Prince William County news in brief
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Version 0 of 1. Serve Our Willing Warriors, a nonprofit organization, will host an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Bull Run Warrior Retreat, 16013 Waterfall Rd., Haymarket. The 11,000-square-foot retreat on 37 acres is a home away from home for wounded, ill and injured veterans and their families. For information, visit www.willingwarriors.org or call 866-227-5853. The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative employee volunteer organization, Novec Helps, is accepting donations of nonperishable food through Friday for its Operation Turkey food drive. Suggested donations include breads and muffin mixes; buttermilk baking mix; instant mashed potatoes; pasta; rice; boxed desserts; sugar; flour; evaporated milk; pie crusts; and canned meats, vegetables, cranberry sauce, fruits, pie filling and gravy. No glass jars will be accepted. Donations may be dropped off from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at Novec offices: 10323 Lomond Dr., Manassas; 5399 Wellington Branch Dr., Gainesville; and 14500 Minnieville Rd., Woodbridge. Donations may also be delivered to the Northern Virginia Family Service SERVE location at 10056 Dean Dr., Manassas, or to ACTS at 3900 Acts Lane, Dumfries. For information, call 703-335-0500 or visit www.novec.com. Public comment is sought on the Manassas master plan for parks, culture and recreation. The city hired a parks and recreation management consulting firm to oversee the process. Public meetings are scheduled this week at the following locations: →Thursday at 7 p.m., George Mason University Freedom Center, 9100 Freedom Center Blvd., Manassas. →Friday at 9 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of Manassas, 9501 Dean Park Lane, Manassas. →Friday at 6:30 p.m., City Tavern Restaurant, 9550 Center St., Manassas. →Saturday at 10 a.m., Manassas Museum, 9101 Prince William St., Manassas. For information, call Kisha Wilson-Sogunro at 703-257-8240 or visit www.manassascity.org. Open registration for Northern Virginia Community College’s spring semester begins Nov. 16. The 16-week semester starts Jan. 11. Students may register at any of the six campuses or at www.nvcc.edu. The Prince William County Human Rights Commission is accepting nominations for the annual Human Rights Award. The deadline to submit a nomination is Nov. 23. Local residents, nonprofit organizations and businesses may be nominated for outstanding accomplishments in the area of human rights. Award recipients will be honored at the annual observance of Universal Human Rights Day on Jan. 16 at the McCoart Building, 1 County Complex Ct., Woodbridge. Last year’s award recipients were Albert Brooks, Eleana Boyer, Cynthia Brown, the Rev. Luke Torian and Victoria Graham. For information or a nomination form, visit www.pwcgov.org/humanrights or call 703-792-4680. Nominations may be faxed to 703-792-6944 or mailed to the Human Rights Commission, Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building, 15941 Donald Curtis Dr., Suite 125, Woodbridge, Va. 22191. Bluebird Tours, a Prince William County Area Agency on Aging program, has planned a New Year’s Eve tour in Paradise, Pa., for residents 55 and older. The bus will leave Manassas and Woodbridge on Dec. 31. The trip will include lunch at Miller’s Smorgasbord, a tour of Dutch country, dinner and a Christmas show at Dutch Apple Theatre with dancing, and a midnight toast. The next day, the group will travel to Delaware’s Winterthur Museum, Gardens and Library, followed by dinner at Cracker Barrel. The deadline to register is Thursday. For information or reservations, call Quality Tours at 703-339-0333. — Compiled by Sarah Lane |