Top News http://www.dnronline.com/rss_new.php en-us Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 Cross CountryAll weekday meets begin at 4:30 p.m.9/1  Montevideo  9/8 Hillyard  9/11 EMHS Inv., 9 a.m.9/15 Elkton  9/20 Skyline  9/22 Fairgrounds  9/25 Rocktown http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50078&CHID=67 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 BRIDGEWATER – After two years playing junior varsity volley, Turner Ashby High School sophomore Kasey Linn has found her favorite part of the game.“I’ve gotten a few kills,” Linn said before practice Friday. “I just love the rush of adrenaline that you get when you do get a good kill.”That’s http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50077&CHID=67 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURG - A year ago, the Turner Ashby High School football team strolled into its season opener at Western Albemarle feeling good about itself after a pair of strong preseason scrimmages, including an unofficial "victory" over traditional power Salem. The good vibes didn't last long, though, as the Knights were pro http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50164&CHID=20 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 BRIDGEWATER—As Bridgewater prepared for the 175th anniversary celebration that begins Friday, town officials knew there was one thing missing: in the past 25 years, no enterprising historian has taken up the challenge of compiling a town history.In 1985,  officials “self-published” what Town Superint http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50071&CHID=66 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Republican Congressman spins Democratic spending as November elections loom; public to cast referendum on D.C. WOODSTOCK, Aug. 23 — The Board Room of the Government Center was full Monday evening for Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s “America Speaking Out” town hall meeting. The meeting was part of an effort for t http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50107&CHID=43 Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 The dispute between the Shenandoah Volunteer Rescue Squad and Page County took a twist this week when county supervisors revealed that the squad’s franchise agreement will be terminated on Thursday if it can’t be resolved. Although a recent financial audit, required of all local rescue squads, has come back good, the county c http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50001&CHID=42 Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 ELKTON — It drizzled steadily as kids jammed into the entrance hallway of the new East Rockingham High School, talking with friends they hadn’t seen all summer. Outside, Assistant Principal Rad Dansey and Athletic Director Eric Phillips, dressed in tuxedos, dress shoes, and bright red vests, shook hands with each arriving stu http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49998&CHID=44 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Sept. 11 Broadway Autumn DaysMain Street, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.More than 85 vendors, crafters and merchants will display their wares. Kids’ activities, including inflatables and balloons. Foods include locally roasted coffee, doughnuts, ham, ice cream and more. Area churches offer specialty foods. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50112&CHID=69 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURG - Sue Rinker stood, submerged in the woods of the Massanetta Springs cross country course, and pointed out the newcomers on the Spotswood High School boys' cross country team. As the newbies jogged by, Rinker counted each on her fingers and just kept saying, "He's a first-timer." "He's a first-timer. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50166&CHID=20 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Editor’s Note: Each year, one doctor in the United States who has offered a lifetime of dedicated and outstanding service to a rural community is honored with the Country Doctor of the Year award. The 2006 honoree, Dr. David Nichols, has made a weekly journey by plane to Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay for the last 27 years. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50118&CHID=69 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 A memorial service for Flora Smith Helmick and Martha Smith Helmick will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, 5651 Beaver Creek Rd., outside of Bridgewater. For directions, visit www.beavercreekchurchva.org. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50072&CHID=66 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HHS Wins Tri-Match At Heritage Oaks HARRISONBURG - Kyle Templeton shot a even-par 34 to lead Harrisonburg, the regular-season Massanutten District champion, to a win, beating Turner Ashby and Riverheads in a high school golf tri-match Thursday at Heritage Oaks. The Blue Streaks finished with 146 http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50168&CHID=20 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 SINGERS GLEN—Six years ago, Joan and Preston Simmons knew that Ayanna Johnson, a 6-year-old Fresh Air child from Brooklyn, would have a positive experience. But unexpectedly, “sweet” Ayanna gave back to the family, Joan said. “We were thinking we’d do all the giving, but we found out so quickly that she gave so much http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50074&CHID=66 Tue, 24 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 I had always wanted to visit Israel, namely because I am a Christian and it’s the land of the Bible.With other Virginia Tech students in the Israel Community Service Mission, I volunteered this summer at a youth village on the northern coast of Israel. Our group worked with the maintenance guys and the kitchen staff during the weekda http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49702&CHID=73 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURG—Increasing costs and decreasing revenue have forced the Massanutten Regional Library board of trustees to close two branches and reduce hours throughout most of the system as of Sept. 15, according to an announcement last week from library officials.Bergton Library and the William Kibler Community Library in Stanley will http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50111&CHID=69 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 Send photos of your big or beautiful homegrown veggies to journals@dnronline.com. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50076&CHID=66 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 A memorial service for Flora Smith Helmick and Martha Smith Helmick will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, 5651 Beaver Creek Rd., outside of Bridgewater. For directions, visit www.beavercreekchurchva.org. DAYTON—For http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50114&CHID=69 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500   Bridgewater celebrates its 175th anniversary this weekend with a four-day extravaganza beginning Friday. Most events take place at Oakdale Park, where everyone is welcome to enjoy free carnival rides from 6-10 p.m. nightly. Concerts, a 5K race and a parade will also take place. See the listing in the Calendar section of our we http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50080&CHID=69 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 Nellie V. Early Nellie Virginia Keller Early, of Dayton, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Early was born on April 13, 1916, in Dayton, and was the daughter of the late William and Sallie Simmers Keller. She was a homemaker and spent her entire life in the Dayton community. She was a member of the Dayt http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50073&CHID=66 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Bridgewater will be bustling with activity this weekend as the town celebrates the 175th anniversary of its incorporation. "We're going to have a spectacular and fantastic weekend," said Vice Mayor Rosetta Harris. "Come out and enjoy [yourselves]. We have rides for [the] children, plenty to eat and wonderful music." Festivities r http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50113&CHID=69 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Rethula ‘Ruth’ D. Beery Rethula “Ruth” Dodson Beery, 80, of Harrisonburg, passed away Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, at RMH.Ruth retired from Owens-Brockway after 25 years of service. She was also employed as a cashier with Red Front. She was a member of Linville United Methodist Church, where she bel http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50116&CHID=69 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Today's Schedule FIELD HOCKEY College Gettysburg at EMU, 4 p.m. FOOTBALL High School Western Albemarle at Turner Ashby, 7:30 p.m. Fort Defiance at Buffalo Gap, 7:30 p.m. R.E. Lee at Charlottesville, http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50169&CHID=46 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURG - Bob Colbert has never been tempted by the spread offense and its shotgun, five-wide sets that have seduced much of college football. Since he began coaching in 1970, with stops at James Madison and Bridgewater College, the 63-year-old Colbert has stuck with his multiple-I, pro-style offense, an offense he http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50167&CHID=3 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50170&CHID=33 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50171&CHID=33 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Labor. Most of us must do it in order to provide food for our tables, clothes on our backs, a roof over our heads. "In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return" (Gen. 3:19).       One of my favorite q http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50165&CHID=27 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. - Phil Vassar, a JMU alumnus and contemporary country singer, *$32. Sept. 10-11 at 8 p.m. - "New Dance Festival," featuring Eisenhower Dance Ensemble's "Motown in Motion," JMU guest artists and faculty performances, $18. Oct. 5-9 at 8 p.m. - "Metamorphoses Based http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50163&CHID=41 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURG - Library services for Bergton might not be interrupted as expected. Massanutten Regional Library announced last week that it was closing the branch as part of a systemwide reduction in operations because of higher costs and lower available operating funds. MRL and Rockingham County government offici http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50157&CHID=1 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 By JEFF MELLOTTDaily News-Recordand AMANDA EVANSSpecial to the DN-R HARRISONBURG - Lois Moyers has been working at the Bergton branch of http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50158&CHID=1 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURG - A city man who caused a June crash in Harrisonburg's Old Town neighborhood was found guilty Wednesday in Rockingham County Circuit Court. The two-vehicle wreck, which sent a woman to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville for treatment of her injuries, led to a call by the ne http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50159&CHID=2 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURG - A professor at James Madison University is under investigation for receiving and distributing child pornography, according to an affidavit for a search warrant that was unsealed in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg Thursday. James Lesner Query Jr., a communication studies professor, confessed his involve http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50160&CHID=1 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Since Aug. 1, Robert Hess has traveled 6,345 miles cross-country on his motorcycle "Dave," reaching out to legislators and citizens through meetings as well as radio and TV interviews, all in an effort to boost prostate cancer awareness. With just 1,700 miles between him and his home in Los Angeles, Hess hopes to continue to encourage me http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50161&CHID=41 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURG - If he had started playing golf at an early age, Hank Dorman may have had a shot at the big time. As it was, the longtime McGaheysville resident didn't hit the links until he was 30. Despite getting a late start, Dorman's skills were superior. Just two weeks ago, while playing his final roun http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50162&CHID=2 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 By TOM MITCHELLDaily News-Record BROADWAY - When the Broadway Farmers Market opened eight years ago, interest initially cooled. "We opened in April with about 30 vendors," said Vernon Mast, 72, a retired college professor and the market's first manager. "But it was too cold - about half of http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50156&CHID=2 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Here is the lead of a story in The Washington Post about James Lee, the enviro-nut police killed during his siege of the Discovery Channel’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.: http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50144&CHID=36 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 In recognition of the last combat brigades leaving Iraq after seven years of war, President Obama addressed the nation Tuesday night. He didn’t speak long &mda http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50145&CHID=36 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURG - The city's late-night bus service catering to college students will continue running past last call this fall. Service will run on Friday and Saturday nights from 10 p.m. until 2:15 a.m., and there are no plans to reduce those hours, said Reggie Smith, director of the Harrisonburg Department of Public Tran http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50155&CHID=2 Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Brian Carderelli and the other nine members of the team did not die in vain (“Sharia Partly To Blame For Deaths,” Aug. 16). Christian historians say the blood of the early martyrs was the seed of the church. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50123&CHID=62 Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Why do so many doubt President Barack Obama’s Christian faith (“Is Obama A Muslim?” Aug. 26)? According to the Gospels, there is no reason to doubt anyone’s sincerity. A tree is known by its fruit http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50124&CHID=62 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Given all the chatter about the Muslim center proposed in lower Manhattan, we just wanted to assure our Muslim neighbors here in Harrisonburg that we are grateful for your presence here (“Mosque Is A Symbol,” http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50148&CHID=62 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 If a Christian group had wanted to build a community center and a place of worship a couple of blocks away from a Ground Zero site in Hiroshima or Nagasaki after World War II, I could understand why objections might be raised, just as I understand the concerns of those who don’t want an http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50149&CHID=62 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Several letters to the editor this summer have condemned President Barack Obama for taking a few days vacation, when he should be attending to the multiple national problems. I was somewhat surprised no one mentioned the tw http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50146&CHID=62 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 More traffic tips: If you’re on Va. 259 between the hours of 5 a.m. and 8 a.m., and the vehicle behind you is 5 feet from your rear bumper while you are doing 55 miles per hour, get out of the way (“Get Out Of Th http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50147&CHID=62 Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 With school back in session and Labor Day right around the corner, it's time to say goodbye to summer. But before folks pack up their goggles and Styrofoam noodle, they've got one last chance to soak up a few rays and make a few splashes in the pool. Westover Pool will close for the summer Saturday at 6 p.m. After the last swimme http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50129&CHID=5 Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Massanutten Resort is hosting The Mountain Jamboree on Labor Day weekend. The event features four live bands, petting farm, face painting and caricatures, sand art, tie-dying, rock climbing wall and the RVA Hoopers, a hula-hoop dance team. The event will also feature many different foods and a large beer garden. The Jamboree kicks off on http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50130&CHID=5 Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Four survivors and a rescuer from the USS Indianapolis will gather at Blue Ridge Community College to share their memories of days spent in shark-infested waters during the closing days of World War II.  Two-hour programs are slated for 10 a.m. on Sept. 13 and at 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 in the Plecker Workforce Center at the Weyers Cave campus. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50131&CHID=5 Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 With due apologies to Art Linkletter, commentators and politicians say the darnedest things. While ignoring, or just missing, the most obvious points. A case in point is Saturday’s Glenn Beck r http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50122&CHID=36 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Cross CountryAll weekday meets begin at 4:30 p.m.9/1  Montevideo  9/8 Hillyard  9/11 EMHS Inv., 9 a.m.9/15 Elkton  9/20 Skyline  9/22 Fairgrounds  9/25 Rocktown Inv., TBA http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50120&CHID=70 Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Speaking to business and community leaders in Southside last week, Sen. Mark Warner lamented what he views as a lack of congressional media coverage. The folks back home want to know what their congressmen and senators are up to, the freshman Democrat said, but with newspapers in particular c http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50121&CHID=36 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURG — All Broadway High School golf coach Josh Shrum could do last year was wait and watch as two of the team’s most talented golfers sat out the season—because they were only in eighth grade.This year, the wait for Shrum and his young pupils is over.Now freshmen Ocean Armstrong and Drew Di http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50119&CHID=70 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Shalom. Are you ready? It’s time to party like it’s 5,771!Sundown on Sept. 8 marks the start of Rosh HaShanah, or the start of the new year. This is the final month in the Jewish year 5770. This number is the rough guesstimate of the amount of time, according to the Jewish Bible, since creation, counting all the yea http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50117&CHID=72 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 It's 11:20 a.m. on a Friday morning and the cafeteria at Spotswood Elementary School is in full swing. The smell of chicken quesadillas and green beans floats through the air where it mixes with the sound of chitchat, laughter and clanking silverware. About two-dozen third-graders line up at the two cafeteria doors, each piling w http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50104&CHID=40 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 We weren't home this weekend as we attended the Eicher reunion held in Berne, Ind. Joe's late father came from a family of 17 children, so it was a very large gathering. Fourteen of the 17 children are still living. They were all at the reunion except one or two people. The reunion was held at Joe's Uncle Roman and Aunt Flossie's house. They ser http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50103&CHID=24 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Obesity is a growing problem in America. Recent studies cite sodas and sugary drinks as a contributing factor. I started looking closely at sodas and so called "sports drinks" and found high concentrations of sugar and additives. But there is an alternative. I realize that not everyone has the time to make naturally flavored drinks for t http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50102&CHID=23 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Does the First Amendment uphold the Tribeca mosque’s right to exist (“Mosque Is A Symbol,” Aug. 18)? Because we believe that all men are created equal, we also believe all men have the right to determin http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50085&CHID=62 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 In 1970, Mad Magazine ran a satire for the movie “Easy Rider.” In this film, the two main characters are looking for America but they can’t find it anywhere. What if Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper remade thi http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50086&CHID=62 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS to the nation on Iraq this week underscores the agony of his pre http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50087&CHID=59 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 A newly coined term is making the rounds and describes the prevalent attitude among that segment of the population that considers itself “progressive.”Whereas “xenophobia,” or fear of the alien or unknown, is common parlor parlance in the salons and aeries of, sa http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50082&CHID=36 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Great Fark Headlines ■ Schoolgirl and father barred from Ryanair flight because they hadn’t bought extra seat for her violin. You’d think in this situa http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50081&CHID=36 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 In the past, I’ve written about various aspects of putting on a live show, from on-stage leadership to the nuts and bolts of loading and unloading equipment. Here’s a few more thoughts on how a gig is booked and what kind of responsibilities come with taking on this job.It all begins with how a gig gets booked. To get you http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50079&CHID=73 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 Shalom. Are you ready? It’s time to party like it’s 5,771!Sundown on Sept. 8 marks the start of Rosh HaShanah, or the start of the new year. This is the final month in the Jewish year 5770. This number is the rough guesstimate of the amount of time, according to the Jewish Bible, since creation, counting all the yea http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50075&CHID=73 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 “Smash Lab” host presents Thursday Deanne Bell from Discovery Channel’s “Smash Lab,” presents at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. Using examples from “Smash Lab” such as exploding a 747 and crashing a 300-ton train, Bell illustrates how creativity is http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50070&CHID=68 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 Through Sept. 29: Bridgewater College Art Exhibit, pottery by artist Rudy Tucker, of Bridgewater. Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery, Monday-Friday, 8 a. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50069&CHID=68 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Sept. 1: Plains 4-H Club, Plains District Community Center, Timberville, 6:30 p.m. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50068&CHID=71 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 I don't like to write columns that relate to only a small segment of my readers, but sometimes it's necessary. Because of e-mail requests, these things pop up from time to time. I have received several requests about this during the last couple of months. So today I will explain an online application that relates to people who use two products a http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50051&CHID=21 Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON I DID NOT stick around to see Glenn Beck’s extravaganza at the Lincoln Memorial, not out of protest but because I had work to do in Philadelphia. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50049&CHID=59 Mon, 30 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 By Mwizenge Tembo CONTROVERSY EXPLODED RECENTLY when conservative radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger used the N-word 11 times during a contentious call with a black woman. The fallout: Dr. La http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50029&CHID=32 Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 The recent editorial about President Barack Obama’s religion would be fatuous if it were not so fetid (“Is Obama a Muslim?” Aug. 26). http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50023&CHID=62 Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 ON THE FIFTH anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, civil rights activists and hip-hop stars held what they call a “healing ceremony” to commemorate the disaster. President Obama spoke at a separate event in New Orleans on Sunday. What was not addressed by these reconc http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50125&CHID=59 Fri, 03 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Following Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally on “I Have a Dream” day, I expect to hear a lot of crowing from tea partiers. To be fair, you have to give Beck his due. He attracts a big crowd. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50025&CHID=62 Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 HARRISONBURGWorship at Harrisonburg Baptist Church is changing, and in a way that its leadership hopes will save the future of the church. Reaching out to all ages of people who attend Sunday worship at their church has become a priority of the ministry at Harrisonburg Baptist. Accordingly, this Sunday at 11:10 a.m., Harrisonburg B http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49997&CHID=14 Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 SATURDAY»MOUNTAIN VIEW FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, 8601 McGaheysville Road, McGaheysville, will hold a community tent event at 7 p.m. John Neff will be the guest speaker. A free pig roast will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday with special music by Dorothy Smith, John Jacobs and Doug Davidson.»NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH, http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49996&CHID=14 Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 The following property transfers, for at least $150,000 each, were recorded Aug. 9-13. Harrisonburg Aug. 12Franklin David Scott and Jean M. Hampe to Jennine M. Carrier, 850 Elmwood Drive, $315,000. Aug. 13William Stuart and Jane Earman Taylor to 130 Franklin Street LLC, lot on Franklin Street, $150,500. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49995&CHID=45 Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Without question, Harrisonburg High has had its fair share of time in the Daily News-Record. However, I am disappointed that some cannot let bygones be bygones in honor of Coach Tim Sarver’s Coach of the Decade award (“Don’t Forget HHS Players’ Problems,” Aug. 25 http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49969&CHID=62 Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 Editor's Note: The following is part of an occasional series of columns by 29-year-old DN-R staff writer Heather Bowser, who, during the next year, will complete 30 adventures before her 30th birthday in November. Last week, I learned a lesson about love and the value of trusting relationships from a 500-pound Hereford heifer. Thanks to http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49956&CHID=37 Tue, 24 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 In the past, I’ve written about various aspects of putting on a live show, from on-stage leadership to the nuts and bolts of loading and unloading equipment. Here’s a few more thoughts on how a gig is booked and what kind of responsibilities come with taking on this job.It all begins with how a gig gets booked. To get you http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49891&CHID=72 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 I applaud the Carderelli family for their act of forgiveness towards the killers of their loved one (“ http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49904&CHID=62 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Growing up in the suburbs didn’t exactly give Valerie a chance to become a professional equestrian. A childhood bout of polio was another barrier, but she overcame both. Valerie Kanavy, of Fort Valley, bought a horse at the age of 12 and is now a champion endurance racer. She was recently featured in a book by Karma Kitaj, Women Ri http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50108&CHID=43 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 EDINBURG, Aug. 10 — Hungry slugs and withered stands of orchardgrass have presented county farmers with two troublesome and expensive mysteries over the last few years. The slugs seem to appear random to devastate certain corn and soybean fields, and many orchardgrass fields have poor yields and short lifespans for reasons that are http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50109&CHID=43 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Bridgewater will be bustling with activity this weekend as the town celebrates the 175th anniversary of its incorporation. "We're going to have a spectacular and fantastic weekend," said Vice Mayor Rosetta Harris. "Come out and enjoy [yourselves]. We have rides for [the] children, plenty to eat and wonderful music." Festivities r http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50110&CHID=66 Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 Terrorism is based on fear of change, and it is centered in areas where rural fundamentalism and a lifestyle that has been unchanged for centuries reign. It is based on local mullahs, imams and warlords who essentially dominate the culture, where there has been little change in the power stru http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49865&CHID=62 Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 LURAY, Aug. 24 —William C. “Bill” Rolfe started as Page County's new interim county administrator Tuesday morning.The hire comes a little more than five weeks after the county placed an ad on the Virginia Association of Counties Web site. Page County Board Chairman Johnny Woodward (R-at-large), who has been http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50003&CHID=42 Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 STANLEY — Derek* sits on a chocolate couch, rocking back and forth while laughing at the animated television series Scooby-Doo. The goofy cartoon dog's antics send him into a fit of giggles. Sarah* pads down the stairs to join Derek. She has just finished tidying her colorful but dimly lit room, a personal space covered with latch- http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50004&CHID=42 Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 LURAY —The state-of-the-art data center whose planned construction was announced more than two years ago is still going forward, even expanding, a company official told the Page County Economic Development Authority last week. Senior Vice President Brian Van de Meulebroecke said the Premier Technical Data Center, originally project http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=50002&CHID=42 Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 Elkton is making progress on three longstanding issues. Two weeks ago a group of town councilmembers, together with Town Manager Reid Wodicka and a Little League official, walked an area next to Stonewall Memorial Park where new ballfields have been discussed for several years, and talked again about creating a joint town-Little League p http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=49999&CHID=44 Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 ELKTON — Elkton Police Officer Herbert E. Kite spotted it first. “That car only has one headlight working,” he said, accelerating out onto S. Stuart Avenue last Friday night in pursuit of a vehicle heading south past the 7-11 convenience store. 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