This is the 14th Nationals game affected by rain in 2011.
Wilmington took a lead in the first inning Monday night off Potomac starter Adam Olbrychowski. Yem Prades tripled to left to open the game and scored on Nick Van Stratten’s sacrifice fly.
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National Night Out is set for next Tuesday, and has long been a time where neighbors are encouraged to get outside and meet their neighbors.
Several celebrations are planned in the Potomac Communities, including a large celebration held by the Stafford Sheriff’s Office at Stafford Marketplace in North Stafford.
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I have seen ancient Mayan ruins in Guatemala before but I have to say I never thought I’d see anything like it in Stafford County.
Along the road near Brooke Virginia Railway Express station stands a statue about 6 feet tall. On July 16, I stopped to get a closer look but chose to keep my distance for two reasons:
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Prince William County, Va. –– The two sides of the American Civil War came to fight outside Manassas on Saturday, just as they did 150 years ago.
More than 8,000 reenactors from across the U.S. and in Canada descended on Pageland Farm in Prince William County to relive the Battle of First Manassas, or Bull Run. It was the cornerstone event of what a weekend full of Civil War remembrances and activities to commemorate the war’s sesquicentennial.
We invite you to follow PotomacLocal.com on Facebook and Twitter throughout the morning into early afternoon as we bring you updates from the battle reenactment taking place outside Manassas.
Ticket holders for the reenactment will be allowed to the battlefield beginning at 7 a.m., and the event is scheduled to last until after noon. You can find a full list of the day’s events by clicking here.
One hundred and fifty years ago this area witnessed the birth of a new kind of warfare. After years of contentious debate and the election of an anti-slavery president, the southern states decided to secede from the Union their forefathers had played such a pivotal role in creating.
The ensuing American Civil War was an ideological as well as an economic conflict. Its outcome would determine the course the American Nation and, ultimately, the world would take.
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What can non-Civil War buff do this weekend in Prince William County? The rangers at Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge have a few ideas.
Water Exploration Day
Date: Friday, July 22, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Visitor Center
Description: Come down to the Visitor Center to explore the unique properties of water. Conduct some experiments, learn what a watershed is, and meet the animals that live in Leesylvania’s water.
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Note: The websites for several of these events mention that they may change due to weather or alternate plans at any time without notice.
Thursday, July 21
He may not have an Australian accent but Michael Shwedick is something like the Potomac Communities’ own version of the Crocodile Hunter.
This camp is for Stafford County youth ages 7 – 13 and information about the camp and the registration process can be found at online, or call Deputy Earl Coffey at 540-658-4450.
-Bill Kennedy