The Barns of Rose Hill – Fiber Arts Show “Gifts From Nature”

[ Friday November 4, 2011 to Friday January 6, 2012. ] .

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Ongoing Exhibits at The Barns of Rose Hill from November 4 until January 6, 2012

Fiber Arts Show “Gifts From Nature”

Fiber artists depend on Mother Nature to gift them with materials like wood, cotton, silk, linen, reeds, sweet grass, etc., to create quilts, dyed fabric, spun and woven fabrics, woodwork, baskets, paper sculpture and more & Photography Show and [...]

88-Year-Old Business Woman Reflects on Past as Pine Grove Store Closes

By René White (Feather)
As many reflect on the past year, this 88-year-old reminisces over the past century as she closes her Pine Grove convenience store, the “Village Market,” on Dec. 31, 2011, after serving a northern Shenandoah Valley community for the past 42 years.
Louise Tapscott McClaughry was born on July 13, 1923, just after the [...]

Emergency Crews Respond to Vehicle Found in River (Video)

Crews inspect the vehicle found in the river. Photo credit Mike Dowling
Fire and rescue crews were dispatched to the Shenandoah river at Route 7 Sunday night on a reported vehicle in the river. The incident occurred just after 10:00 P.M. Responders found a vehicle floating in the river with its lights on approximately 40 feet [...]

Obituary for Betty J. Sechrist

Betty Jean Sechrist, 54, of South Riding, Virginia, died Friday, December 30, 2011 in INOVA Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg, Virginia.
Ms. Sechrist was born November 11, 1957 in Winchester, Virginia, the daughter of Madison Calvin and Ruth Corder Sechrist.
She had worked for Loudoun County Public Schools.
Surviving are her mother of Paris, Virginia; two brothers, Madison Calvin Sechrist, [...]

Berryville Police Report – 12/25/2011-12/31/2011

Berryville Police Report – 12/25/2011-12/31/2011

Rotary Club of Frederick County

[ Tuesday January 3, 2012; 7:30 am; ] .

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The Rotary Club of Frederick County meets Tuesday morning, January 3, 2012 at Shenandoah University in the Clement Board Room – Allen Dining Hall. Invited guests, club members and visiting Rotarians are welcome. Rotarian Eric Adamson will present a program about the Rotary Foundation.

For more information about this program or the Rotary Club contact Stephen [...]

Greek Cuisine Returns to Berryville

A splash of blue paint hints at the Mediterranean heritage. Photo credit Mike Dowling
The new year brings good news for Clarke County residents looking to enjoy Mediterranean treats like souvlaki and moussaka. Since the demise of the Knossos restaurant this past summer, fans of Greek cuisine have had limited options in town. However, early in [...]

Snow Squalls Cause Multiple Accidents Shutting Down I-81 in Rockingham County

Interstate 81 is closed northbound between exit 240 and exit 245 in Rockingham County.  Exit 240 is at the Mount Crawford and Bridgewater area at Route 257.  Exit 245 is at Port Republic Road in Harrisonburg.  Motorists are being detoured off at exit 240 to Route 257 and then to Route 11 and then to [...]

Police Seek Public’s Assistance in Animal Cruelty Case

The Berryville Police Department is investigating an incident of animal cruelty that happened in the Battlefield Estates area of Berryville on December 31, 2011. Police responded to a call that a domestic cat had been seriously injured. The owners of the cat transported it to an emergency veterinarian where x-rays determined that a projectile had [...]

Obituary for Jacquelyn B. Burton

Jacquelyn Bridges Burton, 60, of Boyce, Virginia, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in Saint Lucia.
Mrs. Burton was born March 2, 1951 in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of William John Keane V and Thelma Louise Bridges Keane.
She was retired from WETA Television where she was a broadcast technician.
She was a member of Middleburg United Methodist [...]