On December 9th, 2015, Sherry Roberson of Lake Ridge, VA entered into eternal rest.
Sherry was born on August 13th, 1923 in Canton, Ohio to Leo Michael Schario and Anna T. Farrar. Sherry grew up in the Canton area with her brothers Leo and Jim. During World War II, she served in the United States Marine Corp, where she met her husband, Lt. Col. Clinton “Robbie” Roberson (deceased 2012) .
Gary Heflin, 80, passed away on December 3 in Woodbridge. Mr. Heflin was born on November 30, 1935, in Washington, D.C.
His parents were Nellie Estelle Colvin Heflin and Carroll Benton Heflin known as “Reuben” both originally of Catlett, Fauquier County.
A $32 billion annual industry, modern day trafficking is a type of slavery that trade of people for the purpose of work. According to the U.N., about 2.5 million people around the world are ensnared in the web of human trafficking at any given time.
Human trafficking impacts people of all backgrounds, and people are trafficked for a variety of purposes. Women and girls are typically trafficked into the commercial sex industry, i.e. prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation.
You can drop off of a coat to Dumfries to help refugees from Syria and Iraq.
Here’s more in a press release from Dumfries Mayor Jerry Foreman:
A full-day Christmastime festival will take place near and along the Occoquan River.
Here are the details from Occoquan River Communities:
Popular Catholic singer-songwriter and speaker, Steve Angrisano, will lead a three-part Advent reflection series at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Triangle, Va., over three consecutive nights: Sunday, December 13; Monday, December 14; and Tuesday, December 15. Start time for all three events is 7 p.m.
The concert/parish mission is open to the public and there is no admission charge. A freewill offering will be taken to help cover expenses. The parish is located at 18825 Fuller Heights Road, Triangle, Va.
Have your children finish those Christmas wish lists because Santa Claus is coming to town.
Santa Claus will be making his holiday arrival at the Southern States Cooperative in Manassas on Saturday, December 12th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m to visit with children, and pets.
The Boy Scouts had another successful year of Scouting for Food, their annual food drive in Prince William.
Scouts from ages 6 to 18 participated, dropping off bags for residents to fill with donated food, and knocked on doors in the community to help collect the food for people in need.
On October 11, 2015, former Aquinas student, Colby Thomas Smith, passed away tragically in a dirt bike accident.
Colby’s parents formed the charity, Colby’s Ride, in his memory to provide bicycles and helmets for underprivileged youth in our community.
David F. McDonald, 73, of Woodbridge, VA passed away on November 13, 2015.
He was born in Boston on August 1, 1942 to the late Francis and Mary McDonald and graduated from Northeastern University. David is survived by his loving wife of 47 years Frances McDonald; three daughters: Patricia McDonald and husband, Matt Davis; Caroline Green and husband, Bill; and Michelle Wolfarth and husband, Ron; one son, Matthew McDonald and wife, Jennifer; one sister, Ann Cronin and husband, Jerry; nine loving grandchildren, and his faithful companion, Harry.
