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The Clarke County High School Class of 1963 celebrated their 50th class reunion September 14, 2013. The day began with tours of three of the county’s schools: Boyce Elementary., Berryville Primary, and Johnson Williams Middle School. The tour culminated at the Bell Tower overlooking the JWMS campus. The administrators of each school opened their doors […]
Third Annual Purcellville Halloween Block Party Over 6,000 people attended the Purcellville Halloween Block Party last year coming from all over Loudoun and Clarke counties and beyond; ranging in ages from infant to ninety years old. This family friendly event promises to be even bigger and better this year. The party will be Saturday October […]
Homemade Pizza A Friendly Medium for New Flavors By JiJi Russell Few comfort foods rival a fresh pizza, hot out of the oven. Taking its place as a great diplomat in the hierarchy of foods, pizza crosses boundaries of age, geography, and social status with ease. Simply put: Few folks can resist a good pie. […]
Wild Chorus By Doug Pifer While working in my studio late the other night I heard a coyote chorus ringing through the October darkness. It sounded like a crazy Halloween party. A real coyote sounds nothing like coyote howls played in the movies. A shrill wail breaks into a rabble of barks and yips that […]
Now You See Me A Cowgirl of the Yee-Ha Sisterhood by Mark Andrews Few characteristics of the Shenandoah Valley create our sense of identity as strongly as our relationships with horses. Mark Andrews visited a special place in next-door Frederick County that shows how our fondness and respect for equine companions connects us with […]
See You at The Curve! Iconic establishment on the mountain serves up a one-of-a-kind experience By Jennifer Lee If walking into the Horseshoe Curve restaurant feels like you’re walking into someone’s living room, that’s because you are. Tracee and Jim Wink have been welcoming friends and not-for-long strangers into their cozy, colorful restaurant and […]
September 2013
Gallery Artists Gather To Look Ahead Artists to suggest new programs with grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts Twenty of the 50+ artists who show and sell their work through Berryville Main Street’s Fire House Gallery gathered at the gallery on September 5 for something gallery director Kate Petranech calls, “a very pleasant […]
First Farmers’ Harvest Ball Set For October Guests invited to “eat a little pig, dance a little jig, and go whee, whee, whee all the way home!” Three Clarke County non-profit groups are joining forces to bring the community the bounties of local harvest with the farmers who provide them. The Farmers’ Harvest Ball will […]