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From the Ruritan Club of Clarke County Take a step back in time when Clarke County was a rural farming community. For one week in August, the horticulture building at the Clarke County Fairgrounds would be filled with entries in various categories including fruits, vegetables, eggs, field crops, and flowers. They will be judged and […]
As a retired nurse, a newspaper article entitled, “Once a Nurse Always a Nurse”, caught my attention. This is how I came to become involved with the Northern Shenandoah Valley Nurse Honor Guard, a local chapter of the national organization. Approximately 17 nurses comprise the Front Royal-based group that meets every other month. Their mission […]
Above: The Clarke County Education Foundation’s 2024 nominees for the Rosemont Leadership Award are Gabriel Ignacio, Anna Hornbaker, Sydney Kelble, and Delaney Collins. The Clarke County Education Foundation (CCEF) is delighted to announce the nominees for this year’s Rosemont Leadership Award, established to honor a Clarke County High School graduating student demonstrating outstanding leadership potential. […]
By Alice Reynolds, January 2024 want to do differently and better this coming year? You hear the same answers all the time: lose weight, eat better, exercise more take that trip that keeps getting shoved aside. Mine came as a revelation and like most revelations, it came at 3 o’clock in the morning. And it’s […]
By Bobby Whitescarver My wife and I are cattle farmers in Virginia’s legendary Shenandoah Valley. Early in our marriage, Jeanne gave me a nickname: “Walk Slow, Stand Around.” Yep, that’s me. Sure, it’s funny. And it’s true. But I’m not lazy; I just wonder a lot. As a farmer, I’m exposed to so many things […]
Mark your calendars for May 11 and 12, the much anticipated 34th annual Mother’s Day Weekend Garden Fair at Blandy Experimental Farm, the home of the State Arboretum of Virginia., located at 400 Blandy Farm Lane in Boyce. The Garden Fair is the biggest fundraising event of the year for the Foundation of the State Arboretum, […]
Sweet Run State Park, just over the Blue Ridge in Loudoun County off Harpers Ferry Road (Route 671) will implement a $10 parking fee for guests beginning on May 6, 2024. Virginia’s newest state park doesn’t have a contact station yet, so guests will be able to pay using a self-pay envelope found at the […]