Lions Club Christmas in January aids Elkton and Penn Laird pantries
East Rockingham High School students and the McGaheysville Massanutten Lions Club packed and distributed nearly 4.5 tons of food for Elkton Area United Services and Penn Laird pantries. In its sixth year, the Christmas in January drive serves more than 1,200 people annually, with 20 Lions and 10 ERHS students moving food on January 13 17 and 23 under President Ron Buss.
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East Rockingham High School
McGaheysville-Massanutten Lions Club
Elkton Area
United Services
Penn Laird Food Pantries
Lions Club
ERHS
McGaheysville-Massanutten
Ron Buss
Ted Hayes
Elkton Rail Fence Plan Spurs Safety Upgrade
Norfolk Southern proposes a safety fence along Terrace Avenue south of Old Spotswood Trail in Elkton to run from the Pure Oil Station to Water Street. The town would place the fence a set distance from track centers on railroad property. The railroad also seeks higher leasing fees for parcels Elkton holds south and north of Old Spotswood Trail.
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Norfolk Southern
Elkton
Terrace Avenue
Pure Oil
Ray's
Water Street
Old Spotswood Trail
Kevin Whitfield
Ray’s
Ted Hayes
Shenandoah council eyes trees near tracks at Price home
At the January 28 meeting the Shenandoah Town Council debated who will remove 80 foot Norfolk Southern adjacent trees near Rolanda Price’s house on railroad property by First Street. The railroad will review the issue. town action focuses on culvert clearance and flood risk to Price’s property. The council nearly filled planning commission vacancies, reappointing Pendley and Dovel and adding Nancy Boyer, Grace House director, with a growth‑minded outlook.
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Shenandoah Town
Rolanda Price
Norfolk’ Southern Railroad
First Street
Price
Dovel
Town Planning Commission
Dorothy Pendley
Larry Dovel
Nancy Boyer
Grace House
Town
Boyer
Shenandoah Train Yard Buzz Keeps Freight Moving
Trainmaster Chris Bloomfield runs the Norfolk Southern yard with 12 side tracks, four repair shops, and two mainlines fueling daily traffic from Allentown to mid Ohio. The yard supplies 80 percent of Harrisonburg area corn and grain, ships cardboard containers for M&M candy, and serves packaging and hardware firms, boosting local pride and a romantic railroading heritage.
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Shenandoah
Chris Bloomfield
Norfolk Southern
Harrisonburg
George’s Foods
Cargill
Pilgrim's Pride
Shenandoah Yard
Packaging Corporation
Dayton
Bloomfield
M&m
Bluegrass Jam Brightens EACC Sessions in Elkton
More than a dozen bluegrass musicians and a hearty crowd gathered at the Elkton Area Community Center for the second in a series of informal jams through mid May. Organized by Don DePoy and Martha Hills, the event featured a microphone-free circle and a backup line, fostering a casual, community-focused evening.
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EACC
Elkton Area
Don DePoy
Martha Hills
Marsha Sampson
McGaheysville
Shenandoah
DePoy
Shenandoah Valley
Big Meadows Resort
Broadway- Timberville
Danny Lam
Randy Edwards
Clifford Shifflett
Walter Grooms
Jerry Lee Armstrong
Hazel Randall
Allen Kennedy
Bill Randall
Greg Eppard
Ted Hayes
SVEC Warns of Scam Emails Targeting Customers
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative warns customers about fraudulent invoice emails seen by a similar Ohio cooperative. The messages claim to be from PG&E Energy or another energy company and include a link that installs malware. SVEC advises not clicking links or attachments and to search suspicious sentences for scams.
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Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative
Ohio
Pg&e Energy
SVEC
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By Ted Hayes
Todub
Comcast.net
United States
Allentown
Mid- Ohio
Mid-South
Coors
Sheldon D. Alt
Lillle
A. Galliday
Richard L. Lichliter
Keezletown
Treva C. Louderback
Alexander J. Marsh
Port Republic
Oliver B. Mowbray Jr
Grottoes
Delmar
L. Oscar
Broadway
Lebert W. Shifflatt
Leona D. Slane
Martinsburg
W.va
William M. Summerfield II
Classifields
River Bend
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