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          <title>Autumn: Nature&#8217;s last hurrah before sleeping</title>
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Red, gold, orange, purple, yellow and crimson colors dot nature&#8217;s palette as far as the eye can see. To many people, it is the Master Painter&#8217;s final brilliant work of a year rich in life and growth. It is autumn.           ]]></description>
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          <title>A buddy for man&#8217;s best friend</title>
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When you meet Barbara White you have no idea about how passionate she is. But bring up the subject of animals and she&#8217;ll knock you for a loop with her compelling emotion for them.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Powell inspires a new generation of women</title>
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There&#8217;s one thing you learn about working with Barbara Powell, says Janice Gentry of the Waynesboro Senior Center. Powell&#8217;s Girl Scout Troop 567 of South River Service Unit in Waynesboro, helps at the center from time to time.           ]]></description>
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          <title>The &#8216;Pickle Lady&#8217; marches in an Army</title>
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Dressed in her white Army blouse and long black skirt with black tights and shoes, Joy Tartter is the picture of business.           ]]></description>
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          <title>He does it to help the boys</title>
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Volunteer has been donating time for 30-40 years           ]]></description>
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Heritage Museum celebrates year anniversary with new exhibit           ]]></description>
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          <title>Gatherings</title>
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Local community services, civic organizations and club information           ]]></description>
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Local civic organizations' announcements for this week           ]]></description>
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          <title>Waynesboro Senior Center schedule of events and menu for Sept 8 though 15</title>
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Schedule of events and menu for Waynesboro Senior Center - Sept 8-15           ]]></description>
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          <title>This week&#8217;s To&#45;Do List</title>
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Paula Hurley, featured artist at CoArt Gallery in Staunton, will have paintings on display through Sept. 25. The gallery is located at 22 W. Beverley St. in Staunton.           ]]></description>
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          <title>The art of quilts being celebrated in September</title>
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&#8220;Quilts: Past, Present & Future&#8221; is a monthlong celebration of the artistic and cultural significance of quilts. The event will honor traditional, historical and contemporary art quilts.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Chili, Blues &#8217;N Brews returns to downtown</title>
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The Second Annual Chili, Blues &#8217;N Brews Cook-Off will be held from noon to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Constitution Park Pavilion on downtown Main Street.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Church News: 8&#45;29</title>
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Basic United Methodist Church, 489 N. Winchester Ave.; sermon: &#8220;The Heart of a Child;&#8221; scripture: John 3:12-21 and Luke 18:15-17; Sunday at 6 p.m.: Hispanic worship and United Methodist Youth; Tuesday, 6 p.m.: prayer group, 7 p.m.: adult choir practice; Wednesday, 6 p.m.: education meeting, 7 p.m.: Administrative Council meeting; Thursday, 8 a.m.: meet at the church to make apple dumplings, 6 p.m.: Circle no. 1 meets for pizza; Friday, 5 p.m.: bazaar set-up; Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.: 34th annual church bazaar; for information: 949-8947.           ]]></description>
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Weekly news from local and civic organizations           ]]></description>
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          <title>STANLEY: Waynesboro&#8217;s largest employers: 1926&#45;2008</title>
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Waynesboro&#8217;s chief manufacturing era occurred between 1926 and 1980 as Crompton-Shenandoah, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Basic Witz, Wayne Manufacturing, Dawbarn Brothers, General Electric and other plants set up shop in Waynesboro, employing area residents.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Gatherings: list of local community organizations</title>
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Civic organizations, clubs and other groups listing of meeting dates and how to join           ]]></description>
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Local civic news this week           ]]></description>
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          <title>Praying for intervention: Marylander calls on higher power for lower gas prices</title>
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Tapping into Alaskan oil reserves won&#8217;t solve the national fuel crisis. But tapping into the heavens sure will, at least according to Rocky Twyman.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Leaping back into life&#8217;s adventures</title>
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Wilmer &#8220;Terry&#8221; Terrell was an ironworker walking on beams 30 feet up when he fell. His neck and back shattered in dozens of places when he hit the ground. The company eventually folded, but Terrell went on.           ]]></description>
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Local civic news of interest           ]]></description>
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Local church news           ]]></description>
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Weekly entertainment calendar           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tommy we can hear you</title>
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The theater is located in what seems to an outsider to be the middle of nowhere, in Verona, the very rural county seat of Augusta.           ]]></description>
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          <title>This ain&#8217;t your father&#8217;s Army anymore</title>
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September marks the 30th anniversary of female integration into the regular Army and, according to those who serve, times have changed.           ]]></description>
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          <title>H4H, volunteers build again</title>
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KBL Construction of Swoope, led by owner Brad Long, donated the use of its crane and crew to the latest SAW Habitat for Humanity home.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Hamming it up</title>
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Despite technology, amateur radios may be the only communication in an emergency           ]]></description>
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          <title>Boy Scout Troop 47 visits New Mexico</title>
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Fourteen members of Boy Scout Troop 47, sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, along with four of their leaders, were among 31 scouts representing the Stonewall Jackson Area Council on a &#8220;high&#8221; adventure to Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M.           ]]></description>
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          <title>&#8216;tis the season &#8230; for a fair</title>
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Haven&#8217;t had your share of farm animals lately? Well, never fear, it&#8217;s fair season again in central Virginia.           ]]></description>
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Entertainment listing           ]]></description>
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          <title>Photo exhibit opens Friday at Summit Square gallery</title>
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Summit Square Art Gallery is featuring photographs of many of the flower arrangements created by resident Doris Hull since the retirement community opened in 1998.           ]]></description>
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Church news for the week of July 11-17           ]]></description>
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Listing of library events in July           ]]></description>
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Things to do this week, July 9-15           ]]></description>
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Hollywood wisdom through the ages has always been that no technological innovation &#8212; the transition from silent film to sound, black-and-white to color, hand-drawn animation to digital images &#8212; could ever make a bad movie into a good one.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Review: Shallow &#8216;Journey&#8217; gains depth in 3&#45;D form</title>
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Hollywood wisdom through the ages has always been that no technological innovation &#8212; the transition from silent film to sound, black-and-white to color, hand-drawn animation to digital images &#8212; could ever make a bad movie into a good one.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;Journey of discovery&#8217;</title>
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Wintergreen Performing Arts presents world tour           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Civic news listing</title>
          <link>http://www.newsvirginian.com/wnv/lifestyles/local/article/civic_news_listing/24419/</link>
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Civic news for the week of July 5-11           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>1940 to 2008: The history of the YMCA in Waynesboro</title>
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Prior to 1922, when Wilson High School opened on Pine at 11th Street, gyms that allowed youth play did not exist in Waynesboro, except at the two private schools, Fishburne and Fairfax Hall.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:23:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Dogged by love</title>
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"The greatest gift I ever received was a strange, little dog. Her name was Lauren,&#8221; writes Kay Pfaltz in the opening lines of her book, &#8220;Lauren&#8217;s Story: An American Dog in Paris.&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:57:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Church news (June 27 through July 3)</title>
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Church and worship news for the week of June 27 through July 3.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:26:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Scripture worth singing aloud</title>
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It is Scripture put to music. We know it as the hymn, &#8220;I know whom I have believed,&#8221; with the words and music by Daniel W. Whittle and James McGranahan in 1883.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:24:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Outdoor praise: Concerts in Waynesboro, Staunton aim to thrill Christian music lovers</title>
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Whether you&#8217;re looking for a new worship experience, a chance to fellowship with the area community or just the opportunity to hear great music on Tuesday nights, two free area concert series can meet your needs.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Augusta Co. winery wins gold ribbon</title>
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Augusta County&#8217;s first winery has been honored with a gold ribbon in the 2008 State Fair Wine Competition.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>1897&#45;2008: From Clifton Forge&#45;Waynesboro Telephone Company to nTelos</title>
          <link>http://www.newsvirginian.com/wnv/lifestyles/local/article/1897_2008_from_clifton_forge_waynesboro_telephone_company_to_ntelos/23904/</link>
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The company that became nTelos was initiated as the Appleman and Fishburne Company above Fishburne and Sons Pharmacy at Main and Wayne in the mid-1890s.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;Ruritan is my second family&#8217;</title>
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Sitting at his kitchen table, Roy D. Bowersox can remember the exact date when he first came to Waynesboro: Sept. 5, 1955, when he was transferred to Wayne Manufacturing Company from a shipyard in Maryland.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>SPCA holds benefit sale</title>
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Starting today, the Augusta County SPCA will offer an opportunity to snag some valuable deals and help area animals, all at the same time.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Scholarship awarded in honor of Boys&#8217; Home alumnus Matt Foster</title>
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Matt Foster, of the Tidewater area, was what many deemed a &#8220;big man on campus&#8221; during his time at the Boys&#8217; Home in Covington.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:04:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Going camping: Area day camps, youth activities offer plenty of fun for summer</title>
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Bright and early on Tuesday morning, a group of children gathered on the front lawn of the Woodrow Wilson Museum in Staunton, holding brightly colored ribbons attached at the top to a tall, wooden pole.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:24:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>1982&#45;2008: The development of the Wildlife Center of Virginia</title>
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A recent story about an eaglet born in the Norfolk Botanical Garden with a growth on its beak, received at the Wildlife Center of Virginia near Waynesboro in May 2008, exemplifies the quality of treatment injured wildlife receive at the center.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>BLOG: The Weekly Planner (June 16&#45;20)</title>
          <link>http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/withmerritt/comments/the_weekly_planner_june_16_20/</link>
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Welcome to the The Weekly Planner, where I highlight civic, educational and entertainment opportunities throughout the week. This week&#8217;s standouts include a book discussion, music and a free movie night. Take a look!           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:56:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hog heaven: Rallyin&#8217; in the Valley returns</title>
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Hundreds of bikers wheeled into the Queen City and headed toward the edge of town for the first day of Rallyin&#8217; in the Valley 4, a celebration of everything motorcycle, hosted this weekend by Shenandoah Harley-Davidson Buell, located at 213 Rolling Thunder Lane off Route 11 South in Staunton.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>COLUMN: The rainy days of summer</title>
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There have been quite a few thunderstorms rolling over the Valley here lately, delivering much-needed rain for crops and hopefully providing some replenishment for our area groundwater supply.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:04:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>A good question on Father&#8217;s Day</title>
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Likening ourselves to God should not be done lightly. The very idea that &#8220;God is like me&#8221; comes with the heavy responsibility of living in such a way that an impartial observer might conclude, &#8220;If God is like that person, then I want to trust God, too.&#8221; But what does this have to do with Father&#8217;s Day?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>BLOG: Habitat gearing up for new ReStore</title>
          <link>http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/withmerritt/comments/habitats_restore_is_coming_soon/</link>
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I noticed on my drive home recently that Habitat for Humanity put up new signs on the building space they&#8217;ve been renovating on Richmond Road. Curiosity got the best of me, so I stopped by this morning to take a peek and find out more about what&#8217;s going on with Habitat&#8217;s new project.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>1943: WWII casualties bring Army hospital to Fishersville</title>
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Robert G. Slawson, M.D., of Wintergreen, suggested recently that General &#8220;Stonewall&#8221; Jackson&#8217;s death after Chancellorsville in May 1863 may have resulted from broken ribs he received from a fall off a stretcher and complications from pneumonia, despite wounds to his right hand and left arm.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:24:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>BLOG: The Weekly Planner (June 9&#45;13)</title>
          <link>http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/withmerritt/comments/weekly_planner_june_9_13/</link>
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Welcome to the The Weekly Planner, where I highlight opportunities to enjoy civic, educational and entertainment opportunities throughout the week. This week&#8217;s standouts include music at the Waynesboro Library and a free movie at Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton. Take a look!           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:42:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>BLOG: Dog show photo extras</title>
          <link>http://www.mydailyprogress.com/index.php/withmerritt/comments/skyline_kennel_club_dog_show_photo_extras/</link>
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Want more cute dog pictures from the Skyline Kennel Club show? Of course you do! Visit the blog "With Merritt" for more.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:56:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>COLUMN: Do you really want us to stay?</title>
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A recent News Virginian article by Bob Stuart (&#8220;Area searches for secret to retaining youth,&#8221; published June 2) highlighted a question that some local officials are apparently asking &#8212; what can we do to encourage more young people to stay in the area?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:28:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Pooch perfect</title>
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As they sat in the main building of Augusta Expoland on Friday, Meredith Persinger and her Italian greyhound, Charlie, quietly prepared for the competition ahead.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>The Weekend Get&#45;Out! (June 6&#45;8)</title>
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Welcome to the Weekend Get Out, where I highlight the best bets for local entertainment on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This weekend's events include a benefit concert featuring some of the area's favorite musicians, a new exhibit at the Artisans' Center and a pair of events at a local museum. Take a look!           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>1969: Valley Workshops, now Vector Industries Inc., established in Waynesboro</title>
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During the mid-1960s, Congressional legislation set the stage for the development of sheltered workshops to provide jobs and employment training for persons with severe disabilities. Previously, few job opportunities existed for this population.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:56:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>FROM THE FEATURES DESK: A different view of the river</title>
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I enjoyed my experience at Xtremefest two weeks ago so much that, when my stimulus check arrived last week, I deposited only half of it and took the rest, along with some extra cash I&#8217;d been saving, to buy myself a new recreational kayak.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>The Weekly Planner (June 2&#45;6)</title>
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Welcome to the The Weekly Planner, where I highlight opportunities to enjoy civic, educational and entertainment activities throughout the week. This week&#8217;s standouts include summer reading programs, music, a free afternoon at a local museum and the farmers market. Take a look!           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;An amazing man&#8217;</title>
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Fighting back against adversity isn&#8217;t new for Tony Cooper. During a trip to the International Martial Arts Tournament in Osaka, Japan, he was nearly sidelined due to illness.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 22:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>COLUMN: Turn down the cold air, please</title>
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Time to pull out the sweaters, scarves and maybe even a parka. It is summer, the season when I am cold most of the time.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 22:29:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Federal court orders public schools to educate the handicapped</title>
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While attending Jackson Wilson Elementary School between 1948 and 1955, I did not observe any Waynesboro classes for handicapped pupils, although a speech therapist was available.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Youth power</title>
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Christina Logan is the winner of Youth of the Year award for the area Boys and Girls Club &#8211; the Club&#8217;s highest honor. Christina has been a member of the Boys and Girls Club organization since she was 6 years old.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 22:58:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>COLUMN: Bicycling is free, but life is priceless</title>
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Gas prices are forcing me to contemplate potentially dangerous and stupid things, like riding my bicycle to work every day.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 22:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>The history of Western State and DeJarnette Sanitarium</title>
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Between the late 1700s and the 1970s, Virginia had a practice of institutionalizing handicapped populations that were inadequately served in Virginia localities. The commonwealth was an early state providing services for the mentally ill.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 18:25:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Today marks the fifth anniversary of my graduation from Mary Baldwin College in Staunton. Today also marks the fifth anniversary of my last day in purgatory, also known as my three-year career as a waitress.           ]]></description>
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Staunton teen Lydia Freesen, 17, knows Lucille Ball. Her 10-minute one-woman play on the legendary comedienne and actress has advanced the home school student to the final round of the National History Day competition, where she will represent Virginia in the performance category.           ]]></description>
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Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro residents will have a chance to unite this Friday night and Saturday morning at Beverley Manor Middle School from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. to represent the community in the fight against cancer.           ]]></description>
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Goats now graze the hills above the former District Home and farm, now privately owned, on Duke Road near the South River. A decade ago this regional and state-funded institution was home to 151 residents, 91 in the nursing home and 60 in assisted living.           ]]></description>
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When Anne Stogdale arrived at the 50th anniversary flower show of the Hoe &#8216;n&#8217; Hope Garden Club, she was met with a big surprise.           ]]></description>
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On Saturday afternoon, the lower level of the Waynesboro Public Library was filled with children, heads bent down towards a very important task &#8212; making their moms a Mother&#8217;s Day present.           ]]></description>
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My mom called me on Friday afternoon from my youngest brother&#8217;s high school graduation reception, back home in western Nebraska. 
&#8220;Well, Cody&#8217;s officially getting a diploma,&#8221; she said. I could hear the rest of my notoriously loud family in the background, telling jokes at Cody&#8217;s expense.  &#8220;Do you want to tell him congratulations?&#8221;           ]]></description>
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During the early 1900s certain neighborhoods in Waynesboro and Basic City acquired nicknames. One was &#8220;Tater Hill,&#8221; northeast of Gateway Park off New Hope Road. This article explores the legend of Steele&#8217;s Run Hollow bordered by A and C Streets, Calf Mountain Road and Route 340 North, nicknamed &#8220;the Philippines.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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          <title>WITH MERRITT: Barren Ridge Vineyards photo extras</title>
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If you enjoyed the News Virginian&#8217;s story about Barren Ridge Vineyards, the first winery in Augusta County (&#8220;Bringing wine home,&#8221; published today on page C1), take a peek at additional photos features editor Sage Merritt took during a tour of the winery.           ]]></description>
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On 33 acres of land near Fishersville where John Higgs&#8217; father&#8217;s apple orchards once stood, the Higgs have opened the first-ever winery in Augusta County.           ]]></description>
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An Old-Fashioned May Day returned to the Colonnades in Waynesboro again this year, hosted by A Fairie&#8217;s Circle. The event featured a traditional May Pole Dance, face painting, games and crafts.           ]]></description>
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On April 21, Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council hosted its third annual Girl Scout Awards and Recognitions Banquet in Salem. The banquet honored the council&#8217;s Gold Award recipients and recognized volunteers who have served Girl Scouting in an exceptional capacity. The evening&#8217;s special guests included keynote speaker Kathy Cloninger, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, and master of ceremonies Nicky Bowyer, radio announcer for Clear Channel Communications.           ]]></description>
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To combat the dangers of children and traffic as well as the perils and challenges facing new, teen drivers, AAA Mid-Atlantic held its 2007-08 Traffic Safety Poster Program.           ]]></description>
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The Appalachian Trail (AT), a 2,175-mile footpath, passes through 14 states between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine and passes Rockfish Gap above Waynesboro.           ]]></description>
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More than 250 of the state&#8217;s historic homes and gardens opened as part of 30-plus tours scheduled through Sunday, including a tour of six gardens in Staunton that took place Saturday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Mountaineer families lived off the land</title>
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Mountaineers by the early 1900s were regarded as primitive, uneducated and backward by urban progressives who pursued a modern lifestyle.           ]]></description>
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After weeks of preparation and anticipation, the Waynesboro Concert Choir embarked by bus for New York City today at 10 a.m.           ]]></description>
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Rock wall, Veggie Tales, music videos and a craft room at church-  Yes, it is part of the new children's ministry program at First Presbyterian Church, Waynesboro.           ]]></description>
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Settlement of the southern Appalachia began a decade before the American Revolution. Early settlers traveled down the &#8220;Great Wagon Road&#8221; from Philadelphia to the Carolina Piedmont and through mountain gaps into Virginia, North Carolina and other states.           ]]></description>
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Settlement of the southern Appalachia began a decade before the American Revolution. Early settlers traveled down the &#8220;Great Wagon Road&#8221; from Philadelphia to the Carolina Piedmont and through mountain gaps into Virginia, North Carolina and other states.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
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There are eight important weeks left of school. Here are a few tips to parents who wish to provide a little extra aid and support to their "getting sick and tired of school" children.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:04:05 EDT</pubDate>
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The potter's hands are skilled and the lump of clay is  well, lumpy. The process by which clay becomes a beautiful and useful vessel is a parable about how God works with people.           ]]></description>
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The weekend of April 19-20 will be a double-header of music, straight from two of Waynesboro's most beloved fine arts organizations, all under one roof.           ]]></description>
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During third grade in 1950-51, three events sparked my interest in history. Margaret B. Fox, a teacher at Jackson-Wilson, taught about the Dutch of Holland.           ]]></description>
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It sounds like something that would happen at a high school football game. Think about it - your team is playing for the state championship.           ]]></description>
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The "high lonesome sound" ballads of Scots-Irish and English immigrants who settled the Great Valley of Virginia and the Appalachians influenced bluegrass and country music.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:04:52 EDT</pubDate>
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I'll never forget the first time I ever called someone and, instead of hearing the phone ring on the other end, I heard music instead.           ]]></description>
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