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GREENE COUNTY SCHOOL MENUS

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:27:00 EST

For May 12-16

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:58:00 EST

Praising Region Ten’s partnership with schools

EDITORIAL

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:56:01 EST

the Internet: what to do with the ‘bad apples’?

On your mark…get set…let ’er roll!

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:54:00 EST

Runners head to RES to help raise more than $1,500 for playground

New WMMS principal named

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:51:00 EST

Educator Kyle Pursel replaces Dupell, who retired back in March

Ah, bon! WMMS students take trip to Paris

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:43:00 EST

During Spring Break (March 23-31) four William Monroe Middle School students and one William Monroe High School student, accompanied by parents and grandparents enjoyed a nine day trip to Paris, France.

Efforts continue to fix local emergency communications system

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:41:00 EST

Greene’s Board of Supervisors took a major step toward updating the County’s 20-year-old emergency communications system

Summit seeks public input on road woes

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:36:00 EST

Fed up with traffic in and around Greene?

Budget wrap-up

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:32:00 EST

County Board expected to adopt budget on May 13

Lowe is new mayor

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:24:00 EST

Lowe will finish out Jerry Bortner’s term, which ends in 2010

Greene County School Menus

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:08:01 EST

for the week of May 5-9

Nathanael Greene Elementary School Honor Roll

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:06:00 EST

Third through fifth grade honors

Letter to the Editor:

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:03:00 EST

‘Senior Prom’ was a ‘memorable evening’

Local man pleads guilty to Social Security fraud

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:01:00 EST

Irvin Jones of Greene wrongfully received an estimated $97,000 in Social Security disability payments

Tsouroutis found guilty in gun case

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:00:00 EST

Sentencing for the former Greene County deputy is set for June 4

Where’s the water?

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:58:00 EST

Board authorizes $39 million process to address major issue

Local enrollment increases at PVCC

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:56:01 EST

PVCC president reports 18 percent spike amoung Greene County students.

Young political minds

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:38:00 EST

Two local students will represent Greene at Democratic Conventions

Plans for All Night Long After Prom Party are underway

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:03:00 EST

Plans are underway for the William Monroe High School 2008 All Night Long After Prom Party. As in past years, the event will be held at Nathanael Greene Elementary School Saturday, May 10, 11:30 p.m. and ending at 5 a.m. on Sunday, May 11.

HEALTH NEWS: Imminizations-Why?

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:57:00 EST

Our immune system is amazing! It is constantly building up protection from outside “invaders” with antibodies that seek out and destroy unwelcome viruses or bacteria. Immunizations work by “tricking” our immune system or rather giving our immune system a mini workout

Fun field trip at the Rapidan River

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:52:00 EST

Half the sixth grade students from WMMS went on an exciting field trip to the Rapidan River to see how healthy the stream is. Some of their favorite parts were getting wet, catching and identifying bugs, and the visual assessment. The students tested the pH level, which was about 5.5. That means the river is in a good condition.

Memories of Main Street: Stanardsville looks back

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:44:00 EST

The Town contained “stores galore, with four soda fountains and ice cream by the ton,” Bickers wrote. “We have the Red Cross and Ladies Aid Society, a large Sunday School where all go except a few moss backs and roughnecks,” Bickers wrote. “We have a High School, parent-teachers society and a community league that meets on the hill. And we have good town officers … Ours is a model town.”
It was in Bickers’ “model town” that Martha Jeraldine Morris Tata grew up over the course of the next two decades

Republican Committee chair, delegates chosen

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:41:00 EST

Stanardsville’s Gary Lowe will be keeping his seat as County party chair.
“This will be starting my sixth and seventh year representing the Committee,” said Lowe, who explained that he was the only candidate for the seat because he was the only candidate who pre-filed.

Board to hear from citizens on budget

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:30:00 EST

The need for textbooks was also mentioned - though at the Board’s budget workshop held earlier this month, Allen called attention to the fact that those textbooks had not been purchased.
Perhaps as a result, the Board of Supervisors upped its allocation to the District following the public hearing. The Board upped its allocation to the District again prior to passing the budget at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Before the rain, Food & Wine Festival draws large crowd

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:08:00 EST

1,400 tickets sold on sunny Saturday.

GREENER PASTURES

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:04:00 EST

Carpenter ants

GREENE COUNTY SCHOOL MENUS

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:55:01 EST

For week of April 21-25

Three Greene schools clean up in math competition

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:30:00 EST

NGES, Ruckersville, and WMMS all awarded first place finishes

Letter to the Editor

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:26:00 EST

Reader expresses concern over duputy case

EDITORIAL: Have a Spring Clean for Earth Day

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:13:00 EST

It’s time for the yearly ritual of spring cleaning. In a month featuring Earth Day, how do you clean (and inevitably discard) in a green manner?

Free Business program, April 22

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:06:00 EST

Business owners and potential entrepreneurs are invited to attend Entrepreneur Express: Moving Your Business Forward, a workshop designed to deliver practical, hands-on training and provide information on available business resources. Sponsored locally by the Greene County Chamber of Commerce, Greene County Department of Economic Development, and the Greene County Economic Development Authority, the event will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd, from 9AM -2PM at the Greene County Technical Education Center, 10415 Spotswood Trail in Stanardsville.

From Georgia to Maine: Walking the Appalachian Trail

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:58:00 EST

Greene County resident Lauralee Bliss and her son Josh hiked from Georgia to Maine

Property assessments underway

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:56:01 EST

A number of area realtors are saying that sales of new homes are expected to remain steady through the spring with a gradual recovery occurring throughout the rest of the year.

Council to appoint Stanardsville mayor by May 5

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:53:01 EST

The Stanardsville Town Council will meet on Wednesday, April 30, to appoint the next mayor of the town, following the death of Jerry Bortner on March 21.
Bortner served as mayor of Stanardsville for 14 years. His four-year term would have expired in 2010.

Tough Talk continues on budget

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:46:00 EST

Greene County is facing a 3.94 percent – or $102,543 – reduction in state aid, but it will not be laying that burden on taxpayers, according to Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Steve Catalano.

County Board rejects $693K school request

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:43:00 EST

Greene’s School Board has requested $693,000 in local funding, but the County Board of Supervisors is saying all it’s going to get is the equivalent of an estimated $207,000.

GREENE COUNTY PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:15:00 EST

Listing for March 2008

GUEST MEDITATION

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:38:00 EST

What time is it?

LIBRARY MATTERS COLUMN

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:36:00 EST

National Library Week 2008 is April 13-19

Local man charged in abduction of 23-year-old female

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:33:00 EST

Further charges could follow from onging investigation

GREENE COUNTY SCHOOL MENUS

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:15:00 EST

What’s on the menu this week

Cub Scout Pack 174 hosts Pinewood Derby Day in Greene

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:12:00 EST

Boys and cars, a perfect match, made Saturday’s Pinewood Derby a hit

Amber Hoover begins her reign as Miss Greene County 2008

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:04:00 EST

Lacey Marie Beale wins Little Miss Greene and Luke Berry wins Little Mister Greene in this year’s contest, sponsored by the Greene County Lions Club

Service Club to host golf benefit May 5

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:29:00 EST

The Club, started more than three years ago and sponsored by the Greene County Ruritans, consists of sophomores, juniors and seniors who wish to serve their school and community. Its members have participated in, among other things, a road cleanup. They’ve manned the Ruritan float in the annual Parade of Lights. And they’ve collected donations for the County Animal Shelter and Kid Pan Alley, a Ruritan program that brings musicians into the schools.

Artifacts discovered

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:23:00 EST

Between 300 and 400 feet in back of Ken and Shirley McDaniel’s Spotswood Trail home is the site of an archaeological dig that has turned up more than 12,000 artifacts, some about 11,000 years old

County Board eyes agencies’ staff numbers

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:11:00 EST

Greene’s Board of Supervisors set its tone for the coming budget season at its workshop Monday, March 31, when it decided against paying $500 for a new podium in the County’s meeting room.
Instead, it will opt to have students at the Greene County Technical Center build one for the cost of supplies – about $100

Miss Greene Contest is April 5

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:56:00 EST

Event begins at 7:30pm

LIBRARY MATTERS column

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:45:00 EST

Autism Awareness

GREENE COUNTY SCHOOL MENUS

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:42:00 EST

What’s on the menu?

Greene Historical Society prepares for annual meeting

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:33:00 EST

Annual meeting is April 19

RESCUE MINUTE COLUMN

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EST

Communicating information is key

BOOMER JOURNEYS

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:26:00 EST

Mammograms may not be enough

County passes adult business ordiance

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:04:00 EST

Aim is to regulate where such establishments could locate.

VDOT program to pave more roads in Greene

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:58:00 EST

Thanks to changes the 2008 General Assembly made to the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT’s) Rural Rustic Road program, improvements will be made to five of Greene’s roads this summer

Farmers protest fine

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:10:00 EST

Board of Supervisors rejects move to punish owners of loose livestock

Greene County School Menus April 1–4

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:02:00 EST

What’s on the menu?

WMMS principal retires

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:06:00 EST

After seven years as principal of William Monroe Middle School - and 34 years in education—Deborah DuPell has decided to retire.

County to pay less in jail costs

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:05:00 EST

The General Assembly reached a compromise regarding a handful of Virginia’s regional jails March 13, sparing Greene an outlay of $179,882.18 toward operating its Central Virginia Regional Jail (the Jail) - at least for the time being.

A new visitors’ center?

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EST

Center’s location is up for lease, but a donated house could become its new home

Budget talks begin: County agencies present fiscal requests to Board of Supervisors at workshop

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:55:00 EST

Greene’s Board of Supervisors (the Board) learned how much money County agencies want for the coming fiscal year at its budget workshop Wednesday, March 19.

Friends, colleagues remember Stanardsville Mayor Jerry Bortner

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:47:00 EST

Local friends and colleagues of Stanardsville Mayor Jerry Bortner are remembering him in various ways. But all agree that Bortner’s longstanding commitment to service in his community has left its mark.

Police sort sniper clues

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:48:00 EST

State and local police officials say they will heighten security in western Albemarle in the wake of sniper fire that struck four vehicles and wounded two travelers on Interstate 64, but warned residents and commuters to be cautious and report anyone or anything suspicious.

Signs: Change Up Ahead

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:56:00 EST

Greene’s Board of Supervisors focused its attention on the County’s aesthetics at its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, March 11.

Will Cottage Be Cut?

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:54:00 EST

More than a decade ago, a health program was initiated here as part of a class project by University of Virginia nursing students. The goal: to assist uninsured local children at that time and to ensure access to adequate health care.

New Director Hired

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:10:00 EST

In a move meant to strengthen Greene’s financial base, the County has hired an associate project manager from a state agency to head an economic development department here.

Melodious Inventions

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:09:00 EST

In Greene County, Kid Pan Alley is, one could say, as close as you can get to a sure thing.

Smoother Days Ahead For Community Park Road

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:05:00 EST

The County Park will be getting a new access road towards the end of the summer, local leaders say, and a master plan is in the works for its future.

County Planning Commission Gets 3 New Members

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:13:00 EST

Three new members have been appointed by the Board of Supervisors to serve on the Greene County Planning Commission.

Schools, Day Care Form Partnership

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:12:00 EST

Local kindergarten teachers are reporting a drastic gap in skill levels among many of their young students. Greene County Public Schools and a number of daycare providers have partnered in an effort to ease the disparities.

Local Shop Owners Mull Over Big Boxes

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:10:00 EST

Bulldozers, excavators and dump trucks are running hard to make way for the coming Gateway Center in Ruckersville.