Memorial Day Ceremonies Planned Across Local Area
Memorial Day events slated this weekend include Edinburg VFW Post 2447 at 11 a.m. Monday at 100 Veterans Way with Vietnam veterans as speakers, Salute to Service at Main Street Gazebo 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday featuring multiple acts, and the American Legion Community Band concert at 7 p.m. Monday at the Gazebo. Fort Valley hosts an 11 a.m. Monday ceremony at Detrick Cemetery with post refreshments. Additional services in Stephens City and Strasburg honor veterans, while Winchester lists Healing Fields of Honor events from today through Monday with a motorcycle procession and ceremonies at Handley High, James Wood Middle, and John Handley High Schools. A Shenandoah Memorial Park ceremony occurs Monday at 10:30 a.m. for local veterans memorial. Contact numbers and a link are provided for details.
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VFW
Massanutten Post
Post
Veterans Way
Donald Hoffman
David Dougherty
Zandy Depriest
Bill Erbach
Follett
Steve Pugh
Hand Gorecki
Ralph Fortune
The
Lonesome Millies
American Legion
Giles B. Cook
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Back Mountain Road
Handley High School
Rotary Club of
Winchester
Skyline
Harley-Davidson
James Wood Middle School
Amherst Street
Winchester Police Department
John Handley High School
Jay Smith
Paul Frank
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Winchester-Frederick County
Marker tells fraught path to school desegregation in Virginia
A new historical marker in Harrisonburg titled Resilience Amid Resistance honors Virginia judges who upheld Brown v. Board of Education and details Betty Kilby’s lead role in desegregation cases. It recalls the 1959 Virginia Supreme Court move to end Massive Resistance, Kilby’s experiences at a desegregated Warren County high school, and community efforts led by students from the Farmville Tour Guides Project with support from lawmakers and the Virginia Board of Historic Resources.
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Harrisonburg
U.S
Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
America
Betty Kilby
Brown v. Board of Education
Kilby
James Wilson
Warren County
Kirby
American Psychological Association
Virginia Supreme Court
Pria Dua
Rockingham County Public Schools
Elizabeth Kidd
Rockingham County
Dua
Kidd
Tim Kaine
D-Va
Ben Cline
R-Botetourt
Virginia Board of Historic Resources
VDOT
Federal Court
Virginia Board of Education
Virginia Secretary of Education
Anne Holton
Kaine
Barbara Johns
Johns
R.R. Moton High School
Prince Edward County
NAACP
Joan Johns Dobbs
Moton
Charles Alexander
Charlottesville
John Paul Jr
Commonwealth
Alexander
Ann Rhodes Baltimore
The
Mercury
Ruby Bridges
South
Beau Dickenson
Owen Longacre
Spotswood High School
Dickenson
Library board eyes LS&S contract for county services
Warren County Library board authorized negotiations with LS&S for a 1.024 million bid covering the first five years of a potential 10 year contract to outsource library services. The plan includes 125,000 toward reviving the collection and 150,000 for a mobile library or equipment while concerns rise about asset control and transparency from Samuels Library trustees and civic groups.
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Ls&s
California
Maryland
Dean Jaques
Warren County
Warren County Library Board
Eric Belk
Jaques
E. Criser Road
Melody Hotek
Samuels Board of Trustees
Samuels Library
Hotek
Samantha Good
Save Samuels Library
Good
Board of Supervisors
Samuels
Virginia
Nan Carmack
Virginia Library Association
Virginia Beach
Carmack
Manassas Park City
Edwin Daily
Library Board
Jason Ham
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Middletown
Veteran’s Memorial
Strasburg U.S. Marine
Vito Gentile
Riverview Cemetery
South Massanutten Street
Strasburg
United States of America
Virginia Mercury
Resiay
Nathaniel Cline
City Hall
Village of
Ruby
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