Virginia urges residents to plant pollinator gardens
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services urges residents to create pollinator gardens and window boxes to combat a 30 percent annual loss of honeybees. Experts cite mites and colony collapse disorder as key threats, and offer tips from pollinator.org for plant selections and window box placement. Virginia has seen a net rise in beekeepers from about 3,000–4,000 in 2011 to roughly 5,000 today, with hives increasing from 30,000–35,000 to 35,000–40,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Elaine Lidholm
Virginia
Lidholm
Keith Tignor
Pollinator.org
Randolph-Macon Academy Chorus Invited to UMC Conference
Randolph-Macon Academy chorus will perform next month at the United Methodist Church Convention in Portland Oregon. Chaplain Josh Orndorff organized the audition recording with help from Chorus Director Michael DeMato and Drama Director Kim Cramer, bringing top chorus and praise team members to perform Save the People from Godspell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Randolph-Macon Academy Chorus
United Methodist Church Convention
Portland
R-Ma
Josh Orndorff
Michael DeMato
Kim Cramer
Orndorff
Save the People
Color Run fundraiser aids school chair replacement
E. W. Morrison Elementary organizers launch the Color Run for Fun to fund new auditorium chairs from the original rebuild after a near 75 year fire. About 12 000 dollars raised of a 100 000 dollar goal as PTA member Rachael Walker notes the progress and event details. The event runs 4 to 8 p m on May 27 at 40 Crescent Street in Front Royal. The town’s Fourth of July Committee seeks crafters for Independence Day Vendor Day offering 25 dollar 10 by 10 spaces with setup by noon and teardown by dusk. contact Tammy Batcha at 540 550 1971 for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Middletown
Tammy Batcha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Josh Gully
the Sentine
Warren County High School
Cinderella
Lindsay Bronston
Jamie Hollands
Hanna Bird
Cheyanna Muhlert
Knight Timothy Wheeler
the Warren Sentinel
R-Ma Chorus
UMC
Byrd Newspapers
E.W. Morrison
Elkton
Rockingham County
Shenandoah
Stanley
Luray
Page County
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!