Groundbreaking for Braddock Street Church Sanctuary
Construction starts on Braddock Street United Methodist Church new sanctuary in Winchester with over 500 attendees at the 11 a.m. ground breaking. Work is scheduled to take about 16 months at Wolfe and S Washington Streets site. Contractor is Howard Shockey and Sons Inc, total cost 658600 dollars.
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Patty Donnelly
Braddock Street United Methodist Church
Robert J. Donnelly
Patty
S. Braddock St
Winchester
Wolfe and
S. Washington Sts
Howard Shockey and Sons, Inc
Grand Event draws over 200 in Winchester preservation drive
Preservation of Historic Winchester hosted a Grand Event at Glen Burnie with more than 200 attendees. Highlights included Square dance by Chuck Crim and the Apple Jacks and Jills, a Punch and Judy puppet show by John and Margie Lewis, Shenandoah Conservatory performers, and an auction raising funds for PHW projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Glen Burnie
Chuck Crim
Herbert Smoke
John
Margie Lewis
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Environmental Education Workshops Planned by Park Service
Three free Environmental Education Workshops for teachers are sponsored by the National Park Service in Shenandoah National Park. Sessions occur September 15 at Dickey Ridge Visitor Center and October 5 and 12 at Big Meadows Visitor Center with 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m times. Participants should bring lunch wear outdoor clothing and contact Shenandoah National Park in Luray Virginia 22835 by the Thursday before the chosen date to attend.
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National Park Service
Shenandoah National Park
Dickey Ridge
Front Royal
Big Meadows
Harry F. Byrd, Sr
Luray
Virginia
Winchester business leader Paul Plumly dies at 78
Paul Plumly longtime director for the National Hardwood Lumber Association and civic figure in Winchester died after a lengthy illness. He served as vice president in 1966 and helped reorganize the Winchester Gun Club in 1952. Survived by widow Anna Norris two sons Park and Don and several siblings. Funeral tomorrow 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight 7:30 to 9.
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National Hardwood Lumber Association
National Lumber Exporters Association
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Gun Club
Stephenson
The
Elks
Moose
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Winchester Country Club
Atlantis Golf Club
Atlantis
Fla
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Anna C. Norris
Park
Don
P.W. Plumly
Winchester
Robert E. Dulaney
Washington
Ruth Marguurite McConaughy
Columbus
Ohio
Helen Marie Parsons
Lester Wayne Plumly
Alexandria
Walter Dean Plumly
Kansas City
Herman Ross Plumly
Jones Funeral Home
Library Service to Be Topic at Handley Library Meeting
Public library service in Planning District VII is set for discussion at Handley Library Winchester at 7 30 p m Tuesday Sept 18. State Librarian Donald R Haynes will headline a Virginia Library Association event promoting local library development with speakers from Handley and Samuels libraries.
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District VII
Handley Library
Winchester
Donald R. Haynes
Virginia Library Association
Percy Rodgers
Samuels Library Board
Front Royal
Charles Dick
Handley Library Board
Richard Miller
Gary Graham
Samuels Library
Virginia State Library
Richmond
Frederick County Youth Fair Ends After Run Totals Due
Officials estimate about 10,000 people attended the week long Frederick County Youth Fair which officially ended Saturday night. Final financial reports and award tallies will take days, but organizers say this was the most successful fair since 1969 with exhibits nearly doubling from last year and high participant numbers.
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Frederick County
Winchester Citizens Gather for All-America City Nomination
The city recognizes the All-America City nomination honors citizen efforts over government. The Chamber leads the project with strong backing from groups such as the Winchester Retail Merchants Assn and Preservation of Historic Winchester, with 2 000 to 3 000 people involved in the decade-long plan. Three individuals named as leaders are Richard J. Martin, Ray Jennings, and Irvin Shendon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seldon
Chamber
Ferguson
Winchester
Winchester Retail Merchants Assn
Loudoun St. Mall
Winchester Parking Authority
Frederick County
Winchester Jaycees
Winchester Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Planning Commission
Winchester Council of Garden Clubs
Ray Jennings
Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc
Irvin Shendon
Downtown
Apple Growers Meet Tonight in Winchester
Area apple growers will meet in Winchester this evening at 8 o clock. John N Parker director of commodities and marketing for the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation will conduct the session attended by growers from New York and Michigan.
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Winchester
American Farm Bureau Federation
Winchester Cold Storage
John N. Parker
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
New York
Michigan
Frederick County Board weighs light policy and zoning items
The board will discuss repealing the street light requirement and billing Green Acres residents for county funded lights. Clarke County dumping request may be refused. An additional office space for Judge Simpson and rezoning reviews for Senseny Road near Fairway Estate are on the agenda along with five subdivision plats and a joint work session date with the planning commission.
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Frederick
Ronalds
Green Acres
Benjamin M. Butler
Carlin L. Smith
Lester A. Elliott
Senseny Rd
Fairway Estate
Planning Commission
Shawnee Land
Stonebrook Farms
Oak Hill
Hendrick Lots
Fredericktowne
Three Die In Shenandoah Valley Crashes In Route Style Summary
Shenandoah County authorities reported the death of 18 year old Jerry Evy after a northbound Rt. 11 motorcycle collision with a 1965 Dodge. The driver of the Dodge faced warrants and was being sought by law enforcement. Later, Allen Knotts 21 of Gore and John Kassel 26 of Midland were treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital after separate crashes on Rt. 50 and Rt. 50 with injuries ranging from abrasions to scalp lacerations. Additional accident details note a Stephens City man uninjured after his car overturned on Rt. 277, and multiple other injuries from crashes near Winchester and Front Royal. Police logged several two car collisions with varying damage and charges for careless or reckless driving.
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Shenandoah County
Jerry Alan Evy
Rt. 2
Mt. Jackson
Rt. 11
C. B. Snyder
Allen Ray Knotts
Gore
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rt. 50
Winchester
J. S. Conner
Knotts
John E. Kassel
Midland
J. R. Huffman
Kassel
Huffman
Stephen Scothorn
Stephens City
J. W. Detrick
Detrick
Scothorn
Rt. 277
Doris Hockman
Cindy Stickel
Ridgeway
W. Va
Rt. 522
William Lyle Bull
Cork St
Jane Sandridge
Athens
Genn
Cork
Loudoun Sts
Front Royal
Russell E. Rutherford
N. Royal Ave
Fairview Ave
Benjamin R. Jenkins
Ralph C. Buracker, Jr
Dorothy M. Mathews
Strasburg
Night Registration at Lord Fairfax Community College
Lord Fairfax Community College offers night registration on Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. for the Fall Quarter. Walk in first come, first served, with in state tuition 75 dollars full-time or 6.25 per credit. out of state 250 dollars full-time or 21 per credit. Classes begin Oct 1. Bookstore open during registration hours. Admissions Office 869-1120.
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Lord Fairfax Community College
Skylab 2 crew resumes 12 hour research push
Space Center Houston reports Skylab 2 astronauts, after Sunday experiments, will spend 12 hours on further scientific work today. In Detroit, United Auto Workers leaders say Chrysler contract may not extend past Friday midnight unless a near term agreement is reached by Tuesday.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
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Winchester Evening Star Phrea
Esdras S. Gruver
George H. Orser
Braddock Street
John J. Hawse
Emma Williams
Sam Renner
Richard Renner
John Krasich
Laura Boxwell
Park Service
Paul Plumly
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Clarke County
Law Enforcement and Courts Committee
David Simpson
County Planning Commission
Lord Fairfax
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