Mark Your Calendar — Rutherford Civic Association Annual Meeting Scheduled for April 21st

All Rutherford residents are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Rutherford Civic Association, which will take place on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Little Run cafeteria.

In addition to discussion of issues affecting the Rutherford community, residents will be voting to fill three Board positions. We [...]

Make a Clean Sweep at the Annual Rutherford Community Yard Sale!

Saturday, May 22, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
(No rain date)

The annual Rutherford Community Yard Sale is a great opportunity for all Rutherford residents to clean out their homes and make some money, while giving others something they may need or want. The Civic Association will advertise the sale in the Washington Post and on [...]

Cub Scouts Compete in Pinewood Derby Championships

Start your engines! Cub Scout Pack 1524 at Little Run Elementary School roared to victory at the District Pinewood Derby Championships on March 6. The Pack came home with two first-place winners: Easton Brucher, Webelos 1, for Speed, and Joe Melin, Wolf, for Show. Tiger Bennet Kawas captured the second-place trophy for Speed. Strong [...]

Little Run Needs Your Box Tops for Education

Have you noticed those Box Tops for Education on many of your household products? Each one of them is worth 10 cents, and Little Run collects them! The
school has used the proceeds from Box Tops to buy valuable items such as equipment for the courtyard, microphones for the stage, and a video flip-camera. [...]

Calling All Golfers for the Woodson Cavalier Golf Tournament

To all friends, supporters and boosters of W. T. Woodson athletic teams: Join us for a day of fun and games at the 7th Annual Cavalier Charge Golf Tournament!

Date: Monday, April 12, 1:00 PM Shotgun Start, Captain’s Choice Format
Place: Country Club of Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia
Fee: $150 per Player, (Includes Range, Green Fees, Cart, Box [...]

Woodson’s Spring Plant Sale to Support Cavalier Cruise

This spring, W.T. Woodson is having a flower and plant sale to benefit the 2010 Cavalier Cruise. The Cruise is Woodson’s all-night drug- and alcohol-free graduation celebration, and the flower sale is a critical fundraiser to help meet the Cavalier Cruise costs.

In addition to all types of flowers and hanging baskets, this year’s sale will [...]

Volunteer Needed to Monitor Invasive Plant Removal

Would you like to receive free training and hands-on experience in identifying and removing invasive vegetation, and replacing it with plants native to Virginia? The Fairfax County Park Authority is seeking a volunteer to monitor the ongoing effort to remove English Ivy and other invasive plants from Rutherford Park and replace them with native [...]

Occoquan Watertrail League Plans River Conservation Day

May 22, 2010 will mark the first Occoquan River Conservation Day to celebrate the river and its resources. The purpose of this event is to educate participants on the importance of the Occoquan watershed and the impact the river has on all our lives.
Sponsored by the Occoquan Watertrail League (OWL), Northern Virginia Regional Park [...]

County Farmers Markets Set to Open

Throughout Fairfax County, the beginning of May heralds the opening of Farmers Markets for the season. Sponsored through Green Spring Garden Park and coordinated by volunteer market masters, these markets run from May through October and offer a wonderful range of delicious fresh produce grown on local farms and orchards within a 12.5-mile radius [...]

Civic Association Meeting Minutes - January 20, 2010

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Keith Robertory.  The Board was introduced as well as all neighbors in attendance.