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Vpstart Crow Plans Hylton Performances

Published November 30, 2011 at 12:20PM

The play is sure to delight with its non-stop mischievous humor and plenty of heart. How does a Christmas pageant survive when six mean, unruly siblings are given roles? Be sure to find out when this action-packed, family production brings holiday cheer to Northern Virginia. The production will be performed in partnership with StudioWorks Virginia, a local children’s theatre. Kye-Won Choi Kopko and Denise Smith from StudioWorks Virginia will join Vpstart Crow’s Artistic Director Rob Batarla and Managing Director Clemente Santiago for an unprecedented collaboration for Vpstart Crow.

The production will be performed in partnership with StudioWorks Virginia, a local children’s theatre. Kye-Won Choi Kopko and Denise Smith from StudioWorks Virginia will join Vpstart Crow’s Artistic Director Rob Batarla and Managing Director Clemente Santiago for an unprecedented collaboration for Vpstart Crow.

Planetarium to Host Holiday Shows

By Potomac Local News

Published November 29, 2011 at 12:00PM

A special program will be held at the planetarium at C.D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge beginning at 7 p.m. Friday called “Star of Bethlehem.” Held over three Friday’s in December, the show will also feature a program on how to view stars from your own backyard as well as a holiday laser light show.

More information is available on the planetarium’s website. Show times are 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday, then again on Dec. 9 and 16. Tickets are $10 cash (exact change is required), and seats will be available to the first 65 patrons, according to the website.

Stafford SPCA Fundraiser at Chili’s Tonight

By Potomac Local News

Published November 29, 2011 at 10:48AM

North Stafford, Va. — Those who eat at Chili’s in at Stafford Marketplace today can help donate to a good cause.

The Stafford County SPCA will hold a “spirit night fundraiser” from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the North Stafford eatery where 20 percent of all sales for the day will be donated to the organization – the county’s first and only no-kill animal shelter.

Retiring Chief Dedicated to Honoring Fallen Heroes

By Potomac Local News

Published November 28, 2011 at 3:30PM | Updated November 28, 2011 at 8:19PM

Chief Hadden Culp with Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department will retire Wednesday after 34-years on the job. (File photo: Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

Woodbridge, Va. — After 34 years with Prince William County’s fire department, Chief Hadden Culp will take off his fire hat one last time Wednesday.

From his office in at the McCoart Building on Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, Culp, 54, has overseen a large portion of the department, including community outreach division in charge of fire prevention, safety education, and the fire marshal’s office that investigates some of the most sinister fires.

Body Found in North Stafford

By Potomac Local News

Published November 28, 2011 at 1:34PM

During’s body was found by a search and rescue team at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in a wooded area of Rocky Way Drive, near the intersection of Eustace Road and Northhampton Boulevard. Police don’t know how he died but said foul play is not suspected.

During was reported missing just before midnight Wednesday. Police said they were called to his home on Whitson Ridge Drive, off Eustace Road in North Stafford, where family members told them During had been missing since Nov. 18, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.

Pastor to Get Break After 21 Years

By Potomac Local News

Published November 25, 2011 at 3:00PM | Updated November 25, 2011 at 5:50PM

Rev. Stuart E. Schadt (right) welcomed local writers Katherine Gotthardt, Steve Cropp and Carol Covin to a recent adult forum at Trinity Episcopal Church in Old Town Manassas.

Rev. Stuart E. Schadt of Trinity Episcopal Church in Manassas, Va., is one of 158 pastors in 40 states selected to participate in the 2012 National Clergy Renewal Program, funded by Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment, Inc.

The $17,555 grant, which the Manassas congregation applied for on his behalf, will allow Schadt to take a four-month sabbatical beginning in May 2012. Schadt has served the historic Old Town Manassas parish for 21 years without a substantial break in service.

Expect Police Checkpoints this Holiday Season

By Potomac Local News

Published November 25, 2011 at 12:00PM

The 3-D Program will run during the holiday season starting Thanksgiving and go through the New Year’s weekend. The Sheriff’s Office will be setting up checkpoints on various roads in Stafford County looking for individuals who are driving in an impaired state.

“The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is committed to helping ensure that citizens have a safe and happy holiday season,” states Sheriff Charles Jett. “Drunk or drugged drivers not only impact their own well being but are also a very real danger to innocent, law abiding citizens. We want to stop these drunk or drugged drivers before they harm themselves or others.”

Turf Fees Lowered at Smith Lake Park

By Potomac Local News

Published November 25, 2011 at 10:30AM

(Photo; Mary Davidson/PotomacLocal.com)

North Stafford, Va. – It may be cold outside but it doesn’t mean the fields at Smith Lake Park will be used less.

The park in North Stafford has two popular synthetic turf fields primarily used by the Stafford Area Soccer Association, one with field lights and one without. Recently, the association during winter months used the fields less often, partially because of the season change, but also because they had to pay the same field use fees, Stafford parks officials said.

Intel Insights: Thanksgiving’s Long American History

By Potomac Local News

Published November 24, 2011 at 10:30AM

Cedric Leighton

Thanksgiving is one of those quintessentially American holidays. It serves to remind us of who we are as a nation.

The Thanksgiving holiday was not always celebrated in the manner that we’ve become accustomed to. And it wasn’t always celebrated in late November, although I would find it hard to celebrate such a day at any other time.

Shot of the Week: Potato Peel Disaster Averted

By Potomac Local News

Published November 24, 2011 at 9:00AM

Mary Davidson

My family has always shared hosting holiday get-togethers. This year I am doing Thanksgiving, again.

There have been some memorable times in the past, like the time I allowed the peelings from a 10 pound bag of potatoes to go down the garbage disposal and clog it one hour before all the guests arrived.