Betty Racey

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Memorial Day celebrations

3 weeks ago | hampshirereview.com | Betty Racey

Rod and Cinda Bowman and Dwight Racey were guests for a Memorial Day meal with their neighbors, Richard and Yoland Huffhines, Ronny and Jessey. Dwight also enjoyed attending the Memorial Day celebration at John Handley High School, Winchester, Va., with the Hufflines where Richard was part of the military flyover. Ernie and I enjoyed a visit from Brenda Crites of Moorefield. We also enjoyed having the Stuarts from New Mexico come by for a tour of the one-room school and visit.
Busy time with planting, celebrations

1 month ago | hampshirereview.com | Betty Racey

We are in a busy season of the year as the weather begins to warm up and yards and gardens need attention and farmers planting the crops. Congratulations to all the local high school and college graduates. Local celebrations include the 95th birthday of Mr. Wayne Lupton on May 8, and it also was the 20th for his great grandson, Dean Pownell.
Bike route getting busy

2 months ago | hampshirereview.com | Betty Racey

It was a beautiful Easter weekend — perfect for all the local sunrise services and Easter events. The egg hunt held at Grassy Lick community center was well attended. The community center is getting a spruce up this spring with a new paint job. Wayne and Una Lupton hosted a family Easter dinner with 35 present. Karen and Tom Hott took Wayne and Una to Morgantown Friday to visit with Margaret and Marion Rog.
50th anniversaries celebrated

Mar 26, 2025 | hampshirereview.com | Betty Racey

Saturday Eddie and Melinda Racey were honored with a 50th-anniversary party hosted by their daughters and held at their church, Kirby Assembly of God, where they were married in the original church building. Many family and friends were in attendance, including their good friends, Ronnie and Becky Baker, who celebrated their 50th the day before. Nelson and Carolyn Stephens of Martinsburg, arrived in Pot Lick Cove for a day of visiting, fun and activity.
Enjoying visitors

Mar 5, 2025 | hampshirereview.com | Betty Racey

Recent visitors Ernie and I have enjoyed stopping by are Dwight Racey, Chuck and Austin Ramsay, Carolyn Kesner, Debbie Bean and Irene Michael, our daughter Cindy Twigg, and Pastor Jed Metzler. Dee Moore has returned to Horn Camp after a few weeks in Colorado with a friend. Matthew Padgett recently spent some time at his place in Pot Lick Cove. Teresa Lupton enjoyed a visit from her daughter, Kimberley Lupton and grandson Cam of Romney.
Fire claims Snider home

Feb 19, 2025 | hampshirereview.com | Betty Racey

We were sad to learn of the recent house fire that resulted in a total loss for Henry “Buster” and Brenda Snider of Horn Camp. They had built their beautiful retirement home on property that had once been in his family, the late Duncan and Mattie Hott, and incorporated materials found on the old homestead into it.
A robin in winter

Jan 28, 2025 | hampshirereview.com | Betty Racey

Last week was frigid here with snow on the ground and below 0 temps. We have actually been seeing robins though which reminds me of the saying an old farmer neighbor here would say, “I’d rather see the devil than see a robin in January!” He believed a robin in January meant a bad winter ahead so we will see. Of course, we are all anxiously awaiting Horn Camp Harry to come out and make his prediction this Sunday.
Many birthdays to celebrate

Jan 8, 2025 | hampshirereview.com | Betty Racey

Belated birthday wishes to local residents Bill McDonald, Dwight Hott, Joyce Lupton Bingham, Jennifer Metzler, Shelby Hulver, and former Horn Camp neighbor, Allen Bean of Louisa, Va.Alvin and Janet McKee recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary. Congratulations to Great-grandma, Frances Haines and Grandma Shirley Haines Trimble whose daughter Allison Doman gave birth to a baby girl, the first baby born in the new year at Winchester Medical Center.
Few deer harvested

Dec 11, 2024 | hampshirereview.com | Betty Racey

Samantha and Richard Meese recently spent some time at their cabin in Pot Lick Cove hunting. Richard Mann and son Batt of Princeton were also up for deer season. Richard brought along a friend, Matthew Every, of New York who also enjoyed a visit with Ernie and I and a tour of Horn Camp School. Nelson Stephens and several other members of the Martinsburg Gun Club were here for hunting season and we enjoyed visiting with him.
Enjoying the warm weather

Nov 20, 2024 | hampshirereview.com | Betty Racey

We are still enjoying the unusually warm weather for November here in Horn Camp although we did have a heavy frost last week. Ernie and I have enjoyed several visitors recently. Nelson Stevens of Martinsburg, Doug Smith of Arkansaw and Cricket Ayers of Winchester, Va. stopped by and now being a faithful reader of this column, Cricket can see his name in print! Always glad for a visit with neighbors Dwight Hott and Pam Lupton as well.