Blog Events Join Us Grants & Programs Latest PostsTrail of Murder by Christine AndreaeOctober 18, 2018 Happy News! We are delighted to share that Christine Andreae's first mystery novel, Trail of Murder, has been reiussed as an ebook by Speaking Volumes. Written 20 years ago, before the age of cell phones, it's set in the Montana wilderness and centers around a rich, dysfunction family on a horse pack trip. Christine's sleuth is an English professor moonlighting as a camp cook, so there's lots of food in it as well as murder. She wrote this after her own pack trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness, so along with food and murder, it's a kind of travel story. The first in a three part series, it was nominated for a Edgar award and is available online. Shop here. Bio Christine Andreae is a writer and artist who lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia where she and her architect husband hand-build their house and raised their two sons. Her latest book is a privately printed, illustrated memoir, Searching for a Sister Lost at Sea – a moving exploration of her father’s search for her youngest sister who disappeared in the Pacific in 1979. For a look inside or to buy, please see http://christineandreae.com/searching-sister-lost-sea/ She is also the author of four crime novels, all set in Montana where she and her family spent summer vacations hiking and riding in the backcountry. Her first mystery, Trail of Murder (1992, St. Martin’s Press), was nominated for an Edgar and began the series starring Lee Squires, a professor and poet from Washington, D.C., who moonlights as a camp cook in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Lee’s adventures continue in Grizzly (1994, SMP) and Small Target (l996, SMP). The series will be re-published as e-books in the fall of 2018. Christine’s stand-alone novel, the critically acclaimed Smoke Eaters (2000, SMP) is set on a Western wildfire. Her redheaded heroine, Mattie McCullugh, is an Incident Commander who combats wildfire, sexism, and a psychopathic killer. The thriller was a finalist for a Willa Award from Women Writing the West and was also named a Thriller of the Year by the Washington Post. A committed community volunteer, in 1988 Christine co-founded a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Front Royal, Virginia. Between 1990 and 2000, she worked as a hospice patient care volunteer for Blue Ridge Hospice. In the hope of bringing the dying process out of the dark closet of fear into the light of day, she wrote about her experiences with her patients in When Evening Comes (SMP, 2000). Her memoir was a Library of Virginia Award finalist for 2001. More about Christine, visit her website - www.christineandreae.com... Read more...A Letter of ThanksOctober 15, 2018FRWRC Yard Sale--"It takes a village" A big thank you to all of you for your donations to the FR Women's Resource Center yard sale, with both items and tables, and also for your volunteer work during Saturday’s sale. We collected a large array of items to sell, which helped the success of the sale, raising $1,500 for our efforts with Warren County women and middle school girls. While the weather provided some early morning challenges, the day turned out well and we had a steady stream of customers. As usual, we did not sell everything, and at the end of the sale, items remaining were donated to Blue Ridge Housing, Blue Ridge Hospice, and Goodwill. These nonprofits also aid people in our community. A special thanks to the Bement family. Lyn Bement has been a faithful supporter of the yard sale for a number of years, and her husband and son, Doug and Brett, provided exceptional help with the clean-up operation. Also thanks to husbands John Mullinax, Ron Faucher, and Peter Meyer, as well as Barbara's son Chris Way, for their assistance on both Friday and Saturday. The Fauchers also provided their canopy tent for us to use as our check-out site and morning shelter from rain showers. While the yard sale is one of our most labor intensive activities, I hope volunteers had some fun along the way and enjoyed our outreach to a wider community than we normally interact with. FRWRC is so grateful for your help and support. Thank you, Lee Lee Meyer FRWRC Program Chair... Read more...Courage is Contagious: and Other Reasons to Be Grateful for Michele ObamaOctober 9, 2018October’s Donated Book Courage is Contagious: and Other Reasons to Be Grateful for Michele Obama By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Tracee Ellis, Alice Waters, Gloria Steinman and others “You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it’s important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.” – Michele Obama Michelle Obama’s legacy transcends categorization. Mrs. Obama was not only our first black first lady; she was President Obama’s equal partner in marriage and parenthood and a tireless advocate for women’s rights, education, healthy eating and exercise. Her genre-busting personal style encouraged others to speak, to engage, even to dress as they wished. Similar to his popular T, The New York Times Style Magazine feature, Nick Haramis has assembled nineteen essays from prizewinning writers, Hollywood stars, and political leaders – all of whom have been moved and influenced by Michele Obama’s extraordinary example of grace in power. Alice Waters (chef, author, food activist), inspired by her parents victory garden, felt that a national garden would be a powerful national symbol for healthy eating. At the 2008 National Convention, she seized the opportunity to present her idea to Michelle Obama and soon after the Obamas entered the White House, ground was broken for a vegetable garden. The garden became the first step in Michelle Obama’s pioneering Let’s Move initiative. Jason Wu, an American fashion designer, submitted a sketch for Michele Obama’s first inaugural gown. His design became the winning gown and his brand became instantly internationally known. Laura Camacho, a ninth-grader writes, “Michele Obama has shown me that even though I am just a girl in Red Hook, Brooklyn, I can do anything.” Actress Tracee Ellis Ross suggests that Mrs. Obama “provided an antidote to all the false representations of black women that have inundated us for centuries.” No matter your political leanings, do yourself a favor and read this slim book that captures the qualities that all women everywhere strive for. Here are some of the many facets of Michelle Obama as she continues to inspire us, a stirring reminder that the best of America was embodied in one authentic, inclusive, and courageous woman.... Read more...2018 Yard Sale Fundraiser – Oct 13thSeptember 13, 2018FRWRC–HUGE ANNUAL YARD SALE Saturday, October 13, 2017, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. (rain date Saturday, October 20) Parking lot of Weichert Realtors, 824 John Marshall Highway, Front Royal (near intersection of John Marshall and Commerce Ave–Rts. 55 and 522–next to Rite Aid Drugstore) BUYERS SET PRICES; all proceeds help support FRWRC operations and programs on behalf of Warren County women and middle school-aged girls. Donations of items for the sale can be left at Weichert in their first floor conference room off the lobby on Friday, October 12, 3:00 – 7 p.m. No clothing or large furniture items accepted. Contact information: email: wrc@frwrc.org phone: 540-636-7007... Read more...
