Business owner steps up to benefit Meals on Wheels

Chris Graham

Rocky Simonetti saw a story on WHSV this week about the difficulties being faced by the Staunton Senior Center getting drivers to volunteer to deliver meals through its Meals on Wheels program due to high gas prices. And then he did something about it. “Gas is getting so high – three dollars and five cents…

FMS postgrad hoops team to teach basketball, life lessons to Y kids

Chris Graham

The nationally ranked postgraduate basketball team from Fishburne Military School will be holding a skills clinic for Waynesboro YMCA youth basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 22, beginning at 6 p.m. The clinic was initiated by FMS Superintendent Col. Rick Zinser as a community-outreach effort for the postgrad-hoops program, which has 14 players committed to Division I…

‘Natural Wonders’ to be found at OASIS

Contributors

Life is full of little, ordinary bits of beauty which frequently go unnoticed and unappreciated. Using her cameras and editing software, photographer and artist Deb Booth of Waynesboro gets up-close and personal with blossoms and blooms, tweaking and crafting her images to bring out something hidden from first glance – oft-times completely changing the dominant…

On the streets and online: The New Dominion Magazine

Contributors

The February issue of The New Dominion Magazine is on the streets at locations in Waynesboro, Staunton and Harrisonburg – and is also posted online at TheNewDominion.com.       This month’s features: Women at work: Two women share their experiences climbing the corporate ladder Profiles of new Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce president…

Blowin’ up: Humble T.I.P. challenges stereotypes in Christian hip-hop

Contributors

A Christian hip-hop artist is one of two things: “a corny guy trying to be gangster, or a gangster not understanding that Jesus doesn’t want to have any part of hip-hop.” Liberty University graduate student Jason Lewis, better known these days as Humble T.I.P. (To Increase Praise), who will headline a concert at the Waynesboro…

Volunteers honored during Girl Scout Annual Meeting

Contributors

Volunteers — the lifeblood of any nonprofit organization — were honored Jan. 29 by Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council during its annual business meeting. Virginia “Jinx” Weary of Trefoil service unit in Roanoke, received the Thanks Badge, the most prestigious award presented to an adult in Girl Scouting. The Thanks Badge recognizes outstanding service…

Information luncheon to focus on heart health

Contributors

Paula Tyree of Interim Healtcare will deliver a talk on “Discussing Physical and Emotional Heart Issues” at the Waynesboro YMCA on Wednesday, March 23, at noon. The talk is cosponsored by the Waynesboro Y and the Waynesboro Senior Center in conjunction with the 2011 Big Read. A lunch of lasagna, salad and a light dessert…