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A reflection can turn the world upside down. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh This photo isn’t what it appears to be, though it could serve as a visual metaphor for how the world seems today. But that is not my intent. The photo is not upside down, and it’s not an illusion. This image is exactly as I took it during a recent bird walk with about a dozen people in a park in Bridgewater, Virginia. The…

A WALK IN THE PARK

WILDWOOD PARK BRIDGEWATER, VIRGINIA

Above – Aruncus and Blue Hosta

I know everyone must think that Wildwood Park in Bridgewater, VA, is the only park that I know to go to. It really does offer everything that you could possibly want to find in a restful and relaxing park setting. Beautiful green setting, a river, dam, waterfall, beautifully maintained walking and bike paths, flowers along the…

Bridgewater College graduated 417 seniors on Saturday, May 14 – the largest class in the history of the 136-year-old college. The degrees were conferred by Bridgewater College President David W. Bushman. Receiving the President’s Medal at the ceremony were Dr. Julia C. Morton, associate professor of world languages and cultures, Dr. Paul J. Bender, professor of mathematics and Dr. Mary Frances…

Caroline Reid, a Bridgewater College senior, has received the Melissa D. Jett Community Service Award. The award, presented on May 1, at the college awards ceremony, recognizes outstanding leadership in community service at Bridgewater College. The award is named in memory of Melissa D. Jett, who would have graduated with the Bridgewater College class of 1999. She died Jan. 15, 1997, as the…

The Virginia Scholars Award was presented to Bridgewater College senior Kathleen Leigh during the annual awards ceremony on May 1. The award honors an outstanding woman at each of Virginia’s four-year colleges and universities who has demonstrated a potential for distinctive service in any field of education. The award includes the winner’s name added to a plaque in the Jessie Ball DuPont Center…

The Dr. John W. Martin Jr. Summer Research Endowment for 2016 has been awarded to two juniors at Bridgewater College. The award, which supports summer research projects in the natural sciences, is provided through the Martin Science Research Institute and has been accepted by Michelle Alty, a junior applied physics major from Fredericksburg, Va., and Rachel Kreiger, a junior biology major from…

Exhibition explores Bridgewater College during World War II

From students and decorated soldiers to conscientious objectors and national-service workers, what life was like for the people of Bridgewater College in the 1940s will be explored in a new exhibition at the college’s Alexander Mack Memorial Library April 16 to June 30. The exhibition, “Standing Up: Bridgewater College’s WWII Experience,” is free and open to the public. Bridgewater College –…

Bridgewater College to host 12th annual Lincoln Symposium

The 12th Annual Lincoln Society of Virginia Symposium will be held Monday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kline Campus Center at Bridgewater College. The event is free and open to the public. Jared Peatman, director of curriculum for the Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg, is the keynote speaker and will address “Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: Communicating a National Vision.”…