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A4 Community Community Conversations Editor Cindy Corell 213-9123, Obituaries About This Service Obituaries are placed by family and friends in memory of their loved ones. For rates and deadlines contact our Information Center at (540) 213-9119 or e-mail Thelma M. Desper STAUNTON Thelma Elizabeth (McCray) Desper, 98, widow of Glennie H. Desper, of Staunton, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at Prince William Hospital in Manassas.

She was born June 18, 1912, in Middlebrook, a daughter of the late Ollie S. and Julia (Arehart) McCray. She was a member of Olivet Presbyterian Church. Family members include a son, Paul C. Desper, M.D., of Manassas; a daughter, Priscilla D.

Cash of Staunton; a brother, O. Thomas McCray; a sister, Martha Deavers; four grandchildren, Brad W. and Blake W. Smith, Bruce W. Smith, M.D., and Jane C.

Amaba; and seven greatgrandchildren. In addition to her husband, who died Oct. 2, 1977, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Charlotte D. Smith; a sister, Mae M. McIntosh; and five brothers, William George Walter Marshall S.

and Charles E. McCray. A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, in Olivet Presbyterian Church by the Rev.

Joseph Brandon. Burial will follow in Augusta Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 p.m. this evening, Aug. 24, 2010, at Henry Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www. henryfuneralhome.net. Nancy Cason STUARTS DRAFT Nancy Cason, 70, of 705 Old White Hill Road, Stuarts Draft, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at her residence. She was born May 6, 1940, in a daughter of the late George Charles Canning and Sylvia Hansen Canning.

Mrs. Cason was an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church and went on many mission trips with the church. She was a wonderful homemaker, loving wife of a 49 year marriage, loving mother and grandmother. She loved her community and was loved by the community in many ways. Survivors include her husband, William C.

Cason two daughters, Debbie Truslow and her husband, Tony, and Donna Kiser and her husband, Jeffrey; a son, Phillip Cason and his wife, Sook; a brother, Art Canning of Staunton; and four grandchildren, Reba Huffman, Stephanie and Jessica Cason and Nathaniel Kiser. A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at Calvary United Methodist Church by the Rev. Walter B.

Failes Jr. Burial will follow in Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Ron Johnson, Nelson Boyers, Harry Swecker, Ricky Moneymaker, Charles Evans and David Campbell. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Fox, Walt Henkel, Bob Brining and John Smith. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 25, at Calvary United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Augusta Health Hospice of the Shenandoah, 64 Sports Medicine Drive, Fishersville, VA 2. 22939 or to the Calvary United Methodist Church Food Bank. Family and friends may sign the guest register a www.mcdowfuneralhomeinc.com.

c.com. McDow Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Thank You This is our fourth year of delivering school supplies to area children during 2010 Community Book Bag Days, and we are so blessed to have the support of so many people. Staunton Redevelopment and Housing Authority again provided pizza and drinks for children of Elizabeth Miller Gardens and Farrier Court. We are thankful for their willingness and support to the children.

We also set up at Booker T. Washington Community Center. This day is open to all children. We have some guests from the county as well as Staunton. This year, we had 84 children come through the community center to have pizza, hot dogs, doughnuts, chips and drinks.

This was the first year we were able to supply lunch at BTWCC, and it was a great success. This was made possible through generous people. Local People Bankers complete management school STAUNTON Kodia Reid, financial center manager at StellarOne Bank's Poplar Avenue office in Waynesboro, and Katherine Preston, corporate relationship manager at the South Augusta office, were among 63 Virginia bankers who graduated Aug. 6 from the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management at Community www.newsleader.com Community News American Cancer Society seeking volunteer drivers: The American Cancer Society needs volunteer drivers in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County to help cancer patients in its Road to Recovery program. Free volunteer training will be offered from 9:30 a.m.

to noon Friday at Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave. The program provides free transportation for cancer patients to and from their life-saving appointments. Volunteer drivers donate their time and the use of their personal vehicles to transport these patients to ensure they are able to take advantage of the latest medical advances and receive regular cancer treatments. Road to Recovery volunteer driving requires no special skills or education, just a safe driving record, a valid driver's license, some free time, a vehicle in good working condition and a desire to help. This volunteer opportunity is designed to be an easy and stress-free service for both patients and volunteers.

Training sessions, maps and directions are provided for those who volunteer their time. For more information on becoming a Road to Recovery volunteer driver, including how to register for the training, call 667- 2315 or e-mail Meg Hodges at meg.hodges@ cancer.org. Waynesboro Red Cross to conduct military appreciation blood drive: The Ameri- can Red Cross will honor military personnel during a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at Waynesboro Moose Lodge on Hopeman Parkway.

Donors will have the opportunity to sign a thank you card that will be sent to a soldier and a banner that will be presented to National Guard troops at the Staunton Armory. Donors each will receive a pair of flip-flops with the "Give Blood" insignia on Briefly Police department recognized LAS VEGAS Staunton Police Department received the CALEA Recognition award from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. on July 31 during the agency's summer conference. The award signifies the police department has successfully met internationally recognized professional standards in one of four pub- Scrapbook News Mount Soton Churchville Deerfield Swoope Craigsville Augusta Springs Middlebrook Stuarts Greenville Spottswood 81 Raphine Vesuvius the sole. To schedule an appointment, call (800) REDCROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

Stuarts Draft Cake walk to benefit American Heart Associ- ation: A cake walk to benefit The HeartWalk August Health is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Calvary United Methodist Church, 2179 Stuarts Draft Highway. Prizes will be awarded. Food will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the event will go to the American Heart Association.

Church planning children's celebration: Calvary United Methodist Church, 2179 Stuarts Draft Highway, will host a Thank God For Kids event at 3 p.m. Sunday. A former Ringling Brothers ring master will bring 50 exotic wild animals and zoo castaways to teach Bible lessons. The public is invited. For more information, call 337-2980 or visit www.

umc2179.com. Staunton SPCA bag sale extended: The SPCA Benefit Shop, 409. W. Beverley is extending its bag sale through this month. Items will cost $2 per bag.

For more information, call 886-0444. Church to celebrate homecoming: St. Paul's United Methodist Church on Shutterlee Mill Road will host an old-fashioned homecoming celebration lic safety credentialing programs: Law Enforcement Accreditation, Public Safety Communications Accreditation, Public Safety Training Academy Accreditation and Law Enforcement Recognition. CALEA was established as an independent accrediting authority in 1979 by the four major law enforcement executive associations: International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, National Sheriffs' Associ- Weyers Cave Grottoes Mount Sidney Fort Defiance Verona New Hope Staunton Crimora 64 Fishersville Waynesboro Draft Lyndhurst Tavern Tuesday, August at 10 a.m. Sept.

12. Contemporary and traditional services will be combined at 10 a.m. Significant historic events will be recognized, and tribute will be given to those who have impacted the church's ministries. A pot-luck lunch will be served in the pavilion after the service. Fried chicken, drinks and desserts will be provided.

Children's and youths activities will be part of the event. Past ministers have been invited. Former members and the community at-large also are invited to join the fellowship. New Hope a Church to host annual fundraiser for youths: New Hope United Methodist Church, 55 Round Hill School Road, will celebrate its annual 50's Drive In from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Hot dogs, hamburgers, barbecue, french fries, sodas, ice cream floats and banana splits will be offered at 1950's prices (youth take generous donations). The event also will feature music from the period and, hopefully, antique cars. Proceeds from the event will go to the youths at the church and their various mission projects. Submit your community news by going to www.newsleader.com and following the links in the GetPublished box. ation and Police Executive Research Forum.

Its mission is to establish a body of standards designed to increase agency effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of public safety services. It establishes and administers a series of accreditation programs through which public safety agencies can demonstrate voluntarily that they meet an established set of professionally recognized 'standards leading to excellence in management and service delivery. Submitted Main Street United Methodist Church, Waynesboro, honored service men and women of the church family. Pictured on the left are Tom and Millie Steele, who placed an Army streamer on the church flag in honor of Millie's cousin, Capt. Joseph Branch II, leaving for Iraq this month.

Pictured on the right is the Burks family, who removed an Army streamer after Specialist Timothy Huffman, brother of Leola Burks, returned safely from his tour of duty in Iraq. The Rev. Neil Hough, center, blessed these brave men. 24, 2010 The News Leader Augusta County Restaurant Inspections The Club at Ironwood 62 Country Club Circle, Staunton Facility type: Fullservice restaurant Inspection type: Routine Inspection date: Aug. 5 Critical violations: 4 Noncritical violations: 2 In use open-drinking containers were stored in a manner that could contaminate food and food contact surfaces or utensils.

Level: Critical (corrected during inspection) Details: Employees could drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of: the employee's hands; the container; and exposed food clean equipment, utensils and linens and unwrapped single-service and singleuse articles. The prepared ready-to-eat chicken salad and tuna salads the Delfield 2 door were not properly dated for disposition. Level: Critical (corrected during inspection) Details: Mark the name and consume by date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41 degrees or below the food shall be served or sold within seven calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.

Chemical solution in wiping cloth buckets was at too high a concentration. Level: Critical (corrected during inspection) Details: Use your test strips to be sure levels are at acceptable concentrations. Raw or under-cooked eggs were used in the preparation of foods such as Caesar salad, hollandaise or sauce, mayonnaise, eggnog, ice cream and egg-fortified beverages. Level: Critical Details: Substitute pasteurized eggs or egg products for raw shell eggs in the preparation foods that are not cooked to the required cook temperature for the minimum required amount of time. Some food containers for cooking oils and bulk sugar storage had accumulation of food debris.

Level: Noncritical (corrected during inspection) Details: Clean on a routine basis. Absence of no-smoking signs or international nosmoking signs in nonsmoking area. Level: Noncritical Details: Post no-smoking signs or international nosmoking signs in nonsmoking area. These can be found online at www.vdh.virginia. Comments: None www.healthspace.ca/ They are too numerous to name, but I have to mention a few: Smokey Row Baptist Church, Booker T.

Alumni Association, Staunton NAACP, Christian Women Fellowship Ministries, Janie Durrette, Margaret Lyle, Bill Savage, Virginia Vaughn, Brenda Bolen, Dr. Barbara LeBron, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill, Thomas Reed, Faye Wallace, Makeba Robinson and Cedrick Lee. If you helped in any way, and I failed to mention your name, please blame it on my head, not my heart.

We thank each and every one for whatever you did. When we put all donations together, that makes a big difference. A special thanks to first-time volunteers and donors. We are looking forward to working with you next year. LALAURA WAYLAND and TAMPA STUART Preston University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

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