
VDOT work schedule for Feb. 25-March 1
The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the VDOT Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the VDOT Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks.

Fredrick Edmond got his points. Fishburne Military School got the W. “We made him work. That’s what you have to do in this game. You have to make people work for what they get,” said FMS coach Ed Huckaby after his team’s 108-77 win over Kingdom Prep on Friday.

Jeff Fife of the Waynesboro YMCA is the two-time defending Best Culinary Kids champ at WDDI’s Taste of the Town. Ty McElroy of the Boys & Girls Club is determined to take home the trophy for 2013. Who will win The War to Settle the Score

Central Shenandoah EMS Council is now accepting nominations for its 2013 Regional EMS Awards program. This regional program consists of 11 state level EMS awards and two local awards. The regional recognition program honors the exceptional contributions of EMS providers in the Central Shenandoah Valley make to their communities.

“William Sheppard:A Hero of Waynesboro” will be the February history lecture at WTA’s Gateway. Greg Bruno looks at the impact Sheppard, an African-American Waynesboro native, had in exposing the devastating role King Leopold II of Belgium played in the Congo Free State. The lecture is at 7pm on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro.

David Wingfield and Friends will appear at the WTA’s Gateway on Saturday, February 23. Since their January show as canceled because of weather, the February cover charge will be $5 instead of the usual $10.

Terra Nova Nurseries’ resident plant guru and past guest on “The Martha Stewart Show,” Dan Heims, will be speaking at the Shenandoah Valley Plant Symposium, March 27, 2013 at the Best Western Inn & Conference Center in Waynesboro, Va. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, including morning and afternoon sessions with a catered lunch in between. Heims is one among four guest speakers scheduled for the event.

RideShare will host a vanpool formation meeting at the Waynesboro Public Library at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 9th. The meeting is for commuters that live in Waynesboro, Staunton, Harrisonburg, Augusta County, or Rockingham County and work in Charlottesville. During the meeting, we will discuss what is involved in forming and participating in a vanpool. The meeting is for informational purposes and does not obligate you to join a vanpool.

The last week has found Staunton Senior Center members busy with a variety of Valentine’s Day activities.

Due to bad weather, the Staunton Senior Center local council had to postpone its monthly meeting until Jan. 31.
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