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Chantilly Places Third at Pohanka Classic Tournament
Chargers enter 2013 with 10-1 record.
The Chargers finished third at the Pohanka Chantilly Basketball Classic.
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McLean Girls’ Basketball Wins Chantilly Tournament
Murphy named MVP, Lee makes all-tournament team.
The McLean girls' basketball team has won six in a row.
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Wakefield Sophomore Buries Six 3-Pointers in Win
Warriors beat Stonewall Jackson to place fifth at holiday tournament.
Wakefield guard Marqua Walton had a career night against Stonewall Jackson on Dec. 28.
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Giving Gratitude to Those Who Serve
Chantilly High honors America’s veterans.
Each year, Chantilly High honors America’s armed-services personnel with a dinner and an evening of entertainment. The event is always special, and this year’s Veteran’s Day Dinner was no exception.
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Westfield Band Is Pasadena Bound
Will march in the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade.
Tuesday morning, Jan. 1, Westfield High marching band members and their parents watched the 124th annual Tournament of Roses Parade on a big screen in the school auditorium. Next year, they’ll be in it.
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‘Taking It Outside’ Presented at Gallery Har Shalom
Opening reception on Sunday.
An opportunity to escape to lovely scenic places captured by talented artists will be presented at the Gallery Har Shalom show “Taking It Outside” which opens Sunday, Jan. 6.
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Column: Examining Artificial Turf’s Environmental Issues
Representatives of the Safe Healthy Playing Fields Coalition spoke to the WMCCA about the health and environmental issues related to artificial turf at the December general meeting.
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Season Winds Down with Caroling and Company
“Mother and Daddy started a Christmas Eve with music tradition in our home during World War II and we have continued it,” Nan Muntzing confided as she and her husband, Manning, once again invited friends and family for another Christmas Eve gathering at their Potomac home.
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Letter to the Editor: Unidentified Appointments
During meetings of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BOS), appointments are made to Boards, Authorities and Commissions. The BOS agenda available on the Fairfax County website lists all of the positions for which the BOS intends to fill vacancies or, perhaps, to reappoint incumbents.
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The Truth About Hypnosis
Local hypnotherapists use World Hypnotism Day as a time to debunk myths and emphasize health benefits
After several failed attempts to stop smoking and an emphysema diagnosis, Margaret Cahill turned to hypnosis for help quitting.
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Focusing on Drinking and Driving
Plans underway to reduce alcohol-related crashes here.
According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, from 2006-11, Fairfax County had 1,941 alcohol-related crashes involving drivers ages 15-24. Some 54 percent happened between midnight and 3:59 a.m., and 10 percent more occurred in January than in other months.
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Now Comes the Fundraising
Now that Westfield’s marching band has been accepted to participate in next year’s Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, it must get busy raising the money needed for the trip.
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Glen Hills Area Sewer Study Update
The Phase I study report was taken down from the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection website in order for DEP to respond to citizen demands concerning the Report's designation of their lots as not being sustainable on septic systems.
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Opinion: Master Plan: Still Timely Today
In a transition zone between Maryland’s piedmont and coastal plains, the Potomac Subregion has a unique geology and biodiversity.
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Cappies Review: ‘Cabaret’ at CVHS
What do Nazis, dancing girls, and sexy gorillas all have in common? They were all a part of Centreville High School's production of "Cabaret."
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Roundups
Fairfax County police are investigating a fatal crash early Monday morning that took the life of George Tabash, 27, of Centreville. It happened Dec. 31, around 1:45 a.m., on Route 28 on the I-66 overpass.
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Local Venue Serves Up Laughs
Westfield grad is in Sully’s comedy show.
Sully’s Restaurant is the place to be on Friday, Jan. 4, at 8 p.m., when Westfield High grad Allison Wruk joins headlining comedian Rob Maher in an evening of comedy.
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GBW Students Learn about Good Nutrition
Fourth-grade students at Greenbriar West Elementary spent a December afternoon with Fairfax County Public Schools Food Services Operation Specialist Teresa Hinds learning about healthy diet and exercise.
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Happy New Year
Thousands celebrate First Night Alexandria, flock to fireworks finale.
Revelers from as far away as New Zealand celebrated the New Year here as a dazzling display of fireworks lit up the Alexandria waterfront to signal the arrival of 2013.
