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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Valley Program for Aging Services is offering coupons to seniors giving them access to fresh fruits and vegetables under the auspices of its Farm Market Fresh for Seniors Program. Program requirements are different this year, with decreased income limits and fewer numbers of coupons available. To qualify for…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] ShenanArts will hold auditions this weekend for the first production in its new performance venue at Gypsy Hill Place in Staunton coming up in August. ShenanArts at Ntelos Theatre will open with the Virginia premiere of the recent Broadway hit musical Hairspray, directed by Colton Berry with choreography by…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] If you’d ask a person on the street what the Wildlife Center of Virginia does, “the two things they’re likely to say are take care of hurt animals and put on programs for kids. And while all of that is true, it’s like what you see of an iceberg…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] St. John’s defeated Virginia 6-5 Sunday night in game six of the Charlottesville Regional and forced a decisive game on Monday. The teams will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday for a berth in the NCAA Super Regionals. Jeremy Baltz hit two home runs, including a go-ahead blast with…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Virginia improved to 2-0 in the Charlottesville Regional with a 13-7 win over Mississippi on Saturday night at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers, the No. 5 national seed, tied the school record with their 49th win of the season and also tied a school record with their 32nd home victory…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] In the opening game of the Charlottesville Regional, Virginia defeated VCU 15-4 on Friday at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers, the No. 5 national seed, totaled 15 runs on 16 hits as they opened regional play with a win for the fourth time in the past five years. Virginia will…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Gov. Bob McDonnell today signed legislation which will extend short-term disability benefits for Virginia State Police officers injured in the line of duty. SB95, sponsored by Sen. Fred Quayle, R-Suffolk, extends the length of time that a State Police officer subject to a work-related injury in the line of…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] They’ve got plenty of people down on the Gulf Coast washing oil off birds. Ed Clark is focusing his attention at the Wildlife Center of Virginia on ecosystem issues. “We don’t need to go down there and wash birds. They’re already well cared for by the professional groups. What…
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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] I hardly recognized the place. But then, it was Laurelville Camp with a Rt. 2, Mt. Pleasant, Pa., address when I had my main associations as acamper, staff member for two summers and a counselor. Today, it’s Laurelville Mennonite Church Center to reflect the broader range…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Nineteen televised games in the first three weeks of the season, including 10 national exposures, headline the early-season football television schedule announced Thursday by Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford. The ACC begins 2010 in a big way with nationally-televised neutral site contests on Saturday and Monday of Labor…
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