Concert Sunday At Buena Vista Baptist

The Buena Vista Baptist Church will once again present a concert of gospel and contemporary Christmas music this Sunday, Dec. 17, at 4 p.m. 12/12/2023 11:00 PM

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