Seven Gold Award recipients posed for a photograph at Botetourt's most recent Gold Award ceremony May 9. Sarah Montgomery and Ashley Crowder are the newest recipients. Sarah attends Emory and Henry College and is majoring in musical theater. Ashley attends Jefferson College of Health Sciences and is studying to be a physical therapy assistant.

The Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouting. Each girl had to demonstrate her leadership skills, organizational skills, and sense of community and commitment.

Sarah and Ashley filmed a tourism video highlighting their home-county, Botetourt County. The girls wrote the script, filmed and edited the video, and distributed copies to the Department of Tourism and Town of Buchanan.

The girls' mothers pinned Sarah and Ashley with their Gold Award pins. They in turned pinned their mothers and fathers with the parents' Gold Award pin.

Five former Gold Award recipients attended the ceremony: Ashley Terry, Lyn Mowles, Jenny Williams, Laura Ranzer, and Barbara Fox (First Class).

Ashley Terry is employed at Rivermont School and Cracker Barrel. She is working on her Masters at Liberty University.

Lyn Mowles is an RN/CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse) Clinical Case Manager for the Emergency Department.

Laura is a Medical Records Specialist for Good Samaritan Hospice.

Jenny Williams is activity coordinator at The Glebe.

Barbara Fox is active in her church and the Girl Scouts, serving as the Trip Specialist and other areas. She has 35 combined years in Girl Scouting.

Submitted by Jane Garnett

Cub Scout Pack 82 activities

Cub Scout Pack 82 on its Third Annual Spring Bus Trip "Barn & Knobels" to Coal Country Pennsylvania! The scouts toured The Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine, and rode a coal-fired steam train in Ashland, PA. They spent two nights in a refurbished barn and enjoyed Knoebel's Amusement Park, an old-timey family park with rides for everyone, including two world class wooden roller-coasters and the fastest dodgem's in the east. They also visited the coal mining museum town of Eckley. Scouts are: Adam, Ben, Nate, Triston, Anthony, Jacob, Logan, Noah, Benton, Cabell, Kevin, Jake, Jaren and Ben.

Cub Scout Pack 82 meets at the Church of the Transfiguration, on Route 220 North, just before the Fincastle town line. Pack 82 is an active group, with weekend activities and awards in more than 40 Sports and Academic areas. Join us!

Upcoming first to fifth grade boys are invited to visit the pack and see what scouting offers for their entire family!

Cub Scout Pack 82 has lots of fun family activities planned for this summer, including picnics and hikes to Roaring Run and Fenwick Mines, fishing trips and campouts, including the August resident camp at Camp Powhatan in Pulaski.

June 22-26 is the Outta This World ~ Space Day Camp, at the Virginia Baptist Children Home/Hopetree Family Services in Salem ($55)

June 27 is National Wildlife Federation Great American Backyard Campout.

August 28 is the Scout Camp In with the Salem Red Sox! We'll also be attending the race events at the Motor Mile Speedway, special trips to fun and interesting places, not to mention earning awards including belt loops, pins and patches.

For more information, call recruitment Coordinator Donna Haley at 966-4243.

Lord Botetourt Class of '89 reunion in July

The Lord Botetourt Class of 1989 Reunion is coming soon. The 20th high school reunion is scheduled for July 24-25. Please contact us at lbclassof89@hotmail.com or 884-2114 if you have questions or would like to attend the reunion.

Submitted by Jennifer Theimer

Lord Botetourt High School sets 1959-1969 reunion

The Lord Botetourt High School students and faculty 1959-1969 Alive N' Kickin reunion will be held August 8 at the Roanoke Moose Lodge from 5-11 p.m.

Cost is $10 per person, and please bring finger foods.

DJ Jerry English will be providing music again, and a 50/50 will be offered.

Mark those calendars and spread the word!

Call Paul Gluth at (540) 992-2252 or Jim Rayman at (540) 556-3583 for more information

Botetourt dancer participates in competitions

Cara Beamer of Botetourt was one of the dancers from the Ardell Stone School of Dancing that recently participated in two of the most challenging and prestigious Regional Dance Conventions and Competitions. During the 2-day workshop, the students had the opportunity to take classes from dance professionals based in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and New York.

Cara is part of the senior group, which one first place in musical theatre one dance competition in Washington and another in Reston.

For more on the competition, see The Notebook on botetourtview.com.