Arts & Entertainment

Deborah Potter McCormick, 463-7652

Carolyn Bradley, 258-2720

Esther Pennington, 291 2629

The Natural Bridge Garden Club recently presented a certificate from the National Penny Pines Program to Stephanie Louquet (left) in honor of The Herbery for her contributions to the club’s herb garden located in front of the RARA building in Lexington. The garden’s herbs are for The Community Table. With her is garden club member and Community Table volunteer Irene Condie. The club participates in the National Penny Pines Program established by the National Garden Clubs and the USDA Forest Service. Two hundred trees are replaced in damaged areas around the country by the donations of the club’s members. These indigenous trees provide soil, watershed protection, future harvestable timber, as well as beauty and shade for recreation.

McClary To Speak At BV Baptist

Evelyn Ayers, 463-2727

Family Had Owned Store Since 1930s

Approximately 43 children and 47 adults participated in Kids Fishing Day at Cave Mountain Lake Saturday sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Awards went to Magnolia Redifer, age 5, judge’s choice and first to obtain limit; Laurel Redifer, second to obtain limit, and second biggest fish by length and weight, (19 ¾ inches and 2 pounds, 11.1 ounces); and Colton Kleinert, biggest fish by length and weight (21 ¼ inches and 3 pounds, 6.2 ounces).

First Baptist Church will celebrate Mother’s Day Sunday, May 14, at 11 a.m. with Pastor McKinley Williams preaching and special music.

First Cyber Community Day Saturday

Rachel Clark, (630) 607-9938 [email protected]

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Josie is an adorable Airedaleredtick. She is super sweet and outgoing, good with other dogs and children. Josie is approximately 1-2 years old and weighs 45 pounds and is already spayed, vaccinated, dewormed and heartworm negative. She will be microchipped when adopted. You can visit her at the Rockbridge SPCA.

Check Out This Year’s Camps

Wednesday, May 3

Carolyn Bradley, 540-258-2720

The Washington and Lee Music Department will present a faculty recital, “Anima E Grazia, A Romantic Bouquet,” featuring Julia Goudimova, cello, and Anna Billias, piano, on Sunday, May 14, at 3 p.m. in the Wilson Concert Hall. No tickets are required. The performance will be streamed. livestream.com/wlu. The members of the local duet, Anima e Grazia, are hard at work preparing for this Mother’s Day gift, a bouquet featuring romantic composers of the world. “Goudimova and Billias will weave their grace and passion into both the famous and the undiscovered gems of international music literature,” said a spokeswoman.

Col. Barry Cobb and Col. Jeff Smith, professors in the Department of Economics and Business at Virginia Military Institute, are discussing ways to pay for retirement and the best age to start drawing Social Security on the public radio program “With Good Reason” this week, April 29–May 5.

Dr. Devan Nicely, principal at Enderly Heights Elementary School, will be the featured speaker at commencement exercises for Mountain Gateway Community College on Friday, May 12, beginning at 7 p.m., in the Armory on the Clifton Forge campus.