COMMUNITY CALENDAR

BATH

Saturday, Feb. 14
¦ Singer/song writer/guitarist Eric Lindell
performs at Garth Newel Music Center in
Warm Springs at 8 p.m. Discount tickets
can be purchased in advance. For more
information call (540) 839-5018 or visit
www.garthnewel.org.
Sunday, Feb. 15
¦ Bath County After Prom Committee Cash
Bingo fund-raiser at 2 p.m. in the Bath

County High School cafeteria. Twenty games, final
game guaranteed $100 jackpot. Doors open at 1 p.m.
Also raffling dinner for two at Sam Snead's Tavern.
For information call Janet Bryan at (540) 839-2989
or Kelly Rosenberg at (540) 839-5205.
Monday, Feb. 16
¦ Bath County School Board joint meeting with the
board of supervisors at 6 p.m. at Bath County High
School. Agenda includes a building tour and meal

presentation by the culinary class, followed by a
budget work session.
Friday, Feb. 20
¦ Deadline for applications for the Bath County "Little
Miss" pageant to be held on March 7 at 7 p.m. at
Bath County High School. Applications may be picked
up and returned to Valley and Millboro Elementary
Schools, and Bath County High School. There will
be a practice at BCHS on March 6 at 7 p.m, for all
participants.

Highland

Saturdays
January 31 through March 28
¦ Highland County Recreation Commission
Pee Wee basketball and cheerleading. If
your child is interested, call (540) 468-
2978 by Jan. 22 to sign up. Volunteers are
needed.
Saturday, Feb. 14
¦ Free-will Valentine's dinner from 4-8
p.m. in the HHS cafeteria. Menu includes
port tenderloin, mashed potatoes with
gravy, green beans macaroni and cheese,
rolls, and various desserts. All proceeds will
benefit the HHS class of 2009.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13, 14,
and 15
¦ The recycling trailer will be at the Bolar
Ruritan grounds.
Tuesday, Feb. 17
¦ Winter Blood Drive, at the Highland Center
in Monterey from 1-7 p.m. Free VBS gift for
all donors. Walk-ins welcome. Sponsored by

Highland Masonic Lodge No. 110.
Thursday, Feb. 19
¦ Highland County Fair Association meets in the
Highland Modular Conference Room at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20, 21, and 22
¦ The recycling trailer will be at the Mill Gap Ruritan
grounds.
Monday, Feb. 23
¦ Highland Homemakers Clubs meets at 7 p.m. in the
Mountain View Room of the Highland County Public
Library. Members are encouraged to bring a friend.
Saturday, Feb. 21
¦ Highland Quilt Guild will be planning a sampler
quilt at Wool Becomes Ewe in Monterey at 10 a.m.
Patterns to choose from, bring any ideas or fabric.
Open to everyone. For information contact Jeanne
Apgar at (540) 499-2835.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Feb. 27, 28, and
March 1
¦ The recycling trailer will be at the McDowell Ruritan

grounds.
Thursday, Feb. 26
¦ Scrabble Tournament at the Highland Senior
Center in Monterey from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free and
open to everyone. Prizes awarded to winner. Coffee
and refreshments. Call Highland County Recreation
Commission to sign up by Feb. 24 at (540) 468-
2978.
Friday, Feb. 27
¦ Virginia Cooperative Extension Fence Law Workshop
at 1 p.m. in the Highland Modular Conference Room
in Monterey. Landowners will hear how the courts
have handled some fence issues, any changes that
have occurred to fence laws in recent years, and how
it has affected property owners.
Saturday, Feb. 28
¦ Highland County Girl Scouts free will donation
stuffed baked potato bar and dessert bar at Highland
Elementary School from 4-6:30 p.m. All desserts are
made with Girl Scout Cookies. Extra cookies will be
for sale. All proceeds will benefit the Girl Scouts trip
to Savannah, Ga.

Area

Saturday, Feb. 14
¦ Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra presents
"A Salute to the American Presidency" with
Peter Wilson, music director, and featuring
White House piano soloist AnnaMaria Mottola.
Selections include Aaron Copland's "Lincoln
Portrait" and George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in
Blue," 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church,
Waynesboro.
¦ Meet Logan Ward, author of "See You in a
Hundred Years, " from 2-4 p.m. at Bookworks,
W. Beverley and Central Avenue, Staunton. For
more information call (540) 887-0007.
¦ Greenbrier Valley Theatre, 113 East
Washington Street, Lewisburg, presents its
Valentine's Dance Benefit Saturday, featuring
the West Virginia Jazz Orchestra playing
romantic favorites and easy listening for ball
room dancers from 8:30 p.m.-midnight. Doors

open at 8 p.m. Ticket price includes hors d'oeuvres,
dessert and one free drink. A photo booth will be set
up, and photos will be available before you leave. GVT
has reserved a block of rooms at Holiday Inn Express,
Lewisburg, near I-64. For more information, call (304)
645-3838.
Friday, Feb. 20
¦ Shenandoah Valley Head Start Policy Council scheduled
meeting at 10 a.m., at Rowe's Family Restaurant in
Staunton. The public is invited to attend.
Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22
¦ Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services free workshop on canine care, for commercial
dog breeders and animal control officers. The Feb. 21
workshop takes place in Wytheville at the Wytheville
Meeting Center, 333 Community Blvd., Wytheville; and
the Feb. 22 worship takes place at the Kirkley Hotel,
2900 Candler's Mountain Road, Lynchburg. Workshops
run from 8:30-5 p.m. Participants should preregister at

http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/animals/index.shtml or
by contacting Tracy Thompson, USDA, 240.228.5501;
Dr. Chris McNeil, VDACS, Lynchburg, (434) 947-6731;
or Thach Winslow, VDACS, Wytheville (276) 229-5501).
Workshop is free.
Monday, Feb. 23
¦ Public Forum on "Healthcare in Crisis," at 6:30 p.m.
in the Lane Auditorium of the Albermarle County Office
Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville. Speakers
are Donna Smith, California Nurses Association; Steve
Cobble, Progressive Democrats of America; Dr. Susan
Miller, Physicians for a National Health Program; Larry
Rousseau, Public Service Alliance of Canada; Lynn
Hassman, American Medical Students Association,
University of Virginia; Dr. William Ferguson Reid, Virginia
Coalition for Guaranteed Health Care.A videographer
is needed to tape the event, as well as volunteers to
distribute flyers. For information or to volunteer, Email
donnagoings@gmail.com.