
Our own ‘Julie and Julia’
Three Waynesboro women made five dishes from Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking;” and we served them on Aug. 15.

Three Waynesboro women made five dishes from Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking;” and we served them on Aug. 15.

Story by Chris Graham Sacco has left the building. Never thought I’d write those words. I thought we had him for life. Got him settled in Greenville, where the city boy from Chicago who used to take the subway to school could count the stars at night.

Ellen Schorsch, pianist, will present a recital entitled “Musical Humor” on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. at the Shenandoah Valley Art Center, 126 S. Wayne Ave. in Waynesboro. “Musical Humor” is an international program of mostly classical pieces ranging from the 18th century through the present. Featured will be Schorsch’s arrangement of the First…

The Wayne Theatre Alliance and the Waynesboro Heritage Museum present the second “Children’s Hour” on Friday, Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. The featured performer will be Shenandoah Storyteller Susan Clark, with “Trickster Tales.” The program is ideal for school age children and adults.

The Shenandoah Valley branch of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network, in conjunction with Feeding America, announces the second annual Hunger Action Month, a nationwide call-to-action effort to mobilize people everywhere to get involved with ending hunger in America this September.

The Surgeon General’s report on the benefits of regular exercise brings together, for the first time, what has been learned about physical activity, and health from decades of research. – People, who are usually inactive, can greatly improve their health and well being by becoming even moderately active on a regular basis. – Physical activity…

The Staunton Performing Arts Center will present the fourth in its “Come to the Cabaret” series on Friday, Sept. 11, from 7:30–11 p.m. It will feature Charlottesville singer/songwriter Terry Allard, Waynesboro jazz duo Llyn Walker and Liz Barnes, and Staunton show tunes sensations Brian Holsopple, Diane Heavner, and Don Roe in Broadway and Beyond.

AFP editor Chris Graham talks with Waynesboro High School football coach Steve Isaacs about the Little Giants’ home opener Friday night against Turner Ashby. Can WHS bounce back from that tough opening-night loss at Western Albemarle? Length: 4:46.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced more than $11 million in grants through the Homelessness and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), authorized through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The HPRP program is designed to provide assistance and support to prevent homelessness or to quickly re-house and stabilize those who are currently homelessness.

I guess I really “struck a nerve,” as one reader commented on Tuesday’s column about Steve Landes’ anti-Obama tirade at an Augusta County Republican picnic. How I know is that I’ve become the target of the Republican attack machine. “I think quite a few people would like to know what kind of journalist you really…
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