Dominion employee-volunteers took a respite from their normal daily responsibilities to work along a two-mile trail that connects the new Colgan High School to Benton Middle School and Coles Elementary School in Prince William County.
Volunteers constructed an 8 x 12-foot shed at the entrance of the trail at Colgan High School, as well as built two kiosks positioned at each end of the trail. In addition, volunteers:
This summer, the Flory Center is hosting a to address the most common questions and concerns that small business owners, new and old, have. As with all services offered by the Flory Small Business Center, Inc. these conferences will be offered at no charge to the participant, however pre-registration is required.
Each conference will feature speakers who are experts in the field, from bonding experts to a master of etiquette and including a presentation from a member of the Prince William County Police Department. Running from 9:00am – 1:00pm, these conferences will cover the essentials skills and knowledge needed to better navigate through the finer details of running your own small business.
Supervisor Pete Candland would like to invite local children to participate in the First Annual Gainesville District Youth Art Contest. The contest is open to all children in Kindergarten through 5th Grade. Entries will be accepted in any medium, painting, drawing, sculpture, etc. The contest theme for the artwork is Summer Vacation.
Winners will be announced during an awards ceremony on June 8, 2016, at 6 PM at the Haymarket Gainesville Community Library. All entries will be displayed through the month of June at the library. Winners will receive a gift card and have their artwork displayed in Supervisor Candland’s office until June 2017.
Charles Harold Rattmann, Jr., 70, made his journey Home on May 13, 2016. He was a 25-year retiree from IBM that worked his way up from logistics tech to Support Engineer during his career. He loved computers, the ocean and especially people. Chuck volunteered for ACTS suicide prevention hotline prior to joining and Chairing the Loudoun Nursing and Rehab Center’s member council in the last years of his life. He is survived by his wife, Irma Craft-Rattmann, son, Andrew David Rattmann, stepson Maurice Reginald Craft and daughters Amy Giles, Kelly Giles, Terry Coon, Cynthia Moore and 6 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 20th at 2pm at Loudoun Funeral Chapel, 158 Catoctin Circle SE, Leesburg, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to ACTS of Woodbridge; https://actspwc.org/.
The Manassas and Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee (MMPCDC) has scheduled assembled caucuses to nominate Democratic candidates for Manassas and Manassas Park races in the November 8, 2016 General Election.
Specifically, the MMPCDC seeks to nominate Democratic candidates for mayor and city council in each city and for Manassas City treasurer (subject to a special election for that office being placed on the November 8 ballot). In each city, three city council seats and one mayoral seat are up for election this November.
A Saturday brought out 225 volunteers to go out on boats and along the shore of the Occoquan River to pick up trash at four designated parks, marinas, and the Town of Occoquan. (more…)
Jennifer Lynn Kidd, age 42 of Stafford, VA passed away on April 11, 2016 at Stafford Hospital from complications after a long battle with Lupus.
Jennifer was born in Fairfax, VA on October 27, 1973 to Margaret Ann Kidd and Coleman Wayne Kidd. She spent her childhood in the Beacon Hill area of Alexandria, VA.
Students from various colleges and universities across the county gathered on the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College to participate in a hackathon event organized by five NOVA cybersecurity and information technology students. The event was held at the Regional Center for Workforce Education and Training (RCWET) on April 8-10. (more…)
