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    June 6, 2013, the 69th anniversary of D-Day included authentic weather. Instead of the usual Virginia June heat and humidity that accompanies these anniversary observances at the National D-Day Memorial, it was cool and a low overcast sky poured buckets of rain.

    A shooting that occurred at a Huddleston residence Wednesday night has led to a number of charges being filed.
    According to a report from the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, at 10 p.m. Wednesday night, Bedford County dispatchers received a call from Jody Roach of  Roach Town Road, Huddleston, stating that she had fired a gun through her door at two subjects standing outside of her residence.

"A jug of wine, a loaf of bread–and thou."

-Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

"A jug of mustard, a bun of bread–and onions."

-Rubaiyat of Oscar Mayer

I'm pretty much an Oscar Mayer guy.

But, as with just about everything else in life, my simple ways have been blown out of the water by progress.

    The Bedford County Department of Fire and Rescue honored volunteer first responders for their work in the past year during a ceremony last Thursday.

    Firefighters run into burning buildings when everybody else runs out. EMTs and paramedics keep people alive during medical emergencies as they transport them to the hospital. Two of the people honored, however, were not firefighters or rescue squad members—Bruno Andrade and Alex  Lenhart are CVS pharmacists.