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Esther Pennington, 540-291-2629 Last Sunday, March 12, the Rev. Dr. Amy Fetterman delivered her final sermon as she has served our church for the last two years as interim pastor. A reception was held afterward with refreshments in her honor.

Rachel Clark, (630) 607-9938 There will be a 5 Wishes presentation after the worship service at New Monmouth Presbyterian Church on March 26 along with a light soup lunch.

Carolyn Bradley, 540-258-2720

The creek along Marl Creek Trail at the McCormick Farm meanders through snowcovered trees and grass Sunday afternoon during one of this year’s rare winter weather events. Snow fell throughout the area, but barely coated the grass in most places. (Mary Woodson photo)

Posi Oluwakuyide ’24, a Bonner Scholar at Washington and Lee University, will attend the Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute Fellowsh ip at the University of Washington in summer 2023.

Snow lines the Marl Creek Trail at the Cyrus McCormick Farm during Sunday’s snowfall. One of the newly replaced informational signs can be seen in the distance. The trail is one of three local trails that will be dedicated as Kids in Parks Track Trails in April by the Rockbridge Outdoors organization, an event that will be covered by The News-Gazette. (Mary Woodson photo)

Jayson Margalus, faculty director of maker innovation at DePaul University’s Idea Realization Labs, has been named the next Johnson Professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership and director of the Connolly Center for Entrepreneurship at Washington and Lee University.

Local Cyclist Claims Wins In South America Races

Karyn Gardner, (540) 228-2176, (540) 655-3646 [email protected]

This happy, chubby girl is just waiting for a great home. She is very sweet and friendly and full of personality. Jade is already spayed, vaccinated, dewormed, and heartworm negative. She will be microchipped upon adoption. The adoption fee for all SPCA dogs is just $25 through March 17. Many are already spayed and neutered and all have been heartworm tested and are negative. Visit Jade at the Rockbridge SPCA.

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The George C. Marshall Foundation will host a lecture by author U.S. Army retired Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder on her book, “The Girls Who Stepped out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed World War II,” on Thursday, March 9, at 5:30 p.m., at its building located on the Virginia Military Institute’s parade ground.

Cadets Fly To New Orleans For Parade

The Rockbridge Bull & Oyster Fest, a fundraiser for Rockbridge Area Health Center, returns for its 15th year to the Virginia Horse Center on Saturday, April 1, from 1 to 5 p.m. – rain or shine.

Developing a positive attitude despite the challenges will be the topic of discussion at the Tuesday, March 14, La Leche League meeting, which will be held at 10 a.m. in Grace Presbyterian Church.

University Leases Country Cookin’ Site For Food Prep During Renovations

At an Extension tree fruit seminar Feb. 24, Shawn Jadrnicek, Extension agent for hort iculture, lectured on pruning strategies and demonstrated the principles on some older trees that had not been pruned in some years.

A group of students look over some of the works in the Rockbridge County High School student art show that opened Friday evening at the Earth, Fire, and Spirit Pottery gallery in downtown Lexington. About 80 pieces of art are on display at the gallery, and will remain on exhibit through March. More on the art show will be included in next week’s paper. (Brian Hamelman photo)

Washington and Lee University will present the Winter Choral Concert on Tuesday, March 14, at 8 p.m. in the Wilson Concert Hall in the Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts.

The RCHS Student Art Show opened on March 3 to showcase student art work. The art show is being held at Earth, Fire, and Spirit Gallery in downtown Lexington until the end of March.