Community News Archives - Clarke Monthly https://clarkeva.com/category/community-news/ Serving Clarke County, Va., and the surrounding area Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:31:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://clarkeva.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Clarke-Nameplate-32x32.png Community News Archives - Clarke Monthly https://clarkeva.com/category/community-news/ 32 32 Big Thanks for the Clarke County Fair https://clarkeva.com/2024/08/31/big-thanks-for-the-clarke-county-fair/ Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:30:29 +0000 https://clarkeva.com/?p=3838 Congratulations to the Ruritan Club of Clarke County for a wildly successful Clarke County Fair! And a big thanks to everyone who had a hand in the event. When you’re at the fair having a great time, and everything‘s going so smoothly, it’s really easy to forget just how many people and volunteers it takes […]

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]]> At the County Fair: The Barn Area: Building Character and Nurturing Youth https://clarkeva.com/2024/08/02/at-the-fair-barn/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:51:25 +0000 https://clarkeva.com/?p=3799 By Hope Cather While you’re at the Clarke County Fair, be sure to visit The Barn Area. Good things abound there: Good times for the over 150 exhibitors; good vibes for exhibitors, volunteers, and families; and —very important to us all — good news for the future of our community youth can be seen there. […]

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]]> Community Cat Alliance, Humane Treatment for Feral Cats and Kittens https://clarkeva.com/2024/08/02/community-cat-alliance/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:10:36 +0000 https://clarkeva.com/?p=3786 by Lydia Mahan A friend of mine once said, “They make the world go round.” He was talking about volunteers. In fact, they do a lot to pick up the slack, the extra pieces that often get left behind. I’m a volunteer and I can certainly attest to the fact that I pick up a […]

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]]> Shenandoah Valley natural area restoration efforts expand https://clarkeva.com/2024/03/02/shenandoah-valley-natural-area-restoration-efforts-expand/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 01:47:51 +0000 https://clarkeva.com/?p=3584 Protection for rare sinkhole ponds, wetlands funded by natural resources damage settlement More than 35 acres have recently been added to two Virginia natural area preserves in Augusta County as part of a long-term, multimillion-dollar effort to restore the South Fork Shenandoah River watershed contaminated by mercury decades ago.   The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, […]

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]]> An Unused Rail Corridor In the Shenandoah Valley Sparks a Fight Over What’s Next https://clarkeva.com/2024/03/02/an-unused-rail-corridor-in-the-shenandoah-valley-sparks-a-fight-over-whats-next/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 01:38:37 +0000 https://clarkeva.com/?p=3578 The post An Unused Rail Corridor In the Shenandoah Valley Sparks a Fight Over What’s Next appeared first on Clarke Monthly.

]]> Commonwealth Celebrates Keeping Conflict Out of Court https://clarkeva.com/2024/03/02/commonwealth-celebrates-keeping-conflict-out-of-court/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 01:29:56 +0000 https://clarkeva.com/?p=3576 Law Matters By Brenda Waugh March is Mediation Month in Virginia, when the Commonwealth celebrates its strides in creating options for alternative dispute resolution, including mediation. In 1993, Virginia passed the dispute resolution proceeding statutes, legislation that has continued to play an essential role in institutionalizing the use of mediation in the courts. Then, in […]

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]]> Robins Everywhere https://clarkeva.com/2024/03/02/robins-everywhere/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 01:24:24 +0000 https://clarkeva.com/?p=3574 Story and illustration by Doug Pifer Each morning during mid-February, robin songs echo from the woods behind the barn. Flocks of them stream overhead. Dozens of robins fly back and forth between the sycamores and the banks of the creek. On sunny afternoons robins forage in scattered groups in the mowed field across the road. […]

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]]> Ruritan Club Embarks On A Modern-Day Barn Raising https://clarkeva.com/2024/03/02/ruritan-club-embarks-on-a-modern-day-barn-raising/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 01:20:05 +0000 https://clarkeva.com/?p=3570 The post Ruritan Club Embarks On A Modern-Day Barn Raising appeared first on Clarke Monthly.

]]> Blue Ridge Hunt Invites All on March 30 for Point-to-Point Races and Family Fun https://clarkeva.com/2024/03/02/blue-ridge-hunt-invites-all-on-march-30-for-point-to-point-races-and-family-fun/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 01:12:10 +0000 https://clarkeva.com/?p=3567 The post Blue Ridge Hunt Invites All on March 30 for Point-to-Point Races and Family Fun appeared first on Clarke Monthly.

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