Great Falls Honors the Fallen
Memorial Day ceremony held at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial.
A brass bell rang 25 times Monday, each ring representing an individual of Great Falls who died serving, or in an attack on, America.
Great Falls Studios Holds Annual Spring Art Show & Sale
After a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, what are your plans for next weekend? You can come out to the Great Falls Studios annual Spring Art Show & Sale. The show will be held in two large tents located on the Village Green in Great Falls behind the Old Brogue Restaurant on Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1. On Saturday the show will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. as well as during the entire Sunday evening concert on the Green.
Doris Carpenter Receives Great Falls Historical Society Award of Excellence
Doris Carpenter is the recipient of the Great Falls Historical Society Award of Excellence in recognition of her many years of dedicated service and unswerving commitment to the Great Falls Historical Society, awarded at their Annual Meeting last Wednesday, May 14 at The Old Brogue.
Honored for Contribution To Local History
Carolyn Cornwell Miller receives 2014 Jean Tibbetts History Award.
Carolyn Cornwell Miller is the recipient of the 2014 Jean Tibbetts History Award, presented at the Great Falls Historical Society’s Annual Tibbetts Award Banquet and Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 14 at The Old Brogue.
Trained in Prison, Healing in N. Virginia
Healing power of dogs creates ties between prisoners, veterans, children with disabilities.
When I first started going inside prisons for paws4people.org, my job was three-fold: to capture, through photography, the connection between the dogs and their inmate trainers, to provide images that reflected the accomplishments of months of training and to document the moment that veterans, children and young adults were matched with their assistance dogs.
New Sewer Option Considered for Forestville
School needs sewer update immediately.
A costly gravity sewer may be the solution for a possible health hazard at Forestville Elementary. After an investigation into replacing the existing septic field for routine updates, developers found that that field will not support the planned septic field - thanks to saturated soil. “I want you to know that it wasn’t our first choice and it wasn’t our second choice,” said Fairfax County Public Schools Coordinator of Capital Projects and Sustained Design Stephen Nicholson. “It will be major work.” He discussed the option at Great Falls Citizens Association’s monthly meeting on May 13 at The Grange. The updates are a part of a routine capital projects planned for the school.
Books for a Bargain at the Great Falls Sale
Literary pickings made their way from the shelves of Great Falls families’ homes to the tables of the Great Falls Book Sale last weekend, for a biannual fundraising event held by the Friends of the Great Falls Library.
How Clever!
Forestville Elementary students will compete at international Odyssey of the Mind finals.
One local elementary school is a champion at brainy sports. One of Forestville’s 11 Odyssey of the Mind teams is going to the World Finals in Iowa for the third year in a row after landing first place at the national-level competition in Rocky Mount recently. The finals will take place from the 28th through the 30th at Iowa State University.
Sullivan, Paine Lead McLean Past South Lakes in Conference 6 Baseball Quarterfinals
No. 7 Highlanders secure regional berth win over No. 2 Seahawks.
The McLean baseball team defeated South Lakes 5-0 on Saturday.
Great Falls Home Sales: April, 2014
In April 2014, 19 Great Falls homes sold between $3,675,000-$565,000.
Great Falls Home Sales: April, 2014
Colvin Run Elementary Holds Fun Run
Inspired by the gorgeous day, and by the camaraderie of family and friends, participants in the 9th Annual Colvin Run Elementary School Fun Run, a Family Event for Charity, ran and walked the equivalent of 720 miles in a one hour period last Saturday morning. Each Fun Run participant collected pledges or flat donations for the charity of their choice. Organizations benefiting included those that support the environment, animal welfare, medical research, treatment of disease, children and families in need, affordable housing, hospice, and more.
Love for Becky on Mother’s Day
Inaugural Mothers for Mental Health event at Turner Park attracts 200 people.
Dozens of people came to Turner Park for an intimate Mother’s Day festival.
Schools Win Big with Local Golf Fundraiser
Annual Celebrate Great Falls golf tournament on June 2.
An upcoming golf tournament is a hole-in-one fundraiser for three local elementary schools. The annual Celebrate Great Falls Foundation Golf Tournament will raise money for local students while giving grownups some fun in the sun at Reston’s Hidden Creek Country Club on June 2.
C-Section Boom in Northern Virginia
Region has some of the highest rates of cesarean-section deliveries for low-risk pregnancies.
Behind the closed doors at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church and the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, a quiet change has been taking shape over the last few decades.