Front Porch Fredericksburg November by Virginia Grogan

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Anshu Adhikari Adventurous lady from nepal Bonnie and Julie Derby creators of pieces Danielle Dayney when love sticks around

Porch talk

history’s stories: virginia thanksgiving our heritage: before it was old mill park

what’s in riverfront park?...a mound

mental health: impulse control disorder

it’s all energy: all time favorites pt 1

emancipated patients:: feeding the whole person

trees of hope

art in the ’burg ...galleries in November

bowling green scene angela wright

rick klingbeil: guitars, cars & poets

companions: turkeytime tips

astrology & you poetryman: infinite broadcast

on the porch...life in fredericksburg Messages

fredericksburg sketches

around town....aby & blake bethem

spotlight: kimberly young & diana risavi

everything greens: growing greenwards

In the Garden: gardening in the fall

growing & crawling: lessons in vetch

i have a friend: quincy & holly

get to know jeremy, trapper & bill

tidbits...small bites of local news

season’s bounty: craving cranberries

food safety at thanksgiving time

vino: wines of south africa

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Calendar of Events

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Meet shavonne shorter

otter-ly amazing...public art project

linda pisenti....a lasting legacy Cover: “One Heckuva Big Leaf” By David C. Kennedy

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Meet Anshu Adhikari of Nepal Adventurous 1st-Year Student at UMW by Collette cAPRARA exam before travelling to her village to assist with his traditional last rites.

Navigating a new academic and social terrain of a university is typically a challenge for most first-year students. For Anshu Adhikari who has come to Fredericksburg from a country and culture half the world away, Nepal, this challenge has an additional dimension. Yet Anshu has embraced this educational opportunity with a depth of gratitude and enthusiasm that has made her experience as a freshman at the University of Mary Washington especially enriching and exciting. Even now, she talks of her hope to uplift others through the education and skills she will acquire. "I am passionate about helping people in Nepal throughout the world from marginalized backgrounds. My dad always inspired me to study and learn wherever I can, as well as to use the resources I have to benefit others." Tragically, her role model, coach, and mentor is no longer physically present physically in Anshu's life. In 2020, her father who was an engineer engaged in a career of service contracted Covid and within a short time succumbed to the virus. At the time, Anshu was completing her high-school education and was preparing to take the comprehensive final exam that was required to graduate. Her father passed away the day before her test was scheduled but she gathered the strength and determination to take the

"My mother told me that, when he was in the hospital, my father had told the doctor that he wanted to come back home because he wanted to take me to my final exam. I thought of this as his last wish for me, and I was determined to pass my exam," Anshu said. Anshu's dream of achieving higher education was facilitated by the support of a generous partial scholarship

Both her educational experience and involvement with non-profits have already equipped Anshu to thrive and succeed in her chosen field. She served as a project assistant for Code for Nepal, a non-profit organization that was created to increase digital and data literacy in Nepal. She was selected as the recipient of a fellowship with DataCamp, which provided an opportunity to learn data skills on-line and to become proficient in a number of programs in which she helped many Nepali youths to learn and advance their own digital acumen.

from fellow students to the faculty and staff, has been so willing to help me. I never feel alone or lonely," she said. She was also warmly welcomed by Fredericksburg Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw and local business and community leaders including members of Kathmandu Sister City. the Fredericksburg-K

"In Nepal, education is highly valued and taken very seriously," she said. "It can determine the course of your future. Even small kids believe that your life can be changed if you study well and they are so proud to wear their school uniforms."

To support the e d u c a t i o n a l aspirations of young students, Anshu and a group of her friends engaged in a service project last year, in which they distributed backpacks to boys and girls in one village in Nepal. The children were clearly grateful and excited about their Backpack and Supplies Distribution project in Nepal backpacks, and their appreciation soared from UMW and donations from family even higher when they discovered they members and friends. were equipped with school supplies to boost them during the serious pandemic Anshu is majoring in lockdown Nepal was facing at the time. Computational and Data Science, Anshu says that her transition to acquiring the skills that she hopes she can life in America was made even easier by use to provide the information for the community of camaraderie and care programs to target societal problems. that embraced her at UMW. "Everyone,

Anshu wearing “Kurta”, a traditional Nepal Wear To date, one of her favorite experiences has been kayaking at the city dock. "I loved it! It was so much fun, and I think that we as students should explore more of the nature that is surrounding us. Fredericksburg is a beautiful city."

Collette is a local writer and artist with Brush Strokes gallery.

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ON THE PORCH Brad Smith

Guest Porch Editorial

Contributing Writers & Artists Rita Allan

Audra Bielke Sally Cooney Anderson Anna Billingsley Sean Bonney Amy Bayne Laurie Black Dianne Bachman Sonja Cantu Collette Caprara Alejandro Calixto D. Clearview Janet Douberly Christina Ferber Frank Fratoe Bill Freehling Jon Gerlach Lisa Gillen Ann Glave Alexis Grogan Ralph “Tuffy” Hicks David C. Kennedy Kai Kuang Nancy Moore Ray Mikula Vanessa Moncure Pete Morelewicz Patrick Neustatter David Pisenti Gerri Reid Penny A Parrish ML Powers Paula Raudenbush Rob Rudick Brad Smith Mandy Smith Tina Will Norma Woodward

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thankfulness by brad smith The Fall is often a time where we collectively reorient ourselves to be thankful. We do this through individual rituals, collective worship, silent reflections, and joyous song. Though they can be fleeting, the brief moments of respite between the maddening pace of summer and the approach of the holiday season rush can allow space for reflection.

together. Even when he worried about them dodging fast cars speeding down the road, even when he couldn't understand the chorus of languages they laughed in, he was thankful children laughed in the streets.

Like many, this year has held intense valleys of grief for me. With the passing of loved ones who gave me so many reasons to be thankful and who taught me to put intentionality behind gratitude, the year felt especially heavy. One of the departed--related not by blood, but by a mutual adoption--was a constant reminder of that intentional gratitude. Because he would say there was nothing extraordinary about him, and because he deserves more space than this to be properly eulogized, I will refrain from sharing too much. But I will share a brief account of the gift he shared with me whenever we were together.

I often joked that he missed his calling as a monk. Though he eventually had a very successful career, he owned few material possessions. To his name was a shelf full of books, some stacks of saved letters, a few pairs of clothes, some sentimental nicknacks, a small analog television, and--perhaps a remnant of growing up in a place with fruit stands and bakeries on every corner-never more than a week's worth of food. Though he would happily eat anything prepared for him, when he cooked for himself, he cooked simply. His usual meal was steamed vegetables with a little salt-"but not too much Bradley," he would say. If you saw the look of contentment on his face after finishing a bowl of peas, you would've thought he just had a five course meal at Foode.

My friend was born in Cairo, Egypt. It is a place where--regardless of sect, denomination, or belief in a higher power--the phrase "alhamdulillah," or thank God, is common. It is said with various degrees of intentionally--as much to reflexively respond to a stranger's "how are you" as it is to rejoice in the safe culmination of a friend's difficult pregnancy. But, strangely to someone who did not grow up with the word, it is often said when one's car breaks down. When there are severe storms. When explosions rip through the night's sky. It was in this reflexive thankfulness that he lived his life. My friend's spirit of thankfulness was not born of naivety or apathy--he was well aware of how broken the world could be and he cared very much about trying to heal the cracks. He experienced intense heartbreak, loneliness, and disappointment. He sometimes missed the nosey neighbors and close knit neighborhoods common in Mediterranean cultures but harder to find in the booming, transient, suburbs of Northern Virginia. In the absence of the tightly knit community of his childhood, he was immensely grateful for the relationships he did have. He was thankful for the few words of Spanish he knew, the few words of English his next door neighbor knew, that allowed them to break bread

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His thankfulness was a symphony of resistance to unbridled greed, a balm against despair, a call to community, and an active awareness and appreciation of all the things that sustained him and his place in it all. Out of his thankfulness for what he had--far more than he could ever need, according to him--he gave of his resources generously. When he made donations to the local firefighters it wasn't to impress anyone or ease some sense of guilt or obligation. It was because, though his house had never burned down--alhamdulillah--he was thankful that they had helped others, and that they were there if he needed them. He had no children of his own, but when he gave to St. Jude's, he gave with a deep gratitude for the nurses, janitors, doctors, administrators, therapists, and cooks that care for the kids there. Over the past year there

have been so many reasons to be afraid, frustrated, angry; these feelings need to be felt, confronted, and engaged with. But as I remember my friend, as I look at this city in all its darkness and all its beauty, I remember also to be grateful. For a cornucopia of reasons to be inspired, challenged, and thankful in our community, be sure to read the Front Porch from cover to cover.

Brad Smith has lived all over the world but now calls downtown Fredericksburg home. He is the Board President of Downtown Greens

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Shavonne Shorter Umw New Chief Diversity Officer By Anna Billingsley After a nationwide search, Shavonne Shorter has been named associate provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at University of Mary Washington. She will assume the role in January.

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Shorter will serve on both the president's and provost's leadership teams, providing guidance as UMW continues striving to achieve its goals with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion. She will be responsible for developing a university-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council, and continuing the work of building a more inclusive Mary Washington. She also will supervise the university's Office of Disability Resources, Office of Title IX, SafeZone and all diversity education and training programs. "I am most looking forward to partnering with the members of my new UMW family to continue and extend the rich legacy of diversity, equity and inclusion excellence both on and around campus. This is what immediately drew me to UMW," Shorter said. "I look forward to the opportunity to conduct a campuswide listening tour as I get to work for the good of the university." She comes to Mary Washington from Bloomsburg University, where she currently serves as Special Assistant to the President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and is a tenured faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies. During her time at Bloomsburg, she led a number of initiatives within the university and across the Pennsylvania state system. As the faculty co-chair of the President's Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Shorter led a team to build and execute a university-wide diversity, equity and inclusion plan. She also designed and facilitated a diversity, equity and inclusion training initiative to increase knowledge, understanding and advocacy throughout Bloomsburg University.

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A native of Maryland and a former McNair Scholar, Shorter holds a bachelor's degree in communication studies from Frostburg State University and master's and doctoral degrees in communication from Purdue University. She has taught a variety of courses, including intercultural communication, nonprofit communication and small group communication.

Her past work includes directing the Frederick Douglass Institute for Academic Excellence and chairing the MidAtlantic LGBTQA Conference. She is the project lead for the Inclusive Future Faculty Initiative, which was developed in response to her dissertation on the topic, designed as a means of diversifying the professoriate.

realize our vision of a more diverse and inclusive Mary Washington."

Anna Billingsley is Associate Vice President of University Relations at UMW

"We are so excited to have Dr. Shorter join our community," said UMW President Troy Paino. "She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this role, and her enthusiasm and energy for this important work will lift us all as we strive together to live our ASPIRE values and

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Pieces A unique, eclectic, Boutique Mary Lynn Powers 1 year anniversary. Business is looking up, but the first year was a hard one. Bonnie who works as the business manager said sales had been growing steadily over the summer, and hopes we are on the upside of the epidemic.

Bonnie and Julie Derby opened their specialty shop, Pieces in September of 2020. Most would wonder if opening a business in the middle of a pandemic is a sensible business decision. Sometimes though, necessity is the mother on invention. Julie had been crafting and selling handmade items at craft shows throughout the mid Atlantic region for about 4 years. Then the pandemic shut down these events, and Julie's main source of income disappeared. Julie is a single mother, two of her children have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Julie's mother, Bonnie had been with the government for about thirty years, and due for retirement. So she decided to partner with her daughter and they rented the small storefront at 809 Caroline Street. They just celebrated their

The shop caught my eye with a rack of children's t-shirts, one of which was embossed with a unicorn and the saying above it said, "Apparently, I'm dramatic." I laughed aloud thinking of my granddaughters and their antics. Of course, I purchased one. A unique selection of gifts and treasures fill the cozy shop. Some of Julie's creations include children's handmade reversible dresses that have been beautifully and thoughtfully created, many with fairy tale, story book characters and popular children's designs. She honed and perfected a process for tile coasters which would make excellent Christmas gifts. The coasters have prints of vintage album covers from bands like The Beatles and The Doors and other fun designs that are glazed with a process to prevent water damage. The name of the store came about as the blue heart in Pieces is the symbol for Autism support. Brady is now 12 years old, and is named after Tom Brady. He has been at home with Mom all of his life. Julie had worked in DC, but decided to keep Brady at home, and care for him full time. She does have the support of her Mom and Dad who live close by, but her plate is definitely full.

Around Town Aby & Blake Bethem On your next trip downtown be sure to stop by Vivify Burger & Lounge Say hello.to Owners Blake and Aby... Be sure wish them Happy 8th Birthday Better yet, stay and eat. Vivify is a vibrant place for good food, great drinks, friendly folks and a fabulous Roof-Top Bar & Deck Check their daily specials on Facebook@Vivify Burger & Lounge

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Alivia, her daughter is considered high functioning on the Autism Spectrum, but both have special needs, so Julie is balancing a business along with raising her children. It sounds difficult and hard to imagine, but in the end her reward will be large.

The shop is full of creations by Julie as well as those of other local artists who sell on consignment. You can also shop a collection of unique boutique items for women, children, home, and gifts. Most of the artisans are local creators of jewelry, art, housewares and an assortment of treasures. They have just begun to do some consignment, so the stock is varied and individualistic. One of my favorite gift shops closed unfortunately, so I'm thinking this may be my new go-to, especially now with the Christmas season right around the corner. Mary Lynn Powers enjoys meeting and writing about interesting businesses and people in the 'Burg. Pieces A Collection of Handmade Items 809 Caroline Street 540-4 422-1 1522; piecesfxbg.com; FB

Everything Greens Growing Greenwards By Janet Douberly Dean’s Plastering Services Plaster, Stucco, Drywall, Art 540.656.2399 540.419.8878 luckyluckydean@aol.com

Have you heard the news? Downtown Greens is raising money to purchase an unparalleled 56-acre parcel of land right here in Fredericksburg. As an extension of what Downtown Greens has been doing for over 25 years, we are also working to purchase and conserve this plot that not only contains living wetlands and mature trees, but is also one of the last working farmlands in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Due to the efforts and financial support from local groups and entities, including the City of Fredericksburg Clean and Green Coimmission, Tree Fredericksburg, Friends of the Rappahannock, FXBG Food Co-o op, and the generous donations from many citizens in our community, these 56 acres filled with farmland, wetlands, and open green space can belong to the citizens of our community and future generations. At Downtown Greens we have always promoted the importance of being

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stewards of the environment and this purchase will help us, as a community, be the stewards we want to see in the world! With the purchase of these acres we will use this special property to further our mission in the following three areas: Accessible G r e e n s p a c e , creation of an Agricultural Training Center, and new opportunities for Nature Based Learning. We want to conserve this parcel of land so that future generations can continue to discover unique components of nature. This is one of the last remaining parcels of open greenspace in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and also includes biologically diverse wetlands and active farmland. This second campus will provide a continuation of Downtown Greens' successful open-access garden and green spaces for all to enjoy, with education and community mindedness at its core. One plan for this space is to inspire, educate, and equip the next generation to enter the farming industry. Getting young people interested and excited to enter the agricultural field is not only essential for a healthy and equitable food system, it is essential for the health of our planet. New farmers need to be our front line environmentalists, using regenerative and sustainable practices to grow the nation's food supply. Many schools and universities in the area lack easy access to outdoor classroom space. "Nature-Deficit Disorder" is a term coined by Richard Louv in his book Last Child in the Woods and refers

to the fact that youth are spending less time in nature, leading to higher rates of ADHD and obesity, higher stress levels, and more. Many studies prove that children not only learn better while taught outside, but tend to learn better once they return to the classroom after outdoor education sessions. We have very big plans to make this purchase an improvement our community can be proud of. But of course, it will take a community to support this mission and we cannot do it without you. We are close to reaching our first financial goal to purchase this amazing land and ask for all of you who love our town and want to help create a place of learning, a place of peace, and a place that will improve the lives of our citizens for years to come, to please reach out and donate or pledge to this cause. To do your part in protecting and utilizing this amazing acreage, please visit our website or email us at downtowngreens@gmail.com http://www.downtowngreens.org/buffer

Janet Douberly is the Program Coordinator for Downtown Greens

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In the Garden Gardening in the fall By tina will one, consider getting rid of it! Pennsylvanians have seen a HEAVY infestation.

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I find it fitting that the warm colors of Autumn encourage us to build fires and anticipate colder weather. What can be done in the lawn or garden? Mow your leaves instead of raking; they will disappear into the lawn and decompose much more quickly. If you rake and collect them, don't send them bagged to the landfill; find a neighbor who will compost them. Planting bulbs for Spring color is called for, and those without a deer problem can plant tulips. We have to stick to daffodils, but I'm fine with that. Spreading cow manure and mowed leaves adds organic matter to the root zones of our plantings and lawn grasses thus strengthening the roots. Our weather is usually mild enough that we can also plant trees and shrubs now before the ground freezes. Roots have time to grow slowly and establish themselves while the ground is still warm. Choose native plants that will satisfy the needs of our native pollinators. Good choices include Wood Aster, Goldenrod, Milkweed, Winterberry, Oak trees, American Holly, Redbud, and many

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more. Our resource for guidance on what to plant in our area is online and can be downloaded too, if desired: www.plantvirginianatives.org/nativeplants-for-central-rapp/.

New Master Gardeners Just before the Thanksgiving holiday our newest Master Gardener class finishes their training. We are looking forward to getting to know them and involving them in our projects in 2022. One of their first opportunities will be to help out photo by tina will with our Seed Swap on January 29, 2022 which is also National Seed Swap Day. We are planning to meet in person again at the Rowser Building, and hope you will save your Boxwood seeds, bring them, and trade them for more 2022 choices. As the date gets I have written about Boxwood closer, more information will be on our blight in recent years, and it is still a website: www.mgacra.org/events.html, and problem, but new resistant varieties have been developed that do not succumb readily to that disease. Boxwood wreaths can still be made as long as one is careful to choose healthy shrubs. Master Gardeners will be making and selling a limited number of Boxwood wreaths through RAAI this year in early December. We are grateful for this opportunity to support RAAI.

Spotted Lanternfly At the Fredericksburg Fair this year, we advertised the coming of the Spotted Lanternfly. It hasn't been seen here in abundance yet, but it will only be a few seasons before we do. It is a plant hopper, not a fly, native to Asia, and invasive, is an destructive pest with a wide range of hosts including grapes, apples, hops, maple and walnut. The nymphs and adults pierce the photo by brian will stems and feed on the sap. Virginia fruit on our Facebook growers are anticipating a lot of damage. www.facebook.com/MGACRA/. Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is one of its favorite egg laying trees; if you have

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Have a Happy and Thankful Thanksgiving!

Tina Will is a Master Gardener and lives in Stafford County. She can be reached at brianandtina.will@gmail.com

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Growing & Crawling Lessons in Vetch By janet douberly In my years of learning about growing plants and food production, there have been a few rules that have stuck with me that I have repeated to the point of making them a mantra. One of the biggies, that we all know is, "healthy soil, healthy plants". A common way to keep soil healthy, especially in food production, is by planting cover crops in beds that are not in use. The most popular cover crops are the nitrogen fixers like winter peas, red clover, and vetch! I have planted Vetch--my favorite being Hairy Vetch-many times--in my vegetable garden over the winter to add some important nitrogen to my soil. As a nitrogen fixer, vetch does the job well by providing rather than taking nitrogen in the soil for next spring's crops to gobble up. Such was my love for this beautiful and hardy plant that I was at first delighted to notice it making itself at home in yards all over town! It wasn't until recently that I discovered the true story behind my beloved vetch. Sure, vetch will fix your nitrogen but what it doesn't want you to know is that it is an

INVASIVE PLANT! That's right, vetch originally hails from Europe, northern Africa, and southwest Asia and was brought to America for erosion control and has since spread unchecked. So, don't let the vetch fool you too! Winter peas are an effective,tasty , and non-invasive alternative.

Janet Douberly is Program Coordinator at Downtown Greens. learn more about things growing & crawling in Fxbg, check out our Facebook & Instagram.

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“I Have A Friend” the world By Laurie Black "To the world you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world." Though I've heard this quote attributed to more than one person, including Dr. Suess, the truth of its message is evident in the lives of many seniors and volunteers in the Senior Visitors Program. Most recently, I have seen it in the lives of Quincy Crecelius Click and her senior, Holly. Holly and Quincy began visiting through the Senior Visitors Program in 2018. Holly said of Quincy, "She couldn't be more perfect. We've done just about everything together from shopping for new dog beds to playing with our animals. Quincy reads for me. I like to cook, and Quincy helps me put what I cook in containers for later." I asked Quincy what a typical visit is like, and she replied, "Our visits aren't typical. We get into all kinds of trouble

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including running errands, phone calls, walking the dogs, learning a new device together, chatting, preparing food, emails and small house projects." Quincy went on to tell me about Holly's, positive and dynamic life. "Holly [divides] most of her time between running Volunteers for the Blind and enjoying her five animals. She likes Rotary, books, knitting, National Federation for the Blind and trying different restaurants with friends. She has a great sense of humor and is really good at talking through issues in navigating her own life and helping friends or other groups she is part of." Indeed, when I spoke with Holly, she impressed me with her humor, energy, and dedication to helping others. I also learned she plays four musical instruments! Though Holly is outgoing and involved in the community, she really wanted a volunteer that could visit her in her own home. Holly heard about the

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Senior Visitors Program at a health fair and wanted to give it a try. Quincy explained, "I was [already] aware of Mental Health America and when I reached out to volunteer, I found a good match in the Senior Visitors Program. Everyone at MHAfred is top notch and such a valuable part of our community." Specifically of volunteering with Holly, Quincy said, "I can tell Holly really appreciates me. I enjoy her jokes and stories. It is such a regular part of my life; I refer to 'my senior' all the time, and she has taught me a lot about seeing the world from a different perspective." Holly and Quincy clearly have great admiration for each other. Their friendship is further evidence that as we step outside our own world to connect with someone else, our world becomes that much bigger, better, and brighter.

. If you know a senior who could benefit from having a weekly, friendly visit or if you would like to volunteer to visit a senior, call the Senior Visitors Program at (540) 371-2 2704 or visit our website at mhafred.org to download volunteer or senior applications. The Senior Visitors Program is a free community service program of Mental Health America of Fredericksburg. Laurie Black is the Senior Visitors Program Coordinator.

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Volunteer training is provided & no special skills are required. The Senior Visitors Program is a FREE community service program of Mental Health America of Fredericksburg. Visit mhafred.org or call 540-371-2704

Q. What would be a good theme song for your life? A. Don't worry be Happy

We asked our B101.5 DJ's some Get To Know Me Better questions. Here's what they had to say! Jeremy Grey: The Jeremy Grey Show, 5am to 10am Q. What is your favorite song/artist we play and why? A. Dua Lipa! I really like her song "Levitating". It never gets old and plus she brought us the loving term Sugar Boo!

Q. What TV show are you obsessed with and why? A. King of Queens. Kevin James is such an amazing comedian. I love his character on the show. He really makes me lol. Q. What is your biggest/weirdest fear? A. Tight spaces. I can't even think about it. The feeling of being trapped or buried alive just wigs me out. Q. What would be your superpower? A.To fly for sure! Q. What pet would you love to have? A. giraffe because they're tall and goofy like me. Q. Fav ice cream flavor? Good old fashion. A..CHOCOLATE! Q. What would be a good theme song for your life? A. Peace of Mind by Boston. Trapper Young: The Drive Home with Trapper, 3pm to 7pm Q. . What is your favorite song/artist we play and why? A. Ed Sheeran's "bad habits" I like the song and Ed comes across as a normal down to earth guy who doesn't take himself too seriously.

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Q.. What TV show are you obsessed with and why? A. I'm not a "big scripted" TV show guy but I have gotten into the series Bosch on Amazon. Also, you can't go wrong with an episode of The Office or Parks and Rec if you have 30 minutes to kill. Q. What is your biggest/weirdest fear? A. I'm not a fan of heights Q. What would be your superpower? A. Give me the power to fly so I can say goodbye forever to waiting in TSA lines at airports!

Bill Carroll: 7pm to Midnight + Saturday Night Dance Party 8pm to Midnight Q.. What is your favorite song/artist we play and why? A. Dua Lipa is my current fav because I love her dance style of music and I can create fantastic remixes of all her tracks for my Saturday Night Dance Party Show here on the B. Q.. What TV show are you obsessed with and why? A. NCIS lately. I'm currently in my 4th binge watching marathon and I just can't get enough of it. Q.. What is your biggest/weirdest fear? A. Spiders, LARGE ones. Anything larger than a nickel…. NOPE! Years ago, I had a very traumatizing experience with a VERY large West Virginian Spider that bit me in the face as I was sleeping, and I woke up to it still on my face looking through the legs and such. As I freaked out, it bit me in the side of my nose right below my eye. Had a huge bump there for years before it went away. As it happened my face blew up like the Elephant Man and had to be administered serum for it... VERY SCARY! Q.. What would be your superpower? A. Invisibility, because it's all about the Intel… Q.. What pet would you love to have? A. Elephant, they're such gentle creatures when trained right but I couldn't imagine the food bill, lol! Q. . Fav ice cream flavor? A. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Q. What would be a good theme song for your life? A. Don't Disturb This Groove - The System Get to know more about the DJ's at B101.5. Just go to B1015.com and click on The B-Crew! Thanks for listening! Mandy Smith is the Promotions & Marketing Director for B101.5. AKA "AJ" Weekend Air Personality

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small bites of local News By Bill Freehling Fredericksburg's Former Bus Depot on Cover of Guidebook A photo of Fredericksburg's former Greyhound Bus Depot is on the cover of the most-recent edition of "A Guidebook to Virginia's African American Historical Markers." The bus depot, which was formerly in the 600 block of Princess Anne Street across from the current site of the

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The Chimney Top opening at Billiken's A "comfortably-casual bar and lounge" is open on the second floor of Billiken's Smokehouse at The Chimneys in downtown Fredericksburg. The Chimney Top offers "a relaxed, inviting atmosphere and quality cocktails as the go-to spot for your neighborhood nightcap," says Chimney’s facebook. Billiken's is located at 623 Caroline Street.

U.S. Post Office, was the first stop on the 1961 Freedom Rides. A historical marker was recently installed on the site. Fredericksburg's new historical marker is featured on Page 7 of the guidebook, which is published by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

Northern Virginia Magazine Features Fahrenheit 132 Acclaimed downtown Fredericksburg restaurant Fahrenheit 132 is featured in a recent edition of Northern Virginia magazine. The magazine highlights the restaurant's outstanding steak offerings in addition to its cocktails, starters and more. Congratulations to Fahrenheit 132 on this recognition! Janney-M Marshall Building Sporting Fresh Look Visitors to Fredericksburg's train station area may have noticed the fresh look of an adjacent 19th-century structure that used to be a grocer's warehouse. John Janney has been overseeing the renovation of the Janney-Marshall 409 Princess Anne Street Building at 401-4 into 12 residential units. Thanks to a detailed paint job, the building's historic lettering can now be clearly seen

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Health Department Opens FXBG Vaccination Clinic The Virginia Department of Health opens a community vaccination clinic in Fredericksburg. The clinic in the former Home Gallery Store at 1877 Carl D. Silver Parkway in the Central Park shopping center. Free COVID-19 vaccinations given from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, by appointment through vaccinate.virginia.gov or (877) 829-4682. Walk-ins will also be accepted.

.Haley's Honey Meadery opens in FXBG See what all the buzz is about by visiting newly opened Haley's Honey Meadery FXBG at 1600 Princess Anne Street! A flight of unique meads is waiting for you along with specialty drinks, savory bites and tempting desserts. aley's open-air seating creates a relaxed yet fun environment. The patio is surrounded by roses and has plenty of shade. You may also head up to the "Bee Hive" for a more cozy, colorful feel surrounded by art. Don't forget to stop by the gift shop for honey and much more. Water's End Brewery Exploring Fredericksburg Location Water's End, which has one location in Lake Ridge and one in Woodbridge, hopes to open its third location in the Fredericksburg Square building next year and is now working on the details. The project is to build a 1,840square-foot brewery building in the rear yard of the property at 525 Caroline St

UMW Earns Top Rankings from 'U.S. News Best Colleges' The University of Mary Washington has been recognized among the nation's top schools by U.S. News & World Report, which released its 2022 "Best Colleges" list. UMW ranked seventh among public regional universities in the South and 19th among all regional universities in the South. UMW also was rated sixth among best colleges for veterans, and earned spots on the publication's lists of best undergraduate business and nursing programs. Bill Freehling, Fredericksburg's director of economic development and tourism

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Every year, around Halloweentime, I begin making special forays into the produce aisles of local grocery stores, on the hunt for fresh cranberries. Unlike so many other fruit products, commonly available fresh year-round by import companies or through hydroponic culture, cranberry harvest takes place from midSeptember through December. Only. That’s it. When the fresh season is over, it’s over. Grown on evergreen dwarf shrubs in northern acidic bogs, cranberries were originally wild-harvested by American Indians who called them “sasumuneash” - and then introduced to European settlers who were already familiar with the fruit growing in boggy marshes carved by receding glaciers, mostly in England and the low-lying Netherlands - the “craneberry”. The first recorded cultivation and farming of the berry was in 1816 by Captain Henry Hall, a Massachusetts Revolutionary War veteran, who began transplanting vines into local sandy marshes. By 1871, the first association of American growers had formed and today, the US and Canada supply over 95% of the world’s annual market. Fresh berries are harvested by two methods - dry harvest and wet harvest. Pickers follow walk-behind machines which comb the berries off into burlap bags - only 5-10% of the annual harvest is through the dry-harvest method, and these are the fresh berries you find piled in the produce aisles. The remainder of the crop are wet-harvested, where the bogs are flooded through a series of dykes and ditches - cranberries can float because of a unique pocket of air inside the fruit. The water is agitated, the berries break from the vine, and large booms round them up to be harvested. These are the berries for juices, canned sauces, dried berries, frozen fruit and dietary supplements, among other uses. As a child in New Jersey, I recall a bright yellow school bus taking us on an educational trip to a local bog - on that overcast, windy, freezing day we stood, hatted and gloved and with colored cardboard numbers attached to a coat button (to identify us to our momchaperone), watching in fascination as long wooden rakes corralled the fruit. I didn’t know it then, but wet-harvesting had just begun in the 1960s - up until then the harvest was accomplished by

backbreaking berry picking. Another later field trip took us to a dairy farm where a classmate was spattered with, well, that’s for another column. I love the exceedingly tart and tangy flavor of raw cranberries they’re a staple of my Thanksgiving and Christmas menus - compotes, relishes, meat sauces and glazes - and a special fresh cranberry and orange bread that’s a bit addicting. Freeze some fresh berries as the harvest season winds down - you’ll be glad you did!

CRANBERRY BREAD I’m giving you Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins’ “The Silver Palate Cookbook” version as my mother and grandmother just might haunt me if I give out ALL secrets. Preheat oven to 350F and grease an 8”x4”x3” baking pan. In large bowl, sift together 2 c. flour, ½ c. sugar, 1 T. baking powder, ½ tsp. salt. Making a well in the center, pour in ? c. orange juice, 2 beaten eggs, 3 T. melted butter and mix together without overmixing. Fold in ½ c. chopped walnuts (or pecans, or none if you don’t want any),1 ¼ c. fresh cranberries and 2 tsp. grated orange zest. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to continue cooling. Their recipe says to wrap and put away for 1-2 days before serving, probably because this is a version of fruitcake (OH NO!!) and it slices much better as it ages. I say good luck with that, unless you’re making two. My family can easily demolish one before the cooling process even begins. Great shipper, and great for gift-giving.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY RELISH Too, too easy. And delicious! Keeps for up to a week in the refrigerator - yummy on a turkey and arugula sandwich. Get out your food processor, one bag of fresh cranberries, a completelyseeded whole medium-size navel orange and one cup sugar. Cut the orange into 812 pieces, then pulse whole orange in food processor until chopped but not mushy. Add cranberries and continue to pulse until well-blended, still with some shape. Spoon into bowl and pour sugar over

fruit. Cover and keep in refrigerator for a day. A few hours before serving, stir the sugar into the fruit mixture and spoon into serving dish. Really, that’s it.

CRANBERRY ORANGE SCONES Keep the food processor out - makes it very easy. Preheat oven to 425F. To the bowl of food processor add 2 ¼ c. flour, ½ c. chilled butter, ? c. sugar, ½ tsp. salt, 2 tsp. baking powder. Pulse until the mixture resembles cornmeal. Then add 2 large eggs, 1 T. grated orange zest, a dash of vanilla and ½ c. half and half. Mix just until the mixture comes together, then turn out of the food processor into a bowl and stir in 1-2 cups of dried cranberries or Craisins until they are completely incorporated. Turn out onto floured surface and cut into rounds. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet, then brush the tops with half-and-half and sprinkle with clear sanding sugar. Bake about 2025 minutes until they are light golden brown and cooked through. Cool on rack. Great for breakfast, brunch or teatime. Enjoy! And Happy Thanksgiving!

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5 TIPS HAVE A FOOD SAFE THANKSGIVING bY USDA FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE This month millions of Americans will gather family and friends around the dinner table to give thanks. But for those preparing the meal, it can be a stressful time. Not to mention, for many it is the largest meal they have cooked all year, leaving plenty of room for mistakes that could cause foodborne illness.

washing raw meat and poultry before cooking. Washing raw meat and poultry can cause bacteria to spread up to three feet away. Cooking (baking, broiling, boiling, frying or grilling) meat and poultry to the right temperature kills any bacteria that may be present, so washing meat and poultry is not necessary.

"Unsafe handling and undercooking of food can lead to serious foodborne illness," said Al Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). "Turkeys may contain Salmonella and Campylobacter, harmful pathogens that are only destroyed by properly preparing and cooking the turkey. Similarly, leaving leftovers out for too long, or not taking care to properly clean cooking and serving surfaces, can lead to other types of illness”..

Tip 2: Use the refrigerator, the cold-w water method or the microwave to defrost a frozen turkey. Thawing food in the refrigerator is the safest method because the turkey will defrost at a consistent, safe temperature. It will take 24 hours for every 5 pounds of weight for a turkey to thaw in the refrigerator. To thaw in cold water, submerge the bird in its original wrapper in cold tap water, changing the water every 30 minutes. For instructions on microwave defrosting, refer to your microwave's owner's manual. Cold water and microwave thawing can also be used if your bird did not entirely defrost in the refrigerator.

Tip 1: Don't Wash That Turkey. According to the most recent Food Safety Survey, conducted by the Food and Drug Administration, 68 percent of the public washes whole turkey before cooking it. USDA does not recommend

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Tip 3: Use a meat thermometer. The only way to determine if a turkey (or any meat, poultry or seafood) is cooked is to check its internal temperature with a food thermometer. A whole turkey should be checked in three locations: the innermost part of the thigh, the innermost part of the wing and the thickest part of the breast. Your thermometer should register 165°F in all three of these places. The juices rarely run clear at this temperature, and when they do the bird is often overcooked. Using the food thermometer is the best way to ensure your turkey is cooked, but not overdone. Tip 4: Don't store food outside, even if it's cold. Storing food outside is not food safe for two reasons. The first is that animals, both wild and domesticated, can get into food stored outside, consuming it or contaminating it. The second is temperature variation. Just like your car gets warm in the summer, a plastic food storage container in the sun can heat up and climb into the danger zone (above 40°F). The best way to keep that extra Thanksgiving food at a safe temperature (below 40°F) is in a cooler with ice. Tip 5: Leftovers are good in the refrigerator for up to four days. Cut the turkey off the bone and refrigerate it as soon as you can, within 2 hours of the turkey coming out of the oven. Leftovers will last for four days in the refrigerator, so if you know you won't use them right away, pack them into freezer bags or airtight containers and freeze. For best quality, use your leftover turkey within four months. After that, the leftovers will still be safe, but can dry out or lose flavor.

Want additional food safety tips? If you have questions about your Thanksgiving dinner, you can call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) to talk to a food safety expert. You can also chat live with a food safety expert at AskKaren.gov, available from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, in English and Spanish. Or visit FoodSafety.gov to learn more about how to safely select, thaw and prepare a turkey. For more Thanksgiving food safety tips, follow FSIS on Twitter, @USDAFoodSafety, or on Facebook, atFacebook.com/FoodSafety.gov. ~ USDA

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by Rita Allan This month City Vino travels the world with a destination of South Africaspecifically the area known as the coastal region. South Africa is the ninth-llargest wine-p producing market in the world. The country has about 230,000 acres of vines, producing 1.5 million tons of grapes (2021 harvest) of which 45 percent are red grapes and 55 percent are white grapes. The hot climate in South Africa is mitigated by a cold current coming up from Antarctica and winds off the western coast. These factors, in addition to places with slopes, hills, and altitudes, allows world-class wine to be produced in the country. One stop in South Africa is Constantia, which is a historic winegrowing area in the southwestern part of the country. Our wine from this area is the 2018 Bayten Chardonnay. The wine is made from 100 percent Chardonnay, and has strong citrus on the palate, along with toasty and butterscotch notes and distinct minerality. The wine was aged in new and neutral French oak, leading to those toasty and sweet notes. This wine would pair well with fish, poultry, and pork dishes, butter or cream sauces, rich fish like Salmon, and creamy pasta or risotto. Another stop on our jaunt into South Africa finds us with the 2019 Natte Valleji Cinsault. Cinsault, it is a French grape, grown predominantly in the Languedoc-Roussillon region is well-suited for hotter climates. The Natte Valleji is 100 percent Cinsault, and has aromas of ripe red fruit such as strawberries, cherries, raspberries, currants, and rhubarb. The fruity aromatics are echoed on the palate, along with a light touch of earthiness, leather, smoke, and mushrooms. This medium-bodied wine has medium acidity, soft tannins, and a medium finish. Barbecued red meat or kebobs, charcuterie, and herbed-roasted chicken would pair well with this wine. No stop in the coastal region of South Africa would be complete without a stop in Stellenbosch. Our wine here is the 2018 Remhoogte Vantage Pinotage. Pinotage is a grape that is a deliberate crossing of Pinot Noir and Cinsault. Pinotage gets its earthy and savory notes from Pinot Noir, and more texture that tends to come from Cinsault. The wine was aged for 24 months in French oak of which 30 percent is new. Cassis, black cherries, black raspberries, red pepper, and cinnamon may be apparent on the nose. On the palate, the fruit is bright and juicy with delicate acidity, and soft tannins with a savory finish. Pair this wine with game like duck or venison, or dishes that have been spiced.

Our next visit is to Lubanzi, to try the 2019 Lubanzi Red Blend which is 75 percent Shiraz (Syrah), 18 percent Grenache, and 7 percent Mourvèdre. On the nose, this wine has black fruit such as plums, blackberries, blueberries, and bramble. There are hints of ground coffee, too. The palate shows typical Shiraz black pepper and allspice notes; red fruit, spices, and herbs from the Grenache; and finally, the Mourvèdre brings some purple flowers, earth, and a little funk. Pair this wine with beef or lamb, grilled meats and vegetables, barbecue, and hard cheeses. The story of how Lubanzi got its name and spirit is best told in their own words from their website, as follows: "We started in 2014, as two friends searching for an opportunity to make a difference in the world. In 2014, while living in South Africa as exchange students, we set off on a 20-hour bus ride along South Africa's southern coast en route to the wild coast, a remote part of the country famously the birthplace of Nelson Mandela - for a weeklong backpacking expedition. On our second day, a wandering dog the locals called 'LUBANZI' began following us on our adventure. He stuck with us throughout our journey-for 6 days & 100 miles-until he disappeared in the middle of the night before our final morning. There's some poetic justice in that. In the spirit of this adventure, we moved to South Africa in 2016 endeavoring to launch a business that could help share the magnetism of a country and a people that had planted such deep roots in us and deliver some seriously top-notch wines in the process." Let us echo Lubanzi's sense of adventure by trying these lovely South African wines. Cheers! City Vino is located at 810 Caroline St. You can find owner Rita Allan on-site to provide answers to all your wine questions.

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CALEND november 2021...Thankful For All Blessings, Big & Small Women's Lifestyle Expo, FXBG Expo, 10a-4p Tuesday November 2

Wednesday November 3

John Washington's World: A Walking Tour Join Historian John Hennessy for a walking tour of Downtown FXBG, chronicles the life of John Washington, an enslaved person in FXBG escaped to freedom during the Civil War.Participants will gather in Historic Market Square at 2pm

Jeopardy nights at Adventure Eagle Village 7:30 -9p.

Karb kings operation blue Christmas Hot rod & classic car show & shine Battlefield Country St, 6150 Plank Rd

Election Day....Vote! It is your right & your responsibility!

Trivia on the Patio, Sunken Well at 6:30pm 720 Littlepage

Thursday November 4

Evening with an Expert, "Our Sisters", 7-8:30 p, renovated theater, 1201 Caroline Street

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Brooke Point Dance Team Fall Craft Fair, 9-2:30p, BPHS, 1700 Courthouse Rd Night in Washington's Day, Historic Kenmore, 7&8p $

UnFamily Feud @ Adventure North, 8- 10pm, 33 Perchwood Dr #101, Join us for the ultimate unfamily friendly fun! (ADULT humor)

Live Music, Mark Volten @Adventure Brewing North

Live Music, The Recreations Center, 213 William St 6 PM Cryptic Wisom//Marquis Squire//& More

Open Mic @Adventure Brewing Eagle Village, All genres of music, stand up comedy, poetry, and anything you would like to perform Sign up starts at 6:30.

Live Music @The CoOP Steven Gellman quintessential folk singersongwriter 9:30-11:30p 320 Jeff Davis Hwy

First Friday November 5

"Deck the Walls", Brush Strokes Gallery, 824 Caroline St. Opening Reception, 5-9p "Guitars, Cars, and Poets", A Collection of New Works by Award-Winning Artist Rick Klingbeil, opening reception 6-9p, Art First Gallery, 824 Caroine St "Light & Reflection", Norma Woodward & Charlotte Richards; "Travel Photography", Bonnie Behake & Dorothy Stout, FCCA, 813 Sohia Street "The Trees of St. Mary's" - Works by Joseph B. Wilkinson, Artful Dimensions Gallery, o0pening reception, 6-9p Live Comedy Improv, The Rec Center, 213 William St , 8pm Live Music Gary Lekas & Friends @Adventure Brewing Eagle Village, 7-9p Live Music Darcy Dawn @ Adventure Brewing North, 7-9p

Live Music, Radar Theory w/ special guest Indecision 8-11PM, Colonial Tavern Ricky's Birthday Show, The Recreation Center, 213 Wiliam St 5:30p

Sunday November 7

End of Daylight Savings Time Sunken Well Tavern Sunday Brunch, . 720 Littlepage til 1p Bluegrass on the Patio, Sunken Well Tavern 6-8pm Sunday Brunch at the Colonial Tavern 11:30-3p Come join NAMI for a walk Enjoy FXBG Heritage Trail. Old Mill Park. All family members, including pets, are invited, meet in the grassy area by the bathrooms. Look for bright green baseball cap. info@namirapp.org

Tuesday November 9

Live Music RAWR.XD @ the Recreation Center 213 William St, 7p

Wednesday November 10

Trivia on the Patio, Sunken Well at 6:30pm 720 Littlepage

Saturday November 6

FAM Walking Tour lead by historian John Hennessy info FAM SPCA Animal Rescue Festival, Maury Park, 10a-2p free festival featuring local vendors, music, food trucks, and drinks starts at 11 a.m. and goes until 2 p.m. FXBG Fair Craft Show, Fairgrounds, 10a-3p FREE Spotsy Farmers Market, 8am - 1pm, 12150 Gordon Rd

Jeopardy nights at Adventure Eagle Village 7:30 -9p.

Thursday November 11

Veteran's Day Procession, 10a beginning at Memorial Park to FXBG Area War Memorial. Ceremony following procession UnFamily Feud @ Adventure North, 8- 10pm, 33 Perchwood Dr #101, Join us for the ultimate unfamily friendly fun! (ADULT humor)

Food Co-op Book Group, 1 pm OR Queen: Stories by Belle Boggs, Matt

"The Curious Incident Of The Do Show through Nov 21.

Friday November 12

Live Music Steadfast Resolve Court

Live Music, Will DeBaldo @Adventu

Saturday November 13

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Holiday Artisian Market, 10a-5p, artisian creations, jewelry, ceramic

Annual James Shelhorse Memorial 9am to 12 noon. apply online at invited to enjoy the unique views o

Spotsy Farmers Market, 8am - 1pm

Author Sam Baltrusis discusses Revolution. Following the lecture, paranormal investigation. Mary Wa

Live Music, Karen Jonas @Adventur

Sunday November 14th Holiday Open House Weekend

Window Wonderland, Downtown F Guess the clues in dontown shops,

Bag Bee, 2-3:30 pm, FXBG Food Co Join a team of volunteers who tu given out free at the Co-op and Fa

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Annual VAOBA Alpaca Spectacular with alpacas in our selfie booth. vendor booths throughout the exh products .

Live Music, Nick McAlister @Highm Holiday Artisian Market, 11a-4p, A

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Wednesday November 17

Blue Zones, 6-7 pm, FXBG Food Co-op, 320 Jeff Davis Hwy. Blue Zones lifestyle improve our health& the community.health Join us to discuss concepts & how FXBG can become a Blue Zones Project community. Trivia on the Patio, Sunken Well at 6:30pm 720 Littlepage

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Jeopardy nights at Adventure Eagle Village 7:30 -9p.

Thursday November 18

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Art Exhibit "Grateful for Fredericksburg". Red Dragon Brewery hosted by Darbytown Art Studio & Canal Quarter Arts. Food Drive for The Table at St. George's Episcopal Church. We will be collecting non-perishable food items as an "entry fee" for the show. 4-10pm. SHow thru Friday

Artful Dimensions, 922 Caroline St. , fiber, wearables, glass, wood, +more

Live Music@the Recreation Center, VNY/Desolete & more, 6:30-11p, 213 William St

Urban Trailride in Downtown FXBG unitedhorsemen.org. Spectators are f this once a year event in downtown!

Live Music at the Co-op, 5:30-7:30 pm, 320 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Enjoy inspiring songs from Debbie Bennett and Robert Meunier.

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Bluegrass on the Patio, Sunken Well Tavern 6-8pm Sunday Brunch at the Colonial Tavern 11:30-3p Annual Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner at Unity of Fredericksburg, 3451 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA 22408, 5p

Tuesday November 23

Live Music @The Recrettion Center, Silent on 5th St, WoR, Blood of Angels, 213 William St, 6p

Wednesday November 24

Trivia on the Patio, Sunken Well at 6:30pm 720 Littlepage Jeopardy nights at Adventure Eagle Village 7:30 -9p.

Thanksgiving Thursday November 25

Annual YMCA Turkey Trot Run or walk the 5k course through scenic downtown FXBG, 7-10a

Trees of Hope to benefit Loisann's Hope House, Ashley HomeStore in Central Park during business hour Show thru Dec. 4th

Saturday, November 27

Friday Before Thanksgiving Sale, 10a-5p, Friends of the Library Center & Bookshop, 125 Olde Greenwich Dr., Suite 150.

Tinsel Town Market at Bowling Green Town Hall 10 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Holiday Family Drive-in Movie "Home Alone" FREE movie played through your car radio. food truck available for dinner. Old Mill Park, 5-9p Live Music, Jon Wiley @Adventure Brewing Eagle Village, 7-9p

FXBG, Join the annual tradition fun! win prizes. Thru Dec. 31

St. George's welcomes renowned organist, Erik William Suter, a special organ concert to conclude our 300th Anniv. Celebration. The concert is free with donations accepted at the door. 2:30p 905 Pr. Anne St

Saturday, November 20th

Small Business Saturday

BoHo Ho Ho Christmas Market at Dainty Chic Roadside Stand (116 Chase Street, Bowling Green) 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Spotsy Farmers Market, 8am - 1pm, 12150 Gordon Rd Live Music @The Rec Center, Grung/Rock Tribute Night, 7:30p, 213

Christmas Tree Lighting at Hurkamp Park Meet Santa and other holiday characters, make fun holiday crafts, experience live music and story-time and much more! Hurkamp Pak, 4-5p

Live Music @Biliken's Smokehouse, "Whiskey Tango6"Virginia's newest Hard Rock Cover Band! Covering your favorite tunes

Spotsy Farmers Market, 8am - 1pm, 12150 Gordon Rd

Sunken Well Tavern Sunday Brunch. 720 Littlepage til 1p

Live Music, "I, the Oracle, Recreaton Center, 2p Live Music Hokie Joe @Adventure Brewing North FXBG Holy Jolly Hatefest V @the Rereation Center, 213 William St, 4p Open Mic @Adventure Brewing Eagle Village

Sunday November 21

Sunken Well Tavern Sunday Brunch, Dine-In, Take-Out, & Delivery. 720 Littlepage til 1p

Sunday November 28

Bluegrass on the Patio, Sunken Well Tavern 6-8pm Sunday Brunch at the Colonial Tavern 11:30-3p

Monday November 29 1st Day of Hanukkah

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Virginia Thanksgiving By Ralph “Tuffy” Hicks

One of the first Thanksgiving events was along what is today the Florida coast when the Spanish explorer Menendez in 1565 celebrated with the Indians. The first colony was established by the English at a site called Jamestown, Virginia on May 14, 1607, with the arrival of three hundred colonists. The first year the Powhatan Indians were friendly and helpful, learning the settlers how to plant crops that would grow well. During the latter part of 1608 relations between the Indians and settlers became strained as a drought was taking place and crops began to die. Between 1609-1610 became a period of time that the colonist called the

STARVING TIME. Many of the crops were failing due to lack of water and the Indians became hostile and refused to let the settlers leave the fort to hunt or fish. Archaeologist's and anthropologist in 2012 believe from their studies of unearthed remains that the settlers many have practiced cannibalism. The papers written by George Percy the president of Jamestown during the period reveals that the colonists ate rats, snakes, dogs, and horses The settlement was saved by the arrival of the supply ships in 1610 with a year's supply of food, materials and addition colonists. There were only sixty colonists out of the original threehundred still alive and it is written that they looked like skeletons from starvation. To celebrate the arrival of the supply ships the Jamestown colonists had a celebration and a Thanksgiving prayer with the Powhatan Indians. With the Virginia annual celebrations by the time the Pilgrims landed and had their Thanksgiving in 1621, the Virginian Colonists had been celebrating for eleven years. In December 1619 approximately twenty miles from Jamestown at a location called Berkley Hundred, Captain Woodleaf had a Thanksgiving service that he declared would be a yearly event of Thanksgiving. He had just arrived with Thirty Eight settlers from England. The location would become known as Berkeley Plantation, the home of the nineth President William Henry Harrison and also the home of Benjamin Harrison the twenty third President. You may argue that Berkley is the original location of the Thanksgiving. To those of us that are Virginian's Jamestown or Berkeley Plantation it is still VIRGINIA. Dedicated To: Frank Sealy, Ed Gunderson, Toni Chandler, Jim Haney, Sue Pennino, and Dan Wallace Tuffy is Front Porch’s Resident Historian

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bEFORE IT WAS old mill Park By nancy moore

Many of us grew up celebrating Thanksgiving learning that it was in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1621 that the first Thanksgiving took place. I remember learning about the origin of how the Pilgrims and Indians celebrated Thanksgiving together, as a student at Montford Academy in the 1950's. I can recall asking the question "Sister did they celebrate the event at the Virginia colony called Jamestown"? I do not recall the answer other than the first Celebration was at Plymouth, Massachusetts. History has changed in many ways thru the years, we know so much more from discovered documents and Archelogy.

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Old Mill Park itself opened in 1975 and is one of the city's most popular outdoor recreation spaces. Before it became a park, it was farmland-p part of the Fall Hill estate. In the late 1800s, the land was the site of a vineyard for Charles Hunter's winery on nearby Lauck's Island. Remnants of the winery can still be seen on the island. The earliest occupants of the land were Native Americans, drawn to the site by the abundance of fish. When John Smith sailed up the Rappahannock River in 1608, he encountered the Manahoacs, who forced the English explorers to retreat downriver. The park's location at the fall line of the river made it an important spot. The riverbed drops off, and upstream of this point, the Rappahannock is not navigable by deep draft vessels. Part of the French Expeditionary Force forded the river here on its way to Yorktown during the American Revolution. The first Falmouth Bridge wasn't built until the 1800s-privately funded by Francis Thornton. The fall line made this a prime spot for water-powered mills. Bridgewater Mills, founded in 1822, produced flour and later bone meal and sumac. It burned in the late 1890s and was never rebuilt. By far the site's most important events happened during the Civil War, when thousands of enslaved people crossed the river here to reach freedom on the Stafford shore, then occupied by Union forces. John Washington, a 24-year-old man working at the Shakespeare House Hotel on Caroline Street, was one of the first to cross. He later wrote about his life and his escape to freedom-one of the few slave narratives that have been found. Historian David Blight wrote about Washington in his 2008 book, A Slave No More.

Washington vividly remembered that April 18, 1862, Good Friday. He wrote, "Someone dashed into the Dining Room of the hotel and said, 'The Yankees is in Falmouth.' Everybody was on their feet at once. Every white man was out of the house, Every man servant was on the housetop looking over the river at the Yankees. I could not begin to express my newborn hopes, for I felt already like I was certain of my freedom." He and others headed for the area of the present-day park and looked for the Union troops across the river. He remembered, "One of a party of soldiers in a boat called out to the crowd standing around me, 'Do any of you want to come over.” Everybody said no, but Washington shouted, "Yes, I want to come over." Learning from the soldiers that the District of Columbia was now free, Washington said he was "dumb with joy and could only thank God and laugh." You can learn more about John Washington from historian John Hennessy on a November 6 walking tour sponsored by the Fredericksburg Area Museum. The cost is $25-or $20 for museum memberswith proceeds to benefit the museum's African American Initiative. You can contact the museum for more information. Some of the information for this article came from the city's History Panels. They offer many insights into our shared past.

Nancy Moore is Board Member, Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. and Virginiana Manager at Central Rappahannock Regional Library. Print, “Fredericksburg from Falmouth”, Alfred R. Waud, 1862

What’s in Riverfront Park? A mound By jon gerlach years later, on a fine spring day, a family of ancient Native American hunters and gatherers came to the river to harvest shad. It was an annual event that marked the end of winter, with promises of a bountiful season to come. Children played on the mound and practiced making stone arrowheads. A dangerous rabbit hunt teased their imaginations. The aspiring hunters left behind a scattering of quartzite flakes and a few stone tools. This is sacred ground.

Once upon a time ... during the Ice Age, frequent flooding swelled the Rappahannock River and deposited overbank soils on the floodplain, creating

Once upon a time ... almost two centuries ago, enslaved African Americans labored to exhaustion in the hot sun from dawn until dusk, repairing a dilapidated fence, tilling

Goolrich house. weeds behind the Rowe-G Keeping varmints from raiding the vegetables was a constant challenge. Enslaved children worked alongside their mothers. During the Civil War, with the Union army encamped in Stafford County, slaves could stand on the mound and gaze across the river to the shores of freedom and many would travel there. This is sacred ground. Once upon a time ... Union soldiers were treated here for terrible wounds received in battle. Some would never go home, and their remains were buried in the mound. This is sacred ground. How do we peel back layers of the past, and visualize the incomprehensible depth of time? Archaeologists give us the tools, and our imagination does the rest. One way to look at it: assuming a new generation of people comes into the world every 20 years, people have lived, worked and played around the mound for more

than 500 generations, leaving traces of their passing in its soils. This is sacred ground. Once upon a time … "somewhere ages and ages hence" (Robert Frost), long after our children and grandchildren have laughed, danced, and made new friends in the water feature and playground that are installed at Riverfront Park, archaeologists may once again be called in to study the mound. What will they find? What traces will our children (and their descendents) leave behind? How will OUR story be told? So … what's in Riverfront Park? A mound that remains - and always will be sacred ground.

An attorney and retired archaeologist, Jon Gerlach chairs the Architectural Review Board in Fredericksburg. "Fountain Boy" by Jon Gerlach

The Central Rappahannock Heritage Center is a non-profit, all-volunteer archives whose mission is to preserve historically valuable material of the region and make it available to the public for research 900 Barton St #111, Fredericksburg, VA www.crhcarchives.org contact@crhcarchives.org 540-373-3704 Volunteers Wecome! Contact us about donating collections of documents and photographs a distinctive, large mound. Thousands of

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Mental Health impulse control disorder By recovery village which may include a combination of medication and psychotherapy Help your friend or loved one find a support group. Think of ways to take their mind off their urges, such as going on a walk or attending a fitness class together

Understanding Impulse Control Disorder When it comes to understanding impulse control disorder, it can be challenging. It may be difficult for you to perceive that someone can't control their impulses and urges, but it's more common than you might think. An impulse disorder is defined as any condition where someone has urges to perform a behavior with negative outcomes. The urges are out of the person's control for the most part. For example, hair-pulling, eating disorders, and shopping or stealing compulsively (kleptomania) can all fall into the category of impulse control disorders. When someone has an impulse control disorder, they feel a sense of tension leading up to doing the harmful behavior. Once they do it, they feel a sense of pleasure or relief. After performing the behavior, the person will likely feel shame or regret. What causes an impulse control disorder? Researchers aren't entirely sure, but as with most mental health disorders, it's likely a combination of factors. Biological, psychologica & environmental. Additionally, there may be hormonal factors and brain structure components that play a role specifically. Recognizing the Signs of Impulse Control Disorder While the specific signs of an impulse control disorder can vary depending on the specific disorder, some general signs include: Aggression or violence, Stealing, Lying, Engaging in risky behaviors , Impatience, Physical injuries or scars from either physical fights or impulsive physical behavior, Appearing to obsess over certain things, Irritability, Isolation, Emotional detachment Ways you can help someone who has an impulse control disorder Be a social support system if and when your friend or loved one is ready to talk Don't take the person's aggression or behavior personally Encourage them to seek treatment,

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Helping a Child With Impulse Control If a child has problems with impulse control, it doesn't necessarily mean they have a disorder. Impulse control problems can be common with children as they're going through various stages of development. Impulse control issues can also be a symptom of disorders like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Some tips for helping a child with impulse control include: Teach them to identify and name their feelings. Helping kids understand their emotions can provide them with a framework to better manage them and their impulsivity. Ask your child to repeat directions after you give them. Teach your child to be a problem solver. Encourage them to go over what their plans are for solving a problem before they take any action. Structure and consistency can be helpful for children who have problems controlling impulses. Create a routine and stick with it so that your child knows what to expect and how to react to situations throughout the day. Where to Get Help If you're exploring how to get help with impulse control disorder, there are different options to consider. If you're looking for how to help a child with impulse control, visiting a therapist who specializes in children psychology is likely the best option. They can create an early intervention plan and strategies that will help a child with impulse control issues in an age-appropriate way. For an adult with impulse control disorder, a therapist is also an option. Impulse control disorder often occurs with co-occurring disorders like substance abuse. If this is the case, a treatment program that specializes in co-occurring disorders may be the most effective .

To learn more about treatment programs for co-o occurring disorders, contact The Recovery Village to speak to a representative. 855-7 787-0 0969, or visit www. Therecoveryvillage.com

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It is hard to believe that the 'It's All Energy' column has been around for almost five years in the Front Porch, and even harder to believe that I have been a regular contributor to this fabulous magazine since 2009. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and just as I write about finding balance in our own energy systems, it is time for me to find that same balance in my own life. Next month's column will be my last for a while, so I would like to close out this run with some of my go-to favorite Eden Energy Medicine exercises and techniques that help me find a sense of peace and calm when I need it. Blowing out the Venom is an exercise I do whenever I feel like I need to get rid of negative thoughts or frustrations, and I often do it at the end of the day to release anything I no longer need and get a good night's sleep. To begin, bring your arms to either side of your body and make fists, imagining that all your frustrations and negative feelings are in your hands. On an inhale, bring your arms above your head, and on an exhale, bring them down quickly and open your fists, using the "shhh" sound. Repeat three times and on the last movement, bring your hands down slowly and deliberately and let it all go. Taking Down the Flame is another exercise that I like to do before bed and anytime I feel a need to calm down and take a little pause and regroup. Take a deep breath in and out with your hands on your thighs. On the next inhale, raise your hands on either side of your body and connect them above your head so that your fingers and thumbs meet. Bring them down to your head, touching your thumbs to the top of your head, and exhale. Inhale and bring your thumbs to the middle of your forehead, and exhale. Inhale and bring your thumbs to your heart, and then exhale. On the next inhale, bring your thumbs to your naval, and exhale. On the next inhale, flatten your hands on your thighs and move them down your legs, and off your toes. Then trace your hands up the inside of your legs, finishing in the same spot you started. The Nine Hearts exercise helps bring me into a place of joy and gratitude. Start by tracing three hearts around your face starting at your forehead. Next, trace three hearts starting at the middle of your chest and down to your pubic bone. Lastly, trace three big hearts over your head and down to your thighs or even to your feet.

Sometimes I keep going and trace as many hearts as I like. up The 2nd & 4th Chakra Hook-u helps me to center, find a sense of calm, and I often hold these two places when I am meditating. Place a flat hand over your heart area and the other hand flat across the area beneath your belly button. Take deep breaths and hold as long as you would like. Many of these videos are available at www.itsallenergywellness.com along with many other exercises to help calm, center, and balance the body's energies. Have a fabulous month filled with gratitude!

Christina Ferber is a Certified Eden Energy Medicine Practitioner

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Emancipated Patients Feeding the whole person By Patrick Neustatter, MD makes people feel part of the community. They provide fresh produce for many in our community, the employed, unemployed and some of the homeless population. Every session is started with a blessing, usually by Father Will Dickinson, who on the day I was there, was also anointing and blessing people as they prepared to load up with a large variety of healthy foods.

The mantra for 'The Table' - a Fredericksburg program that provides free produce to whoever needs it - seems to be "whole person health." They are taking care of the spirit as well as the body. Run by St George's Episcopal church, and staffed by volunteers, both parishioners and others, The Table is one of multiple programs in Fredericksburg helping to battle food insecurity in our region. It takes place every Tuesday between 12.00 midday and 2 pm in Historic Market Square and provides primarily fresh fruit and veg. But also, some bread, meat, sometimes prepared foods like Wawa sandwiches, and if donated, extraneous health products like diapers, soap, and toothbrushes. Started as a more traditional church feeding program, donating nonperishables from the basement of St George's, the program evolved, first to the youth growing vegetables in the corner of the graveyard, giving away fresh fruit and vegetables, and now to a full scale open air market - for anyone regardless, there being no means test or criteria to receive goods. Fresh produce is purchased from local farmers, donated or "gleaned" from local shops passing on their unused excess. The Table is completely funded by grants and donations from parishioners and members of the community. But they are feeding more than just the body, insists Wendy Cannon and Lisa Durham - the two principal volunteer organizers of the program. The welcome, the companionship, the respect and general inclusiveness of the program - not to mention the fairground atmosphere, where I would not be surprised to see musicians, jesters and dancing bears -

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Emphasizing Health I was actually aware of The Table before this, in my role as medical director of the Moss Clinic, we having been urged to participate by Nana Noi of the REMS Council (whose Mobile Integrated Healthcare program I wrote about in May). Moss Clinic, together with other agencies like the library, legal aid and EMS, have furthered the idea of promoting health. Moss has a team coming every other Tuesday organized, by Moss Pharmacy Director, Abbi Kopp. At first just providing advice about health insurance and health in general - glad to have a platform to make it known the clinic provides a medical home for the uninsured - but more recently, we have been able to provide COVID vaccine (Johnson and Johnson) to a population likely to not have easy access to immunization. The Need In this mad world where obesity, diabetes and other diseases of poor diet are rampant, fresh produce is relatively expensive. Whereas you can buy a cheeseburger at McDonalds for $, partly because soy and corn - foods used to feed livestock, - are subsidized by the Department of Agriculture (incidentally, hamburgers are also bad for the ecological with a pound of meat needing 20 pounds of grain to produce. And 2,500 gallons of water compared with 25 gallons for a pound of wheat - one calculation found that, "without water subsidies, hamburger meat would cost $35 a pound" notes the website Think Progress.) Good for the planet. Good for the volunteers - who feel the benefit to themselves of helping others (what I call "helpfulness therapy") - and most of all, good for all who want the fresh vegetables, the community, welcome and love provided at The Table. It is a program that is "feeding the whole person" say Lisa and Wendy. Patrick Neustatter, MD is the Medical Director of the Moss Free Clinic.

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Otter-ly Amazing public art project

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By Audra Bielke Who is creating the Otters? Steven and Stewart Wegner, local artists and owners of The Foundry, Wegner Metal Arts. Opened in 1979 and located on Wolf Street, The Foundry has developed into one of the finest small casting foundries in the country, casting thousands of works of art and providing a workplace for hundreds of sculptors.

Fredericksburg VA Main Street is raising funds to install multiple art installations in Downtown - the Otter-lly Amazing Public Art Project! These art installations will include bronze river otters positioned around Downtown connecting the Rappahannock River and Riverfront Park with our Downtown Business District.

Fredericksburg Main Street has reached out to Print Jazz to create otter-ly amazing thank you gifts for different levels of support.

What do we hope to accomplish with the Otter-lly Amazing Public Art Project? Generate movement between Riverfront Park and the Downtown Business District. Provide a fun family activity that is appropriate for all ages and during all times of the year. Help inform residents and tourists about the attributes of the Rappahannock River. Why did we choose a River Otter for this project? They will spark conversation regarding the wildlife present on the river. They are a sign of a healthy river and river habitat.

Starting to get in the holiday spirit? No need to wait until December! This year the Trees of Hope to benefit Loisann's Hope House will take place from November 19 - December 4 at the new Ashley HomeStore in Central Park. We invite you to participate in this annual tradition to brighten the days of homeless children and their families in our region. For over two weeks, the showroom floor will feature a dazzling display of dozens of designer table-top Christmas trees decorated and donated by community members. This year's event kicks off with a Tree Showcase Extravaganza on Saturday, November 20 from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Be among the first to view the trees and meet the tree decorators. And you'll have an opportunity to enter a free raffle to win a gorgeous “Doors of Fredericksburg” designer tree! Over the next two weeks, come walk the "Tree Trails" during store business hours and bid to win your favorite trees through the online silent auction. The event will culminate with an online live auction of select trees on Saturday, December 4 from 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Don't miss a chance to see and bid on a brilliant array of Christmas trees, and make a difference in the lives of families facing homelessness. For more information, visit LoisannsHopeHouse.org or call (540) 371-0831.

An Otter-ly Amazing Fredericksburg Game signed by local artist, Pete Morelewicz - a recreation of a retro game that gives a nod to our history, arts, food, and shopping asets. Even Gary, the goose, makes an appearance!

Audra Bielke is the Events & Development Office for Loisann’s Hope House

Trees of Hope Loisann’s Hope House Benefit November 19 - December 4 Ashley HomeStore in Central Park.

Help us fully fund this amazing art project that will benefit our Otter-ly Amazing Downtown! Our goal is 5 large otters and 6 baby otters to start the project.

They are friendly, lovable-looking creatures, beloved by adults and children. They are a great town mascot, providing merchandising opportunities.

Helping homeless children and families in City of Fredericksburg, Counties of Caroline, Stafford & Spotsylvania 540 371 0831

#OtterlyAmazingFxbg #LoveFxbg #FxbgOtters #LoveLocal #SupportLocal #RiverOtters Visit FB@FredericksburgDowntown to donate

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Art in Burg Art Galleries in November LibertyTown Arts Workshop “Small Works: 6x6x6” Nov 5-8 8 916 Liberty St ~ D.D.Lecky “The Trees oF St. Mary’s” Works by Joe Wilkinson Reception First Friday , 6-8 8p, Artful Dimensions, 923 Caroline St "My wife and I are in charge of the Gardening Ministry at Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in FXBG the property covers an entire city block. I am also responsible for “Carl’s”, Nancy Brittle@ Artist Alliance routine maintenance of the “Deck the Halls” numerous trees on the property. Annual Holiday Exhibit "Never one to waste things, I keep Brush Strokes Gallery tree pieces large enough to be of possible Opening Nov 5, 5-9 9p, 824 Caroline St. future use. They generally spend some Thursday- Sun 11am - 5 pm. time drying in my garage, basement, or In this exhibit, a section of the gallery is dedicated to the display of seasonal works, often depicting wintery landscapes and snow-covered iconic sites of Fredericksburg. In addition, this year's holiday table of small works of art, ideal for gifts, will be displayed mid-month and throughout the season. Throughout the gallery, Brush Strokes artists will also exhibit artwork featuring the moods and mysteries of nature, such as waterfowl navigating their environs and enchanting views of trees, including a scene of a mountain overlook in the fall, the fascinating passage of evening's blue light passing through a stand of birch trees, and a venerable towering autumn-hued tree viewed from the base of its trunk, as well as the aweinspiring image of giant Rays gliding through sunlit waters. Featured works are paintings that convey unique images of our built environment, ranging from a comforting nostalgic barn and a stoic lighthouse to the challenge a brick façade poses to a painter dangling from a ladder and an interior view of the legendary GUM department store near Moscow's Red Square. ~Collette Caprara “Grateful for Fredericksburg” November 18 & 19; 4-1 10p Canal Quarter Arts 1517 Princess Anne Street Darbytown Darbytown Art Studio 241 Charles Street "Grateful for Fredericksburg". at Red Dragon Brewery hosted by Darbytown Art Studio & Canal Quarter Arts. Food Drive for The Table at St. George's Episcopal Church. We will be collecting non-perishable food items as an "entry fee" for the show. ~Jeannie Ellis

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“"Guitars, Cars, and Poets" A Collection of New Works by Award-W Winning Artist Rick Klingbeil Opening Reception, First Friday ,November 5 Opening, , 6-9 9p Art First, 824 Caroline ST Thursday-S Sunday, 11a-5 5p

“The Word is Coffee”, Norma Woodward @FCCA

Rick's work is mostly acrylics and pencil. He was done a masterful job depicting old vintage muscle cars and musicians. We have an added treat this month as 13 year old Lily Hanson will be performing live for our First Friday reception. Come join for all the fun! In addition to this month's featured artist, you'll also find art displayed by more than twenty local artists and gallery members .. ~Lisa Gillen

“Bit O’This, Bit O’ That Nancy Brittle Opening November 12, 6-9 9p The Artists' Alliance 100 Taylor St, Suite 101 Colonial Beach Friday - Sunday, 11-5 5. website artgallerycolonialbeach.com, Facebook :cbartistsalliance

Nancy explained that "in preparation, I went through some old travel sketchbooks, and then developed my ideas from those impressions. Included are some paintings of favorite spots in Colonial Beach and Fredericksburg as well as vistas from the surrounding counties." Members are also displaying their painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, jewelry, and wood furniture. Carl and Joyce Thor continue to sell their art in the adjoining galleries. ~ Rob Rudick

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“Trees of St Mary’s”, Joe Wilkenson @Artful Dimension shop, while I figure out what I'm going to create from them. Some pieces are large enough to be made into furniture, while others are barely enough for a pen. “This show covers the entire spectrum of what I create from wood. Using wood from 12 different trees at St Mary, one from Holy Cross Academy, and wood from when the church was renovated, I have created a wide variety of pieces, differing in size from a key chain to a table." ~ Joseph B. Wilkinson “Light & Refection” Norma Woodward & Charlotte Richards “Travel Photography” Bonnie Behake & Dorothy Stout FCCA, 813 Sophia ST Th-F Fri, 12-4 4p; Sat 11-4 4, Sun, 1-4 4p ~Valerie Lecea

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“Simles of the Season” Beverley Coates

“Autumn Falls” Lynn Abott

“Red Boat Iceland” Penny A Parrish

A Memoir: Danielle Dayney when love sticks around Hand-me-down pants that don't quite, twilight bike rides down sleepy neighborhood streets, sweaty family camping trips, the things that almost break you, and the things you barely notice-it's hard to see the shape of your life until you're looking back on it. In this collection of short essays, Danielle Dayney recounts her experiences as an awkward child in the piecemeal family that raised her. From her biological father's absence to her mother's battle with cancer to the birth of her daughter, Dayney's stories venture beyond anecdote to nest safely among the tangled experiences that shape the people we

When Love Sticks Around is a memoir of love, loss, humor, identity, and above all, family-the one you're born into and the one you gather along the way. Those are the things worth sticking around for. Danielle Dayney was raised in Ohio. Dayney got her start writing rock concert reviews and band interviews for Toledobased music magazine Glass Eye. After leaving Ohio, she set aside her journals for several years to work in the real estate industry, but after her mother passed away from cancer, she returned to writing, initially as a cathartic way to understand her grief. Since then, her work has appeared in the Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review, online at Sunlight Press, Dead Housekeeping, and The Mindful Word, and in several anthologies including The Virginia Writers Centennial Anthology, Nevertheless We Persisted, Beach Reads: Lost and Found, and Adrift

become. With a keen eye for the pebbles of humor and glimmers of beauty along the rough roads of her life, Dayney has craved a book that feels as familiar as a homecooked meal and as exciting as the first night in a new city.

When Love Sticks Around, will be released on November 15, 2021 from Belle Isle Books (www.belleislebooks.com), an imprint of Brandylane Publishers, Inc. She can be reached DanielleDayneyauthor@gmail.com

She has also received awards for two creative non fiction essays at BlogHer. Danielle lives in the rolling hills of Spotsylvania Virginia with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs. Follow her blog at https://danielledayney.com

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By amy bayne Angela Wright knows flowers. From an early age, she watched her grandparents find pleasure in their garden, and while she often wondered how they could spend so much time among the vegetables and flowers, she would come to know that same pleasure in planning her own wedding and then doing the same for many couples thereafter. Today, she owns and operates Embellished Details Floral & Event Design, a floral design company located in Caroline Square Shopping Center in Bowling Green, Virginia, that specializes in florals for weddings and events.

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Wright notes on her webpage that Embellished Details "strives to deliver an amazing floral experience from beginning to end." The lush photos and testimonials on the site prove that they have succeeded in that mission time and again. She says, "We are perfect for the client who wants nothing less than a

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remarkable affair and trusts our professional opinion when creating a design that works best for their style and budget." Wright learned design and artistry through personal and practical experience. She and her husband both came from larger families, so she knew there was no way around it when they married: the wedding was going to be huge. Their budget, however, required research and creativity to pull out all the stops without breaking the bank. Wright first taught herself how to create spectacular florals and décor to provide she, her husband, and her family a day to remember. A year later, during maternity leave, Wright was investigating the fresh floral end of event planning. Friends and family had started reaching out for help with the flowers for their events after the success of Wright's wedding. Then, about three years ago, Wright told her husband she wanted to take a break from her corporate job to work full time as a florist for weddings and events. Seven years on, Wright is planning and organizing florals and décor for large and small events alike. Wright says that with recent Covid protocols in place, she's gained experience with packaging the wow factor for intimate settings, but she and her team are also experienced with providing

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flowers for large events of up to 300 people. Working with Wright and her team at Embellished Details begins with an initial consultation where they will get to know you while discussing the overall vision, aesthetic, and budget for the event. From there, they will give you a custom proposal and meet with you to go over it. Once the proposal is Angela Wright confirmed and accepted, you'll Photo by D. Clearview Photography talk next steps and secure your visiting Instagram @embellished_details date. Then, get ready for a showstopper of or their website: an event. www.embellissheddetailsva.com. There you will find pictures, testimonials, and Wright says, "What I love the further information about working with most about floral design is that moment the team. You can also contact them when you get to see that what you have through angie@embellisheddetailsva.com created has brought someone joy. It or at 804-2 223-0 0665. makes what we do so rewarding. I've had people cry when they see my flowers. They get excited. I haven't had a single disappointed customer since I've started doing this." Within the last year, Wright's mission has expanded beyond creating beautiful floral weddings and events. She says, "I want to start serving the community in a wider aspect. Flowers bring joy to people on all occasions. Hopefully, over the next few years we will expand our business to be a service to different groups in our community, as well as to continue to provide expert floral treatments for weddings and events to those who seek it." Amy Bayne Bayne is a writer, artist, and educator living in Bowling Green with her wife and family

You can learn more about Angela Wright, her team, and Embellished Details Floral & Events by

Events in Bowling Green in November: Fridays through November - Free-style Fridays at The Painted Horse Gallery (114 N. Main St.) $10, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. ( 540-273-7048 ) November 6th - Sip&Paint Mixed Media at The Painted Horse Gallery $45, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (540-273-7048) November 13th - Paint an Angel at The Painted Horse Gallery $45, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (540-273-7048) November 20th - Make a Thanksgiving Arrangement at The Painted Horse Gallery $45, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (540-2737048) November 27th - Tinsel Town Market at Bowling Green Town Hall 10 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 27th - BoHo Ho Ho Christmas Market at Dainty Chic Roadside Stand (116 Chase Street) 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Rick Klingbeil art first feature artist by Lisa Gillen

“25 Years” Art First Gallery is proud to annouce A Collection of New Works by Award-Winning Artist "Guitars, Cars, and Poets" by Rick Klingbeil Rick's work is mostly acrylics and pencil. He was done a masterful job depicting old vintage muscle cars and musicians

Rick Klingbeil with his Scarewcrow Creation 2021

Rick describes himself “As an artist my goal is to create a realistic and thoughtful approach to art that can be enjoyed and appreciate by all. Much of my work has a spiritual influence and I

try to produce work that is inspirational, rather than provocative in nature. I am also a commisssion portrait artiwst working in pencil, oils and acrylics. My portraits are more than reproductions of a photograph, but rather a realistic rendition capturing the soul and spirit of the subject. I will also turn your favorite photo int a magnificent piece of artwork to be cherished for years to come.” "Guitars, Cars, and Poets" A Collection of New Works Art First Gallery 824 Caroline Street Opening Reception, First Friday November 5, 6-9 9pm

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Companions thanksgiving tips for pets by alexis grogan condition in pets known as pancreatitis. Animals cannot digest fatty foods and most food that we eat are poisonous to animals things like onions, raisins and grapes. If you want to include your pet in a thanksgiving feast buy a treat that is specifically for them, the one thing that we all find tempting (yes even your pets) is chocolate. Chocolate is incredibly dangerous to animals, specially dogs, the artificial sweetener called xylitol, most commonly seen in gum and sugar free baked goods, is deadly to dogs.

The holidays are upon us once again, and with this food and fun filled time can leave us frazzled, heck you cane barely negotiate a filled grocery store let alone a labels on everything in the store. As we all know overindulging in copious amounts of food can be unhealthy for us all, but it is also unhealthy and dangerous for our pets. Be sure to keep your feast on the table, preferably on your plate, rather than under it, the foods that we eat on a daily basis are actually poisonous to our pets. Eating turkey skin, even a small amount, can cause a life-tthreatening

Let me tell you a funny story before I continue, one year on thanksgiving we had gotten a new dog a few months prior, he was about three months old on thanksgiving he is a Bichon Frise so he's not very big. All of our family members were in the dining room enjoying dinner, the next thing we see is my little fluffy puppy with a turkey leg double his size in his mouth. First we are laughing as he prances around the table very proud of his prize, then we proceeded to retrieve it from him, with success. Unfortunately, the family member that wanted that turkey leg did not get to enjoy it. He and the dog exchanged some woofs and growls and went about their business. Another thing to do is keep your trash can out of sight and smell of your pets, turkey bones can be very harmful to pets, they are very sharp and can cut through their esophagus which causes them not to breathe and internal bleeding, if you feel like your pet has gotten into any food they should not have, you can actually treat it at home, if you have hydrogen peroxide put a teaspoon amount into water for your pet and make sure they drink it, this combination will make the vomit up anything they may have ingested. Please keep your pets safe this holiday season and I wish you a happy, safe and healthy thanksgiving.

Alexis Grogan is the owner of City Pet Sitting Services, Contact her at AGrogan0892@icloud.com; 540-735-8228; or on facebook

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Astrology & You Scorpio season

THE POETRY MAN

By Dianne Bachman

By Frank Fratoe

Infinite Broadcast We hear the universe calling when matter and energy make atoms which join one another in an uproar of the elements to sound a fanfare of stars well beyond our solar system as space reconfigures itself. But here the universe talks through wind churning spruce, firewood snapping on a hearth, thunder foreknowing the rain, water tumbling over a cliff, songbirds that announce noon, and the heartbeat within us.

Frank Fratoe lives & writes in the city.he loves.

Scorpios have historically been misunderstood so during this Scorpio season, 2021, let's do the Scorpionic thing and dig deep into this powerful sign. The Sun left balanced, airy Libra and entered watery Scorpio on October 23 at 12:52 am. The Sun will stay there until November 21 at 9:34 pm, when it will move on to the sign of Sagittarius.

In Greek mythology, Orion was a great hunter who Zeus placed among the stars. Orion was so great that he vowed to kill every animal on Earth. Gaia, the protector of animals and goddess of the Earth became angry at Orion and asked a giant scorpion named Scorpio to kill Orion before he could do the animals of the earth harm. Scorpio eventually attacked Orion and stung him to death. Gaia placed Scorpio in the sky to honor him throughout eternity. When you look up into the night sky, that is why in spring it may look as if Scorpio is perpetually following Orion, stinger ready lest he forget! Scorpio is ruled by the planet Pluto, which speaks to death and decay as part of the natural cycles of life. Scorpio is in the element of water, making it a deeply feeling, intuitive sign that may tend to hold on to emotions, maybe even grudges. Scorpio does go deep, intent on uncovering the truth, can be suspicious, secretive, and controlling at times. You won't find much superficial chit chat with someone who has Scorpio prominent in their chart. But perhaps this is why artists and actors who resonate with this sign are so successful: they can dive deeply into the inner workings of their subjects, whether it be a role in a movie or creating an epic oil painting. Though there are some dark, evil Scorpios (serial killers like Charles Manson, Joseph James DeAngelo and David Parker Ray), these rotten eggs are sprinkled throughout the Zodiac. What makes the Scorpio suspect could be the depth at which their psyches swim. Georgia O'Keefe is a triple Scorpio, and Pablo Picasso, Joaquin Phoenix, and Whoopi Goldberg are a few more who share this sign. Scorpio season heralds a time when the leaves fall, we go inside, hunker down, and wait for the frozen ground to rest, to germinate future life deep below the surface. When Aries season rolls around, the ground will be well nourished from its winter rest, ready to rise up like the Phoenix, blooming and greening, fresh and vibrant. Until then, we take this month or so to go within, reflect, and prepare for the arrival of winter.

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Now, here are some astrological influences to note for November 2021: The orienting planet (rising just before the Sun) for the first 10 days will be dynamic, impulsive Mars, followed by communicative, information loving Mercury on the 11th. On the last day of the month, Mars will take over again as the orienting planet. The entire month of November, our love planet, Venus, will be out of bounds. On the sixth, she will enter the sign of Capricorn from Sagittarius. Out of bounds planets do not play by the rules, so Venus may bring an exaggerated focus on relationships, creativity, sensual pleasures, or possessions. Find where transiting Venus is in relation to your natal Venus. This may give a clue re: how it may impact you. November 4 new Moon in Scorpio. Focus on changes you would like to make in your life and where you get tripped up. What holds you back? Also, a suitable time to look at relationships, boundaries and how you can be with your significant other without losing yourself. November 6 Mercury enters Capricorn, giving us the opportunity to see where our communication or thinking is limited and how we might remove blocks. Or it can bring opportunities to structure and focus. November 19 partial lunar eclipse in Taurus. The Scorpio Sun/Taurus Moon axis can help us focus on relationships, values, change. This may be especially significant due to Venus being out of bounds and forming a sesquisquare to the Moon, which speaks to feelings vs. values and how you can be honest in your relationship with yourself. November 21 the Moon is out of bounds in the sign of Gemini. This leads up to a Moon wobble on November 23. I could be off, but it certainly looks like an intense few days, as Moon wobbles are known for creating chaos on a large scale. In addition to the Moon wobble, we will experience Venus and the Moon out of bounds where they will be in opposition (Venus Capricorn/Moon Cancer) and the Sun will simultaneously enter the sign of Sagittarius. Phew!!!! However, this ends up manifesting, it should pass by the end of the month. Diane Bachman is a psychotherapist & astrologer practicing in FXBG. SHe can be reached at dbachmanlscw@gmail.com The artwork “Scorpio” by Giovanni Maria Falconetto, circa 1515-1520

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Fredericksburg Sketches A visual Celebration of our community

By Paula Raudenbush

Slaughter Pen Farm Sometimes it's interesting to view things from an unexpected angle. At Slaughter Pen Farm, just outside Fredericksburg, I would bet that most folks look at it from the road and think about the Civil War battle that occurred there. I am more intrigued by the old farm house that sits among a few trees just back from the road. In fact, I found the back of the house much more interesting than the front with all the roof angles and boarded-up windows. It seems to sit there in forlorn isolation with only its bitter past for company. I tried to capture that feeling.

Paula Raudenbush is a local artist and organizer of the Fredericksburg Chapter of Urban Sketchers International (on Facebook at Urban Sketchers Fredericksburg.

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Linda D.Pisenti a lasting legacy

Spotlight CRRL New Board Chairs

By David Pisenti

By Sean Bonney Central Rappahannock Regional Library's Board of Trustees held elections this fall’s quarterly meeting and elected Kimberly Young as Chair and Diana Risavi as Vice Chair. Chair, Kimberly Young (right) is Executive Director of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Mary Washington and is responsible for developing educational partnerships to advance the leadership capacity of individuals and organizations in the Fredericksburg region.

Have you had the chance to visit the new Riverfront Park downtown? If you have you may have noticed this statue in memory of Linda D. Pisenti. In honor of Linda and the new statue in Riverfront Park, Ann Glave reached out to hear the story below behind the statue from Linda's husband David Pisenti Linda's legacy is the effort she put into generating advancement in children. Linda received her teaching degree from Oklahoma State University and thereafter taught elementary-level children in both the states of Oklahoma and New Jersey. My employer, an agency of the federal government, transferred us to the Fredericksburg area in January 1973, where we bought a home and took up residence. Because of Linda's prior experience, she was hired as a teacher at Hugh Mercer Elementary School. After a time, when our children started entering our lives, Linda felt it in the best interest of our family, to be a stay-at-home mom until such time as the kids could go to school, and that she did. But afterward, she jumped right back into teaching, first at Great Oaks Country Day School, and then on to St. Luke's Elementary School in Culpeper. Then, in 1985, Linda and her very dear friend, Mona Albertine decided to go into business together, and the theme had to do with children. So, they established Jabberwocky Children's Books and Toys at 824 Caroline St. After a few years, they expanded and moved to Jabberwocky's present location, in the shops at 810 Caroline St. Now, I fast forward several years to more current times, and one might have come into the store and seen Linda acting out scenes to Pete The Cat (should explain the sculpture's book), telling tales of Dr. Seuss, or showing a child how to play Spot It. Now, I can attest to this firsthand, that Linda was very good at this, because she so

loved what she was doing, and so loved all the children whose hearts she touched. Several more years went by, and in 2007, Linda was sworn in by the court as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate). As a volunteer, Linda was ordered by the court to conduct an intensive investigation into the life and conditions surrounding an abused or neglected child. At the conclusion of the investigation, Linda would choreograph a comprehensive report under the strict guidance and scrutiny of the CASA Office and then present that report back to the court, allowing the Judge to make an informed decision in the best interest of the child. Once again, Linda was really good at handling these most important assignments, and her reward, a monumental amount of self-satisfaction she received, knowing she was having a positive impact on the future of all these children. So important was this to her, that Linda held that position for almost eight years, which is virtually unheard of for CASA. On April 13, 2014 Linda passed from this life leaving behind her legacy to many friends and acquaintances, and all those many children, who I am sure will remember her well into their adult lives. Now this sculpture, which from this day forward will be known as "The Jabberwocky", actually has a very important secondary significance, in that it depicts a little girl in the seated position reading a book. Because, that depiction was actually copied from a painting, that appeared on the wall of the original Jabberwocky store. And the little girl was modeled after Mona Albertine's eldest daughter, Carrie. I am very proud to present, to my family and friends, to all the citizens who reside in, and all those who come from afar to visit our beloved historic city, and to the City of Fredericksburg, this tribute to my best friend, Linda Delahay Pisenti, who dedicated herself to the advancement of children in the Fredericksburg region.

A native of Kansas City, Young attended Duke University, where she earned a BA in Public Policy Studies, and Cornell University, where she earned a Master of Management in Hospitality, as Vice Chair, Diana Risavi (left) is a native of Martinsburg, West Virginia, and a current resident of Westmoreland County. She attended Marshall University, where she earned a B.A. in Political Science, and West Virginia University, where she earned a Juris Doctor degree. She practiced law for 33 years in both West Virginia and Virginia before retiring in 2016.

well as an MBA with an emphasis in Marketing. Prior to her role at the University of Mary Washington, Young worked at the University of Missouri-Kansas City for global consulting firm Ernst & Young and global management services corporation ARAMARK.

Library Board of Trustees are appointed by and represent their jurisdictions, donating their time as advocates for the public. Trustees work closely with the Library Director to determine library policy, adopt budgets, and support library legislation on a state and national level. Trustees also promote the library’s services, classes, and events in their interactions with the community. Sean Bonney is the Community Engagement Manager for CRRL

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Front Porch Fredericksburg November

Articles inside

companions: turkeytime tips

bowling green scene

astrology & you

fredericksburg sketches

art in the ’burg

mental health: impulse control disorder

In the Garden: gardening in the fall

food safety at thanksgiving time

growing & crawling: lessons in vetch

Meet shavonne shorter

history’s stories: virginia thanksgiving our heritage: before it was old mill park

i have a friend: quincy & holly

Anshu Adhikari