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

Woman’s Club Fundraiser Feb. 26

Andi is a pretty lab mix approximately 5 months old. She is still silly and puppyish and loves going for walks. She is already spayed and ready for a new home. Visit her at the Rockbridge SPCA.

The 33rd annual Environment Virginia Symposium at Virginia Military Institute will be held March 28-30 in Marshall Hall on post.

Preparations are underway for the Historic Garden Week tour in Lexington on April 22, sponsored by the Blue Ridge Garden Club. At one of the houses on the tour, Stonegate on South Main Street, members view photos from the past of the circa 1832 home with Margaret Hutton, owner of Stonegate. Pictured are Leslie Bovay, Nancy McLaughlin, Hutton, Barbara Walsh and Nancy Sullivan, chair of this year’s tour. Also on the tour this year are Kappa Alpha’s Mulberry Hill, the Soltis house on South Main and the gardens of Belfield, which are located next door to Mulberry Hill. Online tickets are available now at www.vagardenweek.org. Advance tickets are $25, and same-day tickets will be $35, sold at the Lexington Visitor Center.

The Department of English at Washington and Lee University will present a public film screening of Jordan Peele’s “NOPE” on Wednesday, March 1, at 6 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater, followed by a discussion. The film screening is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required.

Virginia Cooperative Extension, Rockbridge Unit, will be offering a one-day ServSafe manager certification course on Monday, March 20.

Henry Louis Smith was an eminent scientist who in 1896 developed the first practical medical use for X-rays. Smith later devised a system for infiltrating Axis lines with Allied propaganda that helped hasten the end of World War I, for which Woodrow Wilson praised him fulsomely. Smith was the president of two colleges, one of them Washington and Lee University (1912-29).

Stevi is a very sweet pit bull mix. She walks well on a leash and is a nice and outgoing girl. She is already spayed and vaccinated and will be micro-chipped upon adoption. Visit her at the Rockbridge SPCA.

Residents at Shenandoah Valley Health & Rehab attended their Valentine Ball on Valentine’s Day. Residents Ron McDaniel was crowned king during the event and Cecilia Repair was crowned queen.

The STARTALK Arabic Program’s applications have opened, and the tentative dates for this year’s program are June 26-July 23, and will run Monday through Friday each week from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The STARTALK program funds tuition costs for six hours of college credit for this summer program. The final admission deadline is May 5. To apply, visit https://vmi.qualtrics.com/ jfe/form/SV_aXILGWHmff-7cLP0. For further information about the program, visit https:// www.startalk.info.

Local author and educator Cynthia Atkins will be teaching a creative writing workshop, “Tell Your Story/Find Your Voice,” in six sessions beginning Tuesday, March 14, through Tuesday, April 18, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Blue Ridge Community College.

A Virginia Military Institute graduate whose latest novel is partially set at his alma mater will be visiting Lexington tomorrow to sign copies of his book.

Lt. Col. Mary “Polly” Stewart Atwell, associate professor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at Virginia Military Institute, received a highly comp etitive, fully funded 10-day residency fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) in Amherst where she recently devoted time working on her second and third novels.

Activity Center Features TVs, Billiards, Food

The Lexington Woman’s Club has announced the winners of its annual writing contest held for area students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

There were lots of well-trained dogs displaying their various skills when the Star City Canine Agility Trials returned to the Virginia Horse Center over the weekend. The event is sponsored by the Star City Canine Training Club of Roanoke. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) joins fire departments throughout the commonwealth to raise awareness about fire safety this spring. Due to weather conditions, available “fuel,” and increased recreational activity, the possibility of wildfires surges this time of year. Earlier this month, several wildfires were contained in western regions of the state.

Mary Monroe of Lexington earned dean’s list honors during the fall 2022 semester at Hollins University. - Sasha Hickman of Buena Vista was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Bluefield University. - Macey Riley of Bustleburg made the fall dean’s list at Radford University.

Organizational Meeting March 4

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