LAKE RIDGE — Teachers and staff at Springwoods Elementary School in Lake Ridge are buzzing about an upcoming addition to the school building.
A total of 13 new classrooms and an activity room will be added to the school building in 2019. When complete, the $11.9 million renovations will allow 329 more students to attend classes at the school.
From Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States:
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is pleased to announce, Charles P. “Chuck” Wilson has achieved “All-American” status as a Post Commander (2014-2017). Wilson, outgoing commander of Post 7916 in Occoquan, VA, is one of only 279 of 6,500 (Top .04%) VFW Post commanders worldwide to earn the title of All-American Commander.
From Virginia Department of Transportation:
Work is starting this week to pave Route 684 (Mine Road) in Stafford County between Route 610 (Garrisonville Road) and Exeter Lane, just south of Northampton Boulevard.
Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.
Kenneth William Berkemeyer of Catlett Virginia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 13, 2017. He passed on at the Adler Center for Caring, Van Metre Campus, in Aldie Virginia at the age of 82.
Ken was born in Belvedere Gardens, California on January 19, 1935, and remained in California until moving to Virginia in December, 2015. He proudly served in the United States Army and was a pipe fitter welder for the Lever Brothers Company for 32 years before retiring at age 57. He enjoyed watching all kinds of sports but in particular college football and horse track racing. What he was most passionate about was his growing love and knowledge of Christ Jesus and his family.
STAFFORD — The new Stafford County Armed Services Memorial was a quick build.
Officials awarded the contract to construct the $838,000 memorial at the county government center to Kline Memorials, of Manassas. It was a natural fit for a company that in recent years had won contracts with the National Museum of the Marine Corps at Quantico, Arlington National Cemetery, and the CIA.
Good morning Prince William – ACTS in Dumfries needs a volunteer driver on Mondays for 2 hours to drive their box truck from the Thrift Store to mid-county. It’s really easy if you’ve ever driven a U-Haul truck. You’ll have helpers with you to load and unload. This is a critical job to help with the flow of donated goods! They could also use another volunteer later in the week for another 2 hours. Volunteer’s need a clean driving record and be at least 21 years old. Please call Ben at (571) 214-9087 to learn more.
· Catholic Charities – Hogar Immigrant Services has an urgent need for volunteers to teach English classes in Woodbridge, Dale City, Manassas and Springfield. Classes are held Monday-Thursday so you can pick the class and location most convenient. No foreign language or teaching experience needed as you’ll receive all the training needed to be successful. Please call Arielle at (703) 534-9805 ext. 225 to learn more.
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STAFFORD — Lloyd Willis and his wife searched for their brick.
