Obituary
Patricia Rae (Pat) Cochenour, 71, of Reston Dies
Patricia Rae (Pat) Cochenour, 71, died on Dec. 29, 2013, at her home in Reston, after a long battle with cancer. Pat was born in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 5, 1942, to Ada May (Thorowgood) Cox and the late Thomas E. Cox, Jr. She married James R. Cochenour on Aug. 20, 1980.
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People Notes
The Arlington Young Democrats held elections for their 2014 Executive Board at the NRECA Building in Ballston.
Taylor Run Neighborhood
Caroling and the bird census at Taylor Run Neighborhood.
Much To Be Done
Perspectives from those working on community’s front lines.
In this second in the series the leaders of private organizations also ranked transportation improvements, expansion of health care services, and funding the needs of public school programs at or near the top of their lists.
Gifts That Give Hope
Visitors attend the third annual Gifts that Give Hope Alternative Gift Fair inside Calvary United Methodist Church on Dec. 14.
Gifts That Give H
Visitors attend the third annual Gifts that Give Hope Alternative Gift Fair inside Calvary United Methodist Church on Dec. 14.
WFCM Thrift Store Closing
The WFCM thrift store will close August 15, 2014.
Local Ping-Pong Club Brings New Look to the Table
On the Job with Potomac Country Table Tennis Club President Herman Yeh.
Accordingly, during his club’s 2013 Fall Open at the Potomac Community Center, Yeh snapped a picture of more than 100 ping-pong competitors and fans in attendance. Then, using the image as masthead, Yeh set about creating a new website to encourage more people to join in the sport.
2014: Election Year
Candidate filing deadline in February.
With almost all state and local offices on the ballot in 2014, intense jockeying is underway between potential candidates for many offices.
School Notes for 1/8/14
School Notes for the week of 1/8/14.
Top Local Issues for 2014
Centre View asked various, local leaders what they believe will be the top issues facing the local area in 2014.
‘Task Force Smile’ To Help Critically Ill Military Children
Effort begins with Walter Reed.
For more than a decade, Alexandria resident and Realtor Linda Wolf has been collecting toys for hospitalized children in the Washington D.C.- metropolitan area.
Ceramic Therapy for a Wounded Warrior
Art assists veteran’s recovery.
His treatment at Fort Belvoir includes vision and speech therapy, treatment to improve his memory and physical training. All of that is helping, Meadows said, but he surprises everyone when he identifies the key to his ongoing recovery — ceramics.
Potomac Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society Donates Flora of Virginia to Arlington County
Steve Young, vice president of the Virginia Native Plant Society’s Potomac chapter, presented a copy of the Flora of Virginia to the Arlington County Board at the Board's Dec. 17 meeting.
Julie Crenshaw Van Fleet Dies at 61
Longtime Old Town resident Julie Crenshaw Van Fleet died Dec. 18, 2013 at her home in Alexandria.
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