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Esther Pennington, 540-291-2629

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Get out your candy bowls and finish up work on your children’s costumes – and yours. Halloween time has arrived, and there’s plenty of spooky fun planned in the Rockbridge area over the coming days. As usual, there are trick-or-treat events planned in downtown Lexington and Buena Vista on Halloween Day, Tuesday, but the fun actually gets underway in Glasgow and Glen Maury Park this Saturday with trunk-or-treat events. And there are several other events on the Halloween horizon. Among those other events are the National Honor Society Halloween Fair at Rockbridge County High School from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday and a Halloween cakewalk and raffle at the Natural Bridge firehouse sponsored by the Natural Bridge Ruritan Club starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The trunk-or-treat event at Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista starts at 5 p.m. Saturday, and area residents wishing to hand out candy from their vehicles are welcome to participate. Some of the campers are also expected

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Mountain View Elementary School recently held a “Grateful for Grandparents” event. The cafeteria staff served biscuits and gravy to over 60 grandparents that visited MVES for breakfast. Grandchildren met grandparents in the cafeteria to enjoy an extended breakfast as a way to thank them for being a special part of the MVES community.

Washington and Lee University students have placed small Israeliflags on Stemmons Plaza in front of Leyburn Library in a show of support for Israeli following the recent Hamas attack on Israel. (Darryl Woodson photo)

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Carlie Danielle Watterson of Fairfield graduated from Rockbridge County High School on July 11 during a summer graduation ceremony. She plans to pursue a career in the medical field. She is the daughter of Joey and Tonia Watterson of Fairfield.

Chief Deputy Elizabeth “Beth” Armstrong, an employee in the Lexington Commissioner of the Revenue’s office since December 2017, has received designation of Master Deputy Commissioner of the Revenue in the commonwealth of Virginia. She completed all the educational requirements necessary under the Commissioner of the Revenue’s Association Career Development Program which is administered by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service through the University of Virginia. The Master designation demonstrates the advance knowledge, competency, and professional accomplishment of commissioners and deputies.

Ron Ginder took a copy of his News-Gazette with him as he hiked around Many Glacier Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana, this past June.

In a bid to provide a supportive and transformative environment for individuals dealing with life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups, Rockbridge Community Church of the Nazarene has initiated the Rockbridge Celebrate Recovery Group. This program aims to offer solace and recovery opportunities for those facing various challenges, including addiction, anxiety, and life’s struggles.

Congressman Ben Cline Monday hosted his annual higher education roundtable at Southern Virginia University with higher education leaders from across Virginia’s Sixth District to hear directly from them and discuss ways to make higher education more affordable for every family and ensure access to opportunities that fit students’ needs best. Cline was joined by Southern Virginia University Provost Dr. James Lambert, Washington and Lee University President William Dudley, Mary Baldwin University President Dr. Jeffrey Stein, Roanoke College President Dr. Frank Shushok Jr., Blue Ridge Community College President Dr. John Downey, and Radford University Carilion President Dr. Bret Danilowicz. “With more than 20 colleges and universities within Virginia’s Sixth District, we need to do the hard work of finding solutions to improve student performance, boost post-graduation job placement and keep tuition affordable,” Cline said after the event. “It was great to be with so many higher education leaders in Buena Vista today to hear their ideas and share my actions to ensure affordability and opportunity for students.”

Editor’s note: Nannie Jordan, born in Lexington in 1856, was a much-loved teacher and “a woman of happy and pleasant personality and strong character, deeply religious,” as the Lexington Gazette said when she died in 1942.

In celebration of Family Weekend at Virginia Military Institute, the VMI Theatre will present a collection of stories and songs of the old west called, “Best of the West” on Friday, Oct. 20, and Saturday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. in Gillis Theater.

Wild birds that winter in Rockbridge are back and scouting out safe and reliable sources of food for the cold months ahead.

Is your nonprofit organization planning any activities for the holidays?

Due to the conflict between Israel and Gaza, Benjamin Anthony, co-founder and chief executive officer of the New York-based MirYam Institute, did not come to Virginia Military Institute this week, and the event originally scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the Gillis Theater was canceled.

Wednesday, Oct. 18

Main Street Lexington celebrated its 10th anniversary with a reception at the Gin Hotel ballroom in downtown Lexington on Tuesday, Oct. 10.

Do you wish you could check-out library materials, but can’t get to the library during open hours?