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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The second annual Heritage5K Run/Walk sponsored by the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society is set for Saturday, Aug. 23, at 8 a.m. in Dayton. The race will begin at Wilbur Pence Middle School in Dayton and end up at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society Heritage Center Museum at 382 High St. Register by…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The family-friendly “Fly Away Home” will be the featured entertainment this week at Fridays on the Square in Downtown Harrisonburg. Dog trainer Wendy Perry from PetSmart will be on hand before the film to teach audience members more about their four-legged friends. Perry will demonstrate safety tips such as how…
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Letter from Sharon Wright What do Virginia senators John Warner and Jim Webb have in common? What do our past Governors George Allen, Mark Warner and our current governor, Tim Kaine, have in common? What do seven of 11 of our congressmen that represent Virginia at the federal level have in common? All these people…
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Item by Jim Bishop How do young future leaders in the church receive encouragement to develop their potential? LEAP365 at Eastern Mennonite Seminary is one answer to this question. On July 10, 15 high-school students from across the country arrived on the EMU campus to study and interact with seminary professors. They will also spend…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s official – Rockbridge is in the Valley League. The league announced today that the Rockbridge Rapids will join the lineup in 2009. The Rockbridge team will play its games in Lexington at Cap’n Dick Smith Field on the campus of Washington and Lee University.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Staunton lefty Adam Hoyt was honored by the Valley League as one of its pitchers of the week for his complete-game victory last week over Woodstock. Hoyt (Radford) struck out seven in the 11-2 Braves win to raise his record to 2-1 on the season with a 2.86 ERA.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A two-run single in the bottom of the ninth by Harrisonburg first baseman Michael Precise led to the second Valley League All-Star Game tie in three years.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] James Madison University softball coach Katie Flynn has signed a new four-year contract to stay at JMU. “I thank the administration at JMU for its continued support of my staff and our softball program. I appreciate all of our support staff, current players and alumni who have contributed to our…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Local rabbi Joe Blair was among 18 rabbis nationwide selected to participate in the 2008-2009 STAR PEER Executive Leadership Program. Joe Blair is the rabbi at Temple House of Israel in Staunton and Congregation Beth El in Harrisonburg.
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Item by Jim Bishop The walls will soon come tumblin’ down. Oakwood residence hall at Eastern Mennonite University, beloved by many alumni as an enclave for male pranksters, located on the quad adjacent to Maplewood and Elmwood residences, will be demolished late August. A new 120-room residence hall will replace Oakwood with a projected budget…
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