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It’s going to cost $1.3 million, about a quarter of the town’s $4.4 million annual budget, to restore just one phase of Quantico Creek. The creek is a small stream that traverses the town running from Interstate 95 past U.S. 1 and flowing into Quantico Bay – a body of water where the town someday hopes to develop waterfront access for its residents.

Now, following a meeting of the Town Council, officials say they will go back and review the study that outlined how the creek should be restored and how much it will cost.


Event

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.


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DUMFRIES, Va. — Grace Church in Dumfries will support over 200 families with its annual Back To School Give Away.  The church set a goal of providing backpacks for over 226 students. The Helping Hands of Grace Ministry is accepting gently used clothes, new school supplies and non-perishable lunch items.  Donations can be delivered to Grace Church by August 20.

According to the National Retail Federation, in 2013 back to school spending averaged $634.78 for families with children in grades K-12.  The cost increases dramatically when college age students are included.  Grace Church and its Helping Hands of Grace Ministry hopes to help families in Dumfries bear some of the financial burden.


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MANASSAS, Va. — The rising star and Grammy-nominated bluegrass group Dailey & Vincent will be performing at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas on September 13 and 14, and will be filming the performance for broadcast on PBS.

The group has performed for the Hylton Center in the past, and this relationship led to the group’s decision to film their performance in Manassas.


Obituaries

Wilson Kieffer “W.K.” Wenrich, 95, of Miami Springs, Fla., passed away on July 12, 2014.   He was born in Manassas, Va, on June 14, 1919, the son of the late Wilson Noah and Bessie Virginia Wenrich. Since 1940, he lived in Miami Springs, Florida.  He is preceded in death by his wife, Mable Joyce, of nearly 60 years of marriage, and his daughter, Dorothy Carol.

He was a graduate of Manassas High School, in the Class of 1937.  He worked for Eastern Airlines for 42 years beginning as an aircraft mechanic and completing his career as Manager, Technical Services.