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WILLIAMSVILLE — For a year, at least, residents of Williamsville will still get to collect their mail closer to home. The United States Postal Service and the owner of the building housing the Williamsville Post Office agreed to a new one-year lease last week, keeping the facility open in its present location through May 31, 2010. More ... Spring showers have been more like deluges this week in the mountains, swelling streams and soaking soil. Here, the Jackson River along U.S. 220 had water reaching nearly over its banks. In some areas, there has been as much as five inches of rain in a few days. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Highland County and its neighboring West Virginia counties through Thursday evening. A low-pressure system is supposed to drop another two inches of rain on the region. Combined with already saturated ground, the weather service warns there could be localized flooding across creeks and streams. (Recorder photo by Anne Adams) More ... BLUE GRASS - He doesn't say much, but when he does talk, people tend to pay attention. In a cozy, overstuffed living room chair with a fire crackling in the kitchen wood stove, Olin Sponaugle of Blue Grass reflected on a life well lived, and the startling changes he's seen in his 83 years. More ... MONTEREY — In the face of deep budget cuts, the Virginia Department of Transportation has made a strange decision — one Highland officials and residents cite as another example of the massive department's hairball of bureaucracy. More ... WARM SPRINGS — "We will balance the budget and move on." Those were the words of Bath County School Board chairman Eddie Ryder, following an April 30 board of supervisors meeting at which the supervisors passed the 2009-10 school budget. That budget requires the schools to cut $498,525 from the budget it submitted. More ... MONTEREY — Elected officers hoped Highland would help make up an overall $24,600 cut from the state, but were turned down flatly by supervisors Tuesday. During the last General Assembly session, government and constitutional offices statewide had their budgets slashed to the tune of $50 million in state aid to local governments in both 2009 and 2010. More ... < ITALIC> • Tuesday, supervisors set the tax rates and adopted the 2009- 10 budget, adjusting for a reduction in state aid of $24,600. More ... MONTEREY — Highland County is blessed with beautiful karst landscapes, but with them come problems and potential pollution, according to the state Department of Recreation and Conservation. More ... MONTEREY — Those unfamiliar with the special features all over Highland County might not know the funny word, "karst," used to describe this special area. But according to an article in the Cave Owners Newsletter, that word has been around since 1689. More ... In last week's edition of The Recorder, the caption for the photo of Percy Nowlin, chairman of the Bath County Board of Supervisors, and Jackie Plecker, president of the Millboro Preservation and Cultural Association, should have given photo credit to Janet Bryan, a staff member in the county administrator's office. More ... MONTEREY — As Olin Sponaugle stepped down from his decades-long role as member, vice president and president of Highland Telephone Cooperative's board, the membership elected Sarah Shifflett to take his place. HTC board president David Blanchard called to order the annual meeting last Friday, noting some 1,127 votes had been case. More ... WARM SPRINGS - What is perhaps Bath's busiest tourist stop has no restaurant, no restrooms, no telephone. Yet, chances are eight out of 10 first-time visitors stop there for at least a few moments. More ... LEXINGTON - Out in the lobby, members of the Friends of the Maury River, some with florescent orange armbands, were selling "Save the Goshen Pass" t-shirts at $10 a pop, bumper stickers for $1. More ... • Boy Scout Jamborees are 10-day long events that collect Scouts from all over the country to one place. • There are all sorts of activities, competitions and challenges. • President George W. Bush spoke at the 2005 jamboree. More ... MILLBORO SPRINGS - "We're glad to reopen," said Len Foutz this week, co-owner with his wife, Trish, of Lickety Splits restaurant at the intersection of Routes 42 and 39 West. "Business resumed on Tuesday, April 28, and customers rolled in like we'd never closed," he added, with surprise in his voice. "We appreciate everyone's patience and loyalty. More ... MONTEREY and WARM SPRINGS — As cases of swine flu grew exponentially across the country in the last week, officials in Bath and Highland, particularly medical services, have been prepared to take action should a case surface in this area. More ... WARM SPRINGS and MONTEREY — Monday is the last day to register if you want to vote in the Democratic primary elections for governor and lieutenant governor Tuesday, June 9. Registrar's offices in both counties are open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. The Bath County office is open from 8:30 a.m. until noon and from 1-4:30 p.m. More ... • The Highland County School Board conducted its monthly meeting Monday and took swift action on a slim agenda before heading into closed session to discuss student personnel issues. More ... MONTEREY — What do you want and how much are you willing to pay? Consumers are asked these questions every day. How one answers determines what goods and services merchants will make available, whether at the corner grocery store or from one's local power or telephone company. More ... Larry Smith of McDowell found this quarter-pound white morel on Monday evening. It measured approximately 7 1/2 inches in height and 3 and one-quarter inches in width. "It's the biggest one I ever found in my life," he said. (Recorder photo by Anne Adams) More ... Leftovers. We've all got 'em, if we're lucky. Sometimes, I look forward to leftovers more than the initial meal itself. As a person who lives alone, I've got lots and lots of leftovers. I remember when I did not like to cook. My refrigerator was filled with ingredients for fabulous meals I never got around to fixing. More ... • A joint meeting of the Highland planning commission and board of supervisors was held last Thursday, April 23, which included a public hearing. More ... • Millboro area churches will host a community observance of the National Day of Prayer today, May 7, at 7 p.m., at Millboro Christian Church. All are welcome. • The Millboro volunteer fire association has planned another evening of bingo on Friday, May 8, from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Millboro firehouse. The fun social event will include 50/50 cash prize winnings. More ... A colleague is in Italy this month. I am insanely jealous. Not only is he gone for a month - imagine! - but, he is in Italy. An email noted he and his wife are "shopping and eating our way through Livorno." All I had to read was one sentence, and I was instantly transported back to France. Oh, to be eating my way through France again. More ... • The Bath school board agreed Tuesday to allow drum major Laura Schneider to paint a mural and inspirational sayings and musical terms in the Bath County High School band room. More ... Editor's note: The Rev. Chip Hill, pastor of Word of Faith Church in Monterey, has many and varied interests, among them local history. He drew inspiration for this poem from "The Battle of McDowell" by Richard L. Armstrong. More ... WARM SPRINGS — In celebration of Children's Book Week, the Bath County Public Library presents storyteller Kathy Coleman, Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. Coleman's brochure identifies her as "a storyteller and Appalachian folkways preserver," which even she might admit is a bit "uppity. More ... Members of the Bath Senior Center received free trees from Virginia Forester John Wright to plant on Arbor Day. (Photo courtesy Jeanne Apgar) More ... The Shenandoah Valley Reading Council celebrated its 40th anniversary on April 22, with a banquet held at Bridgewater College. The council began serving the Shenandoah Valley in 1968 with Lois Koontz as president. More ... MONTEREY — Carole Nash, who teaches geographic science in the Integrated Science and Technology program at James Madison University, is also a professional archaeologist. More ... Sixteen students are enrolled in "Juvenile Justice System" at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College during the Spring, 2009 semester. Pictured, kneeling, (l-r): Latasha Thornton and Derek Deeds, both of Clifton Forge; Austin Hostetter, Lexington; Kimberleigh Kellison, Covington; and Michael Stinnett, Hot Springs. Standing:Stanley E. Bush Jr., course instructor; Patrick Kennon, Covington; Travis Williams, Clifton Forge; Jeffrey D. Camden, Buena Vista; Shayne Van Ness, Low Moor; Alesha Gray, Glasgow; and Casey Minnick, Rockbridge Baths. Not pictured: Kevin Cahoon, Selma; Brian Dempsey, Clifton Forge; Brittney Hicks, Covington; John Nottingham, Dummore, W.Va.; and Jason Williams, Clifton Forge. For more information about the Administration of Justice program at DSLCC, contact program head Gary L. Boyer Sr., Certified Law Enforcement Trainer, at (540) 863-2885 or email him at glboyersr@dslcc.edu. More ... McDOWELL — Casey A. Thaler of McDowell is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national breed registry organization in Saint Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Association, with nearly 33,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef cattle registry association in the world. More ... STAUNTON — The Sarah Murray Lewis Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution met April 11 at Third Presbyterian Church in Staunton, with 13 members. More ... The following decisions were handed down in Highland County General District Court on March 4. Criminal and traffic divisions: John George Airgood, speeding 45/35, fine $50, costs $61; Damon Lee Alley, speeding 60/45, fine $75, More ... The following decisions were handed down in Highland County General District Court on March 11. Criminal and traffic divisions: Karin Ann Persinger, speeding 47/35, continue to June 3; Walter Curtis Adams, expired state inspection, dismissed; Thomas Vernon Alphin Jr. More ... The following decisions were handed down in Highland County General District Court on March 18. Criminal and traffic divisions: Laurel Cameron Allen, failure to obey highway sign, guilty in absentia; Martin Aluka Ochdteng, reckless driving/passing/curve, continued to June 17; Dr. More ... |
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Spring Guide '10
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