Neighborhood News: Farmers’ market gets new Web site

Pablo Teodoro, Nokesville Farmers' Market manager, and the market community recently offered a thank-you to Chuck Leggett for voluntarily creating and managing a new market Web site at sites.google.com/site/nokesvillefarmersmarketsite.

The site includes coming attractions, a calendar and announcements.

Scott Lewczak of Artworks Signs and Graphics also received thanks for creating and donating a new Farm-ers' Market sign now hanging below the "Welcome to Nokesville" sign that Lewczak also created.

Local author to hold book signing

Bristow resident Carol L. Covin will hold a book signing at the Nokesville Farmer's Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 13.

"Who Gets to Name Grandma? The Wisdom of Mothers and Grandmothers" is Covin's seventh book.

Based on 40 interviews, half with mothers, half with grandmothers, Covin shares their insights on raising children.

Victory fifth-graders score high on exam

Fifth-graders at Victory Elementary School have something else to be proud of: a 96.6 percent overall passing rate on the statewide SOL writing exams.

Forty-eight percent of those scored in the pass/advanced range. Eleven students made a perfect 600.

The primary grades created encouraging posters signed by every primary-grade student.

Bristow Run celebrates reading

Six Bristow Run Elementary students have earned "Principal of the Day" for being top Accel-erated Readers. Wearing badges and IDs, acting principals will follow Principal Andrew Buchheit all day. Winners will help monitor classrooms, cafeteria and recess.

Principal Buchheit also announced the school library will be open one morning a week during the sum-mer.

The school's administration can be reached at 703-753-7741.

Merrimac Farm Stone House ope

Merrimac Farm Stone House Visitor Center, 15020 Deepwood Lane, is now open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Stone House is the place to go to ask questions, get program informa-tion or just chat.

Merrimac Farm offers hiking, wildlife watching, naturalist workshops and more. For information, call 703-499-4954.

Dance production coming soo

Nokesville-based Prince William Dance Academy will present, "Carnivale of Dance," June 14 at 4:30 p.m. at Hylton High School, 14051 Spriggs Road in Woodbridge.

The circus/carnival-themed production will showcase students ages 3 to adult in tap, jazz, hip hop and lyrical styles. Students also will perform a mini ballet, the "Gaite Parisienne," otherwise known as the "Can Can."

Tickets will be available at the door: $15 for adults, and $8 for children. Kids younger than 4 are free.

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