Month: June 2020

Primary election day

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Our sinister Hartwood Precinct ready to open, 6am June 23rd: Judy Feather, Heather Smithson, Debbie Bittinger, Amy Gardner, Robert Bady, Electoral Board Secretary Gloria Chittum, Edwin Ridout. The wearing of masks was just one of almost a dozen extra precautions we had to take against the corona virus. The overwhelming majority of voters wore masks too. We conducted a “dual primary”, really two separate events, but together counted 588 ballots. Of these, 215 were to help choose a Democratic candidate to oppose a Republican incumbent US Congressman of the first congressional district, and 373 were to help choose a Republican candidate to oppose an incumbent Democratic US Senator of Virginia.

Biking despite virus crisis

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June 19, Trudy & me after 5 hours and 34 bumpy miles on Dahlgren Heritage Rail Trail.
June 19, DHRT, mid-trail, by Trudy H. Notice discarded RR ties/sleepers on right.
Early June 2020, water scene by Bob Pawlak from the DHRT, maybe around mile 15.
June 10, 18 miles, VCR Trail end: me, Trudy, Carol, Bob K, Leslie, Joanne. Missing: Janice.
June 2, 15 miles, Lee Drive and VCR Trail: Edwin, Trudy, and (not shown), Leslie and Bob K.
May 25th: Trudy, me, David, Leslie, Joanne: Bealeton, 25 miles, 2 hours, 12.6 mph.

Hyperion Run resumes

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Clickable photo by Sam Alty, after the run. Hyperion Espresso is in the middle building.

After weeks of the coronavirus crisis, Fredericksburg Area Running Club’s weekly 8am Saturday six-mile fun run resumed on June 13th, with (for the first time) a few rules. We had to bring page-and-a-half signed waivers, and were told to wear masks while gathering before and after the run (although not necessarily during the run). While the photo does seem to show more-or-less social distancing, only a minority of participants wore masks during the gathering periods.