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College ring reunited with its owner 25 years after it vanished
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A Virginia Tech alum received his faculty ring again over 25 years after it disappeared on campus.
John Leschinskey, who graduated from the college in 1997, misplaced it whereas enjoying volleyball in one of many Blacksburg, Virginia, college’s quad areas.
“I had set my sandals, shirt, watch, and ring by the publish in order that I may play. When completed, I went to assemble my issues and noticed that the ring was lacking,” Leschinskey advised the college. “My issues didn’t seem disturbed, so I assumed it was stolen.”
In January, a campus amenities crew renovating the courtroom’s drainage system noticed a small shiny object within the grime the place they have been working.
Tools operator Pat Saylors noticed an engraving with Leschinskey’s title and tracked him down on social media.
A number of messages later and the ring was within the mail on its technique to Leschinskey’s North Carolina residence.
“When it arrived, I checked out it and located it onerous to imagine that it was truly recovered and returned to me” Leschinskey mentioned.
“Given all of the years within the sand and outside it appears prefer it’s in actually good situation.”
“It’s good to see that there are nonetheless sincere and respectable folks out on the planet.”
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PHOTOS: Hill of Heroes Day at Virginia War Memorial
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The 6th annual Hill of Heroes Day was held at the Virginia War Memorial on Saturday to honor service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
On Saturday, June 29, the 6th annual Hill of Heroes Day was held at the Virginia War Memorial and featured 12,000 flags honoring Virginians who have lost their lives in battle since World War II.
The event also hosted activities such as demonstrations by military working dogs, crafts and a book sale.
Continue scrolling to view the celebrations held at the Hill of Heroes Day event to honor all American service members.
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Virginia cattle farmers pivot to deal with hot, dry weather
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MONTVALE, Va. (WFXR) — Hot, dry weather is having an impact on livestock farmers in the Roanoke and Lynchburg regions.
“We base on pasture management and grazing cattle 300 days out of the year,” said Johnny Divers of Chapel Creek Farms near Montvale. “Weather is one thing we can not control.”
Farmers like Divers have had to pivot to work around the problems dry pastures can create. In Divers’ case, that means rotating herds from pasture to pasture, and leaving some fields uncut or untouched. In addition, Divers says preparations and actions taken in the spring, like limiting the number of cattle in certain pastures, are paying off now.
“We don’t overstock our pastures for this reason,” Divers said. “If you overstock in early spring, you can pretty much guarantee yourself that you will run out of pasture in the summertime if you go into any sort of a drought.”
Divers also says keeping some fields untouched helps the soil in those pastures to retain moisture. That will extend their life and keep them viable for grazing later in the summer.
Pastures are just one concern. Herd hydration is another. Divers says each head of cattle can drink up to 40 gallons of water a day. He always makes sure his herds have two water sources wherever they are pastured.
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Trump steps up ground game in Virginia after Biden’s shaky debate
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