Local Independence Contest Names Three Winners
Elizabeth Comstock Kelly Sue Allen and Edna Coryell named Miss Little Miss and Mrs Independence for four day Celebrate America festival in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties. They will ride in the July 4 parade attend a Joint Civic League Luncheon and take part in park events officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Comstock
Kelly Sue Allen
Edna Coryell
Independence
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
America
Civic League
Kiwanis
Winchester Recreation Park
Retirement honors Hazel Foreman after 50 years nursing
Mrs. Hazel Foreman a registered nurse at Winchester Memorial Hospital retires this month after five decades of service. About 50 friends and co workers gathered at Winchester Country Club to honor her with gifts and a Certificate of Recognition from Governor John Dalton along with letters from U S Senator Harry F Byrd Jr Rep J Kenneth Robinson and local officials. A medical staff resolution and a silver tray commemorated her half century of nursing service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Foreman
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Country Club
Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Virginia
John Dalton
Foreman
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Rep
J. Kenneth Robinson
del. al Smith
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
S. Roger Koontz
Winchester
Stewart Bell Jr
Winchester Memorial
Carl Napps
Beginner's Guide to Home Canning and Freezing Tips
The guide outlines safe methods for home canning and freezing from the U S Department of Agriculture. It covers choosing low and high acid foods, using steam pressure canners for low acid items, boiling water baths for high acid items, and the importance of proper jars lids cleanliness and quick processing. It notes safe shelf life and temperature impacts on nutrition and quality and warns against using non tempered jars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Consumer Information Center
Dept
Pueblo
Colo
Retired Persons Enroll in Defensive Driving Course
A defensive driving course was held at Dowell J Howard Vocational Center for members of the AARP Winchester Chapter 114 and the Retired Teachers Association. Coordinated by Georgia Gess, the class taught by Larry Parks, Dave Miller and Dave Kagey used filmstrips to show safer driving. Twenty seven participants earned certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowell J. Howard Vocational Center
American Association of Retired Persons
Retired Teachers Association
Winchester
AARP
National Safety Council
Georgia Gess
Larry Parks
Dave Miller
Dave Kagey
Area Church Offers Free Summer Camp for Youth
The Shenandoah Valley Baptist Church in Stephens City invites youths ages eight to 12 to a free summer camp on the James River in Lynchburg July 8 to 14. The church funds the trip and a bus program, with registration on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Grooms
Shenandoah Valley Baptist Church
Stephens City
James River
Lynchburg
Treasure Island
Grooms
Jerry Falwell
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Miss, Little Miss and
Mrs. Independence
Miss Comstock
John Handley High School
College of William and Mary
Handley
National Honor Society
Girls
H. E. Comstock
Miss Allen
Virginia Avenue School
Jerry Allen
Coryell
White Post and
Stephens City Extension Homemakers Club
Greenway Baptist Church
Senior Citizens Club
By Carolyn Nolte-Watts
the Star's Living Section
Mrs. Foreman
Hank Ebert
Winchester Evening Star Living
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Co
New Castle
Thomas Road Baptist Church
Lung Assn
Thomas Iden
Virginia Lung Assn
Kenneth Thomas
Wayside Theatre Project
the Assn
Jim Kirkland
Wayside
The
Thomas
VLA
Lung Association
J. Miles Cory
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