DUMFRIES, Va. — Vendors, crafters, musical acts, dancers, and barbeque restaurateurs all converged on Garrison Park in Dumfries on Saturday for the Third Annual Dumfries Multicultural Festival.
Dumfries
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MANASSAS, Va. — For the past 32 years at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Prince William County, the food of choice at their annual charity dinner has been steak. It’s a house favorite for many, but even vegetarians can appreciate the good work happening at the clubs that serve over 5,000 people each year through community engagement and club programs.
The Steak and Stake Dinner, planned for 6 p.m. Monday May, 21 at the Manassas Boys and Girls Club, will honor three stakeholder local businesses that have generously donated their time, money, and effort to making the Boys and Girls Clubs in Prince William County – The General Heiser Branch in Dumfries, Hylton Club in Dale City, and the Manassas Club – a success.
By URIAH KISER
DUMFRIES, Va. — Gerald Foreman has been chosen Mayor of Dumfries during a town election that saw heavy voter turnout.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A community meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, May 14 at Graham Park Middle School to gain public input on proposed boundary changes to balance enrollment at Potomac and Forest Park high schools for the 2013-14 school year. The changes are expected to affect about 100 students for the first school year that the boundary change takes effect.
A public hearing on the proposed high school boundaries is slated for the June 13 School Board meeting at 7 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room, Kelly Leadership Center.
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By KAYNE KARNBACH
Keep Prince William Beautiful
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Saturday, April 21 2012, Keep Prince William Beautiful (formerly Prince William Clean Community Council) conducted its third annual “Route 1 Cleanup “ from 9 a.m. to noon. Keep Prince William Beautiful partnered with Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi’s office to recruit local volunteers for litter and debris removal along the nearly 13-mile stretch of U.S. 1 that runs through Woodbridge, Dumfries, and Triangle.
DUMFRIES, Va. –– Virginia’s first town will celebrate multiculturalism this weekend for the third year in a row.
Dumfries’ Annual Multicultural Festival will take place at Garrison Park behind Town Hall on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Along with live entertainment, crafters, and other vendors, the event for the first time will feature the “Dumfries Bar-B-Que Battle” where festival goers will be able to sample some of the area’s best barbeque for only $1.
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Mayoral candidates
Nancy West – (Interim mayor)
Age 74
Married, four children (1 deceased)
Retired school employee
Why she’s running: “Our 2020 Vision Statement talks about developing our old port area with restaurants, shopping and parks. The town is in negotiations to make that happen and, I hope that it isn’t too many years down the road before we see a wonderful development there.”
Gerald Foreman (Incumbent Councilman)
Age: 50
Married, one daughter
Aviation logistics consultant
Why he’s running: “The Mayor performing as a Leader, serving ‘all’ the Town citizens, Business Owners, Town Government and fellow Councilmembers. The number one issue is the way Council works with each other, communicates, and exchanges ideas. We need to do a better job.”
By LANCE CPL. TABITHA BARTLEY
Quantico Sentry
QUANTICO, Va. — Within the past few weeks there have been two fatal accidents, involving motorcycles on Joplin Road, not far outside of Quantico’ main gate. Neither accident involved base personnel. Joplin Road is one of the many narrow, curvy roads in the area can be dangerous to the many service members who ride motorcycles.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William’s new kid on the political block has done more to distance himself from this fellow Board members.
Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland is serving his first term on the Board of County Supervisors and cast the lone vote against raising the county’s average tax bill about $110 per year. The six seven other members of the Board voted to increase taxes for the Fiscal Year 2013 budget, adopting a tax rate of $1.209 per assessed property value. The new budget includes monies for a new police station, new school funding, and raises for county staff for the first time in four years.
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By URIAH KISER
DUMFRIES, Va. – Virginia’s first town wants to take the lead on the effort to fix their waterways.