2008-11-20

RELIGION



Special Services Thursday, Nov. 20 ¦ Burnsville United Methodist Women meet at the church at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 ¦ Ashwood United Methodist Church will hold a community Thanksgiving service. There will be a combined choir under direction of Kathy Haynes Johnson. The Rev. Byong Ahn will be bringing the message. Call (540) 839-2286 or email revlynn@ tds.net. ¦ […]

History comes alive at McDowell Presbyterian Church



McDOWELL — During the Sunday service on Nov. 16, Clay Hamilton of Hightown presented Pastor Beth Pyles, on behalf of McDowell Presbyterian Church, with a copy of a collection of papers from the Robert Sitlington Collection housed at the Highland Historical Society in McDowell. The papers contain founding documents of the McDowell Presbyterian Church and its predecessor congregation, the Central […]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR



BATH Mondays ¦ The Food Pantry at Ashwood United Methodist Church, 6-7 p.m. the first Monday of each month. For information call (540) 839-2276 and leave a message. Monday, Nov. 18 through Friday, Dec. 5 ¦ Douthat State Park Ornament Making Contest. Area school students, 4-H club members, church groups and scouts are invited to compete in making ornaments out […]

Dam project: Control will be unilateral



Editor’s note: The following article was gleaned from the Thursday, Sept. 20, 1979 edition of The Recorder. Joseph C. Pritchard was editor and publisher. WARM SPRINGS — The Bath County Board of Supervisors will have to take any steps to control unsightly and unwanted development around Lake Moomaw and the Gathright Dam project unilaterally rather than on a joint basis, […]

Photo



25 years ago

November 1983

Ashwood man holds off police for 8 hours ASHWOOD — Leroy Ryder Jr., a 28-year-old resident of Ashwood and an employee of Home Oil Co., surrendered to authorities at 10:30 p.m. Sunday night, after holding police at bay for more than eight hours with a 12-gauge shotgun and a .22-caliber pistol. The incident took place at an apartment building in […]

50 years ago

November 20, 1958

Early morning fog hampering hunters in county Dense early morning fog has been the only handicap for hunters so far this week, unless the unseasonable warmth can be considered, but early reports indicate that the deer kill at this point is down from last year. No station to station check has been made as yet but spot checks and reports […]

Concerns about economy reveal U.S. selfishness



Editor, The Recorder, I must convey my sense of surprise and somewhat shock as I realized how we as a nation are so selfish, thinking of ourselves more than others and of our comforts and desires over the lives of those who cannot speak for themselves. Six in 10 voters, it was said, named the economy as the most important […]

SPCA member urges pet owners to act responsibly



Editor, The Recorder, What is it with people who abandon animals? It is a cowardly act. If you are unable to keep your pet, surrender him decently to the SPCA. We might ask why, but just so that we know something about the animal. No judgments will be made. Heck, we all have animals — we know that they can […]

Recorder columnist naive about Obama campaign



Editor, The Recorder, Although a resident of Bath County for only three years, I consider the Highlands of Virginia to truly be God’s country and an area that I hope to have the blessing of returning to in retirement if not sooner. My whole family enjoys receiving The Recorder each week in order to keep up with our beloved Bath […]