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Drew Hunt exalts during theMcLean High boys’ dramatic
Liberty District tournament titlegame win over top-seeded and
previously unbeaten Langley lastFriday night. The Highlanders,
the tournament’s No. 3-seed,reached the championship gamewith victories over No. 6 Fairfax
and No. 2 Stone Bridge. Thedistrict tournament crown is the
first for McLean since 1999.
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By Mike DiCicco
The Connection
Speaking at the McLeanCitizens Association’sspring membership meeting on Thursday, May 20,
Transurban public affairs managerJen Aument adhered to the oldshow business imperative and leftthe crowd hungry for more.
Although the meeting’s keynotespeaker was Fairfax County Chair-woman Sharon Bulova (D-atlarge), about three-quarters of thepeople gathered at the McLeanCommunity Center raised theirhands when Aument asked whohad come specifically to learnabout the proposed extension ofthe Beltway HOT (high-occupancytoll) lanes. Her presentation andbrief question-and-answer sessionwere followed by shouted ques-tions and protests from the audi-ence when MCA President RobJackson said the meeting had tobe turned over to Bulova.
The citizens association hadlong expressed concerns that theVirginia Department of Transpor-tation (VDOT) and the companies
of Transurban and Fluor, which arebuilding the HOT lanes project,were creating a bottleneck by end-ing the additional lanes around thepoint where Old Dominion Drivecrosses the Beltway, just north ofthe interchange with the DullesToll Road. The project is addingtwo lanes in each direction, begin-ning at the Springfield Inter-change, and about a month ago,Transurban proposed extendingone HOT lane in each directionfrom the Old Dominion Roadcrossing to just north of the GeorgeWashington Parkway.
“We’re at the very, very earlieststages of examining this possibil-ity,” Aument told the crowd. Shesaid a meeting on the proposedextension was scheduled forWednesday, June 9 at the commu-nity center. No engineering or de-tailed designs will be presented atthat meeting, as none have beendone, Aument said, emphasizingthat Transurban had only recentlybegun toying with the idea of ex-tending the HOT lanes, in coop-eration with the MCA’s Transpor-tation Committee.
“It makes a much longer transi-tion and it reduces weaving in thatarea,” she said of the possible ex-tension, noting that it would helptraffic flow more smoothly on theBeltway. “I want to make clear,there would be no access to theHOT lanes from Georgetown Pikeas a result of this extension,”Aument said. Instead, she said, theextension would prevent HOTlanes users from getting on or offof Interstate 495 at GeorgetownPike or the George Washington
Parkway. The HOT lanes will be inthe middle of the Beltway, anddrivers will be able to enter or exitthem only at certain points.Aument said the change shouldcut down on the number of mo-torists cutting through McLeanand Great Falls.
The Old Dominion Road andGeorgetown Pike bridges over theBeltway would have to be rebuiltto accommodate the extension,but Aument said the GeorgetownPike bridge would not be widenedexcept to add bicycle and pedes-trian access.
She said the extension could bebuilt entirely within VDOT right-of-way.
The reason Transurban was con-sidering the extension now, shesaid, was that it had the opportu-nity to do the project while it al-ready had crews operating in thearea. She said it would be entirelyprivately funded. “We’re not pro-posing or anticipating any statefunding to go to this project,”Aument said.
Assuming the public supportedthe extension, she said, trafficstudies, engineering and furtherpublic meetings would be carriedout.
McLean resident Jon Lillard saidhe didn’t see how the extensionwas going to improve traffic flow.While traffic was going to increaseon the Beltway, he said, “Nothingis happening to the American Le-gion Bridge, and we think it’s go-ing to bottleneck.” The remark wasmet with applause. Lillard alsowondered why bike or pedestrian
Transurban public affairs manager JenAument discusses the possibility of ex-tending the Beltway HOT lanes almost tothe American Legion Bridge.
Photos by Mike DiCicco/The Connection
Fairfax County Chairwoman SharonBulova (D-At-large) addresses the McLeanCitizens Association.
At 18-years old, not manycan say that they havewritten and directed a
full-length musical. Even fewercan say that their musical wasas successful as WesleyBrandt’s, a senior at LangleyHigh School. On Tuesday night,May 18, cast members ofBrandt’s musical titled “Time’sSquare 2090” checked the Na-tional Capital Area Cappieswebsite and discovered thattheir show had won an unprec-edented 13 Cappies nomina-tions for the performance thatpremiered on Nov.15, 2009.
THE CAPPIES, “Critics andAwards Program,” is a programfor high school students in-volved in theater and journal-ism in which students fromvarious area schools write re-views for theater and musicalperformances. Towards the endof every school year, Cappiescritics select five highly-covetednominee positions in 35 catego-ries to be honored in CappiesGala. The Cappies Gala, whichthe Langley Saxon Stage Direc-tor Phyliss Jaffe described as“The Tony Awards for highschool theater,” will take placeJune 13 at the Kennedy Center,where the winners from each ofthe categories will be an-nounced. Langley’s cast of“Time’s Square 2090” will alsobe performing their Cappies-nominated Best Song titled
“Stand Up,” which will be oneof five performances to takeplace that night. “Performingon the Kennedy Center stage isa huge deal, especially for aplay written and directed bystudents,” said senior YusufGoal, who won a Cappie nomi-nation for his sound productionwith junior Sean Lyons. “Time’sSquare 2090” is the first stu-dent written and directed mu-sical to be included in theCappies program.
Loosely based on GeorgeOrwell’s 1984, “Time’s Square2090” takes place 80 years intothe future at a time when thegovernment is corrupt and apop star leads a rebellion tochange the government’s ways.Last June, Brandt, whose class-mates describe him as “politi-cally driven,” told Jaffe that heplanned to write a musical, andafter sending drafts back andforth over the summer, Jaffedecided to make “Time’sSquare 2090,” with its politi-cal and thought-provokingthemes, the school musical ofthe year. At the time of audi-tions in September, after whichapproximately 50 studentswere selected to be a part ofthe musical, Brandt had notfinished the play yet. “By thetime I finished, I knew who thecharacters were being playedby and I could keep that inmind as I wrote it,” said Brandt.
“Since this was the first timethe musical had ever been per-formed and the writer was a
Photo by Jenna Pugrant/The Connection
Phyliss Jaffe, the Artistic Advisor for the show,oversaw the production of Brandt’s play featuringRebecca Allen, Yusuf Goal, Sarah Korn, PaulGoldberg, Chelsea Raitor, Nicole Kang, BrianPatterson, and Wesley Brandt pictured here.
Langley High PlayReceives 13 Nominations
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By Donna Manz
The Connection
If Saturday’s police patrol saturation of McLean and Vienna-area roads is an indicator, lo-
cal police departments are makingit known that those who drink,then drive, will be stopped.
In the midst of prom and gradu-ation season, regional law enforce-ment agencies launched a timelycampaign, “Operation Extra Eyesfor DWIs.”
“Our main goal is to stop anddetect drunk drivers, prevent ac-cidents and save lives,” said FairfaxCounty Police McLean District As-sistant Commander MikeMcAlister, who thought up the“Operation Extra Eyes for DWIs”beefed-up patrols. “I thought asaturation patrol targeting DWIwould help achieve that goal.”McAlister helped to forge the part-nership of all the cooperatingagencies.
Kicking off the operation with apre-event media briefing in theearly evening at the Vienna TownHall on May 22, “Operation ExtraEyes for DWIs” disbursed 37 offic-ers and cruisers to hit the roads infull-force in the jurisdictions andauthorities in and adjacent toMcLean.
POLICE OFFICERS from theTown of Vienna, County of Fairfax,the City of Falls Church, the Met-ropolitan Washington AirportsAuthority, City of Fairfax, theUnited States Park Police andtroopers from the Virginia StatePolice participated throughoutSaturday night. Park Police pa-trolled the George WashingtonMemorial Highway, which abutsMcLean, and officers of the Wash-ington Airports Authority pa-trolled the Dulles Airport roadsthat cut through McLean. With somany agencies pooling resourcesin a display of cooperative force,McAlister hoped the media wouldget the message out to as manypeople as they can. Opportunitiesfor media representatives to ride-along were made available.
Debbie Sausville, a FairfaxCounty M.A.D.D. mother who losther step-daughter to an alcohol-related crash, addressed the par-
ticipating officers before they tookto the streets. Six years ago, her16-year-old step-daughter, a partof Sausville’s life for nine years,made a poor choice. A 27-year-oldman supplied the teen with thealcohol that impaired her drivingability. In a crash on a dead-endstreet, Lauren Gray Sausville diedin an crash witnessed by herfriends in the lead car. DebbieSausville has been an anti-drunkdriving activist ever since. “You’remy heroes for going out tonightand stopping drunk drivers,” saidSausville, to the assembly of offic-ers. “You’re doing your best to stopdrunk drivers. I am, withM.A.D.D., doing our best to elimi-nate drunk driving.”
Capt. Mike Miller and theVienna Police Department hostedthe media briefing at Town Hall.From there, a centrally locatedtake-off point, marked cruisersand unmarked cars set out.
“We want to make sure the kidsget the message not to drink anddrive,” said VPD Public InformationOfficer Bill Murray. “We’re all abouthaving fun. We were kids once. Weknow what proms are like.
“We want to help make theirproms and graduations a success,to make those occasions safeevents. We’re out there to helpthem stay safe, stay alive.”
ALL ALONG ROUTES 7 AND123, police emergency lights flick-ered in the dark. Some driversstood outside their vehicles doingsobriety tests. Others, dressed forpartying, cooperated courteouslywith officers. Overhead, inMcLean, a Fairfax County Fire andRescue helicopter hovered over apond where a man was stranded.
Officer Brian Ritter, assigned tothe McLean District Station for 10years, volunteered to patrol the
Tysons-Merrifield area during theinitial shift of Operation ExtraEyes. A young father, Ritter takesthe mission to get impaired driv-ers off the road seriously.
His eyes dart about scanning li-cense plates, his computer screen,vehicles moving in either direc-tion. Within seconds of pulling outon to Leesburg Pike from Route123, Ritter observed an expiredtag. The young driver, as it turnedout, was driving on a revoked li-cense. Because the operator wasnot impaired, Ritter issued a sum-mons to him and allowed his sis-ter to drive the car home. It wasthe first of many traffic stops forRitter on a night when a steadystream of heavy traffic stuffed upwet, rainy Tysons Corner-arearoadways.
At every traffic signal, Ritterlooked over license plates. “It’s soautomatic, I look at tags evenwhen I’m not working,” he said.
Ritter looks at an under-18driver’s home address, comparingit to how close it is to midnight,when curfew hits those youngestof licensed drivers. Defectiveequipment does not get by him nordoes reckless driving.
Commit a dangerous violationand expect to be ticketed.
Those who drive impaired willhave their car towed and be ar-rested.
Sausville closed her presenta-tion addressed to that conse-quence. “We would have muchrather had gotten a phone callfrom the police saying she[Lauren] was in custody, ratherthan going through what we wentthrough that night,” she said.
Moments later, the Extra Eyesofficers were gone from the room,to help keep other parents freefrom what the Sausvilles experi-enced first-hand.
Photos by Donna Manz
The Connection
McLean District AssistantCommander Mike McAlisterhopes the saturation ofpatrols targeting DWI willhelp save lives.
M.A.D.D. speaker DebbieSausville of Fairfax Countylost her 16-year-old step-daughter in an alcohol-related crash.
Extra Eyes for DWIsOperation hopesto save younglives duringgraduationseason.
Haycock WinsScience Tournament
Seventeen teams representing eight local elementaryschools spent their Saturday at Churchill Road ElementarySchool in McLean, launching rockets, building towers, iden-tifying constellations … This was the Division A tourna-ment of Science Olympiad, where students in grades 3 to 5showed off their knowledge and skill after weeks of train-ing in 15 events related to physics, astronomy, geology, ar-chitecture, ecology, and anatomy, just to name a few.
The first place trophy was awarded to Haycock Elemen-tary School who won four gold, three silver and three bronzemedals in 10 of the 15 individual events. “It was a day offun which was even more spectacular because of how theteam performed,” said Elia Femia, Haycock’s fifth grade teamcoach. “We’re so proud,” said teammate Jiying Qi who con-tributed to the team’s overall performance in two events:data detective and science password.
Members of the Haycock team, all fifth-grade students,were: Anjalie Chauhan, Isabella Femia, Clara Fontaine,Hanui Hearty, Anusha Holavanahali, Shivani Iyer, Eric Liu,Joshua Mosier, Stephen Palathingal, Elizabeth Pottanat,Jiying Qi, Hannah Scanlon, Jennifer Steele, MaraWheelehan and Joshua Yoon. This performance extendsHaycock’s winning streak for a second year in a row. In2009, three teams from Haycock finished first, second andthird place overall.
Spring Hill ElementaryReceives Wellness Award
The Fairfax County Public Schools Wellness Task Forcehas awarded Spring Hill Elementary School the G.O.L.D.E.NWellness Award (Giving Others Lifelong Desire for Exerciseand Nutrition) for the 2009-10 school year. The GoldenWellness Award is the highest award given by the FairfaxCounty Public School Wellness Task Force for efforts in pro-moting student health and contributing to the reduction ofchildhood obesity. A reception will be given in honor of theschool’s wellness team in late September 2010, in whichthe school will receive a framed certificate recognizing itsachievement.
June 1 Deadline forMCF Grant Application
The McLean Community Foundation announces the avail-ability of grants to organizations that serve the McLean Com-munity.
Organizations that have not previously applied for a grantare encouraged to apply. Details are available on the MCFweb site. The deadline for proposals is June 1.
Nourish MarketTo Open in McLean
Nourish Market will officially open its doors on June 4 toprovide organic, locally sourced food options to the Wash-ington, D.C. area residents. In addition, Nourish Market willprovide product information designed to help its custom-ers understand the value of making healthy food choices.The store is the first in fully following the Green move-ment. All products in the store are biodegradable and envi-ronmentally healthy.
The opening will take place on Friday, June 4, with theribbon cutting at 10 a.m. followed by product sampling at8100 Old Dominion Drive in McLean. To attend the open-ing, contact: Sheri Singer, [email protected]; 703-346-7111. For additional information visitwww.nourishmarket.com.
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Dr. James T. Planickadied suddenly May17, at Inova Fairfax
Hospital during a minor surgi-cal procedure. He was highly re-garded as both a resident anddentist in McLean for more than37 years. Born in Cleveland,Ohio, he received his under-graduate degree from OhioWesleyan University where hewas an outstanding scholar,athlete and musician. His tal-ent with several musical instru-ments brought him statewiderecognition as did his abilitiesin track and field and speedskating. While pursuing his doc-tor of dental surgery degree atOhio State University, Jim alsoperformed as a bass man withjazz and folk groups. Followinggraduation, he served in theArmy National Guard MedicalCorps and established his firstpractice in the Cleveland Parkarea of Washington, D.C.where, over the next 10 years,he gained a loyal following inthe International community.
Two years after building ahome for his young family in
McLean, Planicka relocated hispractice to the area, where he hasbeen an active member of the com-munity since 1971. He served asan elder of Immanuel PresbyterianChurch, board member of theSpeech and Language Center,player agent for McLean LittleLeague, meet official for TuckahoeSwim Team, and as volunteer forBoy Scout, Camp Fire, School andcharity programs. His expertise indentistry has placed him inAmerica’s Top 100 Dentists and
Virginia’s Top Dentists, consis-tently since the inception ofthose rankings, and his patientshave regarded him as a trusteddoctor and valued friend formore than 45 years. He was ahighly skilled, compassionateand honorable professional,dedicated to the welfare of hispatients.
Planicka was a devoted fam-ily man whose love, generosityof spirit, sense of humor, humil-ity and decency set a high stan-dard to live by. He was marriedto his wife, Caroline, for 47years and was father to theirfour wonderful children, GregPlanicka, Juliet Adams, Carole“Sam” Woodard and MikePlanicka.
He was grandfather to sevenadoring grandchildren, Mikie,Ashley, Caroline, Tabitha,Greyson, Chase and Steele. Hisuntimely death is deeplymourned by his family, sisterLois, brother Carl and wifeCindy, niece Laura and by hiswife’s sister Betsy, husband Ber-nard and two nephews Tom andAndy.
Dr. James T. Planicka of McLean Dies
Dr. James T. Planicka
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Finish LineRunners at the finish line at the Spring Hill Elemen-tary 3K Fun Run on Sunday, May 2.
For the second consecutive year,Churchill Road fourth gradeteacher Sarah Finger will be trav-elling to Haiti with a humanitar-ian group. This May, she will workwith the “Lazarus Project” group.Part of the group’s mission will betaking supplies to Haiti. To con-tribute to their efforts, theChurchill Road Student Councilaccepted donations of bars of soapand travel-size toothpaste. Thedonations filled three large graycollection bins.
Photo by Sarah Finger
Top row, from left, are Churchill Road students ReeseBernstein, Maggie Bellaschi, Anya McKee. Kneeling left toright, Jackson Coerr, Austin Berry, Anneka Noe, GraceGent, Madeline Crippen and Elizabeth Zhou.
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SendingSupplies to Haiti
Four families and threeteachers fromChesterbrook Elementary
School attended the ShuttleAtlantis, STS-132, final journey tospace at 2:20 EDT on Friday, May14. In March, the parents ofTommy and Kate McCarthy, JackDennis and Emma Saaty sup-ported the Chesterbrook OnlineAuction and Fun Fair by biddingon and buying raffle tickets fortrips to Cocoa Beach, Fla. to seeAtlantis make its final trip to theInternational Space Station.
Made possible by Dale Lumme,father of Reagan and LaurenLumme, these once-in-a-lifetimetrips were donated by ATK, a pre-miere aerospace and defense com-pany which builds conventionalmunitions and rocket motors.
The four families were joined bythree teachers from Chesterbrook:Naomi Sweet, Advanced AcademicResource Teacher; Betsy Butler,2nd grade Teacher; and AmyKeefer, 4th grade Teacher. Theyall departed Washington, DC onThursday, May 13 and arrived in
Cocoa Beach, Fla. in time to attendan official launch reception thatevening with many astronauts andVIPs.
According to the students andtheir siblings, two things were notto bemissed - the large ice sculp-ture of the Shuttle Atlantis and thechocolate fountain. Photos weretaken with former and current as-tronauts making the evening anexciting kick off for this adventure.
One of the highlights, other thanthe launch itself, was the ride toKennedy Space Center with astro-naut Jim Halsell, who has been onfive Space Shuttle missions. Us-ing language and stories the chil-dren could understand, Halsellprovided a true sense of what theastronauts would be feeling asthey took off and what they wouldbe doing at the InternationalSpace Station.
The Chesterbrook students andfamilies learned that the rocketlaunchers that fall into the oceanare then picked up and recycledby ATK for future Launches; theshuttle travels at 17,500 mph;
how difficult it is tosleep with zero gravity (they
sleep in sleeping bags that aretethered to the wall); with lessthan 2 hours before launch, thereis still a 50% chance the launchwill be postponed, and why. Aftera fascinating and educational dis-cussion with Halsell, the bus ar-rived at the viewing area, 4.7 milesfrom the launch pad where theChesterbrook teachers and fami-lies settled in for the 2 hour waituntil lift-off.
“It was an awesome opportunityto see the shuttle take off and hearall of the background about thespace program, and its directionfrom people who really are in-volved in it. This is one of thosememories that will stay with meforever.” said Naomi Sweet,Chesterbrook’s Advanced Aca-demic Resource Teacher.
Shawna Saaty said, “We alllearned a tremendous amount,and will remember this experiencefor the rest of our lives.”
“It was amazing!” said MeganDennis.
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Front Row: Jack Dennis, Lauren Lumme, Kate McCarthy; Second Row: Naomi Sweet,Reagan Lumme, Nina Saaty, Caitlin Watford, Tommy McCarthy, Matt Killea; Back Row:Emma Saaty, Amy Keefer, Jim Halsall, Betsy Butler.
Witnessing Final Launch
Rose Lynne Schwartz is retiring after 46 1⁄2 years ofteaching and 40 years at Haycock Elementary.
Beloved Teacher RetiresA
fter 46 1⁄2 years of teaching, Rose Lynne Schwartzhas announced her retire-
ment. Since arriving at HaycockElementary 40 years ago, she hastouched the hearts of many stu-dents, some of whom now havetheir own children in her class.During her tenure she has taughtfirst, second, third and fourthgrades. “I love working with theyoung kids because you see suchgrowth in a short time,” she said.
Schwartz was also a mentor tomany new teachers beginningtheir careers. “She is always will-ing to give advice, support andteaching materials to other teach-ers,” said teacher Becca Bagley. “Asa student teacher and then as afirst year teacher, I felt lucky tohave Rose Lynne as a mentor. Shetruly cares about the children thatshe teaches.”
When thinking about how herstudents have changed since be-ginning her career, Schwartz said,“Kids today are more ‘worldly’.Many have traveled with familiesand know more about the U.S. andother countries.” She also believestoday’s children are more awareof issues like the environment, re-cycling and politics. “Certainly,they are more computer literate …even very young children knowmuch about technology. But, kidsstill love books even though theyare computer literate.”
Schwartz said that teaching de-mands much more attention to the
individual child today. Much oftoday’s teaching is related to “real”life application. Schwartz hastaken the changes in stride. “Withthe patience of saint — I am con-stantly thinking, ‘How does noth-ing phase this woman?’ — I ad-mire her as an incredible teacherand person. I know she will begreatly missed by kids, parents,and colleagues alike,” said fellowfirst grade teacher Lindsay Eckert.
“It seems as if Mrs. Schwartz ismany creative, talented peoplerolled into one,” teacher DonnaEmmanuel said. “Like a sculptor,she molds a child’s mind. Like anartist, she paints a picture of abright future. Like a mother, sheloves, nurtures, and patientlyguides every child that steps into herclassroom. As a faculty member,Rose Lynne always has time for co-workers and fellow teachers.”
As retirement nears, Schwartzsaid she is most looking forwardto spending more time with herthree grandchildren and family.She will continue volunteering atInova Fairfax Hospital, read morebooks and continue to travel. “Iwill leave with bittersweet feelingsand will miss the kids, their fami-lies, and the staff at Haycock,” shesaid.
Over the past 46 1/12 years,coworkers, students and parentshave echoed the sentiment ex-pressed by teacher ElizabethChuhay: “I was privileged to workwith Rose Lynne Schwartz.”
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The McLean Giant recentlycelebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand re-
opening Thursday, May 20, unveil-ing an expansion of high-end prod-ucts, including Kobe beef andChincoteague shellfish, gourmetmeals prepared by Chef Mike Reedand his culinary team, an exclu-
sive offering of Stonewall KitchenGourmet and Barefoot Contessaitems, locally produced and or-ganic cheeses, in-store freshlysqueezed orange and grapefruitjuice and an exclusive offering ofPassion flowers. Giant has also ex-panded their specialty staff and nowfeature a wine steward, cheese ex-
pert, garden specialist and beautyconsultant and offers McLean cus-tomers valet parking.
The re-opening is part of Giant’sthree year Project Refresh invest-ment plan to remodel or replacemore than 100 Giant stores through-out Maryland, Washington, D.C.,Northern Virginia, and Delaware.
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Rick Makely, third from left, cuts the ribbon to officially re-open the newly renovatedMcLean Giant. Makely is manager of the store located at 1454 Chain Bridge Road.Joining him, from left, are Del. Jim Scott (D-53); Cipriano Andrade, Giant Food districtmanager; Mary Anne Cannon, representing U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10); Del. BarbaraComstock (R-34); Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville); Lynn Gulick, chairwoman ofthe Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce; and Marcia Twomey, president of theGreater McLean Chamber of Commerce.
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On Memorial Day, weremember all ofthose who have diedin military service,
nearly 300,000 in World War II,more than 30,000 in Korea, morethan 50,000 in Vietnam.
More than 160 U.S. Military ser-vice personnel from Virginia havebeen killed in Iraq and Afghani-stan, including several in the lastyear. Earlier this month, on May12, 2010, Donald J. Lamar II, 23of Fredericksburg, was killed inAfghanistan. Christopher D.Worrell, 35 of Virginia Beach, waskilled in Iraq on April 22, 2010.Steven J. Bishop, 29 ofChristianburg, was killed March13, 2010 in Iraq. Kielin T. Dunn,19 of Chesapeake, was killed Feb.18, 2010 in Afghanistan. BrandonT. Islip, 23 of Richmond, was killedNov. 29, 2009, in Afghanistan.Stephan L. Mace, 21 ofLovettsville, died Oct. 3, 2009 inAfghanistan.
Bill Cahir, 40 of Alexandria, diedAug. 13, 2009 of a gunshot woundwhile conducting combat opera-tions in the Helmand Province ofAfghanistan.
After 9/11, Cahir decided toleave his career as a journalist andjoin the Marine Corps. After hisapplication to become a Marinehad originally been denied be-cause of his age, he lobbied mem-bers of Congress to get a specialexemption.
“We all thought he was crazy,”said Brett Lieberman, a formercolleague at Newhouse News Ser-vice.
Fairfax Station resident Pfc.Dillon Jutras, 20, was killed incombat operations in Al AnbarProvince of Iraq Oct. 29, 2005.Dillon Jutras’s younger brother,Hunter Drake Jutras, has helpedus remember by submitting draw-ings every year; this year his por-trait of his brother Dillon appearedon the cover of the BurkeChildren’s Connection. Hunter, asixth grader at White Oaks El-ementary, wrote: “My drawing ofmy brother Dillon who was aRanger in the U.S. Army. He de-ployed to Iraq for Operation IraqiFreedom. He was killed in actionon Oct. 29, 2005. I miss him verymuch.”
MORE THAN 4,300 U.S. mili-tary members have been killed in
Iraq and more than 1,000 havebeen killed in Afghanistan sinceSept. 11, 2001. More than 40,000have been wounded in Iraq andAfghanistan.
On Memorial Day, we honor andthank all those who have servedin the military, in times of war andpeace. It is also a time to reinvigo-rate efforts to provide the best ser-vices and opportunities to our vet-erans. The Post-9/11 GI Bill dra-matically increases the educa-tional benefits extended to mem-bers of the military who haveserved at least three months ofactive duty since Sept. 11, 2001.George Mason University has beenon the forefront of implementingthe GI Bill for veterans locally.Steps to provide better, faster andmore responsive health care, in-cluding mental health care areunderway.
Lance Cpl. Daniel Ryan Bennett,23 of Clifton died Jan. 11, 2009,in Helmand province, Afghanistan.“He loved his country, and we’reso proud of him,” said his mother.
2nd Lt. Sean P. O’Connor ofBurke died Oct. 19, 2008 whilestationed at Hunter Army AirField, Savannah, Ga. O’Connorwas an athlete in soccer, baseballand football who attended FairfaxCounty Public Schools and was a1999 graduate of Bishop Denis J.O’Connell High School in Arling-ton.
Pfc. David Sharrett, 27 ofOakton, died Jan, 16, 2008 in Iraq.On Oct. 24, 2008, his father, DavidH. Sharrett, was on hand alongwith former U.S. Rep. Tom Davis(R) as the Oakton Post Office onWhite Granite Drive was renamedto honor his son.
Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown,a George Mason University gradu-ate and Burke resident, died onSept. 23, 2008, while serving inIraq. His unit came under smallarms fire, and Brown, 26, diedfrom his wounds.
HERE ARE the names of some ofthe local men and women whohave died in Iraq and Afghanistan.We repeat these names severaltimes a year to honor their serviceand to keep their memories in ourconsciousness.
If you know of someone whoshould be included in this list, orif you would like to share how youare honoring the memory of a fam-ily member or friend lost, or aboutthe progress of someone injured,please let us know.
Sgt. Scott Kirkpatrick, 26, diedon Aug. 11, 2007, in Arab Jabour,
Iraq. Kirkpatrick, who graduatedfrom Park View High School inSterling, and also consideredHerndon and Reston as his home-towns, was a champion slam poet.His father, Ed Kirkpatrick, callshim the “warrior poet,” and he andhis wife help injured vets at WalterReed through the Yellow Ribbonf u n d(www.yellowribbonfund.org).
Ami Neiberger-Miller of Sterlinglost her brother, U.S. Army Spc.Christopher Neiberger, in August2007 when he was killed by aroadside bomb while serving inBaghdad, Iraq. He was 22 whenhe died. Since her brother’s death,Neiberger-Miller has devoted her-self to the Tragedy Assistance Pro-gram for Survivors(www.taps.org), which providespeer-based emotional support andother services for families of thefallen, and provides intensive ser-vices and activities.
Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr.,27, of Herndon, died when an im-provised bomb exploded near hisvehicle in Afghanistan on Aug. 12,2007. Jonathan D. Winterbottom,21, of Falls Church, died in Iraqon May 23, 2007, of wounds in-flicted when an “improvised explo-sive device” exploded near his ve-hicle.
Nicholas Rapavi, 22, of Spring-field, died Nov. 24, 2006, ofwounds received during combat inAnbar province in Iraq. Army Cpl.Andy D. Anderson, 24, was killedby enemy fire in Ar Ramadi, Iraqon Tuesday, June 6, 2006.
Airman 1st Class LeeBernard E.Chavis, 21, was killed Oct. 14,2006, by sniper fire in Iraq, tryingto protect civilians from a roadsidebomb.
Spc. Robert Drawl Jr., 21, a 2003graduate of T.C. Williams HighSchool, was killed by a bomb inKunar, Afghanistan, on Aug. 19,2006.
United States Army SpecialistFelipe J. Garcia Villareal, 26 ofBurke, was injured in Iraq andflown to Washington Hospital Cen-ter, where he died Feb. 12, 2006.He was a graduate of HerndonHigh School.
Capt. Shane R. M. Mahaffee, 36,a 1987 graduate of Mount VernonHigh School, died May 15, 2006.He was a lawyer, married, withtwo children. His parents live inAlexandria.
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicho-las Kirven, 21, was killed in Af-ghanistan in 2005 during afirefight in a cave with insurgents.He enlisted while still in high
school after 9/11. Maj. William F.Hecker III, a 1987 graduate ofMcLean High School, was killed inaction in An Najaf, Iraq, Jan. 5,2005. Staff Sgt. Ayman Taha, 31,of Vienna, was killed Dec. 30,2005, when an enemy munitionscache he was prepping for demo-lition exploded. Army Capt. ChrisPetty of Vienna was killed Jan. 5,2006.
Staff Sgt. George T. AlexanderJr., the 2,000th soldier to be killedin Iraq, was literally born into theArmy here in Northern Virginia, atDeWitt Army Hospital at FortBelvoir. Alexander died at BrookeArmy Medical Center in San An-tonio, Texas, Oct. 22, 2005, of in-juries sustained in Samarra, Iraq,Oct. 17.
Lt. Col. Thomas A. Wren, 44, ofLorton, died in Tallil, Iraq on Nov.5, 2005. Marine Capt. MichaelMartino, 32 of the City of Fairfax,died Nov. 2, 2005, when his heli-copter was brought down in Iraq.
1st Lt. Laura M. Walker ofOakton was killed on Aug. 18,2005, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.CW4 Matthew S. Lourey of Lortondied from injuries sustained onMay 26, 2005 in Buhriz, Iraq.
Operations Officer Helge Boes ofFairfax was killed on Feb. 5, 2003,while participating incounterterrorism efforts in easternAfghanistan.
Among other local lives lost:Lance Cpl. Tavon Lee Hubbard, 24,of Reston; 1st Lt. AlexanderWetherbee, 27, of McLean; 1st Lt.Jeff Kaylor, 25, of Clifton; CoastGuard Petty Officer Nathan B.Bruckenthal, 24, of Herndon;Army Chief Warrant OfficerSharon T. Swartworth, 43, ofMount Vernon; Command Sgt.Maj. James D. Blankenbecler, 40,of Mount Vernon; Capt. James F.Adamouski, 29, of Springfield;Sgt. DeForest L. Talbert, 22, of Al-exandria; Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le,20, of Alexandria; Staff Sgt.Russell Verdugo, 34, of Alexandria.Army Capt. Mark N. Stubenhofer,30, from Springfield; Marine Gun-nery Sgt. Javier Obleas-PradoPena, 36, from Falls Church; Ma-rine Sgt. Krisna Nachampassak,27, from Burke; Army Staff Sgt.Nathaniel J. Nyren, 31, fromReston; Marine Lance Cpl. TenzinDengkhim, 19, from Falls Church,Navy Chief Joel Egan Baldwin, 37,from Arlington; Maj. JosephMcCloud, of Alexandria; MajorGloria D. Davis, 47 of Lorton.
Remembering on Memorial Day 2010Close to home,many to honor.
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Quality of Life Plus (QL+) exhibited at McLeanDay on May 15 in Lewinsville Park in McLean. Aspart of its booth, local children had the opportu-nity to make ornaments to honor the men andwomen serving with the U.S. military. In all, morethan 250 youngsters made individual ornamentsfor the “Ornaments for the Soldiers” tree. QL+ is aMcLean-based nonprofit organization that gener-ates research and development of prosthetics andother innovative assistive devices that improve thequality of life for men and women who sustain life-changing injuries in the line of duty.
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Education●Learning●Fun Education●Learning●FunAfter 16 challenging games playedat the U.S. Chess Center in Wash-ington, D.C. from November 2009until April 2010, the Kilmer MiddleSchool Chess Team won the firstplace in the Potomac Youth ChessLeague (PYCL) competing with 15other schools from Virginia,Maryland and the District ofColumbia. The students who werepart of the Chess Team are, fromleft, Stephen Mills, NateVollbrecht, Vikram Sardana, EdiDanalache, Chris Liu and RushiChalla. Team member Rahul Reddyis not in the picture.
Kilmer Middle Chess Team Wins Potomac Youth League
On Saturday, April 24,a team of 15 sixth-graders fromHaycock Elementary
took on the state’s top teams inthe middle-school division of theVirginia Science Olympiadcompetition. After a full day ofcompetition in 23 science andengineering events, they hadplaced second in the state, eventhough to do so, they had tooutperform teams of seventh andeighth-graders who had coveredmuch more science in theirschool curriculum.
Haycock was the only elemen-tary school team that placed inthe top six in the state. It trailedonly Longfellow Middle School
of McLean — the school thatmost of the Haycock teammembers will attend next year —and it narrowly beat out hostschool Lake Braddock Secondary.Haycock team members earnedmedals in 16 of the 23 events,and finished first in the state infour events.
The events that the studentscompeted in ran the gamut from“Anatomy” to “Write It, Do It.”For the science events, studentslearned and applied principles ofastronomy, biology, epidemiol-ogy, meteorology, seismology,physics, chemistry, ornithologyand other scientific fields. Forthe engineering events, theytook on challenges that were
Haycock teammembers earnedmedals in 16 ofthe 23 events,and finished firstin the state infour events.
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Seventeen teams represent-ing eight local elementaryschools spent their Saturday atChurchill Elementary schoolin McLean, launching rockets,building towers, identifyingconstellations … This was theDivision A tournament ofScience Olympiad, wherestudents in grades 3 to 5showed off their knowledgeand skill after weeks oftraining in 15 events relatedto physics, astronomy, geol-ogy, architecture, ecology, andanatomy, just to name a few.
Medals were awarded forindividual events, and at theend of the day trophies werepresented to the three bestperforming teams. The firstplace trophy was awarded toHaycock Elementary Schoolwho won four gold, threesilver and three bronzemedals in 10 of the 15individual events. “It was aday of fun which was even
more spectacular because ofhow the team performed,”said Elia Femia, Haycock’sfifth grade team coach.“We’re so proud,” saidteammate Jiying Qi whocontributed to the team’soverall performance in twoevents: data detective andscience password.
Members of the Haycockteam, all fifth-grade students,were: Anjalie Chauhan,Isabella Femia, Clara Fontaine,Hanui Hearty, AnushaHolavanahali, Shivani Iyer,Eric Liu, Joshua Mosier,Stephen Palathingal, ElizabethPottanat, Jiying Qi, HannahScanlon, Jennifer Steele, MaraWheelehan and Joshua Yoon.This performance extendsHaycock’s winning streak for asecond year in a row. In 2009,three teams from Haycockfinished first, second and thirdplace overall.
ScienceOlympiansHaycock Elementary team earnssecond place in Science Olympiad.
more hands-on — like designingan extremely light bridge thatcould hold loads many times itsown weight, or a catapult-likeballista that could hit targets 8meters away within a few centi-meters, or a high-performancemodel plane that could remainaloft for two minutes or more ina gym without being controlledremotely.
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By Rich Sanders
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Time will tell in years tocome how last Fridaynight’s Liberty Districtboys’ soccer champion-
ship game between McLean andLangley will be remembered. ButMcLean head coach Mike Ander-son was probably right on themark when he mentioned theword “classic” in describing theremarkable postseason contestbetween the two cross-town rivalteams.
In a gritty, test-of-will contest inwhich players from both teamsgave every ounce of everythingthey had in 100 minutes of fieldplay (including 20 minutes of ex-tra sessions), the district titlegame, played in front of a large,energized crowd at McLean, wasultimately decided by shootout.There, the Highlanders convertedall five of their penalty kicks to theSaxons’ four to clinch the victoryand district crown by a final scoreof, 1-1 (5-4).
“I’ve never felt anything likethat,” said an emotional Anderson,in the moments following thegame’s conclusion. “This team hasa love for one another — not close-ness, but love. Those kids loveeach other. That’s the best McLeanteam ever.”
Anderson would know. He andtop assistant coach MirzaKurspahic were team members onthe last Highlanders’ team to winthe district tournament title —way back in 1999 when legend-ary coach Ted Pease was at thehelm of the program.
Friday’s game ended whenMcLean’s Tim Whitebread, on thenight’s final penalty kick, sent asizzling shot high into the left sideof the Langley goal for the clincher.Moments earlier, Highlandersophomore goalie Robbie Maffei,who in the brief intermission be-tween the end of the final over-time session and the start of pen-alty kicks had been serenaded withchants of “Robbie, Robbie,” fromthe McLean student body, hadmade a diving stop to his right toblock a Langley PK and put histeam on the brink of victory.
“I assumed the kick was goingto go [to my] right like the othertwo before had,” said Maffei, of hiskey stop. “I dove and got a handon it.”
Next, McLean’s Mike Russo con-nected on a low penalty kick intothe right side of the net to giveMcLean a 4-3 PK advantage goinginto the fifth and final round ofkicks.
Langley’s Jan Gundersen madehis next kick to keep the Saxonsalive. But when Whitebread fol-lowed that up with his conversion,the match was finally over andWhitebread’s teammates swarmedtowards him in what was the startof a spectacular on-field celebra-tion.
“I can’t describe it,” said Maffei,of the Highlanders winning thetitle. “It was just a real well foughtgame. “Both teams worked hardto try to come out on top.”
For Langley, the tournament’s
No. 1 seed, the loss was the firstall season. The Saxons headed intothis week’s 16-team Northern Re-gion tournament with an out-standing 15-1 overall record.
“I thought they outplayed us,”said Langley coach Bo Amato, ofthe loss to McLean, a team theSaxons had beaten two weeks ear-lier, 2-1, in a key late season gamebetween the local and district ri-vals.
Then, with a chuckle, Amatosaid, “But then, Mike [Anderson]said he thought we outplayedthem. That’s funny.
“The kids worked real hard,” hesaid, of his Saxons. “You can’t winevery game.”
THE CONTEST was scorelessthrough 80 minutes of regulationplay. The game, throughout regu-lation, had spectators on the edgesof their seats as both team’sthrilled onlookers with intense, all-out hustle and remarkable play.There were hard rushes and goodscoring opportunities by bothteams, great individual in-airbattles for the ball, important,timely defensive clears of the ballfollowing corner tries and physi-cal prowess displayed by bothteams in their determination togain possession of the ball.
McLean (12-2-2), which real-ized following its prior loss to theSaxons that it had to play a morephysical brand of soccer in orderto beat Langley, did just that, nevershying away from contact andproving relentless in its play evenwhen it meant getting knockedaround a bit. Both teams, in fact,played with a gusto rarely seen.
Late in the first five minute over-time, Langley stunned the crowdand its opponent when seniormidfielder Dan Flitcroft, off a cor-
ner kick assist, found the net offthe right side to make it 1-0 Lan-gley. The Saxons, it appeared,were on their way to winning. AllLangley needed to do was holdMcLean scoreless in a second fiveminute OT session to win.
But McLean, which had notfound the net in 85 minutes, an-swered the Saxons’ score with oneof their own less than a minuteinto the second OT when seniordefender Ben Paris, following along throw-in pass off the rightside from Drew Hunt, gained con-trol of the ball in the goal area andscored on a close-range, crossingshot from the right corner to notchthe game at 1-1. It was a stunninggoal just moments following theLangley go-ahead score whichhad, temporarily, been a deflatorto Highlander Nation.
“It was off a throw-in fromDrew,” said Paris, of the equalizer.“I just guessed it would come onthe corner. The ball popped up outof nowhere. I just looked up andsaw the goalie was at the near
post. I flicked it inside with myright foot and it popped in. It wasthe best feeling, probably ever,when the ball went in.”
The game remained tied afterthe second OT, putting the contestinto two five minute sudden deathsessions in which neither teamscored.
That put the game into penaltykicks where the Highlanders gotsuccessful conversions from RafaelEnriquez, Matt Janssen, Paris,Russo and Whitebread. The Sax-ons got scores from Roshan Patel,Dylan Price, Flitcroft and JanGundersen.
Paris said his teammates, to aman, believed the Highlanderscould still win the game even inthe moments following Langley’sOT goal which put the Saxonsahead, 1-0.
“We have a reputation of com-ing back,” said Paris. “We knew itwasn’t over.”
“I knew we would show ourcharacter and find a way to score,”said Maffei, the McLean goalie
Kent Arnold
Mclean goalie Robbie Maffei, shown here in progressivesequence during the penalty kicks portion of last Fridaynight’s district championship game against Langley,allowed just one goal in 100 minutes of action going intothe PK’s.
Photo by Rich Sanders/The Connection
It was an exhuberant McLean Highlanders’ team following their victory over Langley onFriday night.
Soccer Championship Game for the AgesIn remarkablefinals game,Highlandersdefeat rival Lan-gley in LibertyBoys’ finals.
The McLean High girls’tennis team capturedthe Northern Region
team title on May 21 with a 5-3triumph over Langley. The teamtitle match took place at WestPotomac High School in Alexan-dria. Under head coach NancyBrough, the Highlandersreached the finals with regionplayoff victories over Robinsonand Woodson. Next, the teamwill move on to the state tour-nament. For the season, McLean
is 14-2. Members of the High-landers are: Emma Artley,Nadia Arzberger, AlexandraAssaf, Sarah Chaikind, Chris-tina Crawford, GiuliannaEstrella-Copplind, SavannahGraham, Linda He, AnnaHoughton, Erin Howard,Stephanie Lind, Llana Lisann,Tatum May, Natalie Noll, AnnaPelak, Grace Pelak, ClaireRidgely, Catherine Schmelter,Itir Sevig, Alexandra Solteroand Emily Tong.
McLean Girls Win NorthernRegion Tennis Title
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On May 11, the Board of Supervisors passed a motion introducedby Supervisor John Foust (D-
Dranesville) to give a memorial overlaydesignation in honor of Joe Cassella to aportion of roadway at the intersection ofWalker and Colvin Run roads.
Cassella, founder of Elite Fitness Conceptsin Great Falls, worked as a personal trainerand specialized in developing individual-ized therapy programs to assist clients re-covering from illness and injury. He orga-nized 5K races in Great Falls to raise moneyfor Make-A-Wish foundation and to help payhospital bill for a Langley High School se-nior paralyzed in a beach accident.
Cassella died on July 11, 2009 at the ageof 40 after a 10-month battle with lung can-cer. A 5K was run in his name at the GreatFalls Village Centre on Sunday, May 23.
“The memorial overlay street sign [JoeCassella Way] will serve as a permanentreminder not simply of one extraordinaryyoung man’s life, but of the way all of usseek to live our own lives,” Foust wrote inhis motion for the board.
The sign would not replace any existingstreet signs and would not represent a spe-cific address. The cost of constructing andinstalling the sign is to be covered by theFriends of Joe Cassella.
The Board of Supervisors voted to send aformal letter to Secretary of TransportationSean Connaughton requesting approval ofthe memorial overlay street sign.
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Not that I want to put the cart before thehorse, but I have taken notice recently of publicthings identified with names of previouslydeceased private-type people: highways,bridges, overpasses, schools, etc. Unlike thecommercialization and common revenue-gen-erating naming rights of professional and colle-giate sports Arenas, Stadiums, Centers andFields, these properly-named, public-typeWorks projects don’t generate revenue likeFedEx Field, The Verizon Center or ChevyChase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium do.However, since I don’t know many of thenames I’ve seen signed and “plaqued,” I’mguessing they are being so honored based onmerit and/or their meritorious service. Nowwhether Gloria Spellman or Bishop Melvin R.Peebles, as but two examples, had any realconnection to the roads that bear their names, Ido not know. Perhaps these naming rights/dedications were compensation, so to speak,for past wrongs. Or perhaps, the business ofmunicipal politics does not get done/agreed towithout the benefit/inclusion of honoring theindividuals so named – for the good of thecommunity. Not being involved in the politicalprocess, other than as a regular voter, I amclueless as to the process and/or steps necessaryto propose, budget, agree, secure financing,award and sign contracts, and ultimately breakground and actually see the project through toits final construction/ceremonial grand-typeopening. I would imagine though, that the“greater good” is often not quite “good”enough.
Nevertheless, seeing names on more thingsthan I can remember seeing previously got methinking (I know, always dangerous). Given myrather precarious health predicament/prognosis,would it be presumptuous on my part to bethinking about my name potentially appearingon something (other than my headstone/marker) after the sun goes down for that finaltime? Do average people like me, ones that arenot politically/socially/spiritually/commerciallyconnected, ever get their names considered forsuch posterity-defining placement? Not that I’mmaneuvering for such recognition, but if themomentum is in the finished projects needing aname/being named, then isn’t my name asgood as any other?
Most of the ordinary-sounding names (notpolitical, not military; not famous) I see associ-ated with these Public Works projects seemunfamiliar to me, totally unknown, so their pre-sumptive pursuits, accomplishments, sacrifices,etc., while they were alive which earned themthe posthumous honor bestowed on their fam-ily name could just as easily/similarly bebestowed on my family’s name, couldn’t it? Idon’t know what the two Troopers “plaqued”(on two overpasses on Interstate 95 in Virginia)did to have their names so honored any morethan their families would know why my namewas affixed to some municipal project.Nevertheless, names are appearing andattached to all sorts of completed Public Works.
Granted, I wouldn’t want to be associ-ated/named with a Sewage Treatment Plant ora Waste Disposal Facility, but perhaps my familywouldn’t have a choice. Perhaps the powersthat be, for whatever reason, would see honorin connecting Lourie with The Shady GroveTransfer Station (see waste disposal in Mont-gomery County). But if the “greater good”would be served then let me state for therecord, unequivocally, I’m all for it. As much asmy columns have been about me, I haven’tmattered nearly as much as the subjects writtenabout have mattered. I’ve merely been thevoice of semi reason. It’s helped me to writethem. I hope it’s helped others to read them.Thanks for your time.
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Residents Voice Budget Concernsaccommodations would be added to the
Georgetown Pike bridge, when there wasno bike or pedestrian access on the rest ofthe road.
Aument said the project couldn’t widenthe American Legion Bridge but would helptraffic flow more efficiently to the bridge.And she said a new Georgetown Pike bridgewould last for more than 50 years, at whichpoint there might be bike lanes on the road,although she said the possibility of addingbike and pedestrian access to the bridge wasopen to debate.
The HOT lanes, which are to be openaround the end of 2012, will have a slidingtoll scale depending on traffic and will befree for high-occupancy vehicles. They willalso allow bus service on the Beltway.
In a construction update, Eric Sutton ofTransurban said the new bridge where theBeltway crosses over Chain Bridge Road inTysons Corner was nearing completion, andChain Bridge Road would have to be closeddown for a weekendaround the end of themonth while the old bridgewas demolished. In the fall,he said, the ramp fromnorthbound Chain BridgeRoad to Interstate 495north would have to beshut down to accommodateconstruction, and driverstrying to go north on theBeltway would have to turnleft at a temporary trafficsignal.
Bulova said the “old way”that government and other institutionsbrought projects to the public was to firstdesign them and then present them to thepublic, while Transurban was using thenewer model of soliciting public input onthe project well before it had been fleshedout. “That can be difficult. It can be hard,actually, on both sides,” she said.
She spoke primarily about the countybudget, which was adopted late last monthfor the 2010-11 fiscal year. The Board ofSupervisors had closed a projected $257million budget shortfall by making another$100 million in reductions, dipping into asavings reserve and raising the real estatetax rate from $1.04 to $1.09 per $100 ofassessed property value. With home valuescontinuing to fall, Bulova said, the new taxrate would still result in a $50 decrease inthe average tax bill. “The entire budget is adecrease of almost 2 percent from the yearbefore,” she said.
The most controversial measure, she said,was the instatement of a $33 vehicle regis-tration fee, which is expected to raise $29million in the year ahead. “That is a rev-enue source that most jurisdictions in Vir-ginia avail themselves of,” Bulova said.
Following her talk, residents had a chanceto ask questions and voice their concerns.Sally Horn said she wanted the infrastruc-ture that would support growth in TysonsCorner to be paid for primarily by develop-ers, as opposed to taxpayers, and she saidshe wanted the interests of communities
surrounding Tysons Corner to be repre-sented on any “implementation authority”that would oversee the redevelopment.
Bill Crosby noted that the county wasconsidering paying for more than half thetransportation improvements for TysonsCorner with taxes, which he said seemed“totally unfair” when it was developers whowould make the profit.
Bulova said the financing plan was aninitial “stab,” but she added that the pricetag — about $1.5 billion — was for a planthat stretched 20 years into the future, not-ing that the rest of the county had not beenso well planned. She said the county recog-nized that it would continue to grow andwanted to cluster much of that growth inareas supported by mass transit so as tomanage traffic.
Pamela Noe of the Cinnamon Creekneighborhood in Vienna said her biggestconcern was the potential for the Dulles TollRoad to have to be widened to support aredeveloped Tysons Corner. “To widen it anyfurther makes a blight of that area and com-
pletely destroys propertyvalues along that stretch ofthe toll road,” she said,suggesting that otherroads, such as Route 7,might be widened instead.
Catherine Lorenze saidshe was worried aboutclass sizes in the area’sschools, noting that herchild was in a classroom of34 students at SpringhillElementary School, where
one sixth-grade class had 40 children.Meanwhile, she said, money was beingspent to keep some classes in other schoolsdown to 18 or 20 students. “We parentscan’t continue to shoulder the burden forevery other kid in the county,” she said.
Bulova said the Board of Supervisors wassitting down with the School Board to tryto come up with ways to save money. Forexample, she said, the schools had beenhiring their own legal services but were nowbeing represented by the county’s legal of-fice. And the two systems were about tobegin using new software that would en-able them to save money by making pur-chases and doing human resources workjointly rather than separately.
Asked whether the county was consider-ing a meals tax in order to open a new rev-enue stream, Bulova said she personally feltthat the county should have a meals tax, asall cities and towns in the vicinity have, butshe added, “A meals tax is not without somejeopardy.” The tax would have to be ap-proved by voter referendum, and the lasttime it was put to a vote, it “failed majorbig-time,” she said. However, if it wereframed as a way to help fund education andtransportation needs while reducing the realestate tax rate, it might win voter approval,she said. “That really is the largest revenuediversification that we could do, and itwould bring us major funding,” Bulova said,noting that the tax would net about $80million.
“Nothing ishappening to theAmerican LegionBridge, and wethink it’s going tobottleneck.”
— John Lillard
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OBITUARY
Frederick Andrew Brown
92, a decorated Naval Officer, died of cardiac arrest March 15, 2010 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia. He was an Alexandria resident.
Mr. Brown was a career officer working in the Navy Intelligence Department specializing in Russian.
After retiring from the military in 1968 he worked at the Library of Congress and then with the Defense Department until 1987.He was honored with the Department of Defense Civilian Serv-ice Award, along with many other achievement awards.
Mr. Brown was born May 28, 1917 in Marinette, Wisconsin.Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineer-ing from the University of Missouri. From 1939-1943 and 1945-1951 Mr. Brown worked at the Midwest Rubber Reclaim-ing Company in East St. Louis as a chemist.
At the outbreak of World War II he attended Cornell University receiving his officer's commission.
From 1943-1945 he served aboard the destroyer USS Nichol-son in the Pacific. The Nicholson earned four battle stars'; seeing action during the Philippines Sea, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns.
Mr. Brown received a handwritten letter from Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Navy commending him on his article “U.S. Navy Weather Stations in Siberia” , in the Naval Institute Proceedings (July 1962).
While serving in the Navy, Mr. Brown was stationed in Naples, Italy: Tokyo, Japan; London,England and Washington, D.C.He also taught Naval Science, machinery and navigation at Ole Miss University. After his retirement from the Defense De-partment he taught English at the Adult Education Program in Fairfax County.
Mr. Brown enjoyed traveling, coin collecting and spoke five lan-guages, Russian being his specialty. He had been researching and writing a book on the life of Alexandra Feodoronvna Romanova, the last Tsarina of Russia. He was a Third Free Mason and a life long member of the Arcadia Fraternity.
Mr. Brown is survived by his wife of 70 years, Frances V. Brown of Alexandria, Virginia; three sons, Frederick Vincent Brown (Jean)of Water Valley, Mississippi, Thomas Richard Brown (Sue) of Honolulu, Hawaii, Walter Christian Brown (Marsha)of Wausau, Wisconsin; two daughters, JoAnn Brown Alfriend of Falls Church, Virginia and Nancy Jane Williams (Ed) of Oak Hill, Virginia; three brothers, George E. Brown of Brownsboro, Alabama; Richard Brown of Sebastatol, Califor-nia, and William Brown of Fallsbrook, California; a sister, Louise Wolfe preceded him. He was Grandfather of 11, Great Grandfather of 17 and Great-Great Grandfather of one.
Funeral service at Ft. Myer's Old Post Chapel on Wednesday, June 16 at 9am where interment will follow at Arlington Nation-al Cemetery.
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OBITUARYWalter Gray Walker, Jr. of Arlington, VA died at age 78 on Monday, May 17, 2010, of natural causes. He was born on June 6, 1931, son of Walter Gray Walker, Sr. and Verna Haughton Walker. He grew up as an only child in Newport News, VA where he attended Newport News HS. He graduat-ed from the College of William and Mary in 1954 and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. After graduation, he taught math in Richmond and Newport News, VA. Walter was a statistician for the Federal Government, at the Department of Health Education and Welfare and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, DC, and at the Cen-sus Bureau in Suitland, MD. After he retired, Walter taught au-to mechanics at NOVA Community College. He also travelled on a barge delivering grain to Africa, as the radio operator. Walter spent most of his life in Arlington and attended the Uni-tarian Universalist Church in Arlington, VA. He was a long time ham radio operator (W4NRO) and a Baltimore Orioles baseball enthusiast.
Walter is survived by his children, James Walker of Munich, Germany, Thomas Walker and his wife, Brenda Dunlap of Washington, DC, and Martha Kwiterovich and husband, Dr. Peter Kwiterovich, Jr. of Baltimore, MD. Walter has two grand-children, Adam and Shelton Kwiterovich and is expecting a granddaughter any day now. He also leaves behind his former wife, Virginia Bushmiller.
Walter chose to donate his body to science at George Wash-ington University Medical School in Washington, DC. His me-morial service will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 6:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church chapel, 4444 Arlington Blvd. (Arlington Blvd. and George Mason Dr.) 703-892-2565.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Common Cause, 1133 19th St., NW, 9th Floor Washington, DC 20036, 202-736-5791 or Veterans For Peace Chapter 032, c/o Patrick McCann, 805 Brice Road, Rockville, MD 20852
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If you fry it, they will come. The food court serves uptraditional and not-so-traditional carnival snacks.
Friends meet up at ViVa! Vienna!
ViVa! Vienna! Tradition ContinuesWhere: Along the historic Church Street CorridorWhen: May 29-31; Saturday, May 29, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Food, amusement
rides and entertainment, food vendors only; Sunday, May 30, 10 a.m.-10p.m. Food, entertainment, amusement rides and all vendors; Monday, May31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Food, amusement rides, entertainment and all vendors.Memorial Day ceremony at 3 p.m.
Free admission. Free shuttle bus service from James Madison High Schooland the Vienna Metro station on Saturday and Sunday until 10 p.m. andMonday until 6 p.m.
For more information, go to www.vivaviennava.org or Facebook.com/vivavienna and You Tube.
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THURSDAY/MAY 27Michael Franti & Spearhead. 7 p.m.
at Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. $74-$471. 703-938-2404 orwww.wolftrap.org.
Senator/Actor Fred Thompsonsigns Teaching the Pig toDance: A Memoir of GrowingUp Second. 7 p.m. at Barnes &Noble Tysons Corner, 7851 L TysonsCorner Center, [email protected].
Englishman and Shango Band,Fairgrounds, The FieldingMellish and Open 24. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $10 advance, $13 day ofshow. jamminjava.com.
FRIDAY/MAY 28Movies in the Park. At dusk,
approximately 8 p.m. outdoors atGlyndon Park, Vienna. Freeadmission. Bring lawn chairs orblankets for seating. For informationon which film will be shown, call703-255-7842 after noon on May 26and for weather information on theday of the show.
Garrison Keillor: A Prairie HomeCompanion Live Broadcast. 8p.m. at Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. $48-$298. 703-938-2404 orwww.wolftrap.org.
McLean Art Society Meeting. 10a.m. at the Mclean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.With painter Russell Lynn, on thedevelopment of abstractexpressionism. 703 790-0123 [email protected].
SATURDAY/MAY 29Garrison Keillor: A Prairie Home
Companion Live Broadcast. 5:45p.m. at Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. $48-$353. 703-938-2404 orwww.wolftrap.org.
Fairfax County Master Gardeners.10 a.m. City of Fairfax RegionalLibrary, 10360 North St., Fairfax.Horticultural tips, information,techniques and advice to homegardeners. Adults. 703-293-6227.
Sonorus Wizard Rock Festival.11:30 a.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. $20.jamminjava.com.
Ballyhoo! and Mojo. 10 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10advance, $13 day of show.jamminjava.com.
Artist’s Reception. 6-9 p.m.Applegate Gallery & CustomFraming, 101 Church St. N.W. SuiteC, Vienna. With painter TriciaCherrington Ratliff. Refreshmentsserved. Free.www.applegateframing.com.
Yoga and Pilates Fitness Practice.8 am. Outdoors at the PalladiumCivic Place Green, 1445 LaughlinAve., McLean. Bring yoga mat andwater. Free. 703-288-9505.
Jody Marshall. 5 p.m. Outdoors at thePalladium Civic Place Green, 1445Laughlin Ave., McLean. Celtic andfolk. 703-288-9505.
SUNDAY/MAY 302010 Summer Blast Off: “The
President’s Own.” 8 p.m. WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. UnitedStates Marine Band, with fireworks.Free. www.wolftrap.org. or 703-255-1868.
Memorial Day Concert. 5 p.m. at
Saint Luke Church,7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean. With
Thomas Beveridge, artistic director ofthe National Men’s Chorus, and PaulSkevington on organ. $15, studentsunder 18 free. 202-244-7191 orwww.nationalmenschorus.org.
Making Music for Yushu. 2 p.m. atJordan Kitts Music Sterling, 47100Community Plaza, Sterling. Pianoconcert and raffle to benefit victimsof the recent Yushu, Chinaearthquake. www.aixfund.com.
TUESDAY/JUNE 1Vietnamese Refugees: The Postal
History of a Search for Refuge.7:30 p.m. at Lewinsville PresbyterianChurch, 1724 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Meeting of the Japanesestamp club. Speaker, Bruce Beardsleyfrom the China Society. Lightrefreshments. 703-356-3944.
Body & Soul Strength & Flexibilityclass. 12 p.m. at McLeanPresbyterian Church, 1020 Balls HillRoad, McLean. Exercise led by ACEcertified instructor Dana Elsnick.Tuesdays and Thursdays throughJune 24. Register at 703-847-9814 [email protected].
Owen Danoff, Parliament Hill and
Laura Tsaggaris. 8 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10advance, $13 day of show.jamminjava.com.
WEDNESDAY/JUNE 2Riverdance. 8 p.m. at Wolf Trap
Foundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $46-$192.703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.
Rockin’ Fundraiser with Floyd theBarber. 2 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $15.jamminjava.com.
THURSDAY/JUNE 3Riverdance. 8 p.m. at Wolf Trap
Foundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $46-$192.703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.
Brendan James and Chase Coy.6:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. $12 advance, $15day of show. jamminjava.com.
Johnny A. 9 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $15.jamminjava.com.
“Tinner Hill: Portraits in Blackand White.” 7:30 p.m. at ArtSpaceFalls Church, 410 South Maple Ave.,Falls Church.
Theater based on the stories of local civilrights pioneers. $15 for Adults, $10for students and seniors.
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We are pleased to announce our Spring concertsAmerica’s Premiere Russian Folk Orchestra
Andrei Saveliev, balalaika soloistIrina Petrik, operatic soprano
The Washington BalalaikaSociety
BALALAIKA 2010!
Regular Admission $20• Seniors $18 • Students $15 • Children under 12 with paying adult $Free• Group and student rates available - call (703)549-2010
www.balalaika.org
Sat., June 5 at 8 pmF. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville, MD
Sun., June 6 at 3 pmLangley High School
6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA
The McLean CommunityCenter (MCC) SummerSwing Dance is back
for a second year with a brandnew band: Live music will beprovided by For Dancers Only.The dance will be Friday, June4, from 8-11 p.m. at the Cen-ter. For those just needing alittle brush-up and for thosewho are beginners, Fred AstaireStudios will offer complimen-tary dance instruction from 7-8 p.m., immediately precedingthe dance. Co-sponsored by
Friends of McLean CommunityCenter, the Summer SwingDance is held in the Center’sspacious community hall, withits high ceilings and sprungwood floor, which is ideal fordancing.Tickets are $25 per person or$15 per person for McLean taxdistrict residents. Appetizers areincluded in the ticket price, witha cash wine bar and other bev-erages. For more information,call the Center at 703-790-0123, TTY: 711.
Live music will be provided by For Dancers Only.
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FRIDAY/JUNE 4Summer on the Green: Alchemy.
6:30 p.m. at the Vienna Town Green,144 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Bringchairs or blankets for seating. Noalcoholic beverages allowed. It isrecommended that pets be left athome. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.
Riverdance. 8 p.m. at Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $46-$192.703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.
Ari Hest and Sarah Siskind. 7 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $15. jamminjava.com.
Sarah Borges and the BrokenSingles with Memphis 59. 10p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $12. jamminjava.com.
Cloudism. 8 p.m. at The Soundry, 316Dominion Road, Vienna. Aperformance piece with two actors, apoet, a cellist and [email protected].
“Tinner Hill: Portraits in Blackand White.” 7:30 p.m. at ArtSpaceFalls Church, 410 South Maple Ave.,Falls Church. Theater based on thestories of local civil rights pioneers.$15 for Adults, $10 for students andseniors. www.creativecauldron.org or571-239-5288.
SATURDAY/JUNE 5The Sippy Cups. 2 p.m. at the McLean
Community Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. Age 3 and up. 703-790-0123.
Riverdance. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $46-$192. 703-938-2404 orwww.wolftrap.org.
Northern Virginia CountryWestern Dance Association.Luther Jackson Middle School, 3020Gallows Road, Falls Church. Linedance lessons beginning at 7:30 p.m.,couples specialty dance at 8 p.m.Open dancing 8:30-11 p.m. Couplesand singles welcome. Admission $5-$12. www.nvcwda.org or 703-860-4941.
Nathaniel Rateliff. 7 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.$10. jamminjava.com.
Mista Forty’s Birthday Specialwith DIA, Mista Forty, SonnyBlack and Socz and DJStarChild. 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java,
227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10.jamminjava.com.
Church Yard Sale. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. atAndrew Chapel United MethodistChurch, 1301 Trap Road, Vienna.Household items, clothing, toys,garden tools and more. 703-759-3509.
Multi-Family Rummage Sale. 8 a.m.at Antioch Christian Church, 1860Beualah Road, Vienna. Coffee andKrispy Kreme donuts for sale in themorning and hotdogs, chips anddrinks for sale at 12 p.m. Allproceeds go to youth missions workin Haiti. Antique sofa, appliances,glassware, linens, tools, dining roomfurniture, bedroom set and more.703-938-6753 orwww.antiochdoc.org
Batala Washington. 5 p.m. at thePalladium Civic Place Green, 1445
“Tinner Hill: Portraits in Blackand White.” 2 p.m. at ArtSpaceFalls Church, 410 South Maple Ave.,Falls Church. Theater based on thestories of local civil rights pioneers.$15 for Adults, $10 for students andseniors. www.creativecauldron.org or571-239-5288.
SUNDAY/JUNE 6Summer on the Green: Cletus and
Lori - Folk. 6:30 p.m. at the ViennaTown Green, 144 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna.
Bring chairs or blankets for seating. Noalcoholic beverages allowed. It isrecommended that pets be left athome. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.
part of the production, it gave theshow and cast a lot of creative li-cense,” said Paul Goldberg, a se-nior who won a nomination forbest Lead Male in a Musical. “Bythe end, it felt like our own.”
IN PREVIOUS YEARS, Langleyhas always received severalCappies awards, but never to theextent of their success this year.When asked why the results weredifferent for this year, Langley’sStage Director Jaffe said, “I thinkit is because it is student writtenand directed. The students weremore invested in it and given Wes’talent, I think the music and thestory really connected with theactors and audience.”
Chelsea Raitor, a senior who
Langley Tops Cappies NominationsFrom Page 3 won a nomination for best Lead
Actress in a Musical and will beattending Catholic University formusical theater, said, “We ex-pected that we might get a couplenominations, but we never ex-pected something like this.” In ad-dition to the thirteen nominationsfor “Time’s Square 2090,” LangleyHigh School won two additionalCappies for critic reviews and theircritic team and as a whole wonmore Cappies nominations thanany other high school in the Na-tional Capital Area Cappies pro-gram. For the future, Brandt hasalso been asked by Colorado Col-lege, where Brandt will be attend-ing next fall, to lead and direct“Time’s Square 2090” as one oftheir very own musicals during hisfreshmen year.
Langley HighNominees
The following Langley organi-zations and students weregranted Cappies nominations:Tess Higgins, returning critic;Langley’s Critic Team, YusufGoal and Sean Lyons, sound;Sarah Korn, lighting; NicoleKang and Liza Mayman, choreog-raphy; Wesley Brandt, creativity;“Stand Up” ensemble; VictoriaTovig, featured actress; TakumaKoide, male dancer; Erik Pike,comic actor in a musical; BrianPatterson, supporting actor in amusical; Chelsea Raitor, lead ac-tress in a musical; Paul Goldberg,lead male in a musical; “StandUp,” best song; and “TimeSquare 2090,” best musical.
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Isobel Eleanor Byron, 81, diedof liver cancer on April 24, inStamford, Conn. surrounded
by her loving family. Born on Aug.3, 1928 inAmsterdam, N.Y. , toJames MorrisonReid and MargaretMacManus Reid,Byron grew up inHagaman, N.Y.where she gradu-ated fromAmsterdam HighSchool.
After marryingJames Byron in1950, the couple lived and trav-eled the world. In 1951, theByrons moved to Akron, Ohiowhere the started a family. IsobelByron and her growing familysoon moved to Houston, Texaswhere they lived until late in 1959,when Isobel Byron moved toMelbourne, Australia for a twoyear stay. After returning to theU.S. in late in 1962, the familyresided in Palos Verdes, Calif. In1965, Isobel Byron and her familymoved to London for the next sixyears, before moving to New
Canaan, Conn., where she enjoyedworking at New Canaan SavingsBank. After another stay in Lon-don, she and her husband ended
up in the Washing-ton, D.C. area whereshe called home forthe last 25 years.
Isobel Byron wasa loving wife to herlate husband Jim; awonderful and lov-ing mother to herfour children James,Jonathan, Lynn andMark. She wasdearly loved by her
eight grandchildren CarolineByron, James Wilson, Molli Byron,Charlotte Wilson, Andrew Byron,Reid Byron, Robert Wilson, KristenByron and William Wilson a grand-son who preceded her in death.Throughout her life, Isobel Byronwas the hub that kept the grow-ing and moving family together.She is also survived by her son-in-law, Don Wilson (husband of LynnWilson), daughter-in-laws, SusanByron (wife of Jon Byron) andMichele Byron (wife of MarkByron).
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A Long Time McLean ResidentIsobel Eleanor Byron, 81, Dies
Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community. Send [email protected] is Friday.
62nd ARFORA Congress (Asso-ciation of Romanian OrthodoxLadies Auxiliaries of NorthAmerica) and St. Mary OrthodoxChurch & St. Juliana Ladies AuxiliaryParastas and Great Vespers and DinnerBanquet, 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 5 atSt. Luke Serbian Orthodox Church,6801 Georgetown Pike, McLean. WithHis Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel,Romanian Episcopate, OCA. Proceedsfund missions and outreach, women’sundergraduate and graduate scholar-ships, clergy wife retreats and financialsupport for youth summer camps andseminaries. $50 per person. 571-216-4695.
Antioch Christian Church, 1860Beulah Road in Vienna, invites the com-munity to Vienna Family Fun Night, 6-9p.m. on Saturday, June 26. Food, activi-ties and games, including a movie, forall age groups, with prizes for certainevents. Free. 703-938-6753 orwww.antiochdoc.org.
Church of the Holy Cross, 2455Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, is offeringan evening Vacation Bible School at5:30 p.m. from Sunday, July 18 throughThursday, July 23. Dinner is included.Ages 3-1/2 to 12 are welcome. $15 in-cludes registration, a t-shirt and a [email protected] or 703-573-0250.
Epiphany United Methodist Pre-school, 1014 Country Club Drive, N.E.in Vienna, is now enrolling 3-4-year-oldstudents for the 2010/2011 school year.Contact 703-938-2391 orwww.epiphanypreschool.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.
The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a wide variety ofsupport groups for those with emo-tional, social, and physical challenges.Contact Gary Axelrod, 301-610-8309 [email protected], or www.jssa.org.
Charles Wesley andChesterbrook United MethodistChurches invite the community to a20-minute weekly service of prayer andHoly Communion in the Charles Wesleysanctuary, 6817 Dean Drive in McLean,at 12 p.m. Thursdays. At the conclusionof the service, there is a time of indi-vidual blessing, anointing and healingprayer. 703-356-6336.
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. Balance iskey, energy is renewed, strength isgained, and friendships are formed.Mondays 9:15 a.m. and Fridays 9:45a.m. Childcare is free for registered stu-dents. [email protected] formore information.
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.
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Mclean1527 Brookhaven Dr........$1,599,000...Sun 1-4....Mark Mcfadden............Washinton Fine Properties...703-216-1333
Great Falls9425 Meadow Shire Lane...$849,000...Sun 2-4....Jenifer Justice..............Weichert....................703-760-8880
Oakton2781 Marshall Lake Dr. ..$1,594,000...Sun 1–4...Pat Stack......................Weichert....................703-597-9373
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Many of Long & Foster’s nearly200 sales offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and the headquartersstaff in Chantilly will participate in thecompany’s annual Community ServiceDay. Thousands of Long & Foster salesassociates and employees will roll uptheir sleeves and take their talents intotheir local neighborhoods to give some-thing back to the many communities thecompany serves. The Long & Fosterteams will work on-site at parks,schools, shelters, homes and day carecenters, helping local organizations withspring cleaning efforts and other much-needed improvements.
“This annual event, now in its 13thyear, is an important part of Long &Foster’s culture,” said P. Wesley FosterJr., chairman and chief executive of-ficer of The Long & Foster®Companies. “Many charities and localorganizations are struggling this year,and we are honored to have the oppor-tunity to assist them with this targetedeffort.”
Projects this year include servinglunch and entertaining seniors at a se-nior center in Fells Point, Md.; sellinghot dogs to raise money for the Arling-ton Food Assistance Center in Arlington;a clothing drive in Great Falls; a beachclean-up in Pasadena, Md.; and cleaningand repairing a home for a family intransition in Columbia, Md.
Real Estate Notes
Keller Williams Realty Interna-tional announced at its annual “FamilyReunion” Conference in New Orleansthat the McLean office won top honorsnationally among more than 30 newKeller Williams offices for 2009, with$6.5M in gross commission income.McLean was named the #1 Launch inthe nation for 2009. The McLean officelaunched 18 months ago with 30 agentsand today has nearly 100. Keller Will-iams International also surpassed Re/Max to become the #3 largest real estatecompany in the U.S. by agent count.This is the first time in 20 years that theorder has shifted.
“Of course it takes a lot of hard workto achieve this kind of success,” saidMcLean Team Leader VickieChristianson. “But when you have acompany behind you that places the in-terests and success of the agents aboveall else, it makes it a lot easier.”
J.D. Powers & Associates recentlynamed Keller Williams Realty #1 in cus-tomer service; Entrepreneur Magazineranked Keller Williams Realty as the #1real estate franchise, and the industryranked Keller Williams Realty as theMost Recognized Real Estate FranchiseBrand.
Bruce Green, regional vice presi-dent of Weichert, Realtors announcedJ.D. Callander of the McLean/DolleyMadison office was recognized for out-standing results in March. Aneighborhood specialist, Callander ledthe company for dollar volume and re-
sale dollar volume. Additionally, she ledthe region for resale dollar volume. Theregion comprises offices locatedthroughout Virginia.
The sales associates from theMcLean/Dolley Madison branch, lo-cated at 1313 Dolley MadisonBoulevard, can be reached at (703) 760-8880.
Nikki Ryan of Keller Williams Re-alty in Reston has earned the “CertifiedDistressed Property Expert” designation,having completed extensive training inforeclosure avoidance and short sales.Realtors with the designation have canoffer the homeowner better alternativesto foreclosure, which virtually destroysthe credit rating.
Cindy Dwyer, associate withWeichert, Realtors Vienna officewas recently recognized by REALTORmagazine and the Good Neighbor Soci-ety as a recipient of the VolunteeringWorks grant and mentoring program forher work with wounded warriors atWalter Reed Army Medical Center inWashington D.C. In 2004, Dwyerstarted a clothing collection and distri-bution program for the warriors andtheir families. She collects quality cloth-ing that is gently- used and transports itto Walter Reed approximately every twomonths.
Contact Cindy Dwyer to see how youcan get involved with this cause. Shecan be reached at (703) 938-6070 andat Weichert, Realtors Vienna office lo-cated at 156 East Maple Avenue.
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