January 2009
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More Appointments by Gov. Kaine
Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced appointments to the following boards and commissions:
Advocacy Groups Warn Against Plans for New Detention Center
As reported in Wednesday’s New York Times, immigrant detainees in Farmville’s Piedmont Regional Jail have come forward to expose conditions of medical neglect that contributed to death of Guido Newborough in November of last year.
Motorists May Expect Delays with Bridge Inspections
Motorists should be alert to road and/or lane closures and possible delays as crews under contract to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) perform regularly-scheduled safety inspections at the following locations during February, weather permitting:
Lynchburg College Hosts Information Session
Lynchburg College will host an information session for prospective graduate students on Tuesday, February 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Alumni House Lounge. Lynchburg College offers course work leading to the M.A., the M.Ed., and the M.B.A. degrees.
Veteran and Small Business Conference
Veterans and small business might benefit from this conference, 25 March 2009 at the Natural Bridge Inn and Conference Center in Natural Bridge, Virginia from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm. This meeting is sponsored and produced by the Procurement Technical Assistance Center in conjunction with the DLA and Southwest Virginia Community College, U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Age.
Perriello Statement on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
On January 28, Congressman Tom Perriello voted in favor of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. He released the following statement:
Jefferson Choral Society celebrates Valentine’s Day with pops concert
The Jefferson Choral Society will present Love Me Tender, a pops concert featuring great love songs of the 20th century, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. and Feb.15 at 4 p.m. in the Joy and Lynch Christian Warehouse Theater at the Academy of Fine Arts.
Holocaust Survivor to Speak
As a child imprisoned in Auschwitz, Eva Mozes Kor was a victim of medical experimentation performed on twins by Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. She will share her story in Lynchburg on Feb. 5, first with students at E.C. Glass High School and then with the public at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Ballroom in Hall Campus Center at Lynchburg College. A book signing will follow.
A Sign of Spring
On Friday afternoon the first sign of spring showed its pretty little head and most welcome it was too. No, it wasn’t a flock of hungry robins feasting on earthworms or anything in bloom. It was the arrival of spring gardening stuff at the Farmville Voldemart (A.K.A. WalMart)!
Climbing the Spiral Staircase: The Songs and Sounds of Broda
Kids seem to hate, at least when looking back years later, piano lessons, and they hold those lessons against parents for the rest of their lives. While other kids were doing all kinds of fun things in the afternoon – riding bikes, playing Nintendo, and committing minor felonies – you were trying to learn a passage from Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata. But even at a young age Brenda Barringer, better known to fans of her music as Broda, was different.
Virginia’s 40 Trips in 40 Weeks Contest
The “Virginia is for Lovers” logo turns 40 in 2009. Join in the fun and win one of 40 free trips.
