John Hillison honored with emeritus status
Congrats to Jeff’s dad on his big honor! Blacksburg, Va., June 13, 2006 — John H. Hillison of Blacksburg, Va., professor and head of the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title “professor emeritus” by the Virginia Tech Board of.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Atlantic Beach trip
We just got back from Atlantic Beach, had a fun time staying at a local hotel called the Windjammer that had all oceanfront rooms with balconies, pool, big hot tub and a walkway right down to the beach. Of course, it was too cold to be in the pool or beach for too long but.. read more →
Photo Gallery: UNC women’s hoops banquet
Photos from the 2006 UNC women’s basketball banquet at the Dean Dome on April 12th. Hayley and the other ball kids were recognized and even got to stand on their chairs. We lucked out and sat across from Ivory Latta’s parents. I posted my favorites here and the link to the rest of them is.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Grandpa John’s retirement
Jeff’s Dad and Hayley’s Grandpa John, otherwise known as Dr. John Hillison in the real world, is retiring from VT this summer and since he told them not to give him a party, they used an annual dinner to surprise him. He didn’t know we were coming as well as his brother Rory from Ill… read more →
Bradford Township and Oman Hillison
From the Dixon Evening Telegraph October 29, 1948 Bradford township is another subdivision of Inlet and it was in this township that the best and sturdiest of Lee county’s population was started – the Norwegians, now so populous and prosperous; the Germans too started in Bradford. John Hotzell came here about 1842, and he and.. read more →
Catherine (Reinhart) Hillison Aschenbrenner Biography
From the 1892 Portrait and Biographical Record Lee Co Pg 224 Catherine (Reinhart) Hillison Aschenbrenner, Brandford Township This lady, who is the owner of one of the finest places in Bradford Township, and which is situated on section 30, is an old settler in this county, and is highly esteemed in the community in which.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Blacksburg trip for UNC-VT women’s game
Of course my mighty Heels won the women’s basketball game but that was just part of the fun trip up to Blacksburg. Ton of photos from the game, before the game and playing in the snow. See more photos from this set: Regular view (easiest to find one in particular or print) Slideshow view (easiest.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Christmas Eve & Christmas
Photos from Christmas Eve next door at the Renfroes. This is the second year we’ve done this. Everyone just brings over some food and we snack away! The kids are Hayley, Mason and Ethan, who are Wes and Jen’s, Joel who is John and Dawn’s son and Oleg who is Nancy and Mike’s son. See.. read more →
Photos: Gingerbread House bites the dust
My brother-in-law Jay and I established a new family holiday tradition with gingerbread. Hayley and I got a gingerbread kit and on Christmas Eve, we put it all together. It was fun but mostly because we did it together. We nibbled some on it that night and Christmas day but we realized most of us.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Incredibles on Ice
We went to The Incredibles Disney adventure on Ice last night and it was lots of fun. We were in row C right on the end of the aisle at the opening to the floor so we could see everything so well. Hayley was enthralled even if it was one big 2 hour commercial for.. read more →