WTA’s Gateway first Bluegrass Night

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WTA’s Gateway will present its first evening devoted exclusively to traditional bluegrass music on Friday, Feb. 24.  Featured will be Allegheny Blue and Blue Mountain Sunrise.  Performance will begin at 8 p.m. at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro. Blue Mountain Sunrise has been playing to the enjoyment of Bluegrass and Bluegrass Gospel fans in…

Open Mic Night at the Gateway

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The Open Mic Night has become a fixture on the fourth Thursday of the month at WTA’s Gateway. With the guidance of Lorie Strother, the Dreaded Blues Lady, the evening provides a showcase for seasoned and novice performers who want the opportunity to preview their works before a local audience.  Comics, poets, and musicians of…

Wildlife Center president honored

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Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is today announcing that Ed Clark¸ President and Co-Founder of The Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro, has received the national 2012 Grand Prize Rare Life Award. The Rare Life Award is given to an individual who “leads a rare life” of courage, leadership, survival, devotion, character, and heroism. …

Santana promoted by DCCU

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DuPont Community Credit Union recently announced that Peter Santana has been promoted to vice president of lending. “We are very happy to have Peter join DuPont Community Credit Union’s senior management team,” said Gerald B. Hershey, DCCU President/CEO. “Peter’s dedication to our members is well known, and his experience and knowledge in the lending arena…

“Raising a Ton (2,000 pounds) of Money for the Food Bank”

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The Kiwanis Club of Waynesboro is kicking off their “Raising A Ton of Money for the Food Bank” fund-raising campaign benefiting the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The campaign will conclude at the club’s annual Kiwanis Charities for Kids Pancake Breakfast on St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March17 at the First Baptist…

Lead gift builds strong foundation

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SAW Habitat for Humanity announced today the largest gift given and 100 percent participation from the organization’s Board of Directors for the “What Will You Build” campaign that started today. The challenge gift – just over $100,000 – was given by Tom Montgomery,  chairman of the board of SAW Habitat for Humanity and CEO of…

DCCU sees steady loan growth in fourth quarter 2011

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DuPont Community Credit Union continued to see steady loan growth for the fourth quarter for 2011 compared to the same period for 2010. The Waynesboro-headquartered credit union, which operates 10 branches in the Central Shenandoah Valley region, reported that $46.5 million in loans were funded during the fourth quarter to bring the amount of total…