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Out running errands, Amanda Ashby of Middletown walks past a large wisteria vine with lilac-colored blooms and orange tulips at 611 S. Braddock St. in downtown Winchester on Thursday.

Phlebotomist Jen Smart prepares to draw blood from 1976 Virginia Tech graduate Rex Wakeman of Winchester during the Shenandoah Chapter of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association's annual blood drive Friday at Fellowship Bible Church on Middle Road in Frederick County. The event is held to help save lives and remember the 32 Hokies who were killed in a mass shooting on campus on April 16, 2007. More than 100 donors had scheduled an appointment to give blood during the drive.

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Anneliese Walrath of Winchester runs behind a dogwood tree in full bloom on the Loudoun Street Mall in downtown Winchester on Monday as she trains for upcoming Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival 10K run on May 4 that starts and ends at Handley High School.

For the 2024 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, Kinsey Feltner, 9, of Winchester, and her fellow Little Maids will be wearing a selection from Azazie featuring a Georgette fabric. The sleeveless ivory lace and tulle dress features a scoop neckline, lace bodice, gathered skirt, and a matte satin sash accented with a dark green bow. Page Nathaniel Arnold, 9, of Front Royal, and his fellow Pages will wear a white tuxedo accented with a dark green vest and tie. The tuxedo rentals are being donated by Bell's Fine Clothing located on the Loudoun Street Mall in downtown Winchester. The pair were photographed in the Parterre Garden at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester.

Shenandoah University senior Alexandra Gue walks to class on a campus pedestrian bridge over Abrams Creek that has been decorated with Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival buntings. The festival kicks off Friday with the United Bank Bloomin’ Wine Fest. See Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival fashion on Page A10.

A Powers & Thomas Midway Entertainment employee carries a section of track for the Dragon Coaster ride on Tuesday for the carnival that will be part of the 97th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. The carnival, located behind Ward Plaza on Valley Avenue, opens at 5 p.m. Friday and will continue through May 5. It will close for one day on Monday, April 29. For more information about carnival hours and ticket prices, visit thebloom.com.

This home at 417 Fairmont Ave. in Winchester is among four that will be featured during a Historic Garden Week tour on Saturday.

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Rebekah Brockman of Brooklyn, N.Y., came to Winchester Wednesday to meet her mother on her 70th birthday and did a little window shopping at the Passe Boutique on South Loudoun Street in downtown Winchester where ladies fashions for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival are featured in the front window. The 10-day festival is underway, with the major events happening this Friday and Saturday.