Calling all paddlers, runners, bikers and hikers to compete for prizes
Adventure series seeks outdoor enthusiasts
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WATCH: Coldest Night of the Year. It’s a Micah fundraiser
Here’s the info
LISTEN: Town Talk/Micah Ministries-Coldest Night of the Year
Jill Clare and Meghann Cotter preview the Coldest Night of the Year Walk on February 25th. You can sign up at cnoy.com/fredericksburg.
PHOTOS: Area 11 Special Olympics Virginia goes for the cold in Virginia Beach!
It was cold–about area Special Olympics athletes participated in the annual polar plunge in Virginia Beach on Saturday
LISTEN: Intern Expo coming February 14th
Carley Walker and Mailynn Nguyen with the Intern Expo details
Black History Month in Fredericksburg
Here are details of all the events taking place
LISTEN: Special Olympics Virginia Polar Plunge this Saturday in Virginia Beach
Special Olympics Virginia President David Thomason with all the info you need to participate or donate. polarplunge.com
PHOTOS: Empowerhouse Empty Bowl
24th annual Empty Bowl fundraiser for Empowerhouse @ LibertyTown Arts Workshop. Potters donated the bowls. Money raised helps those impacted by domestic violence. empowerhouseva.org 24-hour hotline: 540-373-9373
Effort to find a bone marrow match in Stafford this weekend
A 5-year-old Stafford County resident needs a life-saving bone marrow transplant and there are two events in Stafford County this weekend to identify potential matches. Anyone ages 18-40 can talk to a Be the Match volunteer to learn more details.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Youth Services Coordinator Darcie Caswell and Youth Services Librarian (at Porter) Ann McDuffie talk about Discover Stafford, the Teen Art Show, Sensory Time and the Adult Winter Reading program. librarypoint.org
After a one day delay, rocket launch looks like a go tonight at Wallops Island. We’ll see it here!
The latest forecast is reporting a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions for Rocket Lab’s first Electron launch from Wallops scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, with no concerns during the 6-8 p.m. EST launch window.
WATCH: Empty Bowl back at LibertyTown this Saturday
The Empty Bowl fundraiser is this Saturday. Tickets and details at empowerhouseva.org Bowls picked up again this year at LibertyTown Arts Workshop in downtown Fredericksburg.
NASA rocket launch Tuesday night will be seen in the region
Weather permitting, we may catch a glimpse of Electron's flight. (Clear skies in the forecast right now) From a distance, Electron will appear like a bright, fast-moving star in the sky. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3GXgwg4WW
MLK celebration week at UMW draws upon service and the arts
Tara Murray uses these words to describe herself: human rights defender, truth teller, justice lover, freedom fighter.
WATCH: Spanberger speaks to the Fredericksburg NAACP
MLK Day 2023
WATCH: Fredericksburg pastor giving sermon this weekend at one of MLK’s former churches
Pastor Aaron Dobynes of Shiloh Baptist Chuch Old Site in Fredericksburg will preach this Sunday at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Dr. Dobynes is a King scholar.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Empower House-The Empty Bowl
Kathy Anderson talks about their domestic violence work and their 24 hour hotline: 540-373-9373. The Empty Bowl fundraiser is January 28th at LibertyTown Arts Workshop.
PHOTOS: Bowl-A-Rama/Making bowls for the Empty Bowl
Creating bowls for the Empty Bowl. Fredericksburg area potters gathered at LibertyTown over the weekend for their annual Bowl-A-Rama.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg NAACP MLK Day program
Xavier Richardson and Anne Little talk about the virtual program on January 16th from 9-10. Sponsorship and viewing info at fredericksburgNAACP.org
PHOTOS: Wee Christmas–a close-up view
Historic Kenmore in Fredericksburg is again hosting the Wee Christmas Exhibit of dollhouses and miniatures thru the end of the year. @George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore
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