09/12/12 / People & Places /
The Lifelong Learning Institute is starting its ninth year of offering affordable and stimulating college level classes to people 50 and up. Get all the details and network with other students on Friday, Sept. 14, at Northern Virginia Community College in Innovation Business Park, 9485 Innovation Dr., Manassas, VA from 1 to 3 p.m.
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09/09/12 / People & Places /
Volunteers are needed to work from land or from canoes and kayaks in the water on Saturday, Oct. 13 to help with the clean up of trash and debris from the Hooes Run part of the Occoquan Reservoir. The event is being organized by the Prince William (VA) Trails and Streams Coalition.
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09/06/12 / People & Places /
Prince William County VA Supervisor Marty Nohe will hold his first Community Pride Day in the Yorkshire/Loch Lomond area on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Joseph D. Reading Park. The area, historically in Brentsville or Gainesville District, was moved into Coles District boundaries during the redistricting. Munch a hot dog, get some info, let the kids try the moon bounce, drop off bulky items, meet neighbors and Supervisor Nohe.
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09/04/12 / Nonprofits / People & Places /
The second Homestead Farm Musical Freestyle Challenge horse show in Catlett VA on Sept. 9 to benefit ovarian cancer research will be dedicated to Marikae Kinross-Wright, the sister of Hoofbeats to Hope’s founder.
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08/28/12 / People & Places /
Thirty children ages 5-14 will visit Leesylvania State Park, in Woodbridge and go fishing with volunteer professional anglers from large bass boats on the Potomac River Sept. 15. he program is designed to give children with special needs and their caretakers the opportunity to leave their problems on shore and enjoy a day of fishing with professional bass fishermen. Included in the day’s events will be water safety, boating, and natural resource demonstrations.
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08/09/12 / Breaking News / History / People & Places /
Robert Orrison of Manassas, who manages two Prince William County historic sites for the county's Historic Preservation Division, will sit on the governing council of the Virginia Association of Museums as Director of Historic House Museums.
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08/09/12 / Breaking News / Local Government / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
Deputy Police Chief Lt. Col. Barry Barnard will become Prince William County VA's acting police chief effective Sept. 1, 2012, the date Chief Charlie T. Deane retires.
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By TERRI L. ERWIN-FITZ 08/08/12 / Features / History / Local Government / People & Places /
A dozen campers ages 8-13 tried out the life of a Civil War soldier in Prince William County recently at Basic Civil War Camp at Brentsville Courthouse Centre in Bristow. David Born, historical program coordinator, and Michael Riley, site manager for the Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre, led the young history buffs. The program was developed by Prince William County VA's Department of Historic Preservation.
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