Brian Brehm

Winchester

Reporter at The Winchester Star (Winchester, VA)

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Articles

Museum's living history event honors America's military veterans

2 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Brian Brehm

STEPHENS CITY — As many as 150 military veterans and hundreds more of their family members, friends and supporters rallied Saturday at the American Military Heritage Museum near Stephens City for its 12th annual Military Appreciation and Living History Event.
Free community fair returning to Frederick County Fairgrounds on June 22

3 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Brian Brehm

WINCHESTER — The annual Just Love Community Fair must be seen to be believed. Why? Because if someone told you that a full-fledged carnival had come to town and wasn't charging anyone a dime for the rides and attractions, you wouldn't believe it. To see for yourself, visit the Frederick County Fairgrounds from noon to 6 p.m. June 22 for the 11th annual Just Love Community Fair.
Foundation continues project to restore Fort Loudoun's water well

3 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Brian Brehm

WINCHESTER — The nonprofit French and Indian War Foundation of Winchester is spearheading an ongoing project to restore the water well that once served Fort Loudoun, a defensive fortification built in the mid-1700s under the command of a 24-year-old Col. George Washington. According to a media release from the foundation, a crew from Runyon Pump and Well Service in Winchester visited the site of the former fort on May 23 to remove a rusted hand pump that sat atop the well for more than a century.
After delay, Linden Drive residential development is moving forward

3 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Brian Brehm

WINCHESTER — Residential development plans for the former Frederick County Middle School property on Linden Drive appear to be coming out of their slumber. The Winchester Planning Commission on Tuesday held an initial review of a preliminary subdivision plan that envisions 136 new dwellings being constructed on the 13.1 acres where the school once stood at 441 Linden Drive.
Summit will help professionals guide seniors toward a better retirement

3 weeks ago | winchesterstar.com | Brian Brehm

WINCHESTER — As people age, they sometimes put off making financial plans for retirement and, as a result, find themselves struggling through their golden years. Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury (SVWC), a retirement community in Winchester, believes the professionals that interact with aging people on a regular basis could help them avoid the financial pitfalls that make retirement difficult or even impossible.
Laurel Center's long-awaited Railway Café opens today

3 weeks ago | nvdaily.com | Brian Brehm

After six years, The Laurel Center's Railway Café is finally ready to serve its first guests. The small restaurant and coffee shop at 430 N. Cameron St. in Winchester, based inside a completely refurbished CSX train station, will open for business at 7 a.m. today. To prepare for the opening, the Railway Café held a private tasting session last week with about three dozen invited guests. "We're just so delighted to have you guys here," said Faith Power, executive director of The Laurel Center.
Laurel Center's long-awaited Railway Café opens on Monday

1 month ago | winchesterstar.com | Brian Brehm

WINCHESTER — After six years, The Laurel Center's Railway Café is finally ready to serve its first guests. The small restaurant and coffee shop at 430 N. Cameron St., based inside a completely refurbished CSX train station, will open for business at 7 a.m. Monday. To prepare for next week's opening, the Railway Café held a private tasting session Wednesday afternoon with about three dozen invited guests.
Expert offers glimmer of hope, solutions to area's housing crisis

1 month ago | winchesterstar.com | Brian Brehm

MIDDLETOWN — “So there’s good news and bad news,” Robert McNab said. “And the good news is bad news.”That rather gloomy statement from the chairman of Old Dominion University‘s Department of Economics was an apt assessment of the Northern Shenandoah Valley’s housing market, which was the subject of Friday morning’s seventh annual Housing Summit at Laurel Ridge Community College.
Rotary's Healing Field of Honor to be displayed through Monday

1 month ago | winchesterstar.com | Brian Brehm

WINCHESTER — A veritable sea of patriotism is fluttering in front of Handley High School this Memorial Day Weekend courtesy of the Rotary Club of Winchester. A kickoff ceremony for the club's Healing Field of Honor, presented by Navy Federal Credit Union, was held Thursday evening, and the more than 850 American flags arranged in 40 rows were to remain in place until Monday afternoon, when a list of the Gold Star veterans honored by the red, white and blue banners will be read aloud.
From Stephens City to the jungles of Vietnam, 2 veterans reflect on their military service

1 month ago | winchesterstar.com | Brian Brehm

STEPHENS CITY — As Memorial Day approaches, thoughts turn to the men and women who served in the U.S. military and never came home. Memories are especially poignant for the veterans who served alongside those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Raymond C. “Buzz” Sandy and George D. Scheulen are two of those veterans. Both were Stephens City boys who marched off to war in Vietnam and, when they were barely adults, saw people around them die.