Classified Advertising Aug. 15, 2012
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Making Ice Cream, Colonial-Style
As the temperature and humidity raced toward 90 on Aug. 4, chocolate ice cream was being made in the green house at the Mount Vernon Estate.
2012 Best Buddies Challenge
The 2012 Best Buddies Challenge Little Rascals Team members invite you to their All-Afternoon Music Jam FUNdraiser, Sunday, Aug. 26th from noon to 6 p.m. at Sully's Restaurant.
The Week in Potomac, Aug. 15, 2012
The Week in Potomac: No Referendum?; Honoring WWII Veterans; November Ballot Charter ; Zoning Rewrite Project; Repairs at Angler’s; Fall Recreation; Great Falls Stewards; C&O Canal 5K; Honoring Fallen Ranger; Park After Dark; Democracy in Action; Fluent Election Judges; Get Involved: County Committees
Vienna Woman Follows a Slippery Slope
Madison grad training for skeleton in winter Olympics
Since graduating from Elon University, Veronica Day’s life has gone downhill. And well it should be because Day, a Madison High School graduate in 2007 who was track and field three-time All-State, who broke Elon’s track and field records, is at the U.S. Olympic Committee’s training facility at Lake Placid, honing her skill at "skeleton," a relative of luge and bobsled. She’s preparing for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.
Teaching a Love of Music
Summer Strings Camp culminates in concert.
At the Summer Strings Camp, young musicians come together to share a love of music and gain experience playing in an orchestra. Held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in McLean, the camp runs for seven days and culminates in a concert to showcase the students’ best material.
Making Beautiful Music
Students participate in Franklin’s Band and Orchestra Camp.
Take 710 students, 35 teachers and musical instruments of every size and shape and you get Franklin Middle School’s Band and Orchestra Camp.
A Weekend in Reston: Fun, Friends and Family
Weekends in Reston are filled with fun, friends and family: with fifteen pools, four lakes, the town center and much more, possibilities are endless.
Bethesda Country Club To Host Wounded Warrior Tournament
Annual event returns Aug. 20.
In 2005, Jim Estes, director of golf at Olney Golf Park began teaching injured servicemen and women to play golf — many of them amputees, many with prostheses. He took the job so seriously that he practiced raising his right leg and hitting the ball off his left leg for hours as he tried to figure out the best way for one-legged people to hit the ball.
Pies Tackles National Competition
Local golfer qualifies for USGA Men’s Amateur Golf Tournament.
The U.S. Golf Association Men’s Amateur Golf Tournament is the most prestigious golf tournament for amateurs in the United States — and Potomac’s Rusty Pies qualified for the second year in a row. The tournament will be held Aug. 13 - 19 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
Targeted for Appearance
Jasmine Kang of Vienna, a second year student at the University of Virginia, reflects on hate crimes against Sikhs.
Every morning, as my father leaves for work, I worry that something bad will happen to him.
Fighting Crime, Discretely
App offers discrete method of sending tips to police.
Herndon native and chief executive officer of CrimePush, Shayan Pahlevani, is considering donating the CrimePush app, which allows users to discretely report crime, to the Herndon Police Department.
Residents Blast Pepco
‘It Wasn’t a Sustainable Place To Live’
The Maryland Public Service Commission held the first of eight public hearings across the state this month to ask residents about experiences during the June 29 Derecho Storm. More than 200 citizens attended the public hearing at Montgomery County Council headquarters in Rockville Tuesday, Aug. 7.
‘Must Love Cars’ Exhibit at Katie’s Coffee
In a series that includes classic racecars from the 60’s and 70’s, Mraz’s artwork uses torn bits of recycled automotive and fashion magazines. Her treatment of materials leads viewers through a visual journey that begins with simple images but quickly shifts to the complex.
Rail Association Reaches Milestone
Commentary
Commentary by State Delegate (D-36) Kenneth R. "Ken" Plum
Glassman Honored as Legionnaire of the Year
Vietnam veteran first to win award in history of Post 24.
Lorton resident Jim Glassman walked into American Legion Post 24 on July 25 expecting the executive committee meeting he was attending to be routine.
Lorton Teen Takes the Role of Billy Elliot
Metropolitan Fine Arts Center’s (MFAC) former student, Ben Cook, 14, of Lorton, is featured in the national tour of the Tony Award -winning musical “Billy Elliot” in the lead role of Billy Elliot.
Senior Flash Mob at County Fair
The annual Arlington County Fair was just gearing up on Friday, Aug. 10 for the evening crowd as 60 or more senior citizens walked and then began dancing on the new turf playing field.
A Life in Music
Fairfax Station native Stuart Stephenson sees music as ‘most important part’ of his life.
With a commanding mastery of his instrument, Stuart Stephenson will be performing at the upcoming Tanglewood Festival on Sunday, Aug. 19.
Tiny Dancers Receives Top Honors
Tiny Dancers, located in the heart of Fairfax City, has been voted Best Ballet or Dance Studio in the July 2012 issue of Washington Family Magazine.