Rocky Mount Fire in Shenandoah NP Tops 10,000 Acres
The Rocky Mount Fire in Shenandoah National Park southeast of Elkton grew to 10,300 acres and was 70 percent contained on Monday. Crews used water buckets from helicopters to dampen fuels after running 14,000 spheres to start controlled burns on Sunday. Weather remained hot and dry, hampering suppression efforts, while officials noted gains from recent rains but warned the fire is not yet out.
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Elkton
Southern Area Red Team
Norm Rooker
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Big Run Portal Trail
Village Artisans Show Opens April 28 in Port Republic
In Port Republic residents Tamara Gibson and Sally Smith plan a public art show featuring Gibson botanical and floral works and Smith stained glass and recycled art. They organized the event to showcase local creativity in the village.
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Port Republic
Tamara Gibson
Sally Smith
Gibson
Smith
Caleb M. Soptelean
Development task forces formed in Elkton area plans
Akal Institute has formed task forces for Elkton Theatre Conrad's Pioneer Museum a sewer treatment plant and a greenway along Elk Run Creek near the Elkton Area Community Center and Kite Mansion Jeff Siedel leads the theatre task force now reaching out for revitalization efforts for the 1949 building during initial monthly meetings Alex Wiatt pursues Conrad's Store restoration and aims to place it on the National Register with Aubrey Von Lindern of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources J W Gordon heads the greenway task force coordinating with the Community Design Assistance Center CDAC Virginia Tech to present future ideas and options
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Elkton
Pham Chopra
Akal Institute
Elkton Theatre
Conrad
Pioneer Museum
Elk Run Creek
Elkton Area
Jeff Siedel
Siedel
Alex Wiatt
U.S
Wiatt
Aubrey von Lindern
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Atre
J.W. Gordon
Virginia Tech
College of Architecture and Urban Studies
CDAC
Old Blue car inspires book on happiness and life lessons
Elkton residents celebrate cancer survivors at Paint the Town Purple Relay for Life event raising over 500 dollars. Bette Goodson, 74, author of Old Blue Learns the Lessons of Life, promotes happiness journals and self belief. Her enchanted 1988 Ford Festiva named Old Blue features in stories for readers ages 8 to 15.
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Elkton
Bette Goodson
Blue
Goodson
Myers Ford
Old Blue
Boo Boo
Bhakti Rose
Jason Campbell
Mamaw
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Department of Pathology
Elkton Town Hall
the Town
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Pat Mowbray
Mowbray
Ray
Caleb M. Septelear
Caleb M. Soptelean
Grand Caverns Race adds split medal challenge prize
The Grand Caverns Signature SK race series returns with a split medal prize for entrants who run the April 29 5000m and the September 30 event. Volunteers say 50 sets of half stones engraved with the race logo and dates will be awarded to first winners who complete both races, plus a shirt at each event.
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Grand Caverns
Grand Caverns Park
Grottoes
Horizon Gifts
Harrisonburg
Mike Betts
Inside This Week Church News and Classifieds Guide
The weekly edition highlights church news on page 24 and community items on page 3. Letters to the editor fill page 5 while At Your Service appears on page 9 and classifieds run across pages 10 to 12.
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Sandra L. Harris
Raymond F. Leeth
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Shenandoah Fire
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