Mary Baldwin College News

Born: Jan. 6, 1930, in Washington, D.C. Died: June 25, 2009, in San Antonio Survived by: Two cousins, Roger Nolte of Tulsa, Okla., and Ruth Rittenour of Florida.

STAUNTON - People who already are burned out on summer blockbusters but still appreciate a good yarn on a night out may be interested to know that storyteller Donald Davis is coming to Staunton this week.

Presbyterian Women hosts exchange partner: Eniko Ferenczy, who directs a program for refugee high school students in Budapest, Hungary, will be the guest speaker at 3 p.m. Friday at Covenant Presbyterian Church at 2001 N. Coalter St.

Send information on recent college graduations or honors to laurelleadernews@patuxent.com. Graduates Joy Fraser graduated summa cum laude from Florida State University with a bachelor's in music.

Red, white and blue will be the order of the day when this river community rolls out the welcome mat for its 48th annual Fourth of July celebration.

As the 11th Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership class graduated and commissioned from Mary Baldwin College last month, I reflected on the past 10 years.

Carlow University today announced it has named Heather Wilson its vice president for student affairs.

Bert Carlson and Jennifer Kirkland will give a concert at RCC's Warsaw Campus on July 1. On Wednesday, July 1, the Friends of the Rappahannock Community College Library Center will sponsor a free concert of jazz and classic American songs by vocalist and keyboard player Jennifer Kirkland and guitarist Bert Carlson.

FABER - Mary Gillian Steele of Staunton and Morgan Thomas Lanier of Blowing Rock, N.C., were married May 16.

STAUNTON - These area students graduated May 24 from Mary Baldwin College: Susan Diane Brown, a business administration major in the adult degree program, daughter of Shirlene and Edward Sims Maegan Pauley Hoy, master of arts in teaching Crystal Joy Pullin Morzark, master of arts in teaching Carly McIntosh Brooks, a history major in the ...

Martha Gates-Mawson is proud to be a 'Valley girl' of the Shenandoah variety, but European countries figure prominently in recent significant events in her life.

Coveted seats in the bleachers filled up early at Rosewood High School Saturday morning, but those able to gather in shaded areas didn't seem to mind.

Aubrey Sparks is a bubbly middle school student who blends in with her friends...but her grades do nothing but stand out.

During her sophomore year at Riverheads High School, C.J. Puffenbarger was awakened one October night by the sound of exploding cans emanating from her kitchen.

It was good news, sorta, kinda, the notation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the unemployment rate in Virginia didn't go up yet again in April, and instead remained unchanged from March at 6.8 percent.

Lindsey Gwaltney spent much of elementary and middle school searching for new academic challenges, because her classroom assignments came so easily.

STAUNTON - A new senior community hopes to offer recession-minded gathering prices for local groups whose regular meetings have been priced out of their normal venues.

When his youngest daughter, McCall, graduated from Mary Baldwin College in 2007, Alan Carter was a supporting character who took classes with her while working on his long-time-in-the-making degree.

When I returned home from Great Britain this past December to help out my recently widowed and elderly mother, I expected the economy to have a slight impact on what my English husband and I intended.

R elay For Life Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County 2009 is history. It was an overnight event that began at 4 p.m. May 16 with survivor registration, and ended at 8 a.m. May 17 with a fight back ceremony celebrating 11 years locally.