Pat Fenn

It seems we have had an endless series of dreary fall weather. Hoped when I woke up this morning that the sun would be shining. Instead I had to take a walk in the Occoquan Nature Reserve and look for a little bit of color to brighten up the day.

Once a year residents of Prince William County have the opportunity to spend the night in the Weems-Bott Museum and wait for the ghosts to appear. This is not a staged event but a chance for ghost watchers to see if a ghost appears during the night. Some have called the Weems-Bott Museum the most haunted house in Dumfries. Make your reservations by calling 703-221-.2218

Every Friday and Saturday night in October, 9:00 pm - 6:00 am, Weems-Botts Museum, Dumfries. $50 per person, no one under 16 without a guardian. Free Parking. *RESERVATIONS REQUIRED*

Make sure you have marked your calendars for this weekends Art, Wine and All that Jazz event at the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center.

Festival Hours:

Saturday from 11am-9PM
Sunday from 12-8PM

Enjoy wine tastings from a variety of Virginia and North Carolina vineyards as well as a line-up of Jazz musicans and of course the terrific artists who are a part of the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center.

You can read all of the details of the event on the Lorton Workhouse Arts Center.

Hope to see you there!

It doesn’t matter if you are young or old you can always find something to do at one of the nine Fairfax County Recreation Centers.

Want to take a class? Then check out the “Aerobics to Zoom” list of course available.

Want to work out? The each of the recreation centers offers you full work out facilities and many offer personal trainers if you need a little extra help. Want to swim? Each of the centers offers an indoor swimming pool.

Springfield (VA) is home to two of the recreation Centers; Audrey Moore & South Run.

Follow these links to find out more information on each of the Fairfax County Recreation Centers:

Audrey Moore RECenter
Cub Run RECenter
George Washington RECenter
Lee District RECenter
Mount Vernon RECenter
Oak Marr RECenter
Providence RECenter
Spring Hill RECenter
South Run RECenter

For anyone looking to buy a home in Springfield Virginia you will hear the term "school pyramid" used to describe the schools that feed into the four local high schools.

West Springfield, Robert E. Lee, South County Secondary School and Lake Braddock Secondary School are the four high schools at the top of the pyramid for children living in Springfield neighborhoods. There are multiple elementary schools that feed each of these schools. There are also elementary schools in the Burke Centre community that also feed to Lake Braddock and South County as well.

The following chart shows you the current schools assigned to each the top schools in the pyramid.

Lake Braddock and South County both have middle schools as part of their "campus" and do not have a separate feeder middle school. Detailed information about each of the schools can be found on the Fairfax County Schools site. You can also input the address of the Springfield property you are considering purchasing and find out which school is associated with that address.

If you are interested in learning more about homes for sale in Springfield call the Cindy Jones team of RE/MAX Allegiance a call at 703-346-2213. Cindy has a unique perspective on Springfield having grown up in the area and owned homes in every zip code. Let her knowledge of the area work for you