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Schola Cantorum of Waynesboro will be hosting a Messiah Sing – In at the Waynesboro First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. The church is located at the corner of 11th Street and Wayne Avenue. Singers of all ages are invited to bring your music scores and join us as we celebrate…
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The Equestrian Club of Bridgewater College will host the 10th annual “Horses’ Christmas” at the Bridgewater College Equestrian Center in Weyers Cave, on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 1 p.m. The BCEC is located off of U.S. 11 on Burketown Road, between Weyers Cave and Mt. Crawford. This year’s theme is “A Fairy Tale Christmas.” All…
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With Operation New Dawn close to end of mission, the Virginia Army National Guard is exiting Iraq in its final convoy out of Contingency Operating Base Adder on Dec. 2. “We were a convoy escort team,” said Staff Sgt. Raymond Bunch, convoy commander, Able Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, Virginia Army National Guard, from…
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On Tuesday, Dec. 6, the goalball team from Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind will play a goalball exhibition game at halftime of the Bridgewater College women’s basketball game in Nininger Hall. Bridgewater College students in the Adapted Physical Education and Recreation class are hosting the event. Goalball is a sport for the blind…
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The Waynesboro Players will hold auditions for a production of Pirate Appreciation Day by local author and playwright Matthew Warner on Sunday, Nov. 27, and Wednesday, Nov. 30. The auditions will be held at the Waynesboro Players Warehouse, 722 E. Main St., Waynesboro, from 6-8 p.m. on both Nov. 27 and Nov. 30. Pirate Appreciation…
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My images of Thanksgiving and the holiday season are like a Norman Rockwell tableau: happy, smiling faces giving thanks and taking time to list the big things: health, family, security. During the holidays I feel especially thankful and proud to live in a country where few have to walk miles to get water, or pray…
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Word is, the congressional supercommittee may fail in its quest for $1.5 trillion dollars in federal spending cuts. I don’t know why we are so pessimistic. After all, the task before the Committee of Twelve is actually miniscule. By statute, it must reduce $1.5 trillion in existing and projected deficits over the next 10 years. …
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The role of Augusta County’s landscape in the creation of villages and industries throughout its history will be the topic of the second program in the “This Place Augusta” series being held over the next few months. In the talk, Virginia Military Institute history professor Ken Koons will explore Augusta’s settlement at the Augusta County…
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With hunting season well underway, officials at The Wildlife Center of Virginia are urging hunters to take steps to curb lead poisoning of Virginia wildlife. The Center’s effort comes just days after the death of a Bald Eagle – an adult female – admitted to the Center with high lead levels. Each year the Center…
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The November Mojo Saturday Night is ready to groove with some real deep blues on Saturday, Nov. 19th. Fourteen-year-old Emma Leigh will perform her first blues show accompanied by John Hoy and some of the Li’l Bill Band. Barb Martin will bring her soulful blues to the stage and The Li’l Bill Band returns “post-graduation” from…
