Members in the News | April 30, 2018
Members in the News | April 30, 2018
Zany doctor inspires local students. Health professions students from Clarke County, Handley, Millbrook and various other high schools were bused to Lord Fairfax Community College's Warrenton Campus on Thursday to be entertained by and learn about lovingly caring for patients from Dr. Hunter Doherty Adams, better known as Patch Adams. I love to care for somebody. I'm really a clown who's a doctor, not a doctor who's a clown. His healing clown work has taken Adams to 82 countries, including war zones. He estimates he's sat at 10,000 deathbeds. "I love being a doctor." Adams said. "There's nothing greater in life than giving up your love to another human being." Taken from an article in The Winchester Star from April 30, 2018.
Judge John Handley honored for gifts to the city. Each Spring, the city school system honors Handley's legacy by inviting hundreds of students to walk from the Loudoun Street Mall to Handley's tomb in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Schools Superintendent Jason Van Heukelum said Winchester is unique in having an annual student celebration of a person whose generosity made it possible for generations of children to enhance their knowledge. "I've never seen anything like it," Van Heukelum said. "It's something to be treasured and protected." Handley was born in Ireland in 1835 and came to America in 1850. He found respite in Winchester, a community he discovered after a friend, James Jifkins, purchased 436-acre farm in Frederick County in 1869. He was a frequent visitor to the farm and made several new friends in the area. He purchased 1,375 acres of land in Frederick County and after founding the Equity Improvement Co of Winchester purchased another 72 acres of land bordered by Valley Avenue and Stewart Street for $18,000.00.
When Handley died in 1895, the $250,000 he bequeathed to Winchester was managed and allowed to grow by the Handley Board of Trustees. Funds from the judge's trust were used to build Handley Library in 1913, Handley High School in 1923 and the Douglas School for African-American children in 1927. Judge John Handley continues to be one of Winchester's most beloved figures.
(Taken from the article from The Winchester Star, May 1, 2018).
Open burning prohibited through September 30, 2018. The ban goes into effect today, May 1, 2018. Frederick County and Winchester, along with other localities in Virginia, are included in the Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions Control Area. Clarke County is not included. The restrictions prohibit open air fires or open burning. (For more information on exempt practices, visit fcva.us/departments/fire-rescue/fire-marshal-s-office/burning-regulations.) (See the article in The Winchester Star for May 1, 2018).
Judge John Handley honored for gifts to the city. Each Spring, the city school system honors Handley's legacy by inviting hundreds of students to walk from the Loudoun Street Mall to Handley's tomb in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Schools Superintendent Jason Van Heukelum said Winchester is unique in having an annual student celebration of a person whose generosity made it possible for generations of children to enhance their knowledge. "I've never seen anything like it," Van Heukelum said. "It's something to be treasured and protected." Handley was born in Ireland in 1835 and came to America in 1850. He found respite in Winchester, a community he discovered after a friend, James Jifkins, purchased 436-acre farm in Frederick County in 1869. He was a frequent visitor to the farm and made several new friends in the area. He purchased 1,375 acres of land in Frederick County and after founding the Equity Improvement Co of Winchester purchased another 72 acres of land bordered by Valley Avenue and Stewart Street for $18,000.00.
When Handley died in 1895, the $250,000 he bequeathed to Winchester was managed and allowed to grow by the Handley Board of Trustees. Funds from the judge's trust were used to build Handley Library in 1913, Handley High School in 1923 and the Douglas School for African-American children in 1927. Judge John Handley continues to be one of Winchester's most beloved figures.
(Taken from the article from The Winchester Star, May 1, 2018).
Open burning prohibited through September 30, 2018. The ban goes into effect today, May 1, 2018. Frederick County and Winchester, along with other localities in Virginia, are included in the Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions Control Area. Clarke County is not included. The restrictions prohibit open air fires or open burning. (For more information on exempt practices, visit fcva.us/departments/fire-rescue/fire-marshal-s-office/burning-regulations.) (See the article in The Winchester Star for May 1, 2018).
Happy Apple Blossom! Enjoy and Have Fun with all the activities of the Apple Blossom Festival. https://thebloom.com/
