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P. O. Box 11816 Blacksburg, VA 24062 o: 540-961-2015 nrvmagazine@msn.com www.nrvmagazine.com
PUBLISHER Country Media, Inc. Phillip Vaught MANAGING EDITOR Joanne Anderson ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Kim Walsh
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DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Dennis Shelor WRITERS Joanne Anderson Karl Kazaks Emily Alberts Jo Clark Emma Beaver Becky Hepler Nancy Moseley Kameron Bryant PHOTOGRAPHERS Kristie Lea Photography Kevin Riley Tom Wallace Billy Bowling Photography Nathan Cooke Photography
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Well, this issue was a real walk down Memory Lane. A house built in 1963. A hippie van. A personal 2022 Bucket List, which came out of my friend Kevin giving me a book of poetry titled “Always Follow Your Dreams”, edited by Susan Polis Schultz. Susan and I both moved from the east coast to Boulder, Colorado, in 1971. She started Blue Mountain Arts, a greeting card company with annual revenues now topping $10 million. Me? I drifted through my 20s backpacking, tearing cars apart and advancing my rescue training and EMS skills. I wrote user’s manuals for IBM and the University of Colorado Computing Center, with its dual CDC 6400s on the climate-controlled entire 2nd floor of the building. My, how far we have come, how small we have shrunk, in the Information Technology arena. The book got me to thinking about dreams and goals. I shared this with a friend who informed me on the spot that dreams are over-rated, often lofty, and can deliver massive disappointment. So, I abandoned the dream part for the goals, which morphed into a personal bucket list for 2022 with 22 items. Three things on my bucket list – just in case you can help out – are: (1) adopt an older male Lab; my most recent one died last Sept. at age 12; (2) purchase a calm trail horse; I retired Boaz (pictured here) for health reasons a few weeks ago (his health, not mine); (3) learn more about the night sky. In checking out DVDs and books on astronomy and exploring the Milky Way (my favorite candy bar, by the way), Linda at Blacksburg Public Library informed me they have a telescope I can check out. I have always said that public
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libraries are fantastic community resources, and our Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library has just escalated in fantastic-ness. We at New River Valley Magazine step into our 16th year, having slogged through a recession which took ad revenues to an all-time low and a pandemic that severely cut into distribution as still many waiting rooms will not display this terrific regional lifestyle magazine. But, here is a news flash: We are back in the Kroger on University City Blvd. with a rack near the customer service counter. Thank you, Eric Williams! And always at all the Food Lion grocery stores and many other places. Yet, we also have a huge hole in our hearts with the recent passing away of Sabrina Sexton, our long-time ad rep. Her exceptional approach and success in advertising, her clever ideas for editorial and her vibrant personality are already sorely missed. She was loved for her kindness, professionalism, compassion and competence. Fare thee well, our wonderful friend and colleague ~ rest in peace.
Joanne Anderson ManagingEditor
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