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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] You don’t want the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital to be all sterile-looking, do you? Of course not. So help them out by submitting your artwork for display at the new RMH. “I encourage all artists to submit their work for review. Aside from an opportunity for visibility, it is an…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Harrisonburg New Horizons Band wants … you. The project of the James Madison University Lifelong Learning Institute offers the opportunity to those who want to learn a band instrument and want to learn to play in an ensemble the chance to do so every Thursday afternoon from 4-6 p.m….
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Item by Jim Bishop A wreath placed on the entrance door read “R.I.P.” but few tears were shed at the “funeral” for an Eastern Mennonite University icon, Oakwood residence hall, age 39-plus. Former residents of the fabled building that has housed some 2,800 men between 1969 and 2008 paid their last respects to the hallowed…
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Story by Laura Lehman Amstutz “Seminary is a place where we can discover the meaning of God’s action in the world and respond with all the energy with which God infuses us,” said Eastern Mennonite Seminary Dean Ervin R. Stutzman at an opening convocation on Tuesday in Martin Chapel at the seminary. Dr. Stutzman based…
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Item by Jim Bishop Do you drive a Mazda Miata? If you enjoy being behind the wheel of this sporty coupe, and find yourself drawn to others who share this passion, plan to join fellow Miata motorists for a Sunday afternoon cruise. Hop in your classy chassis and meet by 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7,…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Columbine High School shooting survivor Craig Scott will speak at a free public event at James Madison University next week. Scott will present a talk on “Lessons Learned from Columbine” from 7-8 p.m. at the JMU Convocation Center. Scott’s sister, Rachel, was the first of 13 people killed in the…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A print brochure and online resource giving tourists information about the Harrisonburg Arts and Cultural District is now available. The city tourism office and the Harrisonburg-based Arts Council of the Valley cooperated on the marketing effort, which will include the distribution of 10,000 print brochures.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Democratic Party lieutenant-governor nomination candidate Jon Bowerbank will be in Harrisonburg Friday for a meet and greet. Bowerbank is a business owner and member of the board of supervisors in Russell County. He is the only announced candidate for the Democratic Party lieutenant-governor nomination. The meet and greet will be…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] It was more a gesture than anything else. But Sam Rasoul was out there on the front lines of the gas crisis just the same. “The point of this event was to raise awareness about the energy crisis in this country,” said Rasoul, the Democratic Party nominee in the Sixth…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Kai Degner is ready to throw his hat into the Harrisonburg City Council ring. Degner, the executive director of the Arts Council of the Valley, will announce his candidacy for city council tomorrow afternoon. The announcement will take place at 5:15 p.m. at Clementine Cafe in Downtown Harrisonburg, and will…
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