Valley All-Star game ends in tie
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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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JMU signs softball coach to new four-year deal
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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…
Local rabbi selected for national program
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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.
Busy summer at EMU
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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…
Veteran EMU professor passes away
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Item by Jim Bishop Albert N. (Al) Keim, 71, professor emeritus of history at Eastern Mennonite University, died June 27, 2008 at University of Virginia Medical Center. He had a successful liver transplant in 2007, but his health had declined in recent months. Dr. Keim joined the EMU history department faculty in 1965 and retired…
First Fridays Art Walk this week
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The First Fridays Art Walk in Downtown Harrisonburg will have a patriotic flavor of sorts. The Art Walk will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Friday, the Fourth, and will coincide with the Valley 4th Celebration in Harrisonburg. There will be a guided art walk at 3 p.m. beginning in…
Art Expose on tap for this weekend
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The fourth annual Art Expose at Lower Cove Run Art Studios in Matthias, W.Va., just over the state line from Rockingham County, is set for the extended Fourth of July weekend. The July 4-6 event will run from 4-6 p.m. each day at the studios.
Get connected with your neighborhood
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I like the “Friends” analogy the best. “Everyone on Facebook is ‘Friends’ age. They’re still in transition, haven’t put any roots down,” said Harrisonburg resident Mike Rodes, who with his cousin, Ronnie Rodes, is launching a next-generation social-networking website, NeighborhoodFriends.com, next week.
Valley League players of the week
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A pair of Waynesboro Generals were among five Valley League players honored as players of the week Tuesday. Tennessee Tech lefty Adam Liberatore picked up two wins in two starts last week – giving up no runs and six hits in 13 1/3 innings and posting 18 strikeouts. Liberatore is…
Helping hands
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance needs … you. The downtown-development nonprofit is looking for volunteers for its Valley 4th celebration. About 80 volunteers are needed to staff the information booth, help with the parade, manage the crowd during the fireworks show and more. Those interested in helping out are asked to contact…
