June 26, 2009
We were very proud to have representatives from the Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center in Blackstone, Virginia come in to speak with us.
Our guests, Cammie Armstrong (Executive Director) and representative Wayne Gough came by to discuss the facilities, the capital expansion project, and VUMACs 1st annual Gospel Fest and Celebration occuring June 27th, 2009 at VUMAC.
For more information you can call VUMAC at 434-292-5308 or you can find them on the web at www.vumac.org
We had some recent issues uploading specific podcasts to our account. I have to apologize for that….
Here is a show we recorded in May, dedicated to the new Powhatan 4th Fridays outing. Our guests for this show were Christy Polster, Bill Farrar. We appreciated their time and efforts in helping to promote this event.
You can find out more about Powhatan 4th Fridays at www.powhatan4thfridays.com
Be sure to check out all of the good sponsors, and send them a quick email to thank them for helping out Powhatan County.
Powhatan 4th Fridays happens (you guessed it….) every 4th Friday in each month, May through September. Please come out and see a show! We hope to see you there! While there, stop by the WSVS tent and say hello! We love meeting the listeners of the Powhatan Scene!
We are very pleased to have John Rothert and Sherry Swinson as our guest this week on the Powhatan Scene.
John and Sherry came in to talk with us about the Batteau Festival and its history on the historic James River. We would like to take a moment to thank both of these guests for their time.
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June 9, 2009
WSVS 800 AM was proud to be at the National Trails Day Celebration in Farmville, VA for the opening of another portion of the High Bridge Trails State Park.
Rails to Trails is an exciting program, and WSVS was proud to be a part of it.
For more information on this exciting program please visit the Virginia State Parks website at http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/
We would like to thank Govenor Tim Kaine for his time, Joe Elton, High Bridge Trail State Park manager Eric Hougland, and all of the Virginia State Park staff that made this possible.
June 3, 2009
On this installment of the Powhatan Scene we present a show on Blessed Sacrament Huguenot.
We were pleased to talk with Mrs. Carol Barr and Lynn McMinn of Blessed Sacrement to discuss funding, student growth and school history.
You can visit their website at http://blessedsacramenthuguenot.org/
May 27, 2009
This week we have Mr. Joe Elton and Jeff Lochner as our special guests.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation and Virginia State Parks have worked to help the community in which you live in many, many ways.
Here we discuss a new technology that will bring excitement and tell the story of Sailor’s Creek Battlefield in a new and captivating way!
Our sincere thanks to Mr. Elton for his continued support of WSVS and our programming.
March 31, 2009
Our recent project with Lunenburg County Schools proved to be a great learning experience for everyone involved. We at WSVS are extremely gracious for the help provided by Lunenburg County Schools, their students and teachers.
We would especially like to thank Marie Gee and Meri Page Spencer for their invaluable help with this project.
Also a big thanks to Sierra Hull and Highway 111 for participating in this wonderful program for the students of Lunenburg County!
We are very fortunate to have a few moments with Mr. Doug Fritz. Doug was gracious enough to sit down with us and discuss Richmond International Raceway’s effect on the community and their contribution to community efforts. Through programs like RIR Cares and their involvement in community efforts such as Meals On Wheels, RIR has worked to develop the local community on daily basis.
Please stay tuned for more updates on the upcoming events at Richmond International Raceway.
The May 1-2 NASCAR doubleheader weekend kicks off the 2009 racing season at America’s Premier Short Track. The Lipton Tea 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series will open the weekend “under the lights” on Friday night, May 1. On Saturday, May 2, three-time reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and more will battle defending race winner Clint Bowyer in the Crown Royal Presents The russ Friedman 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Ticket’s for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race are on sale now and start at $40. Tickets can be purchased by calling 866-455-RACE (7223), by visiting www.rir.com or at the Richmond International Raceway ticket office at 600 E. Laburnum Avenue.
February 18, 2009
Today we are lucky to have Pam McCune and Maureen Benway as our guest from Powhatan Tomorrow.
We discuss the upcoming growth in Powhatan and preserving Powhatan’s rural nature in the face of economic and urban development.
WSVS 800 AM is proud to work with the Powhatan Chamber of Commerce in helping support their initiatives for 2008.
We are proud to welcome our guests Mr. Dan Jones and Tina Bustos from the Powhatan Chamber of Commerce.
Stay tuned for more interesting programs in the coming weeks!