Community briefs

By Staff

Published: July 29, 2008

Virginia's third annual tax holiday is set for this weekend.

People who are feeling a little financial pinch can catch a break between Friday and Sunday when they can purchase certain items tax-free, according to the Virginia Department of Taxation.

Items exempt from the 5 percent state and local taxes include school supplies that cost $20 or less for each item and clothing, including footwear that costs $100 or less for each item, said a department press release.

The department expects that Virginians will save $4 million during the tax holiday.

Everybody can save during the tax holiday since

purchases are not required to be for school use, the release said.

For more information and a complete list of tax-exempt items, visit the department's Web site at http://www.tax.virginia.gov

Manassas Park youth football registration set

Manassas Park Youth Football League (MPYFL) will hold open registration for cheerleaders and football players ages 5-13 at Glory Days Grill in Manassas from 11:30 to 4 p.m. on Saturday and at Modell's Sporting Goods from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

Registration for football and cheerleading will also be available for those not yet signed up. Practice starts Tuesday at Signal Hill Park and opening day is Sept. 6 at the Manassas Park High School.

For more information visit our Web site at http://www.mpyfl.com or call 571-332-6587. Walker ID or birth certificate is required to register.

Salvation Army will be

providing Panera Bread

The Salvation Army will be giving away Panera bread at 4343 Ridgewood Center Drive in Woodbridge between 9 a.m. and noon and 1 and 4 p.m. on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.