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Although Halloween festivities looked a bit different this year, one tradition remained the same at the Mary Washington Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where babies celebrated their first holiday. The costumed infants were a small way to bring joy to parents as well as the department’s staff.

The Halloween celebration is organized by nurses in the NICU where they work with parents to create a special costume and supervise the photos.


Obituaries

Tina Lynn Leifker, 46, of Woodbridge, Virginia passed away on October 30, 2020 in her home. Tina was born in Fairfax, Va to Diane and Lennie Struder on August 31, 1974. She went to school in Stafford, VA. She married Brian Leifker on August 24, 2003 in Mount Vernon, VA. Tina worked as a bus driver for Fairfax County Public Schools for 16 years. She loved making t-shirts for her grandson and crocheting.

Tina is preceded in death by her sister in-law, Cheryl Leifker and the beloved family dogs; Sparky and Pepper.


Traffic

In September, the Virginia Department of Transportation launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness about Virginia’s litter problem.

This campaign, entitled “Virginia is for Lovers, not Litter” encourages Virginians to commit to the No Love for Litter pledge to each do their part to keep Virginia litter free.