
Rivanna River and other waterways key to summer fun
12,539,304 people visit state or national parks that feature waterways like Potomac River and the Shenandoah River each year, according to new data issued Wednesday by Environment Virginia.

12,539,304 people visit state or national parks that feature waterways like Potomac River and the Shenandoah River each year, according to new data issued Wednesday by Environment Virginia.

The City of Waynesboro Stormwater Program’s South River Family Fall Day ’15 is a one-day event taking place on Saturday, September 12,from 11 am until 3 pm at Ridgeview Park located at 700 S. Magnolia Drive, just off of Rosser Avenue & 13th Street.

Donner Grigsby, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) engineer, will discuss human exploration and the world’s journey to Mars, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.

A business expo designed to help connect Bridgewater College students with local businesses and residents will be held Sept. 2 from 3-6 p.m. in the Boitnott Room and Kline Campus Center (KCC) lobby on the college campus.

This fall, the Eastern Mennonite University baseball field should be a little greener — and in more than one sense of the word. A new irrigation system uses sustainable technology to grow and support higher quality playing surfaces.

Activists objecting to the over-growth of the wine/hospitality industry in rural areas of four Northern California counties have met monthly for half a year.

Four Bridgewater College faculty members have been appointed to head up a new divisional structure designed to address major initiatives in the college’s strategic plan.

The Shenandoah Valley Art Center in Waynesboro, during the month of September, is exhibiting the sculptures of Bridgewater College’s Professor of Art, Michael Hough.

Guante, a hip-hop artist and two-time National Poetry Slam champion, will present a program at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.

Dr. Larry Taylor, associate professor of music at Bridgewater College, will present a “Kinetic Energy Organ Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, in Cole Hall on the college campus.
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