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Working toward Thespian Membership

On Sunday, April 21, at 2 p.m., Del. Tom Rust (R-86) with volunteers from the Team Rust walk team will join hundreds of residents of the Reston and greater Herndon area for the 2013 Northern Virginia Kidney Walk at the Reston Town Center.

Potomac Food and Drink

A group of food trucks operating in Montgomery County has a website making it easier find out where they will be.

McLean Community Center to Host Children’s Flea Market

The McLean Community Center’s Children’s Flea Market will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the center. The sale allows young vendors, ages 3-15, to learn how to run a small business venture while reducing the toys, clothes and other treasures they no longer use at home. Adm

Brief: Gingerbread Activities at Deer Park Elementary

The Gingerbread Man will help K-2 students at Deer Park Elementary learn about school geography and the staff members when local author Laura Murray comes to share her book, “The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School,” Dec. 12, at 9 a.m.

Obituary: Ruth Delones Seaton

Ruth Delones Seaton, 82, of Stuart, Fla. died on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart.

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Dudley Barber

Dudley Barber, 86, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., husband of the late Lois Jane Barber died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 at his home.

McLean Kitchen and Garden Tour Planned for May 1

On Wednesday, May 1 (rain date: May 2), the Woman’s Club of McLean will mount the community’s first Kitchen and Garden Tour.

Bob Gilbert Exhibits at Great Falls Library

Great Falls artist Bob Gilbert is exhibiting in the Great Falls Library from Jan. 2 to Feb. 1. He will be displaying over 30 original oil paintings of Manhattan. The paintings range in size from 11x16 to 36x72 inches. Most of them will be 24x30 and 24x36. All of them will be for sale at Gilbert’s solo exhibit.

Association Honors Franklin Middle School

Franklin Middle School will receive the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation during a special ceremony at the American School Counselor Association’s annual conference in Philadelphia on July 2 for establishing an outstanding school counseling program.

Letter: Public Policy Advocate

Letter to the Editor

My wife and I have lived in Olde Towne for 25 years, interrupted by a 2 and a half year assignment to Chicago.

Lorton Woman Reportedly Robbed and Touched Inappropriately

A 33-year-old woman was robbed outside her car in a Lorton apartment complex around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, according to Fairfax County Police and the Crime Solvers community program.

Standing Up 2 Cancer in Arlington

Celebrating the one-year anniversary of surviving “major league” cancer, Alexandria resident and retired Air Force veteran Pat Malone held a 24-hour marathon fundraiser at Fire Works American Pizzeria & Bar in Arlington.

Norine McGraw Swaminatha

Obituary

On Thursday, Jan. 2, Norine Mcgraw Swaminatha, 65, a 34-year resident of the Town of Vienna passed away at home. Beloved and devoted wife to Kris Swaminatha, mother to Tara Swaminatha (Robert Kaplan), Sheela Myers (Stephen), Meara DeRose (Paul) and Neala Swaminatha and sister to Regina McGraw; grandmother to Arin and Molly Kaplan, Emily and Mason Myers, and Vinny and Lucy DeRose; The Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, Jan. 10 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Vienna. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Norine's memory to the American Brain Tumor Association (on Norine's page at http://hope.abta.org/goto/Norine, by phone 773-577-8750, or by mail at 8550 Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite 550, Chicago, Illinois, 60631-3225).

Letter to the Editor: Advice on Road Sand

To the Editor: To follow up on several recent letters regarding collection and disposal of residual road treatment sand from this winter's snows, I have the following suggestion:1. remove shovel and push broom from garage (1 minute)2. sweep sand from road into gutter (5-10 minutes)3. use shovel to scoop sand from gutter and place in low spots in yard or in flower beds, etc. (don't put it where the kids play or in your vegetable garden) (5 minutes)

Private Gardens of Bethesda on June 2

Garden Tour. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit some of the most fabulous private gardens in the Bethesda and Chevy Chase area at the height of the gardening season. Join Brookside Gardens for its second annual private garden tour for your only opportunity to visit several extraordinary, designer showcase properties — guaranteed to provide inspiration to the most avid gardeners and designers as well as garden hobbyists. Pre-register through www.ParkPASS.org. Visit one garden for $5, course # 202399, three for $15, course #202400 or all eight of the gardens for $20, course # 202401 on this exclusive tour, including one designed by Oehme van Sweden & Associates. Visit www.brooksidegardens.org or call 301-962-1402. Check-in location is McCrillis Gardens, 6910 Greentree Road, Bethesda.

‘Now & Then, 50 Years of Hits, 1962-2012’

The West Potomac High School Choral Groups will be presenting their annual Spring Show in Springbank Auditorium at West Potomac High School on May 31, June 1 and June 2. All shows will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Online tickets are available at www.westpotomacchoirs.org.

Four Boy Scouts Receive Eagle Scout Award

Four Alexandria City Boy Scouts received their Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scout’s highest honor, in a ceremony on June 2 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria.

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