Coors Wins First Round in Virginia Brewery Case
A Rockingham County Virginia court dismissed a suit aimed at blocking Adolph Coors Co. from building a proposed brewery after the plaintiffs failed to show direct property injury. The ruling leaves open sites in Elkton and Anson County for the first Coors brewery outside Colorado, with environmental and moral concerns cited by opponents and jobs and taxes urged by supporters.
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Harrisonburg
Adolph Coors Co
Rockingham County
Joshua Robinson
Coors
Robinson
Rockingham
County Farm Bureau Association
Board of Supervisors
Henry Clark
Glenn Hodge
Concerned Citizens Group
Farm Bureau
County Planning Commission
Elkton
John Dalton
Virginia
Golden
Colo
Hodge and Clark
Anson County
N.C
Colorado
Du Pont Plans Local Hiring and Tax Impact in Warren County
DuPont officials outlined job openings for local residents in clerical, mechanical, operational and warehouse roles. They expect $200,000 plus in Warren County tax revenue and note limited union presence. Plant exterior due spring, interior outfitting hard, operations to start by year end 1980 and full production by mid 1981.
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Waldron
DuPont
John Stull
Warren County
du Pont
Bob Weigle
FCEA Hears Board Candidates In Frederick County Forum
At a Frederick County Education Association meeting veterinarian Max Mandel urged adding two members to the Frederick County School Board to curb conflicts of interest and boost credibility. He warned supervisors and school board members should be more open to public qualifications and input. Other candidates weighed in with cautions on timing and potential ties to the school system, while Roger Koontz opposed expanding the board.
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Star
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frederick County School Board
Max Mandel
Frederick County Education Association
Mandel
Back Creek
Thomas Malcolm
Roger Koontz
Koontz
Malcolm
William
Bill) Baker
James Wood Athletic Association
Baker
Rubbermaid Commercial
Richard Dick
Democratic Committee
Frederick County
Rhoda W. Maddox
Gainesboro
Coun
Glenwood Nicholson
FCEA
Nicholson
John Dalton
Front Royal
Board of Supervisors
Madeline Wade
Wade
Saturday Tales at Handley Library Opens Series
Saturday Tales for children aged four and up begins tomorrow at 10 30 a m in the Handley Library Children s Room. The Friends of the Handley Library present the session led by Mary Kay Arm with Pat Burslem as storyteller. All kids are invited.
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Handley Library
Friends of the
Mary Kay Arm
Pat Burslem
Unemployment Falls to 4.5 Percent in Virginia
Virginia's jobless rate dropped to 4.5 percent in August as college students exited the labor market and agricultural activity began to rise. The Virginia Employment Commission reported 113,700 unemployed in August, down from 118,400 in July, with normal late summer patterns cited by an official.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Employment Commission
Norfolk & Western Railway
William F. Mezger
WEC
Mezger
Paper Drive Planned by Frederick County Fair Association
The Frederick County Fair Association will hold its semi annual paper drive on Saturday Oct 6 starting at 10 am. Volunteers will cover city streets and four subdivisions Jackson Woods Estates Shenandoah Hills Frederick Heights Paper Mill Road and Fredericktown. Residents should place papers or magazines on the curb for pickup. For large quantities call 667 4219 or 869 4095 for special pickups. Paper magazines and cardboard can be deposited at James Wood School Frederick County Fairgrounds Lizer's Fruit Market and R E Aylor Junior High on Thursday Oct 4 and Sunday Oct 7.
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Frederick County Fair Association
Jackson Woods Estates
Shenandoah Hills
Frederick Heights
Paper Mill Road
Fredericktown
James Wood School
Frederick County Fairgrounds
Lizer’s Fruit Market
R. E. Aylor
Weather Summary for Northern Valley and Virginia
The section notes cloudiness and showers across Northern Valley and Virginia with lingering rain tonight into Saturday. Today’s highs reach the 60s to 80s regionally, with extended forecasts predicting daily chances of showers. It also provides rainfall totals, past years’ figures, and September moon phases.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
Thistle Control Meeting Planned in Clarke County
A thistle control meeting is set for Tuesday October 2 at 8 p m in the old Clarke County Court House. Landowners are invited to learn about combating curled and musk thistles and methods such as pasture spraying and the use of the thistle weevil. Representatives from area agribusiness will discuss services and both aerial and ground spraying equipment.
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Clarke County Court House
Clarke County
VPI Extension Service
VPI
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Kathy
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Alamosa
Sylvia V. Long
Maddox
Michigan
Weber’s Nursery
Martinsburg Pike
Winc
Winchester
Winchester Little Theatre
MOOSE
Winchester Lodge
NOAA
US Dept. of Commerce
Associated Press
mid-Atlantic
Upper Great Lakes
Thistle
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James Wooding
Martinsburg
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