Obituaries

Donald Harold Ide, 85 of Woodbridge, VA died at INOVA Fairfax Hospital on June 8, 2020. He was born January 6, 1935 in New York to the late Harold and Marion Ide. Donald was a member of Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church and was involved in the Knights of Columbus. He operated a ham radio for years and was a statistician for the NRA.

Including his parents, he is preceded in death by his loving wife,  Carolyn Ide. Donald is survived by his beloved son, Edward Ide, his cherished grandchildren, Allen Gore and Nyssa Gore; sister-in-law, Laura Aumiller, and his faithful cat, Toby.


News

Northern Virginia Community College classes are going to start on time, but for the most part, they will not in-person.

In a statement on June 8 made by the college’s president, Anne M. Kress, it was announced that the college’s classes would begin as scheduled on August 24 and be “offered in [NOVA’s] approved distance-learning formats, with the majority being offered either through NOVA Online or through synchronous delivery via Zoom.”


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A fire broke out in a Fredericksburg apartment complex last Tuesday, but no firefighters or civilians were injured.

Firefighters were called to the 2300 block of Cowan Boulevard at 5:35 p.m. When they arrived they found a fire in a second-floor apartment with heavy smoke from the back of the structure.