Archive for March, 2010

Roaring Run and North Creek are about ready to get an influx of fingerling trout thanks to literally dozens of students in Botetourt County and the Roanoke Valley. The students, as part of the Roanoke Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s “Trout in the Classroom” program, are helping release the fingerlings beginning this week and through the... »

NEW CASTLE – Fourth-grade students at McCleary Elementary are asking the Craig County community to help with their drive to collect new, donated teddy bears to send to children impacted by the recent earthquakes of Haiti and Chile. After discussions about the earthquakes during Pamela Cundiff’s class, students decided they would like to help by... »

Lord Botetourt High School is holding its 50th Anniversary Open House Saturday, May 22 from 1- 4 p.m. The event will celebrate 50 years of academic excellence with tours of the school’s facilities and displays of five decades of school pictures and school memorabilia. A program will be held at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium... »

The Western Virginia Land Trust works with Botetourt County landowners who wish to preserve their land and keep it in a rural or agricultural condition, and the organization is holding a workshop at the Fincastle Library on Tuesday, March 30 at 7 p.m. for county residents who want to learn more about conservation easements. Richard... »

RADFORD – The City of Radford’s 10th annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life is coming up soon, and there is still time for form a team and join in the fundraising effort. This year’s Relay for Life is set for April 9 and 10 at Bisset Park. So far there are 40 teams and... »

BLACKSBURG – The Rotary Club of Blacksburg announced its 2010 Citizens of the Year during a ceremony this month at the Blacksburg Country Club. The winners this year are LaVina Tyndall, Glenn Tyndall and Sally Bohland, who helped establish the Montgomery County Christmas Store.   The MCCS opened in 1982. In its first year, the store... »

For John and Robin Watson of Hardy, their alpaca business is all in the family. John cards the fiber, Robin felts it onto their organic soap, and their seven-year-old daughter Isabella entertains the alpacas by showing them in competitions. The three have come a long way in the two and a half years they have... »

RICHMOND – More than 230 years after he served in the House of Burgesses, Andrew Lewis is back in Richmond. This time, he gets to stay. On March 22, a bronze bust of the Revolutionary War patriot, friend of George Washington and father of Salem was unveiled and officially presented to Gov. Bob McDonnell with... »

Beverly Scharlene Palmer, 55, of Salem died March 22, 2010. She was a talented artisan as well as a loving wife, aunt, and friend. Preceding her in death were her parents, John and Laverne Taylor; and brother, Clayton Taylor. Survivors include her husband Warren Stuart Palmer; nephew Kai Palmer; mother-in-law Dorothy Palmer; and... »

James Whitney Murtaugh, 76, died March 17, 2010. Survivors include his best friend and wife of 53 years, Lorraine C. Murtaugh, and many dear and loving friends. Jim graduated from Linton Hall Military Academy in Bristow, Va., Central High School in Washington, D.C., and Benjamin Franklin University where he received a degree in the... »