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Potomac: Providing Friends for Those with Developmental Challenges

Friendship Circle hosts awards dinner.

Three children climbed onto the stage at the Friendship Circle Awards Dinner — and rocked the house, filling the room with joy and laughter as they told the crowd why they loved their "friends-at-home" buddies. Sarah said, "I love to play soccer with her."

Potomac: KEEN Celebrates 23 Years with Sports Festival

Benefitting athletes and volunteers.

Kids Enjoying Exercise Now (KEEN) holds a special place in the hearts of many young adults with disabilities, their volunteer coaches, family members and supporters. On Sunday, June 7, KEEN participants from Maryland, D.C. and Virginia made it around the bases, jumped for volleyballs, cheered as their teammates made it through the obstacle course and played on the playground at the KEEN Sports Festival at Avenel Park.

T.C. Williams Gymnastics Ends Season at Regionals

Cathey wins vault title, advances to states on bars.

One member of the T.C. Williams gymnastics team, Holland Cathey, advanced to states.

Celebrating McLean

99th annual event is last for event director.

It’s the place to be. At least, that’s according to a phrase the McLean Community Center’s Director of Special Events coined for McLean Day: Celebrating Our Homeetown, which takes over Lewinsville Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Raising Awareness, Funds for Fragile X

Second Annual Fragile X Walk is May 17 at Burke Lake Park.

Throughout the United States, over 1,000,000 individuals are at risk of developing or already have a Fragile X disorder. Despite the numbers, many people still remain uneducated about Fragile X. The Fragile X Families of Northern Virginia are working to raise awareness and money for research and education on this syndrome with their second annual Fragile X walk, coming this Saturday, May 17 to Burke Lake Park in Fairfax Station.

Seniors Porter, Jeanpierre to Participate in All-Star Game

Suburban Classic will be held Sunday, March 23 at Oakton.

Mount Vernon seniors Samantha Porter and De'Ja "DJ" Jeanpierre will participate in Sunday's all-star game.

Sweet Filling For Empty Bowls

McLean community picks up bowls for fundraiser.

Members of the McLean High School community returned to the school Thursday, May 31 to pick up hundreds of bowls they made last March and to help raise funds to combat worldwide hunger. On March 1, students, families and school staff came to make bowls out of one-pound lumps of clay, and after months of work from the school’s ceramics students, those bowls and more were available for a donation to Stop Hunger Now.

Marker Dedicated at Wolf Run Shoals in Clifton

Site played important role during Civil War.

During the Civil War, Wolf Run Shoals in Clifton served as a major entry point for the Union Army marching north. A marker written by historians James Lewis and Brian McEnany, honoring the site’s rich historical legacy, was unveiled during a ceremony at the site in Clifton on June 21.

‘Infamy’: Springfield Resident Remembers Pearl Harbor

Survivor recalls Pearl Harbor attack on 75th anniversary.

“To do our duty was all that mattered. We responded to the challenge.”

Potomac Area Students Honor Those Killed in Parkland

And make plans for March for Our Lives in Washington.

Herndon Community Folds 600 ‘Wish Cranes’

Project supports an upcoming installation at the “Autism, Art and Acceptance” exhibition at ArtSpace Herndon.

Potomac Family Heading to Spain for Unusual Outing

Working in a vacation spot.

This summer, one lucky Potomac family will have the opportunity to travel to northern Spain to hike, and explore, practice their Spanish, enjoy the mountains and assimilate into the culture. However, it’s not all about pleasure ….

AWLA: A Nose for the Job

Rejected as pet, Shepherd dog finds home with D.C. Corrections.

Battalion Chief Turns Chick-fil-A Owner in Reston

High winds and drizzle do not deter campers for the signature 'Chick-fil-A First 100.'

Commentary: Affordable Housing in U.S. 1’s Future

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Irreconcilable Differences

Back to School at Samuel Tucker Elementary

Year-Round school starts again.

Volleyball: The Best in Virginia

Flint Hill senior Krissy O'Malley has been named its 2018-19 Gatorade Virginia Volleyball Player of the Year.

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Opinion: Independent Progressive: Surging Newcomers for Supervisors, School Board, Not Legislature

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August Getaway to Oregon

The impetus for the trip came from my two surviving younger sisters, one of whom made our reservations at Crater Lake National Park over a year ago. The spectacularly beautiful wonder of nature was to be the centerpiece of a 12-day trip which also included touring part of the Oregon Pacific coast and stays at Gold Beach, Ashland, Steamboat and Eugene.

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