Thursday, May 23, 2013
Check out this week's new and noteworthy blogs on Patch!
If You’re Headed to a Nationals Game, Check Out these Game Day Tips! Blogger Mark Braibanti offers his game day tips for Nats fans. He covers everything from getting tickets to where to score the best food at Nationals Park. A Teenager Who Doesn’t Want to Drive? Patch blogger and certified Leadership Parenting Coach Sarah Hamaker offers advice to a parent whose 16-year-old son is afraid of driving. Want to blog on Patch? Go to your local Patch site’s homepage and click on “Start a Blog.” For more information, email Patch Community Editor Jessie Biele at Jessie.biele@patch.com. Snack Shack: The Heart of Woodlawn Little League Patch blogger and Woodlawn Little League volunteer Tricia Thompson Jennings talks about how hot dogs, Cokes and …
The annual contest sponsored by the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra focuses on the county’s talented musicians and vocalists.
The Loudoun Symphony Orchestra’s fifth annual “Loudoun’s Got Talent: YOUTH EDITION” Finalists Concert will begin at 2 p.m. May 25 at the Franklin Park Arts Center in western Loudoun County. Ten high school-aged musicians/vocalists earned the opportunity to compete in the finals for $1,750 in scholarships. This years finalists are: In addition to the scholarship prize, the first place winner will perform with the Loudoun Symphony in the upcoming season. Tickets for the 2013 Loudoun’s Got Talent Finalists concert are available at www.LoudounSymphony.org.
Awards presented to elementary and middle school students; high school awards to be presented later this month.
Elementary and middle school students from all over Ashburn received awards from the Ashburn Ruritan Club last week for being Outstanding Student Citizens. Principals and teachers recommended the students who received awards at a May 15 ceremony during which Broad Run High School Principal Douglas Anderson served as host. This year marks the 18th year the club has presented the awards. Award winners received plaques engraved with their names to be displayed at their schools and certificates of recognition. In addition, donations were made in their names to the charities of their choice. In 1995, the Ruritans presented the awards to students from three schools serving Ashburn students; this year, the club presents awards to students at 21 …
The world geography event will be aired at 7 p.m. Thursday on the National Geographic networks.
Stone Hill Middle School seventh-grader Akhil Rekulapelli was be among 10 finalists in the 25th annual National Geographic Geography Bee, which will be aired tonight. The preliminary round took place Monday. The top 10 finishers — from the field of 54 state-level winners who took part in the prelims — competed in the final round today at The National Theatre in Washington, DC, which will be simulcast in prime time on the National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23rd. The winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship, lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society and a trip to the Galápagos Islands. Second- and third-place winners will receive $15,000 and $10,000 college scholarships respectively. …
Rosie Clark's memories drive her to raise money to fight hunger.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. This story originally ran March 29. Local Zumba instructor Rosie Clark doesn't want any child in Prince William County to go hungry. She vividly remembers going hungry as a child growing up in Dale City, and on a recent Sunday, she held a Zumbathon to raise money to fight hunger in the greater DC area. "Nowadays, I hear families complain about going without name brands or eating out at fancy restuarants," Clark said. "When I was growing up right here in PWC, we went without hot water, electricity and food. I …
Local sports club gets boost from local business.
Elizabeth Storms, of B Moore Hair Salon, recently accepted a sponsorship check on behalf of the Stone Bridge Rowing Team from Paisano's Ashburn. "I am so grateful for Paisano's and their exceptional community outreach programs," Storms said, according to a press release. Stone Bridge Rowing is a private club that rows under their local high school banner. Paisano's Ashburn operates in the Cameron Chase Shopping Center on Waxpool Road.
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Duke is a fun-loving, young miniature pinscher mix who gets along well with everyone and is looking for his new family.
Hey guys, my name is Duke and I’m very pleased to meet you! I’m a charming and energetic one-and-a-half to two year old miniature pinscher mix with loads of personality. I’m the complete package: smart, social, affectionate, and playful, with a little mischief mixed in to keep things interesting. I only weigh about 12 pounds, but I’m no shrinking violet, and can run and play with the best of them. Sadly, my owners surrendered me to a shelter in Maryland, and said they just didn’t want me anymore. I don’t understand it, but I’m better off without those guys anyway. I was pretty scared in the shelter and realize how lucky I am to make it out alive. I’ve settled into home life now, and am so thankful for my second chance and the opportunity …
Who’s NOT planning a BBQ this weekend? If the weather holds and you’ve got propane or charcoal, chances are you’re grilling something with your friends and family. Here are Memorial Day recipes and ideas for keeping costs down. Sponsored by Home Depot.
Here at Patch, we like to be thrifty, so we talked to two barbeque experts and uncovered some really good ideas to help you save money on your next outdoor party. and, share their tips on how to save money on your Memorial Day feast. 1. Start with a marinade. This means planning ahead -- say, Friday. But it’s worth it, says Rick Browne, host of Barbeque America on PBS, because you can pass up that well-marbled ribeye steak and buy a less tender and less expensive choice to grill like a flank steak or chuck steak. Just marinate it or brine for one or two days and then cook long and slow on the barbeque grill to break down tissues but maintain moisture. “You need to include an acid in the marinade --perhaps juice, vinegar or soy sauce -- …
For a third year, the event organized by DryHome raises awareness about the often under-diagnosed disease.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor said Tuesday he has nothing to "apologize for."
Virginia’s Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, E.W. Jackson, says he's not sorry for controversial remarks he’s made in the past about women’s rights, homosexuality and the Ku Klux Klan, which African-American leaders in the Democratic Party on Wednesday called "hateful rhetoric." Jackson has drawn fire for comments he made in a 2012 Youtube “message to black Christians,” including calling gays and lesbians “perverted” and “very sick people.” "The Democrat Party has created an unholy alliance between certain so-called civil rights leaders and Planned Parenthood, which has killed unborn black babies by the tens of millions,” Jackson said in the video. “Planned Parenthood has been far more lethal to black lives than the KKK ever was…
Stephanie Hoaglund
2:07 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
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