Monterey News

Jeff Ishee * Valley Vegetable Gardening * April 27, 2008 W e have seen some mild weather over the past few days, but gardeners be warned: There are still a couple of weeks of potentially frosty nights ahead in ... via Staunton Daily News Leader

STAUNTON - Curtis E. Gutshall Sr., 71, of Staunton died Thursday, April 24, 2008, at his home. via Staunton News Leader

- H2O Innovation (2000) Inc. (TSXV:HEO) said Friday its H2O Innovation USA Inc. unit is buying Wastewater Technology Inc. of Monterey, Va., for US$2.7 million in cash.

Wastewater Technology owns patented treatment techniques including a membrane bioreactor, and has installed 70 systems in the United States, eastern Europe and China for the municipal, commercial and industrial sectors. Its annual sales are about $2.6 million.

The corporate combination pools H2O Innovation's expertise in membrane processes with Wastewater Technology's expertise in wastewater treatment, and will strengthen the H2O salesforce in the U.S., the Quebec company said. Read more

“People usually don't stick with it because the weather's so bad”

MONTEREY - On its closing day Sunday, the Highland County Maple Festival welcomed thousands of people to Monterey for food, crafts and tours of the area's sugar camps. via Staunton News Leader

The Highland Maple Festival, held on the second and third weekends of March, celebrates the maple syrup industry in Highland County, an important part of the area's heritage. via Staunton News Leader

Despite bad weather and the loss of the Puffenbarger sugar house, first weekend numbers were strong at the 50th annual Highland Maple Festival in Monterey. via WSLS

Highland County's 50th annual Maple Festival begins this weekend, celebrating the sweet sap. via Roanoke Times

“He says, 'You can't get out of the wind,'”

Proposed wind farm site is home to endangered wildlife By Lauren Fulbright/staff lfulbright@newsleader.com MONTEREY H enry McBride recalls a day in the 1960s when he and an employee fed cattle on his Highland ... via Staunton Daily News Leader

“Most jams are at warp speed. But when we slow it down, learners can ask, 'How do you do that lick?' It gives them time to ask questions and get the sense of how the song is put together.”

Don Depoy and his wife Martha Hills, bluegrass folk musicians, perform at the Old Dominion Coffee Shop in downtown Harrisonburg. via The Daily News-Record

The following people were indicted Jan. 22 by the Staunton grand jury: Logan Atkins, 18, of 526 King Ave., Waynesboro, malicious wounding, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and ... via Staunton Daily News Leader

Virginia approved the Highland County facility but said the operator must protect wildlife. via Roanoke Times

Cakes needed for fundraiser for cancer patient: Craigsville Ruritan Club is accepting donations of cakes for a cake walk to benefit Shirley Welcher, a cancer patient. via Staunton Daily News Leader

“She wasn't able to eat or drink, and the only way to treat her was to remove the tumor, and in doing that, we would have to take out her entire small bowel.”

Courtney Wagner makes full recovery after University's Transplant Center completes its first intestinal transplant Nearly six months after undergoing the University Health System's first-ever intestinal ... via Cavalier Daily

“Endangered species will be killed in this project”

A proposed wildlife protection plan to limit the impact on wildlife by a Highland County wind farm could hinder the energy project, the company behind the proposal says. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“Endangered species will be killed in this project”

Backers of a proposed wind farm in Highland County would have to search daily for dead birds and bats and curtail turbine operations to limit loss of animal life under a proposed wildlife-protection plan issued ... via Roanoke Times

Blood supplier schedules drive: Virginia Blood Services will conduct a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Holiday Inn-Summer at 1400 E. Market St. via Staunton Daily News Leader

“All of this is so new, there weren't really any guidelines for us to follow”

Turbulence over turbines at Virginia's first planned wind farm The American Wind Energy Association reports that 2007 will be a record year for generating power in this alternative way. via The Virginian-Pilot

Parks and rec accepting registration for trip on scenic railroad: Augusta County Parks & Recreation is accepting registration for a trip to Cass, W.Va., for a ride on the Cass Scenic Railroad. via Staunton Daily News Leader