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“ArtScape in Old Town Winchester 2012” Preview Night

Wine & cheese reception with live music! Jazz, rock, celtic, you name it, he’s played it, Dr. Keith Sally on guitar… Come see the 32 art images selected for the 2012 ArtScape in Old Town Winchester banner program. It is a first-come opportunity to select the art you want to sponsor, bring your corporate checkbook,…

Happening This Weekend

First Friday is coming up!  Come out to celebrate with great food, music and arts in Old Town Winchester this weekend. First Fridays Arts Walk: On the First Friday of every month, Old Town Winchester plays host to artists with special gallery events, muscians playing in restaurants and cafes, and many of our shops stay…

Winchester History Program

Contrary to what some think, Winchester’s rich history didn’t end in 1865. Come check out “Wide-Awake and Progressive, Winchester and Frederick County 1870 to 1925,” a presentation by Mary Sullivan Linhart in which she discusses how the area coped with the devastating effects of the Civil War and its subsequent growth. From the Handley Library…

First Fridays Arts Walk

On the First Friday of every month, Old Town Winchester plays host to artists with special gallery events, muscians playing in restaurants and cafes, and many of our shops stay open late. It is a great time to stroll our historic streets and a great place to meet new and favorite friends.  Every month is…

Obituary for Melvin D. Fawcett

Melvin Dewey Fawcett, 84, of Winchester, Virginia, died Sunday, January 29, 2012, in Westminster Canterbury. Mr. Fawcett was born in 1927, in Frederick County, Virginia, the son of the late Robert D. and Bertha Fawcett. He was a retired School Administrator of Frederick County School System where he served as a teacher and an Assistant [...]

Norma H. Helmick

Norma H. Helmick

Norma Harper Helmick, 82, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Monday, January 30, 2012, at Almost Home private nursing home.

Mrs. Helmick was born in 1929, in Onego, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Mervin and Alta Harp…

Mikel R. Tyson

Mikel R. Tyson

Mikel Roy Tyson, 63, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, died Monday, January 30, 2012, in Martinsburg City Hospital.

Mr. Tyson was born in 1948 in Inyokern, California, the son of Bill Tyson and the late Nina Tyson. He was a Pharmac…

Obituary for Helen R. Kiker

Helen Rose Dries Kiker, 80, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, in Blue Ridge Hospice. Mrs. Kiker was born in 1931, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Alexander and Nerine Dries. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Winchester. She was a [...]

Obituary for David William Walker

David William Walker, 63, of Winchester, VA, died Sunday, January 29, 2012 in the Winchester Medical Center. Mr. Walker was born in 1948 in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of the late Henry H. and Mary L. Walker. He was a Communications Technician for AT & T Government Solutions until his retirement in 2006. Surviving are [...]