This daily column features short news items from the 20 localities that make up the greater Richmond area. On Mondays, we run at least one item from each of the localities.

Anna Pergiotis arrived in the United States 41 years ago from Greece, grew up and raised a family. Yesterday, hers was the first name called as a new citizen of this country in a naturalization ceremony at Scotchtown, Patrick Henry’s home in Ashland. “I should have done it years ago,“ Pergiotis said afterward. “It feels better.“

Two Hanover County teens have been charged with making plastic-bottle bombs that exploded the evening of Sept. 11 outside two Mechanicsville-area high schools. The teens, 15 and 16, each were charged with two counts of manufacturing, possessing and using explosive materials and one county of conspiracy in separate incidents that occurred at Lee-Davis High School and Hanover High School during junior varsity football games, according to the Hanover Sheriff’s Office.

At the Lewistown Road exit, Bass Pro Shops is set to open in the next two weeks at the Winding Brook development. A grand opening is slated for Oct. 1.

Ashland is 150 years old this year, and everyone is invited to celebrate with the town Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, on the campus of Randolph-Macon College. This is a free family-friendly, rain-or-shine event. Please, no dogs. The activities begin at 12:30 p.m. with the All-Hanover County Schools Marching Band on Day Football Field. The Opening Ceremony continues from 1 to 2 p.m. with guest speakers, the unveiling of the birthday cake sculpture and time capsule, music and birthday wishes. Afterward, everyone can have birthday cake by the fountain.

Atlee High School Class of 1998 will hold its 10-year reunion from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 11. The event will be at BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon, 1001 Haxall Point, Suite 100, in Richmond. Classmates can find details and update their contact information at http://<a href="http://www.AtleeReunions.com/98" target="_blank">www.AtleeReunions.com/98</a>.

The Special Speakers Series at Pamunkey Regional Library in Ashland will feature Dr. Ritchie Watson, author of the new book "Normans and Saxons: Southern Race Mythology and the Intellectual History of the American Civil War," on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served at the event, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Library.

The Montpelier Center for Arts & Education will host a Holiday Art and Craft Show on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show will feature all handmade items and will include artwork from the Montpelier Center's art students as well as several local artists. Admission is free. The center is at 17205 Mountain Road, at Route 33 and Clazemont Road in the village of Montpelier.

Attention Ashland clubs and organizations! Be a part of Ashland's 150th birthday celebration by sharing the history of your group at the Grand Celebration on Oct. 18, 2008. The Exhibition Hall will be set up at Crenshaw Gym from 2 to 5:30 p.m. on the campus of Randolph-Macon College during the celebration. The deadline for requests is Oct. 1, 2008. Interested groups may contact Barbara Boor at (804) 798-4164 or <a href="mailto:bboor@comcast.net">bboor@comcast.net</a>.

The Gypsy Roots jazz band will perform at the Montpelier Center's Music Under the Stars free concert Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. This concert will be held on the lawn of the center, 17205 Mountain Road, Montpelier, Va., (it will be moved indoors in the event of rain). Seating starts at 6 p.m.; music begins at 6:30 p.m. Food from B Blues BBQ along with beer, wine and other beverages will be available for purchase, or you bring your own picnic dinner. Outside alcohol is prohibited.