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AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Self Organizing Collectives’ Information Sought for Clearinghouse

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

The Staunton Parks and Recreation Department is seeking local SOC information for department brochure By City of Staunton Parks and Recreation For more information contact:...

An Illumination of Colorful Festive Lights, Glowing and Growing

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

CELEBRATION OF HOLIDAY LIGHTS 2012 An Illumination of Colorful Festive Lights, Glowing and Growing Since its inception in 2004, Staunton’s beautiful Gypsy Hill Park has been...

The Celebration of Holiday Lights Inc. Announces Display Winners

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

From Guest Blogger Thelma Newman: COMMUNITY EVENTS 2011 Celebration of Holiday Lights, Inc. Announces Awards Staunton’s Celebration of Holiday Lights, Inc. proudly announces...

2011 WTON/Staunton Rotary Christmas Party

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

A good time was had by all at this great event hosted by the Staunton Rotary and WTON! See pictures below taken by our very own Frank Darcus. For more information about the event,...

Booker T. Washington Community Center Announces Upcoming Programs

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

Booker T. Washington Community Center Wishes you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Upcoming Activities at the BTW Community Center: COMPUTER CLASSES with WALTER BROWN Basic Web...

Matthew Sensabaugh – Master of Holiday Lights

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton is again ablaze with holiday lights. Another year of hard work and planning by the Celebration of Holiday Lights committee, and beautiful contributions...

Start your Search for Volunteer Opportunities in Staunton, Virginia with AmericanTowns Staunton Volunteer Guide!

On behalf of non-profit groups and organizers all over Staunton City County, AmericanTowns would like to invite all of you to join in on making a difference. Seize today...

2011 in review – The Method to our Madness blog

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This...

AmericanTowns PR Tool: Getting publicity for your Staunton organization has never been easier

If your nonprofit group in Staunton is looking to let the community know about an upcoming event, activity or initiative, our PR Tool is here to help! Here's how it works: when...

Weekend Activities in and around Staunton

Give yourself a Time Out this week and treat yourself to a day out on the town. Whether you're in the mood to do some shopping, house hunting, catch a movie or just enjoy...

Eat Local! Great Resources in the Staunton area

What’s one small change that 1) significantly improves your health 2) helps the environment 3) boosts Virginia’s economy and 4) helps you win the lottery (OK, so we made that...

Winning the Real Estate Game in Staunton in a Tough Market

Purchasing a home in Virginia is one of the best investments you can make; but like so much else in life, timing is everything. Recent talk...

An Invitation to our Staunton Community: BLOG ON!

Since this site is all about Staunton, we’d like to get the unique perspectives of local bloggers. If you’ve been blogging, great – send your name, email and a link to your...

Merry Christmas from Staunton Parks and Recreation

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

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Drivers Should Slow Down for Deer- The First Annual Field of Deer Memorial Reception

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

On December 17, 2011, the City of Staunton Parks and Recreation Department teamed up with the Celebration of Holiday Lights Festival Committee to host a first time event that is...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Brandon Rohlwing Helps Teens Get Through Tough Times

Brandon Rohlwing was feeling pretty low when he stumbled upon the website ReachOut offering support to anyone questioning the meaning in life. The information he found helped give...

Staunton Parks and Recreation’s Top Ten Goals for Budget Year 2012-13

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

The Staunton Parks and Recreation Department’s management team met yesterday morning to discuss the 2012-13 budget preparation. Each division representative brought...

Cut your own Christmas Tree from tree farms in Virginia

Pining for the perfect tree? Find one that’s right for your home at a Virginia Christmas tree farm. Remember, not all farmers allow guests to cut their own, so be sure to call...

Staunton Parks and Recreation Releases On-line Brochure

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

The Staunton Parks and Recreation Department will be releasing their Winter 2012 Program Brochure on Saturday, December 10th, 2011. The interactive version of the brochure...

Field of Deer Memorial Reception

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

This is an invitation to join the Staunton Parks and Recreation Department and the C.O.H.L. Committee for light refreshments and holiday entertainment in a...

Take Five with Jimmy Hartman

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

As we await the department brochure blue line from the printer, we continue to give sneak peeks of the upcoming brochure content. Another veteran employee in the athletics...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Donna Bailey Believes in her Students

Teaching is touted as being one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. Granted, it's not usually a high-paying job, but the satisfaction of having inspired a student to reach...

Spotlight on Olga Sandy

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

As a teaser for our upcoming department brochure that went to print today, Monday, November 21, 2011, we will unveil one of the spotlight articles. In this brochure featuring...

Staunton Thanksgiving 2011 - Thanksgiving Events, Volunteer Opportunities and more!

With Thanksgiving around the corner and preparations to be made, you might have a lot on your plate. That’s why AmericanTowns has put together resources for Thanksgiving...

Our Power Point Presentation for the Staunton Kiwanis Club

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

The following link is a Power Point Presentation that our Superintendent Jennifer Jones presented to the Staunton Kiwanis Club this past Monday. The Kiwanis Club meets every...

The Power of a Single Vote - Staunton Election Information and Polling Places

Presidential elections tend to get most of the attention, but there are plenty of key local Staunton elections this year that are equally important. As they say, "all...

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Staunton Parks and Recreation Poised to Open Outdoor Fitness Center in Gypsy Hill Park

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

New state-of-the-art fitness center equipment added to existing stretching station offers health benefits to all. Related Media Installing new fitness equipment The Staunton...

James Corbett’s Top 10 “Did You Know’s” – Answer and Win Big

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

The Staunton Parks and Recreation Department’s upcoming recreation program brochure will feature Staunton Parks and Recreation Athletics and Outdoor Sport Opportunities....

Park Maintenance Fire Photos from Gypsy Hill Facility

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

On Monday, October 17th, our Park Maintenance facility caught fire after regular work hours around 5pm. The keen eye of Staunton Police Sergeant R.W. Burke noticed the heat...

Pumpkin Patch Farms and Pumpkin Picking Guide for Virginia VA

Virginia Pumpkin Picking Farms and Fall Pumkin Patch Farms - go pumpkin picking at a local farm in Virginia. When there's a crisp snap in the air, nothing beats a day at the...

2011 Celebration of Holiday Lights in Historic Gypsy Hill Park

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

2011 Celebration of Holiday Lights Gypsy Hill Park Staunton, Virginia Need a little extra holiday cash? Looking for a fun holiday project for the family or an inexpensive way to...

Share and Celebrate Local Green Initiatives

AmericanTowns has just launched GreenTowns.com, a new network to connect and celebrate local green initiatives and their leaders, in Staunton and across the country. With...

Queen City Cycling Club in Staunton to Host Mountain Bike Clinic This Saturday

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

Why should our community create a High School Mountain Bike team? Why not? Students from schools in Harrisonburg and Charlottesville got together and decided to race their...

Find Virginia Corn Mazes - Get lost in a Virginia haunted Halloween corn maze this season!

Imagine entering a giant puzzle … one that's tall, green and full of surprises. This is the experience of a Virginia corn mazes and it's a great, old-fashioned way to have...

Longtime Staunton Kiwanis League Director to be Inducted into Babe Ruth Hall of Fame

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

Staunton Parks and Recreation Department Announces Ken Bosserman’s Acceptance into the Southeast Regional Babe Ruth Baseball Hall of Fame “It is with great pleasure...

Internships Aren’t For College Students Anymore

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

The Staunton Parks and Recreation Department is offering internships to interested parties. These internships can be created in the areas of social media, event planning, event...

A Baby’s Soothing Lullaby From Joy Gedeon

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

On Wednesday night, October 5th, 2011 Joy Gedeon performed at the Gypsy Hill Park Bandstand with her crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, Chinese wind gong and most importantly her...

Our Most Popular Blog Posts

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

In honor of eclipsing our 150th blog post last month, we thought we’d pay homage to the most read blog posts ever on The Method to our Madness blog. This should give the...

Dancing, Clapping and Toe Tapping to Jim Gagnon and Friends at Historic Gypsy Hill Park Bandstand.

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

Children were dancing, parents were clapping and the wiser crowd tapped their feet to the addictive African drum beat. Jim Gagnon had invited some of his friends to join him on...

More About John Howe Peyton and Montgomery Hall Park

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

The following exerpt from Sketch of the Hon. John Howe Peyton of Staunton, Virginia housed in the University of Pittsburgh’s Darlington Memorial Library and now on Google...

Barbara Heller at the Virginia Recreation and Park Society Conference

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

One of the featured speakers at the Virginia Recreation and Park Society Conference was Barbara Heller. We went to her session titled “Creating a Way Cool...

Guest Blogger Dr. Anne Hunter On Awakening Unity Consciousness

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

Awakening to Unity Consciousness Are you sensing that something isn’t right on some deep, fundamental level? I am. It’s not surprising. After all, it’s pretty hard not...

September Scholarly Achievements: Volume I

from:Mary Baldwin College

Each week, MBC News and The Cupola Now will highlight faculty scholarly and creative achievements by School of Excellence. This week, it's the School of Arts, Humanities, and...

Weekend Website Maintenance Scheduled

from:Mary Baldwin College

The Mary Baldwin College website may be inaccessible for a brief period around 10 a.m. Saturday as server upgrades are being performed. Email and MyMBC can still be accessed at...

MBC Professors Help Illuminate, Restore Peyton Creek

from:Mary Baldwin College

Two Mary Baldwin professors and officials with the city of Staunton plan to collaborate on a project to "daylight" Peyton Creek, which runs through Gypsy Hill Park and...

A Little TLC for MBC Icons

from:Mary Baldwin College

Mary Baldwin College is shining a bit brighter these days, after maintenance crews performed restoration work on two iconic campus structures. Workers recently rebuilt the...

The “REVOLUTION” ROCKS! We WON The Best Promotional Effort in Electronic Media –

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

The Staunton Parks and Recreation Department won the Virginia state award for it’s website “The Revolution”. In official URL language it is...

Virginia Parks and Recreation Society Conference

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

The Staunton Parks and Recreation Department attended it’s first full day at the Conference including the keynote speaker and general business meeting. At the end of the...

September 2011 Staunton Parks and Recreation Activity Report

from:Staunton Parks and Recreation Department

Staunton Parks and Recreation Activity Report - September 2011 Parks Maintenance • Park Maintenance personnel assisted with the construction of the Lee High Field house located...