Brief: Something New at Grandmother's Back Room
Special custom woodwork rocker for holiday season.
Brief: Grandmother's Back Room in The Great Falls Village Center has announced a new handcrafted gift item for this holiday season.
Making Wishes Come True
The Wish List Project relies on generosity of Great Falls community.
Great Falls is a community that proves there is strength in numbers when it comes to helping those in need. Ginger Mahon agrees.
Brief: Winter Art Exhibit Opens At Great Falls Library
New show highlights work of 33 Great Falls artists; reception Dec. 10.
Brief: An art exhibition featuring over 60 paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry and other new works by Great Falls artists opened Nov. 2 and will be displayed through the end of December at the main conference room of the Great Falls Community Library.
Classified Advertising Nov 21, 2012
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Westfield Wins VTA Competition
School’s first victory in statewide acting contest.
The local community knows how talented Westfield High’s theater students are; now, so do people in the rest of the state. The young thespians won the school’s first-ever Virginia Theatre Association (VTA) competition, beating out 44 other schools statewide.
‘Serve with Napkins and Ketchup’
Recipes for Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving dinner at Colin Powell Elementary
Boy Scout Food Drive Successful
The annual, Boy Scout “Scouting for Food” Drive was Saturday, Nov. 10.
Centre View Roundups: Nov. 21, 2012
What happens in Centre View this week.
40 Years Prison for Centreville Murder
Man killed his ex-girlfriend’s sister.
Despite the fact that Man Ha Park left his wife and daughter to run off with another woman, they both testified on his behalf before he was sentenced for murdering that woman’s sister. But neither their pleas nor tears could save him from being sentenced to 40 years in prison for a killing so brutal that the prosecutor called the crime scene “a blood bath — worse than in many horror movies.”
Remembering Bonnie Huneke
Virginia Run Turkey Trot to be run in her honor.
Each year, the Virginia Run Turkey Trot is run in honor of a community resident who’s died of cancer, and this year’s Thanksgiving Day event is in memory of Bonnie Huneke. She died Oct. 27, 2011 of breast cancer at age 50.
Centre View Calendar: Nov. 21, 2012
Upcoming events and activities
Centre View Bulletin Board: Nov. 21, 2012
Upcoming events
Brief: Gingerbread Activities at Deer Park Elementary
The Gingerbread Man will help K-2 students at Deer Park Elementary learn about school geography and the staff members when local author Laura Murray comes to share her book, “The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School,” Dec. 12, at 9 a.m.
Centre View School Notes: Nov. 21, 2012
school notes
Brief: CVHS Students Named Top Achievers
The following Centreville High School students have been recognized as top achievers in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Editorial: Be Part of Children's Centre View
During the last week of each year, the Centre View devotes its entire issue to the creativity of local students and children. The results are always remarkable. It is a keepsake edition for many families.
Editorial: Diversity Growing
Tune in to our series on immigration.
This week, Centre View and Connection Newspapers kicks off a series about immigration, diversity and the growing population of foreign-born residents in Fairfax County. County reporter Victoria Ross opens with a story that captures vignettes and statistics of the changing population.
Handling ‘Everything under the Sun’
Animal Control officer talks about his job.
Andy Sanderson has been a police officer for 20 years and an animal control officer for 15, and he recently shared his knowledge and expertise with members of the Sully District Station’s Citizens Advisory Committee.
Chairman Moran Steps Down, Endorses Herring to Succeed Him
Former Alexandria delegate hands torch to current Alexandria delegate.
As chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia, Brian Moran couldn’t have had a better year.