Ramunda Young, a commissioner on the local Prince William Human Rights Commission, was named Commissioner of the Year by the Virginia Association on Human Rights (VAHR).
Annually, VAHR solicits nominations from its seven member human rights organizations from around the state for the prestigious awards of Commission of the Year and Staff Member of the Year.
Two northbound lanes will be closed from 10 p.m. tonight until 4 a.m. Friday morning on the overpass, which is located just north of the Rappahannock River bridge at Exit 133/Falmouth.
An additional work zone will be underway tonight on I-95 northbound in the Fredericksburg area for paving. Between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Friday morning, single and double lane closures will be in place on northbound I-95 between exit 126/Spotsylvania and exit 130/Route 3 at Fredericksburg.
Prince William Republicans kicked off this year’s Community Service Initiative in March with a fashion show and luncheon to benefit the B.A.R.N Transitional Housing charity in Bristow. The Bull Run Republican Women’s Club led the effort to raise money and collect clothes for women being served at the charity. Republicans have also conducted food bank drives and clean-up projects across the County this year. In June, Gainesville Supervisor Pete Candland, Occoquan Supervisor Mike May, and Brentsville Supervisor Jeanine Lawson led a 13-hour 36.5 mile “Walk For Prince William” across the County that raised 20,000 pounds of food and supply donations for County charities.
“It’s important to us that the Prince William GOP do more than just elections and campaigns,” said Prince William Republican Chairman Bill Card. “We want to also serve those in our community who are in need in a more direct way. As some of our neighbors seek to become self-sufficient, Prince William Republicans want to help by providing some support.”
The deadline for individuals and groups to apply for inclusion in the 2016-2017 Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Performing Arts Tour Directory is 5:00 p.m., July 15, 2015. Applications and all supporting materials must be received at the Virginia Commission for the Arts office at 1001 East Broad Street, Suite 330, Richmond, VA 23219 by the deadline (this is not a postmark date). For more information about the tour program and to download an application, visithttps://www.arts.virginia.gov/PATD.html or call the Commission at (804) 225-3132.
The Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Performing Arts Touring Directory is intended to support Virginia performing artists and ensembles as well as increase opportunities for Virginians to experience high quality performing arts events statewide. Performing artists and ensembles apply to be listed in the Tour Directory with a set amount of funding reserved to support their touring; grants are made to the presenter, not the touring artist(s). Individuals and groups on the roster are excellent and experienced performers available to communities, schools and other venues.
Stafford is hosting musical acts through the Songfest Series on the third Sunday of each month through September. The concerts are held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Celebration Stage at Pratt Park, 120 River Road, Falmouth, VA. Admission is $10 per car.
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What was it like to be a kid in 18th century Colonial Virginia? To have heard Patrick Henry’s famous “Give Me Liberty” speech? Come spend five mornings with us and find out!
Historic Dumfries and the Weems-Botts Museum will help you see how a child would have dressed, used manners, played and lived in Colonial Virginia! Learn to make colonial foods and churn butter, stencil designs, do candle making, quill pen and ink writing, make clay beads, and learn how to play and dance like you’re living in 18th century Virginia! Join George Washington and Patrick Henry and explore the meaning of “Liberty.” Take a scavenger hunt in the oldest chartered town in Virginia, make a colonial hat or mop cap, and participate as one of the members of the “Dumfries Resolves.”
“The Freedom Aquatic & Fitness Center is working towards expanding our programming offerings with a focus on health and wellness for community members. The partnership with Project Mend-A-House and the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program will allow us to provide new opportunities to assist patrons with education and support as they work towards making improvements in their health. We look forward to the possibilities that this partnership will provide and the lives that will be impacted in a positive manner through the program,” said Don Jones, PhD, General Manager, Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center
The evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) was developed by the Stanford Medical School. It is designed for people with chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes heart disease, lung disease, cancer, MS, arthritis, COPD, obesity, fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s, depression, pain and other chronic conditions. Caregivers are also welcome. The program is designed to help people live well and better manage their conditions. Sessions include information on:
Virginia State Police will slowly roll traffic on I-95 southbound to a stop just after midnight at the Fall Hill Avenue overpass, located between Exit 133/Falmouth and Exit 130/Route 3 at Fredericksburg. The traffic stop is estimated to last 15 minutes.
Workers are moving a crane from the interstate shoulder to the median to collect heavy construction materials. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is building a new interstate overpass at Fall Hill Avenue.
Forty-one Mustangs Track Club athletes have qualified for the 2015 Amateur Athletics
Union (AAU) Jr. Olympics, which will be held August 1-8 on the campus of Norfolk State University. The
athletes advanced to the national event after a strong showing at the AAU Region 5 Qualifier Meet in
Suffolk, VA June 26-28th.
When coaches Raymond Gee and Damien King completed their 2014 track season, they purposed to
make 2015 even greater. Together, the duo and their team of volunteer coaches have expanded the
reach of the club, which includes practice sites in Culpeper, Manassas and Fairfax. Although the club was
established three years ago, this is its second season competing in AAU. “I’m blessed to have such a
great coaching staff and parents that understand the dedication and hard work it takes to get to this level,”
states Gee.
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