Today's News

    Along with the Virginia Press Association’s annual writing contest, the Bedford Bulletin takes part in the annual contest that Landmark Community Newspapers (LCNI) holds. LCNI is the company that owns the Bulletin along with 55 other community newspapers located in several states.
    Tom Wilmoth, our editor, normally writes the editorial that appears in our opinion pages. One that he wrote last year won second place in this year’s contest.

Sedalia Center held its annual Blues Festival last weekend on a sweltering Saturday afternoon and evening. The afternoon featured blues bands and soloists competing for cash prizes and the opportunity to represent the Sedalia Blues Society at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn., next winter. The evening featured Trampled Under Foot and Stacy Brooks. Brooks won last year’s talent competition at Sedalia.

    They are kind of like colorful flowers that bloom for a couple of weeks and then go away for another year. In this case, they are quilts. The Peaks and Pieces Quilt Guild is brightening the Bedford Central Library with its annual quilt show.

    Members note that quilting was once a way to turn odds and ends of fabric into warm bed coverings. Today, it’s turned into an art form and many creative efforts are on display.

    Nancy Kenton and The Great Haredini spent last week making appearances at all the Bedford area’s libraries.

    The Great Haredini is a big pink rabbit puppet. Nancy Kenton is the person behind Haredini’s act.