TV3 coverage: click map for larger version

The government has issued maps showing where TV signals will be lost in February when analog broadcasting is shut off. The striking point is that Harrisonburg’s TV3 will be lost to many viewers, some as close as Rockingham County. (more…)

Haley Harrison has moved up to WHSV’s 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. co-anchor spot, joining Val Thompson. Harrison is a native of Kansas and a 2006 graduate of Kansas University. Here is a profile from the station’s website. Harrison succeeds Jamie Curott, who left the station following her October 2008 wedding.

For the second time in three years, a lack of snow before Christmas has foiled our attempt to deliver a wreath to the person who most accurately predicted the date of our first one-inch snow. The wreath was awarded by a random drawing to Bridgewater Buzz regular tink.

If you think you have a special insight on when we will get some snow, by all means post at Bridgewater Buzz — no prize this time, but opinions are always welcome. Meanwhile, stay warm.

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Bridgewater Town Council has approved the annexation of more than 40 acres northwest of the current town limits. The property, owned by the John Hollen family, was in the area designated for future annexation. Here’s the Daily News-Record’s coverage. And here’s detailed information from the Town of Bridgewater on the annexation.

With full operation of the traffic signals, the project at the intersection of Mt. Crawford Avenue and Main Street in Bridgewater is completed. The project is not getting good reviews at Bridgewater Buzz, however. Check out why the project is not popular with local drivers.

Loyal web friends, we’re having the snow contest again, thanks to the generosity of Ford’s Wintergreens. Ford’s will be providing a fresh holiday wreath for the winner of the First Snowfall Prediction Contest. Here are the rules from the elusive “treeman”:

• Each participant can choose a single date. The date that you select must be  December 20 or earlier.
• The person coming closest to the date wins. Once your date passes, you are out of the contest.
• You must predict your date at least 5 days in advance of the snowfall.
• The snow fall must be at least 1 inch in Bridgewater… just a skiff don’t count.

To enter your prediction, just “leave a reply” over at Bridgewater Buzz. You don’t have to have a username to enter. Just enter a comment using “guest@bridgewaterva.com” as your email. Be sure, though, to label your prediction with a screen name (no real names, please). Good luck, all, and may all your Christmases be white!

Enter your prediction now

Bridgewater voters returned all three incumbent town council members to office in Tuesday’s election, with the top vote-getter being veteran council member Roscoe Burgess. Burgess tallied 1,959 votes in the initial count. Incumbent Rosetta Harris received 1, 528 votes and Bill Miracle won 1,479 votes. That left Steve Schofield not winning a seat. Hallie Dinkel continues as mayor following his unopposed reelection.

The North River Library has worked the debt resulting from its 2005 addition down to $10,000 and is now seeking donations to knock off the remaining amount. In an October letter to friends of the library, board president Kathy Marshall notes that the library had a circulation of 51,280 books in the past year. Donations may be sent to the library:

North River Library
118 Mt. Crawford Ave.
Bridgewater VA 22812

(Click on the image for a full-size version of the letter:)

The Sandy Bottom par-3 golf course is set to close November 3 for the winter season. Following several months of rest and maintenance, it will reopen in the spring (date to be announced). Here is the town’s notice of the closing and more information. The course is located at the end of East College Street in Bridgewater.

Folks, just because it’s so quaint I’m going to leave the text of this post just as I wrote it on October 15, 2008. At that time, gas falling below $3 was considered a great thing!

Following national and state trends, the price of gasoline in Bridgewater is again below $3 per gallon. Quarles and Bridgewater Exxon both began posting prices below $3 on the weekend of October 11-12. Area gas prices are continuously updated at the lower right of this page, courtesy of gasbuddy.com. If anyone would like to volunteer at gasbuddy.com to report in on Quarles and Bridgewater Exxon prices, those prices too will show up along with the Harrisonburg prices.