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Marrow, Curren face steep hills to climb Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A candidate for public office needs to shake as many hands and slap as many backs as possible. A Democratic Party candidate in the bright-red Shenandoah Valley has to work twice as hard to have a shot on Election Day. “You’ve got to…
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Jean Willi, head women’s basketball coach at Bridgewater College, has been inducted into the 2009 Turner Ashby High School Sports Hall of Fame for her career achievements. Willi, a 1976 graduate of Turner Ashby and 1980 graduate of Bridgewater, is also associate athletic director for the college.
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Joel Salatin, one of the nation’s leading exponents of sustainable agriculture – in particular, grass farming – will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. In 1961, Salatin’s parents purchased a worn-out and eroded farm in Swoope. By planting trees, building huge compost piles, digging ponds, moving cows daily…
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Waynesboro Public Library is commemorating the art of long-time Waynesboro resident Ray Yoder with a special program and art exhibit. The program takes place on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. and will be given by Yoder’s son, judge Ronnie Yoder. The art exhibit, encompassing his career of 65 years, is on display for the…
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Bridgewater College’s Fall Spiritual Focus will feature two programs by Ted & Company TheaterWorks on Thursday, Sept. 24. During the 9:30 a.m. service, Ted & Company TheaterWorks will perform biblical stories that will challenge the mind, touch the heart and tickle the funny bone. At 7:30 p.m., the group will perform “Tattered and Worn: An…
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In recognition of Constitution Day, the Hon. John E. Jones III will speak on “Evolution, Intelligent Design and Religion in the School” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.
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The Shenandoah Valley Athletic Club kicks off its seventh season of monthly dinner meetings with its annual local college preview featuring football coaches Mickey Matthews of James Madison University and Bridgewater College’s Mike Clark. This popular annual event of the SVAC’s season is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Ramada Inn in Harrisonburg with…
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Maryland artist Sabine Carlson will exhibit “Trees and Helicopters” Aug. 31 – Oct. 9, in the Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery at Bridgewater College. An artist’s talk will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, in the Boitnott Room. A reception will follow from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Miller Gallery. The talk,…
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Among major benefits of study in a smaller college setting are opportunities for hands-on, extensive research projects with professors. That was the experience this summer for several Eastern Mennonite University students who worked closely with professors in research on campus and overseas.
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Maude Puffenbarger of Mount Crawford, Joshua Lilly of Mount Solon, Alyshia Zimmerman of Staunton and Karla Martin and Christopher Reed, both of Stuarts Draft, are among 35 rising college freshmen who are spending July preparing for the rigorous study required for academic majors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – STEM fields – at their…
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