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Wolftrap Elementary School SCAofficers, from left, StephenBonacci, L.J. Andrews, PhillipStratos, Brett Wellde and SophieLex, agree that helping othersmakes them feel good.
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On Dec. 9, at approximately7:45 a.m., Officer Santa and hiselves rumbled into Vienna aspart of the 2008 Santa’s Ride forKids. The Vienna PoliceDepartment’s Motor Squad,along with the Fairfax CountyPolice and Sheriff ’s Depart-ments, traveled all aroundFairfax County as part of theSanta’s Ride for Kids.
For the past few weeks, citi-zens and employees of the Townof Vienna donated hundreds oftoys and games for children be-ing treated in area hospitals andvarious other communities. Thetoys were then gathered anddistributed by the officers whiledressed in costume.
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Pictured, from left, are: PFC Bailey, MPO Oliver, MPOTaylor, Mrs. Claus - Karen Newton, Santa Claus - MPOWoodford, Santa’s Helper - Alyson White, MPO Hall,and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer- Rebecca Kelly.
Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV) threw a holiday party for center mem-
bers on Dec. 8, and gave back tothe local community with checksto two area non-profits. Commit-tee for Helping Others (CHO) andOur Daily Bread (ODB) each re-ceived a cash donation from SCOVin the amount of $1,094.
“This money is going into ourgeneral operating fund,” said LisaWhetzel, executive director of OurDaily Bread. “We get a lot of des-ignated donations. When we getunrestricted donations, it helpswith our daily operating ex-penses.”
Whetzel said that while denomi-national donations have decreasedby about half, individual and cor-porate donations have increasedsubstantially. She noted that therehas been a 42 percent increase inneed since July.
CHO’s gift will also go into itsgeneral operating fund. Most ofthe cash donations CHO receivesgo to emergency services thatFairfax County can’t handle at thattime, said Jim Larson, chairmanof the board of CHO.
“Need is a bit ahead of the giv-ing, and I think that situation willgo on for a while,” Larson said.SCOV has presented checks toCHO for the past 11 years.
Approximately $12,000 wasraised at the 10th annual InterfaithThanksgiving service sponsored bySCOV, and from that collection a
portion was earmarked for CHOand ODB.
Held at Vienna Baptist Church,the holiday party featured lunchprepared by students of the DavisCareer Center and served by vol-unteers from Tzu Chi Buddhistorganization. Pianist and singerNancy Prestipino entertained andled a holiday sing-along.
SCOV is a volunteer-based inter-faith organization serving theneeds of older persons in theVienna-Oakton area. It providesservices to assist older adults tolive independently in their homesand offers programs of enrich-ment, learning and social interac-tion.
CHO maintains in Vienna aclothes closet, furniture repository,and food pantry, and providesemergency resources to families indesperate need. CHO works withmember churches to provide trans-portation as necessary. ODB, too,addresses the needs of low-incomeresidents, and supports familiesduring the holidays through itsAdopt a Family for the Holidaysprogram. Donors provide food andtoys to as many qualified familiesas funding permits. Presently,there are 800 families who havenot found support.
See www.scov.org for more in-formation.
— Donna Manz
Shepherd’s Center Helps Non-ProfitsTwoorganizationsreceive gifts.
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SCOV treasurer Bill Farrell, SCOV manager Marti Campoand SCOV Executive Director Michelle Scott presentsdonation checks to Lisa Whetzel, executive director ofOur Daily Bread, and Jim Larson, chairman, Committeefor Helping Others.
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At the Dec. 15 Vienna Town Council meeting, state Del. Steve Shannon (D-35) and state Sen.Chap Petersen (D-34) presented
resolutions to four Vienna-area families.A House Joint Resolution, sponsored by
Shannon, Petersen and other General As-sembly members, was passed in celebrationof the life of Maxine Shelly Turner, a Viennacollege senior killed in the 2007 VirginiaTech rampage. Turner’s mother, father andbrother accepted the resolution from Shan-non and Petersen.
The life and memory of former ViennaTown Councilman, Vince Olson, was recog-nized, as well. Olson died in October 2007and had served on the Town Council for 26years. Shannon and Petersen presented theresolution to Olson’s wife and family mem-bers.
Commendation resolutions were pre-sented to the Vienna Police Department inrecognition of its 60th anniversary and itsachievements in technology and enforce-ment; and to Vienna resident, Dan Gropper,for 20 years of volunteer service to the Na-tional Weather Service and his commitmentto the creation and improvement of severeweather detection and warning dissemina-tion systems through amateur radio.Gropper is a National Oceanic and Atmo-spheric Administration [NOAA] 2008 En-vironmental Hero.
IN OTHER TOWN COUNCIL agendanews: All items on agenda were passed.These include an amendment to add a newdefinition to the town’s description of por-table storage units; approval of new siteplan for property at 137 Church St.; reduc-tion of bond at Sekas’ Blair Road subdivi-sion; and award of capital lease contract toBranch Banking and Trust Company(BB&T).
— Donna Manz
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The wife and family of former Vienna Town Councilman, Vince Olson,accept the Commonwealth of Virginia resolution honoring Olson’s lifeand memory.
Dan Gropper was commended forhis 20 years of service to theNational Weather Service where heenhanced and improved severeweather detection and warningsystem technology through hamradio.
Vienna Residents HonoredPetersen, Shannonpresent resolutions.
The memory of Maxine Shelly Turner was celebrated in a unanimouslypassed House resolution, recognizing the life of someone “loved byeveryone she met.” Turner was among those killed at Virginia Tech inApril 2007.
State Del. Steve Shannon (D-35) and state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34)sponsored a resolution commending the Vienna Police Department, onits 60th anniversary, for its achievements in law enforcement.
By Bonnie Hobbs
The Connection
Fairfax County police havecharged two men in connection with the theft of merchan-
dise from a Vienna retail store. Theyare Jeffrey Tang, 21, of 6710 Scott Ter-race in Centreville, and Justin Tham,20, of 7419 Zenith Court in FallsChurch.
In a Nov. 20 affidavit for a warrantto search Tang’s townhouse for pos-sible evidence, police PFC I.J. Marinoexplained the case against him. Hewrote that, on Nov. 11, Melanie Etzkr,loss-prevention manager for TheSports Authority at 8355 LeesburgPike in Vienna, contacted police toreport an embezzlement there.
The Sports Authority had been in-vestigating several suspects for em-bezzlement and larceny by false pre-tenses. During that internal investiga-tion, wrote the officer, it was discov-ered that Tham was allegedly “embez-zling miscellaneous sports items andmerchandise from June 15-Oct. 15”at that store location.
“Tham was working the front reg-ister and [reportedly] allowed severalco-conspirators to come into the busi-ness at different times during the day”during that time period, wroteMarino.
“The co-conspirators would bringseveral items up to Tham who would[allegedly] pretend to scan the itemsinto the register. Then Tham wouldscan one item in order to give the ap-pearance of a completed and legiti-mate sale.”
During these transactions, wrote theofficer, “Money would be exchangedfor the single item, and all of the otheritems would be placed into a SportsAuthority bag.
The Sports Authority confrontedTham about his involvement, [and heallegedly] confessed to the fraudulenttransactions.”
Marino further stated that Tham re-portedly provided a written confes-sion detailing his activities, plus anitemized list of merchandise allegedlystolen over the four-month timeframe.
On Nov. 11, police charged Thamwith four counts of embezzlement,adding three more counts on Nov. 20.They arrested Tang on Nov. 24, charg-ing him with five counts of obtainingmoney by false pretenses. He was re-leased from the Adult Detention Cen-ter, Nov. 25, on $5,000 bond, and hasa Jan. 13 court date.
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The Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce (VTRCC)
partnered with the GoodmanCompany and Chima Brazilian res-taurant to host a holiday feast Dec.11. Santa stopped by the party andthe James Madison High SchoolMadrigal Singers provided holidaymusical entertainment. Outgoingchairperson, Tana Keeffe, intro-duced new 2009 board members.
Chima, at Tysons Corner, offeredits full-course rodizio, unlimitedmeat skewers served at table by
gauchos. The hot and cold barsfeatured typical Brazilian fare, aswell. A dollop of news was addedto the mix as Keeffe announced theformation of the chamber’s newpublic policy committee, chairedby Larry Murphy of Wachovia Se-curities.
“We’re one of the only chambersthat didn’t have a public policyeffort out there,” Murphy said. “Wehad talked about it in the past andthe current leadership decided thetime was right. “There are so manyissues in the Tysons and Viennaarea that impact on our member-ship. It’s time for us to be a stron-ger voice for our members in thesecritical areas.”
Murphy said the public policycommittee has two main goals aspart of its start-up effort. The com-mittee wants to be an informa-tional source for chamber mem-
bers, particularly as their findingsrelate to Tysons-area projects go-ing on. “There’s so much informa-tion out there, it’s hard to figureout where to go for specific an-swers,” Murphy said.
As the new board begins its con-siderations, the public policy com-mittee will begin to develop a po-sition on some of these chamber-relevant issues, Murphy said. Highon the policy agenda are the threemajor projects going on for thenext several years that will impactthe Tysons-Vienna area: HOTlanes, Metrorail at Tysons and pri-vate development.
“We’d like to get ideas from ourmembership on issues affectingthem,” Murphy said. “We’re opento suggestions. We want membersto feel their voices are beingheard.”
— Donna Manz
VTRCC members enjoy a Brazilian feast at Chima. TheJames Madison High School Madrigals entertained andSanta stopped by.
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Larry Murphy of WachoviaSecurities, chair of thenewly formed public policycommittee of VTRCC.
VTRCC holidayparty mixesbusiness withpleasure.
Fairfax County PublicSchools student journalistsand publications recently
won awards from the JournalismEducation Association (JEA) andNational Scholastic Press Associa-tion (NSPA) at the JEA-NSPA FallJournalism Convention in St. Louis.
The Best of Show award winnersinclude:
Newspapers (13-16 pages):tjToday, Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technology(TJHSST), seventh place, TeresaVentura, editor, Jennifer Seavey,advisor.
Newsmagazine: Oakton Out-look, Oakton High School, eighthplace, Matt Johnson, Ethan Doyle,and Danielle Holstrom, editors,Chad Rummel, advisor.
Publication Web Site: OaktonOutlook, Oakton High School, sev-enth place, Koorosh Massoudi andRyan O’Gormon, editors, ChadRummel, advisor.
Newspaper Pacemaker Finalists:
tjToday, TJHSST, Teresa Ventura,editor, Jennifer Seavey, advisor;and The Purple Tide, ChantillyHigh School, Alex Ott, editor,Bretton Zinger, advisor.
Individual students receivedawards in the JEA Write-Off con-test, held during the convention.Winners from FCPS included:
Superior Awards were given toEthan Doyle of Oakton HighSchool for Editorial Writing; EllieKaufman of Oakton High Schoolfor Review Writing; and Asli Durakof Oakton High School for Year-book Copy/Caption: Clubs.
Excellent awards were given toCarolyn McCallister of TJHSST forNewswriting; Teresa Ventura ofTJHSST for Editorial Writing;Erica Wohlleben of Oakton HighSchool for Feature Writing; CarterLockwood of TJHSST for SportsWriting; Hailey Arnold of TJHSSTfor Review Writing; DanielleHolstrom of Oakton High Schoolfor Commentary Writing; Amelia
Friedman of TJHSST for Commen-tary Writing; Matt Johnson ofOakton High School forNewsmagazine: Layout; NyssaWratschko of Oakton High Schoolfor Advertising; Jill Burke ofOakton High School for YearbookCopy/Caption: Student Life;Megan Baumgartner of OaktonHigh School for Yearbook Cover/Endsheets; and Nathan Smith ofOakton High School for BroadcastCommercial/PSA: Short Docu-mentary.
Honorable Mention awardswere given to Ned Burchfiel ofMcLean High School for EditorialWriting; Andrew Davis of McLeanHigh School for Sports Writing;Gloria Driessnack of TJHSST forCopy Editing/Headline/CaptionWriting; Arvin Ahmadi of TJHSSTfor Newspaper: Layout; CharlotteDobry of Oakton High School forLiterary Magazine: Layout; andLaura Roberts of Oakton HighSchool for On-Air Reporter.
Students Journalists, Publications Honored
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Stefan Guy and Greg Bakerbecame fast friends whenthey were students together
at Thoreau Middle School.Through their years at JamesMadison High School, their friend-ship thrived. The boys played on
Madison’s varsity lacrosse team aslong-stick defensemen. They bothjoined the Army Reserves afterhigh school and were deployed toIraq on the same day last year, tak-ing their lacrosse sticks with them.
They are coming home to theirfamilies in Vienna on the same day,just days before Christmas.
“Stefan calls us regularly,” CarlyGuy said. “He always says hemisses us and is looking forwardto coming back. He tries to keepeveryone’s spirits up.”
Stefan Guy was not born anAmerican, but chose to defend his
adopted country. He was born inIpswich, England, coming toVienna with his family in 1994. Ina special ceremony in Baghdad lastsummer, Stefan Guy was sworn-in as a U.S. citizen. The flag thatflew over the swearing-in facilitybelongs to the Guy family now.
THE FRIENDS’ COMPANY,the 352nd, is stationed in south-ern Iraq at Camp Bucca and isbased in Rockville, Md. Baker is amilitary police officer and Guy isa medic in the army.
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Greg Baker of Vienna returns home from Iraq in time forChristmas.
Stefan Guy’s girlfriend,Courtney Cilman ofMcLean, is eagerly waitingGuy’s Christmastime returnhome from Iraq.
Friends through War and PeaceVienna friendsdeployed to Iraqsame day, return-ing together.
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An Open LetterTo Mayor Seeman
Dear Mayor Seeman:This letter comes to you as a plea for Vienna
seniors to stay in Vienna. I have been a resi-dent of Vienna for 37 years.
My husband and I raised our two sons hereand even though one is a Court at Law Judgein Texas, he still thinks of Vienna as home.Vienna Presbyterian is our church home andmy husband was in attendance on Sunday, inhis wheelchair, and died the following Thurs-
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day from cancer. We have many friends andmany happy memories in our Vienna home. Iam now in the seventh decade of my life and Iwould love to stay in Vienna during my senioryears.
It appears to me that all the new houses builtin Vienna are very large single-family homesin the million dollar range. I know manypeople, like myself, are looking for age-appro-priate housing that would accommodate se-niors who are wheelchair bound or have otherphysical limitations. It is my understanding,that with the current zoning, Vienna can notmeet this need. If even a small portion of the
We wish our readers a MerryChristmas, a Happy Hanukah,and an exciting New Year.There is much to fuel optimism
here, despite the drumbeat of dismal economicnews.
While Northern Virginia is certainly feelingsome of the effects of the economic crisis, thisis probably the best place in the nation toweather the storm. Employment is strong here,with unemployment still below 4 percent.
This region’s economy will get a boost fromthe January change in administration. Eventsand visitors for the inauguration itself willbring an infusion, the movement of officials inand out of the region will create economic ac-tivity.
And the sheer optimism and enthusiasm forchange, and for this particular change, will liftspirits and boats.
Close-in real estate, inside the Beltway, isholding its value. At the bottom end of the realestate spectrum, some condos, townhouses andeven some single family detached homes have
reached levels of affordability not seen in manymoons, and that should bring out first-timehome buyers. When first time homebuyersenter the market, this can kick off a kind ofdomino effect, allowing owners of the housesthey buy to move up.
At the same time, we’ll all feel the effects ofbudget cuts in local government, from reducedlibrary hours and other services to the possi-bility of larger class sizes. There are many morefamilies in Northern Virginia feeling the painof the recession, with thousands of foreclosuresand, while unemployment is low, the loss ofsome jobs. This has dramatically increased de-
mand on groups that provide emergency helpfor food, housing, utilities and more.
Even groups that help animals are seeing ahuge surge in trouble. Some owners are giv-ing up beloved pets when they face foreclo-sure, while others say they can no longer af-ford to feed their pets. The Humane Society ofFairfax County, for example, has started a PETfood pantry to help people keep their pets.
Enjoy the holidays, and remember to givelocally.
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Happy HolidaysMuch cause foroptimism, butalso many reasonsto help others.
This is the last “regular” edition of the Con-nection for 2008. The edition that will be de-livered after Christmas is our annual Children’sConnection, featuring the writing and art ofarea students.
Our first publication date in January willappear on Jan. 7, kicking off a four-part serieson fun, with more than 100 ideas for fun localactivities in each of our 17 weekly papers. Thiswill no doubt add up to more than 1,101 waysto have fun near home. We’ll include tips onfree fun, outdoor fun, indoor fun, arts, music,theater, fun at home, food fun and more.
January Is for FunIf you have an idea that you think we should
include, please let us know.The Jan. 7 issue will also be our chance to
catch up on news and events that happen be-tween Dec. 18 and the beginning of the NewYear.
In the meantime, we encourage you to checkour Web site to read hundreds of stories fromNorthern Virginia. Seewww.ConnectionNewspapers.com.
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zoning could be changed to allow clusterhomes, cottage housing or multiuse develop-ment this would begin to meet the needs ofthose who wish to have smaller homes, onsmaller lots, with smaller price tags.
Young married people can no longer affordto live in Vienna and the elderly are movingout of town. It is my hope that Vienna will finda way to remain a more diverse communitywith all age groups able to enjoy a vibrant andnostalgic life style.
Shirley C. LeedyVienna
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Speaker Bill Howell’s Business LeadersReception, 6-8 p.m. at JR’s Stockyards Inn, 8130Watson Street, McLean. 703-201-7776.
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Chapter 227, Vietnam Veterans of AmericaInc. meeting at Neighbor’s Restaurant, 262DCedar Lane,Cedar Lane Shopping Center,Vienna, at 7:30 p.m. Col. Ward B. Nickisch, U.S.Army (Retired) will give a presentation of thecurrent process to recover and identify theremains of unaccounted service members fromWorld War II, the Korean War, and the VietnamWar. The general public is invited. Admission isfree. Call Len Ignatowski at 703-255-0353 orvisit www/vva227.org.
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Home forChristmas
Gail Chambers, Baker’s mother,said it was the support from otherfamilies, particularly the Guys,that got her through her son’s de-ployment in Iraq, as well as regu-lar e-mails from Greg. “He com-municates often with his sisterthrough Facebook,” Chamberssaid. Baker and Guy were homefor two weeks this summer dur-ing the 4th of July window.
“We appreciate all the supportfrom the community,” Chamberssaid. “Our neighbors put up a ban-ner when Greg was deployed.”Chambers said her neighborhoodis also waiting for Baker’s return.
GUY AND BAKER live inReston, but Guy’s two brothers andsisters still live in Vienna, as do hisparents. Baker’s family lives inWayside in Vienna. The soldierswere scheduled to depart Iraq forKuwait Dec. 9, returning toRockville around Dec. 23.
“I feel as if he’s really grown upsince he’s been out there,” saidGuy’s mother, Carly Guy. “I’m soproud of him.”
— Donna Manz
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Songs and Hugs with Miss Belle.10:30 a.m. Classic children’s songs.All ages. Great Fall Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. 703-757-8560.
FRIDAY/DEC. 26The Bigger Lights, The Friday
Night Boys and MercyMercedes. 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.$15. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
SATURDAY/DEC. 27The Pat Sommers Project, 6 p.m. at
Ned Devines Irish Village, 21800Town Center Plaza, Sterling. 703-444-7873 or irishvillage.neddevines.com.
Above the Ashes, Not Liable,Shrine of The Silver Monkey,Cab Ride Home and Guardiansof Iridescence. Rock. 4:30 p.m. $10advance, $12 at the door. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna.703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
SUNDAY/DEC. 28Tom O’Connor and Brent
Shuttleworth. Pop/rock. 2 p.m. $8.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. N.E.,
Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
Jonasay Reunion Show andTrustfall. Pop/rock. 7:30p.m. $12. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
MONDAY/DEC. 29Winter Break Camp for
Children at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean, fromMonday, Dec. 29 throughFriday, Jan. 2. Games, artsand crafts, music and specialevents. Registration forms atthe Old Firehouse TeenCenter. Half-Day Camp, 9a.m.-12 p.m. for ages 4-6; $55non-residents, $45 districtresidents. Full-Day Camp, 9a.m.-4 p.m. for ages 5-9; $85 non-residents, $75 district residents. 703-448-TEEN.
Open Mic Hosted by David Cotton.7 p.m. Free. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
Rock-a-Bye Baby. 10:30 p.m. at thePatrick Henry Library. Rhymes,stories, and songs. Birth–1 year withadult. 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.703-938-0405.
Joey Page, 3 p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. $10advance, $15 at the door. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.
WEDNESDAY/DEC. 31“Robbie-noceros” New Years Eve
Party for Kids: Robbie Schaeferand Rocknoceros ring in the New Year. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. $12. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna.
703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
Virginia Coalition. New Years EveCelebration. 8 p.m. $75 plus $25optional bar package. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.
FRIDAY/JAN. 2Jeff Dunham ‘Spark of Insanity’
tour. 8 p.m. Ventriloquism with hisfeatured character puppets. Tickets$49.50, at www.ticketmaster.com or703-573-SEAT. Visitwww.jeffdunham.com. George MasonUniversity Patriot Center, 4500
Commonwealth Cat Rescue will have a Kitten and Cat AdoptionExtravaganza on Saturday, Jan. 3, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at theOakton Library.
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Vienna Assemblies of GodCandlelight Christmas Eve Ser-vice, Wednesday Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. atlocated at 100 Ayr Hill Ave. N.E., Vienna.703-938-7736 or www.viennaag.com.
Chanukah Wonderland atTysons Corner, 8100 Oak St., just offGallows Road in Vienna, through Friday,Dec. 26. Sunday-Thursday 10 a.m.-7p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free admis-sion. Meet Judah Maccabee, tour theChanukah House, make candles, build agiant Lego menorah, design cards forIsraeli soldiers. Arts and crafts, games,olive oil show and olive press, ChanukahSuperstore and café, Chanukah Mad Sci-ence, Katie Balloons and comedy andmagic shows. 703-821-7770 orwww.chabadtysons.com.
Oakton Church of the BrethrenChristmas Eve service with candlelighting and communion will be Wednes-day, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. Childcare isavailable. 10025 Courthouse Road inVienna. 703 281-4411 orwww.oaktonbrethren.org.
Providence Baptist ChurchChristmas Eve Candlelight Servicewill be Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. at8980 Brook Road in McLean. 703-893-5330 or Providencetoday.org.
Christ the King Lutheran Churchwill have three Christmas Eve ser-vices on Dec. 24 at 10550 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls, and a Christmas Dayservice on Dec. 25 at 11 a.m. Nurseryprovided for the 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. ser-v i c e s .www.Christ-The-King-Lutheran.org.
❖ Children’s service at 5 p.m. withCherubs, King’s Kids, and ChimersChoirs.
❖ Family Candlelight Service at7 p.m. with King’s Orchestra and King’sChoir.
❖ Festival Candlelight Service at11 p.m. with the Bell Team.
St. Mark Catholic Church’s 24thAnnual International Crèche Ex-hibit, on Saturday Jan. 3 from 5-7:30p.m., and Sunday Jan. 4 from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Crèches from many nationswill be shared by the parishioners of St.Mark. Free admission. 9970 Vale Road,Vienna. 703-938-4355.
McLean Women’s Bible StudyThursday Bible Study begins Jan. 8at 9:15 a.m. The Book of Proverbs will bethe focus for the next 12 weeks. All arewelcome. Contact Martha Wiles at 703-448-2020 or [email protected].
Great Falls United MethodistChurch Celebrate Recovery Minis-try begins Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m.A 45-minute contemporary-style servicewith music, prayer, and biblically-basedmessages, followed by coffee fellowship.10100 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.703-759-3705.
The “Third Wednesday at One”recital series with organistCharles Miller, on Wednesday, Jan.21 at 1 p.m. at Saint Luke CatholicChurch, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean.Free admission. 703-356-0670 orwww.musicinmclean.org.
Vajrayogini Buddhist Center of-fers ongoing classes on meditation andBuddhist philosophy, Mondays at 7 p.m.at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. $10 per class. 202-331-2122 or www.meditation-dc.org.
The Unitarian Universalist Con-gregation of Fairfax, at 2709 HunterMill Road, Oakton chorale, a 60-voiceadult choir, welcomes new members anytime and meets Thursdays, 7:15 p.m.The Circle of Music Makers meets thefirst Monday of the month, for those whocan share a vocal or instrumental solo.Contact Judy Harrison at 703-281-4230,ext. 26, or [email protected]. JointActivities in Music at Sunrise is forpreschoolers, kindergarteners, parentsand residents of Hunter Mill Sunrise As-sisted Living Center, on Wednesdays,1-1:30 p.m. Contact Marsha Giusti at703-425-1902 or [email protected].
McLean Bible Church FitnessClass at Body & Soul fitness. Balance iskey, energy is renewed, strength isgained, and friendships are formed.Mondays 9:15 a.m. and Fridays 9:45a.m. Childcare is free for registered stu-dents. [email protected] for moreinformation.
A Centering Prayer Group meetsFridays, 9:30 a.m. at Andrew ChapelUnited Methodist Church, 1301 TrapRoad, Vienna. The hour includes a briefreading related to Centering Prayer, fol-lowed by a 20-minute prayer period.E-mail Martha Thomas [email protected] or call thechurch at 703-759-3509.
St. John’s Episcopal Church sup-ports over twenty outreach ministries,including SHARE, Habitat for Humanity,Martha’s Table, and the Gen. Colin L.Powell Leadership Club at MacfarlandMiddle School in Washington D.C. Ser-vices at 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and7:30 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church,6715 Georgetown Pike, McLean. 703-356-4902 or www.stjohnsmclean.org.
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Patriot Circle, Fairfax. 703-993-3000 orwww.patriotcenter.com.
Melodime and Louis Fabrizi. Rock/blues/country. 7:30 p.m. $10 advance, $12 at the door.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.
PJtheVIKING, Young Enough, The Grenadeand more. 10 p.m. $5. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
SATURDAY/JAN. 3Kitten and Cat Adoption Extravaganza, 11
a.m.-4 p.m. at the Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. All of the cats andkittens are fully socialized, vaccinated and de-
wormed. All of the kittens and cats can beselected on the adoption site, and many may beable to be taken home the same day. Chris C.Haslam, Commonwealth Cat Rescue, Inc. 703-568-3600.Ammar Malik, The OK Corral andPretzlcoat. Pop/acoustic. 7:30 p.m. $8advance, $10 at the door. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
SUNDAY/JAN. 4Ghosts of Pluto, Priceless Enuendo,McTwist, Merredith and OrangeMarmalade. Rock. 6 p.m. $10 advance,$12 at the door. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
MONDAY /JAN. 5Family Skate Nights, 6:30-8 p.m. at the
Vienna Community Center. $1 per skater; bringyour own skates and safety equipment.
Open Mic Night with Ron Goad. 7-10 p.m. $2.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.
WEDNESDAY/JAN. 7Edwin McCain. 8 p.m. Soulful acoustics at The
Barns. Tickets $25. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
Vienna area 6th, 7th and 8th graders canplay “Jeopardy” at 4 p.m. at Club PhoenixTeen Center, located in the Vienna CommunityCenter, 120 Cherry St. S.E. Free. 703-255-6360or www.viennava.gov.
THURSDAY/JAN. 8Altan. Irish jigs and ballads. 8 p.m. at The Barns.
Tickets $24. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
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It’s not just adults and civicgroups who immerse themselves into the season of giv-
ing and sharing. Wolftrap Elemen-tary School students, under the di-rection of the school’s SCA and incooperation with the PTA, heldthe school’s annual winter gearand toy drive Thanksgiving week.Donations were distributed to aFalls Church-area elementaryschool and to several local HeadStart programs. Supervised byschool counselor, Kathy Boyer, thedrive ran through Dec. 8.
“It’s important to help people inthe community less fortunate andto give them a nice winter and anice Christmas,” Stephen Bonacci,
SCA historian, said. “When I giveback to the community, I feel warmand I know I’m doing somethinggood.”
The five SCA officers agreed thathelping out the less fortunate issomething the better off have aduty to do. “It touches me to seethem [recipients] all happy to getthese things,” treasurer L.J.Andrews said. “Better for me togive to them than to receive.”
Phillip Stratos offered an eco-nomic strategy for giving. “Maybe,instead of getting yourself a biggame, you can buy a smaller one.And with the leftover money, youcan give something to somebodywho wouldn’t get anything.
“We need to come together andhelp the less fortunate eventhough it’s hard economic times,”Stratos said. “We have to think ofother people.”
Brett Wellde, SCA vice president,began his charitable campaign in
October when he collected cash forUNICEF on Halloween. He says itwas “great to spread the wealth toyoung Africans.”
Kathy Boyer plans on taking theSCA officers with her for deliveryof collected goods. SCA president,Sophie Lex, accompanied the of-ficers last year when Wolftrap de-livered boxes of coats, toys andgames. “I feel really good becauseI know they’re gonna feel goodwhen I give them the things I’vecontributed and collected,” Lexsaid. “I like to see their faces lightup when they get the things.”
Wellde said he has “plenty ofstuff” in his closet and he feelsgood when he donates to the toyand game drive. “They’re all funto play, but I’d like someone elseto have fun, too.”
For more information, contactKathy Boyer, at 703-319-7300.
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SCA officers ofWolftrap El-ementarySchool, PhillipStratos, L.J.Andrews, BrettWellde, SophieLex andStephenBonacci, takejoy in givingand sharingtheir goodfortune.
Joy of Giving at Wolftrap ESWinter gear, toys,games, collectedfor the needy.
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McGlensey Powers Abiles ofVienna has received a bachelor of sci-ence degree in wildlife and zoological
conservation from Murray State Univer-sity of Murray, Ky. Abiles is the daughterof Jose and Elizabeth Abiles.
Navy Seaman Recruit John R.Newlin, son of Giovanna C. Robertsonof Baytown, Texas and Stephen T.
Newlin of Vienna, recently completedU.S. Navy basic training at RecruitTraining Command, Great Lakes, Ill.Newlin is a 2005 graduate of BarbersHill High School of Mount Belview,Texas.
Alex Graham, a twelfth grade stu-dent at St. James School in St. James,Md,. has been named to the honors listfor the first trimester. Graham is the sonof Thomas Graham II of Vienna and SueGraham of Vienna.
The Waples Mill ElementaryPTA is going green by using less paper.Rather than sending home numerouspaper fliers each week, the PTA postsinformation on its web site and sendsweekly e-mails.
In addition, a weekly e-mail newslet-ter is distributed to nearly 500registered users. At the beginning of theschool year, the PTA gave the option ofcontinuing
to receive paper copies or of goingpaperless. To accommodate those whochose to use paper, the PTA fits all in-formation on one sheet of paper insteadof sending home several fliers. The ini-tiative has resulted in a 90 percentreduction of paper consumption by thePTA.
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Washington Christian Church...703-938-7720Cristo Es Mi Refugio...703-938-7727
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Fellowship Baptist Church ... 703-385-8516First Baptist Church ... 703-938-8525
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Church of the Good Shepherd ... 703-281-3987Dunn Loring United Methodist ... 703-573-5386Ephiphany United Methodist ... 703-938-3494Great Falls United Methodist... 703-759-3705
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J.D. Callander led the Weichert, Re-altors’ McLean/Old Dominion office insales, total units, and total volume.Callander is a member of Weichert’sChairman of the Board Premiere sales
club. William Gaskins led the office inlistings, and is a member of the Chairmanof the Board Premiere sales club. Tying inlistings was Kesh Tayal, JacquelineRomero, and Karen Briscoe. Topsales leader was Nita Neri. Chairman’sClub member Karen Briscoe led the officein total volume. Janet Hewitt of theMcLean/Dolly Madison office announced
that Penny Yerks led the region in re-sale listings. Kathleen Quintarelli ledthe region in resale dollar volume.Quintarelli is a member of Weichert’sChairman of the Board Premiere Club.Pat Stack lead the office in listings andtotal volume. Marilyn Fisher led theoffice in sales. Stack and Fisher tied inproduction for the month.
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Sports
By Jason Mackey
The Connectionº
Dan Hayden knows that he’s theexception, not the rule. With adaughter that’s an accomplished club gymnast who also
competes at Herndon High School, Haydenspends between $400 and $500 everymonth and shells out as much as $5,000for a five-week camp over the summer forher to compete at a local gymnastics club.
The money is worth it to Hayden becausegymnastics has become something MariaHayden, a junior at Herndon, truly enjoys.She’d have to. She spends 17 to 18 hours aweek doing it.
And then there’s her high-school career.“High-school gymnastics allows girls that
don’t compete in club to compete,” DanHayden said. “High-school gymnastics givesthem the opportunity to stay in gymnastics,but not commit their whole life to it.”
AT A FAIRFAX County Board of Supervi-sors meeting midway through November,Schools Superintendent Jack D. Dale un-veiled three proposals that included cuts tosports as part of closing a $180 million bud-get shortfall for the school district.
In all three options, girls gymnasticswould be cut from the 2010 budget, whileindoor track and field was nixed in the mostsevere case.
“Systemwide we have to make significantcuts,” Bill Curran, Fairfax County directorof student activities, said. “It’s one of thosesituations where you hope for the best andprepare for the worst.”
Curran cited the availability of gymnas-tics at the club level and its declining levelof participation as a high-school sport asthe two overriding factors. Girls gymnas-tics is currently the county’s smallest sport,with approximately 125 female-athletestotal.
But parents and coaches say the sport isgrowing and it has many benefits for thegirls who participate.
“Lake Braddock had the most girls try outthis year in 10 years and had cuts for thevery first time,” Janelyn Price, whose daugh-ter is a freshman on the girls gymnasticsteam at Lake Braddock, said. “I’m very dis-appointed that Fairfax County is consider-ing something like this.”
“Being a gymnast, you learn a lot abouthard work, dedication and there’s a littlebit of perfectionist that’s thrown in there,”Angela Peterson, Oakton girls gymnasticscoach, said. “You really understand the workthat it takes to achieve at a certain level.”
But the hottest point of contention amongparents and those associated with the sportis that club gymnastics is very different thanhigh-school gymnastics.
THE COST IS one difference,with the cost of club competi-tion soaring beyond whatmany or most families can pay.At the club level, the empha-sis is on the individual, too.
“On a club team you’re morecompeting for yourself,” saidOlympian Justin Spring, whograduated from LakeBraddock and won the all-around national championshipas a senior. Boys gymnasticswas eliminated as a sport thefollowing year.
“When you’re competing foryour school against otherschools you start to build thatteam identity,” added Spring,who was a member of the U.S.men’s gymnastics team thatwon a bronze medal in theBeijing Olympics this summer.“I think that’s really crucialbecause gymnastics is a teamsport, despite how a lot ofpeople see it.”
It’s not realistic to think thatclub competition will be a vi-able alternative if girls gym-nastics is eliminated as a high-school sport, coaches pointout.
which is the third highest number amongsports in Fairfax County. Some participantsmight want to keep occupied between crosscountry season and outdoor track and fieldand others might want to improve theirquickness for football or lacrosse.
And for some students who play othersports in the spring and fall, indoor trackand field provides a shot at trying some-thing new that would not have been pos-sible if not for the winter indoor season.
As a freshman at Westfield High School,Karen Woolley couldn’t wait for the springsoccer season to start.
But after a meeting with Westfield’s girlssoccer coach, who convinced Woolley thatshe should run indoor track and field toimprove her conditioning, soccer lasted onlyone more season. Woolley was hooked.
Now, she’s a heptathlete at Dartmouth.“We know that Fairfax County needs to
tighten its budget. That’s a foregone con-clusion,” Dan Woolley, Karen’s father andPresident of Friends of Indoor Track (FIT),said. “The reality is that the wholesale elimi-nation of a sport is not a viable alternative,nor do we think it’s a well thought-out de-cision.”
Others, like Edison parent Julie Homes,said that indoor track and field gave her
son, Teddy, who’s a sophomoreat the school, a sense of confi-dence and a narrowed focus.
For West Springfield parentDebbie Tobin, indoor trackand field gave her son, Steven,something to do between crosscountry and outdoor track andfield.
Steven Tobin has AttentionDeficit Disorder and chronicmigraines. When he beganrunning track and field, theADD became easier to controland the migraines occurredless frequently.
SHORTLY AFTER the cutswere proposed, Chantilly crosscountry and track and fieldcoach Matt Gilchrist joinedfive others in starting aFacebook group to rally sup-port.
As of Wednesday evening,3,033 members had joined thegroup titled “Save Fairfax In-door Track” and 1,978 hadsigned a petition addressed toCurran, Dale and the Board ofSupervisors.
“We’ve got a grassroots cam-paign that’s building and weknow that we don’t have a lotof time, but I feel like we’restarted in the right direction,”Gilchrist said.º
But is it enough?County officials originally
projected the county budgetshortfall for the next fiscal yearat $450 million, but it has now
ballooned to more than $600 million andcould continue to grow. The proposed cutsin these two sports are merely a drop in thebucket, saving only 2.6 percent of the schooldistrict’s shortfall.
“As big as the budget is, we’re insignifi-cant as far as what they’re trying to save,”Mike Cooper, W.T. Woodson and FallsChurch girls gymnastics coach.
Some, including Woolley and Gilchrist,have championed uniform cuts across theboard, so that no one program is completelyeliminated.
The School Board will hold a budget hear-ing Thursday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m., at JacksonMiddle School. School Board members arealso invited to the FIT (Friends of IndoorTrack) Invitational at the Prince George’sSports and Learning Center Dec. 29.
“Let’s take a step back and see what otheroptions we have,” Mike Mangan, LakeBraddock cross country and track and fieldcoach, said. “If we go by the premise thatthese are a valuable thing for our students,then the next question is how do we makethis work?”
Connection staff writers JuliaO’Donoghue and Mark Giannotto contrib-uted to this report.
With two sports on the choppingblock, questions abound concerningathletic cuts.
Athletic Cuts Score Poorly with Community
Oakton’s Joe LoRusso, now graduated, competes duringlast winter’s Northern Region indoor track and fieldchampionships at the George Mason Field House.
“I’m verydisappointed that FairfaxCounty is consideringsomething like this.”
— Janelyn Price,Lake Braddock parent
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“I’ve got 16 girls and not one of them com-petes at the club level,” Becky Slaight, SouthLakes coach, said. “It’s hard because theycan’t just walk into a club at their age andcompete. They can play around and take aclass, but they can’t compete.”º
Indoor track and field is the only sportthat is offered multiple seasons, with crosscountry in the fall and an outdoor seasonin the spring.
“The reason that the athletic departmentcame up with indoor track [as a proposedcut] is because the school system will con-tinue to support outdoor track in thespring,” Dale, the schools superintendent,said. “So the opportunity to support thesport will still be available.”
BUT MORE than 2,700 students partici-pated in indoor track and field last winter,
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As a part of Youth Appreciation Week ac-tivities, the Optimist Club of Greater Viennapresented six high-school seniors the CarolWaite Brennan Youth Appreciation Awards.The awards, named in memory of CarolWaite Brennan, a past president of the club,are bestowed upon a senior male and fe-male student at Madison, Marshall andOakton high schools. The Youth Apprecia-tion Award recognizes young people in thegreater Vienna community for their out-standing efforts in academics, the arts, ath-
letics and community service work basedon nominations from each of the schools.The Optimist Club provides each awardeea $1,000 scholarship to the college or uni-versity the student plans to attend.
For the 2008-2009 school year, the CarolWaite Brennan Youth Appreciation Awardswere presented to Emily Ale and NilsNiemeier from Madison High School, DianaFreye Fleeter and Lucas Rooney fromMarshall High School and Claire Cantrelland Matt Johnson from Oakton High School.
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