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Texas birding trip planned The Potomac Valley Audubon Society is seek- ing expressions of inter- est in a nine-day birding trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas next spring. The trip is tentatively scheduled for March 30 to April 7. It will be led by local birding expert Matt Orsie and include a special guided tour of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, which hosts the largest wild flock of Whooping Cranes. Other stops will include the Laguna Atascosa and Kerr National Wildlife Refuges, the Sable Palm Bird Sanctuary, the Frontera Audubon Preserve and a variety of state and county parks that are birding hotspots. Anyone with an inter- est is welcome to partici- pate. A minimum of four people will be required to make the trip viable. The maximum number of participants will be seven. The Society will charge no fees of its own but each participant will have to cover his or her own costs. The estimated basic cost per person will be $1,400. This will include all airline and hotel charges and fees for guides and entry to bird- ing sites. Costs of meals, car rental and other pos- sible expenses will be extra. Opting for double occupancy at hotels would reduce accommo- dation costs substantially. Anyone interested in participating in the trip should contact Matt Orsie at wvbird- [email protected] or 304- 261-5602 by January 15. Friday, December 30, 2011 The Shepherdstown Chronicle 3 George Alwin, AAMS Financial Advisor 75 Maddex Square Drive Shepherdstown, WV 25443 304-876-1961 www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC HAPPY NEW YEAR! Barbara Feldman, a nationally recognized martial arts instructor and owner of Blue Heron Martial and Healing Arts in Charles Town, will offer a new class on the “Fundamentals of Qigong and Tai Chi Chuan” beginning Jan. 4, 2012, at Harmony Healing Arts Center, 211 East New Street, Shepherdstown. The class is perfect for begin- ners or experienced prac- titioners of either disci- pline and fully accessible to the young, not-so- young and for people recovering from injuries. It will be held from 11 a.m. to noon each Wednesday for 11 weeks. Qigong (or Chi-gung) is an ancient Chinese practice of cultivating and unifying mind, body and spirit. It does this through slow fluid move- ment and stillness in the body, balancing and nur- turing the qi (chi) or energy and deep abdomi- nal breathing techniques. The main purposes of qigong have been longevity, increased health and well-being, spiritual development, preventative and restora- tive medicine and martial ability. Tai Chi Chuan has all of the benefits of qigong in addition to being a martial art. The require- ments shared by Tai Chi and Qigong are few: the ability to relax the body, focus the mind, and prac- tice regularly. The class is intended to provide the basics for a solid qigong practice and for develop- ing the fundamentals of tai chi. A professional educa- tor with over 35 years experience teaching, Feldman has practiced the martial arts for 32 years and the healing arts for 28. She holds black belts in two styles of karate, including a 5th degree black belt in Ai Mute Shotokan. For more information about the new Shepherdstown class and to register, contact Feldman at 304-725-3756 or email her at blue- [email protected]. Visit her website at: www.blueherondojo.co m. Qigong and Tai Chi Class being offered Submitted photo Barbara Feldman, a nationally recognized martial arts instructor and owner of Blue Heron Martial and Healing Arts in Charles Town, will offer a new class on the “Fundamentals of Qigong and Tai Chi Chuan” beginning Jan. 4
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Transcript of CHR12302011A03
TexasbirdingtripplannedThe Potomac Valley
Audubon Society is seek-ing expressions of inter-est in a nine-day birdingtrip to the Lower RioGrande Valley of Texasnext spring.The trip is tentatively
scheduled for March 30to April 7. It will be ledby local birding expertMatt Orsie and include aspecial guided tour of theAransas NationalWildlife Refuge, whichhosts the largest wildflock of WhoopingCranes.Other stops will
include the LagunaAtascosa and KerrNational WildlifeRefuges, the Sable PalmBird Sanctuary, the
Frontera AudubonPreserve and a variety ofstate and county parksthat are birding hotspots.Anyone with an inter-
est is welcome to partici-pate. Aminimum of fourpeople will be required tomake the trip viable. Themaximum number ofparticipants will beseven.The Society will
charge no fees of its ownbut each participant willhave to cover his or herown costs. The estimatedbasic cost per person willbe $1,400. This willinclude all airline andhotel charges and fees forguides and entry to bird-ing sites. Costs of meals,car rental and other pos-sible expenses will beextra. Opting for doubleoccupancy at hotels
would reduce accommo-dation costs substantially.Anyone interested in
participating in the tripshould contact MattOrsie at [email protected] or 304-261-5602 by January 15.
Friday, December 30, 2011 The Shepherdstown Chronicle 3
George Alwin, AAMS Financial Advisor 75 Maddex Square Drive Shepherdstown, WV 25443 304-876-1961wwwwww..eeddwwaarrddjjoonneess..ccoomm Member SIPC
HAPPYNEW YEAR!
Barbara Feldman, anationally recognizedmartial arts instructorand owner of Blue HeronMartial and Healing Artsin Charles Town, willoffer a new class on the“Fundamentals ofQigong and Tai ChiChuan” beginning Jan. 4,2012, at HarmonyHealing Arts Center, 211East New Street,Shepherdstown. Theclass is perfect for begin-ners or experienced prac-titioners of either disci-pline and fully accessibleto the young, not-so-young and for peoplerecovering from injuries.It will be held from 11a.m. to noon eachWednesday for 11 weeks.Qigong (or Chi-gung)
is an ancient Chinese
practice of cultivatingand unifying mind, bodyand spirit. It does thisthrough slow fluid move-ment and stillness in thebody, balancing and nur-turing the qi (chi) orenergy and deep abdomi-nal breathing techniques.The main purposes ofqigong have beenlongevity, increasedhealth and well-being,spiritual development,preventative and restora-tive medicine and martialability.Tai Chi Chuan has all
of the benefits of qigongin addition to being amartial art. The require-ments shared by Tai Chiand Qigong are few: theability to relax the body,focus the mind, and prac-tice regularly. The class is
intended to provide thebasics for a solid qigongpractice and for develop-ing the fundamentals oftai chi.A professional educa-
tor with over 35 yearsexperience teaching,Feldman has practicedthe martial arts for 32years and the healing artsfor 28. She holds blackbelts in two styles ofkarate, including a 5thdegree black belt in AiMute Shotokan.For more information
about the newShepherdstown classand to register, contactFeldman at 304-725-3756or email her at [email protected] her website at:www.blueherondojo.com.
Qigong and Tai Chi Class being offered
Submitted photoBarbara Feldman, a nationally recognized martial arts instructor and owner of Blue HeronMartial and Healing Arts in Charles Town, will offer a new class on the “Fundamentals ofQigong and Tai Chi Chuan” beginning Jan. 4
