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Getting to Know ... Photo courtesy J! Archiv Caitlin Dudek nswer: This Arlingtonian won Profile big bucks on a nationally tele Avised game show. Question: Who is Caitlin

Dudek? e Dudek lives in Arlington and works as an environmental consultant in McLean. Ear- date my opponents.” lier this year, she appeared on two episodes of Jeopardy, the venerable television show How much interaction did you hosted by Alex Trebek. In an interview with have with Alex Trebek? What’s he the Connection, Dudek talked about her really like when he’s not on the experience in the game show spotlight. air? There’s not too much interaction but Alex When did you decide you wanted was very nice and answered lots of ques- to try out for Jeopardy? Was this tions from the audience during commercial something you had always wanted breaks. You get the sense that they’ve prob- to do? ably heard every possible question from the I had always been interested in the show, audience, but he was very nice about an- but I kind of tried out on a whim. The first swering all of them. step is taking a test online and I mostly did that just to see what kinds of questions they What did you and Alex talk about asked. It was really hard too! during the part of the show when he talks to the contestants? How Had you been a fan of Jeopardy for did this part of the show work? a long time? How long had you The contestant interviews during the watched the show before you middle of the show were really nerve-rack- appeared on it? ing for me because you have no idea what I’d been watching it occasionally for a he’ll ask you ahead of time. We had to sub- couple of years. mit a list of possible funny things to talk about (which was really hard to come up Were you surprised when the with) and then the producers narrow it Jeopardy producers called you down to about five possible choices. Even back for the audition? What was then, you have no idea which of the five going through your head when Alex will pick so you just have to hope it’s they told you they wanted you to not too embarrassing. Mine was a funny appear on the show? story about traveling in Italy. I was completely surprised when I got called back for the initial audition, which On the first show you were on, you was in May 2006. They put your name in a finished first. What was that like? big pool of applicants and the chances of How excited were you? getting on the show are pretty slim. I sort I was kind of in shock when I won and it of forgot about it until I got a call out of the all happened so fast that I didn’t realize it blue at work. They called at the beginning at first. All of a sudden Alex was walking of April and my first thought was, “I really, over and shaking my hand and I thought, really hope this isn’t an April Fool’s joke.” “I guess this means I won.” I was so excited, and relieved that it had gone well. It all Were you nervous when you first seemed a bit unreal. And then, of course, I walked on the set and the cameras had to go get ready for the next show which were turned on? taped about ten minutes later. I was a pretty nervous before the taping but everything happens so fast that you al- What did you do when the show most don’t have time to think it. That said, you appeared on aired? Where did I was absolutely shaking with nerves dur- you watch it? What was that like? ing the final Jeopardy question. We had some friends over to watch the show and there was actually a party at work How long did it take to figure out to watch a tape of the show the next day. It how to operate the buzzer? Did was cool to finally see it on TV and to see you ever almost forget to phrase how it all came together. I noticed I had your answer in the form of a quite a few deer-in-the-headlights mo- question? ments, though. You do a lot of practice with the buzzers before the game because it does take a while What advice would you give to to catch on. Funny story though: when it anyone who is appearing on Jeop- was my turn to appear on the show the first ardy? thing they have you do is write your name I would say to just have fun and try to on the electronic screen (and it appears in enjoy it. But it’s over very quickly. And if front of your podium). I was so nervous that you get a question wrong, don’t dwell on I spelled my name wrong and the producer it. Just move on and focus on the next ques- had to come over and reset my computer tion. so I could try again. I remember thinking, “This is not exactly a good way to intimi- — David Schultz

2 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ August 13-19, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Homeowners Lose Legal Battle A failed effort to block an affordable housing project leaves homeowners discouraged.

By David Schultz Board, claiming that the project violated The Connection zoning laws. “We thought we were right,” Renkey, an he legal odyssey of Mary accounting lawyer at a Washington firm, and Zuard Renkey began said. Talmost four years ago in This time, however, the outcome was dif- late 2004. ferent. Earlier this year, the Virginia Su- That was the first time the two Lyon preme Court announced that it wouldn’t Village residents joined with a group hear their case. of their neighbors to sue the Arling- Now, after racking up hundreds of thou- ton County Board. They sued to block sands of dollars in legal fees and spending a 10-story affordable housing high- countless hours trying to block the First rise building in their residential North Baptist project, the Renkeys are about ready Arlington neighborhood. to throw in the towel. Photo by David Schultz/The Connection “There was “The whole thing has been very hard and Mary Renkey (center) with her Lyon Village neighbors, Bruce Ogden and this whole plan,” sad, to me,” said Mary Renkey, a substitute Joan Rohlfing. “They say Zuard Renkey teacher. “They say that there’s this Arling- that it violated the County’s own zoning was a member. “Hundreds of people gave that there’s said. “The whole ton County way. But it’s a façade.” ordinances. money,”she said. idea is that you THE FIRST Baptist project was a hot “This would have been someone plunk- Ultimately, that money wasn’t enough to this Arlington have this density button issue in Arlington during its initial ing a 10-story building where there’s sup- stop the project from moving forward. In right around the approval process in 2004 and during its posed to be a five-story building,” Zuard April of this year, the Virginia Supreme County way. Metro and then reapproval in 2007 as well. Renkey said. Court refused to hear the case, effectively you have height Located on Highland Street just north of WHAT ANGERED the Renkeys more ending the Renkeys’ legal battle. But it’s a and density lim- Wilson Boulevard, the church owned a large than this zoning dispute was that, accord- “I feel bad for all the neighbors and people its in the neigh- tract of land in an area that had seen prop- ing to them, the church made no attempts who gave us money because we lost,” Mary façade.” borhood … That erty values skyrocket in the first half of this to compromise with the Lyon Village resi- Renkey said. “But I look at my kids and I — Mary Renkey was the plan for decade. The trustees of the First Baptist dents. think, what message do I want to send the neighbor- Church of Clarendon wanted to leverage “The Church and the County have never them? When somebody’s doing something hood. To say that this asset for the good of the community. come to us and said ‘How can we work to- wrong do you just walk away and say oh you are going to plop a 10-story build- “One of the things we were looking at as gether? What can we do? What kind of com- well or do you do everything you can?” ing here, it wasn’t in keeping with the a church was how we can stay in the com- promise can we reach?’” Mary Renkey said. IRONICALLY, even though the Renkeys’ plan.” munity and utilize what is a very valuable “Never once. They never came to us.” court case failed, they may have succeeded After two years of briefs, motions asset in that location,” Jerry Morris, one of “We really thought that Arlington was in stymieing the First Baptist Church and appeals, they won their case in the church’s trustees, said. committed to talking about things and project. the Virginia Supreme Court. Then, a In 2004, the church teamed up with a working stuff out,” Zuard Renkey said. “And Since the project was initially proposed few months later in early 2007, the developer and sought permission to build with this it just seemed to be a done deal at in 2004, the economy has drastically County Board modified and reap- a 10-story apartment building on their prop- the start. It all seemed like a charade.” changed. Securing financing for a large proved the project, which was to be erty. The building would feature 116 apart- During the public hearings on the project, development like this has become much built on top of the First Baptist Church ment units, 70 of which would be sold at First Baptist Church representatives said more difficult. Morris said his church is re- of Clarendon only a few blocks from below-market-rate rents. that the apartment building had to be at examining the costs of the project to deter- the Metro station. The First Baptist project was met with least ten stories tall for the project to be mine how they can move forward. Once again, the Renkeys and their immediate opposition from residents of the financially viable. “This is an economy that is challenging Lyon Village neighbors sued the nearby Lyon Village neighborhood who felt When reapproving the project in early to do a project like this so we’re being very 2007, several County Board Members ac- methodical,” he said. knowledged that putting a dense residen- “If they had come to us and tried to find tial building on the edge of a neighborhood a compromise, there’d probably be a build- is not desirable. Board Member Walter ing right now with affordable housing in Tejada (D) said that he is “not always a fan it,” Mary Renkey said. of maximizing density.” However, according to both Mary and But Tejada said that the badly needed af- Zuard Renkey, their involvement has given fordable housing units this project provides them a distaste of local government. “I hope outweighed these concerns. “The 70 units we’re not involved with this anymore,” Mary are an enormous benefit to the community,” Renkey said. “It’s very draining. The time he said at the time. away from my kids is hard.” DOZENS of people attended hours-long “Every time we reach out we get our County Board meetings in 2004 and 2007 hands slapped,” Zuard Renkey added. “You to testify for and against the project. can only get punched in the nose so many The Renkeys were the point people for time before you say ‘What can you do?’” the opposition to the First Baptist project. However, he also said that the legal saga “It just didn’t seem right and it didn’t seem of the First Baptist Church of Clarendon fair to say ‘Tough. It’s a done deal. We need might be far from over. to put this here,’” Zuard Renkey said. “If it goes forward without any changes, He estimated that over $250,000 was it’s my belief that additional litigation is spent on legal fees over the course of four inevitable,” Zuard Renkey said. “It probably Photo courtesy of Arlington County years to fight this project. That money came won’t be us. But, frankly, this is round two. An artist’s rendering of what the First Baptist Church of Clarendon will mostly from the members of the Lyon Park If there are no changes, I think there will look like after the apartment building is constructed. Civic Association, of which Mary Renkey be round three and round four.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Arlington Connection ❖ August 13-19, 2008 ❖ 3 Community Good Time Had By All

At the Arlington County Democratic Party’s booth, The County Fair sweeps people took photos with a life size cardboard cutout through Arlington. of presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama. Only a few yards away, the Arlingtones, a county-based barbershop quartet, tried By David Schultz to garner new fans. The Connection The local County government set up a booth to inform Fair goers of their initiative to reduce green- he Arlington County Fair, Arlington’s larg house gas emissions in Arlington. Mylissa Kennedy, est annual multi-day event, took place this a spokesperson for the County’s Department of En- Tweekend at the Thomas Jefferson Com vironmental Services, said that they were giving away munity Center and, by all accounts, it was energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs but a success. they ran out on Friday. Hundreds of people showed up to ride the rides “People have been asking for them and we’ve been and eat the food over the four-day celebration of all like ‘Sorry, they’re popular,’” she said with a shrug. things Arlington. Julie Gorka and Walter Robinson manned the One of the main attractions at the fair were the Northern Virginia Regional Parks booth at the Fair. pig races, in which humble piglets with names like To drum up interest in their parks, which include Lindsey Loham, Jean Claude Van Ham and Obi Wan Potomac Overlook Park and the Washington & Old Baloney scrambled around a miniature race track. Dominion Trail, Gorka displayed an adult mole king “It was amazing,” first-time Fair-goer Sigrid snake. Gorka held out the snake, which is indigenous Jernudd said. to Northern Virginia, and allowed people to touch There was also activitiy inside the Fair’s exhibition it. hall, where dozens of organizations set up booths to “The kids are interested in the snake,” Gorka said. inform interact with Fair goers. “The moms are avoiding it.

Potomac Over- By noon, lines were snaking their way through the fair- grounds. look Park volun- Photos by Louise Krafft/Connection teer Julie Gorka lets young fair- goers touch a mole king snake.

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Photo by Photo Inside the petting zoo, a young hedgehog greets a young visitor. The fishing pond draws in a few anglers.

4 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ August 13-19, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Democrats Oppose Referendum Local Democrats come out Referendum strong against the creation The following is the text that will appear for the ref- erendum on this November’s ballot: of a housing authority. “Question: Is there a need for the redevelopment and housing authority to be activated in the County of Ar- lington?” By David Schultz The Connection enue streams, but the federal government no longer rlington Democrats voiced their op funds such programs,” the resolution reads. “Thus position to the creation of a County no new federal money would be available to a Hous- Housing Authority last week, saying ing Authority that is not available to Arlington County A today.” that it would do nothing to create more affordable housing. Donna White, a spokesperson for the U.S. Depart- Disenchanted With The Stress Of Travel? The Arlington Democratic Party unanimously ment of Housing and Urban Development, said that passed a resolution urging voters to reject a the creation of a Housing Authority in Arlington Discouraged By The Cost? referendum creating a County Housing Author- would bring in more funds to the County. But those Here’s An Alternative ity that will be on this November’s ballot. funds could only be used to administer the federal Stay Home! “The creation of a County Housing Authority Public Housing Program or the Section Eight Pro Take up horseback riding again at this time would neither promote the goal of See Democrats, Page 8 providing affordable housing nor otherwise Dean Brundage’s stable in Great Falls, VA benefit the County,” the resolution read. is famous for it’s magnificent horses The Arlington Green Party gathered the re- Democrats Position Trailriding on scenic trails quired amount of signatures last year to place Refresher course for adults Last week, the Arlington Democratic Party passed a the referendum on this November’s ballot. resolution opposing the referendum. The following are all-day rides & moonlight rides. However, without the support of the Arlington excerpts from the resolution: Riders must be 18 or older Democratic Part, the referendum’s chances of “Arlington County has a deep and long-standing com- with some experience being approved are slim. mitment to creating a community where every person Call is important and individuals from all walks of life can Dean Brundage “The opposition of the [Democrats] to the afford to live in the County. Housing Authority reveals clearly which politi- “At one time, public Housing Authorities could access 703-759-2474 cal party cares about increasing affordable targeted revenue streams, but the federal government www.deanbrundagetrailriding.com housing,” Green Party activist John Reeder said no longer funds such programs. Thus no new federal money would be available to a Housing Authority that in a statement. “Instead of supporting a pow- is not available to Arlington County today. In fact, a erful, new public policy tool to address the af- Housing Authority would compete with existing hous- fordable hous- ing providers for limited state and federal resources. ing crisis, the “The establishment of a Housing Authority would not bring any new tools or authorities to the challenge of “I think they’re Democratic creating more affordable housing. Party is burying “A Housing Authority would require new staff and afraid of public its head in the would incur overhead expenses and create additional sand and pre- bureaucratic complexity. Such expenditures would di- scrutiny. They’d vert precious dollars now being used to create affordable tending the housing. rather have their problem doesn’t “The creation of a County Housing Authority at this exist.” time would neither promote the goal of providing afford- guaranteed money able housing nor otherwise benefit the County.” IF VOTERS than have more do approve the referendum, it Green Party Postion money but have to would bring A referendum to create a County housing authority about big will be on the ballot for voters’ approval this November. compete for it.” changes to the The Arlington Green Party collected the signatures nec- — John Reeder, Green Party way the County essary to place the referendum on the ballot. The following are a few of the Green Party’s arguments for County Board candidate secures housing creating a housing authority, taken from the Green for those in Ar- Party’s Web site, arlingtongreens.org: lington with Preserve Existing Affordable Units lower incomes. The redevelopment and housing authority can di- rectly preserve and own apartments and land in A Housing Authority would have the power Arlington to preserve for current and future low income to own and operate public housing. It would residents, the elderly, the young,, disabled people also have the ability to float tax-free bonds to among others. . Operate Subsidized Housing Units purchase properties. Currently, the County does The authority can directly receive Federal Govern- not have the authority to own and operate hous- ment funding to build and operate subsidized housing ing in Arlington. and receive rent subsidies. In an interview, Reeder, who is running for Streamline the County’s Response to the Low Income Housing Crisis. County Board on the Green Party ticket, said The housing authority will reduce waste and dupli- that Arlington has lost approximately 1,600 cation in Arlington’s scattered housing programs. The affordable housing units since 2000. Creating housing authority will be run by one voluntary citizen this new housing agency, he said, would stop board of directors appointed by the county board, and supported by existing professional county staff now this trend. spread out in many different departments and working The Green Party issued a statement saying at cross purposes. that the creation of a Housing Authority would Protect Renters. allow the County to receive more federal hous- The authority has the power to condemn and take property from landowners who are going to demolish ing funds. But the Democratic Party’s resolu- the property and evict tenants or who are operating tion disputed this claim. “At one time, public slum apartments. Housing Authorities could access targeted rev- www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Arlington Connection ❖ August 13-19, 2008 ❖ 5 Opinion ARLINGTON CONNECTION Newspaper of Arlington A Connection Newspaper

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By Rochelle Brown rugs and clutter, throughout the tunate event you find yourself per body. Lift your head and take Ralph Lee Smith house; and keeping all stairwells, prone. a few moments to steady yourself. Employment Advertising Ms. Brown is the Director of Pre- porches and hallways well lit, us- Key to getting up from a fall is This allows blood flow to re-accli- paredness and Response for the ing items such as glow tape and to take time to relax, gather your mate to the change from being Editor & Publisher: American Red Cross serving the Ar- safety treads on all steps. bearings and, should help not be prone on the floor to a crawl posi- Mary Kimm lington area. In addition to its many Easy access to call for help is readily available, prepare to try tion. 703-917-6416 community services, Ms. Brown spe- important as well. Place at least and raise yourself slowly and care- Slowly continue until you are on [email protected] cializes in educational programs one telephone nearer to the floor, fully, ideally onto a sturdy piece your hands and knees and able to Editor in Chief: that promote health and safety. on a coffee or end table, so it can of furniture or bottom stair that is crawl to the chair. Place your Steven Mauren Reach her at 1-800-959-6989 or be reached in case your loved one near. hands on the seat chair and slowly Managing Editors Steve Hibbard, Michael O’Connell, [email protected]. is unable to stand and move First and foremost, upon find- slide the foot of your strongest leg Kemal Kurspahic around. Also consider getting a ing yourself on the floor, stop and forward so it is flat on the floor. Photography: Ask any senior what is most im- medical alert service, such as Life- try to call for help. Do not get up You are about to begin to rise. Robbie Hammer, Louise Krafft, portant to them as they age and line, so that help can be sum- quickly without gathering your Keep the other leg bent with, keep- Craig Sterbutzel the majority will answer, “staying moned with the push of a button. wits and checking that nothing ing the knee on the floor. From this Art/Design: healthy and maintaining my inde- Even in the prepared homes, feels broken or sprained. This is half kneeling position, slowly rise Zohra Aslami, Geovani Flores, pendence.” On average, one in falls still oc- called the prepara- and turn your body to sit in the Laurence Foong, John Heinly, every three adults over the age of cur and more tion stage. chair. John Smith, Stu Moll, Tam Nguyen, Wayne Shipp 65 falls each year. In fact, falls ac- often than On average, one in Next, Dr. Baker Dr. Baker concludes, “Do not at- Production Manager: count for 25 percent of all hospi- not recur for recommends look- tempt to do anything else soon Jean Card tal stays and 40 percent of all nurs- many se- every three adults ing around for a after righting yourself from a fall. ing home admissions. According to niors. So sturdy piece of fur- Also, be sure to make a mental the American Red Cross consumer what to do if over the age of 65 niture or the bottom note to call your doctor to discuss CIRCULATION: 703-917-6481 guide on family caregiving, falls you find of a staircase. It is what might have contributed to Circulation Manager: John Lovaas are a leading cause of injuries, yourself falls each year. important not try to this fall and how to prevent future hospitalizations and deaths among prone on the stand up on your spills.” the elderly, with the majority of floor? Dor- own after a fall. If you re worried about falls – CONNECTION NEWSPAPERS, L.L.C. falls happening in the home. othy Baker, R.N., Ph.D, Yale Uni- Once you are calm and feel ready for yourself or for a loved one – After a fall, it is very important versity, is a specialist in fall pre- to begin, slowly roll over onto your know that you are not alone. The Peter Labovitz President/CEO to take into account how the home vention. She explains, ”As we age, side by turning your head in the danger of falls to seniors is so Mary Kimm is set up and to make accommo- we forget how to get up from a direction of the chair or stair that prevalent preventing them has Publisher/Chief Operating Officer dations that will help keep the se- fall. Our first inclination is to try you are trying to reach. Slowly become a national health priority. Jerry Vernon nior safe and independent for as and do a sit up...not easy if you move your shoulders, arm, torso To learn more, please visit Executive Vice President Wesley DeBrosse long as possible. Typical fall pre- are not doing these on a regular and hips, finally bringing your leg www.LearnNotToFall.com for a Controller vention suggestions include in- basis at the gym!” So, what is one over in this same direction. video demonstration, as well as all Debbie Funk: stalling grab bars and non-slip to do? She and her team at Yale Relax and once again when you the latest tips and techniques to National Sales mats on all tub and shower floors; have developed a few simple tech- feel capable, use your hands and keep yourself or your aging loved removing obstacles, such as loose niques for getting up in the unfor- forearms to gently raise your up- ones safe in their home.

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From Page 5 “We need to work on the real issues,” Morland gram. went on. “The Housing Authority is a false is- “If this new housing authority would administer sue and a red herring.” the Public Housing and Section Eight housing it Alexandria City Council Member Rob would receive that funding,” White said. Krupicka (D) has experience in dealing with a Reeder also said that much of the opposition to Housing Author- this referendum is coming from non-profit housing ity. The City of Al- “We need to work groups such as the Arlington Partnership for Afford- exandria has had able Housing and the Arlington Housing Corpora- a Housing Au- on the real issues. tion. thority since the Because the County cannot own or operate hous- 1950s and The Housing ing, it works with these organizations to help them Krupicka said that secure financing for below-market-rate housing it has become Authority is a false projects. If a County Housing Authority is created, more of a burden 40-75% Baskets, Fountains, it might make these non-profit housing groups ob- than a boon. issue and a red OFF ALL POTS 25% OFF Benches, Statuary solete. “We’re spend- “They’ve told us this, they’re worried about [los- ing a lot of the herring.” Herbs, Early Blooming 60% OFF ALL TREES ing funding],” Reeder said. “I think they’re afraid of time in Alexan- — John Morland, Plastic & & SHRUBS Perennials, Annuals, public scrutiny. They’d rather have their guaranteed dria on how to National Housing Trust Concrete Pots Roses money than have more money but have to compete keep our Housing Authority sol- patios, walls ★ 50% OFF for it.” Hot Summer Deals Bulbs & Boxed Roses vent,” he said. “Decades ago, they were able to walkways JOHN MORLAND is the general counsel of the acquire massive amounts of land. They couldn’t paver driveways 35% OFF National Housing Trust, a national non-profit orga- do that now.” and so much more. Arborvitae, Yews nization that works with affordable housing issues. Krupicka also said that creating a Housing Blue Spruce He has also served on the board of the Arlington Authority would add an unnecessary layer of 9023 Arlington Blvd., Housing Corporation. bureaucracy. Hardwood Mulch “Affordable housing is complicated,” he said. Fairfax, VA 3 cu. ft. ...$2.99 “Housing authorities have generally not been the CravensNursery.com leaders in the last few years in created affordable “There are lots of moving pieces. Adding a pub- 2 miles west of I-495 FREE BUTTERFLY BUSHES lic Housing Authority to a County that’s on the on Rt. 50(Vienna Metro) BUY 1, GET 3 FREE housing,” Morland said at a meeting of Arlington LANDSCAPE DESIGN Democrats last week. “The better organizations are forefront isn’t going to help you do anything. FREE W/MIN PURCHASE 703-573-5025 Open 9-6 7 Days community-based non-profits.” If anything, it will make it more complicated.” KENWOOD SCHOOL Educational Excellence at an Affordable Price Preschool thru Sixth Grade All school experiences at Kenwood are challenging and exciting. Small classes Home Improvements and Repairs that Always Get an A+ Fully Insured Class A Contractor provide opportunities for students to work to their highest potential. Individual progress is 2008 NORTHERN VIRGINIA carefully guided to stimulate curiosity and creativity. Each SENIOR OLYMPICS student’s intellectual September 20 – October 2 growth, personal self- Adults 55+ Register by Sept. 5 ~ Over 25 Events discipline, social values, and New this year: Ice skating, Racquetball, Diving, Scrabble emotional maturity are the Registration fee: $10 includes 1 event result of a school philosophy Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals Awarded that emphasizes a joy and Check website for list of events: www.novaseniorolympics.com Opening day: Sat., Sept. 20, 10:30 a.m.—Track & field love of learning. Guest: JC Hayward, news anchor, WUSA-TV Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 S. 2nd St., Arlington Annandale, VA For more information call 703-228-4721 703-256-4711 Sponsored by Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William counties; www.kenwoodschool.com cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church.

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Arlingtonians gather to watch I Want My Scopitone pre-MTV music videos.

By David Schultz by Weezer, Radiohead, OK GO, Feist and The Connection many others – had already been conceived in the early 60’s by gospel-R&B group The efore YouTube, before VH1, even Delta Rhythm Boys in their unintentionally before MTV, there were surreal clip for “Come Softly Darling.” BScopitones. Since Scopitones were mainly installed in Scopitones were large, wood-pan- bars and nightclubs, many of the films fea- eled contraptions from the 1960’s that ture the oft-used trope of extreme close-up played sound and showed a video on an 18 shots of scantily clad young women. by 20 screen. Essentially, they were video “We had to be very careful where we put jukeboxes from an age when the idea of a them,” former Scopitone operator Jim music video was still a foreign concept. Howland said of the risqué nature of many “They’re really just wonderful,” said Jim Scopitone films. “Only in bars.” Byers, a programmer with Arlington The Scopitone clips also reflected the time County’s Division of in which they Cultural Affairs. “This were made. whole thing is just a Scopitones Several play wonderful encapsula- Few Scopitone machines are still in existence with Cold War tion of where we’ve today. But many of the Scopitone film clips have fears of nuclear been.” been uploaded onto YouTube. To view Scopitone annihilation. Scopitones were performances from such bands as Procol Harum, “You’re my ra- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass and The Torna- developed in France does – as well as Debbie Reynolds’ cover of “If I Had diation baby, from WWII-era mili- A Hammer” www.youtube.com and search for my teenage fall- tary surveillance “Scopitone.” out queen,” technology and were sang comic briefly marketed in rocker George the U.S. in the mid to late sixties. But, due McKelvey in one clip. “My Geiger counter to competition from jukeboxes and prohibi- tells me that you’re hot!” tive maintenance costs, Scopitones never Scopitones were also racially progressive really caught on. for their time. Many of the clips feature in- Byers, a big music buff, discovered what tegrated musical acts as well as integrated he calls “the odd world of Scopitones” while backup go-go dancers. looking online for Latin jazz videos. What However, not all of the Scopitone clips he found were dozens of performances from were works of art. In one, Debbie Reynolds the mid-1960’s that looked like primitive is shown doing her interpretation of Pete versions of the modern music video. Seeger’s civil rights anthem “If I Had A Ham- Byers thought that Arlingtonians would mer” in front of a gaudy – and all-white – find these Scopitone films as strange and troupe of Broadway dancers. fascinating as he did. Last week, he orga- “It shows the tension of that time,” Byers nized a Scopitone-watching event at Lub- said. “She was very involved in the civil ber Run Amphitheatre. rights movement and she was very sincere. In terms of strangeness, the videos did But the presentation and the production not disappoint. was ridiculous.” “People“People usedused toto sitsit atat thethe

THE MOST remarkable thing about the HOWLAND, who lives in the area and bar,bar, starestare atat thethe screenscreen Scopitone films is how they show that the came to the film screening at Lubber Run, art of music video making hasn’t really used to work for a company that installed andand drink.drink. AllAll nightnight long.”long.” changed all that much since the 1960’s. Scopitones in bars in the 1960’s. He said — Jim Howland, former Scopitone The gimmick of shooting a video in one that, almost immediately, people took to the distributor continuous take – as exemplified in videos idea of adding a visual component to popu- lar music. “People used to sit at the bar, stare at the screen and drink,” Howland recalled. “All night long.” The downfall of the Scopitone, accord- ing to Howland, came from unfair compe- tition from the jukebox companies. Howland said that jukeboxes hated Scopitones and would offer to pay a bar owner’s liquor costs for a month if they would agree to not purchase a Scopitone. Also, he said that the machines were con- Photo courtesy www.scopitonearchive.com stantly breaking down. “We had to get the Scopitones were video jukeboxes that were popular in the mid-1960s. parts from France,” Howland recalled. Byers couldn’t find an actual Scopitone machine to bring to Lubber Run and from YouTube and showed them on his wish it was a Scopitone!” he said as he Howland didn’t keep one. “I was happy to laptop. fumbled with the computer. “You have to be rid of them,” he said. As he was setting up, Byers was having put a quarter in it,” an audience member So Byers downloaded some of the videos some trouble getting the videos to work. “I retorted. Arts ❖ Entertainment ❖ Leisure www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Arlington Connection ❖ August 13-19, 2008 ❖ 9 Calendar

Know of something missing from our Hear music on “Wednesdays at 703-243-4342 to register. Hike to Scotts Run. 8 a.m. at Scotts 0072. community entertainment Calendar? Send Waterview” from July 9 through Playing Possum. 10 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Run. Adults 16 and up can pass a Aug. 20 from Waterview Terrace, at Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. waterfall and more. Free. 703-228- it to The Arlington Connection, e-mail it MONDAY/AUG. 18 to [email protected]. 1919 N. Lynn St. in Rosslyn. Enjoy Carlin Springs Road. Preschoolers age 6535 to register and information. Deadline is 2 p.m. the Thursday before happy hour concerts from 5:30-8 p.m. 3-5 can learn about these animals Civil War Discovery. 9 a.m. at Fort Drop-in Story Time. 4 p.m. at publication. Call Rebecca Halik at 703- Enjoy Rosslyn Restaurants & through stories, crafts and more. $3/ Ethan Allen, 3829 N. Stafford St. Shirlington Library, 4200 Campbell 917-6407 with any questions. Photos are Rhythms on Fridays from 5-6:30 child. 703-228-6535 to register. Children ages 7-11 can enlist in the Ave. All ages can drop in for stories. welcome. p.m. at Tivoli Restaurant, Sundays Graduate Gemologists. 4 p.m. at Gulf Civil War army and use replica wood Free. 703-228-0322. from 7-8:30 p.m. at Piola and Branch Nature Center, 3608 N. rifles, march and more. $5/child. 703- Create Music. 4 p.m. at Thomas Mondays from 5-6:30 p.m. at Café Military Road. Children ages 8-12 can 243-4342 to register. Jefferson Community Center, 3501 S. ONGOING: Asia. Free. learn about diopside gems. $5/child. Walking Tour. 10:30 a.m. at Fort 2nd St. Teens can learn about making There are concerts in Welburn Square 703-228-3403 to register. Ethan Allen, 3829 N. Stafford St. Ages a song, from an idea to the finished The Arlington Farmers’ Market on Fridays along with Friday nights at 7 and up can explore the fort and project. Free. To register, call 703- takes place on Saturdays from 9 a.m.- Lubber Run Amphitheatre. learn why it was built. Free. 703-243- 228-7783. noon year round. Located at the There are James Bond Film Festivals THURSDAY/AUG. 14 4342. Preschool Story Time. 10 a.m. at intersection of N. Courthouse Road on Mondays in Crystal City and Flattened Fauna. 7 p.m. at Long Bat Fest Arlington 2008. 6:30-9:30 Shirlington Library, 4200 Campbell and N. 14th Street. Visit Fridays in Rosslyn through Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin p.m. at Ave. Listen to a variety of stories. www.arlingtonfarmersmarket.com for September. Springs Road. Adults 15 and up can Gulf Free. 703-228-0322.’ more on the market and vendors. For more information on all of these learn about animals most likely to get Branch Meadow Meander. 10 a.m. at Fort events and more visit run over and meet some live animals Nature C.F. Smith Park, 2411 N. 24th St. The Columbia Pike Farmers Market www.arlingtonarts.org or 703-228- up close. $2/person. 703-228-6535 to Center, Families with children ages 4 and up is located in Pike Park, corner of S. 6966. register. 3608 N. can see bees, butterflies, birds and Walter Reed Drive and Columbia Music Production. 4 p.m. at Thomas Military more during this stroll. $3/person. Pike. Open Sundays through Connect with people and the great Jefferson Community Center, 3501 S. Road. 703-243-4342 to register. November from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. outdoors with “Meet Me on 2nd St. Teens can learn the process of Adults and Sunday…at Potomac Overlook!” making music. Free. 703-228-7783. families Potomac Overlook Regional Park, series. The event takes place on can learn TUESDAY/AUG. 19 2845 Marcey Road, presents Sunday afternoons between 1:30 p.m. about bats My Favorite Trip. 11:30 a.m. at Lee “Unlocking the Secrets of Our Living and 3:30 p.m. at Potomac Overlook FRIDAY/AUG. 15 through Senior Center, 5722 Lee Highway. Planet: A Guided Hike at Potomac Regional Park located at 2845 N. Creative Cauldron: Magical Myth calls, Learn about Asia through travel Overlook” at 2 p.m. on alternating Marcey Road, Arlington. For more Plants at Lubber Run Amphitheatre, seeing experiences and more. Free. 703-228- Saturdays and Sundays. $3/ information, contact Potomac N. 2nd and Columbus Streets, noon some up 0555. person and reservations can be made Overlook Regional Park at 703-528- Free. close, Movie Watch. 7 p.m. at Shirlington at [email protected] or 703-528- 5406 or [email protected]. Music Performance. 8 p.m. at Air shows and more. $6/person. 703-228- Library, 4200 Campbell Ave. Watch 5406. Force Memorial, One Air Force 3403 to register. “High Fidelity.” Free. 703-228-0032. Memorial Drive. The Concert Band Gourment S’more Campfire. 7:30 Weekly Farmers Markets are set to WEDNESDAY/AUG. 13 and Singing Sergeants perform free. p.m. at Long Branch Nature Center, return May 30 to Ballston’s Welburn Music Performance. 8 p.m. at Air Visit www.usafband.af.mil or 202- 625 S. Carlin Springs Road. Families WEDNESDAY/AUG. 20 Square, between N. Stuart & N. Force Memorial, One Air Force 767-5658. can enjoy campfire activities with Music Performance. 8 p.m. at Air Taylor Streets across from the Memorial Drive. The Concert Band Night Hike. 8:15 p.m. at Fort C.F. guests, treats and more. $3/person. Force Memorial, One Air Force Ballston Metro station. The markets and Singing Sergeants perform free. Smith, 2411 N. 24th St. Families with 703-228-6535 to register. Memorial Drive. The Concert Band will operate every Friday from 11 Visit www.usafband.af.mil or 202- children ages 4 and up can take a hike and Singing Sergeants perform free. a.m. to 3 p.m. through Oct. 17, except 767-5658. and listen for nocturnal animals. $3/ Visit www.usafband.af.mil or 202- for July 4. For directions and further Beekeeping for Teens. 9 a.m. at Fort person. 703-228-4342 to register. SUNDAY/AUG. 17 767-5658. information, visit C.F. Smith Park, 2411 N. 24th St. Walkers. 10 a.m. at Virginia Square Giving. 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. at Whole www.ballstonfarmersmarket.blogspot.com Children ages 12-17 can learn about Metro Station. Routes vary, but end at Foods Market, 2700 Wilson Blvd., will or call 703-528-3527. bees and collect honey. $5/person. SATURDAY/AUG. 16 the metro station. Free. 703-228- donate five percent of net sales to

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10 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ August 13-19, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mom’sMom’sPizza guests, games, treats and more. $3/ person. 703-228-6535 to register. Restaurant Serving Greek & Italian Cuisine SUNDAY/AUG. 24 Lunch & Dinner Walkers. 10 a.m. at Virginia Square M-Th: 11 AM - 1 AM Appetizers • Calzones F & Sat: 11 AM - 2 AM Metro Station. Routes vary, but end at Sun: 11 PM - Midnight Salads • Pizza • Gyros the metro station. Free. 703-228- 0072. Daily Specials Homemade Soup MONDAY/AUG. 25 3255 Columbia Pike, Create Music. 4 p.m. at Thomas (703) 920-7789 Arlington, VA Jefferson Community Center, 3501 S. Delivery Available nd On/Off ABC 2 St. Teens can learn about making M-Th: 11 AM - 12:30 AM $ 95 $ a song, from an idea to the finished F & Sat: 11 AM - 1:30 AM License 12 3 OFF project. Free. To register, call 703- Sun: 11 PM - 11:30 PM (Lunch & Dinner only) 2 Greek Salads Any Large Pizza w/ 228-7783. w/2 Pita Bread 2 or More Toppings Drop-in Story Time. 4 p.m. at www.momspizzaarlington.com Dine-in Only. Expires 8/31/08 Dine-in Only. Expires 8/31/08 Shirlington Library, 4200 Campbell Ave. All ages can drop in for stories. Free. 703-228-0322. Preschool Story Time. 10 a.m. at Shirlington Library, 4200 Campbell Ave. Listen to a variety of stories. Free. 703-228-0322. Abundant Living Classes Film Screening. 7 p.m. at Shirlington The Kids are Ready to Go back to Class. Library, 4200 Campbell Ave. Watch “Silk Stockings.” Free. 703-228-0032. What About You? Book Discussion. 7:30 p.m. at Central Join Us for the 2008-09 Series Library, 1015 N. Quincy St. Discuss “The 3 Keys of Abundant Living” “No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt” by Doris Kearns Monthly Classes September-June Goodwin. Free. 703-228-7689. Intimate Class Size, Very Affordable Improve Relationships Learn at Your Own Pace TUESDAY/AUG. 26 Increase Self-Esteem Enjoy Your Work Call Today for Application Slither Hither. 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 Registration Ends 8/29/08 p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center, Enhance Your Health 3608 N. Military Road. Children age Make More Money Nadine Maye 3-5 can learn about snakes through Discover the (240) 210-0616 stories and more. $3/child. 703-228- Real You! www.spiritworksunlimited.com 3403 to register. Film Watch. 7 p.m. at Shirlington Get ready to cast away doubt and fear! Library, 4200 Campbell Ave. Watch “The Commitments.” Free. 703-228- Get ready to be happy, healthy and prosperous! 0032. Unlock the Abundant Life You Were Born to Live! Ice Cream Party. Teens can enjoy an end of the summer party at 7 p.m. at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St. Enjoy games, prizes and more. Free. 703-228-5946. 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Children age 3-5 animal, scene or what ever is Quincy St. All ages can stop in for can learn about snakes through inspiring. $5/person. 703-525-0168 crafts, songs, stories and more. Free. stories and more. $3/child. 703-228- SINCE 1976 • FREE ESTIMATES to register. 703-228-5946. 3403 to register. Arlington Farmer. 9 a.m. at Fort C.F. Film Screening. 1 p.m. at Shirlington Civil War Discoveries: Camp Life. Contact your local office at Smith Park, 2411 N. 24th St. Children Library, 4200 Campbell Ave. Teens 10 a.m. at Fort C.F. Smith Park, 2411 ages 7-11 can help water a garden, and tweens can watch “Spider-Man.” N. 24th St. Children ages 7-12 can “As seen on pull weeds and more. $5/person. 703- Free. 703-228-0032. learn about camp life and the items This Old 703-738-4801 243-4342 to register. Fabulous Fish Campfire. 8 p.m. at that soldier’s carried with them. $5/ House” Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. person. 703-243-4342. Carlin Springs Road. 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Cost is $3.50 per class. Call for Senior Center featuring old-time Arlington. Cost is $3.50 per class. For Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. OTHER ITEMS details, 703-228-4745. classic radio and TV shows, 10:30 more information, call 703-228-4745. Culpeper St., Arlington. Free. Call for Arlington Senior Centers are a.m., 735 S. 18th St., Arlington. Walkers. The Walter Reed Walkers, details, 703-228-5321. collecting items for wounded troops Hosted by Mike Bloom, comedy book Walter Reed Senior Center, 2909 S. returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. FRIDAY/AUG. 15 author. No fee; newcomers welcome. 16th St., will walk in Long Branch Provide urgently needed items such Trip. The National Theatre in D.C. will For more information, call 703-228- Park, 9:30 a.m. Cost is $2.50; TUESDAY/AUG. 19 as toothpaste, shampoo, shaving host seniors for a behind-the-scenes 5722. newcomers welcome. Call to register, World Travels. Lee Senior Center, cream, deodorant, Gatorade and tour. Cost is $8; lunch on your own Card Game. The card game of Canasta 703-228-0955. 5722 Lee Highway, is hosting its final bottled water plus new T-shirts and at nearby eateries. Call Arlington is making a comeback at Lee Senior Games. Tennis for adults (55+), summer series on world travels, flip-flops. Items can be dropped off at Senior Adult Travel, 703-228-4749. Center, 5722 Lee Highway, through Friday, Aug. 22, 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. with a program on the following senior centers: Lee, Registration required. Arlington. Players will meet 10 a.m. – noon at Quincy courts (N. Quincy & traveling through Asia. No fee; 5722 Lee Highway, Langston-Brown, Overnight Trip Registration. noon. Learn or brush up on skills. Washington Blvd.) and Bluemont newcomers welcome. Call to sign up, 2121 N. Culpeper St., Culpepper Arlington Senior Adult Travel’s last Free. For more information, call 703- courts (N. Manchester & Wilson 703-228-0555. Garden, 4435 N. Pershing Drive, 2008 overnight trip is a three night 228-0555. Blvd.). No fee. For more information, Games. Pickleball for adults (55+), Walter Reed, 2909 S. 16th St. and holiday stay at Oglebay, W.V. resort, call 703-228-4745. beginners, Thurs., Aug. 21, 1– 3 p.m., Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th Street. For Dec. 9-12. Mountaineer breakfast, MONDAY/AUG. 18 Senior Olympics. Northern Virginia Walter Reed Senior Center, 2909 S. more information and other nightly buffets, Stifel Museum & Tea, Weight Room Hours. Weight room Senior Olympics registration forms 16th St., Arlington. Intermediate and suggested items for donation, call Winter Festival of Lights and more. hours at Langston-Brown Senior available by calling 703-228-4721, 10 advanced players, Mon., - Fri., 9 a.m. 703-228-5722. Call by Fri., Aug. 15 for Center, 2121 N. Culpeper St., for a.m. – 4 p.m. Full details online at – noon, Thomas Jefferson reservations, costs and full itinerary, adults 55+, have been extended. HYPERLINK “http:// Community Center, 3501 S. 2nd THURSDAY/AUG. 14 703-228-4749. Now open Mondays, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., www.novaseniorolympics.com/ Street. Call for details, 703-228-0955 Volunteer. Learn about volunteer Fast Walking. Fast Forward, a fast Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., ”www.novaseniorolympics.com (WR), 703-228-5920 (TJ). opportunities in Arl.’s Dept. of Parks, paced walking group for adults Fridays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Certified Ice Skating. Exclusive hours for adults Exercise. Modern approach to low Recreation and Cultural Resources, 1 (55+) at Aurora Hills Senior Center, fitness professionals onsite to assist (55+) at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, impact aerobics, and Thurs., Aug. 21, p.m., Walter Reed Senior Center, will meet 8 a.m., 735 S. 18th St., with machines. Cost is $56 for 16 Ballston Mall, 7– 8:30 a.m. Cost is $1 9:30 a.m., Aurora Hills Senior 2909 S. 16th St. Meet volunteer Arlington. No fee; newcomers sessions. Call Jennifer Collins, fitness which includes skates. For more Center, 735 S. 18th St., Arlington. coordinator, Janice Covert. No fee; welcome. Details, 703-228-5722. coordinator, for more information, information, call 703-228-4745. Call to register, 703-228-5722. Cost newcomers welcome. For more Walkers. The Lee Walkers,, Lee Senior 703-228-4745. Games. Armchair bowling for adults is $56 for 16 classes. information, 703-228-0955. Center, 5722 Lee Highway, will walk Chess. Chess club for adults (55+) will (55+), 9:30 a.m., Langston-Brown Club. Rubber Stamping Club for adults Workshop. Travel journaling workshop in Scotts Run Nature Preserve, meet 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., Madison Senior Center, 2121 N. Culpeper St., (55+), 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., Lee with senior adult specialist Nancy McLean, 10 a.m. – noon. Cost is $2; Community Center, 3328 N. Stafford Arlington. Free. Call to sign up, 703- Senior Center, 5722 Lee Highway, Connors, 11:15 a.m., Lee Senior newcomers welcome. Call to register, St., Arlington. No fee. Practice for 228-5321. Arlington. Cost is $1; newcomers Center, 5722 Lee Highway, 703-228-0555. Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. Registration. Register by Mon., Aug. welcome. Call for details, 703-228- Arlington. Tips to create permanent Art Display. Dog Days of Summer Art Call for details, 703-228-0555. 18 for Lee Senior Center’s Chicago 0555. record of upcoming travel. No fee; Salon, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Aurora Hills Exercise. Open Tai Chi practices for Pizzeria and Brewery Day, Wed., Counseling. Individual counseling for newcomers welcome. Call to register, Senior Center, 735 S. 18th St., adults (55+), 2 p.m., Aurora Hills Aug. 20, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., 5722 Lee seniors regarding Medicare and 703-228-0555. Arlington. Display of art works by Senior Center, 735 S. 18th St.; Mon. Highway, Arlington. Pizza, root beer Medicaid issues, 9:30 a.m., Langston- State by Video. Dr. Dexter Hinckley, Arlington County’s artistic seniors and Wed., Aug. 20, 12:30 p.m., and dessert followed by bingo. Cost Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. entomologist and photographer will from paintings to jewelry. No fee. Culpepper Garden Senior Center, is $5. Call to register, 703-228-0555. Culpeper St., Arlington. Free. Call for present a virtual tour of several Call for more information, 703-228- 4435 N. Pershing Drive; Tues., Aug. Trip. A trip to Natural Bridge of Virginia appt., 703-228-5321. Hawaiian islands, 10:15 a.m., Walter 5722. Some items for sale. 19, Thurs., Aug. 21, 10 a.m., is on the agenda for seniors. Cost is Reed Senior Center, 2909 S. 16th St., Book Discussion. The book discussion Madison Community Center, 3829 N. $92, which includes buffet lunch and Arlington. No fee; newcomers group at Aurora Hills Senior Center, Stafford St., Arlington. No onsite museum tours. Intergenerational WEDNESDAY/AUG. 20 welcome. Call for details, 703-228- 735 S. 18th St., will meet 1 p.m. to instruction. Free. For more event. Call Arlington Senior Adult Hearing Group. Hearing loss support 0955. review, “Life of Samuel Johnson” by information, call 703-228-4745. Travel, 703-228-4849. Registration group for adults (55+), 10 a.m., Lee Dance Class. Intermediate level line James Boswell. No fee; newcomers Exercise. Drop-in seated exercise class required. Senior Center, 5722 Lee Highway, dancing classes for adults (55+), 10 welcome. For more information, call for adults (55+), Wed., Aug. 20, Fri., Language. ESL (English as a Second Arlington. No fee; newcomers a.m., Thomas Jefferson Community 703-228-5722. Aug. 22, 9 a.m., Madison Community Language) classes for seniors, and welcome. Call to register, 703-228- Center, 3501 S. 2nd St., Arlington. Comedy. Comedy Club at Aurora Hills Center 3829 N. Stafford St., Thurs., Aug. 21, 11 a.m., Langston- 0555. Visit These Houses of Worship Faith Join A Club, Make New Friends, or Expand Your Horizons... Know of something missing from our Faith Notes? 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Irving St. Phone: 703-528- 0535. Visit www.arlingtonfamily.org. At 4280 Chain Bridge Road • Fairfax, VA 22030 Sundays 10:00 am–10:45 am Sunday School Mount Olivet United Methodist 11:00 am–12:30 pm Worship Service Church, 1500 N. Glebe Road, intro- Wednesdays 7:00 pm–8:30 pm Worship Service duces “The Well,” through energetic and Phone: 703-591-6161 Fax: 703-591-6262 contemplative music led by worship Email: [email protected] band, relevant, thematic preaching, op- Visit Our Website: www.OneGodMinistry.org portunities for questions about God and faith, time to connect with others and weekly communion. Contact Pastor To highlight your Faith Community call Karen at 703-917-6468 Brad, [email protected], 703-527-3934 or www. 12 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ August 13-19, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Arlington Connection ❖ August 13-19, 2008 ❖ 13 Sports Olympic Suits Aiding In Record Times

wouldn’t be surprised if it sells when they the LZR Racers. Some would be reluctant LZR Racer swimsuits arrive.” to spend the money because it can’t be reportedly cost The LZR (pronounced ‘laser’) Racer was proven that the suit is in fact the cause of developed over three years with the help the records. up to $700. of, among others, NASA and Michael “If it is the suit is making the athletes Phelps, and cost millions of dollars. Accord- swim faster then at the upper levels the cost Simon Brown ing to Speedo the suit reduces drag up to may be worth it, but if the swimmers are Special to The Connection 10% more than Speedo’s previous high-tech training harder and breaking records, then suits, thanks in part to its complete lack of maybe not.” Northern Virginia Swimming he hottest item at Sport Fair In stitching. The fabric, known as LZR Pulse League President Bobby Winterbottom said. corporated in Arlington isn’t Material, is water repellant, chlorine resis- Even if the suit is making swimmers faster, Teven for sale. Yet. tant and quick-drying. Within three months Winterbottom says he wouldn’t recommend The swimwear specialty store of the LZR Racer’s February debut, 37 anyone in his league spend that much has one of Speedo’s new LZR Racer swim- records were set while wearing the suit. money. suits, and even though it won’t be available In a sport where fractions of a second “At the level of competition I deal with for purchase until mid-October, numerous separate Olympic dreams from nightmares, (eight to 18-year-olds) I think the cost is customers have stopped by to get a feel for the LZR Racer would seem a must have for too high, and hope that training and condi- the suit that made a splash at the U.S. Olym- any swimmer, regardless of level. But de- tioning makes the swimmer the best they pic trials in Omaha last month, when swim- tractors of the suit liken it to “technologi- can be,” he said. mers wearing them (including Fairfax na- cal doping,” saying it creates an unfair ad- Most likely it is the Olympics in Beijing tive and George Mason student Katie vantage. that will decide the demand for the LZR Ziegler) set nine world records, up from six And then there is the cost. While the suit Racers. If the U.S team continues to break at the 2004 trials. is currently unavailable to anyone not in Kate Ziegler wears a Speedo LZR records wearing the suits, $300 may seem “The suit can’t leave the store and it can’t the swimming elite, it will retail this fall suit. like a bargain to some. And if that’s the case, be tried on yet,” Tiffany Wattenbarger of for $300-$500, which is $100-$200 more Young swimmers will naturally want to stores like Sport Fair Incorporated may find Sport Fair Incorporated said. “But a lot of than Speedo’s previous top-line suits, the emulate Phelps and the rest of the sport’s the suits move as quickly as the swimmers people have come in just to feel it, and I TYR Tracer Light series. royalty, and it is likely they will want to buy who wear them.

Sports Briefs sociation and the Arlington Girls Softball Associa- on their performance at the LeBron James Skills at quarterback and safety. tion all have open registration as of Aug. 21. Academy (July 5-9, Akron, Ohio) and the preced- His former teammate, Pierson, signed with For the adults, registration is encouraged for the ing positional skills academies with NBA stars Steve Kansas State after spending two seasons with Hummer Strongly popular flag football leagues, as well as numerous Nash, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter and Amaré Tyler Junior College, where he was named to other sports. To qualify, adults must be at least 18- Stoudemire. the first-team All-Southwest Junior College Considering Princeton years-old, and then would have the option of Conference. Pierson, one of 19 Wildcat junior joining one of two male leagues or a co-ed league. college signees, is battling for the starting punt- Reports indicate that Gonzaga’s Ian Hummer, For the men’s league, games are usually played Local Boxer Stays ing job with sophomore D.J. Fulhage. Pierson son of former Washington-Lee standout basket- at Wakefield Stadium on Sunday evenings, while attended Hargrave Military Academy in 2005. ball player Ed Hummer and nephew of John the co-ed leagues will usually be scheduled for Milien, a redshirt freshman tailback, is vying Hummer, is strongly considering playing bas- Saturday afternoons. The cost for all three leagues Undefeated for the third tailback slot behind senior Cedric ketball at Princeton University. Ian Hummer, are $795 per team, with each non-Arlingtonian Arlington-based junior welterweight Bayan Peerman and junior Mikell Simpson. Milien, who stands at 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds is a costing an additional $30. At least half of the team Jargal won his second fight in three weeks, improv- who stands at 6-foot and 215 pounds is compet- prized recruit after helping the Purple Eagles to has to be comprised of Arlington residents. ing his record to 7-0-1 during a recent bout at the ing with sophomores Keith Payne and Raynard the WCAC championship and a national rank- Men’s teams are required to have eight players, Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. Jargan, of Mon- Horne. ing in 2007-2008. while the co-ed team needs at least nine players. golian descent, earned a fourth-round technical According to the report, the rising senior is Teams are guaranteed eight regular season games knockout of Maurice Chalmers of Lynchburg, Va. looking “mostly in the Ivy League.” plus a single-elimination tournament. Jargal was part of an eight-fight card in front of Jaffke Finishes Club His father and uncle, Ed and John Hummer, Other fall sports include men’s basketball and an estimated crowd of 2,000, which featured 12 are both 6-foot-9 and were perennial All-Ivy softball, along with co-ed softball and bowling. boxers from Virginia. Scott Farmer, from Front Lacrosse Career League standouts at Princeton. Ed Hummer Dodgeball, indoor soccer and volleyball will be Royal, Va. earned a unanimous decision over Cesar Andrew Jaffke, a two-year starting goalie for helped Princeton, along with Bill Bradley to the offered in the winter. For more information, visit Vega, from Louisville, Ky. in the main event. the Virginia Tech men’s club lacrosse team, led 1965 Final Four, while John Hummer was the the county’s Web site at: www.arlingtonva.us/De- It was reportedly the first night of professional 15th pick overall by the Buffalo Braves in the boxing in the Roanoke Valley since 1996, and the the Hokies to a 14-4 season — the best record partments/ParksRecreation/ for the team this decade. Jaffke finished the 1970 NBA Draft. ParksRecreationMain.aspx. last time the Salem Civic Center hosted boxing Hummer reportedly is also considering since 1991. season with 106 saves, 6.33 goals against aver- Stanford, Michigan, U-Va., who got a verbal Three weeks ago, the 26-year-old Jargal snapped age and .582 save percentage. The Hokies won from 5-foot-10 Jontel Evans (Bethel, Hampton, Marshall Helps USA Win Manuel Guzman’s three bout winning streak, earn- the northern division of the South Eastern La- Va.) last week in addition to Princeton. ing a six-round unanimous decision at the Valencia crosse Conference, and despite Jaffke posting When Ed Hummer was a junior, Washington- Ballroom in York, Penn. Two of the three judges 14 saves, lost in the conference championship Lee won the 1962 state title with a 20-1 record. Nike Global Challenge scored the bout 59-55 twice, while the other had by one goal to Georgia. After receiving an at- The Generals won the state championship again Kendal Marshall, the rising junior point guard at Jargal ahead 58-56. large bid to the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse during the following season, when they went Bishop O’Connell helped his USA Two team win the Jargal, who is 5-foot-11 and weighs 144 pounds, Association national championship tournament undefeated. Ed Hummer later led Washington- second annual Nike Global Challenge Tournament began his professional career on Nov. 18, 2006. in Dallas, the Hokies were defeated in the open- Lee to the 1966 VHSL state title. held this past weekend at Liberty High School in ing round by Colorado State. MCLA Club Portland, Ore. lacrosse teams play a full schedule and include The three-day tournament consisted of three Former Yorktown Players Boston College, Michigan, BYU and Georgia Fall Registration is USA teams — selected from the 30 best high school Tech. A Yorktown teammate of Jaffke’s, Kevin players — along with five international teams Ready for Playing Time Grebb, played midfield for Georgia Tech’s club Open for Youth, (Canada, Serbia, Lithuania, Puerto Rica and team this year in the same conference. Jaffke Senegal). The U19 tournament was played under Several recent Patriots are in fall football camps graduated this May with a B.S. in aerospace FIBA rules. and are set to get collegiate playing time for the engineering. Adult Sports Marshall failed to score in the first game, going first time. Kerby Long (James Madison), George Pierson (Kansas State) and Max Milien (U-Va.) Arlington County sent out its monthly news- 0-for-5 from the field, but teamed with fellow UNC DATES TO REMEMBER letter on Monday encouraging parents and recruits Reggie Bullock (Kinston/Kinston, N.C.) should all see the football field for the first time in adults to register for fall sports, which includes and John Henson (Round Rock, Round Rock, 2008. Aug. 11 Registration Opens for Arlington NFL everything from adult flag football to youth la- Texas) to down USA One, 117-104 in the champi- Long, who redshirted last season after attending Youth Flag crosse. Registration is open for virtually every onship. Fork Union Military in 2006 was initially brought Aug. 15 Fee increase for Arlington Soccer registration sport. Avery Bradley, a rising senior from Tacoma, in as a defensive back, but is impressing as a re- In the youth sports, the Arlington Little ceiver. The 5-foot-11, 185-pounder is penciled in Aug. 21 Registration open for youth sport Wash. was the U.S.’s leading scorer, averaging 22.3 classes League, Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken and Senior Babe points per game. He is reportedly considering as the second starter and should see a wealth of playing time. Sept. 6 Fall Little League Baseball begins Ruth leagues are registering kids. The Arlington Texas, Washington and USC among others. Sept. 7 Arlington Youth Lacrosse Fall Clinics As a senior at Yorktown, Long accounted for NFL Youth Flag Football, the Arlington Youth The Nike Global Challenge is the culmination of begin Lacrosse Fall Clinics, the Arlington Soccer As- the summer season. The players were chosen based more than 1,5000 yards of offense and was used Sept. 13 Fall Babe Ruth Baseball begins

14 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ August 13-19, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Health Officials Search For Illegal Dumper Human waste is deposited into Four Mile Run twice in two weeks.

By David Schultz Barksdale said that he’s The Connection never before seen a case of the dumping of human or Arlington County spokes- waste into a stream. person Mary Curtius, the “We’ve had some illegal Fproblem is simple. dumping issues before “Somebody’s been dumping but not like this,” he said. in our stream,” she said, “And we don’t “Usually someone has like it.” dumped some pool On Thursday of last week, someone chemicals or paint.” dumped dozens of gallons of human Barksdale said that his waste from a portable toilet into Four investigation has yielded Mile Run, causing County officials to no leads thus far as to the advise residents to stay away from the identity of the person South Arlington stream. who dumped the sewage This was the second time in eight into the stream. days that someone had illegally County officials dumped human waste into Four Mile learned of the second Run. County officials suspect that the dumping on the morning same of Thursday, Aug. 7 after person a citizen reported a “Somebody’s been is re- strong odor coming from spon- Four Mile Run near dumping in our sible Westover Park. stream and we for A Hazardous Materials Photo courtesy Arlington County both team arrived on the A map of the areas affected by the illegal dumping. don’t like it.” inci- scene and discovered dents sewage in the stream along with a blue dis- — Arlington County spokes- down the stream. The presence of the dis- The County is advising residents not to ofinfectant product. According to a County infectant in both incidents led officials to fish in or have any contact with the waters, person Mary Curtius dump- statement, officials in the County’s Office believe that the same person was behind including wading or swimming, until fur- ing. of Emergency Management believe that the both, Curtius said. ther notice. While Four Mile Run flows “We’re trying to catch them,” Curtius disinfectant came from a portable lavatory. Mylissa Kennedy, a spokesperson with the through Bon Air, Bluemont, Glencarlyn, and said. Curtius said that this blue disinfectant County’s Department of Environmental Ser- Barcroft parks, all County parks remain Curtius said that the Arlington Fire product was also found in the stream a week vices, said that the stream is currently un- open. Department, led by Chief Fire earlier on Thursday, July 31. On that day, der advisory but is not quarantined. County Residents in the Westover area are en- Marshall Benjamin Barksdale, is inves- someone had dumped sewage into Four officials expect to be able to lift the advi- couraged to call 911 if they see any suspi- tigating the illegal dumping. Mile Run, causing County officials to shut sory later this week, Kennedy said. cious dumping into Four Mile Run.

More Exercise the Brain For more information on Dr. Merzenich’s re- search, visit his blog at By David Schultz of more than 150 seniors. “The brain is con- www.merzenich.positscience.com. The Connection tinuously plastic. It has the chance to cor- rect itself through practice.” thing you should all think about.” he human mind: use it or lose it. Merzenich said that, just like a machine The lecture was organized by Arlington TThat was the message of that wears with age, the brain tends to slow County’s Office of Senior Adult Programs. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D as he down as it gets older. But, according to Cheryl Johnson, a manager in the office, spoke to a group of Arlington County se- Merzenich, this slowing of the brain doesn’t said that her manager was watching PBS niors at the Central Library this weekend. necessarily have to be the case. and saw a documentary on Merzenich’s re- Merzenich is a scholar and researcher at “Old brains slow down but you can actu- search and invited him to speak at the Cen- the Keck Center for Integrative Neuro- ally reaccelerate them in many ways,” he tral Library. science at the University of California San said. “You’ve been hearing more and more Francisco. He has been Merzenich about brain fitness,” Johnson said. traveling around the recom- “Everyone’s interested in aging success- country giving a lecture mended that fully,” Senior Center Supervisor Anne Peret entitled “You CAN “Everyone’s interested in people keep said. Teach an Old Brain New aging successfully.” their brain Photo by David Schultz/The Connection Arlington County is holding several brain Tricks” to promote his active on a Michael Merzenich, Ph.D speaks to a fitness workshops at Langston-Brown and message that the brain — Anne Peret, Arlington County daily basis group of Arlington County seniors about Walter Reed Senior Centers. For a fee of is much more malleable Office of Senior Adult Programs through brain fitness. $50, computer programs will be made avail- than many people real- learning new able for those who want to exercise their ize. skills and en- are very important for brain health,” he said. minds. “You can think of your head as a source gaging in social situations. “More and more this will become a pres- For more information, contact Anne Peret of seething change,” he told the audience “Human interaction and human contact ence in any well-organized life. This is some- at 703-228-4878.

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE 26 Antiques 101 Computers Sometimes it takes visits from old friends to show you that who you We consign/pay top $ for HDI thought you were, you actually are. The antique/semi antique furn. EASY COMPUTER SOLUTIONS including mid century & FOR INDIVIDUALS kinds of friends who were there for you danish modern Teak & SMALL BUSINESSES — and with you — at the beginning. furniture, sterling, mens JENNIFER O. SMITH The kinds of friends who know where watches, painting/art glass, COMPUTER CONSULTANT clocks, jewelry, costume ➣ you came from and now, in person, and jewelry, etc. Call Schefer TRAINING ➣ after years of multiple long distance Antiques @ 703-241-0790. INSTALLATION phone calls, can see where you’ve gone. ➣ TROUBLE- SHOOTING The kinds of friends whose opinions you 28 Yard Sales ➣ LET US TAME THAT respect, whose loyalty you admire and BEAST FOR YOU whose friendship you cherish. It’s when Multi-Family Yard Sale 4 families, 11317 Vale Rd Serving Area Since 1995 these kinds of friends speak that you Oakton. Sat 8/16, 8-1. should listen. And listen I did in late June (703) 765-2222 when my oldest, and best friend from [email protected] 29 Misc. for Sale High School (Newton South High $250 KING Pillow Top School, Class of ‘76, Newton, Ma.), Cary Mattress & Box set (3pc)- 105 Health & Fitness and his wife, Mindy, flew into Reagan Brand New, Never Used w/warranty. (Retail $500+) National for a two-day visit, our first face Deliverable 571-926-1990 SENIOR (60+) to face since February 2002, (2’02’02) WORKOUTS the date of their youngest son, Jordon’s, 7 PC Cherry Sleigh Bedroom Personal trainer will set - Brand new in boxes, Bar Mitzvah, and the reason for our last Worth $1200+ work with you 1-on-1 at trip to Boston/Needham. (Can help deliver)Asking $575 my studio. $45/hour. Though Cary and I didn’t attend any 571-926-1990 Certified; insured; 10 yrs of the same schools before high school, Hardwood Artisans Twin experience. Call Mike Loft bed, solid oak w/ upgrade 703-356-4006 soon after we met in 10th grade, we English Oak stain (looks great became instant friends. And over these with antiques) Solid hardwood last 35 years, our friendship has evolved decking (no slats), allows for 21 Announcements young children-college age and matured and sustained itself through and easier to make. 5 step our respective marriages and no ladder allows for small Park Lawn- divorces, deaths of family and friends, children. Perfect condition, 2 years old, Garden of occasional disease (nothing too serious, retails for $1725 new Meditation cemetery though, thank God!), the birth of their www.hardwoodartisan.com, For Sale $600, phone Burial rights for 2 people. three sons, the purchase of our first 703-868-1461 Turf topped crypt. homes and many other highs and lows Bronze memorial, incl. QN Pillow Top Mattress & and successes and failures too numerous box set Brand new in plastic vase & granite. orig and typical to mention. Through it all, w/warranty! Can deliver. $6100 sacrifice for we’ve always been a phone call away. (Worth $300+) MUST SELL $4,000. 301-785-8169 $150 571-926-1990 But due to Cary and Mindy’s initiative this year (their “summer tour,” as they called it), “a phone call away” was not 21 Announcements 21 Announcements going to suffice. And so airline reservations and hotel accommodations Foster Care/Adoption: were made on a mutually convenient Make a difference in the life of a child weekend for the Sneider’s return trip to who needs you. Help a child and learn new ways to teach positive Washington, D.C., their first since the behaviors. Generous monthly stipend; 24/7 support; ‘90s, while attending what was then, a and ongoing training provided. Call Phillips semi-annual Candy Show (Cary’s in the Programs for more information (703) 941-3471 ext. candy business), held that year in the old 217 or Visit www.phillipsprograms.org. Convention Center. And though I had Training starts the end of August been in Boston many times previously to visit (three High School reunions, two Boston Celtic basketball games, three 4 RE for Sale 4 RE for Sale Sneider Bar Mitzvahs), we had never just had a normal-type weekend without Bank Owned----ON-SITE some kind of event dominating. This visit, however, during the second Springfield 3 beds, 2 baths, 1152 sq ft to last weekend in June, was not 6010 Frederick dominated by anything. It was simply Sale Date: Sat Sept 20th at Noon about two old friends, and their wives, FREE COLOR BROCHURE hanging out; no agenda, no schedule, no 800-260-5846 timetable, no nothing — just time www.AuctionServicesIntl.com together. And believe me, it was time James Meadows 290-700-3414 well spent. And though the weekend (Friday afternoon and evening) got off to 21 Announcements 21 Announcements a bumpy start with Cary experiencing some air travel-related nausea that had him indisposed through dinner, the rest of the weekend saw two friends SEE YOUR NAME IN PRINT! reconnect, in person, and gave us an Be the first person to fax in the correct crossword puzzle opportunity to tell our tales and walk our respective walks and find out if who we answers each week, and we’ll put your name here! Fax the think we are is still someone with whom, completed puzzle with your name and the puzzle number after all these years and life’s to the Crossword Puzzle Desk, fax #703-917-0998! experiences, the other would find The winner of puzzle #0322-6 is: amusing, agreeable, acceptable and stimulating quite frankly, and we did (in my opinion, anyway; his too, he’s just Marilynne Jost0316-1 not in print to confirm it). In short, it was Note: Due to space limitations, the crossword may not appear from like old times, 35 years later, in the blink time to time. In that case, you may look on our Web site: of an eye, and nothing had changed. www.connectionnewspapers.com and click on the “Print Editions” button. Best friends then, best friends now. What It should appear in a newspaper from a different Classifieds zone. a weekend! Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative for The Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

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