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Hot 99.5 is looking for the most adorable babies in DC! Only one can be crowned champ of the Battle of the Babies…and this is your chance to claim that top spot along with $1,000 cash! The registration deadline is Monday, April 27th at 5pm…make sure you upload your baby before then!

Here’s how it works: 

NextCare Urgent Care offers convenient walk-in medical clinics with licensed medical providers who are available during extended hours 365 days a year to treat any non-life-threatening illness or injury that needs immediate attention. NextCare is the perfect, timely health care solution for families and individuals of all ages, including those who can’t get in immediately to see their primary care doctor, are visiting from out of town or are new to the area and currently don’t have a doctor. Patients who do not have a life-threatening condition can save time and money by using NextCare as an alternative to the emergency room, where waiting times are on the rise.

­­Tired of waiting in a lobby? At NextCare you can choose to wait wherever you would be more comfortable and least inconvenienced by using WAHOO. Skip the lobby altogether!

How does it work? If you are already in the lobby, just provide the “We Care Specialist” with your contact phone number (mobile phone number is usually the best), stay within a reasonably short drive back to NextCare, and they will call you when your exam room is ready – it’s that simple! If you are at home or work, simply “check in” with NextCare online via www.nextcare.com/wahoo, click on the big WAHOO icon and follow the online directions. After completing the online WAHOO registration, they will call you at your preferred phone number to confirm online check-in and the chosen location and let you know that an exam room is ready – just for you!

No web access? No problem!
Just call 1-888-306-5310 and tell the NextCare representative that you want to take advantage of WAHOO; they will take it from there. After completing a simple pre-registration process, you can wait comfortably and conveniently for the call from NextCare saying “Your exam room is ready!” and then just hurry into NextCare to start feeling better, quickly.

At NextCare, they really do care about your comfort and your convenience, that’s why they offer WAHOO - waiting where you feel most comfortable.

 There are two conveniant locations:NextCare is excited to announce the following new location that opened in Fredericksburg on Monday, January 12th, 2009! 330 White Oak Rd. Fredericksburg, VA 22405  &15 South Gateway Drive
Fredericksburg, VA 22406

*Please note: At NextCare, your place in line is always preserved, whether you’re waiting in our lobby

or at a WAHOO place of your choosing.

March 28 - April 12, 2009

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is planned to be the same, as nearly as possible, with the average date of blooming for the trees (April 4).  Exactly when the buds will open is not easy to predict.  It is pretty much impossible to give an accurate forecast much more than 10 days before peak bloom.  National Park Service Horticulturalists monitor five distinct stages of bud development and provide timely forecasts and updates.

The peak bloom date is defined as the day on which 70% of the blossoms of the Yoshino cherry trees that surround the Tidal Basin are open.  This date varies from year to year, depending on weather conditions.

During the blooming period, The National Park Service conducts annual “Cherry Tree” walks and bike tours around the Tidal Basin.  

History of the Gift of Trees 1912-2009

The National Cherry Blossom Festival annually commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, honoring the lasting friendship between the United States and Japan and celebrating the continued close relationship between our two cultures.

In a small ceremony on march 27, 1912, First Lady Helen Herron Taft and Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted the first two trees from Japan on the north bank of the Tidal Basing in West Potomac Park.  In 1915, the United states Government reciprocated with a gift of flowering dogwood trees to the people of Japan.  The First “festival” was held in 1935, sponsored by civic groups in the Nation’s Capital.

First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson accepted 3,800 more trees in 1965.  In 1981 , the circle of giving came back when Japanese horticulturist were given cutting from our trees to replace some cherry trees in Japan which hand been destroyed in a flood.

The Festival was stretched in to two weeks in 1994 to accommodate a divers activity schedule during the trees’ blooming period.  Today, more than a million people visit Washington DC each year to admire the blossoming cheery trees and attend events that herald the beginning of spring in the Nation’s Capital.

For more information on the Cherry Blossom Festival and dates of events go to www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org

While you are here in DC walking the Tidal Basin please do not pick the blossoms.  Picking the blossoms or branches of the historic trees is very damaging.  Please respect the park and leave the blossoms for the next generation to enjoy too.

Come join Stafford Parks and Recreation at the annual Eggsplosion.  Join the excitement in this fun-filled day to celebrate spring.  Children will enjoy a day of activities including an egg hunt.  If you’re looking for a fun Easter egg hunt, this is it. The Stafford Parks & Rec Dept does a great job of making sure children of all ages have fun. For the littlest kiddies, the eggs are really easy to find. For the older kids, they’re hidden pretty well.

Don’t be late! The early events start right on time. Try not to be late or the kids will miss the best fun. And don’t worry about getting here too early. There’s plenty of stuff to do to keep the kids entertained. Come early and join us for some fun.

Price includes all activities.  No charge for adults.  Advance Tickets: $7, at the gate $9.

Satureday April 4

11 am - 3 pm at Curtis park

Ages 10 & under

Schedule

11-3 Food Vendors , Amuesements

11:30 - Egg hunt, Ages 2 and under

Noon - Egg Hunt, Ages 3-4

12:30 The Jonathan Austin Show

1:30 Egg Hunt, Ages 6-7

2:00 Egg Hunt, Ages 8-10