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Arthur Kingdom described sunlightshining through hundreds oftrees on Challedon Drive, and thebirds singing at sunrise.
“I hope members of this commission havehad a chance to visit the forest in question,”said Kingdom.
“It is idyllic,” he told the Fairfax CountyPlanning Board Commission.
Kingdom and his neighbor Zaheer Poptanisat on the opposite sides of an aisle in theFairfax County Board Auditorium lastWednesday night, June 29, indicative of thechasm between their points of view on thepotential rezoning of 11 acres in Great Falls.
Poptani moved his property in 2011. “Iasked what was going to go on behind myproperty,” said Poptani.
“It was always intended that somethingwas going to be developed behind myhouse, it was not just possible but probable.I think this development will be a net posi-tive for our neighborhood,” he said.
The Gulick Group applied to rezone the11-acre property from R-A to R-1 in orderto permit development of a 10-lot clustersingle family subdivision at a density of 0.91dwelling units per acre.
Fairfax County Planning staff have al-ready recommended approval of the rede-velopment.
“Staff finds that the application is consis-tent with the recommendations of the Com-prehensive Plan and conforms to the re-quirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Therequested waivers are supportable based ondesign details of the proposal,” accordingto the prepared staff report.
After two hours of testimony lastWednesday Dranesville Planning Commis-sioner John Ulfelder deferred the decisionto July 21, 2016 to give the Great FallsCitizens Association and Gulick Group anopportunity to further fine-tune details ofthe potential development; and to keep thepublic record open for additional feedback.
“I’m assuming there will be opportunityfor GFCA and the applicant to meet further,”said Ulfelder. “I hope there is ample time todiscuss this development.”
ERIC KNUDSEN testified for the last timein his current term as president of the GreatFalls Citizens Association.
“I’m standing in front of you, again, totry to protect one of the Great Falls assets,and the county’s assets: the environment,”
and the Chesapeake Bay,” Knudsen said.“Can there be more cooperation with staff
and the developer to get the data we werelooking for?” he said.
BILL CANIS, the past vice president ofGFCA, will now take the reins fromKnudsen; Phil Pifer becomes the GFCA’s vicepresident.
Stormwater management will be a focusof the GFCA during the process with theGulick Group.
“Our biggest concerns are the storm wa-ter management issues,” said Sandy andSam Cappiello, neighbors of the LexingtonEstates property.
“Anecdotally,” Sandy Cappiello said, in thespring after one of the community meet-ings regarding the property, emergency res-cue had rafts to “rescue those in vehiclestrapped by the flooding” on Walker Road.
“A single tree can absorb 100 gallons ormore of rain. Gulick’s plan would removemore than a thousand trees. That would bemore than 100,000 gallons of storm wateradded to the frequent flooding conditionsthat already exist in Great Falls,” she said.
THE GULICK GROUP seeks to developthe area, currently “undeveloped, forested,11-acre parcel that is composed of moder-ate slopes that steepen towards the PineyRun floodplain,” said Planning Staff’s BobKatai during the hearing that lasted until11:05 p.m.
The floodplain and its adjacent slopes areidentified as a Resource Protection Area andan Environmental Quality Corridor, accord-ing to Planning Commission documents.
“This site presents some challenges,” saidCommissioner Ulfelder. “It gets steeper un-til it flattens out in stream bed in PineyRun.”
The Gulick Group seeks to build 10 single-family detached dwelling units, with lotsranging in size from 25,092 square feet to35,110 square feet. An acre is 43,560 squarefeet.
Access to the development will be pro-vided by an extension of Challedon Road, apublic street.
Thirty percent of the property will remainopen space.
The 11 acres are part of a 36-acre prop-erty rezoned by the Board of Supervisors,which approved a special exception at thattime to permit a plant nursery on the por-tion of the property fronting Route 7.
“At the same time as the zoning actions,the 36-acre property was placed into anAgricultural/Forestal (A&F) District, whichexpired on Dec. 31, 2015. The plant nurs-ery is no longer operational and the 36-acreproperty has been subdivided into severalfive-acre lots, with the subject property be-ing the northernmost,” according to Plan-ning Commission documents.
The 11-acre subject parcel is the north-ernmost portion of a 36-acre property which
Eric Knudsen,Great Falls CitizensAssociation, advocatefor the protection ofthe environment.
Undisturbed Forest, Detailed Negotiation
said Knudsen, who last testified before theBoard on Great Falls Citizens Association’sconcerns with the redevelopment of BrooksFarm.
He reminded the Board that Great Falls,because of its location and environmentalassets, like Potomac, Maryland, has a re-sponsibility not only to the community, tothe county, but also to the Potomac Riverwatershed area and the Chesapeake Bay,and to protect the quality of the region’sdrinking water.
“Storm water standards are set and al-
though they are a step in the right direc-tion, they aren’t doing what they intend todo. They are simply a Band-Aid,” he said.
He told the Planning Commission that heused to ice skate on the lake on the prop-erty, known by some for the northern por-tion of the property which was permittedby rezoning in 1991 to be the Hill plantnursery.
“I ask you to postpone this decision untilwe can set up a proper settlement for howthis community can be built, but also pro-tects Great Falls’ interest, the Potomac River
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Arthur Kingdom recommended that the Planning Commission come tothe 11 acres of a potential development project to see sunlight comingthrough hundreds of mature trees. “It is idyllic,” he said.
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Stormwater runoff of any development is a major concern to residentswho live along Walker Road. Ironically, said Sandy Cappiello, after acommunity meeting on the proposed redevelopment in the spring,attendees watched emergency personnel with rafts helping strandedmotorists.
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extends southwards across Piney Runand fronts on Route 7 (Leesburg Pike).The site is currently accessed from thenorth via Challedon Road, a pavedVirginia Department of Transportation-maintained road. Challedon Road runsnorthward, to connect to Brevity Drive,which runs westward to connect toSpringvale Road. There is a temporarycul-de-sac at the current terminus ofChalledon Road.
GREGORY RIEGLE, of McGuireWoods, stood before the Planning Boardto discuss the measures The GulickGroup has taken to address the concernsof the community.
For example, The Gulick Groupincreased the range of theEnvironmental Quality Corridor and theResource Protection Area.
“In all my years doing this,” said Riegle, “I can’tremember ... increasing the amount [of the RPA andEQC.] We did this as an opportunity to preserve moretrees,” he said.
A list of proffers still being finalized represents theworking relationship between the developer and thecommunity.
According to the staff report: “The proposed housesites avoid the steepest sloped areas of the site. Thestormwater management system has been designed
to convey, detain, infiltrate and distribute stormwaterrunoff in a manner that would minimize impacts tothe site’s topography and vegetation.”
The community still has concerns.“There has been talk of this development for a
number of years,” said Kingdom. “I would scoff atthe prospect because it is clear that water runningdown very steep, not moderate, slopes to a flood plainand then to a creek that runs to the Chesapeake isnot suitable for development.”
The Gulick Group proposes 10 single-family de-tached dwellings.
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Summer for most children in NorthernVirginia is a time of fun and activities,camp and vacation, trips to the pooland possibly to the library. Specialized
camps and activities tuneup sports skills andacademic skills. Parents try to ensure snacksare at least somewhat healthy.
In this environment, most of us don’t comeinto much contact with families that might behaving trouble feeding their children. We can’timagine that there are children who are hun-gry in summer.
But many children in our region don’t knowwhat their next meal will be in summer. Dur-ing the school year, many have depended onschool to provide breakfast and lunch duringthe school year. Volunteers have stepped in toprovide backpacks to go home with hungrystudents on the weekend.
In the City of Alexandria, 60 percent of stu-dents in public schools qualify for subsidizedmeals at school.
In Fairfax County, that overall number islower at 27.5 percent, but in many areas, morethan 50 percent of students qualify for subsi-dized meals at school.
In Arlington, more than 30 percent of stu-dents qualify for subsidized meals at school.
But most of the students who counted onschool meals during the school year are not inschool for the summer.
Fairfax County operates more than 20 opensites in areas where more than 50 percent ofstudents qualify for free or reduced mealswhere students can go in summer for break-fast and/or lunch. These locations are along
Hungry in SummerThere are hungrychildren in NorthernVirginia, more so insummertime.
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We invite you to send us stories about yourpets, photos of you and your family with yourcats, dogs, llamas, alpacas, ponies, hamsters,snakes, lizards, frogs, rabbits, or whateverother creatures share your life with you.
Our favorite pictures include both pets andhumans.
Please tell us a little bit about your creature,
the Route 1 corridor, in Herndon, Reston,Fairfax, Chantilly, Lorton, Falls Church andmore. See links above for locations.
It also falls to many nonprofits and food pan-tries to fill the gaps, and those organizationsneed help keeping food available.
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To the Editor:Why would anyone in Great
Falls be surprised at the recom-mendation by the planningcommision (“Delays Pave Path forApproval,” Great Falls Connection,June 29—July 5, 2016)? Oneshould not wonder why the politi-cal situation in the country iswhere it is at when government(federal and local) responds to thewill of the people with such bla-tant disregard. Over 90 percent ofthe residents of Great Falls were/are opposed to the Brooks Farmdevelopment as proposed byBasheer/Edgemoore Brooks. Yet
Fairfax county government thinksa reduction from 23 to 19 housesis supposed to pacify the residentsof Great Falls. Remember the origi-nal zoning was for five acres perhome, not less than two acres butthat did not fit with the bottomline of the developer or the needfor tax revenue for Fairfax County.The planning commission’s unani-mous recommend approval in a11-0 vote should not be a surpriseto anyone who has had their eyesopen over the years in FairfaxCounty. Surprise, surprise, whywould the planning commissionand/or the pending vote by the
Decision Driven by Tax Basecounty supervisors care whatthose elite local Great Falls resi-dents want. After all, the planningcommission as well a the countysupervisors are not here to servethe people, they are here to ensurethe ever increasing bottom line ofthe Fairfax County tax base. Doesanyone think/question that theFairfax County Board of Supervi-sors will not rubber stamp theplanning commission’s recommen-dation? After all, the next electionis now three years away and thevoters surely will not remember orhold them accountable in threeyears. I have lived in Great Falls
since 1974 (40+ years) and whatFairfax County has allowed to hap-pened here in Great Falls is notsomething they should be proudof over the years. I am not rich, Iam not elite, but I am not inter-ested in making Great Falls into aReston or McLean.
The County supervisors, in col-laboration with the “PlanningCommissions” have one objectivein mind, “Fairfax County tax dol-lars” and making Great Falls intoa Reston/McLean.
Dudley LosselyongGreat Falls
To the Editor:On this Independence Day (July
4, 2016) I am reading PaulCarlock’s letter (“Gross Misreadingof the Second Amendment,” TheConnection, June 29-July 5, 2016)setting forth his views on themeaning of the Second Amend-ment.
In his letter he is suggesting thatour Senator, Tim Kaine, and ourCongressman, Gerry Connolly,“simply do not understand his-tory.” Well, I don’t know how welleither of these gentlemen under-stand history, but I sure hope they
have a better grasp of it than doeshe.
His insistence on his under-standing of what he refers to as“the truth behind the Founder’sintent when they wrote the Sec-ond Amendment,” gives onepause.
Let’s review! Our nation wasfounded on July 4, 1776. OurFounding Fathers were those who,on that day, pledged their lives,their fortunes, and their sacredhonor. During the course of thewar that followed their proclama-tion of the creation of our nation,
13 of the 56 Founding fathers werekilled or died from wounds andhardships caused by the war. Butthe infant Republic they hadfounded prevailed. Some yearslater, a determined group of menled by Alexander Hamilton de-cided they didn’t much care for theway the country was governed andconstructed a new form of govern-ment with less Democracy and amuch more powerful central gov-ernment.
But Alexander Hamilton, despiteall the musical hoopla on Broad-way, was not a “Founding Father.”
What Was Founding Fathers’ Intent?(He is more correctly referred toas a “Framer.”) In fact, of the 56,Founding Fathers only a handfulplayed any role in writing the Con-stitution or any of its amendments,and only six Founders signed thefinal document.
Consequently, it’s a bit of astretch to claim to be able to dis-cern what the Founding Fathersintended. They were, for the mostpart, hardly involved.
Peter M. StormVienna
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By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
Summer has been dubbed "traumaseason" by health care profession-als. Warm temperatures makeswimming, biking, hiking,
waterskiing and other outdoor activities ir-resistible during the summer, but this alsomeans a rise in concussions and other inju-ries. In fact, every 19 seconds someone inthe United States sustains a traumatic braininjury.
The National Institutes of Health definea concussion as a mild traumatic brain in-jury caused by an external force, such as ablow to the head. Symptoms can include aheadache or neck pain, nausea, ringing inthe ears, dizziness, or fatigue, while seri-ous symptoms include seizures, troublewalking or sleeping, weakness, numbness,or decreased coordination, repeated vom-iting or nausea, confusion, and slurredspeech.
Michael Lewis, M.D. is the president ofthe Brain Health Education and ResearchFoundation in Potomac, Maryland. Lewis,who retired from the U.S. Army after morethan 30 years of service, is dedicated to im-proving public health. He spent the last five
years of his military career working on nu-tritional interventions to help prevent andtreat brain injuries from physical andpsychological trauma.
His interest in brain injury treatment wassparked by the 2006 explosion at the Sagocoal mine in Sago, West Virginia. The blastand collapse trapped 13 miners for nearlytwo days.
“Only one guy survived,” said Lewis.“They used high dose omega-3 fish oil tohelp his brain recover from carbonmonoxide poison. I wondered if it wouldhelp soldiers recover from traumatic braininjury. I put together a program to do thatkind of research for the military. How canwe improve from the inside out for anysolider or athlete who is at risk for headinjury?”
Lewis’ focus is on the clinical use ofomega-3 fatty acids for the prevention,acute treatment and rehabilitation of braininjuries from traumatic brain injury andconcussions, stroke, PTSD and other con-ditions.
On a more personal level, Lewis’ 16-year-old son Isaac attends Winston ChurchillHigh School and plays two sports often as-sociated with concussions: football and la-crosse. Lewis says his son has never sus-
tained a concussion, but he is working withthe school’s athletic staff on strategies toprevent concussions among athletes. He alsomakes sure his son takes fish oil every day.
“The value you get from sports far out-weighs the risks, but we should mitigate therisks as much as possible,” Lewis said. He alsoadvises his patients to “take a fish oilsupplement every day or eat good sourcedsalmon.”
Symptoms of a concussion might not beimmediately apparent. “The more subtlesymptoms are those that appear days or weeksafter an injury,” said Lewis. “The personalitymight change, a person might become moreirritable, have brain fog or have troublethinking, or their head feels like it’s stuffedwith cotton.”
Among the signs that one might have sus-
tained a concussion are a “loss of conscious-ness, followed by marked confusion,” saidRobert Wade, Ph.D., dean of nursing, North-ern Virginia Community College’s MedicalEducation Campus, “Most likely a headache,too.”
No two injuries are the same. “Each con-cussion is different, which means the samechild could have different symptoms duringdifferent concussions,” said Ryan Wildenhain,head of sports medicine at MarymountUniversity.
When students are back in school, parentsshould watch for another common indicatorof concussions in student athletes. “One ofmy warning signs are grades that are fallingoff,” said Lewis. “A straight ‘A’ student whosegrades drop is a warning sign. A good kid whoall of a sudden becomes irritable shouldprompt questioning. Kids are not always goodat telling, they tend to want to play throughit — it’s part of our culture.”
Lewis warns that even protective equipmentisn’t foolproof.
“Even if you’re wearing a football, hockeyor motorcycle helmet, when you hit some-thing, another helmet or another head, itcauses injury,” he said. “If coaches see any-thing that is any way questionable they shouldget them off the field and out of harm’s way.I think it’s a parent’s duty to stop the gameand pull the kid out of a game if they seesomething that a coach doesn’t see or doesn’trespond to.”
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Wellbeing
By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
While summer means weekends filledwith trips to the beach, backyardgrilling and al fresco dinner parties,the food that accompanies these
gatherings is often laden with fat and calories(think ice cream, potato salad, hot dogs, s’moresand summer cocktails) and can wreak havoc on ahealthy balanced diet.
“Summer here is by the far the best time for foodin the Mid-Atlantic region and it goes all the waythrough September,” said Nick Phelps of From theFarmer. “Unfortunately, that’s when most people areout of town.”
An online food delivery company, From the Farmerdelivers fresh, primarily local produce, sustainablemeats and artisanal pantry items to clients in Mary-land and Northern Virginia, including Arlington, Al-
exandria and Fairfax County.Phelps recommends serving plenty of fresh fruit
when planning summer entertaining. Fruit has a highwater content and is not only refreshing, it’s also fill-ing and can satisfy a craving for sweets. “The mostexciting [locally grown producer] are fruits likepeaches and plums, which come out mid-summer,”Phelps said. “There are still some spring produce likestrawberries and blueberries.”
Summer ushers in fresh vegetables that are burst-ing with color and packed with fiber. Eating themraw or cooked minimally helps preserve the amountof fiber and vitamins.
“I think entertaining is easier during the summer,”said Terri Carr of Terri’s Table in Potomac, Md.“There’s so much available that can be cooked orprepared easily, and there’s just so much that youcan do with the produce and the fresh herbs that wehave in season now.”
The bounty even yields alternatives to ubiquitousice cream. “You can make sorbet with fruit and beau-tiful berries,” said Carr. “With heirloom tomatoes,it’ll be a Caprese salad or gazpacho, and I have atomato torte that’s made with a lot of basil.”
Tips for serving bounty oftasty, fresh produce.
Healthy Summer Entertaining
By Nikki Cheshire
The Connection
In light of growing international concern re-garding the spread of the Zika virus, theFairfax County Health Department is holding
open public meetings to inform residents how tobest prevent the disease from spreading.
While the Zika virus has existed for more thanhalf a century, its rapid spread across South andCentral America was unprecedented. The outbreakhas been going on since early 2015, and doesn’tseem to be slowing down. “I’m sure it’ll spread to2017, too,” said Shawn Kiernan, the districtepidemiologist at the Fairfax County HealthDepartment.
According to Kiernan, the disease has occurredin Northern Virginia, but of the 16 known casesin the area, none of them have spread locally.Kiernan said all of the cases are directly linked totravelers who visited a country currently affectedby the Zika outbreak. However, the FCHD is ac-tively working to detect the possibility of localtransmission, meaning they’re looking for signsthe disease is actively spreading from person toperson via mosquitos. As of yet, this has not oc-curred in Virginia.
According to Josh Smith, an environmentalhealth supervisor for Fairfax County, the mosqui-toes known to carry Zika are present in the area.However, the mosquito that spread the disease theeasiest, aedes aegypti, is very rare in Northern Vir-ginia.
Another mosquito that can carry Zika, the Asiantiger mosquito, is common in the area but doesn’tspread the disease as well due to its characteris-tics.
“It’s just not a good vector,” said Smith, mean-ing that particular insect isn’t a very effectivemeans for the virus to spread. Smith said thatAsian tiger mosquitos are awkward flyers, anddon’t travel far beyond where they breed, so ifyou see them flying around, “they’re most likelyfrom your own backyard.”
Additionally, Smith said these insects aren’tpicky, so they spend most of their time feeding onhosts that aren’t necessarily human.
The best way to prevent the spread of the Zikavirus and other mosquito-borne illnesses is to in-terrupt their life cycle, according to the FCHD.“But we can’t go everywhere,” Smith said, refer-ring to the fact that most places where these in-sects breed are containers on private property.
The FCHD encourages homeowners to walktheir property at least once a week and dump outany containers that hold standing water, includ-ing empty plant pots, uncovered and drained hottubs, old tires and any other place that can collectaverage amounts of standing water (but excludingswimming pools, as they’re too large for theinsect). Additionally, the mosquitos that are knownto carry the Zika virus do not breed in still waterponds, pooling lakes, stormwater managementareas or drainage ditches, so Smith considers thoseareas to be of least concern when it comes tocombatting the Zika virus.
If a container can’t be dumped, the FCHD rec-ommends treating the water with a mosquito lar-vicide, available at local home improvementstores. The larvicide specifically targets mosquitolarvae, and will not harm other animals.
“Source reduction is the most important effort,”said Smith. According to the FCHD, activehomeowners are often the best line of defense.
Open public meeting in Great Falls on how toprevent the disease from spreading.
Preventing Zika: Doing Your Part
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By Kevin O’Brien
The Connection
With summer underway, local librariesare encouraging
kids to participate in the Sum-mer Reading Challenge. TheSummer Reading Challenge’stheme this year is “Read For theWin” and it aims to keep chil-dren reading while school isout.
In Great Falls, children whocomplete the challenge, in ad-dition to receiving a couponbook full of fun deals, get theirnames on a star on the wall inthe library. Great Falls Libraryalready has a handful of starsadorning its walls. “We havechildren, very above averagehere, and they really take it asa challenge, so they’re like, ‘I’mgoing to read 15 books as fastas I can!’ And I tell them, ‘Wellyou have to keep reading in thesummer, you can’t just stop! It’s
only a week in, you’re not done,’”said Daniela Dixon, Great Falls Li-brary branch manager.
Once the summer begins, the li-brary shelves clear out. For par-ticularly popular books in highdemand, Dixon mentioned the li-brary has lots of extra copies.
The Summer Reading Challengeaims kids to read, so it does notassign books. Rather, it allows thechildren complete freedom overwhat they read.
“Unfortunately during theschool year, a lot of kids don’t havetime to do a lot of fun reading, tojust sort of explore and read what-ever they feel like, so when the
summer comes, that’s a great op-portunity, and you’ll see a lot ofour shelves start to get moreempty because then kids finallyhave time to just read what theywant,” Dixon said.
For parents of reluctant readers,the library is able to pick out andsuggest books that can get kidsinto reading. According to Dixon,“it’s largely a question of findingthe right book for the children. Weare so familiar with the books thatwe know what books are going tospike their interest and get themgoing. And once they get hooked,they can be readers for life.”
Great Falls is also incorporating
a reading challenge for adults thisyear. To complete the challenge,parents must read five books.
Their names are then enteredinto a drawing for a gift basket thatincludes gift cards to Barnes andNoble and Starbucks, among otherthings.
Dixon pointed out that the li-brary is a place for the entire fam-ily to enjoy, and that parents of-ten enjoy sitting nearby and talk-ing with each other as their chil-dren either look for books or play– the library has Legos, tea sets,and coloring books.
The Summer Reading Challengeis a hit for many families. “It’s the
second year we’ve done thesummer reading challenge.They loved it last year, that’swhy we came back,” saidAnkeeta, whose two kidsNishka, 9, and Aanya, 9, werechecking out books in theGeronimo series.
At the end of August, GreatFalls Library has a big ice creamparty. While the library doorsare always open to everyone,the party is designed to rewardthe participants of the SummerReading Challenge. As Dixonsays,“I like to say our brand isbooks and our mission isreading.”
Great Falls Library Creates Lifelong ReadersChildren, par-ents take Sum-mer ReadingChallenge.
Nishka and Aanya in the children’s reading area in theGreat Falls Library with a librarian.
The Great Falls Library children’s area has a variety ofbooks and toys for the kids.
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With three art studiosnow within walkingdistance of each other
in Great Falls Village, it was onlya matter of time before theystarted working together. The re-sult of this collaboration, whichwas the idea of Judith St. Ledger-Roty and Gail Péan, is the Art Walkin the Village.
The event, which takes place onthe first Friday of every month,will continue through December.“With three studios here, we hopewe’ll get a good turnout,” said GailPéan, a full-time and foundingmember of Artists on the Green.“And it’s free. It’s unique, what wehave here. People can come andwatch the artists at work.”
All the work displayed on the ArtWalk is available for sale, and iscompetitively priced. “Our co-opallows for lower prices, so peoplecan get American-made gifts,”Péan said. She added that the art-ists work in many different medi-ums, including oil paints, acrylicsand even sculpture and jewelrymaking.
In addition to the participatingstudios, the event is also supported
by The Old Brogue (who provideslive musical entertainment after 9p.m.), Pio Pio Pollo, Great FallsCreamery and Wild Ginger PanAsian restaurants, which line thespace between the studios.
“We’re all working together,”
said oil painter and full-time mem-ber at Artists on the Green CotyDickson. “Great Falls is an artfulcommunity.”
—Nikki Cheshire
Great Falls Art Walk Promotes Artful Community
Coty Dickson showcases her work at the Artists on theGreen studio in Great Falls Village. Her work is often oflandscapes done in oil paint.
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ONGOINGEvenings on the Ellipse. 5:30-7 p.m.
Thursdays through Aug. 25. FairfaxCounty Government Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.Fun music and good company.Paradise Springs and The Winery atBull Run will be offeringcomplimentary tastings of theirpremium reds and whites. If it rains,concerts will be moved inside to theGovernment Center Forum. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/
Great Falls Summer Market.Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 778 WalkerRoad Great Falls. http://greatfallsfarmersmarket.org/
Great Falls artist Betty Ganley.Month of July. Katie’s Coffee House,760 Walker Road, Great Falls.Nautical and and floral subjects inwatercolor. 703-759-4673.
“The Way I See It” Exhibit. Aug. 2-Oct. 1. Vienna Arts Society Gallery,513 Maple Ave. W, Vienna. Restonresident Bob Kaminski will showcasehis work in abstract andrepresentational styles.ViennaArtsSociety. org. 703-319-3971.
“Footloose.” Fridays and Saturday, 8p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. July 8-24. AldenTheatre, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Basedon the movie of the same name.
McLeanPlayers.org. 866-811-4111.McLean Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-
noon. Fridays from May 6-Nov. 18.Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. The market providesarea residents an opportunity topurchase locally grown or producedproducts. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets.
Krop’s Crops Flea Market. 9 a.m.-3p.m. Second and fourth Saturdaysfrom May to August. 11110Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Shopfor vintage, antique and used items.Or sell you [email protected].
Weekly Storytime. Wednesday andSaturday. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble,7851 L Tysons Corner Center,McLean. Themes and Titles vary.Free admission.
Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice.Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. St. Luke’sCatholic School Gymnasium, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean. WeeklyTai Chi practice. Group has met forover 20 years. Free. FreeTaiChi.org.703-759-9141.
FRIDAY/JULY 8Shawn Hook with Eddy Faulkner.
7 p.m. Tysons Corner Center, 1961Chain Bridge Road, Tysons Corner.Part of Summerfest Concert Series onthe Plaza. tysonscornercenter.com.
SATURDAY/JULY 9Step and Swing for Elaine. 9:30
a.m.-6:45 p.m. Colvin Run DancyHall, 10201 Colvin Run Road, Great
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Falls. Longest Day fundraising campaignto honor Elaine Krawitz. Danceworkshops, dancing and silentauction and raffle. Donation $50 allday or $15 per [email protected].
Stand Up Paddleboarding. Noon.Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac HillsSt., Great Falls. Paddle a beautifulsection of the Potomac River from akneeling or standing position. Thisbeginner class has a low student/instructor ratio to allow for plenty ofpersonal instruction. PFDs andhelmets provided.Maximumparticipant weight is 225 pounds.$40/$42. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes/
Kayak Tour-Sunrise. 7 a.m.Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac HillsSt., Great Falls. Enjoy breathtakingviews as the sun rises over thePotomac River. Paddle with anaturalist and learn about thehistorical and natural beauty of thisisland-dotted section of the river.Download waiver and bringcompleted to tour: http://1.usa.gov/1aubG3L. 13 years and up. $39/$41.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes/.
George Holmes: Landscapes andIllustrations Reception. Noon-3p.m. The Frame Factory, 212Dominion Road NE, Vienna. [email protected]. 703-281-2350.
SUNDAY/JULY 10Emma Bailey. 6-8 p.m. Great Falls
Village Centre Green, Great Falls.Soothing Emma Bailey country withthe Standing Room Only Rock Band.http://www.celebrategreatfalls.org/concerts-on-the-green/.
The English Channel. 5 p.m. McLeanCentral Park, 1468 Dolley MadisonBlvd. British Invastion tribute band.Part of the Alden’s Sunday SummerConcerts. Free. aldentheatre.org.703-790-0123.
Life in the Leaf Litter. 4 p.m.Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac HillsSt., Great Falls. Join a naturalist for ahike and explore the forest floor.Uncover the diversity of soilorganisms and the crucial role thatinvertebrates play in helping foreststo stay healthy. 7 and up. $7/$9.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes/.
Build Your Own Bee House. 10 a.m.Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac HillsSt., Great Falls. Have fun learningabout local pollinators and usingsome invasive plants to build homesfor native pollinators. The bees thishouse will attract are mason bees,pollinators and solitary bees whorarely sting. $10/$10. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes/.
MONDAY-FRIDAY/JULY 11-15Olympic Camp. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Providence Baptist Church, 8980Brook Road, McLean. For rising first-to sixth-graders. Cooking for fun,acting, experiments and explosions,magic, dance and sports.ProvidenceToday.org. 703-893-5330.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 13Never Shout Never Concert. 7 p.m.
Jammin Java, 227 East Maple Ave.,Vienna. The alt-pop band NeverShout Never is headlining at JamminJava. General Admission $20. 703-255-1566. jamminjava.com.
Stories and Sprinklers. 1 p.m.Vienna Town Green. Join HistoricVienna, Inc. for a good story and
some water play each Wednesdayafternoon. Free. 703-255-6360.
THURSDAY/JULY 14Delta Spur. 6 p.m. Tysons Corner
Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Road,Tysons Corner. Part of SummerfestConcert Series on the Plaza.tysonscornercenter.com.
Ms. Virginia Senior Pageant. 1 p.m.James Lee Center Theater, 2855Annandale Road, Falls Church.Entertainment-filled afternoon tohonor this year’s contestants andVirginia’s seniors. RSVP to 703-549-7012 ormsvirginiasenioramerica.com.
Pakistan Night. 6:45-8:45 p.m.Church of the Apostles Vale RoadMeeting Place, 10922 Vale Road,Oakton. A fun, informative, andinteractive event to learn about theculture of the people of Pakistan andthe work of the Stock family there.Children will find the interactiveactivities engaging. All welcome.Free. Dinner included, with specialPakistani dishes.www.ChurchoftheApostles.org/special-events. 703-591-1974.
SUNDAY/JULY 17Jr. Cline and the Recliners. 6-8 p.m.
Great Falls Village Centre Green,Great Falls. Unique arrangements ofboth classic and modern rhythm &blues and soul with rockin’ edge andfull brass sound. http://www.celebrategreatfalls.org/concerts-on-the-green/.
The Reflex. 5 p.m. McLean CentralPark, 1468 Dolley Madison Blvd.1980s tribute band. Part of theAlden’s Sunday Summer Concerts.Free. aldentheatre.org. 703-790-0123.
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By Nikki Cheshire
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Although the weather forecastthreatened rain and thunder-storms for the majority of theday, it wasn’t enough to stop
hundreds of people from gathering in GreatFalls for the annual July 4 celebration.
The festivities began in the morning witha 5K run on a trail created and maintainedby the Great Falls Trail Blazers. The eventbrought well over 100 people who wantedto kick off their July 4 celebration with thefamily fun run.
“We endeavor to create trails to connectGreat Falls,” said Julie Ben-Achour, thepresident of the Great Falls Trail Blazers,adding that they’re always reaching out tothe community for their input and supporton developing and maintaining trails.
“The biggest challenge we have is that we
need more volunteers,” said Jean Reimers,the vice chair of the organization. “It’s hardwork to clear trails. We spent a month pre-paring this trail for today.”
Lift Me Up co-sponsored the event, andlent a tractor to help clear parts of the trail.
Just 20 minutes after the beginning of therace, the first runner crossed the finish line.Wiehan Peyper, a triathlete who recentlymoved to Great Falls from South Africa, fin-ished first in last year’s race as well.
“I just had to come and defend my title,”Peyper laughed. Great Falls resident Tan-ner Doverspike finished second, with hiscousin Ryan Pino right behind him.
The rain held off through the rest of themorning, allowing for the Little Patriotsparade to continue as scheduled. Dozensof families and young children decoratedwagons and wore patriotic regalia as theyparaded around the Village Centre.
At the end, prizes were awarded to groups
for their presentation. The Star-SpangledFamily award went to the Grindler family,the Little Miss Betsy Ross award went toRebecca Fletcher, and the Young GeorgeWashington Award was given to JacksonEsposito.
As the Little Patriot parade wound down,hundreds of people started to line up inanticipation of the main parade. Scouts ledthe parade, which included fire and rescuevehicles, antique cars, horses, floats fromcommunity businesses and more.
One antique car was specially painted inpreparation for the event. “We’ve been herea couple of times receiving candy, and I havean old car so I figured, ‘might as well paintit and join,’” said Reston resident DougWebb. He took his 1981 Fiat Spider, whichwas originally green, and painted it with
the stars and stripes. He said it needed apaint job anyway, so he figured he’d havefun with it in the meantime.
After the parade ended, people dispersedto enjoy the food and activities on theGreen, including inflatable soccer, obstaclecourses, carnival games and music. How-ever, in the late afternoon, the weatherstarted to disagree, and rain set in for themajority of the afternoon and into theevening.
Despite the showers, the fireworks atTurner Farm were set to go as planned. Gatesopened at 6 p.m., and the firework displaywas scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. While thecrowd was thin in the beginning, a largecrowd finally gathered just in time to watchthe fireworks shoot into the sky, together.
Parade, Fireworks Go On in Great Falls
Photos by Nikki Cheshire/The Connection
Despite the threat of rain throughout the day, hundreds of people par-ticipated in the festivities that took place on the Green.
Local fire and rescue vehicles flashed their lights and turned ontheir sirens for the crowd during the main parade through the townof Great Falls.
More than 100 people participate in the 5K run hosted by the Great FallsTrail Blazers on the morning of July 4. The run began at the FreedomMemorial and ended in the field behind the library.
Despite the threat of rain through-out the day, hundreds of peopleparticipated in the festivities thattook place on the Green.
The fireworks display at TurnerFarm brought a large number ofpeople from the community out,who were able to enjoy the eventon the lawn.
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As was the case for the first quarter 2016, the seg-ment that performed the best in these zip codes wasthe upper brackets, considered to be over $1.25 mil-lion. Not surprising, most of the price points experi-enced greater sales year over year and higher thanat 2006 levels as well.
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One of the best performing price points continuesto be the $1.25 to $2 million price range. Much ofthis comprises in-fill new home builders tearing downan older existing home for the land value. In manycases the lots are purchased off market which couldbe skewing the numbers for the lower price points.There is very little available land remaining for de-velopment in McLean and Great Falls, so hard toknow how long this trend will last. As builders com-pete for lots, there is less available for end-user own-ers that would buy the homes to live in. Althoughthis scenario can be a healthy sign of a rising marketthese dynamics can make it challenging for a firsttime home buyer to purchase.
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Stop ThePresses!
And cancel the third shift. My constant(lifelong) craving for sugar seems to have sub-sided since my last chemotherapy infusion.Typically, for a week to 10 days after my Fridayinfusion, food doesn’t appeal to me. Evenchocolate (in particular) and sweets in generaldo not affect the eating challenges I experi-ence during this near fortnight. Usually, thepattern, going on 18 months or so now, is after10 days, give or take, my interest in foodreturns and it’s Katie-bar-the-door as I ravagethe house looking for food that I had neglectedthe previous 10 days. To say I’m hungry after aweek of not eating is to disrespect the obvious.There’s not a word that accurately character-izes how I’m feeling when the urge to splurgefinally returns. Suffice it to say, it’s not safe forfood to be around me. And the food which ismost often around me are from Kenny’s fourmajor food groups: cake, cookies, candy andice cream.
But not this time. Actually, let me be hon-est: not nearly as much as usual and waybelow what anyone who knows me wouldconsider normal for me. As of Saturday, two-plus weeks out from my last infusion, in thehouse I have zero cookies, zero candy, zerocake and some ice cream – from approxi-mately three weeks ago, which remains frozenand untouched in my freezer, which in and ofitself is a miracle. In fact, ice cream has proba-bly never been in my freezer longer than aweek – cumulatively, in my entire life. Yet,when I open the freezer door now, to checkinventory, there sits two Ben & Jerry’s pints,one Breyer’s quart and a half and two boxes ofDove Bars (six bars total), missing only twobars since its purchase. This kind of availabilityis foreign to me and speaks to the depth of mydistaste and disinterest in all things sweet/chocolate. No doubt, if you believe many ofthe professional opinions, cancer patients needto reduce their sugar intake. Could it be thatafter seven-plus years of treatment, my brainhas finally gotten the message and taken over –or been affected/instructed somehow, and toldmy receptors to stop being receptive to sugar?
If so, alert the authorities because there’sgoing to be a bump in the unemployment ratenext month. M&M Mars, Nabisco,Entenmann’s, Hostess Brands, Tastykake, LittleDebbie and NECCO (New EnglandConfectionary Company) among a few othermiscellaneous selections will be cutting staff.And if my lack of sugar craving continues, thedrop will be precipitous. As Muhammad Alisaid back in the day (about his boxing prow-ess): “It ain’t bragging if it’s true.” Well, I ain’tbragging, either.
Now don’t get me wrong, when in thesupermarket, I’m still making my usual roundsthrough all my familiar aisles and taking noteas I walk. But for some inexplicable reason,this particular post post-chemo week, I don’thave – to quote a singing Tom Cruise and ValKilmer from their 1986 movie “Top Gun,”“that loving feeling.” It seems/feels as if I’veactually lost it. And though not consumingmass quantities of sugar would certainly bebad for the cancer cells – who do crave it (andgood for my overall health), it definitely does-n’t help the snack food/dessert industry. But Isuppose I can’t really worry about that. I havebigger problems: stage IV, non-small cell lungcancer. I don’t anticipate that my current aver-sion to sugar will last, but in an odd way I’menjoying my new-found freedom. Every min-ute of my life is now not spent thinking abouteating and/or avoiding chocolate. To invoke aMoe Howard (of The Three Stooges) line froma classic two-reeler: “What an experience!”(Although, he was talking about changing hissocks.) So too has this been an experience.One I hope which doesn’t continue for muchlonger.
To have community events listed in the Connection,send to connectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/. Thedeadline for submissions is noon on Friday.
THURSDAY/JULY 7MCC FY 2017 Planning Meeting. 6 p.m. Old
Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. .Tax district residents (Small District One A-Dranesville) who wish to speak during the“Citizen Comment” portion of the meetings areasked to call the Center at 703-790-0123. http://bit.ly/1UhKIUC.
FRIDAY/JULY 8VBA Breakfast Meeting. 8-9:30 a.m. Vienna
American Legion Post 180, 330 North Center St.,Vienna. Vinay Kumar “Creating BreakthroughResults.” $8/$10/$20. RSVP by Wednesday.Registration information [email protected] or 571-550-2483.
MONDAY/JULY 11Vienna Town Council Meeting. 8-10:30 p.m.
Town Hall Council Chambers, 127 Center St.South, Vienna. Agenda available by noon Fridayat viennava.gov. 703-255-6300.
TUESDAY/JULY 12Educational Dementia Seminar. 3 p.m.
Brightview Great Falls, 10200 Colvin Run Road,Great Falls. dementia expert Christi Clark andlearn how to successfully transition a loved oneto a residential care community. Discoverimportant communication tips and reassuringapproaches to help ensure a stress freeadjustment while getting answers to otherquestions and concerns you may have. Free.RSVP at 703-759-2513.
TUESDAY/JULY 19Public Art Commission. 7 p.m. Town Hall, 127
Center St. South, Vienna. Advise and assist TownCouncil on matters relating to the advancementof public art in the Town, including thedevelopment and funding of a public artprogram. 703-255-7801.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 20Faith@Work Evenings. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Maggiano’s Little Italy, Tysons II, 2001International Drive, McLean. $25/$35. Food,networking, inspirational speaker and discussion.Speaker Shira Harrington. http://www.bridgepointconnections.org/faith-at-work/.
Vienna Board of Zoning and AppealsMeeting. 8-10 p.m. Town Hall CouncilChambers, 127 Center St. South, Vienna. 703-255-6341.
THURSDAY/JULY 21Real Estate Education Series. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
McEnearney Associates, 1320 Old Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. Sponsored by Kathy Neal,SunTrust Mortgage on “Fair Housing - What is it?How did we get here and where are we going?Includes lunch provided by Seasons 52 Fresh Grilland Wine Bar. Free. 703-790-9090.mcleanchamber.org.
TUESDAY/JULY 26Vienna Transportation Safety Commission. 8
p.m. Town Hall, 127 Center St. South, Vienna.Studies intersections, traffic signs, speed limits,and other matters relating to street safety andmakes recommendations to Town Council. 703-255-6382.
ONGOINGSCOV Caregivers Support Group meets twice a
month, on the first and third Thursdays, ascoming up from 10 am to noon. All caregivers arewelcome to join anytime. Location: UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF),2709 Hunter Mill Road, Program Bulding,Oakton. The group includes those presently andpreviously caring for a loved one of any age orcircumstance. For more info, please contact thefacilitator, Jack Tarr at 703-821-6838.
The Northern Virginia Long Term CareOmbudsman Program needs volunteeradvocates for residents in nursing homes andassisted living facilities. Contact Lisa Callahan at703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected] . Also visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/.
Bulletin Board
16 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ July 6-12, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
www.GreatFallsGreatHomes.com
Susan CanisAssociate Realtor
Jan & Dan LaythamDianne Van Volkenburg
Office: 703-757-32229841 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, VA 22066 • 703-759-9190Sally Marvin
Associate RealtorJustin Scango
Associate Realtor
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Great Falls $1,249,000
Great Falls $1,699,000 Great Falls $1,399,000 Great Falls $1,499,999
Great Falls $2,395,000 Great Falls $1,349,000
Great Falls $1,599,000 Great Falls $1,399,000 Great Falls $2,248,000
Great Falls $1,499,000 Great Falls $1,375,000 Great Falls $899,000
Great Falls $1,450,000 Leesburg $315,000
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