Rites of Autumn Return to Elkton Festivals
Elkton hosted the 27th Annual Elkton Autumn Days Arts and Crafts Festival by the Elkton Progressive Improvement Committee on B Street, plus the Elkton Fall Festival in Blue Ridge Park run by the Junior Order. Dozens of flea market vendors filled the parks. Ellis Harris from Goochland County sold knick knacks. Sales were steady but foot traffic lagged due to cool, cloudy weather.
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Elkton
Ellis Harris
Goochland County
Elkton cemetery panel fills three seats at council meeting
Elkton Town Council approved three new cemetery commissioners Lester Seal Sharon Jones and Lee Dearing on a 4-2 vote with four council members in favor. The body also backed a perpetual maintenance agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation for the Gateway Project at South Street. Randell Snow urged a cost-saving plan to avoid a contractor for the Kite property and instead develop it into sellable lots.
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Elkton
Cemetery Commission
Lester Seal
Sharon Jones
Lee Dearing
Wayne Printz
Jay Dean
Theo Pence
Margaretta Dean Isom
Harry Armbruster
Joshua Gooden
Virginia Department of Transportation
Stuart Avenue
Gooden
VDOT
Randell Snow
Rockingham School Board honors teachers and retirees
At the October 14 meeting Rockingham County School Board awarded 2012 13 VSBA award of appreciation to Superintendent Dr Carol Fenn and fellow board members. Two retiring members John J Myers Jr Anthony Slater received REFI certificates. REFI leaders presented the honors. Two Kelley Coggsdale Character Counts winners were named Oct with Maria Cardosa and Christopher M Guest as student winners from McGaheysville Elementary School last year.
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Rockingham County School Board
Carol Fenn
Virginia School Boards Association
Fenn
VSBA
John J. Myers Jr
Anthony Slater
Rockingham Educational Foundation, Inc
Foundation
REFI
Edward Smith
Donna Harper
Kelley Coggsdale
Maria Cardosa
Christopher M. Guest
McGaheysville
Rockingham County School Board District 3
Ted Hayes
Blazers win at Parade of Champions with Eagles
East Rockingham High School Marching Eagles and Spotswood High School Marching Trailblazers joined about 45 regional bands in the 36th Parade of Champions at James Madison University Bridgeforth Stadium. Both Class A entrants met their directors expectations during morning performances.
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East Rockingham High School
Spotswood High School
James Madison University
Bridgeforth Stadiu
Eagles
Greg Oaks
Candidate Forum Set for Thursday in Rockingham County
The Shenandoah Valley Tea Party Patriots local chapter will host Rockingham County School Board candidates for a public forum Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Freedom Baptist Church.
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Shenandoah Valley Tea Party Patriots
Rockingham County School Board
Freedom Baptist Church
Box Tops for Schools Fundraiser at Elkton Elementary
Parents at Elkton Elementary cut pink box top coupons from cereals and mail them to the school. Elkton Elementary forwards the coupons to General Mills, which sends checks twice yearly equal to ten cents per coupon, providing a small cash boost for the school.
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Elkton
EES
General Mills
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Chase Shackelford
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Weyers Cave
Elkton Town Council
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Blazers
East Rock
JMU
Elkton Elem
Thelma G. Cline
Frederick
Gerald E. Collins
Harrisonburg
Violet M. Thompson
Rockingham County
Casey Billhimer
C.J. Hensley
Debbie Swartley
PTA
Dana Ream
Natalie Conley
Monica Hensley
Shenandoah
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