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Remembering Nat Bresler
GMU’s Habitat for Humanity holds 5k in honor of founding officer.
On Sunday, May 6, George Mason University’s Habitat for Humanity chapter held their first annual Nat Bresler Memorial 5k on George Mason’s Fairfax campus.
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Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna Announces Adventures in Learning Fall Classes
Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna plans to offer a new program, Adventures in Learning (AIL), fall classes Thursdays, Sept. 19-Nov. 7. An Open House/Registration is slated for Sept. 12 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton.
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Naturalizing the Grange Hall Oak Grove in Great Falls
Great Falls Citizens Association takes on invasive plants
Members of the Great Falls Citizens Association Environment and Parks Committee, co-chaired by Winifred Frost and Susanne Black, met in early June to discuss restoring the oak grove at the Grange Hall Park.
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Centre View Bulletin Board, Sept. 5, 2012
Email announcements to centreview@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Thursday at noon. Photos welcome.
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Burke-Springfield-Fairfax Entertainment Calendar through Sept. 18
Burke-Springfield-Fairfax Entertainment Calendar through Sept. 18
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Community
Community
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Community
Community
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Clubs & Organizations, Sept. 24-30
Clubs & Organizations, Sept. 24-30
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Clubs & Organizations, Sept. 24-30
Clubs & Organizations, Sept. 24-30
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McLean Jazzercise Raises $12,525 for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Over 100 dancers participated in Jazzercise of McLean and Tysons Corner’s Dance for a Cure fundraiser, which raised $12,525 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by staging a benefit dance-fitness marathon on Saturday, April 20, 2013.
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Veterans Career Hiring Event, American Freedom Festival to be Held Nov. 10
The second annual Veterans Career Hiring Event will be held in conjunction with the American Freedom Festival Washington presented by SKYDEX and CareerBuilder from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax.
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Aircraft Noise Mitigation Study Is Underway
Arlington County, Va. and Montgomery County, Md. have jointly funded a study to identify, evaluate and propose ways to reduce aviation noise in communities north of Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
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Spring Farm Day at Frying Pan Farm Park
Spring Farm Day was held at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, and although the weather was overcast, the event was well attended.
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Vienna Music Teacher Brightens Day of Underserved Children
Taffy brings performing arts to children in need locally
There are scores of kids you do not read about in the newspapers; they’re not award-winning students or scholarship-bound athletes.
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Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar: Oct. 17, 2012
Upcoming events and activities
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Fine Arts Scene
Fine Arts Scene
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Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar: Oct. 24, 2012
Upcoming events and activities
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Historic Garden Week in Virginia
Elegant homes and gardens in Old Town, Arlington and Falls Church will be open to the public.
Some of the most spectacular gardens will be in bloom and on display during the 83rd annual Historic Garden Week in Virginia.
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Role of Community Gardens
Role of Community Gardens
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Column: Summertime at the General Assembly
Legislators in the earliest days of the Republic were mostly of the planter class; women, blacks and non-landowners could not vote or hold office. The best time to get away from the plantation and the crops was in the wintertime. That probably started the custom that continues to today whereby the General Assembly holds its regular session in the winter beginning on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January.