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Newspaper
The Valley Banner
Location
Elkton, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 2011
Page
2
The Elkton Ridge Runners travel baseball team for ages 12 and under will hold a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday January 29 in the Elkton Pentecostal Church social hall. Plates cost six dollars. Call Kim Hall at 383-6026 for details.
The CrossRoads Heritage Center will hold its annual dinner and meeting at 6:30 p.m. Friday February 4 at Mill Creek Church of the Brethren 7600 Port Republic Road Port Republic area. Linda Waggy will portray Rebecca Burkholder Paul Roth will impersonate Elder John Kline Tickets are 20 dollars per person Registration due by January 31 call 438-1275 or visit vbmhc.org for details
The Valley Program for Aging Services offers chronic disease self management workshop leader training in Blue Ridge Hall Room 334 at 601 University Blvd Harrisonburg. The 9 am to 4 pm sessions span January 14-15 and 21-22 and prepare leaders for You Can Live Well Virginia with lunch and materials provided. Register via Joyce Nussbaum at 568-5253.
A Winter Blues Bash will run 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday January 15 at the Avis O. Comer VFW Post in Shenandoah. DJ Bruce Monger will spin music. non alcoholic drinks and hors d oeuvres provided. Tickets cost 10 in advance, 12 at the door with proceeds benefiting the Shenandoah Recreation League. Call Buck Gordon or Megan Gordon at 652 4357 for tickets.
The Elkton Dance Program offers Creative Movement and Music classes for ages 3-4 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. New sessions start Friday January 14 at Elkton Recreation Center on B Street beside Elkton Elementary. Call Mary-Liz Humphrey at 298-2163 for registration and details.
Spinal flexibility yoga classes start Thursday January 13 from 6 30 to 8 p m at Elkton Recreation Center on B Street for adults and teens. Call 2982163 for more information.
Several obituaries from the Harrisonburg area note deaths in early January 2011. Garland Kenneth Hummel, 85, of Harrisonburg, a Merck retiree and Navy veteran, died January 6 and was buried at Briery Branch Church Cemetery. Susie Marie May, 93, of Stanardsville, a former Duplan and Belk worker, died January 4 with services in Mount Olivet Cemetery and memorials to Hospice of the Piedmont. Shirley Funkhouser Lawson, 85, Elkton, a longtime EUMC teacher and Alliance/Merchandise staffer, died January 4 with services at Elkton church. Lillian Foster Grimm, 84, of Grottoes, died January 5, survived by children and grandchildren. service January 10. Virginia Elizabeth Hiebler, 91, Shenandoah, a former Bethlehem Steel worker, died January 8 with service January 11.
Saint Peter's United Methodist Church on East Point Road west of Elkton will host a soup salad sandwich and dessert buffet starting at 4 p.m. Saturday January 22. A freewill offering will be accepted.
The Shenandoah Valley Quilters Guild will meet at 9 30 a m Saturday January 15 in the Sunnyside Meeting Room at Sunnyside Presbyterian Home Harrisonburg. The program is an auction with proceeds funding guild community projects. Members are urged to donate sewing and craft items and more information is at svgg.org.
Ann M Shiffett 68 of Shenandoah died Jan 6 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital born Oct 31 1942 Elkton daughter of Margaret Monger McAlister and the late Guy Monger Sr homemaker member of Bible Holiness Church enjoyed cake decorating doll collecting married Lebert Shifflett on Dec 24 1960 he preceded her in death Survivors include son Lebert Wayne Shifflett two daughters Patricia Sly Diana St Clair six grandchildren four great grandchildren one brother five sisters and two step siblings A funeral Sunday at Bible Holiness Church Rev Matt Homer officiating burial McAlister Cemetery Donations to Kyger Funeral Home for burial expenses Also Catherine Blakey Williams 84 of Harrisonburg died Jan 4 2011 at UVa Medical Center born Oct 18 1926 in McGaheysville daughter of George H Blakey Sr and Josephine Beasley Blakey member of New Hope Baptist Church later Bethel AME Church married Jerry Williams Jr on Feb 19 1948 Survivors include sons Jerry Williams III George Calvin Williams Raymond Carl Williams daughters Lois Marie Williams Lillie W Jordan Cathy W Harrison brothers Robert Blakey Joseph Blakey Harry Leroy Blakey Wilson Blakey a sister Sarah Blakey Sampson and many grandchildren and great A funeral was held at Lindsey Funeral Home Harrisonburg Jan 7 officiated by Dr James M Harrison Rev Collin Figueroa burial Newtown Cemetery www.lindseyharrisonburg.com
Grace Fellowship Church schedules revival services starting 6 p.m. Sunday Jan 23 and 7 30 p.m. nightly Jan 24 25 26 at 205 N Fourth St Shenandoah. Guest speaker Pastor Jesse Booth of Fredericksburg will lead crusades in Africa in February and March. Call Pastor Wayne Comer for details.
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