Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Dear residents of Virginia: My name is Brooke Wise and I am in fifth grade. I attend Brethren Heritage School in Modesto, California.

We are doing state reports this year in our history class. I have chosen to do my report on your state of Virginia.

If you happen to read this in your local newspaper, I would greatly appreciate receiving any information or items regarding your state. You could send pictures, tourist attraction information, trivia about your state, or anything that would cause me to be more familiar with your state.

Please send to: Brooke Wise, c/o Brethren Heritage School, 3549 Dakota Avenue, Modesto, CA 95358.

Thank you very much for helping me with my state report. I will appreciate any help you can give me.

Brooke Wise

Modesto, Calif. ...