11/4/2013: I-81 shut down in both directions at Harrisonburg - UPDATED

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtINNZ5ik3Q9c727OxMcbgp3MSWBjPaqPtSRRpmBVZ2e_2-7hpbiFfxImr0iFxwYqG53Y0mE9BfFRjtQRyHBC_d5igsihOP3prGDppUSCufK2OdnSlAHT79nPPDaALG9kmABav-iOTYvL/s1600/I-81+wreck+11-4-2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtINNZ5ik3Q9c727OxMcbgp3MSWBjPaqPtSRRpmBVZ2e_2-7hpbiFfxImr0iFxwYqG53Y0mE9BfFRjtQRyHBC_d5igsihOP3prGDppUSCufK2OdnSlAHT79nPPDaALG9kmABav-iOTYvL/s400/I-81+wreck+11-4-2013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo from Harrisonburg Electric Commission.</i></div><br />Monday afternoon around 3:00 a tractor-trailer ran off I-81 at Mile Marker 243 at Harrisonburg, taking down power lines and closing all lanes of the interstate, both northbound and southbound. Power lines were across the road and traffic was rerouted. Word from those living in the area was that Rt. 11, an alternate to I-81, was a parking lot. At 5:00, VDOT said the interstate would be closed another 3-4 hours.<br /><br />With always-heavy I-81 traffic on top of local commuter traffic at the end of the work day, it's a mess in Harrisonburg. Avoid the area if at all possible. Travelers who had planned to make it further along the interstate may end up staying over at Harrisonburg hotels. More information can be found at <a href="http://www.nbc29.com/story/23873127/tractor-trailer-crash-causes-backup-on-i-81">NBC-29</a>, <a href="http://www.whsv.com/">WHSV TV-3</a>, and <a href="http://www.wsvaonline.com/">WSVA radio</a>.<br /><br /><b>UPDATE:</b> I-81 reopened around 8:00 Monday evening.

accident on I-81 Harrisonburg 11/4/2013: I-81 shut down in both directions at Harrisonburg - UPDATED

Photo from Harrisonburg Electric Commission. Monday afternoon around 3:00 a tractor-trailer ran off I-81 at Mile Marker 243 at Harrisonburg,...

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Former president swings through Harrisonburg

It's not every day a former president of the United States drops by the Shenandoah Valley so Bill Clinton's appearance in Harrisonburg Tuesday for a campaign rally caused a stir. Political reporter Bob Stuart covered the event at James Madison University for the <a href="http://www.dailyprogress.com/newsvirginian/news/local/clinton-rallies-with-mcauliffe-to-packed-house/article_f3457f04-410e-11e3-a4a7-0019bb30f31a.html"><i>News-Virginian</i></a>.

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It's not every day a former president of the United States drops by the Shenandoah Valley so Bill Clinton's appearance in Harrisonbu...

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Adventures with Barb: Rockingham County and Liskey's sweet corn

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK63OoE824NXRDooU8CQz5sLvIZKWlyr6xPYTMnfKGtQGeNThyphenhyphenXrJVVCSNxNqZGHsI3CFiIKj8i-NMRFqgqxjRJD8NM3qxY10YaSfk1CaVhIE-5A9Y_codk3PQ1cRlQueCL1lbylfqvJLd/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK63OoE824NXRDooU8CQz5sLvIZKWlyr6xPYTMnfKGtQGeNThyphenhyphenXrJVVCSNxNqZGHsI3CFiIKj8i-NMRFqgqxjRJD8NM3qxY10YaSfk1CaVhIE-5A9Y_codk3PQ1cRlQueCL1lbylfqvJLd/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was pouring rain in the Shenandoah Valley today but that didn't stop my friend Barb and me from heading north to Rockingham County for some Liskey's sweet corn straight out of the field. Their popular roadside stand is usually packed with vehicles as consumers from near and far stop to buy some of the freshest, just-out-of-the-field corn around.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdAmBxEgElkq3C94JsV5CXH5vr21HWd_v0zO_a09TQCc_HH-vxaOWZsvsizewQougyG_Y6z236Ne-kWokR0JQmtOJyVcXEXLV5nxwKXKGrOUP3aRyAr9lePxoNKoTjAj5I_SbnJdeO8yW/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdAmBxEgElkq3C94JsV5CXH5vr21HWd_v0zO_a09TQCc_HH-vxaOWZsvsizewQougyG_Y6z236Ne-kWokR0JQmtOJyVcXEXLV5nxwKXKGrOUP3aRyAr9lePxoNKoTjAj5I_SbnJdeO8yW/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfOZkWPaxVC8_HfA3AYJidYRwmwhOpsKqdrpcFfvT9Pum5829uZ_w334JD-sV4MZl9cDjRpH2NI5WHOIS3xNxDW1GcdoVy0ciJnJI3wxR5uPHcqOavfgPEtyMR6dwMcebmzT0W_ItckGC/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfOZkWPaxVC8_HfA3AYJidYRwmwhOpsKqdrpcFfvT9Pum5829uZ_w334JD-sV4MZl9cDjRpH2NI5WHOIS3xNxDW1GcdoVy0ciJnJI3wxR5uPHcqOavfgPEtyMR6dwMcebmzT0W_ItckGC/s400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Today's fog and heavy rain made it a quiet adventure today since we were the only ones under the tent picking through a heaping mound of corn as we looked for big, just-right ears. Together we bought five dozen -- some for friends, some for family, some for freezing, some for eating.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBOzo-sCVTv25IxJJgYVcY_ZLpTQGxMhKdXX8NGXgLoXNPbT9KkU01prna8KA5m4Wvf2IZzRhl7P__R6sMNYE8o1nBrc_I9pRLdwuQhMw93THS724QnFKshYG_gH61IWPXFJCNSPmxEMp/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBOzo-sCVTv25IxJJgYVcY_ZLpTQGxMhKdXX8NGXgLoXNPbT9KkU01prna8KA5m4Wvf2IZzRhl7P__R6sMNYE8o1nBrc_I9pRLdwuQhMw93THS724QnFKshYG_gH61IWPXFJCNSPmxEMp/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfvi0zppLs_PaQPvOpAPeo4U9mp64RJQmuY_ecM_noO_Ut34uHzUFChz2DoDLksTuN8fCGzOOAceXtaMau2smHB3JJCBvn7QNBMMWW7uaWqZF_c0EnxkNCLpwG332dTTLwm000fGuuWUq/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfvi0zppLs_PaQPvOpAPeo4U9mp64RJQmuY_ecM_noO_Ut34uHzUFChz2DoDLksTuN8fCGzOOAceXtaMau2smHB3JJCBvn7QNBMMWW7uaWqZF_c0EnxkNCLpwG332dTTLwm000fGuuWUq/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6hNocjMSi7uWwsa1tQu0BVxygaK5piRIUcwd7mLrLXkiM8EWABGmTcuFOcF__yAHenx0bJAGvAPxxs7hk-HXvmoMC3xAK5XTMdFAB2W6nLhW-kgkAxWi5TsMNDk-Ll08b5bi5d_ZzENe/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6hNocjMSi7uWwsa1tQu0BVxygaK5piRIUcwd7mLrLXkiM8EWABGmTcuFOcF__yAHenx0bJAGvAPxxs7hk-HXvmoMC3xAK5XTMdFAB2W6nLhW-kgkAxWi5TsMNDk-Ll08b5bi5d_ZzENe/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />By 10:30 some of the ears I had purchased were shucked and boiling on my stove. We had corn for lunch and corn for dinner. <i>Yum.</i><br /><br />As we drove back through the rain and fog to Augusta with our prized ears, I told Barb about a growing-up memory when I was a little girl in Chesterfield County. My mom and aunt would buy dozens of ears of corn on the cob, parboil it, and slice it off the cobs into freezer bags for good winter eating. My sister and I would sit eagerly at the table waiting for leftover cobs that had just enough of the good kernels left for nibbling. That was some <i>gooood</i> eating. Barb has done her share of putting up corn in the freezer, too.<br /><br />Memories and summertime corn. It was all good today.<br /><br />The Liskeys have been growing and selling corn for 29 years. Mrs. Liskey said they will be there for another 10 days or so and then that will be it for this year. With Labor Day cookouts this weekend, you may want to get some for the grill.<br /><br />The stand is on Rt. 11 just south of the Rockingham Farmers Market (with the windmills) and is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Corn is priced $5.50/dozen, $3/half dozen, and $0.50 an ear. The fields surround the stand ... it is as fresh as it can be -- picked each morning. Their phone number is 540.434.2196.<br /><br />Summer and corn-on-the-cob. As Andy Griffith would say, "Hmm, hmm, good!"<br /><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />August 28, 2013

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 It was pouring rain in the Shenandoah Valley today but that didn't stop my friend Barb and me from heading north to Rockingham County ...

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