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Hundreds of children in the Central Shenandoah Valley will receive their first distribution of take-home meals and snacks this month through the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s BackPack Program thanks in part to several local donors who have stepped up to fund the program this school year.
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DuPont Community Credit Union and Member Investment Services will be offering six workshops this fall on Social Security titled: “See Your Choices More Clearly.”
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It would seem at first glance that the Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan event scheduled for Thursday at Augusta Expoland in Fishersville would be so much overkill given the recent voting history in Greater Augusta. Barack Obama, en route to winning Virginia in the 2008 presidential election, was roundly trounced in Greater Augusta (Augusta County and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro) by Republican nominee John McCain. McCain won the region with 62 percent of the vote, with Obama trailing far behind with 37 percent.
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A top New York City personal trainer will speak on the topic of fitness at the Waynesboro YMCA on Saturday, Oct. 6. Holly Rilinger is a Waynesboro native and former state basketball player of the year at Waynesboro High School before going on to star at James Madison University and the WNBA. Rilinger is a Nike Master Trainer and a Master Spin Instructor for one of the largest and most successful spin companies in the world, Flywheel.
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The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County residents to unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Gypsy Hill Park will be the site of Walk on Satuday, Sept. 29 at 8 a.m.
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of October, is exhibiting the second Member’s Judged Show of 2012. Members of the art center compete for awards ranging from Best in Show to honorable mentions. This year’s judge is Michael Hough, Associate Professor of Art at Bridgewater College with a Master of Fine Art from Rhode Island School of Design.
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October at WTA’s Gateway will recognize its selection as “The Valley’s Favorite Place for Live Music” by bring two outstanding performers to the Shenandoah Valley. On Friday, October 5, Larry Kirwan, internationally celebrated Irish writer and musician will grace the Gateway stage with a combination of music, storytelling and Irish wit. On Saturday, October 6, rising hip-hop rock singer/musician Justin Turk will bring his unique musical style to Waynesboro.
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The SWAG Writers (Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Blue Ridge Writers Club) Reading Series continues with a reading and talk by Inman Majors, award-winning author of Love’s Winning Plays (W.W. Norton, August 2012) and three previous novels.
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The SAW Coalition, a program of the Central Shenandoah Valley Office on Youth, is hosting a presentation for the community on bath salts.
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The September SWAC Breakfast this coming Saturday will feature Augusta County Board of Supervisors members Tracy Pyles, Marshall Pattie and David Karaffa.
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