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A group examines a Paw Paw treeon the Riverbend Park Tree Walk,which highlights the various treesat the 400-acre park.

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Why are you an Obama supporter?

Viewpoints

“I’m a radiologist, so I knowhow important things likemammograms and ultra-sounds are. You want peopleto have access to healthcarethat’s affordable. You wantwomen, not their employers,to be empowered to maketheir own healthcare deci-sions.”

—Bernice Griffith,

Fairfax

“I’m still in school. I’mexactly the kind of person heappeals to...I’m still in collegeand education and how we’regoing to be paying for it isimportant to me.”

—Erika Santoyo, 22,

a GMU student

“I’m a recent college gradu-ate, and I’m looking for a job.I think President Obama willhelp the economy. Thanks toPresident Obama, I can still beon my parent’s insuranceplan, and that is so amazingand important to me and a lotof other people my age.

—Kelauni Cook,

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ate, of Springfield

(From left) Erika Santoyoand Emily Travis, GMUstudents, and KelauniCook, a recent HowardUniversity graduate

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“As a former governmentemployee, I think most peopleunderstand the value ofgovernment’s role and thatgovernment employees workextremely hard performing animportant public service. “

—Julie Paradis

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Lillie Reynolds, a singlemother from Herndonwith four daughters,stood in line for nearly

five hours to hear President BarackObama speak for 25 minutes at acampaign rally at George MasonUniversity on Friday, Oct. 19.

“He was funny, but we neededthat,” said Reynolds after thepresident’s quip-filled speech, dur-ing which he debuted thecatchphrase “Romnesia.”

According to Obama, his GOPrival Mitt Romney has come downwith a bad case of “Romnesia” be-cause Romney has “convenientlyforgotten” his own positions onissues important to women andtheir families, like saying he’d be“delighted” to sign a law outlaw-ing a woman’s right to choose inall cases.

“There’s a lot of truth in thathumor,” Reynolds said. “No onehere has forgotten one word ofwhat Governor Romney said whenit comes to our rights.”

Reynolds said she has a verypersonal reason for supportingObama. “Two of my daughters aredisabled, and I take care of them,”she said. “Obamacare is critical

Obama is the only candidate whoseems to care about immigrationissues or who appreciates diver-sity.”

Osei, who originally hails fromGhana, said she believes moreAmericans should take voting se-riously. “It’s one of the best thingsabout being an American.”

FRIDAY’S EVENT was thepresident’s second visit to Fairfaxin as many weeks, and part of bothmajor party candidates’ round-the-clock campaign blitz through key

President delivers second GMU gender-pitch aimed atwomen voters.

Obama Fires Up Fairfax CrowdWith ‘Romnesia’ Quips

President Barack Obama was relaxed and playful delivering his “Romnesia” quipsbefore a crowd of 10,000 supporters during the rally at GMU on Friday, Oct. 19. Muchof his short stump speech focused on issues affecting women and healthcare.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connelly (D-11) brought his binder to theOct. 19 Obama rally at George Mason University, referenc-ing the “binders full of women” comment that Republi-can presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made during hissecond debate with President Obama.

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Bernice Griffith of Fairfax

to me.”“I don’t believe for a second that

Governor Romney cares aboutfolks like me. We’re the littlepeople to him,” Reynolds contin-ued. “He says what you want tohear to make you feel good. He hasan entitled, arrogant attitude.”

Reynold’s coworker, RosemaryOsei, who recently became anAmerican citizen, said this is thefirst time she will be voting.

“This is exciting for me,” Oseisaid. “I’ve been paying attentionto both candidates. President

battleground states, including Vir-ginia, Ohio and Florida.

Although he is still facing acliffhanger re-election attempt, thepresident joked with the crowd of10,000 supporters. Hands in hispockets, he riffed several jokeswhen the crowd started chantingback the punch line.

”If you say you’ll protect awoman’s right to choose, but youstand up at a primary debate andsaid that you’d be delighted to signa law outlawing that right tochoose in all cases - man, you’vedefinitely got Romnesia.”

“If you say that you’re a cham-

pion of the coal industry when,while you were governor, youstood in front of a coal plant andsaid, this plant will kill you – youmight have…”

“Romnesia,” the crowd chantedback.

The stump speech was squarelyaimed at women voters who, po-litical analysts say, form a formi-dable voting bloc in northern Vir-ginia.

“Virginia is a battleground state,and the president knows he needsto get the support of women here,”

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said Toni-Michelle Travis, a GMU associate profes-sor of government and politics and editor of “TheAlmanac of Virginia Politics.”

To that end, the pre-speech line-up included CecileRichards, President of Planned Parenthood ActionFund and Nan Johnson, a retired teacher fromHerndon, who both lauded Obama’s support for is-sues affecting women.

“When Romney said he didn’t know where to findqualified women during the second debate, that both-ered me so much I almost stopped listening,” Johnsonsaid. “But then he said ‘If you’re going to have womenin the workforce, you’re going to have to be moreflexible…’ This is 2012, not 1912. Women havingjobs is not a hypothetical.”

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) also got the crowdfired up by referencing Romney’s comments onwomen in the workplace during the second debate.

“You might remember I’m originally from the com-monwealth of Massachusetts,” Connolly said, hold-ing up some blue binders. “And I found those ‘bind-ers full of women.’”

ONE DAY LATER, in a Springfield shopping centeroff Old Keene Mill Road, Romney supporters werehanding out dozens of Romney signs to voters. In afew hours, the group handed out nearly 50 Romney

signs.Darren Williams, who owns Hawkeye Productions,

said he believes Romney is the candidate who willstabilize the economy and give Americans a sense offinancial security.

“I’m a small-business owner, and my main issue isthat nobody seems to be minding the checkbook.”Williams said. “You can blame your predecessor allyou want, but I blame [Obama] for his actions inoffice from day one until now. He’s had four years toreverse the economic trend. His track record withme is poor.”

Justice Johnson, an 18-year-old Lake Braddocksenior, has been making calls for Romney. “I’m wor-ried about the economy and get a job after college.”

Johnson, who said he became more interested inpolitics this year after taking a government class andlistening to the candidates, said he was impressedwith Romney’s personal business success. “I feel likeGovernor Romney’s economic policies are the bestfor business.”

Brandon Schall, 24, a recent graduate of Christo-pher Newport University who also campaigns forRomney, said he doesn’t get caught up in the “parti-san hype” of the elections.

“I feel we all have our part to do as Americans. Inthe end, it’s not jokes and taking shots at each other.It’s not about being a Republican or a Democrat. It’sabout doing your civic duty as Americans by voting.”

President Speaks at George Mason,Appeals to Women Voters

Coworkers Rosemary Osai and Lillie Reynolds ofHerndon wait in line to see President Obama Friday,Oct. 19, at his second campaign rally at the school intwo weeks.

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Dear Neighbors:We have learned that VDOT will

hold a public meeting on Nov. 13at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Elemen-tary School to discuss the projectplan for the bridge on Beach MillRoad over Nichols Run. As youmay recall, the original plan calledfor a 17-week project to begin inAugust 2013 and reopen in De-cember 2013. Based on commu-nity input, VDOT now plans tobegin construction in June 2013.Carol McGarry, Karen Collazo andRachel Rothstein met with VDOTin August, and were informed thatwhile the bridge is structurallysound, it is approximately 20 per-cent undersized for the two-yearflood projections currently re-quired by the VA Dept of Conser-vation and Recreation and there-fore VDOT believes that the bridgemust be replaced.

In addition, the TransportationCommittee of Great Falls CitizensAssociation will meet at GFES di-rectly after the meeting to discussother traffic and road initiatives in

Great Falls Traffic, Road Initiatives ConsideredGreat Falls. We attended the lastmeeting and here is a sample ofwhat was discussed:

❖ Trees on the corner of WalkerRoad and Georgetown Pike—theGFCA is trying to save the trees ifthey can be deemed safe. If thetrees cannot be saved, the discus-sion centered on what could beplaced at the corner to ensure thata right turn lane from GeorgetownPike (westbound) onto WalkerRoad is not considered.

❖ Walker Road bridgereplacemen—the single lane bridgeon Walker Road is to be replacedwith a two lane bridge with walk-ing paths (no exact timing for theproject has been released).

❖ Lane reduction measures onWalker Road (Walker Road Diet)—The project is fully funded ($1.9m)and rights-of-way are being ob-tained. The project would reducethe current number of lanes fromfour lanes to two (with a sharedright/left middle turn lane) onWalker Road between ColumbineSt. and Georgetown Pike.

❖ Future vision of Transporta-tion Plan for Great Fall—Most ofthe discussion centered aroundhow to slow/calm the traffic onGeorgetown Pike, possiblythrough the use of traffic circlesalong Georgetown Pike.

❖ The Route 7 wideningprojec—how to convince VDOT todevelop alternatives such as busservice throughout the corridor.

The GFCA tries to represent allof the citizens of Great Falls. If youare interested in hearing moreabout the GFCA’s transportationinitiatives, plan to stay for themeeting.

We urge you to attend the VDOTmeeting. It is important that VDOTunderstand how this issue impactsour community and we can onlydo that with a lot of people attend-ing this meeting. If you have anHOA, please forward this messageto all in your neighborhood.

Carol McGarry, KarenCollazo, Rachel Rothstein

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Opinion

During the last week of each year,The Connection devotes its entireissue to the creativity of local stu-dents and children. The results are

always remarkable. It is a keepsake edition formany families.

The annual Children’s Connection is a tradi-tion of well over a decade, and we begin get-ting inquiries from teachers and parents aboutsubmitting artwork and writing almost as soonas summer is over.

We publish artwork, poetry, essays, creativewriting, opinion pieces, short stories, photog-raphy, photos of sculpture or gardens or other

creative efforts.We ask that all submissions

be digital so they can be sentthrough email or delivered on

CD or flash drive. Writing should be submit-ted in rich text format (.rtf). Artwork shouldbe photographed or scanned and provided injpeg format.

Identify each piece of writing or art, includ-ing the student’s full name, age, grade and townof residence, plus the name of the school, nameof teacher and town of school location. Pleaseprovide the submissions by Monday, Dec. 3.

Some suggestions:❖ Drawings or paintings or photographs of

your family, friends, pets or some favorite ac-tivity. These should be photographed orscanned and submitted in jpeg format.

❖ Short answers (50 to 100 words) to someof the following questions: If you could giveyour parents any gift that didn’t cost moneywhat would that gift be? What are you mostlooking forward to in the upcoming year? Whatis one thing that you would change aboutschool? What do you want to be when you growup? What is your favorite animal? What is yourfavorite toy? What makes a good parent? Whatmakes a good friend? What is the best or worstthing that ever happened to you? What is thebest gift you’ve ever given? Ever received?

❖ Your opinion (50 to 100 words) about traf-fic, sports, restaurants, video games, toys,trends, etc.

❖ Poetry or other creative writing.❖ Opinion pieces about family, friends, mov-

ies, traffic, sports, food, video games, toys,trends, etc.

❖ News stories from school newspapers.We welcome contributions from families,

public and private schools, individuals andhomeschoolers.

Email submissions for the Vienna/Oakton,McLean, Great Falls, Reston and Oak Hill/Herndon Children’s Connections [email protected].

Email submissions for Springfield, Burke,Fairfax, Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connec-tions to [email protected].

Email submissions for the ArlingtonChildren’s Connection to Steven Mauren [email protected].

Email submissions for the Children’s CentreView to Steven Mauren [email protected].

Email submissions for the Children’s Gazettein the Alexandria Gazette Packet or MountVernon Gazette to Steven Mauren [email protected].

To send CDs or flash drives containing art-work and typed, electronic submissions, markthem clearly by school and hometown and mailthe CD to Children’s Connection, 1606 KingStreet, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Please send all submissions by Dec. 3. TheChildren’s Connection will publish the weekof Dec. 27, 2012.

Halloween Parties,SoberRide

Halloween is now as much of an adult partyas a children’s festival. Along with the Fourthof July, the holiday period including New Year’sEve and a few other dates, Halloween stands

out as a holiday connected to an increase indrinking and driving.

If you will be out celebrating with alcohol,you can plan ahead. Assign a designated driver.Celebrate at home. Take public transportation.But if these plans fall through, the nonprofitWashington Regional Alcohol Program(WRAP) Halloween SoberRide program pro-vides a safety net.

For six hours from 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.31 until 4 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, SoberRideserves as a way to keep impaired drivers off theroad. During this six-hour period, area residentsages 21 and older celebrating with alcohol maycall the toll-free SoberRide phone number 1-800-200-TAXI and be afforded a no-cost (up toa $30 fare), safe way home.

Sponsors of this year’s Halloween SoberRideoffering include: Anheuser-Busch, AT&T,Diageo, Giant, MillerCoors, Red Top Cab ofArlington, Restaurant Association Metropoli-tan Washington, Volkswagen Group of Americaand the Washington Area New AutomobileDealers Association.

Since 1993, WRAP’s SoberRide program hasprovided 55,694 free cab rides home to would-be drunk drivers in the Greater Washingtonarea. For more information visitwww.wrap.org.

Last CallLetters to the editor from local residents

about the upcoming election should be re-ceived by Friday, Oct. 26 to be considered forpublication. Letters on candidates, bond ques-tions, election procedure or any other local,election related topics are welcome and en-couraged. Ideal letters will be about 200 wordsand convey opinion with civility. Send lettersto [email protected]

— Mary Kimm,

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Be Part of the Children’s ConnectionCall for student artwork and writing; deadline Dec. 3.

Editorials

Supporting BondReferendaTo the Editor:

On the Nov. 6 ballot, Countyresidents will see four Bond Ref-erenda. The League of WomenVoters of the Fairfax Area urgesvoters to approve all four bonds.Here’s why:

Issuing these bonds now is soundfiscal policy. All of these capitalimprovements are part of theCounty’s five-year plan. Repay-ment will cost less because inter-est rates are low. And the Countyhas common-sense borrowing poli-cies that strictly limit the amountof outstanding debt to a small per-centage of property values. Thesepractices have allowed the FairfaxCounty to finance necessary capi-

tal improvements while maintain-ing its AAA bond rating—even inthe recession.

These capital improvements arenecessary to the health, welfareand safety of County residents.

❖ Parks and Parks FacilitiesBonds: This bond issue supportsthe preservation of the County’shistoric areas, many of whichbring tourists to Fairfax County. Italso supports development ofneighborhood parks, preservationof open space and stream valleys.County parks provide a place forfamily gatherings and increaseoutdoor recreational opportunitiesfor everyone in our communities.

❖ Public Safety Bonds: Thisbond issue supports maintenanceand upgrades to police, fire de-partment and court facilities.Some of these funds will help com-

plete the renovation of theJennings Courthouse and makethe entire complex safe, efficientand appropriate for everyone fromjudges to defendants and for thepublic.

❖ Public Library Bonds: Thesebonds support tech smart librarymaintenance and upgrades. Asmore jobs and school assignmentsrequire access to a computer, thesebonds are necessary for the par-ticipation of everyone in our com-munity life.

❖ Storm Drainage Improve-ments Bonds: These bonds sup-port soil and water conservationand flood-prevention efforts. Aswe experience more frequent vio-lent storms and unpredictableweather, these bonds protect thehealth, safety and property ofCounty residents. They will also

prevent the economic loss flood-ing inflicts on our communities.

Voters interested in more detailsshould visit fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/bond.

These bonds will also improvethe economic future of FairfaxCounty. All facilities need regularmaintenance and upgrades. Byfollowing sound borrowing poli-cies and maintaining facilities asneeded, Fairfax County not onlyimproves the quality of life for cur-rent residents, but also becomesmore attractive to businesses look-ing for a place to relocate.

We urge voters to approve allfour Bond Referenda.

Julia Jones and Helen KellyCo-Presidents

League of Women Voters of theFairfax Area

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The following students were namedsemifinalists in the 2013 NationalAchievement® Scholarship Program:Taylor N. Brown and Zakiy S.Gharad from McLean High School;Margaret C. Secor from James Madi-son High School; Misa C. Mori fromOakton High School.

The following students were namedsemifinalists in the 2013 National MeritScholarship Program: Patrick F.Sanguineti from Flint Hill School;Katherine Fowler, BenjaminHaines, Thomas F. Lomont,Atussa Mohtasham, Jeremy K.Park, Amanda N. Rones, Abigail C.Skwara, Anna E. Stone and Faith C.Tetlow from James Madison HighSchool; Bridget J. Bauman, MelissaC. Chang, Ambareesh Gorle,Tamera R. Lanham, Irene S. Lee,Andrew R. Seastram and StewartC. Silver from Oakton High School;Paul Bernstein, Ryan W. Cheng,Aimee A. Cho, Christie S.Goddard, Eunyoung C. Kim, GeneKim, Margaret R. Mahoney,Yasmeen K. Mushtaq, PraveenaMylvaganam, Nadejda S.Nikolova, Kelvin Nui, Caitlin A.Rose and Mujtaba M. Wani fromLangley High School; Taylor N.Brown, Shannon Chen, Maia D.Foster, Joshua D. Higbee,Annemieke L. Janssen, Vivek V.Kunnath, Lewis C. Milholland,Madelyn S. Paquette, Polina V.Tamarina, Nivetha Vijayakumarand Cedric Whitney from McLeanHigh School; Stacey Y. Chiu, Char-lotte A. Ferenbach, Julia L. Keller,Nicholas M. Kensinger andCaroline J. Resor from PotomacSchool.

Harrison Voslow, of Great Falls,has been named a semifinalist in the2013 National Merit Scholarship Pro-gram. He is among four students fromLandon School and among 16,000 semi-finalists nationwide. The National Meritwill announce finalists in February.

Sabrina Caldwell of McLean hasbeen awarded a J. William Fulbrightgrant, and will travel to Germany for anEnglish Teaching Assistantship. An In-ternational Studies and German majorwith a minor in BC’s Faith, Peace andJustice Program, Caldwell graduatedcum laude from Boston College.

Air Force Airman Pague A.Richards graduated from basic mili-tary training at Lackland Air Force Base,San Antonio, Tx. She completed inten-sive, eight-week training in militarydiscipline and studies, Air Force corevalues, physical fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills. Richards is thedaughter of Patty and James Richards ofNoble Drive, McLean, and a 2011 gradu-ate of McLean High School.

Jessica L. Burnam of McLean wasnamed to the spring 2012 honor roll atRhodes College of Memphis, Tenn.

Rafael Enriquez-Hesles ofMcLean has been named to the spring2012 dean’s list at Bucknell University ofLewisburg, Pa. He is the son of RafaelEnriquez and Elisa Hesles.

John A. G. Gimbert of McLean hasgraduated from Woodberry ForestSchool, and will attend Elon University.He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. MichaelGimbert of McLean.

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Fourteen years ago,David Cowdrill wasvisiting a pottery inMaine, when a door

opened for him, literally andfiguratively. The potters openedup their workshop to him, show-ing him how to create ceramics,and Cowdrill, an engineer bytrade, found a new opportunity.

“When I got home, I enrolledin Northern Virginia CommunityCollege, and a few other com-munity colleges, then theCorcoran Gallery in the city,” hesaid.

Cowdrill was one of morethan 30 artists who displayedtheir works, studios and moreduring the annual Great FallsStudios Tour Saturday and Sun-day. Painters, sculptors, photog-raphers, fiber artists and moreshowed the hundreds of attend-ees how they create their work.

Cowdrill creates his art in thesecond bay of a two-car garagehe added to his house severalyears ago. He had the side insu-lated and heated, and now hehas his pottery wheel and otherequipment ready and available,including a stack of interior de-sign magazines that he drawsideas from.

“I’m inspired by form anddecoration. Things like fabricand lamps can give me ideasabout what to incorporate,” hesaid. “I usually work aroundthree, four days a week, thoughsince this summer I’ve beenworking five days a week andsome weekends to get ready forthe tour.”

For many visitors, the tour of-fered a chance for art aficiona-dos to see more than a finishedresult, also the raw materials,designs and equipment thatgoes into each piece.

“It’s so fascinating to see thespace where these beautifulworks are made, what the art-ists sit in, what they see whilethey create. I think the tour is areally unique way to get aglimpse of that process,” saidAmy-Lee Banks of Herndon.

Sculptor Jonathan Fisher sayshe is interested in colors, mostlyprimary colors. Starting fromage 7, when he got a jig sawfrom his parents, he has been

putting together geometric abstractsculpture.

“Geometric abstractions werevery popular in the 1950s, and Ilike to say I’m sort of re-inventingthat style,” he said. “I like lookingat built environments, such asfences, grates, other repeating pat-terns that appear.”

In addition to displaying a num-ber of different works, Fisher de-signs and builds a child’s game ev-

ery year for the tour, this year’s fea-tured peg-shaped pieces that couldbe advanced along by the board bya large blue and red die.

Florian Scott of Vienna said herfavorite stop on the tour featuredtwo forms of art she had previouslyknown absolutely nothing about.

“I was spellbound by WilliamTuthill and his lithographs and theJapanese woodblock prints. He hadan old printing press in his down-stairs kitchen, and I found the pro-

cess of making the drawing,transferring it to the stone andthen the paper to be very inter-esting,” she said. “And the pro-cess that went into one of hiswood blocks was so delicate, it’sonly fitting that those beautifulworks come out like they do.”

Great Falls Studios is a con-sortium of more than 90 artiststhat live and work in Great Falls.More information is available atwww.greatfallsstudios.com.

Annual studiostour shows artists’workspaces.

Local Artists Show Off Studios

Vad Moskowitz, a fiber artist, demon-strates how to use a loom at her homestudio, a stop on the annual Great FallsStudios Tour.

Jonathan Fisher, who creates abstractsculptures, at his studio, part of theannual Great Falls Studios Tour.

An audience watches artist William Tuthill create a Japanese wood block print duringthe Great Falls Studios Tour Sunday, Oct. 21.

Photos by Alex McVeigh/The Connection

Send announcements [email protected] is Thursday for the followingweek’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged.For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 24An Orthodontic Halloween. 10 a.m.-

6 p.m., Wednesdays; 8 a.m.-4:30p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays andThursdays, at Dr. Deirdre J. Maull’sOrthodontic Office, 6845 Elm Street,Suite 505, McLean. Dr. Deirdre Maullhas been spooking patients andvisitors with her over-the-topHalloween setup since 1999; visit thecrawling hand and the Crypt KeeperMondays through Thursdays throughthe end of October. 703-556-9400,www.maullortho.com orwww.facebook.com/maullortho.

Vienna Halloween Parade. 7 p.m., atMaple Avenue and Branch Road,Vienna. Big name entertainment, acrowd of tens of thousands andparading costumed children; gatherwith children at 6:30 p.m. at theVirginia Commerce Bank to walk.www.viennahalloweenparade.org.

THURSDAY/OCT. 25Spirited Away: An Asian Themed

Concert. 7 p.m., LangleyAuditorium, 6520 Georgetown Pike,McLean. Four student stringorchestras will play, featuring seniorpianists and violinists, a harpist andcellist; Pallavi Rudraraju performs aclassical Indian dance; two dancersdance the Korean Jang-goh DrumDance; the Langley student rock bandEastward Bound debuts; RemyBustani displays Saxon Scroll artwork;and Nen Daiko, professional JapaneseTaiko drummers, perform. http://langleyorchestra.org/Orchestra%20Forms/Performances/LHS%20Asian%20Concert%20FlyerInvite%20October.pdf.

FRIDAY/OCT. 26McLean Art Society Meeting. 10

a.m.-noon, McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Jacqueline Saunders is the featuredartist. 703-790-0123.

What I Did Last Summer. 8 p.m., atthe Alden Theatre, McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. The WWII coming-of-age story set in Lake Erie about arebellious 14-year-old who works as ahandyman for a bohemian teacherand develops radical ideas leading toa clash between Charlie’s conservativemother and the former member of theupper crust; ages 15-plus. MCP offersa $200 prize and publication for thewinning essay on the subject of theplay. $16; $14 for seniors, studentsand MCC members.www.mcleanplayers.org.

Lucy Kaplansky. 8 p.m., at The Barn atWolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Chicago-born singer/songwriter singssmooth vocals and insightful lyricsfrom her newest album Reunion. $22.www.wolftrap.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 27Halloween Costume Fun Run. 9-11

a.m., at Redeemer Lutheran Church,1545 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.Runners of all ages run laps aroundcampus in costume; for every lap,runners receive a treat; fun run waterbottle included. $10 suggesteddonation. 703-356-3346.

Fairfax Genealogical Society FallFair. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Dunn LoringVolunteer Fire Station, 2148 GallowsRoad, Vienna. “Records WithinReach”-themed fair; registration goesup to $45 after Oct. 18. $30,members; $35, non-members.www.fxgs.org.

Fall Bazaar. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Great FallsUnited Methodist Church, 10100

Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Handmade arts and crafts, children’sactivities and pulled pork barbequeplatters. 703-759-3705 [email protected].

Pumpkin Carving Class. 10 a.m. and1 p.m., at The Ritz-Carlton, TysonsCorner, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean.Executive Chef Matthew and hisculinary team guide little witches andvampires in honing their artistic skillsvia pumpkin lantern design; forchildren ages 6 and older (materialsincluded). $50. Reservations. 703-917-5498.

Halloween Pumpkin Carving, from3-4 p.m., at Wildfire, 1714International Drive, McLean. Parentsand children carve pumpkins withguidance from Executive Chef EddieIshaq and NBC4Weekend AnchorAngie Goff; take home your carvedpumpkin and a goody bag and benefitFood for Others. $15 per child. 703-442-9110.

Fall Bazaar. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Great FallsUnited Methodist Church, 10100Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Handmade arts and crafts, children’sactivities and pulled pork barbequeplatters. 703-759-3705 [email protected].

Alastair Moock’s Slightly ScarySpooktacular. 10:30 a.m., atJammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.,Vienna. Boston roots musician/familyentertainer plays slightly scary tunes.$10; children under 1 year, free. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

Outstanding Educator AwardsLunch and Silent Auction. 11a.m., at McLean Tyson’s Hilton Hotel,7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean.Honoring three exceptional educators,the luncheon and auction benefits theMartin Luther King, Jr. CulturalFoundation, Inc. Sponsorshipsavailable. $65.www.mlkculturalfoundation.org/events.htm.

Artist Talk with Alice Whealin. 11a.m., at the Ramp Gallery in theMcLean Project for the Arts, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. The visualartist talks about her works currentlyon view in the Ramp Gallery at theMPA; she discusses how “a sculptor’sdrawings” incorporates ideas of 3-Dform via painting materials and talkson visual references to pop cultureand science in her work. 703-790-1953 or www.mpaart.org.

Fun, Festive, Fright-less HalloweenTea. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 TysonsBlvd., McLean. Come in Halloweencostumes for tea, a magician act, acreepy-crawly photo booth and eats

like Hair Raising Ham, CheeseFingers, Dracula’s Dark ChocolateMousse Tarts, Plump PumpkinCupcakes, Creepy Cookie Fingers, hotchocolate and apple cider; childrenreceive a special treat andcomplimentary photo as a memento.$65. Reservations. 703-917-5498.

Olympian-Led Field Hockey Clinicand Coaches Talk. 1:30-4 p.m.,and 4-5 p.m., at The Potomac School,1301 Potomac School Road, McLean.A clinic with demonstrations of high-level skills by Olympians at 1:30 p.m.and a Talk from the Top for coachesat 4 p.m. for girls of all ages who lovefield hockey. $50 per player; coacheswith four-plus players registeredattend the talk for free.www.BeyondSticks.com.

Golden Rod Puppets: Migration. 2p.m., at the McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Hobey Ford’s puppet show takeschildren ages 5-plus back the world ofanimals as a young Mexican girl,Beatriz, meets wild animals on ajourney with her family. $15; $10,MCC residents. www.loydartists.

Halloween Carnival. 6-8:30 p.m., atthe City of Falls Church CommunityCenter, 223 Little Falls Street, FallsChurch. Creepy Creature Show fromReptiles Alive!, carnival games, amoon bounce, face painting, crafts,movies and candy; infants throughfifth grade. 703-248-5077 orwww.fallschurchva.gov.

Coffee House Evening of Music. 7-9 p.m., at Emmanuel LutheranChurch, 2589 Chain Bridge Road,Vienna. Dennis Trainor and DennisEigell play sounds from the 60s and70s; goulash soup and fresh breadserved. Donations go to waterinitiative [email protected].

ROCKtoberFête. 7-11 p.m., at theBarns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road,Vienna. Wolf Trap’s youngprofessionals society holds its second-annual fundraiser by strolling back intime to the Wildest Party in the West;music by Honor by August, DJ,dancing, hors d’oeuvres, open bar,silent auction included. $66, Club 66members; $75, non-members. 703-255-4030.

What I Did Last Summer. 8 p.m., atthe Alden Theatre, McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. The WWII coming-of-age story set in Lake Erie about arebellious 14-year-old who works as ahandyman for a bohemian teacherand develops radical ideas leading toa clash between Charlie’s conservativemother and the former member of the

upper crust; ages 15-plus. MCP offersa $200 prize and publication for thewinning essay on the subject of theplay. $16; $14 for seniors, studentsand MCC members.www.mcleanplayers.org.

SUNDAY/OCT. 28What I Did Last Summer. 2 p.m., at

the Alden Theatre, McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. The WWII coming-of-age story set in Lake Erie about arebellious 14-year-old who works as ahandyman for a bohemian teacherand develops radical ideas leading toa clash between Charlie’s conservativemother and the former member of theupper crust; ages 15-plus. MCP offersa $200 prize and publication for thewinning essay on the subject of theplay. $16; $14 for seniors, studentsand MCC members.www.mcleanplayers.org.

Sunday Soirees: Happy Halloween.3-5 p.m., at the McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Come in costume or not and dance ina low-key environment or sit andlisten to The Wayne Tympanick Trioplay; refreshments provided. $5. 703-790-0123 ext. 711 orwww.mcleancenter.org/special-events/upcoming.

Trunk or Treat. 4-6 p.m., at EmmanuelLutheran Church, 2589 Chain BridgeRoad, Vienna. Decorate the trunk ofyour car and fill it with treats to join aparking lot-full of other festive, treat-filled trunks; dinner provided by thechurch. RSVP at [email protected].

Dancing 4 Cures. 6 p.m., at ErnstCommunity Cultural Theater, NVCC,8333 Little River Turnpike,Annandale. C4 Performing Arts, LLC,in parternship with Greater Little ZionBaptist Church Cancer SupportMinistry in Fairfax and the BREMFoundation to Defeat Breast Cancer,host a concert; reception and silentauction precede show. 703-855-7687or www.c4performingarts.com.

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TUESDAY/OCT. 30Sixth Annual Non-Profit Forum.

8:15 a.m.-3 p.m., at the GannettConference Center, 7959 JonesBranch Drive, McLean. The GreaterMcLean Chamber of Commerce hostsa forum for non-profit professionals toempower attendees to strengthentheir organizations; CIO RobertMachen of St. Jude Children’sResearch Hospital delivers thekeynote speech. $40; $25, chambermembers. 703-356-5424 orwww.mcleanchamber.org.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 31The Annual Spooktacular. 5-7 p.m.,

at Great Falls Village Centre Green,776 Walker Road, Great Falls. Trick-or-treat with area businesses in theheart of town. Children ages 12-and-under (6th grade) grab popcorn anddrinks before going in the Great FallsHaunted House.www.celebrategreatfalls.org/Spook.html.

Halloween Pet Parade. 4-4:45 p.m.,at the parking lot by GrandmothersBack Room, 756 Walker Road, GreatFalls. Come with a costumed, leashedpet in tow and parade. Judging is at4:30 p.m., with prizes for specialcategories; pets must be cleared fromarea by 4:40 p.m.www.celebrategreatfalls.org/Spook.html.

THURSDAY/NOV. 1Noah Gundersen + David Ramirez.

8 p.m., at Jammin’ Java., 227 MapleAve. E, Vienna. Two two musicianstour together. $10.www.jamminjava.com.

Entertainment

The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner culinary team is enjoyingpumpkin carving with the children at their annual Pump-kin Carving Class. This year’s classes are on Saturday, Oct.27 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Pumpkin Carving with the Ritz-CarltonCarve pumpkins with Pastry Chef Frederic Barasse and Chef Phil Sherman from

the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. On Saturday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., chil-dren and parents can carve together with the guidance of experts. Call 703-917-5498for reservations.


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Little Keswick SchoolThe Maddux SchoolMANSEFMcLean School of MarylandThe Model Asperger Program andThe Multiple Learning Needs ProgramNational Child Research CenterThe Newton SchoolThe Nora SchoolOakland SchoolOakwood SchoolParkmont SchoolThe Shire SchoolThe Siena SchoolThe Wye River Upper School

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Sunday, October 28th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm

The Langley High School Orchestra is presenting“Spirited Away: an Asian Theme Concert” on Thurs-day, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Langley Auditorium.

The concert will highlight music from the 2001movie “Spirited Away” by Hayao Miyazaki’, widelyacclaimed to be one of the greatest animated films ofall time. The orchestra will play “One Summers Day”and “Sixth Station” from Joe Hisaishi’s sound track,featuring senior pianists Chigaya Sakai and Paul Li.Also featured in solo roles will be sophomore harpistAlyssa Katahara, senior cellist Constance Chiu, andsenior violinists Cindy Lee and Alan Chiang.

Langley’s four string orchestras will prepare se-lections from Japan, China, Korea, India andSingapore for the event, including music fromsoundtracks to “Memoirs of a Geisha” and “I’ll Makea Man Out of You” from Disney’s Mulan. AndrewScronce (World Languages Japanese teacher“Scronce Sensei”) will read winning poems from aHaiku writing competition, and help prepare stu-dent emcees to introduce each selection in the na-tive language of the composition. Students will alsobe encouraged to celebrate their heritage by dress-ing in traditional Asian clothing.

The orchestra will be joined by senior PallaviRudraraju, who will perform a classical Indiandance. Two guest dancers will perform a KoreanJang-goh Drum Dance. Nen Daiko (professionalJapanese Taiko drummers) will give a special guestperformance as the culmination of the event. Theevent will also celebrate the debut of EastwardBound, a new rock band of Langley students. Alsocheck out the Saxon Scroll for the artwork preparedfor the event by senior Remy Bustani.

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Langley HS Senior Pallavi Rudraraju willdance “Tillana,” a classical Indian dance.

Langley Orchestra to Present an Asian Theme Concert

Schools


Mike Kearney, owner of The Old Brogue,with the farmers market produce his chefwill use to prepare their harvest recipes.

John Conway, chef of The Old Brogue, withMike Kearney, owner, serving “tastes” ofthe food they prepared using marketingredients.

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The Old Brogue Visits theGreat Falls Farmers Market

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By Kathleen Murphy

Market Manager

The Great Falls FarmersMarket’s Guest Chef pro-gram began last Saturday

with a visit by The Old Brogue’sMaster Chef John Conway. MikeKearney, owner of The Old Brogue,came to the farmers market earlySaturday morning to check out thefresh produce. After planning therecipes to be prepared withConway, Kearney returned to pur-chase the market items they wouldprepare for their visit at 11 a.m.Conway prepared an Irish BeefStew with beef, potatoes and veg-etables, seasoned to perfection;Sweet Potato Pie, a sweet-potatopuree with five secret seasoningsand a topping of tomato, garlic,goat cheese and other fine herbs;and a delicate and elegant appleturnover. Guests expressed theirsheer delight as they enjoyed theseexquisite “tastes.”

On Saturday, Oct. 27, the chefand owner of Dante Ristorante willbe offering his gourmet interpre-tations of farmers market foodfrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (The mar-ket opens at 9 a.m).

Mediterranee Restaurant willvisit on Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 1p.m.; and the Tavern at Great Falls(9 to 10 a.m.) and Brix AmericanBistro (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) willbe visiting on Nov. 10. (TheSerbian Crown and L’Auberge ChezFrancoise will be visiting in thespring.)

The Great Falls Farmers Marketwas formed in responses to theGreat Falls community’s 2020 Vi-sion Project’s focus groups andsurvey in which residents ex-pressed their desire to have a lo-cal farmers market as a way to eatfresh and local while enjoying avibrant semi-rural village center.Great Falls is fortunate to have anumber of locally-owned, one-of-a-kind restaurants completely

dedicated to serving the localcommunity and guests from sur-rounding villages, offering freshseasonal dining experiences,imaginatively prepared, includingThe Old Brogue, DanteRistorante, Serbian Crown Res-

taurant, Mediterranee Restau-rant, The Tavern at Great Falls,Brix American Bistro andL’Auberge Chez Francoise.

This area is surrounded by localsources of fresh produce and finedining possibilities. Choosing “lo-

cal” strengthens our sense of com-munity and enhances our family’sexperience of what it means to livein a small community and thriveas a semi-rural village. We inviteyou to come by and enjoy theselocal “tastes.”

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News

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Visitors to Riverbend Park have a new wayto explore the 400-plus acres of land alongthe Potomac River. Local resident TabithaEagle, with the help of Bob Vickers of the

Fairfax County Tree Commission and staff atRiverbend, helped mark a mile-long trail that iden-tifies 20 different tree varieties within the park.

“We have a lot of families andscout groups coming to us and look-ing for some sort of self-guided tour,so this is absolutely perfect,” saidMarty Smith, park manager. “It fea-tures a huge variety of trees rightnext to many of our trails.”

The circular trail starts at the visi-tors center, then goes north alongthe Potomac Heritage Trail, thenmoves west along the Follow the Hollows trail al-most to the Nature Center before looping back tothe center. It features species of box elder, silvermaple, spice bush, basswood, pignut hickory andmore, often some of the largest in the state, are within10 feet of each trail and clearly marked.

“It’s a relatively short walk, and though part of it

goes uphill before coming back to the visitor’s cen-ter, I think it’s a walk a lot of people can make,”Vickers said. “What’s also nice is the first third of thewalk is right along the river and features the major-ity of the trees, so that makes for a shorter, easierwalk that still offers plenty.”

The first 11 trees are all located along the Potomacportion of the trail. Many of the trees have a historyof use by the Native Americans and later settlers thatinhabited the land.

“It’s a great way to go even deeper to the park’sbeauty,” said Eliza Johnson of Great Falls, who saysshe comes to Riverbend weekly to hike and birdwatch. “I love looking at the trees, especially the onesalong the Follow the Hollows Trail, but I know abso-lutely nothing about what they were. Now every time

I hike here I look for trees and tryto identify the ones that are themost striking to me.”

While on the surface the walkmight seem to feature a few treesigns and a map, Eagle, Vickers andothers spent months finding thetrees to include, measuring andmarking them and are still on thesearch for trees to add.

“This was not a simple thing, not just putting upsigns,” Smith said. “This was a big project, andTabitha worked very hard to put this together, withsome crucial help from Bob Vickers and others, whohave all performed a great service for the park.”

Maps of the Tree Walk can be found at theRiverbend Park Visitors Center.

New Riverbend Tree Walkshows diversity of speciesat park.

Examining Trees at Riverbend Park

Jim McGlone of the Virginia Department of Forestryshows how large the thorns on a Honey Locust tree canget during the Riverbend Park Tree Walk Sunday, Oct. 21.

A group on the Riverbend Tree Walk examines a redbudtree on the Follow the Hollow trail at the park.

“It’s a great way togo even deeper tothe park’s beauty.”

—Eliza Johnsonof Great Falls

Photos by Alex McVeigh/The Connection


David Cowdrill, a potter, at his studio, part of the Great Falls Studios ArtTour last weekend.

Vad Moskowitz weaved on her loom for visitors duringthe Great Falls Studios Art Tour.

(Left to right) GuruSangat Khalsa, Lilly, with art she made at the studioand mom Carole Witte, who are neighbors to Khalsa, Mata MandirKhalsa and Nancy Palmer.

What was your most memorable interactionduring the Great Falls Studios Art Tour?

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“Having four children come into paint and they all knew exactlywhat they wanted to do. Yiyan, afellow artist came to visit andNancy Palmer who taught at theCorcoran for 30 years and is nowa librarian came. Also, meetingneighbors I’ve never met before.”

David Cowdrill, potter“Talking to people, sharing view

points on the ceramic pieces, ex-plaining how these are made. Ithink there’s something very ap-pealing in this day of change andtechnology to pick up somethingthat has a simple human use.”

Vad Moskowitz, fiber artist“A man came by who’d been a

kid… who’d lived here 30, almost40 years ago and he came by withhis children. So many people youhaven’t seen for 30 years comethrough.”

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Sports

Langley FootballSnaps Three-Game Skid

Led by senior running backPhilip Mun and junior quarterbackNick Casso, the Langley footballteam snapped a three-game losingstreak with a 35-14 victory againstSouth Lakes on Oct. 19.

According to stats from theWashington Post’s Web site, Muncarried 30 times for 303 yards anda touchdown. Quarterback NickCasso carried 18 times for 91 yardsand three touchdowns.

The victory comes after Langleylost to Madison, Stone Bridge andYorktown following a 3-1 start.The Saxons are now 3-2 in the Lib-erty District.

Langley will travel to faceFairfax at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct.26 and close the regular season athome against McLean on Nov. 2.

Former GreatFalls SoccerPlayer Will TakeIt to Germany

Former Virginia ODP and GreatFalls player Junior Flores recentlysigned with the GermanBundesliga champion BorussiaDortmund. Flores, 16, agreed to afour-year deal that will go into ef-fect in March 2014, when he turns18. The central attackingmidfielder is currently in his sec-ond year of full-time residencywith the US under-17 team inBradenton, Fla. The squad recentlyfinished second in the prestigiousAGS Cup in Spain.

“When he played here, youcould see his work ethic and tal-ent. Junior is such a humble youngman who comes from a very sup-portive family. It couldn’t happento a nicer guy,” said Flores’ formerGreat Falls Ranger youth coachMark Ryan.

After he caught the eye of theNational team coach, through anODP event, Flores was invited tothe prestigious National Team U-17 team program. At an interna-tional tournament last winter,Flores began attracting interestfrom MLS and foreign clubs, in-cluding Liverpool, Paris St.Germain and Manchester United.

MLS offered him a GenerationAdidas contract with a low salaryand bonuses but it was nowherenear what Borussia Dortmund wasoffering.

“He’s already been away fromhome for two years now inBradenton. So the adjustment,

when moving to Europe, should bean easier transition. It’s good thathe is going to an established Eu-ropean power, where they are usedto grooming up and coming youngtalent. Perhaps he can learn hiscraft of what it’s like to be a pro-fessional soccer player withoutbeing in the spotlight too soon,”said VYSA Technical Director andformer ODP coach of Flores, Gor-don Miller.

Until he turns 18, the Manassasresident will continue practicingand attending school in Florida.He will report to Dortmund forinformal workouts during breaksin his schedule.

“We’re so happy” about theDortmund deal, Oscar Flores(Junior’s dad) said. “We still don’tbelieve it’s really happening.”

HerndonAdvances toField HockeyRegionals

The Herndon field hockey teamadvanced to the 16-team NorthernRegion tournament with a school-record 12 wins this season.

The Hornets traveled to faceYorktown in the opening round of

regionals on Tuesday, after TheConnection’s deadline. The winnerwill advance to Thursday’squarterfinal round to face the win-ner of Fairfax and Lake Braddock.The Hornets opened the seasonwith a 3-0 road win againstYorktown on Aug. 23.

Herndon defeated Robinson, 5-0, in the opening round of theConcorde District tournament onOct. 15, securing a spot inregionals. The Hornets earned thedistrict’s No. 3 seed, losing toOakton, 1-0, in the semifinals onOct. 17.

Herndon received senior leader-ship from captains Sarah Betti andGillian Linden this year. Sopho-mores Taylor Stone and SofiaPalacios sparked the offense andeach made the all-district tourna-ment team. Palacios suffered ahead injury against Oakton in thedistrict semifinals.

“This year’s team has been agreat mix of all of the classes,”first-year Herndon head coachMary Miller said. “It is made upof one third sophomores, onethird juniors, and one third se-niors. The seniors provide lead-ership and guidance to the team.The juniors are a core group thatconnects to the youth of theteam.”

Herndon’s best weapon could beits last line of defense. Juniorgoalie Sarah Suter has 27 savesdespite only playing in six gamesafter being cleared from an earlyseason head injury.

HerndonFootball Losesto Robinson

The Herndon football teamdropped to 1-7 with a 52-0 loss toRobinson Oct. 19. The Hornets,who fell to 1-3 in the ConcordeDistrict, will travel to faceChantilly at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct.26 and will close the regular sea-son at home against Westfield onNov. 2.

South LakesFootball Fallsto Langley

The South Lakes football teamlost to Langley, 35-14, Oct. 19.The Seahawks fell to 2-6, includ-ing 0-5 in the Liberty District.South Lakes will host Marshall at7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 andwill close the regular season athome against Thomas JeffersonNov. 2.

South LakesField HockeyEnds Season

The South Lakes field hockeyteam ended its season with 1-0loss to Marshall in the openinground of the Liberty District tour-nament on Oct. 16. The Seahawksfinished the year with a 9-8 record.

South LakesVolleyballMaintainsWinning Record

The South Lakes volleyball teamdefeated Wakefield, 3-0, on Oct.18, improving its record to 13-9.The Seahawks started 2-3 in theLiberty District, including a winover perennial power Langley.

South Lakes faced Madison onTuesday, after The Connection’sdeadline. The Seahawks will con-clude the regular season at homeagainst McLean at 7:15 p.m. onThursday, Oct. 25.

Sports Roundups

Photo by Joe Gaitley

Quarterback Nick Casso (15) and the Langley footballteam, seen against Yorktown earlier this season, snappeda three-game losing streak with a win against SouthLakes on Oct. 19.

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The Herndon field hockey team advanced to the NorthernRegion tournament.

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Lisi Mueller (1) and the South Lakes field hockey team,seen earlier this season, ended the 2012 season with a 1-0 loss to Marshall in the opening round of the LibertyDistrict tournament on Oct. 16.


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Ashburn44115 Allderwood Terr...........$359,000....Sun 1-4.........................Scott Koval..........Samson Props..703-625-3446

Centreville6487 Trillium House Ln..........$999,900....Sun 1-5 ...................... Jean Marotta ..............Birch Haven ..703 402-9471

Clifton5501 Quail Ct ......................... $379,000....Sun 1-4..........................Ed Duggan................Century 21..703-989-7735

Fairfax Station7507 South Reach Dr.............$869,950....Sun 1-4 ............Kathleen Quintarelli ...................Weichert..703-862-8808

11501 Lilting Ln.....................$825,000....Sun 2-4.............................Pat Fales....................RE/MAX..703-503-4365

8723 Cross Chase Cir.............$749,900....Sun 1-4..........Virginia Clark-Billups...........Long & Foster..703-967-8700

11215 September Ln..............$642,500....Sun 2-4.............................Pat Fales....................RE/MAX..703-503-4365

Herndon12913 Framingham Ct ...........$395,000..Sun 12-3 ........................ Linda Brack...........Long & Foster..571-277-6338

Leesburg43672 Augusta National Terr..$549,000....Sun 1-4..Cathy/John McCambridge..........Samson Props..703-906-7067

Springfield7107 Ayers Meadow Ln..........$814,900....Sun 1-4....................Rich Langguth................Century 21..703-609-3079

6650 Debra Lu Way................$439,900....Sun 1-4.....................Debbie Mesen...................Weichert..703-201-7723

Vienna502 Valley Dr SE ................. $1,325,000....Sun 1-4..................Patrick Ohlhorst ..................Solutions..703-853-9300

252 Glen Ave SW................$1,285,000....Sun 1-3 .........Vicky Beach-Chrisner.................Fieldstone..703-669-3142

1007 Cottage St SW............$1,199,500....Sun 2-4............Terry Weiss-Worley..........Keller Williams..703-636-7300

10691 Water Falls Ln ..........$1,100,000.....Sat 1-4....................Phil Chernitzer ..........................REO..703-256-7648

2010 Roundhouse Rd............$975,000....Sun 1-4........................Lisa Moffett........Coldwell Banker..703-938-5600

9999 Courthouse Rd..............$899,000....Sun 1-4 ........................Amal Lafhal ..Washington Luxury..703-639-0665

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Address ................................ BR . FB .HB ... Postal City .... Sold Price ... Type ............ Lot AC .... PostalCode ................ Subdivision1112 DARA LN ............................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS .... $3,696,597 .... Detached ........... 1.88 .......... 22066 ....................... MARQUETTE10496 PATRICIAN WOODS CT ......... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS .... $1,778,000 .... Detached ........... 1.01 .......... 22066 .......... FINGER LAKE ESTATES9899 WINDY HOLLOW RD .............. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS .... $1,350,000 .... Detached ........... 2.00 .......... 22066 ..................... FALCON RIDGE9917 WINDY HOLLOW RD .............. 6 ... 7 ... 0 ..... GREAT FALLS .... $1,330,000 .... Detached ........... 2.25 .......... 22066 ..................... FALCON RIDGE9807 ARNON CHAPEL RD ............... 5 ... 5 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS .... $1,277,000 .... Detached ........... 2.00 .......... 22066 ........................ GREAT FALLS11600 GREAT FALLS WAY ................ 4 ... 4 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS .... $1,250,000 .... Detached ........... 1.88 .......... 22066 .............. GREAT FALLS WEST10118 COLVIN RUN RD ................... 6 ... 4 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS .... $1,064,500 .... Detached ........... 1.45 .......... 22066 ........................ COLVIN RUN721 CLEAR SPRING RD ................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... GREAT FALLS .... $1,032,500 .... Detached ........... 6.00 .......... 22066 ................... VALLEY STREAM9503 NEUSE WAY .......................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS ....... $950,000 .... Detached ........... 0.92 .......... 22066 .............. RIVERSIDE MANOR733 CROWN MEADOW DR ............. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS ....... $950,000 .... Detached ........... 1.74 .......... 22066 .......... RICHLAND MEADOWS926 JAYSMITH ST .......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS ....... $835,000 .... Detached ........... 0.76 .......... 22066 ................... HICKORY CREEK300 CHESAPEAKE DR ..................... 5 ... 4 ... 0 ..... GREAT FALLS ....... $825,500 .... Detached ........... 1.02 .......... 22066 .............. RIVERSIDE MANOR11771 HOLLYVIEW DR .................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS ....... $780,000 .... Detached ........... 0.67 .......... 22066 .................... AMBERWOODS906 ROLLING HOLLY DR ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS ....... $697,000 .... Detached ........... 0.49 .......... 22066 ...................... HOLLY KNOLL1158 KETTLE POND LN .................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS ....... $640,000 .... Detached ........... 0.47 .......... 22066 ........................ LOCKMEADE10173 YORKTOWN WAY ................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... GREAT FALLS ....... $330,000 .... Detached ........... 0.32 .......... 22066 ........... GREAT FALLS FOREST

In September 2012, 16 Great Falls homes sold between $3,696,597-$330,000.Home Sales

A fundraiser for Friends of Clemyjontri hasbeen announced by HBC Realty Group’s Com-munity

Charity Champions. Come to dinner onMonday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at PulcinellaItalian Host in McLean to support Friends ofClemyjontri. Enjoy dinner and know thatapproximately 60 percent of the proceeds fromfood and drink will go to the charity, as long asthe diner brings the flyer for the event. ContactHBC Realty Group at 703-734-0192 or visitwww.HBCRealtyGroup.com to receive a flyer.

Clemyjontri Park is Virginia’s first all-acces-

sible playground, built so that all children canplay side-by-side without differentiation orlimitations. The 5-acre playground’s centerpieceis its carousel, which features 14 moving horsesalongside chairs for riders in wheelchairs. Theplayground’s equipment is designed and in-stalled so that all can play.

Sponsors of the event are: Karen Briscoe andLizzy Conroy with the HBC Realty Group,Richard Moroscak with EagleBank, MarcusSimon with EKKO Title, Frank Vorndran withMorganStanley SmithBarney, and Moe Jebaliwith Pulcinella Italian Host.

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Off the cancer couch and onto the streetto participate in my first fundraiser event forlung cancer research. With the assistance andsupport of LUNGevity Foundation, onNovember 4th, I will be joining hundreds offellow lung cancer survivors, supporters andvolunteers in “Breathe Deep DC,” (a local“grassroots” event) for a 5K walk around themonuments in Washington, D.C. This is D.C.’s“only walk to support lung cancer research.”“Breathe Deep DC” was founded by Bethesdaresident, Jerry Sorkin, himself a three-time can-cer survivor, having been most recently diag-nosed with stage IV lung cancer in August2007. In its three years of existence, “BreatheDeep DC” has raised some $800,000 for lungcancer research. And so, through the initiativeof Team Captain, Jennifer Meacham, a long-time friend, Team “Kenny’s Column” has beenregistered and is on track, rain or shine to walkthe talk on November 4th. For more informa-tion on how to participate, donate, volunteer,learn more or to simply dip your toe in the can-cer water, go to www.lungevity.org.

As for yours truly, I am cautiously optimis-tic that I can complete the distance. 5K isnearly three miles, right? I think I have theenergy. I know I have the interest and desire.However, the neuropathy in my feet (a com-mon side effect of chemotherapy) makes walk-ing distances somewhat challenging. I’ll wearcomfortable sneakers and loose-fitting clothingand certainly won’t be in a hurry. Still, the walkwill cover a distance that I’ve rarely everwalked – in my life, and will require being onmy feet for a lot longer than I would prefer.Nevertheless, at this juncture, I am committed(or rather should be) and determined. I’ve beenextremely fortunate to have outlived my prog-nosis by as many months as I have (“13 monthsto two years,” originally; 44 months and count-ing at present – thank God!), and the timing ofthis event, relative to my current health andtreatment regimen couldn’t be better. It’s nowor it might be never. And it’s high time I got inthe game, so to speak.

And the timing to which I refer is even abit better than that. Last month, I meant CarrieFriedman, Nurse Navigator for Inova FairfaxHospitals’ Thoracic Oncology Program, whocame upon a few of my cancer columns andafter reading them, contacted me about speak-ing at their third annual “Shine a Light on LungCancer” event to be held November 15th atthe Dewberry Life with Cancer Family Centerlocated at 8411 Pennell St., Fairfax, VA 22031.Sponsored in part by the Lung Cancer Allianceand Inova Hospital’s Life with Cancer Center,the event was created to help raise lung cancerawareness (November being the official LungCancer Awareness Month). For further informa-tion, go to www.inova.org/events and click on“Shine a Light on Lung Cancer” or call Ms.Friedman at 703-776-3777.

As it has also happened, last month I wascontacted by Audrey Weisiger who, likewiseafter reading a few of my cancer columns, hasasked me to appear on a new weekly Internetradio program she’s hosting (December 12th isthe air date). Ms. Weisiger, a recently retiredelite-level figure skating coach (she coachedMichael Weiss of Fairfax for 18 years, she toldme) is reaching out to the community in thisnew endeavor in hopes of sharing first-handaccounts of individuals dealing with and/orovercoming their unique challenges.

In my three-plus years of writing about myexperiences as a stage IV lung cancer patient, Ihave received countless cards, letters and e-mails from many fellow patients, their familymembers and friends, thanking and encourag-ing me as I have continued to chronicle thedemands of being diagnosed with a terminaldisease. Only once before have I been involvedin a cancer-related event of any kind. Yet, inthe next month, I will have immersed myself inthree of them. I’ve always been hesitant to doso, fearful of its effect on me. I guess I’vematured and have realized that this cancerthing is much bigger than I am. It’s time tostand up and be counted, not merely sat downand read.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

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TRUSTEE'S SALEOF VALUABLE

IMPROVED REAL ESTATE

Improved by the premises known as3800 Powell Lane, #525, Falls Church, Virginia

In execution of a Deed of Trust from Caroline S. Miner, dated June 10, 2005, and recorded June 15, 2005, in Deed Book 17398 at page 1666 among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia, the undersigned substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front entrance of the Judicial Center for Fairfax County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on

Monday, November 5, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.

the following property being the property contained in said Deed of Trust, described as follows:

Unit 525, Lakeside Plaza Condominium with the sole use of the limited common element storage area and limited common element parking space assigned thereto and the undivided in-terest appurtenant thereto as set forth in the master deed and declaration recorded in Deed Book 5821 at page 1459, among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Commonly known as 3800 Powell Lane, #525, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 or ten percent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaser at the time and place of sale; the balance of the purchase money be-ing due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale, time ex-pressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of 3.75 percent per annum from date of sale to date of settlement. Provided, however, that if the holder of the secured promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, no cash deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebtedness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Trust, may be set off against the purchase price.

Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and stand the risk and cost of resale.Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and re-strictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the real es-tate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or material-man's liens of record and not of record. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of redemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree-ments of record affecting the same, if any.

In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to convey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and exclusive rem-edy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the time of sale.

The subject property and all improvements thereon will be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Purchaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zoning code violations whether of record or not of record, as well as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condominium owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Purchaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandalism, theft, destruc-tion, or the like, of or to the property occurring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special warranty deed. Convey-ancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary fees, examination of ti-tle, state stamps, and all other costs of conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assessments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and thereafter shall be assumed by the purchaser.

Sale is subject to post-sale confirmation that the borrower did not file for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to the sale, as well as to post-sale confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limit-ed to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, the sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of his deposit without interest. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Additional terms and conditions of sale may be announced at the time of sale.

DAVID N. PRENSKYSubstitute Trustee

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:David N. PrenskyChasen & Chasen5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #500Washington, D.C. 20015(202) 244-4000


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Moghisi, memberNOTE: Objections to the issu-ance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Ob-jections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

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