Inside Winter Fun & Entertainment Community GreatGreat FallsFalls Outlook 2017 Page 3 JuliaJulia ChildChild Actor Mary Ann Jung holds up “Mastering the Art of ‘Meets’‘Meets’ French Cooking” a two- volume French cookbook that was written by Julia Child and her two French friends, Simone Beck and Great Falls Louisette Bertholle. 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Box 97 9841 Georgetown Pike Great Falls, VA 22066 703-759-9190 2 ❖ Great Falls Connection ❖ January 25-31, 2017 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic 703-778-9414 or Community Outlook 2017 [email protected] New Residential Development Proposed in Great Falls tified as a Resource Protection Area and an Developer worked Environmental Quality Corridor. A stormwater channel that drains to Piney with the community Run bisects the site approximately at its midpoint from the north property line to to get approval for the south property line, the report contin- ues. nine homes. Since the original proposal, the applicant has submitted several revisions that have By Fallon Forbush resulted in preserving more tree canopy and The Connection now exceeds water quality and quantity standards, when compared to what would upervisor John Foust (D- be required of a project that is permitted Dranesville) and Benjamin Wiles, under the property’s current zoning, also S his staff aide who works on land- known as by right development, according use issues, identified some of the to Wiles. developments within the Dranesville Dis- The GFCA has since submitted testimony trict that they will be focusing on over the in support of the application and the Fairfax next couple of months. County Planning Commission voted to rec- All of the developments have received ommend approval of the application on Dec. interest from surrounding communities, 8, 2016. leaving Foust and the other supervisors with “The applicant has been cooperative and ample feedback to consider before the pro- I think we have a proposal now that is be- posals reach them for a vote. yond the standard requirements for both Gulick Group, Inc. applied to rezone an Photo courtesy of a Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning tree preservation and stormwater,” Foust 11-acre parcel south of where Challendon The property is an undeveloped, forested 11-acre parcel that is currently says. Road ends in Great Falls from a rural agri- accessed from the north via Challedon Road, a paved Virginia Department A public hearing for the project with the cultural district to a residential district. of Transportation-maintained road. Challedon Road runs northward, to Board of Supervisors is scheduled for Tues- The rezoning would permit the land- connect to Brevity Drive, which runs westward to connect to Springvale day, Jan. 24, after deadline for this week’s owner to construct nine homes on the prop- Road. There is a temporary cul-de-sac where Challedon Road ends. paper. erty. The original proposal was for 10 lots, “We still have a public hearing, but un- according to Benjamin Wiles, a staff aide neighbors over the project’s stormwater ment of the Piney Run floodplain, accord- less something extraordinary would come for Supervisor John Foust. management plans. ing to a staff report by the Fairfax County out of that public hearing, I anticipate that The change was prompted by concerns The southern boundary of the property Department of Planning and Zoning. The the project will receive support from the of the Great Falls Citizens Association and coincides with the northern edge of a seg- floodplain and its adjacent slopes are iden- Board of Supervisors,” Foust says. Actor Brings Julia Child To Life For Seniors By Fallon Forbush the Riveter” Leigh Monroe for the group. The Connection “She’s usually one of the ones people say to bring back,” says Marietna “Mimi” embers of the Great Falls Se- Mascolo, a spokesperson for GFSC. Mnior Center were transported If Mascolo wants to bring Jung back back in time to the ‘60s to for yet another performance, she has witness Julia Child rehearse for her in- more shows in her repertoire of histori- famous cooking show, “The French Chef.” cal women. Child became sidetracked when she re- Jung portrays Sally Ride, America’s alized she had a roomful of guests and first female astronaut, in her latest show, began telling them about her life and “Sally Ride – Who Wants To Be An As- how she ended up a household name and tronaut?” one of America’s favorite cooking person- She anticipates the show inspiring stu- alities. dents to get involved in science, technol- Trying to match Child’s high-pitched ogy, engineering and math. voice and playful demeanor, actor Mary In the meantime, Mascolo says the Ann Jung brought the celebrity to life for GFSC’s next guest speaker will be author 45 minutes. Her show, “Julia Child - Mike High, who will be talking about his Queen of Cuisine,” pays tribute to the book, “The C&O Canal Companion” and energy, passion and playfulness that his passion for cycling. Child brought to her greatest loves: her Photos by Fallon Forbush/The Connection His book takes readers on a tour of the husband and cooking. Julia Child, played by actor Mary Ann Jung, pulls Jim Mills out of the 184-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal During the performance, Jung pulled crowd to play the role of Child’s husband, Paul Cushing Child. that stretches from Washington, D.C., to Jim Mills from the crowd to play the role Cumberland, Maryland and the Allegh- of Child’s husband, Paul Cushing Child. Jung researches and writes her own resolved through her own research, she eny Mountains, as well as the trail along While she described the couple’s relation- scripts for her one-woman shows. sought answers from Alex Prud’homme, the canal, which the author says is his ship, Jung provided Mills with flashcards. “I don’t make stuff up,” Jung told the au- Child’s great-nephew, she told the audience. favorite trail to bike. These cards contained quotes from dience during a Q-and-A after the perfor- This was Jung’s third performance for the The discussion and lunch will be at the Child’s husband that the volunteer was mance. “It usually takes me a year to re- GFSC. She already performed as Clara Dranesville Church of the Brethren at required to recite for the audience—many search and write my shows.” Barton, a Civil War nurse and American Red 11500 Leesburg Pike from 11 a.m. to of them comical and all of them real. When she had questions that couldn’t be Cross founder, and World War II’s Rose “Rosie 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Great Falls Connection ❖ January 25-31, 2017 ❖ 3 News Photo contributed Keller Williams McLean/Great Falls Leadership: Managing Broker Patrick Page, CEO/Team Leader Amina Basic, Principal Broker Ron Cathell, Assistant Team Leader Boni Vinter and Principal Owner Derek Blain. The Keller Williams Realty Brokerage in McLean/Great Falls Sets a New Record The Keller Williams Realty brokerage in new or transferring agents to the office. The McLean/Great Falls has set a new record Keller Williams office in McLean launched for sharing its profits with agents. They gave in April 2008 during the start of the great back over $500,000. “We are so thrilled and recession. Today, it has more than 350 proud to say that our office shared over half agents making it one of the largest single a million dollars of its owners’ profit with brokerage offices in the greater metro area, our agents in 2016 setting a new record, all in less than 10 years. “It’s all about our not only for our office, but for all of Keller amazing agents,” said Basic. “Now, we have Williams in Virginia and West Virginia,” said set our goal to profit share over a million Amina Basic, Team Leader for Keller Will- dollars in a single year. And we can do it. iams in McLean. “This money came out of We thank all of our clients for putting their the pockets of our owners as appreciation trust in us. The absolute best part is that to those of our agents who have helped to we give back to the community every single make us grow.” Keller Williams closes its year. Last year we did our annual golf tour- books each month and determines its net nament and raised over $46,000 for leuke- profit. It then gives back nearly 50 percent mia lymphoma society. Together everyone of those profits to its agents who introduced achieves more.” Week in Great Falls on June 16. The maximum statutory sen- College Student tence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational pur- Pleads Guilty poses, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the Court based To Developing on the advisory Sentencing Guidelines Malicious Software and other statutory factors.