Memorial Day tribute for fallen soldier Chase Prasnicki
Shenandoah commemorates U S Army lieutenant Chase Prasnicki who died in Afghanistan. The Shenandoah VFW Post 8613 led a Memorial Weekend ceremony with family members including his widow and parents. Mayor Clinton Lucas spoke as the community honored a life cut short in service.
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Lexington
Stephen “Chase” Prasnicki
Emily Prasnicki
University of Virginia
Prasnicki
David
Bamburg
Germany
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
Chase Prasnicki
Shenandoah Vfw Post
Clinton Lucas
Debbie Arthur
ValleyFest Beer and Wine Festival draws near 4000 at Massanutten
The 13th Annual ValleyFest Beer and Wine Festival on May 25 at Massanutten Resort drew nearly 4,000 attendees. It showcased about 15 Virginia breweries with over 40 samples and 12 Shenandoah Valley wineries, plus entertainment, crafts, and food. The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce organized the event with Valley Honda Volkswagen, reflecting three years of growth under chamber leadership.
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Massanutten Resort
Harrisonburg- Rockingham
Shenandoah backs Page County Enterprise Zone plan
Shenandoah participates in Page County’s bid to declare 1,821 acres an Enterprise Zone across Shenandoah Luray and Stanley. The county board endorsed the plan May 21 after a public hearing led by EDA consultant Keith Gary. If approved, zones offer regulatory and tax relief to attract investors and spur local business growth.
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Shenandoah
Page County
Luray
Stanley
County Economic Development Authority
Department of Housing and Community Development
Stanley Elementary
Page County Board of Supervisors
EDA
Keith Gary
Gary
Jeff Vaughan
Vaughan
KVK Precision Industries
Shenandoah Speedway
Bob McDonnell
East Rockingham High to start a school garden
Agriculture students under Rebecca Holloway are ending the year by creating a vegetable garden behind Terri Reisinger’s house near U.S. 33. Fourteen FFA members planted and cared for sunflowers lettuce cabbage peas and green beans and will add tomatoes marigolds lima beans and carrots. Neighbors aided with a tiller tractor and soil work while teacher David Scott helped begin tilling.
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East Rockingham High School
Rebecca Holloway
Future Farmers of America
Holloway
John Ansel
Ronnie Henderson
David Scott
Scott
Ryan Kite
Kite
East Rockingham
Marquis Jones
Ted Hayes
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Travis Long
First Street
Joshua Gooden
Page County High School
Twirling Medallions
Massanutten
Donna Kinsey
Tamberlino
Kimberly Romanosky
Mas
Virginia Mountain Vineyards
The
Hackens Boys
Page
Enterprise Zone
Fast Rock Group
Edwin W. Davis
Elkton
Marie B. Hensley
Grottoes
Robert E. Hite
Rena B. Koontz
Robert L. Koontz
Harrisonburg
Sharon A. Lehman
Bobbie Jean Lucas Patterson
Wanda L. McCoy
Jean C. Shenk
Charleen Shifflett
EDRC
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