This coming Tuesday, America observes its 241st birthday with cookouts, parades, and fireworks. Although we often take our freedoms for granted, Independence Day really should be celebrated with great fanfare and all citizens should pause to thank God and our founders for the rare privileges we enjoy. Fifty-six men of courage…
June is the month for weddings. According to Soundvision.com, nearly 11% of all couples tie the nuptial knot sometime during this month. Not only is the weather favorable, but the timing also coincides nicely with graduations when many are ready to begin the next chapters of their lives. As such,…
Our Shenandoah Valley forests are taking another hit. A little over 100 years ago, the Chestnut Blight eliminated one of the most useful and stately trees in our woodlands. About 50 years later, the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid began to hammer our Eastern Hemlocks and many have succumbed to their relentless…
It’s a special weekend here in Shenandoah County as our high school seniors walk across stages, pick up their diplomas, and head off into life. Many surrounding localities have already celebrated these milestones and a few are yet to come, but by mid-June most schools are out and students who…