Timmons offers up healthful hints for seniors
Dr John Timmons spoke to about 50 seniors at the Elkton Area Community Center on health maintenance for the elderly. He outlined tests, medications, and lifestyle steps to prevent frailty, heart disease, cancer, and shingles, stressing bone density checks, vitamin D and calcium, colon cancer screening, vaccines, and simple exercises. He noted longevity stats and urged keeping immunizations current while highlighting shingles vaccine costs and benefits.
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Elkton
John Timmons
Elkton Area
East Rockingham
Timmons
Asa Talbot
Jean Talbot
Lisa Gooden
East Rockingham Senior Center
EACC
Page County Health Center
First Street
Shenandoah
Elkton Civil War reenactment weekend expands offerings
The Elkton event adds sutler row from Ohio with authentic flags and items, two days of battlefield demonstrations and two battle reenactments at 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. A Saturday pig roast, outdoor music, an indoor concert, campsites, a living history tour for students, a new bridge over Elk Run, three named trails, a Miller Kite House Museum opening, and a program booklet are planned with contact details for Morris or Johnson at 298-8730.
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BACC
Grover McCloud
Robert “Red” Barbour
Ohio
Elkton
Glenn Isom
Claude Dean
EACC
Richard Breeden
Cornerstone Bluegrass Revival
Elkton Boy Scout Troop 46
Morris
Elkton Elementary
River Bend
Johnson
Elk Run Creek
Col
Gibbons
Capt
Covington
Cooke
Jeb Stuart
Miller Kite House
Ken Wilt
Winchester
Jackson
Morris Or Johnson
Cruise-in Raises Funds for Stevens Cottage Heritage Center
The Shenandoah cruise-in on First Street benefited the Stevens Cottage home of the Shenandoah Heritage Center. Thirty three vehicles attended in cool weather as Nancy Karnes noted an average of 56 cars before the event. Volunteers grilled and sold hot meals while former officials sold 50/50 raffle tickets. There was no car judging.
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Stevens
Shenandoah Heritage Center
Shenandoah
First Street
Nancy Karnes
Heritage Center
Dave Hinkle
Mike Lowe
Ted Hayes
Elkton Dance Program Sets Sept 1 Registration Hours
Elkton Dance Program announces 2010 11 schedule registration from 3 to 7 p m Wednesday to Friday September 1 3 and 9 a m to 1 p m Saturday September 4 at Elkton Recreation Center next to Elkton Elementary. Fee is 15 per family with monthly tuition and a spring 2011 show at East Rockingham High School. A school bus serves River Bend Elementary Elkton Middle and East Rockingham High. Classes begin week of September 7 through June 4 2011 featuring Ballet Tap Hip Hop Zumba and more for grades pre K to teens with various times including Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Call Mary Liz Humphrey at 298 2163 for details.
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Elkton
Elkton Recreation Center
B Street
Elkton Elementary
East Rockingham High School
River Bend
Elkton Middle
East Rockingham
Mommy & Me Creative Movement
Mary-Liz Humphrey
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