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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A member of the Waynesboro Rotary Club will be leading a trip to South Africa as part of a Group Study Exchange program of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Dave Segars, a Waynesboro-based engineer, will be heading the exchange of young professionals from Western Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. The…
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Story By Erin Gutzwiller Shamrocks, leprechauns and a pot of gold all remind us of the Irish culture that embodies St. Patrick’s Day. And the Wayne Theatre Alliance is in the spirit. Beginning at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, walkers, strollers and bicycle riders will be decorated in their St. Patrick’s Day attire and walk in the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I had this great idea. See, I have these two interns, Erin Gutzwiller, a senior at Bridgewater College, and Faryal Zubair, a sophomore at Waynesboro High School. Due to a scheduling quirk, I have both here in the office every Tuesday afternoon, which is great, because as it happens, I…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Kiwanis Club of Waynesboro will present its fifth annual Pancake Breakfast on March 29 from 7-11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 301 S. Wayne Ave., Waynesboro. Proceeds from the event will benefit local child-service nonprofit organizations and programs. The breakfast will feature all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage and Starbucks coffee….
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro High School Concert Choir is presenting its annual spring variety show, “Surf’s Up,” in two performances on Sunday at the Louis Spilman Auditorium at WHS. Tickets for the 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows are $10 for reserved seating, $8 for adults and $5 for students in grades…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] And I’m thinking that I want to lead Waynesboro into the future … “Um, Benzi … no! We’re not … OK.” This is what happens every day now when I take my beloved miniature poodle for her early-afternoon walk. And actually, I could say that something similar…
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Story By Erin Gutzwiller Have you ever wondered how the ice cream that you eat is made, and more importantly, what it is made of? Most ice-cream connoisseurs do not know that the ingredients used to make ice cream are made from cheap and unhealthy ingredients. Which is interesting, because for me, eating ice cream…
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Story By Erin Gutzwiller iPods, computer games, and cell phones are just some of the gadgets that technology has given us. Along with these things has also come a steady incline in obesity in both adults and children. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, obesity has increased from 15 percent to 32.9…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The next time we see John Robb, he’ll look … well, we can say a little different, and leave it at that. “I’ll need a belt. I know that much,” said Robb, who is leaving Waynesboro for Georgia this week to begin a seven-month, 2,179-mile journey up the Appalachian Trail….
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A survey conducted by Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. shows strong support among downtown business owners for the continuation of the annual Main Street Muscle car show, with one notable exception. Tim Spears Music City owner Tim Spears has suggested that he will consider taking legal action regarding the conduct of…
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