WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) will participate in the third annual No Woman, No Cry: Stop the Silence of Domestic Violence 5K Walk in memory of Jenny Vaughn-Bates on Saturday, Sept. 14th.
Bates was murdered in 2010 by her abusive husband, who then took his own life, in Prince William County, Va. The walk/run will be held at Potomac Senior High School in Dumfries, Virginia.
Mom on the Run
“OK,” my son says, looking around. “I guess that’s it. You can go now.”
Northern Virginia Community College is offering a new associate degree that focuses on homeland security.
The new Homeland Security Specialization degree falls under NOVA’s Administration of Justice Program.
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.
OPINION
You know, there aren’t any blogs devoted to what Prince William County Government does right.
We clamor and cajole to be heard, to share our opinions, and to convince others of our “rightness”. We are forever trying to get people to see OUR point of view.
I am no different. I plead guilty. I fully admit to using any means possible to wake up and connect the community where I live. I use blogs and Facebook as well as many other types of social media like Twitter and LinkedIn.
On June 30th, Pastor David Bohannon preached his final sermon from the pulpit of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Woodbridge, retiring after over 40 years of service there.
From his arrival in October 1971 to begin a mission church in the Woodbridge area until his retirement, Pastor Bohannon focused his energies and enthusiasm upon building a church that would not only serve its members but would support and bless the surrounding community.
Volunteer Opportunities in the Area
· Good morning – Dewey Animals loves kitties and has an urgent need for volunteers to help them with several different opportunities. These jobs include feeding cats living about who have been abandoned. Volunteers also catch these cats and take them to be neutered and vaccinated or provide foster care. It has been a busy year for all the rescue organizations and your help is much appreciated. Please call Toni at (571) 265-1140 to learn more about all these volunteer opportunities.
MANASSAS, Va. — After more than two decades of research, Gainesville writer Linda S. Johnston held a launch party for her new book, Hope Amid Hardship: Pioneer Voices from the Kansas Territory (TwoDot Books/Globe Pequot Press) on Aug. 17 in the Merchant Gallery at the Candy Factory, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas.
Hope Amid Hardship brings together the reflections of 60 Kansas pioneers of different ages, backgrounds, and outlooks who helped shape the identity of the Sunflower State. Despite the challenges of loneliness, drought, and political turmoil, many found and wrote about joy and beauty in their adopted communities. Their words describe the times that gave them reason to sing, dance, and celebrate-moments when their burdens were lighter. The book includes Johnston’s watercolor illustrations.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Members of the Lake Jackson/Mid-County Lions Club recently volunteered their time at the Park West satellite location of the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Northern Virginia (LERCNOVA).
At the Park West location, eyeglasses that are collected from donation boxes located throughout the community, are cleaned and sanitized.The prescription is then read using a lensometer machine. After the glasses are read, they are bagged and sent to the LERCNOVA for distribution to needy individuals around the world.
