Elkton Autumn Days and Fall Festival Set This Weekend
Elkton hosts two fall events, Autumn Days and the 28th Elkton Fall Festival, Saturday October 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday October 16 from noon to 5 p.m. on B Street and Blue Ridge Park. Vendors, food, and live entertainment fill both days with free admission and rain or shine plans.
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Book-It Olympics spark Shenandoah reading drive
Shenandoah Elementary teams with Pizza Hut for Book-It Olympics to boost reading. Books focus on sports ahead of London 2012. Reading minutes count toward monthly medals, with gold silver and bronze honors for classes. Individual goals set by teachers. parents sign home reading minutes. monthly drawings and Pizza Hut coupons add rewards.
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Elkton Pride Day Quietly Passed Amid Limited Protests
Sunday afternoon Elkton Pride took place at the Cooley House near Merck’s plant with about a dozen Rainbow Alliance members helping organize. Local sponsors included Miller Coors Shenandoah Brewery groups and more than a dozen area businesses, mostly outside Elkton, as press access was restricted until late.
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Church Prayer Day Sparks Elkton Town Debate
A rally named Elkton Pride hosted by lesbian gay bisexual transgender groups at Miller Coors and Merck near Elkton drew about 150 people at Merck's Cooley House last Sunday. Former gay man Mark King shared his life story and urged healing, while Elkton officials and a former mayor criticized using the town name in the event.
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Merck
Cooley House
Upper Room
Mark King
Theo Pence
Harry Armbruster
Lee Dearing
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