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The Spring HillRECenter in McLeanwill be renovated and

expanded by 36,000 square feetover the next year and a half.The project, which was fundedthrough the 2012 Park Bond,will commence with agroundbreaking ceremony Sat-urday, Sept. 21.

“We’re very excited about theproject. It’s been on the masterplan since 1984, and was in-cluded in the revisions in 1988and 2003. Each time the mas-ter plan has been modified, anexpansion of the gym has beena high priority,” said SupervisorJohn Foust (D-Dranesville).“Over the next 18 months, thecenter will still be open anduseable, and at the end of thatperiod, we’ll have a brand newgym and more.”

The project will consist of anew addition of approximately36,000 square feet, and therenovation of approximately7,500 square feet of the exist-ing building.

THE ADDITION WILL IN-CLUDE a 15,000-square-foothigh-school basketball courtwith two overlay basketballcourts and an overlay volleyballcourt. There will be a runningtrack that is elevated above thebasketball court, a 14,600square foot, two story fitnesscenter and 400 square feet ofnew office space.

The renovations of existing

space will include: convertingthe existing fitness room into amultipurpose room, five newfamily change cabanas, renova-tion of the locker room show-ers, enclosing of the mezzanine,which will be turned into amultipurpose room, a new con-trol desk, new office space, newflooring and painting.

The project will be spread outover four phases, which willbreak ground Saturday, Sept.21, and is expected to continuethrough February 2015.

The first phase will consist ofbuilding the new fitness centerand adjoining spaces, and willrun through December 2014.The second phase will renovatethe existing locker rooms andrun from August 2014 to No-vember 2014.

The third phase will involvethe construction of the newfamily change cabanas, and willrun from August 2014 to No-vember 2014. The fourth phasewill involve the renovation ofthe existing fitness center, andgo from December 2014 to Feb-ruary 2015.

During construction theRECenter will remain open,with the exception of threeseparate 24-hour closures overthe course of the project, whichare to be determined.

The pool will be closed dur-ing the center’s biannual shut-down for six weeks from Augustto September 2014. The exist-ing fitness center will be in op-eration until the new one is

New fitness center, basketballcourt, renovated facilities part of$7.1 million project.

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By Alex McVeigh

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The Northern Virginia Transportation Al-liance hosted their annual “What YouNeed to Know About Transportation”seminar Thursday, Sept. 12 at the Gannett

building in McLean.Unlike previous years, which mainly dealt with

ways to procure funding, this year’s event was moreoptimistic due to the transportation bill passed bythe General Assembly in May.

“A year ago we were sitting here talking about alack of revenue making it difficult to accomplish someof the priorities of this region, such as trying to main-tain mobility but increase capacity at the same time,”said Mark Looney, chair of the NVTA. “Today, withthe new sustained funding we have in place, as op-posed to one-time bond revenues, it’s really changedthe dynamic for what we need to do. Now we’re morefocused on how do we spend the money properly.”

Bob Chase, president of the NVTA, said that thetransportation bill has led to a complete re-thinkingof the plan for Northern Virginia transportationprojects.

“The plan is a long list of projects, many of whichstretch the definition of regionally significant. How-ever, since there wasn’t much money, the thinkingwas no harm, no foul,” he said. “The authority’s mostrecent update tested some 200 additional projects,even though I’m not sure there [is] anything ap-proaching 200 regionally significant projects. But thatwas then. Today we’ve got new money, more than$300 million annually, which is half of the $700 mil-lion in annual needs that we identified a couple ofyears ago. So we’ve got to be smart. There’s a differ-ence between wants and needs.”

Del. Dave Albo (R-42) said that the new fundingmeans strict criteria for new projects.

“The regional plans have two non-negotiable rules,”

he said. “Rule number one is money raised here, stayshere. Rule number two is the money is going to go tomove bodies. It’s not going to go to make pretty busshelters and silly little things people might want.These concepts are embedded many times in the bill.”

Albo said there is what he calls a “kill switch” inthe bill that stipulates that the second any moneyfrom the fund is spent for something outside of North-ern Virginia or on something other than transporta-tion, “all revenue sources die.”

Marty Nohe, chairman of the Northern VirginiaTransportation Authority, said the challenge for plan-ners is coming up with criteria to weigh projectsagainst one another.

“When you have literally billions of dollars ofneeds, figuring out which ones are most cost effec-tive is the challenge we have. The good news is, wehave a lot of need. There’s no doubt we’ll have a lotof projects to choose from. As we move forward, we’llsee a lot of work from the authority on prioritization,”he said. “One of the things that has been a source ofcriticism is that the projects so far don’t seem to con-stitute any sort of regional plan. When taken by them-selves, perhaps they don’t. But we’re not here tospend one year’s worth of money. We’re here to imple-ment a plan that unfolds over the course of time.”

Nohe said the authority will begin work on a six-year plan at their upcoming meeting.

When it comes to evaluating the effectiveness ofimprovements, Shyam Kannan, managing directorof planning at the Washington Metropolitan AreaTransportation Authority said there are two schoolsof thought when it comes to measuring project ef-fectiveness.

He said the NVTA can look at improvements interms of people moved per hour, or cost per trip.

“On the Orange Line, we can move about 15,400passengers per hour on peak hours in peak direc-tion, compared to about 6,000 persons per hour onRoute 66 during the same time,” he said. “Or if we’relooking at cost per trip, let’s say we have to add halfa million trips per hour, a number I made up for now,but that‘s what we’re going to be looking to at somepoint in time. If I were to move those trips onto I-270, it’s going to cost about $7.50 per trip. On Route66 alone, it’s going to cost about $3.50 per trip. Ontransit, it’s going to cost about $1.50 per trip.”

Transportation officialsdiscuss transportationfunding, projects.

Planning Area’s Future Transit

From left, Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance President Bob Chase moderates apanel discussion featuring Marty Nohe, chair of the Northern Virginia TransportationAuthority, Doug Allen, CEO of Virginia Railway Express, Shyam Kannan, managingdirector of Planning for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, AlanPisarski, transportation consultant, Del. Dave Albo (R-42), Helen Cuervo, VirginiaDepartment of Transportation Northern Virginia district administrator and BobBuchanan of The 2030 Group.

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The first week of school was especially exciting for Churchill Road’s 100 new kindergarten students. One ofthe first-time experiences was eating lunch in the school cafeteria. The students learned how to make healthyfood choices, pay for their meals through their lunch accounts, and compost and recycle procedures.

Getting Used to School CafeteriaChurchill Road kindergarten assistant Shannon Perryhelps Jamil Parsi-Semlali with his lunch selection whilefellow kindergarteners Marianne Wang and Max Brookewait their turns.

Churchill Road cafeteria hostess Debbie Backes gives kindergarten student LillianTeague a high-five for using proper recycling and composting procedures, while herclassmates await their turns.

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The Connection

If you walk into Art at the Center in MountVernon on a Tuesday morning, you might finda group of preschool students and their par-ents or caretakers squishing potting clay with

their fingers. In the same room, several other totscould be brushing an array of paint colors across artpaper, making a mess but having fun. The childrenare part of the Center’s Art Explorers class, designedfor children ranging from 18 months to 5 years old.

“Parents say it is their happy place where they canexplore with their child without worrying about amess,” said Kathryn Horn Coneway, director of Artat the Center. “It brings both parent and child intothe present moment.”

In addition to having fun, art educators say thatart can help children develop a myriad of skills andabilities that range from self-expression to self-con-fidence.

“Creating art can help them work through theiremotions,” said Gioia Chilton, an art therapist whoteaches art at Marymount University in Arlington.“It gives them a place where they can be confident,and where they can feel powerful and in control oversomething.”

Creating art teaches patience, said Coneway.“When children are working with clay, for example,there is little instant gratification. You make a piece,it has to be fired and then glazed. It is a process. Butat the end, they can tell the story of how they madeit.”

Chris Haggerty, a professor of fine and applied arts

at Marymount University, says research shows thatart develops the right side of the brain, which affectsperception rather than logic. “Creating art teachesproblem-solving skills,” she said. “They get to trythings out, see if they work, change their minds andstart over.”

Coneway, who is also an art therapist, said she hasseen first-hand how art can help children share feel-ings that are difficult to verbalize. “Making things isa wonderful way for kids to connect ideas, expressemotions and share what is going on with them,”she said. “Additionally, art is noncompetitive. Chil-dren progress at their own rate.”

Art also helps establish a sense of community, sheadded. “Sometimes connections happen when chil-dren share their art,” she said. “It is neat when kidsask questions of each other. The sharing of what theymake is as important as what they make.”

Carolyn Webber, an art teacher at St. Andrew’sEpiscopal School in Potomac, Md., said, “Art is a uni-versal language. Art education enables students tomake creative connections with art and the worldaround them. [It] provides life-long learning in ar-eas of visual arts, art history, interdisciplinary con-nections, multiculturalism and job opportunities.”

Haggerty said, “The most successful people are cre-ative thinkers, people who don’t just think linearly,but who think outside of the box.”

Coneway hopes that both her classes and othersestablish a life-long appreciation for art. “One of thethings that I hope is happening is that parents andchildren are leaving my classes, going home and ask-ing, ‘Can we set up a corner of our basement andhave an art studio at home?’”

Local experts say art classeshelp children develop new skills.Art Matters

Students in the Art Explorers class at Art at the Center inMount Vernon explore mediums like clay, collage, paint-ing and drawing. Experts say creating art helps childrenbuild relationships.

Creating art projects, such as these, which were made bystudents at Art at the Center in Mount Vernon, helpsstrengthen artistic behaviors such as observation, persis-tence and reflection.

Photos courtesy of Art at the Center

On Friday, Sept. 13, ChurchillRoad sixth graders conducteda scientific experiment using

the rockets they built in science class. The

cardboard rockets were fueled with a mix-ture of Alka-Seltzer and water in their boost-ers (film canisters). Science teachers ChrissyFrantz and David Ericson assisted the

Launching Rockets at Churchill Road

Churchill Road sixth graders were forced to launch their Alka-Seltzerrockets under the school’s awning as a result of inclement weather.From left: Ethan Hsaio, Armin Taheripour, Connor Hohl, Colin Arner,Sun-Ho Oh, sixth grade teacher Chrissy Frantz, Stepanie Bi, Elena Moy,Megan Vandre, Caitlin Cunningham, Will Wheat, Spencer Brooks,Ashley Zu, Dora Wu, Ulia Ahn, Brandon Torng, Jackson Greehan andMassimo Frix.

Churchill Road sixth graders Diana Liddell, Wilton Dougherty,Muhammad Al-Atrash, Brian Feinstein, Lee Peterson, Jake Yates,Jonathan Noh and Wonsup Song can’t match the excitement shown bytheir science teacher, David Ericson, when their rocket is launched.

groups of students with the rocket “fuel.”After the launch, the students measured theheight each rocket traveled; then looked atthe correlation between rocket weight and

launch height. The students discoveredthat the lighter rockets gained the mostheight. The top rocket went more than14 feet.

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On Monday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m., theFairfax County Park Authority willhold a public meeting to presentchanges to the McLean CentralPark Master Plan, made in re-sponse to comments from the June2013 public meeting and after-ward.

The event will be held at theMcLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean.

In fall 2012, the Fairfax CountyPark Authority initiated revisionsto the master plan that will serveas a guide for the future vision ofMcLean Central Park.

Volunteers NeededFor MPAartfest

McLean Project for the Artsneeds volunteers for its 7th annualMPAartfest in McLean CentralPark, Sunday, Oct. 6. Volunteersare needed to help with pre-eventpromotional activities and, duringthe event, setup and breakdownof artist tents, volunteer check-ins,greeting and counting visitors,entertainment setup, assistingwith creative activities andprojects for attendees and assist-ing artists with miscellaneous ac-tivities. Sign up atwww.signupgenius.com/go/70A054EACA6283-mpaartfest ore-mail us as [email protected].

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Fairfax County Police OrganizedCrime and Narcotics Unit (OCN)detectives have seen approxi-mately 168 cases involvingMDMA—also known as ecstasy or“Molly”—an average of eight permonth between January 2012 andAugust 2013.

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The strength of Virginia’s economy,especially Northern Virginia’seconomy, comes significantly fromfederal spending.

So while the governor and other elected of-ficials claim that Virginia’s success isbecause Virginia is a low-tax state withfewer regulations, it’s worth consider-ing that the sequester and continuinggridlock in Congress threaten Virginia’s mostimportant resource, federal spending.

Virginia receives more federal money percapita than any other state except Alaska. Vir-ginia received $136 billion in federal funds in

2010, more than $17,000 from the feds percapita, and paid $2,807 per capita in federalincome taxes. (Data from Consolidated Fed-eral Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2010 by stateand county from the Census Bureau.)

Two examples: $1.3 billion in federaltransportation money came to Virginia.Virginia was on the receiving end ofmore than $5,000 per capita in defense

spending.Current Virginia elected officials have barri-

caded the doors against expansion of an in-dustry that would add more than 30,000 qual-ity jobs in Virginia at no cost to taxpayers. The

expansion of Medicaid, which would providehealthcare to as many as 400,000 Virginianswho currently cannot afford health insurance,would give Virginia’s economy a significantboost, and create more than 30,000 jobs. Vir-ginia taxpayers will still pay the taxes that willfund the expansion of Medicaid in other stateswithout reaping the benefits of a healthierpopulation and economic stimulus.

Private sector growth in Virginia depends onits educated and sophisticated workforce, ontop school systems and universities. It dependson reliable transportation systems and accessto high-speed Internet. And it depends on con-tinuing to attract federal contracting dollars.

Virginia’s U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and MarkWarner both work in the best interests of thecommonwealth when they work to promote aculture of moderation and compromise in Con-gress.

Ending gridlock in Congress and supportinghealth care reform would be huge steps insupporting economic recovery in Virginia.

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You’re pretty. Youcould makesome money.”

That was the headline of arecent Washingtonian Magazinearticle about young girls in our re-gion who are lured through socialmedia into the terrifying world ofhuman trafficking.

The piece featured the experi-ence of a Fairfax County girl whoresponded to that message onFacebook only to find herself ut-terly vulnerable in a car with fourcomplete strangers. One of themen told her they were going toprostitute her as a type of initia-tion. She pushed the man’s handsaway when he offered her cocaine.When the white powder spilledover the car seat, the man thensmashed her head into the window.

She was pulled out of the car andled around the corner of an apart-ment building. Her nightmare wasjust beginning to unfold. The manheld a knife to her neck and whenshe refused his sexual demandssliced her across the forearm withthe knife. She was raped 15 timesthat night—first by the man in thecar and then subsequently by astring of other johns. Early the nextmorning, the men called her a“whore” and a “slut” as they droveher home and threatened to kill herif she ever told anyone what hap-pened.

These horrific events happenedin Fairfax County—right in ourcommunity. That is why over thepast four years, we in the Virginia

General Assembly have puttogether a bipartisan coa-lition that is working withgroups like the PolarisProject, a leading anti-traf-ficking organization whichadministers the nationalhuman trafficking hotline,

US Attorney Neil MacBride, andThe Richmond Justice Initiative topass new laws to combat humantrafficking.

Our legislation cracks down onthese predators and the gangs in-volved in this activity; increasespenalties for those engaged in anyway in this inhumane industry;and provides more public informa-tion and outreach to victims as wellas parents, teachers and faith com-munities so this crime can nolonger operate in the shadows. Weused to think human traffickingonly happened in foreign countries(which of course it does) or towomen illegally smuggled into thiscountry (which is also true). Butthis growing criminal enterpriseknows no boundaries—it is presentright in our backyard and must bebattled on all fronts.

Since new laws have been imple-mented, police and federal agentshave arrested 28 juvenile sex traf-fickers in Northern Virginia, andhave identified 41 juvenile victims,and 100 reported adult victims—all of them American citizens, amajority from middle or upper-class families. We know this is justthe tip of the iceberg.

Three years ago, Virginia was atthe bottom of the Polaris Project’sAnti-Human Trafficking StateRankings. Since we began ourwork with the coalition, my col-

leagues and I have been success-ful in passing significant legislationand finding partners in the lawenforcement, business and reli-gious communities to collaboratewith in fighting this growing crime.Just last week, the Polaris Projectannounced that Virginia is nowranked in the top category (Tier 1)for our efforts in fighting humantrafficking.

We have a great local partner inthis effort, Fairfax County Detec-tive Bill Woolf, whose work incracking down on this crime ledhim to recommend numerouspieces of legislation to the GeneralAssembly. HB546, which I intro-duced on the recommendation ofDetective Woolf and other law en-forcement supporters, providedadditional penalties and tools forprosecutors pursuing traffickers,particularly in the area of gangssuch as MS-13, who are now oper-ating prostitution rings in our areathat exploit local girls.

We also passed legislation thatmakes the soliciting of a minor aClass 5 Felony. Another bill passedthis year, HB1870, would allow amulti-jurisdiction grand jury to in-vestigate human trafficking activi-ties in cases where the suspect re-ceived money for procuring anotherindividual to engage in prostitution.

In May we hosted a Human Traf-ficking Forum to raise awarenessof this growing issue. I was joinedby our Congressman Frank Wolf, aleader in Congress on this issue;Detective Bill Woolf, our local lawenforcement champion battlingthis crime; our House RepublicanCaucus Chair Delegate Tim Hugo;Sara Pomeroy, director of the Rich-

mond Justice Initiative; and Dr.Courtney Gaskins from Youth ForTomorrow, a residential facilitythat works with at risk youth—in-cluding those who have been vic-tims of human trafficking. This fo-rum was held as part of our con-tinuing efforts to ensure that resi-dents are educated on recent de-velopments and can help us in pre-venting and exposing the humantrafficking in our area.

This summer, I brought SaraPomeroy as a guest speaker to ourYoung Women’s Leadership Pro-gram Event. I established this sum-mer program for young womencurrently enrolled in middle schoolor high school in the Northern Vir-ginia area. The program’s aim isto provide an opportunity for theparticipants to meet a variety ofwomen leaders involved in varioussectors, roles and occupations sothat they can ask questions andengage in their own personal andcareer development. Sara Pomeroywas able to share with the youngwomen her story, talk about howshe became a leading advocateagainst human sex trafficking andeducate the women so that theyare better equipped to becomeleaders themselves on halting sextrafficking amongst their peers.

Our community efforts can andwill have a real impact on the healthand safety of our children andneighbors. Stopping this modernday slavery is very much a 21st cen-tury abolition effort. With increasedtools to battle this growing crimeand a growing group of partners,we can work together to halt thisviolence in our own communitiesand throughout the world.

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SupportingComstockTo the Editor:

Recently Kathleen Murphy, whois running against our current del-egate, Barbara Comstock, called meto ask for my support. She said herfriend, former Delegate MargiVanderhye, told her I was openminded, liked to support the bestcandidate regardless of party andthat she should talk with me.

I did, in fact, support the then-incumbent, Ms. Vanderhye, in Del-egate Comstock’s first race in 2009.But I explained to Ms. Murphy thatBarbara had done a great job ontechnology issues and jobs legisla-tion and that she works tirelesslyon our local community traffic is-sues, power issues and quality of lifeissues, and that I supported Barbaraenthusiastically in 2011 and wasgoing to continue to do so again in2013. At this point Ms. Murphyspent 15 minutes attacking Barbara,trying to change my mind.

It didn’t work. Instead, this poli-tics-as-usual attack (which I hate)reinforced the wisdom of my deci-sion to support Barbara. From thetime she was elected, Barbara hasworked together with a large crosssection of our community—thosewho supported her and those who

didn’t—to get things done. Weeksafter she won her first election, shereached out to me, knowing that Isupported her opponent. She askedfor my advice and she listened andthen she acted. We need more poli-ticians like that—who listen to realpeople, including those who did notinitially support them.

On the state front, she has been aleader promoting NorthernVirginia’s technology communityand a go-to person to sponsor keylegislation such as the importantData Center legislation that has keptthis industry growing and thrivingin the commonwealth; the first evertelework tax credit bills that hadlanguished in committees for yearsbefore Barbara’s leadership; and anextension of theºcapital gains ex-emption for new tech investmentsin the commonwealth to free up en-trepreneurs to risk their capital andcreate jobs across the common-wealth. She wrote the law requir-ing competitive bidding on stateprojects which already is estimatedto have saved up to $400 millionon Phase II of Dulles Rail and willsave the commonwealth hundredsof millions more in years to come.

Since all politics is local, on thehyper-local front, she was a leaderin stopping the dangerous two laneturn that VDOT had planned to in-stall at Georgetown Pike and Route

7, worked with a Great Falls coali-tion, including GFCA, that totallyreversed the misguided plan, andis now involved in providing guid-ance for the long needed wideningof Route 7. When the “Go Ape” pro-posal for Riverbend Park surfaced,Barbara worked with many of us inGreat Falls to stop this crass com-mercialization of our local park andshe became part of the solution inraising more money for our parksby supporting the Friends ofRiverbend Park Foundation (ofwhich my wife, Caren, is a boardmember) and through the FairfaxCounty Parks Foundation on whichBarbara’s husband, Chip, serves.º

With her husband Chip serving inFairfax County Schools for 30 yearsnow, she also has a family dedica-tion to education that is reflected inher fighting for more resources forNorthern Virginia schools and ourcolleges and universities.

I strongly endorse BarbaraComstock to continue as our del-egate. She is a true leader, a prob-lem solver, someone who listensto and works with everyone, andwho has established a strongrecord of results for our commu-nity. She has earned my supportand deserves re-election.

John BackusGreat Falls

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By David Siegel

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A quiet stunner. Under thefine eye and caring di-rection of Stevie

Zimmerman, the 1st Stage pro-duction “The Pitman Painters”by Lee Hall is inspired. It is afleshing-out of the mysteries ofcreativity from quite unlikelysources. Audiences will lean for-ward admiring what is set be-fore them as this insightful pro-duction takes hold.

Hall based the play upon thelives of the Ashington Group;British miners from the 1930s-1940s. They worked long hoursin difficult conditions. Then theyunexpectedly unlocked their ar-tistic talents while taking an artappreciation course offered bytheir union.

For Hall, the play is “a playabout real conflict.” He is fear-

less in probing the usually unspo-ken question; “Is it possible to be aworking class person, an ordinaryperson, and still be an artist?” Hispedigree includes the Tony Awardwinning “Billy Elliott, The Musical”

and the screenplay for the Acad-emy Award winning “WarHorse.”

Zimmerman has a pleasing

Artistic Talents UnlockedStimulating “The Pitmen Painters” at 1st Stage.

MiRan Powell as Helen and Dylan Myer as Oliver in“The Pitmen Painters” at 1st Stage.

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When I lookthrough thatlittle rect-angle... time

stops... all the noise around me...everything cuts out. And all I see...is the picture.” But what happenswhen a wounded wartime photog-rapher comes home? What’s nextin a life and a relationship basedupon the passion and excitementthat wartime can bring? Can a nor-mal family life be enough?

According to veteran directorJessie Roberts, “the playwright,Donald Margulies, explores loveand friendship against a backdropof the moral dilemma of journal-ists and photo-journalists whorecord wars, famines and genocidewithout intervening to affect theoutcome of what they are report-ing. The result is a play that willhave the audience thinking, empa-thizing and even laughing as thecharacters move through the intri-

cacies of their lives.”“Time Stands Still,” written by

Pulitzer Prize winner Margulies,was nominated for two TonyAwards including Best Play in2010. The McLean CommunityPlayers production is an area com-munity theater premiere. It is “alove story at its heart,” said Rob-erts. It is an honest tug of domes-tic war as the four characters takea look at themselves with wide-

open eyes, humor and toughness,according to Roberts. They alsoexamine the role of photographersin any situation, is it to observe, orto become part of the action?

The storyline revolves aroundSarah (played by Leta Hall), a pho-tojournalist returned from cover-ing the Iraq war after being injured,and her reporter boyfriend James(McLean newcomer MichaelHimes). Now back in Brooklyn,

they are visited by their friend Ri-chard (Jon Roberts), a photo edi-tor, who introduces them to hisnew and much younger girlfriendMandy (McLean newcomer AndraDindzans). The play focuses on thecharacters’ relationships and pros-

McLeanCommunityPlayers present“Time Stands Still.”

Love Story Set Against a Wartime BackdropWhere and When

McLean Community Players present“Time Stands Still” at the Alden Theatre,McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Performances:Sept. 20-Oct. 5. Fridays-Saturdays 8p.m., Sunday matinees 2 p.m. Tickets:$14-$16. Call OvationTix at 1-866-811-4111, or the McLean Community CenterBox Office at 703-790-9223 or visitwww.mccleanplayers.org. Note: suitablefor ages 13 and up.

“pects at a more conventional life.

According to Himes, the Sarahcharacter “is so exciting, she is anadrenaline rush in a relationship.But now he wants to settle downinto a more conventional familylife.” Dindzan described her char-acter as “a seeming air-head tostart, but she has great growth overthe course of the play. She becomesthe moral center of the show, ask-ing questions of the others to bringclarity to the proceedings.”

“Time Stands Still” is of the “rightnow,” almost ripped from the head-lines, as it brings to full life thedeep layers, sometimes knottymatters and humor that peopleface in relationships even as warmay surround them.

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Forty-four undergraduate researchersat the University of Virginia have beenselected for the Harrison UndergraduateResearch Awards, which allow them toconduct independent research projectsduring the summer of 2013. The researchawards support students who present de-tailed plans for projects that have beenendorsed by a faculty mentor. A facultysenate committee selected the winners,who receive up to $3,000.

Among the award recipients is MattLycas, 20, of McLean, a third-year neu-roscience major in the College, who isresearching the mechanism for a potentialneuropharmacological treatment for alco-holism, examining why Topiramate is ableto reduce ethanol consumption in rats.

Jason Jain Miller, of McLean, joinedSigma Alpha Lambda, a national leader-ship and honors organization at theUniversity of Virginia. The organization isdedicated to promoting and rewardingacademic achievement and providingmembers with opportunities for commu-nity service, personal development andprofessional opportunity.

The Virginia Foundation for Indepen-dent Colleges (VFIC) 14th annualstatewide collegiate Wells Fargo EthicsBowl will be held at Randolph College inLynchburg, Va.

The debate involves ethics and socialmedia. Participating from Bridgewaterwill be seniors Gillian Eiserman ofMcLean.

Rodney A. McLaren of McLean wasone of 125 students to receive a Doctor ofMedicine degree from the University ofKentucky College of Medicine on Satur-day, May 11 at the U.K. Singletary Centerfor the Arts.

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WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 18Vinson Hall Low Vision Group.

10:30 a.m., at Vinson Hall, 6251 OldDominion Drive, McLean. All arewelcome; call for more info. 202-234-1010.

Vienna Woman’s Club Meeting. 7p.m., at the Vienna CommunityCenter, 120 Cherry St. S.E., Vienna.The club kicks off its first meeting ofthe club year; the program speaker,from Final Salute, shares on hermission to provide homeless femalveterans with safe and suitablehousing; non-members are welcome.703-281-2664, 703-283-1070 [email protected].

Civil War Re-enactment. 7 p.m., atthe Great Falls Library Meeting room,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Rick and Debbie Turner, Civil War re-enactors, make a live presentation incharacter. Refreshments served.

WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY/SEPT. 18-21Stretch to the Cure. Various times, at

Body Grace Fitness & Yoga, 215 MillSt. N.E., Vienna; other yoga studios.The National Foundation of CancerResearch’s campaign partners withyoga studios to offer free classes inhopes yogis of all levels will donateproceeds to cancer research.www.nfcr.org/stretch.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 21Taste of Tysons. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., 8829

Boone Blvd., Vienna. The TysonsRegional Chamber of Commerce

presents a day of food, wine andbeer, community vendors,entertainment and the Kidz Zone.Vendors are welcome to showcasetheir businesses. For informationregarding restaurant vending, 703-749-3141; exhibitors, 703-281-1333;logistics, 703-286-7735; publicity,703-876-4848; sponsorships, 703-281-1333. http://www.tasteoftysons.com/.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 2210th annual Super H 5K Run,

Walk & Wheel. 7 a.m. registration,8 a.m. race, 9 a.m., after-race partyat Tysons Sport & Health, 8250Greensboro Drive, McLean. A walk/run/wheelchair course to benefitMedStar NRH Adaptive SportProgram, helping those with physicaldisabilities enjoy recreation. Thosewho register get a free two-weekmembership any Sport & HealthClub. firstgiving.com/nrh/superh5k.

MONDAY/SEPT. 23Park Authority Meeting: McLean

Central Master Plan. 7 p.m., atMCC, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.The Fairfax County Park Authoritywill hold a public meeting to presentchanges to the McLean Central ParkMaster Plan, made in response tocomments from the June 2013 publicmeeting and afterward. 703-356-0551 [email protected].

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY/SEPT. 24, 26Registration for ESL. 7 p.m., at St.

Mark Christian Formation Center,9972 Vale Road, Vienna. All studentswishing to take fall ESL classes in the

10-week term with seven proficiencylevels, from Beginner 1 to Advanced2, must be registered and tested. Acitizenship preparation class will beavailable to students eligible to applyfor citizenship who have attained atleast an intermediate proficiencylevel (6:30-8 p.m.). $25 (optionalEnglish conversation group 7-7:45p.m. for registered intermediate andadvanced students for an additional$10.) 703-626-3585 (English orSpanish); 703-994-8510 (Korean);703-879-7296 (Mandarin); 505-400-7026 (Vietnamese),[email protected], or http://service.www.stmark.org/esl/.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 25Gubernatorial Debate. 7-8 p.m., at

Capital One Bank Headquarters,1680 Capital One Drive, McLean.Fairfax Chamber and NBC4 hostRepublican candidate Ken Cuccinelliand Democratic candidate TerryMcAuliffe in a debate moderated byChuck Todd, NBC News politicaldirector and chief White Housecorrespondent and host of MSNBC’s“The Daily Rundown.” Panelistsinclude Julie Carey and AaronGilchrest of NBC4 and Ben Pershingof the Washington Post.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 26i2B Business Mixer. 5:30-8 p.m., at

the Tower Club on Crescent Drive,Suite 1700, Vienna. McLeanOrchestra’s own Bluegrass Band “TheRogue Farmers” plays at anetworking event hosted by theorchestra; complimentary appetizersand drink tickets included withadmission. $38 for those who pre-register and $45 at the door.

Bulletin Board


Notice of Annual Meeting of MembersNotice is hereby given that the annual meeting of

members of the McLean Community Players, Inc. willbe held at the McLean Community Center at 1234

Ingleside Avenue, McLean, Virginia 22101 at 7:00 p.m.on Tuesday, September 24, 2013.

Agenda will include reports of officers,election of directors, and such other business

as may properly come before the meeting.

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completed and open for use.Brian Laws, site operations man-

ager with the Fairfax County ParkAuthority, said they plan to havean open house with local athleticclubs to determine usage of theexpanded indoor facilities, andthey will work to balance uses be-tween county programs, youthsports and regular use.

SPRING HILL FITNESS DI-RECTOR John Bartok said thatthe new fitness center will includecardio equipment such as tread-mills, ellipticals, seated ellipticals,upright and recumbent exercisebicycles and rowers.

There will also be a section withselectorized weight equipmentand free weights.

The total cost of the project is$7.111 million, which is funded bythe 2012 Park Bond.

According to Melissa Emory, aproject manager with the parkauthority, construction will bemostly confined to between 7 a.m.and 5 p.m. during the week. Shesaid there could be some nightwork, and ample notice will begiven to the community when nec-essary.

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MDMA is a semi-synthetic,chemical compound that has beenincreasing in popularity across thenation, especially among highschool and college-aged students.While it is most often seen in pillform, it also comes in powder andcapsules.

This drug “Molly” can be a mix-ture of caffeine and speed andother stimulants; it’s known as arecreational psychoactive. Andbetween January 2012 and August2013, the OCN Unit seized some16.67 pounds of MDMA and morethan 3,000 pills.

Police remind residents that par-ents are still the strongest

influencers in their children’s lives.They urge parents to help maketheir children, of all ages, safer byhaving a discussion about illegaldrugs.

The Unified Prevention Coalitionand the Partnership for a Drug-FreeAmerica suggest that parents “Maketime to talk with children; explainthe risks of these drugs. Learn the

signs of drug use and how to inter-vene. Go to www.drugfree.org/.Educate family members on theharmful effects of drugs; make itclear you don’t approve of drug use.Be vigilant and don’t panic; help isavailable. Secure prescription drugsin the home. Get involved; learnmore at http://unifiedpreventioncoalition.org/.”

Week in McLean

Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community. Send [email protected] is Friday.

Immanuel Presbyterian Churchin McLean holds an evening serviceSundays at 5:30 p.m. This informal ser-vice with faith-sharing momentsfeatures music led by guitar and piano,and the same sermon offered during themorning service. The “Second SeasonPremiere” of “Immanuel in the Evening”at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 precedes an icecream social. Immanuel PresbyterianChurch, 1125 Savile Lane, McLean.http://ipcmclean.org. Author BrianMcLaren discusses his book, “Why DidJesus, Moses, the Buddha andMohammed Cross the Road? ChristianIdentity in a Multi-Faith World” atImmanuel over the weekend of Oct. 19and 20 (see http://ipcmclean.org/ foradditional details).

Passages at Vienna Presbyte-rian Church, on the corner of MapleAvenue and Park Street, offers a 15-week Divorce Care series Tuesdays, 7-9

p.m., beginning Sept. 24 for those goingthrough the pain of separation or di-vorce. $20 (covers materials,scholarships available). 703-938-9050,[email protected] orwww.viennapres.org.

GriefShare, a weekly support groupfor adults grieving the death of a lovedone, meets Sundays 6-7:30 p.m. atVienna Presbyterian Church, 124 PartSt., Vienna with a video/discussion for-mat through Dec. 8. $20 for [email protected].

The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a wide variety ofsupport groups for those with emo-tional, social, and physical challenges.www.jssa.org/growth-learning.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org.

McLean Bible Church FitnessClass at Body & Soul Fitness. Gain

balance, energy and strength at 9:45a.m. Mondays and Fridays. Freechildcare for registered [email protected].

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church,1830 Kirby Road in McLean, holds athird Sunday service every month at10:15 a.m. which allows children to playactive roles in the music and as greetersand ushers. Traditional services are ev-ery Sunday at 8:15 and 10:15 a.m.

Vienna Christian Healing Roomsare open, every Saturday, 1-5 p.m., at 8200Bell Lane. A team of Christians is availableto anyone requesting prayer. Free and opento the public. 703-698-9779 orwww.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.

Chesterbrook United MethodistChurch is at 1711 Kirby Road, McLean.Worship service is at 11 a.m. Sundayschool is at 9:30 a.m. for adults andchildren. 703-356-7100 orwww.ChesterbrookUMC.org.

Centering Prayer Group meetsFridays, 9:30 a.m. at Andrew ChapelUnited Methodist Church, 1301 Trap

Road, Vienna. The hour includes a briefreading related to Centering Prayer, fol-lowed by a 20-minute prayer period.E-mail Martha Thomas [email protected] or call thechurch at 703-759-3509.

The Jewish Federation ofGreater Washington and the JewishOutreach Institute offer the Mothers/Parents Circle, an umbrella of free edu-cational events and resources. Jewishrituals, ethics and the creation of a Jew-ish home, regular meetings and groupShabbats and holidays. Participants in-clude Sha’are Shalom, CongregationBeth Emeth, Temple Rodef Shalom andthe Jewish Community Center of North-ern Virginia. ShalomDC.org.

St. Francis Episcopal Church,9220 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls,offers musical, educational, outreachand fellowship in addition to worship,including a 7:45 a.m. worship servicewithout music; 9 a.m. worship service,children’s chapel and children’s choirs;10 a.m. Sunday school and adult forum;and 11 a.m. worship service with adultchoir. 703-759-2082.

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brush stroke level touch as the pro-duction quietly lassos the audienceto care about the miners’ journeyeven as some of Hall’s Act II dia-logue can sound a bit like stale drypolitical rhetoric from a by-gonetime. Zimmerman is a miniaturistpainter with her eight-member en-semble. Each actor provides dis-tinctive personality for their “ar-chetype” character, even when dia-logue is sparse.

The cast includes 1st Stage vet-eran Matt Dewberry as Lyon, theupper-class, at first impermeableteacher who helps awaken theminers to their talents; Dylan Myeras Oliver, with perhaps the deep-est creative talent and questioningmind; Alden Michels, a union stewardplayed like the comic Dilbert’s boss andJames Miller, giving group-think Marxismsome heart. MiRan Powell plays the imper-vious, moneyed woman dabbling in people’slives as if they were just art to be boughtand hung up. Ryan Alan Jones has a formi-dable outburst at the top of Act II thatbrought Picasso’s iconic, anti-war“Guernica” to bleeding, breathing life.

Steven Royal’s set design with TewodrossMelchishua’s video projections provide

lovely visual clues like silent dialogue us-ing actual Ashington painting images. Light-ing by Kristin Thompson and sound by Bra-dley Porter seamlessly support the verbalaction and during the many “brown-out”scene changes. A shout-out to AlexanderStrain for his British dialects coaching aswell.

“The Pitman Painters” is a handsomeevening that takes the audience on a feistyjourney. Don’t let “thought-provoking” scareyou away. Don’t pass up this production.

“The Pitmen Painters”

From left—James Miller as Harry, AldenMichels as George, Ryan Alan Jones asYoung Lad, Dylan Myer as Oliver andJason Tamborini as Jimmy in “The Pit-men Painters” at 1st Stage.

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Robert Thoren demonstrates the“en plein air” artistic processfrom sketch to finished paintingat Color Wheel 65 Gallery inMcLean Saturday, Sept. 21.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 18VPS Photography Competition.

7:30-9:30 p.m., at Thoreau MiddleSchool, 2505 Cedar Lane, Vienna.Alan Goldstein, a specialist inarchitectural judges the show withtheme of “children.” www.vpsva.org.

Balducci’s Free Chocolate Days. 8a.m.-8 p.m., at Balducci’s McLean,6655 Old Dominion Drive, McLean. Achocolate and wine tasting event onSaturday, Sept. 21 from 2-5 p.m.,and free samples along with thechance to win a Chocolate Lover’sGift Basket. 703-448-3828 orBalduccis.com.

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY/SEPT. 18-OCT. 4Artists Atelier Exhibit: Carol

Howard and Lisa Tureson.Reception Saturday, Sept. 28, noon-4p.m., at The Artists Atelier, 1144Walker road, Suite G, Great Falls.Meet the artists at the reception andview Tureson and Howard’s workhighlighting contrast as seen in bothartists’ style.

Shari MacFarlane’s Student ArtShow. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at theSaturday, Sept. 21 reception. 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Unitarian UniversalistCongregation of Fairfax, 2709 HunterMill Road, Oakton. The art of 22students, ages 4 to 12 will bedisplayed. A reception is slated forSept. 21.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 19Meet the Artist. Morning hours, at

Katie’s Coffee House, 760 WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Terri Parent’s fineart photographs are displayed in ashow during the month of September.Meet and chat over coffee with Parent

Thursday mornings.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 19-29Home of Distinction Tour.

Thursdays-Saturdays 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sundays noon-5 p.m.,with parking at The SurgeCommunity Church, 1988 KirbyRoad, McLean Thursdays andFridays; Saturdays andSundays at Longfellow MiddleSchool. See a McLean-area ABC7 Home of Distinction. $10tours, proceeds benefit EasterSeals Veteran Staffing Networkprogram.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 20Encaustic Art Talk. 7-9 p.m., at

the Emerson Gallery at McLeanProject for the Arts, McLeanCommunity Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean.Susanne K. Arnold gives an arttalk on her three dimensionalencaustic techniques. http://www.mpaart.org/exhibitionsfutr.php.

Tony Denikos. 8 p.m., atJammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. Maryland-basedcontemporary singer-songwriter TonyDenikos, the grand prize winner inthe 2012 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest,is among the artists from Maryland,Virginia and Washington, D.C. payingtribute to Bruce Springsteen and VanMorrison during a special “DreamDiscs” show. $25.www.jamminjava.com/events/dream-discs/seats.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 21Encaustic Art Workshop. 10 a.m.-4

p.m., in the Susan B. DuVal studio at

MPA, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. ArtistSusanne K. Arnold works with artistsinterested in the medium ofencaustic, or hot wax and pigment,also using charcoal, tools and brushesto create works on panels; bringadditional paper, tools, pastels,collage material, if desired, and asmock. $60 per person (max of 10)[email protected].

Painting Demonstration: RobertThoren. 1-4 p.m., at Color WheelGallery 65, 1374 Chain Bridge Road,

McLean. Robert Thoren presents apainting demonstration and talkabout painting and the “En Plein Air”artistic process. He will bedemonstrating the painting processfrom initial drawing, to blocking in,to refinement and completion. 703-356-6345, X165.Pickling Day. 1-4 p.m., at ClaudeMoore Colonial Farm, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. Help thecolonial farm wife prepare vegetablesand other tasty treats for pickling.Learn how to combine salt, water,vinegar and spices to preservesummer crops. $3 for adults, $2 forchildren. http://www.1771.org/directions.htm.Ballroom Dance. 8-9 p.m., lesson,9-11:30 p.m. dance at Colvin RunDance Hall, 10201 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. American Tangolesson followed by a dance with DJmusic by Bill Powers & TJ Raplaying favorite dance tunes fromthe 1930s to today. Attire isballroom casual, no partner orexperience is needed. 703-759-2685or www.colvinrun.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 21-29Around Town: A Plein AirEvent. Various times, aroundVienna; enter at Vienna Art Center,115 Pleasant St. N.W., Vienna. TheVienna Arts Society calls artists toenter a plein air painting competitionto win up to $700 in awards. Forentry details, artists may either dropby the Vienna Art Cente, call 703-319-3971 or check the websitewww.ViennaArtsSociety.org. Thepaintings inspired by Vienna will bejudged, with awards presented at areception at the art center on Oct. 5,3-5 p.m.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 22America’s Adopt a Soldier 5K/10K

Fun Walk/Run. 10 a.m., at LakeFairfax Park, 400 Lake Fairfax Drive,Reston. Wear red, white or blue andrun or walk varied terrain in supportof America’s Adopt A Soldier projectsand programs; donate coats forhomeless veterans or other items (seeat http://run-walk.eventbrite.com/)for care package assembly during andafter the event. Preregistration only.$40. http://run-walk.eventbrite.com.

Tea 101: The Basics of PremiumTeas. 1-3 p.m., at Salud HealthyPantry, 1137 Walker Road, GreatFalls. Learn about white, wulong andpe erh teas, the difference betweenscented, blended and flavored, andtaste teas from a variety of regions inthe seminar. Advance reservationsand payment required. $25. 703-757-6209 orwww.greatfallsteagarden.com.

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Hill Garden Club Meeting, EmmanuelLutheran Church-Front, 2589 ChainBridge Road, Vienna. Dr. Joseph EGutierrez will explain anddemonstrate the art of bonsai at thenext meeting of the Ayr HillGarden Club. One of Dr.Gutierrez’s favorite activities iscollecting trees in the RockyMountains of Colorado, each tobecome a carefully-tended tree-in-a-pot. Besides finding and taming oldtrees that have been dwarfed bynature, he works bonsai magic onsuch readily available plants asazalea, maple and boxwood.Refreshments provided. RSVP. 1-203-400-3668 or [email protected].

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The McLean Galaxy Green U11 boys’ soccer team wonMaryland’s August Cup. Pictured are: Coach YuriBogdanov, Jaz Bisset, Philip Bogdanov, ChristopherCoppola, Hayden Evans, Michael Fields, Ian Gresenz,Jad Kanaan, Nico Karagounis, Luke Maloney, LukeMicale, Sami Qusrawi, Aidan Singer and Ryan Wiener.

Great Falls Soccer Courage BlueWins Title

The Great Falls Soccer Courage Blue U10 girls’ soccer team wona championship in the Pride Division of the PWSI Toys for TotsTournament over Labor Day Weekend. The team advanced to thefinals undefeated by winning against McLean Gold, and two PWSIteams. They then beat McLean White U10 Girls 1-0 in a hardfought final championship game. The team is coached by Lan-gley High School girls’ soccer head coach Billy Blake and CoachDavorin Husazinovic.

McLean Football Beats MarshallThe McLean football team defeated Marshall 32-3 on Sept. 12.

The victory improved the Highlanders’ record to 1-1. Marshalldropped to 0-2.

McLean will travel to face Falls Church at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,Sept. 20. Marshall will host Freedom at the same time.

McLean Galaxy GreenWins August Cup

The McLean Galaxy Green U11 boys’ soccer team won a cham-pionship in Maryland’s August Cup on Aug. 25.

The team advanced to the finals undefeated by winning againstLoudoun Soccer Red, DC Stoddert Blue Metros and Maryland RushAcademy Blue. They went on to beat Braddock Road Youth Elite4-0 in the finals. The team is coached by Yuri Bogdanov.

The Great Falls Soccer Courage Blue U10 girls’ soccerteam won a championship over Labor Day Weekend.Pictured are: Coaches Blake and Davorin, ElsaBillingslea, Lynley Birchard, Isabel Butler, RayaDavidson, Alexa Gianoplus, Macey Jacobs, MayaKanaan, Avery Perez, Lexie Perez, Gianna Russo,Teresa Ryan and Caitlyn Shumadine.

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Episcopal head footballcoach Panos Voulgarisstood on the field atFlint Hill School and de-

scribed Maroon running backNigel Beckford following theteam’s season opener on Sept. 13.

“He’s a Division I running back,”Voulgaris said. “Someone’s goingto get real lucky when they get himat the next level.”

While Beckford’s future appearsbright, the senior from Bridgeport,Conn., showed on Friday the Epis-copal football team is lucky tohave him now.

Beckford rushed for 312 yardsand five touchdowns on 33 carries during Episcopal’s48-28 victory over Flint Hill. Ripping through theHuskies as part of the Maroon’s no-huddle offense,Beckford scored on runs of 1, 5, 18, 1 and 36 yards.

“He’s the best running back I’ve coached,” Voulgarissaid, “and as long as he stays disciplined, he can havea great year.”

Episcopal’s potent, up-tempo offense was on dis-play early, as the Maroon marched 70 yards in eightplays during the game’s opening drive. Beckfordpunched it in from 1 yard, capping the 2-minute,20-second drive and giving Episcopal a 7-0 lead.

AFTER FLINT HILL’SENSUING DRIVE stalledat the Episcopal 11-yardline, the Maroon drove 89yards in five plays, takingjust 66 seconds off the clock.Beckford’s 5-yard touch-down gave Episcopal a 14-0 advantage.

“[This offense is] a newthing for me coming to Epis-copal under CoachVoulgaris,” Beckford said.“It’s a fun offense. I’m newto the zone [scheme]. I’m adownhill-type runner, but… [it has made me more]versatile.”

Beckford’s 18-yard touch-down run with less than 9minutes left in the third quarter gave Episcopal itslargest lead of the day at 28-6.

“I think he’s a very good running back,” Flint Hillhead coach Tom Verbanic said. “I think he does a lotof things very well. … To go along with that, wewere out of position and against a back like that,when you put yourself out of position, you’re in realtrouble.”

After falling behind by three scores, Flint Hillshowed resiliency. A 28-yard pick-six by JakeSalewski and a two-point conversion cut the Episco-

pal lead to 28-14. Beckford scored on a 1-yard runto push the Maroon lead to 21 with 4:02 remainingin the third, but the Huskies quickly answered whenJonny Howard returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yardsfor a touchdown.

Flint Hill running back Christian Martey broke a33-yard touchdown run with 10:17 left in the fourthquarter, pulling the Huskies within one score at 35-28, but Episcopal closed the contest with a pair oftouchdowns, including a 68-yard interception returnby defensive back Gary Williams, who picked off apair of passes.

“We didn’t do many thingswell today,” Verbanic said.“… I just think that theycame out and theyoutplayed us today. We fun-damentally did not playvery well. … It was almostchaotic, to be very honestwith you, which means thatI didn’t do a very good job,either.”

Episcopal senior quarter-back Will Hollister(Leesburg) completed 11 of17 passes for 128 yards, onetouchdown and one inter-ception. He also rushed fivetimes for 38 yards.

Maroon receiver BrianChase (Baltimore) hauled ina 30-yard touchdown recep-

tion.

FLINT HILL’S MARTEY carried 24 times for 120yards and a touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Jus-tin Saleh completed 15 of 32 passes for 205 yards,one touchdown and two interceptions.

Episcopal will travel to face Bishop Ireton at 2 p.m.on Saturday, Sept. 21.

Flint Hill dropped to 1-1, including a 27-18 vic-tory against Paul VI on Sept. 6. The Huskies will travelto face Collegiate at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20.

Senior running back runs for 312 yards, 5 touchdowns.

Beckford Carries EpiscopalFootball Past Flint Hill

Flint Hill running back Christian Martey carries the ballagainst Episcopal on Sept. 13.

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— Flint Hill head coach Tom Verbanicabout Nigel Beckford


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Young children ages 3-8 can experience thefun and excitement of the changing of theseasons as they participate in a variety ofactivities at the McLean Community

Center’s Harvest Happenings. The event will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at thecenter, located at 1234 Ingleside Ave. General ad-mission is $5 at the door; admission is free for chil-dren up to 36 months old.

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Children ages 3-8 can experience the funand excitement of the changing of theseasons as they participate in a variety ofactivities at the McLean CommunityCenter’s Harvest Happenings.

Kidsinger Jim and Friends will bring all-original “POSITIVE-ly Fun” songs to theMcLean Community Center on Sept. 28.

Celebrating the Change of SeasonChildren can welcome the change of season atMcLean Community Center’s Harvest Happenings.

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The decision for yours truly to participate ina Phase 1 Study at N.I.H. or Johns Hopkins(depending upon availability and qualifica-tions) discussed in last week’s column hasbeen put on hold, temporarily. It seems thatmy oncologist was thinking about me over theholiday weekend and called me on Wednes-day following Labor Day to say he had a diag-nostic idea concerning me: a 24-hour urinecollection (a “Creatinine Clearance Study”)which would provide a more accurate reading(than the regular lab work I have; from blood)of my kidney function. Although the logisticshaven’t been worked out – insofar as exactlyhow I get a sample to their lab – “the idea” asmy father used to say, “has merit,” so I happilyagreed in principle and awaited a phone callfrom my oncology nurse to explain the dosand don’ts.

Apparently, there is yet one more chemo-therapy drug – of recent vintage, and design,that my oncologist would like to try. He hasn’tsuggested its infusion previously, because likemany drugs, it is filtered through the kidneys;and after four-and-a-half years of varying typesof chemo/targeted therapy, (I.V. and oral) thedamage to my kidneys – particularly as evi-denced by my elevated creatinine level andbelow-average “glomerular filtration rate” (45when 60 is normal) is and always has beencause for concern and caution. Collateral dam-age as I call it, is still damage, and renal fail-ure/kidney dialysis is all it’s cracked up to be:not good, so diagnosis-to-date, we’ve avoidedthe risk. I’ve always agreed that since troublehas already found me, I’m hesitant to look forit. Perhaps there will yet be a reward for ourprudence and patience.

Per the over-the-phone instructions I even-tually received, I submitted my 24-hour sam-ple on Monday morning. At 10:11 that eve-ning, my oncologist e-mailed my test results.Although the colors were not flying, the testresults were nonetheless improved, sufficientlyso that we are indeed going ahead with I.V.chemotherapy once again. Therefore, for theimmediate future, anyway, N.I.H. and JohnsHopkins are “back-burnered.” Alimta, the I.V.chemotherapy drug which I will be infusing, ismy new best friend. A drug designed specifi-cally for the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (me); every three weeksliving forward, I will be infused at the InfusionCenter. The entire process will take about twohours, I was told. “Two hours” I can do in mysleep, which sometimes is exactly what I do(the BarcaLoungers are extremely comfortableand the warm blankets are super cozy). Sohere we go, again. Nevertheless, it feels right.

If I had been accepted into a Study, mytreatment would have been experimental andas much – if not more, about the next person.As it was explained to me by my oncologist, Iwould have been sort of a guinea pig, beinginjected with an experimental, non-FDA-approved medicine that previously hadshowed some promise when treating mice. Ihave no problem with this process and under-stand that such pursuits occasionally providemiraculous outcomes, and I’m certainly opento reconsidering should the opportunity pre-sent itself. However, going from a definitemaybe at N.I.H to an FDA-approved for thetreatment of non-small cell lung cancer drugseems like a no-brainer, even for me. Granted,I’m still a long way from anywhere, but it feelsgood to be back in the game, rather than beingon the sidelines, sort of (with all due respect toN.I.H. and Johns Hopkins).

My future is now and thanks to this mostrecent diagnostic test, my treatment withAlimta can also be now; Friday the 20th,actually.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

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