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Newspaper
The Valley Banner
Location
Elkton, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 2015
Page
2
Elkton Volunteer Fire Company hosts Breakfast With Santa from 7 to 10 am at the Activities Center on South Eastside Highway. Menu includes eggs sausage biscuits gravy fried potatoes fruit doughnuts. Prices 8 dollars adults 6 seniors 4 ages 6 to 12. Santa appears 8 30 to 10 am with proceeds supporting the annual fund drive.
Elkton hosts its annual Christmas tree lighting at 6 30 p m on Thursday December 3 at the town tree near Rockingham Street across from the town hall. Bows for remembrance cost five dollars each with a December 1 deadline. The event includes music cookies and a visit from Santa with details from the town treasurer’s office at 298 1951.
Elkton Progressive Improvement Committee hosts its annual Holiday Home and Church Tour Sunday December 6 from 1 to 5 pm. Homes featured include Christopher and Emily Davis Boone Donna Carrier and Dan and Alesia Talbot Faith Alive Fellowship Church will be open with refreshments. Advance tickets cost 12 dollars at Nancy's Party Things Elkton and Elkton Area Community Center. On the day of the event tickets are 15 dollars at the homes. Proceeds benefit community improvements. Call Derenda Flick or Donna Mowbray for details.
South River Elementary in Grottoes invites the community to a Holiday Community Concert in the school gym from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday December 6 featuring The Dennis Lee Holiday Show from Florida with country pop and old time rock n roll tunes. A freewill offering benefits the school and its track construction.
Elkton Area Community Center accepts youth basketball registrations through December 9. A K to 2 clinic costs 30 dollars on Saturday mornings. League play costs 35 dollars with grade based schedules from grades 3 to 12. Registration hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday at Blue and Gold Drive. Call 298-8730 for details.
A cluster of obituaries from the Strasburg area lists Cecil Edward Shifflett 71 Elkton died Nov 22 2015 at Avante. Robert B Milner Jr 87 Mount Sidney died Nov 24 2015. Rose Marie Buracker Kaminski 94 Stanley. Sandra K Hubart 72 Broadway. Bernice Hensley 84 Harrisonburg. Lawrence Miller 84 Shenandoah. Donald Tolle 70 Timberville. Each notice provides birth dates, family survivors, marriages, service details and funeral home arrangements with memorial gifts to various churches and funds.
The 19th annual Christmas with The Deanes Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday December 5 at William Monroe High School in Standardsville. Admission is free and concessions will be available.
Beldor Mennonite Church hosts bluegrass program at 7 p.m. Sunday December 6 with New Grass Traditions at 6 miles southeast of Elkton on Beldor Road. Saint Pauls Episcopal Church holds a 2 p.m. Christmas hymn sing Sunday December 6 with Joe McAlister Friends near Shenandoah Comertown Road. Stanley New Hope Pentecostal presents Christmas play Christmas on Merry Lane at 7 p.m. December 12 and 6 p.m. December 13 at 5074 Farmview Lane Stanley. New Grass Associates perform bluegrass gospel 7 p.m. December 4 at Jollett Bible Mission in Jollett Hollow. Youth group Kids for Christ hosts annual Christmas hymn sing 7 p.m. Sunday December 6 west of Elkton on East Point Road. Guest speaker Brother Kelly Hildebrant from Saskatoon Canada to speak 7 p.m. December 5 and 6 at Full Gospel Lighthouse Tabernacle 14 miles east of Elkton on U S 33. Homeless shelter benefit at 185 Conn Rd McGaheysville 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. December 5 with proceeds to Salvation Army Homeless Shelter. Evangelical United Methodist Church launches A Redbox Christmas sermon series during Advent worship 10 a.m. Sundays at 513 E Spotswood Ave Elkton. Call 421-1536 or 298-1767 and visit the churches online.
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