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Newspaper
The Valley Banner
Location
Elkton, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 2014
Page
2
A pancake supper to aid the Shenandoah Rescue Squad is set for Thursday March 20 from 5 30 to 8 p m in Shenandoah The $8 ticket covers pancakes sausage gravy toast scrambled eggs sausage links and fried apples Carryout meals are available Tickets may be purchased at Shenandoah Hardware or at the door Call 652 6500 for details
A hunter education course will be held at Avis O. Comer VFW Post 8613 in Shenandoah on March 15 and April 19 starting at 7 30 am. Steve Rodgers will teach. Post address is 1103 Varina Ave Call 471 2878 or 652 6393 for more information.
Page County will host an Elementary Music Extravaganza at 6 30 p.m. Thursday March 13 at PCHS featuring students from Shenandoah Stanley Luray and Springfield elementaries. A preschool registration for four year olds by Sept 30 2014 runs 3 7 p.m. Thursday March 27 at Grove Hill Preschool Academy with staff assistance and required documents.
Jazzercise classes offered each Wednesday at the Elkton Area Community Center. A 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. session blends jazz dance Pilates hip hop kickboxing and strength training for all fitness levels. Fee is 15 per month paid at class. new participants should arrive 10 minutes early. Contact Betsy Deanding for details.
A cluster of local obituaries from Rockingham and Shenandoah counties reports Raleigh Pirkey Jr 86 of Elkton born Sept 1 1927 a Navy veteran and former Southern States truck driver with graveside services at Mount Olivet McGaheysville. John Mikel Mickey Hutton 40 of Stanley died March 7 2014 survived by parents spouses and children with funeral at Mount Carmel Elk Run Cemetery. William Bill Dennett 65 Harrisonburg died March 3 2014 after a battle with cancer with service at Kgger Funeral Home Harrisonburg. Wendell Pee Wee Haliburton 40 of Harrisonburg died March 2 2014 with memorial service in Harrisonburg. Margie Turner 78 of McGaheysville dies May 19 1935 birth era survived by family with service in McGaheysville. Judith Fisher 70 Harrisonburg died March 3 2014 with service at McDow Funeral Home. Onie Kyger Shiflett 96 Shrewsbury Pa formerly Windsor Pa died March 8 2014 with burial in Baltimore interment. Memorials directed to local charities.
Saint Peter's United Methodist Church hosts a hymn sing featuring The Sunny Side at 7 p.m. Friday March 14 with refreshments. Nearby, Furnance UMC offers a tenderloin dinner and movie on March 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. with carryout. Grace Unplugged starts at 6 p.m. Donations accepted. Elkton area churches continue The Deadly Seven sermon series Sundays at Evangelical UMC 513 East Spotswood Ave with related Lent meals on Wednesdays through April 9 hosted by area churches in the Elkton Ministerial Association.
The 4H Dairy Club will meet at 7 pm on Thursday March 20 at the Cross Keys Raritan Hall. Call the County Extension Office at 564-3080 or visit www ext vtedu for details.
The James Madison University Crew Club will stage a mock regatta at 11 am on Saturday March 29 at River Park on Morrison Road in Shenandoah. Spectators are invited to watch members row on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River.
The Stepp Builders Sunday school class hosts an Irish country meal at Christ United Methodist Church from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday March 16. Menu includes corned beef and cabbage meatloaf beans parsley potatoes and desserts. Adults pay $8 and children 12 and under pay $4. Call 4321 1141 for details.
A grief recovery support group meets each Tuesday from 7 to 9 p m at Shenandoah Pentecostal Holiness Church 300 Shenandoah Ave The program assists anyone grieving a loss Leaders are Harry and Debbie Byrd Meetings run through May 27 Call 652 6013 for more information
Lena May Lam 84 of Elkton died March 8 2014 surrounded by family. She was a homemaker born May 6 1929 daughter of Edgar and Ella Dean married Elmo Lam in 1946. Four sons a daughter 15 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren five great great grandchildren survive. Funeral March 12 Elkton Pentecostal Church burial Elk Run Cemetery. Kyger Funeral Home handled arrangements. Redith Irene Carper Keller 94 of Harrisonburg died March 8 2014 at home born February 10 1920 in Quicksburg daughter of Garnett and Mary Carper member of Mount Olivet Church of the Brethren. Worked at Cootes Store Restaurant and FW Woolworth Co. married Elbert Lee Keller Jr. in 1941 he predeceased her in 2002. Survived by two daughters a sister three grandchildren seven great grandchildren two great great grandchildren. Funeral held March 11 2014 at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens donations suggested to Mount Brethren. Kyger Funeral Home site listed.
A fundraiser bingo game and silent auction will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday March 16 at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Harrisonburg. More than 25 bingo games are planned with prizes from Scentsy Thirty One Longaberger Vera Bradley and Coach. Presale four cards for 25 while three cards at the door. Call Natasha at 820 0878 for presale tickets or more details.
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