🌱 How your old Christmas tree can boost fish habitat at Claytor Lake

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In today's newsletter:

• How your old Christmas tree can boost fish habitat at Claytor Lake
• Dublin community remembers Bonnie Sue Anderson Hall’s long, devoted life

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Occasional afternoon rain, with a high of 48 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 44, low: 23.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 51 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Recycle your Christmas tree into a fish habitat at Claytor Lake (wfxrtv.com) — Dublin residents can recycle their real Christmas trees at Claytor Lake State Park, turning them into fish habitat and earning free park admission on drop-off day. Trees, stripped of all decorations, are accepted from Dec. 25 through Feb. 1, 2026 at the marina lot, with a special procedure during the park’s Jan. 9–10 closure. Volunteers are also needed to help prep trees before the February “drop day.”
   

• Hall, Bonnie Anderston (nrvnews.com) — Dublin readers are mourning Bonnie Sue Anderson Hall, a longtime New River Community College switchboard operator fondly remembered as “The Voice of New River.” Born in Pulaski and having lived in Dublin and beyond, she leaves behind her husband Larry Hall of Dublin, extended family including a brother in Dublin, and many loved ones. Services will be announced later, and the family suggests donations to Tunnel to Towers or Toys for Tots.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• I’m Still Here
  InStill Mindfulness , 246 N Washington Ave Suite E , Pulaski
  10:00 am
• Storytime for Littles
  Radford, VA Calendar , 30 W. Main St. , Radford
  10:00 am
• Storytime for Bigs
  Radford Public Library , 30 W Main St , Radford
  11:00 am
• Thursday 5:30PM Inner Radiance Yoga
  644 W Main St , Radford
  10:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Nutcracker 1918
  Pulaski Theatre , 14 W Main St , Pulaski
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Family Movie Matinee: Freakier Friday & Fortune Cookies
  Radford, VA Calendar , 30 W. Main St. , Radford
  11:30 am

Sunday December 21

• VMI Keydets at Radford Highlanders Mens Basketball
  Donald N. Dedmon Center , 101 University Dr , Radford
  2:30 pm

Monday December 22

• 9:30 AM Monday Inner Radiance Yoga
  644 W Main St , Radford
  2:30 pm
• City Council Meeting
  Radford, VA Calendar Radford, VA 24141
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Library D&D: Holiday Special
  Radford, VA Calendar , 30 W. Main St. , Radford
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• CLOSED
  Radford, VA Calendar , 30 W. Main St. , Radford
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Pulaski

• Pulaski Man Faces Statutory Rape Charge (mainstreetmediatn.com)
• Cougar Track & Field Delivers Championship Performance at Abingdon Polar Bear Meet (pcpatriot.com)
• Wright, Douglas (montcova.com)

Radford

• Jackson overcomes obstacles, stays on track (montcova.com)
• Shrader, Cynthia Croy (nrvnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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