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STATZER FAMILY: Lebanon, Russell County, Va., Route 16 at Bolton, one mile west of Route 58A East, Oak Grove Community Center, July 28-31, 6 p.m. Thursday, organizational meeting at the Bonanza in Lebanon. Other activities take place at the Community Center 10 a.m. each day. There will be tours Friday and a pot luck lunch Saturday at noon. All Statzer/Statser families and extended families are invited. Call George Statzer, (276) 679-2195.

PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1961: Emory, Va., Addison’s Drug Store, July 30, 6:30 p.m. 50 reunion. Registrations are due no later than July 15. (276) 944-3971.

COPENHAVER FAMILY: Marion, Va., Hungry Mother State Park, Shelter No. 2, July 30, descendants of Frederick and Eve Copenhaver will celebrate 279 years of the Copenhaver Family in America. July 29, 8 p.m. welcome reception at the Comfort Inn, 5558 Lee Hwy., Atkins, Va. Saturday registration 10 a.m., followed by a brief business meeting, awards and a catered buffet lunch. Donations are requested and appreciated to cover the cost of the meal and reunion expenses. Additional activities include a group photo, Copenhaver old home-sites tour, and fun activities through the park. A professional photographer will be on hand to take individual family photos. Everyone invited to gather again at Shelter No. 2 Saturday evening 6 p.m., bring-your-own dinner, toast marshmallows, make Smores and enjoy the evening. Contact Karen Copenhaver, (276) 783-8022 or email karenc@smyth.net .

SPIRIT OF 76 VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL 35 REUNION: Bristol, Va., 100 Piedmont Ave., Southeast Culinary Academy (former Bristol, Va., post office), July 30, 7-11 p.m. $10 per grad with one free guest allowed per graduate. Light snacks, cash bar for beer, wine, sodas. Dress: casual, no need to dress up. Reservation/pay in advance. Call Paul Littleton, (276) 591-1090. Visit Facebook page: Spirit of 76 Virginia High School 35 class reunion. Looking for additional alumni. If you have not received your invitation, contact Diane Stewart Parke (423) 797-0701 for information.

RASNAKE-RASNICK-RASNIC REUNON: Lebanon, Va., Lebanon High School, changed to Aug. 6, 10 a.m. Call Lanie Sutherland for information (276) 466-2374.

Monteith wins again at Kingsport | Tennessee Racer

Kingsport Speedway Media/Public Relations

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (July 15) — Before yet another good crowd for Bojangles’ Night at the Races, a stellar field of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stocks treated fans to an action-packed main event Friday at Kingsport Speedway.

Nate Monteith of Blountville, leading the track point standings and ranking fifth overall in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national standings, captured his division-leading eighth victory of the season. Through 17 events in 2011 at the .375-mile banked concrete oval, Monteith has recorded an astounding 17 top-five finishes.

Lee Tissot set fast-time during qualifying, but with the top-six from time-trials inverted for start of the 60-lap feature, Tissot and second quickest qualifier Monteith started from the third row.

Daniel Pope II and Zeke Shell led the 19-car field to green, with Pope leading Shell, Chad Finchum, Monteith, and Brad Housewright back around at the start-finish line to complete the opening lap. Monteith got under Finchum racing off the second corner on lap 6 for third, with Housewright and Tissot also working their way past Finchum, dropping the teenager back to sixth in the running order.

Making just his second-ever start at the track, 14-year-old Blake Jones passed Dakota Slagle to move into the seventh spot on lap 7 racing off the fourth turn, quickly closing to Finchum’s rear bumper.

With Pope in the lead riding out front, Shell was feeling heat from Monteith for the runner-up position. Racing down the backstretch entering turn three on lap 14, Monteith pulled to the inside of Shell and as they raced off the fourth turn Monteith took the spot and set his sights ahead on leader Pope.

While Tissot was riding in fourth-running Housewright’s rearview mirror, just outside of the top five, Jones got around Finchum for sixth on lap 18 racing off the second corner.

But all eyes were focused on the battle up front for the lead. While Monteith would stick the nose of his car under Pope racing off the corners, Pope managed to fend off the advances until lap 26 when Monteith got good bite (traction) racing off turn two to pull alongside Pope racing down the backstretch into the third turn. Racing up off the fourth turn, Monteith powered into a lead he would never relinquish.

Caution waved on lap 32, when Royce Peters spun on the front straightaway after tangling with Tayla Orleans, with Peters slamming hard into the inside concrete retaining wall.

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