Creative projects and service organizations — including SAR, LEGO, clowning, and community groups — centered on connection, tradition, learning, and shared experience.
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Dial ‘I’ for interactive: New exhibit celebrates 150 years of communication
Northern Virginia Daily: Highlights the Restoring the Signal exhibit at Stone Branch Center for the Arts, which explores vintage communication technology through interactive telephones, storytelling, oral histories, nostalgia, and community participation, centered on 150 years of communication history. Read More
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Royal Visit Inspires Push for Annual Heritage Festival in Front Royal
The Royal Examiner: Coverage of a petition that I created calling for official recognition of the Royal Visit and the support of an annual event to promote tourism and community pride. Read More
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From Bricks to a Bonded Community: Front Royal LUG Builds Something Bigger
The Royal Examiner: As organizer of the Front Royal LEGO Users Group, I describe how a simple idea became a stable, inclusive community—using shared builds, public exhibits, and library-based meetings to connect people through creativity, collaboration, and a love of LEGO. Read More
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Kena Klowns
Kenagram: We appear uncredited in a group photo of Kena Klowns preparing for a parade. While not a named feature, the image documents collective participation in community events and volunteer activities through the organization. Read More
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Yule Be Sorry You Missed It: Christmas in July Dazzles Downtown
Royal Examiner: I’m mentioned as Leonardo the clown, providing balloon animals for children during Front Royal’s Christmas in July celebration. My appearance contributed to the event’s family-friendly atmosphere, adding color, laughter, and hands-on fun to a community-focused downtown festival. Read More
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Kena Klowns
Kenagram: I’m noted as one of the Kena Klowns’ two newest members making a first parade appearance, alongside coverage of charitable fundraising, spring events, and the club’s tradition of klowning as joyful community service and family-friendly outreach. Read More
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Color Guard Units’ Highlights! – Virginia
SAR Colorguardsman: I participated with the Colonel James Wood II Chapter in Wreaths Across America ceremonies, helping place wreaths on veterans’ graves at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Front Royal while honoring service members through musket salutes and Taps as part of a statewide remembrance effort. Read More
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Local Enthusiast Revs Up Community Spirit with LEGO User Group
Royal Examiner: I talked about why I started a Front Royal LEGO User Group—to create a local, in-person space for creativity, collaboration, and hands-on building at Samuels Public Library, giving adults and families a way to unplug and build together. Read More