Walter Garcia, 50, of Stafford County, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 following his battle with cancer.

Janet G. “Jan” Meyers, 59, of Stafford County, died Saturday, May 10, at her home.

Ruth Jackson Scott, 51, of Stafford, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008. 

John James “J.J."Snyder Sr., 63, of Stafford died Monday, May 12, 2008 at his home.

William F. “Billy” Taylor, 63, of Hartwood, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.

Audrey S. “Tina” Wenzel, 67, of Fredericksburg, died Monday, May 5, 2008 at her home.

News from area schools

North Stafford senior ready for Carolina Crown

This and other animals are avialble for adoption at the Greater Fredericksburg ASPCA.

This animal and others are available for adoption at the Greater Fredericksburg SPCA.

Locals celebrate Mother’s Day

The old saying is at least partly right. It may not take a whole village to raise my son, but a lot of folks sure have a hand in his continued progress. In fact, it’s a good thing he’s so young, else he would be really confused by the whole deal.

I am a 1-year-old kitty that is very sweet and affectionate.

I am a cocker spaniel mix that wants nothing more than to curl up by your side. I

Catherine H. McMichael, 87, died Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge. 

Commander Christian Lincoln Hansen, 75, of Fredericksburg, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg. 

STAFFORD — Life has been anything but average for a Stafford woman who has spent seven years in the U.S. Army, nearly 10 years in college and has undergone 39 radiation treatments to fight inoperable brain cancer.

All parents, I imagine, have times in which they feel like they’re not all they can be for their children.

News from area schools

A look at events in the area

Hello! I’m a beautiful 8-year-old kitty that wants nothing more than to curl up by your side. 

STAFFORD — If you are a stray dog or cat, this could be one of the last places you want to end up, but if you’re a person who has room for a loving animal in your home, this may just be the place for you.

STAFFORD — A crowd of 400 displayed a dogged determination to attend the seventh annual Family Fun Day at Duff McDuff Green Park on Sunday. They braved an angry sky to participate in the fun, but informational activities.

Paintings by Shirley Whelan will be on display exhibit and open during regular operating hours of the Porter Branch Library in Stafford. 

Area school news from around the county.

It used to sound silly to me when my parents would say that my sister and I knew more about technology than they did.

WOODBRIDGE — Claudia Thomas has fought for civil rights — and her own life. Thomas, 58, is an orthopedic sur-geon living in Lady Lake, Fla., who said she was the first black woman in the field. 

Kenneth Reid “Kenny” Wine, 75, of Stafford County, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg. 

Brittany McGrath, 22 and a graduate of Stafford High School, died April 22, 2008 after a six-year battle with Wegener’s granulomatosis.

Ernestine L. Gordon, 81, of Woodbridge, Virginia, died Thursday, April 24, 2008 at Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge.