Out Of The Past

50 years Ago

Feb. 28, 1973

Southern Seminary Junior College student Pamela Makowski was chosen by school administration to participate in the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. - The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors accepted bids for 11 police cars for the county sheriff’s department. The Board also ordered two trucks for the county. -In a survey of new college students throughout the country, “a good academic reputation” was the reason given by most first-year cadets for choosing Virginia Military Institute for their undergrad education.

20 Years Ago

March 5, 2003

A Liberty University student was forced to spend the night on an island in the river near Glasgow after his canoe collapsed. He was rescued by helicopter.

- Dr. Jake Burks, superintendent of Rockbridge County Schools, presented a proposed budget to the school board that called for raising salaries by an average 3.5 percent and reducing the number of teaching positions by 4.5. - Mary Lou Richardson, a resident at Heritage Hall, celebrated her 100th birthday. Born in Amherst County, she lived most of her life in New York and later in Buena Vista.