Community Briefs

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Published: October 17, 2008

Dan’s Wellness Pharmacy to offer flu shots

STAFFORD — Dan’s Wellness Pharmacy is offering flu shots that are available anytime from now until Jan. 31, 2009. The pharmacy’s telephone number is (540) 657-0006, and it is open from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturdays. The flu shots cost $27. Dan’s Wellness Pharmacy is located at 418 Garrisonville Road in Stafford.

Bookmobile schedule set

STAFFORD — The Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s bookmobile will travel to Stafford County on Oct. 21-23.

On Oct. 21, it will visit Cornerstone from 10 to 10:45 a.m., McKendree Manor from 11 to 11:30 a.m., English Oaks from 11:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m., Falls Run from 1:45 until 2:15 p.m., Geico from 2:30 until 3:00 p.m., Olde Forge beginning at 3:15 and ending at 3:45 p.m., and Stafford Lakes from 4 to 4:45 p.m.

The Bookmobile will arrive at Stafford’s Children of America at 9:30 and stay until 10 a.m. and Blake Farm Day School from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. on Oct. 22. On Oct. 23, it will stop by the Fredericksburg Children’s Academy from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

Book sale to be held at regional library

FREDERICKSBURG — Friends of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library is having a fall book sale Oct. 18-22 at the headquarters library. There will be a number of selections from romance, science fiction, mystery and more.

Proceeds from the sale will go to support the Friends of the CRRL. A special preview party will be held on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. for current Friends. The library is located at 1201 Caroline St. in Fredericksburg. The telephone number is (540) 372-1144, and the sale will be held during normal library hours.

Auditions for ‘Alice in Wonderland’ to be held

MANASSAS — The Center for the Arts’ Pied Piper Theatre will hold auditions for “Alice in Wonderland” on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1, with callbacks held on Nov. 2. The show will take place at Gar-field High School in Woodbridge. The theatre is seeking actors, singers and dancers aged 8-18 for the musical production. All auditions will be held by appointment only; to arrange for one, please contact Anne Ridgway at (703) 330-2787.

Breast cancer forum to take place
The American Cancer Society, Mary Washington Hospital, and the Cancer Center of Virginia are presenting the 17th Annual Education Forum on Breast Cancer. The forum will be held Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon in the hospital auditorium. There, community physicians will share information on prevention and early detection of breast cancer, managing breast cancer and treatment options. The forum is free and open to the community. For more information, contact Mahogany Hart at (540) 741-1439.

Company allows consumers a different alternative

VIRGINIA — EnTitle Insurance Company, having launched Entitle Direct in the state, is offering consumers in Virginia the opportunity to “monitor their own real estate closing and purchase title insurance directly (as opposed to having their realtor, agent or lender handle it for them,” according to a company press release. 

At Entitle Direct, consumers can monitor their closing process on a daily basis using the “Control Panel,” which has a patent pending with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It includes interactive tools such as the ability to upload and store closing documents, as well as download a HUD-1. The HUD-1 is updated in real time throughout the closing process, eliminating surprise charges at closing.

Consumers can also use the Control Panel to communicate with other parties involved in the closing process and store important messages, in addition to utilizing a checklist, contact list, task list, notes and a calendar.

The company notes that its plans are to educate and empower consumers to monitor their home closings and save on title insurance.

Ten Thousand Villages celebrates volunteer week

FREDERICKSBURG — To celebrate Make A Difference Day, Ten Thousand Villages will give a 15 percent discount to any community volunteer during the week of Oct 20-24. The volunteer must show proof of where they volunteer.

Ten Thousand Villages is staffed by 15 volunteers, and is located in Central Park at 1937 Carl D Silver Parkway. For more information, call (540) 785-9967.

For more information, visit entitledirect.com.

— Press releases