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Story by Theresa Curry AGratefulSeason.com Every year about this time, the men and women of the Waynesboro Church of the Brethren fire up their ovens and disappear into a whirlwind of flour and sugar. They’re getting ready for the Church’s annual Craft and Cookie Bazaar Saturday, now in its fourteenth year. The event has become…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A series of legal snafus that arose during the process of confirmation following the bond referenda in Waynesboro that were on the Nov. 6 ballot could soon be resolved without a new election or a court order. “I think the people made an error in putting in the fire station,…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Tim Spears saw two needy children one Christmas 27 years ago. From a humble effort to help those two enjoy a decent Christmas, an effort that has brought Yuletide cheer to more than 7,000 youngsters since was born. “I went to my band – we were playing on the road…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] BIG WINNERS: Augusta County considering dropping vehicle decals Even bigger winners would be Waynesboro if they decided to do this. You know, since I live there now. LOSER: Suspect in Greater Augusta-area swastika case apprehended Did you catch the details in the local media as to where…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I go into any discussion of the book industry presuming that sales are down, down, down, reader interest is even worse, the prospects for improvement are dead in the water. And then I talk to my friend the horror author Matthew Warner, and I start to get depressed. “I’m trying…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You can be a mentor – yes, I’m talking to you. “A lot of people think they aren’t adequate, that they can’t be a mentor. Well, let me tell you something. When I was a kid, I had a mentor who was my teacher – and I never thought of…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Paige Holder’s claim to sports-fan fame had been the two fan of the game awards he had won at Scott Stadium. “I am the only one to have won this honor more than once,” said Holder, a Waynesboro native and 2006 graduate of the University of Virginia – and finalist…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Paige Holder’s claim to sports-fan fame had been the two fan of the game awards he had won at Scott Stadium. “I am the only one to have won this honor more than once,” said Holder, a Waynesboro native and 2006 graduate of the University of Virginia – and finalist…
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Items by Jim Bishop Children’s choir releases 11th CD The splendor of brass, pipe organ and 150 children’s voices combine as the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC) of Harrisonburg, Va., heralds its 16th season with the release of its 11th recording, “Christmas Joy.” This is the second collaborative effort that includes members of the Washington…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] – Interesting mixed bag in Waynesboro with Yes votes on the fire station, stormwater improvements and library improvements and pretty resounding No votes on the proposed youth baseball-softball complex and sidewalk improvements. I wonder how this will impact the May 2008 elections. I think both sides were anticipating up and…
