Petersburgh
David Raymond Thurber
Petersburgh – David Raymond Thurber, 60, of Martinsville, VA, passed on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the Golden Living Center of Martinsville.
Petersburgh Supervisor Responds To Criticism
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Town Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst began the May Petersburgh Town Board meeting with a comprehensive reply to criticism from resident Tom Berry. He said he has been working towards a transfer station solution since September 2013 and will be ready to present his findings to the public and seek input on what direction the public would like him to take.
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Petersburgh Town Clerk Resigns
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst announced at the May 19 meeting of the Petersburgh Town Board that Callie Crisp had resigned as Petersburgh Town Clerk. He said he had received her resignation that very day.
The Johnny Cash Tribute Concert At PVMCC
submitted by Mary Lou Walters
The Petersburgh Sunshine Seniors are still reeling from the success of The Tribute to Johnny Cash Concert on Friday, May 9. An appreciative crowd of over 200 packed the hall as Harold Ford and Laurie Lucy belted out hit after hit. The music spanned both of their careers and their lives together.
Shoni At The Music And Art Cafe
The Music and Art Cafe will present a performance of Shoni on May 30 at 7 pm at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center. Admission costs $5; children under18 enter free, courtesy of Stewart’s Holiday Match Grant.
Shoni explores traditional Celtic music and original works using bagpipes, keyboard, guitar, percussion, violin, cello and vocals to interpret the Celtic tradition.
Petersburgh Man On The Military Channel
submitted by Mary Lou Walters
John Parkinson of Petersburgh will be featured in five spots on the upcoming “Against All Odds” show on the Military Channel at 9 pm on Memorial Day, May 26. A much heavier pre-dialysis Parkinson is shown in the advertising spots for the show. Parkinson is also frequently quoted in the upcoming book Forgotten Victory by Adam Mackos. Mackos also wrote the New York Times best sellers A Higher Call and Voices of the Pacific. The book will go on sale on October 14.
The Medicinal Blue Cohosh And The Love Tree
Solar Panels Start Going Up At The Petersburgh Town Hall
Picking Up The Pieces After A Tragic Death
by Alex Brooks
The Lamphere family is trying to pick up the pieces after the tragic death last week of Nathan Winters in Petersburgh. He and his wife Eliza Lamphere Winters were building a farm, a business, a house and a family, and Eliza is now faced with the problem of how to continue all those endeavors without Nathan. Nathan was buried on the farm that he loved last Sunday, in a casket made by Eliza’s brother Kyle Lamphere.
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