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AUGUST 2016 Volume 18 Issue 4
LINC Letter___ Linking Individual Needs in Our Community
Dale Mull Honored for Food Pantry Work
On Sunday, June 12th, during morning worship at White Memorial United Methodist Church in Shawsville, Dale Mull was honored by food pantry staff and his church family for his many years of work in the community. He was presented with a plaque, a bag full of best wishes, and a new Feeding America shirt.
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Linking Individual Needs
in our Community
Project LINC, Inc. P. O. Box 425
Shawsville, Virginia 24162-0425 Phone: 540-268-2756 FAX: 540-268-1099
E-mail: [email protected]
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President: Molly Upthegrove 268-1802 Vice President: Toby Simmons 268-1985 Secretary Sarah Orrick 268-2308 Treasurer: Carroll Carr 268-5315 Directors: Dale Mull 268-2756 Spencer Winfrey 268-5290 Shirley Shorter 293-8507 Tanner Upthegrove 268-1802 Phill Stevens 230-9433 LINC Letter Editor: Tim Thornton 540-268-5810
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SPONSORS: W. K. Kellogg Foundation Shawsville Ruritan Club Mountain Valley Charitable Foundation
Envisioning a Community that Communicates!
From the Editor…
Shootings The very first thing I heard this morning after I hit the button that turned off the alarm was a report about snipers (it turned out to be only one) shooting police in Dallas. The shooting began as a peaceful protest began to break up. The protest was against two incidents – one in Louisiana, one in Minnesota – in which police shot and killed black men. One of the men was reportedly selling CDs outside a convenience store. The other was pulled over because the car he was driving had a busted tail light. Five officers died in the shooting in Dallas. It ended when police attached a bomb to a robot usually used to defuse bombs and sent the robot to where the shooter was cornered. Then the police exploded the bomb and killed the shooter. Before the Dallas shootings, a man apparently upset about the Louisiana and Minnesota shootings began shooting along the Volunteer parkway in Bristol, Tennessee. He killed one woman before police shot him. The papers say he’s in serious but stable condition. About a year ago, Alison Parker and Adam Ward came to Shawsville early one morning to help promote the EastMont Tomato Festival. An angry, unbalanced former coworker shot and killed them not long after that because of slights he imagined. Police chased the killer, but he killed himself before they could catch him. An eye for an eye, the saying goes, makes the whole world blind. A life for a life makes the whole world dead.
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July 4, 2016 LINC Raffle Winners
Donor 2016 Prize Winner
A-I Auto Sales - lronto Auto Inspection Heather Walker
A-I Auto Sales - Ironto Auto Inspection Kristi Canode
AmRhein's Fine Jewelry $50 Gift Certificate Glenda Williams
AmRhein's Fine Jewelry $50 Gift Certificate Amanda Marshall
C.W. & Ora Taylor $50 Gift Certificate Ellen Canode
C.W. & Ora Taylor $50 Gift Certificate Barnett Carr
Country Cookin' 3 Coupons Spencer Winfrey
Cracker Barrel Dinner for 2 Katey Carr
Den Hill Properties 2 Painting 5x7 Framed Tom Barette
Diane Relf Rustcity Art Jeffrey Christenson
Dr. Armour $50 Gift Card Donnie Mitchell
Dr. Armour $50 Gift Card Craig Helvey
Due South Bar-B-Q Gift Certificate Lois Mull
E&E Automotive inspection Coupon Ellen Canode
E&E Automotive inspection Coupon Debbie Plunkett
Eastmont Art Association Painting 5x7 Framed Heather Walker
Eastmont Garden Club House Plant Jim Malcolm
Foxfire Hill Red Wine Tim Thornton
Foxfire Hill White Wine Spencer Winfrey
Hale's Restaurant $10 Gift Certificates Linda Wilson
Hale's Restaurant $10 Gift Certificate Steve Mull
Hardees - Christiansburg $50 Coupons Marie Goodwin
Hardees - Christiansburg $50 Coupons Emily Humphries
Hardees - Christiansburg $50 Coupons Linda Williams
Hardees - Christiansburg $50 Coupons Spencer Winfrey
Hardees - Christiansburg $50 Coupons Danny Yopp
Hardees - Christiansburg $50 Coupons Emily Humphries
Hunan House Restaurant $15 Gift Certificate Matt Sheperd
Linda Bostic Smith Print of 611 at Tunnel Stephanie Palmer
Long John Silver's - Christiansburg Card for 4 meals Jerry Jones
McDonalds 3 Meal Cards Tony Vest
Meadowbrook Library Basket Crissy Nestor
Meadowbrook Library Basket Marie Goodwin
Meadowbrook Library Basket Debbie Plunkett
NewRiver Bank Folding Camp Chair Laura Hooker
NewRiver Bank Folding Camp Chair Toby Simmons
newrivergourmetcom Basket of Dried Fruits Dr. George Smith
newrivergourmet.com Basket of Dried Fruits Joe Jones
Northwest Hardware Bird Feeder Bent-Lee Carr
Othello Forge Ornament Dr. Armour
Pizza Hut 2 Lunch Buffet Meals Scott English
Ponnie's Boutique -Shaws Silk scarf Jen Roberts
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July 4, 2016 LINC Raffle Winners
Dale Mull Honored for Food Pantry Work
43 Project LINC LINC T-Shirt Janice Franklin
44 Project LINC LINC T-Shirt Mike Blankenship
45 Project LINC Plant Debbie Plunkett
46 Project LINC Gift Basket Toby Simmons
47 Ruby Tuesday-Christiansburg $25 Gift Certificate Juanita Thornton
48 Shawsville Lay Ministerial Assoc 5K Run T-Shirt Tanneka Claxton
49 Shawsville Lay Ministerial Assoc 5K Run T-Shirt Colin Barrette
50 Shirley Shorter Trout Flies Emily Humphries
51 Shirley Shorter Trout Flies Spencer Winfrey
52 Subway - Shawsville 6 Subs Jerry Jones
53 Tammy's Salon - Shawsville Hair Care Products Cymric Keith-Yarbragh
54 Trena's Jewelry Jewelry Dr. Armour
55 Trena's Jewelry Jewelry Spencer Winfrey
56 VFW - Elliston Gift Certificate Ellen Canode
57 VFW - Elliston Gift Certificate Barnett Carr
58 VFW - Elliston Gift Certificate Tim Thornton
59 VFW Auxiliary- Elliston Gift Certificate Mike Hinkley
60 VFW Auxiliary- Elliston Gift Certificate Tanneka Claxton
61 VFW Auxiliary- Elliston Gift Certificate Mike Blankenship
62 Wendy's - Christiansburg 5 Meal Cards Paul Jenkins
63 White Creek Market $20 Gift Card Heather Walker
64 Waldren Wellness Center Sweatshirt with Hood Ben Tate
65 Waldren Wellness Center T-shirt Danny Yopp
66 Waldren Wellness Center T-shirt Erica Thornton
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(...continued from page 1) A pair of men's size 13 boots indicated the “shoes we had to fill” after he leaves the community. He will be moving to North Carolina the second week in July to be near some of his children and grandchildren. After the service friends gathered in the church fellowship hall for a small reception in his honor where he was greeted with special cake .... his very own “food pan-try grocery bag.”
(left) Dale Mull,
July 4th Parade
Participant
(right) Dale Hon-
ored with Food
Pantry Grocery
Bag
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The Route 603 Reconstruction is complete. Two miles of Route 603 (North Fork Road) in Montgomery County was reconstructed to improve safety and traffic flow. The purpose of the project was to provide a better connection between Route 11/460 and Interstate 81 at exit 128 (Ironto). The Ironto Subway welcomes back our Shawsville and Elliston custom-ers with a free cookie coupon!
Ironto and Elliston Connected Again!
Views of the new and improved Route 603
Dale Mull (right) helps LINC letter volunteers with the annual LINC Letter Raffle on the 4th of July. Young Gracie Walker (next to Dale) helped pick the winners! We thank everyone who purchased raffle tickets to support this publication! We also thank Dale, our retiring President and founder!
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www.mfrl.org Meadowbrook Public Library
267 Alleghany Spring Rd. Shawsville, VA 24162 268-1964 www.mfrl.org
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Monday—Thursday 10:00 am—8:00 pm Friday & Saturday 10:00 am—5:00 pm CLOSED SUNDAYS for the summer
ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE
What’s Happening at Meadowbrook Public Library?
Storytimes for young children and parents: Thursdays at 10:30 am.
Special thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors for
the Summer Backpack Program that was held at the
Meadowbrook Public Library /
Mountain Creek Community /
Riverview Mobile Home Park
during June and July. Children
in Eastern Montgomery received
food, crafts, books, healthy
snacks, and school supplies.
Thank you to our awesome TEENS who help with our
Summer Reading Program.
BOOK-A-LIBRARIAN. Do you need help with a resume? Applying for a job? Downloading an e-book? We can help! Call the library at 268-1964 or stop by to schedule an appointment to work one-on-one with a staff member for help with any kind of computer is-sue. We can schedule appointments for up to 30 minutes. BLUE RIDGE POTTERS. The work of the Blue Ridge Potters Guild will be on display during September at the Meadowbrook Public Library. Come check it out.
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP. Bring in your work in August and September for small-group feedback and edit-ing. We’ll meet every Thursday from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. GAME ON-POKḖMON TOURNAMENT. Monday, August 1, 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Battle it out with your favorite Pokémon and win prizes. PS3 games and other games will also be available. Best for ages 7 and up. “COOKING WITH TOMATOES.” Tuesday, August 16, 6:00 pm. Class will be offered by the Meadowbrook Library and Virginia Cooperative Extension of Montgomery County, just in time for the Tomato Festival. All ingredients will be pro-vided to make delicious tomato recipes that you can enter in the various contest categories. Registration is required. EASTMONT TOMATO FESTIVAL ART CONTEST. August 2–18. Are you more of a tomato artist than a tomato grower? The library will have a variety of art supplies for children 12 and under to create a tomato-themed piece of art. Children may create their artwork at the craft table, and if they want, may fill out the form to enter the EastMont To-mato Festival Art Contest sponsored by EastMont Arts As-sociation. Children may bring their art from home to the library by Friday, August 14. For more information, contact the Meadowbrook Public Library at 268-1964.
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS. Satur-day, August 13, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. This class will be taught in the computer lab. Space is limited, so call to reserve your space.
SCRATCH STUDIO. Saturday, August 13 and September 16, 1:00 pm. Join Meadowbrook Public Library’s Scratch Studio to create animations and video games with Scratch programming language. Ages 9 and up. Call 540-268-1964 to register
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3888 Stewart Lane Shawsville, VA 24162 (540) 268-5733 (540) 268-5737 Fax
46 W. Main St. Christiansburg, VA 24073
(540) 394-4060 Fax (540) 394-4061
[email protected] Cell (540) 392-1328
What’s Happening at Meadowbrook Public Library?
FREE MOVIE. Wednesday, August 3, 2:00 pm. TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. The library’s book discus-sion group. Wednesday, August 3, 6:00 pm – Being Mortal by Atul Gwande
Thursday, August 11, 11:00 am – Dream Cover by Elizabeth Berg Wednesday, September 7, 6:00 pm – Dream Cover by Elizabeth Berg Thursday, September 8, 11:00 am – Behind the Beautiful For-evers by Katherine Boo
MAGIC SHOW WITH MARK FULLER. Saturday, August 20, 11:15 pm. Be prepared to be daz-zled by the amazing magician Mark Fuller in the Meadowbrook Courtyard at Tomato Festival. BOOKMARKS: RECYCLE*RECLAIM*RECREATE. Saturday, August 13. Stop by all day and enjoy making a paper plate / Styrofoam cup lighthouse recycled craft. DMV2GO.Thursday, September 9, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. Can’t get to the DMV? It’s coming to you. The DMV Mobile Bus will allow you to update your ad-dress, apply for or renew your ID card or driver’s li-cense, obtain titles and license plates, order disabled parking placards or plates, purchase hunting & fishing licenses, apply for Virginia birth certificates, and more. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to do your DMV business at the library.
BRUNCH WITH A PRINCESS. Saturday, September 10, 11:00 am. Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Princesses and princes of all ages are invited to the library for a special storytime with Prin-cess Sarah & Princess Molly. Feast at the royal brunch, de-sign a working parachute for Rapunzel, take a picture in the enchanted photo booth, and more. Dress in your finest attire. Registration required. NEEDLE CRAFTING GROUP. Sunday, August 28 and Sep-tember 25, 2:00 pm., Sisson & Ryan Community Room. Bring your knitting needles, crochet hooks, and cross stitch to work on while socializing with others. This group meets each month on the fourth Sunday at 2:00 pm.
HALLOWEEN COSTUME DRIVE. Drop off a Halloween cos-tume during library hours from Sep-tember through October 13. Come to the Halloween Costume Mania and select a costume for children or adults while they last. Thursday, October 13, 6:00 to 7:00 pm.
SAVE THE DATE: Sixth Annual Fall Har-vest Celebration at Meadowbrook Public Library Courtyard, Shawsville. Saturday, October 1, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Mark your calendar NOW! Don’t miss out on this fun-filled event. Lots of free activities. Fun for the whole family!
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Tomato Festival
Tomato Chef You can be the “Top Tomato Chef.”
Enter the Tomato Cooking Contest! Attend the class on August 16 and learn new tomato recipes, research existing ones, create a new one, or make a tried and true, delicious tomato recipe you’ve had for years. The categories are:
BEST TOMATO CONDIMENTS: SALSA, KETCHUPS, RELISHES, ETC. BEST TOMATO BEVERAGES: JUICES, BLENDS, WINES, BEERS, ETC. BEST TOMATO ENTREES: TOMATO PIZZA, PASTA, GAZPACHO, ETC. BEST TOMATO DESSERT: PIE, ICE CREAM, CAKE, ETC. OTHERS: MUNCHIES, HORS D’OEUVRES, SALADS, ETC.
Eastmont Tomato Festival T-shirts Are Here! The brand new Tomato Festival t-shirts have arrived. They feature a won-derful green background with red logo and lettering. Prices are $12 for youth and adult sizes up to XL and $15 for 2x and larger. You can pur-chase your t-shirts at the Waldron Wellness Center prior to the festival.
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Tomato Festival (continued)
Tomato Fest Schedule of Events 7:15-8:15 MATER MADNESS at the Middle School field and track. Sponsored by the Ruritans. 8:30-9:15 MATER MILER at the Middle School field and track. Sponsored by the Ruritans. 8:30 REGISTRATION BEGINS 10:00 BAND: TONIC 10:30 TOMATO PAGEANT 11:00 JUDGING OF TOMATOES, COOKING, AND ARTWORK 11:15 MAGICIAN 12:00 TOMATO SONG BY FORT VAUSE, THANK YOU TO SPONSORS 12:15 BAND: FORT VAUSE 12:30 TOMATOLYMPICS 1:00 ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTEST WINNERS, PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES
TOMATO COOKING GROWING ART
1:30 BAND: STONEHOUSE 2:30 TOMATO EATING CONTEST (KIDS AND ADULTS TOGETHER) 3:00 ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTEST WINNERS, PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES
TOMATO OLYMPICS TOMATO EATING CONTESTS
Tomato Cooking Class Just in time for the Tomato Festival. A free Cooking with Tomatoes class will be offered by the Meadowbrook Library and Virginia Cooperative Extension–Montgomery County on Tuesday, August 16 at 6 pm. Get lots of great ideas for recipes. Enter your recipes in one of the Tomato Festival’s cooking contests. Registration re-quired. Contact the Meadowbrook library at 268-1964.
Mater Madness Mater Madness is a high-energy, boot camp-style workout led by Waldron instructor and personal trainer John Shumate. It may include some running, relays, obstacle courses, strength drills, and more. This is a great, high-energy way to kick off your Saturday before the Tomato Festival begins at Meadow-brook. It will take place from 7:15 to 8:15 am on Saturday, August 20 at the football field and track across from the Mid-dle School. Mater Madness is for ages 15 and up. The $20 fee includes a 2016 Tomato Festival t-shirt and post-workout refreshments. Come and have fun first thing in the morning!
Mater Miler The Mater Miler is a community-oriented fun walk (one or more miles, it’s up to each participant) and a great opportu-nity for folks of all ages and fitness levels to come together and enjoy fresh air and exercise before the Tomato Festival begins. We’ll walk around the track for a mile or more (each participant can decide how much farther to walk after the first mile). There is no pressure or competition, just a chance to enjoy fellowship and a Saturday morning together! It will take place from 8:30 to 9:15 am on Saturday, August 20 at the track across from Middle School. Mater Miler is for all ages. The $20 fee includes a 2016 Tomato Festival t-shirt and post-walk refreshments. Come and have fun before the festival!
Vendors Wanted The Tomato Festival is looking for non-food vendors to par-ticipate in our community event. If you are interested, please fill out an application at www.eastmonttomatofestival.org. This is a family-oriented, fun-filled event.
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RSVP Volunteer Recognition
RSVP held its 43rd annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon on Wednesday, May 25 at Custom Catering in Blacksburg with approxi-mately 120 attending. “Treasuring Our Volunteers” was this year’s theme, and Montgomery County Administrator F. Craig Meadows was in attendance to present volunteers with Years of Service and Presi-dential Service Awards. We would like to thank RSVP Advisory Coun-cil Member Debbie Suddarth of AmeriCare Plus, who served as the emcee of the event; Little Leapers of Blacksburg for providing enter-tainment; and Lisa Marie DiLuigi of Good Samaritan Hospice for per-forming a song of inspiration. A big thank you goes to our 2016 Recognition Planning Committee: Mary Moyer, Janet Kester, Charles Lutz, Phyllis Lutz, Raymond Ly-ons, Debbie Suddarth, Beverly Bridges, and Sally Anna Stapleton. Also, we would like to thank our “Helping Hands” during the event: Bill Chrisman, RSVP volunteer, and Kemvia Adams-Bush, of Montgomery County Parks and Recreation, for transportation assistance. Awards
2016 Presidential Service Awards: Recognizing and honoring volunteers sets a standard for service, encourages a sus-tained commitment to civic participation, and inspires others to make service a central part of their lives. The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes individuals who have achieved a certain standard – measured by the number of hours of service over the course of their time with RSVP. Twenty-six awards were earned by RSVP members this year! Lifetime Award (4,000 + hours): Alan Dean, Joann Kinder Gold Award (500 to 3,999 hours): Susan Baker, Tami Bean, Gary Bowman, Beverly Bridges, Karin Corboy, Kai Duncan, Virginia Flanary, Ila Groseclose, Clarity James, Barbara Kyle, Raymond Lyons, Jr., Ira Manross, Joan Manross, Victoria McLaughlin, Phillip Pappas, Thomas Patton, Jolene Rawlings, Richard Rawlings, Pat Somerville, Jackie Sutphin, Joseph Vitale, Helen Whitaker, Dorothy Williams, Spencer Winfrey
RSVP Years of Service Awards: We are pleased to have 40 volun-teers who have reached these milestone years. 15 Years: Beverly Bradley, Dale Mull, Ethel Young
10 Years: Beverly Bridges, Danese Dye, Bill Hudson, Nancy Hud-son, Phyllis Lutz, Eugenia Taylor 5 Years: Mary Adkins, Franklin Baker, Susan Baker, Emily Bender, Ellen Brooks, Bill Chafin, Mick Gregory, Betsy Hagan, Fran Hart, Janice Haynes, Ann Hepler, Marilyn Hill, Marie Howard, Regina Howard, Steve Howard, Barbara Kyle, Richard Kyle, Brenda Lyons, Raymond Lyons, Jr., Jan Marks, Bridget McMahon, Shirley McPherson, Meg Peterson, Dorothy Peyton, Sharon Schutt, Pat Somerville, Gary Sparks, Sally Anna Stapleton, Beverly Thomas, Connie Turner, Kathy Young Want to volunteer? Here’s how to reach us:
Mandy W. Hayes, Coordinator RSVP of Montgomery County & Radford 210 S. Pepper Street, Suite D Christiansburg, VA 24073 Phone: 540-382-5775 Website: www.montgomerycountyva.gov/rsvp Facebook: www.facebook.com/RSVPofMontgomeryCoandRadford
Diane and James Simmons of Elliston
Phyllis Lutz and Beverly Bridges were presented a 10 Years of Service Award
by Coordinator Mandy Hayes.
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What’s Happening in Our Schools?
EMES Top Gymnast Teaghan Wilson of Shawsville, 10 years old, earned the honor of competing in the USA Gymnastics State Champi-onships held April 23 in Danville. She won the highest award given, Best All Round Gymnast, for her top com-bined scores in level 4. Teaghan has been a student at Virginia Techniques Training Center in Christiansburg since age 3. Her parents, Damien and Chelsea Wilson, and grandparents, Jessi and David Wilson and Dena and Mel Lester, are extremely proud of her accomplishments.
EMHS Music in the Park Competition in Dolly-wood ,Tennessee The Eastern Montgomery Mustang Choir went to Dolly-
wood May 6–8 to compete in the Music in the Park Festi-
val. Our Mustang Choir competed in the single A division
for elementary schools. The choir did an outstanding job,
and for the second consecutive year was awarded a supe-
rior rating in their division. The EMES Mustang Choir
would like to thank our school staff, parents, PTO, and
community for your support.
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What’s Happening in Our Schools?
SMS Mustang Madness A special thank you to community members, parents/grandparents, and retired teachers who made SMS’s “Mustang Madness” the best one ever! Shawsville Ruritan Club, Mountain Valley Charitable Foun-dation, Camp Powhatan, Interactive Achievement, Chil-dress Insurance Agency, Dr. Dale Armour, Shawsville Middle School PTA, Kroger–North Franklin Street in Chris-tiansburg, Tractor Supply–Christiansburg, P.K.’s–Blacksburg, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company–Dan Taylor, Meadowbrook Library, Waldron Wellness Center, Elliston Fire Department, Shawsville Rescue Squad, 4-H–Virginia Tech, Logo Hub–Christiansburg, Boys and Girls Club, Wayne Hacker, Marc Linkous, L.C. Carr, Angie Helm, Danielle Ellis, Debora Bryant, Ann Mann, and Amanda Fink.
SMS gym renovations: During the summer, Shawsville Middle School has seen renovation to the gym. When school starts, you will see a new paint job, a new gym floor, and new bleachers. The staff and students are excited.
Mitch Sutphin enjoying a snack break at Mustang Madness.
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What’s Happening in Our Schools?
SMS
Congratulations to SMS gifted teacher Vicki Kitts (third from left), who was named 2016 Outstanding Teacher of the Gifted for Region VI. Ms. Kitts retired at the end of the school year.
The Elliston Fire Department provided cool refreshment on a warm day at Mustang Madness.
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Like most churches in Eastern Montgomery County, White Memorial United Methodist supports many projects in the local schools, providing school supplies, funds for educational trips, and Christmas gifts whenever the need is brought to their attention. A few years ago, two teachers from EMES asked for help with the Backpack Program they were providing for the children in pre-school. From that time until the present, the program has grown to fill this need from pre-school through the 5
th grade.
At the end of the school year, we have tallied some of our fig-ures and found that during the 2015-2016 year, we prepared bags for 36 weeks, for a total of 3,485 backpacks, or an aver-age of 97 bags weekly. This was made possible by the sup-port given to the program by many individuals, including those who purchased and transported the food, those who filled
bags each week, and those who solicited funds for the program. In addition, donations from the Shawsville Ruritan Club, Blacksburg Kiwanis, Eastmont PTO, Sisson & Ryan, Sundown Electric, Kroger, Walmart, and Food Lion en-abled us to provide nutritious food in these backpacks. Many churches – including Blue Ridge, Lafayette United Methodist, Mt. Calvary Baptist, Sowder’s Chapel
Baptist, Hall’s United Methodist, Seneca Baptist, and Midway Baptist – were faithful in their support as well. We applied for and received grants from the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church and from the Community Foundation of the New River Valley. With the cooperation of the Meadow-brook Library, a summer program was also begun to provide weekly visits to Riverview Mobile Home Park and Mountain Creek Community Mobile Home Park. The beginning of the school year brings new students, and we hope to continue this program in the next school year. With the continued support from the community, we will be able to do this. White Memorial sponsors the program and coordinates the effort, but its success is possible because we have worked together – churches, civic groups, businesses, and individuals – and our combined efforts will continue to provide for the children in our school commu-nity. This project shows what we can accomplish when we pool our resources and our efforts.
EMES Backpack Project
Hungry? The Shawsville Farmers’ Mar-ket is open each Saturday, 9 am to noon, rain or shine through October 1 (Meadowbrook Library’s Fall Harvest Festival) on the lawn beside Meadowbrook. The East-Mont Tomato Festival is August 20. You might find greens, vegetables, fruits, eggs, herbs, flowers, plants, crafts, or many other things at the Market. Email us with what you want us to plant. We send an email each week with information on what we expect will be available that week, although additional vendors and products may be present. Contact us to be put on our mailing list. Like us on Facebook! Vendors must live in Montgomery County or any sur-rounding county (Craig, Floyd, Giles, Pulaski, or Roa-noke) or city (Radford, Roanoke, or Salem). We are a community service, and charge no booth fees or commis-sions. We welcome new vendors! Share your hopes, dreams, and aspirations for the Mar-ket. What should we do differently? What can we teach you? Please help us plot our course. We want to be YOUR community market. Come grow with us! [email protected] http://ShawsvilleFarmersMarket.webs.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shawsville-Farmers-Market/387248851313781?skip_nax_wizard=true
Shawsville Farmers’ Market News
Backpack Project Volunteers
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Meadowbrook Museum by Don & Fran Poole
Visiting Meadowbrook Museum in December is Chris Trump, originally from Montgomery County, now sta-tioned in Virginia Beach. Trump is a graduate of VT, and a US Navy Pilot who flies the F-18 military Jet fighter. In the picture is Chris’s grandfather, Donald Trump, father, Ricky Trump, and wife, Jenna.
Bill Basham of Shawsville has loaned a “Golden Bear Cookie Tin” cookie tin from the 1950’s and a RR insulator used in the RR signal department. These are not used any more because of digital technology now using underground fiber optics.
Richard Sarver left us a 78 rpm wax recording. He thought the young folk would like to see how recordings for use in homes would look. The re-cording industry quit using these over 50 years ago. Interesting that in 2015 there is a resurgence of these old analog recordings because the digital recordings sound too harsh and the analog vinyl has a softer and more pleasing sound. Meadowbrook Museum - PO Box 426 Shawsville, VA 24162 - [email protected] - phone 540-268-5047
Tomato Growers’ Contest You can be the “Master Tomato Grower.” If you are currently growing tomatoes, you have a potential entry in one of the following categories: BIGGEST TOMATO MOST UNUSUAL TOMATO SMALLEST RIPE TOMATO BEST CHERRY/GRAPE TOMATO BEST ROMA TOMATO BEST SANDWICH-TYPE TOMATO BEST SET OF 4 TOMATOES (ALL SAME VARIETY) BEST-TASTING TOMATO BEST TOMATO GROWN IN A SCHOOL/COMMUNITY GARDEN BEST TOMATO GROWN BY A CHILD AGE 12 OR UNDER What the judges will be looking for in the perfect tomato or group of tomatoes: Uniform in size and color and shape Ripe, firm, smooth fruit Feels heavy for its size Clean, solid fruit The most unusual tomato can be misshapen or odd in some way. Chances are you have a winning tomato in your garden to-day! Bring it to the Tomato Festival and win a prize.
Tomato Pageant Start thinking about what you are going to do when you participate in the Tomato Pageant! What a bit of small town fun. It’s a competition with a lot of silliness included! Contestants shall wear red (or whatever is your favorite tomato color!), act as tomato royalty should (whatever they think that should be!), and try to display some sort of tomato talent or skill. You will be asked some tomato-related questions (with multiple choice answers). You’ll be divided into the following judging categories:
CHERRY TOMATO – AGES 0-3 TOMATO PRINCESS – AGES 4-39 TOMATO PRINCE – AGES 4-39
HEIRLOOM QUEEN – AGES >39 HEIRLOOM KING – AGES >39 Come have some fun with us.
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Dealing with Telemarketers Lt. J.R. Bowyer
It is often very difficult to differentiate between a legitimate telemarketer and a scam artist. Many phone sales pitches are made on behalf of legitimate organiza-tions, but just as many sales calls are frauds. Consumers lose billions of dollars each year to telemarketing fraud. That is why the Federal Trade Commission en-courages you to be skeptical when you hear a phone solicitation. The Telemarket-ing Sales Rule established the Do Not Call Registry, which makes it easier and more efficient for consumers to reduce the number of unwanted telemarketing sales calls. You can register online at donotcall.gov or by calling 1-888-382-1222 (TTY: 1-866-290-4236) from the number you wish to register. Registration is free. For more information on the Do Not Call Registry, go to https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0198-telemarketing-sales-rule. It is important to know who you are dealing with. If a company or charity contacts you asking for a donation, check it out with your local or state Better Business Bu-reau before donating. It is illegal for telemarketers to ask for a fee up front or ask you to pay or buy something to win a prize. Some danger signs that you may be
dealing with a fraudulent telemarketer include: pressure for you to act immediately, refusal to send you written information, demands to send payment by wire or courier, the use of scare tactics, demands for payment of taxes or customs fees to claim a prize, requests for your financial account numbers, claims that you can make lots of money working from home, and refusal to stop calling when you have told the telemarketer to do so. It is illegal for telemarketers to misrepresent any information, including facts about their goods and services. It is also illegal for a telemarketer to withdraw money from your financial accounts without your verifiable authorization. Telemarketers should not call you before 8 am or after 9 pm. If you receive a suspicious call that may be a scam, report it to your local law enforcement agency.
Events at Alta Mons
The 4th Annual District Cookout will be held on Saturday, August 27! Plan to attend this event for a day of great worship and fun fellowship at Alta Mons. The cookout is free and open to the public. Mark your calendars! Family Camp at Alta Mons is October 14-16, 2016. Look for more information online at www.altamons.org/family-camp.
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Community Schedule
Comm. Gov. Sch. Group and/or Activity Time
Every Fri. Friendship Cafe (free lunch)–Meadowbrook 866-260-4417 9 AM -1 PM
Every Day Arts and Crafts Market inside Meadowbrook 7 AM - 8PM
Every Sat. Farmers’ Market–Meadowbrook 9 AM-12 PM
Aug-16
M 1 Game On Pokemon-Library, LINC Board Mtg.-Library FNB Room, 1 PM, 6 PM
T 2 ✓ ✓ School Board Mtg.-Govt. Center, Cburg, Tomato Art Contest (8/2-8/18)-Lib 7:00 PM
W 3 Movie-Library, Talking About Books-Library 2 PM, 6 PM
M 8 ✓ Board of Supervisors Mtg.-Gov. Center, Cburg 7:15 PM
T 9 Quilters-Meadowbrook Library 6:30 PM
Th 11 Talking About Books-Library, Ruritan Club-White Memorial Methodist Ch. 11 AM, 7:30 PM
Sa 13 Intro to Computers-Library, Scratch Studio-Library 10:30 AM 1 PM
T 16 ✓ ✓ Friends of the Library, Cooking w/Tomatoes-Lib, School Board Mtg-Cburg 1 PM, 6, 7 PM
Th 18 Eastmont Garden Club-Meadowbrook, VFW Auxiliary, VFW Elliston/Shaws 7:00 PM
Sa 20 ✓ ✓ Eastmont Tomato Festival 8 AM – 3 PM
M 22 Board of Supervisors Meeting 7:15 PM
Th 25 Food Pantry open at Old Firehouse-Registration 1 PM – 5 PM
Sa 27 Alta Mons 4th Annual District Cookout TBD
S 28 ✓ Needle crafting group-Meadowbrook Library 2:00 PM
Sep-16
M 5 ✓ LINC Meeting-Library FNB Room 6:00 PM
T 6 School Board Mtg.-Govt. Center, Cburg 7:00 PM
W 7 Talking About Books-Library 6:00 PM
Th 8 Talking About Books-Library, Ruritan Club-White Memorial Methodist Ch. 11, 7:30 PM
F 9 ✓ ✓ DMV2Go-Library, Friends of the Library, School Board Mtg.-Cburg 9:30, 1 & 7 PM
Sa 10 Brunch w/a Princess-Meadowbrook Library 11 A M
M 12 ✓ Board of Supervisors-Cburg 7:15 PM
T 13 Quilters-Meadowbrook Library 6:30 PM
Th 15 Eastmont Garden Club-Meadowbrook, VFW Auxiliary, VFW Elliston/Shaws 7:00 PM
Sa 17 Blacksmith Guild-Great Rd. Craft, Elliston, Scratch Studio-Library 10 AM, 1 PM
T 20 Friends of the Library-Library, School Board Mtg.-Govt. Center, Cburg 1 PM 7 PM
S 25 Needle crafting group-Meadowbrook Library 2:00 PM
M 26 Board of Supervisors Mtg.-Gov. Center, Cburg 7:15 PM
Th 29 Food Pantry Open at Old Firehouse-Registration 1-5 PM
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