Bridgewater College Symphonic Band remembers composer Elliot Del Borgo

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The Bridgewater College Symphonic Band will present a concert on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m., in Cole Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. The Symphonic Band is directed by Dr. Christine Carrillo, assistant professor of music and director of instrumental music at Bridgewater College.

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Top-Seeded UVa. women’s soccer defeats Saint Francis 5-0 in NCAA tourney

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The top-seeded UVa. women’s soccer team opened play in the 2013 NCAA Tournament with a 5-0 victory over Saint Francis (Pa.) Friday night in front of 1,611 fans at Klöckner Stadium. Sophomore forward Makenzy Doniak (Chino Hills, Calif.) recorded her first career hat trick to lead the Cavaliers (21-1) into the second round.

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Farm Bureau convention will look at risk management

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Almost 300 voting delegates representing 88 county Farm Bureaus statewide will gather next month to help shape Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s state and federal policies for the coming year. During this year’s VFBF Annual Convention, those delegates will discuss and vote on numerous policies that affect farmers and their livelihoods.

Opinion: What McAuliffe must do on voting rights restoration

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We commend Gov. McDonnell for loosening the Commonwealth’s grip on its felony disenfranchisement law. But we need to do more. We hope that Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe will build on that progress by establishing a truly automatic restoration process for all Virginia citizens who have lost those voting rights due to a felony conviction.

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Augusta Aquatics pool builder to speak at Roanoke construction conference

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Tim Coleman, owner and managing partner of Augusta Aquatics, a Fishersville, Va.-based pool building company, will speak at the November meeting of the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute on Nov. 21, at Taaza Indian Restaurant in Roanoke, Va., at 117 Duke of Gloucester Road.

In-Home Home Hearing Loop Installation for Beginner’s

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Congratulations! In order to hear your favorite TV programs without aggravating the family, you went out and purchased a hearing loop. Deciding on which model to buy may not have been easy, but setting up your hearing loop shouldn’t be hard. Luckily, a specialist isn’t necessary to install a home hearing loop, as the steps are rather straightforward.

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South African student explores innovative HIV ideas at UVa.

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Lufuno Mavhandu, who grew up in the small village of Muduluni, is conducting research at UVa. as part of an important collaboration between the Myles H. Thaler Center for AIDS and Human Retrovirus Research in the School of Medicine and the Department of Microbiology at South Africa’s University of Venda.