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during the lockdowns in 2020. Corporate clients would meet with her via Zoom then place their large orders for her to ship. even individual clients were calling upon her services since they couldn’t visit their loved ones in person. The business had grown so much that she just couldn’t do it from home anymore. in May of 2021, Nancy signed a lease for the storefront located at 446 Peppers Ferry road, Northwest, in Christiansburg. after four months of preparation, The Orange bandana opened its doors with a huge ribbon cutting on september 15.
Not only does the business location allow for foot traffic and on-site sales, but it also solves a limitation she had encountered when working out of her home. some gift baskets and boxes come with wine or other spirits. because of abC laws, Nancy could only sell these designs if she shipped them. she could not hand deliver, and could not allow customers, even local ones, to pick up. With the store location, however, she was able to get an off-premises license that allowed her to sell gift arrangements that contain wine directly from the store. at Orange bandana, customers can purchase pre-created baskets and boxes, or individual items like candles. Customers can even gather a selection of individual items then have Nancy use them to build a custom gift box or basket.
The Orange bandana focuses on local products, using twenty local vendors and even more suppliers from the surrounding region. all products are fresh and new.
Nancy especially loves assisting corporate clients with their gift giving needs. Corporations, as well as individuals, can view her designs and place orders online at www.theOrangebandana.com. at this point in her life, Nancy loves creating gifts, and she just wanted to have something of her own. she also wanted the experience of running her own business and owning her own shop. With retirement in view at some point on the horizon, she hopes to continue success with the Orange bandana designs, as well as the retail location, and she wants to grow her portfolio of corporate clients. beyond that, Nancy is looking forward to travelling and visiting her daughters.
The Orange Bandana • Nancy Creed and David Creed 446 Peppers Ferry Rd. NW, Christiansburg, VA www.TheOrangeBandana.com • 540-250-7945
• free delivery to the surrounding radford area • • breakfast served (fri, sat and sun) 8am-11am • • weekend brunch (sat and sun) 11am-2pm • • nightly dinner specials • daily happy hour • • minutes from exit 109 on i-81 • • homemade soups made daily •
Late-19th century photograph showing students and teachers in front of the original Belle Heth Academy in Radford.
Photo Courtesy of Glencoe Mansion, Museum & Gallery.
Belle Heth in Radford History
When referring to their elementary school, many teachers, parents, and children in radford speak the words ‘belle heth’ every day. Few realize, however, that belle heth was also an extraordinary person. so notable, in fact, that the school located at 151 george street has born her name for nearly one-hundred and forty years. belle heth was a lifelong resident of what is now radford, and it was she who gifted a town lot for the purpose of building a new school. The school became the belle heth academy, but belle’s role in radford’s history goes far beyond those halls. in 1842, belle heth was born isabella Norwood hammet to parents edward and Clementina Craig hammet. at the time, the hammets were a prosperous, slaveholding family living at their 500acre estate called Norwood. belle’s father had emigrated from ireland in 1825 and by the 1830’s had established himself as a prominent citizen. edward was an influential man. he also started the Presbyterian church in radford, now known as Old brick Presbyterian Church. in the 1850’s, he championed the development of a rail line through the region, and it was fifteen acres of his own land that first became known as Central depot. it was this critical piece of development that gave rise to the City of radford. it was belle’s birth into this affluent and influential family that enabled her to receive an education during a time when higher learning was strictly a luxury. she received her diploma in 1860
from the Virginia Female institute in staunton, Virginia. she was an intelligent person, and it is evident from family documents that her family placed great faith in her abilities. she and her sister, sue, along with their brothers, participated in multiple aspects of the operation of the family’s estate. This experience would serve belle very well in years to come. in 1867, belle married Captain stockton heth of Culpeper County, Virginia. stockton was also from a prominent family, often referred to as an ‘Old Virginia’ family. his family’s name seemed to be the key element he brought to the marriage as it would be belle’s inheritance and property that would become the main source of wealth for the couple. That said, she and her husband were true partners in the operation of their ‘empire’. at its height, their holdings encompassed four farms, multiple rental properties, and a winter home in Washington, d.C. Much of the driving force behind belle’s efforts to work and build her assets was her family, especially her children. she and stockton had five surviving children: sue, Pickett, Belle Heth. Photo Courtesy of Anne Heth Connor. Virginia, stockton, and Clement. seemingly, everything belle did was to provide well for her children. They all benefited from their mother’s work, receiving good education, and living comfortable lives. still, all the children played their part in the operation of the family’s business operations. belle heth was born into privilege, but she never took that for
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