Uprooted trees causes roof damage on Jamestown educational center

Uprooted trees causes roof damage on Jamestown educational center

JAMESTOWN, Va. (WAVY) — Some cabins at the Jamestown 4-H Educational Center were damaged during a recent storm, and it is asking for donations to rebuild, according to a post from the center on social media. Courtesy photo Courtesy photo Courtesy photo Courtesy photo Nobody was hurt, though photos of the damage posted on its social media pages show roofs that were destroyed after an uprooted tree landed on a cabin. Debris and branches can be se…

Jamestown 4H camp launches fundraiser after 100-year-old tree crashes through cabin

JAMES CITY — For generations of campers, a more than 100-year-old oak tree was a familiar landmark between two of the Jamestown 4-H Educational Center’s four cabins. But last week, wind gusts from an unexpectedly severe storm uprooted that tree and sent it crashing onto Cabin 1, a 30-bed home for overnight campers and guests. The trunk split through the building’s green-painted cinderblocks, likely causing at least several hundred thousand dolla…