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Photo courtesy Virginia TechAll eyes are on Virginias deer population as zombie deer disease, a chronic wasting disease with no cure, has been detected with increasing frequency.A deer afflicted with this condition will appear abnormally thin, appear sluggish and salivate excessively. The disease is contagious.Virginia Tech professor and wildlife health expert聽Luis Escobar is leading a study to determine the risk of CWD transmission in Virginia. In North America, species known to be susceptible to natural infection include elk, white-tailed
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Once memorized, always memorized 鈥斅燬henandoah Valley Childrens Choir聽alumnus Riley Maas says she often finds herself humming or singing music learned years before. The music of SVCC will always be with me, she says. The SVCC continues to change the world, one song at a time, and I couldnt be more grateful for its impact in my life.
taza stanley From sixth grade through her senior year of high school, Maas made Monday night practices, rehearsals, concerts and tours a priority. Those years were a time of transition from visionary founder Julia White through interim director Jo-Anne van der Vat-
stanley polska Chromy and then current director聽Janet Hostetter.The choir celebrates its 25th anniversary March 31 through April 2, 2017, with three concerts and opportunities for alumni to sing, share memories and celebrate with the SVCC community. More than 25 alumni are registered to attend, including Maas, who will have the joy of singing on
stanley deutschland ce again with alumni and current choristers, including her younger brother. Hostetter, artistic and executive director, expects more to register in the coming weeks. Being taught by all three of the SVCCs head directors allowed me to learn three different styles of choral singing, perform an enormously diverse repertoire of music, and learn unique life lessons from all three wonderful women, she said.The choir currently includes more than 160 youth in聽two classes, three choirs, and a聽staff聽of seven under Hostetters direction. The choir was founded by White, who served as a
