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May 2006 Newsletter
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Calendar of Events
For more information on
any event, please call us at 800-445-5330 or
Daily News Record
and
Harrisonburg & Rockingham Visitors bureau.
Events calendar updated every Thursday.
May
6 - JMU Commencement Harrisonburg
Students graduate as
a group at the main ceremony and are recognized individually at
the College ceremonies. (Main Ceremony begins at 8:00 a.m.
College ceremonies begin at appx. 11:30 a.m.; specific start
times are listed on the individual college ceremony's page).
http://www.jmu.edu/commencement/
May
6 - Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign - Staunton
A symposium & Book
Signing. Speakers include: Jeffery Wert, John Heatwole, Gary
Ecelbarger, William Miller, and Jonathan Noyalas. Visit
http://www.ShenandoahAtWar.org for more details. Space is
limited--to make reservations call us!
May
6 Oct 6 Artist of the Week Series- Harrisonburg
The Artist of the
Week series is held every Saturday from April 15 through October
6, 2006, in the Hunter's Cabin in Hopkins Park in Massanutten
Village, from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM. Each week three or more
artists will be featured and may include painters in various
mediums, potters, photographers, woodworkers, basketmakers,
jewelry makers, authors, or a caricaturist.
May
13 Fly Fishing Workshop - Harrisonburg
A workshop designed
for beginners and anglers new to fly-fishing. Participants must
be at least 10 years of age; under 15 must be accompanied by an
adult; 16 and older must have a valid VA Freshwater Fishing
License and Trout Stamp. Fly-fishing rods and reels will be
available for use during the workshop. Lunch will be provided,
as well as Door Prizes. Cost: $49, register by May 1 For more
info call (540)289-5697 or email
rdeadrick@adelphia.net
May 13-29 - Green Valley Book Fair Mount
Crawford
Open only during
scheduled dates from 9 AM to 7 PM. Located just south of
Harrisonburg, Virginia, in the heart of the beautiful Shenandoah
Valley, the Green Valley Book Fair is a discount book outlet
store featuring over 500,000 new books at incredible bargain
prices. Save 60%-90% off retail on over 40,000 different titles
in more than 60 different categories.
May 14 - Bridgewater Commencement
Bridgewater
Speaker: Honorable
Robert W. Goodlatte, Virginia congressman for the Sixth
Congressional District. Free and open to the public
May 20 - Author Terrie Lynn
Bittner
Harrisonburg
Do you want to home
school your children but dont think you have the ability?
Please come and meet author Terrie Lynn Bittner who joins us to
talk about her book, Homeschooling: Take a Deep Breath-You Can
Do This! Free and open to the public at Barnes and Noble.
May 27 - Fifth Annual Herb & Garden
Festival Harrisonburg
Parking lot on
Carrier Drive.
www.jmu.edu/arboretum.
May 27 - Valley Fest - ShenandoahValley
Beer and Wine Festival-Harrisonburg
Sponsored by the
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce featuring Virginia
beers, wines and microbrews plus food vendors and an array of
crafters. Live Music by The WORX and The Souled Out Band. Cost:
$17 at the gate, $15 adults in advance (thru May 26), $5
designated drivers and ages 13-20, free for ages 12 and under.
No refunds - event held rain or shine.
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Wayne's Adventures
Wayne's Adventures ~ Rollin on the River!
Last year it
was the Volga....This year, I couldn't resist...The
Rhine and Moselle Rivers are beautiful in
Springtime!!! The Easter Holiday was an enchanted
time for a slow scenic cruise though these River
Valleys. Meandering on a small river cruiser (which
served French/German gourmet food) through the Black
Forest and German/French Wine Country is an odyssey
that will sensuously and clearly imprint my memory
forever...guaranteed! Eating wonderfully prepared lamb
shanks at sunset while viewing the passing picturesque
countryside of small villages, is life about as good as
it gets!
The Moselle
River Valley which winds northward from Koblentz from
it's confluence with the Rhine, is famous for the best
Riesling Wine in the world. Picturesque small hamlets
and villages, each with an old and grand Castle,
Cathedral, Cobblestone streets, and a Town Hall with
ancient city walls and gates, built by the Romans
centuries ago. And of course, each with a local winery
that boasts "The Best Riesling of the Moselle"! for
$6. A large goblet of it with a Wurst on a French
Roll...unforgettable!
Heidelberg,
which was never bombed, is truly a mandatory day's visit
at the starting point of the 9 day cruise. This is the
area of Germany where Martin Luther and John Guttenberg
changed the course of western civilization freeing the
commoner from the illiterate dark ages and feudal
system. Thus, Dripping with Renaissance and Reformation
History it is rich and captivating in beauty as it's
character and ambiance has been secured by the very
historic and famous, Heidelberg University.
Rudescheim,
Koblentz, Spreyer, Cochem, Strasbourg, Bearcasltle are
all towns visited that are relatively unspoiled by
industry; thriving on the huge and colorful Vineyards
and wineries, and tourists that come to enjoy the
historic ambiance of the architecture, frequent
festivals and the beautifully scenic river and towns.
Rudesheim and Strasbourg are especially memorable,
being alternately occupied by the Romans, French and
Germans for centuries, each leaving an important and
lasting legacy of history and beauty.
All that
for $110 a day, including airfare...irresistible! Wanna
go? I'm game....Come stay with me and we will talk
about it!
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Simon Says....!
Good News!
As a memory tic for the
old , or for our new guests, we hosted and sponsored a Sudanese
refugee, Simon . In past E-letters we provided a brief report
of his resettlement progress here. Well, he is doing very
well. He has obtained a full time job as an orderly in a local
Hospital, has a car and a place of his own. He wishes us to
convey his thanks to all who have inquired and sent their best
wishes, and is extremely grateful to our country for opening our
hearts and arms to him. He is going to auto mechanics at a
local technical trade school and hopes to marry, have a family
and make our country his home. He is a good man, and will be
an asset to our country. Our next Refugee is on the way...we
will keep you posted.
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Arrington's
Journal Book of Lists
We have been selected again this year to be
in Arrington's Journal Book of Lists!
We
have been voted as one of the best B&Bs for
"Best Near a College or University",
hereby making it one of the top 3 percent of bed and
breakfasts and country inns throughout the United States and
Canada.
This is our 3rd award for "Best
Near a College or University" and
won
"Best for Outdoor Sports Enthusiasts"
in 2005.
Click here to Vote us for Arrington 2007 Book of Lists!
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Did you know?
S.O.S. does not stand for "Save Our
Ship"!
S.O.S., the international Morse code signal for distress,
does not stand for anything. The Letters S.O.S. were
adopted by international agreement in 1908 because they are
easy to transmit. The Letter S is transmitted as
three dots. The letter O is transmitted as three
dashes. The international signal word for a distress call by
radio or telephone is "Mayday," derived from the French word
m'aider ("help me")
And now you know!
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Recipe of the Month
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Asparagus Casserole presented
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2 cans asparagus spears
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups sharp cheese, grate
4 hard boiled eggs
12 saltine crackers, crushed
Heat soup with juice from one can of
asparagus and set aside. Layer asparagus, sliced eggs,
crushed crackers, then grated cheese in dish; pour soup over
this layer. On the top layer, pour soup after crackers so
cheese is last (on top).
Cook until bubbly at 350 degrees.
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