BC teaming up with Special Olympics

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Bridgewater College – in conjunction with the Old Dominion Athletic Conference – will participate in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County area Special Olympics this year with an initiative designed to make selected participants an “Eagle for a Day.” Bridgewater’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will have each of the college’s sports teams adopt a Special Olympian for…

Wilson Library hires local educator to head up museum program

Chris Graham

Tracey Michael joins the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum as the new museum educator. Michael will be responsible for developing and presenting programs for students, expanding outreach to schools, and coordinating general public programming. She will continue and expand the work of recent staff retirees, Karen Church and Ellen Abernethy. Don Wilson, President and…

Benefit walk set for Saturday

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A walk to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will be held in Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 9 a.m. Registration is from 8:30-9 am, and the walk itself is from 9-11 am. Water and snacks will be provided for all walkers. The overall fundraising goal is $10,000 which includes…

Churchville Senior Center: CSC members learned about Rosh Hashana

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The sound of the shofar, a ram’s horn, trumpeting to a lovely chant raised gooseflesh on the arms of the members of the Churchville Senior Center. The lovely music announced the beginning of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. According to Jewish tradition, the time of judgement and remembrance begins the evening of Sept. 28…

Relief effort generates more than $300K

Jim Bishop

Brisk temperatures and sunny skies seemed to contribute to the “great community building experience” that epitomized the 45th annual Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale held Friday evening and Saturday, Sept. 30- Oct. 1, at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. This year’s sale raised approximately $301,477 for the worldwide relief and service program of Mennonite Central Committee, up…

Brethren publications digitized

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The first five volumes of a 19th century publication detailing the work of the Church of the Brethren have been digitized and made available for free viewing on the Internet by Bridgewater College and the Brethren Digital Archives Project. The mission of the project is to digitize Church of the Brethren periodicals produced from 1851…

Press Conference: Frank Beamer

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Opening Statement: “After watching the video, I feel the same way as after the ball game. We just need to play more consistently, which is our challenge right now. We won’t talk about injuries and we will follow the procedure there when they release something Thursday.” “If you look at Clemson, they are just flat-out…

Former White House press secretary to speak in Staunton

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Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, will reflect on his White House experiences at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 in John Lewis Auditorium at Lee High School in Staunton. The program will be a conversational interview conducted by Don Wilson, President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library…