Almost 500 Entered for Virginia Championship Canoe Races
Nearly 500 entrants confirm for the 12th annual Virginia Championship Canoe Races in Front Royal. The Shenandoah River Marathon begins at Bentonville Landing with a 15 mile route to Front Royal Landing. Sunday features the Shenandoah River Downriver Challenge seven miles and a noon 15 gate Flatwater Slalom ending at Front Royal Landing. Awards Sunday at 6 p.m. with the Randy Carter Memorial Trophy and Governor’s Award.
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Front Royal
Shenandoah River
Bentonville Landing
Front Royal Landing
Jaycees Fairgrounds
Rts
Randy Carter
Karo Landing
Berryville Fathers Go To Washington In Grant Fight
Berryville town leaders including Town Manager Jack Enders visit Washington to press Sen. Byrd for federal funding for a $2.1 million water system upgrade. They fault PWA criteria favoring unemployment totals over local need and face state-mandated water upgrades with no grant in hand.
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Berryville
Frank Capra
Mr. Smith
Washington
Jimmy Stewart
Jack Enders
Harry F. Byrd Jr
I-Va
Public Works Administration Agency
Economic Development Agency
EDA
Congress
John Poux
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
PWA
Poux
Elbert T. Magruder
Enders
Sen. Byrd
Magruder
Roy E. Potts Jr
Stephens City budget rises 22300 with relocation costs
A preliminary Stephens City budget shows expenditures of 209192, up 22300 from last year due largely to moving town hall. No funding method outlined. The town may buy the White Stallion Inn or convert a restaurant, while a public hearing on rezoning Locust Martin Grove and Water streets is set for May 9.
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Star
Stephens City
Chaparral
N. Main St
U.S. Postal Service
Locust
Martin, Grove
Water Streets
Record rainfall data for 62 years shows extremes
The dataset notes the lowest annual rainfall in 62 years was 17.15 inches in 1930, while the average rainfall over the same 62 year span stands at 36.76 inches. The figures indicate a wide range between drought and typical precipitation levels.
Winchester A P Robbery Suspect Faces Warrant
Police plan to issue a warrant today for a 35 year old Arlington man suspected of the April 4 A P robbery on Weems Lane and of about a dozen similar robberies across Maryland and Virginia. The bandit, armed, entered the Winchester store at 9 30 p m and forced the manager to fill a bag with cash before fleeing.
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Winchester
Weems Lane
A&p
Arlington
Maryland
Virginia
A&ps
Safeways
Fruitland
Cumberland
Manassas
Warrenton
Charlottesville
Sterling Park
Harrisonburg
Clifton Forge
Fredericksburg
Wallet Recovered After Pond Drain Near Front Royal
Front Royal police drained a pond in the Happy Creek area and recovered a wallet stolen from Warren County High School on April 21. A suspect was brought in for questioning as investigators continue the case led by Officers Ray Santmyers and Charles Sturdivant.
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Front Royal
Warren County High School
Happy Creek
Ray Santmyers
Charles Sturdivant
Department
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