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West Alexander nonprofit touches on a variety of needs

In 2019, Dr. Kathleen Miller launched the nonprofit Kleine Klasse Schule, German for “small classroom school.” The former teacher set up a tutoring program in a building a few doors down from her home in West Alexander, helping anyone who walked through the door - from adults who needed ...

Veterans honored at farmers market

Each year, veterans are honored at the Main Street Farmers Market in downtown Washington. This year was no different, as the recognition was observed Thursday on a day that coincided with the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. “What would our country be today without ...

‘Making this world better’

Dr. Kathleen Miller remembers when the small community of West Alexander wasn’t such a sleepy little town. “I grew up on Main Street in West Alexander and was there during the time when it thrived with tour buses and bustling streets,” Miller remembers. “My mother separated our house ...

Still going strong

The Washington Spinners and Weavers Guild was founded 50 years ago and is still going strong. The group of about 30 members who are all interested in fiber, said club president Barbara Campbell of Grindstone. “Most of us do a little bit of spinning. A lot of the women are knitters. Several ...