The Valley Today

Our conversation today with Elise from United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley gave us several updates on projects and fundraisers coming up in the next several months for the agency. Elise told us about: Sherando Sprint Tri (Adult) & Sherando Sprint Tri (Youth) that will happen on June 25 & 26, 2022. This race is hosted by Frederick County Parks & Rec with UWNSV as the beneficiary. Get more deta...

Our conversation today with Linda Tyler from 2 for 2 Foundation focused on their new organization and it's goal of bringing an ice rink and swimming facility to the area. Linda explained why these facilities are needed and who would benefit most from having them in our community. We talked about the fundraising that will be required and the huge need for volunteers with a wide range of skill sets....

Our conversation for The Valley Business Today with Top of Virginia Regional Chamber featured Kory Campbell, Director of Marketing & Communications for the organization. Kory gave us all the details for the chamber's latest outreach effort: WinLife TV. He explained how the partnership happened and talked about all the businesses, community events, and news items that will be featured on the channe...

We recorded today's conversation for Tourism Tuesday with Justin Kerns from Winchester/Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau on location at Paladin Bar & Grill in Stephens City. Joining us for the chat was co-owner Dan Myers and his Executive Assistant, Carol Triplett. We talked about how Dan started the Paladin Bar & Grill(s) and his plans to expand into downtown Winchester. He told us ab...

We recorded today's conversation on location at Winchester Regional Airport Authority to chat with Executive Director, Nick Sabo. Nick told us about the airport authority's vision and future development plans that include a new terminal building and "repurposing" and existing terminal building. We talked the role our local airport plays in the larger aviation picture as well as the impact it has o...

Our conversation today with Stacy Swain from Virginia Cooperative Extension was all about the Warren County 4-H program. Stacy gave us the details about overnight camps and explained the different groups for different ages. She told us the life lesson that 4-H teaches those involved and busted a few myths about the program. For more information about Warren County 4-H or to get your name on the li...

Our conversation today was part of our community health partnership with Valley Health . Every month, we chat with physicians, nurses, administrators, and others within the Valley Health system to talk about topics involving the health & wellness of our community. Today, we talked with Mary Presley, Director of Rehab Services at Warren Memorial Hospital . Mary has been a frequent guest on the show...

We recorded today's conversation with Sarah Armstrong at Armstrong Irish Dance Academy. We talked about the art of Irish dancing and the classes she offers for those yound and old. She explained how competitions work and told us about the practice, wardrobe and judging that goes into them. She also told us how the pandemic impacted classes - causing her to pivot to virtual - and the gratefulness s...

We were on the screen recording today's conversation for Tourism Tuesday - Luray/Page County edition - with Edison from Luray/Page Chamber of Commerce and his guest, Susan Corbett from River's Bend Ranch. Susan gave us a bit of history for the ranch that her parents purchased in the mid 1970's and originally ran as a school for troubled boys. We talked about how it's evolved since then into a wedd...

Our conversation with LaTasha Dozier, Artistic Director for Selah Theatre Project was technically a "take two" recording. We had recorded the show a few weeks ago at one of their rehearsals for Terms of Endearment that was set to open on March 18, 2022. However, technical difficulties have now pushed that opening to mid-May. So, we met back up on the Zoom screen to learn what happens to tickets so...

We recorded our conversations today on location at Box Office Brewery & Nancy's Coffee Bar for our Strolling Strasburg episode with Olivia Hilton, Interim (soon to be permanent I HOPE!) Directory of Community Development & Tourism for the town of Strasburg . Vintage in the Valley happens Saturday, April 2, 2022 so we learned all the details for the 3-day event, plus talked to vendors and committee...

We were on the screen recording today with Sarah Pangle, Career Services Advisor at Lord Fairfax (becoming Laurel Ridge) Community College to talk about the college's upcoming Career & Internship Fair. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 22 at the Corron Community Development Center from 10am - 3pm. Sarah told us how attendees should prepare for attending the event (resume, wardrobe, small ta...

Our conversation today with John Fleming , Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator for the US Small Business Administration is part of an ongoing partnership to talk about the agency's programs and services. John explained the Community Navigators and told us how they came out of the pandemic when it was realized that their services and website were difficult to navigate for small businesses seeking a...

We recorded today's conversation on location at Barns of Rose Hill to talk with Morgan Morrison, Programs Director & Nathan Borger, Director of Operations about the new exhibit opening in March as well as several new programs & workshops they're offering throughout the spring. We learned all the details for " Art During a Pandemic " that runs March 1 - March 26, 2022. Morgan explained who submitte...

We were on the screen today with Larry Weiss, Executive Director for the Community Foundation of Northern Shenandoah Valley . In April, they'll be opening up a round of grant applications for four different grants; so, we talked about the focus of those grants and the virtual training the organization is offering on March 9, 2022. The four grants nonprofits will be able to apply for beginning Apri...

We were on the screen for a conversation with my "fun squad" from Frederick County Parks & Recreation. Joining me: Tony Baker, Marketing Manager and Andrew Keefauver, Superintendent of Recreation. The pair gave me all the details for their running events that will kick off on April 2 with Trails 4 Miles Race for Autism , followed by the Apple Blossom Festival Races , and the Sherando Sprint Tri ....

We were LIVE in the studio today for our monthly conversation with Lt. Warren Gosnell from the Frederick County Sheriffs Office . Our topic centered around a few myths, misconceptions & pet peeves surrounding law enforcement officers. We talked about: LEO's love donuts (btw, I looked it up - here's a story about how it originated .) Speeding (with or without lights/sirens) Wearing seatbelts Wipers...

It was The Valley Business Today with Niki Foster from Front Royal/Warren County Chamber of Commerce and her guest, Mallory Deinert, owner of the newly opened Penny Lane Hair Co. We recorded today's show in person at the chamber office to learn about Mallory's journey to entrepreneurship. We talked about her salon and all the services she offers and the uniue vibe she has going on that revolves ar...

Our Tourism Tuesday conversation today was all about the celebration of Shenandoah County's 250th birthday. Kary Haun from Shenandoah County Tourism invited Amber Smoot, Town of New Market 's Marketing & Events Coordinator to join us for the conversation. Amber & Kary along with 10-12 other community members are on the planning committee for events happening throughout the year. The kickoff event...

Our conversation with Tyler Hinkle, Shenandoah County's Planner is part of an ongoing series following the work on Shenandoah 2045 - Shenandoah County's comprehensive plan. Joining us to talk about Chapter Eight: Transportation, was Jon Bennett. Jon is a member of the CAC (Citizen's Advisory Committee) in District Three that has been charged with working on this portion of the plan. We talked abou...

It was quite an eye-opening conversation today with Elise from United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley and her guest, Katrina McClure, Director at Sinclair Health Clinic. We talked about the medical, pharmaceutical & mental health services they provide for little to no cost to people in our community. Elise gave us a quick update on the air mattress drive currently underway. You can get more deta...

We recorded our conversation today on location at Handley Regional Library with John Huddy, Library System Director to get details about several upcoming events. It's always a blast to chat with John and today was no exception. He gave me information about their "Spring to the Library" event happening on March 19, 2022. There will be fun things happening at all three library locations for kids and...

Our conversation for the Valley Business Today with Kory Campbell, Director of Marketing & Communications for the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber centered around local tourism - hyper local, actually. Joining us for the conversation was Felicia Pallett, Director of Sales for George Washington Wyndham Grand Hotel .  Kory told us about his honeymoon trip where he & his wife stayed at GWWG and spent...

For our Tourism Tuesday conversation today, Justin Kerns from Winchester/Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau joined me (from the road) with his guest, Jeff Carroll, one of the owners of Vibrissa Beer. Jeff gave us a bit of background about his brewery that currently operates (and brews) from their location at Front Royal Brewing Company on Main Street in Front Royal. He explained their p...

Page Alliance for Community Action and Northwestern Community Services Board are partnering to host New York Times Best Selling Author Sam Quinones on February 23rd at Luray High School from 6:30pm until 8pm, 243 Bulldog Drive, Luray, VA 22835. This event is free and open to the public and those who attend will have the opportunity to have a book signed following the presentation. Sam's book "The...