Clarke County Fair Opens With Old Time Rural Fun
The 22nd Clarke County Ruritan Fair starts next Monday in Berryville. Events include livestock judging, 4-H and FFA shows, goat and pig contests, and nightly entertainment led by Beepo the Clown and Sharon's Comedy Chimps. Passes cost five dollars. preschoolers free. parking on the grounds.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Beepo the Clown
Harvey
Sharon
Richie Walton
FFA
Blue Ridge Hunt
Officers Rescue Three From Hay Barn Blaze
Four Front Royal police officers pulled three intoxicated men from a hay barn off Commerce Avenue before it burned. Firefighters spent about two and a half hours battling the blaze, which caused a total loss of the structure belonging to Larry LeHew. Aubrey Figgins joined the group of five men at the scene and all four men were charged with public intoxication.
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Front Royal
Commerce Ave
Ed Blackburn
Lance Wahl
Blackburn
Happy Creek Road
Wahl
William Benton Houghton
Houghton
Pat Farrell
Terry Davis
Samuel Horton Figgins
John McDonald
Aubrey Figgins
Durston McIntosh
Larry LeHew
Bernier Named Executive Director of Northwestern Virginia Health Agency
Thomas R. Bernier of Charlottesville will lead the Northwestern Virginia Health Systems Agency Inc. after board approval. He holds a Naval Academy degree and an MBA from Boston College, is married to Theresa Nackley, and previously worked with Central Virginia Health Systems Agency.
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Thomas R. Bernier
Charlottesville
Northwestern Virginia Health Systems Agency, Inc
Bernier
Opal D. David
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Boston College
Theresa Nackley
Roanoke
Elizabeth
Samuel
Central Virginia Health Systems Agency
Richmond
Nwvhsa
Virginia
National Health Planning and Resources Development Act
Northwestern
Virginia Health Systems Agency
Lord Fairfax Planning District
Health Systems Agency Board of Directors
Carl Napps
Winchester Memorial Hospital
George Sheppard
Oliver Stoneburner
Clara Broyles
Page County Board of Supervisors
Edward Gilbert
Lord Fairfax Health Advisory Council
Zoning Board Denies Kern Motor Sign Variance
The Winchester Zoning Appeals Board denied Kern Motor Co. a variance for five signs at 2110 Valley Ave. Board members Grimes, Weatherton, Adams, Rodman, and Pine Jr. participated. The decision follows earlier questions about sign limits and minutes from a neighborhood meeting. The panel also tabled Baldridge’s RM-2 lot area variance at 333 N. Loudoun St for four units after site revisit.
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Winchester Board of Zoning Appeals
Kern Motor Company
Valley Ave
Daniel T. Grimes
Robert Weatherton
Cecil Adams
John Rodman
Charles A. Pine Jr
Kern Motor Co
Reed Nester
Nester
Kern
Board of Zoning Appeals
Tom W. Baldridge
Scouts Find Duck Like Weather at 1977 Jamboree
Eight Winchester area Boy Scouts attended the National Scout Jamboree at Moraine State Park near Butler Pennsylvania from August 2 to 9 1977. Despite rain and mud the group enjoyed Merit Badge Midway Mountain Man Camp and a Liberty Bell Race. A lightning strike marred events along with a near choking incident. scouts returned August 10 damp but tired. Names include Matt Lohr Richie Clem Mike Tucker Steve Rannells Jeffrey McGee Scott Mason Todd Mason Timmy Riggleman.
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Winchester
Moraine State Park
Pennsylvania
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Butler Pa
Jeff McGee
Steve Rannells
Moraine Park
Matt Lohr
Richie Clem
Mike Tucker
Jeffrey McGee
Scott Mason
Todd Mason
Timmy Riggleman
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Stephens City
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Doah
Page
Zoning Appeals Board
By Neilhaemer
N. Loudoun St
Baldridge
America
Christy Moller
Lord Baden-Powell
British Empire
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