WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The OmniLink Teen Summer Pass, which enables teens to get unlimited local bus rides for the whole summer for one low price.
Teens ages 13-19 may use the OmniLink Teen Summer Pass on OmniLink and Cross County Connector buses between Friday, June 1 and Saturday, September 1, 2012. The pass costs $30, and in return teens get an unlimited number of local bus rides for three full months! Passes will be sold from June 1 – August 4, 2012.
DUMFRIES, Va. — One of two new family health centers expected to serve 47,000 military personnel will open in Dumfries on July 2.
Located just outside the town on Fettler Park Drive, The Dumfries Health Center will outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as laboratory, radiology, and specialty health services for military members and dependents enrolled in TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Plus insurance programs.
DUMFIRES, Va. — The Dumfries Summer Youth Employment Program will provide an opportunity for our area students to get an in-depth, hands-on experience on the internal workings of Town Hall, provide insight to the daily operations of local government and develop leadership skills through service based learning.
The students will be exposed to all aspects of Town Hall operations by working in some of the Town’s various departments to include, Community Services, Economic and Community Development, Public Works, and the Police Department. In addition, program participants will have the unique opportunity to be mentored by Town Council, during the length of the program.
By KJ MUSHUNG
DALE CITY, Va. – The parking lot of the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars building on Minnieville Road was full hours before First Lady Michelle Obama was slated to appear. So was the parking lot of the Staples Mill Shopping Center down the street. Nearby neighborhood roads were lined with cars as people walked some distance to see the first lady speak on behalf of her husband’s campaign.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Molly Glenn and her coworkers at Mom’s Apple Pie in Occoquan got a call about 1 p.m. Thursday. A person on the other end of the line informed them “someone from D.C. was coming.”
Hoping to make the bakery known for its homemade pies and breads even more presentable than usual, Glenn and coworkers hurried to clean. Later, another phone call – this time from the Secret Service – informed them that their D.C. visitor would be First Lady Michelle Obama.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — Historic Occoquan will be home to a 5K run and walk this weekend, to benefit the Washington Regional Transplant Community.
Dubbed “The Race to Donate Life,” the event will begin at 9 a.m. Sunday but events associated with the run/walk will start as early as 7:30 a.m. This is the first time the event has been held, and the first time Occoquan has been chosen to hold the event.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Virginia Special Olympics torch will pass through Prince William County this afternoon, escorted by the county’s police department.
The annual running of the torch through Woodbridge on its way to Richmond for this weekend’s games will start at 2 p.m., as runners cross into Woodbridge from Fairfax County.
LORTON, Va. — Shiloh Baptist Church in Lorton, presents their Pastor’s 10th Anniversary Celebration Weekend. This free event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 7, at 10704 Gunston Road in Lorton from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Festivities include food, games, bounce houses, tattoos, face painting and music.
FROM POLICE REPORTS:
Aggravated Sexual Battery / Forcible Sodomy
By URIAH KISER
With the recent Transit of Venus, my wife and I began discussing how much life is left in the sun and how things might be different 100 years from now. We both know the sun is going nowhere anytime soon, and it’s the kind of pillow talk we have on a Tuesday night after a long day at work.
Our consensus is, however, things will be different.
