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Lee Graduates Reminded of Purpose in Life
Robert E. Lee high school seniors graduate at Eagle Bank Arena.
McLean Shoppers “Stuff the Bus”
Food drive at Giant nets 1,468 pounds of food, $1,097 of cash and $175 worth of gift cards for SHARE, Inc.
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Horse Clinic Offered at Laurel Hill Center
The Clifton Horse Society, a 300+ member group, sponsored a full day event at Laurel Hill Equestrian Center in Lorton, on July 24.
Reston: Northern Virginia Restaurant Week
56 Restaurants in Northern Virginia Restaurant Week
From March 7 to 14, the third Northern Virginia Restaurant Week (NOVA Restaurant Week) will showcase many local eating establishments. Some 56 restaurants are expected to participate.
McLean: A Class That Became Community
McLean High Class of 2015 graduates at DAR Constitution Hall.
As the band on stage struck the first chord to Pomp and Circumstance, McLean’s class of 2015 marched down the spangled carpet of DAR Constitution Hall, eagerly awaiting the next stage of their lives. Dressed in robes of dark red and gold, the future graduates took their seats, cherishing their final moments of high school.
Mrs. McLean Runs for Mrs. Virginia
Mary Carolyn Becker campaigns against texting while driving, promotes STEM.
Lifelong Mclean resident Mary Carolyn Becker wears many hats, and soon she hopes to add a crown. Becker, mother of six, University of Maryland Ph.D. candidate, current Mrs. McLean, and commercial space industry statistician, hopes to become the next Mrs. Virginia on March 28 during the 27th annual Mrs. Virginia beauty pageant.
‘Better Together’
Oakcrest School students donate over $1,000 to the Sylvestery.
Donating the fruits of their yearlong labor, the senior council of the Oakcrest School, an all-female preparatory school in McLean, presented Kathleen Martin, CEO of Vinson Hall Retirement Community, a check for just over $1,300 on Tuesday, May 27.
Ride of the Patriots Roars Through Fairfax
4,500 motorcycles celebrate Memorial Day with a ride to the Pentagon.
Around 4,500 motorcycles roared down Fairfax Boulevard from Patriot Harley-Davidson Sunday morning, May 25 in the 16th annual Ride of the Patriots.
South County Graduates Recognized as ‘Leadership of the Now’
The graduating 2017 class includes 75 honor graduates.
A Dog, a Pig and a Horse: Oh, My!
Oakton teen Maddie Whishard tends to a small herd of animals, including a pig, a horse and a beagle.
“People told me I couldn’t,” she says, noting that her peers doubted her when she initially showed interest in raising a piglet. Determined, Whishard read up on pig care and saved up her money (no word on whether or not she used a piggy bank).
Budding Bards at Great Falls Elementary
Ladies’ club awards poetry winners, throws luncheon.
The Great Falls Friends and Neighbors (GFFN) threw its 33rd Annual Poetry Luncheon at the River Bend Golf and Country Club in Great Falls on Wednesday, April 29, culminating National Poetry Month.
Jazz, Blues Time at Lake Anne
Seventh annual Lake Anne Jazz and Blues Festival held in Reston.
The seventh annual Lake Anne Jazz and Blues Festival was held on Saturday, Aug. 31. Visitors and guests enjoyed an afternoon and evening of "Jazz on the Lake." Reston Community Center was a major sponsor of this annual event presented by the Friends of Lake Anne and the Lake Anne Merchants and hosted by Lake Anne Plaza. The event was free and open to the public.
Bald Eagles at Great Falls Rebuild Fallen Nest
New nest is visible from Potomac, Md. or Great Falls, Va. national parks.
The current pair of adult Bald Eagles at Great Falls have rebuilt their nest, which fell or blew down last spring. For at least 20 years, Bald Eagles, although surely not the same two birds, have been nesting on Conn Island, which is the large tree-covered island in the middle of the Potomac just above the cofferdam, up river from the Great Falls themselves.