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Local Real Estate: July 2012 Sales in $800,000s

Local Real Estate: July 2012 Sales in $800,000s

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Senior Trio Leads Woodson Volleyball

King, Dallman, Price hope to soften the loss of two all-state athletes.

The Woodson volleyball team defeated Chantilly, 3-1, on Sept. 4.

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Centreville Edges Lake Braddock in Season-Opening Thriller

Wildcats score in final minute to beat Bruins, 28-27.

Centreville overcomes 13-point deficit to beat Lake Braddock.

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Spartans Win 4 of 6

Spartans looking for first district title in nearly four decades.

The West Springfield field hockey team won four of its first six games this season.

Burke/Fairfax Calendar, Aug. 30-Sept. 9

To have community events listed, send to south@connectionnewspapers.com or call 703-778-9416 with questions. Deadline for calendar listings is two weeks prior to event.

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Local Real Estate: June 2012 Sales, $700,000~$749,900

Local Real Estate: June 2012 Sales, $700,000~$749,900

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Jarrell Leads Woodson Field Hockey

Cavaliers fell short of regional tournament in 2011.

Meg Jarrell, 22, is in her first season as head coach of the Woodson field hockey team.

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Drum Roll, Please

11th Annual Springfield BridgeWalk celebrates community support of Fort Belvoir’s soldiers.

"To me this walk symbolizes the renewal of the relationship we have with the Springfield community." --Col. Gregory Gadson, garrison commander of Fort Belvoir

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Burke Centre Fall Festival Sept. 8-9

Affordable family fun and flash mob (maybe…)

Burke hosts its biggest block party on Sept. 8 and 9 as the community welcomes friends and neighbors of all ages for the 35th annual Burke Centre Fall Festival. The event will be held at the Burke Centre Conservancy’s (BCC) Festival Grounds, 6060 Burke Centre Parkway.

Feedback Sought on Emergency Communications

Fairfax County online survey now available.

After filing a report last week with the Federal Communications Commission on Verizon’s 911 outages, Fairfax County officials are looking at how to improve their own communications during emergencies. The county wants to know how it can better communicate with residents and businesses in a disaster like a derecho, hurricane or terrorist attack. Officials are seeking feedback in a short, online survey.

Area Roundups

Football Stadiums Raise Banners Against Underage Drinking

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) high school football stadiums will sport new banners this fall encouraging parents and adults in the community to report underage drinking parties to the police.

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‘Senior Prank’ Filmed in Area

Local talent recruited for "The Senior Prank."

The community has rallied together behind the new local film in progress "The Senior Prank." Director Donald Leow, who also directed previous film "For the Glory," has brought in cast and crew from all over the country, while recruiting local talent for his film as well. Many members of the Fairfax community have gathered to be extras, show their talent on screen, help with tech, or just support the film.

New Rector Comes to St. Andrew’s

The Reverend Tim Heflin will begin his tenure as rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Burke on Sunday, Sept. 9. Heflin recently served as associate rector and day school chaplain of Trinity Church in Baton Rouge, La., a church comparable in size to St. Andrew’s, yet with a pre-k to fifth grade day school of nearly 200. As the associate rrector, Heflin was responsible for the bulk of pastoral care, Christian education for all ages, Wednesday night dinners and programs, youth and young adults and outreach, as well as weekly school liturgical duties. He also served as priest-in-charge as the church went through a rector transition and search process in 2011. Heflin was ordained at Trinity in 2008.

Burke Home Sales: July, 2012

In July 2012, 61 Burke homes sold between $645,000-$199,000.

Burke Home Sales in July, 2012

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South Fairfax County Calendar, Aug. 22-Sept. 2

Events in Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station and Springfield.

Go ahead, plan your weekend now. The Connection brings you a list of events in southern Fairfax County. Send notes to the Connection at south@connectionnewspapers.com or call 703-778-9416. All submission are due by Friday at 5 p.m., one week prior to the event. Dated announcements should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event.