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If so, this is choose fabric for a quilt, no Belk’s or Walmart’s the class for you,” Hunt- to pop into to purchase er said. “We will go over See Quilting, page 5 one. That long-lost art is emerging again, and the ladies of the Farm Bureau are taking full advantage by offering a beginner’s class to those who are interested in learning. The Craig County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee started the weekly class on Febru- ary 28 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Craig Valley Baptist SUBMITTED VISUAL Church. This week, Craig County celebrated its 170th birthday. Named after Robert Craig, The fee for the class a 19th-century Virginia Congressman, Craig County is part of the Roanoke Valley was a non-refundable Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population slightly under 6,000. $25 donation to the Craig County Farm Bu- reau Women’s Commit- tee. The donated funds Peter’s legacy of love continues will be used to support SUBMITTED PHOTO agriculture education A group of new ladies recently joined the beginner’s At the February School Board Meet- daughter Rebecca Peters Crawford and provide scholar- quilting class with Mary Hunter from Farm Bureau ing, Superintendent Jeanette Warwick shared on Facebook. “She would never ships to students within Women’s Committee and learned the long-lost art of began things with a moment of silence let a kid go hungry or without ice cream the community. quilting. Their first project was a table runner. in memory of Janie Peters, later asking on their ice cream day. We would like everyone to “keep the CCPS family in to thank everyone in advance for help- their thoughts and prayers as this is defi - ing us to make this a success to keep our Creative scams increasing in Craig nitely a void in our cafeteria.” mom’s memory alive doing what she did She went on to read a thank-you note for over 38 years.” Pam Dudding claim they are from the Social Security from the family that said, “CCPS family, Within a few short days, almost 200 Contributing writer offi ce of bank or credit union or the our family cannot thank you enough for people on Facebook responded to the IRS. all the kindness you shown our family post. Some heartfelt responses that stood With the expansion of technologi- “Most of the time people are send- during this diffi cult time. Your thought- out were: cal advancement, there has also been ing monies out of state and then it is fulness, kindness and generosity during • ”What a very compassionate thing an abundant increase of creative scams routed to various locations therefore this diffi cult time meant so much to all to do! Your mom would have given any- in America today. Th ey are at “our unable to be tracked. In fact, most of us. You were our mother’s family as one the shirt off her back. So loving and back door” daily and recently been of the time, it is impossible to be much as we are, and we love you for that. caring to so many young and old!! Her in the face of many residents on their tracked,” Craddock noted. “A lot of Love the Peters family.” shoes will be hard to fi ll!!! Love this and phones. these scammers are sitting at a com- Peters started her career as a cafeteria so would she” Sheriff Trevor Craddock recently puter all day, and even if they only get worker full-time in the 1983-84 aca- • ”It is such a great testimony to your shared that he would like the citizens one person to send them $500. Who demic year, but was a substitute before mom and the love she had for the kids of of Craig County to be aware of these makes $500 in a day? To them, it is that in the old New Castle High School this community” scams. worth it if one person bites.” and McCleary Elementary. • ”Your mom was an angel to so many! “Th ere are people trying to scam the Th e Sheriff also suggested to always To keep her memory alive, the fam- Th e least we can do is keep that alive” citizens of our County and across the keep a check on your credit scores and ily established a Janie Peters Memorial • ”She’s smiling down on all of you nation,” he said. “We have had several added that most credit card companies Fund at Carter Bank and Trust in New for this” instances here. As your Sheriff , I am now are more aware and assist their Castle for people to make donations. • ”Your mom was such an amazing asking you to please be aware of this customers with warnings. “We would like to keep feeding the woman, and this is such a wonderful type of activity.” “Th e biggest thing is do not give kids at CCPS in our mom’s memory,” way to honor her memory and continue He stressed too that one should anybody any personal information if what she always did for the kids of Craig not give out any personal information you do not know who you are talking County” such as your date of birth, social se- to,” he said. “All we can do nowadays • ”Craig County lost one in a mil- curity number, credit card numbers, is protect your own identity, as scam- lion! She has left such a legacy for all bank information or pin numbers “to mers will take it and run with it and who were privileged to know her. If we anyone unless you are absolutely sure by the time you fi nd out, they already all had a heart like your mom’s, what a of who you are talking to.” have you and then it is up to you to beautiful world this would be” Unfortunately, there are multiple clear everything up.” • ”I loved Miss Janie! I was forever ei- scams being created every day. If you do suspect that it is a scam or ther forgetting my lunch money or giv- He explained some of the most re- you have been had by a scam, you can ing it away the summer of sixth grade. cent scams which have been reported report it to the Sheriff ’s Offi ce or law I didn’t want my parents to know I had in Craig are: enforcement agency. given my coins away so my friend and I •Scams that want you to give small “Typically, if you did not give them would borrow back and forth from one amounts of money or gift cards to re- any money the Sheriff ’s Department another. Miss Janie never let any of us ceive any large amount of money or or police will take the information go without lunch or ice cream for any property such as a car. Th ese types of down but until someone is taking reason. She gave out so many of her own scams are endless and we will always the money there’s nothing that they dimes for us kids. Love her always” have to watch out for them. can do,” Craddock said. “Sometimes When Peters started working at the •Th ere are scams where they try to we will get a couple of scammers. For SUBMITTED PHOTO school, her children, Kristopher, Zach- scare you into a response, such as a some scammers when they fi gure out Janie Peters, lovingly known also as Nana, ary and Rebekah were in the third, sec- family member who has been put in that people aren’t going to buy it then Mawmaw, Ms. Moo and other special ond and kindergarten grade levels, re- jail, and needs money to be released, they will quit.” nicknames, touched the lives of countless spectively. or if you don’t pay money a warrant “Stay safe and stay vigilant. I really students and people throughout Craig “She would always make us ride the will be sent, and you will be arrested. want to make people aware because I County schools and the community. Her bus to school when we were younger, be- Th is type has a tendency to hit the do not want to see them taken advan- job at CCPS involved more than just dishing cause we would make her late to work,” hearts of many, not realizing they are tage of,” he stressed.