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Item by Jim Bishop By popular demand, Eastern Mennonite University will repeat its online course on “Basics of Parish Nursing,” June 23-July 28, 2008. EMU’s Adult Degree Completion Program sponsors the course, which is open to any registered nurse or upper-level nursing student in an RN nursing education program. Parish nursing in the United States…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro leaders are discussing what to do about the real-estate tax rate. One option is to raise it four cents, as the city manager has proposed. The second option is to keep it where it is, and make some drastic cuts to services. We wouldn’t…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The River City Radio Hour is back with a new serial. Night Hawk and Murder at the Lake by Bob Crawford will captivate audiences at the Third Fridays event in Willow Oak Plaza on West Broad Street sponsored by the Waynesboro Cultural Commission, Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. and the Wayne…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] I’m remembering a conversation that I had at the post office a day before the city-council election with a resident who I know knows exactly what he’s talking about when it comes to city-government matters. “Who does Doug Walker work for?” he asked me, matter…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] “No, I’ve said repeatedly that I will not raise your taxes.” “No, I don’t actually want Invista to close up shop.” “I want to run Invista out of town and pave over their property for a baseball stadium? What?” This is just what got back to…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Members of the Milepost Zero Bicycle Club in Waynesboro will be taking part in a global event aimed at raising awareness of bike safety. The local Ride of Silence will be an approximate six-mile bike ride originating at Waynesboro High School on May 21 at 7 p.m. Cyclists around the…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A 1907 murder trial in Nelson County is the setting of a new play by Faber playwright Peter Coy that will open at the Hamner Theater in Nellysford on May 23. A Shadow of Honor is inspired by the true events of the William Loving murder trial. Waynesboro resident Jonas…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] DuPont Community Credit Union recently announced local winners from the Greater Augusta area in its annual college-scholarship program. The winners were chosen from a field of more than 140 applicants. The winners were: – Heather Bowling, Buffalo Gap High School, daughter of Margaret and George Bowling. – Danielle McEwen, Fort…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Valley Music Academy is presenting Student Music Recitals on May 17 at 7 p.m. at Main Street United Methodist Church in Waynesboro. Also on the schedule at the academy is a May 31, 7 p.m., Valley Voices and Jazz Ensemble Concert at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waynesboro. That…
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Story by Theresa Curry AGratefulSeason.com New at the Waynesboro Farmers Market this week: music provided by Roger Merchant, activities for children and a new vendor, Roller’s Bakery, selling whole-grain breads, cookies, giant sticky buns and chocolate cake. Vendors from last week said sales were increasing, and a steady crowd moved between tables in the Waynesboro…
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