High wind advisory for Shenandoah Valley

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMtv3oGioahq6knaEndG3i-BNs4mcYaW4NKx0cnlw1Q6bCsCderZnIMiyKSOKrpkmwvFW3xMiaa8zx3H81V6pau8otdOxiq5vgYSJfCTx_8234Z46pkoHb-uhdVMfdO1p3K8POcgimS2w/s1600/Windy+day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMtv3oGioahq6knaEndG3i-BNs4mcYaW4NKx0cnlw1Q6bCsCderZnIMiyKSOKrpkmwvFW3xMiaa8zx3H81V6pau8otdOxiq5vgYSJfCTx_8234Z46pkoHb-uhdVMfdO1p3K8POcgimS2w/s200/Windy+day.jpg" /></a></div><br />Holy cow, it's blustery in my corner of Augusta County this afternoon! Leaves are flying horizontally through the air and the rocking chairs are seesawing on the porch. The 70-degree winds remind me of Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, and "Windsday." LOL.<br /><br />Harrisonburg's <a href="http://www.whsv.com/weather">WHSV TV-3</a> has put out a high wind advisory for the area:<br /><blockquote>"A Wind Advisory has been issued for the entire viewing area from midnight Thursday through 8 am Friday morning. Winds are expected to be 15-30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Impacts will be more pronounced at elevations above 1500 feet."</blockquote>With these high winds, the trick-or-treaters will almost literally be blown onto the porch since we're expecting little visitors to start showing up shortly before dark. There's going to be a lot of bare trees by Saturday at the rate leaves are scurrying across the yard.<br /><br />Be safe. Happy Windsday!

Augusta County halloween high wind advisory Shenandoah Valley WHSV TV-3 High wind advisory for Shenandoah Valley

Holy cow, it's blustery in my corner of Augusta County this afternoon! Leaves are flying horizontally through the air and the rocking ch...

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JMU Marching Band headed to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Virginia's James Madison University Marching Dukes will be one of only two college bands performing in the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade held annually in New York City. JMU first participated in the parade in 2001 and again in 2008, and will be sending 485 band members this year.<br /><br />Band Director Scott Rikkers told <a href="http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/JMU-Marching-Band-Practices-for-Macys-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade-229803681.html">WHSV TV-3</a>: <br /><blockquote>"This will be our third time in the parade. We went for the first time in 2001, second time in 2008, and this will be our third appearance on the 20th of November. There are two college bands in the parade, and we are marching 485. We're probably one of the largest college bands in the country, which we're very proud of, but we're going because we really want to represent James Madison University. What we're just trying to do is create the best, most entertaining performance for the audience, and also again to represent the quality of our program and the school so that's what we focus on, and bottom line, the kids are going to have a great time."</blockquote>At our house we always watch the parade from the kitchen while preparing Thanksgiving dinner. As a JMU family with our own Duke alumnus son, we will be watching the Marching Dukes. Congratulations, JMU!

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Virginia's James Madison University Marching Dukes will be one of only two college bands performing in the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving ...

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Ken Slack as VDOT spokesman

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-RXvIg5ZyraKR_FmTA3tmw_CBQfNhNS4d0qr5qSABegIfk55_YHUoeyeIKNYmpjSah3rdF3faTXlr2pByR9ud0kvWGxIi1HuBLSVhb_XeN0zY8LNaa9ky0cNVn-igxiM3B2RcNVADoCf/s1600/Ken+Slack+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-RXvIg5ZyraKR_FmTA3tmw_CBQfNhNS4d0qr5qSABegIfk55_YHUoeyeIKNYmpjSah3rdF3faTXlr2pByR9ud0kvWGxIi1HuBLSVhb_XeN0zY8LNaa9ky0cNVn-igxiM3B2RcNVADoCf/s1600/Ken+Slack+2.jpg" /></a></div><br />It was good to see a report from former longtime <a href="http://www.nbc29.com/">NBC-29</a> reporter Ken Slack last night while watching the 11:00 news in his role as spokesman for Virginia's Department of Transportation. In a news story about repairs on the I-81 sinkhole in southern Augusta County, <a href="http://www.whsv.com/">WHSV TV-3</a> had reached out to VDOT for a comment. It was a reminder that Ken has been missed in the evening news and at events around the SWAC area in his role as reporter.<br /><br />Back story: <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2013/04/nbc-29s-ken-slack-to-join-vdot-other.html">NBC-29's Ken Slack to join VDOT</a>

Ken Slack NBC-29 VDOT Virginia Department of Transportation WHSV TV-3 Ken Slack as VDOT spokesman

It was good to see a report from former longtime NBC-29 reporter Ken Slack last night while watching the 11:00 news in his role as spokesma...

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