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                    Ming Garden expands, provides more reasons to return
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          <title>WALDROP: &#8216;Square One&#8217; is where you are</title>
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                    Weekly religion column
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                    Church news for the week of July 18-24
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                    Church news for the week of July 11-17
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          <title>At the library</title>
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                    Listing of library events in July
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          <title>TwoFifty&#8221; Your fun guide to arts &amp;amp; entertainment events and things to do</title>
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                    Things to do this week, July 9-15
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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. 
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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. 
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          <title>&#8216;Journey of discovery&#8217;</title>
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                    Wintergreen Performing Arts presents world tour
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          <title>Civic news listing</title>
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                    Civic news for the week of July 5-11
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          <title>Guerrilla gardening: Digging in to beautify neglected &#8216;official&#8217; landscaping</title>
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                    More than a dozen people, some wearing orange protective gear, pulled rakes and shovels from a dingy shopping cart and started working on a parched patch of land along a busy off-ramp of the Hollywood Freeway. 
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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. 
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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;

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          <title>Church news (June 27 through July 3)</title>
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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. 
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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.
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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.
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          <title>1897&#45;2008: From Clifton Forge&#45;Waynesboro Telephone Company to nTelos</title>
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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. 
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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.
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          <title>Keeping the faith means fighting the fight</title>
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                    We are going to read someone else&#8217;s mail today. The writer reveals personal friendships, successes, failures and embarrassments. We are almost intruding.
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          <title>Church and worship news (June 20&#45;26)</title>
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                    Church news for the week of June 20-26.
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          <title>Volunteer takes on assignment with Innisfree Village</title>
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                    Roz Jeremiah, of Middlesex, England, has recently undertaken a Church of the Brethren Volunteer service assignment with Innisfree Village in Crozet.
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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.
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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. 
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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.

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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. 
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          <title>BLOG: The Weekly Planner (June 16&#45;20)</title>
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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!
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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. 
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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. 
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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?
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          <title>Church and worship news (June 13&#45;19)</title>
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                    Church news and events for June 13-19.
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          <title>BLOG: Habitat gearing up for new ReStore</title>
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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.
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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. 
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          <title>BLOG: The Weekly Planner (June 9&#45;13)</title>
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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!

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          <title>BLOG: Dog show photo extras</title>
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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.
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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?
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          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:28:00 EDT</pubDate>
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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.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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                    People respond differently to the word &#8220;religion.&#8221; For some, it is a stuffy, super-serious suggestion that there is too much fun going on in the world and that we should put a stop to it. For others, it is a positive word that means church, family, faith, discipleship, the Bible and anything else pertaining to God. Others dislike it for much the same reason. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:26:00 EDT</pubDate>
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                    Church and worship news for Friday through June 12.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:08:00 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!
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          <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. 
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          <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.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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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!
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          <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.
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          <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.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 22:29:00 EDT</pubDate>
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                    Church and worship news for the upcoming week.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Disciples&#8217; Kitchen to offer meals on Mondays</title>
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                    The Disciples&#8217; Kitchen is expanding from two to three days weekly, offering lunch on Mondays as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning June 2. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:05:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>More spiritual connections to mental health</title>
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                    We conclude our &#8220;mental health connections&#8221; theme with a spiritual perspective to community, ourselves, and mental health professionals. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:04:00 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.
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          <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.
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          <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.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 22:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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                    Church and worship news for this week.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 10:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Connections that promote mental health at work</title>
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                    The Mental Health Association of Augusta, a United Way agency, announces its 54th annual emphasis on May is Mental Health Month. Its goal is to raise public awareness about mental illness and the importance of promoting mental wellness for everyone.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 16:46:00 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. 
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          <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 18:25:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>COLUMN: A very special five&#45;year anniversary</title>
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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.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 22:29:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Being Lucy</title>
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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.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 22:25:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Spiritual connections that promote mental health</title>
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                    The Mental Health Association of Augusta, a United Way agency, announces its 54th annual emphasis on &#8220;May is Mental Health Month.&#8221; Its goal is to raise public awareness about mental illness and the importance of promoting mental wellness for everyone. The theme this year is &#8220;Get Connected,&#8221; and, according to Donna Gum, executive director of the association, they have issued a &#8220;Mental Health Connection Challenge&#8221; for everyone to do just that &#8212; &#8220;get connected&#8221; with their own resources for mental health. Do you know what yours are?
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          <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 21:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
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                    Basic United Methodist Church, 489 N. Winchester Ave., corner of Delphine and Fifth Street, Waynesboro, the Rev. Don Gibson &#8212; This week&#8217;s schedule is as follows:


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          <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 21:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Walking towards hope</title>
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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.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 18:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>The history of the District Home and farm</title>
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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. 
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          <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 20:46:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hoe &#8216;n&#8217; Hope honors 50 years, charter member</title>
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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.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 20:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Time for Mamapolooza</title>
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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.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 22:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
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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;
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          <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 22:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Church and worship news, May 9&#45;15</title>
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                    Local church and worship news for the week of May 9-15.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 19:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>She bargained with God for a child</title>
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                    We have a dim view of &#8220;bargaining with God,&#8221; and rightly so. All too often we want to bargain God into something or ourselves out of something; maybe both at the same time. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 19:26:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>The legend of &#8216;the Philippines&#8217;</title>
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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;
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          <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 17:56:01 EDT</pubDate>
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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.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 21:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Bringing wine home</title>
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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.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 21:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
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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. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 21:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Self analysis in the 42nd Psalm</title>
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                    For those who can&#8217;t afford the time and money of formal psychoanalysis, a procedure called &#8220;self-analysis&#8221; has emerged. It seems simple enough &#8212; buy the book, analyze yourself, save the money and get well in the process.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 21:23:00 EDT</pubDate>
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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.
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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.
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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. 
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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. 

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                    You remember &#8220;pop tests,&#8221; don&#8217;t you? &#8220;Take out a pencil and a sheet of paper,&#8221; your teacher said, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to see if you&#8217;ve been paying attention.&#8221; The Apostle Paul did that, too, in Scripture.
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                    Mountaineers by the early 1900s were regarded as primitive, uneducated and backward by urban progressives who pursued a modern lifestyle. 
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                    Rajeswari Sasikumar has planted a backyard garden of tomatoes, eggplants, okra and peppers for three years now. 
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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. 
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                    Asking for directions along the highway is difficult for many of us. It implies a certain amount of ignorance, helplessness or pride (especially pride) on our part. Then again, other people&#8217;s directions can be difficult to follow. 
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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                    How have you experienced the Resurrection since Easter Sunday- I don't mean just believing in Jesus' resurrection from the grave. I mean the counterpart of that event where he, once raised from the grave, enters your life on a regular basis.
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                    It became a radio show in 1949 and a hit television show in 1954, but this version of "Father Knows Best" was made for today's theater stage.
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                    The Irish Rebellion occurred in 1798, prompting thousands of Irish to immigrate to Pennsylvania from Ulster, Ireland.
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                    Plummeting 70 feet from a towering pine is not a pleasant first memory.  Especially if it's your first time away from home.
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                    They've been pioneering their trendsetting bluegrass style for more than 35 years, and despite what their moniker might suggest, D.C.-based The Seldom Scene are still on the road, playing shows and spreading their sound across America.
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                    Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in March 1933. Congress approved public works programs to put Americans back to work during the Great Depression.
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                    Raymond Spitler remembers very little about his dad. He was just five years old when the World War II draft called his father to duty.
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                    We remember the main characters of a great play or movie. Yet, the plot can hinge on one or more relatively minor cast members. Do we understand the roles we play in the masterpiece God is writing, producing, and directing through our lives-
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