Arts & Entertainment

BRGC Presenting All-Garden April Tour

Published on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00am

In a time when many events still aren’t happening, the Blue Ridge Garden Club recently announced that its local tour for the Garden Club of Virginia’s Historic Garden Week will take place this April.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Published on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00am

Wednesday, Feb. 10

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The Collierstown Presbyterian Church would like to thank all those who participated in its “Souper Bowl of Caring” food drive centered on the theme of “Bridging the Gap” for those with food needs. On Saturday, Feb. 6, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., 25 volunteers manned the church’s bridge, receiving canned food, paper products, and monetary gifts. Donations lined both sides of the bridge crossing the Colliers Creek.

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GLASGOW

Published on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00am

Are we in a weekend weather pattern – snow, again? Glasgow Baptist Church canceled services again this week, but Pastor Ross delivered a message from his home in Bedford, by way of Facebook live.

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ARNOLDS VALLEY

Published on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00am

Our condolences are extended to the Ramsey and Tolley families as we remember Dorothy Ramsey and Elbert Tolley Jr. Sympathy is also extended to my husband’s uncle, Andrew Lund, whose mother Rose Marie passed away in Utah on Jan. 27.

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Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Contest Winners

Published on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00am

The first-place winners from the Rockbridge Christian Academy of the annual Smokey Bear/ Woodsy Owl poster contest included (first row, from left) Carson Smith, second grade; Olivia Barker, first grade; (second row) Jackson Berkstressor, fourth grade; Araceli Quintero, fifth grade; and Cole Berkstressor, third grade. The winning posters in the Glasgow Garden Clubsponsored contest were submitted to the Shenandoah District of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. Olivia Barker, Carson Smith, and Cole Berkstressor then won first place at their grade level in the Shenandoah garden clubs and are now eligible to compete in the spring at the state level. The contest has been sponsored jointly by the National Garden Clubs, Inc., and the U.S. Forestry Service since 1961. This year the contest was dedicated to the celebration of the 50th birthday of Woodsy Owl and his message “Lend a Hand, Care for the Land!”

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Williams Honored For Farm Bureau Service

Published on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00am

Rockbridge County cattle and small grains producer Russell L. Williams II was recognized Jan. 26 for five years of service on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.

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Keeping The Feds Away

Published on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00am

The state of Virginia is required to make progress in meeting stream and estuary water quality standards established by the Federal Clean Water Act.

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Nelson Hall Scholarship Offered

Published on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00am

The Effinger Ruritan Club, as part of its mission to serve and support its rural people and communities, has issued a call for Nelson Hall Memorial Scholarship applications to seniors residing in the Effinger, Collierstown, and South Buffalo areas of Rockbridge County who plan to attend post-secondary education or training.