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The Rockbridge County High School softball team suffered a pair of road losses last week, falling to Alleghany 13-1 in five innings on Thursday before suffering an 8-2 loss to Valley District rival Spotswood on Friday. The loss to Spotswood was the seventh consecutive defeat for the Wildcats (5-12).

Parry McCluer High School junior Kovyk Chandler broke his own school record in the boys’ 3200-meter run at the Dogwood Track Classic last weekend at the University of Virginia, and Rockbridge County junior Deena Ludtke set a new school record in the girls’ 3200-meter run, leading several local athletes competing there.

Wildcats Rout James River, Fall To Spotswood

Propels Blazers

The Parry McCluer High School baseball team split a pair of Pioneer District home games last week, falling at Bath County 10-8 last Monday before bouncing back with a 12-1 win in five innings at Eastern Montgomery last Tuesday. The Fighting Blues ended the week with a 12-0 nondistrict road loss to Nelson County on Friday.

Two 1918 charter members of the Natural Bridge Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, established in Glasgow, were recently recognized with grave markers.

Hopkins Green was the new venue for the annual Valley of Virginia Herb Guild’s herb sale Saturday. This was the best sale the Guild has had since 2018 with 145 sales. The weather cooperated for once (the last two years were cold and rainy) and there was nothing left on the tables at the sale’s end at noon. Jane Horton won the raffled container of herbs. New this year was a flea market table of garden items and horticultural books. (Claudia Schwab photos)

Wednesday, May 10

Club’s Trip To Parkway Saturday

Mike Bell waits for his trout dinner at the Rockbridge Baths firehouse on Sunday afternoon, April 30, as volunteers work to keep up with the long line inside the kitchen. The fire department served up a total of 192 trout dinners that day. Two other fire departments will be offering meal options this weekend. The Effinger and Raphine departments will both be serving barbecue chicken. (Mary Woodson photo)

United Way Notes Results Of State Report

The weather was great for the Craft and Bakers Event at the Glasgow Farmers Market Saturday. Eleven vendors, along with two food vendors, participated. Among the scenes were (above) chef Mike Yerks serving up yummy donuts; Helen Cash of Glasgow checking out the handmade crafts; and Amy Clark with The Bakers Rack and Maple Swamp Farm talking to a customer about her many products. The regular season for the market gets underway this Friday and Saturday. (Carolyn Bradley photos)

On April 29, the annual Lip Sync Battle was held in the RCHS auditorium. There were nine student acts, and a westernthemed faculty act. Third place was awarded to a group of freshmen students called “The Believers,” second place was awarded to the track team, and first place went to Terry Neutusil. In total, 165 tickets were sold, and $1,625 was raised and donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

As the spring bulbs, dogwoods, and redbuds are gone or fading and the growing season is well underway, the Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners are urging area residents to be on the lookout for invasive alien plants popping up.

The Rockbridge Area Relief Association will participate in the 31st annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 13. This food drive, the largest in the nation, is held in partnership with members of the National Association of Letter Carriers, the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, and the U.S. Postal Service.

The next Rockbridge Conservation (RACC) seminar considers two different approaches on pricing carbon to reduce emissions in the economy needed to address climate change.

The land on which the Murat Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Center sits is being purchased by Rockbridge County so that improvements, including an expansion of the facility, can proceed.

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

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

Deborah Potter McCormick, 463-7652

Carolyn Bradley, 258-2720