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RESTFUL RETREAT: Alan Goldbetter, an employee of Mountain Trails in Winchester, relaxes in an Eagles Nest Outfitters double hammock beside the store. A top seller, the hammock serves many uses, from taking the place of a tent on a camping trip to offering a place to relax at home. Alan Lehman/Daily
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Restful retreat: Hammocks offer a place to relax at home or away
As summer approaches and the weather becomes warmer, families begin to plan their vacations, with the hope of gaining some well-deserved rest and relaxation. Though vacations are made for relaxation, why reserve that reward for only the time spent away from home?
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Little shop of art: Gallery features a new way of painting
FRONT ROYAL — On a miserable day on the couch, recovering from the flu, Kelly Walker was channel surfing when she stopped to watch an artist painting on television.
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Friday, May 16, 2008
What 'n' where: Winchester
Antique glass show
May 16-17 — Friday: 5-9 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at 1309 Opequon Ave. $5. Sponsor: Valley Glasshoppers Information: 635-5503; 877-2024.
Friday, May 16, 2008
What 'n' where: Shenandoah
Yard, bake sale
May 17 — 8 a.m., at 428 Hollingsworth Road, Woodstock. Benefit: Shane Ritenour's medical expenses.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Neighborhood notes: Shenandoah
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Poster winner
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Neighborhood notes: Front Royal
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Just ducky: New Front Royal eatery hopes to fill a niche
FRONT ROYAL — Success for The Wine and Duck will be measured by the area's ability to change its attitude.
Although the menu is not too duck-heavy, the restaurant's name does not hide what makes it unique to the area. For The Wine and Duck to find a niche, people will have to shed the initial scoffing at the idea of eating Donald and Daffy.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Borrowed time: Effects of housing crisis trickle down to private student loan market
When the sub-prime mortgage implosion began last year, the most obvious results were a rash of home foreclosures and falling home sales.
But as college students begin making financial arrangements for the 2008-2009 school year, the resulting credit crunch has the student loan market looking decidedly shaky.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Junior juggler: Teen finds creative way to have fun, improve self
Nathan Alger was supposed to be doing his schoolwork. But instead his mother heard contrary noises in the next room, noises clearly not those of a studious teenager.
"Stop juggling!" she called to him.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Concrete plans: Local company uses protective sealer on floors, decks
WINCHESTER — A new company offers homeowners an effective way to put a durable and decorative surface on concrete.
Winchester-based Blackwater Design Concrete Coatings has been operating since March. The company uses a spray to coat existing concrete to make the surface more durable and create patterns and logos in any color the homeowner wants.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
An accomplished musician himself, Mark Sonder sticks to booking others
LINDEN -- Mark Sonder began booking bands as a student at the Manhattan School of Music in the late 1970s.
"People were always asking me to put together groups for performance," he says.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Some fun fungi: Hunting for morels provides tasty, profitable experience
It's hunting season again, and this time you can leave your rifle or your bow behind. You'll still need patience, a sharp eye and a good hunting ground.
And the spoils are delicious.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Arthritis walk planned: Local event set as chairwoman will be recipient of national award
WINCHESTER — On May 17, when the fourth annual Northern Shenandoah Valley Arthritis Walk is taking place at Sherando High School in Stephens City, Julie Rhyne will not be there.
The Winchester resident, and chairwoman of the walk, who has been part of the planning committee since it began four years ago, will instead be in Orange County, Calif., to receive an award and attend an arthritis walk on the West Coast as one of the two 2009 National Honorees of the National Arthritis Foundation.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Doggone life: Couple bring biker Chihuahua with them on rides
BENTONVILLE — With his tiny snout poking out from under sunglasses, a do-rag and a personalized motorcycle helmet, Isaiah, a 7-year-old leather-clad Chihuahua, has become a well-known face in the biker community.
His owners, Carol and Buddy Sours of Bentonville, have been bringing him along with them on rides through the countryside and in charity events for three years, but Isaiah has long been a part of the Sourses' excursions into the wild.
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