Touchdown!
      A Cessna 182 lands at Hannah Field outside Monterey Saturday after a tour with the county administrator. After 25 years of inactivity the airport is back on the map. (Recorder by Geoff Cox)
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Obituaries

James C. 'Jimmy' May
      CHURCHVILLE - James Cleveland "Jimmy" May, 72, husband of Ruth Ellen Campbell May, of Churchville and formerly of Craigsville, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008 at Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville. He was born Sept. 3, 1935, in Hot Springs, a son of the late Dennis Worth May and Iona Verlis Alderman May.
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Schools

Schools set upcoming schedule
      July 28 - Mandatory fall athlete/ parent meeting at Highland High School cafeteria at 7 p.m. Aug. 1 - Fall sports practices begin. Aug. 12-14 - Schedule changes may be made from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 18 - Ninth grade and new Highland High School students orientation at 6:30 p.m. at Highland High School.
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Sports

Bolar Loop hike an easy escape
      LAKE MOOMAW - From the Two Islands Overlook, the sky, water, and lush green landscape blend together like a paint sample. Echoes from swimmers and boats climb to the quiet bench high above, telling on the merrymakers. Only a mile from the picnic area at Lake Moomaw, and accessible by a cut road, a hike to the overlook is great way to kill a couple of hours at the lake.
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Religion

RELIGION
      Regular Weekly Services See Special Services section for changes to weekly services Sundays Asbury United Methodist Church holds worship service at 8:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Ashwood United Methodist Church services at 11 a.m.
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Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR
      BATH Mondays ¦ The Food Pantry at Ashwood United Methodist Church, 6-7 p.m. the first Monday of each month. For information call (540) 839-2276 and leave a message.
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Sheriff

Sheriff's Report
      ¦ July 9 - Received a report of reckless driving, Muddy Run Road, referred to Bath County. ¦ July 9 - Received a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a deer, Jackson River Road.
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Early

Longtime Bath attorney passes
      Editor's note: The following article was gleaned from Feb. 15, 1929 edition of The Recorder. It was reprinted from the Covington Virginian. H.B. Wood was publisher. John W. Stephenson Jr., Commonwealth's Attorney of Bath County since 1919, and member of a prominent Virginia family, died at his ancestral home, "The Chimneys," Sunday morning, of cerebral hemorrhage.
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Letters

Statistics on guns incorrect, misleading
      Editor, The Recorder, Wow, those are some compelling statistics concerning the recent gun ownership laws in Australia cited by both Roy Gutshall and Iris Hooke. Unfortunately, they are a prime example of the old adage, "Figures don't lie, but liars figure.
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Opinion

Unshakable Millboro motivation
      While much of Bath County laments about getting projects off the ground, the galvanizing community effort behind taking charge of the old school in Millboro is receiving hearty praise. Supervisors gave Millboro citizens 90 days to prove they're serious about renovating the old Millboro school campus into a community jewel.
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