Millboro Happenings

• The Millboro Preservation and Cultural Association has announced a slight change of plans for the Valentine’s dinner fund-raiser. It will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20, but reservations need to be called in a week earlier, by Feb. 13, so an attendance count can be established. For reservations and cost, call (540) 997-0525 or (540) 996- 4111. The association also plans a yard sale June 26, at the old school. Anyone who has items to donate, or who needs them picked up, can call Gary Smith, (540) 997-5626, Denny and Stephanie Forbes, (540) 997- 5318, or Jackie Plecker, (540) 996-4111.

The AWANA program for youngsters continues each Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church on Crooked Spur Road, with games and Bible study time from 6:30-8:10 p.m. The program is designed for children from 3 years old to sixth grade. For details, call program commander Monica Liptrap at (540) 997-1015.

More snow! And of course, Punxsutawney Phil has forecast six more weeks of winter. Has the little groundhog ever not given that same forecast at the beginning of February? I wonder if it’s time to retire him and find a more encouraging prognosticator in the animal kingdom. Well, the weather is making our libraries popular places to stock up on reading and video materials in between the white stuff coming down. But babies usually have their own arrival time, and we welcome Keanan Brodey Combs, who arrived hale and hearty on Jan. 30 dur- ing last weekend’s snowstorm, after transportation to the hospital in Fishersville via family vehicle and then rescue squad.

C. Justin Puffenbarger is the first-place winner in the Millboro Elementary School spelling bee held on Jan. 27, shown here with runner-up Aimee Brinkley. (Photo courtesy MES) Please continue to send information for this column and photos in jpeg format to hamiltonwriting@hotmail.com, or drop news items and photos off in the Recorder envelope at the Millboro General Store on Main Street.
The Jan. 27 spelling bee at Millboro Elementary School had the following grade-level winners: fifth grade, Molly Watkins, center; sixth grade, Aimee Brinkley, left; and seventh grade, Max Watkins, right. (Photo courtesy MES)
Students participating in the Millboro Elementary School spelling bee on Jan. 27 are, back row from left: Christian Heffler, Misty Lowry, Heather Bursey, Elizabeth Ailstock, Levi Riley, and Mikahla Puffenbarger. Center: Max Watkins, Alex Pritt, Aimee Brinkley, Aaron Loan, John Strickler, and Brianna Negrete. Front: Jordan Marshall, Giovanni Walters, Molly Watkins, Warren Markum, Isabel Rexrode-Corona, and Justin Puffenbarger. (Photo courtesy MES)