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It wasn't that long ago -- well, last week, in fact -- that we were running Halloween photos. And now here we are with Christmas photos. No, those aren't Easter eggs that Ed Bordett has there. Those are the Christmas lights of Fincastle, which went up last weekend. We have more photos of the Society to Keep Fincastle Lit right here.

As we do each week, we have more photos of lots of things, so here's a handy guide to all those online extras:

* More photos of hot air balloons over Botetourt
* Hawk-watching on the Blue Ridge Parkway
* Food critic raves about Blue Collar Joe’s
* Leslie Woodie receives God and Country award from Boy Scouts
* Shasta Kelly named Miss Botetourt Junior Miss
* More election day photos from around Botetourt
* More Halloween photos from around Botetourt
* Nature photos from around Botetourt

AND IN SPORTS . . . .
* More photos from the youth basketball clinic at James River High School
* Photos of the Botetourt Bulldogs winning the Sandlot Super Bowl
* Garland Dooley of Troutville wins Bill Mann Memorial Senior Tournament

So how can you get your news and photos in The Botetourt View? Easy! You can share at news@botetourtview.com.

For more information -- including how to advertise and reach more than 90 percent of the households in Botetourt -- see below:

* You can meet our community journalist for Botetourt, Cathy Benson. She keeps regular offices hours at our Botetourt "bureau" -- at Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea in Daleville. Here’s her schedule.

* So how do we reach 90 percent of the households in Botetourt County? 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 Kroger, Food Lion, the Botetourt Athletic Club and the Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea in Daleville, in case you we somehow miss you.

* Are you an advertiser who wants to reach more than 90 percent of the households in Botetourt? To find out more, you can email us at advertise@botetourtview.com. If you want to place a classified ad in our Botetourt edition, you can reach us at classifieds@botetourtview.com.