Cirque de la Danse Enchants Elkton Dance Fans
Cirque de la Danse impressed Elkton and East Rockingham High School audiences over the weekend. The Elkton Recreation Dance Program presented 23 short dances under director Mary-Liz Humphrey with associates Nanny Glick and John Wittenborn guiding adult and child performers in a circus themed program featuring exotic music and striking visual elements.
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Mary-Liz Humphrey
Nanny Glick
John Wittenborn
Elkton
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Sandy Boutillier
Elkton hears budget critique during public hearing
The Town of Elkton held a Monday public hearing on its fiscal 2014 budget before the council’s regular session. Residents including two former councilmen criticized spending, urged cutting the $5.18 million proposal, and questioned payroll, cell phones, and a 1.7 percent rate increase for water, sewer, and trash.
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Elkton
Lee Dearing
Dearing
Merck switches to switchgrass at Elkton plant fields
Merck and Company converts 700 acres surrounding the Stonewall Plant near Elkton from corn to switchgrass in a five year trial. The project, aided by Virginia Tech and Ferrum College teams, aims to cut fertilizer traces, boost soil carbon and nutrients, and improve habitat for insects, rodents, and several bird species on the state conservation list.
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Stonewall
Elkton
Merck
John McCloskey
Brian King
Virginia Tech
Verl Emerick
Conservation Management Institute
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Mike St. Germain
Emerick
Ferrum College
Shenandoah River
McCloskey
Elkton welcomes Texas author Jodi Meadows for book signing
Jodi Meadows, a Texas native living in Elkton for ten years, signed copies of her new fantasy titles Asunder and Incarnate at the Elkton Community Library on Friday. The prolific writer has 17 books, with two fresh releases and another planned for next year, all aimed at young and younger readers. Her works share a common setting of an alternate magical world. Meadows signs Incarnate for Marlie Moretti at the Elkton library branch.
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Jodi Meadows
Texas
Elkton
Meadows
Marlie Moretti
Elkton Libray
Ted Hayes
Heritage Day Celebrates 19th Century Life At Grand Caverns
The third annual Heritage Day in Grottoes revived Shenandoah Valley life with historic photos crafts and period exhibits. Highlights included a ballroom in the cavern with Lost and Found and the Cornerstones, a teepee camp an outdoor stage by Many Nights Ahead and demonstrations from blacksmiths leatherworkers sewers and a spinning wheel. A cannon fired hourly, a stew kept warm, and a turkey roasted on a spit marked Civil War echoes as Park Manager Lettie Stickley in period dress praised pleasant weather and crowd enjoyment.
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Grand Caverns
Grottoes
Shenandoah Valley
Lost and Found
Shelley
The
Cornerstones
Lettie Stickley
Shenandoah approves zone plan and school leadership updates
Shenandoah Town Council advances the Page County Virginia Enterprise Zone with funding tweaks and regulatory relief for area businesses. A state law passage will determine final zone benefits. The district notes Shenandoah Elementary as Virginia’s oldest continuous school, with a plaque planned. Denise Atkins named new elementary principal. Home Depot receives plaque for police department renovation support. Police Chief Paul Davis announces $134,000 in federal surplus gear received.
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Ses
Shenandoah
Dixie Davis
Denise Atkins
Home Depot
Shenandoah Police Department
Paul Davis
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