2 ❖ Centre View ❖ October 5-11, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
Photos by Bonnie Hobbs Courtesy of Cheryl Repetti <strong>Centreville</strong> <strong>Day</strong> Map of this year’s <strong>Centreville</strong> <strong>Day</strong> attractions. Parade, Pets, Music, Children’s Games 24 th annual <strong>Centreville</strong> <strong>Day</strong> is Saturday, Oct. 15. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com By Bonnie Hobbs Centre View It’s time <strong>for</strong> sweaters, autumn leaves, pumpkin-spice lattes — and <strong>Centreville</strong> <strong>Day</strong>. This year’s event, the 24 th annual, will be Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., in Historic <strong>Centreville</strong> Park, 5714 Mount Gilead Road (off Braddock Road, across Route 29 from the IHOP). With the theme, “Celebrating <strong>Centreville</strong> Community,” it features everything from a parade to a pet pageant, music, dancing, children’s activities, food and crafts. Admission is free, and free parking and shuttles will be available at The Trinity Centre, 5860 Trinity Parkway, off Route 29. “With day-to-day life being so hectic <strong>for</strong> most people, it’s often hard to step back and recognize what a great place <strong>Centreville</strong> is,” said event organizer Cheryl Repetti, president of the Historic <strong>Centreville</strong> Society. “From its earliest settlement in the 1760s, to the dynamic and culturally diverse community we know today, <strong>Centreville</strong> has a long and interesting history celebrated each <strong>Centreville</strong> <strong>Day</strong> in the very places where that history happened.” The festivities begin at 10 a.m. with opening ceremonies at the main stage near St. John’s Episcopal Church. Cub Run Elementary students will sing the National Anthem, and Supervisor Kathy Smith (D-Sully) will welcome the crowd and present the <strong>Centreville</strong> <strong>Day</strong> Citizen of the Year award. A rock-climbing wall will again be a <strong>Centreville</strong> <strong>Day</strong> feature. Parade The <strong>Centreville</strong> <strong>Day</strong> Parade is always colorful and exciting, and this year’s event should be no exception. American Legion Post 1995 organizes it, and the participants will include fire engines from Station 17, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, members of the Swordmaster Charles Anderson shows muskets and swords to attendees at a past <strong>Centreville</strong> <strong>Day</strong>. Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office and more. Anyone can join in the fun — even children with decorated bikes and scooters, and cos See <strong>Ready</strong> <strong>for</strong> Parade, Page 4 Centre View ❖ October 5-11, 2016 ❖ 3
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