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Pearl is a big beautiful labshepherd approximately 2 years old. She is sweet and friendly and walks pretty well on a leash. She weighs approximately 75-85 pounds. Visit her at the Rockbridge SPCA.

Biologist, Bird Photographer To Give Talk Next Monday

First Meeting At Bethesda On Feb. 16

Rockbridge Regional Library is providing scholarships to adults in Rockbridge and Bath counties to earn a private high school diploma online and to gain career skills.

Congratulations to senior Anna Wilson for placing in the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards at the state level, and in the 2022 Drexel Photography High School Contest, which is held on a national level. Wilson’s photograph “Hams and Bacon” will move on to be displayed at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. Another photograph, “Torn View,” which was entered in the Scholastic Art & Writing contest, will be displayed at the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley.

A Pocahontas man pled guilty to several charges in Rockbridge County Circuit Court on Jan. 24, while maintaining his innocence.

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program returned to Buena Vista Public Schools this year for the first time since the 1990s. Buena Vista City Police Sgt. John Snider taught 10 core lessons to fifth-graders at Enderly Heights Elementary School during weekly visits to the school. ABOVE, the students receive certificates for completing the program from Snider at an assembly Jan. 20. BELOW, students were able to celebrate their hard work with an after-party and refreshments that day. The latest version of the D.A.R.E. program is much different from the original program established in the 1980s, which revolved mostly around drug abuse. In 2022-2023, the program focuses heavily on “empowering students to do the right thing” and “making healthy choices,” including saying “no” to drugs, Snider noted. (Hope Huger photos)

The members of First Baptist Church of Lexington are inviting area residents to celebrate African American Heritage Month with them as they hear from guest speakers during the 11 a.m. worship service over the next three weeks.

Seven members of the Rockbridge 4-H Teen Leadership Club traveled to 4-H Day at the Capitol on Jan. 18. While in Richmond, they heard remarks from Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Joseph Guthrie, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matt Lohr, and the First Lady of Virginia, Suzanne Youngkin. They were able to explore the Capitol grounds and take in a bit of Richmond’s history amongst 4-Hers from across the state of Virginia. Pictured are Kaitlyn Childs, Marin Famuliner, Clay Irvine, Daniel Reed, Blair Scott, Jacob Wallace and Kadence Wilson.

The Glasgow Garden Club recently announced the 2023 winners of the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest. The two first-place winners are (left) fourth-grader Isis Hudson and fifth grader, Carter Whitmer, both participants in Natural Bridge Elementary School’s after-school program, DREAMS. Leyna Hansley, co-ordinator of the DREAMS program said that the poster contest was received enthusiastically by all of the participating fourth and fifth grade students. The poster contest is sponsored yearly by the National Federation of Garden Clubs and the U. S. Forest Service. The first place posters will now advance to the Shenandoah District of the VFGC (Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs) to compete against all other fourth and fifth grade first-place entries offered by member garden clubs.

Early on the last Saturday morning of January, the Virginia Military Institute Rat Mass loaded up more than 730 school supplies and carried them across town. The class had been collecting school supply items since December and over winter furlough to prepare for their annual Rat Unity event, which would help a few schools in the community.

The 11th annual Souper Bowl took place at Washington and Lee University’s Evans Dining Hall this past Sunday. Over a dozen local eateries supplied soup for the hungry crowd, which included students and a large number of area residents. Musical entertainment was provided by student groups. A sheet cake and an Oreo soup were dessert options. The Souper Bowl is a fundraiser for W&L’s Campus Kitchen Backpack Program, a program that provides nonperishable breakfast, lunch and snack items for area children receiving free or reduced lunch in Rockbridge County’s schools. (Joann Ware photos)

Andrew King wants to put a manufactured home on land he owns next to his house on 1205 Pine Ave. in Buena Vista. However, city zoning rules forbid manufactured homes in the R-3 district where the land is located.

A right-of-way abandonment for portions of Woodbine Avenue, 33rd Street and an alley in Buena Vista has a price tag of $13,500 for Donald Austin Rehl, who has plans to build a house on property he owns near the Sayre manufacturing plant at 32nd Street.

Lynda Miller, Ruritan Zone 4 governor, installed the 2023 officers of the Natural Bridge Ruritan Club on Dec. 13. They are (from left) Debbie Dangerfield, director; Wayne Breeden, treasurer; Drake Breeden, vice president; and Bob Gilbert, president. Not pictured was Garnette Teass, secretary. Members from the Glasgow Ruritan Club were also welcomed into the membership of the Natural Bridge Ruritan Club. Ruritan is about serving its community, said a spokesman. For more information about serving the Glasgow and Natural Bridge communities through the Ruritan club, contact the Natural Bridge Ruritan Club or go to www.ruritan.org.

Timber-frame Project Slated For April

Cadet Presents Ongoing Research At Conference