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“We drifted eastward along Bealls Island heading for this pair of Mallards. I knew that they would take flight once we got too close so I started taking shots sev- eral yards away. All of a sudden both of them seemed to explode into the air, practically straight up, leaving a shower

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The Department of Transportation’s plan for the widening of a one-mile stretch of Route 7 from Rolling Holly Drive to Reston Avenue.

Sharon Bulova

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New Projects Underway Photo contributed In Great Falls Welcome to The existing median at Georgetown Pike will be Upcoming projects will removed, and there will also be temporary pavement placed there. Fairfax County! widen Leesburg Pike, Phase Two will run from late 2013 to fall 2014, and will include the addition of temporary traffic sig- By Sharon Bulova Fairfax County is home to al- slim Walker Road. nals at Redberry Court and Georgetown Pike, tem- Chairman, Fairfax County most 50 corporate or U.S. head- porary pavement along westbound Georgetown Pike Board of Supervisors quarters of major firms, and 10 By Alex McVeigh and the construction of the retaining walls. Fortune 500 company head- The Connection Phase Three will be from fall 2014 to summer 2015, ello and welcome to quarters. Hilton, Volkswagen, and move westbound traffic into the new lanes, HFairfax County! Con- Bechtel and Northrop esidents of Great Falls will be seeing implement a detour on Sugarland Road, and see con- gratulations on find- Grumman have all moved their plenty of orange traffic cones over the struction of new medians at the Georgetown Pike- ing the best place in the coun- corporate or U.S. headquarters R coming months, and even years when it Seneca Road intersection. try to live, work, play and grow to Fairfax County since 2007. comes to the Route 7 widening project. Phase Five will see a full shift to the completed older comfortably. Fairfax But it’s not all big business The $37 million project commenced in May, and lanes, median and lane widening and the addition County is home to a fantastic here. About 97 percent of the will widen Route 7 east of Rolling Holly Drive to of landscaping. public school system, top tier companies in Fairfax County Reston Avenue, a stretch of approximately one mile. According to VDOT, construction is expected to fin- businesses and some of the best are small businesses with fewer It is part of an overall plan to widen Route 7 from ish by December 2015. parks and open spaces in the DC than 100 employees and less Tysons Corner to the Loudoun County border. Metro region. than $1 million in annual rev- Improvements will include: a new traffic signal at CLOSER TO THE CENTER of Great Falls, the sec- The Fairfax County Public enue. Our business community Redberry Court, relocation of the entrance to Woody’s tion of Walker Road south of Georgetown Pike is School system is consistently is also diverse, boasting the Golf, retaining walls added on Leesburg Pike on each scheduled to undergo a “diet” plan to make it easier ranked among the best in largest number of foreign- side of Sugarland Road, a 10-foot wide shared use to navigate for drivers and pedestrians. Currently America. We have a new super- owned firms in the region. path, intersection improvements at Georgetown Pike, there are stretches that are up to three lanes wide in intendent, Dr. Karen Garza, and Through the first six months of Seneca Drive and Leesburg Pike and the addition of one direction, but with no markings. I look forward to working with this year, our Economic Devel- more than 25,000 trees, shrubs and other plantings. The diet plan will slim the road down, adding five her to make our world class opment Authority worked with During the first phase of the project, which will bumpouts on the west side and three on the eastside. school system even better. 87 companies that will add run through the end of 2013, temporary pavement The bumpouts will narrow the road to three lanes, Fairfax County is also home more than 2,800 jobs to the will be constructed along eastbound Route 7, and one in each direction, and one two-way turn lane in to wonderful institutes of county economy. traffic will use that pavement for a time while the higher learning. Northern Vir- Fairfax County is home to widening occurs. See Arts Center, Page 12 ginia Community College, with more than 48,000 acres of parks campuses in Annandale and all and open space, and over 500 over , boasts miles of hiking and biking trails. Guaranteed Access Agreements In 2010, our Park Authority offering an affordable path to won the coveted Gold Medal for all Virginia’s highly-rated pub- Parks and Recreation from the lic universities. NOVA also part- National Recreation and Park A crosswalk will be added ners with the region’s high Association and the American to Walker Road between schools to offer dual enrollment Academy for Park and Recre- the Safeway shopping opportunities, giving students a ation Administration. center and the Wells Fargo, head start on their college edu- As chairman of the Board of part of the Walker Road cation. Univer- Supervisors, I am elected at-large “diet” project expected to sity in 2012 was named the top by all registered voters in Fairfax begin any day. “Up-and-Coming University” by County. If you have any questions U.S. News and World Report. or concerns, please email me at Mason was just this summer [email protected] or recognized as a top 100 univer- call my office at 703-324-2321. 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A local photographer and friend of mine, Dean Souleles, took this image which shows Ethan and I doing our thing on the river. When you go out This image was taken in winter as many birds would perch along the in a boat numerous times with the same person you begin to get to know Maryland side of the river to capture the warmth from the late afternoon each other. Ethan is not only an experienced guide and boat handler but sun. I found this shot to be amusing as the great blue heron could care I consider him a good friend. For me these times together on the river less about the mergansers as they are madly running on the water trying were almost like therapy sessions as they reminded me of times 60 years to get airborne and he seems just interested in soaking up the remaining ago when I would go fishing with my father. warmth from the sun. On the Potomac at Riverbend In my 30 plus years in the Whether a newcomer or an “oldcomer” area I have never seen a great egret in Great Falls so like me, I urge everyone to explore on a foggy morning in September I got my chance Riverbend Park and the Potomac as it when we spotted about four of them on different flows by Great Falls. rock outcroppings. They are truly magnificent as the By Walt Lawrence After that first trip I realized that there early morning sun caught was much more to experience and to pho- this one just as he was or the past several years I have tograph than what could be accomplished getting ready to move and I been photographing the land- in a single 2-hour trip. The river seems so captured this pose with one Fscapes, landmarks and wildlife of serene and beautiful with its collection of leg up. These birds are the this place we call Great Falls. Dur- islands scattered all the way from Riverbend size of great blue herons ing this period I have been to Riverbend Park to the Seneca Breaks which is just yet quite skittish and just Park numerous times with my camera, but about at the far western edge of the Great seem to spend the summer in May 2012 I noticed a sign near the boat Falls area. Even on a calm day with no wind in the Potomac. rental area that listed the rates for each type and a low water level the force of the mov- of craft such as canoes, kayaks and alumi- ing water is deceptively strong. The real num flat-bottomed jon boats. There was power of the river is evidenced everywhere also a 2-hour rate for a Fairfax County Park as trees, logs and debris have been swept Authority fishing guide to include a jon boat down the river and snagged into jumbled Photos by and fishing gear. I inquired if the guide piles against the western edge of each is- Walt Lawrence would take out someone who was trying to land. I even saw an aluminum canoe that catch photographs rather than fish. A couple had literally been wrapped around a tree of years ago I went out in a canoe on a lo- trunk by the force of the water. The piles of cal pond to take pictures but I could never debris notwithstanding I felt that the water keep the canoe headed in the right direc- with a backdrop of rocks and islands pro- tion while I worked with the camera. So I vided for some very interesting seasonal thought that with a guide to run the boat I landscape and waterscape images. Another We had seen a few of these could focus all of my attention on the sub- attraction was the birds, as I am particu- birds in flight on previous ject/scene and my camera. Two weeks later larly drawn to photographing them as they trips but in the spring we Ethan Kuhnhenn, the Park Authority’s fish- take off and land. I knew the river serves as came across this pair ing guide, and I pushed off from the a major flyway for migrating birds so the sitting right on the water. Riverbend shoreline in the early morning types of birds would change during the sea- Like the great egret they and slowly made our way out into the river. sons. There were also opportunities to shoot are very skittish and this This was my first time on the river and while other creatures such as deer, fox and rac- was the only shot I was the water level was low I found the flowing coon on the islands and even snakes in the able to get. The males can water to be extremely powerful. It was also water. I talked with Ethan about going out be quite large but both the foggy which made it difficult to see so our on the river in all seasons of the year and male and the female are sense of hearing took over and we were he was very willing to support the effort so beautifully marked. treated to the sounds of water rapids cours- long as it did not interfere with his other ing over and around rock formations and duties at the park. Well, we made 11 trips the calls of birds hidden by the fog. See Exploring, Page 18 4 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Newcomers Obsessed With Politics? Fairfax County Welcomes You! What newcomers need to know to be politically- savvy insiders. By Victoria Ross

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airfax County may be physi- Fcally separated from Wash- ington, D.C.—the ground- zero of All Things Political—but residents here are a politically- savvy bunch. We know who Larry Sabato is— a prominent University of Virginia political analyst—and we pay at- tention to Not Larry Sabato—a Virginia politics blog by Ben Tribbett, a Fairfax County resident and self-described “vicious cam- paign insultant.” We follow our politicians on Twitter and Facebook.

We know that Fairfax County Photo by Alex McVeigh/The Connection won the “water wars,” and we understand why Fairfax County parents get fired up over SLEEP and FAIRGRADE. We know that “one and done” means our governor cannot suc- ceed himself. And we’ve debated Virginia’s Dillon Rule, the most vilified judicial doctrine in the state, which limits the authority of local governments. Most importantly, we vote. Fairfax County residents go to the polls in record numbers com- pared to their national counter- Great Falls residents prepare to cast their vote Tuesday, parts. During last year’s presiden- Nov. 6 at the Great Falls Library. During last year’s tial election, voter turnout was presidential election, voter turnout in Fairfax County 80.5 percent, significantly more was 80.5 percent, significantly more than the luke- than the lukewarm 53 percent of warm 53 percent of voters who turned out nationwide. voters who turned out nationwide. In the past decade, voter turnout blue districts into 50 shades of lots for critical statewide offices, is trending higher in Fairfax purple, and putting the state into including the triumvirate of gov- County, while the reverse is true play in national elections. ernor, lieutenant governor and at- nationally, according to the Cen- In 2012, pollsters predicted that torney general. And while our ter for the Study of the American Obama’s 2008 domination of state senators get to sit this race Electorate. By late September last Northern Virginia was a fluke. In- out, the Virginia’s House of Del- year, nearly 90 percent of eligible stead, Northern Virginia (NoVa) egates race is shaping up to be the voters, about 721,000 out of handed Obama a historic victory most competitive in a decade. 800,000 people, had already reg- with more than 60 percent of the According to an official candi- istered to vote. vote, compared with 52.7 percent date list released last month by the It shouldn’t come as a surprise, in “the Rest of Virginia” (RoVa). Virginia State Board of Elections, then, that U.S. News ranked Fairfax County residents are also 57 House seats will be contested Fairfax County as one of the top more educated and well off than this November—marking only the 10 Cities for Political Junkies in a the country as whole—key factors second time in the last decade 2010 study, calling the county a that play into political participa- where at least half of the 100 place “where those obsessed with tion. Prosperous, tight-knit com- House seats will have more than political affairs live.” munities are natural breeding one name on the ballot. Fairfax County has become grounds for political activity. If you’re a newcomer—and you much more competitive in recent In 2013, Fairfax County resi- want to be an insider—start pay- years, turning reliably red and dents are ready to cast their bal- ing attention to politics. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 ❖ 5 6 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Newcomers Chamber Gives Voice to Businesses Photo contributed he Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce (Fairfax Chamber), Tthe Voice of Business in Northern Virginia, represents 650 member companies with nearly 500,000 employees throughout the region. Since 1925, the chamber has been working to build a strong business community by providing unparalleled access to business development and thought leadership oppor- tunities; professional development and mentoring; business advocacy and strate- gic community partnerships. From small, entrepreneurial startups to some of the country’s largest corporations— businesses have leveraged the chamber to raise their profiles, grow revenue and de- velop new business relationships. The chamber facilitates industry-focused coun- cils, thought leadership groups, community partnerships and many other opportunities for its member companies to expand their networks and raise their profiles in the highly competitive Northern Virginia mar- ket. Visit www.FairfaxChamber.org for more Jim Corcoran, president & CEO, information about the organization, mem- Fairfax County Chamber of Com- bers and events. merce

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Sept. 11 Ceremony At Freedom Memorial On Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m., the Great Falls Freedom Memo- rial Committee will hold its annual 9/11 Ceremony at the site of the Freedom Memorial (behind the Great Falls Library at 9830 Georgetown Pike). This ceremony especially remembers the six citizens of the Great Falls community who died when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The speaker will be Robert J. Zoldos, a member of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department for 20 years and cur- rently operations deputy chief of A-Shift. On Sept. 11, 2001, he served as a Rescue Squad officer with Virginia Task Force One, responding to the attack at the Pentagon. Chief Zoldos will share his experiences and the work of his team. Members of the St. Thomas a Becket Family Choir will join us at the ceremony. This ceremony is open to all and ample parking is available in the library parking lot. In case of rain, the ceremony will move into the library’s meeting room. A Great Falls Tradition: Dancing At the Colvin Run Community Hall

Since 1932, Great Falls’ nightlife ❖Where: The historic School- has centered around the dance house at 10201 Colvin Run Road, hall on Colvin Run Road. Pass by Great Falls, now called the Colvin most nights and you’ll see silhou- Run Community Hall. Dancers ettes sweeping past the glowing have been twirling across its 1,200 windows. square feet, sprung oak floor for Drop in sometime—no experi- 81 years. ence or partner is needed, and Questions? Call Kathleen Milks everyone is welcome. at 703-759-2685, find Colvin Run ❖When: Ballroom Dance every on Meetup.com, or visit first Saturday of the month; other www.colvinrun.org. dance styles (tango, West Coast All dances are hosted by the swing, lindy) throughout the Colvin Run Citizens Association, a month. Most dances are preceded 501(c)(3) public charity. Dona- by a lesson. tions are welcome. School Notes

Send School Notes to Scholarship. The Langley High [email protected]. School graduate plans to study The deadline for submissions is Friday. biology.

Megan Kent of Great Falls has Rodney A. McLaren of graduated from Georgetown McLean was one of 125 students University with a master’s in to receive a Doctor of Medicine public relations and corporate degree from the University of communications and a 3.96 GPA. Kentucky College of Medicine on She currently works as the Saturday, May 11 at the U.K. director of marketing, communi- Singletary Center for the Arts. cations, and public relations at Marshall Moya Design and in Joshua D. Higbee of McLean Nuevo in Washington, D.C. received the National Merit Brigham Young University Christie S. Goddard of Great Scholarship. The McLean High Falls received the National Merit School graduate plans to study Virginia Polytechnic Institute and economics. State University Scholarship. The Langley High School graduate Nicholas M. Kemp of McLean plans to study computer science. received the National Merit Northwestern University Schol- Praveena Mylvaganam of arship. The George C. Marshall Great Falls received the National High School graduate plans to Merit University of Maryland study music. Find us on Facebook and become a fan! www.Facebook.com/connectionnewspapers

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Northern Virginia Commonwealth of Virginia ❖ District 40—Democrat Jerrold Foltz challenges Republican incumbent Tim Hugo. ❖ District 41—Republican Fredy Burgos and has most two-party Delegate Districts in Independent Christopher DeCarolo challenge Democratic incumbent Eileen Filler-Corn Fairfax County ❖ District 42—Democrat Ed Deitsch challenges races on ballot. Republican incumbent Dave Albo ❖ District 53—Democrat Marcus Simon faces Brad By Victoria Ross Tidwell (R) and Anothy Tellez (L) to replace retiring Del. Jim Scott (D) The Connection ❖ Distict 67—Democrat Hung Nguyen challenges Republican incumbent Jim Lemunyon ❖ District 86—Democrat Jennifer Boysko hile the Virginia governor’s challenges Republican incumbent Tom Rust race is the one getting the most attention, both nation- LOCAL RACES WITH ONLY W THIRD-PARTY CHALLENGERS: ally and in the state, ❖ District 38—Jim Leslie challenges Democratic Virginia’s House of Delegates race is shap- incumbent Kaye Kory ing up to be the most competitive in a de- ❖ District 43—Glenda Gail Parker challenges Democratic incumbent Mark Sickles cade. ❖ District 44—Joe Glean challenges Democratic According to an official candidate list re- incumbent Scott Surovell ❖ leased last month by the Virginia State Map courtesy of Fairfax County District 45—Jeff Engle challenges Democratic incumbent Rob Krupicka Board of Elections, 57 House seats will be ❖ District 47—Laura Delhomme challenges contested this November—marking only the Democratic incumbent Patrick Hope second time in the last decade where at least ❖ District 48—Lindsey Bolton challenges Democratic incumbent Bob Brink half of the 100 House seats will have more ❖ District 49—Terry Modglin challenges than one name on the ballot. Democratic incumbent Alfonso Lopez 2013 is the second election cycle since Local Uncontested Races: ❖ District 36—Democratic incumbent Ken Plum the House Republican leadership redrew ❖ District 46—Democratic incumbent Charniele district boundaries following the 2010 Cen- Herring sus. In 2011, voters in nearly two-thirds of the 100 House districts had no choice on Fairfax County Sheriff’s the ballot. Of the 57 contested races, 44 include Special Election races with at least one Republican and one Delegates serves two-year terms, represents Stacey Ann Kincaid (D) Democrat, and most of the two-party races approximately 80,000 citizens and receives www.Staceykincaid.com on the ballot will take place in Northern an annual salary of $17,640. Bryan A. “B.A.” Wolfe (R) Virginia (see chart.) ❖ The Virginia Senate consists of 40 mem- (no site listed on SBE) Christopher F. DeCarlo (I) Throughout the state, 43 of the 100 bers. Each member is elected for a term of www.honestlyandethics.com House districts are uncontested, meaning four years and receives an annual salary of Robert A. Rivera (I) there is only a single candidate on the bal- $18,000. (no site listed on SBE) lot. Delegates Ken Plum (D-36) and The Virginia General Assembly meets Charniele Herring (D-43) are the only un- annually, beginning on the second Wednes- School Bond Referendum contested candidates in Fairfax County. day in January, for 60 days in even-num- On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, Fairfax ❖ Each member of the Virginia House of bered years and for 30 days in odd-num- County voters will be asked to vote YES or NO on bered years, with an option to extend an- On the Ballot 2013 the $250 million school bond question in the gen- nual sessions for a maximum of 30 days. eral election. The schools plan to use the money to: GOVERNOR ❖ Build two new elementary schools, one in the ❖ Terry R. McAuliffe (D) Richmond Highway area and one in the Bailey’s www.terrymcauliffe.com area ❖ Ken T. Cuccinelli (R) ❖ Help renovate 22 schools including 17 el- www.cuccinelli.com ementary schools, two middle schools (Thoreau ❖ Robert C. Sarvis (L) and Rocky Run) and three high schools (Langley, www.robertsarvis.com Herndon and Oakton)

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Victoria Ross ❖ ❖ E.W. Jackson (R) Replace or improve infrastructure, such as www.jacksonforlg.com roofs, major mechanical systems and parking lots. See http://www.fcps.edu/news/bond13.shtml for more details. ATTORNEY GENERAL ❖ Mark R. Herring (R)

/The Connection www.herringforag.com Key Political Sources and ❖ Mark D. Obenshain (R) www.markobenshain.com Websites for Fairfax House of Delegates 2013 County Voters ❖ For a detailed list of candidate information, Elections including websites, go to www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/PublicSite/Public/ LOCAL RACES WITH In addition to the optical scan MAJOR PARTY CHALLENGERS: FT2/PublicElections.aspx. The Virginia State Board of Elections page pro- voting machines, every polling ❖ District 34—Democrat Kathleen Murphy vides a detailed list of candidates, website place will be equipped with All voter information material challenges Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock. information available for each candidate and WINvote “touch-screen” machines, must now be translated into Span- ❖ District 35—Republican Leiann Leppin challenges sample ballots. Scroll down the “Locality” bar to which have been used in Fairfax ish to comply with new state Democratic incumbent Mark Keam Fairfax County to filter the election search, or go County since 2003. Luke Baranyk, mandates, and signs in Spanish ❖ District 37—Republican Patrice Winter to “Elections” and scroll down to “November Gen- challenges Democratic incumbent David Bulova eral 2013.” voting machine custodian, demon- and English hang in all of Fairfax ❖ District 39—Republican Joe Bury challenges strates the touch-screen technology. County’s polling precincts. Democratic incumbent Vivian Watts See Election Guide, Page 28 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 ❖ 9 Opinion Great Falls

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[email protected] recommends places to see in the area. ❖ Great Falls Freedom Memorial: @MaryKimm Dedicated in 2004, the memorial plaza Executive Vice President on the library grounds honors local mili- Jerry Vernon ewcomers to Dranesville should visit ers, free gardening advice and always a tary personnel, firefighters, police offic- [email protected] Nour beautiful Potomac riverfront neighbor or three to meet. The Park Au- Foust ers, the six Great Falls residents who Editor in Chief parks. Scotts Run in McLean offers thority operates the markets in Herndon died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist at- Steven Mauren fantastic hiking trails and great views of the and McLean from May to October/November. tacks, and others who have given the ultimate Managing Editor Kemal Kurspahic Potomac. Riverbend Park and Great Falls The Great Falls Community Farmers sacrifice to defend our liberty and freedom. The Photography: National Park in Great Falls have visitor Insider’s Market operates year-round and is vol- service on 9/11 is extremely moving. Deb Cobb, Louise Krafft, centers, great trails, spectacular river unteer-run. ❖ Herndon Festival: Every spring, as it has Craig Sterbutzel Tips ❖ Art/Design: views and scenic picnic areas. MPAartfest: Every October, MPA done for 33 years, the Town of Herndon holds Laurence Foong, John Heinly Places that I would take a newcomer converts McLean Central Park into a its 4-day festival. The event attracts over Production Manager: to the Dranesville District: free, one-day festival of the arts. Vendor tents 80,000 people from the greater Washington, Jean Card Geovani Flores ❖ Farmers Markets in Herndon, Great Falls display the works of numerous juried artists, D.C. metropolitan area and includes live en- and McLean: Delicious fruit, vegetables, fresh which are complemented by the exhibitions of tertainment, international foods, carnival rides, Special Assistant to the Publisher baked pastries, eggs/meats, plants and flow- childrens’ and seniors’ artwork, an Open Stu- arts & crafts shows and 5K and 10K runs. Jeanne Theismann 703-778-9436 [email protected] Letters to the Editor @TheismannMedia consider traffic problems and edu- cutting edge technology, we need Pulled Back to 18th Century cation, both issues whose solutions legislators who are not trying to CIRCULATION: 703-778-9426 To the Editor: nation for new businesses, she Ms. Comstock has failed to sup- pull us back into the 18th century. Circulation Manager: Linda Pecquex I read with interest Del. Barbara should stop voting for socially re- port. Barbara Comstock is not the per- [email protected] Comstock’s piece [“Investing in pressive and discriminatory legis- In addition, Virginia has been in son we need representing us right 21st Century Industries and Jobs,” lation. Tax breaks and open land the news lately for passing laws now, or in the future. Connection, August 21-27, 2013]. are not the only factors that com- that were rejected in other South- If Ms. Comstock really wants to panies consider when deciding to ern states as being too backward. Haida McGovern make Virginia a welcoming desti- make a move. Top executives also If we are to be the forefront of Great Falls

10 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com The County Line What in the World Does a Supervisor Do, and Why Should We Care? Local Government 101: Where the rubber meets the road. By Victoria Ross taxes low. We’ve added 2,800 jobs so far this The Connection year, and we will make sure our policies al- low our local business to expand and keep e see them at just about ev- Fairfax County attractive to firms looking to ery community event. They relocate. As a resident of Fairfax County, you Wmanage a budget larger have a strong voice in how your government than the budgets of four operates. I encourage you to get involved states, and rule over a county with a diverse, and help shape the community you live in well-educated population of more than a and keep Fairfax County the best place to million people. live, work, play and grow older comfortably.” The 10 members of the Fairfax County Supervisors have an intense, time-consum- SUPERVISOR JEFF MCKAY (D-LEE) ing, insanely detailed job, one that comes “As Lee District Supervisor, constituent ser- with enormous power and even more re- vice is the most important thing I do. The sponsibilities. Fairfax County supervisor’s office is the first and sometimes They impact our lives in large and small the last resort. We hear from people who want ways, allocating money and resources in a pothole filled and from those with human ways that can propel our community for- service needs. We hear from people asking if ward—or cost us our first-rate status in they need a permit to build a garage—and education, livability and culture. from those asking if their neighbor’s construc- Yet most of us, media included, are so From left to right: Catherine M. Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill District); Michael tion has a permit. We help to resolve focused on politics at the state and national R. Frey (R-Sully District); John C. Cook (R-Braddock District); Gerald W. stormwater management problems, drainage level that we overlook the decision-makers Hyland (D- District); Sharon Bulova (D-chairman, at-large); issues, parking disputes, and many other is- in our own backyard. Penelope A. Gross (D-Mason District, vice chairman); John W. Foust (D- sues—from animal control to zoning. As an electorate, we put the rest of the Dranesville District); Jeffrey C. McKay (D-Lee District); Pat Herrity (R- Land use is an important part of the Lee nation to shame when we turn out in record Springfield District); Linda Q. Smyth (D-Providence District). Board District supervisor’s job and requires bal- numbers to vote in top-of-the-ticket races. members are elected for four-year terms. There is no legal limit to the ancing the needs of property owners, neigh- But when it’s time to cast a ballot for county number of terms a member can serve. Each board member, including the bors, the larger community and the laws of supervisors? We collectively shrug our chairman, receives annual compensation of $75,000 per year. For more the Commonwealth of Virginia. shoulders, providing, at best, a 35 percent information on the BOS, go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/government/ On a broader scale, I work with our state show of hands. board/about-the-board-of-supervisors.htm. and federal government to get the best out- What do they even do at the county level comes for our region and our district, for that’s important enough for us to care about example Rail to Dulles and BRAC [Base in the first place? Contact Information Realignment and Closure Commission, A fair question. SHARON BULOVA, CHAIRMAN, which places, realigns and consolidates So we asked them to tell us, in 250 words ELECTED AT-LARGE PENELOPE A. GROSS, VICE CHAIRMAN, military installations in the DoD]. Government Center MASON DISTRICT or less. Below are their unedited responses. 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 530 Mason District Governmental Center Local government is a balancing act walk- Phone: 703-324-2321, TTY 711 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003-2029 ing on a thin tightrope. Virginia is a Dillon What is a supervisor? How do you Fax: 703-324-3955 Phone: 703-256-7717, TTY 711 Rule state, unlike Maryland, a Home Rule www.fairfaxcounty.gov/chairman Fax: 703-354-8419 impact the lives of county resi- E-mail: [email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/mason state. In Virginia, counties can only enact dents and why should we care? E-mail: [email protected] laws and ordinances with enabling legisla- tion from the General Assembly. Every year, JOHN C. COOK, BRADDOCK DISTRICT GERALD W. HYLAND, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF Kings Park Library MOUNT VERNON DISTRICT the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors SUPERVISORS SHARON BULOVA (D- 9002 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA 22015-1608 Mount Vernon Governmental Center Legislative Committee (that I chair) prepares AT-LARGE) Phone: 703-425-9300, TTY 711 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306-2799 its legislative package with details of legis- Fax: 703-503-9583 Phone: 703-780-7518, TTY 711 “Local government is where the rubber www.fairfaxcounty.gov/braddock Fax: 703-780-1491 lation that it supports or opposes. That pack- meets the road. Each year, when the Board E-mail: [email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/mountvernon age is presented to the General Assembly. of Supervisors approves the budget, we in- E-mail: [email protected] Public service is a 24/7 job. The rewards JOHN W. FOUST, vest in our community’s priorities. We boast DRANESVILLE DISTRICT are in helping to shape the future of our a well-educated, informed and engaged McLean Governmental Center LINDA Q. SMYTH, PROVIDENCE DISTRICT district and our region and to making Lee community. It is critical to have Fairfax 6649-A Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22101 8739 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031-2198 District and Fairfax County a great place to Phone: 703-356-0551, TTY 711 Phone: 703-560-6946, TTY 711 County residents at the table when we make Fax: 703-821-4275 Fax: 703-207-3541 live, work and raise a family. important decisions that affect their daily Herndon Office www.fairfaxcounty.gov/providence life. This year we will make significant in- 730 Elden St., Herndon, VA 20170-4637 E-mail: [email protected] SUPERVISOR JOHN FOUST (D- Phone: 703-471-5076, TTY 711 vestments in transportation, thanks to new Fax: 703-437-3210 DRANESVILLE) revenue approved by the General Assembly. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dranesville PAT HERRITY, SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT “As the Dranesville District supervisor, I We need our civic leaders to let us know E-mail: [email protected] West Springfield Governmental Center represent the approximately 120,000 resi- 6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152-1579 what transportation improvements you CATHERINE M. HUDGINS, Phone: 703-451-8873, TTY 711 dents of the district on the board. I work with would like to see in and around your com- HUNTER MILL DISTRICT Fax: 703-451-3047 the chairman and the other eight supervisors munity. We will also make critical invest- North County Governmental Center Fairfax County Government Center on county policies, programs and projects for 12000 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, VA 20190- 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 233 ments in health and human services. We 3307 Fairfax, VA 22035-0001 transportation, the environment, land use, need to continue making progress toward Phone: 703-478-0283, TTY 711 Phone: 703-324-2500, TTY 711 health care, human services, housing, eco- our goal of ending homelessness as we know Fax: 703-471-6847 Fax: 703-324-3149 nomic development and many other services www.fairfaxcounty.gov/huntermill www.fairfaxcounty.gov/springfield it in Fairfax County. Our economy is slowly E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] that directly impact all county residents and recovering from the recession and develop- businesses. We also formulate and approve ment will begin to pick up. We will concen- JEFFREY C. MCKAY, LEE DISTRICT MICHAEL R. FREY, SULLY DISTRICT the annual county budget (including the trate that development in areas that can Franconia Governmental Center Sully District Governmental Center amount transferred to the school system), support it in order to keep growing while 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-2508 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly, VA 20151-3808 establish local tax rates, approve or reject land protecting our older, stable neighborhoods. Phone: 703-971-6262, TTY 711 Phone: 703-814-7100, TTY 703-814-7109 use proposals, and make appointments to Fax: 703-971-3032 Fax: 703-814-7110 Growing our business community is key to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/lee www.fairfaxcounty.gov/sully our success and will help keep residential E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] See Board, Page 35 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 ❖ 11 Newcomers Insiders’ Tips What Is So Great About Living in Great Falls? Arts Center Proposed at —Morgan Sasser Nathaniel Howe, Yale University student, 19-year resident: “The best thing about Great Falls is the Turner Farm Park fact that we’re surrounded by natural parks and trails; it’s relatively undisturbed and From Page 3 scenic here. But at the same time, we have Washington, D.C. nearby, and good public the center. transportation to get there. You should defi- “During the process, nitely make an effort to learn your way there will be driveways around and figure out the most accessible to the shopping centers way to D.C. I also like that Great Falls has closed, but only one at lots of public fields and athletic facilities to a time, so the other can use. In the summer, I play pick-up soccer be used,” sad Eric with my friends twice a week at the Great Knudsen, president of Falls Grange, which is a good way to un- the Great Falls Citizens wind.” Association. “There Photos by Morgan Sasser/The Connection will be no construction Laura O’Connor, class parent at at night.” Langley High School, 15-year Other improvements resident: that will be built will be “It’s very peaceful here, and you always a crosswalk that will go run into somebody you know. People here from the Wells Fargo are very giving, and if you ever need help Bank to the Safeway with anything, there are always people to center and wider side- Photo by ask. The schools are also great, which is why walks. most people move here. There are also lots “It can be a tough of volunteer opportunities. You can be as

stretch for cars and pe- Alex McVeigh involved as you want, and the more in- destrians, because volved you are in the schools, the more there’s no markings to positive interaction there is. Our kids were tell drivers where to also both involved in Great Falls Little stop to make a left League, and it was a wonderful experience turn,” said Gary Beuler /The Connection for them. Recently, when the boys’ Little of Great Falls. “We like League team went to the Little League to come as a family to World Series, the Tavern was packed with the events at the Vil- people from the community to watch the lage Centre, which of- game on television—there’s a great sense ten means parking at of community.” the Safeway and cross- ing Walker, and that’s Turner Farm is the site for a proposed community George O’Connor, used car director OK with a police cross- arts center. at Koons Tyons Toyota, 15-year ing guard, but very resident: dangerous any other time.” would run from an existing sewer line down “My favorite experience here was being The plan is a result of a traffic calming Walker Road. involved in the Little League. I coached and study conducted in 1999, and the contract “We studied the possibilities and options, helped with fundraisers; most of my friends was awarded in late spring. but in the end the business owners and here are people that I met through that. I Construction on the “Walker Road Diet” other stakeholders just couldn’t come to a also think people should make an effort to is expected to start any day now, and will consensus when it came to the cost of put- get to know their neighbors, because it’s conclude sometime in November. Fencing ting a sewer line in,” Knudsen said. easy to get isolated here, especially if you is currently being put up, and pipes and live in a less densely populated neighbor- other equipment has been delivered to the TURNER FARM IS THE SITE of a pro- hood. Find something that interests you and site. posed community arts center by the Great get involved to have interaction in the com- Another major transportation project is Falls Foundation for the Arts. Planning for munity. Everyone should also go to Concerts scheduled to conclude by the end of this the project began as far back as December on the Green at Great Falls Village in the month, the replacement of the bridge on 2011, and the foundation kicked off their summer because it’s a relaxing way to end Beach Mill Road, which started at the be- fundraising in February of this year. the week.” ginning of the summer. “We’re still in the midst of starting our The new bridge replaces a temporary one capital campaign, as well as meeting with Silvia Roman, attorney/artist, 20- that was installed after the original was the local organizations that would be af- year resident: destroyed in Sept. 2011 storms. The re- fected,” said Julie Casso, director of the “Although Great Falls has grown and placement was delayed from late 2012 to foundation. “Turner Farm is important to changed quite a bit since we moved here this summer in order to minimize impact many groups in this community, and our 20 years ago, it continues to have a small on school buses. number one goal is to be able to build a town feel. I believe this is a result of the According to Supervisor John Foust’s (D- center than can co-exist with all of the park’s people who choose to live in Great Falls and Dranesville) office, substantial completion uses.” the beautiful natural setting that is the hall- occurred last week and following clean up Casso said they have made changes to mark of our town. As a photographer, I love of the site, the bridge will officially open their original plans after getting feedback to head out to Great Falls National Park just Aug. 29, prior to the first day of school, from local equestrian groups, who use before dawn to take photographs of the which is Tuesday, Sept. 3. Turner Farm often. dramatic sunrise scenes. I recommend that The addition of a sewer line to serve the She said they have also received questions newcomers take part in our community and Great Falls Village Centre is a project that about the future of the Turner Farmhouse, experience the beauty of our natural sur- has been discussed in recent years. The which has fallen into a state of disrepair. roundings. As a member of the Great Falls GFCA held exploratory meetings to come The foundation will not have anything to Studios, a consortium of over 100 artists up with solutions to the failing septic fields do with the house, which will be a Fairfax living in Great Falls, I encourage artists to in the area, including a sewer line that County Park Authority issue. join this energetic and creative group.”

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[email protected]. talent or resources works for them. Run Mill, a working example of 19th money to expand programs for children Celebrate http://www.rotarygreatfalls.org/. century water powered grist milling and outreach at the Great Falls Commu- technology, serves as an educational nity Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike. Great Falls Great Falls Rotary focal point for visitors, children and 703-757-8560, 202-429-3806 or Friends of families. 703-759-2771 or http:// www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/ Hosts annual events such as the www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/crm/. branches/gf/. Christmas Tree Lighting and a Fourth of Club and July Parade, and raises funds for the three local elementary schools. Cel- Foundation Friends of Colvin Run Mill is dedi- Friends of the Great Falls ebrate Great Falls is currently looking The newly founded organization has cated to assisting the Fairfax County for volunteers to help with general plans in the works to fund scholarships Park Authority in enhancing the Colvin Great Falls Library Ecumenical Council tasks, events and marketing. 571-293- and currently is looking for volunteers Run Mill Historic Site and its educa- 0474, www.celebrategreatfalls.org or to offer whatever combination of time, tional programs. The restored Colvin A group of book-lovers that raises The Great Falls Ecumenical Council has members from all the churches in Great Falls. The group supports Habitat for Hu- manity, Meals on Wheels, the Good Shepherd alliance housing for the home- less, Pedals for Progress in April, after-graduation parties for local high schools, Camp Fraser and a 5K walk/run and blood drive on July 4. It also sponsors blood drives through- out the year. The council hosts ecumenical worship services at Thanksgiving, on Good Fri- day, a sunrise service at Great Falls National Park on Easter Sunday and a January ecumenical service. 703-759- 6068. Great Falls Optimist Club A group of men and women commit- ted to programs that educate youth and help them expand their horizons and avoid pitfalls as they mature. The Optimists sponsor the “Just Say No” program and an oratorical contest as well as the Adeler Jewelers Children’s Festival. They sponsor boys and girls softball and baseball teams and Operation Smile. 703-938-5858. Great Falls Trailblazers The Trailblazers support develop- ment and maintenance of trails, both stonedust and natural surface, in Great Falls. They monitor development to ensure compliance with the trails designated in Fairfax County’s Comprehensive Plan trails map and actively work to complete trails on Georgetown Pike and Walker Road. They meet monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday, except August and December, at the Old Schoolhouse in Great Falls. 703-759-2059 or http:// www.geocities.com/greatfallstrails/. Great Falls Woman’s Club This diverse group makes things hap- pen in the community and looks to residents to join in. For the last two years, the club has raised thousands of dollars with a Ca- sino Night Gala and fundraiser to support construction of a new fire sta- tion for professional and volunteer firefighters and paramedics in Great Falls. While they perform community ser- vice, raise money and award women’s scholarships, members of the Great Falls Woman’s Club have programs that fos- ter camaraderie within the club. Membership includes many former Great Falls Newcomers. 703-757-6234.

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14 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 ❖ 15 Newcomers New Superintendent Relishes Opportunity A fan of Baylor grad RG3 … not Cowboys.

Karen K. Garza, Ph.D. build upon the success of the past Superintendent, Fairfax County and, at the same time, confront Public Schools our realities—achievement gaps, disparities in graduation rates am honored and humbled among student groups and the in- to be the new superinten- creasing expectations for our Ident of Fairfax County Pub- schools while experiencing dimin- lic Schools (FCPS). I arrived ishing resources. here from Lubbock, Texas, where Here in Fairfax, not only do we I served for the past four years as Photo contributed have the talent and the expertise the superintendent of the Lubbock to solve the problems facing us in

Independent School District. The FCPS, but we are uniquely posi- Photo by opportunity to lead a world-class tioned to solve the most pressing school system like FCPS was one issues facing public schools across

that I simply could not pass up. I the country. We want to lead the Louise Krafft am so appreciative of the very national discussion to develop new warm welcome my husband, Karen K. Garza systems to measure teaching and Louis, and I have received since learning. Standardized testing, our arrival in June. many FCPS teachers, principals while well intentioned, has gone

You should know that the ques- and administrators and I have too far and often results in narrow- /The Connection tion I have heard most in my first been so impressed with their com- ing the instructional focus of few weeks on the job is: “Are you mitment to our students. Together, schools. We can develop new ways a Dallas Cowboys fan?” I can state, we will make a great team. to measure how well our students unequivocally, the answer to that One of my first goals is to work are learning and how well our question is “No.” In fact, we are with the school board in develop- teachers are teaching without tak- big fans of Baylor grad RG3. Our ing a long-range strategic plan that ing the joy out of either learning family includes four grown chil- will incorporate input from FCPS or teaching. The Langley High School Class of 2013 celebrates dren and five wonderful grandchil- stakeholders including parents, I plan to visit schools regularly graduation. New superintendent of Fairfax County dren. One child of ours is now in students, educators and commu- because the best way for me to un- Public Schools Karen K. Garza calls FCPS “a world- his third year as an elementary nity members. The strategic plan derstand the needs and expecta- class school system.” school teacher and, as a former will serve as a roadmap to improve tions of our school division is to talk teacher myself, it has been an ex- academic achievement for all of with and listen to all of our stake- I invite you to share your ideas you all a most enjoyable and suc- citing experience to watch as he our students. holders. The start of a new school on ways to make the Fairfax cessful school year and I look for- grows into the job and learns the I also believe it is important that year serves as a reminder that we County school system the very best ward to meeting many of you in joys and, yes, the challenges of we develop a graduate profile that have wonderful opportunities to it can be. I believe it is critical that the days ahead. teaching. Where I am today is due, clearly shows what our students make a difference in the lives of our we at FCPS hear from you. Please in large part, to the many excel- need to know and be able to do students and that we are extremely take a minute and visit Karen K. Garza is the new lent and caring teachers I had when they leave FCPS for college fortunate to live in a community www.fcps.edu and click on “Advice superintendent of Fairfax County along the way. I have already met and career opportunities. We will that values public education. for Superintendent Garza.” I wish Public Schools.

Langley High Band to Hold Tag Day Fundraiser On Saturday, Sept. 7, band 6, 12 and 27, and Oct. 11 and members from Langley High 25, and this year’s entertain- School will participate in “Tag ment features music from “Les Day” throughout neighbor- Mis.” hoods in McLean and Great The monies raised during Tag Falls. Each year, the Langley Day help Langley Band to re- High School Band raises money place and restore concert in- through door-to-door struments and provide special- fundraising, “tagging” neigh- ized training. bors for their monetary support. Last year, Langley HS wel- In return, band members are comed its new band director, personally inviting donors to Doug Martin. The band pro- come and enjoy one or all of gram has grown significantly Langley HS Bands free concerts with Martin and this year, Lan- held in the school auditorium gley will have one of its largest in the winter and spring. The bands in years. Tag Day is the Photo contributed concerts are scheduled for early band’s biggest fundraiser, and December and late February. the band is counting on the sup- The Langley Marching Band port from the community to also provides music and half- help them achieve their time entertainment at all Lan- fundraising goals. Please go to gley HS Football home games www.langleybands.org to do- (www.langleysports.org). nate, and see the calendar of The Langley High band plans to canvas area neighborhoods via door-to-door Home games this year are Sept. upcoming events. fundraising to support the band. Expect a friendly “Tag Day” visit Saturday, Sept. 7.

16 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Newcomers Keeping the Past Our village, GFHS Great Falls, Virginia. The Great Falls Historical Society was organized in 1977 to promote community spirit by bringing the past By Kathleen J. Murphy into the present. GFHS does this through: monthly pro- President, Great Falls Historical Society grams on local history and people, preservation efforts, publication of historical essays, collection of artifacts and photographs, oral history interviews, genealogical ocal history captures the story of those who research and tours and dinners at historic sites. Our have lived before us in this place, Great website is www.gfhs.org. LFalls. A birds-eye view spanning centuries of just a few local people and projects

over many years, the nomination was completed, Photos by humbles, inspires and calls us to action. submitted, and successfully listed last August 2012, 199 years later. Thanks to their preservation initia- *’s (1732-1799) en- tives, what was once conceived as a way to bring deavor to make the navi- more commerce through our area, will serve to bring Alex McVeigh gable—George Washington, mentored by William us back in time as we appreciate the results of state- Gunnell who lived here in Great Falls, surveyed the of-the-art road engineering performed 200 years ago area along the Potomac River when he was just 16 upon a rural two-lane road. years old, at Gunnell’s request. What he saw shaped *Addison Millard (1843-1898) & family’s

his vision of the potential of the river, which stayed /The Connection 51-year operation of the Colvin Run Mill with him for the rest of his life. A successful general (1883-1934)—The Colvin Run Mill, situated on in the American Revolutionary War, A Founding Fa- land previously owned by George Washington, was ther, the first president of the (1789- a state-of-the-art water-powered gristmill built circa 1797), he is less well-known for the land he owned 1811. Deemed a nationally significant example of in Great Falls as a potential mill seat—the land where automated technologies, the mill was listed on the the Colvin Run Mill sits today, or for his formation of National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It was The Patowmack Company in May 17, 1785, draw- not until 1883—three owners later—however, that Georgetown Pike, the state’s first scenic and historic ing directors and subscribers from both Virginia and an experienced miller, rather than investors, owned byway, was named to the Virginia Register of Historic Maryland, to build the , a system the mill—which made all the difference. When Places, and is up for national consideration. of canals and locks to make the Potomac River navi- Addison Millard moved from Maryland to the mill gable. Ruins of the canal locks and Matildaville, a with his wife and 20 children in 1883, the local com- small village built up along the river to house the munity finally began to thrive. construction team, still stands today. “From 1788 to During the glory days at the turn of the 20th cen- 1830 more than $10 million worth of products and tury, the Colvin Run community had a post office produce came through the Patowmack Canal system, that established Colvin Run as a town, its own but the company steadily lost money.” (Source: http:/ school, a doctor and hospital, surrounding black /www.candocanal.org/articles/washington.html.) smiths and millwrights, etc. Based on research by Jack and Ethel Durham, (owners and restorers of the Great Falls Historical Society’s 2012 summer the Towlston Grange (1759), purchased in 1930), interns, the Virginia Department of Historic Re- promoted the creation of the Great Falls National sources has deemed that a Colvin Run Historic Dis- Park, and advocated for the restoration of the trict is still eligible to be listed on the National Reg- Patowmack Canal and preservation of the C&O Ca- ister of Historic Places—Tanya Beauchamp had sub- nal right-of-way as a national park, culminating in mitted an earlier application in 2005. The final nomi- The Patowmack Canal Historic District being declared nation, which is in progress, shows the rise of a vi- a National Historic Landmark in 1982, the National brant small-village community and the demising Park Service’s highest honor. Thanks to their preser- impact of the industrial revolution on the commu- vation instincts, we can marvel at George nity during the period of significance from 1883 to Washington’s engineering mind today. 1943. It is a tale of a community’s economic plat- *The Georgetown & Leesburg Turnpike Co., form, community institutions, daily life and local and Falls Bridge Turnpike Co.’s Georgetown culture over approximately 60 years. Pike (1813 to 1827) to connect suppliers *Mark Turner’s (1889-1959) dairy farm- with markets—From 1813 to 1827, crews con- ing and local leadership. After the Civil War structed the engineered roadbed of the Georgetown ended, the Northern Virginia area was in despair. Pike, not for motorized , which would take Over the next 20 years, dairy farming emerged as until 1910 to reach Great Falls, but for horseback the next great economic hope. Great Falls, being riders and horse-drawn carriages. No one could have close to Georgetown, built a highly successful local imagined that hundreds of troops would be making dairy industry over the next several decades. By their way along the road in the not too distant Civil 1920, however, dairy prices became depressed. Resi- War to forage for food for men and livestock and dents of Great Falls, then know as Forestville, de- participate in the at Georgetown cided to support each other rather than go it alone. Pike near Seneca Road. As the expansive dairy farms A group of local dairy farmers and tradesmen de- lined the road in the early 20th century just as the cided to join the national Grange movement. Mem- first motor was arriving, who would imagine bers raised funds for community projects through that cow pastures would give way to the most afflu- local fundraising, including an annual Forestville ent community in the U.S.—according to Money Day. From 1920 through 1929, members of the Great Magazine, August 2011? Falls Grange raised funds for a Grange building, In 1995, the Georgetown Pike was nominated, and which was opened in 1929 and became a thriving then determined to be eligible to be listed on the center of the community until the mid-1970s when National Register of Historic Places. Thanks to the dairy farms began to close. fine work of Tanya Beauchamp, sponsored by Great Georgetown Pike, which was named Virginia’s first Scenic Mark Turner—son of John Turner (1808 to 1892) Falls Heritage and others, and advocated by John and Historic Byway, was named to the state’s Register of Adams, Betty Cooke, Karen Washburn and others See Inspiring, Page 33 Historic Places in 2012. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 ❖ 17 Newcomers

Photos by Walt Lawrence

I was able to shoot several images in a sequence as this bird left its perch along the banks of an island. The crisp focus of the bird against the island foliage with a bit of fog still in the air provides an almost jungle or tropical like feel to the scene. This is perhaps my favorite image so far and it even was awarded an honorable mention As spring began to breakout in late April I was drawn to the budding in a local art show this past spring. yellow and green colors of the trees along the river banks. This image of the white structure tucked along the dark water’s edge embedded in the yellow-green of the foliage seems to have an almost painting-like qual- ity. I have this image printed on canvas and it looks even more like a painting. Exploring Potomac at Riverbend From Page 4 on the river between May 2012 and June fore, especially the migrating birds that ei- 2013 including January and February. As a ther just rest on their way north or south result of this effort I began to develop an and those that stay for the season. While extensive collection of images that I call “On Ethan is a professional fisherman and pos- the Potomac at Riverbend” which has be- sesses incredible knowledge of the river he come a logical extension of my primary col- also is very skilled in spotting and identify- lection of “Images of Great Falls.” ing birds. We saw all kinds of birds but I The stretch of river that I am concentrat- was not always lucky or skilled enough to ing on begins at the warning buoys west of get good shots in every instance. While we Conn Island and extends westward to Pond spotted eagles, osprey, hawks and turkeys, Island, which is off the end of Seneca Road. to name a few, I was unable to capture any This covers about 5 miles of the Potomac collectible images of these creatures. I had with several named islands and countless hoped to get some images with snow and When you are sitting in a boat just 2-3 feet above the surface of the rock formations, some of which are visible ice but the weather was pretty mild this past water floating by islands and underneath overhanging trees reflections above the water line and many that can only winter so these are likewise scheduled for seem to come at you from every direction. One morning as Ethan guided be found with the bottom of the boat. I re- future trips. So my quest for images of Great the boat around the end of one island I caught this image. I particularly alize that the river and the islands are part Falls never seems to end and I look forward like the symmetry in the positioning of the islands, the trees and their of Maryland and that I am stretching the to making many more trips on the river to reflections all bathed in fog. geographical definition of what may be capture more of the beauty that surrounds technically called Great Falls but that’s for our daily lives. I would also add that Ethan Riverbend Park and the Potomac as it flows month of October and the entire collection another story. says the fishing is very good in this section by this place we call Great Falls. It’s here in will be featured in my studio during the Each excursion on the river was unique, of the Potomac so perhaps I may put down our own backyard! Great Falls Studio Tour on Oct. 19th and as water levels changed, the islands and the camera for a while and try my hand with I have selected but a few of the images 20th. If you have any questions or com- wildlife provided seasonal variations and, the rod and reel. Whether you are a new- that I have collected for this article, I hope ments about my work please feel free to of course, the light was always different. I comer to Great Falls or an “oldcomer” like you enjoy them. I will be exhibiting some email me at [email protected] or call discovered birds that I had never seen be- me I would urge everyone to check out at Katie’s Coffee in Great Falls during the at 703-757-6762. Senior Center Welcomes New Residents Each monthly pro- unanimously approved GFSC as a Center With- Great Falls Senior Center (GFSC) gram reflects seniors’ out Walls in September 2012—the center doesn’t interests and is pre- have a brick-and-mortar building. But the Great brings new focus to seniors. sented by a well- Falls Ecumenical Council supports them with he Great Falls Senior Center wide-ranging topics that enrich known expert in space for programs. GFSC also is incorporated (GFSC) is spearheading a new their cultural, social and educa- the field. Local in the State of Virginia. Both newcomers and T families, businesses long-time residents can benefit by their involve- program for the community’s tional interests. GFSC is sup- mature adults. Responding to the absence ported by public and private en- and organizations ment in GFSC. Membership is $10/year and pro- of sufficient social and educational op- tities in Fairfax County and the sponsor the pro- vides voting rights, giving voice to the direction portunities for them, GFSC is bringing the Great Falls area. Seniors are re- grams. of the center. Interested? Contact Linda Fernald, growing senior population together with sponding with their attendance Fairfax County communications chair, at stimulating programs and activities on and volunteerism. Board of Supervisors [email protected] or 703-759-3721.

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Gabriel Chaves, 3, sits on his father J.J.’s shoul- ders while waiting in line to see Santa Claus Mayor M. Jane Seeman and Santa Claus light Santa Claus hands out candy to children during while attending the 2012 Celebration of Lights the holiday tree to kick off the 2011 Church the 5th Annual WinterFest Parade in McLean on and Christmas tree Lighting ceremony in Great Street Holiday Stroll and Vienna’s holiday Dec. 2, 2012. Falls. season. A Year in Fairfax County A sampling of some of the cherished, annual events of the county. Church Street Holiday Stroll, Fourth Wednesday in SEPTEMBER 2013 Nov., 2013 Reston Founder’s Day Fest, April 5, 2014 Concert on the Green, Sundays in June-August, King Street Art Festival, Sept. 7-8, 2013 Christmas at Mount Vernon, Nov. 29, 2013 23rd Annual Best of Reston Gala, April 10, 2014 2014 Burke Centre Festival, Sept. 7-8, 2013 Scottish Walk, Nov. 29-30, 2013 Destination Fairfax: Annual Spotlight on the Arts Clifton Wine Festival, Fourth Saturday in June, Annual Workhouse Clay National Ceramics Festival, Third Saturday in April-First Monday in 2014 Exhibition, through Sept. 8, 2013 May, 2014 Reston Triathlon, Sept. 8, 2013 DECEMBER Historic Garden Tour, April 26-May 3, 2014 CCÉ Irish Folk Festival in Fairfax, Sept. 21, 2013 City of Fairfax Festival of Lights and Carols, Dec. 7, Great Grapes Wine, Art and Food Festival, Fourth JULY Clarendon Day, Sept. 28, 2013 2013 Saturday-Fourth Sunday in April, 2014 Great Falls Fourth of July Celebration, July 4, 2014 Dulles Day Plane Pull, Sept. 14, 2013 Great Falls Celebration of Lights, Dec. 7, 2013 Fairfax Fine Arts Festival, Fourth Saturday-Fourth City of Fairfax Independence Day Celebration, July Reston Multicultural Festival, Sept. 28, 2013 Holiday Boat Parade of Lights, First Saturday in Sunday in April, 2014 4, 2014 Fall for the Book Festival at GMU, Sept. 22-27, Dec., 2013 Bull Run Swamp Stomp, April 19, 2014 Obon Festival, Second Saturday in July, 2014 2013 Dinosaur Egg Hunt, April 19, 2014 U.S.A. and Alexandria Birthday Celebration, Second Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Sept. 29, 2013 Easter Puppet Show and Egg Hunt, April 19, 2014 Saturday in July, 2014 JANUARY Herndon Easter Egg Hunt, April 19, 2014 Annual Workhouse Clay National Ceramics Bull Run Festival of Lights and Winter Wonderland Ticonderoga Spring Easter Festival, April 19-20, Exhibition, Last Wednesday in July through OCTOBER Holiday Village, through the first Saturday in 2014 Second Sunday in Sept., 2014 Oktoberfest Reston, Oct. 11-13, 2013 January, 2014 Art on the Avenue Alexandria, Oct. 5, 2013 Live Music at Paradise Springs Winery, Jan. 10, McLean Project for the Arts ArtFest, Oct. 6, 2013 2014- Jan. 3, 2015 MAY AUGUST Fall Festival in Old Town Historic Fairfax, Oct. 12, Historic Garden Tour, through May 3, 2014 County 4-H Fair and Frying Pan Farm Park Show at 2013 Herndon Festival, May 29-June 1, 2014 Frying Pan Farm Park, First Saturday-First Potomac Country House Tour, Second Saturday- FEBRUARY Relay for Life, May 17-18, 2014 Sunday in Aug., 2014 Second Sunday in Oct., 2013 Community Tax Assistance Day National Night Out, Aug. 5, 2014 Potomac Day, Third Saturday in October, 2013 Arlington County Fair, Aug. 6-10, 2014 Claude Moore Colonial Farm 1771 Market Fair, Oct. JUNE Pakistan Independence Day Festival U.S.A., Third 19-20, 2013 MARCH Alexandria Armenian Festival, First Saturday in Sunday in Aug., 2014 Great Falls Artists Studio Tour, Oct. 19-20, 2013 Clarendon Mardi Gras Parade, March 4, 2014 June, 2014 Vienna Halloween Parade, Oct. 24, 2013 “City Works” by The Art Monkeys, Second Springfield Days: Party in the Park, First Saturday Volunteer Fest, Fourth Saturday in Oct., 2013 Saturday-Last Sunday in March, 2014 in June, 2014 SEPTEMBER 2014 The Washington West Film Festival, Oct. 23-27, Chantilly Egg Hunt, Second Sunday in March-First Springfield Days: Cardboard Boat Regatta, First King Street Art Festival, First Saturday-Second 2013 Monday in April, 2014 Sunday in June, 2014 Sunday in Sept., 2014 Fairfax Brewfest, March 15, 2014 Taste of Reston, Second Friday-Third Sunday in Burke Centre Festival, First Saturday-Second Herndon Bluegrass Concert Series, Third June, 2014 Sunday in Sept., 2014 NOVEMBER Wednesday in March, 2014 Crystal Screen: Blockbusters, First Monday in June- Reston Triathlon, Second Sunday in Sept., 2014 Election Day, Nov. 5, 2013 2013 National Cherry Blossom Festival, March 20- Last Monday in August, 2014 Dulles Day Plan Pull, Second Saturday in Sept., The Robinson Marketplace, Nov. 9, 2013 April 13, 2014 Vintage Crystal: Wine in the Water Park, Fridays in 2014 Joyful Noise Holiday Bazaar and Bakeshop, Third Northern Virginia Artists League 12th Anniversary, June, 2014 Fall for the Book Festival at GMU, Fourth Sunday- Saturday in Nov., 2013 Fourth Wednesday in March, 2014 Lee District Nights Concert Series, First Wednesday Fourth Friday in Sept., 2014 Bull Run Festival of Lights and Winter Wonderland 2013 National Cherry Blossom Festival Central, Last in June-Last Wednesday in August, 2014 Clarendon Day Run, Last Saturday in Sept., 2014 Holiday Village, Third Tuesday in Nov., 2013- Sunday in March, 2014 Celebrate Fairfax!, June 6-8, 2014 Reston Multicultural Festival, Fourth Saturday in First Saturday in Jan., 2014 Mount Vernon Nights Concert Series at Grist Mill Sept., 2014 Alexandria Tree Lighting, Fourth Saturday in Nov., Park, First Friday in June-Last Saturday in Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Last Sunday in Sept., 2013 APRIL August, 2014 2014 22 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Calendar MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD FESTIVAL Send announcements to [email protected]. Labor Day Weekend Deadline is Friday for the following week’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged. For Saturday, Aug. 31, 11:00 am–11:00 pm additional listings, visit www.connectionnewspapers.com Sunday, Sept. 1, 12:00 noon–6:00 pm Holy Transfiguration Melkite Greek-Catholic Church WEDNESDAY/AUG. 28 8501 Lewinsville Road, McLean, Virginia (near Spring Hill Road) The Post + Jason Brown With Guest Amy Andrews. 6:30 p.m., at Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., 703-734-9566 • www.holytransfiguration.org Vienna. New artists on the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan music scene, soulful folk-rock band The Post headlines with indie gospel Free Admission! singer/songwriter Jason Brown and his band; Ethan Schaefer and Mariah Maxwell open for special guest Amy Middle Eastern Food Live Music & Folk Dancing Andrews. $10. https:// jamminjava.com/events/august28. Kabobs Moon Bounce Carly Rae Jepsen and Hot Chelle Rae. 7 p.m., at Filene Center, 1551 Gyros Kids’ Games Trap Road, Vienna. Carly Rae Jepsen makes her Wolf Trap debut this summer, bringing her dance-pop Grape Leaves Vendors tunes such as “Call Me Maybe” and “Good Time,” along with Nashville- Falafel Backgammon & Chess based foursome Hot Chelle Rae. $30- $42. 1-877-965-3872 or http:// Fattoush 50-50 Raffle www.wolftrap.org. Baklava & Church Tours THURSDAY/AUG. 29 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band. 8 Other Favorites! Icon Shop p.m., at Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Texan singer/ songwriter Lyle Lovett and his band fuse country music with hints of blues, gospel, and swing. $24-$42. 1- Special Feature! 877-965-3872 or http:// www.wolftrap.org. Roast Lamb Dinner The Field Band Jazz Ambassadors. 7:30- Sat., Aug. 31, 6-9 pm 8:30 p.m., at Nottoway Park, 9537 Courthouse Road, Vienna. The Jazz Ambassadors—America’s Big Band is Sun., Sept. 1, All Day the official touring big band of the United States Army. www.armyfieldband.com.

FRIDAY/AUG. 30 Lowland Hum. 7 p.m., at Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Husband and wife folk-duo from North Carolina incorporate sight, sound, smell and touch into their show using visual elements that frame the performance area, hand- bound lyric books and essential oil burners. $10. https:// jamminjava.com/events/lowland- hum.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 1 STS9 & Umphrey’s McGee. 7 p.m., at Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Improv-rock instrumental band STS9 and progressive jam band Umphrey’s McGee deliver a performance at Wolf Trap that combines electronica, funk, dub, and breakbeat. $35-$40. 1-877-965-3872 or http://www.wolftrap.org.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 7 AAUW Open House. 10:30 a.m.-noon, Oakton Public Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. The Vienna branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will host an open house for prospective members; light refreshments provided. 703-321- 7499.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 10 Great Falls Writing Group Meeting. 1-2:30 p.m., at the Great Falls Public Library in the large conference room, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. The first meeting of the Great Falls Writing Group (GFWG) joins for discussion on the daily practice of writing. Local writers and authors within the community are invited to take part in the twice-a-month meetings. 703- 757-8560. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 ❖ 23 Newcomers

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Great Falls artist Ronni Jolles works in her studio, designing a piece in her signature style of layered paper collage. Jolles is one of over 40 artists who will take part this year in the annual Great Falls Art Studio Tour sponsored by Great Falls Studios, now in its 10th year. A selection of upcoming theatre, music and art shows in and around Great Falls. Compiled by Chelsea Bryan and SATURDAY/OCT. 5 interns Parker Kobayashi, Great Falls Studios 10th Anniversary Sydney Lo, Swetha Ramesh Celebration. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Great Falls and Kristen Shaw Library. A celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Great Falls Studios at a special all-day event and exhibition; refreshments available. Colvin Run SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 19-20 Great Falls 10th Annual Studio Tour. 10 Community Dance Hall a.m.-5 p.m. The artists of Great Falls Studios open their studios to the public to demonstrate Colvin Run Community Dance Hall, 10201 their techniques and exhibit their latest work. Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. The historic dance hall, previously known as the Colvin Run School- ONGOING house, welcomes guests for active social events. All Starbucks Coffee: Revolving Student Art dances are hosted by the Colvin Run Citizens As- Exhibition. Starbucks Coffee. Exhibition of art sociation, a 501(c)(3) public charity. by students of Colvin Run Elementary School, 703-759-2685 or http://www.colvinrun.org/. Forestville Elementary School, and Great Falls Elementary School. ONGOING/MONTHLY ONGOING Dancing at the Colvin Run Community Hall. Katie’s Coffee House: Revolving Art Most dances are preceded by a lesson; ballroom Exhibition. Katie’s Coffee House. Exhibition of dance is on the first Saturday of each month; art by one or more members of Great Falls other dance styles such as tango, West Coast Studios. swing, and lindy, occur throughout the month. ONGOING Great Falls Great Falls Foundation for the Arts “Atelier”: Revolving Art Exhibition. Artist’s Atelier. Constantly changing art exhibition by 14 Foundation for the Arts painters in a loft studio. Great Falls Foundation for the Arts Gallery, 1144 Walker Road, Great Falls. The Great Falls Founda- tion for the Arts offers art workshops and an ONGOING impressive art gallery. http:// Seneca Hill Animal Hospital: Revolving Art www.greatfallsart.org/. Exhibition. Seneca Hill Animal Hospital. Exhibition of art by one or more members of Great Falls Studios Great Falls Studios. Village Green Day School, 790 Walker Road, Adrienne’s Art Great Falls; The Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls; Starbucks Coffee, 9863 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls; Katie’s Coffee Studio on the Green House, 760 Walker Road, Great Falls; Artist’s Ate- Art Studio On the Green, 756 Walker Road, lier, 1144 Walker Road, Great Falls; Seneca Hill Great Falls. Adrienne’s Art Studio on the Green in Animal Hospital, Resort, and Spa, 11415 Great Falls offers art workshops and lessons for Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. locals. artstudioonthegreen.com/. Great Falls Studios promotes the work of local artists throughout the community. www.greatfallsstudios.com/. See Arts, Page 25

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From Page 24 ning St., Great Falls. Dynamite Perform- Copland’s “Music for the Theatre” Gynt: Suite No. 1,” Larry Alan ing Arts brings dance and entertainment Fairfax Symphony and “Clarinet Concerto.” Price to be Smith’s “Concerto for Soprano to residents of Great Falls. 703-759- determined. Saxophone and Strings,” and 3972. Orchestra Rachmaninov’s “Symphonic Dances.” The Artist’s Atelier Price to be determined. The Artist’s Atelier, 1144 Walker Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, 3905 SATURDAY/OCT. 26 Road, Suites D&G, Great Falls. The The School of Railroad Ave., Fairfax. Tony Arnold, Soprano. 8 p.m. The Artist’s Atelier is a working studio that The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra award-winning soprano presents SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JAN. 18-19, 2014 holds the work of Great Falls’ talented aims to present orchestral music to the Haydn’s “Symphony No. 60, ‘Il William Hite, Tenor. 8 p.m. on Jan. artists. http:// Theatrical Dance audiences of Northern Virginia. 703- Distratto,’” Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella 18, 2 p.m. on Jan. 19. The nationally theartistsatelier.wordpress.com/about. The School of Theatrical Dance, 760 563-1990 or Suite,” and the world premiere of recognized performer presents Elgar’s Walker Road, Great Falls. www.fairfaxsymphony.org/. Theofanidis’s “Ordo Virtutem.” Price “Serenade for Strings,” Britten’s The School of Theatrical Dance in to be determined. “Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Great Falls showcases dances in ballet Strings,” Shostakovich’s “Chamber SATURDAY/SEPT. 21 Symphony in C Minor,” and Britten’s Dynamite and tap, as well as offering exercises like SATURDAY/NOV. 16 aerobics and Zumba. 571-732-3744 or Ricardo Morales, Clarinet. 8 p.m. “Simple Symphony.” Price to be Carrie Koffman, Saxophone. 8 p.m. determined. www.theatricaldance.com/. The principal clarinetist of the Performing Arts Philadelphia orchestra performs The internationally renowned Paula S Fantasy Theatre, 1087 Man- Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7” and saxophonist performs Grieg’s “Peer

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9023 Arlington Blvd., weekly basis. Photo by Archie Br Fairfax, Virginia As the reality of our local farm- 2 miles west of I-495 on Rt. 50. ers market has unfolded since its 1 mile from I-66 (Vienna Metro) inception in April 2007—a concept that originally emerged in focus Follow 703-573-5025 us: Open 7 days a week groups and our Great Falls 2020 Visit our new Web site: Vision Survey conducted in

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Good Counsel School people refer to Great Falls. We Photo by Kathleen Murphy Vienna, VA value our local community and work toward a common good. 8601 Wolftrap Rd. Heritage points to our roots in a 703.938.3600 We have been providing a rural, agricultural community— milling, dairy farming—and ties to quality Catholic education that past: preserving our village’s for over 50 years... semi-rural character. Preserving a rural heritage calls for preserving authentic seeds, growing healthy crops, feeding and caring for ani- Great Falls IT experts buy local Great Falls-made arti- mals with dignity, protecting hon- san soaps from their colleague Keyvan Moussavi, Call to arrange a tour eybees, honoring crafts handed whose wife Sarah Wehri owns Amalthea Ridge and of our campus down from generation to genera- handcrafts all of their products. tion—being loyal to a connection to the past. walk the farmers-market circle, tic systems, composting to mini- Full Day Grades K-8 Home captures our village of greeting each other, is one expres- mize waste, gathering rain water and find out why families—not a collection of mega- sion of a willingness to participate or building rain gardens to protect Nationally recognized mansions. in a community family. our land from erosion, planting a for academic excellence OLGC School is A town becomes a village when Habitat speaks to a healthy eco- garden to appreciate the profound the right choice there is love, commitment, coach- system for our families and our abundance of nature. for your children. ing, mentoring, guidance, includ- wildlife neighbors—ensuring that Saturday, that special time when ing all residents—young and old, food and water are pure, that there neighbors gather: Beholding the healthy and ill, successful and are protected undisturbed spaces fruits of our local farmers’ labor, struggling—active concern, tan- to raise our young, refraining from appreciating artisan’s creations, www.olgcschool.org gible support, acting as neighbor using pesticides on our lawns in greeting each other, enjoying com- within a village family. Making deference to the honeybee, using munity, honoring local. Come en- time on a Saturday morning to gentle soaps to go easy on our sep- joy the music and walk the circle…

26 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Chambers Great Falls $779,000 MARGARET HADDAD 747 Ellsworth Ave, Great Falls, VA 22066 M.R.B.S., Adv T. Cert., Prof. D.T. Dip 4 BR, 3 BAs, 2500 sf, Built 1962, 0.56 Acre(s). Fireplace, Central AC, Security Studio of Classical Ballet, LLC Find a comprehensive online listing of System, Wood Floors, Appliances Included, county business resources at http:// Basement, Bonus/Great Room, Central www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/business- Heating, Deck/Porch, Fenced Yard, General Registration resources. Below are Great Falls area Office/Den, Tile Floors. Located in the chambers and business associations, in desirable Green Acres community of Great Starting no particular order. Falls, minutes from the village with excellent restaurants and shopping. The house has Friday, August 23 • 10–5 p.m. Great Falls been completely renovated. All the bathroom Business and fixtures are new. The wood floor has been redone and finished to a contemporary finish. New kitchen appliances. The landscaping has been & Tuesday, September 3 • 12–5 p.m. Professional designed and new plants have been placed. The property is completely fenced in. The school district is one of the best in the country ES: Great Falls, MS: Cooper, HS: Langley. A Must See. Association For More information, call: 703-759-3366 Advances community welfare by en- couraging ethical business and For Sale by Owner 703-627-2899 9911 Georgetown Pike • Great Falls, VA 22066 professional practices. Supports patron- age of local retail and professional services. Supports Celebrate Great Falls Day, the Great Falls Freedom Memorial and other community developments and events. 703-759-3011, 703-759-4155 or greatfallsbpa.com. Great Falls Citizens Association A non-partisan community political advocate to promote of community in- terest and seeking to preserve the historic, low density, semi-rural charac- ter of Great Falls and its natural resources. http://gfca.org/. US Lebanese Chamber A privately held business association founded in 2010 offering networking and resources to Lebanese Americans. 703-761-4949. Afghan American Chamber AACC provides resources to members to stimulate U.S.-Afghanistan business and investment. AACC also encourages economic policies that result in in- creased business and investment between the U.S. and Afghanistan. 703- 442-5005 or http://www.a-acc.org/. The Virginia Hispanic Chamber Based out of Vienna, the chamber of- fers business education and information to the Hispanic community. https:// www.vahcc.com/. Pakistan American Business Associa- tion, Inc. PABA is a non-profit, bilateral trade association that promotes business op- portunities between Pakistan and the United States of America, and nurtures leadership skills within the Pakistani American business community. 703- 627-1500 or http://www.pabausa.org/ Northern Virginia Black Chamber The Alexandria-based organization provides resources to black-owned busi- nesses in Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties. http://www.novabcc.org/. Asian American Chamber Located in Tysons, it offers programs Open Houses: Sunday, October 6th & October 27th 2-4pm to Asian and Pacific business communi- ties in the region. http:// www.asian-americanchamber.org/. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 ❖ 27 Newcomers Election Guide From Page 8

❖ For more infor- mation on the state legislature, go to virginiageneralassembly.gov. ❖ Voters with any questions about voting this Election Day can

Photo by visit two comprehen- sive websites for answers: The Virginia State Board of Elec- tions website at Victoria Ross www.sbe.virginia.gov and The Fairfax County Office of Elec- tions website at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ voterinfo. /The Connection ❖ If you don’t find the information you need at the websites, call the Office of Elec- tions at 703-222-0776. ❖ Fairfax now has a free smartphone mo- bile app to check your Cameron Quinn, Fairfax County’s registration and other chief elections official, holds up a voting information. sample ballot in the county’s office of Download the free app elections. by searching Fairfax County Government at the App Store (coming soon to An- droid Market) or go to http:// www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/mobile/. Absentee Voting Once you download the app, look for Virginia does not have “no excuse” the “VOTE” icon. absentee voting. If you want to complete Following are links to other sites elec- a Virginia Absentee Ballot Application, tion officials suggest voters check out download from www.SBE.Virginia.gov, before Election Day: or call 703-222-0776. The application ❖ Map Information: this site shows must be mailed or faxed to the Fairfax the 2011 adopted districts, precincts, County General Registrar’s Office. The boundary changes and polling place office is located at 12000 Government changes in Fairfax County. (Scroll down Center Parkway, Suite 323, Fairfax. The to find the maps.) http:// registrar’s fax number is 703-324-3725. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/ Virginia does offer in-person absentee 1precinctchanges_adopted7262011.pdf. voting. See www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb ❖ Voting Precincts: this site gives in- for details. formation on an individual’s voting precincts on Fairfax County’s website “My Neighborhood” pages at http:// Election Day, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gisapps/ myneighborhood/. Tuesday, Nov. 5. ❖ Voter Information, Directions to ❖ Polling Places: this State Board of Elec- Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. tions website has information useful ❖ now and for future elections. https:// Voter Identification: When you ar- www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/ rive at your polling place, a voting PublicSite/Public/FT2/ official will verify that your name is on PublicLookup.aspx?Link=Registration . the registration list. Voters will be asked to present one valid form of identifica- tion. It can be any of the following: How to Register ❖ Virginia voter registration card ❖ Valid Virginia driver’s license Eligible voters in Fairfax County must ❖ Military ID be 18 years of age, current U.S. citizens ❖ Any Federal, Virginia state or local and live within the county. Applications government-issued ID to register to vote by mail can be found ❖ Employer issued photo ID card at the Department of Motor Vehicles, ❖ Concealed handgun permit public libraries, military recruitment ❖ Valid student ID issued by any in- offices, public assistance agency offices, stitution of higher education located in government centers, Board of Supervi- the Commonwealth of Virginia sors offices, the citizen information desk ❖ Current utility bill, bank statement, at the Fairfax County Government Cen- government check or paycheck indicat- ter lobby or at the Judicial Center ing the name and address of the voter information desk. ❖ Social Security card (does not sat- ❖ To check if your registration is cor- isfy special federal ID requirements) rect, go online at www.sbe.virginia.gov/ A voter who does not bring an accept- register, or call the Office of Elections at able ID to the polls will be offered a 703-222-0776. provisional ballot. ❖ If you are not registered, or need to Important: Virginia’s existing voter ID update your registration, complete a requirements will change in July, 2014. Virginia Voter Registration Application, A law requiring photo identification at which you can download at http:// the polls was signed into law in May of www.sbe.virginia.gov, or call 703-222- 2013. This new photo identification re- 0776. quirement will not to take effect until July 1, 2014. The current law allows for the acceptance of all identification docu- ments listed above. 28 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Newcomers Silver Line Brings New Opportunities

Metrorail line aims to completion date. Both phases of the project were originally connect Washington, budgeted for a total cost of $5.25 billion, current estimates put the cost at around D.C. with Dulles $5.6 billion. According to the funding agreement, Airport by 2018. Fairfax County will contribute 16.1 percent of costs, Loudoun County will contribute 4.8 By Alex McVeigh percent and MWAA will contribute 4.1 per- The Connection cent. Those amounts are fixed by percent of the total costs. hen the first trains of Metro’s The remaining costs, save for additional Silver Line start carrying funding from state and federal sources, will Wpassengers, around Febru- be paid for by users of the Dulles Toll Road. ary 2014, it will mark a new era for Northern Virginia, particularly the WITH SUCH AN INVESTMENT of time northern part of Fairfax County. By 2018, and money, Fairfax County is hoping to reap riders from Ashburn, Sterling, Herndon, economic rewards from the Silver Line for Reston and McLean will have access to years to come. Gerald Gordon, president Dulles Airport and Washington, D.C. via the and CEO of the Fairfax Economic Develop- Silver Line. ment Authority, says the Silver Line will be In June 1996, the Virginia Department of Tracks weave through Tysons Corner along Route 123. Cranes are working a major business catalyst for the region. Rail and Public Transportation conducted on the office, residential and hotel buildings under construction at Tysons “Companies want to be able to get from a study that concluded that a rail located Corner Center. Photos by Chuck Samuelson/Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project Washington, D.C. to Dulles Airport the easi- in the median of the Dulles International est way possible, which is what the Silver Airport Access Highway would provide the Line allows. For example, Intelsat [which best opportunity to move people along the announced last December that they would corridor and decrease traffic congestion. move their headquarters to Tysons Corner The Dulles Transit Partners, a group of in 2014] said they came specifically to take companies that would eventually serve as advantage of Metro opportunities,” he said. the design and build contractors for Phase “The companies we’re attracting aren’t One, was formed in October 2000. manufacturers, they don’t require access to In June 2004, the Department of Rail and things like raw materials, they need access Public Transportation signed the first com- to ideas, concepts and creativity, and those prehensive agreement with Dulles Transit are the kinds of things that can have a snow- Partners and construction broke ground in ball effect on a workforce.” March 2009. Gordon said that the county currently has The Silver Line is being rolled out in two about a 17 percent vacancy rate when it phases, the first of which is expected to be comes to office space. Plenty of new office completed around February of next year. space is under construction in Tysons Cor- ner, with further development to come THE 11.6-MILE PHASE ONE begins as along the Dulles Toll Road as Phase Two an offshoot from the East Falls Church Or- progresses. ange Line Station and continues to Wiehle “With that kind of rate, you usually Avenue in Reston, with four Tysons Corner wouldn’t see a lot of speculative building, stations in between. Nighttime testing along the Silver Line: Eastbound train leaving the but we’ve got it, especially in Tysons,” he Construction on Phase One is 96 percent Wiehle-Restom East Metrorail Station. said. “There is going to be a challenge to complete. Originally slated for a late 2013 fill existing spaces, but that’s where we’ll opening, a delay was announced last month estimates a total cost of $2.905 billion at savings to users of the Dulles Toll Road,” see a ripple effect from the big companies by MWAA. completion, a number that includes a con- he said. moving into the new space, an effect that “We are still anticipating a November con- tingency reserve. On July 9, MWAA issued an official No- will hopefully lead to small businesses mar- struction completion date for Phase One. Phase Two will take the Silver Line all the tice to Proceed to Capital Rail Constructors, keting federally acquired skills that want This is in line with the two-month delay way to Ashburn, with stops at Reston Park- which officially initiates the contract for the to build around, and moving into contract- previously announced,” said Marcia way, Herndon, Innovation Center in Ster- construction of the six stations, 11.4 miles ing and subcontracting.” McAllister, communications manager for ling, Dulles International Airport and it will of track, guide ways an other components. With such an emphasis on technology in Dulles Metrorail. “We are continuing to conclude with two stations in Ashburn, one MWAA President and CEO Jack Potter the county, particularly in Tysons and the work with our Phase One contractor, Dulles at Route 606 (Old Ox Road) and one at called the Notice to Proceed an important Dulles Corridor, Gordon says he has high Transit Partners, and with WMATA to com- Route 772 (Ashburn Road). milestone. hopes for the future of the region’s tech plete this project as quickly as possible. MWAA received five bids for Phase Two “This means crews will soon be in the field business. However, we will not sacrifice safety and construction in April and awarded the con- surveying, performing site preparations and “Our new buildings are in high demand quality. All of us share the goal of provid- tract to Capital Rail Constructors, a joint making geological assessments when they from many businesses. We’re going to see a ing the safest, highest quality project.” venture between Clark Construction Group finalize permits and other design work,” he lot of world-class technology, cyber IT and Once construction is complete, MWAA and Kiewit Infrastructure South, who bid said. “Actual construction using heavy biomedical companies coming, they’re the will hand the project over to the Washing- $1.177 billion. equipment and cranes will likely being in future of the economy in this area,” Gor- ton Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Pat Nowakowski, executive director of the spring of 2014.” don said. “There’s a real opportunity for this who will perform additional testing and give Dulles Corridor Metrorail project, said he The project also includes construction of county and region to become a leader in a more concrete opening date. was “very encouraged” by the bid from a new rail yard on Dulles Airport property, things like personalized medicine and life The opening for passenger service is now Capital Rail Constructors. as well as improvements to the existing yard sciences. Those kinds of businesses, which estimated for February 2014. “The winning proposal is well below our at the West Falls Church station. rely on a technological approach to medi- As of May 31, total expenditures on Phase original estimates of $1.4 billion to $1.6 According to MWAA, the notice sets a cine, are in the market for an IT workforce, One has been $2.454 billion, and the Met- billion for this portion of the project, which construction completion period of 60 which is an area that this county domi- ropolitan Washington Airports Authority hopefully will allow us to pass on additional months, meaning July 2018 is the target nates.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 ❖ 29 Newcomers Bulletin Board Faith Notes Faith Notes are for announce- To have community events listed SATURDAY/SEPT. 7 in the Connection, send to ments and events in the faith McLean Community Flea [email protected]. community. Send to Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1420 The deadline for submissions is the [email protected]. Beverly Road, McLean. Recycle Friday prior to publication. Deadline is Friday. Great Falls Non-profits old items and purchase new St. Francis Episcopal ones. Vendor spaces are accepted Church, 9220 Georgetown Pike in From Page 14 [email protected]. WEDNESDAY/AUG. 28 on a first-come, first-served basis Great Falls, offers musical, educa- for $45; register using the form tional, outreach and fellowship Music and Memory Program on the inside back cover of the ministries in addition to worship Fundraiser. 5-10 p.m. program guide or online at Friends and Traveling Players Merrifield Silver Diner, 8150 www.mcleancenter.org Sept. 5. services, including a 7:45 a.m. Porter Road, Falls Church. The Household Hazardous Waste worship service without music; 9 Newcomers Ensemble Silver Diner will donate a portion Disposal. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., a.m. worship service, children’s of the night’s proceeds to the chapel and children’s choirs; 10 Traveling Players Ensemble is a not- McLean Community Center, center’s effective program uses 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. a.m. Sunday school and adult fo- Of Great Falls for-profit professional theatre company music to help those with rum; and 11 a.m. worship service in the Washington, D.C. area, dedicated The Fairfax County HHW Newcomers of Great Falls helps new Alzheimer’s. Program accepts and discards or with adult choir. 703-759-2082. to bringing great theatre into the great residents of Great Falls and its school www.alzheimersfdc.org. recycles hazardous materials outdoors through a thriving summer district meet each other and assimilate THURSDAY/AUG. 29 from Fairfax County residents The summer worship service into the community. The nonprofit orga- camp and year-round acting classes and according to all legal regulations. schedule July 14-Sept. 1 at Re- nization offers more than 300 members workshops. Volunteer opportunities in- American Red Cross Blood http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ deemer Lutheran Church, Drive. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cordial a variety of activities and programs clude working in the office, assisting dpwes/trash/disphhw.htm. 1545 Chain Bridge Road, McLean along with opportunities for leadership, with costume and set construction and Partners, 8229 Boone Blvd., Vienna Woman’s Club Open Vienna. The organization’s is a 9 a.m. contemporary service community service and support to local helping with special events. 703-987- House. 1-4 p.m., at Patrick Greater Chesapeake and Potomac and a 10:30 a.m. traditional wor- charitable and civic organizations. The 1712 or http:// Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. ship service. www.travelingplayers.org/about/mis- Blood Services Region is taking E., Vienna. The service and civic Newcomers provide financial support blood donations. Schedule a for such community charities as Camp sion/. organization supporting the Unitarian Universalist Con- donation appointment at 1-800- Vienna community for more than Fraser, Lift Me Up and the Great Falls 733-2767 or redcrossblood.org. gregation of Fairfax, 2709 Volunteer Fire Department. 703-757- 58 years holds a membership drive at the library to welcome Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, offers 7962 or http://www.gffnva.org/. Great Falls TUESDAY/SEPT. 3 newcomers. the Religious Exploration (RE) pro- Life Line Screening. By www.viennawomansclub.org. gram for all children, from pre-K Senior Center appointment, at Sharon Masonic toddlers through high school se- The Turner Hosts monthly events for local seniors Lodge, Suite 327, 999 Balls Hill THURSDAY/SEPT. 12 niors, emphasizing exploration of at churches and public buildings. 703- Road, McLean. Minimally Invasive Public Meeting: Spring Hill all religious traditions while devel- Farm Team 404-1117 or visit http:// Vascular Centers sponsors a RECenter. 7-9 p.m. Spring Hill oping a personal spiritual path. The screening for McLean area Elementary School Cafeteria, RE program offers classes on Satur- A group of community volunteers www.gfseniors.org/. residents to reduce their risk of 8201 Lewinsville Road, McLean. day afternoons and Sunday who raise money and public support for having a stroke or bone fracture; Supervisor John Foust and the mornings. 703-281-4230. a public park that was once a dairy farm screenings take 60-90 minutes Fairfax County Park Authority at Georgetown Pike and Springvale SHARE of McLean and are noninvasive and painless. review plans to renovate and Trinity United Methodist Road. The Turner Farm team is a liaison SoM seeks donations of grocery gift $159. 1-877-237-1287 or expand the RECenter. 703-356- Church, 1205 Dolley Madison with the Fairfax County Park Authority cards and more. Checks and gift cards www.lifelinescreening.com. 0551 or Blvd., McLean. Sunday worship and supports community efforts to build can be sent to: Holiday Celebration, [email protected]. services are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. a picnic pavilion, a tot lot, equestrian Share, Inc. PO Box 210, McLean, VA Sunday School for adults is at 9:30 features and an astronomy observatory 22101. 703-284-2179. a.m. and for children during the at The Turner Farm. 703-406-2487 or e- www.SHAREofMcLean.org. 10:30 a.m. worship service. Youth Group for grades 7-12 meets Sun- days at 6 p.m. A 20-minute service of Holy Communion is held each Wednesday at noon. 703-356-3312 or umtrinity.org. Visit These Houses of Worship The Jewish Social Services Agency (JSSA) offers a wide va- riety of support groups for those with emotional, social and physical To Highlight Your Faith Community, call Karen at 703-917-6468 challenges. www.jssa.org/growth- learning. Assembly of God Disciples of Christ Smith Chapel United Methodist Welcoming, Diverse, Progressive Vienna Assembly of God Antioch Christian Church ... 571-434-9680 ... 703-938-7736 ... 703-938-6753 Wesley United Methodist HAVEN of Northern Vir- Cristo Es Mi Refugio Episcopal ... 703-938-8700 ginia offers a variety of free ST. ANNE’S ...703-675-0144 Church of the Holy Comforter Non-Denominational bereavement support groups, Baha’i ... 703-938-6521 Celebration Center meeting on a weekly basis. 703- EPISCOPAL Baha’i Faith for Church of the Holy Cross for Spiritual Living 941-7000 or CHURCH • Reston Northern Virginia ...... 703-698-6991 ... 703-560-2030 www.havenofnova.org. 703-821-3345 St. Francis Episcopal Presbyterian Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church Baptist ... 703-759-2082 McLean Bible Church Fit- Global Mission Church Jehovah’s Witness ...703-560-6336 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I Jehovah’s Witnesses Korean Central Presbyterian ness Class at Body & Soul ... 703-757-0877 Fitness. Gain balance, energy and 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II Peace Baptist Church ... 703-759-1579 ... 703-698-5577 5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are Contemporary Service ... 703-560-8462 Lutheran Vienna Presbyterian strength at 9:45 a.m. Mondays and Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Emmanuel Lutheran Church ... 703-938-9050 Fridays. Free childcare for regis- Nursery care provided at 10:00 a.m. service ... 703-757-8134 ...703-938-2119 Quaker tered students. Christ The King Lutheran Church Langley Hills Friends [email protected]. The Rev. James Papile, Rector Cartersville Baptist Church ... 703-255-7075 ... 703-759-6068 ...703-442-8394 The Rev. Laura Cochran, Assoc. Rector Fellowship Baptist Church ... St. Athanasius Lutheran Church Seventh-Day Adventist St. Dunstan’s Episcopal 703-385-8516 ...703-455-4003 Northern Virginia 703-437-6530 Church, 1830 Kirby Road in First Baptist Church Methodist Christian Fellowship McLean, holds a third Sunday ser- Andrew Chapel United Methodist ... 703-242-9001 www.stannes-reston.org ... 703-938-8525 vice every month at 10:15 a.m. ... 703-759-3509 Vienna Seventh Day Adventists 1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston The Light Mission Church ... which allows children to play ac- 703-757-0877 Church of the Good Shepherd ... 703-938-8383 Vienna Baptist Church ... 703-281-3987 Unitarian Universalist tive roles in the music and as ... 703-281-4400 The Vine Methodist Church Congregation of Fairfax greeters and ushers. Traditional New Union Baptist Church...... 703-573-5336 ... 703-281-4230 services are every Sunday at 8:15 703-281-2556 Ephiphany United Methodist United Church of Christ and 10:15 a.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF VIENNA Church of the Brethern ... 703-938-3494 Emmaus United Oakton Church of the Brethern Great Falls United Methodist Church of Christ Vienna Christian Healing ... 703-281-4411 ... 703-759-3705 …703-938-1555 Rooms are open, every Saturday, 450 ORCHARD STREET, NW Catholic Oakton United Methodist Unity 1-5 p.m., at 8200 Bell Lane. A team Unity of Fairfax Our Lady of Good Counsel ...... 703-938-1233 of Christians is available to anyone VIENNA, VA 22180 703-938-2828 Vale United Methodist ... 703-281-1767 ... 703-620-2594 requesting prayer. Free and open 703-938-8525 St. Athanasius Catholic Church to the public. 703-698-9779 or ... 703-759-4555 [email protected] St. Mark’s Catholic Church ... www.viennachristianhealingrooms.com. www.fbcv.org 703-281-9100 Charismatic Chesterbrook United Meth- New Song Church odist Church is at 1711 Kirby SUNDAY WORSHIP, 7:45 AM & 11:00 AM ... 703-698-9777 Road, McLean. Worship service is at CHURCH SCHOOL 9:30AM-10:30AM Church of Christ 11 a.m. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. MIDWEEK SERVICES, WED. 7:00 PM Berea Church of Christ for adults and children. 703-356- ... 703-893-7040 b b 7100 or www.ChesterbrookUMC.org.

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32 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Newcomers Inspiring People, Projects From the Past From Page 17 The 52-acre Turner Farm was purchased in a pub- who purchased the farm in 1869 and built the exist- lic/private partnership with 50 percent of the land ing farmhouse in 1892—purchased 163 acres from cost being provided by the Great Falls community as his grandfather in 1920. Mark played a vital role in a result of fund-raising. Fairfax County recently pur- the Great Falls community, serving as the first mas- chased the remaining 5 acres on which the farmhouse ter of Great Falls Grange #738 and first master of and other dairy farming structures are located. The Fairfax Pomona Grange #1. He was elected master community is in search of a resident curator who of the Virginia State Grange in 1936 where he served will commit to restoring the historic Queen Anne- for two terms, and then served on its executive board. style Victorian farmhouse to its original condition The governor appointed Mark to the Virginia Milk while proposing a functional reuse for the historic Commission, where he served with two other mem- structure. A conceptual plan to use three acres of bers for 18 years, regulating the state’s milk indus- open land—not where the house is—for an art cen- try. He served on the Fairfax County School Board, ter has been proposed. One hundred and twenty- and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for four one years after the farmhouse was built, we are won- years. In 1934, he became vice president of the Citi- dering who our curator will be and what functional zens National Bank of Herndon and its president in reuse makes sense for some or all of the 5-acre prop- 1936. He was also chairman of the Agricultural Sta- erty. Creating a vibrant community requires partici- bilization and Conservation Commission of Fairfax pation, dialogue, affection, imagination and a will- County. ingness to act and contribute. Build Your Community Support Your Local Businesses.

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School: McLean High School Riley Mascot: Highlanders Cummins School Colors: Red and silver and the Athletic director: Jim Patrick, 703-714- Marshall 5700 baseball ❖ Football coach: Dennis Worek (second team over- year) came a 0-7 The Highlanders dropped their final four games start to reach of the 2012 season and finished 4-6. McLean defeated the region Washington-Lee, Falls Church, Marshall and South semifinals in Lakes. 2013. ❖ Field hockey coach: Summer Vanni ❖ Baseball coach: John Dowling Maire Shine and the McLean girls’ soccer ❖ Softball coach: Maurice Tawil team finished runner-up in ❖ Girls’ soccer coach: Rob Bouchard 2013. ❖ Rival school: Langley What Happened Last Year: The field hockey team He finished with seven sacks in seven seasons. reached the region quarterfinals. The boys’ and girls’ Quotable: “We couldn’t be more proud of the way basketball teams finished district runner-up. The they had a short-term memory and they came out softball team went 20-6, finished district runner-up the next game ready to play. Their destiny is in their and reached the region semifinals. The girls’ soccer hands for how they can finish in the district. [Madi- Photo by team finished district runner-up and reached the re- son is] a very well coached team … and to be com- Louise Krafft/ gion quarterfinals. ing out here and to do that performance against them The Connection Famous graduate: Defensive end Eric Dorsey (1982 tonight, I can’t be more proud of such a young team.” graduate) was a first-round choice of the New York —McLean girls’ soccer coach Rob Bouchard follow- Giants in the 1986 NFL Draft. He was a starter on ing the Highlanders’ 1-0 victory over Madison, which Marshall High: Baseball Team the Giants’ 1990-91 team that won Super Bowl XXV. came two days after a 5-1 loss to Stone Bridge. Reached the Region Semifinals

Langley High: Girls’ Tennis Team School: George C. seasons in the Majors and fin- Marshall High School ished second in the Cy Young Goes Undefeated in 2012 Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection Mascot: Statesmen voting in 1995, when as a mem- School colors: Scarlet ber of the Cincinnati Reds he School: Langley High School and Columbia blue went 18-7 with a 3.22 ERA. He Mascot: Saxons Athletic director: Joe also played for the Toronto Blue School Colors: Green and gold Swarm, 703-714-5409 Jays, Houston Astros, Boston Athletic director: Geoff Noto, 703-287- ❖ Football coach: Greg Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and 2750 Sullivan (second year) Boston Red Sox. Defensive line- ❖ Football coach: John Howerton The Statesmen went 0-10 in man Michael McCrary (1988 The Saxons closed the 2012 regular season on a 2012. graduate) played collegiately at three-game winning streak and made the playoffs ❖ Field hockey coach: Chris- Wake Forest and was a seventh- with a 6-4 record. Langley defeated Hayfield in the tina Carroll round selection of the Seattle quarterfinals before falling to Stone Bridge in the ❖ Boys’ basketball coach: Dan Seahawks in the 1993 NFL semifinals. Hale Draft. He played 10 seasons ❖ Field hockey coach: Jennifer Robb ❖ Girls’ basketball coach: with the Seahawks and Balti- ❖ Volleyball coach: Susan Shifflett The Langley volleyball team reached the Chad Scott more Ravens, earning two trips ❖ Boys’ basketball coach: Scott Newman state tournament in 2012. ❖ Baseball coach: Aaron Tarr to the Pro Bowl and one All-Pro ❖ Girls’ basketball coach: Amanda Bates ❖ Rival school: Madison. selection. He won one Super ❖ Baseball coach: Kevin Healy unbeaten Hayfield in the opening round. The boys’ What Happened Last Year: Bowl (XXXV) with Baltimore. ❖ Boys’ lacrosse coach: Earl Brewer soccer team finished district runner-up. The field hockey team went 14- He finished with 71 career ❖ Girls’ lacrosse coach: Richard DeSomma Famous graduate: Bruce Allen (1974 graduate) is 6 and finished district runner- sacks. ❖ Rival school: McLean the general manager of the Washington Redskins and up. The boys’ basketball team Quotable: “ … me and Mitch What Happened Last Year: The volleyball team won son of former Redskins coach George Allen. won the district championship. [Blackstone] are both going to the district title, finished region runner-up and ad- Quotable: “I feel like [the loss to South Lakes] was The baseball team started 0-7 come out next year, we’re go- vanced to the state semifinals. The baseball team fin- such a beneficial thing for us. Even though it was a but bounced back to reach the ing to lead by example and ished district runner-up and lost to South County in loss on our record in a district game, we fought after region semifinals. mark my words, we’re coming 13 innings in the region quarterfinals. The boys’ la- that. … We came into the season knowing that we Famous graduate: Pete back strong. We’re going to crosse team finished district runner-up and lost to were going to be pretty good and I feel that loss re- Schourek (1987 graduate) was make another run. Believe it.” Chantilly in the region semifinals, snapping the Sax- ally put us in our place. We need to work. Talent a pitcher in the Majors Leagues. —Marshall pitcher Riley ons’ streak of four consecutive state titles. The girls’ doesn’t get you anywhere unless you put it out there.” He was drafted by the New York Cummins after the Statesmen lacrosse team finished district, region and state run- —Former Langley volleyball player Jenna Dean. Mets in the second round of the reached the region semifinals ner-up to Madison. The softball team reached the The Saxons lost their district opener but responded 1987 MLB Draft. He played 11 despite a 0-7 start to the season. region semifinals, including a win over previously by winning the 2012 district title.

34 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com The County Line Board of Supervisors: What Do They Do?

From Page 11 next door is developed for houses or a shop- lages’ where our seniors help each other so the police chief and fund the police, fire ping center or parkland falls under the di- they can stay in their homes in their later department and health department. We’re various authorities and commissions that rect authority of the board. School fund- years. Second, the county government pro- the ones who approve new commercial con- serve county residents and businesses. ing, police and fire protection are the di- vides among the best police and fire and struction like in Tysons, or new Metro-rail One of the most important responsibili- rect responsibility of the board. The county rescue departments in the country, and we and bus routes. In fact, I would go as far to ties of a district supervisor and his or her provides a host of programs and services— are building a more robust emergency re- say that about 80 percent of an individual’s staff is constituent services. My staff and I libraries, parks and recreation, transporta- sponse network that connects citizens with contact with government at any level is at assist Dranesville residents on issues that tion and planning, and a wide range of hu- county agencies. We have a world-class our level. One of the most important jobs involve the county government, utilities and man services. These are areas of life that public school system, which receives prior- of the supervisor is constituent service. We state government (especially VDOT). We we all deal with every day and that affect ity in the county budget. Our human ser- work hard to address and resolve issues and regularly work with constituents on issues the quality of life. In many instances it is vice system combines government programs problems for our residents, be they simple involving building and zoning code enforce- this range of services that attracted people with faith-based and non-profit programs or complex. I also believe communication ment, traffic calming, storm water, human to choose to live here in the first place. It is to help people with disabilities and people with constituents on issues that are impor- services, utility complaints, storm recovery critical that people watch the board, get in need of a ‘pick up’ to get themselves on tant to them is a critical job of the supervi- and road and sidewalk maintenance. involved in their local governmental pro- track. Third, we are rebuilding our infra- sor—I hold town hall meetings, attend nu- Why is it important to vote in a county cesses and help shape our community. At a structure, from stormwater management merous events and community/HOA meet- supervisor election? No level of government minimum, people should vote! If you don’t systems that protect the environment, to ings and publish a newsletter—sign up at has more impact on our daily lives and the vote you can’t complain!” parks and trails for recreation, to a water http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/springfield/ type of community we live in and will leave and sewer system that is clean and efficient. herrity-report-newsletter.htm. I look for- for our children. Residents should partici- SUPERVISOR JOHN COOK (R- As your supervisor, I am here to help make ward to serving you. pate in the election process to ensure that BRADDOCK) your neighborhood the best place it can be. they have a supervisor who shares their val- “More than any other elected official at LINDA SMYTH (D-PROVIDENCE) ues, who will be effective on their behalf, any level of government, a county supervi- SUPERVISOR PAT HERRITY (R- “The Board of Supervisors collectively and who actively solicits their input on ma- sor has the greatest effect on your every- SPRINGFIELD) provides local government in Fairfax jor issues that affect their community.” day lives. “I have always agreed with Thomas County. What does that mean? Supervisors First, I believe strong neighborhoods are Jefferson’s notion that government closest set the local tax rates and approve the SUPERVISOR MICHAEL FREY (R- the foundation of our strong county. I work to the people is best, and you cannot get county budget, which provides funding for SULLY) with civic and homeowners’ associations, much closer to the people than being a su- schools, parks, libraries, public safety and “The Board of Supervisors doesn’t do war community pools, recreational leagues, pervisor. Supervisors’ jobs are multi-faceted; other public facilities and services. In other and peace, but it’s hard to argue that the scout troops and other organizations to help we’re the ones you call when you have a words, what we do touches our residents’ Board of Supervisors is not responsible for them provide a foundation for our neigh- problem with your taxes, neighborhood everyday lives. And when residents have most of the issues that people deal with borhoods. The county’s ‘50+’ plan is look- blight, roads, or if you have trouble with questions or problems, we are the ones they every day. 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David Cowdrill, a potter, at his studio, part of the Great Falls Studios An audience watches artist William Tuthill create a Japanese wood block Tour last year. print during the Great Falls Studios Tour Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Great Falls Studios (GFS) welcomes A Community of Arts you to the neighborhood. n 2003, Laura Nichols invited three In the words of Laura Nichols, potter and be available and a photography exhibit in prints, pots and dinnerware, purses, pillows local artists to a meeting in her founder of Great Falls Studios, “Sometimes the large conference room will feature the and scarves, walking sticks, art cards and Ikitchen to talk. As they say, “the rest visitors leave with a piece of art they have portraits of the 16 GFS members and their books. Something quite unique for indi- is history!” In 2013, Great Falls Stu- chosen, but they always leave with a story.” studios featured in the 10th Anniversary vidual collections or a perfect gift for a spe- dios (GFS) is celebrating our 10th anniver- For the third year Sun Design Remodel- book. Dean Souleles, co-editor and photog- cial friend, teacher or family member. sary—a great opportunity for us to intro- ing Specialists, Inc., an award winning ar- rapher, will be on hand to answer questions. ❖ Throughout the year, GFS manages sev- duce ourselves to new neighbors. GFS in- chitectural design-build firm, is a generous ❖ Dec. 14 & 15, Great Falls Studios and eral exhibit venues in our community: cludes 115 artists creating in a wide vari- sponsor of Studios Art Tour. They will be Sun Design, Inc. will be at the Wolftrap Katie’s at The Olde Brogue Irish Pub/760 ety of media, in studio spaces scattered exhibiting the craftsmanship that has Education Center, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, Walker Road, Seneca Hill Animal Hospital through out Great Falls. Close to 1.5 per- earned them recognition as a home for a Holiday Show & Sale. GFS member Resort & Spa/11415 Georgetown Pike, and cent of the village households are repre- remodeler, at the house tour running con- artists will be offering art “Made in Great a new space featuring the work of local el- sented by a working artist, creating in ga- current with the art tour. They, too, are cel- Falls” for sale. Sun Design will have infor- ementary school students at Starbucks at rages, barns, spare bedrooms or at kitchen ebrating a milestone: 25 years of building, mation and professionals available to dis- Great Falls Center/9862 Georgetown Pike. tables. Some have designed home studios design and relationships in the community. cuss how to reinvent your home to enrich ❖ GFS artists are also regularly featured specifically outfitted for our craft. One art- Throughout the weekend, the Great Falls the way you live. In addition to original exhibitors in the Large Meeting Room and ist works plein air, her easel perched on river Community Library will serve as “Studio paintings, photographs, wall hangings and Small Conference Room at the Great Falls rocks or on park paths. Three group stu- Tour Headquarters.” Tour information will jewelry, there will also be high quality Community Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, dios dot our town: AHH! (Art Happens and hang two all-media, all-member shows Here), Art Studio on the Green & Gallery there each year. GFS donated to the library and the Artists’ Atelier. The group strives the art hanging system, used by all exhibi- through collaboration, to support the artis- Great Falls Studios Online Gallery tors. tic endeavors and objectives of members Great Falls Studios manages a busy and and to make Great Falls a more artful place. always improving website with images of What a great year to meet us—it is our Presents ‘Simply Summer’ their member work, artists’ bios and links birthday and fun and fanfare are planned. to individual artists’ websites. A monthly Everyone is invited. he Great Falls Studios (GFS) art- themed exhibit at the Virtual Gallery makes *Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Great Falls Li- Tists have put to paper, molded art as close as the click of a mouse. brary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, the commu- in clay and caught on camera GFS members have been juried into rec- nity is invited to meet GFS artists, view warm sunny days, summer vacations, ognized shows and their art hangs in cor- some of their original work, enjoy hands- beaches and boats, butterflies, flowers porate and personal collections around the on activities and learn the stories of their and abundant greenery. “Simply Sum- country and in small business, professional studios. A 10th Anniversary book, “Creative mer” at the GFS Virtual Gallery is just a offices and not-for-profit art venues in the Spaces: Inside the Artist’s Studio,” spotlight- mouse click away: http:// metropolitan area. Many teach children ing 16 GFS members, our philosophy and www.greatfallsstudios.com/ and/or adults in their home studios or in workspaces is scheduled to be released that virtualgallery-new.php. local art programs. day. It promises to be a community occa- Established in 2003, Great Falls Stu- Great Falls Studios artists are good neigh- sion to celebrate creativity. dios is a consortium of more than 100 bors and friends; they look for opportuni- *Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20, artists living or working in Great Falls. ties to reach out to members of the com- 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days, join GFS on a self- Some of the upcoming events include: munity and are proud of a tradition of par- ❖ guided driving adventure to art studios Oct. 5—Great Falls Studios cel- ticipating in local events, and collaborat- tucked along the scenic roads of Great Falls ebrates a decade of art at Great Falls Li- ing with other community groups includ- at the 10th Annual Great Falls Studios Art brary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great ing Great Falls Foundation for the Arts (an- Tour: 60 member artists—painters, potters, Falls; other arts group in Great Falls, with a dif- ❖ sculptors, jewelry makers, photographers, On Oct. 19 & 20—Tenth Annual ferent purpose), Great Falls Citizens Asso- Great Falls Studios Tour; digital artists, a weaver, a printmaker, a "Summer Garden," a study by ciation and Celebrate Great Falls. In early ❖Dec. 14 & 15—Great Falls Studios wood carver, three quilters, a knitter, a lay- Ronni Jolles in layered paper July, three Great Falls photographers pre- Holiday Show and Sale, Wolf Trap/Cen- ered-paper artist and other talented folk will and pastel. This garden blooms sented at all luncheons for members of the ter for Education, 1645 Trap Road, be opening the doors to their individual stu- in France. Great Falls Senior Center. dios, the three group ateliers in town, and Vienna. More information, including artist bios, several shared venues created just for the Great Falls Studios also manages sev- tal, Resort & Spa/11415 Georgetown and links to their websites at weekend. eral exhibit venues in the community. Pike, Great Falls and a new space fea- http://www.GreatFallsStudios.com/ and Artists will be demonstrating their crafts The public is invited to enjoy often turing the work of local elementary http://www.SunDesignInc.com/about- and techniques, engaging in inspiring con- changing shows at Katie’s @ the Old school students at Starbucks @ Great us.html. versation and some will offer visitors a Brogue Irish Pub/760 Walker Road, Falls Center/9862 Georgetown Pike, And some of the GFS members meet for chance to touch, dabble or scribble. All art- Great Falls, Seneca Hill Animal Hospi- Great Falls. coffee on Thursday mornings at Katie’s. ists will be selling art “Made in Great Falls.” Drop in sometime. 36 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com PO An Insider’s Guide to TO BR M A Parks Major Parks in Fairfax County C R IVER

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groups by reservation. G u Only the hiking and horse n s HO Hemlock Overlook Regional Park to trails may be used without n OR Occoquan Regional Parks 13220 Yates Ford Road, Clifton prior arrangement. R MN d Regional Park . www.nvrpa.org/park/hemlock_overlook/ 9751 Ox Road, Lorton BR Bull Run Marina Regional Park 800-877-0954; 571-281-3556; www.nvrpa.org/park/ MBG Meadowlark Botanical Gardens Hemlock Overlook Regional Park occoquan/ 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville offers a variety of outdoor 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna 703-690-2121 www.nvrpa.org/park/bull_run/ and environmental www.nvrpa.org/park/ This park offers 400 acres of Main park open all year for picnicking, hiking and education. family camping. Bull Run Public Shooting meadowlark_botanical_gardens/ recreational space and a touch of the past Center open all year. Group Camping open daily 703-255-3631 with its historic brick kilns and the Turning Jan. 7 though Nov. 11. Mini and disc golf open This 95-acre complex of large Point Suffragist Memorial. Park lands, trails and April through October. Hours vary. ornamental display gardens and associated waters are part of the Fairfax Cross- unique native plant collections is open year County Trail. Kayak rentals. One hour Tour Boat round and include walking trails, lakes, more Rides on the Occoquan River to Belmont Bay BR Atlantis Waterpark than 20 varieties of cherry trees, irises, and back. Offered Saturdays noon-5 p.m., peonies, an extensive shade garden, native Sunday 1- 8 p.m., April 2 through Nov. 27. $10 (at Bull Run Marina Regional wildflowers, gazebos, birds, butterflies, adults, $5 children 12 and under, under age 4 Park) seasonal blooms and foliage. The Atrium’s are free. 7700 Bull Run Drive, indoor tropical garden setting is a popular Centreville meeting, reception, wedding and www.atlantisbullrun.com/ workshop location. Interpretive displays PB Pohick Bay Regional Park 703-631-0552 accompany a restored 18th-century Atlantis Waterpark features pools, cabin. A picnic area beside the Gardens 6501 Pohick Bay Drive, Lorton a giant dumping bucket, is available to visitors. Meadowlark www.nvrpa.org/park/pohick_bay/ waterslides, and fun-filled presents gardening and horticulture Pohick Bay is located on the Potomac River 25 miles activities for all ages. Atlantis is workshops, tours, field trips, concerts south of the nation’s capital. The boat launch open from Memorial Day weekend and volunteer programs. facility is one of only three public access points through Labor Day, and is a member to the Potomac River in northern Virginia. of the Northern Virginia Regional Pohick Bay offers canoes, kayaks, paddle boats Park Authority Family of Waterparks. Sources: , Northern Vir- and jon boats for rent on the weekends, as well Aantis also features picnic pavilions, a ark ginia Regional Park Authority, Virginia State as family and group camping, hiking, picnic areas and a large play area for children. For deck great for sunning and playing, as FH egional P Parks and Fairfax County Park Authority. Map well as plenty of shade. Neptune Reef courtesy of Fairfax County Park Authority. De- those interested in swimming, the park offers snack bar sells food, beverages and signed & compiled by Jean Card and Laurence one of the largest, outdoor freeform pools on the east coast. Pohick Bay Regional Park, located on sweets. Fountainhead R Foong. Photos by Craig Sterbutzel. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 ❖ 37 Mason Neck Pennisula is an ecologically fragile land that shelters an abundance of wildlife, including the bald eagle. Nature lovers can expect to see blue birds, osprey, heron, deer, beavers and rare sightings of river otters.

PB Pirates Cove Waterpark (at Pohick Bay Regional Park) 6501 Pohick Bay Drive, Lorton www.piratescovepohick.com 703-339-6102 Pirates Cove Waterpark is located at Pohick Bay Regional Park. Visitors can cool off under the 300-gallon dumping bucket, fire the water cannons and splash down the waterslide or search for buried treasure at Buccaneer Beach sand play area. Pirates Cove also features picnic pavilions, a deck for sunning and playing, as well as plenty of shade. Captain’s Galley snack bar features food, beverages and sweets. Pirates Cove is open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.

PB Pohick Bay Golf Course 10301 Gunston Road, Lorton www.nvrpa.org/park/pohick_bay_golf_course 703-339-8585 This scenic golf course is located on the Mason Neck Peninsula in Lorton. Pohick Bay’s practice facility features a driving range with practice putting and chipping greens, and lessons from PGA pros. A full-service pro shop features an array of name-brand golf clubs, equipment and apparel. Other services include club making, custom club fitting, regripping, reshafting and tournament coordinating. GW

The Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run, McLean SR Sandy Run Regional Park 10450 Van Thompson Road, Fairfax Station www.nvrpa.org/park/sandy_run/ 703-690-4392 Major Fairfax The park is open to the public for the purpose of education, training, practice, and racing for competitive and recreational sculling and County Parks rowing. Only shells and other boats authorized by the Northern Virginia Regional Park BLP Burke Lake Park & Golf Course Authority may be launched from the docks or 7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station shoreline of Sandy Run. Sandy Run offers a volleyball, driving range, 18 hole, par 3, minigolf, facility for team training and competition for trails, playground, campgrounds, fishing Olympic, college, high school and club canoe, 883.4 acres, multiple resource park kayak and crew athletes.

CJP Clemyjontri Park 6317 Georgetown Pike, McLean Arts Center fitness, picnic areas and playgrounds 18.6 acres, special purpose park LAC Workhouse Arts Center 9601 Ox Road, Lorton ELP Ellanor C. Lawrence Park www.lortonarts.org 5040 Walney Road, Chantilly 703-584-2900 baseballl, soccer/football (unlit), basketball (unlit), The Workhouse Arts Center consists of seven studio community center, nature center, amphitheater, buildings, the main galleries and the recently trails opened Youth Arts Center. Visitors are 650 acres, multiple resource park WOD encouraged to interact with artists. In addition to visual arts, the Workhouse Arts Center is home to performing arts, including theater, film FPF Frying Pan Farm Park W&OD Trail, Herndon institute, musical and dance performances. The 2717 West Ox Road, Herndon education department supports both the visual historic structure, biking/equestrian/hiking trails, and performing arts, offering classes and open areas, playground LAP Lake Accotink Park NWP Nottoway Park workshops in a variety of disciplines. Future 135.3 acres, multiple resource park 7500 Accotink Park Road, Springfield 9537 Courthouse Road, Vienna plans for the Workhouse include an event basketball, volleyball, minigolf, trails, picnic baseball (lit), soccer/football (lit),basketball (lit), center, amphitheater, Workhouse Theatre, 448.1 acres, multiple resource park tennis (lit), trails, picnic restaurants, apartments, music barn and GSG Green Spring Gardens 90.9 acres, district park garden/horticultural area. Other buildings on 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria site, yet to be renovated, may provide for other Community Center, historic structure, biking/ LFP Lake Fairfax Park activities such as a visitors center, a blacksmith hiking trails, open areas, gardens 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston RBP Riverbend Park shop, theatre scene shops and rehearsal space. 30.9 acres, special purpose park softball (lit), soccer/football (unlit), amphitheater, 8700 Potomac Hill Street, Great Falls carousel,campground, tour boat, picnic shelters nature center, historic structure, biking/equestrian/ 479 acres, multiple resource park hiking trails, picnic areas, craftroom FPF HPP Hidden Pond Park 411.2 acres, multiple resource park 8511 Greeley Boulevard, Springfield tennis (lit), nature center, FRA Lee District Park amphitheater, hiking/ 6601 Telegraph Road, Franconia SRN Scotts Run Nature Preserve nature trails, softball, soccer/football, tennis, basketball, 7400 Georgetown Pike, McLean playground, fishing volleyball, trails, treehouse, sprayground, historic structure, historic/hiking/nature trails, 25.6 acres, community accessible playground fishing park 138 acres, district park 384.3 acres, natural resource park

HMP Meadows MDP Mason District Park SRD South Run District Park 6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale 7550 Reservation Drive, Springfield 3701 Lockheed Boulevard, softball (lit), soccer/football (unlit/lit), basketball baseball, soccer/football, basketball, tennis, Alexandria (lit), tennis (lit), shuffleboard, dog park, recenter, equestrian, playground, swimming nature center, historic amphitheater, biking/hiking/fitness 196 acres, district park structure, biking/hiking/nature 121.2 acres, district park Frying P trails, observation tower, WFP Wakefield Park & RECenter Herndonan F boardwalk arm P 1444.8 acres, natural resource ark, 8100 Braddock Road, Annandale park softball, soccer/football, basketball, tennis, recenter, biking, fitness trail, skate park 292.6 acres, multiple resource park 38 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ August 28 - September 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com A Guide to Fairfax County Parks in the Parks Great Falls, Reston & Herndon Areas

Map Number Park Name Address, City 15 Chandon Property Class 900 Palmer Drive, Herndon Community Park 1 Hutchison ES 13209 Parcher Ave., Herndon 16 Fred Crabtree Community Park 2801 Fox Mill Road, Herndon District Park 2 Coppermine Crossing SS 2744 Cooper Creek Rd, Herndon 17 Franklin Oaks School Site 2961 Franklin Oaks Drive, Herndon Neighborhood Park PO 3 Arrowbrooke TO 2351 Field Point Road, Herndon 18 Stratton Woods M Community Park 2431 Fox Mill Road, Reston A Community Park C 4 Dulles Corner R 2446 Dulles View Drive, Herndon IV Community Park ER

5 Franklin Farm 13590 Franklin Farm Road, Herndon Community Park 34 LOUDOUN COUNTY 6 Reston Town Green Craig Sterbutzel Cameron Glen Dr, Reston Photos by Neighborhood Park 10 Featuring 11 Baron Cameron & 26 28 7 Shaker Woods 33 Browns Chapel Parks 1225 Stuart Road, Reston G Community Park 32 eo 27 rg 29 et 8 Hickory Run SS 8 ow Hunter Mill District Parks Sheshue St, Great Falls n 30 School Site 12 7 My favorite park in the Hunter Mill District? 25 That’s a hard question since our District is blessed with over 40 unique and beautiful sites. 21 31 13 To wn of 24 22 L It’s hard to equal the elegance of Meadowlark ee P Gardens, or the quiet introspection you can find Herndon 6 sb ike u walking or biking on the W&OD Trail or the Du 1 15 14 rg lles many stream valley parks. I love how Frying Pan 4 Ac & P Farm Park showcases our rural and agricultural 3 cess Toll ik R e heritage and reminds me of my childhood. Lake oa 5 y d 9 Fairfax Park teems with activity and has some- 4

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