College Football: I had faith in ya, JMU, really, I did

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] OK, truth be told, I had this brief conversation with my niece, Kayla, who served as my spotter at Saturday night’s James Madison-Appalachian State game. “You know, JMU is getting their doors blown off here. Whaddya say we head out early and get a hamburger?” Thank God Kayla said in…

The Calendar: What’s Going On This Weekend

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More from our Calendar of Events.    Saturday, Sept. 20 Guest speakers, including several Virginia Indian representatives, artists and dancers offer perspectives on Virginia Indians past and present, Festival Conference and Student Center, James Madison University, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: http://web.jmu.edu/thegallery/new_page_1.htm. Volunteer Firefighter Auction, Waynesboro Fire Department, West Broad Street, Downtown Waynesboro, 10…

Jim Bishop: Drive, They Said – Miata Madness Strikes the Valley

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Column by Jim Bishop Twenty-one Mazda Miata convertible sport coupes departed Harrisonburg for “Wild, Wonderful West Virginia” on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 7; twenty returned. This columnist, who confesses to a four-and-a-half year love affair with his miniaturized motorcar, wondered if anyone would respond to an announcement in the News-Record and other outlets to join a…

Winners and Losers: Al Groh, Ned Yost, JMU-App State, Ed Hochuli

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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] GROH-ING SENSE OF IMPENDING DOOM: Another blowout loss UConn. had a tough time beating Temple. Showing that Al Golden knows something that Al Groh doesn’t. That 45-10 loss that the Huskies hung on Groh’s Cavs might as well have been 45,000,000-10 the way it’s going over in Hooville. My take:…

Rockingham: Program on culture of life presented by Valley Family Forum

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] “Rebuilding a Culture of Life” is the focus of a program being hosted by the Valley Family Forum at Cornerstone Church on Lake Shenandoah east of Harrisonburg Friday night at 7 p.m. The panel includes Dr. John Seeds, an OB/GYN physician and chairman of the OB/GYN Department at the Medical…

Fridays on the Square

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Mills Family Band is performing the Fridays on the Square gig on Court Square in Downtown Harrisonburg this week. Girl Scout Troop #9350 will be selling enchiladas and tacos during the concert to benefit the troop’s initiative to support Latina women in the Harrisonburg community. More information at www.downtownharrisonburg.org.

Sunday-evening hymn sing a ‘peak’ experience

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Column by Jim Bishop MINERAL COUNTY, W.Va. – The phone call from Uncle Phil Dayton, my mom’s youngest brother, came weeks before the event, a personal invitation, and I thought, yes, why not? We pass this way but once. I’m glad we decided to make the two-and-a-half-hour trip to suburban Short Gap. It was an…