www.roanoke.com

Rock on!

We could say that's a "V" for the "View" that this fan is flashing at the recent Lord Botetourt talent show -- but, um, we'd be wrong.

We wouldn't be wrong in saying, though, that if you want to see more photos from the show, we have them right here in this photo gallery.

Each week, of course, we advise readers that they can find more photos online -- and here's this week's guide to our online extras:

* A video letter to the editor from Larry Ceola about the Happy Mart in Fincastle
* Entry form for the Fincastle Christmas parade
* Sheriff’s Office warns shoppers to be on alert for purse-snatchings
* Photos of the season’s first snowfall in Botetourt
* Photos of Girl Scout Cadette troop at Camp Jellystone
* Ray Sloan’s updates on Operation Warm Winter
* List of items sought for the Lord Botetourt care package drive (which ends Friday -- so hurry!)
* Autumn photos from around Botetourt

Something else we should point out this week: One of the first things you'll likely see in Friday's sports pages is something we, unfortunately, didn't -- we've got the wrong headline on the Lord Botetourt all-district players. Sorry 'bout that. This week, we've got the Lord Botetourt players. Next week, James River.

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 County -- 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.