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Top Great Falls, McLean Sports Moments of 2013
Here is a look at the top Great Falls and McLean sports moments of 2013.
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Top Local Issues for 2014
Centre View asked various, local leaders what they believe will be the top issues facing the local area in 2014.
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Anticipation
Costly initiatives, a special election and steady rise in student enrollment.
In looking ahead for what Arlington will be facing in 2014, a number of issues have carried forward from last year.
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‘Task Force Smile’ To Help Critically Ill Military Children
Effort begins with Walter Reed.
For more than a decade, Alexandria resident and Realtor Linda Wolf has been collecting toys for hospitalized children in the Washington D.C.- metropolitan area.
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Ceramic Therapy for a Wounded Warrior
Art assists veteran’s recovery.
His treatment at Fort Belvoir includes vision and speech therapy, treatment to improve his memory and physical training. All of that is helping, Meadows said, but he surprises everyone when he identifies the key to his ongoing recovery — ceramics.
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Potomac Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society Donates Flora of Virginia to Arlington County
Steve Young, vice president of the Virginia Native Plant Society’s Potomac chapter, presented a copy of the Flora of Virginia to the Arlington County Board at the Board's Dec. 17 meeting.
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Bulletin Board for 1/1/14
Bulletin Board items for 1/1/14.
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Jay Fisette to Serve as 2014 Arlington County Board Chairman
Arlington County Board Vice Chairman Jay Fisette will serve as the Board Chairman for 2014, outgoing Chairman J. Walter Tejada announced Tuesday.
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Ceramic Therapy for a Wounded Warrior
Like many Wounded Warriors from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Meadows suffers from traumatic brain injury. He is currently an active-duty patient in the TBI unit of the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.
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Santa's Helpers
BFSPA makes holidays bright for area children.
BFSPA makes holidays bright for area children.
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Priorities for ‘14
Elected officials cite accomplishments and challenges.
This is the first in a three-part series on the accomplishments of 2013 and the priorities for 2014 for Mount Vernon by local and state elected officials. Community leaders will share their observations in subsequent parts.
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“Flourishing After 55”
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Senior Adult Programs, Jan. 6-14.
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Looking to Hear from Readers in New Year
As local, weekly newspapers, the Gazette Packet’s mission is to deliver news readers need close to home, to help readers enjoy great local places and events, to advocate for community good, to call attention to unmet needs, to provide a forum for dialogue on local concerns, and to celebrate and record milestones and events in community and people’s lives.
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Alexandria Bulletin Board for 1/1/14
Alexandria Bulletin Board for 1/1/14.
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Potomac Man Sentenced for Banned Services to Iran
A naturalized U.S. citizen born in Iran and living in Potomac was sentenced Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, to eight years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to illegally provide satellite related services to Iran in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Iran Trade Embargo.
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Wrapping up Joy for Christmas
Students, Scouts, police brighten holiday at Hanley Shelter.
The children living in the Katherine Hanley Family Shelter may not have many possessions; but on Christmas Day, they had presents.
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Top Sports Moments of 2013: Potomac
The year 2013 provided several exciting moments in local sports. For Whitman High School, the girls’ basketball team won a region title before suffering a one-point loss in the state semifinals. The girls’ soccer team made it all the way to the state final --- and won. For Wootton, the golf team repeated as state champion while the field hockey team fell just short of a state title. Here is a look at the top moments in Potomac sports for 2013.
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Mount Vernon Bulletin Board for 1/1/14
Mount Vernon Bulletin Board for 1/1/14.