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Vinson Hall Plans Expansion
Much of the proposed expansion of Vinson Hall is to be oriented towardOld Dominion Drive and Kirby Road.
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Vinson Hall has returned to theMcLean Citizens Associationwith a plan for expanding its fa-cilities.
Over the winter, the retirement commu-nity for former military and health serviceworkers sought the group’s approval for aComprehensive Plan amendment thatwould have allowed it to expand from 169to 350 units, although it was unlikely thatmore than 100 additional units would bebuilt before the plan came up for reviewagain in 2013. The property is already al-lowed to support 276 units, so the McLeanCitizens Association (MCA) voted not toapprove the amendment, calling it prema-ture, and the proposal was scrapped.
“We were counseled strongly by thisgroup to worry about the short-term,” at-torney Greg Riegle said at the MCA Plan-ning and Zoning Committee meeting Tues-day, July 28. He said Vinson Hall had cal-culated that enough demand existed to jus-tify adding about 100 units and had filedfor the county’s permission to build an ex-pansion that would bring the communityup to 269 units and also add some recre-
ational community space.
THE FACILITY, which in-cludes both independent liv-ing quarters and assisted liv-ing units, was built near thecorner of Old Dominion Driveand Kirby Road in 1969. “Ex-pectations have changed in40 years,” Riegle said. “Resi-dents are demanding biggerunits and more amenities.”
The special exception un-der which the retirement community existsallows the number of units Vinson Hall de-
sires, but not necessarily in the configura-tion it would like to buildthem in, Riegle said. Thefacility has applied for anamendment to the specialexception, and approvalfrom the MCA would showthe county that the projecthad community support.
The association’s Plan-ning and Zoning Commit-tee has yet to draft a mo-tion on the matter, but
there were only a few concerns and no maSee Expansion, Page 11
“Residents aredemandingbigger units andmore amenities.”
— Greg Riegle, McGuireWoods LLP
Doctor, Nurse Find Love in War TimeWorld War II veteranscelebrate 65thwedding anniversary.
Dr. David Pecora and his wife Dorothy Beavers Pecora in their McLean home.
By Hanna Howard
The Connection
Sixty-five years ago, in the midst ofWorld War II, a nurse and a doctorgot 24-hour leave to get married.
Today, Dr. David and Dorothy BeaversPecora are still happily married and livingin McLean. July 22 marked 65 years ofmarriage.
The two were married at St. Peter’s Churchin Westminster, England while both werestationed abroad during the war. Dr. Pecorawas an army surgeon while Mrs. Pecoraworked as a nurse on the front lines. Whenthey got married, they were only allowed ashort time in which to have the ceremony.
Mrs. Pecora recounts leaving for Francethe night of her wedding, laden down witha heavy jumpsuit, helmet and knapsack. Sherecalled climbing from a ship to a landingcraft down a rope ladder. Said Mrs. Pecora,“I came down [the ladder] carrying mybridal bouquet. It didn’t make me anyfriends. The girls with me were jealous and
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the boys were unhappy because theycouldn’t see their wives.”
One year later they had a “Military hon-eymoon in Paris. We had a week before wehad to go back to duty,” said Dr. Pecora.
After returning to the United States, thePecoras had two daughters, Michele Pecoraof McLean and Ann Pecora Diamond of NewHaven, Conn. Dr. Pecora continued to workas a thoracic surgeon along the eastern sea-board. At the age of 65, he opened a privatepractice and continued working until 1997.
The following year, his first book, “Betweenthe Raindrops” was published. Dr. Pecora iscurrently working on his second book.
In the 1950s and ‘60s, Mrs. Pecora servedas director of the American Cancer Societyfor Franklin County, N.Y. Since then, Mrs.Pecora has sold and dressed dolls, participat-ing in doll shows all over the country. Shenow sells ribbons, and cotton fabrics for dolls.
Dr. and Mrs. Pecora celebrated their an-niversary with their daughter Michele anda visiting granddaughter.
Retirement communityreturns to MCA withplans to add 100 units.
McLean ManDies in GrandCanyonBryce Gillies wasfound in remotearea of North Rim.
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On the morning of Saturday,July 25, search teams foundthe body of McLean High
School graduate Bryce Gillies on theNorth Rim of the Grand Canyon, ac-cording to press releases from theNational Park Service. Rangers hadbeen searching for him for days.
The Park Service received a call fromGillies’ father on the evening of Tues-day, July 21, saying that the 20-year-old Northern Arizona University stu-dent had left for the Deer Creek-Thun-der River area of the canyon on theprevious Saturday after reading aboutthe trip in a magazine. He hadplanned to return on Monday but didnot, the father said.
The next morning, rangers foundGillies’ car parked at a trailhead be-tween the developed area of the NorthRim and the Tuweep section of thecanyon. Gillies had not filed for abackcountry permit.
With no knowledge of his plans,search teams covered a large area,from the Deer Creek area to TapeatsCreek and down to the river, pressreleases said. On the morning of July25, searchers discovered personalitems, including a backpack, in theremote Bonita Creek drainage areaand narrowed their search.
They found Gillies at about 9:30 a.m.at the top of a 100-foot drop, less thanhalf a mile from the confluence ofBonita Creek and the Colorado River.
About 50 National Park Service per-sonnel, as well as volunteers with theGrand Canyon and two other areaparks, participated in the search.
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Pedestrian Dies inHit and Run
A pedestrian who was struck by a caron Sunday, July 12 has succumbed to hisinjuries. The victim, a 20-year-old man,was crossing Arlington Boulevard at Gra-ham Road against the traffic signal whena man driving a 2000 Nissan X-Terrastruck him.
The driver fled the scene but wasstopped nearby and arrested. A 43-year-old Burke resident was transported to theFairfax County Adult Detention Center. Hewas charged with driving while intoxi-cated and hit and run.
The victim, Jose Rodrigo Rosales, of3053 Monticello Drive in Falls Church,was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospi-tal with life-threatening injuries. On Sat-urday, July 25, he succumbed to his inju-ries and was pronounced dead at 4:04p.m.
An investigation determined the crashwas alcohol-related.
This is the 17th fatal crash in FairfaxCounty this year. Last year at this time,there were 10 fatal crashes.
Burglary in thePimmit Hills Area
Police were called to an apartment inthe 2000 block of Peach Orchard Lane on
Monday, Aug. 3, at 3:36 a.m., for a bur-glary. Officers determined three 25-year-old women and a 14-year-old girl wereasleep inside the apartment. The 14-year-old, who was asleep on the couch, awoketo a man standing above her holding herarms down.
The victim screamed and the suspect letgo. He fled out the front door and the vic-tim ran to a roommate for help. She didnot require medical attention.
The suspect was described as Hispanic,in his early 20s. He was about 6 feet talland 200 pounds, with black hair and aclean-shaven face. He was wearing awhite T-shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information is asked tocontact Crime Solvers by phone at
1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text“TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at703-691-2131.
Two Charged inMailbox Incident
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue De-partment fire investigators charged two19-year-old McLean residents, of FoxHall Road and of Hazel Lane, with plac-ing and exploding an incendiary devicein a mailbox, on Friday, July 24, 2009.One was charged with manufactureand use of a fire bomb or explosive
device, burning or destroying personalproperty valued at less than $200 andcarrying a concealed weapon, while theother was charged with manufactureand use of a fire bomb or explosive de-vice.
The improvised incendiary device wasplaced in a mailbox resulting in less than$200 in damage to the mailbox.
Tax Holiday forSchool Supplies,Clothing
Families in Virginia will get a sales taxbreak on clothes and supplies for schoolnext weekend as the state conducts its an-nual Virginia tax holiday, Aug. 7-9.
To be eligible for the tax break, schoolsupply items must be priced at $20 orless, and clothing and footwear must bepriced at $100 or less. The tax holidaydoes not apply to the purchase of com-puters.
Among the eligible school supplies areart and music supplies, composition booksand notebooks, paper, dictionaries, cray-ons, lunch boxes, pens, pencils and refer-ence books.
For more information about the Virginiatax holiday, including complete lists of eli-gible school supplies and clothing items,visit http://www.tax.virginia.gov/site.cfm?alias=SchoolSuppliesAndClothingHoliday.
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THURSDAY/AUG. 6Lunch with Congressman Frank R. Wolf,
10th District of Virginia. 11:30 a.m. atthe Hilton Washington Dulles Airport. Wolfwill present his 2009 Report to theCommittee for [email protected].
Ken Cuccinelli for Attorney GeneralFundraiser. 6-8 p.m. at 4710 BenjaminCross Court, Chantilly. $100. 703-766-0635or NorthernVirginiaGOP.com.
MONDAY/AUG. 10Breakfast Reception for Barbara
Comstock, Candidate for Delegate for34th District, with Newt Gingrinch. 8 a.m.at 6038 Crimson Court, McLean, hosted byThe Hon. Peter Fitzgerald and Lisa Vogt.$100. Reserve at 703-201-7776 [email protected]. Visitwww.comstockfordelegate.com..
THURSDAY/AUG. 13Vienna Tysons Chamber of Commerce
Monthly Lunch. 11:30 a.m. at Fleming’sPrime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 1960-AChain Bridge Road, McLean. Speaker: JohnGilstrap, author of No Mercy. 703-281-1333or www.vtrcc.org.
Republican National Hispanic AssemblyConvention with RNC Chairman MichaelSteele, former Commerce Secretary CarlosGutierrez and Bob McDonnell. Crowne PlazaTysons Corner, 1960 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. $150. 202-984-9153 orNorthernVirginiaGOP.com.
THURSDAY/AUG. 20Bull Run Republican Women’s Club
Meeting. 7:30 p.m. 703-754-7862 orNorthernVirginiaGOP.com.
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Lauren Hunt has alwaysknown that music wouldbe part of her life. At the
encouragement of her family, shestarted playing the cello at age 4and began playing the French hornat 11.
So many years of practice havepaid off for Hunt. On Aug. 7, shewill perform with the Youth Or-chestra of the Americas atStrathmore. The orchestra com-prises about 100 young people,ages 18-28, from countries all overthe western hemisphere. Only 10of the musicians are from theUnited States. Though Hunt playsboth cello and French horn, it isthe latter that she will be playingin the orchestra.
When she started playing cello,“I didn’t have a choice in it,” said
Hunt. “I was allowed to chooseeither violin or cello.” She was al-ways going to play an instrument,her father, Albert Hunt is an instru-mental music teacher at schools inMontgomery County. Her older sis-ter, Rachelle, already played vio-lin, which is why she was to choosebetween stringed instruments.Now 23, Rachelle is studying vio-lin in Germany as part of herFulbright scholarship.
From the age of 10, Hunt knewthat her life would be music. “Ican’t remember a time when Iwanted to do something else,” saidHunt. Still, when the time camefor high school she had to makesure. For ninth and 10th grade,Hunt attended Thomas JeffersonHigh School for Science and Tech-nology, but she decided to go backto her base school, McLean High,so that she could have more timeto focus on her music. At McLean,Hunt played cello in the orches-tra. After graduation, she spent ayear at Boston University beforetransferring to the New EnglandConservatory, where she has com-pleted a year of studies, focusingon the French horn.
Hunt said she dedicates hours
and hours to practicing. “I don’tcount rehearsals as practice time,”said Hunt. And so, in addition tothree hours a day of rehearsal atschool, she also practices 2 1/2 tothree hours each day. Hunt learnedabout the YAO through her sister,who performed with the group lastyear. The orchestra travels to dif-ferent countries to perform. Huntcredits music with opening doorsand giving her opportunities thatshe would not have had otherwise.“I went to a similar program in Spainearlier this summer and later thissummer I go to Brazil to teach at ayouth orchestra there,” said Hunt.She hopes to pursue her music tothe fullest extent and to be hired byan orchestra in a few years.
Life with MusicMcLean musicianplays with YouthOrchestra of theAmericas.
Photo by Thapana Uparanukraw
Lauren Hunt.
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Emphasis on Lyme Well PlacedContaining Lyme disease is important to health locally.
With the explosion in the localpopulation of deer comes asmaller but significant explo-sion in cases of Lyme Disease.
Lyme is transmitted to humans from deer byway of a bite from a deer tick.
Deer ticks are tiny, and most often go unno-ticed. The first symptoms of Lyme disease areoften a fever, flu-like aches and headache. Some-times victims exhibit a red ring or bulls eye pat-tern, presumably around the original tick bite.When treated early with antibiotics, most peoplerecover fully.
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But untreated early, the disease can be com-plex and difficult, according to the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention: “After several
months, approximately 60 per-cent of patients with untreated
infection will begin to have intermittent bouts ofarthritis, with severe joint pain and swelling. …In addition, up to 5 percent of untreated patientsmay develop chronic neurological complaintsmonths to years after infection.” This can includeproblems with concentration and memory.
One of the obstacles to early treatment is thelack of a reliable diagnostic test for Lyme disease.
Hoping for BetterW
e’ve mentioned before that we’resuffering from election fatigue andthe summer doldrums, so like most
people, we’re not ready to focus on comingraces in November. But given the crisis state oftransportation funding, one could hope formore from the Republican and Democratic can-didates for governor.
Creigh Deeds’ (D) Web site, www.deedsforvirginia.com, offers a quick link to “Issues,” buttransportation does not appear as one of his is-sues. One might assume that a contentious pri-mary process would have forced Deeds to have a
well-articulated plan by this point in the process.To be fair, Deeds’ transportation “plan” ap-
pears under the issue of economic plan: “Workwith the General Assembly and local stakehold-ers to design and pass a long-term, multi-modal, statewide, creative transportation pro-posal in his first year as governor.” To say thislacks substance is a bit of an understatement.
More to come, no doubt.Meanwhile, Bob McDonnell (R) has pro-
posed a detailed transportation plan which ac-tually offers little more, because it includes nonew source of revenue. McDonnell’s plan
mostly appears to call for shifting money fromother priorities to transportation, also notmuch of a plan. Judge for yourself atwww.bobmcdonnell.com.
More to come, no doubt.Be sure that you’re registered to vote; besides
statewide races for governor, lieutenant governorand attorney general, all 100 seats in the Houseof Delegates are on the ballot Nov. 3. To check onyour registration, see www.sbe.virginia.gov andclick on voter information.
— Mary Kimm,
Letters to the EditorThis Summer See VirginiaBy Margi Vanderhye
State Delegate (D-34)
With August upon us weare about to see theannual vacation exo-
dus from Washington and North-ern Virginia. Life slows down, traf-fic lightens up and bags get stuffedwith casual clothes, the book you’vebeen meaning to read and toys forkids of all ages.
This summer, the strugglingeconomy remains a concern not onlyfor families that want an escape fromthe routine but also for the tourismindustry that worries about peoplejust deciding not to escape at all.Fortunately, we don’t have to choosebetween a great escape and a frugal“staycation.” In beautiful Virginia,we have options for every budgetand enough destinations that youcan fill an itinerary without leavingthe state — or even the county!
Tourism is one of Virginia’s mostpowerful industries, supporting hun-dreds of thousands of jobs and gen-erating over $18.7 billion in visitorspending in 2007. That same year,tourism provided $1.2 billion in stateand local taxes for Virginia’s com-munities. With abundant naturalbeauty, historic landmarks, and rec-reation destinations, Virginia is a
magnet for visitors from across thecountry and around the world. Thissummer you can visit some of thenation’s best tourist attractions with-out breaking the bank.
Our beaches are so popular youare likely to run into your neighborat the taffy shop. Consider a side-visit to the Virginia Institute for Ma-rine Science in Gloucester Pointwhere you can hear about our cen-turies old watermen culture andlearn how to help protect our pre-cious Chesapeake Bay.
Williamsburg, Jamestown andYorktown attract visitors from everycontinent, but if you wander off thebeaten path you can visit some ofthe James River Plantations, andexplore lifestyles of a bygone era. Incentral Virginia, Thomas Jefferson’sMonticello and James Madison’sMontpelier offer more than tours offamous houses; they give us insightsinto the people and the ideas thatinspired our country’s founding. Andnearby vineyards are as scenic astheir European counterparts.
For another part of our heritage,drive down Skyline Drive or try theOld Fiddlers Convention, whichtakes place the second week of Au-gust every year since 1935 in Galax,Va. The renown Barter Theatre inAbingdon, also in southwestern part
of the state, features plays all sum-mer long. Theater lovers often stayat the famous 19th century MarthaWashington Inn.
Whether you like the water parkat Busch Gardens or prefer raftingat one of our scenic state parks, wehave many recreation destinationsfor families who enjoy camping andoutdoor activities too, from theocean to the mountains.
Even with time or budget con-straints, you can have lots of funright here in Fairfax County. Visit ourbeautiful parks and waterfronts, orhistoric destinations like MountVernon, Gunston Hall or the ClaudeMoore Colonial Farm at Turkey Runin McLean. The friendly experts at“Visit Fairfax” in Tysons Corner canhelp you plan a memorable“staycation,” and you’ll save abundle on gas and motel fees.
We are blessed in Virginia to livein a state with a rich and varied his-tory and so much natural beauty.This summer you can discover placesthat others travel long distances toenjoy — and some that “typical”tourists often miss. This summer,why not enjoy a real escape whileyou boost our own dynamic tourismindustry too.
Bon Voyage — or if you prefer —y’all come!
Protect the BayTo the Editor:
Summer for my family used tomean heading out to the Chesa-peake Bay with a fishing pole andsome swimming trunks. This sum-mer, however, looks as though itwill be an aberration. Bay pollu-tion, now reaching unbearableheights, has resulted in morebeach closures and no-swim advi-sories than any other previousyear. Fish are getting sick, and theBay’s oysters are on the precipiceof complete extinction. Deadzones created by urban runoffmake it impossible for the ecosys-tem to thrive. The consequencesof our careless behavior are obvi-ous and plentiful, but the solutionsare not so easy to decipher.
The Clean Water Act is not meet-ing its goals, thanks to laxity onthe part of the EPA and other agen-cies. I urge Virginian politicians totake a more rigid stand on protect-ing our area’s most precious re-source. Perhaps then, summer canbe a time of enjoyment and relax-ation again, instead of a time ofworries about deadly pathogens orendangered fish species.
Shefali HegdeMcLean
U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th), chairman ofthe bipartisan House Lyme Disease Caucus,announced an increase in the CDC’s budget forLyme disease by more than $3.6 million to $8.9million. In particular the funding will encour-age the CDC and NIH to develop more accu-rate diagnostic tests for Lyme, as well as moreresearch, record keeping and education.
The seriousness of the problem locally wasevidenced when more than 300 people turnedout for an informational meeting on Lyme dis-ease Wolf held last year.
For more, see cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/Lyme.
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Send School Notes [email protected] is Friday.
Lauren Taggart Wasson,daughter of Chip and GinnyTaggart of McLean and a 1996graduate of McLean High School,was awarded a doctor of medicinedegree from the Columbia Univer-sity College of Physicians and Sur-geons. She was elected to the Al-pha Omega Alpha Medical HonorSociety and the Gold HumanismSociety, and received the Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Award forwomen graduating in the top 10%of their class, the Drs. Robert A.Savitt and George H. McCormackAward, and the Edward T. Bello,M.D. Listening Award. In 2004,Wasson earned a masters in pub-lic health from Johns HopkinsUniversity.
Marcy A. Crevonis ofMcLean, a senior majoring in in-terdisciplinary studies in the Col-lege of Liberal Arts and HumanSciences, was one of 127 HokieAmbassadors who volunteered forthe Office of Undergraduate Ad-missions at Virginia Tech duringthe 2008-09 academic year.
Luke Parker, the son of DonaldParker of McLean was awarded a
Bachelor of Arts degree fromEarlham College during com-mencement ceremonies on Satur-day, May 9. Parker majored in Psy-chology.
Amanda B. Johnson ofMclean, has been named to thespring 2009 dean’s list at BostonUniversity .
Peter Bryan, a freshman atGeorge C. Marshall High School,was inducted into the NationalSociety for High School Scholarsat the Dirksen Senate Office Build-ing in Washington, D.C.
Lauren Taggart Wasson
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A group of 40 teen actors,ages 13 to17, presented aproduction of “West Side
Story” at McLean’s Alden Theatreon July 15 and 16. Paul Goldbergof Great Falls played the role ofTony, and Haley Mueller of McLeanplayed Maria. Riff was played byAlex Lichtenstein, Anita by AmyWelch and Bernardo by Kevin Weir.
The show was sold out on thenight of Wednesday, July 15 andfilled almost 300 seats the follow-ing afternoon.
The performances were the cul-mination of the Musical TheatreWorkshop, a four-week program
Photos by Lisa Helfert Photography
Keving Weir of Great Falls and Amy Welch of McLean dancethe mambo as Bernardo and Anita. Looking on are LucyGunter, Timmy Moran, Hannah Engler, Ashley Ryan,Victoria Tovig, Sierra Webb, Brooke Fulton, Becca Allenand Molly Moran.
Teens Visit the ‘West Side’
Tony, played by PaulGoldberg of Great Falls, andMaria, played by HaleyMueller of McLean, meet ina dress shop.
Summer work-shop productionsells out AldenTheatre.
that included scene work, musicdirection and choreography, as wellas additional workshops in audi-tioning, stage combat and Latindance. The program is distinct inthat it allows participants to act ina full-length production, ratherthan a few chosen scenes, and in-cludes professional sets, lightingand costuming.
Director Meg Baber heads theMusical Theatre Workshop, as-sisted by music director CarlaOkouchi, choreographer CristiGoldberg and artistic directorWendy Mueller. This is the secondproduction for Baber and company,with last year’s production of “Chil-dren of Eden.”
Send announcements [email protected] is Thursday for the followingweek’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged.For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com
THURSDAY/AUG. 6Wolf Trap National Park for the
Performing Arts Junior RangerDay. 12-2:30 p.m. Activity books,ranger-led programs includingcostumes, musical instruments,recycling, puppets, and park history.Free. For ages 5–12. www.nps.gov/wotr/forkids or 703-255–1893.
Yorrelle. 7 p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566or www.jamminjava.com.
City of Fairfax Alte KameradenGerman Band. 7:30 p.m. atNottoway Park, 9601 CourthouseRoad, Vienna. Bring a picnic dinner,blankets and lawn chairs. For raincancellation, call after 6 p.m. 703-324-7469 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.
FRIDAY/AUG. 7Celtic Cross. 6:30 p.m. at the Vienna
Town Green, 144 Maple Ave., E.,Vienna. Free. Bring a lawn chair orblanket for seating. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.
The Vienna Youth Players in“Children of Eden,” 7:30 p.m. atthe Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. $11 adults,$10 students and senior citizens. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.
Picnic Night for Vienna area 6th,7th and 8th graders and theirfamilies. 6 p.m. at Club PhoenixTeen Center, in the ViennaCommunity Center, 120 Cherry St.,S.E., Vienna. Free. Families areinvited to bring a picnic dinner; eachdonation of canned food or clothingfor a local charity earns a cupcakedessert, then teens can stay over for amovie and a best fuzzy slippercontest. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.
Ammar Malik and Ugly at 6:30 p.m.;Melodime and Noah Woods at 10p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
The Traveling Players in Macbeth.7:30 p.m. at Riverbend Park, 8700Potomac Hills St., Great Falls. Bring achair or blanket to sit on.Refreshments and silent auctionavailable.travelingplayers.pmailus.com.
NSO@Wolf Trap: Puccini Labohéme. 8:15 p.m. at the FileneCenter. $25-$42. Wolf Trap Foundationfor the Performing Arts, 1645 TrapRoad, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
SATURDAY/AUGUST 8Ricardo Arjona, 8 p.m. at the George
Mason University Patriot Center, 4400
University Drive, Fairfax. Tickets are$40, available online atwww.ticketmaster.com or viaPhonecharge at 703-573-SEAT.www.patriotcenter.com.
The Vienna Youth Players in“Children of Eden,” 7:30 p.m. atthe Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. $11 adults,$10 students and senior citizens. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.
Dining skills and etiquette classfor ages 13-17, 9:30-11:30 a.m. atthe Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. Silverwaresavvy, American and continentaleating styles, duties of hosts andguests, and many other dos anddon’ts. $40 for Town of Viennaresidents and $50 for out of townparticipants. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.
Girl Authority at 12 p.m.; Gary Julesat 7 p.m.; Dreaming Of Eden,Aside Oceans, No Stars OverCalifornia and more at 10 p.m.. AtJammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
Woven Green. 6 p.m. at the PaladiumCivic Place Green, 1445 Laughlin St.,McLean. Free. 703-288-9505.
The B-52s. 8 p.m. at the Filene Center.$25-$40. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
Bob Bennett in Concert. 6:30 p.m. atSmith Chapel UMC, 11318 Beach MillRoad, Great Falls. Free. 571-434-9680.
SUNDAY/AUG. 9The Vienna Youth Players in
“Children of Eden,” 1 p.m. at theVienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. $11 adults,
$10 students and senior citizens. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.
Folk Music with Cletus and Lori,6:30 p.m. at the Vienna Town Green,144 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. Free.Bring a lawn chair or blanket forseating. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.
Grey Eye Glances. 8 p.m. At Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.
Johnny Mathis. 8 p.m. at the FileneCenter. $22-$45. Wolf Trap Foundationfor the Performing Arts, 1645 TrapRoad, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
MONDAY/AUG. 10Vienna area 6th, 7th and 8th
graders Celebrate NationalS’mores Day, 5 p.m. at ClubPhoenix Teen Center, in the ViennaCommunity Center, 120 Cherry St.,S.E., Vienna. Free. Learn about thehistory of S’mores and enjoy thosemarshmallow, graham cracker andchocolate taste treats. Club Phoenixfeatures a big screen TV, VCR,jukebox, CD player, video games, pooland ping pong tables and food area.703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.
Open Mic Showcase hosted by RonGoad. 7 p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566or www.jamminjava.com.
TUESDAY/AUG. 11Life Line Screening, beginning at 9
a.m. at Andrew Chapel UnitedMethodist Church, 1301 Trap Road,Vienna. Package costs from $139. Call1-877-237-1287 orwww.lifelinescreening.com forappointments.
Hippiefest. 8 p.m. at the Filene Center.
$25-$42. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
WEDNESDAY/AUG. 12Multiple Sclerosis Support Group.
7 p.m. at the Vienna PresbyterianChurch, 124 Park St., N.E., Vienna.For anyone with multiple sclerosisand/or their family and friends. Thegroup meets the second Wednesday ofevery month. Free. 703-768-4841.
Johnny Mathis. 8 p.m. at the FileneCenter. $25-$45. Wolf Trap Foundationfor the Performing Arts, 1645 TrapRoad, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
THURSDAY/AUG. 13The Hot Society Orchestra of
Washington, with dance music ofthe 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.7:30 p.m.at Nottoway Park, 9601 CourthouseRd., Vienna. Bring a picnic dinner,blankets and lawn chairs. Free. Ifthere is a threat of bad weather call703-324-SHOW after 6 p.m. forcancellation updates.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.
Erik Mongrain and JimmyRobinson. 8 p.m. At Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.
Financial Planning for Separationand Divorce. 7 p.m. at Investment& Resource Planning, 10600Arrowhead Drive, Suite 310, Fairfax.$45 non-members, $35 members.www.thewomenscenter.org or 703-281-2657.
FRIDAY/AUG. 14Crosby, Stills & Nash. 8 p.m. at the
Filene Center. $25-$45. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
The Vienna Youth Players presentthe musical “Children of Eden,”7:30 p.m. at the Vienna CommunityCenter, 120 Cherry St., S.E., Vienna.$11 adults, $10 students and seniorcitizens. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.
Classic Rock to Motown with theSunny Daze Band, 6:30 p.m. at theVienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave.,E., Vienna. at 6:30 p.m. Free. Bring alawn chair or blanket for seating. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.
Mid-Atlantic Band Battle Finals. 8p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
SATURDAY/AUG. 15Civil War Weekend. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at
the Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. $7 adults, $5seniors and children; or two-dayticket $12 adults, $8 seniors andchildren. 703-437-1794 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully.
Photo by Abigail Albright/The Connection
Part of The Alte Kameraden (The Old Comrades), theGerman Band unit of the City of Fairfax Band, during theiroutdoor concert at the Palladium at McLean. They willperform at Nottoway Park in Vienna on Thursday, Aug. 6.
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2009 NORTHERN VIRGINIASENIOR OLYMPICS SEPTEMBER 12–23
Adults 50+ Register by Aug 28 ~ Over 25 Events –Everything from track to chess!
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Opening day: Sat., Sept. 12, 10:30 a.m.—Track
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Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 S. 2nd St., Arlingtonplus Health Fair and Traveling Bicycle Museum
For more information call 703-228-4721Sponsored by Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William counties;
cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church.
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202-331-2122
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Cathedral of St Thomas More...703-525-1300Our Lady of Lourdes ... 703-684-9261
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the Nazarene... 703-525-2516
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Cherrydale Baptist Church...703-525-8210 First Baptist of Ballston...703-525-7824 Mt. Zion Baptist Church...703-979-7411
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Church of Covenant ... 703-524-4115
Westover Baptist ChurchWednesday Prayer Service 2:00 PM
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To highlight your Faith Community call Karen at 703-917-6468
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Clarendon Presbyterian Church703-527-9513
Little Falls Presbyterian Church703-538-5230
Trinity Presbyterian Church...703-536-5600Westminster Presbyterian ... 703-549-4766
Churches- Unitarian UniversalistUnitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
703-892-2565
Churches-United MethodistCharles Wesley United Methdist
...703-356-6336Calvary United Methdist...703-892-5185
Cherrydale United Methodist...703-527-2621Chesterbrook United Methodist
...703-356-7100Clarendon United Methodist...703-527-8574Community United Methodist...703-527-1085Mt. Olivet United Methodist...703-527-3934
Trinity United Methodist...703-356-3312Walker Chapel United Methodist
...703-538-5200
Churches- United Church of ChristBethel United Church of Christ
...703-528-0937Rock Spring Congregational
United Church of Christ...703-538-4886
Metaphysical Arlington Metaphysical Chapel
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Presbyterian Churchin America Churches
Christ Church of Arlington...703-527-0420
Synagogues - Conservative Congregation Etz Hayim...703-979-4466
Synagogues - OrthodoxFort Myer Minyan...703-863-4520
Chabad Luvavitch of Alexandria-Arlington...703-370-2774
Synagogue - ReconstructionistKol Ami, the North Virginia
Reconstructionist Community... 571-271-8387
OPEN HOUSESSaturday & Sunday, August 8th & 9th
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503 Arnon Lake Dr $1,225,000 Sun 1-4 Anne Dibenedetto Mcenearney 703-615-1897322 Greenhill St $1,274,000 Sun 1-3 Samantha Bendigo Prudential Carruthers 703-628-2420
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See Four Decades, Page 15
Community
By Abigail Albright
The Connection
Even in this down economy,the New DominionWomen’s Club exceeded its
2008-09 club year fund-raisinggoal by nearly 40 percent. Theygave more than $1,200 to six lo-cal charities: McLean Project forthe Arts, SHARE, Falls Church/McLean Children’s Center, LangleyResidential Services, Reading isFundamental, and Education forIndependence.
“The New Dominion Women’sClub has filled the past 40 yearsserving our local community,” saidJennifer Salopek, NDWC presi-dent. “Our logo and mission state-
ment is ‘Helping local charities,’and basically what we do is weraise money and we give it away.”
NDWC’s full mission statementis “a civic organization committedto enhancing the quality of life inour community through volunteerservice and financial contribu-tions, while providing an oppor-tunity for fellowship amongwomen.”
“This past year, the 2008-09 club
year, our major fund raisers werea spring fashion show and lun-cheon, an art gallery openingwhich was joint with MPA and awhite elephant sale,” said Salopek.
NDWC works with 20 local chari-ties, as well as others if the oppor-tunity arises. Every year, the mem-bers vote on which charities theirfund raising should benefit.
Dedicated To SHARENew DominionWomen’s Clubcontributes tomany local chari-ties throughoutthe year.
Honorary gala chairs Su-pervisor John Foust, left,and his wife Marilyn, farright, chat with NDWCmember Jody Sweet andher husband Paul.
Photos courtesy of Yuko Higa
Gala co-chair Stacie Steinkeprovided musical entertain-ment at the NDWC anniver-sary celebration.
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jor objections raised at the meet-ing Tuesday night.
The additional units would belarger independent living quarters,and the new community recreationbuilding, which could house up to50,000 square feet, would be situ-ated between the existing indepen-dent living building and the assistedliving facility. Most of the develop-ment would be on land that nowserves as parking, and a parkingstructure would be built with onelevel below ground and two aboveground. The open area known toneighbors as “the grassy knoll”would be left untouched, and traf-fic would continue to be orientedtoward Old Dominion Drive.
The new housing units wouldrange in size from 1,200 to 1,900square feet.
Rear Adm. Kathleen Martin, CEOof Vinson Hall, said she did notanticipate adding many employeesto the current staff of about 250 asa result of the expansion, and shenoted that seniors with an averageage of 85 don’t add a lot of peak-hour traffic to the roads.
Rear Adm. William Houley, theproject manager, said the facilitieswould not be hidden but would be
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Vinson Hall Expansionarranged and landscaped, includ-ing tree buffers, so that they wouldnot offend the eye.
Houley said planners were re-ceiving the greatest pressure tokeep the campus attractive fromits residents. “The constituencythat cares most are the residentsthat are there now,” he said.
CONSTRUCTION would start asearly as 2011 but may well notstart until 2012, depending on theeconomy and fund-raising capa-bilities, Houley said. But he addedthat marketing could not beginuntil the amendment was ap-proved, and construction couldnot begin until 70 percent of theunits had been claimed.
Riegle said the application for aspecial exception amendment wasto come before the Planning Com-mission in October and the Boardof Supervisors in November. Hetold the committee members hewould be back in front of them withmore specific plans in September.He said Vinson Hall had sent let-ters to neighbors and had at least ayear of outreach ahead of it.
“We certainly appreciate youcoming in so early in the process,”Zetts said.
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Sports
Mattia Diop, 10, of McLean, middle, dives in duringhis 50-meter breastroke race at this past weekend’sNVSL All-Star meet.
Swimmers practice their flip turns in advance of theNVSL All-Star meet held this past weekend.
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Spectators and coaches alike cheeredwildly as 10-year-old Mattia Diopof McLean stepped up to the edgeof the pool. He stared out at lane
three through his airtight goggles, await-ing the start of the 50-meter breaststrokerace. This was his event. He had been ex-pected to win it all season. The problem wasthis was the Northern Virginia Swim League(NVSL) all-stars meet. Everyone he was rac-ing against had been expected to win allseason, too.
The buzzer sounded, and the competitorsraced for the turn. Diop was no more thana nose ahead at the halfway point, the swim-mer in lane four very much in the contest.With barely 10 meters to go, Diop glancedover. Was he still there? Right on his shoul-der.
Diop poured it on for the finish. Heslapped the wall, and immediately lookedup at the time board. First place, he haddone it. Diop leapt for joy, pumping his fistin the air.
The race may have been a close one, buttight competition has never scared Diop. Heknows what he has to do to reach the wallfirst.
“I have to push harder,” said Diop. “I likethe competition. I always have.”
Competition is something the NVSL hasplenty of. Close to 600 athletes were vyingfor medals at the league’s annual all-starmeet on Saturday, Aug. 1, and it required ahuge effort from both the league and hostpool Broyhill Crest to make sure everything
ran smoothly.“We give all our credit to the host pool
first and foremost,” said meet manager JackSchaeffer. “They supply the majority of themanpower to put this meet on. They worktirelessly for months getting their poolready.”
The host pool’s job is to prepare for theonslaught of swimmers and spectators. It isNVSL’s job to select a good host, and makesure they know what goes into putting onsuch an event.
“You have to go through a process of ac-tually applying to host a meet,” said NVSLPresident Chris Loeser. “[Schaeffer] letsthem know what kind of an effort it is andthey go back to their board and say ‘OK,are we willing to do this?’”
The league picked a winner this year.“Broyhill Crest stood up to the task,” said
Schaeffer.The host pool ran a smooth meet, help-
ing the swimmers put on a show. The meethad it all, dominant individual perfor-
mances, close races and a few underdogstories.
When 12-year-old Connor Cason ofShouse Village stepped up to lane one forthe 50-meter butterfly, he knew all too wellabout the boy two lanes to his left. AndrewSeliskar of McLean was the NVSL’s fastestbutterflier in the 11-12 year-old age group,and he was poised to prove that at the all-star meet.
Undeterred by Seliskar’s reputation,Cason was in front through 25 meters.
“When I did my flip turn, I saw I was upfront a little bit,” said Cason, still grinningwith excitement as he recounted the race.“I just took it home from there. I just had to[go] as fast as I could.”
Cason kept up the speed from the firstlength, and let out a “Yes!” as soon as he hitthe wall. It was the NVSL David over Goliathmoment of the day.
But the Davids of the sports world rarelycome out on top. Amanda Kendall, 18, wentinto the NVSL all-star meet already the
owner of the league’s 50-meter butterflyrecord. The Kings Ridge swimmer closed theday having set the bar even higher in thebutterfly and captured the 50-meterfreestyle record to boot.
“The freestyle was exciting because I brokea new record,” said Kendall, whose last NVSLrace was her record-setting butterfly swim.She also broke the 15-18 50-meter freestylerecord that was previously held by Great Fallsnative and Yorktown graduate Katie Radloff.“I know this is my last NVSL meet ever so,got to go all out, you know? Leave every-thing in the pool, which I feel I’ve accom-plished, so I’m happy.”
Having set two records in the same meet,Kendall has much to be proud of. But so dothe lesser-known swimmers, the ones in thefirst heat simply looking for a personal besttime. Every athlete in attendance has hadto wake up for practice during the week,and been up before the sun on Saturdaysfor meets. All those hours in the pool paidoff by making it to the all-star event.
Westwood’s Matt Callahan broke two DCCLrecords this past weekend.
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DCCL All-StarsAt the 2009 Dominion Country Club League All-Star
meet, on July 25-26, Westwood Country Club’s MattCallahan, 17, led all swimmers by winning three goldmedals and breaking two league records. Callahanbroke the 15-18 boys’ 50-meter breaststroke leaguerecord, which had stood since 1994. He also brokethe league’s 15-18 boys’ 50-meter backstroke leaguerecord with a time of 27.66. Laura Kellan also wonthree gold medals while Audrey Kellan, KrissyO’Malley and Kayla O’Malley each won two gold med-als for Westwood. Erin Callahan and Palmer Lloyd alsotook a gold medal. Westwood swimmers taking silverand/or bronze were: Natalie Brendsel, MonicaBrendsel, Stephanie Brendsel, Tom Fenninger, ConnorBarrand, Alex Baca, Zach Roeder and Alec Dolton.Other top six finalists were: Will Roeder, Peter Dolton,Jeremy Timblin, Grace Fisher, Victoria Tilson, BoheHosking, Andrew Baca, Allison Harwick, NathanPaolozzi, Mallory Brodnik, Tristan Timblin, MollyAnspach, Ryan Stumvoll, Johnny Lockard and Craig
Strasbourger.The Hidden Creek Hurricanes finished off the season
with several outstanding swims at the DCCL all-star meetas well. Sierra Jeter and Tiger Barbee once again ledthe way with first-place finishes in each of their indi-vidual events. Jeter took first place in the 11-12-year-old girls’ 50-meter freestyle, 50 butterfly, and 100 indi-vidual medley. Barbee won the 13-14 boys’ 50 free, 50backstroke and 100 IM. Hidden Creek was also representedin the finals by Warren Breiseth, Ben Barbee, CarolynBarbee, Grace Nalepka, Regan Glembocki and Kelly Dore.
Runner-Up at AAU TournamentThe 15-under Nova Cavaliers, a McLean/Falls Church
based AAU Basketball team representing the Potomac Val-ley Region, recently finished runner-up at the Division IIIAAU Basketball National Championship at Boo WilliamsSports Complex in Hampton, Va. The team, coached byJerry Lin and Dan Reagan, was comprised of players fromlocal high schools: Sango Amolo, Daniel Lewis, Kevin
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Recently I read in The Washington PostSports section of the death of Sue Burns,58, part owner of The San FranciscoGiants. (As much as I’m trying not to thinkabout death, I do find myself spending abit more time perusing the Obituary sec-tion, although Ms. Burns’ mention wasfound in the sports section.) The descrip-tion as to the cause of her death was fairlyordinary and typical, I would imagine,unless you’re a current and/or former can-cer patient and in my case, a writer with adifferent, perhaps unique, perspective.
It read “Sue Burns ... died of complica-tions of cancer.” My initial reaction wassadness: that a woman so young, presuma-bly with so much to live for (a part ownerof a professional baseball team) died at age58. Then Kenny the writer, the one withcancer reacted: Died of complicationsfrom cancer! How else do you die fromcancer? The way you’re supposed to? Howis that, exactly? I’d like to know. I sort ofhave an interest in the answer/outcome.Moreover, so far as my first seven monthsas a known cancer patient are considered,how does one not have complicationsfrom cancer? That’s all cancer is, a series ofcomplications. The complications are notseparate and apart from the cancer, that isthe cancer doing its cancerous thing. Tosay one died from complications of canceris akin to asking Mrs. Lincoln how she likedthe play, aside from the assassination thatis.
Perhaps I’m too close to the reportedcause of Ms. Burns’ death, however, to bean objective reader. Perhaps I’m too sensi-tive to the situation: someone dying intheir 50s from cancer. But maybe not.Maybe I’ve just become knowledgeableenough, after my own diagnosis, to noticewhen a buyer is not being aware or in thiscase, when a cause of death is being com-plicated unnecessarily.
As a salesman, one of the most time-honored and respected adages for successis to “k.i.s.s.” – keep it simple, stupid. Sotoo might that advice apply to a reportedcause of death. Cancer, in and of itself, is asufficient cause of death; it need not beexpounded upon for any kind of effect ornewsworthiness. “Cancer” kills, it doesn’trequire a further explanation.
I realize that the reporting of Ms.Burns’ death, located in the sports sectionwithin a six-column-inch box with otheritems of the day rather than in the obituarysection (where it also may have appeared,but I never got that far), was likely notintended to be anything more than a sim-ple statement of the semi-facts.Nevertheless, it seemed to minimize can-cer as enough of a cause of death.
For those of us fighting this dreadeddisease, and for the millions who have pre-ceded us, it’s more than enough. Cancermay not be for the weak of heart, and if itwas, it wouldn’t be a complication, itwould be one of cancer’s insidious tenta-cles reaching out to inflict its unique brandof pain. Death comes to us all.Unfortunately, for cancer patients, it maycome a bit sooner. And if it does, it ain’tfrom no stinkin’ complication; it’s from thecancer, the mother of all complications.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
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Lastova and Thomas Van Wazer fromMcLean; Tristan Evans from Langley; andJulio Matondo, JD Robinson and SachinGangele from Falls Church. Other playerswere Sean O’Rourke, Mike James and EddieKedda from Freedom South Riding HighSchool.
The team finished pool play with a 3-0record and earned the first seed in bracketplay over Basketball Stars of America(Pittsburgh), Speed City Chargers(Woodside, Va.), and Aiken Warriors(South Carolina). The prelims featured akey win over the Aiken Warriors in thefinal game of pool play, where ThomasVan Wazer led the team with a 16-point,four-rebound performance.
In the semifinal round, the Cavs facedoff against Team Venom from Virginia andheld on for an emotional 42-38 win to ad-vance to the National Championshipgame. All nine players scored in the vic-tory.
In the championship game, the Cava-liers struggled early on against KingdomAthletes from Greensboro, N.C. beforelosing, 59-49. Sango Amolo led the teamby averaging 13 points per game in thetournament. Although the Cavaliers fellshort of winning the national champion-ship, they made the best run in theprogram’s five-year history.
NOVA Senior OlympicsRegistration for the 2009 Northern Vir-
ginia Senior Olympics is up 20 percent overlast year at this time, according to BetsyBailey, the event’s registration chairman.More than 25 indoor and outdoor eventsare scheduled to take place Sept. 12-23 atvarious venues throughout Northern Vir-ginia. The registration deadline is Aug. 28and the registration fee has remained at$10. For more information, call 703-228-4721 or check the Web site atwww.novaseniorolympics.com.
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The Nova Stars recently tooksecond place at the AAU NationalChampionships.
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Luke Parker, the son of Donald Parkerof McLean was awarded a Bachelor of Artsdegree from Earlham College during com-mencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 9.Parker majored in Psychology.
Andrew Paulson of Great Falls hasbeen named to the spring 2009 dean’s list atthe Westminster Choir College of Rider Uni-versity, Princeton, N.J.
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Four Decades ofCommunity Service
“This year, we decided to select fewercharities in advance, so we really knew whatwe were working for, and to do it in a wayso we could give each one more money andmake a bigger difference,” Salopek said.
NDWC has had a longtime partnershipwith MPA, and both organizations cherishthe other for their work.
“Their volunteers have worked on manyof our programs, everything from our oldmuseum shop event which we used to do,to now working with us on our MPA ArtFest, our outdoor art fest, they’ve taken thelead on the Children’s Art Tent, where thechildren will be making arts and crafts dur-ing the day,” said Nancy Perry, executivedirector of MPA. “They provide all of theleadership and volunteers and they comeup with the idea for the activity. This willbe our third art fest, this coming Oct. 4, andthe last two years each year we had morethan 500 children go through the Children’sArt Tent that the New Dominion Women’sClub managed. They’ve taken a real lead-ership role with MPA, our partnership hasbeen great.”
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“We have what we call ‘Hands-On Volun-teering’ opportunities which are usually oneshot, relatively short, time commitments,”Salopek said. “Last fall, we asked the FallsChurch/McLean Children’s Center what wecould do for them and they said that wouldlike to have a spring bulb park planted neartheir playground. So, a whole bunch of uswent over there last October and donatedthe bulbs and equipment and put them infor them.”
SALOPEK explained that the club does alot of ad hoc volunteering when it sees aneed, as well as taking care of the charitiesthat are “near and dear to the members’hearts.”
“This is a group of very dedicated womenwho work hard to improve out community,”Salopek said. “I think a lot of people are
surprised to find out that there are home-less people and hungry families living in the22101 and 22102 Zip codes and we reallytry to address those problems.”
SHARE, another local charity that NDWCworks with often and one of the recipientsof this year’s fund raising, provides food,used clothing, emergency family assistance,used furniture, transportation, holiday foodand gifts, and school supplies to local fami-lies in need.
“I am most closely associated with ourHoliday Store, where our needy clients getto come and pick out gifts for their familiesfor the holidays,” said Bonnie O’Neill ofSHARE. “The New Dominion Women’s Clubhelped me tremendously because they ac-tually took wishes of some of our clientsand individual members, went out and pur-chased gifts that were requested by our cli-ents. It was very sweet and very personal.”
SHARE needed all the support they couldget and NDWC voted to give extra atten-tion to SHARE in this “time of need,” byholding a food and household items driveat all of their meetings and events.
NDWC celebrated its 40th anniversary inJune with a gala including Honorary Chair-persons Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) and his wife, Dr. Marilyn Foust,and keynote speaker, sports journalist Chris-tine Brennan.
“She was great. She was a fantastic key-noter,” Salopek said of Brennan, who hap-pens to be the sister of NDWC social chair,Amy Swaak.
NDWC’s club year runs from Septemberto June, and the club is open to any womanwho is interested. Meetings take place atthe McLean Community Center on the thirdMonday of every month.
Salopek encouraged any interestedwomen to attend their first meeting of theyear on Monday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m., atthe community center.
For more information about NDWC, visitwww.ndwc.org.
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