Manassas Journal Messenger 03-30-01
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Friday, March 30, 2001 |
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Board appeals school site rejection By Diane Freda Staff Writer A controversial site for a new elementary school in the western end of Prince William County will be appealed to the Board of County Supervisors. The county School Board voted Wednesday night to appeal the county Planning Commission’s decision a week ago to reject a site off Waterfall Road near Haymarket. However the board also directed developer Westmarket LLC, which donated the site, to continue looking for other locations. The site was offered in 1989 in exchange for zoning consideration by a developer interested in building homes, but it has now become a bone of contention among those who live in Haymarket.[more] |
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Students crusade against violence By Tiffany Schwab Staff Writer Violence sees no age. Sometimes teenagers forget that, said Osbourn High School freshman Adrianna Mendez. Teens can be victims, but they can also take steps to prevent violence in their homes and communities, said Mendez, a member of the Prince William Youth Advisory Council. As co-coordinator of Osbourn’s Turn Off the Violence campaign, Mendez will ask classmates to realize they can make a difference when she asks for their pledge next month. The message is an important one, she said.[more] |
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70 years of marital bliss By Bennie Scarton Jr. Staff Writer
Bennie Scarton Jr./Manassas Journal Messenger Lillian and Charles E. Lucas of Manassas will celebrate their70th wedding anniversary with a gathering of friends and relatives on Saturday. They were married in Rockville, Md. on April 1, 1931. MANASSAS PARK – Lillian and Charles E. Lucas Sr. have reached a milestone very few couples ever expect to see. The Manassas couple will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary Sunday. They say their secret for the long and enduring marriage is no big secret. “We fell in love when we first met … and we have never fallen out of love,” said Lillian Lucas during an interview in the couple’s home in Crestwood Village. Charles Lucas agreed. “We have had a great relationship,” he added. The two, who were introduced through family members in Washington, were married in Rockville, Md. on April 1, 1931.[more] |
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Valor Awards honor local heroes By Bennie Scarton Jr. Staff Writer
Steve Bonnistedt/Staff Photographer An honor guard comprised of the Prince William County police department, sheriff’s department and local fire departments move in to post the colors at the opening of the Valor Awards ceremony. For placing his own life in jeopardy to save the life of a pilot who was trapped in the wreckage of his airplane, Manassas Police Officer 1st Class James J. Morris was one of 33 public safety heroes honored on Thursday. Morris, along with a group of Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue personnel and a Prince William police officer, were presented Bronze Medals at the 15th annual Valor Awards Ceremony sponsored by the Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce. In all, 33 public safety professionals who had gone beyond the call of duty to protect the lives and property of county residents were cited at the awards luncheon at the Clubs of Quantico on the Marine Corps Base. Morris was honored for his bravery that took place last Oct. 21 during the Presidents Cup in Gainesville.[more] |
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Parents, students get taste of school By Diane Freda Staff Writer Some of the most discriminating diners in Prince William County reviewed a new menu at their favorite eating establishment Thursday night. It was the school cafeteria. The 11th annual Prince William County elementary school food show drew 450 people to Hylton High School in Woodbridge. Not even pouring rain could deter school kids, parents and teachers from turning out to taste the latest in cafeteria cuisine while gettting a free meal. On the menu to be graded were grilled cheese snacks, popcorn chicken, stuffed crust pizza, jambalaya, battered apple crescents and fruit and yogurt parfaits. In all, 25 items got the taste test, as serious-looking parents and children paused between tables, paper plates in hand, to scribble their comment on a clipboard.[more] |
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| Osbourn Park, Stonewall and Osbourn
look to mount challenges at Cardinal District’s top OsbournPark coach Larry Nemerow has much to be optimistic about in 2001. The Yellow Jackets boast four returning first and second team All-Cardinal District members in goaltender/midfielder Patrick McConnell, midfielder Bo Lawrence and forwards Travis Tucker and Mike Littlefield. Tucker was one of the districts leading scorers with 13 goals last year, while Littlefield looks ready to blossom in his senior season after signing a letter-of-intent with Coastal Carolina. “We look to be a contender this year,” OP coach Larry Nemerow said. The team already has started nicely, with a 2-1 win over arch-rival Osbourn. Dominating possession most of the game and leading 1-0, the Jackets let Osbourn back in the game with a penalty kick with less than 10 minutes to go. [more] |
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| Weaving a tapestry
of life — Families of organ donors to assemble quilt in memory of loved ones The WashingtonRegional Transplant Consortium will honor area families of organ and tissue donors Sunday with the 10th annual Donor Family Gathering in Washington, D.C. Families have been asked to create a patch in remembrance of their loved one who died. Each patch will then be assembled into a memorial quilt. This newest quilt will be added to a collection of others from the previous five years. Four families in Prince William County, who have been touched by organ donation, will be participating in the event to reflect on the past, look to the future and try to build a bridge between the two. [more] |
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