Beauty pageant in Elkton Aug. 16
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The Miss and Master Valley of Virginia 2009 beauty pageant will be held on Sunday, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m. at the Elkton Area Community Center in Elkton.
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What does Curren need to do?
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There were no polls, as one of the candidates for the Republican Party nomination in the 20th, Dickie Bell, famously tried to assert upon the departure of State Del. Chris Saxman from the 20th District race two weeks ago, but conventional wisdom would have had Saxman ahead of Democrat Erik Curren if there had been…
$14M in grants to Virginia local service providers includes local monies
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Friday announced the award of more than $14 million in grants to Virginia’s homeless services providers, including more than $340,000 in grants to local providers of services to the homeless. The grants, administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and funded through a combination of state and…
Breaking down the race for the 20th GOP nomination
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The 20th District Republican Party nomination is Dickie Bell’s to lose, just as it appeared this time last week in the hours after Chris Saxman’s stunning announcement that he was dropping out of the race. Bell is an ideal candidate in more ways than one. The 62-year-old moderate is in his fourth term on Staunton…
Jim Bishop | Postcard from the Beach: Wish everyone was here
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It ain’t paradise, but it’s knockin’ on heaven’s door. I’m thinking this while mellowing out on a sand chair on the 15th Street, lifeguard-patrolled beach at Ocean City, N.J., still “America’s Greatest Family Resort”(at least, in my opinion) after all these years.
Co-op announces office location
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Friendly City Food Co-op announces a new administrative office location. New memberships are now being accepted at their office on the third floor of the Bank of America Building in Harrisonburg on the corner of Main Street and Market Street in Suite 302. Office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 9AM until 4PM or appointments…
Bridging the Valley with new program
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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…
Jacoby headlines Athletic Club dinner
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Washington Redskins legend Joe Jacoby will be guest speaker at the Shenandoah Valley Athletic Club’s August meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 6 p.m. at the Harrisonburg Ramada Inn. Jacoby was a standout offensive lineman for the Redskins from 1981 to 1993 and was a member of the team’s famed “Hogs” line that paved the…
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Friday, July 24 – JMU business students tke first in Marketing Challenge Thursday, July 23 – Staunton City Council work session, meeting agendas Wednesday, July 22 – Man arrested in La. on Staunton sodomy charges – Waynesboro City Council work session agenda – Augusta County Board of Supervisors meeting agenda Tuesday, July 21 – Long-time…
Jim Bishop | It’s a small world in the huge state of Alaska
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It was one more close encounter of the best kind that quickly became commonplace for four pilgrims from Virginia turned loose amid the sweeping grandeur of Alaska. Wife Anna and I and friends Glenn and Kathy Zendt from Staunton were about four days into our great Alaska adventure. I was about to take my assigned…
