by Joan  Bittner Fry The Colemans Last week, St. John‘s Reformed Church in Sabillasville celebrated a centenarian, LaRue Coleman Black. Many family members, friends, and parishioners were in attendance (pictured above). LaRue wasn’t the only attendee who was 100; her brother, Edward, turned 101 in March of this year. Edward resides in Florida but summers…

The Year is…1925 The Summer Blue Ridge Summit Burned Blue Ridge Summit was not a heavily populated area in 1925. Only a few hundred people lived there year-round, but that summer the small community suffered three fires that caused a lot of damage to the town. On June 16, the engine house of the Monterey…