The Shadow
CLIFTON FORGE - The Alleghany Highlands Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association and the Covington-Hot Springs Rotary Club will sponsor the fifth annual Blue-Gray Banquet Thursday, Feb 23, in Moomaw Center at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College.
The guest speaker will be Dr. James I. Robertson Jr., alumni distinguished professor of history at Virginia Tech and executive director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies.
Robertson, a native of Danville, teaches a popular Civil War class at Virginia Tech and has written numerous books and articles about the Civil War. He also provided a regular Civil War commentary on National Public Radio stations.
A social with light hors d’oeuvres will begin at 6:15 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m., followed by Robertson’s presentation.
Dr. Phil McManus, program head for the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Programs at DSLCC and his students will prepare Northern and Southern foods for the dinner buffet.
Tickets are available to the public at $30 per person and must be purchased in advance. Tickets can be purchased in Covington at the Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce office and at Standard Printing and Office Supply. Tickets will also be available in Clifton Forge at Jack Mason Tavern and Owen’s Pharmacy. No tickets will be sold at the door.
All proceeds will fund scholarships for area students at Virginia Tech and the Rotary Club’s DSLCC scholarship.
For further information please contact Kathleen All at sandkall@aol.com or 540-862-9575 or Jane Newkirk at magiecan@aol.com, 862-1084.
