Local kids meet real heroes in Warren County
Front Royal Sheriff Office and Front Royal Police join the Heroes Challenge at Fitness Evolution. Cindy Wenzel of Gold Mountain Martial Arts organized the event to show children positive community role models and to promote safety awareness, with a tug of war ending in a close police victory.
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Front Royal
Warren County Sheriff's Office
Cindy Wenzel
Gold Mountain Martial Arts
Wenzel
Sheriff's Department
Police Department
Gold Mountain
Front Royal Police Department
Robbie Seal
Fire Department
Seal
Local artist wins two awards at D C Tattoo Expo
Steven Jesse a 28 year old tattoo artist at Tried and True Tattoo earned first place in American Traditional Male for the second straight year at the sixth annual DC Tattoo Expo held January 15 17 in Arlington. He also won second place in American Traditional Female for a sailor pinup and rose elephant head. Jesse previously ran Shell Shock a Luray based shop until its 2015 closure.
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LURAY
Steven Jesse
Tried and True Tattoo
Arlington
Jesse
Shell Shock
Council debates raises for town staff and department heads
Council members spar over a proposed budget that would raise department heads and attorneys by amounts far above a one dollar increase. Town Manager Burke defends the changes as aligning with nearby counties while Tewart and others urge fairness for all employees. The April 18 work session will continue budget talks focusing on enterprise funds with a town council meeting set for 7 p.m. at the Warren County Government Center.
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Eugene Tewart
Steve Burke
Tewart
Tim Carr
Warren County
Warren County considers 3 cent real estate tax hike plan
Supervisors weigh increasing the real estate tax rate from 59.5 to 63 cents per 100 of assessed value for a $200 000 home, with current bills at 1 190 and proposed changes tied to school operations jail funding and county cuts. Supervisor Dan Murray opposes the increase while Tony Carter notes three possible funding options. A public hearing aims to gather citizen input for the budget.
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Dan Murray
Tony Carter
Doug Stanley
Stanley
Rappahannock-Shenandoah- Warren
Dominion Power
Dominion
Sheriffs Office
Fire Department
Carter
Warren County
Spring concerts set by Front Royal church choir groups
The Front Royal Presbyterian Church hosts two spring concerts with the Blue Ridge Singers at 7 30 p m on Friday April 15 and the Front Royal Oratorio Society at 4 p m on Sunday April 17. A 10 donation supports the Blue Ridge Singers aquatic themed program titled I Saw Water Flowing featuring water related spirituals a poem about a legendary sunken city a song about a gondolier and musical settings by Emma Lou Diemer James Erb and William Averitt. Additional performances are scheduled April 17 at Opequon Presbyterian Church Winchester and April 19 at All Saints Catholic Church Manassas with the Oratorio Society performing Vivaldis Gloria and Gabriel?
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Front Royal
Blue Ridge Singers
Front Royal Oratorio Society
Emma Lou Diemer
James Erb
Blue Ridge and Front Royal Singers Spring Concerts
The Blue Ridge Singers perform a 7:30 p.m. concert on Friday April 15 at Front Royal Presbyterian Church and the Front Royal Oratorio Society offers a 4 p.m. concert on Sunday April 17 with Faurés Requiem. Both events feature chamber orchestras with free or donation options, lasting about 75 minutes. The Society also performs Saturday April 16 at Braddock Street United Methodist Church in Winchester.
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Fauré
Oratorio Society
Braddock Street United Methodist Church
Wolfe St
Winchester
Local woman among Bloom princesses for Shenandoah festival
Three local students named princesses for the 2016 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival court Alyssa Anne Pauley Cassidy Russell Deerin and Katelyn Gregory represent Lord Fairfax Community College Virginia Horticultural Society and Shenandoah University The trio will join Queen Shenandoah LXXXIX April 22 through May 1 including the coronation at Handley High School on April 29 and a float ride in the Grand Feature Parade
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Winchester
Alyssa Anne Pauley
Cassidy Russell Deerin
Katelyn Marie Gregory
Alyssa Pauley
Lord Fairfax Community College
Middletown
Kelly
Stephen Pauley
Linden
Candace Bowers
Port Wentworth
Dan Woodcock
Brookville
Myra Pauley
Tannersville
Bill Pauley
Warren County High School
Interact
National Honor Society
Cru
Cassidy Deerin
Virginia Horticultural Society
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Kay and
Paul Deerin
Brookeville
Linda and
J. Patrick Russell
Clear Brook
Robert Deerin Sr
Cassidy
Sherwood High School
Katelyn Gregory
Shenandoah University
Jennifer
Michael Gregory
Chesapeake
Debra
Gene Hand
Handley High School
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Byrd Newspapers
Council
Burke
Bret Hrbek
John Connolly
Front Royal Presbyterian Church
Luray Ave
Blueridge Singers.com
Frontroyaloratoriosociety.org
Bloom Princesses
Alyssa Anne
Cassidy Russell
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