Tag: people
Local inventor in national DIY contest
Bailey’s Crossroads inventor Carlos Villamar’s design for a sustainable greenhouse is in the running for a national competition hosted by Make magazine. Villamar has moved up to second place in his group in the DIY Hero contest. The public can vote for him here. Voting ends 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. Group winners will … Continued
Annandale property owner accused failing to address sexual misconduct at the Hult Prize
Ahmad Ashkar at the Hult Prize Finals and Awards Dinner in 2016. A former resident of Annandale, Ahmad Ashkar, who owns three homes here was fired in September as CEO of the Hult Prize following allegations of sexual misconduct at the prestigious organization based in Hertfordshire, England. Ashkar owns two houses on Brookcrest Place … Continued
Terry Lavoie honored for volunteer work
SOAR! President Sister Kathleen Lunsmann (left) presents an award to Terry O’Hara Lavoie. Terry O’Hara Lavoie, co-founder of the Culmore Clinic, received an award from SOAR! (Support Our Aging Religious) at the group’s annual awards gala Nov. 5. The nonprofit Culmore Clinic provides healthcare to uninsured adults in the Bailey’s Crossroads area.
Annandale pharmacist wins national award for customer service
Tony Nguyen [SingleCare] Annandale pharmacist Triet (Tony) Nguyen is a winner in the nationwide “Best of the Best Pharmacy Awards” sponsored by SingleCare, a prescription savings service. Nguyen works at the Safeway at 7414 Little River Turnpike. He was selected for the “Above and Beyond” award in recognition of his efforts to regularly deliver medications … Continued
Hidden Oaks Nature Center has a connection to an African chief
Alex and Lassine Doumbia By Suzanne Holland Annandale residents Alex Doumbia, a naturalist at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Annandale and a member of the Fairfax County Park Authority’s Work Force Council, and his father, Lassine Doumbia, share a common passion for education, nature, and parks. Lassine has volunteered to lead the Spotlight by Starlight … Continued
Farewell Mr. Finch, former Annandale HS principal
Jim Finch speaks at the Annandale Athletic Boosters Hall of Fame banquet in 2018. Jim Finch, the much-admired principal of Annandale High School from 1966 to 1986, died Feb. 18 at an assisted living facility in Hendersonville, N.C. He was 92 and suffered from a variety of ailments. He “passed away peacefully in the presence … Continued
Annandale High School graduate will represent Venezuela in a beauty pageant
Rachel Laguna Rachel Laguna, of the Annandale High School Class of 2007, is the 2021 Mrs. Venezuela and is slated to compete in the international Mrs. Globe competition in Shenzhen, China, later this year. Mrs. Globe (or Ms. Globe, as Laguna prefers) is an international beauty pageant featuring contestants age 26 to 45 of any … Continued
Young artist honors Dr. Perez in ‘Portraits of the Brave’ series
Dr. Perez of Annandale, as envisioned by Xinyi Christine Zhang. Xinyi Christine Zhang, a 15-year-old high school student in New Jersey, was so moved by the outpouring of love for the late Dr. Steve Perez that she added him to her Portraits of the Brave project honoring medical personnel. Zhang didn’t know Perez but found … Continued
Community celebrates 97th birthday of Vince Guidi, Annandale’s first paid firefighter
Vince and Jeanne Guidi A parade of firetrucks, ambulances, and dozens of cars cruised by the home of former Annandale firefighter Vince Guidi on Annandale Road May 13 in honor of his 97th birthday. Guidi started volunteering at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department, Company 8. in 1944 and was hired as the first paid firefighter … Continued
Annandale community invited to honor Polish-American World War II veteran
The community is invited to join a “drive by” display of appreciation and remembrance on Saturday for a Polish World War II veteran who lives in Annandale. The event will honor Col. Romuald Lipinski, age 95, on the eve of the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino, of which he played a significant … Continued
Annandale loses a beloved doctor: Farewell Steve Perez
Dr. Perez with the employees at the Medical Center of Annandale. Dr. Steven John Perez, a long-time Annandale doctor, who died on May 7 from COVID-19, is fondly remembered by his many patients. There are more than 100 comments and messages of condolence posted on Nextdoor. Patients praised his kindness, wit, listening skills, and ability … Continued
Former NOVA president, Richard Ernst, dies
Richard J. Ernst [NVCC] The following information is from the NVCC website and an obituary in the Washington Post. Richard J. Ernst, who was president of Northern Virginia Community College for 30 years and built the school into the state’s largest institution of higher education, died Aug. 15 at a retirement facility in Springfield. Ernst … Continued
A student and business leader selected as Mason District ‘Lord and Lady Fairfax’
Victor Nguyen This year’s Mason District “Lord and Lady Fairfax” are Victor Nguyen, a student at Annandale High School, and Elizabeth “Libby” Novak, a former member of the Fairfax County Small Business Commission, Mason Supervisor Penny Gross announced May 16 in her “A Penny for your Thoughts” column in the Falls Church News Press. Every … Continued
Rev. Brown moving on
Rev. Brown The Annandale community will lose one of its leading lights when Rev. Clarence Brown, the senior pastor at Annandale United Methodist Church moves on to a new assignment out of town. “My time in Annandale has been a joy,” says Brown, who’s led AUM for the past 10 years. “I will miss this … Continued
Bryan Hill appointed Fairfax County executive
Hill The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Bryan Hill as county executive, effective Jan. 2. Hill has been the administrator and clerk to the Board of Supervisors of James City County, Va., since 2014. Previously, he spent seven years as deputy county administrator for Beaufort County, S.C. He replaces Edward L. Long, who retired … Continued