Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Always and Forever Photography Before America declared its independence in 1776, Mike Payne’s family cabin, now part of his home in Christiansburg, was built, log by log, from wood on the property. The two-story log home, which forms the core of the large house, has the time-worn pitch [slant] in the floors, the endearing caulking between logs and window panes that seem to move with your eyes, attesting to the high quality …
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Text by Karl H. Kazaks Photos by Tom Wallace When you first see Gerry Clark’s 2016 Polaris Slingshot, it’s hard to know whether to call it a motorcycle or a car. …
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Text by Michael R. Jones As with most noble occupations, you can learn a lot of life lessons from a farmer. My grandparents, Sam and Annie, were farmers. Their parents were sharecroppers, …
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Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Always and Forever Photography Some of their friends and neighbors raised eyebrows a bit when Donia and the late Randy Eley chose to move to …
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Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Natalie Gibbs Photography For some, 3rd time is a charm, but for Brandon and Nicole Craig, it was the 30th time that produced the charm, …
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By Jennifer Poff Cooper “If you want a laid back dog that enjoys hanging on the couch watching TV, a retired racer fits the bill. All a greyhound wants is to be …
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Text by Sheila Nelson Old photos donated by members of the reunion committee Radford Arsenal, a booming World War II war effort industrial complex, rose from a stretch of rural farmland along …
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Text by Jennifer Poff Cooper Photos courtesy of Blacksburg Chinese School When Chinese school started in Blacksburg, some of its current younger teachers were not even born. The school recently celebrated its …
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“Tears and Cheers” are common for moms when a child starts kindergarten ~ tears for the moment of separation from a little one who it seems was but a babe in arms …
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Text by Sheila Nelson Photos by Always and Forever Photography P.J. Slaughter’s earliest kitchen memories include playing with his mother’s pots and pans on the kitchen floor and his first cooking experience …