"Come one and come all to the annual Evening in Buchanan," said Harry Gleason, town revitalization manager of Buchanan, when announcing the event that showcases Buchanan's downtown and is just plain old fun!
They have been home from Orlando for a week and now the Botetourt Outlaws take a final bow...
From Coach Don Helms of the Cloverdale area:
The Botetourt Outlaws 10U girls basketball team has returned from the
2008 Division 1 AAU National Championships at Disney World ( The Outlaws, the 2008 Virginia State Champions, finished 21st out of 89 teams at the Nationals.
At the National Championship, the Outlaws advanced to the Championship
round by defeating the famed Tennessee Team Pride, the No. 4 team in the
nation heading into the tournament, and also beat Orlando, Florida,
a team that finished 9th in the country.
Honor Mealey of Troutville has a special guest and many party goers are coming to her house Friday August 1, to celebrate a new found friend from her summer reading.
Honor Mealey with Edward Tulane
Happy August. Wow, where did the summer go? Here at The Botetourt View, we’re already hard at work on our upcoming back-to-school issues (August 8 and 15) and our football issue (August 22). And that brings us to a programming note: If you’re an advertiser and wanted to be included -- especially in our football issue -- well, our advertising folks at advertise@botetourtview.com will be happy to talk with you. Or, if you’d like to place a classified ad, you can click classifieds@botetourtview.com.
We reach more than 90 percent of the households in Botetourt County. (How do we do that? See below!)
And now back to news, and we have lots of it this week. Attic Productions opens its summer musical, “Annie, Get Your Gun,” and we have a photo gallery from the show. You can see one of the photos above. That's Annie herself -- or, more accurately, Kris Laguzza in the role of Annie Oakley -- second from the right.
Two Botetourt-bred musicians who are now making it out on the road are playing in the region this weekend -- Debrissa McKinney and Matt Ramsey. We have details on both of those. And, of course, there’s the continuing coverage on the death of Fred Hutchins.
Also, in your Friday issue, you’ll see lots of places where we say “See the Notebook” for more. Well, here’s where to find that “more”:
* James River grad Debrissa McKinney performs at FloydFest. (She’s everywhere!)
* Pastor, church member at Daleville Church of the Brethren recognized at statewide meeting
* High school football practice begins at Lord Botetourt and James River
* We have vacation photos from Botetourt folks
* And, finally, Cathy Benson has her regular Terrific Tuesday column, with updates on Allyson McCllenan and Big Red the rooster.
So how can you get your news and photos in The Botetourt View? Keep reading below:
Here's a rare opportunity -- not one, but two musicians from Botetourt who are now making it good out on the road are playing close by this weekend. Only problem is -- one's playing in Roanoke and one in Blacksburg, so you'll have to choose. Here goes:
We've talked up Matt Ramsey before. He's a Buchanan guy who's now down in Nashville, where he's worked with some big names. Saturday night, he's playing on the Roanoke City Market as part of "Downtown Rocks!" Showtime is 7 p.m., and music writer Tad Dickens has more details here. We also had a previous post about Matt Ramsey on May 23.
We've also told you recently about Debrissa McKinney, the James River grad who now plays with Laura Reed and Deep Pocket, an Asheville, N.C.-based band that plays what Tad calls "hot funk." On Saturday night, the band headlines the Steppin' Out festival in Blacksburg. For more details, see Tad's report here. We had previous posts on Debrissa on July 25 and June 19.
Floyd Ward Dance Studio has been dancing in the Lynchburg -Roanoke area for the past 80 years.
Owners Carlton and Valerie Moses of Fincastle and her mother Elma Layman of Roanoke have owned the studios in Botetourt and Vinton since 1999.
Floyd Ward and her sister originated the studio in Lynchburg. She was a dancer of the calibre of Isadora Duncan and spent time in Hollywood, California learning choreography. Though she has been dead a number of years, her dance legacy lives on in Daleville in a studio across from Lord Botetourt High School and two studios in Vinton.
We had a previous post about James River football on July 30.
And a programming note: If you're an advertiser who wants to get into our upcoming football section, you can contact advertise@botetourtview.com. Our print edition goes to more than 90 percent of the households in Botetourt County.
The Oriskany Strings oldtime band will play at the historic Masonic Theater (formerly called the Stonewall Theater) in Clifton Forge on August 9 beginning at 8 p.m.
Local musician James Christian Jr. from New Castle will be performing with the Oriskany Strings, and also will perform several solo songs.
The concert is part of the Virginia Opry series of musical events hosted at the theater by Appalfolks of America. Tickets are $5 in advance and $6 at the door. For ticket information, call (540) 862-7407.
Hallie and Cassandra Bulmer traveled to Oregon together in late June and early July to spend two weeks with Cassandra's son, Barret, his wife Brenda and their boys Owen and Benjamin. Hallie and Cassandra enjoyed several days of sightseeing and shopping in Portland before returning east.
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb has just delivered a tribute to his aide Fred Hutchins in a speech on the Senate floor. For details, click here.
Hutchins was found shot to death yesterday along U.S. 220 near Fincastle. Several people -- including a former teacher at Lord Botetourt High School -- have left remembrances on our original post about his death.
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