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Pen ShowComes to Tysons
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Vintage fountain pens ofdifferent hues, differentcompositions, differentstyles, all found at the
Washington, D.C. Collect-ible Fountain Pen Show
at the Sheraton Premiereat Tysons Corner. Collec-tor-dealers came from
around the world for theshow held on Aug. 13
and 14.
Vintage fountain pens ofdifferent hues, differentcompositions, differentstyles, all found at the
Washington, D.C. Collect-ible Fountain Pen Show
at the Sheraton Premiereat Tysons Corner. Collec-tor-dealers came from
around the world for theshow held on Aug. 13
and 14.
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By Donna Manz
The Connection
Dealers and craftsmenfrom around the worldmade it to the Sheraton
Premiere at Tysons Corner for the20th Annual Washington, D.C.Collectible Fountain Pen SuperShow held on Aug. 13 and 14.More than 200 exhibitors laid outvintage fountain pens, contempo-rary pens, and one-of-a-kind pensfor 2,000 collectors who browsed,purchased and brought in pens forservicing. If you didn’t know whata “nib” was when you entered thepen show, you sure would knowby the time you left.
When looking for pens that holdtheir value or will likely increasein value, you look for attributessuch as uniqueness, distinctivenessor historical significance, severalvendors said.
In a glass case, dealer and col-lector Lee Chait kept several penspossessing those attributes. Presi-dent George H. W. Bush and So-viet President Mikhail Gorbachevused a set of two Parker 75 vermeilfountain pens in 1990 to sign thehistoric arms reduction agreementat the Washington, D.C. summit,in effect, officially ending the ColdWar. Chait was selling the set.
ANOTHER RARITY Chait had inhis case was a Parker 1976 bicen-tennial fountain pen that incorpo-rated a piece of wood from Inde-pendence Hall in Philadelphia.The pewter pens are engraved and
numbered, selling for $500 each.Yet, another gem was a pen
made of silver found in a Spanishtreasure fleet that sunk in 1715.The first pens from this cache weremade in 1965 and sold for $75.Today, those pens sell for $1,500each.
The two-day pen extravaganzaopen to the public featured penand supply dealers, free seminars,on-site repair of pens, includinggrinding of nibs, and pen apprais-als. Nibs are the tips of the foun-tain pens used to make the pen’sstrokes. When they break or flat-ten, they can be re-ground. So,now you know about nibs.
Jeff Parker of Parker Pens talked
to collectors and signed copies ofhis book. Exhibitors stopped byone another’s displays to talkabout the merchandise. Row afterrow, aisle after aisle, of shiny, col-orful, glistening pens sat neatlyarranged.
CLIFF HARRINGTON, a McLeanresident and Washington, D.C. at-torney who has been collectingpens since the mid-1980s, callshimself a “vintage pen guy.” Hecollects other things, as well, butpens, Harrington said, are bothutilitarian and beautiful. “I like towrite with fountain pens,” saidHarrington. The nibs have theirown characteristics, from stiff toflexible to oblique, each renderinga different writing style. “To be apen collector, a pen has to stir theowner,” he said. There’s also a ca-maraderie among pen collectors,said Harrington, who countsamong his best friends collectorsliving in other countries.
Mary Beth Williams drove downform Philadelphia to attend herfirst-ever pen show. She said shebegan using fountain pens about10 years ago and now owns ap-proximately 12 of them. Noodler’sInk is her favorite ink because itwill not run when wet, she said.
“Once you start collecting foun-tain pens, you can’t stop,” saidWilliams, pulling out of her hand-bag one of her pens. “It can beaddictive.”
For information on the annualpen show in Washington, D.C., goto www.pencentral.com
By Donna Manz
The Connection
The founding principleof the Vietnam Veter-ans of America is also
its mission: “Never again willone generation of veteransabandon another.” Founded in1978, the nonprofit is dedicatednot only to Vietnam-era veter-ans, but to veterans who servedduring any U.S. war. From sup-porting national issues affectingVietnam veterans to assistinghomeless veterans and youngvets coming out of recent con-flicts to find jobs, VVA’s servicesand roles cover a far-reachingspectrum of social and govern-mental objectives. The NorthernVirginia Chapter, one of the top25 of 630 local chapters interms of membership, meets inVienna monthly at Neighbor’sRestaurant. Last October, thelocal chapter, VVA227, made upof 236 men and women, cel-ebrated its 25th anniversary.
It took decades before theAmerican people came togetherto express gratitude to thetroops who sacrificed in Viet-nam.
“The perspective has changedas more Vietnam vets get in-volved in high-level positions,”said Leonard Ignatowski ofVienna, president of the North-ern Virginia chapter. “The atti-tude has changed [since the1970s]. We hear a lot of horrorstories but I never faced any-thing like that myself.”
Ignatowski became ac-quainted with VVA after ascreening of “Platoon” at a pub-lic theatre. Members of VVAwaited outside to console Viet-nam veterans for whom themovie stirred up intense night-marish memories. Commis-sioned as a lieutenant in theInfantry, 169th engineering bat-talion, Ignatowski joined VVA in1988.
OVER THE YEARS, the Vir-ginia chapter 227 has recog-nized the needs of veterans andtheir families that were not be-ing met through military orpublic social services. Keepingin mind their guiding principle,members stepped up to fillvoids.
The Northern Virginia chap-ter hosts the annual nationalDMZ to Delta Dance for veter-ans and their families andfriends who are visiting theWashington, D.C. area on Vet-erans Day. The chapter providesbus tokens and meal couponsfor veterans visiting the localVeterans Center, and urgent re-
lief to veterans as emergenciesarise. Working in partnershipwith the Veterans Administra-tion Supporting Housing de-partment, chapter 227 helpsarea homeless Vietnam Veter-ans, and helps to support resi-dents of the Armed Forces Sol-diers’ Home in Washington.Chapter 227 members and as-sociate members of the chap-ter are engaged in other com-munity projects, such as pro-viding resources to the LambCenter, a daytime homelessshelter.
One of the chapter’s innova-tive programs, launched by thechapter in 2003 in partnershipwith the MITRE Corporation inMcLean and Jos. A. Banks’Reston, provides appropriatebusiness dress for veteransmaking the transition frommilitary service to civilian life.“Suits for Vets” has a two-foldreach. Applying $500 gift cer-tificates donated by MITREemployees to Jos. A. Banks inReston, the store outfits recipi-ents whose injuries necessitatecustomized tailoring. Thechapter runs a suit closet aswell.
MEMBERSHIP in VietnamVeterans of America is open toUnited States armed forces vet-erans who served on activeduty in the Republic of Vietnambetween Feb. 28, 1961, andMay 7, 1975, or in any dutylocation between Aug. 5, 1964,and May 7, 1975. Yearly duesare $20.
For more information onVietnam Veterans of Americaand the Northern VirginiaChapter 227,contact ByronSheldon at 703-850-3498 [email protected].,or visit www.vva227.org. Thenational organization websiteis www.vva.org.
Serving Generations of Vets
Leonard Ignatowski,Vienna, is president ofthe Northern Virginiachapter, #227, of Viet-nam Veterans ofAmerica.
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McLean resident and Washington, D.C.attorney Cliff Harrington calls himself a“vintage pen guy.” He’s been collectingfountain pens since the mid-1980s.
A collector-dealer in Reston has a collec-tion of vintage and unique fountain pens.This pen, produced for one-year-only inthe 1930s, has a “highly desirable” swordclip and herringbone design.
World’s Largest Pen ShowComes to Tysons Corner
Silver found in a Spanishtreasure fleet sunk in 1715was used to make theseauthenticated pens firstproduced in 1965. At thattime, the pens sold for $75.Today, they sell for $1,500.
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Historic Oakton Trolley Station
The Northern VirginiaConservation Trust(NVCT) announced
the conservation of the historicOakton Trolley Station. OwnerAdrienne Stefan worked withNVCT over the past year to pro-tect this important piece ofFairfax County history. The vol-untary preservation agreementforever protects the property’simportant historic and naturalresources.
In voluntarily restricting thedevelopment rights on the Trol-ley Station, Stefan said, “Ifirmly believe each of us has acivic and moral responsibility toprotect and preserve our heri-tage so that those who followus can also enjoy that whichwent before.”
The historic Trolley Station isa three-story structure with astanding seam metal gable roofand a shed-roofed wrap-aroundporch.
The station was built in 1905and is the only station remain-ing from the Washington andFairfax Electric Railway line,which operated from 1904 to
Oakton Historic Trolley Station Preserved
1939. It is listed on the NationalRegister of Historic Places, the Vir-ginia Registry of Historic Places,and the Fairfax County Inventoryof Historic Sites.
The property also includes thetrace of the raised trolley roadbedalong an undisturbed corridor onone of the three parcels compris-
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ing the Property. From an eco-logical standpoint, the Propertyis largely open space in adensely populated and built-out section of the county. It alsoprovides significant tree coverand wildlife corridor in aheavily populated area largelydevoid of such amenities.
Free After-SchoolProgram for Grades 6-8
With a new school year about to begin, Vienna area students in grades6-8 are invited to join the free after-school program at Club PhoenixTeen Center, located in the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St.,S.E.
The program for this school year begins Sept. 6. Hours are 12:30-6:30 p.m. Monday and 2:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Gethelp with homework or enjoy cooking classes, special interest clubs,sports and fitness activities and more. Club Phoenix also offers pooland ping pong tables, a dance floor and video games.
For more information, call the Vienna Parks and Recreation Depart-ment at 703-255-6360 or visit www.viennava.gov/Town_Departments/teencenter.htm.
Mosaic HarmonyChoir Seeks Singers
Mosaic Harmony, an interfaith, multicultural community choir, an-nounces a call for singers. Meet the choir, band and directors and joinin the fun at this season’s first rehearsal Tuesday, Sept. 6 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709Hunter Mill Road, Oakton.
Mosaic Harmony performs music that draws on the heritage of Afri-can-American inspirational music. Singers do not have to know how toread music and no audition is required. It is helpful if potential choirmembers are able to hear and repeat the notes played as songs aretaught. The director teaches in a call and response fashion. The choirrehearses three Tuesdays a month with the band.
Mosaic Harmony has performed in concert at fundraising efforts formany organizations, including the Transplant Consortium, Coats forKids, Capital Hospice, and Habitat for Humanity, among others. For
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By Victoria Ross
The Connection
When Aliyah Jones reunited with hermother a few years
ago, she had every hope that theirfractured relationship wouldevolve into a strong mother –daughter bond.
Instead, when Jones turned 18,her mother packed her daughter’sbags, dropped them off at school,and told her daughter to find an-other place to live.
“I still love my mom, and I thinkshe loves me, but she picked herhusband over me,” said the soft-spoken 19-year-old, who gradu-ated from Robert E. Lee HighSchool this spring. “I keep think-ing that I can’t believe she pickedhim over me. It hurts. ”
Jones’ father and grandparentslive in Barbados, where Jonesspent most of her youth, but shesaid she did not want to return toBarbados because there were fewopportunities for teens who comefrom poor families. “Most of thekids back home get married rightout of high school, and then theywork at the grocery store, or oneof the resorts, if they are lucky,”she said. “I have other dreams.”
WITHOUT A PLACE TO SLEEP,Jones, who describes herself as shystudent who maintained decentgrades, said she told a counselorwhat happened. The counselorhelped her secure a place to liveat a group home in Vienna, run byAlternative House, a Dunn Loring-based nonprofit. The home, lo-cated on a quiet, leafy street, hasroom for four girls between theages of 18-20, as well as a coun-selor and therapist.
Jones is part of a growing num-ber of teens in Fairfax County whoare considered homeless or “un-accompanied” – without parents,guardians or reliable shelter - butremain in the school system. In2009, according to AlternativeHouse, there were 104 homelessor unaccompanied students; inMarch 2011, Alternative Housecounted 225 such students.
The surge of homeless teens inFairfax County, one of only two
counties in the nation with medianhousehold incomes above$100,000, reflects a nationaltrend, spurred by a shaky economythat often undermines familieswho are already unstable, eitherfinancially or because of abuse andneglect.
“These teens are very vulnerablein those years between 18 and 20.It’s an age where a little nudge canpush them one way or another, “said Judith Dittman, director ofAlternative House, adding thatadult shelters are not a good op-tion for homeless teens who wantto remain in school.
“They are so vulnerable to be-ing preyed upon by older resi-
dents, and the atmosphere is notconducive to completing home-work assignments and otherschool activities.”
Over the course of the 2009-2010 school year, AlternativeHouse worked with 65 students.“No student was housed in anadult homeless shelter, and onlyone student dropped out ofschool,” said Dittman.
IN SOME WAYS, Jones waslucky. She found housing rightaway. But most of the 225 home-less students spend months “couchsurfing,” according Dittman.
“If they have no stability, if they
By Judith Dittman
Alternative House
The first young man whoentered our HomelessYouth Initiative has be-
come my “poster child” for tell-ing people about what a differ-ence this program makes inpeople’s lives.
“John” was 18 and a junior inhigh school when his fatherkicked him out of the house. HisDad had a substance abuseproblem and often acted errati-cally. John went from friend tofriend, “couch surfing” until heran out of friends in late Au-gust; just before the start of hissenior year. A social workerplaced him in a small adulthomeless shelter.
His very first night there Johnwas propositioned by his room-mate. The next morning, hefled the shelter and was sleep-ing in the bleachers of his highschool football stadium becausethat was where he felt safest.
Alternative House has anemergency shelter for teenag-ers that provides a safe havento runaway, homeless andabused young people 13-17-years old, but John was 18. We
were able to get a waiver of therules and brought John in tosafety.
Working with the faith com-munity, we located a womanwho would rent a room toJohn. It was close to his highschool, his girlfriend and hisjob, but John couldn’t makeenough money to cover the rentand continue to attend school.Through Alternative House’sHomeless Youth Initiative, wewere able to pay $325 a monthtowards his $500 rent. Johnpaid the rest.
John stayed in school andgraduated on time. He is work-ing full-time as a car salesmanand his employers love him.He’s also going to communitycollege.
The small investment thiscommunity made in John hasresulted in a young man with afuture versus a homeless highschool drop-out. It also meanswe have a successful citizen notsomeone in our shelters or jail.Everyone wins here.
Judith Dittman is executivedirector of Alternative House,the abused and homelesschildren’s refuge.
Judith Dittman, executive director of AlternativeHouse.
An Alternative toHomelessness
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Alternative House offers refugeto teens facing tough situations.
A Safe HavenAlternativeHouse provideshomeless stu-dents shelter,services.
Aliyah Jones, 19, sits on the sofa at her group home inVienna, run by Alternative House, a nonprofit thatlaunched a homeless youth initiative for students be-tween the ages of 18 and 20.
Alternative HouseFounded in 1972, Alternative House provides support to at-risk children, youth
and families through counseling, shelter, crisis intervention and neighborhoodoutreach. AH focuses on giving shelter and aid to children and teenagers who areliving on the streets. Its Assisting Young Mothers (AYM) program, begun in 2002,helps teen mothers through counseling, shelter and education. The Homeless YouthInitiative, launched in 2009, provides safe transitional housing to homeless stu-dents attending Fairfax County Public Schools. www.thealternativehouse.org
*How You Can Help: Currently, AH is asking the community to support its“back-to-school” wish list. Without support from the community, young people whoparticipate in AH’s community outreach programs – Culmore Teen Center,Annandale Safe Youth Project and Culmore Safe youth Project – will go back toschool without supplies. AH is accepting the following donations: lined paper, spiralnotebooks, color markers, glue sticks, copy paper, flash cards, calculators andbackpacks. For more information, contact Gina Cocomello at 703-506-9191 [email protected].
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Opinion
By U.S. Rep. Gerry
Connolly
D-11
The following guest editorial ispart of special edition of the Con-nection Newspapers on the topic ofEnding Homelessness. Read more atwww.connectionnewspapers.com/.
As the nation’s economycontinues to struggle,we should find hope inone recent bit of
news reported by FairfaxCounty: The local home-less population declined15.6 percent during thelast four years despite theworst economic recession since the1930s.
While the growth in the home-less population has slowed nation-ally, Fairfax County is one of thefew localities to actually reducethe rate of homelessness, and thissuccess is the product of a years-long effort by Fairfax County andits community partners.
When I was first elected chair-
man of the Board ofSupervisors in2003, there wasgrowing concernabout the increasein the local home-less population. Par-ticularly alarming was the fact that60 percent of homeless adults infamilies already were employed.It highlighted the need to addressthe shrinking number of afford-able housing units.
Knowing governmentcould not tackle thesechallenges alone, we con-vened separate commu-nity summits to devise ac-tion plans to preserve af-
fordable housing and to preventhomelessness. The results were in-novative partnerships with thenon-profit, faith and business com-munities that yielded positive re-sults, among them the preserva-tion of more than 2,200 affordablehousing units, which doubled ourinitial goal.
Given the success of this pro-gram and the benefits it has pro-
vided to Fairfaxfamilies and our en-tire community, Ibelieve the countyshould reconsiderits decision to scaleit back.
Another part ofthat success story isthe 10-year plan weadopted to preventand endhomelessness andthe hiring of a coor-dinator to overseeall local efforts to
assist the homeless. One importantelement of that plan is the annualhypothermia program, in partner-ship with local churches, whichprovides warm meals and tempo-rary shelter for those most at-risk.It also helps provide vital medicaland mental health support servicesin a stable environment, supple-menting the mobile medical out-reach we initiated to reach thechronically homeless.
Last year alone, the county’sHousing Opportunities SupportTeams helped prevent nearly 900people from becoming homeless.These efforts keep families off thestreet and they are cost-effective.At the federal level, I’ve sponsoredlegislation in the U.S. of Represen-tatives to replicate the Fairfaxmodel with the aim of preventinghomelessness for all Americans.
Even in a region as fortunate asNorthern Virginia, which hasweathered the recession betterthan most metropolitan areas,there continue to be tremendousneeds. I wish I could bring someof my colleagues from Congress toFairfax to witness the value ofthese investments firsthand. Asyou know, we are in the midst ofan important national debateabout how much the federal gov-ernment ought to be supportingsuch community efforts. There aresome in Congress, who have pro-posed eliminating funding for aprogram that provides assistanceto homeless veterans. I havefought this proposal on the Housefloor and will continue to do sobecause our veterans deserve bet-ter.
As we learned in Fairfax, govern-ment alone cannot solve the prob-lem, but it can play a critical rolein convening the private sector,non-profits, educators and othercommunity partners to address theserious challenges we face. And asthe recent data on homelessnessshows, those efforts are makingreal progress and benefiting ourentire community.
Gerald E. Connolly representsthe 11th Congressional District inthe U.S. House of Representativesand served 14 years on the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors, in-cluding five as chairman.
Partners in Ending HomelessnessGovernment can lead thefight to end homelessness,but success achieved withcommunity partners.
U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11)
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Virginia Guts Public Safety Funding
Chief Justice Remembered
To the Editor:In 2007, Virginia ranked 37th in
the country for police protectionas a share of personal income. Bythe time 2012 rolls around, we willhave cut public safety spending by35 percent. I don’t know wherewe’ll rank then, but some thingsare certain: there will be fewerguards in our prisons, fewer po-lice on our streets and fewer per-sonnel to respond to emergencies.
Rehabilitation and re-entry pro-grams for inmates will be cut,making their transition back intosociety even more difficult. Inshort, Virginia will have taken thesafe out of public safety.
Gutting spending may balancethe budget, but it won’t provideVirginians with the services theyneed. Instead, lawmakers need totake on the problem of generatingmore revenue, which, when com-
bined with strategic budget cuts,can effectively balance the budgetwithout crippling programs. Morefunds equates to a safer and morefiscally responsible Virginia. Afterall, you get what you pay for.
That’s why I was incrediblypleased to hear about a new groupof Virginians who have gotten to-gether to push back against this“cuts only” approach we keephearing from Richmond. Better
Choices for Virginia is focused onbringing a balanced approach toour state’s decisions, one that in-cludes new revenues. If that keepscops on the beat without short-changing roads, schools, or healthcare, that sounds like the right ideato me.
John HorejsiCoordinator
Social Action Linking TogetherVienna
To the Editor:Recently, I attended the last
meeting of the Commission onMental Health Law Reform. I wasfilled with mixed emotions: pridein all we had accomplished, dis-appointment that the Commissionwas ending when there is still somuch to do, and deep grief thatthe courageous man who createdit has died so young.
Since 2006 the Commission hasbeen meeting regularly and mak-
ing major changes in how we treatpersons with mental illness whocome in contact with the law. Ev-ery branch of state governmenthas been deeply involved. Wechanged the whole system for thebetter.
The Commission was the idea ofVirginia Chief Justice LeroyHassell. He was outraged by howpoorly the legal system respondedto mentally ill persons. Shacklingwas not uncommon and many
conditions in the jails and prisonsseemed barbaric to him. The sys-tems that dealt with mental healthwere disjointed and severelyunderfunded. Far too manypeople were in front of judgesmainly because they were not re-ceiving needed treatment.
Justice Hassell and I were alliesin this endeavor from the begin-ning. He came to my home in2005 and we strategized how toaddress the issues. He knew that
there would be those who said thecourts had no business involvingthemselves and that he was over-stepping his authority. I knew thatwithout all branches of govern-ment working together therewould be no real progress andencouraged him to proceed.
As expected, many legislatorsattacked the Commission idea andJustice Hassell personally. He re-fused to yield and put the whole
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News
Town Manager MercuryPayton has announcedthe appointment of
Dennis Johnson as Vienna’snew Public Works Director. Hewill fill the office of former Pub-lic Works Director Holly Chu,who resigned from the positionearlier this year.
Johnson, 64, joined the Townof Vienna as an Engineer in Feb-ruary 2008 and has served asActing Public Works Directorsince April 2011. Prior to hisemployment with Vienna, he re-tired from Arlington County asengineering division chief in 2004 after 34 years ofservice. During his tenure with Arlington County,Johnson worked in a teaching capacity with theAmerican Public Works Association and the FederalEmergency Management Agency. After retiring fromArlington County, Johnson worked as a project man-ager with VMS, Inc. for the DC Streets program onthe Washington, D.C. National Highway System.
Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in CivilEngineering from Virginia Tech and a Master of PublicAdministration from the University of Southern Cali-fornia. He also participated in the Weldon CooperCenter for Public Service at the University of Virginiaand is a licensed professional engineer.
To fill this position, Payton used an open recruit-ment process that involved a regional Public Worksprofessional, 75 current Public Works employees and
a panel of current Town Direc-tors. This is the first time sucha method has been used in theTown’s hiring process.
The recruitment process be-gan with the selection of sixcandidates from a pool of 54applicants. In an effort to gaugethe candidate’s interaction withstaff, each candidate began theinterview process with a ques-tion and answer session with 75Public Works employees. Aftereach session, employees weregiven an opportunity to scorethe candidate. This session was
then followed by a panel interview, which focusedon the technical aspects of the job and managementphilosophy. This process narrowed down the pool tothree viable candidates, of which follow up inter-views and extensive background checks were con-ducted. “This process gave us the opportunity to seehow the candidates interacted with front line staff,test their technical knowledge, as well as determineif their management style is in line with the Town’svision,” said Payton.
As Director of Public Works, Johnson will overseethe Town’s largest department with 75 employeesand a budget of $12 million. The department is re-sponsible for providing trash collection and recycling,street maintenance, leaf pickup, snow removal, wa-ter and sewer maintenance and other services.Johnson’s starting salary is $129,564.
Dennis Johnson Selected as Director of Public Works
Dennis Johnson
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more information, visit the website atwww.mosaicharmony.org, [email protected], or call 703-819-0084.
Acting Workshopfor Ages 4-6
“Act It Out!” acting workshop for childrenages 4 to 6 years old will be held on Tues-days from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. starting Sept.20 at the Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry Street, SE. The workshop will usetheater arts to teach children about relevantsocial issues and character education top-ics such as respect, truth and peace. Eachweek, participants will learn various impro-visation theater games as well as a storythat they will act out using props and cos-tumes. This eight-week course costs $88 forresidents and $110 for out-of-town partici-pants. All material fees are included in theprice. Register online at http://www.viennava.gov/Town_Departments/webtrac_start.htm or call the Vienna Parksand Recreation Department at 703-255-6360and reference class number 218142 A1.
New Fencing Classesfor Ages 9 and Up
The Vienna Parks and Recreation Depart-ment has added two new fencing classes tothe fall class schedule: Introductory to
Olympic Sport Fencing and HistoricalSwordsmanship, Rapier & Two-HandedSword. Both courses consist of six classesand are held on Tuesdays, Sept. 6 throughOct. 11, at the Vienna Community Center,120 Cherry Street, SE.
The Introductory to Olympic Sport Fenc-ing course will primarily utilize the foil, alight thrusting sword, but also introduce thesaber and epee. No previous training orexperience is necessary for enrollment inthis course. This class is held from 5 p.m.to 6 p.m. In the Historical Swordsmanship:Rapier & Two-Handed Sword course, par-ticipants will explore the sword arts the waythey were originally practiced on the battle-fields and dueling grounds of the MiddleAges and Renaissance. Participants will beintroduced to the rapier and the two-handed sword. No previous training or ex-perience necessary. This class is held from6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Each course costs $70 forresidents and $87.50 for out-of-town par-ticipants. An equipment fee of $29 is duethe first day of class for each course.
Register online at http://www.viennava.gov/Town_Departments/webtrac_start.htm or call the Vienna Parksand Recreation Department at 703-255-6360.
Yoga Class at ViennaCommunity Center
Samucyaya Yoga, a subtle blending ofDynan and Karma Yoga, will be held on Fri-
days, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sept. 9 throughOct. 28, at the Vienna Community Center.
Participants will learn about or sample ahandful of breathing, meditation, posturesand relaxation techniques in order to de-velop an individualized “yoga.” The courseis led by Avinash Patwardhan, a non-prac-ticing physician who works as a researcherin the field of health outcomes andanalytics.
The cost is $67 for residents and $83.75for out-of-town participants. A mat shouldbe brought to each class. This course is ap-propriate for ages 20 to 40.
Register online at http://www.viennava.gov/Town_Departments/webtrac_start.htm or call the Vienna Parksand Recreation Department at 703-255-6360 and reference class number 233053A1.
AdrenalineDance Classes atCommunity Center
There are several dance classes this fallfor kids ages 6 to 18 at the Vienna Commu-nity Center, 120 Cherry Street, SE.
Jazz Technique: Staff will teach youngand beginning dancers jazz technique, per-formance skills, showmanship and confi-dence. Comfortable dance clothes and jazzshoes are recommended. The class will beheld on Thursdays from 5 to 6 p.m., Sept. 8through Dec. 8, with a dress rehearsal on
Dec. 6 and recital on Dec. 10.For youth ages 6-11 (228102 B1) and
teens ages 12-18 (228102 A1). The cost is$180 for residents and $225 for out-of-townparticipants.
Youth Street Style Hip Hop: Participantswill learn the latest street dancing tech-nique, performance skills and confidence.Dancers will learn new choreography eachweek that will build into a recital on Dec.10 (dress rehearsal-Dec. 8). The class willbe held on Thursdays from 4:15 to 5 p.m.,Sept. 8 through Dec. 8. For ages 6-11(228101 B1). The cost is $170 for residentsand $212.50 for out-of-town participants.
Teen Urban Hip Hop: Intermediate danc-ers will learn the latest street dancing tech-nique, performance skills and confidence.The class will be held on Thursdays from4:15 to 5 p.m., Sept. 8 through Dec. 8, witha dress rehearsal on Dec. 6 and recital onDec. 8. For ages 12-18 (228101 A1). Thecost is $170 for residents and $212.50 forout-of-town participants.
Adrenaline Youth Cheer Technique Class:This class will focus on the technique ofcheerleading skills and advancing athletesto prepare skills for cheerleading. The classwill be held on Wednesdays from 4 to 5p.m., Sept. 7 through Nov. 30. For youthages 6-11 (228101 C1) and teens ages 12-18 (228101 D1). The cost is $180 for resi-dents and $225 for out-of-town participants.
Register online at http://www.viennava.gov/Town_Departments/webtrac_start.htm or call the Vienna Parks andRecreation Department at 703-255-6360.
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Department would like to remindall Town of Vienna residents tosecure their vehicles and personalbelongings.
Recently, several vehicle tam-pered with, as well as stolen ve-hicles from the neighboring juris-dictions.
Residents are reminded of thefollowing steps to assist in the pre-vention of their vehicle being tam-pered with or stolen:
❖ Lock Your Car Doors: The ma-jority of the vehicles being enteredand/or stolen have been unlocked.
❖ Remove all Valuables: In mostcases the subjects responsible forthese acts have been targeting ve-hicles which contain valuablessuch as, but not limited to, laptopcomputers, GPS devices, pocketbooks/purses, loose change, cam-eras, etc. If you must leave valu-
ables in your vehicle be sure toconceal the items in the trunk,under the seats or use any othermeans to make them undetect-able. Also, make sure to record allserial numbers, and, if possible,engrave them or permanentlymark the items with easily identi-fiable markings, in the event theitems are recovered.
❖ Remove all Keys: The subjects
who commit these crimes areaware that most new vehiclescome with valet keys. Most ofthese keys are kept inside the ve-hicles, either in the center con-soles, or the glove compartmentsor other areas easily accessible. Insome instances the owners haveleft their keys rings containingtheir house keys, providing accessto their homes.
❖ Report Suspicious Activity: Insome cases the subjects have beenobserved wearing several layers ofclothing, not consistent with theweather conditions. This is usedto conceal stolen items and alsoto make identification difficult asthey will shed layers of clothingas they flee the area, when theysuspect they have been observedcommitting a crime.
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THURSDAY/AUG. 18Reclaiming Your Future:
Financial Planning DuringSeparation & Divorce. 7p.m. The Women’s Center, 127Park St., N.E., Vienna. Allfinancial components of theproperty settlement agreement,from preparing documents foryour attorney to signing. $40-$50. Register atwww.thewomenscenter.org.
Vienna Tysons RegionalChamber of CommerceLuminous Luncheon. 11:30a.m. Seasons 52 Restaurant,7863L Tysons Corner Center,McLean. With Doris McMillon ofMcMillon Communications.“Communicate to the public, beinterviewed, speak before acrowd: Do you know how?”Members $40, non-members$50. www.vtrcc.org.
FRIDAY/AUG. 19Vienna Tysons Regional
Chamber of CommerceBrown Bag University. 11:45a.m. Fairfax County EconomicDevelopment Authority, 8300Boone Blvd., Suite 450, Vienna.With Charlene Perry, M&T Bank.Free. 703-281-1333.
SATURDAY/AUG. 20Northern Virginia Community
College Special SaturdayRegistration Hours.10 a.m.-2p.m. All NVCC campuses.Students can talk to counselors,apply to the college and registerfor fall semester courses.Student Service Centers,admissions, counseling, financialaid and veterans affairs, testingcenters, business offices,bookstores, parking offices andstudent ID services will be openat every campus. 703-323-3000or visit www.nvcc.edu.
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WEDNESDAY/AUG. 17Chris Botti. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap
Foundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Americanjazz trumpeter. $42 in-house, $25lawn. www.wolftrap.org.
THURSDAY/AUG. 18
Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Call for title. Adults.703-757-8560.
Book Discussion. 7 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Wild Swans by Jung Chang.Adults. 703-242-4020.
Lighters and Matches are Tools forGrownups Only. 2 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. A puppetshow presented by the Fairfax CountyFire and Rescue Department.Participants will each receive ahelmet, activity book and parentbrochure. Ages 3 1/2-7 with adult.703-790-8088.
Paul Anka. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Singer/songwriter. $48 in-house, $25 lawn.www.wolftrap.org.
FRIDAY/AUG. 19Jammin Java’s Mid-Atlantic Band
Battle 5: Finals. 8 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Englishconversation group. Adults. 703-938-0405.
Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.703-938-0405.
Writing Group. 11 a.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church. Freewriting. 703-790-8088.
Gipsy Kings. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Flamencoguitarists and singers from the Reyesand Baliardo families. $42 in-house,$25 lawn. www.wolftrap.org.
SATURDAY/AUG. 20DC Fest with Michael W. Smith and
Steven Curtis Chapman. 3 p.m.George Mason University PatriotCenter, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.Also with by Kutless, Big DaddyWeave, Matthew West, SidewalkProphets and Jonny Diaz. Tickets $15-$99, available atwww.ticketmaster.com and 703-573-SEAT. www.patriotcenter.com.
The Grandsons. 5 p.m. Palladium CivicPlace Green, 1445 Laughlin Ave.,McLean. Free. 703-288-9505.
Big O and Dukes Live. 9:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
Fairfax County Master GardenersAssociation, Inc. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Horticultural tips, information,techniques and advice. 703-293-6227.
Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton.Horticultural tips and strategies. 703-242-4020.
Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. MastersGardeners from the Fairfax CountyCooperative Extension answer your
gardening questions. Adults. 703-790-8088.
Summer Movies at the Library! 1p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library,7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Call for title. Ages 16 and up. 703-790-8088.
Gipsy Kings. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Flamencoguitarists and singers from the Reyesand Baliardo families. $42 in-house,$25 lawn. www.wolftrap.org.
SUNDAY/AUG. 21American Legion Auxiliary Unit
180 Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m.-12p.m. 330 Center St. N., Vienna. Adults$7, children $3. Omelets, scrambledeggs, blueberry pancakes, bacon andmore. Open to the public. 703-625-5736.
Colonial Tobacco Harvest. 1-4 p.m.Claude Moore Colonial Farm atTurkey Run, 6310 Georgetown Pike,McLean. Help the Colonial FarmFamily clean the leaves, and watchhow they cut and split the stems. Helpgather the cut plants and hang themon tobacco sticks to cure. $3 adults,$2 children and senior citizens.Complimentary admission with Farmmembership. Free parking. Weatherpermitting. www.1771.org.
MONDAY/AUG. 22Game On Afternoon Edition. 3:30
p.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Test your prowessat our Wii Mario Kart or Wii SuperSmashbros. Brawl Tournament. Age6-16.
English Conversation. 10:30 a.m.Oakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPlace, Oakton. English practice fornon-native speakers. Adults. 703-242-4020.
TUESDAY/AUG. 23English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.
City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-293-6227.
One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 2p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word andExcel. Adults. 703-242-4020.
Conversations with the Director.7:30 p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Meet Sam
Clay, Director of Fairfax CountyPublic Library, and share your view ofwhat the future should hold for ourlibrary system. Adults. 703-242-4020.
Personalized Internet Training.2:30 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit RegionalLibrary, 7584 Leesburg Pike, FallsChurch. A 45-minute training sessionwith a technology volunteer. Call forappointment. Adults. 703-790-8088.
Practice Your English. 6:30 p.m.Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-790-8088.
WEDNESDAY/AUG. 24One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 3
p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word andExcel. Adults. 703-242-4020.
Summer Party. 2 p.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church. Celebrate the end of theSummer Reading Program. Bring a t-shirt to decorate and enjoyrefreshments. All ages. 703-790-8088.
THURSDAY/AUG. 25An Evening with The Greencards. 8
p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
Patrick Henry Book Club. 1 p.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave.East, Vienna. “Alphabet Juice” by RoyBlount, Jr. Adults. 703-938-0405.
Portrait Painting Demonstration. 7p.m. Vienna Art Center, 115 PleasantSt., NW, Vienna. Jonathan Linton willselect one of the audience to be hismodel. Free. 703-319-3971 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.
FRIDAY/AUG. 26Movies in the Park. 8:45 p.m.
Glyndon Park, 300 Glyndon St. N.E.,Vienna. Call for film and weatherinformation. Free admission, bringlawn chairs or blankets for seating.703-255-7842.
Joe Pernice. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Englishconversation group. Adults. 703-938-0405.
Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.
703-938-0405.Writing Group. 11 a.m. Tysons-Pimmit
Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church. Freewriting. 703-790-8088.
SATURDAY/AUG. 27149th Anniversary of Second
Manassas. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ManassasNational Battlefield Park, 6511 SudleyRoad, Manassas. Special ranger toursof the battlefield, militarydemonstrations of musketry andartillery firing, cavalrydemonstrations, living historyportrayals of soldiers in anencampment of Union andConfederate troops , cavalrydemonstrations of maneuver andcarbine firing, and music mark thisanniversary event at Brawner Farmand various locations throughout thepark. “Manassas’s Own” Artillery(representing Confederate battery)and infantry troops will portray Unionand Confederate soldiers. 703-361-1339.
The Military Bugle during the CivilWar and the Origin of the Call‘Taps’. 2 p.m. Historic BlenheimEstate, Address: 3610 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. The trumpetbecame a symbol for mounted rifles inthe early nineteenth century, and thebugle as a symbol for infantry duringthe Civil War. The field music offifers, drummers and buglers wasnecessary for telling the time of dutiesin camp and guiding the actions oftroops in battle. By the end of the warthe bugle had replaced the fife anddrum as the primary signalinginstrument in the United Statesmilitary. Jari Villanueva willdemonstrate many of the bugle callsand explain their usage during thewar, and discuss the origin of the call,performance practices and more. 703-591-0560.
Billy T’s Time Machine. 5 p.m.Palladium Civic Place Green, 1445Laughlin Ave., McLean. Free. 703-288-9505.
Ben Tufts and Friends: Craig TuftsMemorial Fundraiser. 4 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
The Pietasters and The Thrilltones.9:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
Fairfax County Master GardenersAssociation, Inc. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Horticultural tips, information,techniques and advice. 703-293-6227.
Microsoft Excel. 2:30 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 NorthSt., Fairfax. Introduction to creatingspreadsheets with Microsoft Excel.Adults. 703-293-6227.
Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton.Horticultural tips and strategies. 703-242-4020.
SUNDAY/AUG. 28149th Anniversary of Second
Manassas. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ManassasNational Battlefield Park, 6511 SudleyRoad, Manassas. Special ranger toursof the battlefield, militarydemonstrations of musketry andartillery firing, cavalrydemonstrations, living historyportrayals of soldiers in anencampment of Union andConfederate troops , cavalrydemonstrations of maneuver andcarbine firing, and music mark thisanniversary event at Brawner Farmand various locations throughout thepark. “Manassas’s Own” Artillery(representing Confederate battery)and infantry troops will portray Unionand Confederate soldiers. 703-361-1339.
Hot August Night: A Tribute to NeilDiamond. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. With Jammin’Java’s Songwriters Circle featuringShane Hines, Todd Wright, AnthonyFiacco and Luke Brindley.www.jamminjava.com.
By Donna Manz
The Connection
Tamera Drozd of Vienna hasspent the last decade ofher life building bridges.
Not the structural kind, but thepeace-building kind. Drozd seesyouth as the hope of conflict-tornnations and, to that end, she nur-tures their conflict-solving skills.From her earliest participation inthe Children’s Friendship Projectfor Northern Ireland beginning in2001 to her directing position inthe Cyprus Friendship Program upto 2010, Drozd readied herself forher own creation, the developmentof Young Adults Supporting Peace(YASP) International.
The core of the peace-buildingprograms that Drozd has been as-sociated with is intensive coopera-tive conflict-resolution training.But those programs did not stopthere. Teens who make it throughthe training are paired with peersof opposing perspective, and cometo the United States as a group andlive in host homes in Northern Vir-ginia. In 2010, Drozd and her fam-ily hosted boys from Cyprus, onefrom Turkish Cyprus, the otherfrom Greek Cyprus. The teens be-came fast friends. In July, Drozdand her family welcomed fouryoung men from countries in southand central Asia into the familyhome in Vienna for a month.
“One of thefruits of thesetypes of pro-grams is thatwhen you in-teract withpeople of a dif-ferent religionor differentethnicity, whenyou do that,you get toknow them,who they reallyare,” saidDrozd. “IndiraGandhi said,‘you cannotshake handswith aclenched fist.’”
W H A TD R O Z DL E A R N E Dfrom her yearsof experiencewith interna-tional youthpeace organizations was that, asteens who had participated inpeace-building programs enteredadulthood, life’s pragmatic events— university, relationships — tookover their teenage motivation forconflict resolution.
“I always knew somethingneeded to happen after the teensleft the program,” said Drozd.“They come in with high expecta-tions of what they can do. It’s a riskfor them and for their families toget involved with making peace.YASP starts when the teens becomeyoung adults.”
Drozd recognized she had to tapinto the university-aged demo-graphic. “I wanted to start a pro-gram that would be the next stepfor them,” said Drozd. “To sustain
that passion,r e - e n e r g i z ethem after afew more yearsof maturity.”
Many friendsand other vol-unteers whos u p p o r t e dDrozd throughher work withthe Children’sF r i e n d s h i pProject forNorthern Ire-land and theCyprus Friend-ship Programare standingwith her now,as well.Whether it’staking a Boardrole or hostingstudents, sup-porters arecoming to thefore.
“I believewhat Tamera is doing is admi-rable,” said Tara McCall, a friendwho calls herself a “back-up” host.“For instance, the teens I had fouryears ago live together now and,together, they have helped otherssee that ‘they’ can all get along andviolence is not an option.”
The organizations that Drozddedicates herself to give the peace-building participants the tools andskills to go back to their homelandand resolve conflicts without war-ring, McCall believes. Bringing theparticipants to the Washingtonarea is putting them on neutralground, and she likes that part ofthe program, she said. “It promotesfriendships, as well,” said McCall.
“These kids have no idea how theother ones live, and, now, they’re
finding out they’re just like theyare.”
YASP INTERNATIONAL focuseson any country in post-conflict sta-tus. Drozd includes an exception.YASP wants to recruit “disadvan-taged” students from strugglingregions in the U.S., as well. “Wewant to engage American kids whohaven’t had opportunities but wantto make a difference,” Drozd said.“The program will be very rigor-ous. We’ll teach them the skills toreconcile conflict They have tohave the desire and the motivation.They have to show they can takethat desire and do something withit.” Currently in the paperworkstage — that is, application for501(c)(3) status — YASP is form-ing its Board of Directors and look-ing for operational support, includ-ing grant writers and organizers.YASP’s goal is to have its pilot pro-gram in-place for 2012. Partici-pants in the pilot program will pro-vide feedback to the Board of Di-rectors in preparation for thelaunch of the program in 2013.
“I think a strong program is onethat is developed with input fromparticipants,” said Drozd.
Seed money to get the YASP pro-gram off the ground is between$20,000 and $30,000. Drozd hopesthat a corporation or foundationwill help with funding.
“What motivates me is all theteens who have lived in my home,”said Drozd. “I’m still in contact withthem.
“Knowing their stories, whatthey’re up against, that’s whatmotivates me.”
To learn more about YoungAdults Supporting Peace Interna-tional, see http://www.yasp-intl.org/ or contact Tamera Drozdat [email protected].
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Giving Peace a ChanceYoung AdultsSupporting PeaceInternationaltargets universitystudents forinclusion.
Tamera Drozd, of Vienna,developed the Young AdultsSupporting Peace Interna-tional program after a de-cade of working with youthpeace-building programs inNorthern Ireland andCyprus.
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Seven Fairfax County PublicSchools students earned honors at theFuture Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda National LeadershipConference in Orlando this summer,including Oakton High studentsTianyuan Hou, who earned a sev-enth place finish in Personal Finance,and Imren Johar, who earned ninthplace in Business Math. The awardsare part of a competitive events pro-gram sponsored by FBLA-PBLfeaturing events representing a widerange of activities and business andleadership development.
Several Vienna residents havegraduated from the Virginia MilitaryInstitute:
❖John M. Digan, bachelor of arts
in international studies. He is the son ofCapt. and Mrs. Thomas E. Digan.
❖Casey T. McElligott, bachelor ofarts in history with a minor in militaryhistory conc. and English. He is the son ofMr. and Mrs. Michael J. McElligott.
❖Christopher D. Newcomb, bach-elor of science in civil engineering withdistinction. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Darrell S. Newcomb.
❖Jason E. Farley, bachelor of arts inpsychology. He is the son of Lynne M. Pahl.
❖John A. Martinez, bachelor of artsin international studies. He is the son ofMr. and Mrs. John Martinez Jr.
Blair Koniszewski of Vienna hasbeen named to the spring 2011 dean’slist at Sacred Heart University ofFairfield, Ct.
Lucy Bain of Vienna has been namedto the spring 2011 president’s list atUniversity of Mary Washington of
Fredericksburg.
Michelle Larsen of Oakton was pre-sented the Sundance “Second TimeAround” Award, Nestle Purina Award forExcellence in Companion Animal Nutri-tion, a Herman and Mildred CorderScholarship, and the Amy L. McDermottMemorial Scholarship at the annual Vir-ginia Tech Virginia-Maryland RegionalCollege of Veterinary Medicine AnnualAwards Ceremony. Larsen is a graduatestudent pursuing a doctorate in veterinarymedicine.
Lindsey McCrickard of Vienna waspresented the Virginia Veterinary Medi-cal Association Scholarship, Amy L.McDermott Memorial Scholarship, andHerman and Mildred Corder Scholarshipat the annual Virginia Tech Virginia-Maryland Regional College of VeterinaryMedicine Annual Awards Ceremony.McCrickard received a doctor of veteri-
nary medicine degree from the dur-ing the spring 2011 commencementceremonies.
Catherine Colliatie of Viennahas graduated cum laude with a bach-elor of science in accounting andinformation systems from VirginiaTech.
Lisa Bell of Vienna has receiveda 2011 Pamplin Leader Award atJames Madison High School. ThePamplin Leader is a one-year, $1,000tuition scholarship to Virginia Tech.
Shawn Reinhard of Vienna hasbeen named to the spring 2011dean’s list at Parkland College ofChampaign, Il.
Elise Lundy of Vienna has beennamed to the spring 2011 dean’s list atGeneva College of Beaver Falls, Pa.
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Entertainment
Gipsy Kings perform at the Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna, on Friday andSaturday, Aug. 19-20, 8 p.m. Flamenco guitarists andsingers from the Reyes and Baliardo families. $42 in-house, $25 lawn. www.wolftrap.org.
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TRAINS IN WEST VIRGINIA, Oct. 11-13................................$499Includes motorcoach, 2 nights hotel, Daily Breakfast, 2 dinners, 1lunch, 2 Train rides, SightseeingNEMACOLIN WOODLANDS RESORT, Nov. 6-8..................$699Includes motorcoach, 2-nights lodging with Breakfast & dinnerdaily, Safari Tour on Animal Express TrainVIRGINIA BEACH FOR NEW YEAR’S, Dec. 30-Jan. 1 ........ $459Includes motorcoach, 2-nights hotel, Breakfast & Dinner Daily,Entertainment For New Year’s Eve, Sightseeing
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Providing Shelter, Hope “These teens arevery vulnerable inthose years between18 and 20. It’s anage where a littlenudge can pushthem one way oranother.”
Judith Dittman, director ofAlternative House
don’t know where they are go-ing to sleep tonight, or they gofrom friend to friend, sleeping oncouches – what we call ‘couch-surfing,’ then we consider thathomeless. Or if they’re starting toslip into a pattern where there are12 people in two-bedroom apart-ment, and they have to sleep withsomeone to keep their place, that’snot acceptable,” Dittman said.
In 2009, using federal stimulusdollars, Alternative Houselaunched its nationally-recognizedHomeless Youth Initiative. Theprogram grew out of a task forceformed around the issue of howto house homeless teens still inhigh school. Although the stimu-lus dollars ran out last year, FairfaxCounty approved a special line-item in its FY’11 budget to provide50 percent of the program’s$235,000 annual cost. The rest israised through various partner-ships with community and faith-based organizations and indi-vidual donations.
“We don’t receive any federalfunding. Fairfax County reallystepped up to the plate for us. I’mnot sure we could manage if wehad to raise the entire amountthrough donations,” Dittman said.
Students are housed throughthree programs. In addition to thegroup home in Vienna, four hosthomes accept students at nocharge, similar to a family hous-ing an exchange student, and rent
vouchers assist working studentsto pay for an apartment or a roomin a home.
During the 2009-2010 schoolyear, seven young women werehoused in the group home; threestudents were in host homes and26 received rent vouchers. An-other 29 students received casemanagement and mental healthassistance, but did not require ahousing subsidy.
“In the past school year (2010-2011), we housed 45 students,and none dropped out of school,”Dittman said, adding that the pro-gram collaborates with FairfaxCounty Public Schools to providetutoring and other educationalservices.
“Part of our mission is trans-forming the lives of at-risk youth
and children, and we feel thatmany of our partners have gath-ered around these kids to get themto the next step. Everyone wantsto see these kids graduate andhave a chance in life. Some ofthese teens would be sleeping ona bench if it weren’t for places likeAlternative House, and we’rethankful for the community’s sup-port,” she said.
OF THOSE 45 STUDENTShelped by Alternative House in2010-2011, 27 students were ontrack to attend college full-time inthe fall.
Jones is one of those students.She is attending a four-year col-lege in West Virginia this fall. Shesaid she wants to major in busi-ness administration, so she canown a hair salon someday, andbring her siblings from Barbadosto the area.
“My mother’s husband, he didn’teven think I would graduate. I al-ways had someone around me tell-ing me I wasn’t going to make it,”she said. Jones said she tried lastmonth to get her mother to take atrip with her to West Virginia, tosee the college. “She just didn’tshow up.”
“She’s a very strong girl, who hasto make decisions that no childshould have to make. These arethe students who we help, andwho will become successful citi-zens giving back to our commu-nity,” Dittman said.
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It was a typical day for BrianMcCarthy, 25, of McLean,when he stopped at theElden Street Giant in
Herndon to withdraw money fromthe ATM. Next to the ATM was aVirginia Lottery machine, wherehe decided to purchase five tick-ets. Little did he know that thistransaction would prove moreprofitable than any trip to the ATMever could.
On the morning of July 2, a dayafter the drawing and two daysafter moving back in with his par-ents in McLean, McCarthy wokeup and checked Facebook on hisphone. He came across an articlesaying the winning ticket had beenpurchased at the Elden Street Gi-ant.
“At that point I jumped out ofbed and emptied my wallet, and Ihad the ticket, and I was shakinga bit when I realized what it was,”he said. “It was a great feeling.”
AFTER DISCOVERING he hadwon, McCarthy told his grand-mother, who was the only onehome at the time, and his grand-mother immediately offered hima congratulatory grilled cheesesandwich.
“It was one of the best grilledcheeses I’ve ever had,” he said.
McCarthy decided to take thelump sum, which was about $68.4million, rather than 26 annualpayments. So far he’s spread the
wealth around, taking his brotheron a golf trip to Ireland, and hissister on a cruise to Alaska.
McCarthy, who was working asan account manager for PepsiCowhen he bought the winningticket, also made one purchase forhimself: a custom built BMW M3.
“It’s a lot of money, so you can’tmake any rash decisions,” he said.“I’m just going to take it slow, helpmy family and talk to some finan-cial advisors and make somesound decisions.”
He received his check at the Gi-ant Aug. 10, and also took the timeto put some of his winnings togood use. He donated $25,000each to Herndon-Reston FISH andthe Herndon Optimist Club.McCarthy grew up right down thestreet from the Giant, and said hewanted to support localnonprofits.
“The kids of Herndon who playsports, who participate in our edu-cation programs, our environmen-tal stewardship programs, our lawenforcement partnership pro-grams are going to be so thank-ful,” said Jasmine Faubert, secre-tary and treasurer of the HerndonOptimist Club. “We’re so surprisedand so grateful.”
Janet Hyman, president of FISH,said McCarthy’s donation comes ata very good time for them.
“The last two months we’ve beengiving out more than we’ve beentaking in, and we’ve been dippinginto our reserves,” she said. “Wewere even considering reducingthe amount of donations to fami-lies, but it looks like that won’t be
necessary right now.”McCarthy said he plays the lot-
tery fairly regularly. He estimatedhe’d spent $20 to $30 a weeksometimes, and has even wonsome smaller ($1,000) amountsbefore.
“My dad and my mom alwayssaid ‘why do you buy those things,you’ll never win,’ but I always saidyou’ll never win if you’re not in thegame,” he said.
MCCARTHY’S GOOD FOR-TUNE came as a result of random,computer-generated numbers,which picked out the winning 12-17-30-35-47 combination, as wellas the Mega Ball number 26.
“This is the third-largest prizeever awarded by the Virginia Lot-tery and the seventh Mega Mil-lions jackpot won in the common-wealth,” said Pamela Otto, VirginiaLottery executive director. “In thetime it took for the jackpot to growto this level, from May 28 to theJuly 1 drawing, Mega Millionssales raised more than $4.4 mil-lion in profits for Virginia publicschools.” As far as his future plans,Virginia’s latest millionaire philan-thropist said they involve morecharity donations, as well as a do-nation to his alma mater, PennState.
“We’ll do some investments,help some charities, help out myalma mater,” he said. “There’s a lotyou can do with this kind ofmoney, and I have a good family,good friends and good peoplearound me, so I think we can dosome good things.”
From left, Jasmine Faubert, secretary and treasurer of the Herndon Optimist Club;lottery winner Brian McCarthy of McLean; Herndon-Reston FISH President JanetHyman; and Herndon Mayor Steve DeBenedittis at the Elden Street Giant Aug. 10.McCarthy won the $107 Mega Millions jackpot with a ticket purchased at the Giant, anddonated $25,000 each to FISH and the Herndon Optimist Club.
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weight of the court system be-hind it. We began deliberationswith extensive work groups. Ev-erything from civil commitmentprocedures to transporting per-sons with mental illness to treat-ment delivery was under review.Recommendations for improve-ments were hammered out.
And, then, the terrible tragedyof Virginia Tech happened. Over-night, the work we had been do-ing so quietly was suddenlyviewed as very important. We in-creased the pace of our efforts.
Over the next three years wetotally overhauled the system. Iam very proud to have been thechief Senate patron of almost allthe legislation that the Commis-sion wrote. Virtually all the bills
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Alliance Church Centre, 12113Vale Road in Oakton, will hold its Vaca-tion Bible School Aug. 24-26 from 8:45a.m.-1 p.m. The Sonsurf Beach Bash willhave Bible stories, crafts, skits, games,songs, snacks and more for nurseryschool-6th grade. 703-264-1273 or 703-795-8801.
The Church of the Good Shep-herd, a United Methodist church at2351 Hunter Mill Road in Vienna, willbegin its “Champions of the Faith” serieson Sunday, Aug. 28, in the 10 a.m. wor-ship service.
The “Champion the Dream” event willbe on the anniversary of Dr. MartinLuther King Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream”speech, the same day the Martin LutherKing Jr. National Memorial is to be un-veiled. Wesley Theological SeminaryProfessor of Urban Ministry Fred D.Smith, PhD, will lead the 9 a.m. Sundayschool class then deliver a sermon at 10a.m. on the “Beloved Community,” theBiblical theme adopted by the civilrights movement.
www.GoodShepherdVA.com.
Andrew Chapel United Method-ist Church, 9201 Leesburg Pike inVienna, has a 10 a.m. Sunday WorshipService through Sept 4. Beginning Sept.11 Worship is 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.,Sunday School 9:30 a.m., and YouthFellowship at 6 p.m. September studygroups are Monday night’s ‘Companionsin Christ’, and Tuesday 10 a.m. BibleStudy. Bell Choir practice is Wednesdayat 7 p.m. and choir practice at 8 p.m.Call 703-759-3722 to register forPreSchool and Mother’s Day Out. 703-759-3508.
Christ the King LutheranChurch, 10550 Georgetown Pike inGreat Falls, will mark the beginning ofthe Sunday School year for all ages onRally Day, Sunday Sept. 11. To cel-ebrate, the Church will host a Rally DayBBQ on the front lawn following the 11a.m. service. Members and visitors areinvited to join in the fun, includingburgers and dogs and all the fixings.www.gflutheran.org.
Epiphany United MethodistChurch, 1014 Country Club Drive inVienna, will celebrate its 50th anniver-
sary with a special worship service onSunday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m.www.epiphanyumc.com or 703-938-3494.
The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a wide variety ofsupport groups for those with emo-tional, social, and physical challenges.www.jssa.org/growth-learning.
HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedulesand registration information.
McLean Bible Church FitnessClass at Body & Soul Fitness. Balanceis key, energy is renewed and strengthis gained. 9:45 a.m. Mondays and Fri-days. Free childcare for registereds t u d e n t s [email protected].
Vajrayogini Buddhist Center of-fers ongoing classes on meditation andBuddhist philosophy, Mondays at 7 p.m.at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. $10 per class. 202-331-2122 or www.meditation-dc.org.
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passed. Had the economy not de-teriorated, I believe we wouldhave been able to make significantinvestments in our system. Unfor-tunately, those investments havenot happened.
Over a year ago it became obvi-ous that the Chief Justice was veryill. He continued his support forour work despite his illness. Iknow he took pride in the accom-plishments of his Commission.Tragically he died before our jobwas finished.
I remain committed to improv-ing how Virginia treats personswith mental illness. But it will bemore difficult without the leader-ship and friendship of Chief Jus-tice Leroy Hassell.
Sen. Janet Howell(D-32)
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County Line
By Victoria Ross
The Connection
Debates over discipline,boundaries, budgets,standardized tests andsleep have generated
Fairfax County’s most closelywatched and contested SchoolBoard race in the board’s 19-yearhistory.
“Is this an outrageously largeslate of candidates? Yes,” said Su-san Jennings, Fairfax County’s co-ordinator for candidate servicessince 1994. “I haven’t seen thismuch interest since 1995, whenwe had our first School Board elec-tions. That was very chaotic. ”
Of the 12 School Board seats, sixare up for grabs, including threeat-large seats. The only at-largeincumbent running for reelectionis Ilryong Moon, who served threeterms on the board, including astint as the board’s chair in 2006.Incumbents who will not seek re-election include Stu Gibson(Hunter Mill), Tessie Wilson(Braddock), Brad Center (Lee),Tina Hone (At-large), Jim Raney(At-large) and Liz Bradsher(Springfield).
“When you have that many va-cancies, you get more people in-terested in throwing their hat inthe ring,” Jennings said.
As of Monday, Aug. 8, 11 candi-
dates are running for the at-largeseats, and the top three vote-get-ters on Nov. 8 will serve a 4-yearterm, with an annual salary of$20,000. They are Maria Allen,Jeannie H. Armstrong, ShereeBrown-Kaplan, Catherine Clark,Christina M. Guthrie, Lin-Dai Y.Kendall, Lolitta Mancheno-Smoak,Ryan L. McElveen, Irylong Moon,Steven Stuban and Ted Velkoff.
TRYING TO PIN DOWN exactlywho is running — or not running— is not that easy, Jennings said.Potential candidates have untilAug. 23 to declare his or her can-didacy.
“It’s tricky this time of year. Any-thing can happen in the next fewweeks, and it probably will,”Jennings said. “The first thing Iwant to do is help keep them outof trouble (in the filing process),”Jennings said.
But the filing process has notbeen a major issue this electioncycle. In addition to the heatedrhetoric over the issues, dramaover the candidates themselveshas sharpened the focus on thisrace.
In the past month, several can-didates have withdrawn, includingBradsher, who ignited a firestormof debate over her support for theclosing of the Clifton ElementarySchool. In June, she said she wasconsidering a bid for an at-largeseat, instead of running for herseat in the Springfield District.According to Jennings, as of Mon-day, Aug. 8, she has not filed thenecessary paperwork for the at-large seat.
Although the School Board isofficially a nonpartisan office, can-didates actively seek endorsementby the county’s Republican or
Democratic committees. No onehas been elected without backingfrom one of the major politicalparties, but many say that couldchange this year.
On July 1, at-large candidateCharisse Espy Glassman, who wasendorsed by the Fairfax CountyDemocratic Committee on May 24,withdrew from race, citing per-sonal reasons. It later came to lightthat Glassman, the niece of formerU.S. Agriculture Secretary MikeEspy, was charged with assault andpossession of a prohibited weaponafter the Jan. 24 incident in theDistrict of Columbia, according toD.C. Superior Court records.
Currently Moon, Velkoff andMcElveen have the DemocraticParty’s endorsement.
When Glassman withdrew,Armstrong, a newcomer for an at-large seat, announced that shewould seek the Democratic en-dorsement. After McElveen waschosen, Armstrong sent out a newsrelease on Aug. 1 saying that shehad filed an appeal to the endorse-
ment vote, citing “multiple prob-lems and irregularities with theendorsement election process.”
According to the release, herappeal was filed with the threeDemocratic Congressional Districtchairs for the congressional dis-tricts in Fairfax County and theVirginia Democratic Party. TheCongressional District chairs ortheir appointees will hear the ap-peal pursuant to the VirginiaDemocratic Party Plan, the rulesof the Democratic Party in Virginia.
On July 20, the Fairfax CountyRepublican Committee handeddown three at-large endorse-ments. The endorsed candidatesare Mancheno-Smoak, Kendalland Brown-Kaplan.
“It is critical that those seriouscontenders for the School Boardhave the drive to assure that theimpressive gains that Fairfax hasachieved not be devalued or di-minished,” said Janet Olescek,who served one term on theSchool Board from 2004-08 as anat-large member. “Strong schoolsare necessary to continue to attractjobs, and maintain our excellentproperty values.”
Fairfax County Public Schools,the 11th largest school district inthe nation with an estimated177,629 students, operates on a$2.2 billion budget, which is largerthan the education budget ofnearly 15 states. The FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors setsthe tax rate for the school system;the School Board allocated fund-ing. The total county transfer tosupport school operating and debtservice is $1.77 billion or 52.5 per-cent of total county disbursements
Pat Herrity (R-Springfield), amember of the Board of Supervi-sors, said that he’s hearing a lot of
anger from his constituents aboutthe school system and the SchoolBoard.
“On the School Board race, Ithink there is enough anger onthese issues that the bottom of theticket races will drive some of thevoter turnout,” Herrity said.
“That [anger] wasn’t there whenI was running four years ago. Fouryears ago, people were concernedabout taxes, transportation, theywere concerned about suburbanneighborhoods, boarding houses,and those concerns are still there.But there’s also a lot of anger[about the schools] now,” Herritysaid Herrity added that votershave voiced concerns to him abouta variety of issues, including pa-rental notification, the southwest-ern boundary study, the closing ofClifton Elementary, all-day kinder-garten and what some call an in-flexible disciplinary process.
MANY PARENTS ANDSCHOOL ADVOCATES blamedFCPS’ rigid discipline policieswhen two students committed sui-cide. Josh Anderson, of SouthLakes High School, took his life inMarch 2009; and Nick Stuban,called a “model student” at W.T.Woodson High School, committedsuicide on Jan. 20.
Since his son’s death, SteveStuban and his wife Sandy, who isbattling Lou Gehrig’s disease, havebecome advocates for reformingthe school system’s disciplinaryprocess. With the support of manyparents and friends, Stuban saidhe was also motivated to seek anat-large seat on the School Board.
“There are a lot of issues outthere. It’s going to be an interest-ing race, to say the least,” Herritysaid.
At-large School Board Race: One To WatchIssues, candi-dates, activistsconverge to cre-ate closelywatched race.
“When I wasrunning four yearsago, people wereconcerned abouttaxes,transportation. …But there’s also alot of anger [aboutthe schools] now.”— Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-
Springfield)
Send school notes [email protected]. Deadlineis Friday.
Oakton residents Julia K. Horowitz,Caroline C. Hollis and Nicole E. Abdullahwere selected to participate in the 2011 Sum-mer Residential Governor’s School forHumanities and Visual & Performing Arts atRadford University. The students attend classestaught by university faculty members in thehumanities, visual and performing arts to ex-plore fields that they are considering as careeroptions.
Mikayla Chronister of Oakton has beennamed to the spring 2011 honors list at MaryBaldwin College of Staunton.
Helena Billington of Vienna has beennamed to the spring 2011 honors list at MaryBaldwin College of Staunton.
Eric Noll of Vienna has been named to thespring 2011 dean’s commendation list at
Gettysburg College of Gettysburg, Pa.
Caroline K. Lamberti of Oakton has receiveda bachelors of science with special attainments incommerce from Washington and Lee University ofLexington.
Alexandra L. Harper of Oak Hill has receiveda bachelors of science with special attainments incommerce from Washington and Lee University ofLexington.
Virginia Roberts of Vienna has graduatedwith a bachelor’s degree in business administrationfrom Elizabethtown College of Elizabethtown, Pa.
Benjamin D. Aldrich of Vienna has beennamed to the spring 2011 dean’s list at BucknellUniversity of Lewisburg, Pa. The graduate of Tho-mas Jefferson H igh School is the son of David andMarilyn Aldrich.
Daniel W. Markwalter has been named to thespring 2011 dean’s list at Bucknell University ofLewisburg, Pa.
The 2009 graduate of Thomas Jefferson HighSchool is the son of Brian and Holland Markwalter.
Alexander J. Ohmes has been promoted tothe rank of private second class in the U.S. Army.He is a fire support specialist regularly assigned tothe 1st Battalion, 19th Field Artillery, Fort Sill,Lawton, Okla.
The son of Chris and Cathy B. Ohmes of MarcliffCourt in Vienna is a 2009 graduate of Flint HillSchool.
Kyle Harrison Bolton of Vienna has beennamed to the spring deans’ list and honor roll atthe University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a sopho-more biological sciences major.
Marine Corps Pfc. Brian S. Farrell has gradu-ated from the Marine Aviation Supply MechanizedCourse, where he studied ordering, requisition,inventory and stock procedures.
The 2008 graduate of James Madison HighSchool joined the Marine Corps in Dec. 2010. Heis the son of Brenda S. Farrell of Oakton and Wil-liam V. Farrell of Reston.
John Wren Sullivan of Vienna has gradu-ated with a bachelors of science in businessfrom Miami University of Oxford, Ohio.
Devin Laedtke of Vienna has been namedto the spring 2011 dean’s list at SusquehannaUniversity of Selinsgrove, Pa.
The 2007 graduate of George C. MarshallHigh School is the daughter of Robert and LauraLaedtke.
Mark Jeschke of Vienna has graduatedmagna cum laude with a degree in businessadministration from Messiah College ofGrantham, Pa. Jeschke was a member of theCollege Honors Program.
Kristen Kimball of Vienna has graduatedwith a degree in psychology from Messiah Col-lege of Grantham, Pa.
Paul C. Gross of Oakton has been namedto the spring 2011 dean’s list at the Universityof Vermont in Burlington, Vt. He is a seniorphilosophy major.
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The Vienna Stars ’99 Fastpitch Soft-ball team won the Virginia ASA “B”State Championship in June. The
team is made up of 13 talented softball play-ers, all of them born in 1999.
Patty Maye Ohanian, a Burke resident andrising seventh grader at Lake Braddock Sec-ondary, is the starting pitcher and utilityinfielder. Her father, Art Ohanian, is alsothe team’s head coach.
The Vienna Stars ’99 just completed theirlast tournament of the 2010-2011 seasonat the USSSA Eastern Regional World Se-ries in Maumee, Ohio. They placed ninth ina pool of 24 teams, beating the heat andsome tough competition. The Vienna Stars’99 had the distinction of scoring the most
runs of any team in the tournament.The Vienna Stars organization, while
based in Vienna, draws from a talented poolof young athletes all across Fairfax County,as well as Arlington, Prince William andLoudoun counties.
A year round team , the Vienna Stars ’99is looking forward to tryouts again in Au-gust and are gearing up for another com-petitive and successful season.
Vienna Stars Shoot for the MoonLocal girls softballteam finishes seasonon a high note.
Star pitcher PattyMaye Ohanianand her father,Art Ohanian,pose togetherafter anothersuccessful game.Art Ohanian isalso the headcoach of theStars.
The girls of theVienna Stars
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pionship in June.
The Northern Virginia Swimming League (NVSL) held itsannual end of the summer season All-Stars competition twoweeks ago Saturday at Waynewood pool in Alexandria. Thefollowing is a list of all of the event’s first place finishers:
Laura Schwartz (Camelot Community Club, Annandale) — girls 15-18,100-meters Individual Medley (IM).
Brandan Fiala (Sully Station, Centreville) — boys 15-18, 100-IMHannah Baker (Commonwealth, Fairfax) — girls 13-14, 100-IMLuke Thorsell (Fox Mill Woods, Reston) — boys 13-14, 100-IMCassidy Bayer (Mount Vernon Park, Alexandria) — girls 11-12, 100-IMTimothy Wu (McLean) — boys 11-12, 100-IMSinead Eksteen (Shouse Village, Vienna) — girls 9-10, 100-IMDaniel Gyenis (Fox Mill Woods, Reston) — boys 9-10, 100-IMReanna Dona (Waynewood, Alexandria) — girls 15-18, 50-flyBlake Sundel (Little Hunting Park, Alexandria) — boys 15-18, 50-flyLaura Branton (Oakton) — girls 13-14, 50-flyBen Lambert (Hayfield Farm, Alexandria) — boys 13-14, 50-flyCassidy Bayer (Mount Vernon Park, Alexandria) — girls 11-12, 50-flyRoman Lowery (Fairfax Station) — boys 11-12, 50-flyMorgan Fuesh (Mansion House, Alexandria) — girls 9-10, 25-flyThomas Outlaw (Chesterbrook, McLean) — boys 9-10, 25-flyAnnie Hood (Mansion House, Alexandria) — girls 8-under, 25-flyAnthony Grimm (Fair Oaks, Fairfax) — boys 8-under, 25-flyElizabeth Collins (Waynewood, Alexandria) — girls 15-18, 50- breast-
strokeCharles Katis (Highlands, McLean) — boys 15-18, 50-breaststroke
Suzanne Dolan (Overlee, Arlington) — girls 13-14, 50-breaststrokeGarrett Walsh (Hamlet, McLean) — boys 13-14, 50-breaststrokeJacqueline Clabeaux (Greenbriar, Fairfax) — girls 11-12, 50- breaststrokeCarter Flint (Tuckahoe, McLean) — boys 11-12, 50-breaststrokeAlina Jones (Mantua, Fairfax) — girls 9-10, 50-breaststrokeLachlan Flatin (High Point, Falls Church) — boys 9-10, 50-breaststrokeIsabella Manzione (Fairfax) — girls 8-under, 25-breaststrokeAndrew Bernstein (Chesterbrook, McLean) — boys 8-under, 25-breaststrokeReanna Dona (Waynewood, Alexandria) — girls 15-18, 50-backBrandon Fiala (Sully Station, Centreville) — boys 15-18, 50-backMaxine Clifford (Waynewood, Alexandria) — girls 13-14, 50-backLuke Thorsell (Fox Mill Woods, Reston) — boys 13-14, 50-backAmanda Peren (Highland Park, Alexandria) — girls 11-12, 50-backZander Abrams (Highland Park, Alexandria) — boys 11-12, 50-backSinead Eksteen (Shouse Village) — girls 9-10, 50-backZachary Risseeuw (Vienna Woods) — boys 9-10, 50-backLeaya Ma (Mosby Woods, Fairfax) — girls 8-under, 25-backAnthony Grimm (Fair Oaks, Fairfax) — boys 8-under, 25-backLaura Schwartz (Camelot Comm Club) — girls 15-18, 50-freeChristopher Fiala (Sully Station, Centreville) — boys 15-18, 50-freeLaura Branton (Oakton) — girls 13-14, 50-freeBen Lambert (Hayfield Farm, Alexandria) — boys 13-14, 50-freeLia Campbell (Crosspointe, Fairfax Station) — girls 11-12, 50-freeRoman Lowery (Fairfax Station) — boys 11-12, 50-freeFaith Lowery (Fairfax Station) — girls 9-10, 50-freeLachlin Flatin (High Point, Falls Church) — boys 9-10, 50-freeLeaya Ma (Mosby Woods, Fairfax) — girls 8-under, 25-freeAndrew Bernstein (Chesterbrook, McLean) — boys 8-under, 25-free
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