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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1979
Page
9
Local clubs including Moose, Alpha Omega Sorority, and Virginia teachers plan gatherings at various venues from October 17 to 18. Topics cover Ronald McDonald House, math education, dental health, and fall crafts with workshops by Virginia Tech extension agents.
Attorney General J Marshall Coleman will address the Winchester Rotary Club at a 12 30 luncheon in the Duff's Pagoda Room. He is a former law partner with Lotz Black Coleman and Ja Staunton and has served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate Committees on Agriculture Conservation and Natural Resources Education and Health Rehabilitation and Social Services. Coleman is a Virginia and University of Virginia School alumnus and a former Marine Corps First Lieutenant.
The Shenandoah Valley Writers' Guild meets Oct 21 at Lord Fairfax Community College. Dr Beverly Busching of Harrisonburg Va will discuss writing for children and show age group book displays. Area writers and prospective members are invited to attend.
Experts warn more potent imported marijuana and rising teen use demand a shift in attitude. UCLA's Dr. Sidney Cohen notes drastic potency increases and earlier initiation, while NIDA researchers cite nine health concern areas and consensus that teens and certain patients should avoid use.
Belle Grove near Middletown hosts an exhibit titled Oriental Rugs of the Valley from October 21 to 28 featuring about 75 rugs. Items hail from local and private collections with explanations of type origin and date. The display includes natural dye examples and rare tribal pieces, with a checklist available at the door.
Belle Grove hosts the exhibit Oriental Rugs of the Valley from Oct 21 to Oct 28 with hours 1 to 9 p.m. on opening days and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. otherwise. Edwin Watson, Belle Grove director, leads seminars on History of Oriental Rugs November 6, Conservation and Maintenance November 13, and Purchasing an Oriental Rug November 20. A separate workshop on Oriental Rug Repair is taught by Dr. Charles Hepner on November 17, fee $15. Admission to exhibit and sale is $2. For details call 703-869-2028.
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