Obituaries

Sharon Dee Strieter, born in Nebraska on September 15, 1934 to Ernest and Helen Bloomgren. She was married to William Strieter, who predeceased her in January of 1979. Sharon passed peacefully away on April 20, 2019.

Sharon danced as a show girl at the Casino Royal in Washington, DC many years ago. She was also a Rockette for a while. Her love of dancing continued throughout her life with the final years finding her watching Dancing with the Stars instead of taking to the dance floor. She enjoyed going to the movies and watching sports on TV. She was a Washington Redskins fan as well as a fan of Stephen Curry. Always wanting to have a good time, she would play tennis and go ice skating. Sharon enjoyed boating and having fun.


Business

MANASSAS — CenterFuse, the co-working space in Downtown Manassas, held a graduation for its first cohort of Launch-A-Business program (LaB) students on Tuesday.

The eight-week course was a first for the co-working center and focused teaching students about the value proposition of a business, revenue models, cost structures, key partners, activities and metrics, and sales theory.


Event

Good Afternoon

The American Legion Post #28 (Buck Keyes) in Triangle, Virginia is celebrating 100 years of comradery and community service to the state of Virginia and the United States of America. The Post will be hosting a Centennial celebration on October 10th, 2026, from 12 noon until 6 pm. Free food and fun for all! Please publish our invitation to the public as you possibly can. Thank you. The address and the Point of Contact are as follows:


Originals

DUMFRIES — With her daughter in a passenger seat about to give birth, Jena Smith drove her truck the wrong way up Route 1.

She had one hand on the wheel and the other holding a cell phone. She was on the phone with Prince William County’s 911 center, where a dispatcher told her to do anything she could to get around the stalled traffic.