For Rare And Hard To Find Model Trains
When the six Henrico County students with autism started job-training internships last fall at St. Marys Hospital, most wouldnt make eye contact with each other or the hospital staff. Yesterday marked a milestone for the studentsthey not only completed the internships with more job skills and greater confidence, but they also got job offers to work at St. Marys.
Model trains filled the Harris Pavilion and a few tents in nearby parking lots throughout Saturday.
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Area model-railroad enthusiasts, Boy Scouts and those who just enjoy the whimsy of miniature trains will be at Saunders Middle School on March 13 and 14 for the 12th annual Model Train Show, sponsored by Dale City-based Boy Scout Troop 964.
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Boy Scouts sponsor model train show (News & Messenger)
After more than a decade of detailed and dedicated work, Ward L. Armstrong’s miniature masterpiece is complete. Armstrong, an attorney and Democrat who represents Henry County in the Virginia House of Delegates, said he has only two to three hours a month to spare for his hobby, model trains. For that reason, it has taken him 12 years to complete the snow village at his home in Hunt Country Farms.
More here: Lawmaker completes model-train display after 12 years (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
The Prince William Model Railroad Club will have a model railroad display at Bull Run Regional Library on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
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Model railroad display modeled on areas of Prince William (News & Messenger)
The GardenFest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has become a garden of delights for the family of Rob and Elizabeth Hazelton. The adults appreciate the beauty of a half-million holiday lights that celebrate “wings of wonder” this year. Nine-year-old Ben and 5-year-old Erich get excited about watching the model trains, toasting marshmallows over the firepit to make s’mores and running ...
Continue here: GardenFest of Lights celebrates 25th anniversary (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Imagine, not just restoring passenger train service but riding much faster trains!
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Writer Praises Collaborative Rail Efforts (Bristol Herald Courier)
Train hobbyists gather at Bristol Train Station to talk small-scale rails
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Keeping Track of Model Trains in Bristol, Va. (Bristol Herald Courier)
The festival runs from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday and from 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday.
More here: Neighborhood news: Holy Family Fun Fest today (News & Messenger)
Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Monticello, made another stop in Jackson County following a town hall meeting here Aug. 19.
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Co-op aims to go to school (Jackson County Floridan)