Manassas Olive Oil Company, located at 9406 Grant Avenue in Manassas, has opened its doors for business.
The store is an independent, family owned ‘tasting gallery’ with over 45 flavors of olive oils and balsamic vinegars. We carry freshly pressed, ultra-premium olive oils from all over the world and both white and dark aged balsamic vinegars from Modena, Italy.
Lead by one senior, five juniors, five sophomores, and three freshman, the team definitely brings it on the field. Heading into the district games as the number one seed this season. The juniors on the team which include the team’s three captain’ and make up majority of the infield are a diversified group.
Makenzie Bailey, or Mac for short, which is the team’s third baseman, started her freshman year catching for the Tigers. Mac, one of the teams big hitters came through this year big time in a conference game against Kettle Run High School. With two outs in the bottom of the 7th, Mac hit a walk off home run to win the game.
Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) is expanding its shelter operations in locations throughout Northern Virginia, and will be holding two job fairs at the end of May for interested human service professionals. All new positions are scheduled to begin mid-June 2015. NVFS is now seeking qualified individuals for the following positions:
The job fairs will be held in Manassas on Thursday, May 28 and in Oakton on Saturday, May 30. Both are free and open to the community. Please dress professionally, bring your resume, and be prepared for brief on-the-spot interviews.
Underserved girls in our community, ages 11-17, will benefit from a new home that is being constructed by HomeAid Northern Virginia and Builder Captain Stanley Martin Homes. The organization broke ground today on the new 5,000 square foot home for Youth For Tomorrow (YFT) Residential Treatment Services.
The new home will allow YFT to expand on-campus residential services for up to 36 more girls every year who are pregnant, young mothers, homeless, runaways or survivors of sex trafficking.
As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, Stafford officials urge all visitors to the Rappahannock River to use extreme caution.
More than 80 individuals have drowned in the Rappahannock River since 1972. Public safety officials are especially concerned over the next few days because the river is a popular gathering place for many people over the Memorial Day holiday. But visitors should take precautions at the river year round. Conditions could quickly become dangerous at the river with strong currents, underwater debris such as trees and rocks, and sharp drop-offs into deep water.
To celebrate Father’s Day and encourage dads to spend more time with their children, the Prince William County Fatherhood Initiative is hosting “Dad’s Play Day”, a free event that will include games and lunch. The event will take place on Saturday, June 13 at 11am at the A.J. Ferlazzo Building in Woodbridge (15941 Donald Curtis Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22191). “Dad’s Play Day” includes a free lunch and fun activities for dads and their children, including games like basketball, wiffle ball, an obstacle course, ping pong, and water balloon toss, as well as activities like face-painting and arts and crafts.
When fathers are involved in the lives of their children, especially their education, kids learn more, perform better in school, and exhibit healthier behavior, according to the White House’s National Fatherhood Clearinghouse. Children in father-absent homes are almost four times more likely to live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Although approximately one of out every three children in America lives in a home without their dad, the active involvement of a father, even if they don’t live with their child, can have a lasting and positive impact.
Stafford County Public Schools announced the selection of Anne E. Moncure Elementary School’s Principal, Greg Machi as the 2015 Principal of the Year and Mark Hughes, from Mountain View High School as the 2015 Teacher of the Year.
Price Rite and Snyder’s Lance join Feed the Children and Operation Homefront to lend a hand to Woodbridge-area military families on Thursday, May 21, at 10 AM. At the event, a total of 800 families will receive food and essentials filling two Feed the Children trailers at the Price Rite of Woodbridge located at Opitz Crossing (2042 Daniel Stuart Square). Additional local community partners will be on hand to help address families’ long term needs by providing information and resources for a brighter future.
At Thursday’s event, pre-identified families will each receive a 25-pound box of food and a 10-pound box of much-needed essentials like shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and personal care items. Families will also receive an additional food donation from Price Rite which will include: lettuce, celery, carrots, canned spaghetti, meatballs, chicken noodle soup, corn flakes, and canned corn. Volunteers from Price Rite and Operation Homefront will be on site to help distribute these items to military families.
On Friday, May 15, approximately 150 area bicyclists participated in Bike to Work Day 2015 at the Merrifield W&OD Trail Pit Stop, sponsored by the 495 and 95 Express Lanes. Affiliated with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and Commuter Connections, Bike to Work Day is a yearly event that supports the area’s bike commuters and promotes Virginia’s overall mission for sustainable transportation.
Area bicyclists who stopped by the Merrifield W&OD Trail Pit Stop enjoyed free refreshments, bike tune-ups and giveaways from local Merrifield businesses including Gold’s Gym, Panda Express, ACE Physical Therapy, Orangetheory Fitness, Performance Bicycle and many more.
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Members of Gainesville-Haymarket Rotary and local community volunteers (40 total volunteers) packed 10,000 meals at the old Pace West school in Haymarket on May 2.
