Mathers, Linco, Generals donation to city will put finishing touches on lighted ballfield

Chris Graham

Mathers Construction Team, Linco Inc. and the Waynesboro Generals are partnering with the City of Waynesboro to provide a concession stand for the new youth-baseball facility in the City’s North Park. Mathers, Linco and the Generals are providing materials and labor to complete the 24-foot by 24-foot structure from the ground up. The City will…

Screenwriting Workshop: Feb. 3 and Feb. 10

Chris Graham

The Screenwriting Workshop taught by Matthew Marshall and sponsored by the Waynesboro Cultural Commission has been postponed due to the weather. The new dates are Thursday, Feb. 3, and Thursday, Feb. 10. The workshops begin at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Wayne Theatre Alliance office at 533 W. Main St. in Downtown…

Tri for the Y 2011

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The second annual Shenandoah Valley Sprint Tri for the Y has been set for Sunday, June 5, beginning at 7 a.m. beginning at Ridgeview Park in Waynesboro. The event includes a 400-meter swim, a 14.9-mile bike ride and a 5-kilometer run. The triathlon, organized by Elevation Athletics, is a fundraiser for the Waynesboro YMCA and…

Local JMU students recognized

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Below are lists of students from Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro who graduated, made president’s list or dean’s list during the fall 2010 semester at James Madison University. To qualify for the president’s list, a student must carry a semester course load of 12 graded credit hours or more and earn a GPA of 3.900…

Forecast: 5 inches of snow possible Wednesday

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A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro for Wednesday. The National Weather Service is forecasting mainly snow with a little mix with sleet at the outset. Accumulations of 5 or more inches of snow are possible. The snow is expected to begin Wednesday morning and to continue into the…

Superstars of Pro Wrestling meet and greet at Staunton Mall

Chris Graham

Awesome Wrestling Entertainment superstars Carlito, Jimmy Wang Yang, Luke Gallows, Short Sleeve Sampson, Sonjay Dutt, Traci Brooks and Robo-Tron will take part in a meet-and-greet with fans at the Staunton Mall on Saturday, Feb. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place in advance of the big AWE Superstars of Pro…

Y swim team excels at Maryland Winterfest

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The Waynesboro Y Swim Team (the Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club, SMAC) traveled to the University of Maryland Jan. 8-9 to compete against all of the Northeast YMCA swim teams. The following 30 SMAC swimmers qualified and competed in the highly competitive meet: Keegan Abar, Jessie Arnold, Matt Bihl, Peyton Brooks, Lexi Campbell, Bobby Carey, Chris…

Help the Wildlife Center name its new hawk

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The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a leading teaching and research hospital for wildlife, is enlisting the help of area elementary-school children in coming up with a name for a Red-tailed Hawk – an non-releasable hawk that will soon be visiting schools as one of the Center’s environmental ambassadors. Earlier this month, the Wildlife Center contacted…

Wildlife expert: Extent of impacts of Gulf spill will never be known

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Backing a recently released final report on the 2010 BP oil spill, a local wildlife expert said it is likely that the oil company responsible for the 208 million-gallon spill into the Gulf of Mexico will likely get away with paying for little or none of the damage, and that the federal government’s efforts to…