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Calendar (Burke/Fairfax/Lorton/Springfield)
Things happening in the Burke/Fairfax/Lorton/Springfield area.
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Faith Notes (Burke/Fairfax/Lorton/Springfield)
Faith services happening in the area.
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Faith Notes (Reston/Herndon)
Faith Notes are for announcements and events in the faith community, including special holiday services.
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Weekly Entertainment (Vienna/McLean/Great Falls)
March 29-April 5
Things to do in the Vienna/McLean/Great Falls area.
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‘Land of Eternal Spring’ Blesses Volunteers
International charity workers visit Aldersgate.
“The Land of Eternal Spring” is what Guatemalans call their country, and Aldersgate United Methodists doing mission work there return home to the States feeling renewed and blessed.
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Stratford Landing Raises More Than $24,000
Families from the Stratford Landing Elementary community enjoyed an evening of fun while raising more than $24,000 at the school’s annual Spring Fling/Silent Auction and Ice Cream Social Friday night, March 23.
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City of Fairfax Council Candidates
The Connection asked all City Council and City of Fairfax mayoral candidates to provide answers to the following questions, and to limit their answers to 100 words or less. The bonus question was optional.
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Cynthia Nan Hull Dies
Cynthia Nan Hull, executive director of United Community Ministries in Alexandria, died March 16, 2012 from complications of non-smoker's lung cancer at Mount Desert Island Hospital, Bar Harbor, Maine.
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Mayoral Candidates
R. Scott Silverthorne and Gerald T. "Jerry" O’Dell run for office.
First elected in 2002, Robert F. Lederer, the five-term mayor of Fairfax City, announced in December that he will not run for another two-year term, and will retire in June. R. Scott Silverthorne, a current city councilman and Gerald T. "Jerry" O’Dell are vying for the seat. The Connection contacted O’Dell repeatedly, through email and phone, and he did not respond to questions. Here are Silverthorne’s responses:
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Letter to Editor: Appreciate Support
Earlier this month, we traveled to Orlando, Fla. to compete in the National Dance Alliance (NDA) National Championship. Being invited to this competition was a tremendous honor and an incredible experience that we will always remember. We were one of only three teams (out of 88) who were there for the first time.
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Letter: Missing in Abortion Debate
Letter to the Editor
A constant theme among letters to the editor is that of abortion activists eager to advance the cause of liberal women to abort arguably future Democrat voters, which is the ultimate oxymoron.
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Fair Lakes Girl Honored at Ball
She’s a leukemia survivor.
Skyler Hundley, a 9-and-a-half-year-old fourth-grader at Poplar Tree Elementary, lives with her parents, John and Stacey, twin sister Jordan and little brother Christian, 5, in Fair Lakes. An active girl, she likes riding her bike and scooter, jumping on a trampoline and playing CYA soccer.
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Celebrating Japanese Art And Culture at the Workhouse Arts Center
The Workhouse Arts Center will present Japanese Art and Culture Day at the Workhouse, Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Gift of Trees, National Cherry Blossom Festival. On Saturday, April 21 from 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., visitors to the Workhouse Arts Center will find an array of interesting, educational, entertaining, and free activities celebrating the art and culture, both ancient and modern, of Japan. A ceremonial planting of cherry trees will kick-off the event at 11:30 a.m. The trees have been provided by the Merrifield Garden Center.
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LCAC Recognizes Local School Teacher with Founder’s Award
Longtime Lorton resident and Fairfax County school teacher, Barbara Rizer, was recognized by the Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) for her dedication to helping individuals and families in southeast Fairfax County through her volunteer efforts with LCAC. On March 10 at LCAC’s annual fundraising gala, the LCAC Board of Directors presented Rizer with the organization’s inaugural Founder’s Award for her commitment and passion for fulfilling LCAC’s mission of enhancing the quality of life in the community through individual and family services, community programs, and partnerships with other organizations.
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Lehman H. Young, Sr. 1916-2012
Community remembers civic leader, WWII pilot and business owner.
It was 1958, during one of the worst blizzards to hit Northern Virginia, and Deborah Young, just five years old, remembers her father, Lehman, bundling her up and sitting her on the seat of their old blue 1951 Ford, between him and her mother, Marie.
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In Bloom at Greenspring
Senior gardeners prepare green thumbs for National Garden Month.
Gardeners at Greenspring retirement community in Springfield are ready for spring.
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Clifton Man Also To Be Honored
Two battles with lymphoma.
David Timko became the executive director of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Washington, D.C., chapter in 1987 and, the following year, helped create the fund-raising Leukemia Ball. Little did he know then that he’d someday be one of the event’s patient heroes.
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Letter: Potential Corruption Not Actual
With respect to your editorial "Practices that Undermine Public Trust" (March 21) noting findings by an organization called the State Integrity Investigation, there are certainly ideas in their report that ought to be considered for improving the transparency and accountability of Virginia's government.
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Centre View Roundups March 28
Chantilly Crash Victim Identified Fairfax County police have identified the victim of a one-car crash, March 20 in Chantilly, as Robert Bittner, 56, of Ashburn. The incident occurred on the Fairfax County Parkway near Franklin Farm Road. Shortly before 1 p.m., he was driving a 1999 Toyota Camry south on the parkway when his vehicle left the roadway just past Franklin Farm Road and struck the sound wall.