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The United Way of Greater Augusta is sponsoring the Stuff the Bus event going on all weekend in the parking lots at the Waynesboro and Staunton Wal-Marts Friday and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m until 8 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Executive Director Cynthia Pritchard was on the scene Friday morning…
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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce is taking applications for its 2010 Community Leadership Program through Aug. 13. The program is designed as an avenue for the development of tomorrow’s community leaders. Since its inception in 1979, the program has graduated more than 800 community leaders. Each year, individuals from all business sectors, identified as having…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] DuPont Community Credit Union’s 2010 Corporate Charity “Cause for Paws” Employee Team is sponsoring a Prize-A-Day Drawing for the month of August to raise money for area SPCAs and animal shelters. Drawing tickets are being sold by team members at various businesses on weekends and available at DCCU offices…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge is pleased to announce that local music personality Fritz Horisk will serve as MC for the 100 Mentors 100 Kids Benefit Concert that will be held at the Mockingbird Restaurant’s Roots Music Hall in Staunton on Saturday, June 19 at…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge is pleased to announce a new partnership with Great Aspirations Scholarship Program Inc., a Virginia-based nonprofit charitable organization funded by school systems, foundations, businesses and individual donors that assists students and families obtain funding for post-secondary education. GRASP strives to provide every…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank will participate in the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, sponsoring 25 feeding sites June through August for children at risk of going hungry in Augusta and Rockingham counties and the cities of Staunton, Waynesboro and Harrisonburg. The Summer Food Service Program is designed…
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Column by Tom Perriello www.house.gov/perriello When I came to Congress last year, I promised to fight for economic relief for my constituents, but also to change the way business is done in Washington. For far too long, both parties have answered to the special interests instead of to the people. Sometimes it can seem…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Music promoters John Huggins and Steve Talley no doubt agree with Leon Redbone when he says, “The blues ain’t nothing but a good man feeling bad,” and they are hot on a quest to get more good blues men and women on the stage in the Staunton area.
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Written by Chris Graham [email protected] “Chris Graham is the choice.” I don’t remember the exact wording. I do remember reading the headline that said this or something pretty close out loud and thinking, This is it! “What?” My wife, Crystal, was incredulous. She could sense it, too. Skimming through the endorsement editorial in the…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Theater at Lime Kiln will host open auditions for actors on Thursday, March 18th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Johnson Theatre at the Lenfest Center for the Arts on West Nelson Street in Lexington. This season, Lime Kiln is planning to produce three musicals, including the 50th anniversary of The…
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