Eagle Rock Library – Events for May 2011

2 Mon. Friends of the Library Monthly Meeting. Get an update on the Fill the Shelves Campaign and share your ideas on how we can raise money to support the library. 6:00pm.

3 Tues. Storytime. Join us as we read stories all about mommies! After our stories, we will make beautiful flowers out of colorful tissue paper to give to our moms for Mother’s Day. Sign up at the front desk or call the library at 540-884-3880. 10:30am.

5 Thurs. Monthly Movie (for all ages): Yogi Bear. Hey kids! Join us after school for a free showing of the new Yogi Bear movie. Jellystone has been losing business, so conniving Mayor Brown has decided to shut it down and sell the land. Faced with the loss of his home, Yogi must prove he really is ‘smarter than the average bear’ as he and Boo Boo join forces with Ranger Smith to find a way to save the park from closing forever. (Rated PG/80 minutes long). Free popcorn and bottled water will be provided. 2:45pm.

5 Thurs. Book Club. Join us as we discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic book The Great Gatsby (copies are available at the front desk). We will also hand out our June selection, Jan Karon’s At Home in Mitford. New members welcome! 6:00pm

6 Fri. Craft Time: Necklace for Mom. Hey kids! It’s almost Mother’s Day. Come to craft time and make a creative necklace so you’ll have a gift to give to your mom on her special day. Sign up at the front desk or call the library at 540-884-3880. 2:40pm.

10 Tues. Storytime. Join us as we read stories about lions and tigers! After our stories, we will make cool lion and tiger magnets. Sign up at the front desk or call the library at 540-884-3880. 10:30am.

12 Thurs. Silver Surfers: Basic Computers and Internet for Seniors. Do you want to learn computers like the young people? Are you afraid of computers? Join other beginners as we learn how to use a computer and the basics of searching the Internet. Sign up at the front desk or call the library at 540-884-3880. 6:00pm (in our computer lab)

13 Fri. Craft Time: Weaving. Hey kids! Join us for this cool craft time where we will learn all about weaving from local weaver, Ms. Susan. And everyone will get to make their own little woven craft to take home! Sign up at the front desk or call the library at 540-884-3880. 2:40pm.

17 Tues. Storytime. Do you ever get the rainy day blues? If so, join us as we read stories to brighten our rainy days and make them fun. Afterwards, we will put together a cute picture puzzle. Sign up at the front desk or call the library at 540-884-3880. 10:30am.

20 Fri. Craft Time: Rainbow Fish. Hey kids! Join us as we make a colorful fish craft using washable markers and basic supplies. Sign up at the front desk or call the library at 540-884-3880. 2:40pm.

24 Tues. Storytime. Join us as we read stories about our favorite star, the Sun! After our stories, we will make a cute sun craft. Sign up at the front desk or call the library at 540-884-3880. 10:30am.

27 Fri. Craft Time: Sunlight Prints. Hey kids! Join us as we use the magic of solar energy to create artistic prints on special light-sensitive paper. Sign up at the front desk or call the library at 540-884-3880. 2:40pm.

31 Tues. Storytime. Do you love books? If so, join us for this special story time where we celebrate books and reading. After our stories, we will a fun book bingo game. Sign up at the front desk or call the library at 540-884-3880. 10:30am.

submitted by Michael Hibben

Bake Sale to Benefit the Eagle Rock Library

The Friends of the Eagle Rock Library will host a bake sale at Maw & Paw’s Diner (14683 Church Street in Eagle Rock) on Saturday, May 7^th from 9:00am to 2:00pm. All monies collected will go to their Fill the Shelves campaign, which will attempt to raise $25,000.00 by the end of August to purchase books and other items to help fill empty shelves at the new Eagle Rock Library. Baked goods donations can be dropped off at the restaurant at around 9:00am the day of the bake sale. If you can’t attend this event but would like to make a donation to help the campaign, you may send a check (payable to Friends of the Eagle Rock Library) to Eagle Rock Library – 55 Eagles Nest Drive, Eagle Rock, VA 24085.

Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Wayne Boblett

Ricky Wayne Boblett and Tracy Nicole Cundiff were married recently Feb. 19 in Buchanan Presbyterian Church. He is the son of Gloria Boblett and the late Wayne Boblett of Buchanan and she is the daughter of Wayne and Shirley Niday of Troutville.  Cheyenne Cundiff and Briana Cundiff, daughters of the bride, and Kiana McNutt were bridesmaids. Groomsmen were Mark Dunbar, Donald Boblett and Jake McNutt.

At Final Convocation on April 21, Hampden-Sydney College junior Christian Adam Pritchett received the Rhetoric Speech Award, presented by Dr. Lizabeth A. Rand, Elliott Associate Professor of Rhetoric. Cap’s winning speech was entitled, “The Responsibility of Civil Discourse.”

The Speech Contest is funded by the John Augustus Moore Oral Rhetoric Fund. The fund was presented to the College in 1988 by Elizabeth and Mary Moore in honor of their nephew, John Augustus Moore, Class of 1978. John’s aunts describe their nephew as an energetic, highly motivated, and well-read student, a man who embodied H-SC’s vision of the good man and good citizen. They wished to establish a fund that would enhance oral rhetoric at Hampden-Sydney College.

A Venable Scholar, Cap serves as Vice President of the Rugby Club and as Secretary of the social fraternity Theta Chi. A history major, Cap graduated from Community High School and is the son of Gretchen Notermann of Fincastle.

Submitted by Hampden -Sydney College.

Kelly Nicole Thompson, of Cloverdale, will accept a diploma during Bluefield College’s 88th Annual Spring Commencement, Saturday, May 7, featuring a keynote address from well-known author, educator, trainer and speaker Dr. Dale Henry.

The graduation ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. outside on the campus lawn at the foothills of East River Mountain in the BC Quad, and in addition to the conferring of degrees the program also will feature the presentation of the school’s Wampler-Caudill Distinguished Faculty Award to a traditional faculty member and two Wampler-Caudill Distinguished Student Leadership Awards to a traditional student and to an adult student in the inSPIRE degree-completion program.

Dr. Henry, the founder and president of Your Best Unlimited, will offer the day’s Commencement address. He speaks to and trains more than 100,000 professionals and executives each year about achieving your personal best and reaching the highest level of individual and team excellence.

A onetime associate dean of professional and graduate studies at Tusculum College in Tennessee, Dr. Henry now serves as a consultant and leadership trainer for companies like Levi Strauss, AT&T, FedEx, Xerox, Sun Trust, and the Disney Company. He has been honored with numerous business and educational awards and has been featured on several television and radio talk shows around the world.

Submitted by Bluefield College.

Logan Caldwell a senior at LBHS received the Wendy's High School Heisman Award. photo by Sherry Caldwell

Wendy’s High School Heisman winners were announced at the Virginia Tech spring football game on April 23rd. Logan Caldwell of Troutville  a senior at Lord Botetourt High School was one of the scholarship.

Wendy’s High School Heisman winners exemplify athletics, academics and leadership. Caldwell played football at Lord Botetourt, has a high GPA and has been a leader not only at school, but also at his church and in civic activities. He has been a team leader for Relay for Life at Fincastle United Methodist Church for the past two years.

Logan is the son of Ed and Sherry Caldwell and will attend James Madison University in the  Fall.

Mikayla Stiltner of Fincastle  donated 9 inches of hair yesterday 4/28/11 to Pantene Beautful lengths program.  Her Uncle Charles Arnold, a stylist at Visible Changes Salon in Roanoke, cut and styled Mikayla’s hair.

Submitted by Robin Stiltner, her Mom

As of noon Thursday, April 28, four schools are leading the Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition‘s Facebook challenge “Drop the Pills Before they Kill”: James River, Lord Botetourt, North Cross, and Cave Spring.

The challenge continues through this Saturday, April 30, and the winning school will be announced Monday morning, May 2.

Each participating school has a post on the page each day. The school with the most “likes,” calculated proportionately based on enrollment, wins $500.

Additionally, kids that leave comments about prescription drug abuse are entered in daily contests for gift cards and other prizes.

Salem, Glenvar, Lord Botetourt, James River, Cave Spring, Hidden Valley, Community School, Patrick Henry, William Fleming, Faith Christian, Roanoke Valley Christian, North Cross, Roanoke Catholic School and Parkway Christian Academy high schools are all participating.

***This Saturday, April 30 is the DEA’s National Drug Take Back day.

Safe disposal of prescription medication is offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Salem Police Department, The Roanoke Civic Center, the Tanglewood Kroger, and at the Daleville Kroger. Click here for more information.

–Miranda Beck, special to The Botetourt View.

Take advantage of the early-bird $50 discounted fee by May 1:

• Register on-line instantly (requires FULL payment + 4%), OR
• Get your registrations post-marked before OR on May 1.

May 1 is NOT the deadline to register, but it IS the date our summer camp fees increase to their “normal” cost.  Need a form or instructions?  Click here for all you need, including a link to week-by-week camp availability for girls and boys.

We place campers into their chosen camps in order of date received, (ex: registration received on May 4 gets placed before the registration received on May 5).  This means you need to register as soon as possible to secure the camp of your choice.  We highly recommend sending your registration today or registering today online (full payment + 4% required) to beat the rush.  It seems more and more folks are finding out about Camp Bethel’s summer camping excellence!  Thank you!

Submitted by Camp Bethel.

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Allison Elizabeth Cress, the  granddaughter of Andrew and Charma Marsinko of Blue Ridge has been selected Junior Miss Georgia Peach. “Allison  has been participating in pageants for years,” said her proud grandmother, Charma.