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Newspaper
The Valley Banner
Location
Elkton, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2011
Page
2
New Mommy and Me and Mommy and Me Creative Movement classes for three year olds will meet at 10 a.m. each Friday at the Elkton Recreation Center on B Street beside Elkton Elementary. Attendance is free every Friday. For details call Mary-Liz Humphrey at 298-2163.
The Page County High School Class of 1963 will hold a Dutch treat dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Dan's Steak House in Luray. For details, contact Wanda Shenk at 778-8656 or Carol Shuler at 652-4422.
Spotswood High School Athletic Department hosts a four person captain s choice golf tourney at Packsaddle Ridge Golf Club Keezletown at 2 p m Sunday May 1. Fee is 75 dollars per golfer covering green fees cart lunch and dinner with prizes raffle and auction items. Call Spotswood 289 3100 or Packsaddle 269 8188 for details.
The Elkton Blue Sox baseball team will host a spaghetti dinner at the Elkton Area Community Center starting at 12 30 p m Sunday April 3. The menu includes spaghetti with meat sauce salad bread drinks and desserts. Adults pay 8 while children four and under eat free. Proceeds fund uniforms and equipment. Call 820-9238 for details.
A bluegrass gospel benefit concert is planned for 5 p.m. on Saturday April 2 at the Elkton Area Community Center on Blue and Gold Drive. Performers include Cornerstone Bluegrass Revival Dixie Sunrise Heartstrings and Hands Mountain Bluegrass. Food drinks and a charity auction will aid Verlin Zeke Lam’s medical expenses. Call 820-6833 for more details.
Shenandoah Recreation League begins signups for its 140 girls softball teams. Eligible players are aged 14 and under as of December 31 2010 from Page County or zip 22827. Fee is $50 per player including a uniform. Contact Megan Gordon at 652 4357.
A free boating safety course will be held April 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Grottoes Rescue Squad building, 805 Augusta Ave. The Boat Virginia course meets state requirements and is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Call Josh Wimner at 578 3840 or email fireems4life593 aol.com for registration.
A bluegrass benefit concert featuring The Deanes of Stanardsville will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday April 10 at New Life Gospel Church in Shenandoah to aid Brother Clyde Shifflett. Pastor Tony Cubbage can be reached at 778-3204 for details.
William R. Horne Jr 58 of Waynesville NC died March 20 2011 at home. A native of Elkton he was the son of the late William Ryan Horne Sr and Phyllis Simmerman Horne. He was a retired DeDietrich sales representative and loved the ocean and his beach home Paradise on St George Island FL. He is survived by his wife Lynn Clark Horne and two children, plus siblings and grandchildren. A memorial service was held March 26 2011 at Canton Chapel Wells Funeral Home.
Multiple church events announced including a benefit hymn sing at Furnace United Methodist Church on April 2 to aid East Rockingham High School Relay For Life. Other services and drives at Elkton area churches, plus a 2011 obituary and local events at Bel dor, Grottoes, and South River Elementary School.
Eula S Shifflett Hensley 89 of Elkton died March 24 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital born Sept 2 1921 to Arthur and Florence Shifflett survived by three sons two daughters sister five grandchildren three stepgrandchildren and 11 great grandchildren a homemaker she enjoyed baking flowers and storytelling active at East Point United Methodist Church and Cross Keys Senior Citizens Group service held March 27 2011 at Kgger Funeral Home Chapel burial at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens memorials to charity. Mary L Whiteside 86 of Shenandoah died March 26 2011 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital born July 16 1924 to Marcellus and Clara Brown graduated Mount Clinton High School cafeteria manager at Shenandoah Elementary School member of St Peter's Lutheran Church and Order of the Eastern Star widow of John H Whiteside Jr survived by two daughters two sons six grandchildren and five great grandchildren private graveside service memorial donations to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank or HARTS condolences to the Whiteside family at Lindsey Kyger Funeral Home.
McGaheysville United Methodist Church will host a spaghetti dinner, silent auction, and cake walk at the Gooden Brothers VFW Post 9292 in Elkton on Saturday April 9 to raise funds for the Relay For Life team. Adults pay $8 and children ages 5 to 11 pay $4. For details call 289-5445 or email megame verizon.net.
Mount Zion Baptist Church in Shenandoah will celebrate its Mass Choir and Youth Choir anniversary at 4 p.m. Saturday April 2. The Saint James Baptist Church Choir of Waynesboro will guest perform along with both church choirs. Call 298-2044 for more information.
Elkton Area United Services invites the public to its annual Open Your Heart dinner and silent auction from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday April 2 at the Gooden Brothers VFW Post 9292 in Elkton. The event offers pasta salad bread and desserts with an eight dollar adult donation and four dollars for ages 10 and under. The auction features a framed P Buckley Moss print and laptops and desktops among many items. For details call 209-4144 or visit callsauction.webs.com.
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