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Newspaper
The Valley Banner
Location
Elkton, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 2011
Page
2
Free Friday morning classes for three year olds titled Mommy and Me Creative Movement meet at 10 a.m. at Elkton Recreation Center on B Street beside Elkton Elementary. Anyone may attend. for details call Mary Liz Humphrey at 298-2163.
The Page County High School Class of 1963 will hold a Dutch treat dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Dan's Steak House in Luray. Call Wanda Shenk at 778-3656 or Carol Shuler at 652-4422 for details.
Spotswood High School Athletic Department hosts a four person captain s choice golf tournament at Packsaddle Ridge Golf Club Keezletown Sunday May 1 at 2 pm Entry is 75 per golfer includes green fees cart box lunch and dinner banquet Prizes raffles and auction items will be presented Call Spotswood 289 3100 or Packsaddle 269 8188 for details
The Shenandoah Recreation League invites registrations for 140 girls softball teams. Eligible players are 14 and under as of December 31, 2010 from Page County or ZIP 22827. Fee is $50 per player, includes a uniform. Contact Megan Gordon at 652-4357 for details.
A free Boat Virginia safety course for all ages will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Grottoes Rescue Squad building 805 Augusta Ave. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries sponsors the program. For registration contact Josh Wimner at 578 3840 or the provided email.
The 40th annual Antique Bottle and Collectibles Show & Sale by The Historical Bottle Diggers of Virginia will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds on U.S. 11 South in Harrisonburg. Historical displays and food available. Call Sonny Smiley at 434-1129 or email lithiaman yahoo.com for details.
The Elkton Neighborhood Watch and Elkton Police Department announce a monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, in the Junior Order building at Blue Ridge Park Elkton. Light refreshments start at 6:30 p.m. All residents invited. call Haze Ciider at 298-9369 for details.
Myrtle Toliver Blakey 79 of Elkton died April 4 2011 at home born March 24 1932 in Rockingham County daughter of Dorothy Toliver longtime Mount Paran Baptist Church member and former Metro Pants inspector and Alliance worker. Survived by son James E Blakey and several daughters eight grandchildren and great grandchildren funeral April 7 2011 Kgger Funeral Home Harrisonburg burial Eastlawn Memorial Gardens Memorial gifts may be made to a church of donor choice. Genevieve Roach Hawkins 73 of Harrisonburg died April 9 2011 born May 18 1937 to John Gilbert and Lethia Roach married Jan 15 1957 John Dewayne Hawkins died 2003 survived by two sons a daughter four grandchildren one great grandchild siblings and nieces and nephews. Funeral April 13 2011 Kyger Funeral Home Chapel Harrisonburg burial Elk Run Cemetery Elkton. Church news easter programs sunrise services and a May 28 trip to Sight and Sound Theater noted for Lily of the Valley Church and Church of Solsburg on US 340 in Shenandoah and Lancaster PA respectively.
L Katherine Mongold 52 of Grottoes died April 9 2011 at RMH. She worked as a Direct Care Giver and is survived by husband Charles Mangold son Rodney Hedrick and grandchildren. A memorial service was held April 12 2011 in Grottoes. Teresa Kay Morris 49 of Dyke died April 9 2011 at home. She attended Elkton High School worked at Technicolor and married Ronnies Morris. Funeral held at Free Will Baptist Church Elkton with burial at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.
Elkton United Methodist Church at 205 Warren Ave Elkton plans an eight week Lenten study using Bad Girls of the Bible with a dinner at 6 p.m. and study from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays starting April 13. Additional activities include a confirmation class at 3:30 p.m. Thursday with handbell choir at 6:30 p.m. and chancel choir at 7:30 p.m. A Ladies Bible study meets at 9:30 a.m. Friday April 15.
Leake's Chapel Church in Stanley will host Reggie and Ladye Love Smith from the Gaither Homecoming Series at the 6 p.m. Palm Sunday service on Sunday April 17. Tony Bates Lisa Meadows and the Leake's Chapel Praise Team will also perform.
Charles E Beaghan Sr 79 of Shenandoah died Friday April 8 2011 at home He was born January 16 1982 in Shenandoah served in the US Army stationed in Germany and worked as a corrections officer at Powhatan Correctional Center and a jailer for Page County Sheriff’s Department He was a member of St Peters Lutheran Church and several local organizations He married Shirley Seckford in 1954 and is survived by his wife four children five grandchildren and siblings Funeral details and burial were announced with military rites by Avis O Comer VFW Post 8613 Easter services were scheduled by local churches including Grace Fellowship Mount Paran Baptist and Jerusalem Baptist Church with various services and events through April 24
Massanutten Regional Library’s downtown Harrisonburg branch announces a spring book sale running Thursday April 14 from noon to 6 PM, Friday and Saturday April 15–16 from noon to 4 PM, and “Bargain Sunday” April 17 from 1–3 PM with bagfuls of books for $5. Details at mrlib.org.
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