Olga Mary Halushack Hatchel, originally from Shenandoah, PA, and formerly of Woodbridge, VA, passed away peacefully at age 88 on August 11, 2015.
She is survived by her sons Jospeh and Edward, Joseph’s wife Beth, and their children and children’s spouses; Ashley and her husband Ryan, Rebecca and her husband David, Rory and his wife Rebecah, Nicholas, and her great grandson Judah. She is also survived by her sister Christine and her husband Norman.
Dominion donated $30,000 to the Leesylvania State Park Living Shorelines Project to provide shoreline stabilization and protection along roughly 800 linear feet of tidal Potomac River.
Are you interested in starting a not-for-profit or taking an existing one to the next level?
Prince William Chamber of Commerce’s Not-For-Profit Council introduces it’s new project- KOI Pond!
It’s like Shark Tank only nicer!
On Sunday Sept. 6, the Potomac Nationals will be teaming up with Operation Paws for Homes for a super fun evening.
Come support a local rescue and your local baseball team!
The Haymarket Regional Food Pantry (www.HaymarketFoodPantry.org) is hosting its first annual “Send Hunger Swinging” Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 12, 2015. This four person scramble will be held at the Prince William Golf Course located at 14631 Vint Hill Road in Nokesville, VA. The cost to golf is $90.00 per golfer $180 per twosome or $325 per foursome. The event will begin with a 9:00 AM shotgun start. All proceeds benefit the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry.
The tournament includes several contests including: Hole in One, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive (male), Longest Drive (Female), First and Second Place Foursome plus fun prizes and raffles. The day’s events will be followed by a luncheon and awards ceremony.
The Gainesville Haymarket Baseball League is proud to announce that the GHBL 14 Year Old All Star team, managed by Jim Whitt and made up of players from Gainesville, Haymarket, Bristow and Fauquier are headed to the Babe Ruth World Series in Pine Bluff, Ark.
They earned the trip by winning the Virginia State Championship for the second consecutive year in early July. They then won the Southeast Regional Title in Jupiter, Fla. over Tennessee by the score of 7-6 on Saturday August 1, 2015.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that August 2 – 9 is National Stop on Red Week. The Sheriff’s Office, along with communities and law enforcement agencies across the nation will be raising awareness about the dangers of red-light running.
In 2013, 697 people were killed and an estimated 127,000 were injured in crashes that involved red light running. The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office will have additional deputies on the road helping to enforce red light laws and reminding motorists that running red lights is a potentially fatal driving practice.
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The Southbridge Swim Team defended their 2014 Prince William Swim League Purple Division championship title with a win on Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Urbanna Swim Club in Manassas. The Southbridge Seals captured their third divisional title in four years against tough competition from the Lake Manassas Blue Dolphins and the Urbanna Otters. The final score was Southbridge 3691.5, Lake Manassas 3397, and Urbanna 2711.5.
Please Join us on 8/8/2015 for a Free Children’s Day at the Museum from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Meet Heather Butts, author of African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.: Healing the Capital During the Civil War Era, a wonderful book that talks about The
service of America’s African Americans in defense of our Union during the Civil War required African American nurses, doctors and surgeons to heal those soldiers.
Every person deserves to feel loved, respected, and valued. Simply for being here. But not every person has that opportunity. On August 22, one area couple, Sultana and John Jones, will show that love to some of those forgotten due to circumstance.
