2005-12-08

Hunting: Understanding the nature of things



Hunting: Understanding the nature of things by James Jacenich • staff writer MONTEREY – One unseasonably warm, soggy predawn morning in November a week before regular rifle season began, Don Dowdy, muzzleloader in hand, set out into the woods near his home in Monterey to partake in a timeless ritual. Days are shorter this time of year and nights are […]

Wind energy committee gathers on Wednesday



Wind energy committee gathers on Wednesday By Anne Adams • Staff Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Virginia Highlanders following the debate on the impacts of commercial wind turbine projects may want to head next door to West Virginia next Wednesday. On Dec. 14, the National Research Council committee on the environmental impacts of wind energy projects, under the umbrella of the […]

Board urged to ‘get serious’ about taxes



Board urged to ‘get serious’ about taxes By Anne Adams • Staff Writer MONTEREY- As the county nears completion of its reassessment of property values, residents and landowners here are getting nervous. Land here has not been assessed for six years, and all signs point to a significant increase in what county acreage is worth. While that’s good news in […]

AG recount date set for Dec. 20



AG recount date set for Dec. 20 RICHMOND – Whether Creigh Deeds gets a lump of coal for Christmas or the keys to Virginia’s attorney general’s office should be determined four days before Santa drops down his chimney. Attorneys for Democratic candidate Deeds and his Republican opponent Bob McDonnell met in a courtroom here Tuesday before Richmond chief judge Ted […]

Ecological meltdown threatens



Ecological meltdown threatens Native forests at risk from foreign invaders By Amanda Isley • Staff writer WARM SPRINGS – Close your eyes. Conjure up the images that, for you, most capture the extraordinary natural beauty of Bath and Highland counties. Among them certainly will be the flame and golden maple trees, stout oaks, colorful dogwoods, and graceful hemlocks that currently […]

Highland boys jump to 2-1



Highland boys jump to 2-1 BY WILL O’CONNOR • STAFF WRITER HARRISONBURG – The Highland boys’ basketball squad wrapped up a busy first week last Saturday, thumping Tandem Friends 50-35 in the consolation game of Eastern Mennonite High School’s Tip-Off Tournament. After a three-game run, which began at Rappahannock last Wednesday, the Rams stand at 2-1 on the year. “They […]

Parents grateful for son’s support



Parents grateful for son’s support Editor, The Recorder, I want to publicly thank you wonderful people of Monterey for the support you’ve given to our son in Iraq. As chaplain to the 3rd ID (Infantry Division) stationed in Savannah, Ga., he has been the spiritual touchstone for over 300 men in his unit and indirectly to the thousand in the […]

Down on the farm? Maybe



Down on the farm? Maybe A humor column floated through our offices recently titled, “You know you’re in the South when …” and one of its quips included a farmer saying to a visitor from elsewhere, “So you have a $60,000 car. We’re real impressed. We have a $250,000 combine we only use two weeks a year.” Farmers, it must […]