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Safety Procedures For County Schools Outlined

Local first responders performed a river rescue in dangerous water conditions last Friday after a kayaker became stranded on the far side of Maury River in Goshen Pass.

Fog fills the valley in front of the Blue Ridge Mountains in this early morning scene taken Feb. 13 from near Va.

Narrows Picks Up Third Victory Over PM Boys

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

Blues Wheelock, Richardson Also Advance To State

Blues Prevail In 2O T Thriller

Wildcats Finish 11-11 After Impressive Turnaround

The Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization’s monthly board meeting will be held Wednesday, March 1, starting at noon at Lexington City Hall, second floor meeting room.

Parry McCluer High School sophomore Olive King placed seventh in the 100-yard freestyle and eighth in the girls’ 50-yard freestyle at the Class 1 and 2 state swim meet on Saturday at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.

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.

While temperatures are expected to climb to around 80 tomorrow, it was only about 10 days ago that a wintry mix produced ice on trees and grass in the higher elevations of the county. This scene was captured on U.S. 11 just south of Fairfield on Feb. 12. The ice brought down a number of tree branches, but otherwise did not cause any problems. The winter weather, though, did bring out VDOT crews that weekend to keep the roads clear. (Mary Woodson photo)

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.