News

From Sheetz:

ALTOONA, Pa. December 19, 2017– Sheetz, one of America’s fastest growing family-owned and operated convenience store chains, is pleased to announce that they will again celebrate the holidays by offering customers a free cup of freshly brewed Sheetz coffee on both Christmas Day, from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m., and New Year’s, from 4 p.m. on New Year’s Eve until 4 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Guests can walk into any one of Sheetz’s 564 stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina and receive a free cup of coffee.


News

From Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:

Stafford, VA.  A Stafford man was arrested on Friday by deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office in connection with a string of burglaries targeting prescription medication at residential homes in the southern end of the county.


Obituaries

Doris Holmes (Garretson) Gittin

Doris was a Campfire Girl leader for many years, impacting the lives of numerous young women and leaving many lasting memories. She loved being at the beach or floating in a lazy river, and enjoyed sign language, puzzles, Sudoku and coffee ice cream! Doris was employed by the Prince William County School system for thirty years and retired as Secretary of the Board in 1998. She spent her retirement years in Strasburg, Virginia where she enjoyed her home nestled at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley.


Event

Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.


Obituaries

Nancy grew up in Manassas, VA, where she attended Bennett Elementary School from grades 1-7, and Osbourn High School from grades 8-12. During her high school years, Nancy was a Majorette and played the clarinet in the Marching Band.

Upon graduation in June 1956, Nancy married her high school sweetheart, Samuel B. “Sammy” Russell, who predeceased her on February 11, 2003. They were predeceased by the youngest of their five children, Samuel W. Russell, on April 21, 1984. Nancy was also predeceased by her oldest sister, Lillian (Hooe) Warren Hamilton on November 10, 2007.