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Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and its outlying health centers at Dumfries and Fairfax are OPEN and non-emergency employees have the option for UNSCHEDULED LEAVE or UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK. All appointments remain on schedule; however, we encourage patients and staff to first take their safety into consideration before driving into work or coming in for an appointment. If the roads are dangerous to drive on, patients can contact the clinic where they have an appointment scheduled to cancel or reschedule. Military and civilian staff who may have difficulty reporting to work must contact their immediate supervisors to coordinate unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
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The Fort Belvoir Community Hospital is closed due to flooding inside the building.
Officials at Fort Belvoir issued this statement:
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On Saturday, May 23, don’t miss Bull Run Rotary’s Laughs and Love benefit, at the beautiful Hylton Center featuring the Capitol Steps.
Why laughs and love? Here’s the love:
One of the greatest benefits of business ownership is being able to be part of give back to our community. Those who have faced hardship are struggling and in need.
Washmydeck.com is a seasonal business. We have a small fleet of vehicles that get lots of use eight months of the year. This leaves four months that where we can use our vehicles to help families in need have reliable transportation in order to help them work and get on their feet. We just look at it as doing a small part, with the resources we have.
Bull Run Rotary is doing it BIG by celebrating five hero organizations whose hard work day in and day out enriches the lives of those around us.
On one night, we set an ambitious goal to raise $50,000 to help abused children find security, battered women feel safe, families who have had hardship achieve the American dream of home ownership, and help feed our neighbors who live in tents in the woods.
Please help Bull Run Rotary in supporting CASA, Calling All Souls, Habitat for Humanity of Prince William County, Transitional Housing BARN, and Therapeutic Riding Rainbow Center, it promises to be a night to remember.
Oh yeah, there will be laughs!
Have you seen the hilarious Capitol Steps? They put the MOCK in Democracy with their song parody of political current events. The night will also have some surprise big VIPs. Regardless of your political leanings this is sure to be a night you will be talking about for some time.
Purchase tickets online at the Hylton Performing Arts Center box office.
See you there,
Steve Chapman, Founder, and President Washmydeck.com
Dr. Vranianâs Quick Tips for Good Health
1. Minimize meat consumption
2. Avoid âwhiteâ foods — Foods that have had the shell of the grain removed
3. Eat plenty of colored vegetables
4. Stay away from saturated fats, like heavy dressings and sweets
5. Exercise 30 minutes/day at least 3 â 5 days per week
6. Find some thing or somebody to love
– by Dr. Robert Vranian, Cardiologist, Mary Washington Healthcare
In the field, most Marines consider MRE's required sustenance. At the National Museum of the Marine Corps, they're practically gourmet.
The museum at Quantico will hold âMeals Ready to Eatâ (MRE) Cook-off on Feb. 7. They started this event three years ago in order to draw more attention to the Museum during the cold winter months.
âWeâre always looking for new and interesting things to offer here at the Museum, especially during the slower winter months. Michele Flynn, our Visitor Services Chief, came up with this idea. With cooking reality shows being such a big hit and MREs being such a big part of military life, it is a natural fit for usâ said museum spokeswoman Gwenn Adams.
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Historic Downtown Manassas is putting on the Soup for First Friday February.
On Feb. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m., city restaurants are pairing up with downtown merchants to offer a soup for sampling. Five-dollar wristbands allow participants to sample the soups from each location and vote to name a champion of the “Souper Bowl.”
A list of participating merchants for Manassas First Friday is available at visitmanassas.org.
Inspired by the success of the monthly event concept held in other localities, First Friday in Historic Downtown was created by the Historic Manassas, Inc. promotions committee to enhance tourism and entertainment offerings in the City of Manassas. The initial First Friday event was held in February 2014 and has grown and evolved. Some months feature roving musicians and caricature artists, while other months feature sidewalk art or special foods, like this month.
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In December, City of Manassas resident Mark Johnson had an idea for the #SayIWont video contest put on by Grammy Award winner Lecrae Moore and Reach Records. The video contest asked participants to make a 15 second video showing how âyouâre not scared to be different.â Markâs video featured members of the Manassas City Police Department.
Mark Johnson had the idea, in light of current happenings in other areas of the country, to show a positive relationship between the Manassas City Police Department and a City resident. His video shows him coming into MCPD Roll Call and encouraging the officers about to go out in the field.
Mark went to Osbourn High School in the City of Manassas. After a rocky start, including being expelled from school, Mark went back to Osbourn to finish high school with an advanced diploma. When asked why he chose the Manassas City Police Department to feature in his video, Mark said he remembered the great conversations he had in high school with Officer Cahill and he used that contact to make the video happen.
On Dec. 12, while attending the Manassas City Police Department holiday luncheon, Mark received a phone call from Reach Records saying he had won the national video contest and had won a trip to New York City to accompany Lecrae Moore to a Brooklyn Nets game.
âWe are honored that Mark chose the MCPD to feature in his video,â said Chief Doug Keen from the Manassas City Police Department. âMark Johnsonâs video sheds a positive light on relationships with police officers and those relationships are something we want to promote in the City of Manassas. We congratulate Mark on his award winning video.â
Johnson traveled to New York City in December.
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On Dec. 6, members of the Lake Jackson/Mid-County Lions Club were on hand at Quantico National Cemetery to participate in the wreath laying for the Sgt. Mac Memorial Foundation.
Club members taking part in the ceremony were Lions David Penman, Roy Sundberg, Russ and Judy Holt. Also representing Lions of Virginia: District 24-A were District Governor, Jim Ryan, Past District Governor, Phil Schrack, and club members from the Woodbridge, Mason Neck and Dumfries Lions Clubs.
Over 400 volunteers took part in laying 8,600 wreaths to honor our nations fallen service men and women.
40th Dumfries Christmas Parade has global theme
Some of Quanticoâs most decorated officers will lead the 40th Annual Dumfries Christmas Parade.
Col. Allen Broughton and Sgt. Maj. Mark Byrd will be the grand marshals for the parade starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Broughton is the Chief of Staff of the Marine Corps National Capital Region and is based at Quantico. Byrd is Sgt. Major of Marine Corps Base Quantico.
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Fliers that appear to be connected to the so-called Islamic state or ISIS, appeared to have been found at Quantico.
A government employee on Wednesday afternoon stumbled upon seven fliers while in the Town of Quantico, geographically located inside Quantico Marine Corps Base. Officials said the fliers contained the ISIS symbol and Arabic text.
The leaflets displayed the Islamic State's symbol and were accompanied with the Arabic text, "We are here from Mexico, and came by train," Maj. Major Andrew J. Bormann, Quantico Public Affairs director, stated in an email.
