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    Good Times on a Dirt Bike

    by nrvmagaz May 16, 2025
    May 16, 2025
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    Mind the Hive

    by nrvmagaz May 16, 2025
    May 16, 2025

    April 1st  to April 1st  is how time is measured for the honeybee. As I write this article, news (dare I say, ‘the buzz’) on how their health, vibrancy and survival rate …

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    Small Towns. Big Deals.

    by nrvmagaz May 16, 2025
    May 16, 2025

    The Kilgore Law Office in Gate City and The Mitchell Law Firm in Blacksburg recently combined their legal practices, in an effort to become the “go-to” firm serving Southwest Virginia.“We have completely …

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    The Little Bookworm, a children’s bookstore

    by nrvmagaz May 16, 2025
    May 16, 2025
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    Downsizing…the Challenge and the Freedom!

    by nrvmagaz May 16, 2025
    May 16, 2025

    Imagine heading out to look at a property that boasts a pond, waterfall and terraced rock gardens. A lady who enjoys gardening and lovely outdoor spaces could fall in love with all …

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    Family First for the Win

    by nrvmagaz May 16, 2025
    May 16, 2025

    His affinity for bowling almost killed Terry Stike. Once an employee of the old Triangle Lanes in Christiansburg, he was told to change out a dead light bulb in the outside sign. …

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    Claytor Lake Sparkles in the Sunshine ~ Once Again!

    by nrvmagaz May 16, 2025
    May 16, 2025
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    Second Hand Joy and Bargain Chic

    by nrvmagaz May 16, 2025
    May 16, 2025

    From a $5 steal to a copy of the Declaration of Independence, thrift stores are a local gem for surrounding communities. And once you’re in the know, you’re likely to keep coming …

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    Draper Village Heritage Market

    by nrvmagaz May 16, 2025
    May 16, 2025

    The allure of a farmer’s market is in the unique blend of nostalgia, sustainability, heritage, fresh-from-the-farm food, community connection, creative crafts and functional artifacts. The newly launched Draper Village Heritage Market promises …

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    Floor Art

    by nrvmagaz March 5, 2025
    March 5, 2025
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    The Wonder of Wallpaper

    by nrvmagaz March 9, 2025
    March 9, 2025

    A homeowner’s personal touches transform a house into a home, reflecting the personality of those who live there. When you step inside, a first impression might come from glimpses of favorite hobbies …

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    Backyard Chickens:

    by nrvmagaz March 5, 2025
    March 5, 2025

    Americans own about 85 million backyard chickens. For many, it represents a taste of homesteading. Montgomery County residents Rick and Susie Weaver have made chickens their own backyard dweller.The Weavers live on …

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    A Most Elusive Kitty

    by nrvmagaz March 5, 2025
    March 5, 2025
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    Rock Your World

    by nrvmagaz March 5, 2025
    March 5, 2025

    The enduring beauty and timeless quality of natural stone is unparalleled. From wrapping a few columns, adding a stone wall behind a woodstove or around a fireplace to a full interior wall, …

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    The Fine Arts

    by nrvmagaz March 5, 2025
    March 5, 2025

    We live in this world in order always to learn industriously and to enlighten each other by means of discussion and to strive vigorously to promote the progress of science and the …

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    A Welcome Flowering of Spring

    by nrvmagaz March 5, 2025
    March 5, 2025
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  • LatestRides

    Driving the Running W Brand

    by nrvmagaz March 5, 2025
    March 5, 2025

    The King Ranch Legacy The Ford Brand

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    Building Connections and Opportunities

    by nrvmagaz March 5, 2025
    March 5, 2025

    The Town of Blacksburg and surrounding New River Valley are known for vibrant communities, picturesque landscapes, and a unique local culture. Although the town thrives in many ways, like other small towns …

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    Lindsey & Charlie

    by nrvmagaz January 17, 2025
    January 17, 2025
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    Ryan & Lisa

    by nrvmagaz January 17, 2025
    January 17, 2025

    Ryan and Lisa met through friends at Virginia Tech initially. Two and a half years later, their paths crossed again. They worked together setting up an outdoor TV on a patio in …

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    Transforming Potential Into Reality

    by nrvmagaz January 17, 2025
    January 17, 2025

    Coach James Lofton is offering something unique to the New River Valley ~ high-level strength and conditioning training for young athletes. Focusing on athletes ages 11 to 22, Lofton offers training tailored …

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    The Art of Noticing

    by nrvmagaz January 17, 2025
    January 17, 2025
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    “Deliah Jane”

    by nrvmagaz January 17, 2025
    January 17, 2025

    “I have always loved Volkswagens,” explains Kim Lovern of Giles County. “My husband Gabe and I own a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle, so when I saw this deserted camper bus sitting alone, in …

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    Say “I Do” to a Travel Agent

    by nrvmagaz January 17, 2025
    January 17, 2025

    Every little girl dreams of her wedding. Visions of the church, the dress, the first dance. Then we grow up, and maybe the church image gives way to swaying palms; the veil …

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    Tribute to the Past.Perfect in the Present.Fit for the Future.

    by nrvmagaz January 17, 2025
    January 17, 2025
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    Flying the Local Skies

    by nrvmagaz January 17, 2025
    January 17, 2025

    “Even now, someone will come up to me and say, ‘Oh! I still have one of the airport’s mugs!’” Keith Holt, director of the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, relates.The “mugs,” as …

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    The Recorder

    by nrvmagaz January 17, 2025
    January 17, 2025

    Four women. Decades of experience. And a mission to take their expertise in the language of music to their community. The result? Music that touches the heart and soul as talented musicians …

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    Elves and Ornaments and More, Oh My!

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024
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    Unveiling the Artistry of Lola Lou

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024

    In the world of small business, remarkable stories frequently emerge. One such tale revolves around Alli Trent, the talented creator behind “Lola Lou,” a business that specializes in handmade clay jewelry, clothing …

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    Finding Love and Christmas . . . at the End of a Dirt Road

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024

    This is a love story. One very talented beach babe connected her heart and soul to one extremely skilled, guitar pickin’, country cowboy. Linda grew up in Virginia Beach. Larry hails from …

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    From Baubles to Books

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024
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    A Foxy Essay

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024

    From Aesop to the Grimm brothers, one creature has made its appearance in fables and fairy tales time and again. Opportunistic, territorial and elusive, the fox is not often spotted, as it …

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    From Sea to NRV

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024

    As it turns out, this decades-established New River Valley staple for nautical fare is dichotomously named after a beloved landlubbing pet – the late Indigo Iris, a blue/brown-eyed Dalmatian. Sweet mascot Indigo Iris …

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    Children’s Health Improvement Partnership

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024
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    Interconnected Athletes Seeing Double

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024

    Hokie football twins, Jayden and Jorden McDonald, are quick to roll their eyes at how everyone expects them to be the same. While the 2021 Salem High School grads, as identical twins, …

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    An Enchanting, Magical Place to Live

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024

    The Knowltons moved to the New River Valley the same year that General Motors launched the first electric car and Mariah Carey topped the charts with “Always Be My Baby” and “One …

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    An Artist Inside Everyone

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024
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    Shoulder Care

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024

    From carrying the burdens of life on one’s shoulders, putting forth a cold shoulder or offering a shoulder to cry on, to looking over your shoulder, taking a weight off your shoulders …

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    The Motorcycle Bug

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024

    The motorcycle bug touched this mother and son riding duo early. Cindy Schiffer started with small mopeds as a child, moving on to dirt bikes and dual sport bikes. Her first bike …

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    Senior Living – Renting vs. Owning

    by nrvmagaz November 6, 2024
    November 6, 2024
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    Delicious S’mores Recipes: Frozen Pops, Cones, Skillet

    by nrvmagaz July 23, 2024
    July 23, 2024

    Frozen S’More Pops(photo courtesy of The Hershey Company)HERSHEY’S milk chocolate bar, choppedHeavy whipping cream7-oz jar marshmallow cream¼ cup milkGraham crackers coarsely crushedMini-marshmallowsBeat whipping cream into soft peaks. Add marshmallow cream and beat …

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    Undeniable Benefits of Cold Plunge, Sauna and more!

    by nrvmagaz July 23, 2024
    July 23, 2024

    People will try anything to improve their health. In fact, 2024 lifestyle trends are marked by an increased interest in everyday practicality and outdoor adventure. Start Simple For many, practicality and the outdoors go …

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    A Perfect Match

    by nrvmagaz July 23, 2024
    July 23, 2024
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    Patriotism in Wood

    by nrvmagaz July 22, 2024
    July 22, 2024

    David Boyd works as a Registered Nurse, but it was an earlier job stocking shelves at Food Lion that proved pivotal on the family front. “I met Heather one day on the …

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    A Mustang through the Ages

    by nrvmagaz July 23, 2024
    July 23, 2024

    Youth is impressionable. At the age of 6, David Reynolds attended the New York World’s Fair, which covered 646 acres at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. More than 51 million people turned out …

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    The Value of Reading

    by nrvmagaz July 22, 2024
    July 22, 2024
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    Glowing in the Dark

    by nrvmagaz July 22, 2024
    July 22, 2024

    Summer dusk in southwest Virginia brings tiny, flickering insects, their yellow bulbs brightening scrubby fields and brushy meadows. Many of us reminisce about childhood evenings spent catching these ~ to many the …

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    Retired from Work – Not from Life

    by nrvmagaz July 22, 2024
    July 22, 2024

    Who hasn’t heard of AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons, founded in 1958? The organization has 38 million members age 50 and up nationwide with many local AARP chapters. Most operate …

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    Here Comes theSun…flowers!

    by nrvmagaz May 10, 2024
    May 10, 2024
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    Unique Designsin Beautiful Jewelry

    by nrvmagaz May 10, 2024
    May 10, 2024

    The desire to look nice and accessorize outfits with jewelry is perfectly natural. According to theprivatetherapyclinic.co.uk: “ An interesting feature of humans, as opposed to other mammals, is our love of adornments …

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    Remembering the Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain

    by nrvmagaz May 10, 2024
    May 10, 2024

    In 1864, the International Red Cross was founded in Switzerland, Jules Verne published “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, and Abraham Lincoln was re-elected President of the United States. In the same …

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    When Life Gives You Lemons

    by nrvmagaz May 10, 2024
    May 10, 2024
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    Making the World Safer, One Sidewalk at a Time

    by nrvmagaz May 10, 2024
    May 10, 2024

    Most people will tell you their most precious sense is their vision, followed closely by hearing. We use sight and hearing to gather information and assess situations quickly. It becomes second nature, …

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    Life in the S-l-o-w Lane

    by nrvmagaz May 10, 2024
    May 10, 2024

    While to the introvert, taking refuge in your mental shell is a coping mechanism, to others – specifically small, green, shelled reptiles – it’s literally a home.  Turtles in southwestern Virginia are …

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    A woman’s love affair with her classic Chevy coupe

    by nrvmagaz May 10, 2024
    May 10, 2024
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    Events 2024

    by nrvmagaz May 10, 2024
    May 10, 2024

    May 4 Annual Kids Fishing Day Ages 3 to 15 Narrows Town Park, Narrows May 11, 9:30 a.m. – 4: 30 p.m. House & Garden Tour of Floyd County $35 ticket include …

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    A Stroke of Genius

    by nrvmagaz March 11, 2024
    March 11, 2024

    It too often carries a negative connotation: To “slap a coat of paint” on something means going for the quickest, easiest spit-spine. Maybe you’re covering up prodigious crayon masterpieces. Maybe those picture-hanging …

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    Tunnels, Jumps and Poles, oh my!

    by nrvmagaz March 11, 2024
    March 11, 2024
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    Steven Kenny’s Art – Visual Harmony

    by nrvmagaz March 11, 2024
    March 11, 2024

    Steven Kenny’s art possesses an underlying theme of our interaction with nature. He accurately states that we are animals, and even though we think of ourselves as intelligent, most of our decisions …

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    The Top Line andthe Bottom Line in Weddings Gowns

    by nrvmagaz March 11, 2024
    March 11, 2024

    The neckline of the bride’s dress is one of the most prominent visual features, as the human eye is naturally drawn from one’s head and face to the shoulder and upper chest …

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    “Our” Team in Our Town

    by nrvmagaz January 2, 2024
    January 2, 2024
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    Humble, Resonant, Deep & Bright

    by nrvmagaz March 5, 2025
    March 5, 2025

    Humble.  Having a modest estimate of one’s own importance. Resonant. Deep clear remembrance of an experience.  Deep. Extending far down from the surface. Bright. Giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining; intelligent and …

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