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2 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ September 10-16, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic News 703-917-6428 or [email protected] Hanna Hits Area, Goes Away

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Great Falls children came out to see the flooded area at the corner of Leigh Mill and Kelso Roads. Leigh Mill Road looked like the river.

Michael A. Shuler ropical storm Hanna hit the area urday. Rt. 7 at Colvin Run Mill was closed Saturday mid-afternoon, not as for several hours, and asphalt along Brown’s hard as feared, but many area Mill and Beulah roads was washed away. Photo by Photo T roads were flooded and closed By Sunday morning, limbs and driftwood Leigh Mill Road at the wooden bridge crossing was closed to traffic to traffic. Difficult Run overflowed during littered roadsides. following the storm Saturday afternoon. the driving rain that Hanna brought on Sat-

th 10 District Point of View: Energy Honoring Victims at Freedom Wolf, Feder both promote “comprehensive” Both candidates said they support a “com- strategy for savings, conservation. prehensive” approach to energy policy that Memorial includes looking at the use of wind, solar, Friends of the Great Falls Free- coal and nuclear energy as well as new drill- dom Memorial will hold a Sept. 11 By Julia O’Donoghue ing opportunities for the United States. Memorial Ceremony on Thursday, The Connection “We should no longer send $700 billion Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Great Falls [for oil] outside this country,” said Wolf. Freedom Memorial to honor the *This is the first in a four part series about victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist at- candidates views and opinions on some of the IN A RECENT interview, Wolf criticized tack, including six Great Falls resi- largest issues facing the Unites States and both President George Bush (R) and the dents killed in the attack on the federal government in the next term. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representa- Pentagon. tives, Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.), for not calling Following the welcome address ANGLEY RESIDENT Charlie Congress back into session to deal with the by Bob Pattavina, GFFM president, Cuevas acknowledges that resolv energy issue. L invocation by the Rev. Paul Liepelt, ing the United States energy issues Frank Wolf Judy Feder “Everything should have an up or down Pledge of Allegiance led by Glen is not as easy as some people may think. vote,” said Wolf. Sjoblom and “God Bless America” “They could put up all the windmills they which has made everything from purchas- Wolf has been a co-sponsor of the “New and the National Anthem led by the want in the Shenandoah Valley. But how are ing dinner to the daily commute more ex- Manhattan Project for Energy Indepen- Rev. Paul Gysan, Wes Callender will they going to get the energy here? Is any- pensive. dence” legislation. The original Manhattan introduce Dranesville Supervisor one going to want a big power line running Some people are also concerned about the Project was set up to recruit scientists to John Foust as a keynote speaker. through their backyard? I don’t think so,” United States dependence on oil – a signifi- produce an atomic bomb during World War The musical program will be pro- said Cuevas, as he pumped gas at the BP on cant amount of which comes from other II. The “New Manhattan Project” would vided by the Heights A’Cappella corner of Old Dominion Drive and Old countries – and its implications on national award competitive prizes to the first indi- Group of Potomac Maryland, di- Chain Bridge Road in McLean. security. Others said the United States needs vidual or group who reach the bill’s seven rected by Dr. Kevin Strathmore. Still, Cuevas would like to see the gov- to wean itself off of fossil fuels because of a energy goals. Flowers for the ceremony will be ernment promote more fuel efficient ve- connection to global warming. The goals are doubling Corporate Aver- provided by Elaine Faucher of Great hicles and prohibit the building of “gas guz- Both Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) and his age Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards to 70 Falls Meadows Cut Flower Farm. zlers.” He drives a Honda Accord, a sedan Democratic opponent Judy Feder said they miles per gallon while keeping vehicles af- Beverly Luce will lead the lighting which Cuevas said gets excellent gas mile- have heard about rising energy costs from fordable; cutting home and business energy of candles ceremony. age. residents of the 10th congressional district. usage in half; making solar power work at Friends of the Great Falls Free- He also added: “We have got to get alter- Wolf and Feder face each other in the gen- the same cost of coal; making the produc- dom Memorial were formed in native energy sources.” eral election Nov. 4. tion of biofuels cost-competitive with gaso- 2002 to build a memorial site in “People are tremendously concerned line; safely and cheaply storing carbon emis- Great Falls dedicated to those resi- AS GASOLINE and heating prices climb, about the rise in gas prices. The prices of sions from coal-powered plants; safely store dents who have given their lives for more residents have formed strong opinions gas and food are rising faster than their in- or neutralize nuclear waste; produce freedom. on what should be done to combat the sky- comes,” said Feder, the former dean of useable electricity from nuclear fusion re rocketing cost of energy. Almost everyone Georgetown University’s Public Policy In- has felt the impact of rising gasoline prices, stitute who also ran against Wolf in 2006. See Race, Page 5 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ September 10-16, 2008 ❖ 3 News Week in Great Falls Sept. 11 Benefit Share Inc.’s Empty Pantry At Tavern The “Citizens Who Care” 9/11 ben- With food reserves efit will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 at the Tavern at wiped out and demand Great Falls, 9835 Georgetown Pike. Donations are appreciated. To make for all services at a donation in advance, send a check historic high, local to 173rd Sky Angels Fund, c/o Terry and Cheryl Blaskowski, P.O. Box 164, charity struggles on. Cheboygan, MI 49721 or send a Paypal donation from www .paypal.com to the e-mail address By Mike DiCicco airborne173rdskyangelsfund The Connection @yahoo.com. To learn more about the 173rd, 2/503 Infantry Airborne Bri- eople find it an amazing oxy gade, visit http://173rdskyangelsfund moron — McLean in hunger,” .euphoricreality.com. “Psaid Therese Dyer-Caplan, vice president of Share Inc., Elite Fitness the charitable organization that serves the

Photo by McLean and Great Falls area. Concepts 5K Run/ In late April, the Connection ran a story about the difficulties Share was experienc- Walk ing in meeting unusually high demands. Mike DiCicco Elite Fitness Concepts will hold its Since then, the organization’s pantries have Second Annual 5K Run/Walk on Sat- been filled by Boy Scout and Post Office food urday, Sept. 20 at 8 a.m. at Great Falls drives, only to promptly be emptied. Shelves Village Center at Wachovia Bank, 750 in the reserve pantry are now almost en- Walker Road in memory of the Great

/The Connection tirely bare. Falls resident Peter Choo. The pro- “There are more than 500 bags of food a ceeds from the event will be donated month going out of here,” past president to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Victor Kimm said. “That’s way up from pre- Mid-Atlantic in Choo’s memory. vious years.” Meanwhile, Dyer-Caplan said, Choo was diagnosed with stage IV the cost of each of those bags has gone up Neuroblastoma on July 31, 1997. In due to rising food prices. 1998, his dream was fulfilled by the Two years ago, a busy day at Share’s food Behind Share Inc. President Randy Glantz, Vice President Therese Dyer- Make-A-Wish Foundation. Originally, pantry meant serving about seven families, Caplan and past President Victor Kimm, the shelves in the charity’s Peter wished to meet God; however, said Dyer-Caplan. Last Wednesday, 21 fami- reserve pantry are bare. soon he found out that that wish lies showed up. She said users of the pan- would be impossible to grant. His try have learned they need to get there Help Out recently put together a PowerPoint pre- mother, however, suggested that he early if they want hard-to-come-by items sentation to explain its needs and ser- meet the Pope, whom Peter was told like detergent. “Every time I open the Items most needed by Share Inc. include break- vices, efforts that were not necessary in fast cereals, canned fruit, juices, grape or was a very good friend of God. This door, there’s a line,” she said. strawberry jelly, rice, sugar, flour, pasta, cooking years past. “The nice thing about that, wish was granted and Peter, along Kimm said usage of the food pantry is oil, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, tooth- though, is that this is such a generous with the rest of the family, was blessed continuing to rise, with a 20 percent in- brushes, dish detergent, laundry detergent, community,” she said, adding that the by Pope John Paul II in Vatican City. crease between July and August of this diapers, paper towels and toilet paper. Money and typical response to her appeals for help gift certificates, clean used clothes, and furniture The Pope even blessed a cross that year. are also needed, as are volunteers. was: “We just didn’t know things were Peter had, which Peter held, even to Meanwhile, funds for Share’s family as- Food certificates and nonperishable food items so difficult.” the grave. Peter died from cancer on sistance program are going almost en- can be brought to the Share rooms around the side Sept. 11, 2007. tirely toward warding off evictions and of McLean Baptist Church, 1367 Chain Bridge TEMPLE RODEF SHALOM will be Road. During off hours, donations can be left in the To register visit http:// utility shut-offs, with some money pay- box outside the door to the rooms. Checks can be making special pleas to its congregants www.elitefitnessconcepts.com/ ing for medications, Kimm said. In the sent to Share Inc., PO Box 210, McLean, Virginia on behalf of Share during the High Holy last fiscal year, more than $102,000 was 22101. Call Share at 703-284-2179 or contact Vic- Days in October, and Lewinsville Pres- tor Kimm at 703-356-8451, or Robin Chandler at Coffee Cupping spent on family assistance, up 50 percent 703-790-5243 or [email protected]. To learn more byterian Church will be helping out, from the previous fiscal year. about Share Inc., visit www.shareofmclean.org. probably soliciting donations at Giant and Safeway, on Sept. 27, Dyer-Caplan With Sherri Johns FOOD CERTIFICATES for Thanksgiv- said. The Share truck will be parked at The Conscious Bean, located at the ing, Christmas and Easter dinners were up fiscal year. St. Luke’s United Methodist Church’s Fun intersection of Colvin Run and Walker 10 percent during the most recent holidays, “People used to come here for food. Now Fair on Sept. 20. The Women’s Club of Road, hosts special tastings featuring and last December, the holiday gift program they’re coming for everything,” said Dyer- McLean collected donations at its recent one of the world’s most renowned served 25 percent more households than Caplan, who runs the food pantry, noting fashion show, and the Greater McLean coffee experts. There will be three previously. Those numbers are expected to that people were asking for gas cards and Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a one-hour sessions on Saturday, Aug. rise again this year. In the summer of 2007, pharmacy gift cards, which the pantry does half-day program to improve communica- 30, from 9-10 a.m., 11 a.m.-12 noon Share provided school supplies to 143 stu- not offer. She said she was also watching tion between nonprofit organizations and and 1-2 p.m. For more information, dents. Last month, 197 students came to people make difficult choices, such as the McLean businesses. And Safeway, Marvel- call 703-757-2326. the organization for supplies. Kimm said woman who recently talked to her about ous Market and Claude Moore Farm con- this is also the first time Share has had a weighing food against medication. tinue to donate food. Dyer-Caplan said waiting list for furniture, and the list is “From what I’ve read, it’s a similar situa- neighborhoods, swim teams and Girl Scouts growing. tion at food banks around the country,” had also been holding food drives. nity service committees. He said the charity had continued to Share President Randy Glantz said. Also, Glantz said, the organization has “We’ve been talking about trying to insti- maintain the same level of service through- All the while, donations have been up. more than twice the number of people vol- tutionalize year-round drives for food,” out the surge in demand, in part by dip- Dyer-Caplan said the organization has unteering that it did a few years ago. Glantz said, adding that a year-round ap- ping into reserve funds for the first time. been conducting aggressive outreach cam- And Kimm said the charity had begun to proach would make sense, since it looks like He had projected a $25,000 shortfall for this paigns at local schools and churches and work with the schools’ PTAs and commu- the need will be year-round.

4 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ September 10-16, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Race Focuses on Energy Issues From Page 3 table,” including investigating the that kind of industry. We should development of “cleaner coal” and play a leadership role [in devel- action. safer nuclear options. Like Wolf, oping renewable energy re- The bill also sets aside funding the McLean resident would also sources] right here in the 10th dis- for businesses, researchers and consider drilling off the shore of trict,” said Feder. groups that want to work toward the United States. As member of congress, Feder achieving the goals. In an inter- The challenger disagrees with said she would make sure the 10th view, Wolf said he thought the bill Wolf and opposes drilling in the congressional district got a fair would probably result in “job cre- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge share of the federal government’s ation” for a region like Northern (ANWR.) investment in renewable energy. Virginia, which is a leader in in- Feder is in favor of ending what “That would create jobs and pro- novative technology. she calls “tax breaks” for oil com- mote our tech industry. It has not panies and having the government been adequately pursued,” she WOLF has supported the “Virginia reinvest that revenue in renewable said. Outer Continental Shelf Act,” energy sources, like wind and so- As the 10th District representa- which would allow Virginia’s Gov- lar, and in tax credits for consum- tive, Feder would also pursue mass ernor to ask for waiver to drill to ers choosing greener energy transit funding, which is an impor- explore for natural gas and crude sources. tant part of a sustainable develop- oil off the cost of the common- She said the government also ment strategy. wealth. If successful, Wolf sup- has to provide oversight to make “That there is no mass transit in ports using money gained from sure market speculation is not the 10th district is really pretty as- drilling off the Virginia shore to driving up the cost of gasoline for tounding. It is the job of a mem- help cover commonwealth’s trans- Americans. ber of congress to make it clear portation costs. that the 10th district needs a good The congressman has also sup- FEDER, like Wolf, said a federal part of [the transit funding],” said ported drilling in the Arctic Na- investment in renewable energy is Feder. tional Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. likely to bring jobs and investment Wolf, who has been in Congress On a personal level, the congress- to the 10th congressional district, since the early 1980s, has been the man owns and drives a Ford Es- given the large number of high major congressional backer of the cape, a hybrid sports utility ve- tech businesses in the area. extension of Metro rail to Dulles hicle. “What grows in Loudoun are Airport and beyond. But Feder fre- businesses that are developing 21st quently criticizes the congressman IF ELECTED, Feder said she century technologies. … The for not being able to get the project 100% Satisfaction Guarantee would “put everything on the Route 28 corridor has attracted launched.

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Ice Storms and Preparing for the Worst Other Challenges Dr. John Sverha was at Virginia Hospital Center, then known as Arlington Hospital, when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred at the Pentagon.

Northern Virginia Photos courtesy Inova He said that he and his colleagues were able to handle the surge of victims effectively thanks to hospitals upgrade a well-rehearsed disaster plan and extra staff who came in that day to lend a hand. But the situations that really challenge his ER their disaster are days with severe weather, Sverha, the head of the hospital’s emergency medicine depart- response systems. ment, said. Earlier this year, an ice storm brought 90 patients into his ER within three to four hours. By David Schultz “We were very busy, there were a lot of people scurrying around,” he said. “An ice storm is The Connection Dr. Hanfling something that is known to create an extremely busy emergency department, almost exponen- lanning for a disaster in Washing- tially more than a snow storm. We always get on edge when we hear that there might be freezing ton D.C. became a top priority rain. We really go into a different mode.” Pafter the Sept. 11 attacks. But The emergency department at Inova Fairfax Hospital Disaster planning is important for any hospital. But the issues that most ERs deal with those who focus only on the fed- Courtesy photo eral city when planning for a disaster are ing a staffing plan in the event of a disaster. “If you look at any risk on a day-to-day basis don’t involve catastrophic events. missing the point, Dr. Dan Hanfling said. Corrigan said that making a plan to have modeling with respect Virginia Hospital Center’s emergency room is “The attack on the Pentagon was in North- enough doctors and nurses on call for a to WMD and pick your often at capacity with patients spilling over into ern Virginia,” Hanfling said. “Of the five potential disaster is the most difficult part favorite corner in down- the waiting room, Sverha said. “Our goal is to anthrax cases, three were diagnosed in of disaster planning for hospitals. town D.C., all of the have our waiting room empty as much as possible,” he said. Northern Virginia. If you tease out the de- Inova Fairfax Hospital has the biggest ER conventional wisdom Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s Dr. Douglas Smith tails of what happened, it wasn’t Washing- in Northern Virginia, said James Sides, di- suggests that the bad Corrigan said that the biggest challenge for his ER is the ton D.C. that was attacked. It was North- saster preparedness coordinator there. stuff goes north and changing nature of the medical business. ern Virginia.” “We’re using those funds regionally to fund east,” Hanfling said. “The citizens of D.C. Because many patients who need emergency psychiatric care don’t have insurance and can’t Hanfling is director of emergency man- burn and trauma training. One of our on- will be fleeing to Northern Virginia.” pay their medical bills, ERs across the country agement and disaster medicine for North- going projects is to really create a capacity This means that Northern Virginia Hos- have eliminated many of their beds for psychiat- ern Virginia’s Inova Hospitals. He is also to deal with large-scale burn and trauma pitals, especially the Virginia Hospital Cen- ric patients, Smith, Inova Fair Oaks’ chief of the emergency department, said. involved with the Northern Virginia Hospi- across the region. We all work together to ter in Arlington and Inova Alexandria Hos- “Psychiatric hospitals are closed because they tal Alliance, a group that advocates for really figure out what our needs are at each pital, will be the first responders to a major don’t pay,” he said. “There just aren’t enough emergency preparedness in local hospitals. facility and then across the region.” disaster in the area. psych beds so getting [patients] somewhere is The group was created by a coalition of “Being such a large hospital makes it Currently, Inova Alexandria hospital has challenging.” He also said that getting specialists to treat 12 Northern Virginia hospitals shortly after easier [to plan for disasters],” Sides said. the ability to handle a surge of up to 127 patients in an ER is difficult because many the Sept. 11 attacks. The hospitals pool their “We play a key role in the region. We would patients over its normal capacity, accord- specialist doctors are in private practice. “Every resources to plan for a major disaster, natu- be one of the main facilities to receive pa- ing to Greg Brison, the director of emer- time you see a laser center, that’s an ophthal- ral or non-natural, in the region. tients especially since we’re the only Level gency management at Inova Alexandria. mologist that’s not working in a hospital,” Smith said. “That’s the business of outpatient surgery.” “Northern Virginia has the Pentagon and 1 Trauma center in Northern Virginia,” “That’s a third more than when we have a The issues that Inova Fair Oaks faces are a number of CIA facilities. … We see our- meaning Fairfax Inova would receive the full house,” Brison said. “We can do that in unique because of its suburban location, Smith selves as a target in and of itself,” said most serious trauma patients. 30 minutes.” said. “This is a higher-end hospital because of Zachary Corrigan, The grant will also He also said that if Inova Alexandria’s wa- the community we’re in,” he said. “We don’t have a lot of homeless or IV drug users.” executive director of go towards upgrad- ter supply is cut off, which happened dur- Inova Alexandria Hospital faces these issues the alliance. “It wasn’t Washington ing the region’s abil- ing Hurricane Isabel in 2003, the hospital differently than its Fair Oaks counterpart, said It’s this kind of co- ity to handle large has fresh drinking water on site that will Dr. Martin Brown, the chief of emergency ordinated effort, not D.C. that was attacked. It numbers of burn vic- last for 24 hours. “We try to be self-suffi- medicine at the Alexandria hospital. Brown said that getting a specialist to his ER is just among hospitals was Northern Virginia.” tims, Corrigan said. cient so we don’t have to contact FEMA,” fairly easy because Inova Alexandria is such a but among cities, Washington Hospital Brison said. large hospital. While it doesn’t have its own counties and states, — Dr. Dan Hanfling, director of Center in the District psychiatric ward, Brown said that treating psychiatric patients is not too difficult because that is crucial to pre- emergency management and disaster has the only dedi- BRISON was at Inova Alexandria during they can be easily transferred to a new psychiat- paring for a major medicine, Inova Hospitals cated burn unit in the Sept. 11 attacks. After the Virginia Hos- ric facility at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. catastrophic event, the region. pital Center, formerly known as Arlington According to Brown, the biggest challenge local emergency “If we had hun- Hospital, quickly filled up with victims, facing the Inova Alexandria ER is a lack of beds. “There are times when the hospital is crowded management officials said. “If there’s an- dreds of burn patients,” he said, “non-burn Inova Alexandria began to see a surge of and patients who need to be upstairs are still other major emergency like 9/11, it doesn’t centers will have to provide burn care for patients. waiting for a bed,” he said. “We have a task force impact just one jurisdiction,” Fairfax County an extended time. We’re going to be train- “It was quiet here,” he said. “There wasn’t looking at that.” spokesperson Brian Worthy said. “It had an ing clinicians who don’t do burn care to do any panic. … When the real thing happens Brown also said that a new wing that is currently under construction will add more space impact on all the jurisdictions regionally. a level of burn care for three days. and you’ve got professional people who are to his ER, which currently treats 150 patients a That’s why the region is taking a very coor- “When it comes to burn and trauma, the well-educated, it all just kicks into gear.” day. This new part of the building is badly dinated response.” first three days of care will really define The attacks of Sept. 11 changed the way needed, Brown said, because “The demand for what the patient’s life looks like,” he said. health officials in this area and throughout emergency services continues to increase.” EARLIER THIS MONTH, the U.S. Depart- “Not only for the next week but for years.” the country think about planning for emer- ment of Homeland Security gave $60 mil- gencies. But Hanfling said that emergency said. Doctors and policy makers are begin- lion to Washington-area jurisdictions for THE HOMELAND Security money will planners are also learning from more re- ning to have conversations about what level medical and law enforcement projects to also provide new software to allow emer- cent disasters. of care should be expected in these types of detect and respond to terrorist attacks. gency rooms to track the real-time location “Think about the Astrodome after Katrina situations after several medical ethics scan- Almost $4 million of that grant will go to of ambulances from every hospital in the or the Superdome during Katrina,” he said dals that emerged from Katrina. area hospitals to increase their ability to region. According to a DHS statement, ERs said. “There was no formal way of taking “As doctors, we’re on the front lines,” handle large surges of patients. With this will be able to monitor the treatment ca- care of people there.” As a result of Hurri- Hanfling said. “We’re put in the untenable grant, local hospitals will be able to treat pacities at every local hospital. cane Katrina and its ensuing public health situation of having to make real time deci- 300 critically injured patients with no ex- “If you have a major incident,” Worthy crisis, the Northern Virginia Hospital Alli- sions of life or death … The medical com- ternal help for three days after a disaster. said, “You’d probably need more than one ance is working with government officials munity writ large needs to be on the same The grant will go towards purchasing sur- hospital to respond so that would require to secure public space for medical care in page with regards as to how we’re making plus medical supplies and towards devis- coordination.” the event of a large-scale disaster, Hanfling those decisions.”

6 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ September 10-16, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Viewpoints What did you like most about two parties’ conventions? — Andrew Johnson

Paula Donovan, Great Falls, Therapist First off, seeing Ted Kennedy come out was truly inspirational. It was a reminder of everything he has done for the country, and I’m glad to see that he is well. I was also very impressed with Mark Warner’s speech. Obama’s speech was definitely the biggest highlight for me though. It was amazing, and I was in awe with his ability to handle it with so many different agendas. He was able to Under same ownership connect with so many people. for 45 years A lowlight for me would have to be Palin’s speech. As a woman, I was embarrassed by her nasty and mean comments about Obama.

Amy Pullman, McLean, Pediatrician I watched some of both conventions. I thought the best comment was Al Gore say- ing that although he believed in recycling, he didn’t believe in it that much — a joke at how he didn’t want another four years of an Republican administration. I found it to be very funny. As for the Republican Convention, I think that McCain’s selection of Palin was genius and it showed in her speech. He was able to salvage the evangeli- cal vote and reenergize their party.

Audrey O’Neill, Vienna, Homemaker The real highlight for me was the introduction of Sarah Palin. She was outstanding and everyone really got to know her after days of wondering who she was. I liked Hilary, but Palin showed herself to be feminine, have a great sense of humor, and not take herself too seriously; Hilary didn’t appeal in that way. Giuliani’s and Romney’s speeches were im- pressive as well.

Joe O’Neill, Vienna, Accountant Palin really impressed me as well. She in- troduced herself to people in a powerful way, and it was under a lot of pressure too. She handled herself very well. I also really en- joyed Romney’s speech.

Kareem Farah, McLean, Student I really liked Barack Obama’s speech. For Those That Want The Best

Heather Perry, McLean, Master Weaving & Restoration Homemaker We watched both conventions and I was most impressed, by far, by Sarah Palin’s speech. I was literally in tears. It’s great to have a woman who represents so much about what being a mother is in the mix. She brings a whole new light to the whole process, one that not a lot of people were expecting. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ September 10-16, 2008 ❖ 7 Opinion

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Now lies of our region, who turn to charities, hop- Kemal Kurspahic food pantry in McLean meant serv they’re coming for everything,” said Therese ing that with a little bit of help they can make Editor ❖ 703-917-6428 ing about seven families. Last Dyer-Caplan of Share. it through to the next paycheck. [email protected] T Mike DiCicco Wednesday, 21 families showed up Northern Virginia’s economy is buffered by The rising costs of food and gas are also ham- Community Reporter for food, writes Connection reporter the presence of the federal government pering efforts of local non-profits to provide 703-917-6448 Mike DiCicco. Editorial and the many private contractors that services. Organizations are facing significant [email protected] In fact, demand for food from Share earn billions of dollars a year in gov- increases in demand, while their money and Julia O’Donoghue Education & Politics continues to rise, with a 20 percent ernment business. But the downturn supplies buy less than they did last year. 703-917-6433 increase between July and August of this year. has arrived, as local governments well know, Pick an organization near you, and send [email protected] Meanwhile, funds for Share’s family assis- with the drop in home values squeezing local them money, call and offer to volunteer, do- Ken Moore Courts & Projects tance program are going almost entirely to- budgets. nate food, or contribute in any other way. 703-917-6417 ward warding off evictions and utility shut-offs, [email protected] with some money paying for medications. In Help Rich Sanders the last fiscal year, Share spent more than Sports Editor ❖ 703-917-6439 Here is a partial listing of local organizations that help the needy, every one is facing intense and [email protected] $102,000 on family assistance, up 50 percent increasing demand for services. from the previous fiscal year. ADVERTISING: ❖ SHARE of McLean, www.shareofmclean.org, 703- ❖ The Good Shepherd Alliance, Inc., 20684 To place an advertisement, call the ad Non-profits that help the needy in Northern department between 9 a.m. and 284-2179 Ashburn Road, Ashburn, 703-724-1555 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. Virginia are seeing a dramatic increase in de- ❖ Reston Interfaith, 703-787-3100 ❖ Our Daily Bread, 10777 Main Street #320, mand, needy families and individual finding ❖ Herndon-Reston FISH (For Immediate Fairfax, 703-273-8829 Display ads 703-821-5050 their way to food pantries to stave off hunger, Sympathetic Help), 703-391-0105_ ❖ Shelter House, www.shelterhouse.org, operates Classified ads 703-917-6400 ❖ Employment ads 703-917-6464 seeking help to acquire school supplies for their Food for Others, Food for Others, two homeless shelters in Fairfax County, in www.foodforothers.org, Fairfax, 703-207-9173 Centreville and Seven Corners. 571-522-6800 Salome Howard-Gaibler children, needing money to forestall an evic- ❖ FACETS, 703-352-5090 ❖ Committee for Helping Others (CHO), Vienna , Display Advertising tion or having the phone or electricity in their ❖ Northern Virginia Family Service, Oakton, 703- 703-281-7614 703-917-6467 [email protected] home turned off. 385-3267 Andrea Smith Classified Advertising Letters to the Editor 703-917-6401 [email protected] Barbara Parkinson The truck driver locked his brakes killed when the exact same sce- Employment Advertising Hazardous and then moved a few inches back nario occurred. He was also driv- 703-917-6418 In Search of [email protected] Driving On toward his lane and passed down ing to work one morning and, as Fair Grades the side of my car. While my car he approached the same s-curves Editor & Publisher was not hit, I drove further down at Difficult Run on Georgetown Mary Kimm Georgetown Pike 703-917-6416 To the Editor: the road and pulled over to shake Pike, an 18-wheeler truck crossed To the Editor: [email protected] Thank you for the excellent ar- off the feeling of almost being into his lane. Unfortunately, he I am writing to request your sup- Editor in Chief ticle, “Does Fairfax Give Fair crushed by a tractor trailer and to was not able to stop his car before Steven Mauren port in correcting a dangerous traf- Managing Editors Grades?” [Connection, Sept. 3-9, also confirm if there was any dam- it went under the 18-wheeler fic situation in Great Falls. My un- Steve Hibbard, Michael O’Connell, 2008]. It raises very important age to either side of my car. truck. The crash tore off the roof Kemal Kurspahic derstanding of the issue is that leg- Photography: concerns. Had I not stopped my car or had of his car and he was hospitalized islative action is required to imple- Robbie Hammer, Louise Krafft, I can not understand the school I been in a larger car, I would cer- with injuries. Had he not laid over Craig Sterbutzel ment a change in traffic restric- Art/Design: system’s hesitancy to appropri- tainly have been hit by the truck. on his car seats before impact, he tions on Georgetown Pike (high- Zohra Aslami, Geovani Flores, ately add value to advanced The truck was more than half way likely would have been killed. Laurence Foong, John Heinly, way 193). John Smith, Stu Moll, classes. How can a B in regular into my lane. There is no physical As a result of my neighbor’s ac- Last week, on Aug. 29, I was Tam Nguyen, Wayne Shipp Algebra possibly be equal to a B way for an 18-wheeler truck to cident, Fairfax County installed Production Manager: driving to work at 6:25 a.m. on Jean Card in Honors Algebra? Likewise, how safely negotiate the s-turn in that warning signs on Georgetown Georgetown Pike, heading south- can a college level course like an portion of Georgetown Pike. A Pike, telling trucks that travel CIRCULATION: 703-917-6480 east toward the beltway. It was still A.P. only be given .5 extra value? truck that long is forced to cross along Georgetown Pike is “not rec- Circulation Manager: dark and there was a light rain that Linda Pecquex Students at McLean High are the double yellow lines and move ommended.” morning. As I approached the scoring 5s on their A.P. exams and significantly into the oncoming After my near accident last CONNECTION NEWSPAPERS, curves near the Difficult Run park- L.L.C. not receiving As in their classes. traffic lane in order to maneuver week, I called Fairfax County Po- ing area, an 18-wheeler truck com- Peter Labovitz That is ludicrous. To be fair, an through the back-to-back 90 de- lice and was told that the police President/CEO ing from the opposite direction A.P class should be weighted with gree turns that occur in a very could not do anything about the Mary Kimm crossed the double yellow line into an extra full point. Moreover, short distance of that section of situation, but recommend that I Publisher/Chief Operating Officer my lane. I was driving a small 703-917-6416 there is only benefit to giving Georgetown Pike. contact VDOT. I called VDOT and [email protected] sports car (with my headlights on) more value to advanced classes. If crossing a double yellow line the representative took my name Jerry Vernon and immediately moved to the far Wouldn’t more students be en- in Virginia is considered to be and number and explained that Executive Vice President right and stopped my car. I felt my 703-917-6404 couraged to try an advanced “reckless driving” then the current the community has recognized this [email protected] right wheels leave the pavement class, if they knew it would not situation of allowing large 18- as a safety issue for some time, but onto the very short shoulder and Wesley DeBrosse be likely to bring down their wheeler trucks to use Georgetown promised no action. I have sent a Controller the right side of my car was almost G.P.A.? Don’t we want more stu- Pike is knowingly allowing reck- similar letter to Supervisor John Debbie Funk touching the guard rail that sepa- National Sales dents taking challenging classes? less driving conditions to occur Foust asking for his assistance. rates the roadway from the steep 703-917-6416 There is no downside to this. Why every day. I ask your support to make our [email protected] bank to the creek. I held my hand are we waiting? This isn’t the first time that such community aware of this danger- John Lovaas on the car horn while I watched an incident occurred. Almost four ous situation and to help imple Special Assistant for Operations the large truck tires come within MaryAnn Lastova years ago, in September 2004, my inches of my driver’s side window. McLean Great Falls neighbor was almost See Accident, Page 9

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Accident Waiting to Happen

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ment legislative change to not allow 18-wheeler tractor trailers and other large trucks from using that section of Georgetown Pike. This is clearly a case of another “accident waiting to happen” ... there is significant commuter traffic and now young drivers heading to Langley High School on that road every day. Please help pro- tect our community before some- one else gets hurt, or killed. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

John Turonis Great Falls

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Neighborhood children want to help Lake Marmota, 130 Maple Avenue East • Vienna, VA threatened by fertilizer, algae and silt. 703-938-1331 • e: [email protected] Closed Mondays & Tuesdays

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ince his family moved into a house that backs up to Lake Marmota in December, Gabe SRodriguez, his brother Danny and his friends have made the most of living on the water- front. The eighth-grader at the Langley School, commonly known as “Little Langley,” said he spends about three hours a day on the water, whether in a canoe, on a raft or sitting with his friends on an inflatable sofa. “Even in the winter, when it’s covered in ice, I still try to paddle around or wade in waders,” he said. However, he is not sure how much fun the little lake in the Marmota Farm neighborhood will be in the near future. Blankets of algae repeatedly cover the entire lake during the summer months, and the lake bed is filling with silt. Gabe and his friends hope to do what they can to help preserve the lake where they play.

GABE’S MOTHER, Amy Stephan, said she could tell a number of neighbors and upstream homeowners had taken advantage of beautiful weather one weekend earlier in the season and had fertilized their lawns, because by Thursday, there Starting Points Gabe Rodriguez makes the were four inches of algae on the A couple of Web sites where users most of his family’s pond. When it dies, she said, the can learn about rain garden construc- lakefront property. algae can create dead zones lack- tion are Rain Garden Network at www.raingardennetwork.com and the ing oxygen and also smother life Virginia Department of Forestry at fall in weeks had rinsed lawns on on the floor of the lake. www.dof.virginia.gov/rfb/rain- its way into the local watershed. The bacteria that feed on dead gardens.shtml. One resource for Also, Stephan said, the lake is information on environmentally algae can use up all the oxygen in friendly fertilizers is “Grow Smart, full of construction silt. “There’s the water where they are present. Grow Safe: A Consumer Guide to said to be six to 10 feet of it in the “You can tell when they lay their Lawn and Garden Products,” produced lake,” she said. She was told about fertilizer because a week later, you by the Washington Toxics Coalition in the silt by contractors who came King County, Wash. A PDF version can get this, but all over,” he said, indi- be found at www.govlink.org/ by to study the lake for Fairfax cating a broad swath of algae along hazwaste/publications/ County Public Schools and told her the shore last Friday afternoon. growSmart2006web.pdf. Also, much of it appeared to be sawdust Stephan said the lake had re- American Plant Company, which has from treated wood, which biode an outlet on Georgetown Pike in cently been covered again, not central Great Falls, offers environmen- long after water from the first rain- tally friendly products. 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CommercialCommercial Division Division ventional policies. beans, freshly roasted, organic pure teas and delicious, nourishing foods in a warm and friendly environment. The Conscious Bean is successful because •Toigo Orchards ~ Fresh Organic Fruits and Tomatoes, Sauces, and Jams GFBPA’s September breakfast meeting guest they partner with like-minded customers, community organizations and ven- Like A Good Neighbor, •Spring Valley Farms and Orchards ~ Natural Seasonal Produce and Fruit dors when choosing their high quality, fresh, non-processed whole foods. ® •Hiddencroft Vineyards ~ Virginia Wines speaker, Michael Shuman, anticipated these •Dragonfly Farms ~ Wine Vinegars and Fresh Flowers Kathy Huff, (pictured) owner, has been socially and professionally ecologically State Farm Is There. • On The Go Gourmet ~ Truffle oil, yogurts, butter & delicacies changes ten years ago in his book GOING LOCAL, friendly her whole life. “Falling in love with the yard, parks, trails and rivers” • Betty Jane Sweet Delights ~ Sweets and peanut brittle • Crab Lady Seafood and elaborates them in his more recent SMALL- has made her awareness grow stronger for environment and health issues and www.gstephendulaney.com applied her values professionally. “We can do a lot for the environment and our In The MART REVOLUTION. 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To fully harness this •Bigg Riggs Farms ~ disabled persons Free-Range Chicken, revolution, however, economic developers and Visit GreatFallsBPA.com Anyone who has met Kathy is immediately overwhelmed by her smile and warmth. She speaks passionately and has a genuine concern for your well- Eggs, Bloody Mary Mixes for an on line version of this directory and more •Neighbors Network ~ Local artisans and community information policymakers must fundamentally shift their priori- being. Kathy will often have guest speakers at the Conscious Bean that focus •Great Falls Citizen Association ~ Community information ties -- to emphasize leakage analysis, entrepreneur- information about the BPA members in your community. on health and environmental issues. The Market will be held Weekly Help your community and take action, 731-C WALKER RD. • GREAT FALL, VA on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m.-12 noon through November 1. ship, local business alliances, buy-local and invest- become a Great Falls BPA member TODAY Let’s support our Great Falls Business and Professional member; Kathy State Farm Insurance Companies The Great Falls Farmers Market is operated by The Great Falls Charitable Foundation. Huff, and her business The Conscious Bean Coffee House, conveniently For more information, contact us at [email protected]. Great Falls local initiatives. Join us to learn more… GFBPA, P. O. Box 1454, Great Falls, VA 22066 Home Office Bloomington, Illinois Charitable Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) corporation. located at 10123 Colvin Run Road.

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THURSDAY/SEPT. 11 My Favorite Highway, We Shot the Moon and Mercy Mercedes. Rock. 7 p.m. $15. Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Call 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com. Fall FusionFest. 5:30-8 p.m. Meet tech executives, leaders and newsmakers. Beverages, snacks and prizes. Registration, Reston Town Center Pavilion, 11900 Market St., Reston. NVTC members $55, non-members $80. http:// www.nvtc.org/events/geteventinfo. Bat Basics. 7-8:30 p.m. Learn about the importance of bats. $5 per child; children 12 and up Reservations required. Cub Run Rec Arts ❖ Entertainment ❖ Leisure Center, 4630 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. 703- 8127-9407. Photo by Jeanne C. Rosenbaum Astronaut Tom Jones and Military Historian Bob Dorr, authors of “Hellhawks! A member of Conservatorio Professional de Danza “Fortea” of Madrid, Spain helps a young Festival attendee The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who try using castanets at the 2007 International Children’s Festival. Savaged Hitler’s Wehrmacht.” 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the 2941Restaurant, 2941 Fairview Park, Falls Church. Sponsored by the Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce, 513 Maple Welcoming Special Guests Ave. West, Vienna. Register rs6.net/tn.jsp. FRIDAY/SEPT. 12 John Eddie. Rock. 9:30 p.m. $15. Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Call 703-255-1566 Children from or visit www.jamminjava.com. Bluegrass music by Jimmy and Moondi. 6:30 Shelter House attend p.m. Free; bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. the Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave., E., Vienna. Call 703-255-6360 or visit the International www.viennava.gov.

Children’s Festival. SATURDAY/SEPT. 13 The 38th annual International Children’s By Susanna Rosenbaum Festival. Sept. 13 and Sept. 14, from 10 a.m.-4 Arts Council of Fairfax County p.m. The 2008 Festival will showcase musicians, dancers, and martial artists from China, Finland, Ghana and Jordan and will feature the Canadian or Sarah Schultz, one of the most percussionists ScrapArtsMusic. Four stages enjoyable aspects of her job as de 2008 around the park offer entertainment by more than 20 groups from this region. Tickets Fvelopment coordinator for Shelter International available online or at the gate; $12 for adults, House, a non-profit organization $10 for children and seniors. Weekend passes providing emergency housing and support- are $18 for adults, $15 for children and seniors. Children’s Admission is free for children 2 years and under. ive services in Fairfax County, is finding in- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. kind donations for the children and fami- Festival Visit www.internationalchildrensfestival.org. ZNA Koi Show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See some of the lies she serves. The International most beautiful fish in the world along with a “Financial donations make the work of Children’s Festival is a special Bonsai display and demonstration. Shelter House possible, but nothing puts a youth-oriented festival Vendors for koi ponds, fish and plants will be dedicated to performing, bright smile on the face of a 10-year-old present. Free. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, visual, and interactive arts, 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna. Call like a surprise trip to the theater,” she said. held each September at 703-255-3631 Theater and the arts were formative ele- Wolf Trap National Park for Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Children’s rock and ments in Schultz’s own childhood, and she the Performing Arts in ‘kid-hop’; 10:30 a.m. Tickets $8. Steve Vienna. The 2008 Interna- Forbert. Acoustic/roots, 7 p.m. Tickets $20. has fond memories of attending the Inter- tional Children’s Festival Future and Can’t Hang. Rock, 10 p.m. national Children’s Festival at Wolf Trap will take place during the Tickets $10. All at Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. with her mother and sisters year after year. week of September 8th with E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or visit www.jamminjava.com. When she contacted the Arts Council of the public Festival on Satur- day and Sunday, Sept. 13 - The American Association of University Fairfax County, which has been producing 14 at Wolf Trap. Women will hold an open house from 10:30 this Festival for 38 years, to request a do- To learn more: about a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Drop by for coffee, nation of tickets, Schultz was thrilled to Shelter House, visit www.ShelterHouse.org; bagels, and conversation about upcoming branch programs and special interest groups. learn that complimentary tickets, as well as about the International gift bags and snacks, were available through Free. Call 703-938-1581 or visit Children’s Festival, visit www.aauwofva.org/branches/vienna. the Arts Council’s Special Guests Program. www.InternationalChil– The Claude Moore Colonial Farm: An 18th Each year, the Arts Council reaches out to drensFestival.org. Century Wedding. 2 p.m. Come celebrate over 60 service organizations reaching un- with the colonial farm family. Witness an 18th century style wedding ceremony. Dance with the der-served or at-risk communities to invite bride and groom, and taste the traditional over 3,000 children and families to attend wedding cake. Great family activity. $3 adults, the Festival as their special guests. Among The diversity of Fairfax County and even of dren her own age — and their enthusiasm $2 children and senior citizens; complimentary admission with Farm membership. Weather those attending the International Children’s the children currently staying with Shelter touched her. “I remember the dancers com- permitting; call 703-903-9330 day of event. Festival for the first time this weekend will House, some of whom come from Africa and ing out into the meadow and dancing with Explore expanded Gatehouse Shop, featuring be some of the smiling Shelter House faces Europe, is mirrored on the Festival stages. crowd. And all of a sudden I was dancing educational materials and unique gifts. For information on programs, that Schultz loves. As a child, Schultz was extremely shy and with them.” events and membership please visit For Schultz, the Festival affords children she credits the arts with helping her to be- Schultz is excited to return to the Inter- www.1771.org. The Claude Moore Colonial something beyond the fun of hands-on arts come more out-going. national Children’s Festival this weekend, Farm, 6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Call 703- 442-7557. activities, roving entertainers, an Arts & “Normally, I would hide behind my once again with her mother, who brought Ice Cream Making. 4 p.m. Help hand-crank, and Technology pavilion, and continuous per- mother’s skirt,” she said. But at the Inter- her there for the first time many years ago, sample the results for $1 per cup. Colvin Run formances on four stages throughout the national Children’s Festival, she saw dy- and also with her own seven-year old Mill,10017 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. 703- park — it offers a wider view of the world. namic young performers — including chil- daughter and the children of Shelter House. See Calendar, Page 15 14 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ September 10-16, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Sept. 11 Benefit at Tavern The “Citizens Who Care” 9/11 benefit will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 at the Tavern at Great Falls, 9835 Georgetown Pike. Donations are appreciated. To make a donation Now! 1,000s of in advance, send a check to 173rd Sky Angels Fund, c/o Terry and pictures of sports, Cheryl Blaskowski, P.O. Box 164, Cheboygan, MI 49721 or send a Paypal donation from www.paypal.com to the e-mail address graduations, current [email protected]. To learn more about the events and more— 173rd, 2/503 Infantry Airborne Brigade, visit http:// never published, 173rdskyangelsfund.euphoricreality.com. but posted on the Web. Free for Calendar evaluation, available From Page 14 Pets, including planning for hurricanes and other types of for prints. 759-2771. disasters such as what to do in case Warren Brown, author of of a fire. Refreshments. Bring your ConnectionNewspapers.com CakeLove. Discussion and book dog and meet other Sheltie owners signing by local celebrity baker. 5 and breeders. Prospective Shetland p.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Sheepdog owners are also welcome. 7851 Tysons Corner Center, McLean. In the meeting room of the Dunn 703-506.2937 or www.bn.com. Loring Firehouse, 2148 Gallows Matthias Goetz paintings on canvas Road, Dunn Loring. and acrylic glass, 12-6 p.m. www.PotomacValleySSC.com. Historic Pleasant Grove, at 8641 Nature Snoopers: Monarchs in the Lewinsville Road, McLean. 703-992 Meadow. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Tag 9612 Monarchs and track their flight. $4 per child. Suitable for age 5-6. Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Walney Road, Chantilly. 703-631- Amadeus Concerts, under the 0013. direction of A. Scott Wood, opens its 28th season with “Viva La Voce,” an afternoon of songs and arias from TUESDAY/SEPT. 16 well-loved operas. Four award- Kyle Patrick and Jess Ruben, with winning soloists, hosted by Frank Chelsea Lee. Pop/acoustic. 7:30 Conlon, Amadeus pianist-in- p.m. $10. Jammin Java, 227 Maple residence. Sungji Kim, Soprano; Lena Ave. E., Vienna. Call 703-255-1566 Seikaly, Mezzo-Soprano; Richard or visit www.jamminjava.com. Novak, Tenor; and Jay Jung, Michael Scott will read and sign Baritone. 4 p.m. at St. Francis “The Magician” at 7 p.m. at Episcopal Church, 9220 Georgetown Borders Fairfax. Call 703-359-8420. Pike, Great Falls, VA 22066. After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Admission: $25, including post- Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, concert refreshments and a chance to home for Nicholas Flamel. For meet the performers. Students 17 Flamel, the Prophesy is becoming more and under free. Call 703-759-5334 or clear. visit www.amadeusconcerts.com. Bob Schieffer will discuss and ZNA Koi Show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See sign “Bob Schieffer’s America” some of the most beautiful fish in the at 7:30 p.m. at Borders Bailey’s world along with a special Bonsai Crossroads. Call 703-998-0404. Wise, display and demonstration. Last rueful, candid, graceful year’s senior koi judge came from commentaries from one of Japan, and the fish on display came journalism’s most stylish and from throughout the east coast. respected writers. Smart, humorous, Vendors for koi ponds, fish and commonsensical, pitch-perfect- plants will be present. Free. sometimes bitingly critical and Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750 plainspoken, other times suffused Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna. with wonder or delight-these essays Call 703-255-3631. speak to us all. Natural History of Tropical Plants. Social Networking and the 2008 2 p.m. Learn about the geographic Election. Registration 7:30 a.m., origins of these notable plants and Program 8-9:30 a.m. Learn about the their evolutionary adaptations. This latest trends in social networking is a follow-up to a previous Tropical technology and their impact on the Plants program. Reservations 2008 elections. Patton Boggs, 8484 recommended; free. Meadowlark Westpark Drive, Ninth Floor, Botanical Gardens, 9750 Meadowlark McLean. NVTC members $45, non- Gardens Court, Vienna. Call 703-255- members $75. http://www.nvtc.org/ 3631. events/geteventinfo. Songwriters Circle, featuring Luke Brindley, Anthony Fiacco, Shane Hines and Todd Wright. WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 17 Acoustic. 7 p.m. $10. Jammin Java, Killola and The Action Design with 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Call 703- Ringleader. Pop/rock. 7 p.m. $10. 255-1566 or visit Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., www.jamminjava.com. Vienna. Call 703-255-1566 or visit The Old Dominion www.jamminjava.com. Chrysanthemum Society will Bus tour of historic Richmond. A present a one-hour descriptive charter bus will leave at 8 a.m. from program by Past President of the the Vienna Community Center, 120 Potomac Lily Society, Jack Roe, Cherry St. S.E., and return at 6 p.m. discussing selection, growing, and The cost of $60 for Town of Vienna exhibiting the true Lilies. Also, there residents and $75 for out-of-town will be an introduction of the lily participants includes transportation, bulbs available for the next growing guided tour of the newly renovated season. At the Falls Church capitol building and the John Community Center, 223 Little Falls Marshall house, self-guided tour of Street, Falls Church, at 2:30 PM. Free the Virginia Historical Society, and Admission and Refreshments. Call lunch at the Can Can Brasserie in the Jim Dunne 703-560-8776. Carytown neighborhood. Call Vienna Parks and Recreation at 703-255- 6360 or visit www.viennava.gov. MONDAY/SEPT. 15 Rocknoceros.12:30 p.m. Free Jammin’ Potomac Valley Shetland Juniors Fall Concert Series. Alden Sheepdog Club. 7:30 p.m. Free, Theatre at the McLean Central Park, open to the public. 1468 Dolley Madison Blvd., at the Following a short business meeting, intersection of Route 123 and Old Virginia Torsch Blose will give a Dominion Drive. 703-790-0123 or presentation on Disaster Planning for www.mcleancenter.org. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ September 10-16, 2008 ❖ 15 News Neighbors Worried About Lake From Page 11 things you can do to stop this,” she trates are nutrients present in fer- said, noting that a rain garden is tilizer and animal waste. Danny grades poorly, and PVC, which an effective way to purify lawn said he also detected coliform does not biodegrade. runoff. Rain gardens are low-lying, bacteria, indicating the presence John Friedman of Fairfax vegetated areas designed to trap of feces. He pointed out that both County Land Development Ser- at least the initial flush of runoff, geese and horses are common in vices confirmed that a company which carries the most material, the area. called Adtek Engineers Inc. had and allow it to filter through the “We’ve gotten to sort of a tipping taken depth measurements in the soil while plantings remove nutri- point, where we’ve got to be more lake as part of a study preparing ents such as fertilizer. Also, she sensitive,” said Kelly Baxter, who for renovations at Great Falls El- said, there are ecologically friendly lives nearby. She said she no ementary School, which lies up- fertilizers that minimize their im- longer sees fish in the pond by her stream. However, he said the com- pact on waterways. house, and the fertilizer in the pany had submitted only depth Stephan, her sons and their water has started giving her Take Advantage of the Market charts and no written report. friends plan to make a stream that family’s dog a bad rash after he Gabe said a nearby creek had runs through their property into a swims in it. & See These Great Homes been dredged and reached depths natural filter for rainwater, al- “Maybe in a year or two, if we of about eight feet when the fam- though Stephan is still in the pro- don’t do anything, this lake’s go- OPEN ily moved in nine months ago. Al- cess of learning how this is done. ing to be a dead zone,” said Gabe. ready, the creek gets no deeper As she learns, she will post tips “It makes me pretty sad because HOUSES than about three feet. He also said online. Gabe and his friends hope I’ve seen what’s happened to it, SEPTEMB he and one of his friends had to arouse some local interest in the with all this silt and junk going in.” ER13 th & 14 walked out toward the middle of lake’s health and are willing to He said he didn’t think most of the th the lake and could go no further monitor the progress of any efforts homeowners upstream realized once they were waist-deep in mud. that are made. that their fertilizer was washing Stephan said fixing the silt prob- “And I believe they’ll work for into the lakes and creeks. lem would require enforcement of free,” said Stephan. “These ponds serve a really im- regulations on construction Danny Rodriguez, a seventh- portant function,” Stephan said, projects. grader at the Langley School, explaining that local waterways measured chemical levels in the serve as sort of large-scale rain Call Specific Agents to Confirm THE PROBLEM OF ALGAE, lake for a science fair project and gardens that filter water on its way Dates & Times. however, can be rectified by resi- found about twice the healthy to the Chesapeake Bay. “Have na- dents. “There are real simple level of nitrates in the water. Ni- ture do our work for us,” she said. Great Falls 930 War Admiral St $719,000 Sun 1-4 Eileen Summers Long & Foster 703-759-9190 10533 Brevity Dr. $725,000 Sun 1-4 Debbie McGuire Weichert 703-856-4766 9410 Fairpine Ln $975,000 Sun 1-4 Bichlan DeCaro Westgate 703-208-9999 718 Springvale Rd. $1,250,000 Sun 1-4 Vivian Lyons Weichert 703-406-9009 Falls Church 7336 Howard Ct $424,987 9/10 5-7 & Sun 1-4 Arada Suwandee Grantz Weichert 703-821-8300 6512 Roosevelt St $474,900 Sun 1-4 Roz Drayer Prudential 703-720-5560 McLean 1724 Maxwell Ct $649,500 Sun 2-4:30Heather Embrey McEnearney 571-236-2616 1632 Morrill Ct $749,900 Sun 1:30-4:30 Cecelia Lofton Weichert 703-821-8300 1015 Northwoods Trl $1,295,000 Sun 1-4 Theodora Metin Weichert 202-256-2163 6636 Hazel Ln $1,895,000 Sun 1-4 Margaret Hamaker K.D. Hamaker 703-533-1188 1575 Maddux Ln $2,299,000 Sun 12-4 Lilian Jorgenson Long & Foster 703-790-1990 838 Alvermar Ridge Dr $3,531,000 Sun 2-4 Jeffrey Stein Tranzon Fox 703-539-8111 Vienna 2776 Grovemore Ln $439,000 Sun 1-4 Dennis Horner Evers & Co 202-464-8400 8869 Ashgrove Hse Ln $645,000 Sun 1-5 Adam Beslove A la carte 703-929-7909 9816 Wintercress Ct $839,000 Sun 1-4 Keri O’Sullivan RE/MAX 703-522-1940 1738 Killarney Ct $845,900 Sun 2-4 Sharon Nilsen Avery-Hess 703-821-5005 1467 Carrington Rdg Ln $1,395,000 Sun 1-4 Carole Stadfield Long & Foster 703-790-1990 1639 White Pine Dr $1,499,000 Sun 1-4 Lilian Jorgenson Long & Foster 703-790-1990 Oakton 3504 Willow Green Ct $674,900 Sun 1-4 Roz Drayer Prudential 703-720-5560 3235 Fox Mill Rd $1,699,000 Sun 1-4 Lilian Jorgenson Long & Foster 703-790-1990

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Faith Notes are for announcements and events in the faith community. Send to greatfalls@connectionnewspa- to buy the BEST pers.com. Deadline is Friday. Smith Chapel United Methodist Church concert, “Songs for Danny.” Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. Free food and music. Bring chairs or blankets. Smith Chapel, 11321 Beach Mill Road, Great Falls. 703-404-1767.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington is partnering with the Jewish Outreach Institute (JOI) to launch the Mothers/Parents Circle, an umbrella of free educational events and resources for parents raising Jewish children within the context of intermarriage or a committed relationship. Summer Sale-Final Days The program focuses on Jewish ritu- als, ethics and the creation of a Jewish home, and includes regular meetings and group Shabbats and holidays. Par- ticipants include Sha’are Shalom in Leesburg, Congregation Beth Emeth in Herndon, Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church and the Jewish Community Cen- ter of Northern Virginia in Fairfax. The Jewish Federation of Greater Washing- Arlington Dulles ton (ShalomDC.org) is a 4748 Lee Highway 23430 Rock Haven Way #130 community-building organization that cares for those in need, deepens engage- 703-524-7275 703-661-3999 ment in Jewish life, and connects Jews to each other.

www.parkcarpet.com St. Thomas Episcopal Church offers a lector series, “Is Russia Re- verting to Imperialism and Authoritarianism?” Peter Reddaway, emeritus professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University and a former Prefinished Flooring director of the Kennan Institute for Ad- vanced Russian Studies, will discuss Russia’s complex relationship with the West and how this helps to explain its current conflict with Georgia. Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.: Russia’s Evolu- tion under Putin and its Current Conflict Visit These Houses of Worship with Georgia. Pot-luck supper at 6:45. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 8991 Join A Club, Make New Friends, or Expand Your Horizons... Brook Road, McLean. Reserve by email Episcopal [email protected]. or 703-442-0330. Church of the Holy Comforter ... 703-938-6521 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF VIENNA Church of the Holy Cross ... 703-698-6991 Adult Disciple Study Group St. Francis Episcopal ... 703-759-2082 forming at The Church of the Good Shepherd. An information meeting will 450 ORCHARD STREET Jehovah’s Witness be on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. in VIENNA, VA Jehovah’s Witnesses ... 703-759-1579 Adult Room #1. Free. Church of the 703-938-8525 Good Shepherd, 2351 Hunter Mill Road, [email protected] Lutheran Vienna. 703-281-3987 or email Penny www.fbcv.org Emmanuel Lutheran Church...703-938-2119 Rasnake at St. Athanasius Lutheran Church... 703-455-4003 [email protected]. Dr. KENNY SMITH, Methodist Homecoming & Anniversary Andrew Chapel United Methodist ... 703-759-3509 PASTOR Church of the Good Shepherd ... 703-281-3987 Celebration. Shiloh Baptist Church Dunn Loring United Methodist ... 703-573-5386 celebrates 135 years of ministry. Sun- SUNDAY WORSHIP, 7:45 AM & 11:00 AM Ephiphany United Methodist ... 703-938-3494 day, Sept. 14: 11 a.m. - Homecoming MIDWEEK SERVICES, WED. 7:00 PM Great Falls United Methodist... 703-759-3705 Worship Service; 3:30 p.m. – Anniver- Oakton United Methodist ... 703-938-1233 sary Worship Service, Guest Preacher Buddhist Vale United Methodist ... 703-620-2594 Rev. Todd A. Brown, Pastor, First Bap- Vajrayogini Buddhist Center... 202-331-2122 Wesley United Methodist ... 703-938-8700 tist Church of Chesterbrook. ONE GOD MINISTRY Smith Chapel United Methodist ... 571-434-9680 Dr. Robert F. Cheeks, Jr., Pastor, Shiloh A Global Church Church of the Brethern Baptist Church, 8310 Turning Leaf Lane, Non-Denominational McLean. 703-893-8982. A None-Denominational Multi-racial Bible-based Christian Church Dedicated Oakton Church of the Brethern ... 703-281-4411 Christian Assembly Church ... 703-698-9777 www.sbcmclean.org. to the Spiritual Empowerment and Enrichment of the Human Race ~ Join Us For Worship ~ Catholic Presbyterian Light Mission Church ... 703-757-0877 Oakton United Methodist At 4280 Chain Bridge Road • Fairfax, VA 22030 Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church ... 703-560-6336 Our Lady of Good Counsel ... 703-938-2828 Korean Central Presbyterian ... 703-698-5577 Church has designated Sept. 14 as Sundays 10:00 am–10:45 am Sunday School St. Athanasius Catholic Church ... 703-759-4555 Vienna Presbyterian ... 703-938-9050 Bring a Friend Sunday, and invites Sundays 11:00 am–12:30 pm Worship Service St. Mark’s Catholic Church ... 703-281-9100 members of the community to worship Wednesdays 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Worship Service Quaker at 8:30 a.m. or 10:55 a.m., and attend Phone: 703-591-6161 Fax: 703-591-6262 Charismatic Langley Hills Friends...703-442-8394 Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Nursery services are available during the 10:55 Email: [email protected] Christian Assembly ... 703-698-9777 Seventh-Day Adventist a.m. service. Return at 5:45 p.m. for Northern Virginia Christian Fellowship ... 703-242-9001 Visit Our Website: www.OneGodMinistry.org fellowship and share in a pot-luck din- Church of Christ Vienna Seventh Day Adventists ... 703-938-8383 Assembly of God ner. Peace Baptist Church ... 703-560-8462 Berea Church of Christ ... 703-893-7040 Unitarian Universalist At 7 p.m., listen to 4tified, whose Vienna Assembly of God ... 703-938-7736 Bethel Primitive Baptist Church ... 703-757-8134 Congregation of Fairfax ... 703-281-4230 music reflects southern gospel favorites, Washington Christian Church...703-938-7720 Cartersville Baptist Church ... 703-255-7075 Disciples of Christ Unity soulful a cappella hymns and medleys, Cristo Es Mi Refugio...703-938-7727 Fellowship Baptist Church ... 703-385-8516 Antioch Christian Church ... 703-938-6753 Unity of Fairfax ... 703-281-1767 plus a number of original songs. Oakton Baha’i First Baptist Church ... 703-938-8525 United Methodist Church, 2951 Chain Baha’i Faith for Northern Virginia ... 703-821-3345 The Light Mission Church ... 703-757-0877 Bridge Road in Oakton, at the intersec- Baptist Vienna Baptist Church ... 703-281-4400 To Highlight Your Faith Community tion of Rt. 123 and Hunter Mill Road. Global Mission Church ... 703-757-0877 New Union Baptist Church... 703-281-2556 Visit www.oaktonumc.org or call 703- call Karen at: (703) 917-6468 938-1234.

18 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ September 10-16, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Sports Langley Volleyball is Younger, but Still Talented Saxons coming off region championship season.

By Rich Sanders The Connection

he Langley High girls’ volleyball team graduated seven players Tfrom last year’s Northern Region championship squad that went all the way to the Virginia State AAA finals. But the Saxons, despite the numerous losses to graduation, still have lots of talented players on this year’s roster.

LANGLEY COACH Susan Shifflett said it might take a while before this year’s younger, less experienced varsity squad comes into its own. But once the Saxons do get more experience playing together and gain a better comfort level as the season moves on, she believes her squad will be a cohesive unit with good potential. “We have a lot of work to do,” said Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection Shifflett. “We’re young, but they are very Langley lost to Herndon High in its first match (pictured) of the new season before bouncing back with a talented individuals. They need to learn my victory over Jefferson. system. It will take half a season [to come around].” success the Saxons had a year ago when Following its first six matches, Langley they defeated Chantilly in the region finals. was a steady 4-2. The Saxons had a good “I think they realize there is a lot of pres- showing at the recent 40-team Showcase sure this year because of how well we did Tournament at the Convention Center in [last year],” said Shifflett. “But we’re feed- Richmond Aug. 29-30. There, they coming off last year’s success. “ peted in the second division field of teams The Langley program has been among the where they won three of their four matches. best in the region for numerous years. The They opened with a victory over Douglas Saxons have qualified for regionals nine of Freedom High (Richmond), and then de- the past 10 years. And Langley has quali- feated a Lynchburg area school in their next fied for state tournaments in both 1999 and match. last year. Langley lost its third match to First Colo- In a match on Sept. 2, Langley opened its nial (Virginia Beach) in five games before region schedule with a loss to visiting wrapping up its trip with a win over Ocean Herndon in four games (25-27, 25-20, 27- Lakes, another Virginia Beach team. 29 and 20-25). Herndon (7-0 record), a The large tournament field in Richmond member of the Concorde District, is con- consisted of such teams as Deep Run (Glen sidered one of the better teams in the re- Allen), Princess Anne (Virginia Beach) and gion this season. Last weekend, the Hor- Cox (Virginia Beach). At last year’s state nets took first place in their own eight-team finals, Langley fell to Deep Run. Sixth Annual Herndon Invitational. With all of the vast talent of teams in Rich- “Herndon is kind of all around solid,” said mond, it was an outstanding opportunity Shifflett. “They don’t have any real stars, for Langley to go up against some top-notch but they play well all around. They are competition before the start of the upcom- scrappy and play good defense.” ing Liberty District schedule. Herndon coach Pat Smith said beating the “It had the best teams in the state,” said defending region champion Saxons was a Shifflett, of the early season tournament. feather in her team’s cap. “They were all there.” “It was very exciting and very gratifying Shifflett said teams were seeded at the to beat a team that had done so well against tournament based on last year’s success and us in recent years,” said Smith. “I think this year’s returning experience. Overall, they’re a very strong team. I think they Langley went into the tourney seeded 20th missed a few more [chances] than we did overall of the 40 teams. and that’s what matches come down to.” Key returning players for Langley this sea- Two days following its loss to Herndon, Saxon coach Susan Shifflett has a younger squad on the floor this season. son include seniors Logan Sebastian (out- the Saxons defeated Jefferson High in an- side hitter) and Mattie Gray (opposite). middle, and Kathryn Caine are back in the for the Saxons in 2007. Richardson, mean- other home match. Both are serving as Saxon co-captains this line-up. while, was a Second Team selection. This Saturday, Langley’s varsity, JV and season. Also, talented players such as jun- Sebastian, who is tabbed to play the sport freshmen teams will travel to Douglas Free- ior setter Elysse Richardson, sophomore at the University of Delaware next school THERE IS A NATURAL pressure for this man High in Richmond to take on the Audrey Dotson, a standout player in the year, earned First Team All-District honors year’s Langley team to succeed after the Rebels. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ September 10-16, 2008 ❖ 19 Sports Langley Football Garners First Victory

By Rich Sanders before in a week one contest, but Bridge victory. Also scoring two The Connection were never in control against touchdowns for the Bulldogs was coach Joe Thompson’s Cougars, senior running back/defensive he Langley High football who led 10-0 at halftime and 24- back Michael Prince, who found Tteam won its first game of 0 after three quarters. Oakton jun- the end zone on a 32-yard run on the young season last Fri- ior running back Trey Watts scored offense and also recovered a ball day night over Jefferson, 28-21, to three touchdowns, two of those in the end zone on defense. improve to 1-1. Coach John coming on passes from senior Stone Bridge scored two touch- Howerton’s Saxons had opened quarterback Chris Coyer. Also for downs apiece in each of the first the season with a loss at Chantilly. Oakton, senior QB Ryan Harris three quarters. The Bulldogs led Langley is set to host 2-0 tossed a touchdown pass to senior 28-7 at halftime and 42-7 after Herndon this Friday night. The Jay Young from 40 yards out. Har- three quarters. Hornets are coming off an impres- ris also ran for a score. Stone Bridge improved to 2-0 Photo Courtesy/REAL McLean boys sive 27-6 home win over South Oakton will travel to T.C. Will- with the win. The locals were 42- McLean Youth Soccer’s REAL McLean (boys U-16) team Lakes. The week prior, Herndon iams in Alexandria for a 1 p.m. 28 winners over West Springfield won the Classic Division of the OBGC Capital Cup Labor was a week one winner over non- game this Saturday afternoon. two weeks ago in Ashburn in week Day Tournament in Columbia, Md. The team posted an region foe Park View. Madison High (0-2) lost at one action. undefeated record with four wins, allowing only one goal Meanwhile, the McLean High Yorktown last Friday night, 23-7. This Friday night, the Bulldogs during the tournament. The REAL is coached by Matt football team fell to 0-2 last Fri- The Warhawks, who lost to Oakton will travel to Marshall High School Leiva and plays in Div. 2 of the National Capital Soccer day night with a 30-14 loss at non- in their season opener two weeks for their Liberty District opener. League (NCSL). district opponent Stuart in Falls ago, will look to get into the vic- Stone Bridge is playing a 1-1 Roundup Church. tory column this Friday night Marshall squad that is coming off The Raiders led McLean 18-6 at when they host Wakefield High, a a 26-7 loss at Fairfax High last McLean Youth Soccer’s or Gerry Megas at halftime. The Highlanders’ first National District team from Arling- week. REAL McLean (boys U-16) team [email protected]. half touchdown came on a 15-yard ton. The Warriors (0-2) lost to The Statesmen, who defeated won the Classic Division of the scoring catch by Riley Beiro from Hayfield, 35-21, last week. Hayfield in their season opener OBGC Capital Cup Labor Day The Langley High women’s quarterback Will Hecht. Marshall High fell to 1-1 on two weeks ago, led the home team Tournament in Columbia, Md. crew team has a new head McLean, under first year head the season with a 26-7 loss at Rebels 7-0 at halftime. But Fairfax The team posted an undefeated coach. Matt coach Jim Patrick, opened the sea- Fairfax last Friday. The Statesmen, scored 13 points in both the third record with four wins, allowing Fanny will lead the Saxon son two weeks ago with a 49-19 who defeated Hayfield in their sea- and fourth quarters to take charge only one goal during the tourna- women this upcoming spring. home loss to Annandale. The son opener two weeks ago, led the of the non-district contest. ment. The REAL is coached by Fanny rowed, managed and Highlanders will be looking to home team Rebels 7-0 at halftime. Marshall running back Vic Vanegas Matt Leiva and plays in Div. 2 of coached at Drake University in Des earn their first win this Friday But Fairfax scored 13 points in scored from a yard out for the the National Capital Soccer Moines, Ia., and later coached the night when they host W.T. both the third and fourth quarters game’s only TD in the first half. League (NCSL). men’s and women’s teams at West Woodson. to take charge of the non-district A year ago, Stone Bridge opened Virginia University. To learn more contest. Marshall running back Vic its postseason run with a 49-29 McLean Youth Basketball is about the Langley crew team, par- In other local high school Vanegas scored from a yard out for victory over Marshall in a Div. 5 seeking experienced adults willing ents and students can attend the football action last week, Oakton the game’s only TD in the first half. quarterfinals round region playoff to coach a select/travel team for Crew Information Night, on High improved its record to 2-0 Marshall hosts defending state game. the upcoming winter season. Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in with a convincing 37-7 home win AAA champion Stone Bridge (2-0) One of Stone Bridge’s tougher Interested persons should con- the Langley High library, or visit over Annandale. this Friday night. opponents this season was ex- tact Jeff Goettman at the website at The Atoms (1-1) had won at The Stone Bridge High foot- pected to be district opponent JGoettman@cameron- blue.com www.langleycrew.com. McLean convincingly the week ball team overwhelmed visiting Madison. But the Warhawks are 0- opponent Robinson last Friday 2 following their 23-7 loss at night, 49-7. Yorktown last Friday night. It was a sweet win for the de- The Warhawks, who lost to PIGSKIN PROGNOSTICATORS: Week Three fending Div. 5 state AAA champion Oakton in their season opener two Each week, The Connection’s Pigskin Prognosticators select winners from the top prep games. Bulldogs, who suffered their only weeks ago, will look to get into the GAMES OF THE WEEK 2007 loss to the same Robinson victory column this Friday night 1. Yorktown at West Potomac 2. W. Springfield at Robinson team. when they host Wakefield High, a 3. South County at Edison Senior running back Daniel National District team from Arling- 4. Oakton at T.C. Williams Allen and senior QB Patrick Th- ton. 5. Herndon at Langley ompson both ran for a pair of The Warriors (0-2) lost to 6. Chantilly at Annandale 7. South Lakes at Falls Church touchdowns in the decisive Stone Hayfield, 35-21, last week. 8. Fairfax at Washington-Lee 9. Ohio State at USC Roundup 10. Saints at Redskins The Northern Virginia Football Officials Association WEEK THREE SCHEDULE: (NVFOA) is seeking new members for its 2008 training class who Games played Fri., Sep. 12 Centreville at Lee, 7:30 p.m. Jason Mackey Mark Giannotto Rich Sanders can become on-field game officials and electronic clock opera- Chantilly at Annandale, 7:30 p.m. Sports Editor Sports Editor Sports Editor tors for games at the youth, middle school, and high school levels Fairfax at Washington-Lee, 7:30 p.m. Last Week: 8-2 Last Week: 8-2 Last Week: -4 throughout the Metropolitan area. NVFOA is the sole supplier of Herndon at Langley, 6:30 p.m. Season: 8-2 Season: 8-2 Season: 6-4 football officials to all high schools in the Virginia counties of W. Springfield at Robinson, 7:30 p.m. Percentage: 80% Percentage: 80% Percentage: 60% Hayfield at Westfield, 7:30 p.m. 1. West Potomac 1. West Potomac 1. West Potomac Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, and Fauquier. It also Jefferson at Mount Vernon, 7:30 p.m. 2. W. Springfield 2. W. Springfield 2. W. Springfield supplies officials to numerous private schools in Northern Vir- Wakefield at Madison, 7:30 p.m. 3. Edison 3. Edison 3. Edison ginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. For those who have Stuart at Lake Braddock, 7:30 p.m. 4. Oakton 4. Oakton 4. Oakton the time to commit, NVFOA has the resources to teach and de- South County at Edison, 7:30 p.m. 5. Langley 5. Herndon 5. Langley Yorktown at West Potomac, 7:30 p.m. 6. Chantilly 6. Chantilly 6. Chantilly velop football officials. NVFOA seeks men and women who have Stone Bridge at Marshall, 7:30 p.m. 7. South Lakes 7. Falls Church 7. South Lakes reached the age of 18 and who have a desire to be a part of the W.T. Woodson at Mclean, 7:30 p.m. 8. Fairfax 8. Fairfax 8. Fairfax most exciting and popular scholastic game in America. Informa- South Lakes at Falls Church, 7:30 p.m. 9. Ohio State 9. USC 9. USC tion and application forms are available at www.NVFOA.com, or by Game played Sat., Sep. 12 10. Saints 10. Redskins 10. Saints Oakton at T.C. Williams, 1:00 p.m. contacting commissioner Dennis Hall by phone at 540-837-1316 or by email at commissioner@nvfoa.com.

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James Meadows 290-700-3414 28 Yard Sales 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements Moving/Yard sale TRUSTEE'S SALE Books, furn, office TRUSTEE'S SALE supplies, dishes, small OF VALUABLE appliances, luggage OF VALUABLE Sat. 9/13 & Sunday IMPROVED REAL ESTATE 9/14, 9-2. 9801 Beach IMPROVED REAL ESTATE Mill Rd, Great Falls, VA Improved by the premises known as 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements Improved by the premises known as 4904 N. 16th Street, Arlington, Virginia 6474 Oakwood Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 29 Misc. for Sale In execution of a Deed of Trust from Ronald J. Sneijder In execution of a Deed of Trust from Joseph Michael and Edwin H. Aguilera, dated February 23, 2007, and recorded Hardwood Artisans Twin Russell, dated January 19, 2005, and recorded January 24, March 6, 2007, in Deed Book 4075 at page 782 among the Loft bed, solid oak w/ upgrade 2005, in Deed Book 16907 at page 1908 among the Land Re- Land Records of Arlington County, Virginia, the undersigned English Oak stain (looks great cords of Fairfax County, Virginia, the undersigned substitute substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front with antiques) Solid hardwood trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front entrance entrance of the Judicial Center for Arlington County, at 1425 N. decking (no slats), allows for of the Judicial Center for Fairfax County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Courthouse Road, Arlington, Virginia, on young children-college age Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on and easier to make. 5 step Friday, September 12, 2008 At 1:55 p.m. ladder allows for small Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 12:15 p.m. children. Perfect condition, the following property being the property contained in said 2 years old, the following property being the property contained in said Deed of Trust, described as follows: retails for $1725 new Deed of Trust, described as follows: www.hardwoodartisan.com, Lot 12, Block 3, Forest Park Addition to Waycroft, as the same For Sale $600, phone Lot 158, Section 3, Belvedere as the same appears duly appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 703-868-1461 dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 969 at page 379 at page 452, among the Land Records of Arlington Coun- 138, among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia. ty, Virginia. 105 Health & Fitness Commonly known as 6474 Oakwood Drive, Falls Church, Commonly known as 4904 N. 16th Street, Arlington, Virginia Virginia 22041. 22205. SENIOR (60+) WORKOUTS TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $29,000.00 or ten per- TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $100,000.00 or ten Personal trainer will cent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the percent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaser the form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the pur- 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements work with you 1-on-1 at at the time and place of sale; the balance of the purchase mon- chaser at the time and place of sale; the balance of the pur- my studio. $45/hour. ey being due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale, chase money being due and payable within fifteen (15) days Certified; insured; 10 yrs time expressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of after sale, time expressly being of the essence, with interest at experience. Call Mike 4.870 percent per annum from date of sale to date of settle- the rate of 4.875 percent per annum from date of sale to date 703-356-4006 ment. Provided, however, that if the holder of the secured of settlement. Provided, however, that if the holder of the se- promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, no cash cured promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, no deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebted- cash deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebt- ness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed of edness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Results! Why, Trust, may be set off against the purchase price. Trust, may be set off against the purchase price. man, I have Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and gotten a lot stand the risk and cost of resale. stand the risk and cost of resale. of results. Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the I know several real estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materi- real estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materi- alman's liens of record and not of record. The property will be alman's liens of record and not of record. The property will be thousand things sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of that won't work. redemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree- redemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree- ments of record affecting the same, if any. ments of record affecting the same, if any. -Thomas A. Edison In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to con- In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to con- vey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and ex- vey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and ex- clusive remedy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the clusive remedy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the time of sale. time of sale. Employers: 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements The subject property and all improvements thereon will The subject property and all improvements thereon will Are your be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Pur- be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Pur- recruiting ads chaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zon- chaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zon- ing code violations whether of record or not of record, as well ing code violations whether of record or not of record, as well not working in as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condomini- as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condomini- other papers? um owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Pur- um owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Pur- chaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of chaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of Try a better way the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandal- risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandal- to fill your ism, theft, destruction, or the like, of or to the property occur- ism, theft, destruction, or the like, of or to the property occur- employment ring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special war- ring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special war- openings ranty deed. Conveyancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary ranty deed. Conveyancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary fees, examination of title, state stamps, and all other costs of fees, examination of title, state stamps, and all other costs of

North conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and Potomac Rockville local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assess- local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assess- Lansdowne 5 Ashburn Cascades Sterling ments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and there- ments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and there- Potomac Chevy Great Bethesda Chase after shall be assumed by the purchaser. after shall be assumed by the purchaser. 1 Herndon Falls Reston Dulles Airport South McLean Riding Vienna The undersigned trustee unconditionally reserves the Oakton 6 The undersigned trustee unconditionally reserves the Arlington Chantilly 4 Washington, right: (i) to waive the deposit requirement; (ii) to approve or dis- right: (i) to waive the deposit requirement; (ii) to approve or dis- Centreville D.C. Fairfax approve the creditworthiness of any bidder and/or purchaser; approve the creditworthiness of any bidder and/or purchaser; North Clifton Historic Burke (iii) to withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to ter- (iii) to withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to ter- Clifton Fairfax Springfield 3 Station 2 mination of the bidding; (iv) to extend the time for bidding; (v) mination of the bidding; (iv) to extend the time for bidding; (v)

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