By URIAH KISER
DUMFRIES, Va. — It’s more than just loud music at parties that can get police attention – car alarms that won’t shut off, heavy machinery, even the sound of a large vehicles on U.S. 1 using their brakes can draw the ire of town residents.
DUMFIRES, Va. — It’ll be a bike-to-school day in Dumfries on Wednesday.
The town is encouraging students to bike to school with their parents to get some much needed exercise, see their community, and get a free, healthy after school snack.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — If you want to get your point across in any argument, take a cue from skilled debaters at Potomac High School. Two Potomac students have honed their research and speaking skills, composure, and competitive drive sufficiently to best the best at local, regional, state, and Collegiate National Invitationals.
It is no small feat to master the art of debate. Our country’s history is filled with stories of great debaters as far back as Colonial times; and students of ancient history and philosophy likely know well the works of great orators. Perhaps we will find the young standouts someday taking on a leadership role in the great debates about our nation.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Virginia’s first town is ready to induct it’s new mayor.
On Tuesday, Mayor-elect Gerald “Jerry” Foreman will be sworn in as mayor of the small town. Interim Mayor Nancy West, who has served as interim mayor since the death of Mayor Fred Yohey in November, is expected to step down from the Town Council.
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.
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.
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.
