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AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, INDUSTRY
Agriculture
Office Home
Forest Service - Glenwood Pedlar District Ranger's Office 291-2188
George Washington National Forest
Jefferson National Forest
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 463-4734 fax: 463-5981
Jonathan Repair, Agent,jrepair@vt.edu
Amanda Grau, 4-H extension agent, agrau@vt.edu
Helen Leslie, Unit Administrative Asst., heriley@vt.edu
Business 
Banks
BB & T (Buena Vista) (www.bbandt.com) 261-8006
Deborah Kerr,  Branch Manager
BB & T (College Square) (www.bbandt.com) 463-4115
David McDaniel, Branch Manager and Executive Vice President
BB & T (East Nelson Street) 463-6690
Linda Dudley, Branch Manager
Francis W. Irvine, Senior vice president 463-6690
Neal Lineberry, City Executive 463-1886
Planters (Buena Vista) 261-2101
Edna Hazelwood, Manager
Planters (Lexington) 464-6319
Cathy Lynn, Branch Manager
Sun Trust (Main Street)(www.suntrust.com) 463-8200
Sun Trust (Hunter Hill) (www.suntrust.com)
Elizabeth Larner, Manager 463-4357
Wachovia 463-7322 463-5373
Sheila Lineberry, Financial Center Manager
Randy Shomo, Financial Specialist
Anne Conklin, Financial Specialist
Nancy McCormick, Teller Manager
Bank of America (Buena Vista) 261-2116
Steven Thomas, Branch Manager
Shenandoah National (116 E. Midland Trail) 464-9654
Kathy Cummins, Vice President and Branch Manager
Tim Wines, Vice President and Branch Manager, Harrisonburg 540-432-6101
Buena Vista Business Development Council (buenavistabusiness.com) 261-6436
Tim Reamer, Coordinator (treamer@bvcity.org 261-6436 cell: 461-1033
Board
Bob Huch, President (Southern VA University) 261-8413
Todd Jones, Mayor (City of Buena Vista) 261-3055
Mary Huffman (Flowers & Things) 261-6300
Ruth Ann Parsons (Rockbridge Area Occupational Center) 261-6159
Karin Smallman (Franks for the Memories) 261-5553
Kim Thompson (An Artist's View) 261-1038
Barbara Wilhelm (Wilhelm & co. Real Estate) 261-1717 cell: 319-3222
Debbie Kerr (BB & T) 261-1394
Chamber of Commerce
Lexington-Rockbridge Chamber of Commerce (100 E. Washington St.) (www.lexrockchamber.com) 463-5375 fax: 463-3567
Sammy Moore, executive director, chamber@lexrockchamber.com
Sherrie Higgins, office manager
Robert Chambers, Promotions Manager (Robert@lexrockchamber.com) cell: 460-0357
Tammy Huffman, Treasurer
Sharon Williams, Asst. to Exec. Director/Membership (Sharon@lexrockchamber.com)
John  Campbell, President)
Steve McAllister, Vice President  458-8942
Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce 261-2880
Sonya Balser, Head
Fraternity National Headquarters
Kappa Alpha 463-1865
Scott Rowson, Communications Director (Nashville)
Sigma Nu International Fraternity 463-1869
Brad Beacham, Executive Director of Fraternity
James Owens,  Executive VP of Foundation
Funeral Homes
Harrison 463-2912
 Mike Lotts and Wayne Nicely, Owners
Lomax 261-6585
Jeff Wright, Manager
Bolling, Grose & Lotts 261-5510
Robert Bolling, Andrew Grose (retired), Mike Lotts, Co-owners
Groceries and Supermarkets
East Lexington Store (Owner: Jim Bowen) 463-3614 (reach 9:15-noon)
Food Lion (Manager: Jeremy Powell) 464-5026
Healthy Foods Market 463-6954
Krogers (Manager: Brian Simpkons) 464-3309
Woods Creek Grocery 463-9275
Hotels and Motels
Alexander-Withrow House,McCampbell Inn & Maple Hall 463-2044
Budget Inn, Buena Vista 261-2156
Budget Inn, Natural Bridge 291-2896
Buena Vista Motel 261-2138
Comfort Inn 463-7311
Econo Lodge 463-7371
Hampton Inn at Col Alto 463-2223
Holiday Inn Express 463-7351
Howard Johnson 463-9181
Keydet-General Motel (Days Inn) 463-2143
Maple Hall 463-6693
Natural Bridge Inn and Conference Center 291-2121
Ramada Inn 463-6400
Sheridan Livery 464-1887
Super 8 463-7858
The Inn at Hunt Ridge (Best Western) 464-1500
Days Inn 463-9131
Wingate 464-8100
Lexington Industrial Development Authority
Dave Hawkins (dhawkins114@earthlink.net) 463-7121 463-6588
Brian Kave 463-5208
Camille Miller 463-5566 463-9528
Michael Murphy 463-7587
Col. James Joyner
Dan Vance 463-1999 463-1147
John DeVogt 463-3713
Media
Calyx (W&L yearbook) (calyx@wlu.edu) 458-4046
Mandy Burns, Co-executive Editor
Guin Burner, Co-executive Editor
Louise Denny, Assistant Executive Director
Newspapers
News-Gazette (www.thenews-gazette.com)
M. W. Paxton, IV, Business Manager & Publisher 463-3113 463-9810
Darryl Woodson, News Editor & Editor 463-3113
Roanoke Times (www.roanoke.com) (800-346-1234)
Ring-tum Phi  458-4060
Jacob Geiger Editor-in-Chief cell: 913-660-3858
Rockbridge Weekly (www.rockbridgeweekly.com) 464-6600
Jerry Clark, Editor & Publisher
Rockbridge Advocate (http://RockbridgeAdvocate.com; advocate@lexfirst.net) 463-2062
Doug Harwood, Editor 348-6396
Trident (www.thetrident.org) 458-4548
Nina Coolidge, Co-Editor-in-Chief 617-331-6838
Taylor Woods, Co-Editor-in-Chief 281-635-2489
Radio Stations
WLUR-FM (http://wlur.wlu.edu) 458-4995 (studio)
Jeremy Franklin, General Manager 458-4017 463-3980
WWZW AM/FM (www.wrel.com) 463-2161 463-2710
Dave Peach, General Manager
Jim Bresnahan, News Director, news@wrel.com 463-1730
Restaurants
A Joyful Spirit 463-4191
Arby's 464-6435
Applebee's 463-2306
Aunt Sarah's Pancake House 464-5227
Berky's (Lee Hi) 463-3478, ext. 3
Bistro on Main Street/Black Dog (owner Jackie Lupo) 464-4888
Blue Sky Bakery 463-6546
Café Michel 464-4119
Christopher's Steak & Seafood 464-4448
Dairy Queen 463-1927
Domino's Pizza 463-7375
Don Tequila 463-3289
Frank's Pizza and Subs 463-7575
G Willaker's  464-9499
Hardee's of Lexington 463-5003
Hunan Garden 463-3330
Kentucky Fried Chicken 463-9622
Lexington Coffee Roasting 464-6586
Maple Hall 463-4666
Matsumoto Sushi Bar 464-8196
Mirage 464-1911
Malone's 464-9111
Naples 463-3399
Natural Bridge Inn-Exit 175 or 180 off I-81, Natural Bridge 291-2121
Palms 463-7911
Pizza Hut 463-7000
Redwood 463-2168
Salerno's 463-5757
Sheridan Livery 464-1887
Subway of Lexington 463-3322
Taco Bell 463-1667
The Patisserie (in Old Lexington Lanes) (owner Kayla Finley) 464-1299
The Southern Inn 463-3612
Tuscany 463-9888
Waffle House 463-6223
Woods Creek Grocery 463-9275
Rockbridge County Industrial Development Authority
Carl W. Newcomer 463-6533
B.G. Locher  Jr. 463-5689
Earl O. Cash 464-1496
J. Lingon Jones Jr. 463-8906; cell:461-5209
Ed  Stalnaker 291-2778
Sam Blackburn 258-2737
Torquil McCorkle, Jr. 463-1072
The Rockbridge Partnership (www.rockbridgepartnership.org)/Rockbridge Area Economic Development Commission (RAEDC) 463-7346 FAX: 463-7348
Currently no executive director.  Contact Jon Ellestad(city) or Donald Austin (county)
Jane Ellington, Chair 463-3031
Robert Lucas, Vice Chair 460-7699 (cell)
Jim Gianniny
Tim Golden
Carrol R. Comstock 377-6433
Harvey L. Hotinger 463-9676
P. Duaine Fitzgerald 463-6799
Rockbridge Regional Industrial Development Authority
P. Duaine Fitzgerald 463-6799
Jay Melvin 463-1694
Tourism
Blue Ridge Tourism Council (Lexington Visitor Center)
Jean Clark, Director 463-3777
Lexington Visitor Center  463-3777
Jean Clark, Director of Tourism 463-5642
Naomi Smith, Counselor Supervisor 463-6062
Mayumi Smitka, Manager/Tour Coordinator 463-3777
Rockbridge Regional Tourism Board
Lennie Puglisi 458-3763
U.S. Post Office
Lexington 463-6449 463-1199 (FAX)
Larry Creamer, Postmaster 464-6316
Buena Vista  261-1621 (FAX)
Pamela Ragland, Postmaster 261-8959 261-3229
Utilities
Cable Television
Cable 18 (Community Access Channel) 458-4018
Robert J. de Maria, Adviser 458-8436 463-7403
Michael Holcomb,  Operator/Manager
Operations 458-4018
Adelphia Cable Communications (2154 Sycamore Ave., Buena Vista) 1-888683-1000
Gary Judy, Manager, Buena Vista  463-3982
Electric Companies
B-A-R-C Electric Co-op,Millboro (www.barcelectric.com) 1-800-846-2272
Bruce King, Manager
Dale Meyer, Co-ordinator of Electrical Operations
Dominion Virginia Power (www.dom.com) 1-888-667-3000
Stanley Craun, Construction - projects 540-245-4122
Liz Harvey, Local Contact 261-5902
Gas Companies
Columbia VA - Transmission  463-3138
Scott Bennett, Team Leader 462-2804
Columbia - Lexington Operation Center
Bernie Gardner, Supervisor Operations 463-4821
Sprint of Virginia 1-800-890-6667
Alice O'Brien 913-794-3652
Tom Matthews, Media Relations Manager
Information - from campus 540-555-1212
Virginia Employment Commission (SR 60 and 608, Buena Vista) (www.vec.virginia.gov/vecportal) 261-2188 261-1714 (FAX)
Sharon Dull, Field Office Services Manager 261-2188
Virginia Horse Center (www.horsecenter.org)
John Scott, Executive Director (jscott@horsecenter.org) 464-2951
Tim Buchanan, Facilities Manager 464-2982
Workmen's Compensation (1000 DMV Dr., Richmond 23220) 877-664-2566
Industries
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (510 Factory Street, Buena Vista 24416) 261-6131
Aaron Dinnel, Plant Manager
Charles W. Barger & Son ( POB 778, 10 School Lane, Lexington 24450) 463-2106
Charles W. Barger III, President
Eleanor Davis, Personnel Manager
EDM dba Barr Marine (POB 190, 100 Douglas Way, Natural Bridge Station 24579) 291-4180
Michael Gibbs, Plant Manager
Bontex (One Bontex Drive, Buena Vista 24416) 261-2181
James C. Kostelni, CEO 261-2304
Charles Kostelni, President
Larry Morris, Technical Sales
Brenda Clark, Personnel Manager
Burke, Parsons, Bowlby Corporation  (POB 86, 9223 Maury River Rd., Goshen 24439) 540-997-9251
Douglas Gentry, Division Manager
Randy Cottrill, Plant Manager
Burlington Industries/Lees Carpets, www.leescarpets.com (404 Anderson St., Glasgow 24555) 258-2811
Bob Loyd, Plant Manager Ext. 252
Joe Wallace, VP of Manufacturing Ext. 480
Wally Hawkins,Asst. Human Resources Manager Ext. 481
David Speight, Human Resources Manager Ext. 215
Deacon, W.R. & Sons Timber (209 Sawmill Lane, Lexington 24450) 463-3832 463-6810
W. R. Deacon, Owner
Des Champs Technology www.deschamps.com (POB 220, 45 Natural Bridge School Rd., Natural Bridge Station  VA  24579) 291-1111
Nick Des Champs, CEO
Betty Zimmerman, Personnel Manager
Everbrite (627 E. 30th St., Buena Vista  24416) 261-2121
Jimmy Flint, General Manager
Janice Shanks, Personnel Manager
Fitzgerald Lumber & Log Company (POB188, Buena Vista 24416) 261-3430
Ronald Mays, Sec/Treasurer
FEI Ltd. (POB 469, 37 Arnolds Valley Rd., Natural Bridge Station 24579) 291-3398
Rod Spengler, Plant Manager & Human Resource Manager
Shenandoah Hardwood Lumber Company (750 Linden Avenue, Buena Vista 24416) 261-2171
Roy Zangari, Plant Manager
Becky Lloyd, Personnel Manager
Hermetite Division/Mundet Industries (21st St., Buena Vista 24416) 261-6286, factory
John Blackburn, Plant Manager 261-2124, plant
Modine Manufacturing Company 1221 Magnolia Ave., Buena Vista 24416) 261-2166
Charles E. Carr, Plant Manager
Ron Reid, Human Resources Manager
North Fork Lumber Company (250 N. Fork Ln., Goshen; Rte. 3, Box 146, Lexington 24450) 997-5602
Will Harris, Owner 463-2575
Painter Space Print (1723 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista 24416) 261-6119
Carol Martin, Plant Manager
Darlene Eppard, Personnel Manager
Rockbridge Construction Materials (9 Memorial Lane, Lexington 24450) 463-3441
Eric Figgatt, Plant Manager
Eddie Harris, Exec. V.P. of Administration
Shenandoah Framing, Inc. (215 Greenhouse Road, Lexington 24450) 463-3252, 1-800-368-2171
Tom Pope, Owner
Spacers (POB 754, Lexington 24450) 463-6398
Claudia Dreitzler, Owner
Taylor Lumber (153 Sherwood Drive, Natural Bridge Station 24579) 291-2459
Jack Gilbert, General Manager
Danny Sale, Personnel Manager
Westvaco (Rt. 60) 
Rob Nelson, Supervisor 463-3077
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Churches
AR Lauderdale Presbyterian Church (300 S Main, Lexington) 463-4661
James Graves
Bethany Lutheran Church (1320 Bethany Rd, Lexington) 463-5516
Art Fogleman
Bible Church at Rockbridge (2 W. Whistle Creek, Lexington) 463-1688
George Warden
Bodhi Path Buddhist Center (449 Galloping Path, Natural Bridge) 464-5117
ShaMar Rinpoche
Buena Vista Baptist Church (2174 Chesnut Ave, Buena Vista) 261-2516
Charles Stewart
Calvary Brethren Church (1365 Woodland Ave, Buena Vista) 261-5571
Christ Episcopal Church (2246 Walnut Ave, Buena Vista) 261-3929
S. Dover
Church of Christ (522 S. Main, Lexington) 463-7737
Brian Ceraolo
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints (Rt. 60, Buena Vista) 261-4272
Lexington 261-1750
Rockbridge 261-4002
State Center 261-6446
Church of the Brethren (2162 Forest Ave, Buena Vista) 261-6946
Robert McCoy
Collierstown Baptist Church (3926 Collierstown Rd, Lexington) 463-4012
Collierstown Presbyterian Church (31 Church Dr., Lexington) 463-5918
James Rohne
Ebenezer Arp Church (1610 W. Midland Trail, Lexington) 463-4894
Pastor Wilson
Elliots Hill United Methodist (91 Elliots Hill Lane, RR 4, Lexington) 463-7107
Fairfield Presbyterian Church (5508 N. Lee Highway, Fairfield) 377-6697
Phil Kestner
Fairfield United Methodist Church (5622 N. Lee Highway, Fairfield) 377-6692
Douglas Gunsalus
Faith Assembly of God (205 Greenhouse Raod, Lexington) 464-3088
Pastor Terry King
Faith Mission Church (11 Mission Lane, Fairfield) 377-6651
Faith Mountain Baptist Church (270 Valley Pike, Lexington) 464-3300
William Hall
Falling Spring Presbyterian (410 Falling Spring Rd, Glasgow) 258-2647
First Baptist Church (2448 Ivy Ave, Buena Vista) 261-8118
First Baptist Church (103 N. Main, Lexington) 463-4854
L. Taylor
First Brethren Church (100 E. 29th St., Buena Vista) 261-6425
Christian Becker
Glasgow Presbyterian Church (908 Anderson St., Glasgow) 258-2055
Tim Osment
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (617 S. Main, Lexington) 463-2021
Mark Schroeder
Gospel Way Church (109 Henry St., Lexington) 463-1758
Leon McCauley
Grace Chapel (3595 Catalpa Ave, Buena Vista) 261-2254
Grace Presbyterian Church (506 S. Main, Lexington) 463-2374
Paul Carter
Grace Trinity Church (2393 Old Buena Vista Rd, Buena Vista) 261-4801
Jim Reynolds
High Bridge Presbyterian Church (6998 S. Lee Highway, Natural Bridge) 291-2625
Glenn Coleman
Jehovah's Witnesses Lexington Congregation (3997 S. Lee Highway, Natural Bridge) 291-2484
Kerrs Creek Baptist Church (66 Franks Lane, Lexington) 463-9211
Lexington Baptist Church (75 Old Farm Road, Lexington)(www.lexingtonbaptistchurch.org) 463-5911
Michael Wilburn
Lexington Church of God (2288 N Lee Highway, Lexington) 463-3935
Daniel Duff
Lexington Foursquare Gospel (21 Snowy Egret Lane, Lexington) 463-5456
G. Phillips
Lexington Pencostal Holiness Church 463-3752
Lexington Presbyterian Church (120 S. Main, Lexington) 463-3873
William Klein
Lexington Victory Center (914 Valley Pike, Lexington) 464-6673
Fielding Cage
Manly Memorial Baptist Church (202 S. Main, Lexington) 463-4181
J. Michael Wilkins
Maury River Friends Meeting (34 Waterloo Dr., Lexington) 463-7017
Peggy Dyson-Cobb, clerk 464-3511
McCutchun Presbyterian Church (1180 Longhollow Rd, Buena Vista) 261-2664
Robert Miles
Neriah Baptist Church (7 Borden Grant Trail, Buena Vista) 464-6300
Robert Hamner
New Beginnings (P.O. Box 1405, Lexington) 464-8366
Wayne Braninburg
New Monmouth Presbyterian Church (2348 W. Midland Trail, Lexington) 463-9283
Martin Stokes
Oxford Presbyterian Church (143 Oxford Lane, Lexington) 463-4723
Buena Vista First Pentecostal Holiness (1702 Chesnut Ave, Buena Vista) 261-6596
W.A. Mills
Peoples Baptist Church (2205 Magnolia Ave, Buena Vista) 261-2484
Wyatt Mayes
R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church (123 W. Washington St., Lexington) 463-4981
F. Thomas G. Crittenden
Randolph Street United Methodist (118 S. Randolph St., Lexington) 463-7417
Tommy Long
Rapps Mills Church (3255 S. Buffalo Rd., Lexington) 463-5017
Seventh-Day Adventist Church (2335 Magnolia Ave, Buena Vista) 261-2050
Jeff Taylor
St. John's Episcopal Church (1000 Blue Ridge Rd, Glasgow) 258-2959
John Fugerson
St. John's United Methodist Church (351 E. 21st St., Buena Vista) 261-3304
Jason Micheli
St. Patrick's Catholic Church (221 W. Nelson St., Lexington) 463-3533
Fr. Joseph D'Aurora
St. Paul's Anglican Catholic Church (P.O. Box 1273, Lexington) 463-1597
C. Thomas McHenry
Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church (73 Sam Houston Way, Lexington) 463-6939
Deb Klein
Trinity United Methodist Church (147 S. Main, Lexington) 463-4053
Michael Copeland
Union Baptist Church (733 Mcculloch St.) 258-2314
Artis Appling
Union View Advent Christian (1550 Blacks Creek Rd, Lexington) 463-9358
Vesuvius Baptist Church (830 Tye River Turnpike, Vesuvius) 377-6735
Garden Clubs
Lexington Garden Club
Becky England, President 463-1728
Rockbridge Area Master Gardener Association 463-4734, X163
Chuck Norrington, President, uplandgarden@rockbridge.net 291-2512
Public Interest Groups
Children of the American Revolution (CAR), 250 Forge Hill Lane
Marion Lunnemann, President 261-9524
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR),  250 Forge Hill Lane
Marion Lunneman, Regent 261-9524
Greater Lexington Newcomers
Mary Brooks, President 463-6643
Margaret Skovira, Treasurer 348-1093
Izaak Walton League (Maury Chapter) 703-377-6667
Jay Gilliam (strmiwla@cfw.com) 540-377-6179
Rockbridge Amateur Radio Club (Meets 1st Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.)
Skip Ravenhorst, Secretary 463- 3205 463-3217
Rockbridge Area Conservation Council (RACC) (101 S. Main, Lexington VA  24450) racc@rockbridge.net
Barbara Walsh, Executive Director 463-2330
Lee Merrill, Co-President 463-6096
Larry Mann, Co-President 463-7119
Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization (RARO) (300 Diamond Street) 463-9525
Bill Kramer, Executive Director
Darrell Plogger, Program Co-ordinator
Chris Cartwright, Chairman Board of Directors 464-1554
Beverly McGee, secretary
Info. Line 463-1113
Rockbridge County NAACP
Calvin Robinson, President
Rockbridge Civil War Round Table
Bob Driver, President 348-5969
Rockbridge Valley Chapter of NOW
Pam Simpson 463-8857
Rockbridge Valley Chapter of NOW
Gerald F. Eggleston (325 Jackson Ave., Lexington) 463-9257
Stonewall Jackson  Hospital Auxiliary 
Joan Cayo,  President  463-1980
John Furgerson,  Treasurer 464-1244
Bonnie Synder, community development office 458-3568
Valley Conservation Council 540-886-3541
John Eckman,  Executive Director
Virginia Save Our Streams (7598 N. Lee Highway, Raphine VA 24472) 888-656-6664
www.sosva.com, strmiwla@cfw.com
Jay Gilliam 540-377-6179
Service Clubs
Buena Vista Junior Women's Club