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We are having an exciting new fundraiser at the Senior Center on Saturday, April 2, at 6 p.m. The evening will start with a great spaghetti dinner including appetizers and dessert. Then Kathy Johnson of Murder is a Game is going to lead you through an intriguing storyline about our five suspects that is set…
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Yard Sale Time Everyone loves a good deal! Several of the Center members and volunteers have come together to plan a monthly indoor yard sale to raise money for the Center. The sales will be held on the first Thursday and Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The one for March…
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The Center is going to host a Veterans Health Fair on Feb 24. Staff members from the Salem VA Medical Center will be on site with many health displays and the ability to sign people up for VA Health Services. They want to reach as many veterans as possible that have not yet signed up…
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The Waynesboro Senior Center, sponsored by Valley Program for Aging Services, invites people 60 years of age and older to participate in a variety of programs to be offered in the coming week. The center, at 325 Pine Ave., in the Jackson-Wilson building, is open 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Transportation is…
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A road to somewhere, a “funky” downtown, a primary industry. Good advice from John Rhodes, a consultant hired by the city to assist in developing a new economic-development strategy. The good news is that we’ve already got a helluva base on which to build. The Waynesboro economy has nearly doubled in size in the past…
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The Waynesboro Senior Center, sponsored by Valley Program for Aging Services, invites people 60 years of age and older to participate in a variety of programs to be offered in the coming week. The center, at 325 Pine Ave., in the Jackson-Wilson building, is open 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Transportation is…
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One way to keep the growing United States-China global competition from descending into 20th century-style Cold War is to push cultural and economic connections – the likes of which are being forged between Waynesboro and its sister city Wanzhou, China, a bustling industrial city on the Yangtze River with a population of 1.7 million. Adding…
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The Waynesboro arts community is in mourning today over the sudden passing of artist, dramatist, author and retired Waynesboro High School teacher Duane Hahn. “Duane … how can we imagine creative Waynesboro without you? I’m heartbroken,” wrote author and friend Elizabeth Massie on a Facebook post Thursday morning. Hahn was an icon to the local…
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Superstars from Awesome Wrestling Entertainment will make an appearance at the Waynesboro YMCA for Friday Night Basketball Friday night at 9:30 p.m. Short Sleeve Sampson and Robotron will lead a pep rally at the Y with free tickets for the teens and some demonstrations of live wrestling along with some breakdancing from Robotron. Awesome Wrestling…
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Hard numbers are hard to come by, but the anecdotal evidence suggests that Waynesboro has a growing homeless population, with limited resources to be able to assist those in need of a hand up. “There might not be another time such as this when there is this much concern and support for action to do…
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