Neighborhood news: Brentsville hosts WW II Weekend

Learn more about the roles, jobs, reactions and sacrifices of the Brentsville community during the Brentsviile Courthouse Historic Center's World War II Weekend. Allied and Axis re-enactors will give you an up-close look at what life was like for soldiers and civilians throughout the war. Talk with them about their jobs, living quar-ters, food and life in the 1940s. See original WWII displays in the One Room Schoolhouse.

This free event will run Oct. 3 and 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre is located at 12229 Bristow Road, Bristow. Call 703-365-7895 for more information.

AA to host picnic

The Manassas, Fauquier and Centerville Districts of Alcoholics Anonymous will be hosting their Tri-District AA Fellowship Picnic on Sept. 20, from 11a.m. to 4 p.m., at Nokesville Park.

The picnic is open to everyone with an interest in AA.

For more information, email , or phone 571-229-0827.

Nokesville Park is at 12560 Aden Road, Nokesville.

Honor fallen member

The American Legion, Post 364, encourages the public to start now and support the Wreaths Across America pro-gram.

Since 1992, Morrill Worcester, a wreath maker from Harrington, Maine, has donated and placed 5,000 wreaths each year on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. For many years this has been an annual mission for the Worces-ter family.

In 2005 a picture of those wreaths circulated on the internet. In 2006, a non-profit group, Wreaths Across America, was formed to see this event emulated at other national and state veteran's cemeteries.

Dec. 12 has been designated as National Wreaths Across America Day. You may participate in several ways.

Sponsor a wreath, donate, purchase a pin or choose other ways to become involved by making a small effort before the holiday season.

Access Wreath sAcrossAmerica.org for more information, or contact the American Legion Post 364 at 703-398-7181.

Eat, support charitie

Support charities such as Leader Dogs for the Blind, Deicke's Center of Visual Rehabilitation, West Subur-ban Association for the Retarded, Salvation Army, Lombard/ Villa Park Food Pantry and DuPage Easter Seals Center.

Plan to eat all the spaghetti you want at Park—West Lions charity dinner on Sep. 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Park West Lions Club Community Center, 8620 Sunnygate Drive, Manassas.

Enjoy pasta and sauce, meatballs, salad, garlic bread, cake and beverages.

Spaghetti sauce will be available for $4.00 per quart.

Adult tickets are $10; children under 12, $5. Pre-sales for adults are $8; children, $4.

For pre-sales, call 703-392-0077.

Katherine Gotthardt reports your neighborhood news from the Nokesville, Bristow and Brentsville areas every Friday in the News & Messenger. If you have news about birthdays, your family, your club or your HOA activities, please send it to Katherine at .