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“We were looking for a Relief Is solution to needing the car.” Spelled — Karen Ingram N-O-V-A Great Falls couple establishes NOVA Scooters.
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t started as a whim. Then it became a Mike DiCicco hobby. Now, Tracy and Karen Ingram Iare poised to take a sizeable chunk out of the emerging electric scooter industry.
/The Connection The Great Falls couple, licensed since March as NOVA Scooters LLC, ordered their first electric scooter online almost exactly a year ago. “I bought it as a joke. I figured, it doesn’t cost that much,” said Tracey Ingram. See Scooters, Page 9 Tracy and Karen Ingram, now NOVA Scooters, have been rebuilding Chinese electric scooters for the last year. Krop’s Crops Donates To Great Falls Optimists nce again this year, Krop’s Crops Odonated a percentage of its Great Falls Optimist Club Christmas tree, wreath and poin- The Great Falls Optimist Club is a child-centered settia sales to the Great Falls Optimist Club. non-profit organization that focuses on supporting, Since 1991, the Krop family has supported encouraging and challenging children to reach greater heights. A voluntary organization, the club the local Optimist Club with donations that is always interested in welcoming new members help fund the organization’s many child- and volunteers. Among the many annual family- centered programs and activities. They also oriented events sponsored or assisted by the club donate trees to needy families who are un- are the Spring Festival and Egg Hunt, the Fall Spooktacular at Halloween, and the Fourth of July able to purchase them. celebration in Great Falls. The Krops’ donation, the Located at 1110 Georgetown Pike in Great annual Spring Festival, and proceeds from photo- Falls, the family-owned and operated busi- graphs taken by Hill Signature Portraits at the ness offers pre-cut and cut-your-own trees annual Fall Festival and the Fall Barn Dance are the club’s primary fundraisers. as well as hand-made wreaths, roping, poin- If are interested in joining the Great Falls Opti- settias and other plants, gift and centerpiece mist Club or volunteering at specific events, contact baskets, lights and bows. Santa Claus makes President Lisa Jackson at 703-421-7125 ([email protected]) or Membership Chair Joda himself at home in a giant sleigh on week- Coolidge at [email protected]. Contribu- ends, weather permitting. Hours are daily tions can be mailed to P.O. Box 233, Great Falls, from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m., “or until we have VA 22066. helped the last person load his tree on top of his car,” said founder Larry Krop. 11:30 a.m. until the Festival was over at 4 The Krops raise Scotch and White Pines, p.m.,” he said. “Kids, adults, everyone en- Douglas and Canaan Firs, Norway and Blue joyed riding around the Village Center, wav- Spruce for people to cut from their 16 acres, ing at their friends from the wagon.” and also sell pre-cut Fraser and Douglas Firs “I’ve been assisting Larry Krop with tree grown in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. sales for the past nine years,” said George “The Optimist Club does a lot of good for Hersey, a member of the Optimist Club for the community,” said Krop. “Their hearts are 16 years. “It’s great fun watching families in the right place, doing things to help kids, come out to pick out a tree, especially when and we like being a part of that. It has been it’s snowing. The Krops usually have a fire a wonderful affiliation.” going in the wood stove when it’s cold out, Krop also donated his time, tractor and and they have hot cider on weekends so hay wagon to provide hay rides for this people tend to congregate around that to year’s Great Falls Spring Festival, which was warm up after traipsing around the fields organized by the Club. “We didn’t stop from looking for the perfect tree. Larry Krop and George Hersey at Krops’ Crops. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 3 News Traffic Signal To Get Green Light Falls Citizens Association’s Transportation Residents support Committee, wondered about the possibil- ity of prohibiting left turns at the intersec- VDOT plan for light tion during certain hours. at Georgetown Pike “It’s sometimes difficult to prohibit turns,” said Dittberner, but VDOT Traffic Engineer and River Bend. Hari Sripathi said it would be possible with community support. Dittberner said the lights could be sus- pended off of a single pole in the southeast By Mike DiCicco quadrant of the intersection and that VDOT The Connection had considered painting the pole brown so it would blend in better with its surround- reat Falls residents can ings. “I think that’s about the minimum expect to be waiting at a impact we can have on an intersection like Gred light, rather than this,” he said. waiting for a courteous The light would be hooked to sensors so driver at the intersection of that Georgetown Pike would only get a red Georgetown Pike and River Bend light when someone pulled up from River Road sometime within the next year. Bend or Nethercliffe roads, at which time it At a meeting with Virginia Depart- would run through its cycle and go back to ment of Transportation (VDOT) offi- a green on Georgetown Pike. cials, Supervisor John Foust (D- He said he expected it to take about a year Dranesville) and Del. Margi to get the signal in place because it was Vanderhye (D-34) at the Grange last being built with federal money, “so there Wednesday, July 16, some residents are some strings attached.” expressed concerns about the impact Vanderhye told the crowd she wanted to a light might push through some of the steps concurrently “One issue with have at the so that the light could be useful for at least corner, but part of the winter, when driving would be courtesy is that comments most dangerous. like Moreg “The communications I’ve received from is where Lucas’s were the community have been overwhelmingly the ones in support,” Foust said after the meeting. accidents are so that seemed He said he appreciated VDOT’s efforts to to resonate minimize the traffic light’s inconsistency often created.” with the 40 with the road’s scenic character and that — Madonna Lyons or so citi- he liked the idea of painting the pole brown. zens at the “I think the people have spoken,” said meeting. Vanderhye, adding that she wanted to wait “This is a safety issue. It’s not an is- Photo by Mike DiCicco/The Connection a week or so before beginning the process sue of how long it takes you to get to Heavy traffic and a short line of sight currently can make turning left of obtaining the traffic light in order to af- work in the morning,” Lucas said, to from River Bend Road onto Georgetown Pike a risky proposition. ford the Great Falls Citizens Association and a round of applause. anyone who couldn’t make it to the meet- He said VDOT’s consultant had recom- as it would require widening the pavement. ing the opportunity to weigh in. “But we OTHERS WONDERED whether mended a signal in part because wait times want to move ahead with this expeditiously, traffic lights might eventually be in- at the corner met two of the department’s ERIC KNUDSEN, co-chair of the Great and that’s what I plan to do.” stalled up and down Georgetown Pike criteria — although just barely — and be- if the same criteria for warranting a cause the line of sight looking eastward signal were applied to other intersec- down Georgetown Pike was about 130 feet tions, and some pointed out that Great shorter than the nearly 500 feet that would Exposure about 6 feet tall Falls drivers were generally courteous be preferable. The consultant had also ad- and weighed ap- enough to let others turn onto vised trimming the foliage to improve vis- Investigated proximately 160 Georgetown Pike in front of them. ibility and installing flashing signals to warn pounds. He was “One issue with courtesy is that is of a traffic light ahead. Dittberner said the In Falls Church Area wearing long, where accidents are so often created,” warning signals were recommended be- A man allegedly exposed himself to an green pants and said Madonna Lyons, relating the story cause the light could cause more rear-end 11-year-old Falls Church-area girl on a red and white of the accident that occurred when a crashes, although it could cut down on Wednesday, July 16 around 3:30 p.m. shirt. The car driver let her daughter turn in front angle crashes. The youngster was walking to a house was described as of her, unbeknownst to the driver com- It would also decrease wait times for driv- near the intersection of Casemont Drive a newer model, ing down Georgetown Pike from the ers turning onto Georgetown Pike from and Moly Drive when a man drove up and shiny red, four- other direction. River Bend and Nethercliffe Hall roads, but asked her several questions. A composite of door sedan. “There are legions of people whose Dittberner said his main concern was about The victim noticed the man in the car the suspect in Anyone with hearts stop when they get to that in- the backups it would likely create in east- exposing himself as he spoke to her. She the exposure information is tersection, and I think that’s really the bound morning traffic on Georgetown Pike. walked away and was not harmed. The case. asked to contact crux of the issue,” said Lyons’s hus- Any eastbound driver who had to wait to suspect made no attempt to get the vic- Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411- band, Ken, who had collected 500 sig- turn left onto River Bend Road would keep tim into his car. TIPS(8477), e-mail at natures on a petition asking for a light the rest of the column of traffic from pass- He fled on Moly Drive toward Great www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text at the intersection. ing through the green light because there Falls Street. “TIP187” plus a message to VDOT Program Manager Randy is no left-turn lane. The suspect was described as black, in CRIMES(274637) or call Fairfax County Dittberner assured that other intersec- Simulations showed traffic backing up for his early 30s and clean shaven. He was Police at 703-691-2131. tions had been examined and did not up to a quarter of a mile. 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ometime in the last few days, a house Sthat served as a Georgetown Pike tollhouse from 1920 to 1934 met its demise. Jacque Olin, president of the Great Falls Historical So- ciety, said she had learned in In its final days, the former tollhouse stood shrouded in February that an application black tarpaper, having had its asbestos removed in had been submitted for a preparation for demolition. permit to demolish the build- ing, along with an even older house with which the little house well, and not just because he is a it shared a five-acre parcel. That permit was local historian. “I lived there two different times,” granted last Tuesday, July 15. he said. His family of five had moved into the house, Olin said the owner, Irving Fuller, who had which consisted of two bedrooms, a living room and recently inherited the property, had wanted a kitchen, in 1936 after his father was crippled in an both buildings gone but would have preferred accident that left him unable to work. There was elec- to see the former tollhouse moved rather than tricity but no indoor bathroom. “It wasn’t a spacious destroyed. “He’s very kind in suggesting that manor by any means,” said Sanders. he would help pay to move the house,” she said The family moved out in 1939, but Sanders’ just days before the little house disappeared. mother, then widowed, moved back in later, and The challenge had been finding someone to Sanders stayed there for four years after returning take it. from World War II. By the time he moved back in, a bathroom had been added. His mother stayed in the THE WASHINGTON, Great Falls and house until she died in 1984. GRAND OPENING Dranesville Highway Company built the toll- Sanders had been skeptical about the prospects of house, along with another that has since been saving the house. “If somebody finds a way to save destroyed, when it paved the road to make it it, that’s just gravy,” he said, but he added that an- passable by car, said local historian Karen other use would need to be found for it. He said he Washburn. How- wouldn’t be particularly heartbroken to see it torn ever, the company down. “It doesn’t have any particular appeal to me. “The building is had used It was a stepping stone in housing.” waterbound mac- Washburn chalked that attitude up to Sanders’ in good shape. adam rather than modesty. STATE OF THE ART asphalt pavement, The original “so it didn’t last all THE HOUSE was added to the county’s inventory PHYSICAL THERAPY that well,” she said. of historic sites in 1998, during Sanders’ 12-year ten- portion is solid.” “About five years ure on the Fairfax County History Commission. — Tom Bullock, Bull’s later, everybody was Olin said she had made attempts to convince Nestle Eye Restoration, shortly moaning and to use the building as a Toll House Cookie outlet on before demolition screaming about it the Village Green, but the company finally said it again.” had other locations too close by. She approached The The toll was 25 Madeira School about relocating it to the campus, Restore. cents, and farmers using the road to bring goods but she said the school announced last Saturday, July to market in Washington, D.C. notoriously 12 that it did not have the budget to restore the build- Rebuild. waited for the toll keepers to go to bed around ing and had too many other projects in the works. 11 p.m. or midnight in order to avoid paying, Olin and others were in talks with the Park Author- said Washburn. Ultimately, the company did not ity about finding a place for the building when it Renew. collect enough in tolls to pay for road mainte- was destroyed. Washburn said the building was nance, and in 1934 the Madeira School bought worth saving because of the rarity of old tollhouses. the road and turned it over to the state. Tom Bullock, president of the Lovettsville-based Art Bronsord, PT Mark Turner, who was on the Washington, Bull’s Eye Contracting and Restoration Inc., had es- Great Falls and Dranesville Highway Company timated that it would cost around $100,000 to re- board of directors and also owned the prop- store the original, two-room toll house to its previ- NEW FACILITY erty on which the tollhouse sat, moved the ous appearance and relocate it. He said the original 20098 Ashbrook Pl #190 building back from the road, built additions to building was still intact except that the roof had been Ashburn, VA 20147 it, turned it into a house and rented it out. The removed. address was 9404 Georgetown Pike, and it was “The building is in good shape,” Bullock said last 703-723-5225 www.ptbyart.com just west of the road’s intersection with Old Friday. “The original portion is solid.” Georgetown Court. Fuller, the property owner, could not be reached Great Falls resident Milburn Sanders knows for comment. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 5 People
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Mike Kearney, proprietor of the Old Brogue and Katie’s Coffee, has turned his new coffee house into a community center with artwork that Al Reitan changes every month — in this case a series of photographs. The art is provided by the artist members of Great Falls Studios, a network of local artists. Veterinarians Janice and John Homan, owners of Seneca Hill Animal Hospital Resort & Spa, take Businesses Promote Arts time with their two dogs, Tucker and Shaggy. Behind them is some of the art that hangs in their wait- Great Falls businesses ing rooms. The vets make wall space available to local artists as a step up to promote way to serve the community. local artists’ works. Janice and her husband, veterinarian John Homan, are the principals of the business. By Jonathan Fisher The two dogs, Tucker and Shaggy are per- Great Falls Studios sonal pets of the vet duo. “The community has been good to us and Rottweiler named Tucker and a we enjoy serving them,” said John Homan, hound- mix called Shaggy have explaining why the facility has donated free Abeen getting a big dose of cul- wall space to the artists. “Once you explain ture lately: local art hung on the it’s part of a gallery for local folks, our cus- wall space at the Great Falls Animal Hospi- tomers appreciate it.” Adds Marty Veron, “By tal Resort and Spa on Georgetown Pike. hanging the art, it gives our clients a chance Morning coffee goers — humans, this to see fresh things.” time — get similar art exposure at Katie’s The facility is no stranger to charitable Coffee in the Village Center. Patrons who activities. It also works closely with the move on for a haircut at the Studio salon in Marshall Legacy Institute that supports dogs Colvin Run find art hanging there, too. And trained to detect land mines. Donations anyone shopping for a house at RE/MAX made to the Marshall Legacy on behalf of Gateway real estate office will encounter a customers whose own pets have died, are large art exhibit. used to train these special animals. Train- Across Great Falls, businesses have ing one costs $20,000. stepped up to back local painters, photog- raphers and other artists and to make the THE FIRST PATRON of the local arts arts movement in Great Falls more viable. Doris Leadbetter, managing broker for RE/MAX Gateway, a real estate group was Doris Leadbetter, managing bro- “Supporting the arts is supporting the local company in Great Falls, was an early patron of the local art scene. She ker for RE/MAX Gateway Great Falls. “We community,” said Mike Kearney, proprietor mounts regular art shows in her office, and poses here with a painting really try to be a community real estate com- of the Old Brogue, a Great Falls pub and by Great Falls artist Jo Fleming. pany by supporting events in Great Falls,” eating institution for 27 years, and of Katie’s she said. And helping the artists was a natu- Coffee, an extension of the Old Brogue. ral. “The opportunity is for artists to send All the art comes from members of Great cult to find suitable hanging venues with- time of year, Seneca Hill employs between work here to see it hanging in a house-like Falls Studios, a network of 78 artists who out a little help.” 60 and 80 people. setting.” live or work in Great Falls. New pieces are What appeals to the artists is the vast Leadbetter has sponsored major art shows rotated regularly. “The number of artists in THE VETERINARY FACILITY at Seneca amount of wall space, the light, and a con- in her offices in the Colvin Run area for four our band of creative people has skyrock- Hill is a family business that opened in 1995 stant stream of pet owners coming through. years and supported them with receptions eted, but without the support of local busi- but moved to new quarters in August of The only unconventional aspect is that the and publicity. She estimates she has sent out nesses, we wouldn’t have accomplished 2004. The new building is 27,000 square art is placed a little higher than normal. “We more 50,000 postcards on behalf of the art- nearly as much,” said potter Laura Nichols, feet, with an animal hospital, pet resort and want to hang the art above where dogs’ tails ists. president of Great Falls Studios. “In a com- spa (boarding), swimming training, pet day hit,” said Marty Veron, who is the father of Such activities pay off in generating busi munity such as Great Falls, it is very diffi- care and a pet boutique. Depending on the Seneca Hill veterinarian Janice Homan. See Businesses, Page 7
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Pastor Paul Gysan receives a gift of appreciation from Brownie Troop 1991. Top, from left: Maggie Lyons, Ale Van Scoyoc, Clair Newton, Hannah Jones, Eliza Pastore, Morgan Pence; Middle: Jacqueline Grimson, Finleigh Fitton, Ellie Smith, Olivia Kaczmarskyi; Bottom: Julianna Grimson, Isabelle Saba, Nicole Haley. Appreciation for Support Christ the King Lutheran Church in Great Falls has other Great Falls Girl Scout Troops and hosts the Girl supported Brownie Troop 1991 for the last two years Scout Service Unit meetings once a month. In ap- by providing the troop with a meeting room twice a preciate of the church’s contributions to Girl Scout- month. Brownie Troop 1991 presented Pastor Paul ing, the Great Falls Service Unit sponsored the plant- Gysan with a gift of appreciation. ing of two large shrubs in the church yard as part of The church also shares its meeting rooms with a Brownie Bridging workshop. Businesses Provide Exhibit Walls
From Page 6 Old Brogue will again offer a special menu to tour goers. ness. “I’m in business and getting my name out is important,” she said. “I’ve connected with a lot of AT THE STUDIO HAIR SALON in the Colvin Run people in the group.” area, owners Ethel Shafer and Robert Jacobin have Others in the local real estate community have also been providing wall space to local artists for three concluded that serving the community helps build years. As in other venues, sales of art often results, business. Agents such as Joan Stokes and Helen Flynn and the Salon is especially successful in that respect. of Weichert and Donna Artists surmise that when Uscinski and Jeni Haight of people sit in a chair for an hour Long & Foster have also sup- “We’re trying to make getting their hair trimmed, ported the arts community. they live with the art and get 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Great Falls a more artful to appreciate it. AT KATIE’S COFFEE, the art Other area businesses and changes each month. And that village, and we couldn’t institutions have supported the suits Kearney just fine. “I felt do it without friends arts in other ways as well. like a coffee house should be Turner Framing, with a shop at community minded and have and partners Seneca Road and Georgetown Call our bonded and a constantly changing atmo- Pike, has been especially help- $ sphere and help advertise and throughout the ful to artists and their custom- insured professionals 25 Off 1st Time Cleaning support local artists,” he said. ers with framing decisions. The today for a FREE estimate Expires 7/31/08 Customers love the way the community. This is a Great Falls Community Library Not valid with move in/ room changes, Kearney re- holds art exhibitions through move out service ports. “Every artist has a dif- group effort that goes the year and has been a long- 703-691-7999 ferent feeling, and they’ve all time supporter of arts activi- www.maids.com been well received,” he said. way beyond the artists.” ties. Kearney’s support for the arts — Laura Nichols “We’re trying to make Great started long before Katie’s Cof- Falls a more artful village,” said fee came into being in January of this year. For four Laura Nichols, “and we previous years, he has provided a special lunch menu couldn’t do it without friends and partners through- during the Great Falls Studios annual Art Studio Tour. out the community. This is a group effort that goes This year, the tour will be on Oct. 18 and 19, and the way beyond the artists.” Nobody Out cleans The Maids.SM www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 7 Opinion
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There you will find the complete com- photo galleries. You can view photos and email [email protected] points and photographs, we endeavor to cap- munity guides for each of our 19 papers, in- them to others for free. You also have the op- ture what it means to live here, highlights of cluding more extensive listings than appear in tion to purchase prints or the digital image. Mike DiCicco places to visit and things to do, a snap- the newspapers. You’ll also find stories See http://www.ConnectionNewspapers.com, Community Reporter 703-917-6448 shot of local history, help finding com- Editorial about the top 100 Athletes ever to com- and click on Connection Photo Galleries. [email protected] munity resources and tips on adjust- pete in local high schools. We want our relationship with our readers Julia O’Donoghue ing to living here. Our recently redesigned Web site in- to be a two-way street. Be sure to let us know Education and Politics If you are new to the area, you’ll find re- cludes stories from all of our 18 weekly news- what you think we’ve left out that’s important, 703-917-6433 sources and ideas on these pages. We hope, papers, now with new information through- interesting or fun. Let us know your ideas and Nicholas Horrock however, that even if you have lived here for out the week. A new and unusual feature, you suggestions. If you know of a community group Business and Transportation Editor decades, you’ll still find something new in our can now access the print edition of each of our or activity that should be highlighted in a fu- [email protected] pages this week. papers online, by downloading a pdf version, ture community guide, we’d like to know that Ken Moore Even some longtime residents may not have showing each page exactly as it appears in the as well. Courts and Projects — Mary Kimm, 703-917-6417 visited some of the key places in and near their paper, including cover, photos, display ads and [email protected] hometowns. Have you visited Great Falls Na- classified advertising. All our real estate ads [email protected] Rich Sanders Sports Editor ❖ 703-917-6439 ‘Casualties’ Mount in Transportation Battle [email protected] ADVERTISING: By Margi Vanderhye Vanderhye Report our region; ship did offer one proposal that I To place an advertisement, call the ad State Delegate (D-34) ❖ department between 9 a.m. and a reduction in the sales tax on supported calling for additional 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. food; audits of the Virginia Department Display ads 703-821-5050 n July 16 I participated ❖ a modest increase in rental car of Transportation. But an audit is Classified ads 703-917-6400 in the monthly Trans and hotel taxes; and not a substitute for real funds. The Employment ads 703-917-6464 O ❖ Salome Howard-Gaibler portation Planning no increase in the gas tax. entire administrative cost of VDOT Display Advertising Board (TPB) regional meeting Meanwhile, the only statewide is $250 million annually, com- Photo by 703-917-6467 where we had to strip out every funding proposal to emerge from pared to the current annual main- Andrea Smith Northern Virginia Transportation the House Republican Caucus was tenance deficit of $400 million. Classified Advertising Authority project for the FY 2009- a measure to dedicate revenues Accountability in government 703-917-6401 2014 Transportation Improvement Tom Nash from any future off shore drilling programs and spending is essen- Barbara Parkinson Employment Advertising Program. They cannot be included to transportation — a proposal tial, but it must be a part of a trans- 703-917-6418 in the TIP because the General that at its most optimistic would portation plan, not a substitute for Editor & Publisher Assembly provided no new addi- /Capital News Service achieve a short term money stream it. Mary Kimm tional revenue to replace the po- a decade from now. They also I am deeply distressed that we 703-917-6416 tential funds lost by the February called for an expansion of public- were not able to conclude a des- [email protected] decision of the Virginia Supreme private partnerships to fund con- perately needed transportation Editor in Chief Steven Mauren Court nullifying the Authority’s struction through the imposition funding package that included Managing Editors power. I cannot begin to convey of tolls. These PPTA’s can and statewide money and regional Steve Hibbard, Michael O’Connell, Kemal Kurspahic my frustration and disappoint- should be a part of a solution, but funds for northern Virginia and Photography: ment about the outcome, and I we will never be able to toll our Hampton Roads. I remain commit- Robbie Hammer, Louise Krafft, Craig Sterbutzel said so at the TPB meeting. way through our statewide con- ted to working toward a solution Art/Design: Some of the program “casual- Del. Margaret Margi struction and maintenance re- that benefits all of us — urban and Zohra Aslami, Kevin Cooper, ties” of the legislature’s failure in- Vanderhye (D-34th) quirements. rural jurisdictions alike — because Geovani Flores, Laurence Foong, John Heinly, John Smith, Stu Moll, clude funds to match Federal The Republicans’ regional pro- the very economic vitality of the Tam Nguyen, Wayne Shipp money for METRO and VRE, road 1:39 a.m. After a 13-hour session posal would have diverted a por- Commonwealth depends upon it. Production Manager: construction to address some of and an earlier week of committee tion of future growth in direct and I hope you will visit my Web site Jean Card our region’s worst choke points, hearings and floor speeches, the indirect revenues from Dulles air- at Vanderhye.com to review a CIRCULATION: 703-917-6480 and transit improvements that will end result was no new money or port and the Virginia Port Author- video I worked on recently with Circulation Manager: Linda Pecquex help with the future shift of thou- funding sources for transportation. ity to transportation. At first glance several business coalitions. The sands of workers to Fort Belvoir A compromise bill agreed to by the this approach appears to be fea- brief presentation clearly and dra- CONNECTION NEWSPAPERS, L.L.C. and Quantico. As traffic in our re- House and Senate Democrats and sible, but such a proposal is both matically makes the point that we Peter Labovitz gion continues to deteriorate, a the Governor that would have gen- illusive and elusive for several rea- are undermining our own eco- President/CEO Mary Kimm rural anti-tax cabal in the House erated $1.9 billion in statewide sons: the funding is based on nomic interests by neglecting our Publisher/Chief of Delegates continues to block transportation revenue and $2.3 speculative numbers; the defini- infrastructure needs. I want to Operating Officer revenue measures that would let billion for northern Virginia, was tion of “future growth” is easy to hear from you about your sugges- Jerry Vernon Executive Vice President us address our problems. defeated along largely party lines interpret in any number of ways; tions for our options, and I want Wesley DeBrosse The recent Special Session of the by the House. The compromise, and finally, future General Fund you to know that I am not aban- Controller Debbie Funk General Assembly, called by Gov- which I supported, included: revenues can easily be diverted to doning the fight for better trans- National Sales ernor Kaine to address the critical ❖ a 1⁄4 cent statewide increase other purposes so there is no guar- portation in Virginia. Our region John Lovaas need for dedicated, sufficient, and in the sales tax; antee that these funds would ever requires it, and our state must have Special Assistant for Operations sustainable funding for transpor- ❖ a one cent increase in the sales be used for transportation. it to remain economically dynamic tation adjourned on July 10 at tax raised in our region to stay in The House Republican leader- and competitive.
8 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Scooter Saves $10 per Day “We were looking for a solution to needing the car,” his wife said. “Gas prices were already getting kind of crazy.” A week later, they ordered another one. Then, like many other owners of the new technology, they be- gan to run into problems. Online forums were light- ing up with new electric scooter owners looking for solutions to fried batteries, dead controllers, inaccu- rate speedometers and myriad other malfunctions. Tracy Ingram said electric scooters are still almost entirely manufactured in China, where quality parts can be difficult to come by. “That’s when we started working to make them vi- able, sustainable vehicles,” said Karen Ingram. With back- grounds in engineering, they began redesigning the FREE BUTTERFLY BUSHES scooters’ mechanics and looking for better parts. “We BUY 1, GET 2 FREE 40-75% work in systems integration. It’s what we do,” she said. Cascades resident Jim Damaré has been Baskets, Fountains, OFF They also began offering online advice to other commuting on his scooter since he bought All Pottery electric scooter owners and having malfunctioning it a month ago. 25% OFF Benches, Statuary scooters sent to their house for repairs, often for free. Herbs, Early Blooming Meanwhile, the Ingrams tested the scooters they system and control panel allow the driver to set low- ALL TREES Perennials, Market Pack 35% OFF were buying and rebuilding by abandoning their car. voltage limits to protect the batteries, as well as vari- & SHRUBS Annuals & Vegetables, Arbovitae, Yews During the winter, they donned snowsuits. 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Unlike motorcycles, scoot- Online market, where they were showing off Fairfax, VA ers, which are classified as mopeds, can their scooters. “They didn’t have to con- CravensNursery.com To learn more about 2 miles west of I-495 pass traffic on either side. “So I’m beat- NOVA Scooters, visit vince me,” he said. “The fact that there’s on Rt. 50(Vienna Metro) www.novascooters.com LANDSCAPE ing people to work by like an hour,” he no gas, it’s street-legal and that it could DESIGN 703-573-5025 Open 9-6 7 Days said. or call 703-940-1599. go where I needed to go, that’s all I needed to hear,” he said. THE SCOOTERS cannot be used on interstate high- After riding the scooter for about a month, he esti- ways or some toll roads but are allowed on most mates he is saving about $10 a day on gas, as he You imagined it...it’s Here!! streets, although they are not allowed to be driven commutes to and from his Long & Foster office in faster than 35 mph. Karen Ingram said other drivers Chantilly, 15 miles from home. “It’s literally paying Our Limited Edition Eco-Friendly..... were unexpectedly accommodating of the family’s for itself on a day-to-day basis,” Damaré said. Secret Garden Pool slow speed on roads like Leesburg Pike. When his speedometer stopped working after he The moped designation also eliminates the need hit a pothole, the Ingrams had figured out that a Perfect for small lots and garden enthusiasts! for license plates, property taxes, driver’s licenses and wire had come loose and quickly fixed the problem, insurance, although Tracy Ingram said buying some he said. Likewise, when he fell and broke the right limited insurance would not be a bad idea. hand brake. Earlier on, when his batteries started The couple has hardly purchased gasoline in the dying out toward the end of his trip, the couple set last year. But this does not mean their travels are the machine to automatically lower its speed when entirely free. Tracy Ingram calculated that the elec- the batteries drained to a certain point, in order to tricity to run the vehicles costs about $1 for every conserve energy. He said this fixed the problem. AA HustonHuston PoolsPools Exclusive!Exclusive! 400 miles. The scooters are charged by being plugged “They’ve been great. I call them and they’re over here, into any wall socket. He said it takes five to six hours usually the same day,” said Damaré. to charge completely dead batteries, and a charge He said his wife now wants her own scooter and will last for about 15 miles at full-throttle, although his neighbor has expressed interest. “I love it,” he he said he gets about 23 miles out of a charge. This said. “Because you’re out in the air. And every time I GOGO GREEN...GREEN... fall, the couple plans to switch their product over to drive past a gas station and it’s like $4, $4.15, I smile.” lithium batteries, which will take about 100 pounds He said other drivers got irritated with him much off the scooters’ weight and extend their range to less frequently when they asked why they couldn’t With all environmentally responsible equipment, you’ll be assured about 60 miles per charge. Current models can be hear his engine and seemed surprised when he told that you’re saving energy, conserving water and reducing noise... retrofitted for the new batteries. them the scooter was completely electric. saving you money and time! In March, Tracy Ingram drove a moving truck be- The Ingrams have now sold six scooters and have Economically Priced!!! $34,900 tween Virginia and California three times to pick up three or four more sales lined up in the next couple (For a limited time only) 3 designs only, up to 300 sq. ft. includes plans, permit, normal excavation, 3’-5’ depths, two shipments of 20 scooters to be rebuilt. The of weeks, said Karen Ingram, explaining that they plumping, standard tile, equipment, automatic chlorinator, automatic pool cleaner, 10’ Ingrams made their first sale shortly thereafter. Be- wanted to take their time to work with each owner beam, raised 18”, tile faced with sheer descent waterfall, 8’ sitting bench beneath water- fall, three entrance steps, 10’ seating area with six jets and blower, and white plaster. fore they sell the scooters, they replace the tires, the and personalize every scooter’s settings. “We know Does not include additional county fees beyond normal permit fees, rock or fill excava- wiring and, for commuters, the control panel, swap- we’re going to sell out,” she said. “It’s not a question tion, electric or deck. ping out the original panel for one that tells the driver of ‘if,’ it’s ‘when.’” She said she eventually hopes to how energy is flowing in the vehicle so that it can be mass-market the scooters, including three-wheeled monitored and conserved. versions, to other businesses, such as airlines — since Huston Pools the vehicles can be used indoors — or pizza delivery Family Owned & Operated For Over 20 years THEY ADD a battery equalization system that syn- operations. CALL TODAY 703-246-0037 FOR A DESIGN CONSULTATION chronizes the input and output levels of the five bat- “It’s not about making money right now,” said Tracy teries to keep them from burning up, as well as a Ingram, explaining that their current priority was device that shuts off the throttle at 35 mph, although establishing a solid reputation and making connec- 11139 Lee Highway • Fairfax that built-in speed limit can be adjusted. The new tions with parts suppliers and potential distributors. BioGuardᮋ Visit our website at www.hustonpools.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 9 History Revisited at Claude Moore Farm INTENSELY he Claude Moore Colonial Farm in TMcLean hosted INTERESTING its annual Sum- mer Market Fair on Saturday and Sunday, bringing the
grounds alive with 18th cen- Photos by tury crafts, games, and food. The event, which attracted families and history enthu- COMMUNITY siasts alike, offered period- David Lonnques accurate demonstrations Arts ❖ Entertainment ❖ Leisure and activities. INVOLVED The farm, which is open April through December, al-
Calendar lows visitors to immerse t themselves in 18th century /The Connection Send announcements to mclean@ culture. The market, which connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Thurs- is held three times every day for the following week’s paper. Photos/ year, lets visitors shop and COMMITTED TO artwork encouraged. For additional listings, visit www.connectionnewspapers.com. interact with a variety of ar- tisans and costumed volun- THURSDAY/JULY 24 teers, in addition to explor- EXCELLENCE Summer Stories and Sprinklers. 1:30 p.m. ing the farm. Pat Keefe of Bethesda leads a demonstration on the 18th century rifle Naia and Finn Tower-Pierce of Herndon examine crafts at a table. Listen to stories then take a run through the Part of the appeal of the firing procedure. sprinklers at Vienna’s original one-room library, market is the large cast of rope swings and the elaborate cos- their crafts, let families experience Freeman House, 131 Church Street, Vienna. Free. th th th Call 703-255-6360. volunteers, dressed in 18 century clothing, 16 year at the fair. Summers says she loves in constructing 18 century furniture. tumes of the performers. The how they were really made. NSO at WolfTrap: Not the Messiah! (He’s a educating visitors about their craft or vari- volunteering at the farm because she “ap- Families and children in attendance en- Tower-Pierces, from Herndon, en- The market opens again in Oc- Very Naughty Boy) with Eric Idle. 8:15 p.m., ous ways of life over 200 years ago. Rachel preciates the history behind it.” Walter joyed instruction in a variety of areas, from joyed fashioning their own dolls tober. at the Filene Center, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Tickets $20 to $55. 877-WOLFTRAP. Summers, who began volunteering as a child Henderson, a historical cabinetmaker who dance to sword-fighting. The Brockways, and making their own necklaces. Homegrown Americana String Band, part of at the Claude Moore Farm, was back for her explained his methods, uses traditional tools from Arlington, enjoyed the old fashioned Most vendors, along with selling — David Lonnquest the Nottoway Nights Summer Concert Series. Join friends and neighbors at 7:30 p.m. for an www.connectionnewspapers.com evening of music. Bring picnics, blankets and www.neddevines.com. varied display of daylily blooms will be exhibited and directions or contact Linda Burchfiel at 703- Sunday on the Green. 6:30 p.m. The show at Jammin’ Java: be amazed at chairs. The Homegrown String Band, a 21st in the Visitors Center, Meadowlark Botanical 506-4310 or [email protected]. Vienna Community Band will present what campers can produce in just two century incarnation of the traditional family Gardens, 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, The Speaks. Ned Devine’s/Ned Kelly’s, 2465 “Movies that Dance” at the Vienna weeks of learning and rehearsing.º band, will entertain. The Homegrown String SATURDAY/JULY 26 Vienna, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Many of these flowers Centreville Road, Herndon. Call 703-793-7376 Town Green, 144 Maple Ave., E., These bands will compete in the Band is a quartet of acoustic musicians which Civil War Encampment on Freeman Store and are from Meadowlark’s collection and from or visit www.neddevines.com. Vienna. Music will include selections Summer Camp Battle of the Bands at utilizes unique instrumentation, percussive Museum Grounds. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Civil War plants that will be available for purchase during The McLean Branch of the American from An American in Paris, Chicago, the end of the summer. 1 p.m. at 227 flatfoot dancing and varied influences to Encampment and Living History Experience the August 16 daylily sale. Visitors are Association of University Women is holding Moulin Rouge and more. Free; bring a Maple Ave E, Vienna. Visit entertain. Nottoway Park, 9601 Courthouse Road featuring Infantry, Calvary, Artillery and Medical encouraged to vote for their favorites. Free; call a used book collection from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the lawn chair or blanket for seating. Call www.jamminjava.com or call 703- to your community off Nutley Road in Vienna. Call 703-324-7469 Camps with ongoing demonstrations throughout 703-255-3631. Sun Trust Bank, 515 Maple Ave East, Vienna. 703-255-6360 or visit 255-1566. after 6 p.m. for weather cancellation updates. the day. Located on the Freeman Store and My Favorite Highway. Pop/rock. 6 p.m. Jammin’ Used books, CDs and tapes, software and www.viennava.gov. Rude Buddha. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ Museum grounds, 131 Church Street NE, Vienna. Java, 227 Maple Ave., Vienna. Tickets $15. 703- children’s books are needed. No records or 227 Maple Ave., Vienna. Tickets $10. performances. Rain or shine. Call 703-200-7806 or visit 255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com. textbooks accepted. Call 703-448-9195 or 703-255-1566 or www.historicviennainc.org. NSO at WolfTrap: Broadway ROCKS! 8:15 www.mcleanaauw.org. The books are for the MONDAY/JULY 28 www.jamminjava.com. History Camp for Kids. Civil War Camp for boys p.m., at the Filene Center, 1645 Trap Road, 39th AAUW Used Book Sale to be held at the Open Mic. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 NSO at WolfTrap: Beethoven’s FRIDAY/JULY 25 and girls ages 8 to 13 will be held at Vienna’s Vienna, Tickets $20 to $48. 877-WOLFTRAP. McLean Community Center September 19-21. Maple Ave., Vienna. Free. 703-255- Best. 8:15 p.m., at the Filene Center, U.S. Navy Commodores at the Vienna Town historic Freeman House, 131 Church St., N.E., Guided Bird Tour. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Join the Great ‘Evita’ at Alden Theatre, 8 p.m. The McLean 1566 or www.jamminjava.com. 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Tickets $20 Green, 144 Maple Ave., E., at 6:30 p.m. Friday, from 12:15-4:15 p.m. “Recruits” for secessionists Falls Group of the Sierra Club at the 900-acre Community Players present Tony Award-winning Crosby, Stills & Nash. 8 p.m., at the to $48. 877-WOLFTRAP. July 25.ºFree; bring a lawn chair or blanket for and the Union will learn about camp life and Blue Ridge Center for Environmental musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Filene Center, 1645 Trap Road, DJ Max Methods. Ned Devine’s/Ned seating. For more information call 703-255-6360 basic soldiering. The cost of $20 for Town of Stewardship in Loudoun County for a guided bird The Alden Theatre is located in the McLean Vienna, Tickets $42 in-house, $25 Kelly’s, 2465 Centreville Road, or visit www.viennava.gov. Vienna residents and $25 for out-of-town tour, potluck picnic, family-oriented butterfly Community Center at 1234 Ingleside Avenue. lawn. 877-WOLFTRAP. Herndon. Call 703-793-7376 or visit Movie in the Park. Enjoy a favorite family movie participants includes “rations” and a souvenir. walk and tour of the organic farm including 8 For ticket information call the Alden box office at www.neddevines.com. outdoors at Vienna’s Glyndon Park at sundown, Visit www.viennava.gov. baby goats. Free. Just north of Neersville at 703-790-9223; tickets can be purchased in The Pietasters. Jamaican and rock about 8:45 p.m. Free. Bring lawn chairs or Daylily Society Exhibition. Hosted by the 11661 Harpers Ferry Road, Rt 671. Visit person at the box office or from Ticketmaster at TUESDAY/JULY 29 and roll ska band. Nottoway Park is blankets for seating. For information on which G- Northern Virginia Daylily Society, a large and www.virginia.sierraclub.org/greatfalls for details 703-573-SEAT or online at Firstman Family Affair featuring located at 9601 Courthouse Road off rated film will be shown, call 703-255-7842 after www.ticketmaster.com. $17 adults; $14 McLean Joe Firstman, Tony Lucca, Patrick Nutley Road or Rt. 123 in Vienna. noon on July 23 and for weather information on tax district residents; $14 seniors and students; Davis, Brian Wright and the Waco Visit at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ the day of the show. and $10 groups of 10 or more. For more Tragedies. Pop rock. 8 p.m. Jammin’ parks/performances. Concerts are My Favorite Highway. Pop/rock. 6 p.m. Jammin’ Rhythm and Repetition at MPA information, visit www.mcleanplayers.org. Java, 227 Maple Ave., Vienna. Tickets canceled if it is raining; call 703-324- Java, 227 Maple Ave., Vienna. Tickets $15. 703- McLean Orchestra’s Kamerata Trio. 6-8 p.m. Free. $10. 703-255-1566 or SHOW after 6 p.m. for cancellation 255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com. Once Again, Again: Rhythm and or technique. Working in various media, Outdoors at the Palladium Civic Place www.jamminjava.com. updates. ‘Evita’ at Alden Theatre, 8 p.m. The McLean Repetition, McLean Project for the Arts. participating artists include Jessie Green, 1445 Laughlin Ave., McLean. Call Noche Flamenca. 8 p.m., at the Filene Community Players present Tony Award-winning 703-288-9505. Center, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Open through July 26, this exhibit Lehson, Kyan Bishop, Mary Early, Suzi Tickets $38 in-house, $8 lawn. 877- FRIDAY/AUGUST 1 The Alden Theatre is located in the McLean WOLFTRAP. Vienna Youth Players in Stephen features artists whose work employs Fox, Pat Goslee, Jose Varela, Linn SUNDAY/JULY 27 Community Center at 1234 Ingleside Avenue. multiple images or repetition as concept Meyers, Kay Hwang, Ryan Hill, J.T. Sondheim’s musical ‘Into the For ticket information call the Alden box office at Summer Sunday Concerts in the Park: Roni Woods’. Tickets are $10 general, $9 703-790-9223; tickets can be purchased in Kirkland, Jay Lee, Joey Stoneman. Bluegrass and banjo virtuoso. Part WEDNESDAY/JULY 30 for students and senior citizens age person at the box office or from Ticketmaster at Manlapaz, Cory Oberndorfer, of a summer concert series at the McLean Central Hippiefest, with Jack Bruce of Cream, 65 and older. Vienna Community 703-573-SEAT or online at Thom Sawyer and Linda Hesh. Park Gazebo, located at the intersection of Dolley Eric Burdon and the Animals, The Center, 120 Cherry Street, Vienna. www.ticketmaster.com. $17 adults; $14 McLean Madison Blvd. and Old Dominion Drive. 4 to 5 Turtles, Melanie, Badfinger, Jonathan Call 703-255-6360 or visit tax district residents; $14 seniors and students; McLean Project for the Arts, p.m. Parking available at the center. Call 703- Edwards. 8 p.m., at the Filene Center, www.viennava.gov. and $10 groups of 10 or more. For more 1234 Ingleside Avenue, Mclean. 790-0123/TTY: 711 or visit 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Tickets $42 Tysons Corner Barnes & Noble information, visit www.mcleanplayers.org. Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; www.mcleancenter.org/alden. in-house, $25 lawn. 877-WOLFTRAP. Bookstore will host a Breaking NSO at WolfTrap: WolfTrap is for Lovers. Recess Monkey, family-friendly music and humor. Dawn Party. The store will remain • Great Papers 8:15 p.m., at the Filene Center, 1645 Trap Road, Saturday 1-5 p.m. Visit 11 a.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave E, open late to sell the final book in Vienna, Tickets$20 to $48. 877-WOLFTRAP. www.mpaart.org or call 703- Vienna. Visit www.jamminjava.com or call 703- THURSDAY/JULY 31 Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, • Great Connections Vienna Wireless Society will meet 7:30 p.m. at 790-1953. 255-1566. Summer Stories and Sprinklers. Breaking Dawn, at the stroke of the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry Street Eric Weinburg. Folk rock. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 1:30 p.m. Listen to stories then take a midnight. Barnes & Noble invites fans S.E., Vienna. Membership not required to attend. 227 Maple Ave., Vienna. Tickets $15. 703-255- run through the sprinklers at Vienna’s to come in costume for photo Call VWS president Jim Parsons at 703-392-0150 1566 or www.jamminjava.com. original one-room library, Freeman opportunities, activities, trivia • Great Readers! or visit www.viennawireless.org. Ryan Hill, untitled (blue), Bob Marley Roots, Rock, Reggae Festival House, 131 Church Street, Vienna. contests, crafts and more. Barnes & The Union with Rome in a Day. Ned Devine’s/ 2008. 2 p.m., at the Filene Center, 1645 Trap Free. Call 703-255-6360. Noble, 7851 L Tysons Corner Center. Ned Kelly’s, 2465 Centreville Road, Herndon. pastel on paper. Road, Vienna, Tickets $42 in-house, $25 lawn. Jammin’ Java Summer Camp Rock Call 703-506-6756 or visit Call 703-793-7376 or visit 877-WOLFTRAP. Shows. Free summer camp rock www.bn.com/breakingdawn. 10 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 11 Pediatric & General Dentistry Schools
The following students enrolled at Vir- LASER procedure for ginia Tech were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2008 semester. To qualify Teacher Yasmin fillings. Many pediatric for the dean’s list, students must attempt Eisenhauer of at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F The Potomac option and earn a 3.4 grade point average patients can be treated (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester. School with ❖ Timothy W. Ahearn of Great Scott Kinney, Falls is a senior majoring in finance in the vice president without numbing! Pamplin College of Business. ❖ Charles J. Baker of Great Falls of Outreach and is a sophomore majoring in physics in the Professional College of Science. Development, Schedule Your Child’s ❖ Kevin J. Barbera of Great Falls at the Discovery is a junior majoring in finance in the Pamplin College of Business. Education Teeth Cleaning ❖ Lauren M. Barbera of Great National Train- Falls is a junior majoring in management ing Academy in in the Pamplin College of Business. Silver Spring, Before School Starts! ❖ Brian T. Benjamin of Great Falls is a sophomore majoring in civil MD, on June 3. engineering in the College of Engineering. David S. Holloway/The Connection •Bleaching •Special Needs Patients ❖ Holly H. Berkley of Great Falls is a sophomore majoring in psychology in •Nitrous Oxide •Cosmetic Restorations the College of Science. Eisenhauer Attends Professional ❖ Marie E. Bernier of Great Falls •Invisalign •IV Sedation Available is a sophomore majoring in human nutri- Development Event at Discovery tion, foods, and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Yasmin Eisenhauer of The Potomac School participated in a National Howard Mitnick, DDS ❖ Michael P. Bylund of Great Training Academy hosted by Discovery Education, and held June 1-3 Nooshin Monajemy, DDS Falls is a freshman majoring in general engineering in the College of Engineering. at the Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. Heidi Herbst, DDS, FAAPD ❖ Emily J. Canis of Great Falls is The three-day Academy taught 30 educators how to improve stu- a junior majoring in communication in the dent achievement through the implementation of Discovery Education 21475 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 200 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sci- Sterling, VA ences. streaming, the only digital media-on-demand service scientifically ❖ Kelley P. Carpenter of Great proven to enhance student performance. Eisenhauer participated in a 703-444-3710 Falls is a sophomore majoring in market- number of hands-on projects to practice the new skills she will later ing management in the Pamplin College share with peers at The Potomac School. By the end of the Academy, www.sterlingVAsmiles.com of Business. ❖ Arjun H. Chopra of Great Falls Eisenhauer learned how to employ an array of multimedia resources is a freshman majoring in university stud- to enhance her lessons, and took away strategies to provide ongoing Dental Care with ies at Virginia Tech. training as a way to support her colleagues. ❖ Anne M. Eady of Great Falls is a junior majoring in international studies ❖ Sarah E. Lowen of Great Falls technology in the Pamplin College of Busi- The Gentle Touch! in the College of Liberal Arts and Human is a junior majoring in psychology in the ness. Sciences. College of Science. ❖ Andrew W. Watson of Great ❖ Katherine C. Eady of Great ❖ Robert C. MacKichan of Great Falls is a freshman majoring in general Falls is a senior majoring in statistics in Falls is a junior majoring in mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering. It costs you no more the College of Science. engineering in the College of Engineering. ❖ Christina M. Wong of Great ❖ Christopher W. Frames of ❖ Kristin E. Maclay of Great Falls Falls is a sophomore majoring in math- Great Falls is a junior majoring in hu- is a senior majoring in management in the ematics in the College of Science. man nutrition, foods, and exercise in the Pamplin College of Business. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. ❖ Brian M. Neumann of Great Michael Axton of Great Falls, a ❖ Caitlin M. Gaffney of Great Falls is a sophomore majoring in chem- sophomore at the University of Mary to buy the Falls is a junior majoring in history in the istry in the College of Science. Washington, has been named to the BEST College of Liberal Arts and Human Sci- ❖ Ryan O. Nikkhoo of Great Falls spring 2008 dean’s list. ences. is a junior majoring in political science in ❖ Farrah M. Goal of Great Falls the College of Liberal Arts and Human Courtney Tammy Chou of Great is a junior majoring in interior design in Sciences. Falls has graduated cum laude from the College of Architecture and Urban ❖ Matthew S. Ning of Great Falls Dartmough College. Chou, the daughter Studies. is a freshman majoring in biochemistry in of Chungchieh D. Chou and Michelle Lee ❖ Sang-Hwan Han of Great Falls the College of Science. Chou, majored in neuroscience and mi- is a sophomore majoring in general engi- ❖ Michael V. Rapp of Great Falls nored in environmental studies. neering in the College of Engineering. is a junior majoring in chemical engineer- ❖ Stephanie A. Hintz of Great ing in the College of Engineering. Learning Fun School offers a kin- Falls is a sophomore majoring in business ❖ Laura A. Schultz of Great Falls dergarten enrichment program to in the Pamplin College of Business. is a senior majoring in marketing manage- supplement the half-day county program. ❖ Michael T. Kiernan of Great ment in the Pamplin College of Business. Morning and afternoon sessions. Program Falls is a junior majoring in finance in the ❖ John R. Schulz of Great Falls is includes academics, critical thinking, for- Summer Sale Pamplin College of Business. a senior majoring in business information eign languages, yoga, and creative arts.
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Detached ...... 0.230579..... 06/02/08 JULY th 1153 RANDOLPH RD ...... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $630,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.043388..... 06/04/08 26 & 7301 WESTERLY LN ...... 5 .. 4 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $1,050,000 ...... Detached ...... 1.0 ...... 06/04/08 27 th 1235 STONEHAM CT...... 5 .. 2 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $753,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.28517 ...... 06/05/08 7611 BRITTANY PARC CT ...... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $875,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.127479..... 06/06/08 11691 HOLLYVIEW DR ...... 5 .. 3 ... 1 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $785,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.723393..... 06/06/08 11005 BEACH MILL RD ...... 5 .. 4 ... 3 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $3,000,000 ...... Detached ...... 2.0 ...... 06/06/08 2013A LORRAINE AVE ...... 5 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $949,375 ...... Detached ...... 0.656749..... 06/06/08 1629 GREAT FALLS ST ...... 4 .. 4 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $601,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.370776..... 06/06/08 1725 YOUNGBLOOD ST ...... 4 .. 3 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $655,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.422383..... 06/06/08 8402 WOODBRANCH CT ...... 6 .. 6 ... 2 ...... MCLEAN ...... $2,825,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.83517 ...... 06/06/08 1952 KENNEDY DR #201 ...... 2 .. 1 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $215,000 ...... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... 06/09/08 1641 INTERNATIONAL DR #101 .. 2 .. 1 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $310,000 ...... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... 06/09/08 CHAIN BRIDGE DRIVE ...... 3 .. 2 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $782,500 ...... Other ...... 0.0 ...... 06/09/08 6304 HARDY DR ...... 6 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $995,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.356703..... 06/10/08 Call Specific Agents to Confirm 1311 MCLEAN CREST CT ...... 3 .. 4 ... 2 ...... MCLEAN ...... $760,200 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.031589..... 06/10/08 7377 HALLCREST DR ...... 3 .. 2 ... 2 ...... MCLEAN ...... $555,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.038338..... 06/10/08 Dates & Times. 2131 WESTMORELAND ST ...... 4 .. 2 ... 1 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $840,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.232346..... 06/11/08 6717 WEMBERLY WAY ...... 6 .. 6 ... 2 ...... MCLEAN ...... $3,340,000 ...... Detached ...... 2.706451..... 06/11/08 6862 WILLIAMSBURG POND CT ... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $625,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.043893..... 06/12/08 6509 THIRTY THIRD N ST ...... 3 .. 2 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $550,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.313292..... 06/12/08 1247 PINE HILL RD ...... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $830,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.193916..... 06/12/08 Fairfax County 804 GREAT CUMBERLAND RD ...... 5 .. 5 ... 2 ...... MCLEAN ...... $3,250,000 ...... Detached ...... 5.0 ...... 06/12/08 746 ELLSWORTH AVE ...... 5 .. 4 ... 2 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $1,800,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.710078..... 06/13/08 2046 ROCKINGHAM ST...... 5 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $1,500,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.680005..... 06/13/08 Oakton 1641 MORRILL CT ...... 5 .. 3 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $761,733 ...... Detached ...... 0.373186..... 06/13/08 7614 SAVANNAH ST #201 ...... 2 .. 1 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $155,000 ...... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... 06/16/08 2800 Jermantown Rd. $399,975 Sun 1-4 Weichert Nancy Kane 703-938-6070 10905 LEEDS CT ...... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $512,250 ...... Detached ...... 0.230005..... 06/16/08 520 SPRINGVALE RD ...... 5 .. 5 ... 2 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $650,000 ...... Detached ...... 2.319995..... 06/16/08 3210 Fox Mill Rd. $775,000 8/31-5 Long & Foster Dorota Dyman 703-938-4200 6832 GEORGETOWN PIKE ...... 10 10.. 3 ...... MCLEAN ...... $3,300,000 ...... Detached ...... 2.167309..... 06/16/08 1516 PATHFINDER LN ...... 6 .. 6 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $1,549,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.271143..... 06/16/08 10674 Oakton Ridge Ct $899,000 Sun1-4 Weichert Kristen Bartholomew 703-938-6070 1120 PINE HILL RD ...... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $575,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.061478..... 06/16/08 7316 AYNSLEY LN ...... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $899,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.076148..... 06/16/08 946 HICKORY RUN LN...... 3 .. 2 ... 0 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $1,140,000 ...... Detached ...... 5.009298..... 06/17/08 1123 AMANDA DR ...... 4 .. 4 ... 1 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $1,125,000 ...... Detached ...... 1.38905 ...... 06/17/08 1505 MINTWOOD DR...... 4 .. 2 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $795,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.241047..... 06/17/08 Vienna 8380 GREENSBORO DR #322 ...... 2 .. 2 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $365,000 ...... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ...... 06/17/08 6615 DENNY PL ...... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $868,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.293274..... 06/18/08 8501 Cottage St. $480,000 Sun 1-4 Avery-Hess Sheila Carney 703-821-5005 8340 GREENSBORO DR #519 ...... 2 .. 2 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $365,000 ...... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ...... 06/18/08 2122 NATAHOA CT ...... 5 .. 3 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $545,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.232117..... 06/19/08 506 Princeton Ter SW $2,300,000 Sat1-4 Weichert Deneen Davis 703-582-1219 1835 STANLEY PL ...... 3 .. 1 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $324,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.275046..... 06/19/08 2210 LEELAND DR ...... 3 .. 2 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $517,733 ...... Detached ...... 0.203857..... 06/19/08 1308 Colvin Forest Dr. $929,000 Sun 1-4 Robin Hill Weichert 703-927-6667 2617 HOLLY MANOR DR ...... 5 .. 4 ... 1 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $810,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.326286..... 06/19/08 6922 POPPY DR ...... 3 .. 2 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $620,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.241047..... 06/19/08 6812 MELROSE DR ...... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $685,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.064624..... 06/19/08 7025 ARBOR LN ...... 4 .. 3 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $1,000,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.536708..... 06/19/08 1836 MACARTHUR DR ...... 6 .. 4 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $1,210,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.362695..... 06/19/08 Falls Church 2221 BEACON LN ...... 3 .. 1 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $409,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.234252..... 06/20/08 7721 VIRGINIA LN ...... 5 .. 2 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $375,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.404477..... 06/20/08 2149 Dominion Way $499,900 Sun 1-5 Real Estate By Owner Michael Schmidle 703-212-9506 7682 LEE LANDING DR ...... 3 .. 1 ... 1 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $240,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.027548..... 06/20/08 1118 CHALLEDON RD ...... 5 .. 3 ... 0 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $685,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.459137..... 06/20/08 1512 BROOKHAVEN DR ...... 4 .. 3 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $665,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.459298..... 06/20/08 1041 WARBLER PL ...... 4 .. 3 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $722,265 ...... Detached ...... 0.268893..... 06/20/08 7621 PROVINCIAL DR #308 ...... 3 .. 2 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $385,000 ...... Garden 1-4 Floors . 0.0 ...... 06/20/08 Great Falls 2248 CARTBRIDGE RD ...... 3 .. 2 ... 2 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $555,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.032828..... 06/23/08 1924 CHERRI DR ...... 3 .. 2 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $430,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.262006..... 06/23/08 10200 Milstead Rd. $999,000 Sun 1-4 Jobin Aleksandr Tsyryulnikov 240-395-0500 1015 CHESKA CT ...... 5 .. 5 ... 1 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $2,037,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.873944..... 06/23/08 1219 POTOMAC SCHOOL RD ...... 5 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $1,250,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.436616..... 06/23/08 853 Charwhit Ct. $1,499,000 Sun 1-4 Long & Foster Marianne Prendergast 703-873-5155 1118 BUCHANAN ST ...... 5 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $1,147,500 ...... Detached ...... 0.357576..... 06/23/08 2137 HAYCOCK RD ...... 5 .. 4 ... 1 ...... FALLS CHURCH .... $1,230,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.23129 ...... 06/24/08 309 Springvale Rd. $1,990,000 Sun 1-4 SaltzPatrick Saltz 703-569-1100 819 LEIGH MILL RD ...... 5 .. 4 ... 1 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $1,200,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.989027..... 06/24/08 1093 BONNIE VIEW DR...... 6 .. 4 ... 1 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $1,390,000 ...... Detached ...... 1.168067..... 06/24/08 718 Springvale Rd. $1,250,000 Sun 1-4 Weichert Vivian Lyons 703-406-9009 1203 STUART ROBESON DR ...... 3 .. 4 ... 2 ...... MCLEAN ...... $1,700,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.082645..... 06/24/08 7802 SNEAD LN ...... 3 .. 3 ... 1 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $355,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.036915..... 06/25/08 6840 STRATA ST ...... 5 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $764,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.288085..... 06/25/08 6414 FURLONG RD ...... 5 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $950,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.702135..... 06/25/08 1543 HUNTING AVE ...... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $730,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.16405 ...... 06/25/08 McLean 6514 ROOSEVELT ST ...... 2 .. 1 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $450,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.23129 ...... 06/26/08 7524 LISLE AVE ...... 3 .. 2 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $373,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.249495..... 06/26/08 6533 Hitt Ave $765,000 Sun1-5 McEnearney Suzanne Leedy 703-627-5302 BRIAR RIDGE RD ...... 6 .. 6 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $980,000 ...... Detached ...... 1.776768..... 06/26/08 1643 MACON ST...... 4 .. 3 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $720,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.291345..... 06/26/08 1630 Maddux Ln. $1,099,999 Sun 1-4 Weichert Sandra Reavey 703-821-8300 1028 TOWLSTON RD ...... 7 .. 7 ... 3 ...... MCLEAN ...... $5,800,000 ...... Detached ...... 1.9309 ...... 06/26/08 1524 LINCOLN WAY #103 ...... 1 .. 1 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $217,000 ...... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... 06/26/08 1320 TITANIA LN ...... 4 .. 3 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $825,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.312672..... 06/26/08 1187 WINDROCK DR ...... 5 .. 6 ... 2 ...... MCLEAN ...... $2,900,000 ...... Detached ...... 1.977135..... 06/26/08 7621 PROVINCIAL DR #201 ...... 2 .. 2 ... 0 ...... MCLEAN ...... $255,000 ...... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... 06/26/08 7610 SAVANNAH ST #10/204 ...... 2 .. 1 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH ...... $149,900 ...... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... 06/27/08 6668 AVIGNON BLVD ...... 5 .. 4 ... 0 ...... FALLS CHURCH .... $1,060,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.133379..... 06/27/08 Many open house listings are not made available until 10822 MONTICELLO DR ...... 3 .. 2 ... 1 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $413,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.230005..... 06/27/08 10719 SUGAR MEADOW DR ...... 4 .. 2 ... 1 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $469,900 ...... Detached ...... 0.25 ...... 06/27/08 days before the open house. For Up-to-Date listings on 10835 MONTICELLO DR ...... 4 .. 3 ... 1 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $534,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.25 ...... 06/27/08 820 THOMAS RUN DR ...... 5 .. 6 ... 1 ...... GREAT FALLS ...... $1,850,000 ...... Detached ...... 1.732369..... 06/27/08 7115 MERRIMAC DR ...... 3 .. 2 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $575,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.275482..... 06/27/08 Sunday open houses, please check our website at 1117 TOWLSTON RD ...... 5 .. 5 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $1,360,000 ...... Detached ...... 1.242309..... 06/27/08 1313 ALPS DR ...... 4 .. 4 ... 1 ...... MCLEAN ...... $1,100,000 ...... 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To search for a home online, visit www.HomesDatabase.com. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 13 The Great Falls Village Centre’s 2008 News Summer Concerts on the Green Sunday Evening, 6-8 PM Starshine Theatre Presents: A Celebration of Children Giving Wood Life Sponsored by: Bob Nelson – Weichert Realtors eatly organized in The first children’s concert at the Great Falls N boxes, basswood Village Centre will include “the best of” blanks sit, waiting to be Starshine Theater’s show songs through the picked out, chosen, and turned years, combined with musical selections that into something personalized. are family favorites for all ages. Co-songwriter, For approximately 25 years, guitarist, sound engineer and husband, Jerry Northern Virginia Carvers (NVC) Budwig, will also accompany Pat and the chil- has hosted carving lessons at dren on July 27 at 6pm. Colvin Run Mill, free of charge to Patricia Green Budwig, M.A., has been teach- participants. Pre-cut “blanks” cost ing her workshops in Musical Theater, Dramatics, Voice, Guitar and $2 - $4. Pre-School Music for the past 15 years in the Great Falls area. She has “We loan them the tools, what- written and directed dozens of plays starring hundreds of local chil- ever they will need for their dren. The productions include a CD sound- Bring projects,” said carver Joy Burks, of A Picnic! track of her original musical score, recorded Oakton. “Each carver is teamed with the voices of the students in the Cast. with an instructor, a member of Mrs. Budwig is currently composing a new full- the club.” Participants are taught how to production play for her 15th Summer Drama First, says carver Richard Sniffen, to Brian Fisher of hold the tools, particularly the Camp in Great Falls, “The Dragons of McLean, draw a midline. Brian’s mother, Robin, calls knives and rasps. “A lot of empha- Darkmoor – How Magic Came into the World.” The play will star local Colvin Run Mill a “great place to experience the way life sis is placed on safety in carving,” student actors, singers and dancers, ages 8 through 18 years. used to be.” Many thanks to Mr. Bob Nelson of Weichert Realotrs, who is sponsor- said Burks. ing this special musical Celebration of Children! YOU are the STAR in ON SUNDAY, July 6, there knives. A variety of equipment to South Riding. A greater num- STARSHINE THEATRE! were approximately 25 students at stands by, testing skill levels. ber of adults than children were any one time, and 15 instructors “I like it, it’s fun,” said Jasper there learning the wood-carving from the club. Northern Virginia Smalfelt of Fairfax. “I’m making a craft from skilled artists. An added Carvers come out to Colvin Run squirrel … I like squirrels.” benefit to the experience is that Mill twice a month during the Jasper’s parents, Greg and Julie, the club allows up to six free les- summer months to share their ex- planned their day around the sons within a three-month span, pertise and enthusiasm for the wood-carving lessons. and the club has “a lot of repeats,” craft. Students aged 6 – 11 use according to NVC club president, files, called rasps, for shaping, and THE ACTIVITY draws people Joyce Beene. those 12 years and older use from all over the area, from Fairfax — Donna Manz Faith Notes Visit These Houses of Worship Faith Notes are for announcements and events in the faith community. Send Join A Club, Make New Friends, or Expand Your Horizons... to greatfalls@connectionnewspa– pers.com. Deadline is Friday. Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter ... 703-938-6521 The St. John’s Episcopal Church FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF VIENNA Church of the Holy Cross ... 703-698-6991 Friends of Music will host a musical St. Francis Episcopal ... 703-759-2082 fundraiser Sunday, July 450 ORCHARD STREET 20 at 4 p.m. The concert will feature Jehovah’s Witness composer George Gershwin, with arias VIENNA, VA Jehovah’s Witnesses ... 703-759-1579 from Porgy & Bess and a special rendi- 703-938-8525 tion four-handed rendition of Rhapsody [email protected] Lutheran Emmanuel Lutheran Church...703-938-2119 in Blue played on two grand pianos by www.fbcv.org St. Athanasius Lutheran Church... 703-455-4003 John Wulff and Cuong Hung Van. No tickets required; donations to the Music Dr. KENNY SMITH, Methodist Fund accepted. St. John’s Church, 6715 PASTOR Andrew Chapel United Methodist ... 703-759-3509 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Call 703- Church of the Good Shepherd ... 703-281-3987 356-4902 or visit www.stjohnsm- Dunn Loring United Methodist ... 703-573-5386 clean.org. SUNDAY WORSHIP, 7:45 AM & 11:00 AM Ephiphany United Methodist ... 703-938-3494 MIDWEEK SERVICES, WED. 7:00 PM Great Falls United Methodist... 703-759-3705 Churches Connected for Com- Oakton United Methodist ... 703-938-1233 munity Care will be hosting the first Buddhist Vale United Methodist ... 703-620-2594 annual Family Wellness and Spiri- Wesley United Methodist ... 703-938-8700 ONE GOD MINISTRY Vajrayogini Buddhist Center... 202-331-2122 tual Revival Forum on Saturday, July Non-Denominational 26, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The forum will address A Global Church Church of the Brethern Christian Assembly Church ... 703-698-9777 such issues as Spiritual Wellness, Physi- A None-Denominational Multi-racial Bible-based Christian Church Dedicated Oakton Church of the Brethern ... 703-281-4411 cal Wellness, Economic Wellness, to the Spiritual Empowerment and Enrichment of the Human Race Presbyterian Wholeness of Life Family Ministry, Spiri- ~ Join Us For Worship ~ Catholic Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church ... 703-560-6336 tual Revival for the Soul, and Pillars of Light Mission Church ... 703-757-0877 Korean Central Presbyterian ... 703-698-5577 Christian Life. Vendors will be present to At 4280 Chain Bridge Road • Fairfax, VA 22030 Our Lady of Good Counsel ... 703-938-2828 10:00 am–10:45 am Sunday School Vienna Presbyterian ... 703-938-9050 discuss and distribute literature on the St. Athanasius Catholic Church ... 703-759-4555 topics. Oakton High School auditorium, 11:00 am–12:30 pm Worship Service St. Mark’s Catholic Church ... 703-281-9100 2900 Sutton Rd. Wednesdays 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Worship Service Quaker Langley Hills Friends...703-442-8394 Phone: 703-591-6161 Fax: 703-591-6262 Charismatic The monthly peer support Email: [email protected] Christian Assembly ... 703-698-9777 Seventh-Day Adventist group for survivors of clergy abuse and Visit Our Website: www.OneGodMinistry.org Northern Virginia Christian Fellowship ... 703-242-9001 others affected by the abuse will meet Church of Christ Vienna Seventh Day Adventists ... 703-938-8383 on Wednesday, July 30 at 7 p.m in the Assembly of God Berea Church of Christ ... 703-893-7040 conference room of the Tysons-Pimmit Peace Baptist Church ... 703-560-8462 Unitarian Universalist Vienna Assembly of God ... 703-938-7736 Bethel Primitive Baptist Church ... 703-757-8134 Hills Regional Library, 7684 Leesburg Congregation of Fairfax ... 703-281-4230 Washington Christian Church...703-938-7720 Cartersville Baptist Church ... 703-255-7075 Disciples of Christ Pike, Falls Church, VA. This group is co- sponsored by Voice of the Cristo Es Mi Refugio...703-938-7727 Fellowship Baptist Church ... 703-385-8516 Antioch Christian Church ... 703-938-6753 Unity Faithful-Northern Virginia affiliate and Baha’i First Baptist Church ... 703-938-8525 Unity of Fairfax ... 703-281-1767 Baha’i Faith for Northern Virginia ... 703-821-3345 The Light Mission Church ... 703-757-0877 meets on the last Wednesday of every month. Free. Confidential. No registra- Baptist Vienna Baptist Church ... 703-281-4400 To Highlight Your Faith Community tion required. For information or Global Mission Church ... 703-757-0877 New Union Baptist Church... 703-281-2556 call Karen at: (703) 917-6468 directions, contact Ellen Radday at 703- 538-6128. 14 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Sports
he Great Falls ages 10-11 ishes and gained sweeps at both the 9-10 Girls’ softball All-Stars recently boys and 11-12 girls age divisions. Double T won their first-ever District 4 first place winners included Mary Liz Elliott Tournament title. The team, un- (backstroke, breaststroke), Will Kemmerer der manager Mike Sharkey, won the cham- (backstroke, butterfly), Elizabeth Longosz pionship game over McLean. Next, Great (freestyle, butterfly), Ana Mulligan Falls is headed to the state tournament in (freestyle, breaststroke) and Max Wingo Bristol. (freestyle, breaststroke). Single event win- At the Dist. 4 tournament, Great Falls won ners included Luke Brugel (breaststroke), its first round game, 14-1, in 3-1/2 innings Gabriel Fowler (butterfly), Evan Guidi behind the pitching and hitting of Emily (backstroke), Jason Guidi (backstroke), Templin. Emily struck out nine batters and Jamie Keeler (freestyle), Annie Kemmerer had two (butterfly), big hits. In Taylor addition, Summer Sports Roundup Kuligowski Katie (freestyle), Cynkar de- Jake livered a bases-clearing double. McCarty (breaststroke), Rachel McGonigal In the title game, Great Falls outscored (breaststroke), Jaimie Mulligan (breast- McLean, 21-11, in five innings. Melanie stroke), Eric Owens (freestyle), Annie Tho- Dronfield pitch the complete game. Offen- mas (backstroke) and Allie Zeidan sively, Gabi Pijaca had a three-run triple, (freestyle). Templin chipped in with a two-run double Photo Courtesy/Great Falls All-Stars and Maggie Natal collected three hits. Chesterbrook was a 267-135 winner Its been a wonderful summer postseason for the girls’ ages 10-11 Great Other players on the Great Falls squad are over Hamlet in NVSL Div. 1 action last Falls Softball All-Stars, who recentley captured the District 4 tournament Caroline O’Connor, Julia Chirite, Katie Saturday. Chesterbrook had nine double- championship. Studabaker, Haley Falkenberry, Caroline event winners, including: Jaya against Rolling Hills, beating them 52-18. The Hamlet Green Feet lost on July Potteiger, Lauren Simons and Kerry Bush. Kambhampaty (8-under free and back), In Freshman Girls, Evelyn Gray placed 1st 19 by a score of 220-182 to the Claire Wolff (8-under free and breast). and Cameron Clarke was 3rd. Blake Elliott Chesterbrook Tiger Sharks. Hamlet finished Taylor Klein, a rising senior at Langley Veronica Wolff (9-10 back and fly), Nowell (1st), Reed Bond (2nd), and Stefan Mor- the season in fourth place in Div. 1 with a High School, recently finished first in the Boardman (11-12 free and back), Joey gan (3rd) swept the Freshman Boys con- 2-3 record. 16 to 18 age division of the Titlelist Junior Sullivan (11-12 back and fly), Alston Offutt test. Katelyn Bond and Madeline Neuberger Hamlet had two double winners in the Golf Tournament. The two-day event took (11-12 breast, fly), Matthew Kuhlik (13-14 finished 1st and 2nd in Junior Girls. Johnny individual events: David Gent, 9-10 back- place at Bay Club in Berlin, Md. free, back), Hannah Welch (13-14 breast, Bowman and Michael Pope were 2nd and stroke and breaststroke Abbey Speers, 13- fly), Steven Lee-Kramer (15-18 free and 3rd in Junior Boys. 14 freestyle and backstroke. The other in- breast). Lee-Kramer’s breaststroke time of Abby Neuberger won the Intermediate dividual event winners for the Green Feet 31.50 was a new team record. Girls competition, and Scott Sawicki and were Sarah Flatley, 9-10 backstroke; Connor The competition was the final dual meet Stephen Clark both dove up to take 1st and Rainey, 9-10 freestyle; Garrett Walsh, 11- of the regular season and left Chesterbrook 2nd in the Intermediate Boys. In Senior 12 freestyle; Trevor Coar 13-14 breast- with a 4-1 record (second place) in Div. 1. Girls, Cameron Hancock and Lauren stroke; Melissa Berkowitz , 15-18 breast- Hamlet finished 2-3, good for fourth place Tangney dove up to place 1st and 3rd, with stroke; and Ryan Lichtenfels, 15-18 back- in Div. 1. Hancock setting a new club record. Ian stroke. Earlier last week, Chesterbrook finished Clark also dove up to take 2nd place in Se- The 13-14 girls medley relay team of Ab- second at the All Star Relay Carnival with nior Boys. bey Speers, Erica Roesel, Anne Gent and 523 points. Nearby Overlee won the meet In other dive news, Highlands faired well Victoria Snare set a new team record of with 620 points. at the Wally Martin 3-meter championship 1:02.28. held July 13 at Lee Graham. Evelyn Gray Academy International will host a was 2nd in the Freshman Girls, Scott GRFL Rovers is a rising U-15, D4 Na- week long lacrosse academy for girls at the Sawicki was 4th in Junior Boys, Cameron tional Capital Soccer League team that has Coopers Middle School in McLean Aug. 11- Hancock was 3rd, and Abby Neuberger was recently transferred from ASC. The team is 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. Renowned lacrosse 11th in Intermediate Girls. hosting a two week camp and is inviting coaches from Canada and Britain will group any interested players to participate. Camp players by age and skill level to customize The Langley Wildthings lost the last dates are Aug. 4-8 and Aug. 11–15, from 6 training and make playing lacrosse fun. To meet of the season to the Pinecrest Pira- p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Grand Hamptons Park register, visit Langley High’s Taylor Klein nhas, 202-200, in a meet that went down in Herndon. www.academyinternational.net or call 703- to the last relays and finished with a two The team is coached by Laszlo Juhasz of 816-0244 for further details. Klein shot a 75 on the first day and a 77 point difference. Although Langley lost the HP Soccer Academy (www.hpsoccer.com). on the second. On that second day, it came meet, the Wildthings won more than half Juhasz is a former player with the Hungar- th The previously undefeated High- down to the 18 hole where Klein parred the events. Double winners for Langley in- ian Youth National Teams and a four year lands Whomping Turtles fell to the to hold onto the lead and gain the title. cluded: Chris Dillard (8-under free, back), started at GMU. He was an assistant coach McLean Marlins, 219 to 183, in Div. 3 ac- Klein has been playing golf since he was Emily Wallach (8-under free, breast), Isaac with the Marymount University Men’s Soc- tion last Saturday. Double winners for High- 11. Over the past three years, he has been Peress (9-10 free, back), Katie Robinson cer Team and a Strength/Conditioning lands were Aeden Collins and graduating a member of the Langley High Saxons’ team. (11-12 back, 13-14 fly), Nicole Johnson (13- Coach at American University. Juhasz holds senior Conor Evans. Single winners for the As a sophomore two years ago, Klein fin- 14 back, breast), Meghan Overend (15-18 his UEFA B license and is an ODP Staff Whomping Turtles were: Clayton Kiyonaga, ished second overall at the Liberty District free, back) and Tracy DeMocker (15-18 Coach. Rachel Romanowski, Laura Putnam, Gor- Championships. He was a team captain last breast, fly). Single event winners included The team is always looking to add a few don Hall, Claire Collins, Colin Fitzgibbon, year as a junior. Klein hopes to one day play Maggie Bellaschi (8-under back), Nathan players and provides a developmental, en- Olivia Tripodi, Alexandra Lockhart and Sa- the sport collegiately at a Div. 1 program. Johnson (9-10 breast), Jacqueline joyable, and competitive environment for rah Wilcox. Later on this month, Klein will participate Litschewski (9-10 breast), Tatiana Bennett interested players. Players come from In the All Star Relays last week, the team at a Golf combine event in South Carolina. (9-10 fly), Nathan Robinson (11-12 free), Ashburn, Broadlands, South Riding, Ster- of Charlie Putnam, Stephen Richards, Conor and Kat Owczarski (13-14 fly). The 8- un- ling and the Great Falls areas. Please con- Evans and Brian Murphy set a new NVSL In Div. 14 NVSL swimming, Great Falls der girls’ relay team of Claire Mullery, Helen tact co-manager, Kimberly Donnelly at record in the 15-18 Boys 200- Medley Re- (4-1) finished its regular session competi- Horan, Ally Bulford and Emily Wallach [email protected] lay with a time of 1:48.13. tion with a strong win against Springvale , broke a 40 year old record with a time of Additional information can also be found In diving action, Highlands rolled to 4-0 223-169. Great Falls had 30 first place fin- 1:24.24. at www.greatfallssoccer.com. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 15 The County Line How To Share 2,500 More Students Budget Pain Fairfax enrollment increases as Prince William decreases. Supervisors, schools agree
By Julia O’Donoghue ficer Susan Quinn, implied that the “I hope you didn’t say what I think you on ‘proportionate’ cuts. The Connection students had moved from Prince Wil- just did,” said Connolly in the middle of liam County because of that locality’s Quinn’s presentation. n light of a projected $430 million shortfall in airfax County Public Schools effort to crackdown on illegal immi- Itheir next budget cycle, the Fairfax County Board has seen an unexpected in gration. Critics of Prince William’s ef- LAST SUMMER, Connolly had publicly of Supervisors and School Board agreed to “pro- Fcrease in student enrollment forts have accused the county of refused to implement measures similar portionate” funding cuts during a joint meeting July of approximately 2,500, in scaring away legal immigrants, as to those put into place by Prince Will- 18, though it was unclear what exactly the word “pro- part because approximately 1,000 stu- well as illegal immigrants, with its iam. Now Connolly, who is running for portionate” is supposed to mean. dents from Prince William County new policies. U.S. Congress, objected to the implica- Fairfax County Public Schools consumes 53 per- moved to Fairfax schools. “We are seeing a significant in- tion that his decision might have had a cent of the local government’s revenue and two su- “You can see a definite exodus,” said crease in enrollment, due to deci- negative impact on Fairfax in a time of pervisors, Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) and John Foust Fairfax’s Superintendent Jack Dale, sions made by neighboring jurisdic- limited resources. (D-Dranesville), asked whether the resolution was who added that the students have been tions,” said Quinn, who was quickly This is a “very sensitive if not explo- supposed to imply that the school system would be tracked using their transcripts. interrupted by Fairfax County Boad sive” issue, said Connolly to Quinn. responsible for shaving 53 percent of the county’s At least one member of Dale’s staff, of Supervisors chairman Gerry But Dale stood his ground. $430 million deficit from its budget. the school’s acting chief operating of- Connolly (D). It is very unusual for a large group of Fairfax County chairman Gerry Connolly (D-At- students to move from Prince William large) stopped short of saying this would be the schools to Fairfax schools. Additionally, case, though he answered questions about the reso- HOT Lanes Contributions about 80 percent of the students who lution vaguely saying it was “recognition that if you had left Prince William County schools are 53 percent of the budget,” you need to do your The two private companies who are building the “High Occupancy Toll” (HOT) lanes on the Capital Beltway have contributed a significant amount of money to lo- had settled in Fairfax, said the superin- part. cal elected officials. Transurban (USA) Inc., the American branch of an Australian tendent. Several school board members had frowned up an company also responsible for the Dulles Greenway, contributed $177,000 to Virginia Yet Connolly said it was not appropri- earlier version of the resolution that included a spe- state candidates in total from 2005 to 2008, though candidates have been required ate to speculate about why people were cific percentage of the shortfall that the school sys- to return the money. Election law prohibits foreign companies and foreign nation- als from giving money to political campaigns in the United States. The other company moving from one locality to another. tem would be responsible for absorbing. involved in the HOT lanes project, Fluor Corp., has given $243,000 since 2001. Dale could not say how many of the While the supervisors usually grant the school sys- — Julia O’Donoghue people moving from Prince William tem three to four percent increase in funding annu- Here a list of local elected officials and political action committees who took identified as Hispanic or used English- ally, Connolly warned the school officials to prepare money from either company. as-a-second-language services. The for a cut in the county’s allocation during the fiscal Name Transurban Donations Fluor Donations (2005-2008) (2001-2008) school system is prohibited from asking year that begins July 2009. Senate Leadership Trust (Republican PAC) $12,000 $28,500 whether a student is a legal or illegal “The [funding] transfer could be less than zero Dominion Leadership Trust (Republican PAC) $12,500 $20,000 immigrant. growth,” he said. Commonwealth Victory Fund (Democratic PAC) $10,500 $17,500 Kaine Inaugural 2006 $10,000 $10,000 “I am concerned about people leap- County staff had estimated a shortfall of nearly Virginia Republican House Campaign Committee $7,500 $10,000 ing to conclusions,” Connolly said. $350 million on its own, before the school system Fairfax County chairman Gerry Connolly (D) $5,000 $6,400 Fairfax schools’ enrollment increase is indicated there would be an additional $80 million Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-35) $6,000 $4,500 Moving Virginia Forward (Democratic PAC) $4,500 $5,000 spread out evenly across the school in other unmet needs. Alone, the $350 million is ap- Del. Tim Hugo (R-40) $1,500 $4,500 system’s eight clusters, indicating that proximately 10 percent of the county’s annual gen- Attorney General Bob McDonnell (R) $1,000 $5,000 people might be coming to the county eral fund budget, an amount equal to Fairfax’s pub- Gov. Tim Kaine (D) $5,000 none Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37) $1,250 $3,500 for reasons other than fleeing Prince lic works, judicial administration, community devel- Sen. Janet Howell (D-32) $3,000 $1,250 William’s uninviting statutes, said opment, parks, recreation, libraries, central services Del. Brian Moran (D-46) $3,000 $1,000 Connolly. and legislative-executive function budgets combined. Del. Tom Rust (R-86) $2,000 $2,000 Leadership PAC (Republican) $2,500 $1,000 Without touching the schools budget, the county Del. Joe May (R-33) $1,000 $2,500 THE CHAIRMAN also added that it would have to cut more than one fifth of the rest of Virginia Democratic Senate Caucus $2,000 $1,000 does not make sense for immigrants who its spending to make up for its shortfall, according Virginia Republican Senatorial Committee $1,000 $2,000 Supervisor Sharon Bulova (D- Braddock) $1,000 $1,250 typically have limited resources to move to staff documents. Virginia Democrats – State $2,000 none from a more affordable locality like But school board members warned that school sys- Virginia State Legislative Black Caucus $2,000 none Prince William to a more expensive place tem cuts shouldn’t be too deep. Superintendent Jack Del. Jim Scott (D-53) $1,500 $750 Sen. Toddy Puller (D-36) $500 $1,500 like Fairfax. He added that some Prince Dale said the schools’ had already cut five percent Sen. Patricia Ticer (D-30) $1,000 $1,000 William residents might have just cho- out of its central administration budget this year and Del. Kris Amundson (D-44) $500 $1,500 sen to move to Fairfax because of the that any additional cuts were likely to have an im- Del. Dave Albo (R-42) $500 $1,000 Sen. Mark Herring (D-33) $500 $1,000 rising gas prices. pact on classroom services. Del. Dave Marsden (D-41) $250 $1,000 The school system also admits that “We have a tough time not cutting things out of Del. Steve Shannon (D – 35) $750 $500 more students staying put in Fairfax schools any time we have a major reduction,” he Virginia Senate Majority Leader PAC (Republican) none $1,250 Del. Ken Plum (D-36) $500 $500 schools, adding to the total enrollment. said. Virginia’s Future Leaders (Republican PAC) none $1,000 Normally, families “migrate out” to other School Board member Phil Niedzielski-Eichner (D- A Strong Majority PAC (Democratic) $1,000 none school systems as their children get Providence) added that he “had no doubt the cuts Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D – 31) $1,000 none Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) none $1,000 older, but residents don’t appear to be would have an impact on the quality” of Fairfax Del. Vivian Watts (D-39) $1,000 none moving to Loudoun or Prince William County Public Schools education. Virginia State Republicans $1,000 none in as large numbers as they used to, said Connolly responded that Fairfax County had spent Del. Dave Englin (D-45) $250 $500 Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) $500 $250 Dale. But the fact that Prince William several years investing heavily in its school system Del. David Bulova (D-37) $500 none cracked down on illegal immigrants, and that the community would only be weathering Del. Margaret Vanderhye (D-34) $500 none and that Fairfax did not, most likely had a one-to-two year downturn in spending. Sen. George Barker (D-39) $500 none Majority Whip PAC (Republican) $500 none consequences, said Supervisor Pat The two boards have agreed to hold several joint Del. Chuck Caputo (D-67) none $500 Herrity (R-Springfield). “Members of meetings with community members to try and gauge Del. Adam Ebbin (D-49) none $500 this board are putting their heads in the what residents’ priorities are as they scale back the Del David Poisson (D-32) none $500 Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) none $200 sand about why [Prince William resi- budget. Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D- Mount Vernon) none $200 dents] came here. … Maybe a few came Supervisor Michael Frey (R- Sully) none $200 because of gas prices, a few,” said — Julia O’Donoghue * Information provided by www.vpap.org Herrity.
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Lot 117, Section 1, Greenway Downs as the same appears du- ly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book B-10 at page 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 33, among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia. Employers: PUBLIC NOTICE Commonly known as 2822 Greenway Boulevard, Falls Church, Are your Virginia 22042. The Hawthorne Estates Homes Association (HEHA) provided a recruiting ads deposit to MidAtlantic Tennis Courts and Supplies on February TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $45,000.00 or ten per- 28, 2008 for the resurfacing of a single tennis court within our not working in cent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the community. Work that was to begin in May 2008 has not com- form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaser other papers? at the time and place of sale; the balance of the purchase mon- menced. Attempts to contact this company using information ey being due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale, provided by them and at the company’s website have proved Try a better way time expressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of ineffective. HEHA publicly requests that the owners of MidAt- to fill your 6.50 percent per annum from date of sale to date of lantic Tennis Courts and Supplies contact HEHA immediately. employment settlement. Provided, however, that if the holder of the se- Any person with information on MidAtlantic Tennis Courts and openings cured promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, no Supplies may contact HEHA at PO Box 1111, Vienna, VA cash deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebt- 22183-1111 North edness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Potomac Rockville Trust, may be set off against the purchase price. Lansdowne 5 Ashburn Cascades Sterling Potomac Chevy Great Bethesda Chase Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and 21 Announcements 21 Announcements Herndon Falls 1 Reston Dulles stand the risk and cost of resale. Airport South McLean Riding Vienna Oakton 6 Arlington Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements Chantilly 4 Washington, Centreville D.C. and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the Fairfax North Clifton real estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materi- Historic Burke Clifton Fairfax Springfield 3 alman's liens of record and not of record. The property will be Station 2 sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of Laurel redemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree- Hill ments of record affecting the same, if any. •Target your best job candidates In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to con- vey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and ex- where they live. clusive remedy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the •Reach readers in addition time of sale. to those who are currently looking for a job. The subject property and all improvements thereon will be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Pur- •Proven readership. chaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zon- •Proven results. ing code violations whether of record or not of record, as well as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condomini- um owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Pur- chaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of 703-917-6464 • Fax 703-917-0992 the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the E-mail: [email protected] risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandal- Great Papers • Great Readers • Great Results! ism, theft, destruction, or the like, of or to the property occur- ring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special war- ranty deed. Conveyancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary fees, examination of title, state stamps, and all other costs of conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assess- ments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and there- after shall be assumed by the purchaser.
The undersigned trustee unconditionally reserves the right: (i) to waive the deposit requirement; (ii) to approve or dis- SEE YOUR NAME IN PRINT! approve the creditworthiness of any bidder and/or purchaser; (iii) to withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to ter- Be the first person to fax in the correct crossword puzzle mination of the bidding; (iv) to extend the time for bidding; (v) answers each week, and we’ll put your name here! Fax the to reject any or all bids; (vi) to postpone or set over the date or time of sale; and (vii) to extend the period of time for settlement completed puzzle with your name and the puzzle number hereunder. to the Crossword Puzzle Desk, fax #703-917-0998! Additional terms and conditions of sale may be an- The winner of puzzle #0318-6 is: nounced at the time of sale. DAVID N. PRENSKY Jane de Lange Substitute Trustee 0316-1 Note: Due to space limitations, the crossword may not appear from FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: time to time. In that case, you may look on our Web site: David N. Prensky www.connectionnewspapers.com and click on the “Print Editions” button. Chasen & Chasen 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #500 It should appear in a newspaper from a different Classifieds zone. Washington, D.C. 20015 (202) 244-4000 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ July 23-30, 2008 ❖ 19 Award-Winning Connection Newspapers More Reasons the Connection Newspapers are the Best-Read Community Papers: Winners of the 2007 Virginia Press Association and Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association Editorial Awards
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