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Obituary: Ernest (Ernie) J. Colton
Ernest (Ernie) J. Colton, 96, of Springfield, died on Oct. 25, 2012 at Greensprings Retirement Community’s Renaissance Gardens.
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Week in Great Falls
Friends of Riverbend Park (FORB) has received $10,000 from BMW of North America. The grant followed the conclusion of BMW’s successful Restore the Outdoors campaign, which helped launch BMW’s new X1 crossover vehicle, and which spotlighted 12 park sites across the United States, including Riverbend Park in Great Falls.
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Maddie’s Blankets Makes 10,000th Blanket
Maddie’s Blankets has announced that on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at Haycock Elementary School in Falls Church, Susannah Bianco, a fourth grade student at the school, made their 10,000th blanket. This blanket will be donated to the Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation for use in their Tysons PetSmart animal adoption center.
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Week in Reston
Things happening in the Reston area.
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Private Contributions for Schools?
Private Contributions for Schools?
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Kilroys in Springfield Hosts Christmas Day of ‘Giving Back’
Americas Adopt A Soldier held their Fourth Annual Christmas Day of “Giving Back” on Friday, Dec. 25, at Kilroys in Springfield.
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Week in Great Falls
Art Lecture Series with Richard Kelly
The Arts of Great Falls announces the next talk in their Art Lecture Series, “Collecting for the Long Haul” by Richard Kelly on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7-8 p.m. at The Arts of Great Falls School, 756 Walker Rd., Great Falls
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Arlington Snapshot: Fall Heritage Festival
Dhaya Wood stuffs straw into hand-made scarecrows lined up on bales of hay while her brother Shaan (who has chosen his World Series team) looks for a refill at the Gulf Branch Fall Heritage Festival on Saturday, Oct.17. The festival gives children the experience of stepping back in history to recreate life in the early 1900s in Arlington. Dave Farner, park manager, says the festival had gone on long before the first one he did in 1998.
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‘Friends of Matt’ Prepare for Memorial Golf Tournament
“Friends of Matt” representing Langley and Paul VI High Schools assemble goodie bags for golfers attending the Matthew Vernon Poyner Memorial Foundation Inaugural Golf Tournament on Oct. 12 at Hidden Creek Country Club in Reston.
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Springfield: Summer STEM Academy at NOVA
High school juniors and seniors are invited to apply for a weeklong summer STEM academy at Northern Virginia Community College. Selected students will unravel a forensics mystery by conducting various STEM experiments in a college setting.
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Area Roundups
Mary Lipsey, a docent for the American History Museum of the Smithsonian and for the National Archives and former President of the Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association, will present the Forum, "Honoring Those Who Served During the Civil War" at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum on Wednesday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m.
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Alexandria: Tribute to Memorial Day
Lyles-Crouch concert salutes veterans.
With a flag-draped City Hall as their backdrop, fifth-grade students from Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy presented A Tribute to Memorial Day concert May 27 in Market Square.
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Potomac Snapshot: Art To Benefit Potomac Conservancy
Outside Ventures and Firefly Design, Inc. have partnered to create a vintage art series highlighting places along the Potomac River in and near Washington. Reminiscent of the National Park Service posters created in the late 1930s and early ’40s, these prints feature Great Falls, the C&O Canal Towpath, Key Bridge and Rock Creek Park. A portion of the proceeds from every purchase will benefit the Potomac Conservancy, supporting their mission to safeguard the lands and waters of the Potomac and its tributaries. See fireflyworks.com.
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Alexandria Snapshot: Generation to Generation Gala
Senior Services of Alexandria hosted its annual Generation to Generation Gala March 12 at the Hilton Mark Center Alexandria. The 2016 honorees included Sue Goodhart and Allison Goodhart DuShuttle, and Kitty, Mike, Kirby and Keely Porterfield. H. Arthur Sauer was awarded with SSA’s first Special Service Award. For more information about SSA’s programs and services go to seniorservicesalex.org.
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Police Cracking Down on Drunk Drivers
Starting Dec. 16, officers of the Fairfax County Police Department will begin a countywide targeted DWI enforcement effort. Along with state and local partners, the goal is to crack down on drunk drivers and keep the roads safer this holiday season.
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Alexandria Snapshot: Holiday Sweets
In the kitchen at Bittersweet bakery on King Street, a special order of mixed cupcakes is being loaded for a corporation with the company logo on the top and an “asap” on the order.
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Potomac: County Introduces Online Pet Licensing
Montgomery County government is now offering online pet licensing services to county residents.
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Letter: Ineffective Opposition
To the Editor
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Family Fun Color Run at Virginia Run Elementary
The Virginia Run Elementary School PTA hosted its first Family Fun Color Run on Friday, April 24.
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Arlington: Neighborhood Day at Chestnut Hills
The newly renovated pre-school playground in Chestnut Hills was officially reopened Saturday morning, May 9.