Elkton Chili Cookoff Draws Crowds in Heat
The fourth annual Elkton Chili Cookoff sponsored by the Elkton Downtown Revitalization Corporation drew hundreds to the Elkton Area Community Center last Saturday. Gusty winds and hot weather framed a busy scene with 35 vendors and 40 show cars amid a crowded west parking lot and lawn.
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DEQ Reps Meet Elkton Officials Tour Sewer Plant
Harrisonburg DEQ officials met Elkton town leaders to review progress under the 2008 Consent Order for the sewer plant and to conduct a plant tour. Attendees included Town Manager Reid Wodicka, Mayor Larry Bompiani, council members, Town Attorney Lauri Sigler, DEQ staff including Amy Owens, Lisa Kelly, Steve Hetrick, and others. The 1:30 p.m. meeting moved to the plant, with a full tour ending late afternoon. Elkton’s plant has long faced operation issues and has spent about 400000 on improvements, including sludge removal. DEQ issued a February 18, 2010 Notice of Violation for two December discharges.
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Elkton Boys and Girls Club seeks sponsors to avoid closure
The Elkton club, housing 100 students this year, faces possible shutdown this summer after losing $35,000 from the national office and $248,000 from the Rockingham County School District. Executive Director Todd Bale notes both funding sources dried up this year, prompting urgent local support. River Bend and Elkton Elementary students regularly attend.
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Spotswood Students Shine at Virginia SkillsUSA Meet
Spotswood High School students from Massanutten Vocational Technical Center in Harrisonburg earned regional prizes at the Virginia state SkillsUSA competition in Hampton. First prizes went to Brendan Myers for Cabinet Making and Nathan Morris for Firefighting Technology. Four students in criminology won in crime scene investigation methods and traffic law enforcement with Patrick Smith taking third.
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Railroad Days brings Shenandoah memories to SES with trains and crafts
Shenandoah Elementary School hosted Railroad Days last Friday turning the gym into a living history of steam and diesel trains. Luray railfan Frank Pierce demonstrated a big G gauge layout while Sandra Brown displayed a German castle-style spinning wheel. School librarian Sharon Senn credits the three year effort to her aim of showing daily life in earlier years and Shenandoah’s railroad heritage.
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