The following are some of the area recreational events that are being held: Run/Walk for Health The FCN 5k Run/Walk for Health will be held at 9 a.m. Oct. 6 starting at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock. The event is sponsored by Shenandoah Valley Runners and the ...
Scott Dixon rightfully takes his place among the greats in IndyCar racing. On Sunday he raced to his fifth IndyCar championship, tying a record set five decades ago by A.J. Foyt. The 38-year-old racer finished second on the road course in Sonoma, Calif., to Ryan Hunter-Reay, but it was enough ...
The start of a new early rifle season has increased interest in bear hunting among Shenandoah Valley hunters. But bow hunters have always been on the lookout for a sleek-furred bruin in October when their seasons open. Whether you’re hunting with a gun or bow, though, finding the food is ...
Matt DiBenedetto just made one of the riskiest moves a person could make in his or her career; he quit his job without having anything else lined up. Prior to the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the 27-year-old racer announced that he will not return to the No. 32 Go Fas Racing ...
The following are some of the area recreational events that are being held: Golf tournament The Blue Ridge Association of Realtors will host a charity golf tournament Sept. 19 at Blue Ridge Shadows in Front Royal. The captain’s choice tournament will raise money for F.R.O.G., Families ...
Kevin Harvick needs to grow up, or at least stay out of the Xfinity Series. The former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion consistently acts like a spoiled 12-year-old. For all the goodwill he gains with fans in any one week, or gains by supporting local short tracks, he makes sure he ...
With the abundance of rain, many sportsmen and women are asking, where has summer gone? Now suddenly thoughts are turning to deer season and what’s in store. Bucks have finished growing the antlers they will carry into autumn, and now need only to shed the velvet from their horns as September ...
September means one thing to upland bird hunters in the Shenandoah Valley: dove season is here. It’s time to dust off your shotguns, pull your camouflage clothing out of the closet and shoot a few practice rounds. Dove season marks the unofficial start of the hunting year for most ...
The following are some of the area recreational events that are being held: Grill n’ Golf tourney Bowling Green Country Club will hold its first Grill n’ Golf tournament Sept. 7 to benefit Warren County Social Services and the Humane Society at 838 Bowling Green Road, Front Royal. There ...
On days when the sun bears down hot and relentlessly during summer, few types of fishing offer more soothing relief than casting to river smallmouths. You can use a kayak, canoe or johnboat to get into fresh, lightly-tapped stretches, but plan on wet wading at least part of the day to stay cool ...
FRONT ROYAL - After 36 years, Camp Fantastic still knows how to work its magic on the children who attend it. Held every year at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center in Front Royal, the camp welcomes children ages 7 to 17 who are being treated for cancer or who have been in remission ...
Drifting along in the lower Chesapeake Bay, I suddenly felt a sharp tap, then a heavy weight on the thin graphite rod. Was a crab nibbling on my bait? Or was it the real deal – a flounder. Rather than putting the reel on free-spool and feeding line, I simply held on. Dragging the unseen ...
The following are some of the area recreational events that are being held: Dash 4 Diabetes Shenandoah Valley Runners will host the Chick-fil-A Dash 4 Diabetes 4 Miler starting at 8 a.m. Sept. 3 at the Millbrook High School football field in Winchester. The one-miler begins ...
Hagerstown (Maryland) Speedway’s night of racing in tribute to former track announcer Frank Sagi was a huge success. The 2nd annual Frank Sagi Tribute featured attendance by nearly 100 former drivers and car owners, all signing autographs for fans and reflecting on their careers. The ...
The following are some of the area recreational events that are being held: Poker Run The annual Poker Run and fundraiser will be held Saturday at the Luray VFW. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with kickstands up at 11 a.m. A continental breakfast will be served at the VFW and ...
The following are some of the area recreational events that are being held: Triathlon/Duathlon The Luray International Triathlon and Sprint Duathlon will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 18-19, respectively, at Lake Arrowhead. Information: www.luraytriathlon.com.
It was somewhat like putting a Maserati GranTurismo Convertible in the hands of a student driver. Yes, that was pretty much me when Mark Budgeon, the air and sport pistol coach at the Arlington-Fairfax chapter of the Izaak Walton League, handed me a Pardini .22-caliber sport pistol recently. ...
Racing is a sport that can send you soaring to the highest of highs, but also sink you to the lowest of lows; when your luck is bad, how do you stay in the game? We asked a number of racers before the 2018 running of the Easter Bunny 150 Pro All Stars Series Super Late Model race at Hickory ...
This is Part II of a series on types of cover you can add to a property to improve its value for wildlife. These tips can improve the habitat on any piece of land ranging from a quarter-acre to hundreds of acres. They can also improve your hunting success. Annual cover crops: Planting species ...
Sure, establishing and working on food plots is a great project for benefiting wildlife. Many people also consider it the most enjoyable habitat work. Watching crops grow from tiny seeds into lush green plots that deer, turkeys, and other wild animals feed on, knowing how much value the protein ...