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Family Dollar to open August 12

webmaster — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:33:26 +0000

This from the developers of the new store: “Larry and Pam French would like to announce that the Bridgewater Family Dollar store will open on August 12th. This 9,180 square foot store will be operated by Family Dollar and is located at 602 North Main Street beside the Martin Center. Family Dollar is a publicly-traded company that started in 1959. Family Dollar has over 6,700 stores in the United States.” The building contractor was Parkway Contractors from Chuckey, Tennessee.

Annual football poll

webmaster — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:49:01 +0000

With football training camps set to open, it’s time for the annual Bridgewater Buzz football poll. Vote at the upper right of Bridgewater Buzz’s main page. The question is which of our favorite football teams will have the highest winning percentage (Washington Redskins, Virginia Tech Hokies, Virginia Cavaliers, JMU Dukes or Bridgewater College Eagles). Last year’s poll favorite was the Hokies, receiving 46 percent of Buzz respondents’ votes. The actual winner on the field was also the Hokies, with 77 percent victories (10-3 record). Here’s how the other teams fared:

Bridgewater College Eagles: 70 percent victories (7-3 record), 19 percent in Buzz poll
JMU Dukes: 55 percent victories (6-5 record), 33 percent in Buzz poll
Washington Redskins: 50 percent victories (8-8 record), 2 percent in Buzz poll
Virginia Cavaliers: 25 percent victories (3-9 record), 0 percent in Buzz poll

Don’t take left-turn wave-throughs

webmaster — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:18:59 +0000

Let’s say you’re in traffic signaling a left turn. A friendly driver who has the right of way waves you through. If you take the wave-through but there’s some miscommunication and a property damage accident results, you will be charged with failure to yield the right of way. The local judge may be sympathetic but the charges will not be dropped. The best you can hope for is a reduced charge of “improper driving,” and that will mean a fine and court costs and, depending on your age and driving record, increased insurance costs. This did not happen to me but I have it on good authority. At the risk of seeming unfriendly, it seems best simply to refuse the wave-through.

What’s best about Lawn Party?

webmaster — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:31:37 +0000

Time for a fun poll at www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz. What do you like best about the Bridgewater Lawn Party? Is it the food, the rides, seeing friends, the Firefighters’ Parade or something else? Cast your vote and post a comment if you like. That poll again is at the upper right, at www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz

RMH’s amount of advertising

webmaster — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:04:18 +0000

At Bridgewater Buzz, we’ve had a good discussion of the amount of advertising Rockingham Memorial Hospital does. Now that the hospital has moved to its new facility, what do you think in general about RMH’s level of advertising? Vote in the poll at the right-hand side of the page (http://www.bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz) and we’ll find out what the Bridgewater Buzz crowd thinks.

New McDonald’s for Exit 240

webmaster — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:29:18 +0000

A building permit has been issued for a new McDonald’s restaurant at I-81 Exit 240 (995 Friedens Church Rd.). The face amount on the permit is $350,000 and the square footage is 4,000.

Say it isn’t so: Mrs. Rowe’s closing

webmaster — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:36:59 +0000

I wish it weren’t true, but Mrs. Rowe’s Country Buffet at Mt. Crawford has closed for regular customers. It is continuing to honor previously made banquet commitments. Initial reports aren’t clear on whether they’ll attempt to continue as a catering-banquet business for the long haul.

Nice tribute to Philip Stone

webmaster — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:42:05 +0000

There’s a nice piece on Philip Stone, retiring president of Bridgewater College, at the Staunton News-Leader: http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20105190312 . He has done a lot for the college and the community, and I know we all wish him the best.

New poll: favorite subs in Bridgewater

webmaster — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:04:30 +0000

It’s time to vote for your favorite sub sandwiches in Bridgewater. Vote at http://bridgewaterva.com/newbuzz. Meanwhile, here are the results of the (informal, just for fun) pizza vote:

What restaurant has your favorite pizza in Bridgewater?

Sergio’s (30%, 16 Votes)
New York Flying Pizza (28%, 15 Votes)
Bob-a-Rea’s (17%, 9 Votes)
Domino’s (13%, 7 Votes)
Francesco’s (7%, 4 Votes)
Papa John’s (4%, 2 Votes)
Perfect Pizza (2%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 54

Les Misérables at TAHS Feb. 26-March 1

webmaster — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:05:01 +0000

Because of the snow, Turner Ashby’s presentation of Les Misérables has been rescheduled for February 26-27-28 and March 1. Information on the show is available at http://webfc.rockingham.k12.va.us/~sweaver/ACTIVITIES/Musical/SHOW_INFO.htm . (Your webmaster looked in on rehearsal today and the kids were showing a lot of energy and hard work.) I’d just like to encourage locals to support TA’s theater program by coming out for this one.