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Editorial: Ready for Your Pet’s Close-up?

The Pet Connection, a bi-annual themed edition, will publish July 24. We invite you to send us stories about your pets, photos of you and/or your family with your cats, dogs, hamsters, snakes, lizards, frogs, rabbits, or whatever other creatures share your home or yard with you.

Col. Gadson Comes to Sangster

Wounded Warriors inspire young audience.

Movie buffs might know him from his role in the 2011 blockbuster “Battleship” as Mick, the gruff wounded vet who helps save the world from aliens, but to the students at Sangster Elementary School in Springfield, he is known as real-life hero Col. Gregory D. Gadson, Ft. Belvoir garrison commander and Purple Heart recipient.

Obituary: Joseph R. Gunn, III

On June 5, 2013, Joseph R. Gunn, III, (Joe), 84, died at Suburban Hospital in Bethesd. Mr. Gunn was a retired economist and senior vice president with Nathan Associates, an international economic consulting firm, based in Washington, D.C.

Opinion: Ready for Your Pet’s Close-up?

The Pet Almanac, a bi-annual themed edition, will publish July 24.

We invite you to send us stories about your pets, photos of you and/or your family with your cats, dogs, hamsters, snakes, lizards, frogs, rabbits, or whatever other creatures share your home or yard with you. Tell us the story of a special bond between a child and a dog, the story of how you came to adopt your pet, or examples of amazing feats of your creatures.

WILL Interactive Inc. Brings Hollywood to Potomac

Business uses interactive movie experiences for training.

Driving by the Bank of America building on Falls Road every day, one most likely never notices an innocuous black and white sign announcing that WILL Interactive, Inc. resides in that building. The mystery of the name may only momentarily tweak one’s brain.

Whitman Music Celebrates 50 Years

180 alumni plus more than 400 in attendance to celebrate.

Only three. Walt Whitman High School, in 50 years, has had just three principals, just three instrumental music directors and just three choral directors.

Herndon High School Graduation Viewpoints

Where are you headed in the fall and where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Herndon High Class of 2013 Graduates

Four hundred and eighty-eight seniors graduate at Patriot Center.

The 488 members of the Herndon High School Class of 2013 took their final steps as high school students Tuesday, June 18 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax.

‘A Way to Say That His Life Mattered’

Westfield teacher, students raise money to honor Matt Peterson.

Matt Peterson was just 16 when his father inexplicably killed him, his mother and younger brother in their Herndon home before taking his own life.

MPO Christopher “Chris” Shaver Receives Respect for Law Award

The Vienna Optimist Club held their annual banquet to honor the 2013 Charles A. Robinson Respect for Law Enforcement Award recipients Thursday, June 20 at the Marco Polo Restaurant in Vienna. MPO Christopher “Chris” Shaver was chosen as the Town of Vienna Police Department’s Optimist Club award winner. This award is given annually to one Vienna Police officer and one Fairfax County Police officer after having been nominated by their respective commanders.

Rotary Club of Vienna Honors Members

2013-2014 Board of Directors installed, outstanding members honored.

The Rotary Club of Vienna, which, during the past year, donated $168,000 to local schools, nonprofits and the Town of Vienna, installed its 2013-2014 slate of officers at a banquet program on June 19. More than 80 guests attended as members of the service club were honored for outstanding participation.

Viewpoints from Vienna on the Green Concert Series

What do you like most about Vienna on the Green?

Weichert Realtors Recognize McLean/Dolley Madison Office

Bruce L. Green, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced the McLean/Dolley Madison office was recognized for outstanding performance in May. The office led the entire company in dollar volume, the company and the region in resale dollar volume, as well as the region, which comprises offices throughout Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquier and Delaware counties, for new home dollar volume, resales and resale revenue units.

St. Luke Pastor to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Ordination to Priesthood

Father David L. Martin, newly appointed pastor of St. Luke Parish in McLean, will be celebrating the 40th Anniversary of his Ordination to Priesthood on June 30. The Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of Arlington, appointed Father David L. Martin as the new pastor of Saint Luke Parish (4625 parishioners) effective June 29, 2011.

Head of The Langley School Retires After 13 Years

This month, Doris Cottam will retire from her position as head of school at The Langley School, an independent school in McLean serving nearly 500 students in preschool to eighth grade. During her 13 years as head of school, Cottam transformed The Langley School financially, strategically, programmatically and culturally into a professional, sustainable model for the 21st century—all while embracing and maintaining the school’s community-based roots. When she retires at the end of June, she will leave behind a legacy of growth and financial stability that will successfully propel Langley into its eighth decade.

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