By MARY ROSENTHOL
For Potomac Local News
Saturday dawned gray and misty, but that did not deter over 10,000 girls and their families from participating in the bi-annual Girls on The Run 5K at Bull Run Park in Centreville. Families listened to DJ Alvin play tunes while getting green and pink hair color from the Hair Cuttery or face tattoos from smiling volunteers.
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LAKE RIDGE, Va. — The Antietam Elementary PTA is hosting the first annual Mustang Stampede Friday May 31, 2013.
The health fair will be held from 5 – 8 p.m. Come out and visit with participating vendors. Food will be sold during the event.
Submitted News
On Sunday, April 28, Novant Health participated in the 75th anniversary of the March for Babies. The team of more than 250 walkers raised more than $22,000 for the March of Dimes, making Novant Health the top fundraising organization in Prince William County.
Submitted News
The City of Manassas Public Works and Utilities department received the 2012 Excellence in Water Treatment Plant Performance award by the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water. The awards were recently presented in Roanoke, Va. For more information, go to www.manassascity.org or call 703-257-8219.
Submitted Health News
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center today announced that the Xoft® Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy System® is now available to treat patients with early stage breast cancer. Dr. Negar Golesorkhi and Dr. David Weintritt, breast surgeons at the National Breast Center, and Dr. Susan Boylan, Radiation Oncologist, Radiation Oncology Associates, treated the first patient at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center on May 16, 2013.
