Studio 380 offers makerspace with grant funding and classes
Laura Claflin oversees Studio 380 funded by a $500,000 Mellon Foundation grant. The makerspace features embroidery, memory lab digitization, and an audiovisual booth. Programs like Sewing 101 draw full wait lists as volunteers help guests learn new crafts and explore entrepreneurship without heavy costs. The studio hosts a fiber arts meet up, writing group, Glowforge laser and Oricut machines, and a March 22 Craft Swap. Open Thursdays noon to 4, with one on one sessions available. more details at samuelslibrary.net.
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Samuels trustees defend actions amid Warren library dispute
At a Monday meeting Melody Hotek led the Samuels Library board in rebuking FOIA and dissolution accusations raised by Warren County Library Board chair Eric Belk. Trustees discussed a 16.7 percent budget rise to 1.19 million, maintenance funding, and governance of the private library while noting the county funds 70 percent of the budget.
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Samuels Library Board of Trustees
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Warren County Library Board
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Warren County Board of Supervisors
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Warren County
Samuels Public Library
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FOIA
Michelle Leasure
Board of Supervisors
Scott Jenkins
Public Works Department
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Cheryl Cullers
Cullers
Michael Whitlow
Whitlow
Federal workers in Virginia face layoffs and high anxiety
The Daily reports 2028 ACS figures show 144 483 federal employees in Virginia with Warren and Shenandoah counties home to notable numbers. Gov’t job losses stir stress among workers who fear slower disaster response, altered contracts, and private sector reemployment, as relocation to Shenandoah Valley rises.
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Frederick County
Clarke County
Congressional Research Service
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6Th Congressional District
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Commonwealth
Washington, D.C
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Warren County
Hamilton Lombard
University of Virginia
Weldon Cooper
West
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Milton
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