Sumerduck is a small rural village located equidistant between Fredericksburg, Culpeper, and Warrenton, in Fauquier County, Virginia.
Colloquially referred to as "the Duck," this community is the home of the Sumerduck dragway. According to Sumerduck Trading Company, hunting, four-wheeling, and metal detecting are the most popular activities in this area, the latter due to its proximity to major conflicts during the American Civil War.
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The Roanoke Times: Local news Trash collection expansion on agenda - roanoke.comRoanoke County supervisors are expected to approve a plan to appease residents.Roanoke County residents will have expanded trash collection services, as well as a couple of new restrictions, under a plan likely to receive final approval on Oct. 14 by the board of supervisors.
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Jennifer Thomas figures "everybody needs blessing."
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Local runner's recovery from alcoholism featured in upcoming book - roanoke.comOnce she was sent to jail, marathon runner Pam Rickard could hide her addiction no longer. During her ascent from the abyss of alcoholism, the refrain from her favorite hymn resonated in her heart.
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Pam Rickard said her reason for telling the story of her alcoholism and recovery is to encourage others to get help.
"There is help," she said. "Sometimes you have to look for it. Always you have to humble yourself."
Rickard didn’t seek help until her third DUI, somehow convincing herself after the first one: "Oh well, that’s not going to happen again."
It happened twice more before Rickard was able to check herself into a residential treatment facility at Wiliamsburg Place for 33 days. There are a number of private facilities in the Roanoke area, as well.
Costs can be prohibitive without insurance coverage, but some larger employers have EAP plans that cover treatment programs.
Pam’s husband Tom laughed at the idea that he could offer advice to others. "Because I handled it so well?"
But then he suggested this: "Pray. Something I didn’t do enough. I wasn’t in that frame of mind. I was more worried and overwrought. But pray, seek God’s guidance."
On a more "hands and feet" level, Tom said, "be as clear in communicating your concerns as you can, make sure they understand the full impact of their actions, [but] also, acknowledge that you can’t do it for them.
"Encourage them, pray and love them as much as you can, which is hard because there is also there is also a lot of resentment there."
Tom Rickard said attending Al-Anon meetings helped him begin to understand what was happening to his family.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Roanoke area: aaroanoke.org
Daily News-RecordSkateboard SanctuarySTANLEY, Sept. 28 — Spirits soared high as roughly 150 skateboarders and spectators gathered to unveil Page County’s first skate park.
Mayor Doug Purdham and members of the Stanley Town Council were on hand for the park’s grand opening. Joining them were members of the Page County Skate Park Committee, whose efforts ove
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After graduating from West Virginia University in Morgantown
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