Elkton Kicks Off Season With Tree Lighting Parade
Elkton marked the start of the season with a Christmas tree lighting on Rockingham Street. Mayor Roy Davis welcomed a large crowd as Monica Brewer and Lighthouse Children Center choir led carols. Genesis Preschool and Timmy May honored bow readers, Santa arrived on a volunteer fire truck, children received goody bags, and town workers led by Treasurer Clairen Sipe provided treats amid a festive gathering.
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Elkton
Roy “Gene” Davis
Town Hall
Rockingham Street
Monica Brewer
Lighthouse Children’s Center
Genesis Preschool
Timmy
Santa Claus
Elkton Volunteer Fire Company
Clairen Sipe
Ted Hayes
Bentley Breeden
Santa
Joshua Gooden
SES Colonial Days at Shenandoah Elementary Recreates Revolutionary Era
Fifth graders at Shenandoah Elementary School explored life for children during the American Revolution under teacher Lynn Swartzlander. Essays were submitted to Betty Foltz of the Shenandoah River Chapter DAR as part of an annual statewide contest inviting SES Page County Middle and Page County High participation.
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Shenandoah Elementary School
Lynn Swartzlander
Betty Foltz
Foltz
Swartzlander
DAR
Shenandoah
Page County
SES
Elkton Christmas Parade Lights Up Town Mood
The 2013 Elkton Christmas Parade drew a festive crowd as floats balloons and wagons rolled past churches schools and fire apparatuses. Elks bands Girl Scouts and Santa in a wagon led the way with Timmy May in an electric mini cruiser. The route ran from west of the railroad tracks along Old Spotswood Trail to Stuart Avenue ending at the Elkton Area Community Center as Candlelight Ministries handed out treats.
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Elkton
East Rockingham High School
Santa
Timmy May
Old Spotswood Trail
Stuart Avenue
Elkton Area
Candlelight Ministries of
Local computer sales idea aids Elkton elementary pupils
Gerry Bootie Comer owner of Semper Fi Computers on Terrace Avenue in Elkton has developed several methods to put computers into the hands of the public. One plan, implemented with Elkton Area United Services, benefits a local elementary school.
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Gerry “Bootie” Comer
Semper Fi
Terrace Avenue
Elkton
United Services
Modern Woodmen of America
Matt Robinson
Dana Ream
PTA
Modern Woodmen
C. Wayne Nicholas
George Grunewald
Ruth Hilliard
Ted
Photo calendars and genealogy help at Shenandoah Center
Joyce Fluharty, manager of the Shenandoah Computer Center at 411 Second St, offers genealogies tracing family lines and photo calendar services for 2014. Calendars may feature local or famous families, teams, or subjects, with up to 36 photos per calendar and non copyrighted pre-1923 images.
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Joyce Fluharty
Shenandoah
Second St
Flaharty
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Brenda Dean
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George M. Baker
Harrisonburg
Nora V. Blair
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Rena C. Craddock
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Charles R. Stanley
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