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Berryville Police Report 4/29/2012 – 5/5/2012

May 15 2012 | Posted in Police | Read More »

Obituary for Mary F. Kinder

Mary Frances Kinder, 83, of Berryville, Virginia, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in a local nursing home.
Mrs. Kinder was born January 2, 1929 in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of the late Russell Johnson and Mary Frances Buckner Johnson.
She was the general manager of Cardinal Printing Co. for more than 30 years. She retired from the [...]

May 15 2012 | Posted in Obituaries | Read More »

Obituary for Charles R. Read

Charles “Charlie” Robert Read, 39, of Boyce, Virginia, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 in the Winchester Medical Center.
Charlie was born January 18, 1973 in Leesburg, Virginia, the son of the late Robert Bruce Read, Jr. and Sandra Ruth Vandayburg.
He served in the U. S. Army. He was a self-employed machinist.
He married “Cita” Maria E. Read [...]

May 7 2012 | Posted in Obituaries | Read More »

Coby Lane Wiley Becomes Member of the American Angus Association

Coby Lane Wiley, Berryville, Virginia, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association®, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo.
Junior members of the Association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take [...]

May 3 2012 | Posted in Community | Read More »

Berryville Police Report 4/15/2012 – 4/21/2012

Apr 30 2012 | Posted in Police | Read More »

VDOE Announces $2.5 Million in Mathematics & Science Partnership Grants

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is awarding grants totaling more than $2.5 million to 11 partnerships between school divisions, colleges and universities to increase content knowledge and sharpen classroom skills of teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – subject areas known collectively as “STEM.”
The awards were made through VDOE’s Mathematics and Science Partnership [...]

Apr 27 2012 | Posted in News,Virginia | Read More »

Epinephrine Policy for Virginia Schools Signed into Law

Laura Pendleton; Governor McDonnell - Photo Courtesy of Michaele White, Governor’s Photographer

By Brad Fulton – Capital News Service
Gov. Bob McDonnell signed two bills Thursday requiring schools to stock and administer epinephrine, a drug that could save students having a severe allergic reaction.
McDonnell signed House Bill 1107, sponsored by Delegate Thomas “Tag” Greason, a Republican from Potomac Falls, and Senate Bill 656, introduced by Sen. Donald McEachin, [...]

Apr 26 2012 | Posted in News,Virginia | Read More »

Target Recalls Bunny Sippy Cups Due to Injury Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Target, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Target Home Bunny Sippy Cup
Units: Approximately 264,000
Importer: [...]

Apr 26 2012 | Posted in Recalls | Read More »

Letter to the Editor: So Grateful!

I am so thankful to all those who made this year’s Kristin Jacobs Mulch Sale a tremendous success this past Saturday. I would like to thank Dave Bodkin, Scott Hubbard, Ricky Tavenner, Wayne Warfield, Frank Jurney and Ricky Holliday of Stuart M. Perry for delivering our bulk mulch and Chris Stiles, Shannon Dulaney and Jim [...]

Apr 23 2012 | Posted in Letters to the Editor | Read More »

Obituary for Richard King Balinger

Richard King Balinger, 85, of Berryville, VA, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at his home.
Mr. Balinger was born December 2, 1926, in Takoma Park, MD, the son of the late Robert Pettis Balinger and Virginia Thelma King Balinger. He graduated from Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VA and joined the Army Air Corps during WWII. [...]

Apr 19 2012 | Posted in Obituaries | Read More »