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Hail to the Heroes: State Champs

On Sept. 22, the Vienna Town Council honored the Vienna Little League team, the American All Stars, nicknamed The Red Army, for winning the ages 9-10 Little League State Championship.

Family Fun Day for ‘Growing Hope’ Draws Big Turnout on Town Green

Live music, activities, food and fun raises funds for families of children with cancer.

The Vienna Town Green rung out with joyful sounds, from children’s laughter to live pop music, on Saturday, Sept. 27, as the Optimists of Greater Vienna hosted its 9th Annual Family Fun Day and Fun Walk for “Growing Hope.”

Vienna Teen Honored for Poetry Writing

Megan Do just writes poetry in her spare time — and as a junior as Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, she has precious little of it. Yet one of her recent efforts won second place for poetry in a competition sponsored by the Writers of Chantilly.

Top Chef for Seniors

Retirement community residents choose Sunrise Signature Chef.

Grace Delaune nibbled on striped bass and quinoa salad, pondering the flavors and textures of each dish. Myke Hammaker savored the miso cod and spinach.

From left, Dean of Student Services Tina Rajmaira, Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Linda …

Letter: Fellowship House: Preserving Reston’s Principles

To the Editor

I am writing this letter in response to an article titled “Lake Anne Fellowship House Revitalization Halted” (Reston Connection, Sept. 17-23, 2014) to correct and clarify the comments attributed to me.

Column: Fall Sports Fun and Folly

In my spare time I’m a bit of sports junky, especially for football and baseball. Since childhood, my favorites have been the Washington football team and the Detroit Tigers.

‘A Personal Touch’

Barbara Comstock rallies veterans at Fairfax County Republican Committee Breakfast.

Barbara Comstock, the Republican candidate in the hotly-contested 10th district Congressional race, was on a tight schedule. After speaking before a crowd of military veterans on Saturday morning, her campaign staff was nudging her out the door, reminding the candidate that the breakfast was the first of several campaign events on her calendar that day.

Letter to the Editor: Missing Examples

To the editor: The last week’s issue of McLean Connection has a cover photo of John Foust, with the title "Bridging Political Divide." But when I read the article, there is not a single example of his actually doing so.

Letter to the Editor: Champion on Trafficking Issue

Recently I viewed the TV ad that Barbara Comstock released that was narrated by Congressman Frank Wolf who is our representative in the 10th Congressional District in Northern Virginia.

McLean 5K Race to Benefit Wounded Warriors

The McLean 5K Run with the Warriors will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4, beginning at 8 am. Benefitting Wounded Warrior Transitional Housing at Vinson Hall Retirement Community (VHRC), the Run with the Warriors 5K will take place in downtown McLean.

Fifty-two-year Mount Vernon resident John I. Morton (left) and Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland …

Centreville Day 2014: Celebration Returns Oct. 11

Zombie Slouch 5K, parade, food, pets in costume, music and more.

Featuring everything from a charity 5K to a parade, music, history tours, a costume contest for pets and a swordsman, the upcoming Centreville Day celebration promises something for everyone. The 22nd annual event is slated for Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., in Historic Centreville Park, 5714 Mount Gilead Road (off Braddock Road, across Route 29 from the IHOP).

Preference Poll Voting Continues through Friday

Residents and businesses in Small District 5 may cast their vote online or in-person for the 2014 RCC Preference Poll through this Friday, Oct. 3 at 5 p.m. Mailed ballots must be received by the polling agent in Washington, D.C. no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2

Community Mourns Local Girl, 16

Missing since Sunday, Cara Golias was found dead in a park.

Just a month before her 17th birthday, friends, family members and classmates from Chantilly, Centreville and Fairfax are mourning the loss of a local girl. The body of Cara Lynn Golias, 16, of the City of Fairfax, was found Monday afternoon in Hemlock Overlook Regional Park in Clifton.

Great Falls Writers Launch Speaker’s Series

Great Falls Park inspires Pamela Palmer’s Feral Warrior novels.

More than 30 people attended the first Great Falls Speaker’s Series at Great Falls Library on Tuesday, Sept. 23 to hear author and Herndon resident Pamela Palmer read from the latest book in her Feral Warrior series — “Wulfe Untamed” — and to learn about her storytelling process in a question-and-answer discussion.

Week in Fairfax

Weekly happenings in Fairfax.

Fortnightly Club Celebrates 125th Anniversary

The Herndon Fortnightly Club celebrated its 125th Anniversary on Sept. 21. It is one of the oldest woman’s clubs in Virginia.

City Approves Money for Charrette

Focus will be on Fairfax’s downtown development.

It’s full speed ahead for a planning workshop, or charrette, the City of Fairfax will hold in November. It’ll do so along with the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) and the focus will be on the downtown area. It’s a hands-on, design-oriented event and will involve both professionals and residents.

Look! Up in the Sky!

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s an unmanned aircraft system.

Parish Hall of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Burke was at full capacity on Wednesday, Sept. 24, for an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University (OLLI-GMU) lecture by Christopher Vo titled “Drones: Our New Toys, Tools, and Robot Companions.”

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