Lease of Blandy Farm Land Raises Questions
Star Staff Writer in Millwood reports the University of Virginia plans to lease about 500 acres of Blandy Experimental Farm pasture land surrounding the arboretum to dairy farmer Edward B. Lee Sr. while retaining the arboretum. University officer Thomas Ewert is unavailable for comment.
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Blandy
Edward B. Lee, Sr
Rt. 628
Jones
University
Thomas Ewert
Midwest
Lee
Rt. 50
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Kuykendall
Alan Caspar
Caspar
Lord Fairfax Community College
Bob Arnold
Washington
Library Renovation Outlook Is Bleak
The Handley Library renovation faces a funding crisis after the Economic Development Administration refused a federal grant. City officials seek $500000 more from alternative sources while highlighting critical fixes to lighting, plumbing, leaks, and heating.
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Economic Development Administration
Winchester
EDA
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission
Charlie Zuckerman
Aging booklet issued with elder services guide
An eight page booklet listing names and phone numbers of elderly services is now available at the Godfrey Miller Fellowship Center 28 S Loudoun St Winchester. Compiled by the Winchester Frederick County Social Service Council committee led by Dr Muriel Brown with printing funded by Northwestern Mental Health Association.
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Star
Godfrey Miller
S. Loudoun St
Loudoun St
Larry Crawley-Woods
Winchester
Margaret Mead
The
Mental Health Assn
Middletown Plant Noted in State Investment Report
The Stowe-Woodward Co. facility in Middletown is listed among 26 firms with investments of 2 million dollars or more. The new roll coverings plant in Frederick County invested 3 million dollars and expects 106 employees. Other area plants include Boise Cascade Corp in Berryville and Shenandoah Publishing House in Strasburg. The report notes 113 new plants or expansions statewide with 10,670 anticipated jobs.
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Stowe-Woodward Co
Middletown
Frederick County
Boise Cascade Corp
Berryville
Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc
Strasburg
Boise Cascade
Pair Charged in Warren Offenses Across Years
Sheriff officials will seek grand jury indictments for Larry Forbus and Floyd Bosworth, both of Warren County, on multiple offenses dating back to February 1975 on Strasburg Road. The charges include break ins at Lillian's Sportswear and the Front Royal Drive-In Theater, vandalism, auto larceny, and assault on a corrections officer.
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Front Royal
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Shenandoah Farms
Alton Mathews
General Fund
Boies Sanitary District
Planning Commission
Warren County
Rhodes
Forbus
Waterlock Equipment Co
Lillian
Strasburg
Bosworth
Armentrout
Oscar Herrold
Herrold
Donnie Deavers
Jerry Ward
John Lyerly
Lyerly
Deavers
Pullen and Boyd Sentenced in Winchester Circuit Court
In Winchester Circuit Court yesterday Robert Haywood Pullen pleaded guilty to breaking and entering Dr Hill’s office and received five years with one year suspended and four years probation. Victor Duane Boyd got three years for a break in at Peoples Drug Store. A grand larceny charge against Howard Terry Jones was nolle prosequi. Melvin David Taylor was found guilty of grand larceny and given 12 months in jail plus a $1000 fine. a motion to set aside the verdict is set for Jan 24.
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Winchester
Robert Haywood Pullen
Douglass 0. Hill
Duncan Gibb
Pullen
Victor Duane Boyd
Peoples Drug Store
Gibb
Howard Terry Jones
Nolle
Melvin David Taylor
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Lisa Clark
Henry Ave
Lisa
Teresa Thomson
Handley Library
Wendell Seldon
Seldon
Richard Miller
Miller
Warren Board
Pennsylvania Ave
Shell
Millwood Ave
Highway Department
Clarke-Frederick
Clearbrook
Kent St
Kern St
Roger Starliper
Sor
J Miles Cory
Annette Gray
DEII
Handley High School
Wynonna Kirk
By Susan Burke
Pullen, Boyd
Todd
Carlisle
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