Boys & Girls Club announces Photography at The Pavilion fundraiser

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A new photo contest will tell the story of the Boys & Girls Club locally while celebrating the youth-service organization’s five core values. Photography at The Pavilion will culminate with an exhibition at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton on Thursday, June 30, at 6 p.m. The exhibition will feature entrants into the photo contest…

Former Congressman Sestak speaks of restoring American dream to Bridgewater grads

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As Bridgewater College’s graduating seniors and their families celebrated on the campus Sunday, former Pennsylvania Congressman Joseph A. “Joe” Sestak urged the 326 graduates to resuscitate a faltering American Dream by restoring trust in leaders and institutions, standing on the values of accountability and providing principled leadership. Sestak, a 31-year veteran of the U.S. Navy…

Up with People teams up with Camp Horizons to launch new summer camp

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Long before American Idol began discovering and refining new talent or High School Musical or Glee tapped into the exuberance of young ensemble casts, Up with People pioneered these attributes while touring the world with their optimistic message of global cooperation and hope for the future. For more than 45 years, it has provided young…

Wilson Library acquires Signal Corps photographs

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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum announced today that, with the assistance of Sen. Mark Warner it recently acquired a collection of 120 Signal Corps photographs from President Wilson’s trip to Europe for the Paris Peace Conference following World War I. Many of the photographs are of President Wilson. Barbara Rohmann of Fairfax County,…

Augusta Health enters into research agreement with Duke

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The Augusta Health Cancer Center has entered into an agreement with Duke Medicine to become a research affiliate of the Duke Cancer Institute. Established in 1972 as one of the eight original comprehensive centers designated by the National Cancer Institute, today the Duke Cancer Institute is one of only 40 centers that holds that distinction….

RMH receives AirCare 5 Award for providing life-saving heart care

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RMH has received the Best EMS Case of the Year Award from AirCare 5 Medevac for the hospital’s contributions in providing life-saving care in February to a heart attack patient. AirCare 5, a division of PHI, Inc., provides around-the-clock emergency medical air transport in the Shenandoah Valley and eastern West Virginia. The AirCare 5 Medevac…

McDonnell, Goodlatte tout offshore energy development

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Gov. Bob McDonnell used a Thursday photo op to bring attention to his continued push for offshore drilling off the coast of Virginia. “America has an energy policy problem. Today, Virginia businesses and families are paying, on average, $3.88 per gallon for gasoline. That’s up $1.00 from a year ago. The Energy Information Administration estimates…