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Dranesville Supervisor John Foust poses with local residentsand county staff at the unveiling of a new trail by LewinsvilleRoad last fall. Foust said residents can expect a more pedes-trian and bicycle-friendly community this year.

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By Reena Singh

The Connection

McLean has a lot to look for-ward to. Literally.

Between the looming pe-destrian improvements and

downtown development, in addition to theyearly battle for their share of the countybudget, McLean leaders will be busy thisyear.

“The big challenge for the county will behow to reconcile the ever-increasing re-quests for county services and schoolfunds,” said McLean Citizens AssociationPresident Sally Horn. “The reality is thatwe’re still in an economy where our re-sources are not finite. I think the budgetissue is going to be a challenge for thecounty.”

As someone who has voted on the countybudget in the past six years, DranesvilleSupervisor John Foust agreed with Horn.

“Continuing impacts from sequestration,slow job growth, weak commercial marketsand lower than projected residential valueswill make the board’s job particularly chal-lenging this year,” he said. “The county ex-ecutive will present his advertised budgetto the board in February, but preliminaryinformation suggests we face a projectedshortfall of $164 million including $100million for the county budget and $64 mil-

Expect renovations, downtown development in McLean.

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lion for the school budget,” Foust said.

THE COUNTY IS PULLED in several dif-ferent directions, budget-wise. The pastyear has seen disappointment from certainparties, including FairfaxCounty Public Schools’ out-cry after board membersand administrators feltthat the countyunderfunded them.

At nearly every SchoolBoard meeting since thebudget was approved, atleast one comment aboutthe lack of funds has beenmade by board members.

“Both our Board of Su-pervisors and the public, ifthey ever wanted to under-stand the complexity of acounty of over a millionpeople and almost 200schools, open up this bro-chure and understandwhat we’re dealing with,”said Braddock District board memberMegan McLaughlin after a Capital Improve-ment Plan presentation at the Dec. 18School Board meeting.

Foust said he is working with the McLeancommunity to establish priorities.

“As I have done for the past six budgetcycles, I have convened mycitizen budget task force,” hesaid. “The task force will pre-pare a report with recom-mendations that will be pre-sented to me in early 2015.”

He also plans to hold meet-ings throughout this jurisdic-tion to hear directly from citi-zens what they hope to seefrom this year’s county budget.

Foust also has another sig-nificant item to look forwardto: the completion of theMcLean GovernmentCenter’s building by this sum-mer. Currently, the office islocated in the McLean SquareShopping Center.

“The old building had inadequate spacefor the police and many of the building sys-tems including HVAC and bathroomsneeded replacing,” he said. “The existing21,600-square-foot building is being ex-

panded by 17,600 squarefeet, an increase to accom-modate police needsthrough 2030.”

Changes in transporta-tion and pedestrian andbicycle-friendliness willcontinue through this year.Last year, Foust helped tocelebrate several new side-walks and trails, a traditionhe will continue in 2015and beyond. Projects slatedfor completion this year in-clude McLean Gateway -which currently is a me-dian on Old DominionDrive - that will welcomevisitors into the businessdistrict as well as a relo-cated bus stop and acces-

sible crosswalks at the corner or Old Do-minion Drive and Birch Road.

Horn said plans for downtown McLean’sgrowth will expand.

“We don’t want to be Tysons,” she said.“How do we renew our vitality while main-taining our core interests?”

She said that question will be answeredat future MCA meetings this year, somethingassociation members can look forward to.

SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTS in McLeaninclude the renovation of the Spring HillRecreation Center and a possible agreementto redevelop Lewinsville Senior Center earlythis year.

“The plan is to raze the existing buildingand build two facilities, one to house anexpanded senior center and the three daycare centers, and the other to consist ofapproximately 80 independent living apart-ments serving seniors with incomes at orbelow the eligible household income lim-its,” said Foust. “The plan will require zon-ing approvals and has been presented to thecommunity for public input.”

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Sally Horn, McLeanCitizens Associationpresident, wants down-town McLean to retainits historic charm andset it apart from Tysons.

McLean residents canlook forward to morepedestrian and bicycle-friendly roads this year.

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Fairfax County Supervisors may approveLewinsville Senior Center’s redevelopmentearly this year.

McLean ResidentsDiscuss TheirHopes for 2015

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Viewpoints

Michael Adams, researcher,McLean:

“I hope that everyone makes atleast 10 people happy.”

Debbie Latimer, mental healthcounselor, McLean:

“I hope that there’s less violence,hunger and poverty in this country.”

Debbie Bulford, teacher,McLean:

“It’s always to lose weight, to readmore and spend more time withfamily.”

Diane Sullivan, sales associateat Pottery Barn, McLean:

“I hope for the world that peopleget along and there won’t be somany wars. I hope people are nicerto one another, maybe slow down alittle more and be grateful to oneanother.”

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By Andrea Worker

The Connection

Most keynote speakers areused to a bit of fidgetingfrom the audience about 20minutes into their spiel.

Just goes to show the level of interest boththe topic and the speaker generated whenafter almost two hours, the hosts of theNorthern Virginian Association of Realtors(NVAR) Year-End Economic Review with Dr.Stephen Fuller basically called the session“a wrap” to convince the attendees that theincluded lunch awaited them.

Fuller brings an impressive collection ofcredentials to the role; Ph.D., DwightSchar faculty chair and university profes-sor and director, Center for RegionalAnalysis, School of Public Policy at GeorgeMason University, not to mention chiefeconomist for Cardinal Bank. Adding anarsenal of graphs and other analyticaldata to his expertise and experience,Fuller provided insights about the clos-ing year, a preview of what to expect in2015, and some long-term economic ex-pectations for Northern Virginia, the Dis-trict and Maryland.

“2014 was actually softer in all catego-ries than expected, given the strength of theeconomic recovery exhibited in 2013,” saidFuller, “particularly in relationship to thehousing market. Fuller credited a numberof factors for the reason that things sloweddown in 2014. Lower wage jobs, slowerimmigration and reduced internationaltransfers, lower marriage rates, limited ac-cess to credit, degraded mobility (when thejobs being created aren’t worth moving for),

student loan burdens andeven changing generationalvalues and preferences werethe reasons he cited.

“Perhaps most surprising isthat for the first time in thememory of many, our localeconomy is underperformingcompared to the rest of thecountry.” Based heavily ondirect and ancillary federalgovernment employment, thearea has previously been lessnegatively impacted by therecession than other areas ofthe country. “This is new ter-ritory for us,” Fuller said.“Even more surprising, itdidn’t really make the head-lines that our economy shrankmore in the last year than itdid during the recession.” Helikened the situation to aluxury liner with a small leak.“It may be hardly noticeablenow, but someone had betterstart baling and repairingsoon.”

ACCORDING TO FULLER and many ofthe sources he consulted, the “Fiscal cliff”and the introduction of sequestration in2013 are just beginning to make an impacton the local way of life – and not in a posi-tive way. All of the reports on the creationand status of jobs show that most growth,particularly in this area, is taking place inindustries that on average pay less and thatmany of those who lost their positions ingovernment or government contracting,have yet to be “redeployed” in similar situ-ations. “Health and education and localgovernment were the key growth industriesin the this area, and we can’t sustain oureconomy on only these two sectors. We defi-nitely need wage growth, something wehaven’t had in this recovery so far,” added

Fuller. “During the recession, employerslearned the lessons of productivity.” Withhigher unemployment and older workersopting out of the workforce, employerscould more easily pick and choose and keeppay rates lower. The unemployment num-bers are dropping, but according to Fuller,we still haven’t reached the stage whereemployers must offer more to secure thebest. And there is something else missingfrom the equation in Fuller’s educated opin-ion. “Where is inflation? There isn’t any. Andyou need it to give merchants the opportu-nity to provide wage growth.”

Despite a number of troubling indicatorsthat he believes require immediate and sig-nificant attention, Fuller does predict aslightly better 2015. “We are still feeling that

pent up demand that willpush things a bit higher.”Fuller does not see a repeatof the flurry of increasinghouse prices that many sell-ers enjoyed not long ago. In-stead, he believes that manyluxury homes will come downin price and average timefrom list-to-sale may increasesomewhat.

WHEN ASKED during theQ&A session to comment spe-cifically on Fairfax County,Fuller cautioned that withoutcreation of higher-wage jobs,the county would face a “realsqueeze to services – fire, po-licing, education.” Local gov-ernment needs tax money todo its job. Lower income andproperty taxes coupled withan increasingly aging popula-tion could mean even morechallenging times ahead. “Butinteresting ones,” he declared.“Downsizing or rightsizing ac-cording to your view, things

change.”This NVAR event was sponsored by RGS

Title Company and hosted by the NVARSmall Broker and Real Estate Finance andSettlement Forums. NVAR has several eco-nomic outlook programs in store for thecoming year. Visit their website atwww.nvar.com to keep up to date on NVARhappenings.

Fuller will speak at the 23rd Annual Car-dinal Bank and George Mason UniversityEconomic Conference on Jan. 15, 2015. Pre-registration for the conference is availableat www.cardinalbank.com. More on Fuller’supdate, review and the analytical data hepresented are available on the George Ma-son University Center for Regional Analy-sis website at cra.gmu.edu.

Realtors associationhosts year-endeconomic update.

Expert Predicts ‘A Slightly Better 2015’

Stephen Fuller from George Mason University held thestage for almost two hours at the Northern VirginiaAssociation of Realtors (NVAR) Year-End Economic Re-view. Fuller spoke to the issues that shaped 2014, as wellas predictions for the coming year, and beyond.

The news could be better – according to Fuller and many of the chartsand graphs he referred to during his presentation, the WashingtonMetro area, including Northern Virginia, is lagging well behind in manykey recovery factors. Fuller discussed several reasons for the situation,not the least of which being the aftermath of 2013’s “fiscal cliff” and thecontinuing impact of sequestration.

Photos by Andrea Worker/The Connection

Stephen Fuller went out into the crowd of attendees during his NVAR-hosted presentation on the past year’s economy and the economicoutlook ahead.


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On Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Commu-nity Center, the McLean Historical Society will wel-come Brad Gernand to discuss his book A VirginiaVillage Goes to War: Falls Church During the CivilWar. This book includes references to several famil-iar families, including the Crockers, Minors andMagaritys. Gernand is currently the Manager of Li-brary and Information Services at the Institute forDefense Analyses, and has formerly worked for theLibrary of Congress and the National Archives andRecords Administration. He is the longtime Chair ofthe Board of Trustees of the Mary Riley Styles PublicLibrary in Falls Church, and co-author, with NanNetherton, of Falls Church: A Virginia Village Revis-ited. A book sale/signing will follow this free pro-gram. The community is invited.

Fundraiser SupportingKent Gardens PTA

A fundraiser for Kent Gardens PTA has been an-nounced by HBC Realty Group’s (Keller WilliamsRealty) Community Charity Champions. Come todinner on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 from 5 to 8 p.m. atPulcinella Italian Host in McLean to support KentGardens PTA. Enjoy dinner and know that approxi-mately 70 percent of the proceeds from food anddrink will go to the charity, as long as the diner bringsthe flyer for the event. Contact HBC Realty Group at703-734-0192 or visit www.HBCRealtyGroup.com toreceive a flyer.

Sponsors of the event are: Karen Briscoe and LizzyConroy with the HBC Realty Group of Keller Will-iams Realty, Betty Sparkman and Chris Lara of Re-veal Remodel, Marcus Simon with EKKO Title, KevinDougherty of Pillar to Post, The Simmons Team ofGeorge Mason Mortgage, and Moe Jebali withPulcinella Italian Host.

The Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Realty Group of KellerWilliams Realty launched Community Charity Cham-pions in 2012 as a venue to fundraise for localnonprofits. As good corporate citizens, Karen Briscoeand Lizzy Conroy were searching for a means to sup-port charities in the community. The event is held onTuesday evenings at Pulcinella Italian Host in McLeanwhere a portion of the diner(s) is contributed to thecharity of the month.

Karen Bune to Speak atMcLean Area AAUWBranch Meeting

Karen Bune, a nationally recognized expert coun-sellor for victims of traumatic stress and domesticviolence crimes before, during and after their timein courtrooms is the featured speaker for the Jan. 17McLean Area American Association of UniversityWomen (AAUW) Branch Meeting at 10 a.m. at the

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497days since a still-unnamed Fairfax Countypolice officer shot unarmed John Geerstanding in the doorway of Geer’s home inSpringfield, then let him bleed to death onAug. 29, 2013. No information has been re-leased about the incident, officers involvednot named, no explanation, no grand jury,no charges. (as of Jan. 7, 2015)

A Wonderful ArticleTo the Editor:

What a wonderful article you wrote,Kareese (“How I Left…” by KareeseAkinloba, grade 8, Irving Middle School,Children’s Connection, January 1-7,2015). Your writing ability is beyond youryears. And reading it brought back somany memories. For someone at the be-ginning of life to someone at the otherend, let me tell you to rejoice in whatlies ahead. I was a happy 7-year-old whenmy father walked into the house in Ber-keley, Calif., some 60 years ago…and an-nounced that my mother and I were go-ing to join him in a small town calledPuerto Ordaz, Venezuela. I was not oldenough to develop the ties to Berkeleythat you had to Southern California but Ihad the 7-year-old’s equivalent. This ledme to a wonderful life in a new place, anew language, new friends, new experi-ences and while I still think at this latestage that Berkeley was “home” I knowit is hardly that. The best part of everynew experience is that so much of it stays

with you. And so many of your friendswill become friends for life. So rejoice,young lady, for before you lies a great newworld with people, ideas, values and cus-toms that you can pick and choose from.A veritable buffet of life at your finger-tips. And when you reach the other endof the journey, as have I, you will have awonderful book of memories and a greathost of friends to live with. I have onlytwo pieces of advice. Keep in touch withyour friends for when they are gone thatopportunity is forever lost. And see asmuch of this wonderful world as youpossibly can. It is full of wonder and willwrite your pages of life that you will readand reread many years from now.

Michael ValentineFairfax Station

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All lanes of Interstate 66 in one direc-tion will close intermittently betweenmidnight and 5 a.m. on several dates inJanuary for the installation of gantries.Each closure will last up to 30 minutes.

The scheduled closures on I-66 are asfollows:

❖ Tuesday, Jan. 6 into Wednes-day, Jan. 7: Westbound immediatelybeyond the Route 28 overpass (Exit 53)

❖ Thursday, Jan. 8 into Friday,Jan. 9: Eastbound between Route 28(Exit 53) and Fairfax County Parkway(Exit 55)

❖ Monday, Jan. 12 into Tues-day, Jan. 13: Eastbound betweenRoute 123 (Exit 60) and Nutley Street(Exit 62)

❖ Wednesday, Jan. 14 intoThursday, Jan. 15: Westbound justbeyond Nutley Street (Exit 62) at theVaden Drive overpass

❖ Monday, Jan. 19 into Tues-day, Jan. 20: Eastbound just beyondthe Fairfax County Parkway underpass(Exit 55)

❖ Wednesday, Jan. 21 intoThursday, Jan. 22: Westbound justbefore the Fairfax County Parkway un-derpass (Exit 55)

❖ Monday, Jan. 26 into Tues-day, Jan. 27: Eastbound just beforethe Fairfax County Parkway underpass(Exit 55)

❖ Wednesday, Jan. 28 intoThursday, Jan. 29: Westbound justbeyond the Fairfax County Parkwayunderpass (Exit 55)

Message signs will be posted in ad-vance of the work so that motorists canuse alternate routes.

The closures are part of the VirginiaDepartment of Transportation’s ongoingeffort to install 36 new gantries as partof the I-66 Active Traffic ManagementSystem (ATMS).

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Volunteer Solutions of Fairfax CountyDivision of Adult and Aging Services pro-vides meaningful volunteer opportunities toimprove the lives of older adults and adults withdisabilities in Fairfax County. To volunteer forany of the following positions, please completean online registration form at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/volunteer/VolReg/VolunteerRegistration.aspx. For more informa-tion please call 703-324-5406, TTY 711, [email protected] or visithttp://fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and followthe link to “Volunteer Solutions”.

❖ The Lewinsville Senior Center inMcLean needs an office assistant on Tuesdaysand Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and in-structors for the following classes: CurrentEvents, Knitting/Crocheting, Certified ArthritisExercise, Ballroom Dance, Square Dance, andTai Chi.

❖ The Kingstowne Center for ActiveAdults in Alexandria needs a Van Driver totake participants on outings and instructors forthe following classes: Mosaic Art or JewelryMaking and Belly Dancing.

❖ The Gum Springs Senior Center inAlexandria needs a Spanish teacher for abeginner’s class one hour on Tuesday, Wednes-day, or Thursday between the hours of 10 a.m.to 1 p.m.

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❖ Fairfax County needs volunteers to driveolder adults to medical appointments andwellness programs; urgent need in Reston area.

❖ The Hollin Hall Senior Center in Al-exandria needs a DJ to provide a wide arrayof music from ballroom to line dancing, Wednes-days from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., a Ballroom DanceInstructor to teach a class on Thursday after-noons and an Italian Instructor.

❖ The Wakefield Senior Center inAnnandale needs Bilingual English/Spanish Ac-tivity Leaders, Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.to assist in engaging Spanish-speaking and En-glish-speaking participants in center activities.They also need certified instructors for classes inBallroom Dance, Pilates, Chair Exercise and Ball-room Dance. Volunteer instructor positionscould lead to part-time employment.

❖ The Sully Senior Center in Centrevilleneeds a certified personal trainer, preferablywith experience working with older adults, forone hour, twice a week.

❖ Volunteers, who are fluent in Ameri-can Sign Language, are needed in Reston,Herndon and Vienna to provide clients with di-rect assistance (not interpretation) withcomputers, grocery shopping, or social visiting.

❖ Respite Care volunteers give familycaregivers of a frail older adult a well-deservedbreak so they can go shopping, attend a doctor’sappointment or just have coffee with a friend.Volunteers visit and oversee the safety of theolder adult for a few hours each month. Supportand training are provided. Contact Emmy Th-ompson at 703-324-7404, TTY 711, [email protected].

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

The beginning of a new year is of-ten a time when many resolve tobegin a fitness plan or to rampup their current routine. Officials

at the American College of Sports Medicinerang in the New Year by releasing theorganization’s annual survey of the top fit-ness trends for 2015.

From push-ups to plank, bodyweight train-ing tops ACSM’s list of fitness trends. Lowcost and mobile, this routine takes exerciseback to the basics: think pull-ups and squats.“You really don’t need equipment or a gymmembership, and there’s almost no cost in-volved,” said Katrina Salum, a personaltrainer based in Arlington. “It’s effectivebecause you can build muscle and burn fatsimply by using your own body weight forresistance.”

The popularity of bodyweight moves aredue to the ease in which they can be incor-porated into your daily routine, said Salum.“You can do three sets of eight squats whileyou’re brushing your teeth and 10 pushupswhile you’re waiting for your coffee to brew.”

THE PRACTICE of alternating intense pe-riods of aerobic activity with low intensityexercises, known as high-intensity intervaltraining (HIIT), is number two on the list oftrends. Varying exercises can stave off bore-dom, a factor that leads many people toabandon their fitness practice,” said ScottGoldberg, a personal trainer in Potomac, Md.“Most HIIT routines can be done in 30minutes,” he said. “One simple routine iswarming up by walking on a treadmill,then doing 10 squats, 10 push ups and10 planks followed by a 30-second fast-paced sprint. Then walk slowly in placefor four minutes to rest then repeat theentire routine five times.”

Taking classes or training sessions fromlicensed, certified and educated fitnessprofessionals is number three on the list.Traditional weight training is numberfour, followed by enlisting the help of apersonal trainer and combining exercise andnutrition into a fitness plan, which are num-bers five and six respectively.

“To be healthy you need to exercise, butalso eat foods that are good for you,” saidGretchen Juliano, a dietician in Old TownAlexandria. “Eating foods that are low in

carbs and high in protein before working outforces your body to burn fat and gives youenergy.”

Fitness industry pros say yoga is numberseven. “The practice of yoga gives you mus-cular flexibility through the stretching in-volved in the yoga poses,” said Dawn Curtis,East Meets West Yoga Center in Vienna.

“Yoga also provides immune strengthening.A regular yoga practice will also help withyour healthy tissue maintenance and healthygrowth of new muscles, bones, tendons, andligaments, which are essential body compo-nents for fighting disease.”

Curtis points to the detoxifying effects

of yoga.“A regular yoga practice will increase your

blood circulation, which in turn helps flushout toxins from your body,” she said. “As yourbody flushes out these toxins, to be releasedby the stretches of the muscle movement,they are replaced with new nourishing nu-trients for a healthier body and

mind…Students with a regularpractice…report [having] long lasting re-sults both physically and mentally, espe-cially with reducing stress.”

A commitment of practicing two tothree times each week is necessary fornoticeable results.

“Consistency is the key in yoga,” saidSara VanderGoot of Mind the Mat Yogaand Pilates in Arlington and Alexandria.“It is like vitamins. The real effect is do-ing it over time, and incorporating it intoyour life rather than just doing it once.

Yoga is not a quick fix, but a very powerfultransformative practice if done regularlyover time.”

Fitness programs for seniors make the listat number eight. “Even 30-minutes ofstrength training and 20 minutes of aero-bics 2 or 4 times a week can help us fight

diseases like diabetes and heart disease aswe age,” said Goldberg.

FUNCTIONAL FITNESS EXERCISES,those that make your body stronger for ev-eryday activities like doing laundry, liftingsmall children or simply using good posture

when sitting at a desk, come in at numbernine on the ACSM list while group personaltraining sessions are number ten.

“One of the benefits of working out witha group is accountability,” said Salum. “It’salso less expensive than hiring a personaltraining and can be more fun.”

Top Fitness Trends for 2015

Photo by Marilyn Campbell

Bodyweight training, which includes exercises such as plank, is the topfitness trend for 2015 according to the American College of Sports Medi-cine.

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“It is like vitamins. The realaffect is doing it over timeand incorporating it intoyour life rather than justdoing it once.”

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a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays.Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. See an amazingarray of nutcrackers, both old andnew, in a colorful case exhibit. Didyou ever wonder where the craze forcollecting nutcracker dolls camefrom? Nutcrackers have a fascinatinghistory. The first nutcrackers wereproduced to crack nuts moreeffectively and the oldest knownmetal example, on exhibit in Tarent,Italy, is from the third or fourthcentury B.C. The LeavenworthNutcracker Museum in Leavenworth,Washington, shows a bronze Romannutcracker dated between 200 B.Cand 200 A.D. German nutcrackers,made as decorative pieces, weredeveloped around 1500. Earlynutcrackers were in the shapes ofanimals, birds and people. Later, theywere made in the likeness of kings,soldiers, church leaders and rulingclass figures. Fine wood carvednutcrackers were created acrossEurope, especially in France andEngland by the 15th and 16thcenturies. Admission: $7/adult, $6/student, $5/senior or child.

THROUGH WEDNESDAY/MARCH 11Ice Skating at Tysons Corner

Center. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. -9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. - 11p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.- 7 p.m.TysonsCorner Outdoor Center, 1961 ChainBridge Road, Tysons. Adults,$10;Child/Senior/Military, $9; Skate

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THURSDAY/JAN. 8Artist Demonstration. 12:30 p.m.

Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St.,NW, Vienna. Springfield artistAnabela Ferguson (www.anabela-artist.com) will present her style ofpainting as well as her skill in thecraft of restoring and presenting fineart at the Vienna Arts Society’sJanuary meeting. Free and open tothe public.

Dobet Gnahoré. 8 p.m. The BarnsWolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Discover delicate ballads andsensuous African grooves from thisGrammy-winning vocalist,percussionist, and dancer praised asone of contemporary African music’smost charismatic talents. $25-30.703-255-1900. http://www.WolfTrap.org/Barns.aspx.

FRIDAY/JAN. 9Winter Wonderland. 7-9 p.m. Old

Firehouse Teen Center, 1440 ChainBridge Road, McLean. Fifth and sixthgrader party. $35/$25 MCC districtresidents.

The Ying Quartet. 8 p.m. The BarnsWolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Ying Quartet occupies a position ofunique prominence in the classicalmusic world, combining brilliantlycommunicative performances with afearlessly imaginative view ofchamber music in today’s world. $35.703-255-1900. http://www.WolfTrap.org/Barns.aspx.

Playdate Cafe. 10 a.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Toys and playspace forchildren, coffee and conversation forgrownups.

SATURDAY/JAN. 10Cars and Coffee. 7-9 a.m. 760 Walker

Road, Great Falls. Early on Saturdaymornings you’ll find an amazinggathering of cool cars at Katie’sCoffee House in Great Falls, Virginia.Antique, custom, hotrods, exotic,sports cars, they’re all here.

The Sweet Side of Tea. 1-3 p.m.Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. This interactivetasting seminar explores the manyflavors of honey and maple syrup andhow they can enhance a variety ofgreen, black and herbal teas. Learnwhat creates these different stylesand taste treats made with thesethree straight from natureingredients. Advance reservationsand payment ($30 each) requiredthrough the Mill at 703-759-2771.

Science Workshop for Kids. 10:30a.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Hands-on science workshop presented bythe iSchool, using unique STEAM SEL(science, technology, engineering,arts, math, and social and emotionallife skills) approach. Ages 6 & up.

Lego Club. 2 p.m. Great Falls Library,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Drop-in and build with LEGOs. Ages3 & up.

TUESDAY/DEC. 13Lego Club. 2 p.m. Great Falls Library,

9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Drop-in and build with LEGOs. Ages3 & up.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 14Art Lecture Series. 7-8 p.m. GF

School of Art, 1144 Walker Road,Suite D, Great Falls. The first in theSeries, John Francis McCabe’s talk“The Art of Portraiture – An HistoricLook at the Greatest Works ofPortraiture Art,” will cover the greatage of European fine art portraiture,from the late Renaissance to thegenre’s great achievements in the19th Century.

McLean Photography Club. Meet

and greet: 7:15 p.m.; Program: 7:30p.m. McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean.Noted photographer, Steve Gottlieb,will speak on flash photography:“Miracles with One Hot Shoe Flash.”Everyone is welcome. http://www.mcleanphoto.org/

THURSDAY/JAN. 15Kevin Griffin. 8 p.m. The Barns Wolf

Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. A raresolo show by the frontman andsongwriting mastermind of alt-rockband Better Than Ezra, who haswritten for Train, Sugarland, JamesBlunt, Howie Day, Missy Higgins,Blondie, and more. $25-27. 703-255-1900. http://www.Wolf Trap.org/Barns.aspx.

FRIDAY/JAN. 16Vienna Arts Society Reception. 7-9

p.m. Vienna Art Center, 115 PleasantStreet, NW, Vienna. Meet the artistsas the Vienna Arts Society celebrateswinners from the 45th annualTreasury of Art juried show and sale.The exhibition continues Tuesdays -Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., throughJan. 31. Free and open to the public.

The Iguanas. 8 p.m. The Barns WolfTrap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. TheseBourbon Street party-starters mixNew Orleans jazz, R&B soul, andtraditional Mexican melodies to cookup their eclectic musical gumbo. $25.703-255-1900. http://www.WolfTrap.org/Barns.aspx.

Playdate Cafe. 10 a.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Toys and playspace forchildren, coffee and conversation forgrownups.

TUESDAY/JAN. 20Lego Club. 2 p.m. Great Falls Library,

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FRIDAY/JAN. 23“Be My Baby.” 8 p.m. Vienna

Community Center, 120 CherryStreet, SE, Vienna. “Be My Baby” is aromantic comedy that tells the storyof John, an irascible Scotsman andan uptight English woman, Maud,and how they’re brought togetherwhen his ward marries her niece andthe young couple decides to adopt anewborn baby. The older couple hasto travel to California to pick up thechild and bring her home to Scotlandbut John and Maud despise eachother. While in California, they learnsome startling lessons about life and

love. Tickets: $14. To reserve ticketsemail [email protected] performances: Jan. 24, 30,31, Feb. 6,7: 2 p.m.: Feb 1, 8: 8 p.m.

ONGOINGLRA Displays “Changing Colors.”

Through Friday, Jan. 9. Parkridge 5Building, 10780 Parkridge Blvd.,Reston. This League of Reston Artists’show includes original painting,mixed media, two-dimensionalhangable art, and photography. Free.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.

Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice.Through March 21. Free Tai Chibeginners’ practice. Open to all.Every Saturday, 8-9 a.m. St. Luke’sCatholic School Gymnasium, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean.

Free Comedy Showcase. Thursdays8:30 p.m., at Kalypso’s SportsTavern, 1617 Washington Plaza N.,Lake Anne Village Center, Reston.Kalypso’s hosts weekly comedy showsthat feature some of the best nationaltouring and local comedians in thearea. Free of charge.

Family Fun Entertainment Series.Saturdays 10-10:45 a.m., at RestonTown Square Park, 11990 Market St.,Reston. Every Saturday enjoy liveshows, children’s music and otherchild-friendly entertainment. 703-476-4500.

Movies and Mimosas. Saturday andSunday 11 a.m., at Reston TownCenter, 11940 Market St., Reston.Showings in the morning; look upshowings online.www.bowtiecinemas.com.

Smart Markets. Wednesdays 3-7 p.m.,Smart Markets at 12001 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. Smart Marketsis a producer-only farmers’ marketthat offers food and live music fromlocal jazz group, devoted tosupporing local economy and ahealthier environment. For moreinformation visit, facebook.com/smartmarketsreston, twitter.com/smartmarkets andwww.smartmarkets.org.

Open Mic Night. Wednesdays 9:30p.m-1:30 a.m. Jimmy’s Old TownTavern, 697 Spring St., Herndon.Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

TGIF Free Fridays. 5-7 p.m., atGreater Reston Arts Center, 12001Market St., Suite 103, Reston. Anevening of family art making andstorytelling. 703-471-9242 orwww.restonarts.com.

Insomnia Theater. Friday andSaturday 11:30 p.m., at Reston TownCenter, 11940 Market St., Reston.Look up showings online.www.bowtiecinemas.com.

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“Boy,” oil on paperby Anna Watson,Peoples’ Choicewinner at Treasuryof Art. Meet theartists as the ViennaArts Society cel-ebrates winnersfrom the 45thannual Treasury ofArt juried show andsale on Jan. 16 atthe Vienna ArtCenter, 115 PleasantStreet, NW, Vienna.

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Great Falls loves lamb - at least accordingto Bollywood Bistro owner PankajSharma.

The restaurant has been open for twomonths and already has regular clientele, he said.

“The people here are so nice. Wehave a lot of repeat customers,”said Sharma when asked why hedecided to open the location at theSafeway shopping center.

This is Sharma’s third locationfor Bollywood Bistro. Other loca-tions include Fairfax and a cater-ing wing for parties and weddings.

Before Bollywood Bistro, how-ever, he worked at hotels and res-taurants around the nation’s capi-tal and his hometown New Delhi.

The inside of the restaurant -which is self-designed - has blackand white photos of bygoneBollywood actors and elegantly settables. Set against exposed brick,the slogan “contemporary Indiancuisine: colors you can taste” is

realized visually. The menu, created by restaurantpartner and self-taught head chef Sunil Bastola, isyet another way the restaurant makes northern In-dian dishes - food that has been made for centuries -into masterful, contemporary meals.

Items like sweet and savory garlic shrimp incorpo-rate both honey and white wine to create a memo-rable glaze. Tender tandoori lamb chops - under themenu as “Champe’” - comes with a nontraditionalberry chutney.

Bastola moved from Nepal to the U.S. in 2001 andspecializes in northern Indian fare.

“I’m always looking for new ingredients for thetaste and presentation,” he said.“I’m always researching.”

Although there are plenty ofcontemporary dishes, Bastolamade sure to incorporate Indianstaples like potato-stuffedsamosas, fiery and tender lambshank vindaloo and tandoorichicken.

Since the opening two monthsago, Sharma noticed what GreatFalls residents prefer to order overFairfax-area restaurant goers.

“They are more fond of lamb,”he said. “They like spicy lamb cur-ries and shanks. They also reallylove seafood.”

Bollywood Bistro is located at9853 Georgetown Pike. Visitwww.bollywoodbistrofairfax.com.

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Sports

The following is a look at someof the top moments in McLean/Great Falls sports during 2014and what lies ahead in 2015.

McLean baseballqualifies for states

The McLean baseball team struggled dur-ing the regular season under first-year headcoach John Dowling. But thanks to a changein focus and the right arm of senior pitcherJoey Sullivan, the Highlanders made a runin the postseason that ended with a statetournament berth.

After closing the regular season with a10-9 record, Sullivan propelled McLeanto states with three dominant postseasonoutings. He shut out South Lakes in theConference 6 tournament quarterfinals,earning the Highlanders a trip toregionals. Sullivan threw a one-hit shut-out against Oakton in the opening roundof regionals, and held perennial powerMadison to one run in the regional semi-finals, earning McLean its first-ever tripto a region championship game.

“Joey did a great job,” Dowling saidafter beating Madison in the region semi-finals. “It’s been the same story all year long— when he commands his fastball, he’s ex-tremely difficult. When he keeps his fastballdown, he gets a ton of groundballs and hewas able to locate three pitches today, prettyeffectively until the storms came. When hedoes that, he’s tough because he’s got thevelocity. He always throws strikes, but it’sthose quality strikes that make the differ-ence for him.”

The Highlanders finished region runner-

up to Chantilly before losing to WesternBranch in the state semifinals.

Langley boys’ laxreturns to state final

The Langley boys’ lacrosse program wonfour consecutive state titles from 2009-2012. After failing to reach the state finalin 2013, the Saxons returned in 2014, but

lost to Robinson, 9-7.Langley got off to a rough start and was

5-5 after a loss to Chantilly on April 16. Butthe Saxons responded with nine straightwins and qualified for states with a 7-6 over-time win over Chantilly in the region semi-finals.

Langley footballrallies to makeplayoffs

The Langley football team started 2-4 in2014, but closed the regular season withfour straight wins to finish with a winningrecord and earn a playoff berth.

Running back Tyler West rushed for 276yards and four touchdowns during a 36-13win over McLean in the regular season fi-nale. The week before, the Saxons camefrom behind to beat Madison 21-20.

“It’s a young group that we had this year,”West said after the McLean game. “We kindof knew it would take a little while and itdid. We started slow and [head] coach[John] Howerton and everyone worked to-gether. ... Probably around the time of theFairfax game is when the line started to geteverything going.”

Langley lost to Westfield in the first roundof the playoffs.

McLean QB Maffeisets state record forcompletions

Brian Maffei and the McLean footballteam fell short against Herndon on Oct. 2,but the quarterback etched his place in his-tory.

Maffei set a single-game state record with42 completions against the Hornets. Thesenior completed 42 of 71 passes for 415yards and four touchdowns, with two in-terceptions.

McLean lost to Herndon, 51-35.“I’m not going to lie, it felt pretty good

knowing I set a new state record,” Maffeisaid, “but I was still pretty upset because ofthe loss.”

A look ahead to 2015*The Langley girls’ basketball team en-

tered 2015 with an 8-1 record, having wonfive in a row.

*The Langley boys’ lacrosse team will lookto make its sixth trip to the state final inthe last seven years.

*The McLean baseball team returns sev-eral key players from a team that reachedthe state playoffs.

*The Langley softball team returns muchof its roster from a team that fell one winshy of reaching the state tournament.

— Jon Roetman

Highlights of 2014and what liesahead in 2015.

Top Moments in 2014 McLean/Great Falls Sports

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McLean quarterback Brian Maffei set a single-game state record forcompletions against Herndon on Oct. 2.


Joey Sullivan helped the McLean baseball team reach the 2014 stateplayoffs.


Langley running back Tyler West concluded the 2014 regular season witha four-touchdown effort against McLean.

“I’m not going to lie, it feltpretty good knowing I set anew state record, but I wasstill pretty upset becauseof the loss.”

— McLean quarterback Brian Maffei

McLean Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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Medical Center in Perry Point, Md.,with his wife and sons by his side.Thompson, known as “Charlie,”was an Emmy award-winning in-vestigative reporter for “60 Min-utes,” author, and decorated Na-val officer who served bravely inVietnam.

His funeral was held on Jan. 3at the Cathedral of the Immacu-late Conception in Memphis Tenn.,with burial at Mount Zion Cem-etery near Medina.

A Tennessee native, Thompsongraduated from Central HighSchool in Memphis. At the Univer-sity of Tennessee in Knoxville heserved as an ROTC officer and wasa member of the Kappa Sigma fra-ternity. He transferred to MemphisState University after his junioryear and worked as a reporter forthe Memphis Commercial-Appeal.He graduated from Memphis Statewith a degree in journalism.

After college Thompson volun-teered for military service and en-rolled in the United States NavyOfficer Candidate School in New-port, R.I. He served two tours ofduty in Vietnam. Thompson spenthis first combat tour working inaviation ordinance and gunneryon the USS Oriskany, an Essex-class aircraft carrier nicknamedthe “Mighty O.”

During his second tour, Charliewas a naval gunfire spotter, artil-lery observer and forward air con-troller with the First Air NavalGunfire Liaison Company (FleetMarines Pacific). His forward ob-server position was perilous inscope, requiring he fly low overenemy territory in a tiny fixedwing Cessna. Surrounded by en-emy fire, he would radio enemypositions to various Navy vessels,which would in turn unleash dev-astating salvos upon the Viet Congguerrilla and North Vietnameseforces on the ground.

“Charlie flew more than 300missions,” said Tom Green, whoserved with Thompson in Vietnam.“He went up more than anyoneelse I knew over there. Sometimes,if there was a lot of action, hewould go up three times in oneday.”

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONSThompson’s aircraft was struck byenemy ground fire.

“Lieutenant Thompson’s cour-

age, conduct and dedication toduty while participating in thesehazardous aerial flights,” the Navydocument states, “were in keepingwith the highest traditions of theUnited States Naval Service.”

Stationed in Nha Trang duringhis second tour, the young officer’sorders often carried him into thejungles where he coordinated andcontrolled Naval gunfire whileworking closely with U.S. groundtroops and other “free worldforces” serving in Vietnam. Histime on the ground, where he wasroutinely exposed to the defoliantAgent Orange, would lead to dev-astating medical consequenceslater in life.

Thompson counted ten air med-als among his eighteen servicedecorations.

Returning stateside, he marriedhis college sweetheart, Elizabeth(Betty) Law Cole and began a dis-tinguished career in journalism.

After a brief stint as a police re-porter for the Austin American-Statesman, Thompson returned toTennessee where he was hired asa reporter for the Tennessean inNashville.

During his tenure at the Tennes-sean, Thompson wrote a three-part series about a small townsheriff who walked tall and car-ried a big stick. The lawman’sname was Buford Pusser. Thomp-son described Pusser as a “six-foot-six monument of a man … whoonce took on six bullies in a barfight and beat them single-handedly.”

A publisher approached Thomp-son after the series ran, but heturned down a book deal, believ-ing no one would be interested ina hard-living small town cop witha penchant for blowing up moon-shine stills. Pusser’s life was laterimmortalized in the 1973 film“Walking Tall” which starred JoeDon Baker.

Not long after the Pusser series,Thompson accepted a position asan investigative reporter withWJXT-TV, a Post-Newsweek stationin Jacksonville, Fla. The mediumwas new to him, but as Thomp-son wryly recalled, “I had figuredout how to blow things up in Viet-nam, so, in comparison, how hardcould television be?”

He was fired after he exposedseveral of the station’s leadingadvertisers for dumping chemicalsinto the St. John’s River. The inci-dent might have been the end ofhis television career, but Time

Magazine picked up the story.Other news outfits actively re-cruited the brash young journal-ist.

During the first half of the1970s Thompson worked forCBS News, transferring fre-quently, with his young family,to bureaus in New York, Atlantaand Los Angeles before settlingin the Washington, D.C. area.

In 1978 he became a found-ing producer of the news maga-zine 20/20. During his time atthe ABC program Thompson fre-quently worked with investiga-tive reporter Geraldo Rivera andwas credited as senior produceron many news documentaries.

Thompson left 20/20 in 1989to join the staff of 60 Minuteswhere he worked alongside leg-endary newsman Mike Wallace.Thompson developed a reputa-tion as being the go-to guy formilitary stories. He wasawarded an Emmy in 1991 fora segment he produced on mus-

tard gas.A workhorse in and out of the

office, Thompson, and his brother-in-law Jim Cole, published a bookon the last days of Elvis Presley in1992. The book, which containedan exclusive copy of Presley’s au-topsy report, revealed the truecause of Presley’s death. The bookwas a runner up for the 1992Edgar Allan Poe Award from theMystery Writers of America.

“Charlie was a newshound in thebest sense of the word,” said Cole,his co-author on the Elvis book. “Ifyou asked him to name the mostimportant story he’d ever coveredhe would always pick the one hewas working on at that particularmoment.” Thompson’s secondbook, “A Glimpse of Hell: The Ex-plosion on the USS Iowa and ItsCover-Up,” was developed as amade-for- TV movie starringJames Caan.

IN THE MID 1990s, at the peak

of his career, Thompson’s healthbegan to fail. Decades earlier, Th-ompson had walked away fromVietnam seemingly unscathed, butexposure to Agent Orange had leftits mark. After a rare blood disor-der left him incapacitated, Thomp-son left “60 Minutes.” He beganto suffer from PTSD and cancer.He survived a liver transplant onlyto contract Parkinson’s disease.

Survivors include his wife, BettyThompson of McLean; sons, ColeThompson of New York, and Sh-annon Thompson, of New Jersey;daughters-in-law, Marcela andKristine and grandchildren Finnand Luke. His son Owen wasstricken with dystonia and laterdied in 2011.

The family requests that any do-nations be made to the SouthernPoverty Law Center, http://www.splcenter.org/ or Scripps Re-search Institute for Parkinson’s Dis-ease, https://support.scripps.edu/parkinsons/

McLean resident was an award-winning journalist,decorated Naval officer.

Charles Clinton Thompson II Dies at 72Charles ClintonThompson

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