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Roundabout Proposed to Ease Vienna Traffic Woes
Vienna Town Council Approves Design for Innovative Project at Park and Locust Streets, S.E. BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
The T-shaped intersection at Park and Locust streets, S.E., has vexed commuters and pedestrians for decades. The Vienna Town Council voted 60 April 27 (Council member Kelleher was absent) to approve a $50,000 con-
tract with Rinker Design Associates to perform a field survey, design work and construction-support services for the project. The intersection lies at the crest of a hill on Park Street and the bottom of a slope for Locust Street, which terminates there but resumes a couple of blocks west at Center Street.
Traffic volume is high at the intersection and sight lines to the south are poor, complicated by trees, a retaining wall and utility poles. Vehicle flow on westbound Locust Street comes to a stop during rush hours, as motorists must proceed cautiously to avoid vehicles coming from both directions on Park Street.
According to initial plans, the roundabout’s center would consist of a 33-foot-wide circle made of stamped asphalt, which would force traffic to proceed counterclockwise in a 14.5foot-wide travel lane. Existing crosswalks to the north and Continued on Page 20
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Local Student Has Chance to Practice His Japanese With the Prime Minister Glenn Koji vanValkenburgh of Great Falls was one of two children who greeted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie, as they arrived at Andrews Air Force Base on April 27 for their U.S. visit. VanValkenburgh shook the prime minister’s hand and said, “Hello, welcome to the U.S.,” in Japanese as he handed the prime minister a bouquet. VanValkenburgh is a second-grader at Great Falls Elementary School and is enrolled in its Japanese Immersion Program. The initiative, part of the Fairfax County World Languages Program, teaches the students math, science and health in Japanese. First Lady Michelle Obama and Mrs. Abe visited the school on April 28 and the students sang “It’s a Small World” to them in Japanese. VanValkenburgh was born in Washington, D.C., to an American father and Japanese mother, who spent most of her life in the United States. The boy’s maternal grandparents live in Yokohama, Japan, where he hopes to stay for the summer in the near future.
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Couples fight over the tiniest things and either they learn to handle disagreements amicably or their marON riages are doomed. McLean Community STAGE Players’ production of Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park” is by turns laugh riot and descent into marital hell. The play, directed by Jerry Bonnes, is set – surprise! – in a New York City apartment, where Paul (Will MacLeod) and Corie (Caity Brown) have come to live after tying the knot a week earlier. The action takes an unfortunate turn following a drunken evening in which Corie becomes distraught with Paul’s lack of imagination and sense of adventure. Corie wants to run barefoot in the park, despite Paul’s sensible objection that it’s winter outside. After a bunch of emotional hysterics, Corie begins clamoring for a divorce and previously patient Paul descends to her level of irrationality and pettiness. MacLeod and Brown give their characters a realistic amount of spite in this sequence. The production at times is as much fun as participating in a senseless marital spat – or worse, uncomfortably being forced to witness one. One wonders how Corie did not discern her husband’s dull practicality, passivity and heavy work focus – something not uncommon to newly minted lawyers – while they were dating and then
engaged. Thank goodness for the supporting players, whose humor, common sense and compassion compensate for the screeching couple. John Geiger contributes zest and humor as upstairs neighbor Victor Velasco, a bold Albanian exuding lust for life. Kim Thornley is delightful Corie’s mother, who becomes smitten with Velasco and urges her wayward daughter to reconcile with Paul. Stephen Wheeler excels as an out-ofshape, sympathetic and embarrassed telephone installer who rushes to finish his work and escape the ugly imbroglio. Some jokes run throughout the show, including ones pertaining to the tall building’s exhausting stair climb and the apartment’s broken skylight. The apartment set by Jerry Gideon features dark-green walls, the aforementioned busted skylight, a fire escape outside and a sideboard loaded with liquor, which gets raided frequently as the proceedings devolve. The space starts out empty, but looks great later with a bright-red couch in the center. The play’s resolution is satisfactory, although the audience is put through the ringer to get to it. Thankfully, Simon’s wry humor leavens the rancor. “Barefoot in the Park” runs through May 16 at the McLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for students, seniors and McLean residents. For more information, call (703) 790-9223.
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Seascape, shoreline and sand are intertwined for artist Marilyn Banner, and her artworks convey feelings of walking on the beach, hearing waves and feeling sea air. “There’s a mystery and Artist David Carlson’s “Confluence” features concentric circles depth, the thoughts and men- of video images of water. York state’s Adirondack Mountains, edited tal meanderings that you might have when you’re wandering on the the different compositions and produced beach,” said the Takoma Park, Md., resi- the final works on Blu-ray disks. “Time of day, weather conditions and dent. “There are so many shells that used to house animals, and the water comes and proximity all played a part in considering goes, and takes things away. It’s like life: It what I shot,” he said of the mountain vidbrings things in and it washes away as soon eography. An abstract painter, Carlson found he as you’ve wandered by.” Her encaustic series, “When Looking could work separately on either the videos Down Becomes Up,” is on display through or painting, but not both simultaneously, May 30 at the McLean Project for the Arts’ as the required mentalities were too diverRamp Gallery, along with exhibits by two gent. MPA’s Atrium Gallery is filled with the other artists. Starting in 1984, Banner worked in botanical paintings and pinwheel sculpmixed media sculpture, assemblage and in- tures of “Vernal Efflorescence: New Works stallation, then in 1998 switched to print- by Jill Parisi.” The artist, who is spending this acaing on fabric and creating large collages demic year in the District of Columbia, with handmade papers. Banner discovered encaustic painting normally divides her time between the in 2003 after taking an intensive, weeklong Washington area and upstate New York, course in what to her was a new medium. where she teaches print-making as an asShe has worked solely in encaustics since sociate professor at the State University of 2004, describing the medium as “very ver- New York at New Paltz. Parisi prints almost exclusively on satile.” “It is perfect for my sensibility (tactile handmade papers and burns each compoand expressive) and my interest in meaning nent of her works with a lace-like network and content,” she said. “There is a special of holes. “My works have a great deal of detail feeling to working with the naturalness of encaustic, knowing I am working with and color in order to work from a macro substances from bees (beeswax) and trees and micro viewpoint,” she said. “Mostly I am interested in creating a sense of wonder, (damar resin).” The medium also has disadvantages, beauty and joy.” She exhibits some of her works in shadsuch as needing much electricity, a hot palette, a heat source to fuse the layers of wax owboxes, which aid in the display’s mainand a ventilation system or easy access to a tenance and longevity. Other artworks are pinned on walls like insect specimens, window fan, Banner said. “I want people who see the work to be which allows their components to be stirred able to have their minds wander, to have lightly by air movements of passersby. “I am very interested in nature’s small their emotions moved, and to have their life-forms and exquisite shapes and texsouls nourished,” she said. MPA’s Emerson Gallery is showing art- tures,” she said, citing “the beauty of an ist David Carlson’s “Water Unspoken,” the acorn and how that feels in your hand, the arts group’s first all-video exhibition. MPA subtle colors of lichen here in the east, or officials draped tarpaulins over the gallery’s the vividly toned ones in the western U.S. six skylights to obtain sufficient darkness to I observe both in the wild, and specimens, display the videos, said exhibitions director and am fascinated by cross-sections, microscopic imagery and botanical illustration.” Nancy Sausser. MPA is located upstairs at the McLean Watching the videos, which feature endlessly changing swirls of water, light and Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., and is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 color, is mesmerizing and soothing. “The videos unfold,” Sausser said. “Da- a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to vid is a longtime practitioner of tai chi and 5 p.m. MPA will be closed on Saturday, May the works are reflective of that, in terms of 16, but will hold a Spring Benefit on May 13. For more information about the exhibtheir quietude.” Carlson’s project began more than two its and MPA, visit www.mpaart.org or call years ago. He videotaped water in New (703) 790-1953.
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Opinion Our View: Towing Remains a Necessary Evil The profanity-laced meltdown of ESPN’s Britt McHenry – classy! – captured recently on video once again has put the spotlight on Northern Virginia’s towing industry. And, as usually happens, sanctimoniousness comes out in full force. Towing companies are easy targets for the public’s ire, and often are fodder for complaints that the firms have done something wrong, even illegal. But the data seldom back it up, nor does anecdotal evidence. Scratch beneath the surface of a complaint that a vehicle was improperly towed, and you’ll almost assuredly uncover the fact that the car was in the
wrong place at the wrong time, and that the towing company was simply enforcing the will of private-property owners wanting to ensure only those who should be parking in certain spots are parking in certain spots. We’re not particularly chummy with the towing industry, but the fact is, parking is at a premium all across the region, and property rights have to be respected. Those who pull into a parking spot but don’t follow the rules shouldn’t complain when they come out to find their vehicles gone. Moaning and groaning “victims” make for good television, and the tow-
ing industry is an easy target, but its drivers are simply doing the job they have been contracted to do. While their behavior sometimes crosses a line, far more often it’s the public at large that is at fault. We suspect most local residents wouldn’t want to come home at the end of a day to find their driveways filled with the vehicles of people they didn’t know and had no business being there. The same is true of apartment complexes, shopping malls and office parks that have just as much right to determine who gets to use their spaces as we do of ours.
Changes to Noise Ordinance Make No Sense Editor: Life is about to get a lot noisier in Fairfax County. The Board of Supervisors is poised to consider raising the maximum noise level for the use of loudspeakers and related noise from recreation grounds, parks, and school fields from 55 decibels (dBA) to 72 decibels. While that may not sound like much, since sound is measured on a logarithmic scale, the proposed 17-decibel jump is actually a perceived by human ears as almost four times as loud as the current 55-decibel limit. To give you a sense of just how loud that will be try having a normal conversation while running your kitchen blender or while at dinner in a sports bar during a game. If you’re wondering what the potential problem for your neighborhood might sound like, the West Lewisville Heights Citizens Association [http://westlewinsville.org/noise-ordinance-turn-it-down/] has posted a helpful video illustrating just how troublesome the problem is today for neighborhoods near McLean High School. The Board of Supervisors’ development committee met in February to discuss long-running complaints about rising noise levels across the county and to consider proposals for revising the Fairfax County Noise Ordinances. A zoning inspection
at McLean High School in October 2014 clearly demonstrated the school was in violation of existing noise ordinances. What’s the proposed solution? Fairfax County is calling for a new 72dBA noise limit, so schools are not automatically in violation. We don’t raise roadway speed limits just because no one drives at the posted speeds. Police enforce the speeding laws. The county needs to do the same with current noise ordinance by insisting county schools, and everyone who uses public parks, school fields, and recreational grounds comply with the rules. While most homeowners living near Fairfax County golf courses, parks, recreational fields and schools co-exist peacefully with cheering crowds, band practices, live performances, lawnmowers, crowded streets, the occasional blocked driveway, and trampling of lawns, the addition of amplified music blaring through loudspeakers at all hours of the day and into much of the night has created a noise pollution problem that disrupts normal family routines and impacts the quality of life. Many families find it impossible to enjoy their backyard because amplified music emanating from recreational parks and school fields is so loud it drowns out normal conversation. Add in the explicit, vulgar or overly sexualized lyrics so popular in today’s music blaring from loudspeakers, and well, outdoor family time is over.
For people seeking quiet enjoyment of county parks, schools, and public recreational fields, the newly proposed ordinance means other users of those facilities will be able to broadcast recorded music, use bullhorns, play live music, and whatever else they wish as long as they do not exceed 72 decibels at the property line. Since sound waves don’t know to stop at those property lines, wind conditions, placement of loud speakers, and uncontrolled amplification will all conspire to make the proposed 72-decibel level excessively loud. Every resident has the right to the “quiet enjoyment” of their property. Since by its own admission, county government has little success enforcing the existing 55decibel noise ordinance, perhaps increasing the noise is just county government’s way of saying, “we give up.” Clearer minds and thinking need to prevail for the benefit of homeowners across the county. If you’d like to avoid turning your neighborhood into the county’s next concert venue, please make time to express your concerns to your district supervisor, or attend the Public Hearing being held May 12, at 4 p.m. in the Board Auditorium in the Fairfax County Government Center. Don’t let your concerns be drowned out by the noise. Your voice needs to be heard. Kerry Stackpole McLean
Chronis Is the Right Candidate for the Dranesville District Editor: I am writing to respond to the letter from Sharon Canner [Foust Has Attributed, Experience Needed for Board of Supervisors,” April 23] discussing the Dranesville supervisor election this November. Ms. Canner stated that Jennifer Chronis didn’t have government experience and
that she lacked community involvement. Maybe Ms. Canner meant that Jennifer is not a career politician, which is true. This is Ms. Chronis’ first time running for public office. Personally, this is one of the reasons that I am supporting Chronis’ campaign, is she is focused on public service, not per-
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No Consensus that Public-Private Partnership on I-66 Is a Good Idea made to minimize if not eliminate notable adverse impact. The combined Dunn Loring community serves as an example of a viable and developing walkable community with access to schools, Metro, shopping, parks and other facilities with little or no use of an automobile required. This community will be further enhanced by the development taking place at the Dunn Loring-Merrifield Metro Station and in Merrifield. The Dunn Loring community is the type that is being emphasized in Northern Virginia and in developments such as at Merrifield, Tysons Corner, Reston and elsewhere in the area. To adversely impact a viable walkable community, such as Dunn Loring, as set forth in the I-66 plan as presented, goes against the emphasis placed on walkable communities in Northern Virginia and, in essence, punishes Dunn Loring residents who purchased or remained in their homes largely because of its walkability and access to mass transit. Proposed I-66 expansion outside the Beltway must not be carried out without sufficient due diligence, study and community input with the goal of achieving a balance of cost effective improved transportation options that economically, efficiently and effectively serve the transportation needs of Northern Virginia residents and businesses, now and in the future, while preserving viable walkable communities along the I-66 corridor. If a public-private partnership can accomplish this then it may be the “right way to go,” but the jury is still out. Ken Quincy Dunn Loring
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Editor: In response to the business coalition opinion printed in the April 30 Sun Gazette, the proposed expansion of I-66 outside the Beltway, as presented by the Virginia Department of Transportation raises a number of questions as to whether the public-private partnership for this expansion and even the expansion itself, as presented, is the right way to go. There is no question that, as stated in the coalition opinion, the development of a state of the art transportation network, which includes the I-66 corridor, is critical to Northern Virginia. However, as Northern Virginia, notably the part in proximity to the I-66 corridor, becomes more urbanized with greater emphasis placed on mass transit and walkable communities, does the proposed plan, as presented, reflect the right way to go? First, it seems that the expansion plan should be prioritizing mass transit rather than prioritizing the enabling of more automobile traffic on I-66, whether or not by toll lanes. This does not imply ruling out improvements for automobile traffic but the greater focus should be on making mass transit options more attractive up front versus more lanes for more automobiles. The question still to be answered is how effective will I-66 expansion outside the Beltway, as presented, be if there is no corresponding expansion inside the Beltway. As to the public-private partnership, there are a number of questions to be answered for this option. It is essential that any such plan be, as noted in the coalition opinion, “properly structured” for the present and into the future. There is more information needed and questions to be answered in this regard. As to the impact on communities along the I-66 corridor, every effort should be
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Editor: As the local political campaign season takes hold once again (didn’t we just do this last year?), the mantras of lower taxes and better roads are on the talking-point sheets of candidates hitting the campaign trail. How ridiculous is it that these two talking points can be uttered from the same candidate? The legacy of former state delegate and now U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th) is that of a candidate whose masterful use of smoke-and-mirrors and a straight-faced delivery of these two promises still works on some voters. While the Republicans drive home the promise lower taxes and repeatedly fail to adequately fund transportation in our state, my reality is that when the smoke clears, I am better able to see my car-repair bills for damages to our family cars from potholes and crumbling roads in McLean/ Great Falls. Between two family cars, we have three new tires, two new wheels and a collection of new front suspension parts. The total bill for this smoke-and-mirrors of keeping tax-payer-money-in-their-pockets mantra is $1,863 over two years (and still to
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Editor: A possible I-66 public-private partnership was lauded in an April 30 letter to the editor supposedly signed by a group of local business associations. I hope this signatory list was a clever prank, because I can’t imagine a responsible business association endorsing the I-66 plan at all. The public-private concept is an intoxicating way to avoid public funding of needed infrastructure, but few of the dozens of standing projects around the state and nation have met either public or private expectations. Virginia’s first roadway public private partnership, the Dulles Greenway with Australian firm MacQuarie, has had an uncomfortable history of sharply rising tolls. Details of the newer deals of the I-95 and I-495 contracts might surprise you. In the case of the I-495 HOT lanes; 83 percent of the construction funding came from state and local government, only 17 percent came from private sources for which they received 93 percent of the control. So the idea that the taxpayers are saving a significant amount of money is not true. The contracts are extraordinary in length. The I-495 HOT-lane contract is 80 years and the I-95 HOT-lane contract is 73 years. Imagine Virginia writing a contract in 1935, 80 years ago, that allowed a foreign firm to control our roads. What do you suppose our roads might look like today? Particularly since the interstate-highway concept was not even introduced until 1956. The choice of corporate partners is interesting, as both are with the Australian company Transurban. Now we have an Australian company controlling a key U.S. roadway built under the National Defense Highway Act. Is there a national-security issue here? Then there are the penalty clauses in
the I-95 deal. These prevent “competing” roadways such as Route 1 and the Occoquan River Bridge from being improved unless Virginia taxpayers pay penalties to a foreign company. If the bus and HOV use is too high (isn’t this the desired result?), again, Virginia taxpayers must ante up to a foreign company. The deals are designed to guarantee congestion that steers commuters to the toll lanes and steers the revenue to the foreign company Transurban. While this is great for the private side of the partnership, it is very bad for the public side of the partnership. It is also bad news for the future regional transportation infrastructure. The current I-66 plan takes Metro completely off the table because the commuter-rail right of way will be stripped away for the toll lanes. How can we see this as a good thing? The region’s most robust development has been occurring on the Metro lines. My local business association and my business colleagues certainly see the benefits of commuter rail. What we do not see is the benefit of tolls, more concrete and congestion. We don’t see the benefit for our employees who have sought reasonably priced housing in Prince William, Loudoun and Fauquier counties and who may soon be obliged to pay $400 -plus a month just to get to work. This is a shadow mortgage that we business people will ultimately be asked to pay in order to keep these employees. The I-66 corridor definitely needs a solution. That solution is extended rail lines, not a burdensome toll road designed to compel Virginia’s residents to pay off foreign corporations. John Eltzroth Dunn Loring Eltzroth is a member of Transform 66 Wisely.
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The month-over-month unemployment Across the commonwealth’s metropolirate ticked up slightly in Fairfax County tan areas, the lowest jobless rates were found in March, according to new figures, but in Northern Virginia, followed by Charlotremained among the lowest in the com- tesville (4.3 percent) and Winchester (4.6 monwealth. percent). The highest rates were recorded Arlington retained its position as hav- in Hampton Roads and Kingsport/Bristol ing the lowest unemployment rate across (5.4 percent each). Virginia in March, according to new figFor the month, Virginia’s statewide unures, as most of the region saw little to Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian emno change in ployment for February. “Previous” is rate for January. joblessness Previous Pct. Employed Unemployed from a month Jurisdiction 3.6% 3.7% Alexandria 90,652 3,449 before. 3.0% 3.1% Arlington 141,249 4,518 W i t h 3.8% 4.0% 6 0 1 , 3 7 8 Fairfax County 601,811 24,803 county resi- Falls Church 3.1% 3.5% 7,601 273 dents em- Loudoun 3.8% 4.0% 184,045 7,673 ployed in Prince William 4.6% 4.7% 220,902 10,950 the civilian Virginia 4.9% 5.1% 4,022,861 214,189 w o r k f o r c e United States 6.1% 5.8% 147,118,000 9,095,000 and 24,280 looking for jobs, Fairfax’s jobless rate stood at 3.9 percent in employment rate of 4.9 percent ranked it March, according to figures reported April 19th best nationally, nestled between Wyo29 by the Virginia Employment Commis- ming and Massachusetts. sion. That’s up a tick from the 3.8-percent The best jobless figures for March were rate reported in February. turned in by Nebraska (2.8 percent), Utah Relatively little action was seen in (3.6 percent), Oklahoma (3.7 percent), month-over-month jobless rates anywhere North Dakota (3.8 percent) and, tied for in Northern Virginia, although the city of fifth, Hawaii and Vermont (3.9 percent). Falls Church saw its jobless figure rise from The highest rates were found in West Vir3.1 percent to 3.4 percent. Elsewhere, the ginia (7.7 percent), Alaska (7.5 percent), unemployment rate stood at 3.1 percent in Nevada (7.2 percent), Rhode Island (6.9 Arlington, up from 3 percent; 3.6 percent percent) and New Jersey (6.8 percent). in Alexandria, unchanged; 3.9 percent in Full data can be found on the Web site Loudoun County, up from 3.8 percent; at www.virginialmi.com. and 4.5 percent in Prince William County, Year-Over-Year Unemployment Down down from 4.6 percent. Across Metro Area: The Washington metAcross Northern Virginia as a whole, ropolitan area’s year-over-year unemploythe jobless rate was unchanged at 4.1 per- ment rate dropped in March, part of a gencent in March, representing 1.51 million eral drift downward nationwide. employed and 63,300 looking for work. The region’s jobless rate of 4.7 percent Statewide, the not-seasonally-adjusted was down from 5.2 percent in March 2014, unemployment rate of 4.9 percent in March and represented 3.27 million people in the also was unchanged from a year before. workforce and 152,300 looking for jobs. The change in overall employment was Figures were reported April 29 by the relatively small but hit both sectors of the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. market: private-sector payrolls declined Nationally, joblessness was down in 358 4,800 jobs, while public-sector payrolls of 387 metro areas during the month, highwere down 2,800. er in 28 and unchanged in one. Nationally, “With March non-farm employment at the not-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate of 3,787,000, employment is once again below 5.6 percent was down from 6.8 percent. the pre-recession peak,” said Ann Lang, Among all metro areas nationally, Ames senior economist for the Economic Infor- (Iowa) and Lincoln (Neb.) had the lowest mation Services Division of the Virginia jobless figures in March, 2.3 percent each. Employment Commission. El Centro, Calif., had the highest, at 19.9 The largest job decrease in March oc- percent. curred in the leisure/hospitality sector, with Of the 51 metro areas with populations food-services and arts/entertainment/rec- of a million or more, the lowest jobless reation also posting declines. Manufactur- rates were found in Austin and Oklahoma ing and business/professional services saw City, at 3.3 percent each. The highest rate overall increases in total workers. was 7.2 percent in Las Vegas. Among Virginia’s 133 cities and counAmong Virginia metro areas outside the ties, Arlington had the lowest jobless rate Washington region, year-over-year jobless for the month, followed by Falls Church, was down across the board and stood at Alexandria, the city of Fairfax (3.9 per- 4.3 percent in Charlottesville; 4.9 percent cent) and a three-way tie between Fairfax, in Winchester, Blacksburg/Christiansburg; Loudoun and Madison counties. 5 percent in Staunton/Waynesboro, HarriOn the other side of the ledger were six sonburg and Roanoke; 5.2 percent in Richcities: Petersburg had a jobless rate of 10.1 mond; 5.3 percent in Lynchburg; and 5.5 percent, followed by Martinsville (9.8 per- percent in Hampton Roads. cent), Hopewell (8.3 percent) and Danville, Full data can be found on the Web site Franklin and Emporia (7.5 percent each). at www.bls.gov.
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A group of nine local volunteers spent a Saturday morning on April 11 picking up about 50 pounds of trash – including a tire – from the banks of Difficult Run in Great Falls. The clean-up was part of a regional effort sponsored each year by the Alice Ferguson Foundation. G.F.C.A. MEMBERS TO VOTE ON BROOKS FARM REZONING RECOMMENDATION: The Executive Board of the
Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA) will hold a meeting of the association’s members Tuesday, May 12, to vote on a proposed resolution opposing the Brooks Farm rezoning and present a slate of candidates for the GFCA board. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Forestville Elementary School, 1085 Utterback Store Road. The landowner and developer of Brooks Farm, a 52-acre parcel in Great Falls, have submitted a rezoning application to Fairfax County to rezone the property from Rural Agricultural to Residential Estate. The applicant’s current development proposal calls for construction of 20 private residences in a cluster subdivision. In response to the community concerns raised during public meetings held by GFCA and through ongoing dialogue with local residents, the GFCA Executive Board recently approved a proposed resolution regarding the rezoning application that will be referred to the GFCA membership for action at the May 12 meeting. The resolution, if adopted by GFCA’s membership, would oppose the Brooks Farm rezoning and cluster development as currently proposed, identify key issues of community concern, and offer potential alternatives to address these concerns. A copy of the proposed resolution can be found at http://gfca.org/Land-Use-&-Zoning-News. In addition, a slate of candidates for the GFCA Executive Board will be presented at the meeting. Members in good standing who are willing to serve on the board also can be nominated from the floor, provided that the nominee consent in person or in writing. The membership will vote on the slate in June.
munity Foundation has announced grant awards to a number of local groups. Finding will go to support a picnic area at Clemyjontri Park; to the Vienna Women’s Center for a mental-health program in local high schools; to the Langley and McLean high schools’ all-night graduation parties; and to the Lewins-
McLEAN CHAMBER TO HONOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS: The Greater
McLean Chamber of Commerce will honor outstanding students, educators and staff from Langely and McLean high schools at its annual Education Awards Breakfast, to be held on Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 a.m. at J. Gilbert’s, 6930 Old Dominion Drive. At the awards program, Noor Alwani will be honored as Langley High School student of the year, with David Kuhn as teacher of the year and Debbie Myren as employee of the year. Henry Ahn will be honored as student of the year for McLean High School, with Mark Thompson as teacher of the year and Lidia Martin as employee of the year. The Chamber “is incredibly excited to acknowledge our recipients’ outstanding contributions,” said Marcia Twomey, president of the Chamber. “We invite our award winners’ friends, families, neighbors and all of the McLean community to join us in celebrating these remarkable individuals.” Tickets are $25 for Chamber members, $30 for others in advance, $30/$35 at the door. For information or to register, call (703) 356-5424 or see the Web site at www.mcleanchamber.org. ‘18th-CENTURY MARKET FAIR’ RETURNS TO CLAUDE MOORE FARM:
Claude Moore Colonial Farm will hold its 18th-Century Market Fair on Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day at the farm, 6310 Georgetown Pike in McLean. Participants can learn about the local area’s history immediately prior to the Revolutionary War. There will be games, Continued on Page 14
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ville Senior Center for fitness equipment. The foundation is accepting proposals for its current grants cycle through June 1. Applications can be found on the Web site at www.mcleancommunityfoundation.org. The foundation was formed in 1980 by the McLean Citizens Association to meet the philanthropic needs of the growing McLean community.
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McLean/Great Falls Notes Continued from Page 13 music, a puppet theater, heritage-breed animals, herbs and flowering plants, as well as historic meals. The cost is $8 for adults, $3 for children (3-12) and seniors. The event is held weather-permitting. For information, see the Web site at www.1771.org. AMADEUS ORCHESTRA TO PRESENT CONCERT: Works by Weber, Korngold
and Brahms will be featured at the next concert of the Amadeus Orchestra, to be held on Sunday, May 17 at 4 p.m. at Saint Luke Catholic Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike in McLean. Soprano Jessica Stecklein will perform as a soloist. A pre-concert lecture by music director A. Scott Wood will begin at 3:15 p.m., and a reception will follow the concert. Tickets are $30 for adults; youth 17 and under are admitted free. For information, see the Web site at www.amadeusconcerts.com. McLEAN ORCHESTRA CLOSES OUT SEASON: The McLean Orchestra will
close out its 2014-15 season with “Triumph,” a concert featuring Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, on Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m. at Oakcrest School, 850 Balls Hill Road in McLean. Performing with the orchestra will be the Metropolitan Chorus, as well as a
number of soloists. A reception will follow the concert. Tickets are $40 for adults, $30 for seniors and $15 for students and education professionals. For information, call (703) 893-8646 or see the Web site at www. mclean-orchestra.org. HOMES TOUR TO FEATURE McLEAN, ARLINGTON PROPERTIES: A home-and-
garden tour of properties in McLean and Arlington will be held on Saturday, May 9, with proceeds supporting the Love Quilt Project, which works to aid vulnerable and orphaned South African and American children. The tour will feature homes from award-winning architects, and will include new construction, expansions and preservations. Tickets are $25 and will be available on the day of the event at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 4250 North Glebe Road in Arlington, which also will be the setting for a tea and boutique sale. Homes can be visited in any order on the day of the event. For information, call (703) 244-8499 or e-mail lovequiltproject@gmail.com. ALCOHOL INKS SUBJECT OF ART-SOCIETY MEETING: Nancy Murphee Da-
vis will be the featured guest artist at the monthly meeting of the McLean Art Society, to be held on Friday, May 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at the McLean Community Center. Davis is a member of the Potomac
Valley Watercolorists, and will demonstrate techniques using alcohol inks. The community is invited. ‘ARMCHAIR-TRAVELER’ SERIES OFFERS VARIED TOPICS: “China and the
Silk Road” is the topic of the next “Armchair Traveler” program at the McLean Community Center, to be held on Thursday, May 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. Sandy and Gail Cohen will provide an overview in words and video of the region, and will take questions. Future programs include “Brazil” (May 14) and “Uganda and the Mountain Gorillas” (May 21). The cost is $5 for McLean residents, $7 for others. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www. mcleancenter.org. GREAT FALLS GARDEN CLUB TO HOST PLANT SALE: The Great Falls Garden
Club will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Great Falls Library. In addition to sales of plants and related items, there also will be experts from the club to answer questions and provide gardening advice. Those attending are advised to come early, as items often sell out by 11:30 a.m. Funds raised will be used to support Friends of the Great Falls Library, the Blue Star Memorial, community beautification projects and club activities.
For information, see the Web site at www.gfgardenclub.org. CHURCH TO HOST ELECTRONICS-RECYCLING EVENT: St. Francis Episcopal
Church will host a shredding event for electronic equipment on Sunday, May 10 from noon to 2 p.m. at the church, 9220 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls. There is a suggested donation of $5 for recycling of small items, $15 to $25 for larger items. Proceeds will help to cover recycling costs and fund youth programming at the church. ‘ONSTAGE @ ALDEN’ PERFORMANCE SERIES CONTINUES: The “Onstage @
the Alden” performance series continues on Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. with ArtsPower’s production of “Dog Loves Books.” Tickets are $10 for McLean residents, $15 for others. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org. JAMMIN’ JUNIORS CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES: The Jammin’ Juniors concert
series, sponsored by the McLean Community Center, continues on Wednesday, May 13 at 12:30 p.m. at McLean Central Park, 1468 Dolley Madison Blvd. The event will feature Peter McCory. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org. Continued on Page 19
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partment of Public Works will hold its annual open house on Thursday, May 14 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Northside Property Yard, 600 Mill St., N.E. Visitors can meet town employees and check out vehicles and equipment. Light refreshments will be served, and there will be special events for children. For information, call (703) 255-6380. VIENNA BIKE RODEO ON THE HORIZON:
The annual Vienna Bike Rodeo will be held on Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, 400 Center St., S. Designed for youth in preschool to sixth grade, the rodeo will help children who already know how to ride a bike develop safety skills. Free bike and helmet checks will be available. Participants must have a helmet. For information, call the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department at (703) 255-6360 or see the Web site at www.viennava.gov. COMMUNITY MEETING SET ON ‘SOLAR-
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Vienna resident Melanie Lindsey, 10, who is a fifth-grader at Colvin Run Elementary School, recently donated 14 inches’ worth of her hair to Locks of Love. The non-profit organization, based in Palm Beach, Fla., provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged people in the United States and Canada who are suffering from long-term medical hair loss. “Melanie is thrilled with her new haircut and even happier that another young girl will be happy through Melanie’s donation,” said her mother, Jennifer Colman.
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into their energy futures, will be held on Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. For information, see the Web site at www.solarizevienna.org. RE-ENACTMENT OF SECESSION VOTE SET: Historic Vienna Inc. will hold a re-
enactment of the 1861 Vienna secession vote on Saturday, May 16 at 1 p.m. at the Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church St., N.E. Residents of Vienna and other communities across Fairfax County in mid1861 held votes to determine whether Virginia should secede from the Union. Vienna residents voted against secession, but the vote across Fairfax County and Virginia was in support of leaving the Union. FREEMAN STORE OFFERS NEW GUIDE FOR YOUTH: A new “Adventurer’s Guide,”
created by members of Girl Scout Troop 433, is available for purchase at the Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church St., N.E., in Vienna. The guide provides information for youth visiting the museum, and includes a sew-on patch. The cost is $3. For information, see the Web site at www.historicviennainc. org. DECORATIVE TILES SALUTE TOWN’S BIRTHDAY: New decorative tiles celebrat-
ing the Town of Vienna’s 125th anniversary are now on sale at the Freeman Store and Museum, operated by Historic Vienna Inc. The museum is located at 131 Church St., N.E. Susan Fay recently was named comanager of the store, and will work with Patti Bentley. FARMERS’ MARKET REOPENS: The Vi-
enna Farmers’ Market reopened for the 2015 season on May 2, and will continue Saturdays through the season on the parking lot at Faith Baptist Church, 301 Center St., S. OAKTON
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VISION-IMPAIRMENT SUPPORT GROUP TO MEET: The Vienna/Oakton Vision
Impaired (VIP) Resource Group will meet on Monday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to noon at Patrick Henry Library in Vienna. The guest speaker will be Dr. Wanzhu Hou, who will discuss the difference between traditional Western medicine and Eastern alternatives. For information, call Chato Carter at (703) 938-1533 or e-mail chatovcarter@ yahoo.com. CHURCH TO HOST SPRING YARD SALE:
Oakton United Methodist Church will hold its annual spring yard sale on Saturday, May 16 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. Sellers can purchase a table for $40. The church is located at 2951 Chain Bridge Road. For information, see the Web site at www.oaktonumc.org. ARTS CENTER HOSTS RECEPTION: The
Vienna Arts Society will host a reception on Friday, May 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vienna Arts Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. The community is invited. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org. PORTAIT PAINTER PRESENTS WORKSHOP: Nationally known portrait painter
Gavin Glakas will offer a demonstration at the Vienna Art Center on Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Glakas teaches painting and drawing at Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo, and will lead a workshop in Tuscany this summer. The event is open to the public. The center is located at 115 Pleasant St., N.W. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org.
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House will present a discussion on “Mosby’s Rangers’ Combat Operations in Northern Virginia” on Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Vale School House, 3124 Fox Mill Road in Oakton. The program will feature author and historian Don Hakenson, with refreshments preceding the discussion at 7:15 p.m. ‘NARFE’ MEMBERS TO HEAR ABOUT HOSPICE: Chapter 1116 Vienna-Oakton
NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) will meet on Tuesday, May 12 at 1:30 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. The discussion will feature “What Hospice Can Do for You and Your Family,” and will be followed by an ice-cream social. For information, call (703) 938-9757.
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County chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Fairfax Resolves chapter of the Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution will host a grave-marking ceremony for Revolutionary War patriots on Saturday, May 16 at 11 a.m. at the Fairfax City Cemetery, 10567 Main St. in Fairfax. The event will honor Gustavus Scott and Ens. Thomas Millan. The community is invited. For information and to R.S.V.P., call Patricia Wartell at (703) 938-0764 or e-mail pwartell@ aol.com.
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will hold “Spring Farm Day” on Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants can try their hand a cow or goat milking, watch sheep-shearing and learn about antique farm equipment. There also will be crafts, games, puppet shows, fair food and guest exhibitors, and a chance to see newborn farm animals. The event is sponsored by the Friends of Frying Pan Park in conjunction with the Fairfax County Park Authority. Admission is $7 in advance, $8 at the door. To purchase tickets in advance, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ parks/parktakes/. The park is located at 2709 West Ox Road.
recently presented the Fairfax County Park Authority’s Invasive Management Area (IMA) program with a $10,000 grant to support the agency’s Take Back the Forest program. This is the fourth grant, totaling $45,000, that REI has given to the Fairfax County Park Foundation to support the award-winning IMA program and its associated youth outreach efforts. Earlier this month, IMA areas across the county participated in the state’s invasive-plant-removal effort. Most IMA sites focused on the removal of garlic mustard, an herb that threatens native plants and animals in forest communities by outcompeting native plants with copious amounts of seed, and by secreting a chemical that prevents the germination of other plants.
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Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals Network will celebrate 15 years of service to the community with the sixth annual Black Opal Awards Gala on Saturday, May 16. A black-tie affair, the gala will take place at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria. “Guests should prepare themselves for a ‘Great Gatsby’-themed evening of style, decadence and dancing as they are whisked away to the Roaring Twenties,” organizers said. “Additionally, guests will enjoy a redcarpet style evening inclusive of a cocktail-
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Nature, Travel, Values Inspire Contest Winners BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Anyone who thinks poetry is dull, or that young people lack wisdom far beyond their years, could learn much from the winners of Great Falls Friends and Neighbors’ 33rd Poetry Contest. The organization on April 29 honored nine Great Falls Elementary School students for their winning entries, which ran the gamut between personal introspection and careful observation of the natural world to whimsical ruminations and exhortations to better behavior. Club officials feted the poets, along with their parents, principals and teachers, during a luncheon ceremony at River Bend Golf and Country Club in Great Falls. Ayla Albert took first place in the contest’s fourth-grade division with “You,” a poem that takes to task bullies who belittle others. Fourth-grader Ashley Gibb took second place with “White,” which draws allusions between that color and a dove, clouds, racing flag, diamond’s sparkle, stars, a sail and pale skin. Josh Gast earned third place in the fourth-grade category with “The Seven Sins,” a humorous, roller-coaster description of those notorious Biblical no-nos. His poem ends: Now that you know the Seven Sins very very well, it’s time to lock them all up in God’s big jail cell. In the fifth-grade division, Alexa Gianoplus won first place with “The Storm,” a vivid description of a thunderstorm and the scary power outage that follows. Tehya Hale took second place in that category with “I Have No Escape,” a poi-
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east would be relocated farther away from the intersection and a third crossing to the south would be added on Park Street. Traffic islands would lead up to and through the crosswalks, narrowing the roadways and forcing motorists to slow down. The center circle and medians will be edged with “mountable curb,” which will discourage motorists from driving over them, yet allow long tractor-trailers to negotiate the roundabout, town officials said. New curb added around the intersection also would reduce the width needed for pedestrians to cross, and serve the same traffic-calming purposes. Park Street’s right-of-way is wide, and the town would not have to obtain easements to install the roundabout, said Vienna Public Works Director Dennis Johnson. The town will move forward with the project once it confirms it will receive a $211,200 grant from the Federal Highway Administration, which will require a 20percent local match, Vienna officials said. Mayor Laurie DiRocco credited the Vienna Transportation Safety Commission for its “innovative idea” of a roundabout at that troublesome intersection.Depend-
Great Falls Elementary School students Andreas Voyages, Brian Potteiger, Colleen Sherry, Elizabeth Rothenberger, Tehya Hale, Alexa Gianoplus, Josh Gast, Ashley Gibb and Ayla Albert pose April 29 after receiving Certificates of Accomplishment in Great Falls Friends and Neighbors’ 33rd anPHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER nual Poetry Contest.
gnant look at feelings of sadness and insecurity. Third place in the fifth-grade division went to Elizabeth Rothenberger for “My Imagination,” which combines flights of fancy with a firm grounding in reality. Sixth-grader Colleen Sherry won her division with “Evening Sky,” a detailed and evocative description of a sunset and the darkness that follows. One portion reads: The stars are ivory chips of ice ing on one’s innocence or guilt, newly approved Vienna police-cruiser cameras will prove to be a blessing or a curse. The Vienna Town Council on April 27 unanimously approved a $103,960 contract with CDW-G to outfit all nine of the Vienna Police Department’s patrol cruisers with Panasonic Arbitrator 360 in-car video cameras, which will capture images during traffic stops and other police service calls. “It just helps assist with the public trust,” said Vienna Police Chief James Morris. “It’s of great evidentiary value. It creates a permanent record for [evidence]. It’s just invaluable for the department and the community.” The contract price includes accessories for the camera system, plus the copious amount of computer-server space that will be required, Morris said. Department officials will purge most videos after 60 to 90 days, but may preserve evidence indefinitely if certain cases require it, he said. The town will finance the cameras with $93,708 from a one-time asset-forfeiture disbursement from the Virginia Attorney General’s Office in 2013, and cover the rest of the cost using the police department’s current seized-asset moneys. Patrol cruisers – both marked and unmarked – will receive the cameras, but motorcycles and vehicles for detectives and top police administrators will not. The cameras automatically will turn on
Embedded in the night The moon’s a sphere of silver lust That casts a beam of light Brian Potteiger took second place in the sixth-grade category with “The Unknown,” a contemplation of Earth’s significance in the cosmos. Appropriately named Andreas Voyages earned third place in the sixth-grade division with “Oh, How I’d Love to Be in Greece,” a paean to the beauty and offer-
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Schools & Military n Bo Gilbertson, the son of Larry and Susanne Gilbertson of McLean, received the Willard F. Bliss and Etta Sawyer Hart Bliss History Award during convocation ceremonies at Hampden-Sydney College.
Michael Nims of McLean was named a Distinguished Military Student at the ROTC President’s Review held recently at McDaniel College. Army ROTC has been a tradition at the college since 1919, and the Green Terror Battalion – which includes cadets from McDaniel, Hood and Mount St. Mary’s – is one of the oldest ROTC programs in the nation. n
n Marisa Iglesias of McLean recently was appointed to the Wheaton College Student Alumni Board for the 2015-16 academic year. The group exists to connect current students with the Wheaton College alumni. n Mohammed Fayez of Vienna was part of the technical-production crew of the recent Davis & Elkins College production of the light-hearted comedy “Harvey.”
Two students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology have been selected for the 2015 U.S. Physics Olympics Team. Junior Allen Cheng and freshman Charles Wang are among 20 students from across the nation named to the team. They will attend a training camp in College Park, Md., in May, where they will participate in intense studying, testing and problem-solving. At the conclusion of the camp, a squad of four will be selected from the members of the U.S. team to represent the U.S. at the International Physics Olympiad Competition in Mumbai in July. The team is sponsored by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics, and is made up of high-school students who are selected via a series of national tests. Cheng and Wang are students in the electrodynamics and quantum-mechanics course at Thomas Jefferson, taught by John Dell, who is the founding sponsor of the Physics Team Club at the school. n
Nikhil Chintada, a sophomore at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, is one of 100 finalists for the Dean’s List Award, created for competitors in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge. Students were nominated by their teams and chosen based on their leadership skills, commitment to FIRST ideals, contributions to their team, and effectiveness in increasing awareness of FIRST within their schools and communities. Chintada is a member of FTC Team 6700, the X-BOTS, and credits the FIRST program as helping him gain the confidence to speak in front of crowds along with learning programming and designing and building robots. The X-BOTS team is made up of students from Thomas Jefferson, Chantilly High School, Fairfax High School, Robinson Secondary School and Rocky Run Middle School.
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n The Langley High School Madrigals, Concert Choir and Women’s Select Treble Choir each received Gold ratings at a national competition held at Six Flags in San Antonio, Texas, and the Madrigals and Concert Choir each received an Adjudicators’ Trophy for having an average score of 95 or higher. The Madrigals also received the Outstanding Choral Award for having the highest average score of any choir in the competition, while the Madrigals and Concert Choir received the Choral Sweepstakes Award for having the highest combined score. Junior Trevor Goldhush was honored with an Ovation Award for his solo in the traditional spiritual, “I Got a Key.” Sixty Langley choir students participated in a five-day spring trip that included the San Antonio competition, along with performances at the Sacred Heart Chapel at Our Lady of the Lake University. The journey also included visits to SeaWorld, the San Antonio River Walk and an evening ghost tour of the downtown area. Prior to the trip, the Langley choirs took part in the District XII Choral Assessment, held at George C. Marshall High School. All of Langley’s participating choirs received Superior ratings.
A team of students from George C. Marshall High School won first place and 12 Fairfax County Public Schools students earned top-10 finishes at the DECA International Career Development Conference, held in Orlando. Winning first place in the Advertising Campaign category were Claire Heiden, Kevin Fogarty and Logan Murtha of Marshall High School. Among schools in the Sun Gazette coverage area, the following students received top-10 awards at the national level: • Kelley Carstons, Aceile Hammad and Meg Garland of McLean High School, Entrepreneurship Written. • Noah Daniel of Marshall High School, Principles of Business Management and Operations. • Daniel Gross of James Madison High School, Principles of Finance. • Kate Bock, Morgan Stahl and Owen Crizer of Marshall High School, Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan. n
n Team Ziggaheggins, a team of sixthgrade students from Colvin Run Elementary School, has been named a state winner in the 13th annual eCYBERMISSION competition, sponsored by the U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program. eCYBERMISSION is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) competition for students in grades 6-9. Working in teams, students propose a solution to a real problem in their communities. Team Ziggaheggins members Andy Chen, Evan Zhang and Pranav Mishra created an app to alert authorities of forest fires in remote locations via text message. Zhong Zhang served as team advisor. n Choi Chin Ae of McLean High School earned second place at the high-school level in the Northeastern Regional Art Contest sponsored by the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA).
Longfellow Middle School eighth-graders Nina Talwar, Zoe Treibitz and Antono Bravo went 4-1 at the National Middle School Debate Tournament, held April 18 at the Hacker School in Tarrytown, N.Y. The team’s only loss was to the tournament-champion Rachel Carson Middle School from Herndon. Longfellow sent four teams to the national tournament.
Winning artwork will be framed and displayed for one year in the offices of the VSBA in Charlottesville and the Richmond offices of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Three Longfellow Middle School seventh-grade students swept the awards in the Falls Church Rotary Club Four-Way Test Essay Contest for seventh and eighth grades. Leila Williams won first place, with Cora Eaton taking second place and Justin Feng garnering third place. As the local winner, Williams’ essay was automatically submitted at the district level, where it placed second, which comes with a $500 award. Longfellow seventh-grade English teacher Bruce Wilson sponsored the participation of 10 of his students in the contest. n
n George C. Marshall High School students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Engineering and International Baccalaureate (IB) Design Technology classes have been participating in an Enabling the Future project, printing three-dimensional prosthetic hands for refugees around the world who have been disfigured by war. The students, in conjunction with Scout troops in Maryland, have been assembling e-NABLE hands to send to medical centers at various locations around the world. In December, the students worked with Albert Chi, medical director of the targeted muscle reinnervation program at Johns Hopkins Medicine, to assemble as many 3D printed e-NABLE hands as possible. The prosthetic hands went to the individuals who work at the international medical centers, who were then able to learn how to print, assemble and fit these devices to their patients. Students in the IB Design Technology class are working on redesigns of the hands to enhance functionality and aesthetics while making it possible to tailor the prosthetics to the recipients’ personalities and activities. The students have been brainstorming innovative changes, adaptations, and specializations of the printed prosthetic hands, and are experimenting with a variety of materials. The designs will then be uploaded onto the e-NABLE Google
groups site for use by all 3-D prosthetists who are making hands for the recipients. Marshall High has a 3-D printer that lays down layer upon layer of extruded plastic that moves left and right, front to back, printing plastic in the correct locations on each layer, then moves up .1 mm to start the next layer. n Albert Lee of Great Falls, Amanda Whaley of Great Falls, Anthony Walker of Great Falls, Edwin Ikhinmwin of Oakton, Teunis Verheul of Great Falls and Yanjiao Wang of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the third quarter at Randolph-Macon Academy. n The Fairfax County Police Department will host two new summer programs for high-school students who may be considering careers in the challenging world of law enforcement. Both programs are free of charge. The application deadline for the programs is May 15, so don’t delay, apply today, police said. The new Teen Police Academy will expose teens to a wide variety of law-enforcement duties, such as crime-scene investigation, traffic stops, K-9 and patrol. The program runs Aug. 3-8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Falls Church High School, 7521 Jaguar Trail. For information, qualifications and application forms, visit www. fairfaxcounty.gov/police/services/pdf/ 2015teenpoliceacademy.pdf. Future Women Leaders in Law Enforcement is being offered to young women entering grades 10, 11 or 12 who haven’t decided on a career path and want to learn what it takes to work in law enforcement, whether sworn or civilian. In addition to career exploration, participants will meet active female police personnel and discuss topics such as safe teen dating, “sexting” and social-media safety, as well as the importance of gaining self-confidence and how to hold and negotiate difficult conversations. The program will be held Aug. 10-15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fairfax County Public Schools Administration Building, 8115 Gatehouse Road in Merrifield. For information, qualifications and application forms, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/ services/pdf/2015fwlle.pdf. For more information on these programs, call (703) 2800713 or e-mail CPA@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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A Winning Night on Diamonds
Teeing Off
Providing a Needed Calm During Anxious Moments Tommy Orndorff seemed to know just what to say, and with a tone of needed relaxing humor, that helped defuse a key and tense moment for one of his players.
Five Area Teams All Earn Victories
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May Day was a date that brought an afternoon and night’s worth of victories for local high school baseball teams. The Langley Saxons, Madison WarMarshall BASEBALL hawks, Statesmen, McLean Highlanders and Oakton Cougars all won their games. Langley (7-10) nipped the host Washington-Lee Generals, 4-3, in 10 innings at Quincy Park. Matt McConnell scored the winning run in the 10th after doubling, taking third on a wild pitch, then scoring on sacrifice fly by Danny Hosley. Lukas Truex got the win in two innings of relief work of senior starter John Cerretani, who pitched into the ninth with eight strikeouts and one walk, but was unlucky in not getting the win. Truex fanned five, including the final batter in the 10th with runners on second and third. “John has been pitching well, his last few outings have been real strong,” Langley coach Kevin Healy said. The right-hander will play Division I college baseball as a pitcher or infielder at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Continued on Page 25
McLean’s Caleb Beatty gets a hand slap from head coach John Dowling after homering against Yorktown. For more game photos, visit www.insidenova.com/ sports/fairfax. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
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Trailing by two goals after a tentative first quarter, the Madison Warhawks knew their time was coming. Madison, determined to get back into the win column after two straight losses boys high school LACROSSE inlacrosse action, surged during the next two quarters and cruised to an eventual 13-9 victory over the host Fairfax Rebels on May 1. “It’s been a common thing with our team unfortunately, starting slow. It’s hard to explain, but it’s something that’s happened often and then we overcome,” Warhawks’ player Cheech McLallen
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said. Jake Stein opened Madison’s scoring 15 seconds into the second quarter. After Madison won the opening faceoff, the Warhawks quickly pushed the ball toward Stein behind the net. The senior attack rounded the crease and scored a quick one-on-one goal to trim Fairfax’s lead to 2-1. Momentum quickly shifted to the Warhawks, who scored another three unanswered goals in the next six minutes to take a 4-2 lead halfway through the second quarter. After trading goals to enter halftime with a 5-3 lead, Madison roared to open the third quarter with five unanswered goals, including two each from McLallen
and Stein. With Madison (6-2) applying consistent pressure, Fairfax struggled to get out of its defensive zone and paid the price. “A huge focus has been being more efficient [on offense]. We needed to pass the ball around more and find better shots to take,” Madison coach Alex Gorman said. “We were better at that in the second half, more patient.” Luck also helped the Warhawks extend their lead to 11-5 by the end of the third quarter, with Fairfax’s shots hitting off the post more often than the goal. The Rebels mounted a bit of a response in the fourth quarter to trim Madison’s Continued on Page 25
That’s the kind of influence 30 years of experience and nearly 700 wins as the head coach of the Bishop O’Connell High School girls softball team can provide in such pressure situations. With O’Connell tied with the host Lake Braddock Bruins, 3-3, in a recent game between 2015 softball powers, senior shortstop and leadoff batter Shannon Murphy was at-bat with a runner on third for Orndorff’s Knights. Murphy eagerly swung at the first pitch, fouling the ball away, on a hurried cut that was far from her best. Orndorff, from Vienna, was watching from the third-base coaching box. “You are too anxious and I can’t imagine why – relax,” Orndorff said to Murphy, loud enough for most players and some spectators to hear. Many reacted with a chuckle and smile, including Murphy. A couple of pitches later, Murphy was much more patient and relaxed. The right-handed hitter made solid contact, sending a fly ball deep enough to left field to work as a sacrifice fly. That allowed the runner from third to score and give the Knights a 4-3 lead. The Knights continued their relaxed approach at the plate and added five more runs to win, 9-3, against the previously undefeated Bruins. Orndorff has been providing tension-easing advice during key instances of games for decades. He offered swing tips to other players during the seventh inning of that Lake Braddock contest. Many responded with hits. Orndorff is a vocal coach in the third-base box, and from the bench, as well. Yet, he isn’t one of those coaches who talks too much, so much that his players stop listening. When there is something important to point out, Orndorff is never hard to hear. Otherwise, he isn’t offering senseless and unnecessary noisy chatter. And if one of his players becomes too anxious, the coach understands how to provide a calming influence.
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(7-2) split games recently with a 7-6 loss to W.T. Woodson, then a 16-9 win over McLean. Zoe Dyer, Anya Saponja, Andie Battin, Lia Cooley and Keirra Sweeney scored against Woodson, with an assist by Battin and five saves by goalie Sigourney Heerink. Against McLean, Shannon Condon, Maddie Roberts, Hailey Swaak, Grace Knicely, Battin and Logan Hanton all had single goals. Carly Rogers scored two, Katie Sciandra three and Sweeney five. Dyer and Sciandra each had an assist and Heerink racked up nine saves. MARSHALL PITCHER THROWS 5-INNING PERFECT GAME: While warming
up prior to the game, Madison Larsen realized her control was pinpoint and all of her pitches were working well. That continued during the April 28 girls softball contest when control became even more exact for the Marshall High School junior right-hander. Larsen threw a five-inning perfect game in the Statesmen’s 11-0 victory over the visiting Stuart Raiders. Larsen struck out 11 of the 15 batters she faced and threw just 66 pitches. She worked a fullcount on the final batter, before recording a strikeout to end the game. With the bat, Larsen helped her cause with two hits, including a double. For a complete story about the game, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. OAKTON GIRLS TENNIS TEAM WINS THREE: The Oakton Cougars defeated
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MADISON BOYS TENNIS BLANKS FAIRFAX: The Madison Warhawks defeated
Fairfax, 9-0, and lost to the McLean Highlanders, 6-3, in boys tennis. Luke Sablik, Alex Dondershine, Ben Liu, Aryan Ossareh, Ashu Ukey and Connor Williams won singles matches for Madison (8-5) against Fairfax. Against McLean, Dylan Miks won in singles and Madison won two doubles matches. Singles winners for McLean were Mike Padmanabhan, Mark Martinkov, Kyle Chisu Edwards, Matt Spahr and Jeffrey Peng. McLean improved to 8-4.
zie Williams and Gabrielle Cecchi each scored three times. Kyra Lasota and Cecchi each had two hits. Against Sidwell, Maddie Price fired a no-hitter while her teammates played error-free defense, including good plays from Katie Schluntz, Anna Wasserman and Kathryn Karnaze. With the bat, Caroline Jackson was 3 for 3 with four RBI. Karnaze and Lauren Long joined the hit parade.
Echazarreta at third, Pistilli at shortstop, Arase at second and Giery at first. Brackett is paired with freshman Kristy Williams in right field and junior Peyton Thomas in left. Jesse Johnstone sees considerable time at third and has been solid at the plate. LANGLEY HIGH HOLDS COLLEGE CEREMONY: Langley High School held a col-
softball team defeated John Paul the Great, 18-5, and Sidwell Friends, 10-0. Against John Paul the Great, Tessa Smalley scored four times and MacKen-
a 15-2 overall record in girls softball. The team’s most recent win was a 3-1 victory over South Lakes on May 1. Madison’s top hitters entering that South Lakaes games been Kirstin Giery with a .520 average, six home runs and 22 RBI; Alex Echazarreta (.429, six homers, 22 RBI); Kristy Williams (.432, one homer, 10 RBI); Cat Arase (.392, seven RBI), Cameron Pistilli (.320, 11 RBI); Blake Brackett (.349); and Julia Hoy (three home runs, 13 RBI). In the pitching department, junior Katie Vannicola has worked 832/3 innings with 144 strikeouts and a 0.418 earned run average. Offensively, the team batting average is .348 and Madison scores 8.5 runs per game. “The team’s explosive offense coupled with excellent pitching has produced a solid start to the season,” Madison coach Jim Adkins said. Madison is strong up the middle on defense with Hoy behind plate, Vannicola in circle and Brackett in center field. The starting infielders are freshmen, with
lege commitment ceremony on April 28 when 22 student-athletes from the school signed college letters of intent. The list of athletes and where they will play their specific sports in college is below. Baseball: Brian Anderson (Shenandoah), John Cerretani (Sacred Heart), Alex Shapiro (Mary Washington). Crew: Katie Robinson (Miami), Owen Shenk (Naval Academy). Fencing: Simone Unwalla (Pennsylvania). Football: Connor Halm (Columbia), Brian Pitts (Albany), Ethan Warrick (Dickinson), Tyler West (Lafayette). Lacrosse: Bethany Bacso (Drexel), Peter Bourgeois (Mary Washington), Julia Byrne (Cincinnati), Nicole Lee (Delaware), Patrick O’Grady (Ohio Northern). Soccer: Lorato Sargeant (Virginia), Cole Stinger (Delaware). Softball: Carina Sturm (New York University). Swimming: Fiona Muir (Emory), Amy Owens (Army). Tennis: Sydney Goodson (Georgetown). Track & Field: Conor Maddry (Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute).
“We got those two runs early, then missed a couple of opportunities after that,” Healy said. “Then the guys came back strong, scoring in the ninth and 10th.” n In its 6-2 victory over the Yorktown Patriots, McLean (12-5) got a strong start on the mound from C.J. Downey (3-0). He pitched four innings to get the win with four strikeouts and received strong relief help from Frank Minamino and Billy Gerhardt. Senior catcher Caleb Beatty was 3 for 3 with two home runs and three RBI for McLean and he threw out two runners. Tom Shue and Gerhardt had two hits each and Conor Grammes doubled. “C.J. pitched well again for us and threw strikes,” McLean coach John Dowling said. n On senior night, the host Marshall Statesmen (12-5) overcame some tense moments before coming back to defeat the Edison Eagles, 5-3. With 11 senior players celebrated (and one promposal) on the field before the game, the nine senior starting Statesmen came out a bit flat with Edison senior Caleb Fox keeping them off-balance.
Marshall’s senior right hander Matt Rosenberg started and went 32/3 innings and surrendered three runs with three strikeouts. Junior Ben Kerns relieved with a strikeout with the bases loaded to end the threat and keep the score 3-1 Eagles in the fourth inning. Marshall finally erupted in the bottom of the fifth inning off of Daniel Hirschhorn, who surrendered two walks to Will Brooke and Mitch Blackstone, a sharp single by Shane Russell to load the bases. Matt Borowski’s clutch line drive double to left field drove in two runs to tie the score, and successive deep sacrifice flies by Robert Guenther and Kerns completed the comeback. Things tightened again in the seventh when Kerns gave up a leadoff double, a wild pitch and a walk. Will Brooke came on to pitch and closed out the save for Kerns with nine straight strikes and three straight strikeouts. Marshall had seven hits and seven walks but left numerous runners on base. Senior outfielder Matt Horne had two line-drive singles and two stolen bases. Blackstone, Brooke and Borowski had the other Statesmen hits to remain unde-
feated in Conference 13 play. n The Madison Warhawks (13-4) blanked the South Lakes Seahawks, 9-0, as lefty Billy Eckert went seven innings, allowed five hits, walking one and striking out eight. Jimmy Goldsmith, Joey Goldsmith and Owen Socher each had two hits, with Joey having two RBI. Carlo Alfano had a sacrifice fly. n The Oakton Cougars (13-2) downed the host Robinson Rams, 8-1, as senior right-hander Connor Jones went seven innings to get the win and improve to 6-0. Jagger James smacked a three-run homer for Oakton, Cooper Mitchell belted a two-run shot and Joe Rizzo had three hits, including two doubles. n The Flint Hill Huskies (16-3, 9-1) defeated the host Potomac School Panthers, 5-1, on May 2 in Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference action. Flint Hill can win the MAC title with a victory his week. For a story about that game and many more baseball stories and information from last week’s action, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.
Gorman was pleased with his team’s response after tough losses against Langley and McLean. “We didn’t have the best start, but we worked from there and continued improving,” he said. “We scored 13 goals, which is a good number. This [game] was just
our third game in three weeks, so there’s been a lot of time to practice, improve. Against McLean, they have some great players and we just didn’t score enough. And against Langley, there seems to be this mental hurdle – of playing Langley – that the team couldn’t jump over. So
it’s good that we came out, played a good team, and got a positive result.” Stein led Madison with four goals, while Cheech McLallen finished with two. J.P. Ugast added three goals for Fairfax. Madison plays again this week.
POTOMAC SCHOOL PENN RELAYS RESULTS: At the Penn Relays, Potomac
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Conn., where former Washington Redskins running back Nick Giaquinto has been the head coach for 27 seasons. “I had never pitched into a ninth inning in high school baseball before,” Cerretani said. “I had good command tonight, and it was important that we came over here and got the win.” Cerretani got the win earlier this season when Langley defeated Fairfax, 7-1, on the road, but he did not get a decision in 62/3 innings against South Lakes. Against Washington-Lee, Langley took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on John Eames’ two-run single. The Generals tied the game in the fourth, Langley went in front 3-2 in the ninth on a badhop RBI single by Truex, then won in the 10th. Brian Anderson, who will play at Shenandoah, had two hits for Langley and Scott Rosener and Josh McQuaig had the other hits. The Saxons turned two double plays.
Chantilly, 7-2, and Herndon, 9-0, in girls tennis. Annie Clark, Lindsey Le, Victoria Thai, Alekhya Nanduri, Kaitlyn Hyun, Jackie Zhu, Andie Carroll, Anna Klinker and Vivien Ho won singles matches for Oakton.
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Public-Safety Notes VIENNA POLICE ARREST MAN, 46, FOR 4TH D.W.I. INFRACTION: A Vienna police
officer was patrolling near Maple Avenue and Mashie Drive, S.E., on April 26 at 11:18 p.m. when he observed a vehicle with defective equipment and conducted a traffic stop. Upon interacting with the motorist, the officer detected signs of possible impairment. Police gave the motorist an opportunity to perform field-sobriety tests, but he refused. Police arrested the 46-year-old Vienna man and transported him to Vienna Police Headquarters, where authorities gave the suspect the opportunity to provide a sample of his breath for analysis. After the analysis, police transported the man to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with felony driving while intoxicated (fourth offense in 10 years) and driving on a license that had been revoked for DWIrelated reasons. VIENNA POLICE HELP TRACK DOWN STUDENT WHO FLED SCHOOL: An em-
ployee at Cedar Lane School, 101 Cedar Lane, S.W., told Vienna police on April 29 at 8:52 a.m. that he had been alerted to a suspected drug transaction between students near an exit door of the school. The employee told police that when he approached the students, one of them fled the school and ran toward the Cedar Lane Shopping Center. The employee located the student, who fled a second time, police
said. A Vienna police officer, along with school employees, located the student and persuade him to return to the school. School officials will handle this incident internally, police said. RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE REPORTS RECEIVING THREATENING MESSAGES AFTER FIRING CO-WORKER: An employ-
ee at The Maplewood Grill, 132 Branch Road, S.E., told Vienna police on March 27 that after terminating another employee he has been receiving threatening text and telephone messages. The responding officer attempted unsuccessfully to contact the ex-employee by both his telephone number and at his residence, said Vienna police, who continue to investigate this case. WOMAN REPORTS UNAUTHORIZED CREDIT-CARD ACCOUNTS OPENED IN HER NAME: A woman living in the 500
block of Follin Lane, S.E., told Vienna police she had been reviewing her credit report when she discovered someone between April 1 and 24 had opened two credit-card accounts in her name without her knowledge. Vienna police continue to investigate this case. VIENNA POLICE TRY, BUT CANNOT REMOVE SPRAY-CHALKED ARTWORK ON CUL-DE-SAC: A resident living in the 300
block of Jade Court, N.W., told Vienna po-
lice on April 30 at 8:31 a.m. that a neighbor had spray-painted images, including a rainbow and a baseball diamond, on the cul-de-sac. The responding officer spoke with the neighbor suspected of painting the images, who stated spray chalk had been used to paint the images and that the substance could be removed easily. The officer tried to wash away the chalk with water, but was unsuccessful. Police contacted the Vienna Public Works Department about removing the images, but as of the weekly police report’s filing date they had not done so. Vienna police continue to investigate this case. VIENNA POLICE OFFICER DAMAGES VEHICLE AT CRIMINAL-JUSTICE ACADEMY: Score one for police transparency! A
Vienna police officer who was attempting to back up at the driver-training track at the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy, 3700 Block Stonecroft Blvd., on April 24 at 9:10 a.m. when the Vienna police vehicle struck a utility pole, town police said. MASTER POLICE OFFICER MIKE OLIVER RETIRES AFTER 35 YEARS WITH VIENNA POLICE: Vienna police on Dec.
partment in August 1980. After graduating from the 44th Session of the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy, he was assigned to the Vienna Police Department’s Patrol Section. During his time with the department, Oliver was a member of the Special Weapons and Tactical (S.W.A.T.) team, and was a criminal-investigations detective. Since 1995, he has been assigned to the traffic section as a motorcycle operator, according to police. A Fairfax County native, Oliver graduated from Herndon High School in 1974. In 1975, he entered the U.S. Army, where he served as a military police officer until his discharge in 1978. He received the Vienna Women’s Club’s Police Officer of the Year Award in 1983 and 1994. Vienna police officials said they would miss Oliver’s willingness to share with younger officers his knowledge and anecdotes from his 35-year career. McLEAN HOME BURGLARIZED: A resi-
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