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Newspaper
The Valley Banner
Location
Elkton, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 2011
Page
5
Wayne Printz of Elkton argues in a letter to The Valley Banner that the town faces security and fiduciary risks tied to the town manager’s June resignation. He notes a stolen computer with proprietary data and questions a $30,000 grant spending on a water study advising three new wells and $4.5 million in borrowing.
Interns at Elkton, both UM students, work under Town Manager Reid Wodicka and Jason Berg on a university town internship program that earned a Virginia Municipal League award last year. Milanesi and Morris, JMU alums, rotate through economic development tasks, recycling analysis, festival planning, and business attraction with flexible schedules and aims to cut costs while aiding community goals.
Shenandoah Police Department starts the year with a grant to replace old bulletproof vests at 500 dollars each with half covered by the grant. Within 30 days officers will wear a new shoulder patch designed from input by all department members. Captain Paul Davis led the design process and Chief Pete Monteleone finalized the patch featuring the American flag, In God We Trust, and the Town seal Daughter of the Stars replacing the state seal.
Photo by F P Hammers shows Julia Adams’s Elkton Elementary School first grade in 1946. Identified students across four rows include Norman Haney Jimmy Lam Roy Gene Davis Wayne Gooden Orlando Dean Lewis Hensley Charles Slye Leo Davis John Herring Kenneth Flick Billy Richards Gerald Bruce Johnny Baugher Stanley Wampler Larry Morris Leon Lam Shelby Hensley Janet Herndon Patsy Skellie Norma Miller Jackie Skellie Phyliss Miller Frances Lam Ellen Bird Brenda Fogle Madelyn Williams Marsha Louderback Barbara Shifflett Maxine Cave Sandra Morris Gloria Pennington Ann Davis and teacher Julia Adams.
The Elkton Welcome Center plans a February 27 gathering from 1 to 5 PM to collect recollections of the Gables Hotel. Colleen Grady says locals who visited or worked there should share memories for documentation at the downtown center.
The Twirling Medallions Majorette and Drum Corps invites new members. Girls 3 and up may join as twirlers, color guard is open to all ages 5 and older, and drummers are 8 and up. Practices 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Elkton Middle School gym. Call Tina Hughes or Carolyn Frazier for details.
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