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Esteemed Leading Knight Robynann Martin of Winchester Elks Lodge 867 and fellow Lodge Officers Bryan Burnes and Melvin Poling present a donation of $5,360 to Vickie Culbreth of the Winchester Rescue Mission.
Esteemed Leading Knight Robynann Martin of Winchester Elks Lodge 867 and fellow Lodge Officers Bryan Burnes and Melvin Poling present a donation of $5,360 to Vickie Culbreth of the Winchester Rescue Mission.
The club will meet at 12:15 p.m. today at the Winchester Moose Lodge. It will be a business meeting. If you would like to join the meeting, please send an email to winchesterhostlionsclub@gmail.com.
The group meets every Wednesday at noon at the Winchester Moose Lodge, 213 E. Cork St. Lunch is served. This Wednesday, the club will salute local law enforcement agencies. The club will present a check to its major beneficiary, the Adult Care Center. Call Jeff at 540-247-9243 for information.
The club will meet at noon Thursday at the Rotary Shelter in Jim Barnett Park. Sharen Gromling of Our Health is guest speaker.
The club meets each Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. in the Kernstown United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 3239 Valley Pike, Winchester. All bridge players are welcome, including new ones, and arrangements can be made if partners are needed. Contact number is 703-935-6720.
Winchester Shawnee Lions Club 2022 Benefit Golf Classic will be held Aug. 5 at Bowling Green North Country Club, 838 Bowling Green Road, Front Royal. All proceeds go to local charities and to Frederick County residents who qualify and need help with eye exams/eyeglasses or hearing aids. Local businesses support us by purchasing $100 hole signs that are placed near each tee and green advertising their business. Each four-man team pays a $320 entry fee, which covers the costs paid to the country club for the golf, cart and a boxed lunch. There will be flight prizes, prizes for the longest shot, closest to the pin, 50/50 drawing and door prizes. Teams may enter by sending a check payable to WSLC Golf Benefit and mailed to Winchester-Shawnee Lions Club, P.O. Box 106, Winchester, Va. 22601. Deadline: July 22. Questions? Contact Dan at 540-486-1373.
The Winchester Salvation Army announces its first Serve for the Shelter Pickleball Tournament & Dinner on Aug. 12 at Winchester Country Club, starting at 4:30 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. Registration fee is $100 per person and provides a donation to the shelter, tournament play, dinner, a T-shirt and welcome gift. A dinner-only option is available for $50. Trophies and prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Sponsorships available for $1,000, $500 and $100. Contact Capt. John Blevins Jr. for more information at Jb.blevins@uss.salvationarmyorg or call 540-398-8867. Registration to play can be made online at https://bit.ly/servetheshelter.
The group will meet from 6-7 p.m. Aug. 18 via Zoom. For Zoom link or dial-in number, contact Kathleen Mancini at TBI@mindspring.com or Betty Friant at 540-550-1784. The group is focusing on various aspects of journaling this year.
Seats are available for a community bus trip on Aug. 23 from Winchester to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for lunch at Hershey Farm Restaurant and a performance of the musical "David" a the Sight and Sound Theatre. Cost is $139. For reservations, call Mary at 540-869-7656. Any from the trip will be donated to Alzheimer's research.
CCAP of Winchester needs the following items: Gently used men’s summer clothes (please note we always need men’s jeans, T-Shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants and belts);gently used women’s and children’s summer clothes; gently used girls and little girl’s dresses – all sizes; new girl’s underwear and children’s socks; gently used shoes and lightweight jackets — all sizes and genders; gently used bath towels and bedding – all sizes; tents and sleeping bags; individual baby wipe packs and diapers sizes 4, 5, and 6; disposable adult underwear and incontinence pads. Donations may be dropped off Monday-Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at 112 S. Kent St. Winchester, Va. For additional information call CCAP at 540-662-4318 or contact theredwagonministry@gmail.com.
The Shenandoah Valley Stamp Club meets the fourth Tuesday of each month except December from 7-9 p.m. and invites stamp collectors of all ages. Location: 212 Davis Hall (Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center building at 1400 S. Pleasant Valley Road, Winchester). For more information contact Cal Allen at shenandoahvalleystampclub@gmail.com.
Homeowners who have questions regarding their lawn, landscape, or vegetable gardens can get their questions answered by an Extension Master Gardener on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring your questions and/or plant samples to the Virginia Cooperative Extension-Frederick County Office at 107 N. Kent St., Winchester. Or call 540-665-5699 or email greenhelpline.frederickco.@gmail.com.
Spay Today is the area’s non-profit, reduced-priced spay and neuter program. Choose from many vets through a wide area. At the time of surgery, initial shots and tests can also be obtained at lower rates. Contact Spay Today: https://spay-today.org or call 304-728-8330.
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WINCHESTER — Animal trainer Bhagavan “Doc” Antle appeared in Frederick County Circuit Court Friday morning to be arrested on felony indictments of wildlife trafficking and conspiracy to traffic wildlife.
WINCHESTER — During its annual organization meeting on Thursday, the Winchester School Board unanimously re-elected Marie Imoh as its chair and elected Bryan Pearce-Gonzales as its vice chair.
WOODSTOCK — A civil lawsuit filed in Shenandoah County that challenged the renaming of community colleges across Virginia, including Laurel Ridge Community College, was dismissed Friday.
FRONT ROYAL — A civil jury on Thursday ruled that a businessman who failed to build a facility and create hundreds of jobs as promised owes the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority almost $12 million in damages.
WINCHESTER — Area residents are invited to enjoy a diverse array of music on Thursday while helping neighbors who have fallen on hard times.
WINCHESTER — A Shenandoah County man has been charged with two felonies after allegedly cashing in five forged lottery tickets at a Winchester convenience store.
An article on Page A4 of Friday's edition incorrectly stated that Winchester School Board member Bryan Pearce-Gonzales has not announced if he will seek election this year to retain his Ward 4 seat. Pearce-Gonzales wrote in a January letter to the editor that he is a candidate for the Nov. 8…
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COVID-19 cases have been slowly rising since early April, and higher jumps in case counts have been counted during the last week.
WINCHESTER — Winchester has a parking problem.
GORE — The Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America has renamed and rededicated Camp Rock Enon to honor local businessmen and longtime supporters Gerald F. “JJ” Smith Jr. and Dave Holliday.
WINCHESTER — City resident Jessie Nathaniel Simms has been indicted for second-degree murder following the May 6 shooting death of his neighbor, Nathaniel Dion Jones.
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WINCHESTER — Construction to bring high-speed internet to unserved areas in Frederick County is slated to begin next year, according to a county government news release.
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