Shenandoah officials attend job creation event
Shenandoah Mayor Clinton O Lucas Jr and Councilman Richard Pierce joined the Luray meeting of Lt Gov Bolling’s commission on Aug 4. County supervisors and county leaders, plus delegates and businesspeople, attended seeking state help for unemployment. Officials reported no immediate state offers, urging local action to create jobs.
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Shenandoah
Clinton O. Lucas Jr
Richard Pierce
Luray
Bill Bolling
Page County Board of Supervisors
Johnny Woodward
Page County
Todd Gilbert
Woodstock
Matt Lohr
Virginia State Department of Agriculture
Pierce
Lucas
Elkton gains help from county court community service
The Harrisonburg 26th District Court and county juvenile court place youths and adults with minor offenses in Elkton for light manual labor. About 20 residents have volunteered to work, performing town hall mowing, hedge trimming, litter pickup, cleaning, and even pressure washing. Community workers like John Grad say the program benefits both town and participants as officials praise tasks completed at no cost.
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Elkton
26Th District Court
Harrisonburg
John Grad
Elkton Area
Reid Wodicka
Charlotte Shifflett
Shifflett
Town Hall
Elk Run Cemetery
Downey
Grad
Historic Roanoke rail excursions planned for November
The Roanoke NRHS chapter shows two train trips in early November using Amtrak locomotives with vintage passenger cars. On November 6 riders depart to Danville, and on November 7 a Roanoke to Bluefield West Virginia run includes long layovers for local activities.
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Roanoke
Danville
Bluefield
W.va
National Railway Historical Society
Shenandoah
Minnesota
O. Winston Link Museum
NRHS
Roanokenrhs
Ted Hayes
Elkton Scout Earns Scuba Badge At National Jamboree
Elkton Boy Scout Sam Price, age 13 turning 14, earned a scuba diving badge and competed in a Marine obstacle course during the national Boy Scout Jamboree at Fort A. P. Hill near Fredericksburg. Price attended as part of one of two paper troops with Elkton’s Troop 46.
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Price
Jamboree
Elkton Scout
Elkton
Sam Price
Alec Wiatt
Army Camp
Fort A.P. Hill
Fredericksburg
Harrisonburg
America
Massanutten
Wyatt
Nickel ready to start a new chapter at RBES
Jacki Nickel, promoted to River Bend Elementary principal, began duties after a rapid move from slated AP at East Rockingham High. She toured the 82,199 square foot building to learn locations and operate without an assistant principal. Her three page resume lists 25 responsibility areas.
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Jacki Nickel
River Bend
Nickel
East Rockingham High
River Bend Elementary
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Jessica Morris
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Jeau
Phoi
RBES
Turner Ashby High School
By Ted Hayes
Todub
Comcast.net
New River Bend
Elkton School
Wanda J. Kisling
Stanley Brooklynn
F. Lam
Donald A. Lam
McGaheysville
Kevin L. May
Penn Laird
Millard V. Merica Jr
Stanley
William M.H. Middleton
Ruth S. Ritchie
Helene J. Schneider
Marion Y. Shifflett
ICM
Casey Billhimer
Memorial Stadium
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