Funding available for forestry enhancements
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Forest landowners looking to improve their woodlands by creating good habitat for bobwhite quail, which prefer sunny and open areas, have a new source of funds available to them.
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The voice in their head: Chiarolanzio builds a wrestling winner at Fishburne
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Novak Porter was a freshman at Fishburne Military School in search of a winter sport. He tried basketball, but decided quickly that wasn’t for him. Then he ran into the man known around campus as Coach C. “I said, Coach C, tell me about wrestling. He said, Porter, I’ll tell you right now. It’s a sport that will kick your butt,” said Porter, now a senior and four-year member of the FMS wrestling program. It’s with that sales pitch, repeated over and over, that Coach C, aka Rich Chiarolanzio, has turned the Fishburne program into one of the top wrestling programs in the state of Virginia.
Jim Northup named superintendent of Shenandoah National Park
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Jim Northup, a 32-year National Park Service veteran, has been selected as the new Superintendent of Shenandoah National Park and Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, both in Virginia.
Shenandoah Valley Art Center: February 2013 Schedule
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of February, is exhibiting the artwork of art students from the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School of Arts and Humanities Program.
Waynesboro Public Library takes part in Digital Learning Day
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On Wednesday, Feb. 6, Waynesboro Public Library is joining with the Alliance for Excellent Education and everyone with a stake in improving the nation’s education outcomes for the second annual national Digital Learning Day—a day of events that shines a spotlight on successful instructional technology practice.
Aspiring farmers have more learning opportunities
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More and more people of all ages are interested in making a living off the land. But modern farmers, whatever they raise, need specialized training and experience in order to succeed.
Free tax prep service hopes to save $45,000 in fees for area residents
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Community Action Partnership of Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro (CAPSAW) announced an expansion of its free tax preparation services. CAPSAW Coordinator Anna Leavitt explained that nationwide approximately 25 percent of eligible taxpayers are not claiming the Earned Income and Child Tax Credits.
Virginia Dream Act goes down to defeat in committee
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The Virginia Dream Act, which would have given young people with deferred action status in-state tuition at Virginia’s public colleges, went down to defeat in the Senate Education and Health Committee on a party-line vote of 8-7.
McDonnell announces creation of Rural Jobs Council
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced the membership of his newly created Rural Jobs Council. This Council will build upon the success of the Governor’s Commission on Job Creation and Economic Development and continue the Administration’s focus on Virginia’s rural communities.
Poll: Virginians support increased K-12 school funding
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In yet another year of concerns over budget balancing, Virginians remain strongly supportive of funding for public schools, according to a new statewide survey conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University.
