Town Talk

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Town Talk: Cooking Autism

Update on Cooking Autism.   Kerry George, Andrea Wright and April Burch.   Race Towards Autism Acceptance and Family Festival on March 28th and details for teachers interested in applying for Cooking Autism grants for their classrooms. cookingautism

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Town Talk- Library

Jessie Farrow and Tracy McPeck with the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. Topics include new shelves at the Porter and downtown libraries,  Winter Reading Challenge, Women in Jazz, Read Across America and the Regional Spelling Bee. librarypoint.org  

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Town Talk: Feb. 20

Early spring fever gardening dos and don’ts with Tracy Blevins of Plants Map.    plantsmap.com

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Town Talk: Feb. 18

Strangulation in intimate partner violence is becoming a growing issue.  Kathy Anderson with Empowerhouse and Eileen Dohmann with Mary Washington Healthcare preview a symposium:  Identifying, Treating, Investigating and Prosecuting Domestic Violence Strangulation cases.  

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Town Talk: Feb. 19

Stafford Economic Development and Tourism Director John Holden. The focus is tourism.  Topics include a Kayak Fishing Tournament in June, a running series, soccer tournaments and swimming.     tourstaffordva.com  

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Town Talk: Feb. 17

Loisann’s Hope House on Lafayette Blvd. in Fredericksburg.   Concert of Hope with the Righteous Brothers on March 7th.  Anna Billingsley and Lisa Crittenden talk about ways to help families facing homelessness and everyday needs at Hope House.

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Town Talk: Feb 14

Preview of the Ceili Leahy Day of Service on April 4th.   Leslie Leahy, Elizabeth Rhem, Katie Hornung and John Leahy.  A look at the importance of service and and ways area businesses can become involved.   clserviceproject.org  

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Town Talk- Feb 13, 2020

Fredericksburg Area Museum update. Museum re-opens March 1.  There are new exhibits.  Caroline Ford and Theresa Cramer.  www.famva.org  

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Town Talk: Feb. 12

The Spotsylvania School budget with Superintendent Dr. Scott Baker and School Board Chairman Baron Braswell.   And..the VHSL bringing the field hockey state championships to the blue field at Courtland High School.

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Town Talk: Feb. 11

Mary Washington Hospital named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals for 2020.   Director of Cardiac Services Jessie Mountjoy and Cardiac Surgery Program Manager Mike Brown.