Art for Gifts offers last-minute options
Art for Gifts at the Staunton Augusta Art Center is open Christmas Eve 10 a.m.-6 p.m. for your last-minute shopping if you want something truly unique for that special someone.
The Art Center will be closed Christmas Day and will re-open the day after through Dec. 31. During that last week (Dec. 26-31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday) of Art for Gifts, the Center is extending a 10 percent discount to everyone(members and non-members).
UVa. baseball to be featured three times on ESPNU Monday
The Virginia baseball team will be featured three times this season on ACC Monday on ESPNU. The Cavaliers’ appearances in this nationally televised package include games at Florida State on March 19, at home against Wake Forest on April 9 and at Miami on April 30. The three games all will start at 7 p.m.
Each of the three affected conference series now will run Saturday through Monday rather than the typical Friday through Sunday format.
Because the third game of the Wake Forest series has shifted to April 9, the contest against High Point at Davenport Field, previously scheduled for April 10, has been moved to Wednesday, May 9, at 6 p.m. Read more
UVa. women rally, knock off JMU
The Virginia women’s basketball team rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to defeat visiting James Madison, 59-53, Tuesday (Dec. 20) at John Paul Jones Arena. Sophomore guard Ataira Franklin (Bowie, Md.) finished with a career-high22 points to lead the Cavaliers.
With the win, Virginia improved to 10-2 overall and 7-0 at home this season. The victory also snapped a two-game JMU win streak in the series as the Cavaliers avenged two-point losses in 2009 and 2010.
James Madison’s record went to 7-2 overall with the loss.
For just the third time this season, Virginia trailed at halftime. The Dukes got off to a fast start, scoring the game’s first seven points which prompted a timeout by Virginia head coach Joanne Boyle. Read more
Buzzer-beater lifts EMU past Shenandoah in OT
Dajon Daniel (Fredericksburg, VA/Mountain View) capped a crazy night with a game-winning layup at the buzzer of overtime, giving Eastern Mennonite’s men an 88-87 win at Shenandoah Tuesday.
Shenandoah’s James Bowens (Stephens City, VA/Sherando) made only the first of his two free throws with 5.6 seconds left in overtime to give the Hornets a one-point lead. Adam Burroughs (Roanoke, VA/Northside) grabbed the rebound, and his pass up the court was nearly stolen, but an SU player stepped out of bounds with the ball.
Randell Smith (Woodbridge, VA/Garfield) then inbounded the ball near midcourt and found Daniel curling off a screen from the left side for the winning bucket. Read more
Bridgewater comes up short against North Central
North Central (Ill.) controlled the glass Tuesday evening and defeated Bridgewater College, 67-52, at the Daytona Beach Shootout.
The difference in the game was on the boards where North Central held a 40-25 advantage. Exactly half of the rebounds came on the offensive end, leading to 20 second-chance points.
For the second straight day, a late first-half run put the Eagles in a big hole at the half. North Central outscored the Eagles 14-7 over the final five minutes of the first half to lead 36-20 at the break.
The teams basically traded points in the second half as the Eagles could get no closer than 13 points in the final 20 minutes.
Ed Reddick led the Eagles with nine points while Ronnie Thomas and Aaron Adams added eight each.
The Eagles return to action on New Year’s Day when they travel to Averett for a 1:00 p.m. contest.
AFP builds online store for Fishburne Military School
Fishburne Military School logo apparel ranging from hats and T-shirts to ties, travel mugs, Christmas ornaments and blankets are now available online – thanks to Augusta Free Press.
AFP built a new online store for FMS at www.FishburneTimesConnect.org – a news portal for Fishburne designed and maintained by Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham.
The store features an easy-to-use shopping cart feature linked to PayPal.
AFP has built a similiar online store forBarren Ridge Vineyards and has one in the works for the Waynesboro Generals Valley League baseball team.
To find out how Augusta Free Press can build an online store for your business, contact Crystal Graham at freepress@ntelos.net.
Augusta Health places online ad with AugustaFreePress.com
Augusta Health has become an online partner of AugustaFreePress.com, agreeing to a one-year contract for an ad on the news website promoting the Fishersville-based medical-services organization.
Augusta Health is an independent, nonprofit community hospital with a mission to promote the health and well-being of our community through access to excellent care. In 2011, Augusta Health is the only hospital in Virginia to be recognized as a 100 Top Hospital by Thomson Reuters, receive both the Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Awards from HealthGrades, and be named a finalist for the Foster G. McGaw Prize from the American Hospital Association for community service.
For more information about Augusta Health, its programs or its services, go online to www.AugustaHealth.com.
AugustaFreePress.com is an independent news organization providing coverage of local, state, national and international issues with a Greater Augusta-area focus. The website draws more than 100,000 unique visitors and 1 million page views monthly. The parent company of AugustaFreePress.com, Augusta Free Press LLC, provides clients with marketing and PR solutions including web design, magazine/brochure, TV/radio, social media and overall marketing campaign design and implementation.
For more information on advertising, marketing and web solutions from Augusta Free Press, contact Crystal Graham at freepress@ntelos.net.
East Rockingham High School SCA spearheads donations for homebound seniors
Based on a presentation in November by East Rock Senior Center Director Lisa Gooden about ways the East Rockingham High School SCA could partner with the Senior Center, a plan was set in motion by ERHS SCA Advisors Kim Dean and Natalie McCrady to have students collect personal care items for the Center’s most vulnerable clients – the homebound elderly.
In the photo taken by Joshua Gooden last Friday, ERHS SCA officers are shown holding some of the items collected: powder, Q-tips, cotton balls, and soap. Toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand wipes, tissues, shampoo, lotion, and even some cute small stuffed animals were packaged for delivery to our clients receiving home delivered meals. Also, Rebecca Holloway, the ERHS FFA advisor, donated a case of oranges and grapefruit for the project, which will be a nice treat for the recipients. SCA members also created colorful, handcrafted cards to go along with the items that will be delivered to folks. Read more
Busy schedule at Staunton Senior Center
Grief Share Group: Melissa Morris, social worker with Gentle Shepherd Hospice, facilitates a Grief Share Group every first Thursday of the month at 10:45 a.m.
This program provides seniors with an opportunity to discuss feelings related to various losses they may have experienced in the past several years such as loss of independence, divorce, death, or loss of a pet.
Members have discovered this time to be beneficial as they enjoy Melissa’s gentle, encouraging approach!
Art teachers exhibit work at BC
Elementary and secondary art teachers from the Augusta County Schools will exhibit “This is Not an Apple,” Jan. 2 – Feb. 1 in the Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery at Bridgewater College.
An artists’ reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, in the Miller Gallery. The reception and exhibition are open to the public at no charge. Beginning at 4:30 p.m. BC art students will give tours of the College’s art department.
The exhibition, which features work created by the teachers outside the classroom, includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, fiber art, ceramics and photography.
The show includes works by the following artists: D. Ray Bozic, Sarah Denham, Trina Graham, Jessica Herr, Joy Hogshead, Donna Houff, Nilda Jolloff, Arnesa Lind, Kelly Mansoor, Anita Missal, David Norcross, Christy Pilson, Emily Quesenberry, Cheryl Richards, Erin Whetzel and Kami Yee.
The Miller Gallery is located on the second floor of the Alexander Mack Memorial Library. The Gallery is open 8 a.m. to midnight Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 11 p.m. Sunday.
Bridgewater College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Founded in 1880, it was the state’s first private, coeducational college. Today, Bridgewater College is home to nearly 1,700 undergraduate students.
January schedule at OASIS
In January, OASIS Fine Art & Craft offers a mezzanine exhibit of Elaine Hurst paintings, “A Different Perspective”, a members’ exhibit “From the Heart”, and a concert by Blue O’Connell.
Elaine Hurst is a slim , gentle woman with a physique that tells you she is well-acquainted with the out-of-doors. In fact she recently traveled to Art in The Open in Wexford, Ireland, an outdoor painting experience that telling about still makes her eyes light up. With memberships in many national arts organizations and representation in seven galleries here and abroad, Hurst is known as among the finest painters in the Shenandoah Valley.
Hurst also shows kindness and generosity in helping local arts groups, organizing plein air groups, and sharing her knowledge and experience via her website, elainehurst.com. Most of the paintings for this exhibition use a different perspective in one way or another. In one painting, Hurst says, she might be looking down upon a dog, and paint him on a very large canvas. In another painting, it may look almost as if you are flying over the landscape, and seeing it much as a patchwork quilt. Read more
Poll: Gingrich leads nationally, but …
The good news for Newt Gingrich – and if you’re a loyal backer of the former House Speaker, don’t get too excited, but here it is: Gingrich continues to lead the Republican presidential field in the national polls.
The bad news: His campaign appears to be cratering in Iowa and New Hampshire, the homes of the first two nomination contests on the 2012 election schedule.
Public Policy Polling has Gingrich comfortably ahead of Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in its national polling – with Gingrich at 35 percent, Romney at 22 percent and Paul at 11 percent. Even in that poll, there was better news for Romney, long considered the almost-frontrunner in the GOP field whose main problem has been his ability to get Republican voters to embrace him. They may finally be warming up to the former Massachusetts governor, with this week’s PPP poll showing that 55 percent of Republican voters view Romney favorably, and that Romney is the top second choice of current Gingrich supporters. Read more
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