Opening Ceremonies Saturday for Library Children’s Room
The Handley Library unveils its new Children’s Room with a Saturday event headlined by Winnie-the-Pooh appearances and balloon giveaways. Nick Nerangis offers a Puppet Show, while Lloyd Robb and Elizabeth Temple perform folk songs. The program begins at 9:30 a.m. with the Powhatan School's fifth form presenting poetry at 11 a.m.
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Winnie-the-Pooh
Handley Library
Matthew Szechenyi
Pooh
Winnie-the- Pooh
Winchester Sears and Roebuck
Nick Nerangis
Family
Lloyd Robb
Elizabeth Temple
G & M Music
Robb
Stephens City Budget Hearing Postponed
A public hearing on Stephens City's proposed budget for the new fiscal year has been postponed. A town council work session on the budget will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall, with the hearing rescheduled for a later date.
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Stephens City
No Action on Mutual Aid Pact in Warren County
Warren County Board of Supervisors again postponed action on a mutual aid agreement between the Warren County Sheriff's Department and the Front Royal Police Department. Some supervisors cited constituent opposition and fears of harassment if they spoke against the proposal. Sheriff Lynn Armentrout endorsed the pact, while concerns about county insurance coverage and recent Front Royal incidents were raised.
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Star
Front Royal
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Warren County Sheriff's Department
George Baggarly
Lynn Armentrout
Rappahannock County
Baggarly
Supervisors Debate Residency Rules and School Board Nominations
County supervisors discuss using state code to resolve residency for school board seats while nominating processes remain unclear. Fish nominates Zirkle. action tabled as five supervisors weigh equalization board duties and pending interviews. Also approved are permits for a pizza shop, a grocery store, an explosives site hearing, voting-machine purchases, and funding requests from the OIC for job training across local counties.
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Fish
Gainesboro
Frederick County
Ray Boyce
Zirkle
Arthur Burke
Board of Assessors
Marlow
Equalization Board
J. W. Kilby
Tri-County Organization of Industrial Centers Inc
Winchester
Clarke County
OIC
Warren County
Bentonville
Avtex Corporation
Kilby
James Wetzel
Robert Cambell
Lula Powell
Rt. 55 West
Winchester Building Supply
Joseph L.denny
George Baggarly
John Marlow
Staige Miller
Wilson Burke
Winchester Grand Jury Indicts 10 in Statutory Burglary and Related Charges
A Winchester Circuit Court grand jury indicted 10 individuals on twelve counts including five statutory burglaries and grand larceny tied to incidents at the Winchester Aquarium and Fish Shop, Montgomery Ward's, and Smalls Garden Center. Several defendants pleaded innocent and dates for trials were set. Additional indictments covered bad checks and hashish possession with various sentencing actions and continuances.
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Winchester
Nathaniel Wescott Howe
Winchester Aquarium
Ricky Lee Haines
Russell L. Bell
Whitlock Ave
Stanford Dean Thompson
Montgomery Ward
Valley Ave
Smalls Garden Center
David Keith Cunningham
Gary Michael Warren
Service Station Supply Inc
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Brumback and Sons Inc
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Angie Lewis
Commercial
Savings National
Weather summary for Northern Valley and Virginia
Clear and cool tonight with lows in the mid 40s in the Northern Valley. Thursday brings sunny pleasant weather with highs around 70 in the region and the Virginia area sees highs in the 70s and coastal 60s along the shore. Extended forecast calls for fair skies and a warming trend with weekend highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Rain totals show 0.08 inches in the last 24 hours. May rainfall 3.32 inches and year-to-date 1979 19.04 inches. Weather data include long-term rainfall figures and May moon phases.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
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