Lightning flashes across the sky behind the steeple of St. George's Episcopal Church as storms roll throught the area on Tuesday evening, May 15, 2012. (Reza A. Marvashti / The Free Lance-Star)

Riverbend soccer players kill time as ominous clouds hover overhead on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Spotsylvnia. After roughly three minutes into their playoff game against Mounatin View, the game was halted due to lightning and eventually canceled due to storms rolling through the area. (Reza A. Marvashti / The Free Lance-Star)

Members of the Stafford-based Ladies Small Business Network teamed up with Special Olympics to create the Bellissimo Ball, a prom event for young people from the area with disabilities. The event was held at the Wingate at Wyndham Fredericksburg on Friday night. Mariah Strickland of the Ladies Business Networking Group said the organization hopes to make it an annual event. Photos by Peter Cihelka, The Free Lance-Star

Stan Ellsworth is filmed on a Harley Davidson on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, while her and his crew from Vineyard Productions films a segment for their show American Ride at Bloody Angle in th Spotsylvania Courthouse Battlefield. American Ride is a program aired on BYUTV(Brigham Young University Television) and in its third season. The show focuses on history told from the saddle of a bike and brings an authentic approach to tell the story of our american heritage and history. The segment will air during season three which will focus on the Civil War. The show is aired on Comcast, DISH, DirectTV and at BYUtv.org/americanride. (Reza A. Marvashti / The Free Lance-Star)