Arts & Entertainment

Carolyn Bradley, 540-258-2720 A large crowd was on hand for the “Bond of Family” event held at the James Thompson Sr. Community Center on Saturday afternoon. There were lots of displays, and stories told by descendants of Garland Thompson, who was enslaved at the Buffalo Forge industrial farm owned by William Weaver and D.C.E. Brady.

Deborah Potter McCormick, 540-463-7652

The Divine Service for Ash Wednesday will be held at 6:30 p.m. today at Concordia Lutheran, which meets at Ben Salem Presbyterian Church, 34 Ben Salem Lane, Buena Vista.

Esther Pennington, 540-291-2629 High Bridge Presbyterian Church welcomed Scott Hannah, who delivered the morning message recently while Pastor Amy Fetterman was attending a retreat.

Henry Brothers Played Big Roles In Rockbridge’s Early History

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Beard of Lexington announce the engagement of their daughter, Tori Alexxis, to William Schwarzmann, son of Matthew and Joellyn Schwarzmann of Lexington.

The Rockbridge Christian Academy will have its 20th annual spaghetti supper on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m.

First Baptist Church in Lexington will conduct its clothes closet for area residents this Saturday, Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon. Rose Watts is the coordinator.

University Singers Present Songs From Tour

Recently, I played in two honor bands. On Jan. 28-29, I went to the Central Highlands All-Area Band. Students from Rockbridge County, Bath County, Allegheny County, Buena Vista, and Lexington auditioned in November to be in this band. The event was all-day long at Rockbridge County High School. Eight people from PMHS were in the high school area band and four were in the middle school band.

VMI Physician Retiring After 31 Years On Post

Veteran Led Effort To Rescue Afghan Citizens

Tree Fruit Seminar

Karyn Gardner, (540) 228-2176, (540) 655-3646 Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone! Hope everyone had a lovely holiday.

Rachel Clark, (630)

Evelyn Ayres

Esther Pennington, 540-291-2629

Carolyn Bradley, 540-258-2720

Deborah Potter McCormick, 540-463-7652

Carolyn Terrell, (540) 649-3828 [email protected]

St. Paul’s Anglican Church will conduct an Ash Wednesday service on Feb. 22 at noon.