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A few of you may be wondering . . . if tin whistles are made of tin, what are fog horns made of? No, actually, you may be asking, silently or aloud: is a fall Miata cruise to be or not to be, THAT is the question! And the answer: YES – weather and your…
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The Bridgewater College Equestrian Club is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an event at the Bridgewater College Equestrian Center, 102 Burketown Road, Weyers Cave, on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The celebration will include tours of the grounds, picnic, a concert, and a horse show as well as a silent auction….
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In honor of its September guest, Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, The Radio Hour will take a classical turn. The Symphony will be represented at the two performances by Charles Salembier, president of the Symphony’s Board of Directors. He will present the door prizes for the Friday, Sept. 17 performances: tickets to the Symphony’s Rhapsoday for America…
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Amazing how a certain setting, conversation or sudden encounter can trigger nostalgic mental images of another time, another place. Recently in a gathering of friends I was ticking off eating places in the greater Harrisonburg area that I once frequented but no longer exist. Some favorites included: – The Old Virginia Ham cafe, the space…
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BC’s Jeter earns ODAC honors Bridgewater junior defensive end Dominic Jeter (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) earned Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Defensive Player of the Week honors for his outstanding performance in Saturday’s 19-14 season opening victory at St. Vincent. Jeter, a junior from Yorktown, Va., proved to be a disrupting force for the Eagles defense in…
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Q. Could you talk about what measures you are taking in preparing for the trip out west? COACH LONDON: I talked to different people that had opportunities to travel from the East Coast to West Coast, particularly when you’re flying, about the issues of hydration, that being important; that when you get there, trying to…
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Bridgewater used an 80 yard Tyler Beiler (Ronks, Pa./Conestoga Valley) kickoff return late in the third quarter to open up a 10-point Eagles lead before the squad held off a late charge by the Saint Vincent Bearcats to win the season opener by a 19-14 tally at Chuck Noll Field. The win for Bridgewater was…
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A professional geologist’s review of an application for a Marcellus Shale natural-gas well in Rockingham County just released by local groups Community Alliance for Preservation, Shenandoah Riverkeeper and Shenandoah Valley Network, reveals a long list of environmental and public-health concerns related to the proposed well. The report, conducted by Mark Quarles, P.G., of Global Environmental…
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They don’t look like anything else on the Bridgewater College campus – and truth be known, they aren’t. The two new village-style residences that sprang up this summer on BC’s campus do far more than simply provide housing for students. By adhering to an internationally recognized green building certification system, they move the college forward…
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The Strong Families/Great Youth Coalition has been awarded a $7,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to help prevent underage drinking. The coalition plans to use the grant to fund writing, production and broadcast of a 20-minute educational video. The video will be written and produced by coalition youth with the help…
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