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MAY
Area chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will present the annual Confederate Memorial Service at Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton on May 24 at 2:30 p.m. The program will feature an address by Scott H. Harris, director of the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park, titled Remembrance and Reconciliation. Events include memorial music performed by bagpiper Kathy Hawkins; fife and drum renditions of Confederate music performed by Dylan Sheffer and Hunter Desper; and “Taps” played by Billy Brooks. Appearances will be made by the Confederate regiments — the Fifth Virginia Infantry, West Augusta Guard and the Staunton Artillery. Displays of artifacts collected from Valley battle sites will be on-hand for viewing. There will be refreshments available. Admission is free. For more information, call 886-6456.

Terry Argenbright with Valley Sports Park will hold a public information meeting at Riverheads High School auditorium Friday at 7-8:30 p.m. to provide details and information about what it is hoped the Valley Sports Park will bring to Augusta County. Information on a sports training facility, family recreational areas, action sports, economic growth, after-school programs, job opportunities and involvement in helping to correct current traffic issues will be provided and discussed. There will be a question and answer session following the meeting. For more details, e-mail .

Waynesboro Department of Public Works will host a tour of its state-of-the-art Water Treatment Plant for Public Works Day ‘09, hoping to teach the public about micro-filtration technology. The departments will have hands-on activities, exhibits and displays that celebrate this year’s theme of Public Works: Guardians of Our Community’s Natural Resources. Ideas on resource sustainability, water quality, work experience, consumption reduction and conservation education will be shared with visitors.

Buddy Ball baseball league for youth with disabilities is plays at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday evening during May at William Perry Elementary School ballfield. A cheering section is welcomed.

The Serenity Al-Anon Family Group will meet Tuesday, May 12, (and every Tuesday) at 1 p.m., at the Augusta County Library. Al-Anon is a support program for families and friends of alcoholics.

The Gen. Daniel Morgan Chapter of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, will meet at Mossy Creek Restaurant, Fishersville on May 20 at 6 p.m. Guest speaker Wayne Grant will speak on The Constitution. The chapter invites all compatriots, members and prospective members. For more information, contact Ron Hiserman, 117 Pelham Dr., Waynesboro, Va., 22980; 943-9874;

The American Legion Post 340 Pancake Breakfast to be held today from 7:30-9 a.m. at 13 Eastside Highway, Waynesboro, has been canceled.

The 8th Annual Ultimate Miss Staunton Pageant is planned for May 16. Emcee for the pageant will be Miss Augusta County Fair 2008 Chassidy Ashby. The pageant starts at 11 a.m. and will be held at the Weyers Cave Community Center. For more information, visit http://www.ultimatemiss.
com.

Shenandoah Valley Social Services (serving Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County) is hosting the annual picnic for foster families at Eli’s Fun Center, 733 Lee Highway, Verona, from 6-8 p.m. May 18, 2009. Call 248-7287 for more information.

Wild Weekend in Waynesboro on May 16: Public Works Day at Coyner Springs Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Xtremefest at Riverview Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Main Street Muscle Car Show downtown from 1-5 p.m.; for more information, call Public Works at 942-6624.

Friends of the Waynesboro Public Library are conducting is annual membership drive through the end of May. The membership categories are individual for $10 or more, family at $15 or more, patron $25 or more, organization $35 or more, or an individual life member $100 or more per person. All contributions are deductible as allowed by law. Make checks payable to “Friends of the Waynesboro Library” and send to Membership chairman, Waynesboro Public Library, 600 S. Wayne Ave., Waynesboro, Va., 22980.

Summit Square open house, 501 Oak Ave., Waynesboro, offers an opportunity for the community to visit Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

World Heritage Student Exchange is seeking local families interested in sharing their home to provide a high school exchange student a positive encounter with the United States. Students are screened by World Heritage, are proficient in English, 15-18 years old and come for the 2009-10 school year. For more info, call Lori at 337-4135 or visit http://www.world-heritage.org.

The Shenandoah Valley Holocaust Education Project has remembrance events scheduled through May. For more information, contact Rabbi Joe Blair at , Katharine Gorsuch at 817-781-9229.
JUNE
Valley Women’s Connection of Greater Staunton Area will hold its Charming Creations Luncheon on June 10 at 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. at Mrs. Rowe’s Country Buffet, Mt. Crawford. Nancy Williams from New Bremen, Ohio, will present a show and tell about jewelry and purses she creates, with some available to enjoy and/or purchase. Williams will also share vignettes of her colorful life story and talk about pricelessness of humans. Cost of lunch and program is $14 inclusive. Reservations required by June 5. Call 885-7353 or 248-3059. Free child care provided. 

Ten Speed Press announces the July release of “Mrs. Rowe’s Little Book of Southern Pies,” by Mollie Cox Bryan and Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant and Bakery. The book is a collection of more than 65 of Rowe’s pie recipes. Bryan lives in Waynesboro with her family.

Annual Carpenter Reunion: the descendants of Joseph and Martha Wiley Carpenter will reunite June 14 beginning at 10 a.m., with a noon lunch at Gypsy Hill Golf Course pavilion in Staunton; bring a picnic lunch, games and musical instruments; for more information, call 949-7883.

Bike MS 2009: Tour de Vine on June 13-14: summer bike event to be held in Charlottesville; start and finish line at The Miller School of Albemarle; visit http://www.bikeMSva.org.

Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative annual meeting; June 11, 4 p.m.; meeting will feature a barbecue chicken dinner, live entertainment and a special Kids’ Zone area; scheduled speakers: SVEC President and CEO Myron D. Rummel, SVED Board of Directors Chairman Larry E. Garber and CFC’s CEO Sheldon Peterson; other speakers to be confirmed at later date.