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1. Dayton Bank Celebrates 50 Years 2007-08-08 The Dayton branch of BB&T will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 2. And The Winner Is ... 2007-08-03 3. You’re Out! 2007-07-28 A steady drizzle lingers, turning the infield to lumpy mud. The stands are silent, the fans huddled under umbrellas, murmuring about the gloomy sky. On the field, leather snaps against leather as baseballs fly to and fro. 4. Kids Keeping In Touch 2007-07-27 Kaelen Adams doesn’t have a cell phone yet, but she will soon. The 10-year-old Harrisonburg girl says her parents plan to purchase a phone for her before the end of next school year. 5. The Shirkey Secret 2007-07-31 It doesn’t look important. Handwritten in blocky text on crinkled paper and stuffed in a black binder, it could easily be mistaken for scrap paper. 6. Cruising Through Akron 2007-07-23 They’re hoping for rain this week in Akron, Ohio. 7. Dishing Up Dinner 2007-07-14 8. Crikey! Clogs Everywhere 2007-07-13 G’day mate, and welcome to The Croc Hunter. 9. One Pricey Pizza 2007-07-06 Nick Silverstri can rattle off the price of a pound of cheese as easily as most of us recall our phone number. 10. Virginia’s Artistic Roots 2007-06-30 The Virginia Quilt Museum is in a pretty big house on Harrisonburg’s Main Street. Still, you’d be hard-pressed to get 100,000 people through the door in a single day. 11. Dinner’s Hidden Pitfalls 2007-06-27 Hamburgers are not known for their health benefits. Still, when someone bites into Ruby Tuesday’s Colossal Burger they might not know what they’re getting, says Jayne Hurley, a registered dietician who works for the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington, D.C. 12. Pony Up 2007-06-25 The ponies were doing pretty well — until the helicopter showed up. 13. Tally Me Banana 2007-06-15 14. What’s Your Cup Of Tea? 2007-06-13 15. Sowing The Seeds Of Change 2007-06-09 One minute, he’s getting a glass of water for someone. The next, he’s politely pushing through a crowd to bring a box of buns into the kitchen. 16. A Change Is Coming 2007-06-08 17. High-Tech Treasure Hunt 2007-06-02 The arrow points to the right, but it might not be correct. "It should be around here somewhere," Kent Folsom says. "Look for something that looks out of the ordinary." 18. The City’s Early Justice 2007-06-01 19. Straightforward Salesman 2007-05-25 Paul Abbe has been around tractors all his life. At the dairy and hog farm in southern Minnesota where he grew up, driving a tractor was as natural as walking. 20. Mastering Barbecue 2007-05-23 21. More Than Breakfast 2007-05-16 Sue Gibson eats a lot of yogurt. 22. Mr. Music 2007-05-12 23. Ethiopians Celebrate History With Coffee Ceremony 2007-05-02 In Ethiopia, coffee is life. 24. Fresh Out Of The Roaster 2007-05-02 Like a lot of people, the Rev. Phil Kniss loves a good cup of coffee. 25. Together, At Last 2007-04-21 26. EMU Nursing Students Collect Pajamas For Area Foster Children 2007-04-13 27. Spring’s Pungent Pleasure 2007-04-11 28. Catching Up With Ben Folds 2007-03-30 Let’s play the word association game. Ready? Ben Folds. Did a piano pop in your head? 29. Tea’s Flavor Rainbow 2007-03-28 30. Monkey Mania 2007-03-27 The sock monkeys sit serenely now, lined up in a basket. 31. A True Irish Breakfast 2007-03-14 32. Traveling Tacos 2007-02-28 You can’t drive more than a few blocks in Los Angeles without coming across a taco truck. 33. So, You Think You’re Funny? 2007-02-16 34. Standing Guard 2007-02-10 35. Cupcakes Are Back 2007-01-30 36. The Fifth Flavor 2007-01-24 In Asia, they call it "The Magic Powder." In Brazil, it’s ajinomoto, and sits on every kitchen table, right next to the salt and pepper. 37. The Gift That Keeps On Giving 2007-01-20 38. The Ultimate Diet Busters 2007-01-03 So this is the New Year and you don’t feel any different? Sure, you said you’d cut calories and hit the gym, but, really, do you need to start right now? 39. Making Your Resolution Work 2006-12-30 40. A Taste Of Christmas 2006-12-20 41. When Gifts Go Wrong 2006-12-09 42. Lamb Offers A New Taste For Christmas 2006-12-05 43. Better The Second Time 2006-11-21 44. Preserved For All Time 2006-11-18 45. A Thanksgiving Classic 2006-11-15 Growing up, Katrina Didot loved her mom’s potato stuffing. Still, she gave up on making it for herself. 46. Haunted Harrisonburg 2006-10-27 47. Halloween Goes Underground 2006-10-26 48. Tap Water’s Winding Journey 2006-10-21 49. Queen Of The Gridiron 2006-10-07 50. This Isn’t Your Grandpa’s Tailgate 2006-10-04 51. Ready To Entertain 2006-10-02 52. Man To Man Provides Support For Prostate Cancer ‘Brotherhood’ 2006-10-02 53. Entrée To America 2006-09-23 When Gervasio Amato came to the United States from Italy in 1983 he knew only a few words of English, so he took a job washing dishes in a restaurant. 54. Going To The Dogs 2006-09-13 55. For The Thrill Of The Catch 2006-09-02 56. Al Fresco Gourmet 2006-08-16 57. Life In The Other Harrisonburg 2006-08-12 Imagine Harrisonburg without stoplights, grocery stores or feed towers. No colleges, no interstate, no views of the Blue Ridge. 58. Forget The Beanie-Weenies, Upgrade Your Campfire Cuisine 2006-08-09 Long metal forks, suitable for skewering hotdogs or marshmallows, are the top selling camping item at Stover Mill Spring General Store in Mount Solon. 59. Dinner The Easy Way 2006-07-26 60. Water Witching 2006-07-07 61. A Local Legend 2006-06-03 62. Let The Grilling Begin 2006-05-24 63. Unwrapping A Tamale 2006-05-10 64. Turkey Towns 2006-04-29 65. Retro Refreshments 2006-04-26 66. A Chicken Tradition 2006-04-05 67. Performance Pups 2006-03-31 68. Hottest Ticket In Town 2006-03-25 The sign on the door says no walk-ins and they mean it. If you want a seat at the Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren’s ham and oyster supper, you reserve your ticket in advance. 69. Hotcake Heaven 2006-03-15 70. Keepin’ It Clean 2006-03-10 He drives the wrong way down one-way streets — very slowly — kicking up dust and setting off car alarms. And, for that, he gets some flak. 71. Sweet Like A Strawberry 2006-03-08 72. Ramen Goes Gourmet 2006-02-22 She can’t cook. At all. Just a few weeks ago, she burnt tomato soup from a can. So why in the world did Toni Patrick write a cookbook? 73. ... And The Fans Go Crazy 2006-02-17 74. A sip here, a taste there 2006-02-13 Hold the glass by the stem. Swirl, then sniff. Keep the wine in your mouth, letting it find its way around to different taste buds. Emma Randel, owner of Shenandoah Vineyards in Edinburg, has given this speech a few times before. 75. Citrus Power 2006-02-15 76. Bastion Of Barbecue 2006-02-01 At Hank’s Smokehouse, the meat matters. Since the cooks slather it in sauce anyway, you’d think they could skimp a little. Not so, says John Strong, part owner of the restaurant in McGaheysville. 77. A Second Life 2006-01-28 On an August night in 1977, Thomas Tran was 10 years old, sleeping in a fishing boat on the shores of the South China Sea. It was his job to spend nights there: keeping thieves away, cleaning the boat and oiling the engine. 78. One Week, No Meat 2006-01-25 79. A Schifflette Story 2006-01-21 Two F’s and one T. One F and two T’s. Two T’s and two F’s. Two F’s and two T’s plus a C. One F and one T. Two F’s and two T’s but two I’s and no E. Two F’s and two T’s and an extra E at the end. 80. Digital Funeral 2006-01-14 81. Are You Ready? 2006-01-10 82. Dive In For Better Health 2006-01-04 83. Sauer Days 2005-12-29 84. On The Road With The Band 2005-12-09 85. Taxi Tales 2005-11-26 86. Man Behind The Mural 2005-11-19 87. Collecting Craze 2005-11-14 88. Attracting The Next Generation 2005-10-22