The Aquia Harbour Volunteer Rescue Squad is conducting the annual photo fund drive. As a way of saying “Thank You” for your continued support, everyone that contributes will receive a free family portrait. Portraits will be taken at the Squad Building located at 1001 Washington Drive in the Harbour on Sunday, June 8, 2014 from 11-3. No appointment is necessary and pets are welcome!
5th Annual Occoquan River Clean-up Results
The Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition successfully coordinated and conducted a multi-prong clean-up event from 9 different sites along more than 25 miles of the Occoquan River and 10.5 miles of Cedar Run.
QUANTICO, Va. — The Town of Quantico is hosting its inaugural Quantico Classic Fishing Tournament from May 2nd at 2:00 PM to May 3rd at 4:00 PM.
The fishing tournament is open to anglers and bow fishermen of all ages, skill levels and physical ability.
This summer on Fridays at 7 p.m., the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will present family-friendly movies at the Mary Louise Jackson Amphitheater. Enjoy a movie under the stars with family and friends. Sit on the benches or bring a blanket to stretch out on the grass.
Admission is $3; free for NOVA students, faculty and staff. Parking is free by the Amphitheater. In case of inclement weather, the movie will be shown indoors. For more information, call 703-530-3072.
Woodbridge, VA (April 11, 2014) – The Youth Orchestras of Prince William (YOPW) is delighted to announce the addition of a Youth Chorus for the 2014-2015 season. This treble voice choir will be open to both male and female students in grades 3 through 8. The chorus will perform a variety of repertoire including classical, folk, and world music and collaborate with YOPW’s orchestras.
John Devlin, Music Director said, “YOPW’s mission is to serve the area’s youth by providing them with high-level musical opportunities. We saw a need for an excellent choral program that will bring together talented youth from around the region. Our unique position within the county allows YOPW to do this and will give the chorus the chance to perform with our instrumental ensembles.”
Triangle, Va. — St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church will celebrate its second-annual “St. Francis Earth Day” on the parish grounds on Sunday, April 27, 2014, after the 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. (Spanish) Masses. The event is free and open to the public. The parish is located at 18825 Fuller Heights Road, Triangle, Virginia 22172.
The event will feature a variety of resources and displays that will address such topics as “Mass Transit and Commuter,” “Reducing Home Toxins by Reducing Hazardous Chemical Use,” “Go Organic, Go Local, Go Veg,” “Community Gardens,” “Improving Virginia’s Air Quality,” “Ways to Help Virginia’s Environment,” “Energy Tips,” and “Rain Barrels.”
There’s an abandoned cemetery near the Coles District Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station with graves that have been left unmarked over time, and the Prince William Public Works Department needs help in identifying who might be buried there.
“First and foremost, what we want to do is identify who’s in the cemetery,” said Matthew Corneliussen, an engineer with the Facilities Construction Management division of the County’s Public Works Department. “We’re just looking to find family members of people who may be buried there.”
Habitat for Humanity partners with low- to moderate-income homeowners who live in Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park to make exterior and interior home repairs that alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or housing code violations.
Attend our Home Repair Interest Meeting on Thursday, April 10, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., at Calvary Baptist Church, 15880 Crest Drive in Woodbridge, to get all your questions answered and to get application information.
On Friday night, April 4, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will close two left lanes on I-95 north in Prince William County prior to exit 156, Dale Blvd., between mile markers 156 and 157 to allow crews to erect an overhead sign structure.
Starting at 9:30 p.m., one left lane will close, followed by the second left lane at 10:30 p.m. Beginning at midnight, there will be intermittent full roadway closures of up to 20 minutes through the overnight hours. The two left lanes will be re-opened by 5 a.m. Saturday, April 5.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that the week of April 13 through April 19 is National Telecommunicator Week. The Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize the outstanding efforts of the Communications Officers who staff the Stafford County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Communications Officers receive and process all calls for service via 9-1-1 (both landlines and cell phones) as well as emergency and non-emergency administrative telephone calls and support first responders through dispatch services.
The Stafford County Emergency Communications Center would like to invite the public to an Open House on Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 9:00am – 1:00pm, located at the Public Safety Center, 1225 Courthouse Road in Stafford. The ECC will be open to the public to tour this state- of- the- art facility. This will be an excellent opportunity for the public to get an up close and personal look at what goes on in a 9-1-1 Center.
