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The Parry McCluer High School baseball team split a pair of games early last week, suffering a 10-0 home loss to Nelson County last Monday before earning a 7-1 road win over Pioneer District rival Covington last Tuesday.

The Guns and Hoses softball games took place at Secrist Park in Glen Maury Park on Saturday evening, and the Guns (wearing blue), comprised of the Buena Vista law enforcement community, won both games. They were playing against the Hoses (wearing red), the Buena Vista Fire Department and rescue squad. Donations and funds raised at the game went to the new playground at Glen Maury Park. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

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.

Bunce, Denham Wedding

Breast milk as the perfect food for infants will be discussed at the Tuesday, May 9, La Leche League meeting to be held at 10 a.m. in the classrooms of the Grace Presbyterian Church at 40 Village Way north of Lexington.

The annual “Day In K” event brought out families with rising kindergartners to Maury River Middle School last Thursday evening. Children were able to meet their teachers for next year, visit with local law enforcement and fire and rescue personnel, and talk with other community partners. Among the scenes were (clockwise from top left) students getting “framed” at the Lexington City Schools station, families picking up hotdogs and other food items, a child getting his face painted, Buena Vista police officers handing out sno-cones, and a youngster checking out a Lexington firetruck. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

The George C. Marshall Foundation will host its annual community open house in honor of the 59th anniversary of the dedication of its building in Lexington on Sunday, May 7, at 1:30 p.m. at its building on VMI post. Activities include tours of the library and archives, artifact show-and-tell, games, door prizes, and refreshments.

Members of the RCHS community gathered at The Seclusion April 19 to honor educators at the 2023 RCHS PTSA Wildcat Inspiration Awards. Each year the PTSA invites senior students to nominate an adult in the RCPS/LCPS community who has inspired, challenged or encouraged them during their school career, and this year six educators were honored: David Miller, teacher and coach at RCHS; Katelyn Nicely, fifth grade teacher at Fairfield Elementary; Jessika Crance, special education teacher at RCHS; Heather Kilgore, former English teacher at LDMS; Ariadne Paxton, environmental science teacher at RCHS; and Robyn Sherman, CTE supervisor at RCHS. Pictured are (from left) Paxton, RCHS senior Destiny Breeden, Kilgore, RCHS senior Meg Liwag, Miller, RCHS senior Sofia Vargas, Nicely, Crance, and RCHS senior Anna Rhodenizer. “The PTSA extends its sincere gratitude to Brian Daniel at The Seclusion for hosting the event, as well as members of the RCPS and LCPS school boards for joining us for this special evening,” said a spokeswoman. (photo courtesy of Lexington Superintendent Rebecca Walters)

The first Hilltop Arts Festival sponsored by the music, art and theater programs at Southern Virginia University featured a wide range of activities on the campus last Friday and Saturday. Among the activities were kite flying, making printing blocks, Tshirt painting, reverse printing, and pre-digital age photography. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

Veteran Educator Joins Division

Deborah Potter McCormick, 463-7652

The 13th superintendent of Virginia Military Institute, Lt. Gen. Josiah Bunting III ’63, was on post on April 25 to reunite with his brother rats of the class of 1963, but he spent a portion of the morning in Preston Library in a ceremony to recognize his recent contributions to VMI’s archives.

The first all-ages prom night and community supper sponsored by the Rockbridge Baths Community Organization brought out a good-sized crowd to the Rockbridge Baths firehouse Saturday evening for food and dancing. During the evening, the prom king and queen, Malcolm and Sarah Brownlee (at left), were crowned. The event was organized by Kati Brantley. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

Gaona To Speak At Trinity Event

Opening Minds Through Art (OMA) is an award-winning national program developed for those who are living with dementia and other cognitive concerns. It is founded on the fact that people living with dementia are capable of creatively expressing themselves.

Karyn Gardner, (540) 228-2176, (540) 655-3646 [email protected] To all of my fellow “Star Wars” fans, May the Fourth be with you! Also, wishing everyone a happy Cinco de Mayo and safe celebrations this weekend. Además, desearles a todos un feliz Cinco de Mayo y celebraciones seguras este fin de semana.