2007-03-15

$105,000 may be cut for Bath roads



$105,000 may be cut for Bath roads By Amanda Isley • Staff writer WARM SPRINGS – Impacts from the state transportation bill may reach the mountains of Bath County sooner than anticipated, and as it stands, they would receive little welcome. Virginia Department of Transportation assistant residency administrator Susan Hammond informed the Bath board of supervisors its six-year plan for […]

1st festival weekend draws friendly crowds



1st festival weekend draws friendly crowds BY JAMES JACENICH • STAFF WRITER MONTEREY -Mike Puffenbarger’s Southernmost Maple sugar camp near Bolar was booming on the first day of Maple Festival last weekend. His parking lot was full throughout the day and lines in and out of the store and in front of the barbecue shack were 10-20 people long at […]

Millboro teacher honored



Millboro teacher honored By Amanda Isley • Staff writer MILLBORO – Kimberlyn Cress Lancaster, Title 1 reading specialist and adult education instructor at Millboro Elementary School, has been named Reading Teacher of the Year by the Virginia State Reading Association. Lancaster was nominated by the Shenandoah Valley Reading Council, for which she currently serves as corresponding secretary, and was selected […]

Luck Stone donates $25,000 to Highland swimming pool fund



Luck Stone donates $25,000 to Highland swimming pool fund By Geoff Cox • Staff Writer MONTEREY -The fund-raising for Highland County’s pool project surged forward toward its goal of beginning to build a community pool by this spring thanks to a $25,000 donation from the Luck Stone Foundation. The Richmond-based company employs several Highland County residents at its Augusta County […]

Rams forging ahead in the field



Rams forging ahead in the field By Geoff Cox • Staff Writer MONTEREY -The only time the Rams’ baseball team has been on a diamond was last week’s scrimmage with Covington,but coach Mike Warf is confident his team is fielding better this year. Errors plagued the Rams throughout last year’s 1-16 campaign and fielding problems this year could derail a […]

Bath beaten by Bisons’ bats



Bath beaten by Bisons’ bats By Geoff Cox • Staff Writer WARM SPRINGS -The Buffalo Gap Lady Bison shelled BCHS starter Michelle Colaw for seven second-inning runs off three triples and cruised to a 9-2 softball victory here Tuesday. “They had a big second inning,” said coach Lisa Hamilton. We played them short in the outfield and they hit it […]

Promote truth, don’t wallow in hypocrisy



Promote truth, don’t wallow in hypocrisy Editor, The Recorder, If everyone in Highland County were living in a solar and energy-efficient home and, thus, not using electricity but pumping it out to the electric grid, I would support their call not to erect additional renewable generation. The evidence is in on global warming and mountaintop removal. All of us who […]

Spring guide engrosses former Bath resident



Spring guide engrosses former Bath resident Editor, The Recorder, On Feb. 22 The Recorder with its fantastic Spring Guide arrived in my Florida mailbox and being a bit selfish, I quickly scanned through it to discover that none of my recent submissions had made this printing. However my disappointment was fleeting as the lovely cover and almost every page held […]

Still standing: The fest of time



Still standing: The fest of time A flip of the hot cake, a stir of sugar water … there’s just nothing like Highland County’s annual maple festival to showcase this incredible area and its down-to-earth people. As we’ve said on these pages many times, the festival reflects the county’s scenic beauty, rural charm, and friendly residents in equal measure. You’d […]