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Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community. Send [email protected] is Friday.
On Palm Sunday, March 24, theAntioch Christian Church, 1860Beulah Road, Vienna, will hold onecombined celebration worship service at10 a.m. led by the Antioch Praise teamand Antioch Chancel Choir. The morn-ing will include the musical story ofEaster; childcare is available. 703-938-6753 or http://www.antiochdoc.org/.
St. John’s Episcopal Church,6715 Georgetown Pike, McLean, wel-comes the community to a Good Fridayservice on March 29 from noon to 3 p.m.with a meditation given by Rector andReverend Edward O. Miller, Jr. on theseven last words of Christ. The sermon
Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile at the state capital.
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Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Coming to Vienna
History is on the move in Virginia as theCivil War 150 HistoryMobile rolls intoVienna for a one day visit on Saturday,April 6. The exhibit, an initiative of the
Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil WarCommission, will be located across from the Free-man Store and Museum, 131 Church St. N.E., andwill be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to theHistoryMobile is free.
The expandable 53-foot tractor-trailer usesimmersive spaces and interactive exhibits to drawtogether stories of the Civil War and Emancipationfrom the viewpoints of those who experienced itacross Virginia—young and old, enslaved and free,soldiers and civilians.
Visitors will encounter history in ways they mayhave never experienced before. The HistoryMobileexhibit is divided into four sections: Battlefront,Homefront, Journey to Freedom and Loss-Gain-Legacy. From the bewildering sense of chaos experi-enced by soldiers, to the last letter written by a dy-ing son to his father after sustaining a mortal wound,to a hushed conversation between a husband andwife considering the great risks and rewards of flee-ing to freedom, the HistoryMobile presents the sto-ries of real people in Virginia whose lives were shapedby the historic events of the 1860s, and invites visi-tors to imagine, “What Would You Do?”
The Civil War 150 HistoryMobile crosses the statevisiting museums, schools and special events. Its four-year tour began in July 2011, and since then it hasmade over 70 stops and attracted visitors from ev-
ery state and a number of other countries. It willcontinue to tour through spring 2015.
In addition to learning more about Virginia’s his-tory, the HistoryMobile also provides visitors withtourism information about the many historic sitesand destinations that they can explore today. Inter-active maps and touch-screen kiosks located at theHistoryMobile allow visitors to easily plan their nexttrip.
The HistoryMobile represents an extraordinarycooperative partnership among public agencies andprivate/nonprofit organizations. Working with theVirginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil WarCommission to manage the tour are the Virginia Tour-ism Corporation and the Virginia Department ofMotor Vehicles. HistoryMobile exhibits were designedin partnership with the commission, Virginia Histori-cal Society, and the Fredericksburg/SpotsylvaniaNational Military Park.
More information on the Civil War 150HistoryMobile and the initiatives of the Virginia Ses-quicentennial of the American Civil War Commissioncan be found at www.VirginiaCivilWar.org. For in-formation on visiting Civil War sites throughout Vir-ginia go to www.Virginia.org/CivilWar.
This event is presented as part of the Freeman Storeand Museum celebration of its designation on theNational Register of Historic Places. TheHistoryMobile event will also include children’s ac-tivities, an art display, tours of the Freeman Storeand Museum, “Roads to Rails to Trails” museum ex-hibit, dedication ceremony and reception.
Week in Vienna
Girl Scouts ‘Serving Others’On Girl Scout Sunday, March 10, the Antioch Chris-tian Church troop served breakfast treats to thecongregation as part of their “Serving Others” themefor the morning.
Freeman Store and Museum toHost Dedication Celebration
The public is invited to celebrate the placement of the Free-man Store and Museum, 131 Church St. N.E., on the NationalRegister of Historic Places on Saturday, April 6. Last year, thebuilding was placed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and wassubsequently listed on the National Park Service’s National Reg-ister of Historic Places. It is the only structure in Vienna to holdthese designations.
The event will host a variety of activities throughout the daybeginning at 10 a.m. including the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile,an artwork display of historic structures created by Vienna’s youth,Freeman Store and Museum tours, the “Roads to Rails to Trails”museum exhibit and children’s activities. In addition, the LittleLibrary and Caboose will be open to the public and the event willfeature the James Madison Madrigals and the Vienna Commu-nity Band. The dedication ceremony will be held at 2 p.m., fol-lowed by an old fashioned picnic. All activities are free for allages. For more information on this event including a schedule ofevents, visit www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?NID=1024.
Vietnam Veterans to DiscussIraq’s ‘Lessons Learned’
Chapter 227, Vietnam Veterans of America Inc., invites all vet-erans, friends and the general public to attend the April 18 chap-ter meeting at Neighbor’s Restaurant, 262D Cedar Lane, CedarLane Shopping Center, Vienna, at 7:30 p.m. Harold Bonacquistwill share his personal perspective of the U.S. extended effort toreconstruct Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, so as to createa strong, democratic and dependable ally in the Middle East. Heserved as a foreign service officer in Iraq in 2007.
The general public and all veterans are invited. Admission isfree. For information, call Len Ignatowski at 703-255-0353 orvisit the web page at www.vva227.org.
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precedes a rendition of The Seven LastWords of Christ, sung by the choir; allare welcome to attend any portion of theservice. The St. John’s Choir will sing St.John Passion Oratorio by GeorgeFrederic Handel at 7:30 p.m. at a servicebeginning with the Good Friday Liturgy.The church also offers Holy Week wor-ship services on Holy Saturday, March30, with an Easter Vigil at 7:30 p.m.with the Holy Eucharist and baptism;and on Easter, March 31, at 7:30 a.m.,9 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. ser-vices with music. 703-356-4902 orwww.stjohnsmclean.org.
Epiphany United MethodistChurch, 1014 Country Club Drive,Vienna, holds an Easter Egg hunt, rainor shine, on Saturday, March 30, at 10a.m. open to students in preschool
through sixth grade. 703-938-3494.Great Falls United Methodist
Church, 10100 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls, holds an Easter sermon se-ries based on Adam Hamilton’s TheWay: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus.The series focuses on baptism and temp-tation, healing ministry, proclaiming thekingdom, calming the storm, sinners,outcasts and the poor, from Lent, Feb.17 to March 24, at the 10 a.m. service.703-759-3705 orwww.greatfallsumc.org.
Emotions Anonymous, a 12-steprecovery program, offers weekly stepmeetings in Vienna for recovery forcouples from a wide range of problems.Join on Mondays from 8-9 p.m. atEmmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 ChainBridge Rd., Vienna. 703-209-0658.
To have community events listed in theConnection, send [email protected] is Friday.
WEDNESDAY/MARCH 20McLean Community Center’s
Annual Public Hearing. 7:30p.m., at McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Cometo the meeting and share thoughts oncenter programs and services.www.mcleancenter.org.
THURSDAY/MARCH 21 Avoiding Divorce Court II. 10 a.m.-
1 p.m. at the Women’s Center, 127Park St. N.E., Vienna. An overview ofprovisions of settlement agreementscovering standard provisions and See Bulletin, Page 5
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creative provisions. $40; $30 formembers; $70 per couple; $50 permember couple. 703-281-2657 ext.276 or www.thewomenscenter.org.
Youth & Education Reception andMini Expo. 6-8 p.m., at TheGannett Building, 7950 Jones BranchDrive, McLean. The 2013 mini expofocuses on entrepreneurs celebratingfuture leaders; the receptionshowcases the accomplishments ofstudents in the Vienna and TysonsCorner area and highlightsopportunities for schools andbusinesses to [email protected].
Reclaiming Your Future. 6:30-9:30p.m., at the Women’s Center, 127Park St. N.E., Vienna. Get thepractical information needed from acertified divorce planner to make
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Four years ago this month, construction ofPhase 1 of the Dulles Corridor MetrorailProject began. Today project constructionis 89 percent complete.
Station structures are in place at the four stationsin Tysons Corner and one at Wiehle Avenue in Reston.Track work is virtually complete. Tunnels to carrytrains below the Route 7/123 intersection are done.Pedestrian bridges to carry passengers and pedestri-ans across Routes 7 and 123 and the Dulles AirportHighway Corridor have been installed.
What remains are the finishing touches: installingthe systems that will make stations accessible to us-ers and ensure that the trains run safely, includingintensive work where the new line, now called theSilver Line, will merge with Metro’s existing OrangeLine near I-66 and the Dulles Connector Road. Thatwork is extremely dangerous because it is takingplace next to the operating Orange Line.
Testing is well under way, starting with the Decem-ber running of the first WMATA clearance car alongthe alignment from Wiehle Avenue to East Falls Church.
Project Director Patrick Nowakowski says he ex-pects construction to be completed in late summerand then the project will be turned over to the Wash-ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)for additional testing. WMATA will set the actualopening date.
Meanwhile, between now and opening, train carswill be visible in the corridor as testing continues.Some weekend disruptions of Orange Line servicewill be needed to complete the Orange Line tie-in.
Where are the stations?❖ McLean Station (aka Tysons East) along the
northwest side of Route 123 near Scotts Run andColshire Drive and Capital One;
❖ Tysons Corner Station (aka Tysons Central 123)on the northwest side of Route 123 at Tysons Boule-vard near Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria;
❖ Greensboro Station (aka Tysons Central 7) in
the median of Route 7 near SAIC, Marshalls and Pike7 Plaza;
❖ Spring Hill Station (aka Tysons West) in the me-dian of Route 7;
❖ Wiehle-Reston East Station in the median of theDulles Airport Access Highway/Dulles Toll Road Cor-ridor just west of the Wiehle Avenue overpass.
The Alzheimer’s Associa-tion National CapitalArea Chapter recog-
nized 12 individuals as "Inspir-ing Champions" at a special re-ception on Jan. 31 at its corpo-rate offices in Fairfax.
Among the honorees isOakton resident Rick Gow, hon-ored for work in promotingAlzheimer’s awareness.
A professional wealth man-agement advisor, Gow volun-teers his time and expertise asa legal and financial presenterto provide critical informationto support families, caregiversand people with dementia asthey put financial and legallong-term care plans in place.Gow helps them to explorecosts they can expect to incurand addresses questions aboutinsurance, employee and retire-ment benefits, personal assets,government assistance, and taxdeductions and credits. He vol-unteers at chapter events andpromotes the information andsupport available from thechapter through his work.
The Inspiring ChampionsAwards program recognizesvaluable “above and beyond”contributions of time, talentand resources to theAlzheimer’s Association Na-tional Capital Area Chapter. The
annual program also serves tothank and honor volunteerswho, by their demonstratedcommitment and example, in-spire others to engage in vol-unteer service.
The 12 Inspiring Championsare (in alphabetical order):
Terry Berry—extraordinarycommitment to advocacy forthe fight against Alzheimer’s;Rick Gow—distinguished workin promoting Alzheimer’sawareness; Lilly Harris—out-standing fundraising accom-plishments for Blondes vs. Bru-nettes; Phyllis Koudelka—ex-emplary commitment tovolunteerism for the chapter;Greta Kreuz—distinguishedwork in promoting Alzheimer’sawareness; Jane Ottenbergand Richard Creighton—ex-traordinary commitment toleadership and support of spe-cial events; Dennis Poremski—exemplary commitment to theWalk to End Alzheimer’s;Marilyn and Stefan Tucker—extraordinary fundraisingleadership for the Walk to EndAlzheimer’s; Elizabeth (Liz)Williamson—exemplary com-mitment to volunteerism forthe chapter; and JanetWright—outstanding teamcaptain leadership for the Walkto End Alzheimer’s.
‘Inspiring Champions’HonoredRick Gow of Oakton Honored forPromoting Alzheimer’s Awareness.
From left—Alzheimer’s Association National CapitalArea Chapter Board Chair Jordan Smyth, MarthaGow, Rick Gow and Alzheimer’s Association NationalCapital Area Chapter Vice President of Programs andServices Dr. Candice Rettie.
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Phase 1 of the project89 percent complete.
Metrorail Phase 1Nears Completion
Preparing for the installation of the sec-ond segment of pedestrian bridge atMcLean Station along Route 123.
Crews complete the installation of the lastsegment of the pedestrian bridge thatconnects the Tysons Corner Station withthe pedestrian pavilion near Tysons Cor-ner Center. Framework for pavilion escala-tors is pictured on the right.
Route 7 alongthe TysonsWest Guidewaynear SpringHill Road,looking east.
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By Donna Manz
The Connection
There are bunches of events that Vienna-area residents look forward to everyyear… ViVa! Vienna!, HVI’s Easter egghunt, the Halloween parade, July 4 fire-
works and the Vienna Farmers’ Market.The farmers’ market, hosted and operated by the
Optimists of Greater Vienna, kicks off on May 4 at anew location on Center Street at Faith Baptist Church,across the street from Waters Field and a block awayfrom Patrick Henry Library and the W & OD trail.
“The deal was just agreed to on Friday [April 8]with Faith Baptist Church and we are thrilled,” saidOptimist and Co-Market Master Sarah Jane Brady.“When Shannon [Matthews, Faith Baptist Churchoutreach director] called me, I thought, ‘this is aperfect marriage,’” said Brady. “The Optimists focuson kids’ things, and the church has always done spe-cial events for kids. Shannon has ideas already.”
THE FARMERS’ MARKET, said Brady, is a greatplace to meet up with neighbors and friends, and tomake new friends, as much as it is a great place tobuy local seasonal produce. The Vienna Farmers’Market hosts the Master Gardeners for free garden-ing advice. It is a producer-only market, meaningthat vendors must have grown or made what theyare selling on their own land, garden or in theirkitchen(s).
Dave Lanphear, co-market master and husband toBrady, said that one of the main reasons people cometo the Vienna Farmers’ Market is to meet the peoplewho are growing their food. “Sometimes the farm-ers have just picked the produce the night before,and you can chat with the farmers themselves,”Lanphear said.
When the Vienna Farmers’ Market lost its space inthe caboose parking lot this January, market mas-ters Brady and Lanphear set out to find new space,knowing a new location should be central and havespace for 20-plus vendors. Faith Baptist Church cameto the rescue.
A congregation member at Faith Baptist Church
read, in a local publication, that the Optimists werelooking for a home for the farmers’ market. Shepassed that on to Shannon Matthews, wife of PastorDave Matthews, who thought hosting the farmers’market would fit right in with the church’s goal tobe part of the community.
“When I asked my husband if he wanted me tofollow up with this he said, ‘absolutely,’ right away,”said Matthews.
The church, Brady noted, offers family activitiesfor the community, from free “G” movies to playevents once a month, usually on Saturday. Matthewssaid she has already submitted Faith Baptist Churchfamily-fun suggestions to Brady for consideration.The idea is to provide supervised activities for chil-dren while their parents are at the market.
“We’re always looking for way to show care forour community,” said Matthews. “When this oppor-tunity came up, we said, ‘this is perfect for us.’”
The Vienna Farmers’ Market, hosted by the Opti-mists of Greater Vienna, opens on Saturday, May 4,8 a.m. to noon, and runs continuously through Oct.26.
VENDORS who have signed to-date with the Opti-mists’ Vienna Farmers’ Market [* indicates new] in-clude: Kuhn Orchards, McLeaf’s Orchard, FriendlyHall Farms, Westmoreland Produce, and Lois’s Pro-duce (all selling produce); Smith Family Farm andFriendly Hall Farms, both selling free-range and or-ganic meats; The Mushroom Stand Limited* sellingorganic mushrooms; Everona Dairy (sheep cheese)*selling cheese; Caffe Amouri* selling coffee; and PitBeef at the Market,* Reubens Crepes at the Marketand Mama’s Donut Bites selling ready-to-eat foods.
Additional vendors are Annette’s Amazing Granola,Swiss Bakery, Borek-G, Savage Fudge, Salsas LasGlorias, Blue Ridge Gardens*, Gypsy Hill Foods, FreshCrunch (pickles and vegetables). Nineteen vendorsare currently signed up; 23 to 26 are expected. Withits new location, no closures are scheduled. For moreinformation, see www.viennafarmersmarket.org.
Hanna Louise Mitchell ofJames Madison High Schooland Melanie Vanessa Aguilar-Rojas of Oakton High Schoolrecently received DAR GoodCitizens Awards from FairfaxCounty Chapter, National Soci-ety, Daughters of the AmericanRevolution.
The awards recognize thewinners’ qualities of good char-acter and good citizenship: de-pendability, service, leadershipand patriotism. The FairfaxCounty Chapter gives each win-ner a $500 scholarship and thestudents are eligible to competefor other scholarships at higherlevels of the society.
Hanna is the daughter ofKristen Overturf and Jeff Snowof Vienna. At James MadisonHigh School she is a member ofthe National Science Honor So-ciety, National Art Honor Societyand Medical Youth Society, andis a volunteer Emergency Medi-cal Technician with the ViennaVolunteer Fire Department.
Melanie of Oakton HighSchool is the daughter of
Roxana and Andrew McDevitt,also of Vienna. In addition tobeing an editor on the school’sOutlook newspaper, she is amember of the Spanish HonorSociety, Oakton Latino Club,History Honor Society, and theOctagon Club, which is dedi-cated to community serviceprojects.
The women received theirawards from DAR Good Citi-zens Committee Chairman AmyCartwright and Regent DianeWright at a recent FairfaxCounty Chapter meeting.
One of the world’s largest,most active women’s service or-ganizations, the National SocietyDaughters of the American Revo-lution is dedicated to historicpreservation, education and pa-triotism. Its more than 168,000members in approximately 3000chapters worldwide descendfrom men and women who sup-ported the American cause dur-ing the Revolutionary War. Formore information on the DAR,see www.vadar.org andwww.dar.org.
DAR Awards Students forGood Citizenship
Hanna Louise Mitchell (center) receives a DAR GoodCitizens Award from Regent Diane Wright and DARGood Citizens Committee Chairman Amy Cartwright.
Regent Diane Wright and DAR Good Citizens Commit-tee Chairman Amy Cartwright award MelanieVanessa Aguilar-Rojas the DAR Good Citizens Award.
Vienna Farmers’ MarketOpens in New HomeFaith Baptist Church onCenter Street partnerswith Optimists incommunity outreach.
VIENNA FARMERS’ MARKET FAMILY EVENTSThe Optimists offer free giveaways, food-focused contests and
scavenger hunts. A balloon artist creates balloon animalseach month.
Faith Baptist Church plans to offer these activities for childrenas well.
❖ May 4, Opening Day: bounce-house, free popcorn and facepainting
❖ June 8, Game Day: hula hoop contests, tug of war, relaysand sack races, egg toss and prizes
❖ July 13, Water Fun Day: sno-cones, watermelon seed-spitting contest, water balloon toss, sprinklers, slip-n-slideand wading pool
❖ Aug. 24, Give Back Day: Support a military organization
The Vienna Farmers’ Market,hosted and operated by theOptimists of Greater Vienna,moves to a new home on May4. Faith Baptist Church, onCenter Street, partners withthe Optimists to serve thecommunity. The church isacross the street from WatersField, and a block away fromPatrick Henry Library, and inthe opposite direction, ablock from the communitycenter and the W & OD trail.
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Travel Smart. 7 p.m., at the PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna.The Vienna branch of theAmerican Association of UniversityWomen (AAUW) will host “TravelSmart,” a presentation on how totravel safely and wisely. 703-321-7499.
SATURDAY/MARCH 23The Targeted Job Search. 10 a.m.-
noon at the Women’s Center, 127Park St. N.E., Vienna. Learn newways to approach job searching fromprofessional with 25-plus yearshelping people get the job they want.703-281-2657 ext. 276 orwww.thewomenscenter.org.
THURSDAY/MARCH 28Historic Vienna Inc. Membership
Meeting. 7 p.m., at Dyer-GunnellAmerican Legion, Post 180, 330Center St. N., Vienna. A briefmembership meeting precedes localCivil War historian and reenactorJohn Vrana, who speaks on theevolution of the railroad runningthrough Vienna from 1855 to 1968,now the path of the W & OD Trail;refreshments follow. 703-938-5187or www.historicviennainc.org.
TUESDAY/APRIL 2Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
Presentation. 7 p.m., at Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Dranesville Supervisor JohnFoust holds a town hall meeting to
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give residents an opportunity to learnabout and discuss the proposed FY2014 budget. fairfaxcounty.gov/dmb.
TUESDAY/APRIL 9Explore Your Inner Monologue. 7
p.m., at the Unitarian UniversalistCongregation of Fairfax, 2709 HunterMill Road, Oakton. The Viennabranch of the American Associationof University Women hosts apresentation in which Capital FringeFestival entrant Carol Campbelldiscusses how she crafted herpersonal narrative. 703-321-7499.
SATURDAY/APRIL 20Fairfax Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA) InformationSession. 11 a.m.-noon, at theOakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPlace, Oakton. Learn more aboutadvocating for abused or neglectedchildren. 703-273-3526 orwww.fairfaxcasa.org.
ONGOING:Oakton Cougar Baseball Camp. 9
a.m.-1 p.m. daily during weeks fromJuly 8 through July 25 at Oakton HighSchool, 2900 Sutton Rd., Vienna. TheOakton Cougar Baseball Camp teachesplayers solid fundamental baseballskills necessary to raise their level ofplay (ages 6-11 and 11-plus, groupedby age and skill). $150.
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Opinion
More than 140,000 residents ofFairfax County have no healthinsurance. That’s more than 13percent of the slightly more
than 1 million people who live in the wealthi-est county in the nation. Arlington and Alex-andria have similar percentages of uninsured.
These are some of the 400,000 people inVirginia who could receive health coverageunder an expansion of Medicaid if onlyofficials in the commonwealth are gra-cious enough to accept on their behalf.
Virginia’s current eligibility require-ments for Medicaid are so strict that althoughit is the 11th largest state in terms of popula-tion and seventh in per capita personal income,Virginia ranked 43rd in Medicaid enrollmentas a proportion of the state’s population and47th in per capita Medicaid spending, accord-ing to a 2013 Fairfax County report.
Virginia has the option to add new cover-age, at least 90 percent funded with Federal
dollars, that would extend to individuals earn-ing less than about $15,000 per year and fami-lies earning less than about $31,000 per year,to low income teens who lose Medicaid whenthey turn 19, and adults with disabilities notcurrently eligible.
It isn’t as if there is no health care cost forthese currently uncovered residents. Right now,they access health care when they are very sick
by going to an emergency room, wherethe hospital spreads the cost of carearound. But this is inefficient, expen-sive and unhealthy. Expanding Medic-
aid coverage would allow far less expensivepreventative care and lead to better healthoutcomes. Uninsured people don’t receive pre-ventative care; they seek treatment later in ill-nesses when the costs are much higher, andthe consequences in terms of lost days at workand other productivity are also much higher.
Expanding Medicaid to 133 percent of thepoverty level would generate state general
fund savings and new revenues that wouldtotal more than $2 billion and more than off-set the state’s share of expansion costs overthe next eight years, plus provide significantnumbers of new jobs and economic growth,according to multiple reports including theVirginia Hospital and Healthcare Association.Expanding health care is a job creator, andwould add tens of thousands of new jobs.
Virginia stands to lose more than $9.2 bil-lion in federal funds over the first five years ofthe new law if it opts out of the provision thatexpands Medicaid.
Turning away federal money to providehealthcare to uninsured Virginians makes nomore sense than declining federal funds fortransportation because you don’t like the fedstelling you to wear your seatbelt.
If Gov. Bob McDonnell and members of aGeneral Assembly panel considering whetherto accept funding to expand Medicaid decideagainst this benefit for 400,000 Virginians,perhaps they and their families should go fora year without health insurance as well.
— Mary Kimm,
Governor, state panel must accept coverage for400,000 Virginians without health insurance.
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Editorial
On LymeDiseaseAwareness BillTo the Editor:
I am thrilled to hear that Gover-nor Bob McDonnell signed the“Lyme Disclosure Act,” House Bill1933, into law. Raising awarenessabout this terrible disease wouldnot have been possible without thehelp of Del. Barbara Comstock, forintroducing this important legisla-tion and that of her colleagues,Delegates Ramadan and Hugo, forco-patroning this measure. The de-bilitating effects of Lyme Diseaseare difficult to fathom if you havenot seen first-hand, as I have, howthis illness affects our communityand the ones we love.
I have a family friend, a motherof five, who has been infected bythis illness on three separate oc-casions. One of the only chancesfor recovery is an early diagnosis.Current testing methods don’t al-ways provide this opportunity.There is a high rate of false nega-tives in testing for Lyme becausethe testing mechanism is based onthe evidence of anti-bodies, whichare not always present and varybased on the date of infection. Notonly that, the test is administeredin such a way that the patient maynot understand the test’s short-comings. It’s not as simple as plac
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Vienna & Oakton
TransportationBill: A PoliticalTrain WreckTo the Editor:
In the aftermath of thegovernor’s successful Transporta-tion Bill, HB 2313, some commen-tators have described the 109-pagefinal product as a “bipartisan com-promise” which, despite its flaws,is a benefit to Virginia’s urban ar-eas.
In reality, the legislation is apolitical train wreck, which raisesthe wrong taxes on the wrongpeople and creates the wrong in-centives for modern transportationsystem. It also locks in certain in-equalities to the detriment ofNorthern Virginia.
As a representative of centraland western Fairfax, I am acutelyaware of our transportation issuesand the need for more highwaysand transit. I have supportedcountless bills, including my ownSB 855 in 2013, which sought toraise dedicated revenues on a uni-form and statewide basis.
I voted “no” on the final versionof the governor’s bill. Here are fivecritical flaws:
First, by reducing the tax ongasoline and raising the generalsales tax, the governor’s bill cor-rupts the traditional “user pays”method for financing transporta-tion in Virginia. The ultimate ironyis making hybrid users pay a $100annual penalty. We are
incentivizing people to buy largercars and drive more miles. That isnonsense.
Second, the governor’s bill cre-ates discriminatory tax rates. Now,Northern Virginia consumers mustpay an enhanced sales tax of 6percent, while their downstatecousins enjoy a lower rate of 5.3percent—to receive the same levelof state services. There is no plau-sible basis for this discriminationwhich targets urban areas.
Third, the bill removes $200million annually from the state’sGeneral Fund for transportation.Coincidentally, that is the exactsame amount which the assemblyhas reduced from higher educa-tion funding since 2008. So moneythat could be used to reduce col-lege tuition (which greatly benefitsNorthern Virginia) is instead si-phoned to road maintenance.
Fourth, the legislation acceptsthe current inequality on the ru-ral–dominated commonwealthTransportation Board which mustapprove all state highway projects.Right now, the 2.2 million resi-dents of Northern Virginia pres-ently get one vote on the board,or the same voting power allo-cated to the 380,000 people in theBristol district. Rather than changethis absurdity, we are now lockingit into law.
Fifth, the idea of the “regionalaccounts”—financed through thediscriminatory taxes—is inher-ently contradictory. If NorthernVirginia and its urban cousin
Hampton Roads pay with projectsthrough “regional” funds, thenthat is one less project that theTransportation Board must financethrough ordinary state funds.While the governor’s bill includesaspirational language to avoid the“supplanting” of existing state sup-port, there is no practical way toenforce it.
In fact, the only guaranty fromthe governor’s legislation is thatNorthern Virginia consumers willget hit by discriminatory highertaxes, whether it’s the sales taxsurcharge, the increased recorda-tion fee on home sales, or the an-nual $100 “hybrid penalty.” In re-gard to the last measure, it’s worthnoting that the majority of Virginiahybrid owners are located in…Northern Virginia!
It must be noted that only ahandful of lawmakers from North-ern Virginia voted against the fi-nal version of the governor’s bill.I’m proud to be part of a smallband that opposed the Richmondestablishment on this dysfunc-tional mess. There were a dozendifferent transportation plans thatwere offered in 2013 on both sidesof the aisle.
There was no requirement forthe assembly to accept the worstone.
Chap PetersenFairfax
The writer is a state senator (D-34)
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Letters
ing a disclaimer on a box be-cause the test is conducted at amedical facility and not at homewhile purchased over the counter.
A greater understanding of thetest can help with making early di-agnoses, increasing opportunitiesfor treatment when necessary, andplanning for long term care. Whilethis bill will not help cure those al-ready infected, it will help informpatients of the propensity of highfalse negative in testing for Lyme,and will encourage a patient to re-test if their symptoms persist. Manypatients who live with these symp-toms are misdiagnosed as a resultof the false negative test and areled to believe their symptoms donot exist or are the cause of anothermedical ailment. I appreciate theinitiative that Delegate Comstocktook in getting behind this issueafter learning about it from mem-bers in our Vienna community. Ialso hope my letter will continueto further awareness of Lyme Dis-ease so that beyond testing, pos-sible prevention opportunities canbe taken moving forward.
John DowdVienna
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New LymeLegislationTo the Editor:
Appreciation is due to Gover-nor Bob McDonnell and the lo-cal legislators who helped enactthe “Lyme Disclosure Act” intolaw on Wednesday, March 13.Special recognition is due to Del-egate Comstock for introducingthe measure and Delegate Hugofor being a co-patron. Lyme Dis-ease is becoming alarminglyprevalent in our community, andthis is a small but important stepto help those affected get earlydiagnosis and effective treat-ment.
Several years ago, my motherwas finally diagnosed with LymeDisease after more than 20 yearsof mysterious symptoms and in-correct diagnoses. Unlike Lymepatients who get treatmentpromptly after being infected,much of the damage to her bodyis irreversible after such a longtime. Pain is a daily part of her life,and she has not been able to man-age long-term employment be-cause of this. I can’t help but thinkof how much different things
would be for our family if she hadbeen diagnosed and treated muchearlier.
Right here in Northern Virginia,our communities are seeing someof the highest Lyme Disease con-centrations in our whole nation.Both early and appropriate treat-ment continues to remain abso-lutely vital to a successful recov-ery. While current testing meth-ods have come a long way, theydon’t always provide this oppor-tunity. Detection is not as simpleas discovering a tick bite and fol-lowing it up with a quick visit tothe doctor’s office. In many cases,the tick bite is not even noticed,as it is usually the size of a pin-head. Further, some of the keysymptoms like joint pain, fatigue,and a flu-like cold are non-spe-cific and not obvious indicatorsthat the patient has Lyme Disease.This makes the doctor and patientconversation about shortcomingsin Lyme testing all the more im-portant. Thank you to Fairfax’slegislators who supported thisimportant step!
H. Lillian VoglOakton
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As a leading interpreter of mu-sic, a jazz enthusiast and nation-ally-recognized pianist, JohnEaton has been performingacross the country for over 40years. He will be performing onSaturday, March 30, at The Barnsat Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road,Vienna.
WEDNESDAY/MARCH 20Our Feathered Friends. 10:30 a.m.,
at Dolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Ave., McLean. First day ofspring stories and activities; ages 2-3with an adult. 703-356-0770.
Book Discussion Group. 10:30 a.m.,at Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Callbranch for title. 703-757-8560.
THURSDAY/MARCH 21Computer C.O.R.E. Business to
Business Networking. 5-7 p.m., atDaDomenico Ristorante, 1992 ChainBridge Road, McLean. A networkingevent with light appetizers and doorprizes and a cash bar; two hours ofnetworking and meeting new people.$10 (cash or check)[email protected].
FRIDAY/MARCH 22“Never the Sinner.” 8 p.m., at 1st
Stage in Tysons, 524 Spring HillRoad, Tysons Corner, McLean.Playwright John Logan’s riveting firstplay about the 1924 “crime of thecentury.” General: $25; students: $15.or 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.
SUNDAY/MARCH 2429th Annual Children’s Spring
Festival. 1:30-4:30 p.m., at GreatFalls Village Centre, 768 WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Adeler Jewelersand the Great Falls Optimist Club puton the fest with games, ride, food andmore. [email protected].
TUESDAY/MARCH 26Stick Figure, Jordan Miller & DUB
Campaign. 8 p.m., at Jammin’Java,n227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.Stick Figure, Jordan Miller and DubCampaign bring the IRIE vibes withthe live bands. $13 advance, $15door. https://jamminjava.com/events/stick-figure.
THURSDAY/MARCH 28Catie Curtis With Jenna Lindbo. 8
p.m., at The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635Trap Road, Vienna. The 12-album-deep International SongwritingCompetition award-winner with apenchant for singing about the highsand lows of life welcomes singer/songwriter and storyteller JennaLindbo. $22. www.wolftrap.org.
FRIDAY/MARCH 29The Iguanas. 8 p.m., at The Barns at
Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Aprogressive Americana trio plays theirmix of rock ‘n’ roll, roots, jazz, bluesand Mexican conjunto music. $22.www.wolftrap.org.
SATURDAY/MARCH 30America’s Next Top Dog Fashion
Photo Contest. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.Bring in a photo of your dog (real orplush) decked out in the latestfashions, and your pooch could beawarded the title “America’s Next TopDog. 703-938-0405.
Friends of Nottoway Easter EggHunt. 9:30 a.m. (registration), 10:30a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and noon,at Nottoway Park Picnic Shelter, 9357Courthouse Road, Vienna. Egg hunttimes arranged by age of childparticipants (1-2 years at 10:30 a.m.;3-4 years at 11 a.m.; 5-7 years at
11:30 a.m. and 7-9 years atnoon); bring your own basket.$8, cash only; cost to benefitNottoway Park improvements.703-324-8566.
“Never the Sinner.” 2 p.m., 8p.m., at 1st Stage in Tysons,524 Spring Hill Road, TysonsCorner, McLean. PlaywrightJohn Logan’s riveting first playabout the 1924 “crime of thecentury.” General: $25;students: $15. or 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.
Sean Rowe. 7 p.m., at Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. Singer Sean Rowepromotes his album TheSalesman and the Shark.www.jammingjava.com.
John Eaton. 7:30 p.m., at TheBarns at Wolf Trap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. The Wolf Trapregular returns to perform thefinal segment of his three-partjazz piano series; Eatontogether with bassist TommyCecil will improvise GreatAmerican Songbook numbersand take audience requests.$25. www.wolftrap.org.
SUNDAY/MARCH 31“Never the Sinner.” 2 p.m., at 1st
Stage in Tysons, 524 Spring HillRoad, Tysons Corner, McLean.Playwright John Logan’s riveting firstplay about the 1924 “crime of thecentury.” General: $25; students: $15.or 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.
FRIDAY/APRIL 52013 Asian American Chamber
Gala. 6-10 p.m., at The WestinTysons Corner, 7801 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church. AACC Chamber AwardGala recognizing businesses andleaders of Asian & Pacific Islanddescent who have made outstandingcontributions to the D.C.-are businesscommunity and economy; cocktails,dinner, auction and culturalperformances included. www.asian-americanchamber.org/2013gala.
“Never the Sinner.” 8 p.m., at 1st Stagein Tysons, 524 Spring Hill Road,Tysons Corner, McLean. PlaywrightJohn Logan’s riveting first play aboutthe 1924 “crime of the century.”General: $25; students: $15. or 703-854-1856 or 1ststagetysons.org.
A Night of Music with PeterKolkay. 8 p.m., at The Barns, 1635Trap Road, Vienna. The Wolf TrapNational Park presents the bassoonistand first-prize winner of the ConcertArtists Guild Competition, PeterKolkay. $35. http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=WOLF_TRAP&pid=7295869.
SATURDAY/APRIL 6“Never the Sinner.” 2 p.m., 8 p.m., at
1st Stage in Tysons, 524 Spring HillRoad, Tysons Corner, McLean.Playwright John Logan’s riveting firstplay about the 1924 “crime of thecentury.” General: $25; students: $15.or 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.
Asphalt Orchestra. 8 p.m., at theAlden Theatre at McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.The street band that playsprocessional music from Frank Zappa,David Byrne, Annie Clark, TatsuyaYoshida and the like performs in theirVirginia debut. $25; $18 for MCCresidents. 703-790-0123,www.asphaltorchestra.com orwww.aldentheatre.org.
Gustafer Yellowgold’s Rock MelonTour. 10:30 a.m., at the Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.Equal parts pop rock concert andanimated storybook, Gustafer
Yellowgold concerts are a trulydifferent multimedia experience. $10.703-255-1566 or https://jamminjava.com/events/gustafer-yellowgold-april6.
Freeman Store and MuseumDedication Celebration. 10 a.m.,at the Freeman Store and Museum,131 Church St. N.E., Vienna.Celebrate the placement of the storeon the Virginia Landmarks Registerand in the National Park ServiceNational Register of Historic Places;the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile, anation-wide, mobile artwork displayand interactive exhibit, the “Roads toRails to Trails” exhibit and the LittleLibrary and Caboose are open whilethe James Madison Madrigals and theVienna Community Band play untilthe 2 p.m. dedication, to be followedby an old-fashioned picnic.www.vienna.gov/index.aspx?NID=1024.
Tour of the Bluebells in Memory ofEleanor Weck. 11 a.m., atRiverbend Park, 8814 Jeffery Road,Great Falls. A guided tour of thebluebells in the park in memory ofEleanor Weck, founder of the GreatFalls TrailBlazers; light refreshmentsfollow. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend/visitorcenter.htm.
SUNDAY/APRIL 7Run & Remember 5K Corporate
Challenge. 8:30 a.m. (7 a.m. day-ofregistration), at Tysons CornerCenter, 1961 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Run to benefit TAPS, theTragedy Assistance Program forSurvivors, which honors fallenmilitary heroes by caring for thosewho they loved and left behind; call
Spring Festival in Great FallsChildren are unleashed to the Great Falls VillageGreen to hunt for Easter eggs on April 1, 2012, duringthe annual egg hunt. This year’s 29th AnnualChildren’s Spring Festival will be held on Sunday,March 2, 1:30-4:30 p.m., at Great Falls Village Centre,768 Walker Road, Great Falls.
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“Never the Sinner.” 2 p.m., at 1stStage in Tysons, 524 Spring HillRoad, Tysons Corner, McLean.Playwright John Logan’s riveting firstplay about the 1924 “crime of thecentury.” General: $25; students: $15.or 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.
Joni Chan. 3 p.m., at the AldenTheatre, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.University of Indiana’s award-winningpianist plays Ravel’s Valses nobles etsentimentales, Prokofiev’s PianoSonata No. 6 in A Major, and works
by Chopin; sponsored by the MusicFriends of the Fairfax County PublicLibrary. 703-620-9535.
TUESDAY/APRIL 9HBC Realty Group Fundraiser
Dinner. 5-8 p.m., at PulcinellaItalian Host, 6852 Old DominionDrive, McLean. HBC Realty Group’sCommunity Charity Champions host afundraiser for Kent Gardens PTA;bring a flyer for the fundraiser and 60percent of dinner and drink proceedsgo to the charity (call or visit websiteto receive flyer). 703-734-0192 orwww.HBCRealtyGroup.com.
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WJLA Chief Meteorologist Doug Hillspoke to guests at the March 18Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-ViennaLunch n’ Life luncheon.
WJLA Meteorologist Doug Hill standswith SCOV director Michelle Scott [right]and SCOV co-founder Donna Grim.
WJLA Meteorologist DougHill Speaks at LuncheonShepherd’s Center ofOakton-Vienna [SCOV]hosted more than 100guests for event.
Doug Hill, chief meteorologist at WJLAtelevision, shared “profound” mo-ments in his life with guests ofShepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna
at SCOV’s March 18 Lunch n’ Life presentation.Hill, with more than 30 yearsof TV weather-forecasting be-hind him, offered insightsinto his personal life, experi-ences that directed him to thespiritual state he stands in to-day. More than 100 guestsattended the luncheon andpresentation at EmmanuelLutheran Church.
“In my world, there is noluck,” said Hill, who also re-ports on weather for WTOP.“Everything is divinely ap-pointed.” Hill recalled piv-otal events in his life, from hisseventh birthday celebration to the devastating lossof his 3-year-old son in 1989. Alone with his wifein the hospital room holding his lifeless son, Hillfelt a warm, reassuring hand on his shoulder.Whoever or whatever that touch was Hill neverknew but it was at that moment that his lifechanged forever, Hill said. “There’s more going onin life than what we realize,” he said. “We’re all inthis together, somehow, we’re all connected.”
After the death of his child, his marriage dis-solved and Hill struggled to overcome his grief.
Perhaps it was the divine intervention he referredto, but at his lowest point, another woman enteredhis life. They’ve been married more than 20 yearsand started a family to augment the one Hill had.His new grandson will be moving from Alaska tojoin the Hills in southern Maryland. Said Hill, “lifeis good.”
After Hill’s presentation, he invited questionsfrom guests. Weather models and prediction werehigh on the list. Hill explained the applications ofweather models and the fickleness of prediction.Topography, he said, plays a large role in weatherpatterns. In a witty narrative, Hill occasionally
merged his personal perspec-tive with weather forecasting.
“I don’t know what tomorrowwill bring,” said Hill. To greatlaughter Hill said,“weatherwise, I have no clue.”
SCOV provides services, per-sonal enrichment and volunteeropportunities for adults 50 andover and is supported by theresources of area churches. Theorganization offers classes tomembers and its volunteersdrive peers to doctors’ appoint-ments and help them withhandyman resources. June’s
speaker will be Bob Levey, former Washington Postwriter. There is a small fee for the luncheon.
The lunch was prepared by students of GeorgeC. Marshall’s Davis Center for Culinary Arts andserved by volunteers of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foun-dation.
To learn more about the services and resourcesof the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna, go towww.scov.org.
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By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
From the powerful sounds of a highschool band to the soothing melo-dies sung in a kindergarten musicclassroom, local music educators
are using the month of March to raise aware-ness of the benefits of learning music.
In fact, the National Association for Mu-sic Education (NAfME) designates March asMusic In Our Schools Month, and localmusic educators echo the significance of theannual celebration.
“The reason Music in our Schools Monthis so important is because it heightensawareness … that school music programshelp provide important and healthy musi-cal alternatives to the sometimes disturb-ing messages that children inadvertentlyhear in the … music they may encounter inpopular culture,” said Brian C. Wuttke,Ph.D., director of music education at GeorgeMason University in Fairfax.
Even if formal music lessons are not anoption, local musicians and music educa-tors say that parents can encourage andinspire their children’s musicality withsimple activities at home. “Research sug-gests that parental involvement in a child’smusic activities can not only pique a child’sinterest in music, but it can positively im-pact motivation and achievement in music,”Wuttke said.
So how can parents support a child’smusical talent or interest? “I think playingmusic with your kids would be the numberone way to enhance their musicality,” saidElizabeth Lasko of the National Associationfor Music Education. “Of course, a parentmay not play an instrument, but there is
always singing.”Lasko encourages parents to allow chil-
dren to experiment with instruments. “Askids, we used to sing with ourgrandmother’s player piano,” she said.“Singing with recorded music is anotheroption. Learning songs from different erasand genres can open up new worlds to kids.”According to Lasko, inexpensive percussioninstruments like shakers or tambourines canhelp children develop rhythm while havingfun.
Shannon Melideo, Ph.D., chair of the Edu-cation Department at Marymount Univer-sity in Arlington, says exposure to musicshould be a priority. “[It] is critically im-portant,” she said. “Sure, you want them tolisten to ‘your music’ as a parent, but listento as much diverse music as possible andtalk about it informally.”
Lasko agrees and encourages parents tolook for local performances that are de-signed for young audiences. “Lots of chil-dren love to attend musical performancesthat are geared toward their own age, es-pecially if there is fun interaction betweenthe performers and the audience,” she said.“Many communities offer inexpensive per-formances. Some [are offered] at schools.Seeing kids their own age or slightly olderperform music can be very inspiring forchildren.”
Parents don’t even have to leave home tofind musical inspiration. “For young chil-dren, simple, everyday household items canbe used to make a functional musical in-strument that the child can decorate andcompose a song on,” said Wuttke.
He added that parents should encouragetheir children to participate in school mu-sic programs. “Praise the student for theirefforts,” he said. “Ask the student to sing orplay a song on an instrument they are work-ing on in school for family members.”
Finally, technology offers convenient op-tions. “There are many iPad applications,for instance, that are musical in nature andhelp kids learn about different instrumentsand how to record music,” said Lasko.
The Sound of MusicEnhancing your child’smusic education duringMusic in Our SchoolsMonth and beyond.
Photo by Marilyn Campbell/The Connection
Local musicians and music educators say parents can encourage andinspire children’s musicality with simple activities at home.
The Vienna Youth Soccer (VYS) U15Girls Strikers Red soccer team won theirbracket at the Arlington Soccer Invita-tional Tournament, defeating the SaintMarys United U15 Wildcats 5-1 in thefinal.
The Strikers were undefeated in thetwo day tournament, beating teams fromBurke Athletic Club, Arlington SoccerAssociation and Lionville, Pa.
The Strikers Red players are MadisonAugust, Julie Carey, Olivia Dabich, EliseDirkse, Sam Flowers, Alivia Gharib,Anneliese Goetz, Susie Hyland, MeganKenny, Jessie McHenry, Ana McMenamin,Patricia O’Reilly, Michelle Paredes, AlexSorrell, Vicki Spina, Julia Walker, MadelineWalker and Lindsey Wiley.ºThe Strikers arecoached by Gerardo Ramirez and Jenni-fer Wiley, and managed by Phil Kenny.
At Westbriar Elementary School’s In-ternational Night, a team of sixth grad-ers kicked off a drive for gently-used andnew soccer equipment to benefit the SOSChildren’s Villages in Mali. Over thecourse of a week, the Mali Soccer Driveteam collected money to acquire 117shirts, 42 shorts, 36 pairs of socks, 24soccer balls and other assorted gear that
will be sent to the orphanages in Mali.In organizing the drive, the students
had the opportunity to learn about cur-rent events in Mali as they lent a helpinghand to children in need across the globe.
DC United, PJ’s Sports and ViennaYouth Soccer contributed to the successof the Mali Soccer Drive.
Westbriar Elementary’s Sixth GradersScore With Mali Soccer Drive
A team of Westbriar ES sixth graders hosted a drive for gently-usedsoccer equipment to benefit the SOS Children’s Villages in Mali. TheMali Soccer Drive team sent 117 shirts, 42 shorts, 36 pairs of socks,24 soccer balls and other gear to the orphanage.
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Back row: Alex Sorrell, Ana McMenamin, Julie Carey, Elise Dirkse,Anneliese Goetz, Megan Kenny, Jessie McHenry, Patricia O’Reilly,Jennifer Wiley and Gerardo Ramirez. Front row: Julia Walker,Lindsey Wiley, Sam Flowers, Susie Hyland, Michelle Paredes, VickiSpina, Madeline Walker, Madison August and Olivia Dabich. Notpictured is Aivia Gharib.
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By Jon Roetman
The Connection
The McLean batting order isn’t loaded withsluggers, but the Highlanders showedSaturday that strong pitching and puttingthe ball in play is enough to get the job
done.The McLean baseball team
earned its first win of the seasonon March 16, beating Westfield 4-1 at Westfield High School. TheHighlanders totaled seven hits—including six singles—and struckout just three times. Meanwhile,the Bulldogs committed five er-rors, including four in the thirdinning, which led to three McLeanruns.
Four runs were plenty forMcLean starting pitcher JoeySullivan. The junior right-handerallowed one earned run and fivehits while walking one and strik-ing out eight in six innings.Westfield put two runners on basein the bottom of the sixth, butSullivan got out of trouble with astrikeout and a fielder’s choice.
“Joey Sullivan has got a big-timearm,” McLean interim head coachRay Zdancewicz said. “He justcame out and did a super job. Get-ting him on the mound, throwingstrikes, kind of putting them on their heels a littlebit and getting that run early kind of set the tone alittle bit.
“We just did what we’ve been preaching prettymuch from day one … to put the ball in play. Betough two-strike hitters because we don’t have any-body that’s going to knock the ball out of the park—we have maybe one guy that even has the chance—so we need to be a little tougher and be productive.”
McLean took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second.Senior Jack Fant led off the inning with a single and,two batters later, freshman outfielder Matt Collinsdelivered a two-out, run-scoring single.
McLean added three runs in the third, thanks tofour Westfield errors.
“[McLean] put it in play, that’s the biggest thing,”Westfield head coach Chuck Welch said. “They put itin play and we didn’t. I give them a lot of credit for[what] they did. I thought they did a tremendousjob. We certainly didn’t make all the plays, but inhigh school, if you put the ball in play hard, your
chances are pretty good ofsomething happening … ”
Fant had two singles forMcLean. Sullivan, senior centerfielder Hunter Eckrod and jun-ior Sam Pierce each had onesingle.
Collins finished 2-for-3 witha double and an RBI.
“I think the sky is the limit forthis kid, I really do,” Sullivansaid about Collins. “I’ve neverseen anyone that likes baseballmore than he does.”
Fant is McLean’s number onepitcher. Sophomore catcherCaleb Beatty will be lookedupon to provide the Highland-ers with power in the middle ofthe order.
McLean opened the seasonwith a 3-2 loss to Chantilly onMarch 13. The Highlanderswere scheduled to face SouthLakes on Tuesday, after TheConnection’s deadline. McLeanwill travel to face Stone Bridge
at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 22.“We know Westfield’s real good,” Sullivan said af-
ter Saturday’s game. “The past couple of years, we’vegotten our butts kicked by them, so we came in alittle bit more focused today than we did [against]Chantilly. When we played Chantilly, our team wasn’tin it. We weren’t focused. Today, I could tell we weremuch more focused and we were ready to play andwe knew we wanted it.”
The Oakton softballteam lost its seasonopener to South
County, 4-0, on March 15 in arematch from last year’s North-ern Region semifinals. Oaktonhead coach Ray Gordon re-signed on Friday due to an “ir-reconcilable differing on staff-ing,” Director of Student Activi-ties Pat Full said Tuesday.
Sam Newman, a FairfaxCounty Public Schools em-ployee, is the new Oakton headsoftball coach and met the teamfor the first time on Monday,Full said.
With 2012 Northern RegionPitcher of the Year Allison Davisrecovering from an injury to herpitching arm, junior Alana Peterspitched for Oakton. Peters wasperfect through three innings,but South County catcher HayleaGeer delivered a two-out, run-scoring double on a 0-2 pitch in
the fourth inning, giving the Stal-lions a 1-0 lead. South Countyadded three more runs in thefifth on a three-run triple byfreshman Jade Williams.
Peters surrendered fourearned runs on five hits whilewalking two and striking outseven in six innings.
Oakton finished with twohits. Second baseman and co-captain Becky Cerva’s third-in-ning single was the first hit ofthe game for either team. Jun-ior Marleigh Hall had a doublein the sixth inning.
Davis and shortstop EmilyKrisanda are also co-captains.
Oakton defeated SouthCounty 3-0 in eight innings dur-ing last year’s region semifinals.The Cougars finished regionrunner-up to Stone Bridge.
Oakton will travel to faceBattlefield at 6:30 p.m. on Fri-day, March 22.
Oakton Softball DropsSeason Opener
Second baseman Becky Cerva is an Oakton softballco-captain.
Oakton junior Alana Peters pitches against SouthCounty on March 15.Sullivan Leads McLean
Baseball to VictoryHighlanders beatWestfield for first victory.
McLean pitcher Joey Sullivanstruck out eight in six inningsduring a victory againstWestfield on March 16.
McLean freshmanoutfielder Matt Collinswent 2-for-3 with adouble and an RBIagainst Westfield onMarch 16.
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Vienna Baptist Church ... 703-281-4400New Union Baptist Church... 703-281-2556
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Church of the Good Shepherd ... 703-281-3987The Vine Methodist Church ... 703-573-5336Ephiphany United Methodist ... 703-938-3494Great Falls United Methodist... 703-759-3705
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Burke5969 Mount Burnside Way......$434,500..Sun 1-4 .............Deb Gorham...Long & Foster..703-581-9005
Centreville6544 Skylemar Trail ............... $274,900..Sun 1-4..............Rich Triplett .. Samson Props..703-217-1348
Chantilly42344 Astors Beachwood.......$830, 000..Sun 1-4.........Sari Karjalainen............Weichert..571-643-6039
Clifton12646 Water St .................... $1,125,000..Sun 1-4..Carol Hermandorfer ...Long & Foster..703-503-18126420 Stonehaven Ct......High $600,000s..Sun 1-4................Ed Duggan ........Century 21..703-599-1351
Fairfax11951 Appling Valley Rd.........$635,000..Sun 1-4...............Rod Lantier.............RE/MAX..703-405-3082
Gainesville7176 Little Thames Dr.............$259,900..Sun 1-4...............Mark Slimp ..Samson Props..703-400-1553
Manassas6525 Davis Ford Rd.................$625,000..Sun 1-4..Carol Hermandorfer ...Long & Foster..703-503-18127755 Glade Ct..........................$560,000 ...Sat 1-4..........Suzanne Burch ........Century 21..703-328-56069819 Cheshire Ridge Cir..........$285,000..Sun 1-3...................Ann York ..Samson Props..571-237-7985
Reston11920 Fieldthorn Ct.................$334,900..Sun 1-4...............Cathy Lanni ...Long & Foster..703-615-423711556 Rolling Green Ct #100..$284,900..Sun 1-4...............Peter Burke...Long & Foster..703-786-3334
Springfield8103 Ainsworth Ave.........................TBD..Sun 1-4....................Ellen Ing.............RE/MAX..703-795-0648
Sterling104 Minor Rd..........................$480,000 ...Sat 1-4..........George Azzouz ..Samson Props..703-728-084347721 Sandbank Sq................$410,000..Sun 1-4 .................Rita Desai ..Samson Props..703-896-5775128 Avondale Dr......................$348,000..Sun 1-4................John Baird ..Samson Props..703-609-1501
Vienna314 George St, SW...............$1,175,000..Sun 1-4...........Mansoora Dar ..Keller Williams..703-564-4000
Address ............................... BR . FB HB ... Postal City ... Sold Price ... Type ........... Lot AC PostalCode ................. Subdivision1006 POLLY ST SE ........................ 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ...... $1,400,000 .... Detached ......... 0.39 ....... 22180 .... FAIRWAY MANOR ESTATES601 MCKINLEY ST NE ................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ...... $1,390,035 .... Detached ......... 0.29 ....... 22180 ............... AYR HILL HEIGHTS1755 TYSONS CREST LANE #6 ..... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ...... $1,362,420 .... Detached ......... 0.29 ....... 22182 ....... TYSONS CREST ESTATES3007 WESTHURST LN .................. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........ OAKTON ...... $1,216,000 .... Detached ......... 0.83 ....... 22124 ...........................WINDSONG503 WINDOVER AVE NW .............. 7 ... 7 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ...... $1,155,000 .... Detached ......... 0.37 ....... 22180 ............ WINDOVER HEIGHTS1007 COTTAGE ST SW .................. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ...... $1,100,000 .... Detached ......... 0.25 ....... 22180 ................... VIENNA WOODS10282 JOHNS HOLLOW RD .......... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ...... $1,095,000 .... Detached ......... 1.72 ....... 22182 .................. VICTORIA FARMS1711 DOVE POINT CT ................... 6 ... 4 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ...... $1,005,000 .... Detached ......... 0.58 ....... 22182 ......... HUNTER MILL ESTATES8154 SILVERBERRY WAY ............... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $959,000 .... Detached ......... 0.13 ....... 22182 ........................... FOX CREEK9816 SPRING RIDGE LN ................ 6 ... 4 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $920,000 .... Detached ......... 0.65 ....... 22182 ...................... SPRING RIDGE231 LOCUST ST SE ....................... 3 ... 4 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $915,000 .... Townhouse ...... 0.00 ....... 22180 ............................. ONONDIO9804 BRIDLERIDGE CT ................. 6 ... 3 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $875,000 .... Detached ......... 0.53 ....... 22181 ....................... BRIDLERIDGE207 ELM ST SW ............................ 5 ... 4 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $870,000 .... Detached ......... 0.24 ....... 22180 ......... WEST VIENNA WOODS11204 JAMES RIVER CT ................ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ OAKTON ......... $837,500 .... Detached ......... 0.53 ....... 22124 ............... CLARKES LANDING506 ROLAND ST SW ..................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $794,000 .... Detached ......... 0.24 ....... 22180 ..................... CARTERS GLEN9928 MILES STONE CT ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $786,000 .... Detached ......... 0.14 ....... 22181 .... COURTHOUSE COMMONS12000 WANDABURY RD ................ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ OAKTON ......... $760,000 .... Detached ......... 0.58 ....... 22124 ...................... OAKTON VALE9920 STEEPLE RUN ...................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $725,000 .... Detached ......... 0.47 ....... 22181 ...................... GLENCANNON2159 CHAIN BRIDGE RD ............... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $705,000 .... Detached ......... 0.48 ....... 22182 ............... OLD COURTHOUSE1905 AUBREY PLACE CT ............... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $696,000 .... Detached ......... 0.25 ....... 22182 ..................... AUBREY PLACE900 WOODNOR DR NE ................. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $690,000 .... Detached ......... 0.31 ....... 22180 ............ WESTWOOD MANOR9530 WHITECEDAR CT ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $686,000 .... Detached ......... 0.31 ....... 22181 ....................... VIENNA OAKS8952 MILLER LN ........................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $681,000 .... Detached ......... 0.31 ....... 22182 .................... WEXFORD EAST1100 MAPLE AVE E ....................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $679,000 .... Detached ......... 0.32 ....... 22180 ....... WESTBRIAR CC ESTATES9421 TALISMAN DR ...................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $667,000 .... Detached ......... 0.22 ....... 22182 ...................... BENNETT KILN3009 FOX MILL RD ....................... 6 ... 4 ... 0 ........ OAKTON ......... $659,000 .... Detached ......... 2.00 ....... 22124 ..................................... VALE9205 BOIS AVE ............................. 5 ... 2 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $651,000 .... Detached ......... 0.35 ....... 22182 .......................... TRAILS THE1902 WHIPPING POST WAY .......... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $645,000 .... Detached ......... 0.47 ....... 22182 ........................... TAMARACK2036 GALLOWS TREE CT .............. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ VIENNA ......... $626,000 .... Townhouse ...... 0.04 ....... 22182 .................. HAHN PROPERTY9213 BOIS AVE ............................. 5 ... 3 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $624,900 .... Detached ......... 0.48 ....... 22182 .......................... TRAILS THE10415 ADEL RD ............................ 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ OAKTON ......... $610,000 .... Detached ......... 0.64 ....... 22124 ............... OAKLEIGH WOODS2809 SCHAFFLIND CT .................. 4 ... 2 ... 2 ........ VIENNA ......... $595,000 .... Detached ......... 0.46 ....... 22180 ................ MERRIFIELD VIEW2114 PATTY LN ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ VIENNA ......... $580,000 .... Townhouse ...... 0.04 ....... 22182 ........ COURTHOUSE STATION1838 SAINT ROMAN DR ............... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $580,000 .... Detached ......... 0.28 ....... 22182 .............................. WAVERLY3609 TWILIGHT CT ...................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ OAKTON ......... $565,000 .... Detached ......... 0.50 ....... 22124 .......... WAPLES MILL ESTATES8222 STONEWALL DR ................... 5 ... 2 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $565,000 .... Detached ......... 0.25 ....... 22180 ............ STONEWALL MANOR8202 BUCKNELL DR ..................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $555,000 .... Detached ......... 0.25 ....... 22180 ......... DUNN LORING WOODS8020 TREVOR PL .......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ VIENNA ......... $545,000 .... Townhouse ...... 0.04 ....... 22182 ........ COURTHOUSE STATION501 PRINCESS CT SW ................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $508,000 .... Detached ......... 0.46 ....... 22180 ........................ MOOREFIELD500 PRINCESS CT SW ................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $500,000 .... Detached ......... 0.31 ....... 22180 ........................ MOOREFIELD9105 LEESBURG PIKE SE .............. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $497,000 .... Detached ......... 0.79 ....... 22182 .......................... ASH GROVE10141 VALENTINO DR .................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ OAKTON ......... $475,000 .... Townhouse ...... 0.06 ....... 22124 ................. OAKTON VILLAGE2813 SHAWN LEIGH DR ............... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ VIENNA ......... $460,000 .... Townhouse ...... 0.06 ....... 22181 .................. COUNTRY CREEK8151 LARKIN LN ........................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $455,000 .... Townhouse ...... 0.04 ....... 22182 ................... TYSONS MANOR10446 RED GRANITE TER ............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ OAKTON ......... $435,000 .... Townhouse ...... 0.04 ....... 22124 ......................... ARROWOOD307 GEORGE ST SW ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $425,000 .... Detached ......... 0.23 ....... 22180 ................... VIENNA WOODS400 PARK ST SE ............................ 3 ... 1 ... 0 ........ VIENNA ......... $425,000 .... Detached ......... 0.21 ....... 22180 ...................... MURRAYLAND
Copyright 2013 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of March 15, 2013.
Home SalesIn February 2013, 57 homes sold between $1,400,000-$173,000
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VDOTCHANGE IN LIMITED ACCESS CONTROL
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The Route 244/ Route 27 Interchange is a limited access facili-ty whereby its use is for through traffic and its access is re-stricted. Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) has re-quested that the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Transportation (VDOT) transfer to the Department of Defense a parcel of land located within infield of that part of the clover-leaf in the northwest quadrant (approximately 1.7271 acres) of the Route 244/Route 27 interchange.
The purpose of this request is to improve safety security and traffic flow in and around the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial (Pentagon Memorial) and South Parking. The Pentagon Me-morial is located in the southwest corner of the Pentagon Res-ervation and is visited by hundreds of thousands of members of the public each year. The requested land located within the cloverleaf would provide additional support for the Pentagon Memorial and would be accessed only by pedestrians, with re-stricted vehicular traffic permitted during off-peak hours. This request will require changes in the limited access control for the northwest quadrant of the Route 244/Route 27 inter-change.
Written public comments regarding this proposed change in limited access control must be submitted by March 29, 2013 to the Northern Virginia District Administrator, Virginia Depart-ment of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.
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LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPINGHaving never attended medical school (and
not really having had the grades or commitmentto do so), and having only completed 10th-gradeBiology and freshman-year Astronomy, and rarelyeven driven by a medical school growing up, myunderstanding and/or instincts regarding how amedical professional plans and/or prepares for hisday is as foreign to me as sugar-free chocolate (ifI’m going down, I’m going down swinging; intruth however, considering the anti-cancer, alka-line diet I’m following, I do need to swing a littleless frequently).
Nevertheless, having had multiple appoint-ments with doctors/health care professionals overthese last four cancer-centric years, I’ve oftenwondered how much preparation occurs beforeeach appointment. There’s a schedule certainly,but does the doctor review it daily/weekly – inadvance, to determine the course of his possibleaction/discussion with the patient? And if so, doeshe review/study/research said patient’s medicalchart/history to better prepare for these discus-sions or does he sort of “wing it,” professionallyspeaking, and instead wait to hear what thepatient has to say? Moreover, if there’s been labwork, diagnostic scans, etc. completed previous tothe appointment, does the doctor receive indica-tions – electronic or otherwise, before theappointment, with enough time to evaluate theresults/read the reports or does he see it for thefirst time sometime during the day of the appoint-ment? And while this curiosity exists in my head,is the doctor likewise preoccupied (even a littlebit) with my ongoing health situation beyond the30 minutes or so we spend together every fewmonths or his time too precious, respectfullyspeaking? I realize he’s busy, but do I rank in hisfile? And if so, what does he know and when didhe know it?
Not that I’ve ever felt unknown or disre-spected when visiting either my primary care doc-tor or my oncologist, but I have felt a little dis-tance when I’ve seen specialists: pulmonary, tho-racic, nephrology, surgery, to whom I’ve beenreferred, who previous to seeing me face-to-facehad never met and/or spoken to me. Now I nevertook it personally; I took it professionally, as in: Isuppose this is the process. However, how dothey know a patient they don’t know, let aloneadvise with proper consent?
Over time though, my thinking has evolved.Now I’m thinking/wondering if they are even sup-posed to prepare for me – and not by reading myfile for the first time when I’m sitting on an exam-ining table directly across from them or throughstudy the night before, but at all? Perhaps mysituation – as serious as it is to me, is not as seri-ous to the doctor? And by that I mean, he’s notruled by his emotions – he’s not terminal, that Iknow of, anyway. It’s just another day at the office– so to speak. I understand that he likely hasmany patient histories on his mind/in his headand focusing/preparing too much for one some-how has adverse consequences for the others.Maybe the treatment protocols, as complicated asthey are to me, are fairly mundane to the doctorand don’t require that much homework, so dis-cussing my chart as he reads it for that first time isno big/complicated deal and standard operatingprocedure?
I’ve actually experienced this sensation a cou-ple of times with my oncologist. When I was amore frequent visitor to the Infusion Center –every three weeks, occasionally I would see himtending to other patients; he didn’t seem to knowI was going to be infused that day (in fairness, theinfusion appointment does not directly involve theoncologist), even exhibiting surprise at my pres-ence. Still, I would more often than not ask him aquestion about my specific health situation.However, if I didn’t have a non-infusion appoint-ment scheduled that day, he wasn’t comfortableanswering my questions. He would say: he wasn’tprepared to answer the question. Apparently, hecouldn’t pull my information out of thin air. Icame to understand and accept that if it wasn’tmy day to be examined, it wasn’t a good day toask him health-related questions about yours truly.
Still, I wonder, as much from lack of knowl-edge as anything: are my expectations unreason-able? I know, in my head anyway, as concerns mycancer treatment, it’s all about me. But whatabout in my oncologist’s head? Am I on his radaror am I out of sight, out of mind? And if so, isthere any harm in that, or is it just me wonderingtoo much about too much (the bane of this can-cer patient’s existence)?
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