Pinewood Derby Returns to Elkton with New Marshal
Elkton Seventh-day Adventist Church Adventurers Club hosts its fifth Pinewood Derby at Elkton Volunteer Fire Company's Activities Building on Sunday March 11. Bryan Hutcheson, new Rockingham County sheriff, will serve as grand marshal. Up to 120 entrants will race kit cars on an all aluminum, electronically timed track across US 340.
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Micah Shull
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Elkton considers EQ basin to meet DEQ sewer upgrades
Town Manager Kevin Fauber and the Elkton Town Council weigh an EQ basin as a solution to meet DEQ sewer upgrade mandates. The Anderson and Associates study estimates about 6 million more the project would push Elkton toward 8 million in debt. The town’s audit shows borrowing capacity of 18 million but would face political risk in raising funds.
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Kevin Fauber
Anderson and Associates
Rockingham County
Anderson
Chris Fewster
Elkton expands bounds as plan updates population rise
Elkton advances its Comprehensive Plan update noting a population jump from about 2 000 in 2000 to just over 2 700 last year driven by annexation of 830 acres in 2004. The rezoning shifted 830 acres from A 2 to R 2 with 40 acres to the west of Food Lion proposed for mixed uses. The expansion includes Food Lion Kite property and northern Mount Pleasant Road, enabling potential further growth.
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Downey Knolls
Kite
Mount Pleasant Road
Genealogy Sparks From Family Bible Truths
Fluharty, or Flaharty in records, concentrates on her ancestry as a lone child. An aunt supplied a family Bible from Fluharty s great great grandfather born in 1813. The Bible lists the birth days of 14 children and prompted Fluharty s first foray into genealogy. Her search traced an even earlier ancestor born in 1743 who served in the Revolutionary War.
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Fluharty
Flaharty
Shenandoah to host Virginia cycling time trials return
The town of Shenandoah will again host the statewide cycling time trials in July for Virginia medals. Chris Gould of Page Valley Cycling in Luray promotes the event and its age-based categories, offering a chance at the Virginia Champion title.
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State of Virginia
Virginia
Chris Gould
Page Valley Cycling
Luray
Open house highlights SHS elective choices for students
Spotswood High School held a 90 minute open house drawing hundreds of SHS students and Montevideo Middle School eighth graders to the auxiliary gym. Tables showcased electives in music Latin engineering drama French and more with staff and student club volunteers. Engineering students described hands on projects and mentoring duties at local schools.
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Spotswood High School
Montevideo Middle
Spotswood
Justin Jones
Local anti-drug group rebrands to SOSAY Elkton
Elkton group formerly Kick Drugs Out of Elkton now SOSAY aims to curb youth drug and alcohol abuse. Founded by Mike Eppard after a Spotswood High School graduate’s death, it held meetings last fall and a November gathering. A Super Bowl sandwich sale funded incorporation legal fees as efforts continue. The aim remains to provide a five day a week youth site, parental info on drug culture, and warning signs of youth drug use.
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Spotswood High School
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