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St. John Paul the Great Catholic High School Librarian wins grant

Published March 14, 2016 at 5:13PM

Junior Library Guild (JLG) recently awarded the Sister Sally Daly Grant to Mary Gildersleeve, Director of Library Services for Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School near Dumfries, Virginia, to attend her first Catholic Library Association(CLA) conference this March.

The Catholic Library Association together with Junior Library Guild established a $1,500 grant in 2007 in memory of Sally Daly, SSJ, an ardent supporter of recruiting new members to CLA and its Children’s Library Services Section.

Boy Scouts hosting annual Pinewood Derby in Woodbridge

By Potomac Local News

Published March 11, 2016 at 9:04PM

This weekend, the Occoquan District Boy Scouts are hosting their District Pinewood Derby in Woodbridge on March 12.

The derby will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Woodbridge Middle School gym at 2201 York Drive. Following the races with the Scout’s cars, awards will be given based on Scout rank, and overall speed.

Manassas Symphony receiving award from councilman

By Tayah Frye

Published March 5, 2016 at 2:31PM

Elston

Manassas City Councilman and longtime friend of the orchestra, Ken Elston, will present the American Prize in Orchestral Performance by a Community Orchestra to the Manassas Symphony at their concert on March 5, 2016. The concert will be held at Merchant Hall of the Hylton Performing Arts Center at 7:30 pm, and will feature music by British composers.

The American Prize is a series of non-profit national competitions in the performing arts providing cash awards, professional adjudication and regional, national and international recognition for the best recorded performances by ensembles and individuals each year in the United States at the professional, college/university, church, community and secondary school levels. The prize was first awarded in 2009, and is now awarded annually. The MSO was previously a semi-finalist for this same award in 2010, and a finalist in 2013.

Chamber of Commerce holds annual Business Awards

By Tayah Frye

Published March 4, 2016 at 3:18PM | Updated March 5, 2016 at 2:33PM

On the evening of February 25, the Prince William Chamber of Commerce honored the nominees and recipients of their annual Business Awards at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas. Winners of the 2016 Agnes L. Colgan Community Service Awards, who each receive a $1,000 check to continue their work, were also announced along with the recipient of the inaugural Charles J. Colgan Visionary Award.

Nominees included businesses large and small from a variety of industries, showcasing the diverse organizations that blend to make the Prince William region a national leader for jobs creation and economic growth. Northern Virginia Community College was the Presenting Sponsor of the event. Bernie Niemeier, Publisher of Virginia Business was Master of Ceremonies.

New budget emerges from Senate

By Tayah Frye

Published March 4, 2016 at 1:14PM

This week, the seventh of this session of the Virginia General Assembly, both the Senate and House of Delegates are considering the state’s two-year budget. After each house passes a budget, a joint conference committee resolves the differences. The Senate budget has good news and bad news. Good News Revenues have increased […]

Electronic textbook bill moves to House of Delegates

By Tayah Frye

Published February 23, 2016 at 9:02AM

As we pass the mid-point of this General Assembly session, many bills are moving.

After a 30-minute debate, the Senate approved my bill prohibiting the use of electronic textbooks in public schools without a plan to provide school broadband and digital devices to every student required to use an electronic textbook.

Free Children’s Day at the Weems-Botts Museum

By Press Release

Published February 23, 2016 at 8:45AM

The Weems-Botts Museum in Dumfries. (KJ Mushung/PotomacLocal.com)

Pirates on the Chesapeake Bay on March 12, 2016

Join Historic Dumfries for Children’s Day at the Weems-Botts Museum.

New officers join Prince William K9 Unit

By Press Release

Published February 18, 2016 at 7:55PM | Updated February 19, 2016 at 8:41AM

Four police officers have recently graduated from Basic K9 School, a course offered by the Prince William County Criminal Justice Academy in Nokesville.

The officers are from Prince William County, Arlington County, and Fairfax City Police Departments.

New exhibits coming to the Manassas Museum

By Press Release

Published February 18, 2016 at 7:52PM

March events at the Manassas Museum include two new exhibits, free book talks and more.

From March 4 – April 17, the Manassas Museum presents “Impressions”, the Osbourn High School art show. Impressions features the paintings, mixed media works, sculpture, and drawings of Osbourn art students. The exhibit offers students the opportunity to be guest curators, as they choose works to be displayed, create frames or mounts, and write descriptive labels for their works.

OWL Volunteer Fire Deparment reuniting families

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Published February 17, 2016 at 9:02PM

For Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department, saving lives is just in a day’s work. Sometimes those lives aren’t even human.

While the engine crew from station 14 was retrieving dinner, they spotted a beautiful husky who was without his family. “We saw him walking around the parking lot and we just walked up to him and he came right to us. He was very well behaved and friendly, so we knew he had a family,” said Firefighter Chris Weber. Although wearing a collar and tag, the veterinarian listed was out of business. “We took him to Old Bridge Animal Hospital but he did not have a chip.”