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Millboro Happenings
By Gina Hamilton
Although we're barely into spring, a big event is coming up that needs participants and support - the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Bath County, which will be held on Saturday, May 24, at Millboro Elementary School, beginning at noon. Olivia Haney is chairing the event this year. Andrea Britt is the community representative and can be reached for more details and sign-up at andrea.britt@cancer. org or by calling (540) 774-2716. The Bath County goal for 2008 is to raise $31,750 for the society as it seeks to eliminate cancer and provide support to cancer patients and survivors. As of Monday, 45 participants had signed up to walk the 1.09-mile track around the school. According to the ACS, the Relay for Life is now held in more than 4,000 places in the U.S. and in eight countries.
n Kindergarten registration is coming up at MES this Friday, April 4, at 1:30 p.m., for children who will be fiveyears old by Sept. 30. Parents will need to bring a child's birth certificate,immunization record and Social Security number. For more information, please call the school at (540) 839- 5804, or (540) 997-5452.
n Just for fun, Douthat State Park will offer a Butterfly Kapers program for children on Saturday, April 5, at 1 p.m., at the Discovery Center. Youngsters can learn what it takes to attract Virginia's state insect to the yard with food plants and make a butterfly house. A small fee will be charged. For more information, please call (540) 862-8100, or e-mail douthatinterpreter@ dcr.virginia.gov.
n Keep a look out for signs announcing the completion of the fire station addition in the near future as volunteers work on final projects in the interior of the building. A community open house will be planned.
n Please send information for this column and photos in jpeg format to hamiltonwriting@ hotmail.com, by mail to P.O. Box 221, Millboro, Va. 24460, or drop news items and photos off at the Millboro General Store on Main Street.
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