EDINBURG – Feline siblings Simon and Holly have resided under the same roof their entire lives, and now the two are waiting for that next home to share.
The duo is available for adoption at the Shenandoah County Animal Shelter and, due to the cats’ lifelong connection, is a bonded pair, ...
Five homes and the historic Union Church will be open to residents on Saturday during the Mount Jackson Historical Homes Tour.
Kenna Fansler, Mount Jackson Museum president, said this is the first year since 1990 that Mount Jackson has had the tour. The museum and the Mount Jackson Garden ...
STRASBURG – The Cedar Creek Foundation welcomes area residents to experience the old-fashioned delight of flying a kite on Saturday at its second annual Kite Flying Day.
Patrick Kehoe, Cedar Creek Battlefield manager, said he hopes this year’s event will be a big success. Due to inclement ...
Rubber duck races, live entertainment, vendors and free redbud saplings. Every year the quaint village of Browntown invites people from all over the Northern Shenandoah Valley to celebrate their village during the annual Redbud Festival.
Martha Buracker, festival chairman, this year marks the ...
Shenandoah National Park is celebrating National Park Week with free admission and special events Saturday.
Sally Hurlbert, the park management specialist, said National Park Week is a time set aside to celebrate all of American’s national treasures and Shenandoah National Park is one of ...
STRASBURG – The Shenandoah County Chamber’s Nonprofit Council invites community members to meet with 20 organizations and learn more about volunteer opportunities at the first Community Volunteer Fair on Friday at the Shenandoah County Historic Courthouse in Woodstock.
National Volunteer ...
The Community Safety & Wellness Expo, sponsored by Valley Health Warren Memorial Hospital, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Warren County High School.
Kristin Waltz, co-chair and operating room nurse, said over 30 years ago a group of like-minded individuals in the ...
STRASBURG – Many afternoons after school, Luci Toman, a fourth grader at Sandy Hook Elementary, is spotted at Strasburg Hobbies on King Street, playing with her friends and her ever-growing collection of slot cars.
The 9-year-old loves Virginia history, math and reading, depending on the ...
STRASBURG – Jodi Jenkins at Laurel Hill Christian Church in Lebanon Church learned about Luci Toman’s story from her congregation and decided she wanted to help.
“Last year we started having steak dinners to raise money for individuals in our community,” Jenkins said. “We opened up ...
STRASBURG – Town residents are invited to help prepare the Strasburg Community Garden at 10 a.m. Saturday with the Strasburg Community Garden Partners. This event will coincide with the opening day of the community garden.
Alison Sloop and Nick Livesay, conservation specialists for the Lord ...
It’s that time of year again when book lovers descend on Samuels Public Library for the annual A Taste for Books.
Harold Hayes, library director, said that the library had had a goal of generating $15,000 with its A Taste for Books fundraiser in the last three years.
“Each year we have ...
STRASBURG – The concert headliner for this year's Shenandoah County Fair is 10th Avenue North from West Palm Beach, Florida.
The group, known for its intellectual melodic pop/rock style, was named the Gospel Music Association New Artist of the Year in 2009 and the band has sold over a ...
STRASBURG – Rescheduled due to inclement weather, Park Day returns to Belle Grove Plantation on Saturday.
Kristen Laise, executive director, said a day like Park Day is important to Belle Grove because it allows larger maintenance projects to be accomplished, which would otherwise be imposed ...
STRASBURG –Heritage Day, hosted by the Shenandoah County Heritage Societ, will celebrate the legacy of the valley through a World War II memorabilia exhibit Saturday at the Charterhouse School in Edinburg.
Barbara Adamson, president of SCHS, said Heritage Day gives the community an ...
FRONT ROYAL – Joanne "Joey" Waters, a retired teacher and principal of 40 years, finds excitement in educating children on the importance of caring for their planet. Now, as a master gardener with the Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardeners Association, Waters uses her knowledge to ...
FRONT ROYAL – The Laurel Center Intervention for Domestic and Sexual Violence planted 386 flags last week at the Warren County Court House on Main Street to honor and remember sexual assault victims in Front Royal and Warren County over the past four years.
Leslie Hardesty, sexual assault ...
FRONT ROYAL – The first Every Child Matters Jubilee will be hosted by the Warren County Department of Social Services on Saturday to raise awareness and spread the word about child abuse prevention.
The jubilee will feature a garden made up 847 pinwheels.
“Each blue and silver pinwheel ...
WINCHESTER — Nahla has been with the Winchester SPCA for two months, after spending around a year at the Frederick County Esther Boyd Animal Shelter.
Billie Guidry, an adoption agent at the Winchester SPCA, is hoping that Nahla’s playful personality and some incentives can finally land the ...
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Building back muscle mass after 50 is possible. It takes the proper knowledge and tools to do it.
Jessica Davis, a physical therapist with Valley Health, answers six questions geared to gaining and maintaining back muscles.
Q: We see a lot of older individuals hunched over. Why? How is ...
FRONT ROYAL – For many home gardeners across the Northern Shenandoah Valley, growing fruit trees can be rewarding, not only for their beauty or fruit but also for their added environmental benefits from clean air to reduced energy costs.
Mark Sutphin, extension agent for Virginia ...