Good day, I’m Terry Rounds, and welcome to the Fairfax County News to Use podcast of August 21, 2007. Coming up, learn about an upcoming Civil War re-enactment, child ID and fingerprinting sessions and county e-mail subscriptions up, learn about an upcoming Virginia Indian Festival, Fairfax County’s 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and All Fairfax Reads events. Links to topics mentioned in this podcast can be found online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.
Long before European settlers arrived on the shores of Virginia, the Native Americans lived in harmony with nature. The Fairfax County Park Authority invites you to spend a day exploring Indian lore and crafts, storytelling, dancing and culture at the Virginia Indian Festival, Saturday, Sept. 8th, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Riverbend Park in Great Falls. The festival will be held rain or shine. Cost is $8 per person, with children two and under free.
Fairfax County will host its sixth annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony immediately following the morning session of the Board of Supervisors’ regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Sept. 10th, at approximately noon. The ceremony will take place at the 9/11 Memorial Grove located on the grounds of the Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. Those attending should gather by 11:45 a.m. in the Forum of the Government Center. The Fairfax County Public Safety Honor Guard will then lead a procession to the 9/11 Memorial Grove. For more information about the ceremony or to request reasonable ADA accommodations, call 703-324-3187.
And finally, award-winning historian Joseph Ellis, author of the 2007 All Fairfax Reads selection, “His Excellency: George Washington,” will discuss his book at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27th, at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts. Other events to celebrate the book and learn more about George Washington’s life also are scheduled
That’s all for this News to Use podcast. Thanks for listening. For more information about the topics in this podcast and for continuous news updates, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news. You may also call 703-FAIRFAX, that’s 703-324-7329, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. News to Use is produced by the Fairfax County, Virginia, government.