My Bonnie a shy community child of Elkton
A heartfelt tribute to Bonnie, a two pound twin survivor who lived a life among neighbors and churchgoers, loved poetry, left handed writing, and a long run with Massanutten Presbyterian Church and The National League of American Pen Women. She cherished family, a 50th wedding anniversary, and weekly columns.
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Bonnie
Betty
Massanutten Presbyterian Church
Jim
Jeannie
Sherry
Lisa
Ski
National League of American Pen Women
P.S
Bonnie Gardner Shifflett a longtime Elkton columnist dies
Bonnie Gardner Shifflett, longtime Elkton resident and columnist for The Valley Banner, wrote weekly pieces titled A Secret Dream from 1977. A former McGaheysville High School student, she worked 35 years for Blue Ridge Radio & TV and was active in Massanutten Presbyterian Church. Her last column appeared Sept 23, 2010, before her burial Oct 2, 2010 at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens, accompanied by her poem STEPS.
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McGaheysville High School
Bonnie
East Rockingham
Duplan Corporation
Grottoes
Massanutten “Cross Roads” Presbyterian Church
George and
Wilda Billhimer
Blue Ridge Radio
Elkton
Bonnie Gardner
Jim Shiftlett
My Dad
Bonnie Blue Ridge
the Valley Banner
Bonnie Gardner Shifflett
Massanutten Peak
Hobby Robinson
Jesus
Penn Laird
McGaheysville
Massanutten
Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
Shifflett’s 1977 column on early home computers and futures
The piece analyzes the then new home computer market priced around 600 dollars and forecast rapid growth with accessories, telephones and electronic banking. It notes potential mass production cuts, the shift toward electronic records, and a future where electronic newspapers and paper might fade. It weighs benefits against risks of surveillance and job displacement, and ends with a poem about secret dreams.
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Washington
Metro Subway
Shenandoah Police Department
Luray
Associated Press
Big Brother
Remembering Bonnie and Jim as Local Glass and History Mentors
A tribute recalling Bonnie and Jim’s guidance in identifying glass types such as Heisey and Fenton, and in antiquing trips. The speaker details how collecting local memorabilia sparked an interest in War Between the States history, involvement with Elkton Historical Society, and later Confederate reenactment.
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Nippon
R.S. Prussia
Harrisonburg
Bonnie
Jim
Kathy
Pennsylvania
Elkton Historical Society
Historical Bottle Diggers of
Virginia
Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 10
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Elkton, Va
Rosee
Shifflett
Jimmy Carter
Bob Dylan
Mr. Jones
Billhimer
Blue Ridge Electric, Inc
River Rd
E. Market St. Hwy
Acmestoveco.com
the Valley Banner Elkton
Blue Ridge Real Estate
Spotswood Trail
Elktonvarealest
Ace Dean
S. Stuart Ave
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