Brief: McLean High School Performs for Elementary Schools
Brief: The award-winning McLean High School Theatre Company is taking a new holiday show on the road.
Great Falls Farmers Market Opens for Winter
The Great Falls Farmers Market vendors and local shoppers requested a year-round farmers market in Great Falls, and this past Saturday, Dec. 1, the first winter market day opened.
Talking About Gifts
Talking About Gifts: See what these Great Falls Village Centre stores are selling for the holidays!
Great Falls Kicks Off Holidays
Annual tree lighting event is once again a community favorite.
The annual Great Falls tree lighting ceremony was off to a brisk but cheerful start Saturday evening as families, friends and community members piled onto the open field to celebrate the much anticipated tree lighting ceremony.
Brief: The Great Falls Historical Society’s Old-Fashioned Christmas
The officers and board of directors of the Great Falls Historical Society welcome the entire community to join them on Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the historic Great Falls Grange to enjoy the fine musical talents of more than 50 Cooper Middle School Chorus and Orchestra members in a performance of seasonal music.
Alexandria & Mount Vernon Calendar: Nov. 29, 2012
E-mail announcements to gazette@connectionnewspapers.com. Photos and artwork are encouraged. Deadline is Thursday at noon.
Letter: Offering Some Healthy Corrections
I was pleased to see the Mount Vernon Gazette cover the recent American Association of University Women (AAUW) showing of the movie “Food, Inc.” with a panel discussion in which I took part (“Taste Trumps Nutrition,” Nov. 23), however, several corrections to the article are in order.
Letter: Praise for Cub Pack 1504
I commend Cub Scout Pack 1504 for their compassion and dedication in conducting an annual food drive to serve our neighbors in need. Last year over one ton of food was collected from giving neighbors and given to UCM.
Scottish Walk Weekend Events
The 42nd Annual Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend kicks off the holiday season Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
Brief: Alexandria Black History Museum to Host Kwanzaa Celebration Program
The Alexandria Black History Museum and Culture Kingdom Kids will host a Kwanzaa Celebration program on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Museum. The cost of admission for this event is $5.
Obituary: Hansel "Hank" Mundy
Hansel "Hank" Mundy died on Nov. 25, 2012 in Alexandria.
Letter: Lessons from School Board Election
In Alexandria you have to know the players to understand the scorecard. The city's campaign finance records reveal that Alan Hilburg contributed $500 to Helen Morris's successful 2009 School Board run. A year later, Mr. Hilburg was given a $12,000 a month consulting contract to advise ACPS on communications issues. Given ACPS’s many public relations gaffes in the past few years, the newly elected School Board may want to take a closer look at the school system’s use of consultants.
Letter: An Early Scottish Christmas Walk?
Advent is from Dec. 2 through Dec. 24. Christmas begins on Dec. 25. So why is the Scottish Christmas Walk on Dec. 1?
Letter: Focus on Jefferson-Houston
The Gazette Packet’s story [“New Direction for Schools,” Nov. 22] relied on the overquoted, yet curiously ignored public relations expert Alan Hilburg's recent editorial lament. Hilburg's letter to the editor expressed sadness upon hearing of School Board Vice Chair Helen Morris' electoral passing. Morris like several past and present Jefferson-Houston PTA presidents are the architects of the school's academic decline.
Letter: No Basis For Complaint
In response to the recent letter to the editor: “Sermonizing At Poll Site,” I am compelled to take issue with Ms. Downs who complained about a normal function in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Community. As precinct captain at Temple Beth El and a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament, there is absolutely no basis for this outrageous complaint.
Mike Oliver: A Volunteer for All Seasons
Santa is in his blood, which he’s donated over 35 gallons.
One does not often get to sit down in a chair next to Santa Claus; the usual seat is in his lap. But Mike Oliver, who is Santa’s number one helper in Alexandria, took time during a respite after the busy Christmas rush to be interviewed about the numerous activities that led to his selection as an Alexandria Living Legend.
Black Friday Shoppers in Old Town
Black Friday Shoppers were busy in Old Town the day after Thanksgiving.
Ginzler Receives 1st National Spirit Award
Currently the senior director of the Center for Supportive Services at the Jewish Council for the Aging in Rockville, Md., Elinor Ginzler was presented with the At Home Alexandria’s 1st National Spirit Award last month.
TC Girls’ Basketball Still Gunning for West Springfield
Titans start season with just nine players on the roster.
The T.C. Williams girls' basketball team is in search of the program's first district title since 2009.
Soprano Voice Radiates along Waterfront
Impromptu singing gathers audiences.
The sound emanating from King Street in the area of Old Town Alexandria will cause people to stop in their tracks and turn their heads.