Week in Vienna
Weekly happenings in Vienna.
Vienna Teen Wins Best Delegate Award
Otilia Danalache, of Vienna, a freshman at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, won the Best Delegate Award at The Ivy League Model United Nations Conference 2016.
Vienna: Broadway Hits at Shepherd’s Center
‘Lunch ‘N Life’ event to feature singer Jocelyn Jackson.
Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV) is hosting their first in 2016 schedule of Lunch n’ Life events. T
Optimists Present $29,000 Donation to Growing Hope
At Feb. 3 dinner meeting, check presentation and installation of new members.
Northern Virginia, in support of local families confronting childhood cancer.
Vienna Volunteer Fire Department Honors Volunteers
Fire department, Auxiliary recognizes selfless service in 2015.
Approximately 130 friends of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department came out on Feb. 6 to salute the department’s volunteers and staff for service to the community in 2015.
Oakton’s Bassett is Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital CFO
Laura Bassett, of Oakton, was appointed chief financial officer of Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital.
Ayr Hill Garden Club Meeting Set for Feb. 22
The Ayr Hill Garden Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 22, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna.
Vienna Church Starts the Holy Season of Lent with Ashes and Dashes
Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 2589 Chain Bridge Road will once again be offering Ashes and Dashes, a drive-thru service that quickly provides ashes and prayer to Christian observers of Ash Wednesday, in its church parking lot on Feb. 10, from 6-8:45 a.m.
Langley Rowers Win Two Gold, One Silver
The Langley High School Crew excelled at the Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints, the largest indoor rowing event for juniors (18 years or younger) in the United States.
Week in McLean
Weekly happenings in McLean
Potomac School Senior Commits to Swim for University of Chicago
Sydney Grube, a senior at The Potomac School, has committed to swim for the University of Chicago.
Potomac School Senior Commits to Wellesley for Soccer
Emily Tran, a senior at The Potomac School, has committed to play Division III soccer for Wellesley College.
McLean Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Fairfax County Police blotter from Feb. 1-4.
McLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia Merges with McLean Historical Society
McLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia, a statewide community organization organized by Del. Vince Callahan in 2003 to help with the commonwealth’s 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown by promoting its local history, has merged with the McLean Historical Society.
Letter: Helping Search for Best Solutions
To the Editor
At its Feb. 4 meeting, the McLean Community Center Capital Facilities Committee (MCC CFC) deferred a vote on whether to retain Maffitt Hall as a community meeting room or turn it into office and administration space.
McLean Woman’s Club: Discussing Senior Nutrition
Dr. Lewis Suskiewicz, M. D., a distinguished local internist retired from Inova Fairfax and Fair Oaks Hospitals, spoke about senior nutrition to the Woman’s Club of McLean at its meeting on Feb. 2.
McLean’s Family Feud?
What could constitute conflict of interest where best interest of McLean community is at stake?
By suspending discussion and asking the county attorney to intervene, chair Dennis Findley and the McLean Community Center’s Capital Facilities Committee turned a possible happy ending about Center renovation into a family squabble.
Virginia Cigarette Tax Remains Lowest in Nation
Opportunity for increase in cigarette tax blows up in smoke.
Dale Stein and the McLean Citizens Association couldn’t even raise a match before legislators in Richmond extinguished a possible increase in the cigarette tax for Fairfax County.
Claude Moore Farm Launches 2016 Junior Interpreter Program
The Claude Moore Colonial farm launched its 2016 Junior Interpreter Program for youths interested in experiencing work and life on an colonial 18th-century living history farm.
Week in Great Falls
Weekly happenings in Great Falls.