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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The McLean Community Center serves asshelter from the cold this winter, as it offers creative outlets on the calendar allthe way to Spring. In addition to events

at the Alden Theatre and the McLean Project for theArts, locals of all ages can find something to do atthe center.

“My favorite thing for the past few years at thecommunity center has been the jewelry showcase,”said Heater Nielsen of McLean. “It falls right beforeValentine’s Day, so I like to go and make sure I getsomething for myself, and say it’s from my husband.It’s a win-win for both of us.”

The fourth annual jewelry showcase will take placeFeb. 5 at the MCC, offering a selection of handmadejewelry from dozens of local vendors. Refreshmentswill be provided by Sweet Leaf, and admission is $3.

Kim Roeburndale of McLean said she enjoys theAlden Theatre most of all. After seeing “The DrowsyChaperone,” which is currently playing, she said hernew year’s resolution is to make it out to the theatermore.

“I heard about [The Drowsy Chaperone] from afriend, and it just blew me away,” she said. “I didn’t

know there was theater of this level going on rightin the backyard.”

In addition to “The Drowsy Chaperone,” which runsuntil Jan. 29, the Alden Theatre will feature a newseries of speakers, on topics such as children’s musicand Muslim culture.

“I’m really looking forward to the presentation onMuslims and Pop Culture,” Roeburndale said. “It’sabout the differences between the Western and Mus-lim world, and in this day and age, I think it’s impor-tant to be educated about that.”

The McLean Project for the Arts will also have ex-hibits running throughout the season. Until March5, the Emerson Gallery will be hosting “Beyond thePale,” a multi-media collection of five artists whowork outside the box. Other exhibits running untilMarch 5 are “Shiny New Tomorrow: New Work” byBill Gusky and “Of A Piece: Paintings” by DeborahAddison Coburn.

“I’m a big fan of the McLean Project for the Arts,anytime I take my son or daughter to somethingaround here, I make it a point to stop by,” said TrevorCanfield of McLean. “The ‘Beyond the Pale’ is one ofmy favorites in recent memory, I like art that’s dif-ferent, and these works really make you stop and doa double-take sometimes.”

The artists, Amber Robles-Gordon, Huguette Roe,Suzanna Fields, Gina Denton and Joseph Barbaccia,are known for their use of unexpected color combi-nations, unusual materials and new and differentways of using tried and true media.

A full calendar of upcoming events can be found atwww.mcleancenter.org.

Photo by Alex McVeigh/The Connection

From left, Larry Baird, playing the Man inthe Chair, offers his commentary on ascene being performed by Kitty (played byJordan Hougham) and Mr. Feldzieg(played by Allen McRae) during rehearsalsfor “The Drowsy Chaperone,” which iscurrently playing at the McLean Commu-nity Center.

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Jewelry such as this Roz Swartz Williamspiece will be available at the annualMcLean Jewelry Showcase on Feb. 5 at theMcLean Community Center.

Capitol Steps will perform at Langley High on Sun-day, Feb. 27.

Winter Fun in McLean❖ FEB. 2: A Parent’s Guide to Children’s Music, Alden Theatre, 8 p.m.

Musical artists Cathy and Marcy Will discuss the world of children’s music,including the benefits of quality music on a child.

❖ FEB. 5: Fourth Annual McLean Jewelry Showcase, McLean CommunityCenter, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The showcase will feature a variety of quality,handmade jewelry collections and designs by exhibitors from around theregion. Admission is $3.

❖ FEB. 9: Martha Graham, the Pioneer, Alden Theatre, 8 p.m. Learn aboutdancer and choreographer Martha Graham and her impact on AmericanArts. George Mason University dance professor Dan Joyce andchoreographers Christopher Morgan and Dana McLeod will speak.

❖ FEB. 12: Family Art Workshop, McLean Project for the Arts, 10 a.m. Learnto mix primary colors to make floating mobiles. Price is $10 per family.

❖ FEB. 12: Puppetry Festival, McLean Community Center, 1:30 p.m. Twoshows, “Tangle of Tales” by the Gray Seal Puppets and “Trickster Tales” byBarefoot Puppets. Following performances, children will be able to makepuppets. The price is $10 for McLean residents, $12 for others.

❖ FEB. 12: McLean Orchestra: Lullaby, Oakcrest School, 8 p.m. Localconductor Christopher Hite will conduct the features performances of theLullaby theme by Johannes Brahms, the Slavonic dances of Antonin Dvorakand the Masquerade Suite of Aram Khatchaturian. Price is $30 for adults,$25 for seniors and $15 for youth under 16 with ID.

❖ FEB. 16: Islam in Pop Culture, Stereotypes, Stigma and Shtick, AldenTheatre, 8 p.m. Explore mass media and pop culture in the Western andArab worlds and how Muslims are portrayed worldwide. Panelists willinclude Georgetown University professors of Islamic Studies Dr. LaurieKing-Irani and Dr. Adel Iskandar.

❖ FEB. 26: Outdoor Adventure and Fitness Expo, McLean CommunityCenter, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information and exhibits on activities such asSCUBA diving, llama trekking, back-country cooking and more. There willbe interactive exhibits, adaptive sports and a Dutch oven cooking contest.

❖ FEB. 27: Capitol Steps, Langley High School, 7 p.m. Music and politicalsatire presented by the Washington, D.C.-based troupe of formerCongressional staffers turned songwriters. Admission is $30.

❖ MARCH 12: Family Art Workshop, McLean Project for the Arts, 10 a.m.Bring pictures and books about the planets and stars to create adventuredrawings about outer space. Price is $10 per family.

❖ MARCH 20: Meet Author Anita Shreve, Alden Theatre, 3 p.m. Shreve,author of 16 novels, will be signing copies of her books, proceeds fromsales will go to sponsor this and future Fairfax County Public Libraryprograms.

❖ MARCH 22: McLean Youth Orchestra performs with the Tokyo ChibaYouth Orchestra, Oakcrest School, 3 p.m. Members of the Tokyo ChibaYouth Orchestra will travel and performs with the McLean YouthOrchestra, as part of the two groups’ musical exchange program.

Wintering in McLeanCommunity center hostscultural events throughoutthe winter.

To have community events listed in theConnection, send to [email protected]. Deadline isFriday.

THURSDAY/JAN. 27Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support

Group. 6:30 p.m. Sunrise ofMcLean, 8315 Turning Leaf Lane,McLean. 703-902-8102.

SATURDAY/JAN. 29Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34) is

holding a Great Falls Town HallMeeting, 10:00 a.m. at the GreatFalls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike.Del. Comstock invites you to join herin Great Falls to discuss issues facingthe Commonwealth.

Conversations About Elder Issues.10 a.m. The Women’s Center, 127Park St. N.E., Vienna. Tips andstrategies for effectivecommunication within and between

generations. With Jeannett Twomey,JD, Va. Certified Mediator andSharon Schroer, JD. $45, $35members. Register atwww.thewomenscenter.org or 703-281-2657.

MONDAY/JAN. 31Northern Virginia Chapter of the

National Alliance on MentalIllness Meeting. 7 p.m. at FirstChristian Church, 6165 LeesburgPike, Falls Church. 703-256-2908.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 2Raise Your Child’s Social IQ:

Stepping Stones to PeopleSkills for Kids. 7:30 p.m. Flint HillElementary, 2444 Flint Hill Road,Vienna. With author, social workerand psychotherapist Cathi Cohen.Open to parents of Flint HillElementary or Thoreau MiddleSchool students. www.fhespta.org.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

As someone who lived inMcLean for a quartercentury, Suzi Weinert

knows the good and the bad ofthe area. And when she decidedto foray into the world of mys-tery writing, it became the natu-ral setting for terror lying un-der the surface of a seeminglynormal community.

Weinert, who was born intoan Air Force family, and“switched uniforms” when shemarried an Army officer, is nostranger to moving around. Butshe always had a special con-nection to McLean.

“I spent 25 years in McLean,and I always felt it was home, Iput down roots here,” Weinertsaid. “Mysteries always takeplace in New York or Chicago,but I wanted to go to somethingdifferent.”

Her book “Garage SaleStalker,” which came out onDecember, is that something.Set in McLean, Great Falls andVienna, it tells the story of Jen-nifer Shannon, whose love ofgarage sales sets in motion aterrifying set of events.

“I used to go to these remotegarage sales in Pennsylvania,and I remember thinking howeasy it would be to disappear,”she said. “Adventure can comein different forms. You can be asurfer on the edge of a wave,or a garage sale that is perfectlysafe, at least you’ll think so un-til you read my book.”

As the novel progresses,

Shannon’s love of garage salesleads her into a world of mur-der, child abuse, theft and darkfamily secrets.

THE BOOK has generatedsome underground buzz, withmany readers agreeing that it’sa thrilling page-turner.

“Mrs. Weinert displays notonly extensive experience in ev-erything from estate sales toyard sales, but also to the sell-ers themselves,” said KarenKovarik of Lake of the Woods,Va., who selected the book fordiscussion for her local bookclub. “This is a well-paced, well-crafted novel that will keeppages turning into late hours.”

Bill Raiford, a fellow writerand friend of Weinert’s, alsospoke positively about the book.

“The individual charactersare extremely well thought outand their interplay is interwo-ven in the most grippingmanor,” he said. “I found thereading of the novel to be a veryinteresting experience andwould recommend it to anyonewho likes that genre.”

Weinert made her first forayinto writing at age eight, whenshe wrote about a family of rob-ins on three-ring notebook pa-per. Later she would make sto-ries out of words from herweekly spelling lists, instead ofjust writing single sentences,she would make them into aserial-style story.

“I have no idea why I did itthat way, but each week I would

By Nicholas M. Horrock

The Connection

The managers of the Dulles CorridorMetrorail Project said Wednesday thatlast January’s (2010) record blizzard anddelays in utility relocation along the

Route 7 resulted in a 3.5 months delay in the Phase1 of the mammoth rail project.

The “scheduled substantial completion date is fore-cast for November 21, 2013,” which is about 3.5months behind schedule, the managers reported. OnDec. 22, 2010, the Metrorail managers gave DullesTransit Partners, the contractor, “interim directionfor schedule acceleration.” DTR’s recovery plan torecoup all lost time has been provided to the Metro-politan Washington Airport Authority which is build-ing the line and will direct the rail connection fromWest Falls Church to Dulles International Airport.

Pat Nowakowski, executive director of theMetrorail project told members of the Airport Au-thority, that the project managers have estimated forbudget purposes that the acceleration will cost $7million dollars. He said the costs are being negoti-ated with DTR and could come in higher or lowerthan the $7 million figure.

Accelerated work is underway, he said.The delay came up in a briefing on the fourth quar-

ter of 2010 for the Airport Authority at its ReaganNational Airport headquarters.

Other key points in the briefing were:❖ Construction is 27 per cent complete.❖ Work on five stations continues to progress❖ Final design is 95 percent complete❖ Utility relocation is 99 percent complete.❖ There have been no recorded injuries on the job

since Oct. 1, 2010 and the recordable incident rateis 1.42 for 5.5 million work hours

George Morschauser, project executive director forDTR, said his firm has targeted safety on this projectincluding letting workers craft their own safety tech-niques, continuous training and mentoring programs.

He said that DTR conducts a safety warning mes-

sage for the public on WTOP radio and said the pub-lic needs to be alert when driving and walking nearthe miles of work sites.

He said one man, driving with his son in the car,inadvertently followed a dump truck into a work zoneand became stuck in the mud and the car had to becraned out.

Marcia McAllister, communications manager forthe Metrorail project, said the Jan. 10, 2010 stormand its impact on utility relocation were at the coreof the 3.5 month delay.

The storm itself delayed work and then the bulk ofthe power companies working on the relocation torestore power to the thousands of businesses andhomeowners in the Washington area hard hit by theunusual snowfall.

McAllister said relocating the utilities was vital tothe project. It meant shifting power lines for all theoffices, homes, businesses along Route 7 and for shift-ing some sewer lines and other underground cablesand connections.

“We have moved much of the wiring undergroundand you can notice along a lot of Route 7 that tele-phone poles and overhead power lines have disap-peared,” she said.

Nowakowski said the delay in getting delivery ofnew rail cars (now 2013 and 2014) has been eased.Metro has agreed to supply additional cars from itsrolling stock for tests along the new “Silver Line,” asthe Dulles route is called, while delivery of the newcars is ongoing.

He reported that the project has to pay sales taxon materials and labor it buys and that this was notconsidered in the planning and that it has been paidfrom the project’s $312 million contingency fund.

McAlister said that when the project was firstlaunched some believed the Virginia legislaturewould waive the sales tax on a public project, butthat never materialized. The board members in-structed Nowakowski to learn if the Virginia Depart-ment of Transportation has to pay tax on materialsand labor.

Nowakowski said that about half of the nearly $3billion phase one budget has been spent.

The “Silver Line” was a project that many hopedwould be built in 1976 when Dulles first opened. Itis some 23 miles long and construction is in twophases. Phase 1 is Wiehle Avenue to Reston in 2013.Phase 2 is Reston to Virginia 772, beyond Dulles by2015.

‘Silver Line’ AcceleratesRail to Dulles runs 3.5months behind schedule,accelerated work underway.

Both inbound andoutbound tunnelmining is completeand the tunnelsmoothing shotcreteapplication forwaterproofing is nowunderway.

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Suzi Weinert, who lived in McLean for 25 years, haswritten her first novel, a mystery-thriller set inMcLean and the surrounding areas.

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By Shirley J. Gregory

The Connection

The McLean Project for the Artslaunched its newest exhibit, Beyond the Pale, with an OpeningArtist’s Reception Thursday

evening, Jan. 20. Beyond the Pale is an ex-hibit featuring five artists with distinct ar-tistic techniques, Amber Robles-Gordon,Huguette Roe, Suzanna Fields, GinaDenton, and Joseph Barbaccia. Beyond thePale joins two other concurrent exhibits:Paintings by Deborah Addison Coburn, inthe Ramp Gallery, and Shiny New Tomor-row, new work by Bill Gusky in the AtriumGallery.

Reception attendees were given an over-view of the exhibit, providing them with adescription of the artists and their work.Beyond the Pale is a multi-media exhibitionfeaturing artists whose work shows an ac-cumulation, and a tremendous amount ofmotion. Their adventuresome works suc-cessfully break a number of formal rules andexpectations. These artists work “outsidethe box” by employing unexpected colorcombinations, unusual materials, and newand different ways of using tried and truemedia, and reflects accumulation and lay-ering as part of their techniques.

Huguette Roe, a Falls Church resident,derives inspiration at recycling facilities forthe rhythm. Using non-classic photography,she captures the color patterns she finds inthe sorting boxes in the recycling environ-ment, such as the multi-colored wires, orcrushed Coca Cola cans, reflecting thetheme of detail, layering, and accumulation;accumulation as a process.

Deborah Addison Coburn begins with adrawing, cuts the picture into pieces, cre-ates a collage with the pieces. She thenpaints the resulting collage, creating a col-lage within collage in a sort of a cubist pro-cess. These paintings are essentially ab-stract, though they also carry in them astrong sense of the landscape.

Bill Gusky recasts memories by free-faresof things going by very fast. The imageryfrom both the unconscious mind and frompopular culture. Within a timeframe of2008-2010, he used characters and TV im-ages, such as cartoons and commercials,from his youth in various ways that are, ashe explained it, “Stuck in his head. So, Imight as well use them!”

Nasrin Navab, a Fairfax resident whotakes art classes at MPA, said that his paint-ings are reflective of memories. “Memoriesare complicated; some things that fasci-nated us as children are not funny any-more.” Yet, Gusky captures memories in sortof a cartoon of the memories themselves.

Amber Gordon uses found materials inher carefully colored studies and embellish-ments of common objects. Susan Fields cre-ates pictures from dried acrylic paint, gen-erating pattering and cycling of images.Jeanna Detton presents pieces that arepretty, but also a little bit scary. She em-ploys a felting techniques on cloth, shapesthem into fantasy items, “body parts,” andcreatures, then adds embellishments offound items, including human and animalhair, buttons, etc.

Joseph Barbaccia’s work exhibits an al-most obsessive process, repetitive motion:It is an example of awakened creativitytaken to another level. His art progressedover the years from painting to semi-carvedplaster then to Styrofoam sculptures cov-ered with sequins. Like the Japanese tradi-tion for creating teacups, or the Amish quilttradition, he purposefully includes a small

flaw in each piece, such as a sequin thatdoesn’t fit. Beginning at the bottom of thepiece, he works up, like snake scales, plac-ing up to 11 thousand pins and sequins aprocess that transforms into a rhythmic,almost a meditative state. Once the rhythmis set, placing pin into sequin, sticking itinto the foam, he can work from 45 min-utes up to, the longest time he’s ever spent,6 hours. He always begins with a vision,and lets the vision cook for a while. Thenhe carves Styrofoam with knives, not hotwires, and sands it smooth.

“I just love his pieces. They’re so alive,”said Sharon Fishel, MPA Director of theOutreach Program. She and her son RobinSmith attended the reception to prepare forthe gallery tours she will lead for the nextmonth and a half for approximately twothousand students. She also conducts Fam-ily Day Workshops at MPA.

Erica Harrison, an artist from the GreaterReston Center who specializes in live draw-ings, described the exhibit as “… whimsi-cal, uplifting, like the light in the windowsun shiny, or a woman colorful closet.”

Ellen Rosenblum, MPA Board Member,said, “I’m loving the colors and vibrancy.It’s different from anything else.”

New exhibits open atthe McLean Projectfor the Arts.

Artists’ Work Goes Beyond the Pale

Seven TJHSSTStudents NamedIntel Semifinalists

Seven students at Thomas JeffersonHigh School for Science and Technol-ogy in Alexandria were named semi-finalists in the 2011 Intel Science Tal-ent Search. Each semifinalist will re-ceive a $1,000 award. In addition, TJwill receive $1,000 for each semifinal-ist to be used to further excellence inscience, math and engineering educa-tion.

TJ’s Intel semifinalists and the titlesof their projects are:

William Edward Bunting, 18,Herndon, Neutrino and An-tineutrino Mass Bounds by a NewMethod

Sanjeet Das, 18, Chantilly,Metamaterial integrated SolarConcentrator (MiSC)

Sang Min Han, 18, Fairfax,Excitation of Low FrequencyStimulated ElectromagneticEmissions (LF/SEE) in theIonosphere by High Power RadioWaves

Kelly McKenzie Ivins-O’Keefe,16, Annandale, Hydrogen Sulfide:A Novel Molecular Target forBreast Cancer Therapy

Venkat Iyer, 17, Herndon, Crystal-lization of a Novel MalarialProtein CelTOS, for X-ray CrystalStructure Determination andAnti-malarial Development

Aman Dev Kansal, 18, Vienna,Synthesis and Characterization ofIndium Nitride Nanowires

Rachel Epstein Marzen, 17,McLean, Climate Induced Ecosys-tem Regime Shifts in the BeringSea: Evidence from the BenthicOstracode Assemblage

Three hundred semifinalists wereselected this year from a pool of 1,744applicants representing 499 highschools in 42 states, the District ofColumbia, and one overseas school.Finalists will be announced Jan. 26,and invited to attend the week-longIntel Science Institute in Washington,D.C., in March and compete for agrand prize of $100,000.

The Intel Science Talent Search rec-ognizes independent research de-signed and executed by the students.Students submit detailed research re-ports, essay questions, recommenda-tions, transcripts, and test scores.

All students at TJ are expected tocomplete a science or engineering re-search project during twelfth grade,either by working in one of the 13 sci-ence and technology research labora-tories at the school, or by working ina commercial, government or univer-sity research lab or technical facilitythrough TJ’s mentorship program. TJstudents competing in the Intel Sci-ence Talent Search typically begintheir projects before 12th grade.

Huguette Roe before her recycling photo of crushedCoca Cola cans.

Joseph Barbaccia discusses his sequin creations withreception attendees, including Sharon Fishel, MPADirector of the Outreach Program (second from theright) and her son Robin Smith to her right.

Beyond the Pale Beyond the Pale will be on display through

March 5, 2011, at the McLean Project for the Artslocated at McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Avenue, McLean, Virginia. There is noentry fee. Contact the office at 703-790-1953 or goto their website, www.mpaart.org/about.php formore information.

Deborah AddisonCoburn shows hercubist creations.

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DiscussingEveryday LifeDuring theCivil War

McLean Historical Society willpresent the program on everydaylife during the Civil War in a meet-ing on Monday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.Speaker Charles Mauro will dis-cuss challenges and obstacles forthe people of Fairfax and espe-cially those in the areas of ongo-ing Federal occupation such asLangley and the area known to-day as McLean, and how was lifedifferent during the four years ofthe War Between the States? Liv-ing only a few miles from the capi-tal of the Union and in an areawhose complicated loyalties werewell-known in the results of theSecession votes, everythingchanged after May of 1861.

Charles V. (Chuck) Mauro is theauthor and photographer of “ASouthern Spy in Northern Virginia:The Civil War Album of LauraRatcliffe,” “The Civil War in FairfaxCounty: Civilians and Soldiers,”“Herndon: A Town and Its History”and “Herndon: A History in Im-ages.” He received the NanNetherton Heritage Award for hishistorical research, writing, andphotography of “The Battle ofChantilly (Ox Hill), A Monumen-tal Storm.”

There is no charge and reserva-tions are not requested. The pro-gram will be held at the McLean

Community Center, 1234 InglesideAvenue in McLean.

Teen CenterOffers TeacherWork Day Trips

The Old Firehouse Teen Center(OFTC), a satellite program of theMcLean Community Center, willoffer trips on Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools’ teacher workdays.Fifth through eighth-graders canjoin OFTC on these day trips. Reg-istration is required. Trips departand return to the Old Firehouse,which is located at 1440 ChainBridge Rd.

On Monday, Jan. 31, partici-pants can go tubing or skiing atMassanutten Resort inMcGaheysville, Va. The bus willleave at 8 a.m. and return at ap-proximately 7 p.m. that evening.The cost for tubing is $65 per per-son, $55 per person for McLeantax district residents. To register,use Activity No. 8303.311. Thecost for skiing is $125 per person,$100 per person for McLean taxdistrict residents. To register, useActivity No. 8305.311. Cost in-cludes rented equipment (tube orskis) and a lift ticket. Participantswho do not need to rent equip-ment can contact OFTC at 703-448-8336, TTY: 711, to register byphone at a reduced rate. Partici-pants should wear appropriateclothing and bring money forlunch and dinner.

OFTC will sponsor a day trip to

Dave & Busters at White FlintMall in Bethesda, Md. on Tuesday,Feb. 1. The bus will leave at 11a.m. and return at approximately4 p.m. The cost is $45 per per-son, $35 per person for McLeandistrict residents. To register, useActivity No. 8306.311. Partici-pants will enjoy lunch from a se-lected menu and have an oppor-tunity to play a variety of videogames. Participants can bringmoney to purchase additionalgame credits.

An emergency contact form andwaiver (if required) must beturned in before the day of the trip.Forms are available online and atthe Old Firehouse, which is open8 a.m.–6 p.m. for each day’s tripsparticipants. For more detailedinformation, call OFTC at 703-448-8336, or visit: http://www.mcleancenter.org/kids-teens/old-firehouse.asp.

Comstock toChair HousingSubcommittee

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34)has been appointed the Chairmanof the General Laws Housing Sub-committee.

“This committee deals with is-sues related to commercial andresidential real estate, apartments,eminent domain and fire andemergency medical services. Weknow that any economic recoverydepends upon a thriving real es-tate market. I look forward to

working on the issues on this com-mittee that are vital to a vibrantand strong community andeconomy,” said Comstock.

Delegate Chris Jones (R-76),Chairman of the General LawsCommittee, said: “DelegateComstock has proven herself to bea quick study with a strong workethic. I am confident she will doan outstanding job as Chairman ofthe General Laws Housing Sub-committee.”

For more information, please visithttp://www.delegatecomstock.comor call 703-209-3787.

McLean Historical Society

MCC SeeksExhibitors forAdventure &Fitness Expo

The McLean Community Centeris seeking exhibitors to participatein their 2011 Be Fit McLean! Out-door Adventure & Fitness Expo.The expo will be held from 10 a.m.

Week in McLean

to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, atthe Center. Admission is free. TheCenter is located at 1234 InglesideAve.

According to MCCIntergenerational Program Direc-tor Ryan Brookes, the goal of theevent is to expose families and in-dividuals of all ages and ability lev-els to a range of outdoor fitnessand adventure opportunities in amanner that allows them to over-come barriers to achieving an ac-tive lifestyle through outdoor pur-suits.

Information and interactive ac-tivities related to kayaking, rockclimbing, trail-running, geo-cach-ing, sky diving, scuba diving, dogpacking and llama trekking,among other topics, will be avail-able at the expo.

For additional information or anexhibitor application, contact RyanBrookes at 703-448-8336, or writeto: [email protected],or visit www.mcleancenter.org/spe-cial-events.

What did you do for fun over winter break;where did you go?

Viewpoints

—Monika Bapna

Sandy Hoang,10th grade,Marshall HighSchool

“I went to Texas tovisit my family. It’svery rare that we getto meet so we spendthe whole time eithergoing out together orstaying in and justhanging out”

Rachel Frankel,10th grade,Marshall HighSchool

“My mom took mesnowboarding inRoundhill, Va. It’s justamazing to spendtime there and welove snowboarding”

Tiara Diaz,10th grade,Marshall HighSchool

“Went to the beachin Puerto Rico. It wasamazing not onlybecause I have familythere, but I also got toescape the cold”

Amreen Dhindsa,11th grade,Marshall HighSchool

“We go to Canada alot, especially duringthe winter. We have alot of family there andwe make it a point toalways visit down-town Toronto and theCN Tower.”


Opinion

By Gov. Bob McDonnell

(R)

The average NorthernVirginia commuterspends 70 hours peryear sitting in traffic, ac-

cording to the Texas TransportationInstitute’s 2010 Urban Mobility Re-port. This is almost three dayswasted — time that could be spentwith family, working to improve oureconomy, or volunteering to makeour communities better. This muchtime wasted in congestion is unacceptable.

That is why I have proposed a multi-facetedtransportation package that leverages our re-sources to invest in needed transportationprojects today. My comprehensive transporta-tion package will inject $4 billion into trans-portation in the next three years alone, with-out raising taxes. It will get drivers out ofgridlock and put Virginians back to work.

Some have said that this plan, the single larg-est monetary infusion for transportation indecades, doesn’t do enough for transportation.They say it won’t fully resolve theCommonwealth’s transportation needs. I agreethat this plan is not the answer to every chal-lenge we face. There simply is no single easyanswer or funding source that can immediatelysolve Virginia’s transportation challenges. Doesthat mean we should do nothing while the de-bate continues on transportation? I think not.This plan is a major step in the right direction.

Passage of our transportationpackage will fund 900 projectsacross our Commonwealth. Here inNorthern Virginia, where I wasraised, these projects include theextension of HOV/HOT Lanes onInterstate-95/395, the widening ofInterstate 66, the widening of a keysection of Rolling Road in FairfaxCounty to address the expected traf-fic impacts of BRAC, widening

Route 7 in Loudoun County and wid-ening Route 28 in Fairfax and PrinceWilliam counties. Those are signifi-

cant projects that will have reduce the timeyou spend in traffic so you can spend moretime at home and at work.

Here is how our plan works. We will simplyaccelerate the issuing of $1.8 billion in bondsalready approved by bipartisan majorities inthe General Assembly in 2007. The fundingsources are already in place to pay the debtservice. By doing this, we can take advantageof record low interest rates and historically lowprices for highway projects to get the mostbang for the buck.

We will also issue $1.1 billion in federalGARVEE bonds, which are federally authorizedbonds sold to finance a specific capital project.In the case of these bonds, the state will usefederal transportation funds to pay the debtservice.

Additionally, we will use $400 million in one-time money available from our successful au-dit of VDOT and last year’s budget surplus to

create the Virginia Transportation Infrastruc-ture Bank which will support private and lo-cality investments in projects that make ourhighway system safer and less congested. Even-tually this bank will grow to $1 billion by theend of our administration.

Not only will our plan get new roads builtquickly, it will put thousands of Virginians towork at the same time. For every $100 millionspent on highway construction, it is estimated3,000 jobs are created or supported. This planwill mean thousands of new jobs for Virgin-ians in one of the toughest job markets in gen-erations.

For all of these reasons, 43 major businessand transportation groups, including theNorthern Virginia Technology Council, theDulles Area Transportation Association, theNorthern Virginia Transportation Alliance, andthe chambers of commerce of Reston, Loudoun,the Dulles Area, Fairfax County, Prince Will-iam, Springfield and Arlington all strongly sup-port this plan — the only comprehensive trans-portation program anyone has put forward toget roads built and reduce congestion. And, itis why state Sen. Chuck Colgan (D-29), chair-man of the Senate Finance Committee, hassigned on as a co-patron of the bill.

Rather than spend more years debating andpointing fingers, let’s get started investing intransportation improvements today. This fis-cally responsible, comprehensive transporta-tion program will get new roads built now andwill move our Commonwealth forward on thiscritical issue. It is attracting broad, bipartisansupport and I encourage you to visit mywebsite, www.governor.virginia.gov to read thedetails of my plan for yourself. I know that,working together, we can get traffic moving inVirginia.

It’s Time for ResponsibleTransportation InvestmentGovernor’s plan will dedicate $4 billion totransportation in next three years.

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Business ofGovernmentTo the Editor:

I read your editorial entitled,Transportation Plan without Sub-stance [Great Falls Connection,Jan/ 19-25]. I think that you areright on the mark. I am in favor ofthe Commonwealth owning liquorstores, and earning money fromthat endeavor. Experience clearlyshows that government is so muchbetter at running things than arecommercial interests. We have anexcellent local example of that inthe construction of the CapitolVisitors Center that was overseenby Congress.

Liquor is an evil substance sokeeping prices high through lackof competition (at least for thosepersons unable to cross thePotomac to DC or Maryland) helpsinhibit its use. I favor ending sale

of wine and beer through outletsnot owned by the Commonwealth.What do grocery and beveragestores know about selling productsanyway?

I am hoping that GovernorMcDonnell will consider importingsome unemployed central plan-ners from the old Soviet Union,and find even more sources of rev-enue by running more businesses.I suggest that community newspa-pers could be the next source ofrevenue.

Max PadonGreat Falls

Time to Act NowOn GlobalWarmingTo the Editor:

As the 112th Congress and the

General Assembly begin their ses-sions, I remind legislators thattheir agendas should include ad-dressing climate change. Duringcold periods such as January inWashington, it’s easy to deny glo-bal warming, but the planet is in-deed heating up. According to theNational Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration, the first quarter of2010, famous for“snowmaggedon,” turned out tobe the warmest first quarter onrecord. The year 2010 tied 2005as the warmest year on record, andthe month of June and the sum-mer of 2010 were the warmest onrecord as well.

Our country cannot afford thecosts of climate change, which in-clude heat-related deaths,droughts, destroyed crops and in-frastructure. Instead, we need theclean energy investments and jobsthat a renewable energy revolu-tion will bring. Studies like the one

by the University of Massachusettshave found that clean energy in-vestments could create 1.7 millionjobs. We know the facts and therelative costs, and the VirginiaCommission on Climate Change,numerous scientists, multiple re-spected studies and countless au-thorities have urged Congress toact. How much more does it take?When will Congress act?

Linda BurchfielMcLean

The writers is a Chair of NOVACAN(Northern Virginia Climate ActionNetwork).

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make up a new part of the story,and my teacher would let me readto class,” she said. “The other stu-dents would always ask me ‘what’snext?’ but I never knew until Iwould get those words.”

Weinert studied creative writingin college, but raising a family,volunteering and other activitiestook up her time. One such activ-ity was scouring local garage,yard, estate and other sales foritems.

“The possibili-ties in this areaare stunning.You’ve got a largei n t e r n a t i o n a lp o p u l a t i o n ,whether its dip-lomats or peoplewho haveworked or livedin other coun-tries, and younever know whatyou’re going tofind,” she said.“I’m a chatty person, and it’s re-markable what you learn at thesesales. Every sale has its own story.”

As someone who likes to be en-tertained, but also learn, Weinertfilled her book with her first-handexperience on how to get the mostout of a garage sale. Through theeyes of Shannon, the reader learnsjust how a seasoned garage salebuyer goes about her business.

Sibyle Jenks, a past resident ofMcLean and Great Falls, said thechoice of setting added to the in-tensity of the story.

“If [a stalker] could be inMcLean or Great Falls, then onecould be anywhere,” Jenks said.“Having lived in both of these ar-eas, I recognized familiar sites thatwere involved in the story. Fortu-nately, I did not know of the dan-gers that were lurking around ga-

rage sales while I lived there.”Ruth Geils of Charlottesville, Va.

Said Weinert has a “real knack forthe thriller.” She called the idea ofsetting the novel at a garage saleas a “novel and fun idea.”

Weinert began writing the bookabout five years ago, though itbegan as a hobby, and she wasn’tsure if it would amount to any-thing.

“I would fit in moments of writ-ing whenever I could, but no oneexpected it to become a book, memost of all,” she said. “But I havean active imagination, and I kept

w o n d e r i n gwhere the storycould go, and Ifollowed thatpath.”

WHILE AT-TENDING writ-ers’ conferencesand other events,she began tosend her work topublishers. Afterreceiving plentyof rejection let-

ters (she says that only one in78,000 new books get published),one day she opened an e-mail thatwas a life-changer.

“It was a life changing moment,”she said. “One minute you’re justchecking e-mail, and all of a sud-den you’ve jumped up and printedthe e-mail to show to someone,just to make sure you’re notdreaming.”

Weinert said her publisher hasexpressed interest in a sequel, andthat will be the next step in herwriting career.

Local bookstores do not have thebook yet (they should in 4-6 weeksWeinert said) it is available onamazon.com and atwww.garagesalestalker.com.Weinert says in the spring she willdo several signings at local book-stores.

“I’m a chattyperson, and it’sremarkable whatyou learn at thesesales. Every salehas its own story.”

— Author Suzi Weinert

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McLean Community Players GarnerWATCH Award Nomination

Send announcements [email protected] is Thursday for the followingweek’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged.For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com

THURSDAY/JAN. 27Jonas Sees In Color, Poema,

Queens Club, Mercury InSummer and The Baby Grand. 7p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Two Family One Acts: “Wolf Tales”and “The Dogs are Coming.” 7p.m. George C Marshall High School,7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. AMother Goose spoof and RaynEpremian’s biographical piece aboutan Armenian girl struggling withprejudice & separation. $5. 703-714-5450.

Ari Hest with Bess Rogers. 8 p.m.The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 TrapRoad, Vienna. Indie-folk. $18. 703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/JAN. 28Mason Jazz Concert. 8 p.m. at the

George Mason University Center forthe Arts Harris Theatre, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

L.A. Theatre Works “The Real Dr.Strangelove”. 8 p.m. at the GeorgeMason University Center for the ArtsConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Tickets $18-$36, available at888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

“The Drowsy Chaperone.“ 8 p.m.McLean Community Center AldenTheatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Glamorous brides, tap-dancinggroomsmen and more. $17-$19. 703-790-9223 or www.mcleanplayers.org.

“The Dining Room.” 7:30 p.m. JamesMadison High School, 2500 JamesMadison Drive, Vienna. The play takesplace in one dining room, outside ofthe restraints of time. $5.madisondrama.com.

Callers and Brainfang at 7 p.m. andMurphy’s Kids, Irresponsibleand Feed God Cabbage at 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Two Family One Acts: “Wolf Tales”and “The Dogs are Coming.” 7p.m. George C Marshall High School,7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. AMother Goose spoof and RaynEpremian’s biographical piece aboutan Armenian girl struggling withprejudice & separation. $5. 703-714-5450.

David Jolley and Eduard Laurel. 8p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645Trap Road, Vienna. Russian piecesfrom Reinhold Glière, Alexander

Armenian girl struggling with prejudice& separation. $5. 703-714-5450.

“The Reluctant Dragon.” 4 p.m. St.John’s Church, 6715 GeorgetownPike, McLean. A children’s operettawith music by John Rutter and wordsby David Grant, performed byvocalists Devin Wulff, Kara Morganand Nigel Tangredi. Free, donationsto the Music Fund accepted. 703-356-4902 or www.stjohnsmclean.org.

MONDAY/JAN. 31Faculty Artist Series: Harry

Watters, trombone and Dr.Dickinson, trombone. 8 p.m. atthe George Mason University Centerfor the Arts Harris Theatre, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 2Bands without Borders Featuring

Brother Shamus, TheWeathervanes and Half Brother.7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Buckwheat Zydeco. 8 p.m. The Barnsat Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. Louisiana zydeco music. $24.703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/FEB. 3An Evening with Todd Wright and

Cal Everett. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

Author Sandra Parshall. 7:30 p.m.Oakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPlace, Oakton. The author will signand read from “Broken Places”.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library.

FRIDAY/FEB. 4“Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay-

Abaire. 8 p.m. 1st Stage Theater,1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean.Claire’s amnesia causes her to awakeneach morning as a blank slate, andchaos arises as everyone tries to fill inthe holes of her lost memory. A dirtypuppet, an ex-criminal and a fake copadd to the dark comedy. 703-854-1856 or www.1ststagetysons.org.

Mark Morris Dance Group. 8 p.m.George Mason University Center forthe Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. The D.C. area premiere of“Petrichor,” set to the music of HeitorVilla-Lobos, plus “Going Away Party,”“Silhouettes” and “Excursions.” A pre-performance discussion, free to ticketholders, begins 45 minutes prior tothe performance on the Center’sGrand Tier III. Tickets $22-$44,available at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

George C Marshall High School will be presenting two midwinter family one acts: “Wolf Tales” and “The Dogs areComing,” Jan. 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 29 and 30 at 2p.m. Tickets $5 for all, includes both shows. Free parking.Pictured: Marshall High students in ‘Wolf Tales.’

Entertainment

On Saturday, Jan. 22, Langley High School wastransformed into a fash-

ion fairyland as the thirty-six stu-dents in Langley’s Advanced Fash-ion Marketing class held theirshow, Once Upon a Runway: AFashion Fairytale. Over 160 stu-dents and 20 faculty members, in-cluding Principal Matthew Ragone,modeled original designs by 10 stu-dents and collections of outfitsstyled by students to reflect currentfashion trends. The show, the larg-est production at the school, is en-tirely student-run.

A Fashion Fairyland at Langley High

Senior Farhana Khan, of Great Falls (center) stands between the models who will showher 12 dresses in the fashion show. The models (in no particular order) are Ana Loria,Celine Amini, Tarah Golzar, Niki Germano, Hayley Van Gorder, Morgan Hisey, NicoleBurkart, Maggie Gray, Danielle Lee, Jessie Wheat, Torrie Zarella, and Amanda Baker.The designs are meant to evoke animals.

The fashion show was a mix of student designs and collections repre-senting fashion ‘trends.’ The nautical/stripe trend was organized anddirected by Meredith Meeks, Anne Frances Davis, Chandler Ebeier,and Hanna Hodges. The models are, in no particular order: AprilFerguson, Brittany Tholan, Caroline Kronzer, Christie Goddard,Deanna Labriny, Jessica Thrush, Katherine Meiser, Katie Altman,Natalie Richardson, Pallavi Rudraraju.

Sophomore CharlotteFernlund, on left,models a dress de-signed by SophomoreElizabeth Regan, right.

Principal MatthewRagone escorts JuniorsLeyly Ram (left) andSarah Benzaria (right)onto the stage. Ram andBenzaria are members ofthe Fashion class thatwas responsible fordeveloping and executingthe fashion show.Benzaria was PR Chairfor the show.

Sophomore Eliza-beth Regan sportsher ‘Bohemian’hair and makeup.She will be model-ing a fashion‘trend’ in the showand will have adress she designedmodeled in theshow.

Alicia Underhill, a Junior, blows a kiss tothe crowd at the end of the runway.Underhill was one of the co-directors ofthe student-run show.

Photos by Deb Cobb/The Connection

Scriabin, and Alexander Glazunov.$35. 703-938-2404 orwww.wolftrap.org.

SATURDAY/JAN. 29Hobey Ford’s Golden Rod Puppets:

Animalia. 2 p.m. McLeanCommunity Center Alden Theatre,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie. 8p.m. at George Mason UniversityCenter for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. The GermanState Philharmonic, conducted byPhilippe Entremont on its first tour ofthe U.S., performing Strauss’ “TillEulenspiegels lustige Streiche” andBrahms’ Symphony No. 4, Op. 98.Entremont also joins SebastianKnauer on piano for Mozart’sConcerto for Two Pianos, No. 10 in E-Flat major, K. 365. Tickets are $30-$60, available at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

“The Drowsy Chaperone.“ 8 p.m.McLean Community Center AldenTheatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Glamorous brides, tap-dancinggroomsmen and more. $17-$19. 703-790-9223 or www.mcleanplayers.org.

“The Dining Room.” 7:30 p.m. JamesMadison High School, 2500 JamesMadison Drive, Vienna. The play takesplace in one dining room, outside ofthe restraints of time. $5.madisondrama.com.

Musical Tribute to Jim Tuckerfeaturing The Lost HighwayBand, Laurie Jones & SB2 andMHR at 5 p.m. and Passafire andThree Legged Fox at 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Two Family One Acts: “Wolf Tales”and “The Dogs are Coming.” 2

p.m. George C. Marshall High School,7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. AMother Goose spoof and RaynEpremian’s biographical piece about anArmenian girl struggling with prejudice& separation. $5. 703-714-5450.

John Eaton. 7:30 p.m. The Barns atWolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna.Big band and jazz music. $25. 703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

SUNDAY/JAN. 30Music for a Russian Festival. 4 p.m.

Saint Luke Parish, 7001 GeorgetownPike, McLean. With the WashingtonSymphonic Brass, music by Prokofiev,Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky and more.Adults $25, seniors $20, students $15.866-962-7277 or www.wsbrass.com.

Vienna Volunteer Fire DepartmentBingo. 7 p.m. at the VVFD, 400Center St. South, Vienna. Games heldevery Sunday in the Flame Room.www.vvfd.org.

Faculty Artist Series: Mira Yang,mezzo-soprano. 7 p.m. at theGeorge Mason University Center forthe Arts Harris Theatre, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Robbie Fulks and TimothyBracken. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

Violinist Josef Spacek. 3 p.m. AldenTheatre, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Free.www.amadeusconcerts.com.

Two Family One Acts: “Wolf Tales”and “The Dogs are Coming.” 2p.m. George C. Marshall High School,7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. AMother Goose spoof and RaynEpremian’s biographical piece about an

The McLean Community Players’production of “Frost/Nixon” gar-nered a nomination as the Wash-ington Area Theatre CommunityHonors announced the nomineesfor the 2010 WATCH Awards Jan.16 at the Birchmere Music Hall inAlexandria.

Bob Sams, who played RichardM. Nixon, was nominated as Out-standing Lead Actor in a Play forhis performance.

Linda Stone, a producer withMCP and vice president of theMcLean High School Theatre, wasa presenter at the nominations an-nouncements.

“It’s exciting to be a part of

WATCH and see the wonderful the-atre produced throughout the re-gion,” Stone said. “We’re a familyhere.”

Nominees were selected from121 productions that were adjudi-cated at 31 community theatrecompanies. In each of 38 catego-ries, five nominees were selectedbased on the average scores ofeight judges.

Winners will be announced atthe WATCH Awards ceremonyMarch 6 at The Birchmere MusicHall.

—Jeanne Theismann

Linda Stone of the McLean Community Players announcesnominees for the 2010 WATCH Awards at the BirchmereMusic Hall Jan. 16.

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Langley HighParticipates inDistrict Festival

Langley High School advancedTheatre Arts students competed inthe 2011 Liberty District TheatreFestival on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011at George C. Marshall HighSchool.

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Actors Becca Allen, NatalieBozorgzad, Nick Calandra,Chaffee Duckers, Tess Higgins,Cyrus Kingdom, Jay Mamana, andKevin Nejad presented a rivetingperformance.

Langley students, from left, Hayley Mueller, ChaffeeDuckers, Kevin Nejad, Cyrus Kingdom, Becca Allen, NickCalandra, Natalie Bozorgzad, Tess Higgins, Jay Mamana,and Justin Cecil.

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A lot of people make New Year’s Resolutionsthey can’t possibly keep, like “I’m going tostop drinking good wine, and save mymoney for a 96 inch LCD, LED, HD, 3D

TV.” Well, to mix metaphors, now you can have yourcake and drink it, too, while watching that new TV.All you have to do is find good quality wine thatcosts almost nothing.

From our travels and writing this past year, wecame across many producers who offer deli-cious wines at terrific prices. Twowhich we especially like and arehappy to share with readers arelocated in neighboring countriesin South America.

One is Concha y Toro Chile’ssingle largest winery, the other isDoña Paula, a large commercialwinery in Argentina. Concha yToro produces a series calledXplorador; Doña Paula’s series iscalled Los Cardos.

Concha y Toro XploradorLast year in Santiago we sat down with Concha y

Toro’s chief winemaker, Marcelo Papa, to tastethrough almost the full range of wines. We reportedthe results of that tasting in The Wines of Chile onwww.i-winereview.com. However, we never reportedon Concha y Toro’s line of entry level wines,Xplorador. Xplorador wines have suggested retailprices under $10 a bottle, which usually translatesinto something less at your local neighborhood store.

How, you ask, can a respectable winery like Con-cha y Toro make such inexpensive wines? There arelot of reasons, of course, but the main one is that thefruit for these wines is sourced mainly from Chile’sCentral Valley where the yields are high. Then, un-der the direction of winemaker Tito Urzia, that fruitis fermented and aged in large stainless steel tanks,not expensive, small French oak barriques. Don’t kidyourself. This process isn’t going to produce ChateauMargaux. But you can get perfectly good, drinkablewines.

Nothing complicated, not particularly nuanced, justpure, plain good fruit. This makes them easy drink-ing, either as an aperitif or with a meal. TheXplorador 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon is a fruitforward Cabernet Sauvignon showing mostly redplum and berry fruit on the nose with just a hint ofbrambles and earth. It’s a straight- forward, uncom-plicated wine, but it’s also surprisingly tasty, balancedand easy to drink. The Xplorador 2009 Merlot isa wine that definitely needs to be drunk with food.It has nice red plum fruit on the nose and palate, butit also has a green herbal note that can nicely comple-

ment the right kind of food (thinkbrussel sprouts, asparagus, and othervegetarian fare). The Xplorador 2010Malbec shows cherry and raspberryaromas and vibrant fruit on the palate.It’s quite delicious, albeit lighter thanthe typical Malbec coming out of Argen-tina.

Dõna Paula Los CardosDoña Paula was established in 1997 by Chilean

entrepreneur Ricardo Claro of the Claro Group withthe purchase of 40+ year old Malbec andChardonnay vineyards in Luján de Cuyo. The estatenow consists of 1,878 acres of vineyards in theTupungato and Luján de Cuyo regions. David Bonomiis chief winemaker, and Edgardo Del Popolo isviticulturalist.

Los Cardos is Doña Paula’s entry level wines whichsell for $10-12. The fruit for most of the wines comesfrom the Finca El Alto in Ugarteche (Luján de Cuyo)and the high altitude (1100 m) Finca Los Cerezos inValle de Uco, the zone closest to the Andes and there-fore the coldest and best suited for early-ripeningvarietals, especially Sauvignon Blanc andChardonnay. Doña Paula 2010 Los CardosSauvignon Blanc shows good varietal characterwith an opulent style. It has an effusively fragrantnose of grapefruit and nettles and a citrus, pear andherbal palate of very good intensity. This is a verygood wine and an excellent value!

Doña Paula 2009 Los Cardos Chardonnayis in the ripe, New World style with a nose of smoke,ripe citrus, and honeydew. It’s ripe on the attack withgood integration of fruit and oak and shows goodacidity on the finish.

Fresh plum and blackberry waft from the glass ofthe dark ruby purple Doña Paula 2009 LosCardos Malbec. There’s a sweet, tangy attack ofblackberry fruit with notes of underbrush, tar andearth and good purity of fruit on the finish with firm,ripe tannins. This wine offers everything, and at avery reasonable price.

Recommendations for delicious wines for about $10.

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That this proposal has not been sum-marily rejected by the entire Board of Su-pervisors is demonstrative of elected offi-cials who still do not get it.

These are trying economic times for folksin Great Falls, McLean and Herndon, as wellas the rest of the Commonwealth, who areconcerned about the plummeting values oftheir most valuable asset – their homes, in-creasing tax rates and the rising unemploy-ment that is creeping into places it has notsince the days of the Carter administration.

Apparently the plan is that althoughCovanta would operate the facility through2016, the $400 million county purchasewould result in significant savings by 2029.That would be 18 years of real dollar pay-ments for 13 years of undefined savings.Sound familiar? Actually, this is an unnec-essary boondoggle that our children andtheir children will be saddled with long af-ter this Board of Supervisors has been re-lieved of their duties. Call, write or e-mailyour elected supervisor and remind him orher that this $400 million can better serveour community in the education of our chil-dren and the much needed transportationinfrastructure.

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But Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, the date of mymost recent post-scan appointment with myoncologist. The date when the results of thoseprevious week’s scans will be shared with Dinaand me. The appointment when we will learnif my stage IV lung cancer has progressed – ornot. And what we learned is, news we can livewith: “No change.” The tumors have notgrown or moved. The status is quo. I am doing“Amazing,” according to my oncologist. Twoyears into my treatment, and it’s not, to invokea Boston expression, “Katie bar the door;”which means trouble, sort of, figurativelyspeaking.

So what’s next? No one knows for sure andthat’s the problem. Although not nearly theproblem the original pain in my ribcage hasturned out to be. But still a problem. A prob-lem of the unknown. What to do, how to treat,a patient who has now outlived his prognosisand who has been on a chemotherapy drug –Avastin, longer than any other patient hisoncologist has previously treated, and a patientwho is as symptomatic and progressing as wellas I am? “Uncharted territory” is how myoncology nurse has described my future.

But it’s a future. A future that two years agowas not exactly promised to me. Not thatpromises are likely ever made to cancerpatients during chemotherapy, but you get theidea I’m sure. And not that I ever took thecharacterizations personally but, after all thetesting is completed to determine “the underly-ing problem” (as I call my lung cancer/ diagno-sis), you become a statistic, a compilation ofdata – which, according to medical sci-ence/history indicates/corresponds to a certaintime line (I hesitate to use the term “deadline”anymore). And neither is that time line prom-ised, but presumably, there is some methodol-ogy to their madness and statistical presump-tions, so it’s a bit hard to ignore. Although,you try.

Nevertheless, it’s a weight – and a wait, too.It’s all about what happens next: results fromlab work, X-Rays, CT scans, MRIs, physicalexaminations, etc., to determine your fate.Some of it is in your control, most of it is not.And upon reflection, you may recall what youroncologist said to you back in February 2009:there are exceptions to every rule – and hehopes that you are one of them. However, hewas not the least bit encouraging. Presumablyhe is duty-bound and medically and ethicallymotivated as well, not to provide too muchfalse hope. In my case, he didn’t. Moreover, hesuggested that perhaps I take that vacation Ialways wanted to. WHAT!?

But here I am, two years post diagnosis; anexception to the rule. You can now officiallythrow the statistics out the window. Andthough I am thrilled to be here (Duh!), here iswhere few of us have ever been before, unfor-tunately. As a result, there are no real treatmentprotocols to follow and so my oncologist hasmuch less medical data on which to rely andmore anecdotal-type feelings from me, thepatient, to consider as he/we decide how bestto proceed/how to treat. Not that the diagno-sis-/treatment-to-date hasn’t been collabora-tive, it has; it’s more that, treatment going for-ward, there’s less conventional wisdom onwhich to rely and more dependence onunconventional wisdom – mine, to decidedosages, frequency of chemotherapy andscans, etc.

This new decision-making, combined withwhere I am relative to my original progno-sis/time line scares the living daylights out ofme – if you want to know the truth. If youdon’t want to know the truth, welcome to theother half of my brain. Can you say dichotomy?(I can’t, anymore than I can say “deadline”.)

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

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Team America 93, a U17boys’ soccer team from North-ern Virginia, was crowned theDiv. 1 National Indoor SoccerChampion for the second yearin a row. The tournament tookplace Jan. 15 and 16 in Balti-more.

Team America, whose rosterincludes players from McLean,Fairfax, Springfield, and MountVernon, handily won their firsttwo games, 7-2 against theRush from Pennsylvania and 7-3 over the Blue Magic Lightningof Maryland. The third gameversus the Manchester Eliteproved more challenging butTeam America came out on top,4-3, with a last minute goal byFalls Church’s Ohjay Porteria.

The win over the Elite ad-vanced Team America to thechampionship game against FCYork. Team America playersworked in sync brilliantly thewhole game to win by a scoreof 7-0. Despite numerous at-tempts by FC York, TeamAmerica’s goalkeeper, RobbyMaffei of Mclean, helped histeam earn the shutout win. Atotal of seven Team Americaplayers scored goals during thetournament. Team America iscoached by Larry Dunn andPatrick DaCosta.

McLean Youth SoccerSpring 2011 Registration is on-going on MYS’ web site atwww.mcleansoccer.org for allreturning and new families.MYS offers various programsfor children ages 4 thru 18, in-cluding Recreation, Travel,McLean Premier Soccer Travel,U5 for Pre-K players, and TOPSoccer for children with specialneeds. The season will beginthe week of March 28 and ex-tend thru mid-June. Register nolater than Jan. 31 to take ad-vantage of the early discountedregistration fees. For more in-

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The Langley SaxonetteDance Team Clinic will takeplace on the evenings of Feb. 8and 11, from 4:40 to 6:30 at Lan-gley High School. The danceteam will perform at the Langleygirls’ basketball game on the11th. The Saxonette dance teamwelcomes all fourth througheighth graders, of all experiencelevels, to the clinic sessions. Con-tact [email protected] go to the Langley High SchoolDance Team website for registra-tion information.

The Madeira Schoolswim/dive team, in an ISLprivate school meet held lastFriday night, Jan. 21, defeatedSidwell Friends, 103-82, to im-prove its season record to 3-2.Junior Brittany Jansen wonboth the 50 and 100 free racesto pace the Snales. She wasjoined by two-event winnersand teammates Christa AnnSaunders (200 IM and 100backstroke) and Maddie Alagia(200 and 500 free). Saundersis a senior member of theMaderia team, while Alagia isa sophomore.

Also taking first place victo-ries for Madeira were juniorAnn Griffin in the 100 freeevent and sophomore GraceJohnson in the 100 fly.

In addition to placing first inall the individual events, Ma-deira swept the relays with winsin the 200 medley relay(Saunders, Griffin, Jansen andAlagia); the 200 free relay(freshman Michaela Saunders,senior Rachel Tang, Griffin andJohnson); and the 400 free re-lay (Saunders, Jansen, Alagiaand Johnson).

Northern Virginia’s Team America 93 - National Cham-pions. Front row: Robby Maffei; Middle row, left toright: Brandon Siles, Damaro DaCosta, Ohjay Porteria,Bernardo Majano, Armado Oakley, Mikael Belay, BryanCastellon. Back row: Ezra Williams, Zac Galiani,Clinton Black, Alex Padilla, Jonny Dunn, Evan Ragland,Hatzael Diaz, Martin Lopez, and Edgar Zepeda.

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By Rich Sanders

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In a key cross-town rival, Liberty District boys’basketball game, the Langley Saxons jumpedout in front early and went on to defeat ascrappy, determined McLean Highlanders out-

fit, 57-47, last Friday night. The contest was playedin front of a large, enthusiastic crowd at Langley.

“We got off to a great start early and that reallyhelped,” said Langley head coach Travis Hess. HisSaxons remained unbeaten in district play at 8-0.

The first place Langley squad, two-time defendingdistrict tournament champions, opened up a 13-6lead after one quarter of play. The Saxons, 10-6 over-all this season, held a 26-20 halftime lead and a 37-33 advantage after three quarters. McLean wouldrally to take the lead early in the fourth quarter butthe Saxons ultimately outscored the Highlanders inthat final stanza, 20-14, to go on to the 10-point win.

McLean, with the loss, slipped to 9-7 overall and5-3 in district play. The Highlanders played a goodoverall game but fell just short.

“It was a good game,” said McLean head coachKevin Roller. “Langley got out of the gate with anearly lead as [Saxon guard] Austin Vasiliadis tookadvantage of a couple of mental mistakes on defenseand we missed a number of early open shots earlyon.”

Vasiliadis, a junior guard for Langley, finished withnine points, second in team scoring in the game be-hind senior guard David Adams (14 points). Otherscoring contributions for the Saxons came from jun-ior guard Daniel Dixon (8 points), senior guardBraden Anderson (7), junior guard Joey Robinson(6), junior guard Tristan Evans (5), senior guard JeffCochran (4) and senior post player Brenden Dwyer(4).

McLean’s top scorers were junior guard GordonRogo, who scored a game-high 19 points, and juniorfront court player Thomas Van Wazer, who finishedwith 15 points. Sango Amolo, a junior guard, con-tributed seven points for the Highlanders.

MIDWAY THROUGH the first quarter, after Lan-gley had started out the game well, McLean went toa 1-3-1 zone defense for the first time this season.The Highlanders began playing better defensively asa result and remained in the defensive alignment.

“It proved very effective in slowing down Langley’spenetration and after three quarters we had closedthe lead to 37-33 through great defensive effort,”said Roller.

The Highlanders’ offense also came to life as thevisitors were able to have success running the floor.

“Our transition game picked up, particularly in thethird and early fourth quarters,” said Roller. “A quickspurt early in the fourth gave us a lead and the gamewent back and forth for the next few minutes. In theend, Langley made a few more shots. In particular,David Adams was able to come up with a loose balland got fouled on the shot for a three-point play thatwas crucial, to stretch the lead to five with less than

two minutes remaining. In the final few possessions,Langley made their free throws and defended welland the game ended at 57-47 - the largest [lead]margin of the game.”

Roller credited playmaking guard Vasiliadis withplaying a major part in leading the Saxons to thewin over his squad.

“He only had nine points, but Austin Vasiliadisplayed a very strong game,” said Roller.

It was the second meeting of the season betweenthe two local squads. Back on Dec. 17, Langley wona down-to-the-wire, 43-42 game at McLean.

Perhaps the two squads will meet for a third timeduring the upcoming district tournament playoffs inmid-February.

“If we are fortunate enough to meet them again inthe district playoffs, I think the third game will be asexciting as the first two,” said Roller.

Langley, still undefeated in the district, has dis-trict wins thus far over McLean (twice), Fairfax, StoneBridge, Marshall, Jefferson, Madison and SouthLakes.

“I am pleased with the way we are playing rightnow,” said Hess, whose team was riding a seven gamewin streak following the win over McLean. “Our de-fense and rebounding continue to improve and I thinkthat is a big part of our success. Offensively we arecontinuing to grow in our new offense. We are goodat spreading people out and forcing a fast pacedtempo. We are a fairly deep team.”

The Saxons were scheduled to play district gamesthis week at Fairfax on Tuesday, Jan. 25 and homeagainst Stone Bridge this Friday night, Jan. 28.

McLean was scheduled to play district home gamesthis week against Jefferson on Tuesday and Marshallon Friday.

Langley Boys RemainUnbeaten in District PlaySaxons hold off talented Highlanders in pivotalcross-town basketball contest.

McLean’s Kevin Lastova protects the ballduring Liberty District basketball actionbetween the visiting Highlanders and hometeam Langley Saxons last Friday night.

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