Want to find interesting places and have fun with people your age while gaining exposure for your business?
Prince William County 20s & early 30-Somethings is a group made up of residents of Prince William and surround-ing areas.
"We like to try and find places to hang out in the PWC area," said coordinator Rebekah Furr.
Prince William County 20s & early 30-Somethings will also be scheduling monthly dinners and get-togethers for new members to meet and to stay up-to-date with activities.
The group asks sponsors to pay $10 per month to be listed on the organization's Web site. Each event will include sponsor tables at which businesses can distribute items to members.
Contact Furr at gr8_62002@yahoo.com for more information.
Battlefield tours to focus on local Civil War battles
Here's an opportunity to learn the tragic story of the men who fought local Civil War battles and about cur-rent efforts to preserve two battlefields.
In commemoration of the 147th anniversary of the Battle of Kettle Run and the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap, the Prince William County Historic Preservation Division and The Turn the Mill Around Campaign are co-sponsoring tours of two battlefields in Prince William and Fauquier counties.
Several tours of each battlefield will be offered on Aug. 29.
Tours of the Kettle Run Battlefield will take place at 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.; tours of the Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield at Chapman's Mill will take place at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 4 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.
Tour guides include Childs Burden, Jim Burgess, James Greevy, Mike Miller and Bruce Slawter. All tours are free.
The Battle of Kettle Run tours will be held at Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park at the corner of 10th Alabama Way and Iron Brigade Unit Avenue in Bristow. The Battle of Thoroughfare Gap Tours will be held at Chap-man's Mill at 17504 Beverley Mill Road in Broad Run.
For more information, call 703-365-7895 or e-mail rorri son@pwcgov.org.
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, send it to Katherine at kgotthardt@comcast.net.
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