Town Talk

Anna Billingsley and Cait Woodward preview Trees of Hope, the annual fundraiser for Loisann's Hope House. The event features decorated, table top trees on display and up for auction. It kicks off with a luncheon on Wednesday, November 18, followed by the Magical Night of Giving on Thursday, November 19, both at the Fredericksburg Country Club. Proceeds support Hope House's work helping children...

"Miles, Memories and Misadventures. Stories from a Well-Traveled Life." Sue Henderson shares her lifetime of stories. 149 countries and counting! Books available at Frame Designs in Fredericksburg or sue@focusbyhenderson.com Book signings: Nov. 6 at Canal Quarters Arts 5-8:30 Nov. 21 at the Independent Book Fair 10-4 at Riverfront Park Nov 21 at Stafford Tree Lighting

Virginia Community Food Connections has a new name! Executive Director Candice Armstrong talks about Farm to Neighbor. New name. Same mission to connect families with healthy local food while supporting area farmers. farmtoneighbor.org

Doctors Chris Vaughn and Sudeep Menachery and Jen Sullivan talk about personalized cancer treatments and targeted therapies. They talk about their Surveillance Clinic and how it supports patients during treatment. We also talk about the role of clinical trials close to home. hoafredericksburg.com.

Taylor Lewis and Florence Barnick talk about the historic Fredericksburg City Cemetery. The cemetery is often mistaken for its neighbor, the Confederate Cemetery. Plots are still available for purchase, and the grounds now feature a Memorial Garden for ashes. Fundraising and work will take place next year on a new entrance on Washington Avenue and work on the historic gate facing William Street....

Melonie Barrow, Davi Ann Fearon and Amy Swift with Spotsylvania County Social Services look at child protective services and the department's work around violence affecting families. CPS's purpose is to keep children safe. In cases where CPS is unable to partner with the family to ensure safety, removal may be necessary. However, the goal is never to separate families, the goal is reunification.

Melissa Brown with Conscious Healing and Homes Empowering Recovery talks about her substance abuse work in the area. She runs the outpatient treatment clinic and five recovery homes in the Fredericksburg area, with a sixth home about to open. conscioushealingva.com or check The Goodness Foundation.

Juanita Shanks with FailSafe-ERA talks about the Holiday Shoppe in December, where families can shop for Christmas gifts for children with an incarcerated parent. Donations and volunteers are needed. She also talks about the effort to build a new playground at Old Greenwich, the site of a deadly shooting last year, and previews a January 9th conversation about youth violence in the community....

Doug Jackson, Erin Creighton and John Blankenship (not pictured) talk about genealogy and legal resources at the library. The Virginiana Collection is downstairs in the Caroline Street branch and helps people go beyond basic database searches. We also talk about legal information and public programs at the library. librarypoint.org

Stephanie Cordner and Karen Brace talk about the wonders and benefits of spiders. Karen, from Possum-Bilities on William Street in Fredericksburg also brought in Chilean rose haired tarantula named Big Mama.