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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1977
Page
11
Overeaters Anonymous marks a one year milestone for a member who has abstained from refined sugar and refined starches, losing 75 pounds. Guests from DA in Washington DC will attend as OA opens to new interested participants.
The Baha i Groups of Winchester and Frederick County present Out of God s Eternal Ocean at 7 30 p m in Handley Library Auditorium. The color narrated film depicts Baha i history and teachings with photographs from Iran Turkey and Israel. Public invited.
Mt Olive United Methodist Church Hayfield hosts a fried country ham and chicken dinner on May 21 from 4 p.m. to benefit the church. Menu includes dessert and beverage with adults 3 dollars and children under 12 one dollar fifty. The event spotlights a community gathering in Berryville area.
Wesley Larrick, son of Eugene and Mrs. Larrick, earns a Southern States Cooperative trip to State 4H Congress with seminars on cooperative operation. He leads Round Hill 4-H and Frederick County 4-H Council, active in 4-H since age nine while at James Wood High School.
Nancy Cougill and Richard Samuel Long united in marriage on Saturday May 8 at Asbury United Methodist Church Harrisonburg. The bride daughter of Clarence and Nancy Cougill and the groom son of Samuel Long and the late spouse. A reception followed at the Sheraton Inn. The couple plan a Harrisonburg residence after a honeymoon to Hilton Head Island South Carolina.
Charles Chapman of Luray will present slides on The Treasures of Tutankhamen to Clarke County Nutrition Program for the Elderly members. The program starts 1 p.m. May 25 at the Berryville Presbyterian Church. Senior citizens are welcome. Over 50s Square Dance Group from Winchester will join and square dancing follows.
At Apple Pie Ridge Elementary School Brownies held a Thinking Day Around The World banquet with about 325 attendees including girls mothers and leaders from Frederick County Service Unit. Troops planned meals table settings and country themed programs France Japan Germany Holland Ireland Hawaii and Mexico were represented with songs dances and country histories. Shirley Omps and Margaret McClanahan directed the program and Mr and Mrs S Roger Koontz were special guests of Troop 312.
Los Angeles AP report says Ray Stark will produce the film version of Neil Simon's Chapter Two his sixth collaboration with the playwright. The play about a widower’s romance with a divorcee will test at the Ahmanson Theater in LA with a New York opening set for December 1.
The Winchester BPW club hosted Vera Crawford of AAUW at Carpers Valley Golf Club on May 12. She highlighted mental health service in the community, noting Virginia’s Eastern State Hospital and 36 state service boards, and urged support and volunteers for local mental health programs.
Warren Rifle Chapter UDC announces a Memorial service at Soldier's Circle Prospect Hill Cemetery Front Royal on May 23 at 7 p.m. to mark the 115th anniversary of the Battle of Front Royal. Speaker Dr Samuel E Burr Jr of Skyline Estates Linden. Members of Cutshaw's Battery Newtown Artillery Winchester will attend and Warren Rifles Belle Boyd Chapter C of C and Col John S Mosby Camp SCV are invited. Flowers will be strewn on graves and attendees asked to bring flowers.
The Winchester Area Association for Children with Learning Disabilities honored Mrs. Carroll Clarke at its monthly meeting at Grafton School. Clarke served as president from 1975 to 1977 and received a plaque for her service to handicapped children in the Winchester area. new officers were installed: President Janie Richardson, Vice President Mike Madden, Secretary Cheryl Swartz, and Treasurer Janice Shull.
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