SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
CHAIRMAN BUDDY HIGH IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT HIS DAUGHTER
EMILY HOGGE HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A NEW BABY BOY!
William Franklin Hogge - Born April 30th, 2010
8 lbs, 11 oz. , 21" long.
Congratulations to his parents John & Emily Hogge!
Buddy said the boy will go on the batteau this year!
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Bob Wells – RIP
Maple Run crew member, Robert N. (Bob) Wells III, 56, died Wednesday December 23, 2009 at his home in Madison Heights, VA, after a lengthy illness.
Bob helped build and was a crew member of the batteau Morisanna back in the early 1990’s. From the early days of the Batteau Festival, Bob always supported the festival each year. In the last six to eight years Bob has been on the Maple Run at least on Saturday as we left Lynchburg. Bob was good friends with Dewey Wood and Roger Huffman and will be missed by the Maple Run crew and others who knew him with the JRBF.___________________________________________
Congratulations to:
Rebekah
of the Batteau Maple Run.
Rebekah in her wedding dress on board the Batteau Maple Run
at Thrashers Lake in Amherst County, Va.On July 25th, 2009, at Mill Creek Lake, Amherst Co., VA. Rebekah Cox married Michael (Mike) Pekar. They both are teachers at Amherst Co. High School. Pictures of Rebekah on the Maple Run were taken at Thrasher's Creek in Amherst County. Rebekah has been a vital member of the Maple Run Crew for the last several years.
Click here or photo above to see more photos of
Rebekah in her dress on board the batteau._______________________________________________
Congratulations to:
Michael High
Member of the Batteau "Brunswick Belle"
Michael is now a graduate of the Drill Sergeant School at Fort Jackson, SC.
From left to Right: Emily Hogge, Jean High, Michael High, Buddy High
Michael is 29 years old and is an original crew member of the Batteau Brunswick Belle.
He has been proudly serving his country the past several years and has therefore not been able to participate in the festival. Michael graduated in the top 20% of his class. He has now begun his new assignment as a Drill Sergeant (E-6) at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Hopefully he will soon be able to join us on the river he loves so much.
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Cara Crider High & Michael High
Michael is the son of Jean and Buddy High of the Batteau Brunswick Belle.
Michael has returned from Iraq and has married Cara on 12/21/2008 who is a long time friend who he met when he was stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington. She will be joining him at his new station of Ft Knox, Kentucky where he will be a drill sergeant. We will enjoy having them closer to home.
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Emily High & John Hogge from the Batteau Brunswick Belle
submitted by Jean and Buddy High
Please join us in the celebrating the marriage of two of our children in December 2008. Emily and John were married on 12/13/2008 the day after Emily finished her studies for her Masters in Special Education. Buddy finally decided John had worked hard enough to earn the hand of Emily and that he would settle for a Hogge.
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