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Newspaper
The Warren Sentinel
Location
Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 2017
Page
4
The Blue Ridge Heritage Project seeks council approval to place a nine foot stone chimney memorial with a flagpole two benches and signs on 16 by 22 feet of town property between Burrell Brooks Park and Happy Creek north of East Criser Road. Construction funded by donations. town would maintain. Council to decide at a future meeting.
A local group led by a native Puerto Rican will run a supply drive Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Target in Crooked Run Plaza to collect personal care items and cleaning supplies for hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico. No clothes toys water or food accepted.
Multiple obituaries from Front Royal and surrounding areas list deaths of David A Schmiedeknecht 80, Anne Delores Royston Pearson 88, John Austin Deavers 43, Robert Charles Bobby Wymer Sr 74, William Amos Hall 87, Louis Keith Milani 51, Harriet Conner Strosnider 91, James E Smith Jr 78, Virginia Ginny Dickinson Morgan 99. Each entry notes birthdates, family survivors, funeral details, and preferred memorial donations to local charities or hospitals. Arrangements by Maddox and Turner Robertshaw funeral homes with service dates in October 2017.
Front Royal ends mandatory water restrictions after rainfall boosted South Fork Shenandoah River flow above 400 cu ft per second over recent days. Town manager Joe Waltz urged continued voluntary conservation such as limiting lawn watering and car washing while noting state rules tied to DEQ permits and 14 day flow averages. For details call 540 635 7819.
A device detonated by state police near a four p.m. tent led to the evacuation of about 2,500 people on Saturday. Sunday's events were canceled, though a private reenactment of the 1864 Cedar Creek defeat proceeded. Authorities cited heavy metal debris hindering detector use while tents remained. FBI spokeswoman Dennette Rybiski would not confirm an actual bomb.
Organizers of the Cedar Creek Battlefield reeenactment faced a letter threatening bodily harm but continued events drawing about 20 000 attendees for the anniversary year. Middletown officials highlighted the economic impact, with locals noting substantial spending by visitors.
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