Community
By Liz Tenney Jarvis Looking back to a time when holiday decorations were not out in stores before Halloween, many longtime Purcellville residents reflect on when Thanksgiving was the exciting start of the season. The shopping, celebrating, dreaming and the gathering together would then begin in earnest. Nancy Walsh bought a Radio Flyer wagon for her…
By Reverend Tracey B. Lyons Mt. Zion United Methodist Church has been a beacon of light in the Leesburg Community for 155 years. It is the oldest continuing African American United Methodist church in Virginia. It has its roots in the Old Stone Church in Leesburg, Virginia established in 1766. The Old Stone Church was…
Gentlemen and anyone who shops for them, get ready for a new way to shop. Newley established menswear shop, Mister on Main, will be hosting an after-hours event to showcase their latest fall and winter collections. Mister on Main is located at 142 E Main Street in Purcellville. Located inside Nostalgia Boutique, the exquisitely curated…
Ogden Music, at ogdenmusic.org, will sponsor a recital by piano students of Alan Ogden Sunday afternoon, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m.in Purcellville at Bethany United Methodist Church. The church is located at 100 W Main Street in Purcellville. Bethany United Methodist Church is an older stone structure located in the center of Purcellville at the…
As part of the national Stop the Bleed® campaign, the Inova Virts Miller Family Emergency and Trauma Center at Inova Loudoun Hospital is hosting a free, in-person workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. This free course is designed for community members who may find themselves at the scene of an emergency. …
The JK Community Farm, a 150-acre farm in Purcellville, that grows crops and donates both crops and meat from their livestock, to nonprofits to alleviate hunger, has developed a food education curriculum, with funding from Truist, Junior League of Northern Virginia and 100 Women Strong. The curriculum complements and enhances its current curriculum that is used…
The Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with Loudoun Hunger Relief, is hosting the 21 st Annual Freeze Your Gizzard Cross Country 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 18. Runners of all skill levels and ages are invited to join this community tradition. The cross-county style 5K run will begin at…
42nd Virginia State Park offers hiking, equestrian trails with expansive views of the Blue Ridge Mountains Gov. Glenn Youngkin officially dedicated Sweet Run State Park in Loudoun County on Oct. 6. The 884-acre park, crossed by Sweet Run and Piney Run streams, features expansive views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. “Sweet Run State Park will…
Inova’s blood supply has reached critically low levels and they are in dire need of type O+ blood donors immediately. Inova needs all blood types, but Type O is the most urgent need at this time and will help the most patients. Currently, they have less than a one-day supply of Type O blood. If…
Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Community Services will hold a two-day open house on Friday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 7, for the recently renovated Douglass Community Center. The open house event will feature activities for all ages highlighting the facility’s new amenities, including musical performances at the amphitheater, roller skating at the inline rink,…