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Ed Whitehead is barbecuing “about 20 racks ofribs” at the 2017 Nauck Civic and Community PrideDay at Drew Model Elementary School and Commu-

nity Center on Saturday, Sept. 16. Whitehead saidhe has to let the bone protrude, and then flip the

ribs over for about another half hour. He is cookingribs and chicken for Restaurant Depot.

Ed Whitehead is barbecuing “about 20 racks ofribs” at the 2017 Nauck Civic and Community PrideDay at Drew Model Elementary School and Commu-

nity Center on Saturday, Sept. 16. Whitehead saidhe has to let the bone protrude, and then flip the

ribs over for about another half hour. He is cookingribs and chicken for Restaurant Depot.

Board Delays DecisionOn Williamsburg LightsNews, Page 3

Casual AdventureLooks Back — and ForwardNews, Page 3

In Competitive ModeAt Senior OlympicsNews, Page 4

Board Delays DecisionOn Williamsburg LightsNews, Page 3

Casual AdventureLooks Back — and ForwardNews, Page 3

In Competitive ModeAt Senior Olympics

Nauck Pride DayNews, Page 5

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The Glencarlyn Library Garden,at 300 South Kensington St.,was an oasis full of exotic plants,reptiles, herbal concoctions, and

body-painting on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 1-3 p.m. The Master Gardeners put on a dis-play of skills as they blended ginger andlemon verbena and mint to make teas,taught children how to mix potpourri intosachets, and provided plant advice. The Tree

Stewards were also present, dispensing ad-vice on how to kill a tree and how to saveone, and Naturalist Barbara Farley juggleda turtle, a snake, and a tarantula withaplomb, as children leaned in for a closerlook. Plants for sale varied from turmericand ginger to the more mundane dog woodand smoke bush.

— Eden Brown

Something for everyone atGlencarlyn Library.

Enjoying Autumn Fest

Patrick Weath-ers has a closeencounterwith the turtleas BarbaraFoley, GulfBranch Natu-ralist, talksabout turtlebehavior.

Aysha Ahmed gets her arm decorated byMaster Gardener Becky Halbe.

The black snake was also trying to goplaces, much to the delight of the chil-dren, who were eager to join it under thetable. “Hiding is a natural impulse for asnake,” said Barbara Farley, the naturalistsupervising the animals.

The turtle on display wasfrom Gulf Branch NatureCenter, and he was tryingto go places.

Photos by Eden Brown/The Connection

Becky Halbe practiced herpainting skills on her fin-gers.

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By Vernon Miles

The Connection

No one was happy on Saturday.

Roughly 60 speakers cameout to the County Boardmeeting on Sept. 16 to show

their support or opposition to lighting theathletic fields near Williamsburg MiddleSchool. Some were local residents dressedin all green to show their opposition to an-other encroachment onto the neighbor-hood. Others were parents with their chil-dren or recreational park users who tookthe stand to lament the limited current lackof options for evening sports and activities.Many on both sides expressed a hope thatthere would be some definitive resolutionout of the Saturday meeting.

There was not.The County Board voted unanimously to

delay any decision on the Williamsburglights.

But while the members of the CountyBoard expressed disappointment that fur-ther progress wasn’t reached over six hoursof discussion, the debates over the lightshave been ongoing for at least four years.The debate over lights at Williamsburg goes

who shared concerns not just about the ex-cess light flooding their living rooms, butthe noise more late night activities wouldbring to their quiet neighborhood.

But those who use Arlington’s fields saidthe desperate need for additional hours wasbeing felt by the local community.

“I understand and appreciate the[neighborhood’s] concerns, but we can’t letnimbyism prevail,” said Francesca O’Reilly.“As neighbors and friends, we all need togive a little bit, compromise inherentlymeans we’re all a little bit unhappy.”

Nimbyism refers to the phrase NIMBY, or“not in my backyard,” which refers to amentality by local communities that theyaren’t opposed to development for othersbut don’t want it to happen near them.

Both sides argued that their side was be-ing mischaracterized by the other.

“This is not nimbyism,” said NancyDelogu, who noted that all three of her chil-dren had played soccer locally. “This com-munity accepted a new school.”

Delogu pointed out that the local com-munity had accepted the Discovery Schooldespite the fact that the facility had been

back to 2013, when a working group wasestablished to evaluate whether or not lightswould be feasible at that field. A report bythe working group noted that the use ofrecreational facilities, particularly thoserequiring a rectangular field, have contin-ued to increase over the years, while acces-sibility of field space has remained mostly

stagnant. Additionally, nearly all of the rect-angular fields in Arlington are in central orsouth Arlington, leaving north Arlingtonunderserved.

“What is appropriate in one neighborhoodis not appropriate in another,” said PamelaStapleton.

Stapleton was one of several residents

Much Heat without Light County Board delays decisionon Williamsburg lights.

Photo contributed

Opposition to Williamsburg lights attended the County Board meetingdressed in green.

By Eden Brown

The Connection

Eric Stern sat in the back office of Ca-sual Adventure on a hot July morn-ing looking around at the memora-

bilia documenting the store’s past. It wasabout 95 degrees in the office: the air con-ditioning had broken, he was expectinglarge crowds taking advantage of his “Endof an Era” sale, and he was feeling nostal-gic. It was like being in a museum with acurator who had lived through its history.

Stern’s great-grandfather Oscar Sternopened the store in1940: it was called theDistrict Grocery Store or DGS; later Giantcame and the big store pushed little gro-cery stores out of business. Around the sametime his grandfather, Sid, who had servedin the U.S. Air Corps during WW II camehome and told the family about all the Armysurplus items that could be purchased at abargain. From 1955 to 1985, the store soldammo cans, canvas tents, sleeping bags,mess kits, and in the wintertime, whencamping wasn’t very active, they sold of-fice furniture. In 1985, when Stern’s father,Neil, took over the store, the demand formore upscale outdoors equipment had al-

ready changed the store: RayBan sunglasses and Red Wingboots were on the shelves next to the com-bat boots. Some of the big brands in theindustry didn’t like the idea of being in asurplus gear shop, so they changed theirname from The Surplus Center to CasualAdventure. The name came from a contestthey held in the community. “And the catchyslogan, ‘From Great Falls to Nepal’ — camefrom our Store Manager, Dave,” said Stern.

“That’s the thing about Casual Adven-ture,” Stern said, “it just keeps on chang-ing. In ending the store as we know it onWashington Boulevard … we see that as anopportunity. Every generation has recreated

this store, has shifted gears, has developeda new idea. “Stern’s father had died 18months earlier. He never knew the store wasclosing but it wouldn’t have surprised him,Stern said. For 30 years, Neil Stern had said,“a street like this won’t stay the same for-ever; one of these days this block is goingto go.”

Casual Adventure has been a family busi-ness, with each generation of the Sternsgrowing up in the shop and learning thebusiness with the sense of community thatmade it more than a camping equipmentstore.

Stern’s father grew up in the area, wentto Yorktown High School, placed a priorityon family values, and helped individualsand groups in the neighborhood, a charac-teristic he passed down to his son. Everyschool in the Arlington area asks the Sternsfor donations to their silent auctions,Arlington’s Little League, Babe Ruth League,and girls softball teams, Boy Scouts ofAmerica, Girl Scouts of America, ArlingtonOutdoor Lab and Arlington County Police

Stern gets leaseextension through2017 holiday season.

Casual Adventure Looks Back — and Forward

Not a lot has changed inthe back room officesince 1957.

The walls of Casual Ad-venture: Customers whohave climbed Old Rag …or Mount Everest … makea point of recording theirtravels for the store.

Eric Stern holding up the Springsteen record he andhis father liked to listen to on Christmas Eve whenthey finally closed down for the day.

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Alease Brooks from Arlington com-petes in the discus in the 80-84 agegroup.

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Despite forecasts of post-Hurricaneshowers, things rolled along inbright sun at the Northern VirginiaSenior Olympics bocce competition

on Thursday, Sept. 14. Nineteen competitorsin five age groups from 50-99 are signed up atGreen Acres Senior Center in Fairfax. Competi-tors and onlookers sat at picnic tables munch-ing donuts and drinking water to cool down asthey waited for the competition to begin.

Ninety-two-old Henry Coletto from Oakton,the oldest competitor, has no one in his agegroup for competition so he was paired withSonny Caputo from Springfield in the 80-89age group. Caputo says this is his first SeniorOlympics although he is playing in the regularbocce league. Coletto’s regular league partner,Nicholas Garito of Fairfax, is also competing.“Henry and I had a tough year. We came fromlast place to third place,” Garito said, addinghe got the bocce program started 10 years ago

and convinced the Lions Club to build the courtfive years ago.

Coletto says he lived in Massachusetts for82 years and then four of his children who livearound here “kidnapped me and brought mehere.” He had driven to the competition fromOakton. He said, “My children don’t believe Ishould drive too much anymore.”

Robena Reid of Lorton and Lynn Thompsonof Fairfax started out with the women’s 55-59competition. Reid says she is kind of a novice,and Thompson says this is her first tournament,and she has practiced twice. Pink balls, blueballs, back and forth.

Charlie Perla, bocce ref, said, “Here we gomeasuring again. Blue is closer and touching.No, no, no it’s red.” He adds, “Get out the dol-lar bill.” The test of touching is whether youcan get a dollar bill between the balls. “I can’tbelieve it: did they both get gold?” He mea-sures again and the final result is Reid wins byone inch.

Herb Levitan of Arlington plays one of thelater competitions. He says he is registered

Green Acres Senior Centerhosts bocce competition.

Senior Olympics Rolls Along

Photo by Shirley Ruhe/The Connection

Herb Levitan of Arlington.

Herb Levitan from Arlington launchesthe mini javelin in the 75-79 agegroup.

Lori Grimmfrom Arling-ton out threwher competi-tion in the60-64 agegroup with adistance of86’ 5” to wina gold medal.

In Competitive Mode at Senior Olympics

Lizzet MacDonald of FallsChurch

Red striped and blue polka dot bags whiz throughthe air at Fairlington Community Center on Friday,Sept. 15. Contestants from across a wide spectrumof Northern Virginia are lined up in lanes for thesingles corn hole competition for the Northern Vir-ginia Senior Olympics (NVSO).

The sign-in desk is scattered with a pile of pa-pers including a list of contestants, a bracket andNVSO information. The volunteer coordinator an-nounces, “We’ve had a lot more singles sign up thenwe expected … and that’s awesome.” She shufflesthrough the stack of papers and says since all thewomen are present she will start them out in lanesone and two.

Cindy Hook from Annandale and LizzetMacDonald from Falls Church are competing in laneone. It will be the best of 15 with the winner need-ing to win by two points. At the end of the firstround MacDonald reports she has won by a scoreof 19-11. After a closely fought match, Hook com-

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in 27 events this year but may not be able todo a couple of them on Saturday since he isalso organizing a table tennis match at thesame time.

Ready, Set, Bags in the Airments, “she sure filled it up on the last one.”

A blue bag lofts high into the air and falls intothe hole to cheers from a noisy crowd. Lloyd Pierceis here from Ashby Ponds in Loudoun County alongwith Don Tanner from Ashburn. Pierce reports af-ter his first round a win of 15-3 and Tanner is 15-2.

Charlie Dierkes of Arlington is here this year play-ing singles. He says, “Last year I played doubleswith my son. This year I almost didn’t make it be-cause my dog is really sick with an inner ear infec-tion that makes her sway.” He demonstrates with asideways wobble.

Charles Toftoy is also here from Arlington. He hasbeen entering Senior Olympics for 20 years and thisyear will bring his total number of different eventsto 30.

The NVSO will continue until Sept. 20 with a fullweek to come including eightball pool, pickleball,badminton, basketball, bunko and sudoku.

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Sumayya Iracks tracesElmer’s glue on a picture ofa cinnamon stick. Shesprinkles it with freshcinnamon. The back of hercard has a recipe for howto use cinnamon. JenniferAbel, Senior Virginia Coop-erative Extension Agent,says their booth at NauckCivic and Community PrideDay is to illustrate healthyalternatives to salt.

The Nauck Civic Association is sellingraffle tickets to support three $500 schol-arship awards to residents of the NauckCommunity. To qualify a student musthave been, or be, attending an accreditedtwo- or four-year college, university,technical or higher education institution.Local merchants donated the prizes.

A young volunteer helps man the NauckCivic Association food tent, offering freehot dogs, popcorn and cotton candy forchildren. Nauck, in South Arlington, is theoldest African-American community inArlington with a history dating back to theCivil War. Each year in the fall they hold acommunity event featuring a day of out-side activities, a variety of food boothsand representatives of the communitysuch as AFAC and the Arlington CountyChild and Family Services. Activities heldin the Community Center included Dr.Alfred Taylor on Nauck History, TicaraSmith on Electric Eating and LachakaTreakle on Extreme Couponing Tips.

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Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

ONGOINGFeatured Artist. Through Sept. 29, 11

a.m. at the The Arlington ArtistsAlliance Gallery Crystal City Shops,2100 Crystal Drive. See GingerSanaie, Watermedia exhibit createdwith pencils, acrylic, ink andwatercolor crayons. [email protected] or visitwww.galleryunderground.org.

Jung Min Park: Memoryscape.Various times through Oct. 1 at theArlington Arts Center, 3550 WilsonBlvd. Jung Min Park createsmemorable urban and architecturalscenes through first-hand experiencesand observations of cities and sites.Call 703-248-6800.

“A Little Night Music.” Extendedthrough Oct. 15 at the SignatureTheatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. Visitwww.sigtheatre.org.

Arlington Farmer’s Market. EverySaturday, 8 a.m.-noon at the cornerof N. 14th Street and N. CourthouseRoad. A weekly celebration of localfood including fresh produce, meats,dairy, cheese, baked goods, freerange eggs, specialty items, cutflowers, plants and herbs. [email protected] or call 917-733-6402.

FRESHFARM Market. 3-7 p.m. onTuesdays at 1900 Crystal Drive. Shopfrom local farmers and producerswith seasonal fruits and vegetables,fresh-cut flowers, container plantsand herbs, farm-raised eggs, all-natural meats, artisan baked goods,and specialty foods. Visitwww.crystalcity.org.

Mobile Bike Repair. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. onThursdays at 1900 Crystal Drive.Drop off your bike on Thursdaymorning and have it tuned up andready to ride before heading home.Email [email protected], or phone855-VELO-FIX.

Food Truck Thursdays. 11 a.m.-2p.m. at 1900 Crystal Drive and 20112th St. Actual truck schedules aresubject to change so be sure to followyour favorites. Visitwww.crystalcity.org.

Healthy Lifestyle Runs. Saturdays, 9a.m. at Roosevelt Island, GeorgeWashington Memorial Parkway.American Cancer Society partnerswith parkrun USA to promote fitnessin the fight against cancer. Free. Visitwww.parkrun.us/rooseveltislanddc/.

Friday Night Live. 8 p.m. Fridays atthe Church at Clarendon, 1210 N.Highland St., Suite A. Localmusicians perform. Free. Visit1bc.org.

Arlington’s Historical MuseumOpen on First Wednesdays. TheArlington Historical Museum is opento the public on the first Wednesdayof every month from 12:30-3:30 p.m.The museum consists of exhibitschronicling Arlington County’shistory from Native Americansettlements up to the present day.The museum will continue to be openon Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4p.m. Admission is free. The museumis located in the former 1891 HumeSchool building at 1805 S. ArlingtonRidge Road. Contact Garrett Peck at571-243-1113 or at [email protected].

Open Mic Comedy. Wednesdays 8-10p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub, 2915 WilsonBlvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. Age 21and up only. Free show, $25 cashprize for best joke. Call 703-248-9888 or Visit www.RiRa.com/Arlington.

Food Truck Thursdays. 5:30-8:30p.m. at the corner of North Irving St.and Washington Blvd. Find a round-up of regional food trucks. Free toattend. Visit www.dmvfta.org.

Invasive Plants Removal. Workparties are held every month to keepthe parks free of destructive invasiveplants. Teens, adults and familieswelcome. Every second Sunday of themonth 2-4:30 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 Military Road;call 703-228-3403. Every thirdSunday of the month 2-5 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road; call 703-228-6535 or Visitregistration.arlingtonva.us. Free, noregistration required.

Karaoke. 8 p.m. on the first Sundayevery month at Galaxy Hut, 2711Wilson Blvd. Visitwww.galaxyhut.com or call 703-525-8646.

Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. every Sunday atWhitlow’s on Wilson, 2854 WilsonBlvd. Prizes for first place. Free. Visitwww.whitlows.com or call 703-276-9693.

Storytime. Wednesdays and Fridays,10:30-11 a.m. at Kinder Haus Toys,1220 N. Fillmore St. Storytime withMs. Laura. Call 703-527-5929.

Lego Club. Monthly on the firstWednesday. 4-5 p.m. GlencarlynBranch Library, 300 S. Kensington St.The library provides tubs of legos anda special challenge and after theprogram the creations are displayedfor everyone to see. No registrationrequired. Call 703-228-6548.

Crystal City Sparket. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.on Wednesdays at 1900 CrystalDrive. Sparket — A Creative Marketis an extension of DC’s EasternMarket with arts, crafts, andhandmade goods. Free to attend.Visit www.crystalcity.org.

Art for Life. Third Thursday of eachmonth. The Hyatt Regency CrystalCity’s “Art for Life” Partnership withNational Kidney Foundation brings anew artist each month to The Hyattfor a reception. Free. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org.

Brunch at Freddie’s. Third Saturdayof every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. atFreddie’s Beach Bar, 555 23rd St. TheArlington Gay and Lesbian Alliancegathers for an all-you-can-eatbreakfast buffet ($9.99). All are

welcome. No reservation is required.Visit www.facebook.com/events/700174390103305.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 20How Charlotte Bronte Wrote Her

Masterpiece. 7-8:30 p.m. atCentral Library, 1015 N Quincy St.Why did Charlotte Bronte go to suchgreat lengths on the publicationnovel to conceal its authorship fromher family, close friends, and thepress? John C. Pfordresher, author of“The Secret History of Jane Eyre,”explores these questions through aninvestigation into the relationshipbetween the novel’s heroine and itsauthor. Books will be available forsale and signing after the event. Visitlibrary.arlingtonva.us/locations/central-library.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 21Fall Bonfire Concerts. 6-8 p.m. at

Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway.Purchase seasonal brews, ciders andwine and shop at a different fashiontruck each week. There will also bedonuts from Mama’s Donut Bites ands’mores from the Capital Candy Jar.Scheduled Thursdays through Oct.12. Visit www.rosslynva.org.

Conversations with the Experts. 7-8:30 p.m. at Central Library, 1015 NQuincy St. Learn tips and tricks towriting Young Adult Literature froma panel of YA authors. The authorstake questions from the audience,and their books are available forsigning after each discussion.September’s theme: Writing Romanceand Relationships in YA. Visitlibrary.arlingtonva.us/locations/central-library orwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 22Cinema and Pub in the Park. Dusk

at Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway.The Lego Batman Movie, rescheduleddue to summer rain, food trucks willbe on site. Visit www.rosslynva.org.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 23Native Plant Sale in Northern

Alexandria. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in theparking lot, 1701 N. Quaker Lane.Twelve vendors from three statesselling native perennials, shrubs, andtrees for sun or shade. Call 571-232-0375 or visitwww.NorthernAlexandriaNativePlantSale.org.

Artist Lecture. 11 a.m. at the publicplaza at 1310 N. Courthouse Road.Meet the minds behind the “MeetingBowls” when Arlington Arts presentsan Artist Talk by Eva Salmerón andEmilio Alarcón of Madrid-basedmmmm… [email protected] or call 703-228-1847.

Fall Fashion Must-Haves. 1-5 p.m.at Fashion Centre at Pentagon City,1100 S. Hayes St. Indulge in a day offall fashion must-haves from popularstores. The event is free and open tothe public. Visit simon.com/fashioncentreatpentagoncity.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 24Sunday Brunch Yoga at the Pub. 9

a.m. at Crystal City Sports Pub, 52923rd St. S. Hour long, all-levelsvinyasa flow followed by drinks atthe bar. The $10 ticket includes abrunch beverage of choice. Takesplace every Sunday throughDecember. Visit www.crystalcity.org/do/siptember.

MONDAY/SEPT. 25Village Movement Anniversary. 4-7

p.m. at Founders Hall, George MasonUniversity, 3351 Fairfax Drive.Author Dr. Atul Gawande will speak,via a live event in Boston, simulcastacross the country, on the value ofcommunity and choice. Visitarlington.gmu.edu/.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 28Fall Bonfire Concerts. 6-8 p.m. at

Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway.Purchase seasonal brews, ciders andwine and shop at a different fashion

truck each week. There will also bedonuts from Mama’s Donut Bites ands’mores from the Capital Candy Jar.Scheduled Thursdays through Oct.12. Visit www.rosslynva.org.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 29Cinema and Pub in the Park. Dusk

at Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway.Golden Eye will be featured,rescheduled due to summer rain,food trucks will be on site. Visitwww.rosslynva.org.

SUNDAY/OCT. 1Sunday Brunch Yoga at the Pub. 9

a.m. at Crystal City Sports Pub, 52923rd St. S. Hour long, all-levelsvinyasa flow followed by drinks atthe bar. The $10 ticket includes abrunch beverage of choice. Takesplace every Sunday throughDecember. Visit www.crystalcity.org/do/siptember.

Become a Nature Teacher. 1:30-3p.m. at the Long Branch NatureCenter, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road.Get a behind the scenes look at beinga nature teacher by learning aboutanimals and how we teach peopleabout nature. Create a natureactivity, and teach to the otherparticipants while on a nature hike.Free. Call 703-228-6535.

MONDAY/OCT. 2ARTrageous Silent Auction. 10

a.m.-6 p.m. at the GalleryUnderground, 2100 Crystal Drive.Annual Arlington Artists Alliancesilent art auction. Visitwww.arlingtonartistsalliance.org/.

Empty Bowls Soup Lunch Tour. 11a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Hyatt CentricArlington, 1325 Wilson Blvd. At eachlunch, about 300 guests will tasteunlimited soups from localrestaurants, and choose ahandcrafted bowl to take home. $35,benefit for the Capital Area FoodBank. Visit capitalareafoodbank.org/empty-bowls.

OCT. 3-NOV. 26“An Act of God” on Stage. Various

times at the Signature Theatre 4200Campbell Ave. Starring veteran localactor Tom Story. Visitwww.sigtheatre.org.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 4Northern Virginia Bird Club Walk.

8:30-11 a.m. at the Long BranchNature Center, 625 S. Carlin SpringsRoad. Join members of the NorthernVirginia Bird Club for one or all ofthese informal walks through LongBranch in search of resident andmigratory birds. Bring binoculars andfield guides if possible. Free. Call703-228-6535.

OCT. 6-21Performances of Pippin. Friday and

Saturday performances at 8 p.m.;Sunday matinees begin at 2:30 p.m.at the Thomas Jefferson CommunityTheatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Road. visitwww.thearlingtonplayers.org.

FRIDAY/OCT. 6Dance Party. 7-9 p.m. at the Columbia

Pike Library, 816 S. Walter ReedDrive. Live music, refreshments,libations for purchase, cash only. Allages. 703-228-5710

SATURDAY/OCT. 7Columbia Pike Fall Festival. 2-7

p.m. at Adams St. and ColumbiaPike. Featuring Craft Beer and Wine,music, food. Visit columbia-pike.org/.

Bonfire ThursdaysStarting Thursday, Sept. 21, the Fall Bonfire Concerts are 6-8 p.m. at Gateway Park, 1300Lee Highway. Purchase seasonal brews, ciders and wine and shop at a different fashiontruck each week. There will also be donuts from Mama’s Donut Bites and s’mores fromthe Capital Candy Jar. Scheduled Thursdays through Oct. 12. Visit www.rosslynva.org.


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TUESDAY/OCT. 10Meet the Author. 7 p.m. at One More

Page Books, 2200 N. WestmorelandSt., #101. NPR books commentatorNancy Pearl will discuss her debutnovel “George & Lizze.” Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com/.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 11Meet the Author. 6:30 p.m. at

Yorktown High School, 5200Yorktown Blvd. Arlington author BurtSolomon lectures on his novel WhereThey Ain’t, a history of baseball inthe 1890s. Burt has recentlypublished his first novel, The Murderof Willie Lincoln. [email protected] or call 703-241-0390.

SATURDAY/OCT. 14Jack-O- Lantern Campfire with

Costumes. 6-7 p.m. at the LongBranch amphitheater, Long BranchNature Center, 625 S. Carlin SpringsRoad. Stories, special animal guests,games, songs and S’mores. Wear yourHalloween Costumes. Call 703-228-6535

National Chamber EnsembleConcert. 7:30 p.m. at GunstonMiddle School and CommunityCenter – Theater 1, 2700 South LangSt. “Night In The Garden Of Spain,”celebrates music of Granados andTurína. Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/locations/gunston-community-center/.

OCT. 18-NOV. 19Peter Pan on Stage. Various times at

Synetic Theater, Crystal City, 1800 S.Bell St. Take flight to Neverland withPeter Pan, his Lost Boys and theDarling children. Ages 7+. $35 andup. Student tickets start at $15.Senior citizens and military receive$5 off. Call 866-811-4111 orwww.synetictheater.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 21Fall Heritage Festival. 1-5 p.m. at

the Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608Military Road. Step back into historyand try some old-time games andcrafts, make a corn husk doll, try ona coon-skin cap, or work the ciderpress. $5. Call 703-228-3403.

Vampire’s Ball11th Annual Vampires Ball,Friday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m. atSynetic Theater, 1800 S.Bell St. Dance the nightaway with music courtesyof Resident Composer andHalloween DJ, KonstantineLortkipanidze. The eventwill include an open bar,light appetizers, and acostume contest withprizes. $60 to $75. Visitsynetictheater.org/ formore.


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Department’s Friends andFamily Fund, all have benefittedfrom Casual Adventure’s com-munity involvement. Casual Ad-venture supports Arlingtoniansfor a Clean Environment, Arling-ton Optimists, Potomac OverlookPark, and Youth for Understand-ing. On the 100th anniversary ofthe Girl Scout cookie sales, theScout with the most creative poston the store’s facebook page gotto sell the store $100 worth ofcookies.

Eric Stern, now the fourth gen-eration of Stern to run the store,majored in French in college,and wanted to go into sports pro-duction. But 20 years later, he realized thebusiness he’d learned from the ground up,literally, sweeping the floor in his father’sshop, and washing the windows, CasualAdventure, was where he wanted to be. Hemissed the community involvement, thesharing of stories when someone came backfrom a trip, the time with his father. Work-ing with his father was one of the greatbenefits of coming back. Few people havethe pleasure of working with their fathers,Stern said, and “as much time as they spenttogether, now that he is gone, it wasn’t

enough. Still, I get to sit at his desk everyday ….”

His most distinct memory of time withhis father running the store was ChristmasEve, when the last person would leave thestore with the last gift; they would turn offthe Christmas music, and sit together, andput “The Boss” (Bruce Springsteen) on thestereo and revel in the end of a hectic holi-day season and having done it together.

One of the things clients have alwaysloved about Casual Adventure is the wallof postcards and photos of clients wearing

their gear in all four corners ofthe earth. The Sterns developedrelationships with some of thesedaredevils: Andrew Towne wasone of them. The store sponsoredseveral of his climbs, which hedid to raise funds for Youth forUnderstanding (YFU). Townetried to reach Mount Everest in2015 but was interrupted by theearthquake which killed 19people at Everest Base Camp.When he finally did summitEverest, in 2017, he came backand spoke at the store, talkingabout how he survived the earth-quake and avalanche. Townestayed in Nepal to help triage thewounded and assist the sherpas.Towne has now, with his recent

climb to Mount Everest, become one of thefew people in the world (there are 149) tohave climbed all seven summits. Casual Ad-venture sponsored his climb, which tookplace as they were announcing their clo-sure: Towne said it was typical of the storethat even as it was closing, the Sterns sup-ported his climb and the YFA.

Stern says over the years, the store wasapproached many times to sell the build-ing. It wasn’t pressure from developers assome have suggested, nor was it entirelythe stiff competition from large retail stores

like REI, Cabela’s, and online businesses.What Casual Adventure has done well foryears is provide personal service, and whilesales did suffer from the internet sales popu-larity, many clients still came in for properfits they couldn’t get on line. That said, itwas getting harder to compete with Ama-zon and the offers to buy out the store werelooking more attractive. Stern has a son anddaughter he’d like to keep the business for

Casual Adventure Looks Back — and Forward

Photos by Eden Brown/The Connection

“Up here on this shelf is Grandfa-ther Sid’s U.S. Air Force hat and hisphoto,” Eric Stern points out. “Hewas the family member who hadjust gotten out of the military afterWWII and decided the familyshould sell Army surplus itemsinstead of groceries.”

The store is still open for business, and still sellingits wares at discounts, until January 2018.


By Marilyn Campbell

As a new school year got underwaythis month, Sebla Tobin, a familytherapist in Rockville, Md., noticed

an uptick in the number of her patients whoare parents, expressing concern about theteachers their children had been assigned.

“So many parents are leery of new teach-ers or teachers who are young,” she said. “Iencourage them to give the teacher a chancebefore passing judgment and marching intothe principal’s office to ask for a differentteacher. Just because a teacher graduatedfrom college last spring doesn’t mean thatthey won’t effective. And a teacher who’sbeen in the classroom for 20 years may bejaded and grumpy.”

Teacher effective-ness is a concernamong parents asthe school year getsunderway, saysTobin, and shepoints to researchwhich shows howteachers can affectstudent achievement. A 2011 study fromHarvard and Columbia universities showeda link between effective teachers and stu-

dents who were more likely to attend col-lege, have lower teenage pregnancy ratesand other positive outcomes. So what quali-ties constitute an effective teacher?

Effective teachers are knowledgeable ofthe subjects they are teaching, says PamelaGarner, Ph.D. professor of Childhood Stud-ies at George Mason University. “Effectiveteachers are able to transfer that knowledgeto students who have different comprehen-sion levels,” she said.

Creating a classroom environment that issafe for student learning is also important,adds Garner. “Overall, effective teacherswork hard to create a positive classroomclimate which is characterized by provid-ing opportunities for student input in deci-

sion making andsupport for indi-vidual differences,”she said.

Setting high ex-pectations for all stu-dents, but realizingthat students have avariety of abilities, isan important factor,

believes Jessica Lewis, Ed.D., professor ofeducation at Marymount University. “Forsome students getting a C is like a medal of

honor and that’s OK,” said Lewis. “Studentswant to do well and be pushed, but pushedwith support. Knowing that a teacher un-

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New Year, New Teacher How to identify effective teachers.derstands the student and their abilitiessends a positive message that the teacher ison their side when it comes to learning.”

A teacher who is able to demonstrategenuine concern for students is necessaryto create an effective learning environment,adds Lewis. “Parents often say ‘I want ateacher who knows their content,’ but I al-ways go back to ‘does the teacher care?’ Ifa teacher doesn’t care, then they’re not go-ing to be effective. An effective teachermotivates students to want to learn.”

An ability to form a strong relationshipwith students is another characteristic thatLewis believes is important. “The more rap-idly the teachers can get to know the indi-vidual students and things they enjoy liketheir hobbies, the sports they like, thesooner that teacher can see that studentsare real little people behind those names,”she said. “As a teacher you have to put theheart first and policy second. What factorsare going on at home that can throw thestudent for a loop. If you have a caring adultto say, ‘Hey do you want to talk about it?’that can make a big difference.”

An effective teacher accepts students forand where they are, adds Lewis. “Studentscan learn more from a teacher when theteacher shows that they care,” she said.

“An effective teachermotivates students towant to learn.”

— Jessica Lewis, Ed.D.,Marymount University

Photo by Marilyn Campbell

A positive classroom helps wel-come students back to school is animportant factor in student learn-ing, says Pamela Garner, Ph.D. ofGeorge Mason University.


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approved with fewer parkingspaces than required in that neigh-borhood. But County Board ChairJay Fisette said he rememberedthe community’s view on the Dis-covery School differently, saying atthe time that many in the commu-nity had opposed the school andhad only come to accept it aftermeeting with the county and be-ing willing to accept project modi-fications. Fisette, and others on theboard, pointed out that this dis-cussion about neighborhood spacevs broader community needs isn’tnew. The working group’s reporton the lights notes that this con-flict is very characteristic of landuse controversies ongoing acrossthe county.

“In many ways this is a classicland use issue related to growthin Arlington,” stated the workinggroup report. “Should growth inthe county adversely impact agiven set of residents? Or, flippedaround, should a small number ofresidents inhibit growth that ben-efits a far larger number of resi-dents?”

Fisette admitted that going intothe County Board meeting, he feltcomfortable with approving thelights on the field. But during thediscussions, Fisette and othermembers of the County Board hadconcerns about the impact on lo-cal residents and questionedwhether it was the local commu-nity that would really be gettingthe most use from the new facili-ties.

While the majority of the CountyBoard still seemed favorable to theidea of lights on the Williamsburgfield, there were still enough con-

cerns to merit further study.“I don’t want to change the na-

ture of the neighborhood,” saidCounty Board member LibbyGarvey. “Every decision we make,we look at what is the good andfor whom at what cost? We’ve es-tablished what a lot of the goodis, for whom we can pick that up,at what cost? It’s the cost to theneighborhood. I realize you’rebearing that costs. The question ishow bad is that cost, and withproper mitigation, I don’t think itwill be that bad.”

The board directed County Man-ager Mark Schwartz to bring theboard a list of tiered options toachieve increased field capacity offacilities. The board also directSchwartz to initiate a study to con-sider amendments to the zoningordinance that would allow lightpoles above 68 feet.

“Sometimes when you get to theend and no one is really happy, youthink you succeeded,” said Fisette.“Somehow that is eluding me. Ican see there’s disappointment inthe whole room all the wayaround. A lot of us wanted it to beover, to get the lights or not getthe lights.”

For most on the County Board,despite the delay, it’s still clear thatWilliamsburg field lights is a likelyend point.

“The conversation is clumsy, thelanguage is probably imperfect,but the direction is clear and Ithink that’s the most importantthing for us to move forward in away,” said County Board memberChristian Dorsey. “I do think weare moving forward, though wehaven’t reached a point with a fi-nal, determinative position.”

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This heretofore (“Good Will Hunting”) logis-tical challenge has not presented too many dif-ficulties for my wife, Dina. But given that I’m amale of a certain age, quite the opposite hasbeen true for me. Once or twice and occasion-ally even more per overnight depending uponhow late and how much I’ve had to eat ordrink before bedtime, I’ll need to visit the bath-room to attend to some very personal business.To be clear, the ‘challenge’ to which I refer isgetting to the bathroom, not starting and/or fin-ishing what I intended once I get there.Moreover, when the task at hand has beencompleted, of course I need to retrace my steps– usually in the dark, and walk back upstairs.Though not nearly as difficult as walking down-stairs; nevertheless, at the time I am goingdown and back up, in the middle of the night,my vision might not so readily acclimate andmy balance is, let’s just say: inconsistent, espe-cially when trying to avoid the miscellaneousbathroom-remodeling boxes staged in the livingroom on the very route I must travel.

Needless to say, having this nightly nonsensecome to an end is most definitely a columnworth writing. Not necessarily to self-indulgeanymore than usual but more so to amuse youregular readers and possibly even prepare youfor your own in-home renovation. And consid-ering that this renovation is our first – and wehave minimal experience with these matters, Ithought it useful to write it forward and perhapsshare a less-than-obvious impact of taking theone-and-only-on-the-same-floor bathroom outof service. Sinks, mirrors and shower/tub issuesnotwithstanding, all of which can be withstoodand endured with the reorientation to thedownstairs bathroom, the commode issue, con-sidering its unpredictability, naturally trumps allother real or imagined difficulties.

Though the upstairs bathroom is incompleteand lacking multiple finishing elements, itstransformation so far is incredible – to our eyes.I’ll spare you any details because that reallywould be self-indulgent and not at all the pointof this column. But the two months or so it willhave taken for the upstairs bathroom tobecome operational again and the nightly effectit’s had on me appears to have been worth thewait.

As concerns the downstairs bathroom, weare now ready, willing and able to integrate itsdestruction into our routine. Given that it ismore of a powder room than a master-typebathroom – though it will include a shower-only enclosure, no longer will it be my twice-nightly destination. In addition, I am lookingforward to its transformation because theinterim process will not prevent me from goinganywhere I regularly go nor inconveniencingmy wife, Dina, when she readies for work inthe morning.

Monitoring its progress will be more of acuriosity than a calamity, since, in my mind,there will be no sense of urgency about thepace of this project as there had been with theupstairs bathroom because my bathroom accesswill not be affected in the least. And in themost, I am extraordinarily grateful – andrelieved.

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if they want it: going the way they havebeen for 60 years isn’t the way of the fu-ture, he said. His son, Ben, is 12, and hisdaughter, Samantha, is 11, and they haveworked in the store just as Eric did, and hisfather did. When the children were younger,they got a dollar for helping set up in themorning, and were recently rewarded forselling $1,000 worth of merchandise. Thatdoesn’t mean they will take over the busi-ness, but Stern wants it to evolve with themarket, and remain healthy, well into thefuture. He hopes to be able to continue toserve the Arlington community, and is mak-ing plans for his next phase.

The good news is, Ben and Samantha,now both in middle school, will be able tospend time in the store for a little whilelonger. Casual Adventure’s announcementto customers announcing the sale of theirbuilding and “End of An Era Sale” led to aresponse beyond Stern’s wildest expecta-tions. Stern said he is very grateful for thesupport Casual Adventure received from thecommunity. They’ve decided to extend thesale — and their lease — at least throughthe holiday season. And if Ben or Samanthago to help their father on Christmas Eve thisyear, the chances are pretty good thatSpringsteen record is going to be put on thestereo in the back room of the store, to becranked up full volume, and listened to byfather and children, one more time.

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Another favorite area of the storeis the “wall of money” behind thecash register. Ravi, a client, usedto travel to India and brought aone Rupee note back one day: thenothers would bring currency. Thereare Rouble notes from the Rus-sians, signed: “To great outdoorstore, from Great Russia Militia.”

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