Royals overcome slow start and run by Randolph, 79-48

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From the opening minutes of the game, you wouldn’t have known that visiting Randolph was still looking for its first conference win.  But after falling behind 10-2 to the WildCats, the Eastern Mennonite women quickly regrouped and controlled the rest of the game in a 79-48 victory in Harrisonburg Friday night. Randolph College confidently came…

JMU announces 2012 football schedule

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The James Madison University football team announced its schedule for the 2012 season today, which includes six home games at the expanded Bridgeforth Stadium including defending CAA champion Towson. Game times will be announced at a later date, following the completion of the CAA Television contracts. “This is a quality schedule for our football program…

Chamber welcomes new board members

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The Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new Chairman of the Board and three members to its Board of Directors for terms that commenced January 1, 2012. The new 2012 Chairman of the Board, Steve Turner, has worked at the Daily News-Record for 20 years, the last five as advertising director. A native…

February 2012 Calendar of Events: James Madison University

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(Check www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/calendars/ for updates on events at JMU) Feb. 1-17: Skyline Museum Exhibit, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, Festival Conference and Student Center: “Mentor to an Icon: The Charles Lisanby and Andy Warhol Show”; free. Feb. 1: The Harlem Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players, 8 p.m., Concert Hall, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts: The professional musicians…

EMU women nip Bridgewater, 66-65

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When the two teams met in November, Eastern Mennonite needed a big second half to grab a win at Bridgewater.  Tuesday night in Harrisonburg, the Royals never trailed.  But they did need to weather a tense final minutes before securing a 66-65 victory to extend their winning streak to eight games. For the first time…

EMU women roll over W&L, 75-55

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Faced with a tough opponent, the Royals responded well.  So well, in fact, that they trailed for only 17 seconds in a 75-55 trumping on Washington and Lee Saturday afternoon in Harrisonburg. Eastern Mennonite made their first four shots to jump ahead.  The Generals had a short lead at 5-4 after a Meg Ingram (Greensboro,…

RMH: ‘Positive distractions equal healing environment’

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At its new Funkhouser Women’s Center on the main health campus, RMH seeks to nurture an atmosphere of wellness and healing for patients, families and visitors by selecting visual art that reflects the personality, culture and natural surroundings of the surrounding Shenandoah Valley. RMH is working with Audrey Ziegler of Harrisonburg to select multidimensional, innovative…

RMH hosting free heart health symposium on Feb. 2

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RMH will host a free heart health symposium, “Matters of the Heart,” beginning at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, at the JMU Festival Conference and Student Center with free health screenings and presentations by RMH Heart & Vascular physicians. The symposium, presented by the RMH Heart & Vascular Center, will include the following seminars: ·…

Historic and contemporary fiber art open season at the Virginia Quilt Museum

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The Virginia Quilt Museum will open the new exhibit season on Feb. 1, with “Shenandoah Valley Counterpanes” and “Art Under A Microscope.” These new exhibits will be open until May 12. In addition, rare Civil War quilts made in the Valley, 20th century quilts and sewing machines from the Museum’s collection will be featured in…

Karen Kwiatkowski: Agenda 21 is not conservative – will Rep. Goodlatte take note?

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On Jan. 14, 2012, the Republican National Committee unanimously voted to expose and condemn the United Nations Agenda 21. This may be a shock to many GOP incumbents in Congress who receive campaign donations, pre-drafted legislation, and “expert” advice from Agenda 21-inspired advocates of centralized and global human management. The RNC resolution explains Agenda 21…