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On Friday night into Saturday morning Relay for Life celebrated 10 years in Botetourt County at the Town Park in Buchanan.Over $82,000 has been raised by the event thus far.
The Survivor’s Walk at 7 p.m. opened the event
Photos by Sarah Hinchliffe, special to The Botetourt View
April Bednarek sends us this photo of the Lord Botetourt High School’s girls’ soccer team — the Blue Ridge District champs. The team plays for the Region III championship tonight and then heads to the Group AA state tournament next week.
As always, if you have photos of Botetourt sports — varsity or youth league — you can send ‘em to us at news@botetourtview.com
Our last post about Lord Botetourt High School was May 27.
Fun, soccer, crafts, music goods and cultural diversity are filling the halls today at Greenfield Elementary!
Carolyn Perez and Atabeyra Guzman show some items from Puerta Rico
Four of Botetourt County’s finest are retiring from the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office: O.E.”Bud”Shires, Judy L. Drewry, Dennis N. Harris and Ed Kozlowski.
A reception in their honor will be held on Sunday June 1, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Fincastle Baptist Church.
Shires joined the department on July 1, 1980, Drewry on October 19, 1977, Harris on May 14 1990 and Kozlowski on August 15, 1998. Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle commended them on the fine work they have done for the department over the years.
Sportswriters Doug Doughty and Randy King have a lot to say about Angela Tincher — James River High School grad and now Virginia Tech softball star — on this week’s Sports TimesCast, our weekly college sports webcast. Randy says she’s responsible for probably 95 percent of Tech’s success this year. Tech’s next game in the College World Series is Saturday at noon. If you can’t catch it on ESPN, you can get updates Saturday on our Pressbox sports blog. Check it today and you’ll find two posts from yesterday’s first round, which Tech lost 1-0.
Our last post about Tincher was May 17.
Our latest issue of The Botetourt View comes out Friday, destined to reach more than 90 percent of the households in Botetourt County. (How do we do that? Here’s how: Subscribers to The Roanoke Times get it included in their Friday paper; non-subscribers have it mailed to them as part of the weekly Simply Savings advertising flier. Those two add up to more than 90 percent. Plus, we have some free copies available at these locations.)
In the May 30 issue, you’ll see several places where we direct folks online for more photos or other coverage. Consider this blog post your shepherd to point out where those links are:
SPECIAL ONLINE EXTRAS:
* Our special shout-out to graduating seniors
* When’s the big rush at the Bonsack Wal-Mart?
* Five arrested in connection with break-ins at James River High School
* Blue Ridge man charged in drug store break-ins
* Fincastle library plans book sale, seeks donations
* Historic Fincastle gives tours
* Audio interview with Bonsack Baptist choir members
* Battle of the bands at Lord Botetourt High School
To find out how to get your news and photos in The Botetourt View, plus a special mystery feature, keep reading:
Emily Kettelson, James River High School Marching Knights member, recently presented a queen sized quilt to Pam Stump. The quilt was raffled to benefit the James River band program. Special thanks go to Nadean Jacobsen and Cathy Osterman for donating their time and talent to make the quilt.
Our last post about James River High School was May 28. We also have a special shout-out to graduating seniors anywhere in Botetourt County.
Attic Productions presents the comedy by award-winning playwright John Patrick tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the D. Geraldine Lawson Performing Arts Center in Fincastle — with other shows Friday, Saturday and again next weekend.
Adults are $10, seniors and children are $8. Call 473-1001 for reservations.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a Saturday matinee at 2:30 p.m.
For more photos from the show, see our May 21 post.
People have been leaving their old and new phone books in the post offices around the county. Guess what?
They’ve been recycled — thanks to Botetourt County Public Works for going to pick them up after the Daleville Post Office called The Botetourt View. We hooked them-up and now the problem has been recycled. Speaking of that, there’s something new in the recycling world.
Cub Scout Packs 82 & 137 from Troutville shared an incredible Memorial Day Experience — they camped out at the second most haunted site in America and slept on the most decorated battleship in US naval history!
