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GreatGreat FallsFalls LangleyLangley VolleyballVolleyball WinsWins StateState ChampionshipChampionship Sports, Page 20 Sports, Page 20 ❖ Classifieds, Page 22 Classifieds, ❖ Entertainment, Page 19 Langley’s Rachel Andrejev, seen during ❖ the 6A North region championship match, had a team-high 10 kills against First Colonial on Nov. 23 in the Group 6A state championship match. Opinion, Page 10 A Time to Share News, Page 12 Author Writes Children’s Sleep Book News, Page 3 Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection www.ConnectionNewspapers.comNovember 27 - December 3, 2013 Great online Falls Connection at www.connectionnewspapers.com ❖ November 27 - December 3, 2013 ❖ 1 Dress Up Your Home for the Holidays! RUNNER SALE! STAIR WALL-TOCARPET WAL AREA RUG SALE! HARDWOOD FLOORING SALE! Unique Reflection of Quality SERVING YOU SINCE 1998 THE SOURCE OF FINE FLOORS, EXCELLENT SERVICE & CRAFTSMANSHIP Great Falls OPEN Leesburg Floors GREAT FALLS Calico SUNDAYS Rt. 193 Georgetown Pike Rte. 7 and Georgetown Pike (Route 193) . Rd. Old DominionMcLean Dr . Seneca Square (Next to Calico Corners) Dranesville Pkwy Rt. 7 Fairfax Co. 703-759-9200 1025-K Seneca Road RestonPkwy Monday through Saturday 10-6 • Sunday 12-4 • VISA • Master Card • Discover • AMEX Herndon Reston Tysons Corner 2 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ November 27 - December 3, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic News 703-778-9414 or [email protected] Viewpoints What Are You Thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day? — Jean Jianos Author Pat Britz Kim Tran, Manager, Great signs copies of her Falls Nails and Spa book at Katie’s “I’m thankful for my chil- Coffee Shop. The dren, my family and friends. I book, “Animals don’t want to sound so Need Zzzs Too,” typical, but that’s really it, the addresses children’s basics. You don’t need any- sleep habits. thing extravagant as long as you have your family, your close friends. That’s what really matters, the simple things in life.” Cindy Grisdela, Artist, Photos by Alex McVeigh/The Connection member of Great Falls Studios “I am thankful for my family Author Writes and artist friends in Great Children’s Falls Studios.” Sleep Book Susan Platt, Great Falls “I’m grateful to have been married 34 years to a wonder- ful man. I’m thankful for my Pat Britz hosts signing at father who is almost 87 years old and my stepmom who is a Katie’s Coffee Shop. cancer survivor, and that they are coming to my house for By Alex McVeigh Thanksgiving with my brother The Connection and sister and their families.” uring her years working for the National Sleep Foundation, author Pat Britz heard Leny Vantuijl, Childcare Dit all from parents. Calls about children Provider, Great Falls that wouldn’t go to bed, that couldn’t “I am looking forward to sleep and more. Thanksgiving and hope that “Over that time I did a lot of research, wrote a lot everyone will have a wonder- of materials and even made a Power Point presenta- ful holiday, especially those tion aimed at parents,” Britz said. “And that’s how I serving our country. I am got the idea for my book.” thankful for all who serve in Britz released her first book, “Animals Need Zzzs the military. I know lots of Too,” this year, as a way to get children interested in Author Pat Britz with copies of her book, families that are not together the concept of sleep. “Animals Need Zzzs Too,” at Katie’s Coffee [for Thanksgiving].” “Kids love animals, and I thought what better way Shop. to get them interested in sleep than by comparing them to the sleep patterns of the animals they know months,” she said. and love?” she said. “They’ll learn in the book that While many writers, especially first time writers, every animal, and even plants, have a sleep cycle.” find that putting the book together is the easy part Maggie Giordano, Great Using colorful illustrations of the animals depicted, compared to the editing and promotion of their book, Falls readers will learn about the different ways animals Britz said she has enjoyed getting out into the com- “I’m thankful for my family sleep, such as the giraffe, which sleeps standing up, munity. because they are there with and even highlights the fact that even animals are “I’m enjoying the marketing aspect as much as the me through thick and thin.” known to take naps. writing part,” she said. “It’s a great way to spend “It’s very important for children to form healthy your retirement. I’m meeting people, sharing stories, sleep habits when young, because those are habits listening, it’s been a lot of fun, especially during the that will last a lifetime,” Britz said. “Hopefully this readings.” book will get kids to reflect on their own sleep pat- Britz said she is close to selling out the first print- terns and help them realize how important it is to ing of the book, and is looking toward another one. Johnathan West, Oakton, health and general well being.” She says she is more than happy to speak to other working in Great Falls Britz retired last year, and since then she has been groups as well, whether schools, zoos or other orga- “I am thankful for my job. I taking her knowledge to local elementary schools nizations. guess there are a lot of people and zoos to speak on the topics covered in her book. “Animals Needs Zzzs Too” is available online at out there who don’t have jobs She recently held a book signing at Katie’s Coffee Amazon.com, as well as the Reston Zoo, National and who are struggling. Also, Shop in Great Falls, where she sold every book she Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Toy Cor- thankful for my family, brought with her. ner in Oakton and Meadowlark Botanical Gardens friends, health – there’s a lot.” “Writing a book was something that had been on in Vienna. my bucket list for a long time. Before I retired, I would Groups interested in having Britz present to them write in spurts, go hard for a while, then nothing for can reach her at [email protected]. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ November 27 - December 3, 2013 ❖ 3 The County Line Photo by Victoria Ross/The Connection by Victoria Photo Photo by Victoria Ross/The Connection by Victoria Photo Library Board of Trustees Chair Willard O. Jasper (center), along with several other library board members, presented reports from two ad hoc committees appointed by Wearing purple, about 50 library supporters gathered the library board in September to conduct a series of public outreach meetings after at the Fairfax County Government Center on Tuesday, trustees suspended the beta plan to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tues- Nov. 19, to show their support for the library board’s day, Nov. 19. Recommendations included increased funding and discarding the con- recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. troversial beta plan. Library Board of Trustees: Who They Are, What They Do Library’s Beta Plan: The Fairfax County Public Library Appointed by Supervisor John Foust Board of Trustees, a 12-member, volun- (D-Dranesville) teer board is responsible for library Branches located in this district: policies and for making budget recom- Dolley Madison Library mendations to the Board of Supervisors. Great Falls Library Dead on Arrival The board meets on the second Wednes- Herndon Fortnightly Library day of each month except August. Most Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library “The predominant message (from the report) is meetings are held at 7 p.m. at George Supervisors endorse that the library requires additional funding to main- Mason Regional Library. Hunter Mill District The public is invited to attend. A Michael Cutrone of Reston tain its high-quality selection,” Jasper told the board. maximum of ten people may register to Appointed by Supervisor Cathy Library Board’s recom- “The library budget has been cut 40 percent … spend- speak on library concerns during the Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) ing in Fairfax County is the lowest in all eight neigh- public comment period at each monthly Branches located in this district: mendations to increase meeting. Patrick Henry Library boring jurisdictions.” For information or to register to Reston Regional Library In addition to accepting the report, the board ap- speak, call 703-324-8324. funding, discard beta plan. proved Bulova’s motion to add a “consideration item” Mason District By Victoria Ross of $1 million to the fiscal year 2015 budget. “This BOARD OF TRUSTEES Elizabeth Clements of Annandale Lee District Appointed by Supervisor Penny Gross The Connection additional funding would … be directed to the ac- Willard O. Jasper (Chair) of Alexan- (D-Mason) quisition of non-fiction works,” Bulova said. “More dria Branches located in this district: ou can assume that the BETA Plan is dead. than 10,000 additional materials could be acquired Appointed by Supervisor Jeff McKay George Mason Regional Library I will make that motion tomorrow.” In her with this funding.” (D-Lee) Thomas Jefferson Library Branches located in this district: Woodrow Wilson Library Yemail to a concerned library patron the Supervisor Michael Frey (R-Sully), who voted no John Marshall Library night before the Board of Supervisors Nov. on the motion, said he wasn’t pleased with the Kingstowne Library Mount Vernon District 19 meeting, Chairman Sharon Bulova (D-at-large) library’s report, and chastised fellow supervisors for Richard Byrd Library Donald F. Heinrichs of Alexandria distancing themselves from “the reforms we made.” Appointed by Supervisor Gerald put to rest speculation that the board would resusci- At-Large Hyland (D-Mount Vernon) He also praised Library Director Sam Clay for hav- “tate the controversial beta plan aimed at streamlin- Charles Fegan (Vice -Chair) of Branches located in this district: ing the county’s library system.

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