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Fairview Fun Farms open for visitors through Nov. 8

October 9, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

~ PVN staff report LURAY — The Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony at Fairview Fun Farm on Friday, Oct. 2. Fairview Fun Farm, located at 316 Fairview Road in Luray, Va., […]

Warren H. ‘Mac’ McConnell

October 9, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

Age 99, Springfield, Va. Warren H. “Mac” McConnell, of Springfield, Va., died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2020, at the Fairfax hospital of heart failure. He was 99-1/2 years old. Born on a farm near Hershey, Neb., […]

Shenandoah National Park issues travel tips for October

October 9, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

~ Press release issued by Shenandoah National Park LURAY — October is a popular time to visit Shenandoah National Park, typically garnering nearly a quarter of the Park’s annual visitation of 1.4 million. The Park […]

William “Bill” Emmett Stephenson

October 9, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

Age 93, Luray, Va. William Emmett “Bill” Stephenson, 93, of Luray, died on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, at Winchester Medical Center. He was born on Feb. 4, 1927, in Warm Springs and was a son […]

Forest fire on Massanutten

October 9, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

October 9, 1986 — Luray firefighters assisted fire crews for the George Washington National Forest in battling a blaze which scorched five to eight acres on the Massanutten Mountain Sunday afternoon. According to Luray Fire […]

Montgomery Ward to open

October 8, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

October 8, 1964 — Montgomery Ward announced this week the opening of Luray catalog store at Broad Street on Oct. 29. The announcement was made by H.L. Jackson, Baltimore Catalog House manager. Managers of the […]