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Blue Star Memorial By-Way Marker

The Bedford Council of Garden Clubs is pleased to sponsor a Blue Star Memorial By-Way Marker to be located at the National Guard Armory in Bedford, Virginia. The Blue Star Memorials were first conceived after World War II to honor veterans. They were later changed to honor all members of the armed services, past, present, and future and became a project of the National Council of State Garden Clubs. The garden club felt the highway beautification project was a fitting Memorial to the men and women who have fought or are now serving in the defense of the country.

The name was taken from the Blue Star in the Service Flag in honor of men and women serving in the armed forces. This is a nationwide program with more than 20 markers already placed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The dedication was held on Armed Forced Day, Saturday May 20, 2006 at 11:00 a.m..

Upcoming Events

• May 17 - Restoration Talk and Tour - 3:00pm to 4:00pm - In honor of National Historic Preservation month, Director of Restoration Travis McDonald will present a slide talk and tour explaining why Jefferson's design of his retreat, Poplar Forest, was a radically modern work of architecture in America for its time. Jefferson's work was a "melting pot" of architectural prototypes but also very personal. The current restoration work on the wing of service rooms is one of the most Jeffersonian parts of the architecture and one that was innovative and unusual in American architecture. Standard admission charge, which also includes a separate tour of the house either before or after the restoration tour. - Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, 1548 Bateman Bridge Road, Route 661, Forest - 434-525-1806 - www.poplarforest.org

• May 24 - Moonlight Serenade - 7:00pm - See the Memorial at dusk on this special Memorial Day weekend. The Jefferson Choral Society will perform an evening concert of 1940s music from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. Performer Keith Campbell will kick off the concert at 7pm. The Memorial will remain open until 10:00pm. - National D-Day Memorial, Bedford - 540-586-3329 - www.dday.org

• May 31 - 3rd Annual BBQ at Sedalia - Barbeque connoisseurs will gather at the 3rd annual BBQ festival to celebrate the art and secrets of slow-cooked pork barbeque. Tastin' starts at High noon! BBQ Teams will likely begin cooking Friday night and continue into the early hours of Saturday morning. The 4-person teams typically have playful names, but are serious about tasty and tender pork barbeque. - The Sedalia Center, 1108 Sedalia School Road, Big Island - $ - 434-299-5080 - www.sedaliacenter.org

These events and more can be found in our event calendar.

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