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RMH, in conjunction with Virginia Blood Services, will host a public blood drive Jan. 5 from noon to 4 p.m. Virginia Blood Services will have its blood mobile parked in Lot A near the RMH Heart & Vascular entrance. Donors may park in Lot A close to the blood mobile. “Winter and the holiday season…
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The Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club qualified 11 swimmers for the highly competitive TYR Capital Classic Swim Meet held in Greensboro, N.C., from Dec. 16-18. The 11 SMAC swimmers competing in the event were Jessie Arnold (14), Matt Bihl (16), Bobby Carey (14), Colleen Higgins (13), Norah Hunt (13), Steven Jenny (17), Justin Merritt (14), Alex…
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of January, is presenting paintings by Malcolm Hughes. Hughes feels that his painting results from a combination of two interests: that of studying the shape of natural things in all their particularity and the way things are mysteriously connected and interrelated as an ingredient of the phenomenon…
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Holidays offer us a chance to put our usual pursuits aside. But often, also, holidays provide a light to illuminate the meaning of our usual pursuits. So it is with this Christmas season and with our efforts to meet the challenge of the present crisis in America. Over the generations, the holiday of Christmas has…
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Elementary and secondary art teachers from the Augusta County Schools will exhibit “This is Not an Apple,” Jan. 2 – Feb. 1 in the Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery at Bridgewater College. An artists’ reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, in the Miller Gallery. The reception and exhibition are…
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Taylor (Ind.) University used a late run in the first half to open up a 13-point lead and the Trojans went on to defeat Bridgewater College, 71-50, Monday at the Daytona Beach Shootout. The Eagles stayed with Taylor, the No. 19 ranked team in the NAIA Division II Top 25, for most of the first…
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The Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation has entered into an agreement with Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. of Winchester to design and build a new home base for the city’s growing infrastructure needs. HDPT’s Administration & Maintenance facility will be located on a 13-acre site at the intersection of East Washington Street and Vine Street….
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James Madison junior forward Nikki Newman (Harrisonburg, Va./Turner Ashby) finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double to lead the Dukes to their 15th straight home win, a 71-64 victory overCentral Connecticut State in women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center. JMU improved to 7-1 overall and 3-0 at…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced that the first of new shipments of soybeans from Perdue Agribusiness’ deep water export facility in Chesapeake have arrived in China. The shipments were secured in a trade deal between the Dandong Port Group Co. and its affiliate Dandong Pasite Grain and Oilseed Co. Ltd. and Perdue Agribusiness as a…
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Kaely McDougall, the vice president of the JMU Dietetics Association, has spearheaded a fabulous project for members of Price Rotary. Each month, club members present a topic of interest to members. Topics so far have included B12 with a cereal sample that included daily requirement of B12 and fiber/water with included sample of Crystal Light…
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