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Brian McCarthy of McLeanis handed a check fromVirginia Lottery ExecutiveDirector Paula Otto at theElden Street Giant inHerndon August 10.McCarthy won the $107million Mega Millionsjackpot with a ticket hepurchased at the Giant.McCarthy, who lives inMcLean, decided to take thelump sum of $68.4 million.
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It was a typical day for BrianMcCarthy, 25, of McLean,when he stopped at theElden Street Giant in
Herndon to withdraw money fromthe ATM. Next to the ATM was aVirginia Lottery machine, wherehe decided to purchase five tick-ets. Little did he know that thistransaction would prove moreprofitable than any trip to the ATMever could.
On the morning of July 2, a dayafter the drawing and two daysafter moving back in with his par-ents in McLean, McCarthy wokeup and checked Facebook on hisphone. He came across an articlesaying the winning ticket had beenpurchased at the Elden Street Gi-ant.
“At that point I jumped out ofbed and emptied my wallet, and Ihad the ticket, and I was shakinga bit when I realized what it was,”he said. “It was a great feeling.”
AFTER DISCOVERING he hadwon, McCarthy told his grand-mother, who was the only onehome at the time, and his grand-mother immediately offered hima congratulatory grilled cheesesandwich.
“It was one of the best grilledcheeses I’ve ever had,” he said.
McCarthy decided to take thelump sum, which was about $68.4million, rather than 26 annualpayments. So far he’s spread the
wealth around, taking his brotheron a golf trip to Ireland, and hissister on a cruise to Alaska.
McCarthy, who was working asan account manager for PepsiCowhen he bought the winningticket, also made one purchase forhimself: a custom built BMW M3.
“It’s a lot of money, so you can’tmake any rash decisions,” he said.“I’m just going to take it slow, helpmy family and talk to some finan-cial advisors and make somesound decisions.”
He received his check at the Gi-ant Aug. 10, and also took the timeto put some of his winnings togood use. He donated $25,000each to Herndon-Reston FISH andthe Herndon Optimist Club.McCarthy grew up right down thestreet from the Giant, and said hewanted to support localnonprofits.
“The kids of Herndon who playsports, who participate in our edu-cation programs, our environmen-tal stewardship programs, our lawenforcement partnership pro-grams are going to be so thank-ful,” said Jasmine Faubert, secre-tary and treasurer of the HerndonOptimist Club. “We’re so surprisedand so grateful.”
Janet Hyman, president of FISH,said McCarthy’s donation comes ata very good time for them.
“The last two months we’ve beengiving out more than we’ve beentaking in, and we’ve been dippinginto our reserves,” she said. “Wewere even considering reducingthe amount of donations to fami-lies, but it looks like that won’t be
necessary right now.”McCarthy said he plays the lot-
tery fairly regularly. He estimatedhe’d spent $20 to $30 a weeksometimes, and has even wonsome smaller ($1,000) amountsbefore.
“My dad and my mom alwayssaid ‘why do you buy those things,you’ll never win,’ but I always saidyou’ll never win if you’re not in thegame,” he said.
MCCARTHY’S GOOD FOR-TUNE came as a result of random,computer-generated numbers,which picked out the winning 12-17-30-35-47 combination, as wellas the Mega Ball number 26.
“This is the third-largest prizeever awarded by the Virginia Lot-tery and the seventh Mega Mil-lions jackpot won in the common-wealth,” said Pamela Otto, VirginiaLottery executive director. “In thetime it took for the jackpot to growto this level, from May 28 to theJuly 1 drawing, Mega Millionssales raised more than $4.4 mil-lion in profits for Virginia publicschools.” As far as his future plans,Virginia’s latest millionaire philan-thropist said they involve morecharity donations, as well as a do-nation to his alma mater, PennState.
“We’ll do some investments,help some charities, help out myalma mater,” he said. “There’s a lotyou can do with this kind ofmoney, and I have a good family,good friends and good peoplearound me, so I think we can dosome good things.”
The Woman’s Club ofMcLean held its an-nual “Christmas in Au-
gust” Kickoff Tea on Thursday,Aug. 11, to preview its 45thHoliday Homes Tour in earlyDecember. This year’s tour willfeature homes in Evans Farmvillage, which was createdabout 10 years ago from the 24-acre Evans Farm, well-known toMcLean residents at its locationbetween Dolley Madison Bou-levard (Route 123) and ChainBridge Road.
Club members specially wel-comed Caroline Van Wagoner,daughter of Ruth and BayardEvans, former owner of EvansFarm. Members were alsopleased that Supervisor JohnFoust (D-Dranesville) attendedthe event. Foust and his wife,Dr. Marilyn Jerome, are long-time supporters of the Woman’sClub and offered their house forthe Holiday Homes Tour in2009. Other guests at the teawere the owners of three of thehomes on this year’s tour, own-ers of homes featured on pasttours and Marcia Twomey, ofthe Greater McLean Chamber ofCommerce. The tea was held atthe McLean house of Col. RayL. Burnell and Kathlyn Burnell,a Woman’s Club member andone of this year’s tour co-chair-men. The tour in December2011 will feature four largehouses in Evans Farm decoratedfor the holidays and highlight-ing family life in McLean. A fifthstructure, known as “the oldstone house” and dating fromthe original farm, will also be
on display. A “Chinese auction,”in which visitors can purchasechances on a variety of mer-chandise and services, will beanother attraction. Further,visitors may be able to purchaselast-minute holiday decorationsand gifts. There will probablybe Christmas music in oraround the homes.
Woman’s Club members havebeen working on preparationssince February, when they be-gan soliciting advertisementsfor the tour brochure. Addi-tional efforts over the summerincluded selection of thehomes, brochure preparation,publicity arrangements andplans for decoration.
All proceeds will be donatedto local charities and nonprofitorganizations, such as Share,Inc., Alternative House, theMcLean Project for the Arts(The Children’s Outreach),Claude Moore Colonial Farm,the McLean Volunteer Fire De-partment, Fisher House and theMcLean Symphony, as well asused for scholarships and edu-cation. The tour will take placeon Thursday, Dec. 1, from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets will beavailable in early October atlocal businesses includingMesmeralda’s Gifts of McLean,Karin’s Florist of Vienna andGreat Dogs of Great Falls. Theymay also be ordered on thewebsite for the Woman’s Clubof McLean,www.mcleanwc.org, or be ob-tained at one of the homes onthe tour.
— Laura Sheridan
Tour Co-Chairman Kay Burnell, Club President GinnySandahl, and special guest Caroline Evans Van Wag-oner.
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From left, Jasmine Faubert, secretary and treasurer of the Herndon Optimist Club;lottery winner Brian McCarthy of McLean; Herndon-Reston FISH President JanetHyman; and Herndon Mayor Steve DeBenedittis at the Elden Street Giant Aug. 10.McCarthy won the $107 Mega Millions jackpot with a ticket purchased at the Giant, anddonated $25,000 each to FISH and the Herndon Optimist Club.
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Dealers and craftsmenfrom around the worldmade it to the Sheraton
Premiere at Tysons Corner for the20th Annual Washington, D.C.Collectible Fountain Pen SuperShow held on Aug. 13 and 14.More than 200 exhibitors laid outvintage fountain pens, contempo-rary pens, and one-of-a-kind pensfor 2,000 collectors who browsed,purchased and brought in pens forservicing. If you didn’t know whata “nib” was when you entered thepen show, you sure would knowby the time you left.
When looking for pens that holdtheir value or will likely increasein value, you look for attributessuch as uniqueness, distinctivenessor historical significance, severalvendors said.
In a glass case, dealer and col-lector Lee Chait kept several penspossessing those attributes. Presi-dent George H. W. Bush and So-viet President Mikhail Gorbachevused a set of two Parker 75 vermeilfountain pens in 1990 to sign thehistoric arms reduction agreementat the Washington, D.C. summit,in effect, officially ending the ColdWar. Chait was selling the set.
ANOTHER RARITY Chait had inhis case was a Parker 1976 bicen-tennial fountain pen that incorpo-rated a piece of wood from Inde-pendence Hall in Philadelphia.The pewter pens are engraved and
numbered, selling for $500 each.Yet, another gem was a pen
made of silver found in a Spanishtreasure fleet that sunk in 1715.The first pens from this cache weremade in 1965 and sold for $75.Today, those pens sell for $1,500each.
The two-day pen extravaganzaopen to the public featured penand supply dealers, free seminars,on-site repair of pens, includinggrinding of nibs, and pen apprais-als. Nibs are the tips of the foun-tain pens used to make the pen’sstrokes. When they break or flat-ten, they can be re-ground. So,now you know about nibs.
Jeff Parker of Parker Pens talked
to collectors and signed copies ofhis book. Exhibitors stopped byone another’s displays to talkabout the merchandise. Row afterrow, aisle after aisle, of shiny, col-orful, glistening pens sat neatlyarranged.
CLIFF HARRINGTON, a McLeanresident and Washington, D.C. at-torney who has been collectingpens since the mid-1980s, callshimself a “vintage pen guy.” Hecollects other things, as well, butpens, Harrington said, are bothutilitarian and beautiful. “I like towrite with fountain pens,” saidHarrington. The nibs have theirown characteristics, from stiff toflexible to oblique, each renderinga different writing style. “To be apen collector, a pen has to stir theowner,” he said. There’s also a ca-maraderie among pen collectors,said Harrington, who countsamong his best friends collectorsliving in other countries.
Mary Beth Williams drove downform Philadelphia to attend herfirst-ever pen show. She said shebegan using fountain pens about10 years ago and now owns ap-proximately 12 of them. Noodler’sInk is her favorite ink because itwill not run when wet, she said.
“Once you start collecting foun-tain pens, you can’t stop,” saidWilliams, pulling out of her hand-bag one of her pens. “It can beaddictive.”
For information on the annualpen show in Washington, D.C., goto www.pencentral.com
McLean resident and Washington, D.C.attorney Cliff Harrington calls himself a“vintage pen guy.” He’s been collectingfountain pens since the mid-1980s.
A collector-dealer in Reston has a collec-tion of vintage and unique fountain pens.This pen, produced for one-year-only inthe 1930s, has a “highly desirable” swordclip and herringbone design.
World’s Largest Pen ShowComes to Tysons Corner
Silver found in a Spanishtreasure fleet sunk in 1715was used to make theseauthenticated pens firstproduced in 1965. At thattime, the pens sold for $75.Today, they sell for $1,500.
Gregory R. Epremian ofMcLean has been named to thespring 2011 dean’s list at BucknellUniversity of Lewisburg, Pa. The2008 graduate of Thomas JeffersonH igh School is the son of Jeffrey andAnnette Epremian.
Kelsey P. Linebaugh of McLeanhas been named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Bucknell University ofLewisburg, Pa. The 2008 graduate ofthe Madeira School is the daughter ofCraig Linebaugh and Cheryl Person.
Kendall Larsen of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s honor list at CaliforniaLutheran University in ThousandOaks, Calif. Larsen is majoring in lib-eral studies.
Emily Lubin of McLean has beeninducted into Sigma Phi Omega fromthe sociology and gerontology de-partment at Miami University ofOxford, Ohio.
Emma M. Rocks of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at the University of Ver-mont in Burlington. She is a seniorstudio art major.
Jillian Moynihan of McLean hasgraduated from Villanova Universityof Villanova, Pa.
Felicia Marwa of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at the University of Mas-sachusetts, Boston.
Kelly MacKenzie Phelan ofMcLean has received a bachelor ofarts degree cum laude from MiamiUniversity of Oxford, Ohio. She wasalso named to the spring 2011 dean’slist.
Leonore Chappell of McLeanhas received a bachelor of arts in psy-chology and Spanish from SouthernMethodist University of Dallas, Tx.
McLean residents Emily AbigailLubin and David EdmundVanHoven have received a bachelorof arts from Miami University of Ox-ford, Ohio.
Claire Rita O’Connor ofMcLean has graduated with a bach-elor of science in business fromMiami University of Oxford, Ohio.
Gurden Batra of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at the Georgia Institute ofTechnology in Atlanta, Ga.
Gabriel Corrochano of McLeanwas selected to attend the FrenchAcademy at the Governor’s School inLexington, Va. The Potomac Schoolstudent is the son of MarielaBuendia-Corrochano.
Ashley Martin of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Loyola University Mary-land.
Six McLean residents have gradu-ated from B oston University ofBoston, Ma. Receiving degrees wereHannah E. Choi, master of musicin string performance; Tribbie D.Nassikas, bachelor of arts in historyof art and architecture; Molly I.McNerney, bachelor of arts in soci-ology; Carol S. Issa, bachelor of
science in communication, cumlaude; Daniel H. Segal, bachelorof arts in psychology; and AllisonE. Flaherty, bachelor of science inspecial education.
McLean residents Peter-Christoph Schmidt and LindsayStuckey have been named to thehonor roll at Southern MethodistUniversity of Dallas, Tx.
Yasmin M. Atefi of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Boston University ofBoston, Ma.
Angela Wertz of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Duquesne University ofPittsburgh, Pa.
Courtney Helmer of McLeanhas been named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Saint Mary’s College ofNotre Dame, Ind. She is the daugh-ter of Eileen and David Helmer.
Bennett Silverman of McLeanhas been named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Choate Rosemary Hallof Wallingford, Ct. He is the son ofDr. and Mrs. Robert Alan Silverman.
Jun Woo Choi of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Choate Rosemary Hallof Wallingford, Ct. He is the son ofMr. Byung Wook Choi and Ms. SoYeon Lee.
George AlexanderMackaronis of McLean has re-ceived a bachelor of arts inpsychology from Denison Universityof Granville, Ohio.
Timothy J. Donley of McLeanhas entered Basic Cadet Training atthe U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo-rado Springs, Colo. The training willprepare him to meet the mental andphysical challenges experienced bynew cadets. The 2010 Langley HighSchool graduate is the son of Chris-Ann and Charles Donley.
Michelle Zimmerman ofMcLean has been named to thespring 2011 dean’s list at EmoryCollege of Atlanta, Ga. She is thedaughter of Martha M. Simons ofMcLean and Michael L. Zimmermanof Centreville.
Sydney Barron of McLean hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list and has received a bach-elor of arts from Emory College ofAtlanta, Ga. She is the daughter ofMichael J. Barron and Amelia K.Barron.
Gregory DiMattina of McLeanhas received a bachelor of businessadministration from the GoizuetaBusiness School of Emory Universityin Atlanta, Ga. He is the son of Dr.Michael DiMattina and Marian FayeCorey.
Elizabeth Freeman of McLeanhas graduated magna cum laudewith a bachelor of arts in biologywith emphasis in biochemistry and aminor in modern Hebrew from theCollege of Arts & Sciences of Wash-ington University in St. Louis, Mo.She is the daughter of Patricia andDavid Freeman.
Hayley Milon of McLean hasbeen named to the merit list at Ox-ford College of Emory University inAtlanta, Ga. She is the daughter ofMark S. Milon and Bara C. Milon.
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As a trial lawyer specializing in patents andhigh technology law,McLean resident James
Barney deals with science on adaily basis. In his spare time, heenjoys reading books such as “TheDa Vinci Code” by Dan Brown,books that combine the scientificand the mythologic.
Now Barney’s name is close byBrown’s, at least on bookstoreshelves, with the publication of hisdebut novel “The Genesis Key.”
“I’ve always been interested inthe intersection between scienceand mythology, and how closethese myths could be to beingreal,” he said.
The son of a navy pilot, Barneyspent his early years moving
around the world. After graduat-ing from an American school inPortugal in 1986, he attended theNaval Academy. He graduated in1990 and served six years as a sub-marine officer.
But after his first child was bornin 1996, Barney decided to makea change. He graduated from YaleLaw School in 1999, and began hislaw career.
Released last month, “The Gen-esis Key” blends cutting-edge sci-ence and biblical myth in a fast-paced thriller. His protagonist, bi-ologist Dr. Kathleen Sainsbury, isa fictional alumna of Langley HighSchool and a native of Great Falls.
BARNEY, who also has a degreein chemistry, says he wanted tomake sure the science depicted in
his book was possible.“I did a lot of research to make
sure what I talked about in thebook was accurate, or at least fea-sible,” he said.
This included running a lot ofmaterial by a friend of his who isa biologist, as well as taking “con-stant feedback” from family andfriends.
“I gave out a lot of early versionsto family and friends, people whoI trusted,” he said. “I’m lucky tohave friends in a lot of areas.”
Barney says there were certaintimes when it was difficult to writefrom a female perspective. He re-calls getting advice from his wifeon a scene where she goes out ona date.
Work on “The Genesis Key” con-sisted of a lot of biblical researchas well, as Sainsbury searches fora possible scientific explanationfor a biblical myth.
The Book of Genesis Chapter six,verse four refers to beings thatexisted “when the sons of Godwent to the daughters of humansand had children by them.” In theNew International version, theyare called the “Nephilim,” in the
King James Bible they are referredto as “giants.”
“In Genesis, there’s a passageabout these beings, the Nephilim,and there are bodies of literaturejust about this one passage,” hesaid. “The main character, a biolo-gist finds herself involved in thecrosshairs of a lot of people aftera discovery that could explainthese beings.”
In between his day job and fam-ily time — Barney is married andhas two children — time to writecould be hard to come by forBarney. He says he does a lot ofwriting late night and early morn-ing.
“I don’t really have the luxuryof having a ‘process.’ I have toscrap for all my time,” he said. “IfI can wake up around 4 or 5 a.m.,that’s when the house is mostquiet, even the dog isn’t awake.”
Even with one novel finished,Barney still says he battles the oc-casional self-doubt.
“There’s always times when youbecome riddled with self-doubt,you start thinking, ‘What am I do-ing with this? I should just put it
At Intersection of Science and MythologyMcLean residentJames Barneypublishes debutnovel.
McLean resident James Barney has published his debutnovel ‘The Genesis Key.’
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As the nation’s economycontinues to struggle,we should find hope inone recent bit of
news reported by FairfaxCounty: The local home-less population declined15.6 percent during thelast four years despite theworst economic recession since the1930s.
While the growth in the home-less population has slowed nation-ally, Fairfax County is one of thefew localities to actually reducethe rate of homelessness, and thissuccess is the product of a years-long effort by Fairfax County andits community partners.
When I was first elected chair-
man of the Board ofSupervisors in2003, there wasgrowing concernabout the increasein the local home-less population. Par-ticularly alarming was the fact that60 percent of homeless adults infamilies already were employed.It highlighted the need to addressthe shrinking number of afford-able housing units.
Knowing governmentcould not tackle thesechallenges alone, we con-vened separate commu-nity summits to devise ac-tion plans to preserve af-
fordable housing and to preventhomelessness. The results were in-novative partnerships with thenon-profit, faith and business com-munities that yielded positive re-sults, among them the preserva-tion of more than 2,200 affordablehousing units, which doubled ourinitial goal.
Given the success of this pro-gram and the benefits it has pro-
vided to Fairfaxfamilies and our en-tire community, Ibelieve the countyshould reconsiderits decision to scaleit back.
Another part ofthat success story isthe 10-year plan weadopted to preventand endhomelessness andthe hiring of a coor-dinator to overseeall local efforts to
assist the homeless. One importantelement of that plan is the annualhypothermia program, in partner-ship with local churches, whichprovides warm meals and tempo-rary shelter for those most at-risk.It also helps provide vital medicaland mental health support servicesin a stable environment, supple-menting the mobile medical out-reach we initiated to reach thechronically homeless.
Last year alone, the county’sHousing Opportunities SupportTeams helped prevent nearly 900people from becoming homeless.These efforts keep families off thestreet and they are cost-effective.At the federal level, I’ve sponsoredlegislation in the U.S. of Represen-tatives to replicate the Fairfaxmodel with the aim of preventinghomelessness for all Americans.
Even in a region as fortunate asNorthern Virginia, which hasweathered the recession betterthan most metropolitan areas,there continue to be tremendousneeds. I wish I could bring someof my colleagues from Congress toFairfax to witness the value ofthese investments firsthand. Asyou know, we are in the midst ofan important national debateabout how much the federal gov-ernment ought to be supportingsuch community efforts. There aresome in Congress, who have pro-posed eliminating funding for aprogram that provides assistanceto homeless veterans. I havefought this proposal on the Housefloor and will continue to do sobecause our veterans deserve bet-ter.
As we learned in Fairfax, govern-ment alone cannot solve the prob-lem, but it can play a critical rolein convening the private sector,non-profits, educators and othercommunity partners to address theserious challenges we face. And asthe recent data on homelessnessshows, those efforts are makingreal progress and benefiting ourentire community.
Gerald E. Connolly representsthe 11th Congressional District inthe U.S. House of Representativesand served 14 years on the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors, in-cluding five as chairman.
Partners in Ending HomelessnessGovernment can lead thefight to end homelessness,but success achieved withcommunity partners.
U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11)
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Recently, I attended the lastmeeting of the Commission onMental Health Law Reform. I wasfilled with mixed emotions: pridein all we had accomplished, dis-appointment that the Commissionwas ending when there is still somuch to do, and deep grief thatthe courageous man who createdit has died so young.
Since 2006 the Commission hasbeen meeting regularly and mak-ing major changes in how we treatpersons with mental illness whocome in contact with the law. Ev-ery branch of state governmenthas been deeply involved. Wechanged the whole system for thebetter.
The Commission was the idea ofVirginia Chief Justice LeroyHassell. He was outraged by howpoorly the legal system respondedto mentally ill persons. Shacklingwas not uncommon and manyconditions in the jails and prisonsseemed barbaric to him. The sys-
tems that dealt with mental healthwere disjointed and severelyunderfunded. Far too manypeople were in front of judgesmainly because they were not re-ceiving needed treatment.
Justice Hassell and I were alliesin this endeavor from the begin-ning. He came to my home in2005 and we strategized how toaddress the issues. He knew thatthere would be those who said thecourts had no business involvingthemselves and that he was over-stepping his authority. I knew thatwithout all branches of govern-ment working together therewould be no real progress andencouraged him to proceed.
As expected, many legislatorsattacked the Commission idea andJustice Hassell personally. He re-fused to yield and put the wholeweight of the court system behindit. We began deliberations withextensive work groups. Every-thing from civil commitment pro-cedures to transporting personswith mental illness to treatment
delivery was under review. Recom-mendations for improvementswere hammered out.
And, then, the terrible tragedyof Virginia Tech happened. Over-night, the work we had been do-ing so quietly was suddenlyviewed as very important. We in-creased the pace of our efforts.
Over the next three years wetotally overhauled the system. Iam very proud to have been thechief Senate patron of almost allthe legislation that the Commis-sion wrote. Virtually all the billspassed. Had the economy not de-teriorated, I believe we wouldhave been able to make significantinvestments in our system. Unfor-
tunately, those investments havenot happened.
Over a year ago it became obvi-ous that the Chief Justice was veryill. He continued his support forour work despite his illness. Iknow he took pride in the accom-plishments of his Commission.Tragically he died before our jobwas finished.
I remain committed to improv-ing how Virginia treats personswith mental illness. But it will bemore difficult without the leader-ship and friendship of Chief Jus-tice Leroy Hassell.
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Thanksgivingin July at St.Dunstan’sSHARE, the non-profit, non-sectarianrelief group based inMcLean, finds thesummer months tobe the most challeng-ing of the year forkeeping food avail-able for the needy inthe area. Under theleadership of Out-reach Committeemembers, picturedfrom left to right Rev.Anna Scherer, JoanMorton, Pat Mooreand Elizabeth Lee, St.Dunstan’s EpiscopalChurch, 1830 KirbyRd., McLean steppedup and ran a Thanks-giving in July fooddrive that resulted inseveral hundredpounds of food, aswell as cash dona-tions, for SHARE.
Activities reported by the McLeanpolice department through Aug. 12.
GRAND LARCENYPolice arrested a man for
stealing a woman’s phone inthe 8000 block of Tysons CornerCenter, around 5 p.m. onThursday, Aug. 4. An 18-year-oldmale of the 3700 block of SouthGeorge Mason Drive in FallsChurch, was charged with grandlarceny and possession of stolenproperty with the intent to sell.The victim was not injured.
LARCENIES9400 block of Blake Lane. Keys
stolen from business.1900 block of Chain Bridge Road.
Purse stolen from business.1900 block of Chain Bridge Road.
Purse stolen from business.1900 block of Chain Bridge Road.
Credit card stolen from business.1500 block of Forest Villa Lane.
Pearl necklaces stolen fromresidence.
1900 block of Gallows Road.Laptop computer and computer bagstolen from vehicle.
6600 block of Old DominionDrive. Bicycle stolen from vehicle.
7600 block of Savannah St. Bicyclestolen from residence.
7900 block of Tysons CornerCenter. Shoes stolen from business.
VEHICLE THEFTS8900 block of Leesburg Pike.
Toyota Camry.
Activities reported by the FairOaks police department throughAug. 12.
LARCENIES2700 block of Hatmark St.
Laptop computer, video gamesystem and pellet gun stolen fromresidence.
VEHICLE THEFTS4600 block of Cambryar St.
1998 GMC.
Crime Report
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By Lori Baker
The Connection
It’s hard to say what’s mostremarkable about theTraveling Players En-semble program. First-
time visitors may notice signs ofthe previous night’s campout —small piles of backpacks androlled up tents, flattened-outgrass and smoothed-over camp-sites. Or perhaps it’s the smallgroups of middle- and high-school campers spread aboutthe campus, practicing lines andcracking each other up withtheir improv interpretations thatmakes it special.
But above all, the one thingthat stands out is the confidenceand contentment in every oneof the campers, qualities that donot come naturally to teens andpreteens. In fact, this was oneof the reasons that JeanneHarrison, Producing Artistic Di-rector of the Traveling PlayersEnsemble, founded the programnine years ago.
Harrison is a self-describedcamper who loves the outdoors.She is a dramatic arts profes-sional who has taught at numer-ous colleges, and high schools.She has also taught at the FolgerShakespeare Library,Interlochen, and in DC publicschools. The Traveling PlayersEnsemble is the product of hertwo passions: theater and theoutdoors.
“Bringing the kids outdoorsallows us the opportunity toteach them very black and whiteskills, packing, camping, settingup tents…If you teach themthose skills you give them con-fidence,” Harrison said. “If yougive them confidence, you canattack things more boldly.”
“It’s a unique theater experi-ence unlike any other,” saidfourth year camper and rising9th grader at Langley High
School, Christopher Baughman.Baughman has been involved intheater for nine years, and is cur-rently working on his 10th play.“The camp has incredibly good the-ater instruction,” he said. “All thecounselors help one-on-one withcharacter and physicalization.”
THE CAMP, based at the Ma-deira School, is a drama camp forrising 6th through 12th graderswho love the outdoors. Through-out the summer, the 100-or-so chil-dren who attend one of the campsessions, are broken into variousgroups or ensembles, and learnfrom experienced professionals.The Traveling Players Ensemble isa nonprofit organization that reliessolely on grants, contributions andregistration fees for its operations.
The training is serious, but themood is fun. Harrison hires onlyprofessional directors and design-ers. And she calls it the “most chal-lenging program in the D.C. area.”Students learn a lot with the 1-to-4 instructor-to-student ratio.
McLean High School junior, KateLyn Broom, has been acting forseveral years. She has performedin other shows. But it’s the outdoor
aspect of this camp that appeals toher. “I love camping and being out-side,” Broom said. “When you’re in-side, you’re in this bubble. I lovethe outdoors. I love the theater.”
Broom was spending the morn-ing playing “improv games” withher ensemble, overlooking a por-tion of the scenic Billy Goat hikingtrail on the Potomac River. She andher ensemble would break out inlaughter periodically at somethingthat one of their fellow camperswould come up with. The entirecamp, including performances, isheld outdoors. “You definitely learna ton,” Broom added. “You’re go-ing to love the entire experience.”
Jeeho Ha, another first-timecamper, and a rising 7th grader atLongfellow Middle, is already plan-ning on attending the camp againnext summer. “I love this camp,”she said. Like Broom, Ha says shelikes theater and likes the out-doors. “I don’t like being coopedup indoors all day,” she said.
The children camp-out everyThursday night on the grounds ofMadeira School, overlooking thePotomac. “It’s fun to make our owndinners. And we tell stories aroundthe campfire at night,” said Ha.
Harrison explained that histori-cally a lot of theater happenedaround campfires, in the “cloakof darkness. It’s a place in whichpeople tell stories in safety.”
Sometimes the children campoff-site, when the performancetakes place farther from theschool. They have performed atShenandoah National Park,Douthat State Park, and LimeKiln Theater in Lexington, Va.,just to name a few. They haveperformed at ColonialWilliamsburg, and have alsoperformed at a RetirementHome, South Gate communityCenter in Reston, and Children’sInn at NIH.
Tess McCabe, a junior atBishop Ireton in Alexandriatalked about sliding down anatural rock waterfall the daybefore. “The people and thingsyou do are very special here.”
THE MID-AUGUST summerfestival marked the last day ofcamp for most of the children.The ensemble groups per-formed three classical comicplays; Shakespeare’s “Comedyof Errors,” Flaminio Scala’s“The Tragic Events,” andMoliere’s “Sganarelle.” The chil-dren were well-prepared for theplays, and the performanceswere enjoyed by the audienceand the campers themselves.“It’s a really great time,” saidChristopher Baughman.“There’s always some fun to behad.”
Tonya and Edwin Fields, par-ents of George Mason HighSchool 10th-grader, RyanFields, along with Ryan’s sisterShelby, were watching the end-of-summer performance. Tonyafelt sure that Ryan would returnto the camp next year. “His fa-vorite thing about the programis the people,” Tonya said. “I’veseen him grow as a result of thiscamp.”
Kate Lyn Broom, 11th grader at McLean High School,and Marc Rosen of Bethesda, having fun with an improvgame.
Jeanne Harrison, Director of the Traveling PlayersEnsemble, is presented with flowers after the summerfestival; this summer’s last performance for most of thecampers. “I love the children,” she said of the campers.“I will miss them.”
McLean resi-dent Christo-pherBaughman(bottom left)takes a breakwith othermembers ofhis ensemblegroup. Fromleft - from top:Ryan Fields,Jeremy Pryzby,ChristianOsbourne,ChristopherBaughman,Justin Smilan,and PatrickJoy.
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WEDNESDAY/AUG. 17Chris Botti. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap
Foundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Americanjazz trumpeter. $42 in-house, $25lawn. www.wolftrap.org.
THURSDAY/AUG. 18
Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Call for title. Adults.703-757-8560.
Book Discussion. 7 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Wild Swans by Jung Chang.Adults. 703-242-4020.
Lighters and Matches are Tools forGrownups Only. 2 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. A puppetshow presented by the Fairfax CountyFire and Rescue Department.Participants will each receive ahelmet, activity book and parentbrochure. Ages 3 1/2-7 with adult.703-790-8088.
Paul Anka. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Singer/songwriter. $48 in-house, $25 lawn.www.wolftrap.org.
FRIDAY/AUG. 19Jammin Java’s Mid-Atlantic Band
Battle 5: Finals. 8 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Englishconversation group. Adults. 703-938-0405.
Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.703-938-0405.
Gipsy Kings. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Flamencoguitarists and singers from the Reyesand Baliardo families. $42 in-house,$25 lawn. www.wolftrap.org.
SATURDAY/AUG. 20DC Fest with Michael W. Smith and
Steven Curtis Chapman. 3 p.m.George Mason University PatriotCenter, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.Also with by Kutless, Big DaddyWeave, Matthew West, SidewalkProphets and Jonny Diaz. Tickets $15-$99, available atwww.ticketmaster.com and 703-573-SEAT. www.patriotcenter.com.
Big O and Dukes Live. 9:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
Fairfax County Master GardenersAssociation, Inc. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Horticultural tips, information,techniques and advice. 703-293-6227.
Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. MastersGardeners from the Fairfax CountyCooperative Extension answer your
gardening questions. Adults. 703-790-8088.
Summer Movies at the Library! 1p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library,7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Call for title. Ages 16 and up. 703-790-8088.
Gipsy Kings. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Flamencoguitarists and singers from the Reyesand Baliardo families. $42 in-house,$25 lawn. www.wolftrap.org.
SUNDAY/AUG. 21American Legion Auxiliary Unit
180 Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m.-12p.m. 330 Center St. N., Vienna. Adults$7, children $3. Omelets, scrambledeggs, blueberry pancakes, bacon andmore. Open to the public. 703-625-5736.
Colonial Tobacco Harvest. 1-4 p.m.Claude Moore Colonial Farm atTurkey Run, 6310 Georgetown Pike,McLean. Help the Colonial FarmFamily clean the leaves, and watchhow they cut and split the stems. Helpgather the cut plants and hang themon tobacco sticks to cure. $3 adults,$2 children and senior citizens.Complimentary admission with Farmmembership. Free parking. Weatherpermitting. www.1771.org.
MONDAY/AUG. 22Game On Afternoon Edition. 3:30
p.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Test your prowessat our Wii Mario Kart or Wii SuperSmashbros. Brawl Tournament. Age6-16.
English Conversation. 10:30 a.m.Oakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPlace, Oakton. English practice fornon-native speakers. Adults. 703-242-4020.
TUESDAY/AUG. 23English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.
City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-293-6227.
One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 2p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word andExcel. Adults. 703-242-4020.
Conversations with the Director.7:30 p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Meet SamClay, Director of Fairfax CountyPublic Library, and share your view ofwhat the future should hold for ourlibrary system. Adults. 703-242-4020.
Personalized Internet Training.2:30 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit RegionalLibrary, 7584 Leesburg Pike, FallsChurch. A 45-minute training sessionwith a technology volunteer. Call forappointment. Adults. 703-790-8088.
Practice Your English. 6:30 p.m.Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-790-8088.
WEDNESDAY/AUG. 24One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 3
p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word andExcel. Adults. 703-242-4020.
Summer Party. 2 p.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church. Celebrate the end of theSummer Reading Program. Bring a t-shirt to decorate and enjoyrefreshments. All ages. 703-790-8088.
THURSDAY/AUG. 25An Evening with The Greencards. 8
p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
Patrick Henry Book Club. 1 p.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave.East, Vienna. “Alphabet Juice” by Roy
Blount, Jr. Adults. 703-938-0405.Portrait Painting Demonstration. 7
p.m. Vienna Art Center, 115 PleasantSt., NW, Vienna. Jonathan Linton willselect one of the audience to be hismodel. Free. 703-319-3971 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.
FRIDAY/AUG. 26Movies in the Park. 8:45 p.m.
Glyndon Park, 300 Glyndon St. N.E.,Vienna. Call for film and weatherinformation. Free admission, bringlawn chairs or blankets for seating.703-255-7842.
Joe Pernice. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Englishconversation group. Adults. 703-938-0405.
Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.703-938-0405.
Manassas. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ManassasNational Battlefield Park, 6511 SudleyRoad, Manassas. Special ranger toursof the battlefield, militarydemonstrations of musketry andartillery firing, cavalrydemonstrations, living historyportrayals of soldiers in anencampment of Union andConfederate troops , cavalrydemonstrations of maneuver andcarbine firing, and music mark thisanniversary event at Brawner Farmand various locations throughout thepark. “Manassas’s Own” Artillery(representing Confederate battery)and infantry troops will portray Unionand Confederate soldiers. 703-361-1339.
The Military Bugle during the CivilWar and the Origin of the Call‘Taps’. 2 p.m. Historic BlenheimEstate, Address: 3610 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. The trumpetbecame a symbol for mounted rifles inthe early nineteenth century, and thebugle as a symbol for infantry duringthe Civil War. The field music offifers, drummers and buglers wasnecessary for telling the time of dutiesin camp and guiding the actions of
troops in battle. By the end of the warthe bugle had replaced the fife anddrum as the primary signalinginstrument in the United Statesmilitary. Jari Villanueva willdemonstrate many of the bugle callsand explain their usage during thewar, and discuss the origin of the call,performance practices and more. 703-591-0560.
Billy T’s Time Machine. 5 p.m.Palladium Civic Place Green, 1445Laughlin Ave., McLean. Free. 703-288-9505.
Ben Tufts and Friends: Craig TuftsMemorial Fundraiser. 4 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
The Pietasters and The Thrilltones.9:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
Fairfax County Master GardenersAssociation, Inc. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Horticultural tips, information,techniques and advice. 703-293-6227.
Microsoft Excel. 2:30 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 NorthSt., Fairfax. Introduction to creatingspreadsheets with Microsoft Excel.Adults. 703-293-6227.
Manassas. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ManassasNational Battlefield Park, 6511 SudleyRoad, Manassas. Special ranger toursof the battlefield, militarydemonstrations of musketry andartillery firing, cavalrydemonstrations, living historyportrayals of soldiers in anencampment of Union andConfederate troops , cavalrydemonstrations of maneuver andcarbine firing, and music mark thisanniversary event at Brawner Farmand various locations throughout thepark. “Manassas’s Own” Artillery(representing Confederate battery) andinfantry troops will portray Union andConfederate soldiers. 703-361-1339.
Hot August Night: A Tribute to NeilDiamond. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. With Jammin’Java’s Songwriters Circle featuringShane Hines, Todd Wright, AnthonyFiacco and Luke Brindley.www.jamminjava.com.
Entertainment
Gipsy Kings perform at the Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna, on Friday andSaturday, Aug. 19-20, 8 p.m. Flamenco guitarists andsingers from the Reyes and Baliardo families. $42 in-house, $25 lawn. www.wolftrap.org.
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By Cynthia Cross
The Connection
For most area college stu-dents, the first stop oncampus this fall will be
their dorm, the college book-store or a friend’s apartment.For Samuel Faktorow, GreatFalls resident and a junior atColorado College in ColoradoSprings, this semester’s firststop will be a camel ride andmosque visit in Morocco.Faktorow, a 2009 graduate ofLangley High School, will be cir-cumnavigating the globe withthe Institute for ShipboardEducation’s Semester at Seaprogram. Faktorow will visit 14countries in 111 days, begin-ning in Morocco and includingGhana, South Africa, Mauritius,India, Malaysia, Vietnam,China, Japan, Costa Rica andCuba.
Faktorow first heard aboutthe Semester at Sea programfrom his older sister, who par-ticipated in it several years agoas a student at the Universityof Denver. He recalls how thejourney changed her worldview.“I definitely saw a difference inmy sister,” he said. “I think itelevated her sense of what it isto be part of the world ratherthan just this country.” Then 16and a sophomore at Langley, heresolved to experience it him-self.
Faktorow will join approxi-mately 500 other studentsaboard the “MV Explorer,” acruise ship converted into a“floating campus,” which willleave from Montreal on Aug.26. Students will take classesaboard the ship to fulfill theirsemester’s course requirement— including one mandatory
class titled “Global Studies” —and will venture out on excur-sions of their choosing at all 14ports of call. In Morocco, forexample, Faktorow plans acamel trek in Marrakesh and avisit to the massive Hassan IlMosque in Casablanca. He willstay with a family for three daysin the small village of Senase,Ghana; will do a service projectin a South African township;and plans to visit Robben Is-land, Cape Town, where NelsonMandela was imprisoned. Theexcursions are meant to rein-force the trip’s theme of “glo-balization and change” by al-lowing students to see global-ization from the perspective ofeach country they visit. “Myunderstanding,” says Faktorow,“is that the ship is a placeawash in thought and provoca-tive discussion about all thethings that people are seeingand experiencing. It’s not like,‘Oh we’re going to Morocco oneday and we’re going to forgetabout it the next.’ There is ap-parently a lot of lively discus-sion among the students.”
The trip will include somefamous tourist destinations —Faktorow expects to see the TajMahal and the Great Wall ofChina, for example — but hisgoal for the voyage is notsightseeing, but rather personalgrowth. “We as Americans havea narrow viewpoint and that’snot how I want to be,” he says.“I’ve never been to a Muslimcountry.
I’ve never been to a ThirdWorld country. I’ve never seenthe kind of poverty that I’mgoing to see in India. That’swhat makes you grow. That’swhat I hope to accomplish fromthis trip.”
Samuel Faktorow will visit 14 countries in 111 days,beginning in Morocco and including Ghana, SouthAfrica, Mauritius, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, China,Japan, Costa Rica and Cuba.
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It’s not often that an audiencesees a monster playing classi-cal music. But for those who
are part of the Music masters Sum-mer Strings Camp, it’s a normalpart of the program.
“Messy Monday” is one of thethemes for the 10-day string or-chestra camp. The camp, directedby Ruth Donahue, is a fun way forstudents with at least one year ofexperience to learn many differ-ent types of music. They learn ev-erything from classical to rock. On“Messy Mondays,” they dress incrazy costumes and make-up torehearse.
Donahue has been running thecamp for 30 years. This year’scamp had 49 campers. Donahueenjoys the camp as much as thestudents do. “One of the joys ofteaching kids this age is everythingis exciting to them,” she said.
Sixth grade violinist SarahChampness enjoys the music andthe other camp activities. “I lovethe kickball games. That’s my fa-vorite part,” she said.
Though having fun in their mon-ster costumes and silly get-ups,they were busily preparing fortheir final concert, which would beheld the next night. The students’sense of pride is as buoyant as thatof the camp director. And it is awell-earned pride. “They are allenthusiastic,” said Donahue. “Itmakes them better players. Theyare learning music at harder lev-els. It a challenge for the kids.”
‘Messy Monday’ atMcLean Strings Camp
Clockwise from back,Vanya Barrer, seventh
grader of Cooper MiddleSchool; Takehiro
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Bryan Bedell, sixthgrader of Spring Hill
Elementary; and BradleyKim, sixth grader of
Spring Hill Elementaryprepare to play one of
their concert pieces.
Fifth grader Kendall Smithof Kent Gardens Elemen-tary school waits for hercue to play. The campers
enjoy the ‘Messy Monday’theme, which gives them achance to wear crazy cos-
tumes and accessories.
James Shen and Delaney Bond, both fifth graders fromSpring Hill Elementary, concentrate on a challengingpiece. Behind them are violinists Terry Keffer, Bryan Zhaoand Griffin Hover.
Violinists Karina Atkins, sixth grader from WestbriarElementary and Anna Nguyen, fifth grader of Spring HillElementary, have learned new pieces in the SummerStrings Camp.
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Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith community. Sendto [email protected] is Friday.
Alliance Church Centre, 12113Vale Road in Oakton, will hold its Vaca-tion Bible School Aug. 24-26 from 8:45a.m.-1 p.m. The Sonsurf Beach Bash willhave Bible stories, crafts, skits, games,songs, snacks and more for nurseryschool-6th grade. 703-264-1273 or 703-795-8801.
The Church of the Good Shep-herd, a United Methodist church at2351 Hunter Mill Road in Vienna, willbegin its “Champions of the Faith” serieson Sunday, Aug. 28, in the 10 a.m. wor-ship service. The “Champion the Dream”event will be on the anniversary of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “I Have aDream” speech, the same day the Mar-tin Luther King Jr. National Memorial isto be unveiled. Wesley TheologicalSeminary Professor of Urban MinistryFred D. Smith, PhD, will lead the 9 a.m.Sunday school class then deliver a ser-mon at 10 a.m. on the “BelovedCommunity,” the Biblical themeadopted by the civil rights movement.www.GoodShepherdVA.com.
Andrew Chapel United Method-ist Church, 9201 Leesburg Pike inVienna, has a 10 a.m. Sunday WorshipService through Sept 4. Beginning Sept.11 Worship is 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.,Sunday School 9:30 a.m., and YouthFellowship at 6 p.m. September studygroups are Monday night’s ‘Companionsin Christ’, and Tuesday 10 a.m. BibleStudy. Bell Choir practice is Wednesdayat 7 p.m. and choir practice at 8 p.m.Call 703-759-3722 to register for
PreSchool and Mother’s Day Out. 703-759-3508.
Christ the King LutheranChurch, 10550 Georgetown Pike inGreat Falls, will mark the beginning ofthe Sunday School year for all ages onRally Day, Sunday Sept. 11. To cel-ebrate, the Church will host a Rally DayBBQ on the front lawn following the 11a.m. service. Members and visitors areinvited to join in the fun, includingburgers and dogs and all the fixings.www.gflutheran.org.
Epiphany United MethodistChurch, 1014 Country Club Drive inVienna, will celebrate its 50th anniver-sary with a special worship service onSunday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m.www.epiphanyumc.com or 703-938-3494.
The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a wide variety ofsupport groups for those with emo-tional, social, and physical challenges.www.jssa.org/growth-learning.
HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedulesand registration information.
McLean Bible Church FitnessClass at Body & Soul Fitness. Balanceis key, energy is renewed and strengthis gained. 9:45 a.m. Mondays and Fri-days. Free childcare for registereds t u d e n t s [email protected].
Vajrayogini Buddhist Center of-
fers ongoing classes on meditation andBuddhist philosophy, Mondays at 7 p.m.at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. $10 per class. 202-331-2122 or www.meditation-dc.org.
St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church,1830 Kirby Road in McLean. The thirdSunday service every month at 10:15a.m. allows children to play active rolesin the music and as greeters and ushers.Traditional services are every Sunday at8:15 and 10:15 a.m.
Vienna Presbyterian Church,124 Park St. in Vienna, presents the 12-week program “Passages,” for thoseexperiencing separation or divorce. TheDivorceCare series meets Tuesdays at 7p.m. Cost of materials $20, scholarshipsavailable. 703-938 9050 [email protected].
Vienna Assembly of God has aministry to children on Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. at the corner of Center N and AyrHill Avenue, N.E. Children’s Church onSundays also available. 703-938-7736or www.ViennaAG.com.
Vienna Christian HealingRooms, every Saturday, 1-5 p.m., at8200 Bell Lane. A team of Christians isavailable to anyone requesting prayer.Free and open to the public. 703-698-9779 orwww.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.
Chesterbrook United MethodistChurch is at 1711 Kirby Road, McLean.Worship service is at 11 a.m. Sundayschool is at 9:30 a.m. for adults andchildren. Rev. Kathleene Card, Pastor.703-356-7100 orwww.ChesterbrookUMC.org.
Faith Notes
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Sports
The Great Falls Sharks14-under girls’fastpitch softball teamrecently returned from
Orlando after playing in theUnited States Specialty Sports As-sociation (USSSA) 14U World Se-ries. The Sharks finished 13thplace overall among 65 teamsfrom across the country, Canadaand Puerto Rico.
The week-long double elimina-tion tournament, played in tem-peratures ranging in the high 90s,was held at the ESPN Wide Worldof Sports facility in Orlando.
Great Falls finished 6-2 at thetournament, the capper to an 11-month season which started lastSeptember, continued through thewinter with hitting clinics, and wasfollowed by a 40-game season andnumerous practices throughoutthe spring and summer.
“The girls were well prepared forthe tournament,” said MikeSharkey, coach of the Sharks. “Inaddition to our schedule and prac-tices, half the team played highschool softball, which helped.”
Of the 14 girls on the team,seven were freshmen players fortheir respective high school varsityteams this past spring.
IN THE FIRST GAME of theUSSSA tournament, the Sharksdefeated the Illinois Patriots, ofChicago, 10-3. Starting pitcherEmily Templin was under theweather, so the Sharks second
pitcher, Kat Eichner, filled in forher.
Eichner tossed a one-hitter andallowed no earned runs to leadGreat Falls. Batting highlights in-cluded Michaela Wheat hitting abases-loaded triple and KatieCynkar connecting on a two-out,two-run single.
Templin was back in action forgame two, taking the moundagainst the Jupiter Seahawks(Florida), the top-ranked team inGreat Falls’ pool play division. TheSharks and Templin, who utilizedher stellar fast ball, put together astrong all-around game and de-feated Jupiter, 7-0.
Jupiter’s biggest scoring threatcame in the first inning. Follow-ing a leadoff single, a Seahawks’player sent a ball down the firstbase line and all the way to theright field corner.
But a well-executed relay to the
plate resulted in the lead runnerbeing tagged out at home. There-after, Jupiter had just two singlesoff of Templin the remainder of thegame.
The Sharks, meanwhile, hit theball well throughout the game.Offensively, they were led by KatieCynkar’s (2 hits, 2 RBI) and SarahFadeley (2 hits). Defensively, GreatFalls received steady play fromshortstop Maggie Natal and sec-ond base Tatum Martinez.
The Sharks followed that win upwith a 7-3 victory of the GeorgiaTrouble in their third game of poolplay. They jumped out to a 5-0 leadand Great Falls never lost the ad-vantage. Eichner, the Great Fallsstarter, pitched well to earn thewin.
The Sharks’ defense camethrough in the fifth inning. Geor-gia had gotten a couple runs in thefourth and one more in the fifth
to get within 7-3. The Trouble wasthreatening to score more in thefifth before the Great Falls infieldturned a huge double play - short-stop Maggie Natal and firstbaseman Lindsey Turner teamingup on the twin killing to get theSharks out of the inning.
Templin, pitching in relief, wason the mound for the sixth inningto earn the save.
NEXT, IT WAS on to bracket playand a meeting versus the DiamondDolls of the Bronx, N.Y. Followinga three-hour rain delay, the Sharksbats came alive and they soundlydefeated the Dolls, 18-3. It was,according to coach Sharkey, GreatFalls’ best played game of the sea-son.
Templin got the start on themound and kept the Dolls off bal-ance at the plate. The Sharks’ bats,meanwhile, were red hot.
Michaela Wheat led the chargewith five hits, including a tripleand two doubles. Also for GreatFalls, Gabi Pijaca had three hits,including a pair of doubles, andKatie Cynkar, Meg Garland,Maddie Kelly and Mel Dronfieldeach had two hits.
Terrific defensive plays weremade by Cynkar, who made acatch on a deep fly ball to left field,and a final inning 1-6-3 infielddouble play.
With four wins under their belts,the Sharks next met the West Vir-ginia Wild. Great Falls, on anotherhot, draining day, won again, thistime by a 10-3 score. The Wildmustered up 11 hits and benefit-ted from three Sharks’ errors. Nev-ertheless, they still managed justthe three runs.
Meanwhile, the Shark’ offensecontinued to roll, building up an8-1 lead after four innings. Offen-sively, everyone contributed forGreat Falls.
Great Falls experienced its firstloss of the tournament in its fol-lowing game, a defeat to theRedstick .007s from Baton Rouge,La.
The Sharks, the following day,rebounded nicely with a 6-5 winin seven innings over the BrewsterRockets from New York. Later thatsame day, Great Falls lost to PTCPoison (Atlanta), 7-3, to wrap uptheir tournament.
“I am very proud of the way thegirls played,” said coach Sharkey.“We went 6-2 and the two teamswe lost to finished 5th and 7th,respectively.”
The 14-under Sharks consist ofEmily Templin, Sarah Fadeley,Lindsay Turner, Tatum Martinez,Maggie Natal, Gabi Pijaca, KatieCynkar, Melanie Dronfield,Michaela Wheat, Maddie Kelly,Julia Chirite, Katrina Eichner, MegGarland, and Katie Studebaker.
Sharks Make Strong Showing at World Series14-under girls’softball squadwins six ofeight gamesin Orlando.
The Great Falls Sharks, a 14-under girls’ softball team, capped a winningspring-summer season with a successful tournament in Florida.
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At the Dominion Country Club League(DCCL) All-Star swim meet held at WestwoodCountry Club in Vienna two weeks ago, the fol-lowing RiverBend swimmers won gold medals:Will Koeppen (50-meters free and 25-fly), DavisRiffe (25-breaststroke), Olivia McDonnell (25-breaststroke), Emma Grassi (50-breaststroke),Haley Smith (25-fly), Micaela Grassi (50-fly),
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The McLean Marlins set eight new teamrecords and two new Northern Virginia SwimLeague (NVSL) records at the NVSL Div. 1 Cham-pionships held two weeks ago at McLean Hamletpool. Isabella Rongione set a team record in the 11-12 girls 50-meter butterfly with a time of 31.86,beating the previous record of 32.00 set in 1974 byKathy McQuaid. Rongione also set a new teamrecord in the 11-12 girls 100-Individual Medley
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‘The Genesis Key’ is the debutnovel from James Barney, aMcLean resident and lawyerspecializing in patent andtechnology law.
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back on the shelf,’” he said. “But you haveto shake that off and fight through it.Nobody’s ever accused me of taking criti-cism well, but I learned that when peopletold me they didn’t like something, I had tothink what I could do, because they’re thereader.”
Barney remembers a prologue he hadwritten in the original version of “The Gen-esis Key” that he felt was a crucial part ofthe book.
“I loved the prologue, I thought it wasabsolutely essential to the book, but theeditor said to cut it,” he said. “But as a de-but author, I was so thrilled to be involvedin the process that I did what they said.”
Barney is currently working on a secondbook, which he says is “similar in theme,but different characters.” He says the pro-cess for the second one is much different.
“With your debut novel you don’t havemany deadlines, now I’ve got a lot of them.But it’s forcing me to write in a good way,more concisely,” he said. “But now there areexpectations, I want to make sure it’s asgood as or better than my first one.
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ONE OF HIS FAVORITE AUTHORS,New York Times Bestseller Steve Berry, evenreviewed his book, and was generous inpraising the book.
“‘The Genesis Key’ is a solid blend of sci-ence, myth, history and suspense. It’s re-markable and unconventional, which to-gether make for a great tale,” Berry said.“There’s an intense brand of storytellinghere, utilizing all the elements I love. I can’twait for more from James Barney.”
While Barney is hard at work on hissophomore novel, he still says is enjoyingthe experience of having his first novel outthere. He says he gets e-mails and calls fromfriends all the time when they see his book.
More information on Barney, includingfuture appearances in the area, can be foundat www.jamesbarney.com, or atwwww.facebook.com/authorjamesbarney.
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Children’s classes include a new art class, Tell a Tale, in whichstudents will learn to create picture books. Image Tomorrow com-puter classes are being offered at the Center for the first time.Instructors from Play, Click, Learn will lead classes structured toeach child’s academic and technical abilities. Outdoor Adventurefishing trips by Fish & Explore are new offerings for children asare Thimble ‘n’ Thread sewing classes.
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Teenagers who have interest in writing can take advantage ofThe Writer’s Center Creative Writing for Teens, a new offering.Other teen classes offered this fall include Drawing: Learning fromMasters, and other safety, outdoor adventure and technical the-atre classes.
A new adult art class, Color in Interiors, will teach students howto prepare a cohesive color palette in their homes. MonitoringToday’s Teen Technology helps adults learn about new technolo-gies and offers advice and provides resources for monitoring teenuse of these products. By popular demand, the Center has added aZumba class on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning and anew series of enrichment classes, including Meditation for Every-one. Sing to your Baby® creators Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxerare presenting a music class for new and/or expecting parents inOctober. In addition, The Writer’s Center returns to MCC with sev-eral new classes this fall including Introduction to Poetry, Playingwith Point of View and Writing about Animals.
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