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Blue StarsAre Betterthan Gold
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Rebeccah Graves andher daughter, Laylah,wore traditionalBavarian dress to theVienna Oktoberfest2013. Laylah waswearing the samedress that motherRebeccah wore as achild. Connor islederhosen-less.
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On Aug. 7, Officers Gregory T. Hylinskiand Ara K. Post graduated from the 64thSession of the Fairfax County CriminalJustice Academy. The graduation cer-emony was held at the Immanuel BibleChurch. Their graduation marks the cul-mination of a six month training sessionin which newly hired police recruits re-ceive training in all aspects of police pro-cedures.
The six month basic recruit session isa non-residential training program con-sisting of over 920 hours of instruction.The curriculum includes, but is not lim-ited to, 320 hours of academic studies,including crisis intervention, assistingindividuals with mental illness, de-esca-lation techniques and first aid training;
94 hours of firearms training, 84 hours ofemergency vehicle operation, 110 hours ofphysical training and 130 hours of defen-
sive tactics training.For the next 10 weeks the officers will be
assigned a field training instructor (FTI).
During those ten weeks the FTI will ob-serve and guide the new officers’ perfor-mance in the areas of officer safety, traf-fic enforcement, interaction with citi-zens, report writing, investigation of ve-hicle crashes and many other aspects oftheir law enforcement duties.
Officer Post holds an associate degreein Criminal Justice and a bachelor’s de-gree in Emergency Management Home-land Security. She enjoys riding motor-cycles, playing soccer and playing withher German shepherd Troy.
Officer Hylinski is a graduate of theUniversity of New Haven where he re-ceived a bachelor’s degree in CriminalJustice. He enjoys collecting firearms andrestoring classic cars.
Two New Town of Vienna Police Officers Graduate from Academy
Chief James A. Morris and OfficerGregory T. Hylinski
Chief James A. Morris and OfficerAra K. Post
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NewsVienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic
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By Tim Peterson
The Connection
In the last year and a half,Fairfax County PublicSchools have been able toreduce the energy consump-
tion in their buildings by 15 per-cent. That cut down resulted in sav-ings of $4.5 million, according to arelease Sept. 25 by the school sys-tem.
February 2014 marked the begin-ning of a partnership betweenFairfax County Public Schools andCenergistic, an energy conservationprogram firm. Cenergistic analystsset out to evaluate county campusesand reduce operating costs by in-creasing efficiency.
According to Dr. Randy Hoff,chief executive officer ofCenergistic, the school systemspends approximately $34 millionannually on utilities while operat-ing its more than 200 campuses.
“It’s a significant expense,” Hoff said atthe board’s regular meeting on Sept. 24. Hesaid the job is to “ensure we’re eliminatingwaste and maintaining comfort in the build-ings as well.”
Hoff came before the board to announcenot only the energy and money-saving ac-complishments of the cooperative analysis,but that with 146 Energy Star-certifiedschools, Fairfax County had taken the leadas the most efficient district in the UnitedStates.
Los Angeles Unified School District wasthe previous leader with 142 schools En-ergy Star-certified.
“This is important to be first on,” Super-
intendent Dr. Karen Garza said, “because itdemonstrates to our community how seri-ous we are about taking care of the pre-cious taxpayer dollars that we’re stewardsof.
“Every dollar we save,” Garza added, “canbe directed back to classrooms, teacher sal-ary increases, is important to our school sys-tem.”
Michael Katz, with the Energy Star pro-gram and the Environmental ProtectionAgency, said that on average, schools withthe Star certification generate about 30percent less greenhouse gas emissions thannon-certified schools. He, as well as severalboard members, commented on the way this
energy-conserving program can both impactclimate change and provide educationalopportunities for students on being betterstewards of the environment.
“The buildings in which we work, playand learn have a tremendous role to playin addressing this challenge,” said Katz.
Katz and Hoff explained that 30 percentof energy used in school buildings is wasted,and the main power draw for utilities isheating and cooling.
So working with existing infrastructure,the Cenergistic analysts have been evaluat-ing the schools’ ventilation rates, occupancytimes, humidity, transition to unoccupiedbuildings and circulation pumps. Hoff used
the examples of snow days, summer vaca-tion and after-school as opportunities foruses of the school to be consolidated in away that requires less heating or coolingenergy.
Hoff’s next goal is reaching a 25 percentreduction in consumption, while continu-ing to ensure students and teachers are com-fortable and in a hospitable learning envi-ronment.
“We have a lot of runway ahead of us toimprove even more,” Hoff said.
Fairfax County’s 146 Energy Star-certified schools make it the mostenergy-efficient district in the country.
Blue Stars Are Better than GoldNew Auditor
General AppointedDuring the board’s consent agenda,
Goli Trump was appointed auditorgeneral of the six-member InternalAudit Office, taking effect Sept. 28.Fairfax County Public Schools createdthe position to oversee both theprograms and financial evaluationaspects of the audit process.
According to a release from FairfaxCounty in August, Trump is tasked with“implementing a risk-based audit planand directing audits of the schooldivision’s offices, departments, schoolsand programs to help manage strategicrisks, improve or develop efficient andeffective business processes andidentify best practices.”
“She has a strong background in riskmanagement and experience innumerous industries including educa-tion, employment services, technology,marketing and transportation,” SchoolBoard chairman Pat Hynes said in astatement. “The addition of an auditorgeneral is the latest step in the board’sefforts to make the School Board auditfunction more robust and indepen-dent.”
At-large board member RyanMcElveen added that he’s “excited forher to oversee our board’s ever-growingaudit process.”
Though there have previously beenleaders on the programs and financial
sides of the audit, McElveen said it’s the firsttime the two components have been overseen inthis manner. “She adds a unique perspective tothat office,” he said.
Photo by Tim Peterson/The Connection
Members of the Select Women’s Ensemble of Annandale High School perform theNational Anthem to open the Sept. 24 Fairfax County School Board meeting.
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By Ken Moore
The Connection
Benjamin Yusman has alwaysadopted his “best friends” fromanimal shelters.
To honor three past “bestfriends,” and three current ones, the OaktonHigh School sophomore created and helpedbuild “Best Friends Dog Park” for the FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter.
“Ever since I was a little cub scout, Iwanted to do an Eagle Scout project” withthe animal shelter he said.
Yusman is a Life Scout from Boy ScoutTroop 1257 at Episcopal Epiphany Churchin Herndon.
“Boy scouts is very important to me. I lovethe outdoors, I love camping, I love nature,”he said.
Using a previously unused space in theshelter’s backyard, Yusman sought to cre-ate an environment that would help thedogs be more comfortable when meetingprospective adopters.
Yusman learned from participating in theEagle Scout projects of other boy scouts inhis troop.
When it came time to plan his own EagleScout project, he approached the FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter in the spring.
“Benjamin has always had dogs in his life,and we have always rescued them from lo-cal shelters, so it is very personal to him,”said his mother Amy Yusman.
Benjamin wanted to find a shelter thatdoesn’t euthanize animals.
The Fairfax County Animal Shelter re-
ceived the Compassion Award from the Vir-ginia Federation of Humane Societies forits work to reduce unnecessary euthanasia.
According to the Fairfax County AnimalShelter website, the shelter accepts “all ani-mals in need, regardless of age, health ortemperament. Any animal that is healthy,treatable, adoptable or rehabilitatable, isplaced in an adoptive home, a foster homeor is placed with one of our 100 rescue part-ners. Animals are not euthanized becauseof a lack of space and there are no time lim-its for adoption. ...
“We are proud to have one of the highestplacement rates in the region.”
WITH HELP from Boy Scouts and parentsfrom Troop 1257, Yusman created a mulchwalkway, butterfly garden, wood benchesand a dogbone-shaped flower garden.
Yusman completed his project on Sunday,Sept. 13.
He also built three benches, one for eachof his past dogs, Sabrina, Copper and Clo-ver, and last Thursday, Sept. 17, he broughthis three current “best friends,” Mocha,
Oakton sophomorebuilds outdoor dogpark at Fairfax CountyAnimal Shelter.
Best Friends Dog Park
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To make “best friends” more comfortable while meeting their newpotential owners, Benjamin Yusman built a mulch walkway, a butterflygarden, a dog-shaped flower garden and wood benches for potentialowners to sit on while meeting their potential best friends, with helpfrom scouts and parents of Troop 1257, based in Herndon.
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Oakton’s Benjamin Yusman workedwith the Fairfax County AnimalShelter for his Eagle Scout Project.
See Dog Park, Page 13
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Vigil to OpposeDeath Penalty
Virginians for Alternatives to the DeathPenalty will hold vigils around the state onthe evening that Alfredo Prieto is scheduledfor execution, Thursday, Oct. 1.
Arlington Vigil in opposition to the deathpenalty
Oct. 1, 8:30-9:10 p.m.Clarendon Metro Station. The vigil will be
held in the public park between Clarendonand Wilson Boulevards, right behind theMetro exit. Attendees are welcome to bringsigns with appropriate, peaceful, anti-deathpenalty messages.
For more information, contact Elise Clevaat [email protected] or see http://www.vadp.org/
Opinion
It’s sad to see senseless death as a re-sponse to senseless death.
Alfred R. Prieto is not a sympatheticfigure, a serial killer who was on death
row in California when DNA connected him tomurders and rapes in Reston and Arlington thattook place in 1988. He is scheduled for execu-tion this week, at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1.
Evolving standards of decency have led tothe understanding that it’s wrong andunconstitutional to subject peoplewhose crimes were committed whenthey were juveniles or people with in-tellectual disabilities to the death penalty.
The Arc of Northern Virginia, an advocacygroup for people with intellectual disabilities,asked Gov. Terry McAuliffe to send Prieto backto California so that his intellectual disabili-ties, raised in the sentencing phase of his trial,could be analysed. McAuliffe has declined tointervene in Prieto’s case. It was a Virginia case,Atkins v. Virginia, that led the U.S. SupremeCourt to rule that execution of people withmental retardation is unconstitutional.
Prieto was sent to Virginia to face trial eventhough he was already on death row in Cali-fornia because of the belief, clearly correct, thathe would be more likely to be executed in Vir-ginia.
Over time, it seems clear that evolving stan-dards of decency will end the death penalty inthe United States. The number of death sen-tences has dropped dramatically since 2000,
and executions have declined as well,from a high of 98 in 1999 to just 35 in2014, the lowest in 20 years, accord-ing to Amnesty International.
Prieto committed heinous crimes, and releas-ing him from prison should never be an op-tion.
Warren Fulton and Rachel Raver were lastseen around midnight in Washington, D.C. onDec. 2, 1988. The two George WashingtonUniversity students, both 22, were found deadDec. 6, 1988 in a field off Hunter Mill Road inReston. Both were shot in the head. Raver hadbeen raped. Investigators believed they hadbeen abducted and forced to drive to the re-
Evolving standards will eclipse the death penaltyentirely at some point in the future.
mote location. DNA evidence linked Prieto toRaver’s death and to that of Veronica Jefferson,a 24-year-old CIA finance officer who wasraped and shot to death in Arlington Countyin May 1988, although he was never tried inthat case. A Fairfax County jury sentencedPrieto to death in 2006.
The murders and rapes were unsolved for17 years until 2005 when California’s DNAdatabase joined a national database.
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Share volunteers are already beginningpreparations for their annual holidayprograms. It takes more than 50 volun-
teers to pull off the festivities which generallyserve around 640 needy individuals (250 fami-lies) living in the McLean, Great Falls andPimmit Hills areas. Throughout the season, youwill see many community partners helping toprepare for the event with food and toiletrydrives, Trees for Food, wish trees, and so muchmore.
For Thanksgiving, each family will receive agrocery store gift card and a bag of some foodstaples, as well as a few traditional favorites.At the annual Holiday Celebration in Decem-ber, each family will be welcomed to a festivelydecorated hall and served a light meal, holi-day cookies and toasty beverages. Santa willbe on hand for photographs and will even bringa gift for each child all the way from the NorthPole! There will be live music and some give-aways. Before departing, each family will re-ceive their holiday wish gifts, a grocery gift cardfor a special holiday meal, a bag of toiletriesand detergent (these are expensive items thatcan’t be purchased with food stamps). Babiesand toddlers will get baby bags with diapers,wipes, an outfit, and a small toy, and the home-less will get a bag of items especially helpfulfor life on the streets, such as warm socks,travel size toiletries, and fast food gift cards.
Share is a unique organization in that notonly is it entirely volunteer run, it relies on
community partners to keep it running. Nowhere is that more evident than for the holi-day programs. After clients turn in their holi-day wish lists in October, the wishes go out tothe faith communities, schools, local businessesand generous individuals.
For instance, Franklin Sherman Elementaryyearly has a mitten tree, Haycock Elementaryclasses adopt families, Giant has a wish treeevery year, and many churches have angeltrees. Each year, businesses, such asMcEnearney Associates Realtors, adopt fami-lies for both Thanksgiving and the Decemberholidays, and Child’s Play Toys generouslyhelps Santa fulfill his extensive toy list. Thereare even folks in the community who haveasked their party guests to bring mittens orsocks with a gift card attached for Share fami-lies. In all, the holiday program team needs toraise approximately $50,000 yearly in dona-tions, as well as procure assorted gift items.
Donors to the Share holiday program can beassured that their gifts will be 100 percent use-ful to those who receive them. For instance,grocery gift cards are given in lieu of tradi-tional Thanksgiving food baskets because manyof the families served come from different cul-tures and backgrounds with different tastesand so they may not eat traditional Thanks-giving foods. A grocery gift card prevents foodwaste and allows the families to select foodsthat will be truly appreciated and enjoyed.Also, the clients fill out a wish survey for each
family member and then volunteers help theclients go over the wish list. That way if some-one, for example, needs a pair of pants forwork, they can ask for a gift card for the ap-propriate store so they can go try on and se-lect pants that will meet their needs. If some-one needs bedding, they can ask for the ap-propriate size and a favorite color. A singlemom can ask for gift cards for her childrenand then she can select gifts for her childrenthat she knows they will love. Many elderlypeople just ask for grocery gift cards becausethey don’t need stuff, they just need a littlehelp making ends meet with their food bud-get.
Want to be a Share community partner thisholiday season? Contact Chris Wilbur [email protected] to sponsor a client orfamily or to find out how your business or or-ganization can help.
Share Volunteers Gear up forAnnual Holiday Celebration
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THURSDAY/OCT. 1Late Registration for English Classes. 6:30-8
p.m. St. Mark Christian Formation Center, 9972Vale Road, Vienna. St. Mark Catholic Church isholding late registration for adult classes inEnglish language, conversation, writing andcitizenship. Cost is $25 for the English classesand $10 for the conversation, writing andcitizenship courses. Textbook cost is extra whereapplicable. Cash only is accepted. Classes beginTuesday, Sept. 29 and run through Dec. 3. Formore information, call 703-626-3585 or [email protected].
TUESDAY/OCT. 6Dark Skies Program. 7:30 p.m. Great Falls
Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.
Discuss this community’s long-time commitmentto dark skies to promote astronomy and theappreciation of stars and constellations. In mostparts of the Washington metro area, the skiesare “washed out” by night lighting that destroysresidents’ ability to see the skies, as shown inthe dark skies scale below.
Late Registration for English Classes. 6:30-8p.m. St. Mark Christian Formation Center, 9972Vale Road, Vienna. St. Mark Catholic Church isholding late registration for adult classes inEnglish language, conversation, writing andcitizenship. Cost is $25 for the English classesand $10 for the conversation, writing andcitizenship courses. Textbook cost is extra whereapplicable. Cash only is accepted. Classes beginTuesday, Sept. 29 and run through Dec. 3. Formore information, call 703-626-3585 or [email protected].
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By David Siegel
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Crackling dialogue, powerfulideas and well-crafted artistrydescribe “Now Comes the
Night” written by award-winning E.M.Lewis now playing at 1st Stage. The playis about the very personal consequencesof living in a dangerous world, whenharm comes through traumatic incidents.
In program notes, playwright Lewis in-dicated she wrote ”to try to understandthings that I find unfathomable.” Direc-tor Alex Levy indicated: “I’m interestedin plays that explore big human questionsin specific and contemporary ways.” Withan assured hand, Levy has fashioned“Now Comes the Night” into an intense,believable drama uncovering the damagedone to a television news anchor whotraveled to Iraq to try to understand whatwas at stake.
The time is 2006. Newsman MichaelApres (a taunt performance by DylanMyers as a man in unbearable pain) hasreturned to his home after 18 months ofcaptivity. The audience comes to under-stand that Apres is in the midst of crises.The symptoms of PTSD are clear.
Where and When“Now Comes the Night” by E.M. Lewis runs at
1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, Tysons. Per-formed through Oct. 11, Fridays at 8 p.m.,Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 and7 p.m. Tickets: $30 with seniors, students andmilitary discounts. Call 703-854-1856 or visitwww.1ststagetysons.org
Iraq? Who can he trust? What is real?And, who is the third man in the room?(Sun King Davis in the knotty role as ei-ther hero or villain).
“Now Comes the Night” is impressivetechnically; adding remarkable authorityto the production. Set and costume de-sign are both by Kathryn Kawecki.Kawecki provides the audience with me-ticulously detailed renderings of a manin a calamity. Lighting design by G. RyanSmith gives off the passing hours frominitial dark late night, to early morningmuted light to the bright afternoon sun.Props by Cassandra Schulz and RachelBarlaam’s sound design puts the audienceright in the middle of a man’s muddledmind and the national politics of themoment.
Whether baby boomer or millennial,those interested in challenging theater byan award-winning playwright about lifein times of living dangerously, “NowComes the Night” will leave you ponder-ing its crisply-presented, visually effect-ing, multi-layered point of view. The pro-duction is part of the D.C. area’s “Women’sVoices Theater Festival.”
1st Stage presents a world premiere of “Now Comes the Night.”
Life in Times of Living Dangerously
Apres has given an interview to his formerco-anchor Brad (Jaysen Wright; a solid, bestfriend, who will not let his old friend harmhimself). In the interview Apres had madeincendiary remarks criticizing American in-
volvement in the Middle East. Brad has rea-sons to doubt the statements genuineness.
Thoughts, memories and visions floodfrom the emotionally mangled Apres, oncehe begins to open up. Was he naive going to
Photo by Teresa Castracane/Courtesy of 1st Stage.
From left: Jaysen Wright, Dylan Myers and Sun King Davis in “Now Comesthe Night” at 1st Stage in Tysons.
Fall Fun
By Donna Manz
The Connection
When the air turns crisp, col-orful leaves fall, pumpkinsand a halloween parade takeover, it’s fall in Vienna. Sev-
eral of the traditional events that take placeat the Community Center have been can-celed or relocated outside of town now thatthe community center is closed for renova-tion. Still, there are plenty of opportunitiesfor family get-togethers and festive mingles.
The Connection brings its readers up toThanksgiving with this fall fun guide. Stand byfor the holiday fun guide coming in November.
OKTOBERFEST, SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 11A.M. TO 7 P.M.
Historic Church Street corridor and ViennaTown Green.
Sponsored by the Vienna Business Asso-ciation in partnership with local sponsoringbusinesses and the Town of Vienna; proceedssupport First Night Vienna.
Oktoberfest features food, beer and wine,marketplace vendors, live music throughoutthe day on the main stage and the children’sstage, and kids’ activities.
Once again, Greg Bernhard of Viennaholds the title of Burgermeister whose mostimportant task is to tap the keg to kick off
the beer sales.Admission is free. To quote Bernhard,
“Alles Willkommen.”For schedule of events – main stage and
children’s stage and area on the Town Green– visit http://www.viennaoktoberfest.org/.
VIENNA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPART-MENT OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., atthe VVFD station, 400 Center St. S., Vienna
In conjunction with National Fire Preven-tion Week, VVFD hosts its annual OpenHouse on Saturday, Oct. 10.
As always, there is a variety of “draws” atthe Open House. From climbing aboard res-cue equipment to a kids’ moon bounce andfire safety exhibitions, there is an array ofactivities. Free food and refreshments roundout the event.
The 2015 Fire Prevention Week theme is:“Hear The Beep Where You Sleep. EveryBedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm.”For more information on VVFD’s OpenHouse, go to http://www.vvfd.org/
VIENNA ARTS SOCIETY “HALLOWEENBUNCO NIGHT BENEFIT”
Thursday, Oct. 22, 7 to 9 p.m.
Games, food and wine, and art works.Come in costume, if you like.
Space is limited and a $20 donation re-serves your seat.
The Vienna Art Center is located at 115Pleasant Street NW.
For details, see http://viennaartssociety.org/events-exhibitions/.
SHEPHERD CENTER OF OAKTON-VIENNA FUNDRAISER FEATURINGMACK DRYDEN
Sunday, Oct. 25, 3 p.m. at Oakton HighSchool, 2900 Sutton Road, Oakton.
Dryden has television credits to his name,stints at New York comedy clubs, and awardsfrom the Associated Press for journalism. Hebrings his personal brand of humor to Viennain support of SCOV.
SCOV is a volunteer-based resource pro-moting productive aging-in-place. The faith-based nonprofit receives approximately one-third of its operating budget from the an-nual big-time fundraiser. Proceeds supportthe mission and programs of SCOV.
Tickets for Mack Dryden’s show are $25per person in advance; $30 at the door. Tolearn more about SCOV and Mack Dryden,go to scov.org.
69TH ANNUAL VIENNA HALLOWEENPARADE
Oct. 28, 2015; Maple Avenue, steps off at7 p.m. The parade route runs from BerryStreet to Center Street down Maple Avenueand Maple Avenue is closed from 7 to 9 p.m.Parade runs regardless of weather.
One hundred entries march/dance/ridedown Maple Avenue in the town’s most be-loved special event. It’s not unusual to seeparents who experienced the halloween pa-rade when young now bringing their ownchildren. Floats, bands, marching kids, danc-ers, thunderous motorcycles, mini-cars, andemergency vehicles light up the night for twohours.
Along the parade route, spectators show
off their own costumes. A highlight of theparade is the mass of hundreds of costumedkids and their parents walking together as agroup.
This year’s parade theme is “Celebrating125 Years of the Town of Vienna.”
The Vienna Halloween Parade is spon-sored by the Vienna Business Association,the Town of Vienna, and community busi-nesses.
http://virginia.viennabusiness.org/events/detai ls/69th-annual-vienna-halloween-parade-903
MEADOWLARK GARDENS’ WINTERWALK OF LIGHTS
Nov. 14 to Jan. 4, nightfall, daily.
A half-a-million colorful LED lights spanthe lakeside and gardens of MeadowlarkBotanical Gardens off Beulah Road in nos-talgic and fairytale scenes of the holidayseason.
Admission charge. To buy tickets, go tohttp://winterwalkoflights.com/.
KEEP IN-MIND ONGOING ACTIVI-TIES, from special events sponsored by theTown of Vienna Department of Parks andRecreation to the recreational cookingclasses for adults or children at CulinariaCooking School.
From Oktoberfest to the much-anticipatedannual Halloween parade, Vienna offers adiversity of entertainment.
Family Fall Fun
More than 30,000 people, some ofwhom came as children themselvesand now are bringing their ownchildren, watch the annual ViennaHalloween Parade along MapleAvenue. Spectators dress up incostume, too.
Photos by Donna Manz/The Connection
The Oktoberfest celebration features food, live music on two stages,children’s activities, marketplace vendors, and a beer tent. Even littlekids want to dance to the oom-pah music.
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Fall Fun
ONGOING“Figuratively Speaking.” Friday-
Sunday through Oct. 11 at 1st Stagein Tysons, 1524 Spring Hill Road,Tysons Corner. Portraits and figuresin watercolor and mixed media byDeborah Conn. Tickets: $15-$30.www.1ststagetysons.org.
WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 30Pokemon League. 3 p.m. Patrick
Henry Library, 101 Maple AvenueEast, Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.
Playdate Cafe. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Toys and Playspace forchildren. Coffee and Conversation forgrownups. Ages birth-5.
THURSDAY/OCT. 1Paw Parade. 2 p.m. Brightview Great
Falls, 10200 Colvin Run Road, GreatFalls. Residents, families, friends,associates and dog lovers are invitedto bring their well-behaved furryfriends to parade around thecommunity.
FRIDAY/OCT. 2Upside Down Inside Out
Reception. 7-9 p.m. Vienna ArtCenter, 15 Pleasant St., NW, Vienna.VAS members will interpret theirthoughts and ideas with this crazytheme. Reception to meet the artistsand see the show is free and open tothe public, all are welcome. Visitorscan also view small items of originalart for sale, scarves, jewelry,notecards etc., all hand made by VASartists – great for gifts.
Claude Moore Colonial FarmCajun Barbecue and SilentAuction Fundraiser. 6-9 p.m.Pavilions of Turkey Run, 6310Colonial Farm Road, McLean. Eventalso features a silent auction. livemusic, 18th century dancing and beertasting. Tickets: $25-$35.www.1771.org/fundraiser
SATURDAY/OCT. 3St. Francis Country Fair. 10 a.m.-4
p.m. St. Francis Episcopal Church,9220 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.The entire community is invited tothe St. Francis Country Fair,featuring entertainment (live music,puppets, magic), kids’ games andactivities, a silent auction, treasuretrove, used books, quilt auction, andmuch more. Local food trucks will beselling lunch items.
Oktoberfest Vienna. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.Historic Church Street, Vienna. Enjoybeer, wine, food, music, kidsactivities and more.
Oakton Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2p.m. Year round. Unity of FairfaxChurch, 2854 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. www.smartmarkets.org/
Vienna Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12p.m. Faith Baptist Church ParkingLot, 301 Center Street South, Vienna.
www.viennafarmersmarket.com.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 3 -4Fall Book Sale. Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4
p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple AvenueEast, Vienna. Hardbacks $2, tradepaperbacks $1, pocket paperbacks 50cents, kids books 25 and 50 cents.
SUNDAY/OCT. 4MPAartfest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. McLean
Central Park, 468 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean. The park istransformed into a lively landscape ofmini art galleries showcasing andoffering for sale the work of a diversegroup of juried artists. Visitwww.mpaart.org.
Tysons Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2p.m. 8400 Westpark Drive, McLean.Sundays, through Nov. 15.www.tysonspartnership.org.
MONDAY/OCT. 5Barrel & Bushel and American
Craft Beer Present SeasonalTasting. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Barrel &Bushel, 7901 Tysons One Place,Tysons Corner. The event willinclude seven individual tastings ofseasonal beer paired with a signaturedish from Barrel & Bushel. Tickets tothe tasting are $25. Pre-register forthe event by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/american-craft-beer-event-with-tom-bobak-tickets-18554821972.
THURSDAY/OCT. 8Vienna Arts Society Monthly
Meeting. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Vienna ArtCenter, 115 Pleasant St., NW,
Vienna. VAS Monthly Meeting willfeature Anabela Ferguson, who willdiscuss her process for restoringpaintings to their original state.
2nd Annual NOVA Pride MultifaithWorship Service. 7:30-8:30 p.m.Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd,Oakton. Join with people of faith togather in gratitude for gains in LGBTcivil rights, the opening of doors of agrowing number of faith communities,and to celebrate the 2nd AnnualNorthern Virginia Pride [email protected]
FRIDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 9-10Wolf Trap Campout. 10 a.m. Wolf
Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Campers will learn to be comfortablewith the outdoors, have fun, makenew friends, and build confidence, allwhile not venturing too far fromhome. Attendance is capped at 48campers, so register your campertoday at http://fowt.info/campers/.Registration fee is $30.
SATURDAY/OCT. 10Oktoberfest Bazaar and Craft Fair.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The HungerChurch, Charles Wesley UnitedMethodist Church, 6817 Dean Drive,McLean. Handcrafted jewelry, silkfloral arrangements, baked goodsand loads of crafts. Free crafting andactivities for children while you shop.
FRIDAY/OCT. 16Family Force 5. Jammin’ Java, 227
Maple Avenue East, Vienna. http://
See and hear model trolleys and steam and diesel trainsplus Thomas and some of his friends in the HistoricVienna Train Station along the W&OD trail just past theCaboose on Oct. 17 from 1-5 p.m. at 231 Dominion RoadNE, Vienna.
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SATURDAY/OCT. 17Model Trains and Thomas at Open
House. 1-5 p.m. 231 DominionRoad NE, Vienna. See and hearmodel trolleys and steam and dieseltrains plus Thomas and some of hisfriends in the Historic Vienna TrainStation along the W&OD trail justpast the Caboose. 703-938-5157.www.nvmr.org.
Vale Fall Fair. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. ValeSchoolhouse, 3124 Fox Mill Road,Oakton.The historic Vale Fall Fair hasbeen held since 1934. Pie eatingcontest, balloons, bake sale, toy andbook sale, crafts, music, barbecue,Oakton Eagle Presentation,instrument petting zoo, hauntedforest. Kids, bring your Halloweencostumes for the parade.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 17-18Tysons Fall Harvest Festival. 12-5
p.m. Lerner Town Square at TysonsII, 8025 Galleria Drive. Arts andcrafts, petting zoo, moon bounce,great craft beers, 10 of Virginia’s bestwineries, and more tastes of fall.
SATURDAY/OCT. 17-24Roald Dahl Double Feature. 2 & 7
p.m. Marshall High School, 7731Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. GeorgeC. Marshall’s drama department willopen the 2015-2016 Season with aRoald Dahl Double Feature including“The Twits” and “Danny, theChampion of the World.” Tickets $5-$15. http://statesmentheatre.org.703-714-5400.
SUNDAY/OCT. 18Vienna Crop Walk for Hunger. 2
p.m. Meet at the Vienna Town Green,
walk up to three miles in the Viennacommunity & return to the TownGreen for refreshments and doorprizes. Sign up atwww.viennacropwalk.org.
THURSDAY/OCT. 22Halloween Bunco Night Benefit. 7-
9 p.m. The Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant Street NW, Vienna. Games,food and wine, and art works. Comein costume, if you like. Space islimited and a $20 donation reservesyour seat. http://viennaartssociety.org/events-exhibitions/.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 24-NOV. 1Reston Zoo’s Zooboo. 10 a.m. - 4
p.m. Reston Zoo, 1228 Hunter MillRoad, Vienna. Designed for ayounger audience, Zoo Boo offersfour days of scare-free fun. Join theirsafe zoo neighborhood of Halloweenentertainment, with kid-friendly funaround every corner.
SUNDAY/OCT. 25Stand-up Comedy. 3 p.m. Oakton
High School, 2900 Sutton Road,Vienna. An afternoon of side-splittingstand-up comedy with world-classperformer, Mack Dryden. For ticketsvisit http://scov.org/fundraiser orcall SCOV 703-281-0538 - $25 inadvance; $30 at the door.
WEDNESDAY/OCT. 2869th Annual Vienna Halloween
Parade. 7 p.m. Maple Avenue,Vienna. With the theme of“Celebrating 125 Years of the Townof Vienna” come in costume tocelebrate Halloween.
FRIDAY/OCT. 30Ellis Paul. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227
Maple Avenue East, Vienna. Ellisrecorded and released his 19thalbum, “Chasing Beauty,” this pastfall, which was produced by Kristianand Brandon Bush of Sugarland andTrain.
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On Oct. 4, McLean Central Park will transform into alively landscape of mini art galleries showcasing andoffering for sale the work of a diverse group of juriedartists at MPAartfest from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at 468 DolleyMadison Blvd.
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By Jon Roetman
The Connection
Several familiar faces remain fromlast season’s Madison volleyballteam that finished state runner-up,falling in a heartbreaking five-set
match against First Colonial.Three of those faces belong to senior cap-
tains Kendal Hall, Jaynie Carter and NataleZanellato. Hall, a setter, and Carter, an out-side hitter, have been on the varsity teamsince they were freshmen. Zanellato, anoutside hitter, transferred to Madison as ajunior.
The trio is in the midst of another win-ning season. On Sept. 24, Carter finishedwith 11 kills, Zanellato had 10 and Hall,who is committed to George Mason, totaled29 assists as Madison cruised to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-12) victory at South County,improving its record to 8-3.
But while the talent remains for Madisonto make another deep postseason run, theWarhawks’ best players are dealing with thechallenges of transitioning into leadershiproles following the 2015 graduation ofMarissa Roy and Virginia Moore. Roy, a first-team all-state outside hitter, and Moore, asecond-team all-state libero, were on thevarsity for four years and were always onegrade ahead of Carter and Hall, providingleadership.
“That’s what we’ve been battling,” headcoach Carrie Hall said. “… Jaynie andKendal were freshmen when Marissa Royand Virginia were sophomores, so they’ve
had them kind of leading the way the wholetime they’re here. Now, my three captains— Natale, Jaynie and Kendal — have to finda way to get this team to win and we’refinding that identity as it is every day. It’sgoing to be a battle every day until we fig-ure that out. But tonight, I felt like we got alittle step closer to that. We really are try-ing to find that leadership and get it go-ing.”
How difficult is it for players to transi-tion to new roles?
“It’s a big difference,” Carrie Hall said. “Ithink that’s the most apparent thing thatwe’re trying to work on is they’re findingtheir voice in all of this. Before, you hadVirginia and she was the voice — and Vir-ginia was our voice for years — so thosegirls grew up with that. So now they’re find-ing they have to be the voice, [and] so far Ithink they’re doing a good job at.”
Carter said she has tried to make adjust-ments to fit her new role.
“I have to be more vocal now, but I’vegrown into that,” she said. “I’ve gotten moreused to it. I like it. I like being able to cheermy teammates on. I scream, I cheer, I makea fool of myself, but I don’t even care. I likebeing able to set a good example for themon and off the court.”
While Madison has a winning record thisyear, the Warhawks have already lost threematches after dropping just four in the pre-vious two seasons combined.
On Sept. 15, Madison lost in five sets toVienna rival Oakton. It was the Warhawks’first loss to a regional opponent since fall-ing to Washington-Lee in 2013. The follow-ing night, Madison lost to Stone Bridge infour sets, before beating Chantilly 3-1 onSept. 17.
“We had a little communication breakdown last week,” Coach Hall said, “but to-night I thought it flowed much better for
Warhawks winningwhile senior captainsgrow into new roles.
Madison VolleyballDeveloping Leadership
Madison outside hitter Jaynie Carter tallied 11 killsagainst the Stallions.
Madison setter Kendal Hall had 29 assists againstSouth County on Sept. 24.
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sweep of the season. Last year, 29 of theWarhawks’ 33 victories came via sweep.Madison entered the state championshipmatch with a 33-0 record, having gone morethan a month without losing a set. AgainstFirst Colonial, after going to a fifth set forjust the second time all season, theWarhawks earned seven match points.Madison failed to bring home the state title,however, eventually dropping an epic fifthset, 25-23.
The Warhawks are trying to find balancebetween moving on from the pain of lastyear’s state final loss and learning from theexperience.
“To get that close and just to be right thereand not reach it, it has a little effect on you,”Carter said. “But you learn from it and youtake what you did wrong and you apply thatto what you do now. I don’t really have[lofty] expectations because it’s a whole dif-ferent team, it’s a new year …”
Madison faced Forest Park on Tuesday,after The Connection’s deadline. TheWarhawks will host Marshall onOct. 1 be-fore opening Conference 6 play at homeagainst Washington-Lee on Oct. 7.
“We need to be ready for a team to comeout and be gunning for us,” Zanellato said.“Since last year, we’ve been a team to beat.We just have to be ready to not be the un-derdogs anymore. People are gunning forus. … It’s a completely different team. I’mnot expecting to go back to states [but] Ithink it’s possible.”
While the Warhawks consider themselvesa “completely different team,” it’s still ateam with familiar faces that must carry atarget on its back for past success.
“It’s definitely been a lot of work to keepit up,” Kendal Hall said, “but we’re definitelyimproving as the season goes on.”
With the Chargers havinggone 10 days without amatch, Chantilly volley-
ball coach Charles Ezigbo had limitedexpectations entering Monday’s meet-ing with Langley.
“I was really happy that we competedtonight — that’s my main thing,” Ezigbosaid after Monday’s action. “I just wantedto compete after that long layover.”
Facing one of the top teams in theregion, Chantilly did more than justcompete.
The Chargers overcame a potentialback-breaking fourth-set loss and alate fifth-set deficit to defeat the Sax-ons 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-27,15-13) at Chantilly High School.
Langley head coach Susan Shifflettwas frustrated with her team’s inabil-ity to capitalize.
“We had 16 unforced errors in thefirst set and 20 unforced errors in thesecond set,” Shifflett said. “And thenour match point is a silly ball into thenet. I’m a little frustrated with not tak-ing care of the ball. We had a stretchthere for two weeks where we werejust on fire and they had the fire intheir belly and now all of the suddenthey’ve gone flat. Hopefully we can getthat back together, get back to prac-tice and start fresh again.”
The defeat dropped Langley’s recordto 10-3.
Langley will return to action at 7p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1 with a roadmatch against Potomac Falls.
— Jon Roetman
Saxons’ Donaldsontallies 15 kills,Shklyar has 13.
Chantilly HoldsOff Langley inFive Sets
Jessica Donaldson led Langleywith 15 kills during the Sax-ons’ five-set loss to Chantillyon Monday.
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Oakton SophomoreBuilds Dog Park
Disney and Cannoli, to inspect hiswork.
He collected donations from local busi-nesses, including all of the lumber, boltsand screws, dirt, plants, and mulch fromHome Depot and the Burke Garden Cen-ter.
Starbucks, Giant and Shoppers do-nated food and snacks that he gave tohis helpers.
He managed 34 volunteers, includingother scouts from his troop and parents.
“I was beaming. It’s quite a process yougo through,” said Amy Yusman.
“It came out really well,” said BenjaminYusman.
Benjamin’s grandfather who lives in Il-linois wanted to be involved, too, andbuilt the sign for Best Friends Dog Parkin the shape of a bone.
“He was very supportive,” said Ben-jamin Yusman. “He’s an awesomegrandpa.”
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The Virginia Department of Trans-portation hopes to begin con-struction on a $265 millionproject to widen Route 7 in
2021. The Virginia Department of Transpor-tation will continue meeting with home-owner associations this fall to give detailson the 6.9 mile project that will increasethe width of Route 7 from four to six lanesbetween Reston Avenue and Jarrett ValleyDrive (basically from Reston to Tysons). Theproject will be split into two phases.
VDOT plans its next two day Public In-
formation and Open House Meeting on Jan.8 and 9, 2016. A public hearing is tenta-tively scheduled for April 2016 and VDOThopes for approval of the design from theVirginia Commonwealth TransportationBoard to in the summer of 2016.
See www.ConnectRoute7.org.Written comments can be emailed to Wil-
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Safety concerns regarding access stillmajor concern to neighborhoods alongRoute 7 corridor in Great Falls.
Not Without Controversy:Route 7 Widening
Engineer Nick Roper and Supervisor John Foust discuss initial designplans for a $265 million project to widen 6.9 miles of Route 7 fromReston to Tysons. The Virginia Department of Transportation held apublic information meeting at Forestville Elementary School on Sept. 24.
Bellini Raises Fundsto Support BreastCancer Foundation
During the month of October the Bellinistylists will volunteer their time in supportof the National Breast Cancer Foundation(NBCF). For a suggested $25 donation aBellini stylist will apply a semi- permanentor temporary pink streak in your hair. (Darkhair will need to be pre-bleached for anadditional, suggested donation of $20.)Follow NBCF and Bellini Salon on Facebookand Instagram and tag Bellini in your posts.Use the hashtag #HelpingWomenNow and#BelliniPinkedMe.
Don’t have time to stop by? You can visitBellini’s NBCF Fundraising Page anytime tomake your donation.
Your donation helps educate womenabout the importance of early detection andregular screenings, helps provide freemammograms and diagnostic breast careservices to underserved women throughoutthe country, and, above all, gives help andhope to those touched by breast cancer.
To start getting pinked with Bellini Salon& MedEsthetics, 112 Pleasant St. SE Vienna,call 703-255-2555 to make your appoint-ment today.
Weichert, RealtorsVienna Office to HostShred Day
Betty Holmes, manager of Weichert, Re-altors’ Vienna office, announced that herstaff and Sales Associates will be hosting aShred Day on Saturday, Oct. 3, in the park-ing lot of the Weichert Vienna office locatedat 156 Maple Avenue East.
The community is encouraged to drop offtheir personal documents between thehours of 8 and 11 a.m., which will be se-curely shredded. Attendees may bring upto five boxes to be destroyed.
For more information or to learn aboutthe real estate services that Weichert, Real-tors has to offer, stop by the Weichert, Re-altors’ Vienna office located at 156 MapleAvenue East, or call 703-938-6070.
Week in Vienna
Older adults, seniors, and retirees looking forflexible, meaningful volunteer opportunities areinvited to “Venture into Volunteering,” a freevolunteer fair, on Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 12, atthe Lorton Workhouse Arts, 9518 WorkhouseWay, Lorton.
The Fairfax County Department of FamilyServices’ Area Agency on Aging, AARP, FairfaxCounty Park Authority, RSVP Northern Virginia(Volunteer Fairfax, Volunteer Alexandria, andVolunteer Arlington) and The Positive AgingCoalition are partnering to host this event.
More than 30 organizations and FairfaxCounty agencies will be on hand to talk abouttheir volunteer programs and benefits includ-ing: Fairfax Opportunities and Resources,Fairfax Pets on Wheels, Girl Scout Council of theNation’s Capital, Lorton Community ActionCenter and the Shepherd’s Center ofAnnandale/Springfield.
Refreshments will be provided and partici-pants will have an opportunity to enter a prizedrawing.
Nationwide, nearly one-third of adults 45years and older volunteer. According to the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics among those havinga bachelor’s degree or higher, nearly 40 percentvolunteer. The oldest of the generation of 77million born between 1946 and 1964 is facingretirement or are working part-time in retire-ment and are looking for additional meaningfulways to stay engaged in civic life. “Venture intoVolunteering” will introduce you to many localorganizations where your talents and skills areuseful and needed.
For more information or to request reason-able ADA accommodations, contact JeannineDeem Purdy, Fairfax Area Agency on Aging, at703-704-6075, TTY 711, or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.
Fairfax County Hosts Volunteer Fair
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And into the breech (not to be confusedwith breach), I went earlier today. It wasn’texactly the Charge of the Light Brigadewhen breach might have been the moreappropriate characterization, it was simplymy annual MRI, when the doctors check tosee if the cancer in my lungs has spread tomy brain, which in 30 percent of thepatients – the highest percentage of spreadin fact – it does. So today, I had my headexamined: a checkup from the neck up.Though I’m mostly asymptomatic – asusual, other than a few random headachesreported by yours truly; nothing chronic ordebilitating, no pain or suffering, no dizzi-ness or disorientation – it made for a pru-dent course of diagnostic action, nonethe-less. I’m not really worried about theresults, more like wondering, if that dis-tinction even makes sense. Still, I’d just assoon not complicate my life any furtherright now. It’s all fairly manageable.Involving my brain, “what there is of it,” (aThree Stooges quote) however, wouldlikely force us to confront new demons:demons which at present are mostly con-fined in their box (compartmentalized inmy head, actually).
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