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April 14-20, 2010 ❖ Volume XXIV, Number 15

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Freddie Crabtree, known for decadesthroughout the Vienna Little Leaguecommunity, is recognized on VLLOpening Day last Saturday.

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Oakton TeenCrownedAs Miss GreaterSpringfield

Madeline Pelgrim took hometop honors when she wascrowned the 2010 Miss GreaterSpringfield’s Outstanding Teenon January 2010 in Springfield.Madeline’s talent was a lyricalacro routine performed to “SlowMe Down” by Emmy Rossum.

Madeline will be repre-senting Springfield when shewill compete for the title ofMiss Virginia’s OutstandingTeen in Roanoke in June.

Madeline, 13, hails fromOakton, and is in the seventhgrade at Rachel Carson MiddleSchool. Madeline is an activeparticipant in the AdvanceWomen’s Choir and has alreadybeen accepted in the AdvancedDrama Class in the fall.

Madeline has always been ac-tive in her community. She hasspent countless hours helpingboth people and animals inneed. She serves as a foster par-ent for cats and kittens throughLost Dogs and Cats RescueFoundation. Most recently, shefounded “Maddie’s Blankets” anon-profit organization thatmakes and distributes blanketsfor children in foster care andtransitional housing as well asfor animals in adoption facilitiesacross the state of Virginia(www.maddiesblankets.org).After completing high school,she intends to pursue her pas-sion for helping animals andothers by going on to college tobecome a pediatric oncologist.

In her spare time, Madelineloves studying dance, singing,scuba diving, horseback ridingand traveling.

“The Miss Greater Spring-field program has helped meto grow as young womanover the past few monthsand I can’t wait to representthis program and area at theMiss Virginia contest,” saidMadeline.

Madeline Pelgrim

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Last year’s Green Expo,Vienna’s first-ever, drewhundreds of visitors and

filled up the communitycenter’s auditorium. This year,the April 22 Green Expo movesto larger space, in the gym, andbrings in a greater number ofexhibitors. Exhibitors, fromFairfax County public serviceorganizations to businesses,highlight means to conserveenergy, protect natural re-sources and to save money inthe process.

“The point of the Green Expois to help residents discoverways to conserve water andenergy and live healthier,” saidExpo team member and TownCouncilwoman Edythe Kelleher.“It’s an opportunity for exhibi-tors to get feedback on whatpeople are looking for, and anopportunity for residents tolearn what is available outthere.”

Fairfax Advocates for BetterBicycling (FABB), the NorthernVirginia Soil and Water Conser-vation District and Sierra Clubare among the dozens of regis-tered exhibitors. Whole Foodsand Starbuck’s support the expowith donated food.

John Brunow ofBikes@Vienna is bringing fold-ing bikes to the Green Expo toshow their convenience anduses.

“Transportation in our area

for many people is intermodal,”said Brunow. “A folding bike letsthe Metro rider pedal to the sta-tion, fold the bike up for theMetro trip, and unfold the biketo continue the ride at theirMetro destination.

“A folder fits in the back of anauto allowing its owner to driveinto Vienna, find one parkingspot, and then run their errandsby bike. Folding bikes can takeconvenience to a new level andbe very green.”

Demonstrations pointing outdiverse conservation techniquesfrom vampire energy suckers towater collection tanks showreal-life applications of conser-vation tools. “These exhibits arenot concept,” said Kelleher.“They become real.”

— Donna Manz

By Donna Manz

The Connection

Professional baseball threw out but one ceremonial pitch on Opening Day – OK, it wasthe president of the United States throwing it – but Vienna Little League (VLL)

threw out seven ceremonial pitches to kick off the2010 Vienna Little League baseball season. A gath-ering of 2,000 people celebrated Opening Day un-der the bluest of skies at Yeonas Park on April 10.

“Vienna Little League is special because it servesas an anchor to families and thebusinesses that support ourteams,” said VLL coach and Open-ing Day emcee, Peter Paradis. “Itprovides a sense of community.”

VLL has grown to three leaguesmade up of 100 teams and 1,200youngsters aged 5-12. Five-year-olds begin their Little League ca-reers in T-ball, advance to “rookie,”then go through the divisions upthrough the majors. T-ball player

Andrew Nayak said he likes hitting the ball with hisbat. And chewing gum, too.

Vienna’s Challenger division focuses on inclusionof children with a wide range of physical and learn-ing disabilities. Vienna Little League also offers aprogram in which members of other teams trainChallenger players, rather than adult coaches andmanagers. Volunteers from local high schools areworking with the participants in the Challenger pro-gram.

Mr. Vienna Little League himself, Freddie Crabtree,who for many years has had a field named in his

honor, was recognized by theleague. Longtime VLL supportersdo not talk about Vienna baseballwithout mentioning Crabtree, whosaid he has been involved withbaseball for approximately 90years.

“Without Mr. Crabtree, ViennaLittle League wouldn’t be where

NewsVienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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The Town of Vienna hopes to build on the GreenExpo each year and to bring a good diversity ofbusinesses and organizations that promote greenliving, said Town Parks and Recreation director,Cathy Salgado.

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Green Expo ReturnsExhibitors showcase means toconserve energy,natural resources.

Green Expoand Arbor DayTree PlantingGreen Expo. Thursday, April

22; 6:30-9 p.m., ViennaCommunity Center, 120Cherry St., S.E.

Arbor Day Tree Planting.Thursday, April 22; 6 p.m.;Vienna Community Centergrounds. Phone: 703-255-6360.

For more information, seewww.viennava.gov

Play Ball Vienna Little Leaguecelebrates Opening Day.

Del. Mark Keam (D-35) throws out one ofseven ceremonial pitches.

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) winds up his armfor one of the ceremonial first pitches.

George C.Marshall andJames Madi-son HighSchool seniorbaseballplayers whohave gonethrough VLLranks wererecognizedby VLL dur-ing theOpening Dayceremony.

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“It (VLL) serves asan anchor tofamilies and thebusinesses thatsupport our teams.”

— Coach Peter Paradis


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Four Juveniles ChargedWith Setting Fires

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department fire investigators chargedtwo juveniles with setting multiple fires at 3030 Borge St. in the Oaktonarea of Fairfax County on Saturday, March 20.

The juveniles were charged with setting outside fires capable ofspreading (Class 6 felony, Virginia Code 18.2-86). Additionally, theywere charged along with two other juveniles with setting fires to trashcans and a fence, also in the Oakton area.

Each juvenile was charged with burning or destroying personal prop-erty greater than $200 (Class 4 felony, Virginia Code 18.2-81). Therewere no injuries.

Leadership Fairfax AnnouncesPreview Sessions

Leadership Fairfax, a non-profit organization that develops and trainsestablished and rising leaders in Northern Virginia, will host informa-tion sessions for the 2011 class of its two leadership programs — theLeadership Fairfax Program (“LFI”) and the Emerging Leaders Insti-tute (“ELI”). Leadership Fairfax CEO Wayne Hill said the organizationis seeking qualified candidates with solid leadership and communitybased experience for its upcoming classes. “We are looking for sea-soned and rising executives who not only want to improve their com-pany or organization, but the community as a whole.”

Each year Leadership Fairfax selects 50 individuals from profit, non-profit and government businesses for their select training programsthat run from September through May. Both programs are open to in-dividuals who work or live in Northern Virginia. The application dead-line for both programs is June 1, 2009. Vienna session will take placeon Tuesday, April 22, 11:30 a.m. at LFI, Vienna. Those interested insigning up for the information sessions may do so by contacting Lead-ership Fairfax at 703-752-7555 or [email protected].

Wolftrap Elementary HostsAnnual Fun Run

5th Annual Wolftrap Elementary 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run will takeplace on Sunday, April 18, at 8 a.m. Residents can participate in eitherthe 1 Mile Walk/Run or the 5K Run. Both races start from the schooland go throughout the surrounding neighborhoods. For the 5K race,awards will be given to the overall winners and to the top runners intheir age group. In addition to the 5K run or 1 mile fun run/walk,there will be a raffle and silent auction, music, cake walk, and facepainting. For more information and to register, visitwww.wolftrappta.org.

Antiques Appraisal atFreeman House

Historic Vienna, Inc. will host an Antiques Appraisal at the HistoricFreeman House, 131 Church St., N.E., on Saturday, April 17, from 12:30-4 p.m. Due to the popularity of this event, there is a strict limit of twoitems per person and appointments are necessary. The cost is $8.50per item for members of Historic Vienna, Inc. and $12 per item fornon-members, with all proceeds supporting the programs of HVI. Toschedule an appointment, call 703 938 5187.

Safe Driving Program forMature Adults

The AARP driver safety program for motorists age 50 and older willtake place Thursday and Friday, April 15 and 16, from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E.

The course will cover the effects of aging and medications on driv-ing, basic driving rules, license renewal, local traffic hazards, adverseroad conditions and accident prevention measures.

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By Donna Manz

The Connection

Dana and PatrickClerkin set off on adream vacation, asafari in Kenya, in

September. Dana referred to it asseven days of “amazing” experi-ences, yet the most amazing partis how visiting that countrychanged their lives.

From the first day and its stagedcultural exhibition, the Clerkinsknew they wanted to examine thereal Kenya, not the Epcot-likeKenyan experiences reproducedfor the tourist trade. Their guideEric, with whom they became veryclose early on in the trip, pickedup from Dana Clerkin her interestin children and their welfare.Learning that, Eric told theClerkins about his brother, achurch leader with a big heart.

Eric’s brother, Pastor MathewChelule, runs an orphanage in aremote area of Kenya for HIV-freechildren whose parents died ofAIDS. Dana Clerkin thought aboutthat, and on their last day, theClerkins made the trip to SogooLocation, five hours from theNairobi airport where they wereto depart for home in Vienna thatevening.

SOGOO LOCATION in Kenya,with a population of 29,000, hadno power lines until last summer,and those reached only to thegeneral store. Other businessesand churches depend on genera-tors for electricity. People bringhome water from a communitywater station daily. The roads arepoor.

“In terms of infrastructure,there’s nothing,” said DanaClerkin, whose professional back-ground is in fund-raising develop-ment.

The church floors are dirt andthe interior walls are covered withcorrugated cardboard. Five youngorphaned girls live in three rentedrooms adjacent to the church.They have no mattresses to sleepon.

Food was the most-needed sup-ply the church and orphanageneeded. The birthday money thatDana Clerkin was given she usedto buy provisions for the girls. Sheand Patrick bought maize, tea,sugar, sorghum flour and cookingoil, enough food to feed the girlsfor six months they were told.

Pastor Matthew celebrated thefood donation, which covered twotables, with a big presentation atthe church.

Meeting the children of the or-phanage altered Dana Clerkin’slife’s mission. “I told the pastor,we’ll do what we can.

“I know how to look for money,where to find it, but that doesn’tmean we’ll get it. It’s a start.”

UPON THE COUPLE’S RE-TURN home in late September,Dana Clerkin shared the plight ofthe orphan girls of Sogoo Location.The family and friends respondedand by the end of November, DanaClerkin had collected $1,200 tosend to the church. “The people Itold knew these girls needed help,”said Dana Clerkin.

Now a consultant on nationalfood safety regulations and animalhealth, Patrick Clerkin is retired

from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.Most of his work takes him to Af-rica and southeastern Europe.When he returned to Nairobi onbusiness in early December, hebrought with him donated sup-plies of shoes, clothing, mosquitonets, linens and food that his wifeand her friends had collectedaround Vienna and Oakton.

Marcy Rehberger, a Viennafriend who also visited Africa lastyear, volunteers her time and ex-pertise with Dana Clerkin.Rehberger and her daughter wentto Africa on an orphanage servicetrip during the summer, workingwith HIV-positive orphans. Afterthe Clerkins’ return in September,the two old friends reconnected aspeople who were inspired to helpthese children, Rehberger said.“When Dana told me what she wasdoing, I said, ‘I can’t wait to helpyou.’”

Rehberger recently started herown nonprofit, a help Haitiproject, and the two womenshared efforts to advance theircauses.

PATRICK CLERKIN arrived inNairobi loaded with suitcases, in-dividual notes for each girl and thecollected money.

For Dana Clerkin, this was justthe beginning. She began thedocumentation to establish a501(c)(3) to carry on their mis-sion, an opportunity to maximizedonations to her cause. The SogooChildren’s Project, Inc. was estab-lished in January.

Dana Clerkin is president andtreasurer of the Board of Directors.Patrick Clerkin is vice presidentand secretary of the Board. AllBoard members are unpaid volun-teers, and 100 percent of all do-nations go directly to the SogooChildren’s Project orphan commit-tee.

International aid rarely reachesremote locations, Dana Clerkinsaid. It goes to the bigger citieswith a greater population densitythan the small remote areas have.The foundation’s financial goal isto raise $50,000 to support itsmission. In two months, DanaClerkin has already applied forgrants from international philan-thropic organizations.

“In the U.S., we have resourcesthat our indigent can get,” DanaClerkin said. “These people haveno means to get help.”

The Sogoo Children’s Project hasa two-fold goal linked by the epi-demic that is AIDS in Africa. Pri-mary on the agenda is to supportthe orphan committee in its intentto build a home that will house 80orphans and vulnerable children(OVC). The committee is lookingat a 5-acre lot they want to buyfor the home and to farm. Thefoundation also plans to createand implement an HIV awarenessand education program to makepositive behavior changes to pre-vent AIDS.

“We’re a small grassrootsgroup,” said Dana Clerkin. “I’m nottrying to reinvent the wheel. Iwant to work with those who havegone before me. We’re not here tosave Kenya, but to help the peoplewe met there.”

PASTOR MATTHEW AC-CEPTED THE GIFTS from hischurch pulpit with fanfare, a three-hour long service in which heasked his congregation to donateas much as they could, too.

Burke & HerbertElects NewChairman

E. Hunt Burke, chief ex-ecutive officer of the Burke& Herbert Bank & TrustCompany, has been electedchairman of the board effec-tive April 1.

Burke previously served aspresident and was namedchief executive officer of thebank in July 2009. He suc-ceeds Charles K. Collum,who served as chairmansince 2002. As part of theexecutive leadership transi-tion, W. Scott McSweenjoined the Bank in July 2009as president and chief oper-ating officer.

The fifth generation of hisfamily to lead the 158-year-old Bank, Burke has workedat the Bank in a variety ofroles since the age of 13 andthen as a full-time staff mem-ber for 30 years.

“I am honored to assumethe role of chairman of Burke& Herbert Bank,” said Burke.“This is an exciting time forour Bank. We have producedrecord levels of growth andearnings for two consecutiveyears, amid challengingtimes for the banking indus-try and the economy in gen-eral. We now move forwardwith the next exciting chap-ter in our story. Our near-term future includes newand enhanced banking prod-ucts and services, improveduse of technology, and newbranches in more NorthernVirginia communities to of-fer even greater conveniencefor our customers.”

Burke was born and raisedin Alexandria, attended Epis-copal High School and theUniversity of Richmond. Hereceived his B.A. fromGeorge Mason Universitywhile working full time atBurke & Herbert Bank. Hegraduated with honors fromthe Graduate School of BankManagement at the Univer-sity of Virginia. He and hiswife of 26 years, Molly, re-side in Alexandria with theirfour daughters.

E. Hunt Burke

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Local family creates foundation tohelp Sogoo orphans.

Dana and Patrick Clerkin, at home in Vienna, talk abouttheir Sogoo Children’s Project.

Dana Clerkin with orphaned girls at Sogoo Location inKenya.

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Opinion

By Elizabeth Murphy

Executive Director, Fairfax Symphony

Orchestra

Three years ago the arts and culturalcommunity of Virginia embarkedon a great adventure. The VirginiaCouncil on the Arts convened the

heads of the major arts organizations of theCommonwealth to encourage us to take moreleadership on behalf of the entire cultural sec-tor. Despite the many challenges facing ourindividual agencies, we all agreed that weneeded a high visibility project to dem-onstrate the breadth, diversity, and in-trinsic value of the arts to state deci-sion-makers in Virginia.

The 23 major arts organizations ofVirginia selected a theme, picked a time pe-riod, and invited all artists and cultural agen-cies of the state to create programs on the com-mon theme during a defined time period witha statewide and regional marketing campaign.Thus was born our first endeavor: MINDSWIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in theArts, with planning underway three years ago.The celebration began March 1, 2010 contin-ues through June 30, 2010.

Through the regional meetings, local gath-erings, email listserves, and speeches and pre-sentations at every possible opportunity, weinvited every artist in the state, every arts or-

ganization, history museum, library, college,and university to join the statewide celebra-tion of women in the arts. As of this writing,we have listed more than 2,000 events on ourwebsite www.vamindswideopen.com. (Altria,Dominion Power, SunTrust Bank, the NorfolkSouthern Foundation, the Virginia Commissionfor the Arts, and the Virginia Tourism officehave all made significant financial contribu-tions to the statewide marketing campaign.)

The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra is pleasedto participate in this initiative, with a specialprogram planned for May 1, 2010. The FSO

wanted to explore the theme ofWomen in the Arts within the some-what narrow confines of symphonicrepertoire, and to bring attention tothe different ways in which women

contribute currently to our art form. The guestartist for this concert is a woman (Julie Albers,cello), playing Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Addition-ally, the orchestra will perform a piece (bluecathedral) by a popular, living female composerand 2010 Grammy winner, Jennifer Higdon.

What will MINDS WIDE OPEN accomplish?First and foremost, we hope to raise the vis-ibility of the arts industry in our state. Of equalimportance is building more collaborationwithin the Virginia arts and cultural commu-nity. We hope that MINDS WIDE OPEN: Vir-ginia Celebrates Women in the Arts will leadto many more partnerships and alliances within

the entire cultural sector of our state. Plan at-tend as many of our wonderful events as pos-sible between now and the end of June. Visitour Web site at www.vamindswideopen.com.

Minds Wide Open: Virginia CelebratesWomen in the Arts

Events in Our AreaNorthern Virginia arts organizations hold many

local events for statewide celebration. Seewww.vamindswideopen.com for more:

Lucy Kaplansky, April 23, 2010, The Barns atWolf Trap, Vienna, www.wolftrap.org

The Bobs, April 28, 2010, The Barns at Wolf Trap,Vienna, www.wolftrap.org

Exhibition: Beautiful - Virginia Women Artistsand the Body, April 29, 2010, Greater RestonArts Center, Reston, www.restonarts.org

Bonnie Rideout, April 30, 2010, The Barns atWolf Trap, Vienna, www.wolftrap.org

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra CelebratesWomen in the Arts, May 1, 2010, FairfaxSymphony Orchestra, Fairfax,www.fairfaxsymphony.org

Greater Reston Arts Center & Hub TheatreMini-Festival, May 6, 2010, Greater Reston ArtsCenter & Hub Theatre, Reston, www.restonarts.org

Sheryl Crow with Special Guest: Colbie Caillat,June 17, 2010, The Filene Center at Wolf TrapNational Park for the Performing Arts, Vienna,www.wolftrap.org

Natalie Cole, June 24, 2010, The Filene Center atWolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts,Vienna, www.wolftrap.org

The Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”, Apr 23-25,2010, Virginia Opera, Fairfax, www.vaopera.org

Cats, Jun 18-20, 2010, The Filene Center at WolfTrap National Park for the Performing Arts, Vienna,www.wolftrap.org

Riverdance: Farewell Tour, Jun 2-6, 2010, TheFilene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for thePerforming Arts, Vienna, www.wolftrap.org

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Editorial

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By Sen. Chap Petersen

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All Virginia is now aware ofthe flap over the recentproclamation of “Confed-

erate History Month” by the Gov.Robert McDonnell (R). Thegovernor’s original proclamationwas a superficial paean to an erathat never existed. He has cor-rectly moved to retract that state-ment with one more historicallyaccurate.

But what did actually happen inthat defining era? Why was thatevent such a transformative one inthe history of this state? Let’s re-view the basic facts:

1. The defining issue of the CivilWar was slavery. In college, I wrotemy senior thesis on Virginia seces-sion. As research, I read the Min-utes of the 1861 Secession Con-vention in Richmond. Every singlespeech, when you got past the use-less pontificating (Lord will it everchange?), it was clear that the

overwhelming fo-cus of the seces-sionists was pre-serving the “pecu-liar institution” inthose counties withsignificant slave populations.Their fear of free-soil Republican-ism drove their vote for secession.Need confirmation? Listen toAbraham Lincoln. His second In-augural Speech, the greatestwords spoken by a U.S. president,spoke to the suffering of the CivilWar as a penance upon allAmericansºbrought on by “unre-quited toil” and “the bondsman’slash.” He was referring to slavery.But he didn’t need to mention thatto his 1865 audience. It was obvi-ous. Slavery was not just the big-gest issue between the states. Itwas, in the end, the only issue.

2. Virginians fought on bothsides. The Commonwealth pro-duced the South’s greatest heroesand finest leaders (Lee, Jackson,Stuart, etc). Their names and leg-

endary feats are part of ourshared history. However,one-third of the pre-warpopulation also fought forthe Union. Most of thesefolks were from the westerncounties, which were largelyfree soil by 1861. Some east-

ern Virginians just stayed loyal tothe U.S., including thousands ofex-slaves who joined the Army ofthe Potomac and fought at Peters-burg and other major battles. Oneof the best U.S. Army generals,George Thomas (a.k.a. “the Rockof Chickamauga”) was a Virginian.In Virginia, this was truly a CivilWar.

3. Virginia actually formed aunionist government. The non-se-cessionist rump of the Assemblyreformed in Alexandria during theWar with delegates from the loyalwestern counties. At that time,they voted to form a new state(West Virginia). In one of the greatpolitical blunders of history, theloyalist Assembly chose not to in-clude the “northern counties” ofFairfax and Loudoun despite the

fact they were contiguous andunder Union occupation. Thosecounties remained part of Virginia,a fact with enormous ramificationsfor both states.

4. After the War, most veteransmoved on with their lives. Mygreat-great-grandfather ThomasMoore of Fairfax fought with Leeall the way until Appomattox. Af-ter that, he returned to Fairfax (hishouse is the “Moore House” onNorth Street). In his first act, hewalked to the Courthouse andswore allegiance to the Union.Why? He was a Mexican War vet-eran and wanted to get his pen-sion restored. Gen. Billy Mahone,one of Lee’s fiercest divisionalcommanders, went back to Nor-folk and started the “Norfolk &Western” line. A few years later,Mahone ran for governor on the“Re-adjuster” ticket, which wonwith a black-white voting coali-tion. Lee, of course, became a col-lege president. Most veteransweren’t out wearing bed sheets orflying Rebel flags after the war.Most wanted to put the terribleexperience behind them.

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The cost for both classes is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members, and advance registration is required. For more information,call the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department at 703-255-6360 orvisit www.viennava.gov.

Vienna Theatre Co. PresentsSpring Musical

The Vienna Theatre Company will present the musical revue “A GrandNight for Singing” at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St.,S.E. The show features hit songs from the popular Broadway musicalsby Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Performances are scheduled April 23, 24 and 30, and May 1, 7 and 8at 8 p.m. and May 2 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $14 general admission and $12 for students and seniorcitizens age 65 and older. For more information, call the Vienna Parksand Recreation Department at 703-255-6360 or visit www.viennava.gov.

Family Skating atCommunity Center

Family Skate Night will take place on Fridays, April 16-June 11, from6:30-8 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E. Noskating April 30 and May 7.

Admission is $1 per person. Bring roller skates or in-line skates andsafety equipment. Parents are required to stay with their children andare welcome to participate.

For more information, call the Vienna Parks and Recreation Depart-ment at 703-255-6360 or visit www.viennava.gov.

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On April 17, “Picturesof Earth,” theVienna Choral Society chorus’ first con-

cert under their new director, Jen-nifer Rodgers Beach, will featurea combined piece withGroundWorks Dance Ensembleand an artshow from local elemen-tary school students, co-sponsoredwith the Vienna Arts Society. Mu-sic ranges from a 16th centurymadrigal to Ladysmith BlackMambazo and takes the audiencefrom sounds of the seasons to thetragedy of the 2004 Asian tsunami.The concert celebrates the 40thanniversary of Earth Day and JohnHeritage, the implementer of theholiday, will be present.

On May 22, the “Disney Princess Concert” willdebut a new style of family concerts for the organi-zation. Featuring an ensemble of local youth actors

and singers, songs willweave together with iconicstory moments occasion-ally involving the audi-ence. Special promotionsare offered to Brownie andGirl Scout troops.

Looking ahead, theVienna Choral Society isplanning concert seasonsthat are anchored in thiskind of collaboration. Eachseason will include a “Con-cert for a Cause” that willpartner with communityorganizations to benefitand raise awareness forworthy causes. Next sea-son will open with thisconcert, entitled “Will SingFor Food,” and focusing onthe hungry and homeless.Interested communitypartners are welcome tocontact the chorus. Theseason will also include ascript and song family con-cert and a collaborativeconcert with other local

choirs.Keep an eye on the VCS at

www.viennachoralsociety.org.

Concert ‘Pictures’ the Earth

Jennifer Rodgers Beach, artisticand musical director of theVienna Choral Society.

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Student volunteers from Fairfax High School,George Mason University and Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technology assisted in theactivities at the event including face painting, colorhair spraying, serving food and tastings, giving tours,greeting participants etc.

For more information, go to www.gotrnova.org.

Del. David Bulova (D-37), CatherineKeightley, (CEO GOTR), and U.S. Rep.Gerry Connolly (D-11) at the Open House.

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Local dignitaries joined Girls on the Run ofNorthern Virginia families, coaches, friendsand sponsors on Saturday, April 10, to celebrate their 10 year anniversary serving

girls in the Northern Virginia region and to receive aCommending Resolution from the Commonwealthof Virginia passed by the General Assembly.

Del. David Bulova (D-37) presented the commend-ing resolution to Girls on the Run Nova ExecutiveDirector, Catherine Keightley. “As the parent of an11-year-old daughter, I know exactly why this pro-gram is so important,” he said.

U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11) highlighted theimportant role Girls on the Run of Nova has playedin the life of girls in Northern Virginia and presentedthe Congressional Commendation. “This program hasgrown exponentially in our community and hasproved its value by the number of girls in the pro-gram and the dedication of their coaches and fami-lies to the healthy living ideals that Girls on the Runpromotes,” he said. Connolly also presented Girls onthe Run with a framed copy of a CongressionalRecord entry recognizing their achievements.

Sponsor Argon ST, represented by Maggy Cronin,was presented with a plaque in appreciation of theiroutstanding support for Girls on the Run Nova dur-ing the past Fall and Spring season.

Ten Years and RunningGirls on the Run of Northern Virginia host open house,celebrate 10th anniversary.

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Rakers, Assistant Director of theUnited States Marine Band,conducting. $13 adults, $7 seniors 60and up, age 18 and under free.www.fairfaxband.org.

American Legion Post 270 CitrusSale. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at AmericanLegion Post 270, 1355 Balls HillRoad, McLean. Seedless grapefruit,valencia oranges, Murcot tangerinesand pure maple syrup. Proceedssupport local community youth,patriotic activities, and veteran needs.703-356-8259.

Traveling Players Summer DayCamp Open House. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.at the Madiera School, 8328Georgetown Pike, McLean. Walkihngtours of Maderia, Q & A sessions andtheatre games for the kids. Free. 703-987-1712 orwww.travelingplayers.org.

Colvin Schoolhouse Dance. 9 p.m. atColvin Run Schoolhouse, 10201Colvin Run Road, Great Falls.Traditional ballroom, latin and swingmusic to The Family Band, with an 8p.m. West Coast Swing lessonavailable. Lesson $5, dancing $12.Sodas and snacks available forpurchase. 703-795-2003 orwww.colvinrun.org.

Vienna Choral Society: Pictures ofEarth. 6:30 p.m. at ViennaPresbyterian Church, 124 Park St.,N.E., Vienna. With GroundWorksDance and the Vienna Arts Society.Choral music, dance and children’sart. $18 adults, $14 seniors orstudents, $30 family. 703-255-5508or www.viennachoralsociety.org.

Wildflower Hike. 10 a.m. at RiverbendPark, 8700 Potomac Hills St., GreatFalls. Identify spring ephemerals andexplore their folklore as you walkalong the banks of the Potomac Riverwith a naturalist. $5 per adult.Reservations required at 703-759-9018.

Scouting Opportunities. Spring HillRECenter, 1239 Spring Hill Road,McLean. Aquanaut badges forWebelos are offered from 1-2 p.m.and Swimming for Girl Scouts from 2-3 p.m. $10 per scout for a badge.Reservations required at 703-827-0989.

SUNDAY/APRIL 18Colvin Run Mill Spring Reopening

and Civil War Encampment.Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. The mill willreopen 12-3 p.m. Tour the mill andwatch the miller grind this year’s firstbatch of cornmeal. $6 adult, $5student, $4 child and senior. Visit theCivil War Encampment from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Talk with the members of the49th Virginia Volunteer Infantry andwatch drilling and firingdemonstrations. Free. 703-759-2771.

Wolftrap Elementary 5th Annual5K and 1 Mile Fun Run. 8 a.m. atWolftrap Elementary School, 1903Beulah Road, Vienna. Both races startfrom the school and go throughoutthe surrounding neighborhoods.Awards, raffle and silent auction,music, cake walk and face painting.www.wolftrappta.org.

Academy of St. Martin in theFields. 4 p.m. at George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Led by violaand violin soloist Julian Rachlin.Edvard Grieg, Beethoven, Schubertand more. A pre-performancediscussion, free to ticket holders,begins at 3:15 p.m. on the Center’sGrand Tier III. $30-$60, available at888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Humble Boy. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at 1stStage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, TysonsCorner. A comedy about broken vowsand bee-keeping. $25 adults, $15students. 703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/humble.

What Can Straights Do to HelpGays and Lesbians AchieveEquality? 11 a.m. at the Northern

On Saturday, March 27, 178ballet students of the balletdepartment of the CuppettPerforming Arts Center took thestage at Kenmore Middle Schoolfor two performances of“Gayaneh” and “Swan Lake.” Theperformances were directed byChristine Musig.

The Cuppett Dance School wasfounded in Vienna in 1962 byAlzine Cuppett. Cuppett receivedher early dance training fromGene Kelly, and later was aRockette at Radio City Music Hallin New York.

For more information on theCenter and upcoming classes call703-938-9019 or visitwww.cuppettpac.com.

Cuppet Dance School Presents ‘Gayaneh,’‘Swan Lake’

From left, Kathleen Walsh of Vienna, Jessica Cooke of Oakton, Holly Jones of FallsChurch, Cassidy Walsh and Virginia Nyce of Vienna.

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THURSDAY/APRIL 15Neil Innes (Monty Python, Rutles).

8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $15. jamminjava.com.

Fairfax Antique Arts Association:Herend China. 10:15 a.m. at theCity of Fairfax Senior Center, GreenAcres Center, 4401 Sideburn Road,Room 111, Fairfax. SeymourLazerowitz will display and speakabout pieces from his collection. Free;annual membership fee required toattend subsequent meetings. 703-359-2487.

Singer/songwriter LivingstonTaylor. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundationfor the Performing Arts, 1624 TrapRoad, Vienna. $22.www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/APRIL 16American Legion Post 270 Citrus

Sale. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at AmericanLegion Post 270, 1355 Balls HillRoad, McLean. Seedless grapefruit,valencia oranges, Murcot tangerinesand pure maple syrup. Proceedssupport local community youth,patriotic activities, and veteran needs.703-356-8259.

Pianist Edvinas Minkstimas. 7:30p.m. at Saint Luke Catholic Church,7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean.Music by Schumann, Liszt, Debussyand Piazolla. Tickets $25, seniors andstudents $15. 703-356-0670,www.minkstimas.com orwww.saintlukemclean.org.

Humble Boy. 8 p.m. at 1st Stage, 1524Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner. Acomedy about broken vows and bee-keeping. $25 adults, $15 students.703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/humble.

Moscow Festival Ballet: ‘Giselle.’ 8p.m. at George Mason UniversityCenter for the Arts, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. The tragic tale of theheartbroken peasant girl. A pre-performance discussion, free to ticketholders, begins at 7:15 p.m. on theCenter’s Grand Tier III. $27-$54,available at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu. Youth through grade 12half price.

Singer/songwriter LivingstonTaylor. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundationfor the Performing Arts, 1624 TrapRoad, Vienna. $22.www.wolftrap.org.

SATURDAY/APRIL 17Dress Up with Grown-Ups Gala. 6-

10 p.m. at the Fairview Park Marriott,3111 Fairview Park Drive, FallsChurch. The Medical Care forChildren Partnership (MCCP) raisesfunds for the medical care ofuninsured children in the community.Silent auction, sit-down dinner, DJand dancing, family photographstaken and more. $300 Family Ticketincludes up to 2 adults and 2children. $100 per extra adult, $75per extra child. Margery Leveen Sher,[email protected].

Harry the Dirty Dog. 2 p.m. at theMcLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Age 4 and up.703-790-0123.

Humble Boy. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at 1stStage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, TysonsCorner. A comedy about broken vowsand bee-keeping. $25 adults, $15students. 703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/humble.

Katie Pickard Fawcett and ReneeFisher Book Signing. 12-4 p.m. atThe Artisans, 1368 Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. Local authors of ‘ToCome and Go Like Magic’ and ‘Saving

Virginia Ethical Society, 225 NutleySt. N.W., Vienna. Jone Johnson Lewis,Leader of the NVES, will discuss whatcan be done to move toward equalityfor all. Free admission.www.esnv.org or 703-437-3161.

Wildflowers at Riverbend. 2 p.m.Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac HillsSt., Great Falls. Katy Simenson willshare her knowledge of springwildflowers. Register [email protected] or 703-256-6895.

Friends of the Patrick HenryLibrary Book Sale. 10 a.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Semi-annual used book sale.703-938-0405.

Jammin’ 4 Haiti. 2 p.m. Jammin’ Java,

227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $8.jamminjava.com.

Roman Candle, Paper Bird and TaoSeeger Band. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10advance, $13 at the door.jamminjava.com.

Mill Run Dulcimer Band Concert. 2-4 p.m. at Colvin Run Mill, 10017Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. Free.703-759-2771.

TUESDAY/APRIL 20Historic Vienna, Inc. Spring

Membership Meeting. 7:30 p.m.in the Town Council Chamber, ViennaTown Hall, 127 Center St. South,Vienna. With speaker WWII veteran

Roger B. Neighborgall, a member ofthe 5th Ranger Battalion which foughtin Germany. Free and open to thepublic. Refreshments will be served.703-938-5187.

Sara Watkins and Jesse Harper. 8p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $15. jamminjava.com.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 21Harpsichord music by Vera

Kochanowsky. 1 p.m. at Saint LukeCatholic Church, 7001 GeorgetownPike, McLean. Free, all are welcome.703-356-0670 orwww.musicinmclean.org.

PJs and Popcorn. 6 p.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.

Watch a movie in your pajamas. Allages. 703-938-0405.

DC101’s Last Band Standing. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $10. jamminjava.com.

Feminine Spiritual Heritages ofCrete, Greece and the Aegean.7:30 p.m. at Unitarian UniversalistCongregation of Fairfax, 2709 HunterMill Road, Oakton. By Max Dashu,founder of the Suppressed HistoriesArchives to research women’s history.Donation at the door. 703-716-0150or www.suppresedhistories.net.

Pre-Earth Day Celebration. 10 a.m.at Center for Education at Wolf Trap,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Youngchildren experience and learn aboutthe 4 R’s through puppetry and music

from Junkyard Pirates and The WolfTrap Jazz Trio. www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/APRIL 22Green Expo. 7-9 p.m. at the Vienna

Community Center, 120 Cherry St.,S.E., Vienna. Presentations anddiscussions for children and adultswill include information on energyefficiency, purchasing local organicproducts, creating green gardens,recycling options and more. Freeadmission. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.

VIP Vienna. 10 a.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Support group for the visuallyimpaired. Adults. 703-938-0405.

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the Best for Last: Creating Our LivesAfter 50.’ [email protected] or 703-506-0158.

Historic Vienna, Inc. AntiquesAppraisal. 12:30-4 p.m. at theHistoric Freeman House, 131 ChurchSt. N.E., Vienna. There is a strict limitof two items per person andappointments are required. $8.50 peritem for members of Historic Vienna,Inc., $12 per item for non-members.All proceeds supporting the programsof HVI. 703-938-5187.

Lecture of Ohio Historian C. L.Gray on the Legacy of GeneralsLee and Jackson. Sons ofConfederate Veterans FrankStringfellow Camp #822, at PaneraBread, 3955 Chain Bridge Road,Fairfax. Open to the public, admission$5. 703-250-8705 [email protected].

Moscow Festival Ballet: ‘Coppelia.’8 p.m. at George Mason UniversityCenter for the Arts, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. A young villager fallsin love with a life-size dancing doll. Apre-performance discussion, free toticket holders, begins at 7:15 p.m. onthe Center’s Grand Tier III. $27-$54,available at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu. Youth through grade 12half price.

Country Western Dance. At LutherJackson Middle School, 3020 GallowsRoad, Falls Church. Line dancelessons at 7:30 p.m., beginners Waltzat 8 p.m. Open dancing 8:30-11 p.m.NVCWDA members $10, non-members $12, children under 18accompanied by a paying adult $5.www.nvcwda.org or 703-860-4941.

Friends of the Patrick HenryLibrary Book Sale. 10 a.m. Patrick

Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Semi-annual used book sale.703-938-0405.

Jason Reeves and Chelsea Lee. 7p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $10 advance, $13 at thedoor. jamminjava.com.

Future CD Release and Murphy’sKids. 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10 advance,$13 at the door. jamminjava.com.

Master Class with Capt. Michelle A.Rakers, Assistant Director ofthe U. S. Marine Band. 2 p.m. atGeorge Mason University School ofMusic, 4400 University Drive, MSN3E3, Fairfax. Free and open to thepublic. www.fairfaxband.org

City of Fairfax Band: Spotlight onWomen in the Arts. 8 p.m. atFairfax High School Auditorium, 3501Rebel Run, Fairfax. Capt. Michelle A.


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Washington Christian Church...703-938-7720Cristo Es Mi Refugio...703-938-7727

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Bethel Primitive Baptist Church ... 703-757-8134Cartersville Baptist Church ... 703-255-7075Fellowship Baptist Church ... 703-385-8516

First Baptist Church ... 703-938-8525The Light Mission Church ... 703-757-0877

Vienna Baptist Church ... 703-281-4400New Union Baptist Church... 703-281-2556

BuddhistVajrayogini Buddhist Center... 202-331-2122

Church of the BrethernOakton Church of the Brethern ... 703-281-4411

CatholicLight Mission Church ... 703-757-0877

Our Lady of Good Counsel ... 703-938-2828St. Athanasius Catholic Church ... 703-759-4555

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CharismaticChristian Assembly ... 703-698-9777

Church of ChristBerea Church of Christ ... 703-893-7040

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Jehovah’s WitnessJehovah’s Witnesses ... 703-759-1579

LutheranEmmanuel Lutheran Church...703-938-2119

St. Athanasius Lutheran Church... 703-455-4003

MethodistAndrew Chapel United Methodist ... 703-759-3509

Church of the Good Shepherd ... 703-281-3987Dunn Loring United Methodist ... 703-573-5386

Ephiphany United Methodist ... 703-938-3494Great Falls United Methodist... 703-759-3705

Oakton United Methodist ... 703-938-1233Vale United Methodist ... 703-620-2594

Smith Chapel United Methodist ... 571-434-9680Wesley United Methodist ... 703-938-8700

Non-DenominationalChristian Assembly Church ... 703-698-9777

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Vienna Presbyterian ... 703-938-9050

QuakerLangley Hills Friends...703-442-8394

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it is today,” said Paradis, fromthe podium.

TWO NASA ASTRONAUTSjoined elected officials from theTown of Vienna, State Sen. ChapPetersen (D-34) and Del. MarkKeam (D-35) to support the play-ers and parents on Opening Day.Former 35th District Del. SteveShannon made it to the mound,as well. Of the seven ceremonialpitches, only those thrown by theastronauts, Carl Walz (retired) andDr. Sandra Magnus, made it intothe strike zone.

The Vienna Police Color Guardopened the program with its pre-sentation of colors. The VLL boardinducted into its honor roll threededicated volunteers: TonyAnzilotti, Frank Blackstone and

Lynn Jacquez. VLL recognized cur-rent high school seniors who cameup through VLL ranks and now

play for George C. Marshall andJames Madison high schools.

Former space station astronaut

Walz highlighted the value of or-ganized sports and stayed after theprogram to take photos with play-ers and family members.

District IV championship ban-ners were presented to the 2009American League 10-11 All-Starteam and the 2009 NationalLeague 9-10 All-Star team. Thebanners will be hung across thefencing at Yeonas Park.

Mayor M. Jane Seeman spokebriefly on the joy of playing LittleLeague. The mayor summed upthe point of kids’ baseball. “Havefun,” she said.

Vienna Little League Celebrates Opening DayPARADIS and his wife moved toVienna before they had children.Their two boys, 9 and 11, bothplay for VLL teams, and Paradissaid their involvement was one ofthe best things they had ever done.It’s the friendships their childrenhave made which is the most im-portant part of the experience.

“When kids participate in LittleLeague, it brings families togetherwith other families outside thekids’ schools. It establishes out-standing relationships,” Paradissaid.

Major Dodgers player MikeEvan, in his fourth season, wouldagree with Paradis’ assessment.

“I like being out with my teamand having fun,” Mike said. “I getto meet new people every season.It’s fun to get out and play somebaseball.”

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Peter Paradis Sr., VLL American League president, man-ager 2010 VLL AAA Brewers; wife Mary Paradis, teamvolunteer; Peter ‘PJ’ Paradis, 11, Majors Blue Jays;Patrick J. Paradis, 9, AAA Brewers.

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Westbriar Elementary Schoolput together a Helping Hands forHaiti. The school asked its studentsto earn the change they wanted todonate, by cleaning or helping outaround the house. When they earnedtheir change, they wrote down whatthey did on a “Hand” and brought itin with their money. Westbriar washoping for $1 for each student, whichwould be a $500 donation. In real-ity, the program received over $900.

Thoreau Middle School is hold-ing a Living History Day 8-11 a.m. onApril 22. Members of the communityare invited to share life experienceswith students, and provide firsthandoral histories. The organizers are look-ing for individuals who have livedthrough a historical time period: TheGreat Depression, World War II, ColdWar, Korean, Vietnam, Afghanistanand Iraqi Wars. Speakers would sharetheir stories with 7th graders throughthree informal sessions of approxi-mately 40-45 minutes including aquestion and answer period. [email protected] [email protected].

Run for Fun 5K and 1 MileFun Run/Walk. On Sunday, April25, The Vienna Elementary PTA willbe holding the 6th Annual Run forFun 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. The race will be 6:45 a.m. atVienna Elementary School, 128 Cen-ter St., S, Vienna. Register atwww.vienna5krun.org. 6:45 a.m.

Packet Pickup and Race-Day Registra-tion; 8 a.m. 1Mile Fun Run/Walkbegins; 8:20 a.m. 5K Race starts.

Rock and Roll Warmup, Awardsceremony and post-race refresh-ments. Contact Chris Brunjes [email protected] or 703-938-5142.

Vienna residents Max Friedfeld,Shayan Moosa and FrancescaTuazon have received University ofVirginia Harrison Undergraduate Re-search Awards, which will assist inconducting independent research.Friedfeld, a third-year environmen-tal chemistry major, will study thesynthesis and characterization of newplatinum catalysts for the productionof ethyl benzene and styrene.Moosa, a neuroscience major, willstudy the testing of radiation therapyintolerance in relation to hypoxia in-ducible factor 1 and proto-oncogenepim 1 response to hypoxia in C6 glio-blastoma cells. Tuazon, a biologymajor, will study miRNA processingand RISC function in xenopus oocytesand embryos.

Oakcrest School announced theVeritas Award winners, Mary BethBeatty of Vienna and SophiaBuono of Arlington. The award isgiven to those who best display thequalities of an Oakcrest student in-cluding high academic achievement,leadership and character, and isbased on results from participation inthe Oakcrest Veritas Award program.The award consists of a $7,500 yearlytuition remission for four years atOakcrest School for a maximum oftwo students.

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THURSDAY/APRIL 15VTRCC Annual Nonprofit

Luncheon. 11:30 a.m. at Morton’sat Tysons Corner, 8075 LeesburgPike, Vienna. Dr. Gerald GordonPresident and CEO of Fairfax CountyEconomic Development, will speakabout the importance that nonprofitshave in the economic health of ourarea and the significance of businessand nonprofit partnerships. 703-281-1333 or www.vtrcc.org.

Beulah Road Al-Anon Group. 7:30p.m. at the Antioch Christian Church,1860 Beulah Road, Vienna.Practicing the Twelve Steps,welcoming and giving comfort tofamilies of alcoholics, and givingunderstanding and encouragement tothe alcoholic. [email protected].

Happy Hearts Senior CitizensPotluck Luncheon. 12:30 p.m. atAntioch Christian Church, 1860Beulah Road, Vienna. Bring a favoritecovered dish for fellowship andgames. 703-938-6753 orwww.antiochdoc.org.

FRIDAY/APRIL 16VTRCC Brown Bag University. 12

p.m. at Fairfax County EconomicDevelopment Authority, 8300 BooneBlvd., Suite 450, Vienna. JudyRodda, President of Career-LifeChanges and Steve Salley, FinancialPlanning Specialist, on how to turndreams and ideas into actions forcareer satisfaction and financialsecurity. 703-281-1333 orwww.vtrcc.org.

SATURDAY/APRIL 17Richmond Wrap-up. 9 a.m. at The

American Legion Auxiliary Post 180,330 Center Street North, Vienna.SALT (Social Action LinkingTogether) annual forum. Legislatorsfrom Northern Virginia will discusshow well the General Assemblyresponded to social justice andhuman services needs facing Virginiaand answer questions. Free, allwelcome. Contact SALT CoordinatorJohn Horejsi at [email protected] orwww.S-A-L-T.org. 703-938-9535.

The Hunter Mill Road CorridorCivil War Tour. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.This 3-1/2 to 4-hour narratedexcursion on a 20-seat bus will focuson the locations of skirmishes,encampments, graves and historicalstructures of the Civil War era. Thebus tour will begin in Vienna, includethe Oakton (Flint Hill) area andcontinue up Hunter Mill Road toBaron Cameron Avenue in Reston.The cost for the tour will be $28 perperson. Tour books with photos willbe available at the discounted rate of$10 on the day of the tour. Only 6seats left for this tour! Register at theWebStore at www.HMDL.org

Any questions regarding the tour,contact Jim Lewis at 703 620-2956.

MONDAY/APRIL 19Town Hall Meeting: I-66 Today

and the Future: Common SenseSolutions to Gridlock. 7 p.m. atthe Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, 12011 Government CenterParkway, Fairfax. Congressman FrankWolf (R-10), Supervisor Pat Herrity(R-Springfield), and SupervisorMichael Frey (R-Sully District) will

discuss short and long-term solutionsto the congestion on I-66 outside ofthe Beltway that are underway orbeing discussed including extendeduse of the shoulder lanes, includingweekends; non-HOV use of the rampsat Monument Dr. and StringfellowRd. outside of normal HOV hours;the proposed bus-only ramp atNutley; the interchange at I-495 andI-66; the status of the EnvironmentalImpact Statement for an I-66Multimodal Study and more. Therewill also be a question and answersession.

Public Hearing on the VehicleLicense Tax. 8 p.m. in the CouncilChamber at Town Hall, 127 CenterSt., S., Vienna. A public hearing on aproposal to reinstate provisions ofthe Town Code relating to the vehiclelicense tax. [email protected].

NARFE Dulles Chapter 1241Luncheon Meeting. 11:30 a.m. atAmphora Diner, 1151 Elden Street,Herndon. An Update from theVirginia Commonwealth GeneralAssembly, with Senator Janet D.Howell (D-32) and Delegate ThomasA. Greason (R-32). $17. Reserve at703-435-3523 by Thursday, April 15.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 21The Advisory Board of the

Northwest Center for MentalHealth Services. 7-9 p.m. atNorthwest Center for CommunityMental Health, 1850 Cameron Glen,Reston. Volunteers are needed toserve and act as advocates forwomen’s shelters, homeless shelters,etc. The Board meets the 3rdWednesday of every month. ContactCleveland at 703-435-0868 [email protected].

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Opinion

5. The Jim Crow Laws and One-Party Rule CameLater. The first few years after the Civil War were arelatively open time politically. The old structuresof slavery had been swept away. The U.S. Army wasan unchallenged occupier. The U.S. Congress waspassing amendments to end slavery and guaranteerights (and those were somewhat enforced). Blackmembers were elected to the Virginia General As-

sembly immediately after the War. It was not untilafter 1876, when Reconstruction ended, that the baddays of Jim Crow laws and “poll tax” really took over.

My point is that there is a lot to remember andcelebrate as Virginia approaches 150 years from theCivil War. I’m proud of this state and our community’sconnection to its history.

We have gotten better with age. And we can dobetter down the road. But we won’t accomplish thatif we ignore our own history.

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By Devon Maloney

The recent high profile case ofa bulling victim committingsuicide has left us in the wakeof a media tidal wave about in-

creased violence in teen girls. Nine ado-lescents were charged with driving theirnew classmate, Phoebe Prince, in Massa-chusetts’ Hadley High School to hang her-self because of cyber bulling over theInternet.

Another incident in 2008 left the media to raisequestions about whether violence between adoles-cence girls is on the rise. Four girls (along with twoboys as lookouts) beat up a 16-year-old cheerleader,Tori Lindsay, for the sole purpose of putting the fighton the Internet.

But regardless all the hype in the media about theInternet being a new battlefield for teens to becomemore violent and more vicious than ever before, arecent Op/Ed piece in the New York Times explainedthat, despite the rise of the Internet, girl violencehas been falling.

Titled the “Myth of Mean Girls”, the April 1 articlewas co-authored by a Mike Males, a top researcherat the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. Malesand his co-author, Chesney Lind, looked at all anglesof teen violence, including studying the FBI’s recordson girls’ arrest rates in the past 15 years. They found“violent offenses fell by 32 percent, including de-

clines of 27 percent for aggravated assault,43 percent for robbery and 63 percent formurder.”

Those dramatically lower rates showthat a few well-hyped and very isolatedincidents in the news may not really showthe real trend of a problem. We teens, asreckless and immature as we many seem,are really not nearly as bad as many adultsmay think. Males and Lind’s article wasright in saying it was wrong that our “news

media and myriad experts” were a bit overzealousand “eager to sensationalize every ‘crisis’ amongyoung people.”

For me, while I can’t compare what is happeningwith teens today to teen life in the 70s, 80s, and 90swithout Internet access, I can say the media seems tobe over exaggerating the relevance of facts and fig-ures that “prove” a whole range of new teen dilem-mas. As awful as the stories above and the many otherincidents of bulling that didn’t make into theblogosphere are, the general trend seems to show thatthe levels of teen violence and bulling are improving.

“It does not matter whether the rates have fluctu-ated up or down and what the media wants to sayabout it,” Marshall High School sophomore PalakBhandari, said. “What really matters is that theseantics are stopped once and for all.”

Devon Maloney is a 15-year-old Vienna ninth grader atMarshall High School. She has lived and traveled all over theworld.

Falling Rates of Teen Girl Violence

Financial ReformFor the PeopleTo the Editor:

Senators must make sure thatany financial reform final bill pro-tects states’ rights, requires thatinvestment advice be based on theneeds of the client — not the fi-nancial institution — and providesconsumers with a watchdog toprotect financial security.

Americans deserve to knowwhose side their senators are on:working families, who play by therules, or the big banks, who gotus in this mess. Reckless behaviorby big banks, mortgage lendersand credit card companies havecost millions of Americans theirjobs, their retirement savings andtheir financial well-being.

Unfortunately, the army of lob-byists on Capitol Hill are fightingto protect sweetheart deals, loop-

holes and bonus of banks whilemillions of American lose theirjobs and savings. Who are oursenators supporting — Wall Streetor the American people?

Roberta SmithOakton

Thrilled atAG’s ActionTo the Editor:

You can be embarrassed allyou’d like about Mr. Cuccinelli, Ms.Kimm, [“Cuccinelli Misleads onCosts,” Editorial, Connection, April7-13, 2010], but personally I amthrilled that he and other Attor-neys General across this great na-tion are fighting the odious “healthcare” law (actually the increase-government-control-over-our-liveslaw), not to mention other job-and economy-killing policies the

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Obama administration is trying tojam down our throats. Just don’tkid yourself that you are in themajority on this, Ms. Kimm. Youwill see come November howmuch in the minority your opin-ion is.

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Sports

The Madison High boys’tennis team defeated visitingLiberty District opponent SouthLakes, 8-1, on April 9. In an effortto get some of his non-startersquality match time, Madison coachGlenn Adams chose to play his No.6, 8, 9, and 10 singles players inthe Nos. 3 through 6 slots. He alsoelected to use Warhawk substi-tutes at both No. 2 and 3 doubles.

Madison swept in singles action.Warhawk singles winners in thematch were: No. 1 Pablo Pablo,who defeated Sam Boone, 10-1;No. 2 Hojoon Choi, a winner overSam Evans,10-2; No. 3 AlexRussell, a winner over DamirGolac, 10-1; No. 4 Jesse Greene,who bested Marc Dessauvage, 10-2; No. 5 Daniel Schmid,who defeated MichaelCronk,10-4; and No. 6John Fenninger, who beatMcNeil Bauer, 10-5.

In doubles, Madison’s No. 1team of Dan Nappi and John Adamdefeated Boone and Evans. At No.3 doubles, the Warhawks’ duo ofMatt Bosco and Will Lowther de-feated South Lakes’ Dessauvageand Ryan Tiller, 10-5.

Madison improved to 4-2 withthe team win.

Two days earlier, Madison lost,9-0, to defending Northern Regionchampion Jefferson High. The dis-trict match took place at JeffersonDistrict Park, home courts of theColonials. At No. 1 singles,Madison’s Dan Sablik gaveJefferson’s Edwin Zhang a realbattle before finally succumbing 6-10 in a good, long match. Due tothe extreme 90-plus degrees heat,the doubles matches were short-ened to eight-game pro-sets.

“I was really impressed by thehigh quality of TJ’s play across theboard,” said Adams, the Madisoncoach. “In my view, this team iseven stronger than last year’s TJteam which, in the finals of theNorthern Region championship,knocked off the three-time defend-ing Virginia State AAA Champion-ship team, Robinson.”

Both Jefferson (5-0 ) and Lan-gley are currently atop the LibertyDistrict standings while Madisonis in third place.

Prior to the Jefferson match,Madison had its hands full in a 7-2 win over visiting McLean onApril 5.

“We had a real battle in verywarm weather against a very solidMcLean team,” said Adams. “It’sprobably the best McLean boys’tennis team I’ve seen in the nineyears I’ve been coaching at Madi-son. … We were very fortunate tocome out of the battle with a 7-2win, with the McLean boys win-ning the number 3 and 4 singles

positions. Amazingly,McLean has no seniors ineither its singles ordoubles lineup, so their

future looks very bright indeed.”Madison’s singles winners were:

No. 1 Sablik; No. 2 Pablo; No. 4Dan Nappi; No. 5 Eric Leeson; andNo. 6 Alex Russell.

Madison swept in doubles. TheMadison winning duos were No.1 Sablik/Pablo, No. 2 Choi/Leeson, and No. 3 Nappi/JohnAdam.

The Madison High girls’softball team stormed back inthe final inning to defeat LibertyDistrict rival Stone Bridge, 5-4, onApril 6 in Vienna. The Warhawks,with the win, improved to 5-1overall and 3-0 in the district.

Stone Bridge held a 1-0 leadthrough six innings and thenseemingly put things away by scor-ing three more in the top of theseventh to go ahead 4-0. But theMadison bats then came alive inthe bottom of the seventh as theWarhawks broke out for four runsto force extra innings. The gameremained tied through eight in-nings.

International tie breaker playcame into effect in the ninth in-ning, with each team starting itshalf of the inning with a base run-ner on second base. Madison heldStone Bridge scoreless in the topof the ninth, and that set the stagefor the night’s heroics. EmJ Fogelwas the runner placed at secondto start the bottom of the ninth forMadison. Then Fogel, withKhristin Kyllo batting, stole thirdbase. The throw from the catcherto the shortstop covering got awayand Fogel was able to score thewinning run.

On offense, the Warhawks col-lected nine hits for the night. StephBuchko led the Warhawks withthree hits, while Fogel continuedher hot hitting with a pair of hits,

including a triple, and RBI and tworuns scored. Both ToniMacReynolds (two RBIs) andLaura Wolff added two hits.

Madison pitcher Sam Bradywent the distance for theWarhawks on the mound, strikingout eight and making several keydefensive plays. Steph Buchko hadtwo solid catches in right field andKaila Conlon had an unassisteddouble play in a critical part of thegame as well as several solid stopsat second base.

Three days after the comebackwin over Stone Bridge, Madison’sbats were silenced in a 5-0 districtloss to McLean.

However, the following day sawthe Warhawks break out offen-sively in a 10-1 win over non-re-gion opponent Stonewall Jackson.The Warhawks knocked around 11hits against the visiting Raiders inthe consolation game of Madison’sSpring Tournament. Erica Daulcontributed three hits, including adouble, and Steph Buchko addedtwo hits. Kaila Conlon, LauraWolff, Nina Waters and Daul eachhad two RBIs to lead the scoringattack. Sam Brady added an RBIand pitched a great game, givingup only three hits while strikingout seven. Defensively, Conlon hadsix put-outs at second base, Wolffmade a highlight reel runningcatch in center, and Daul madesome great stops at the hot cor-ner.

Michelle Tilson hit her firsthome run of the season as theMarshall High Statesmen defeatedLangley, 11-2, in a Liberty Districtgirls’ softball game played at

Marshall on April 9.Tilson’s homer was a three-run

shot over the left center fieldfence. Olivia Ellis (two RBI) andLauren Sanata (three RBI) both hittriples in the win. Tilson, Ellis,Sanata, Meghan McNabb, andChristine Grilliot all had two hitseach. Elaine Bennett and MinaDunn also contributed a hit apiece.

Grilliot pitched six innings forthe win. Marshall reliever HaleyButterfield pitched a scoreless sev-enth.

The following day, Marshall wona pitcher’s dual over Annandale,1-0, in eight innings in its finalgame of the Hayfield Tournament.In previous games of the Hayfieldtourney, the Statesmen had de-feated both Bishop Ireton andHerndon, and lost to Hayfield.

Madison’s Dan Sablik isMadison’s No. 1 singlesplayer and a team tri-captain for the Warhawks.

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Roundups

The game with Annandale wasscoreless until Marshall plated thegame-winning run in the bottomof the eighth inning. The interna-tional tie-breaker rule came intoeffect in the eighth inning, witheach team beginning its half of theinning with a runner on secondbase. The Atoms did not score inthe top half of the inning. In thebottom half of the eighth,Marshall’s Meghan McNabb beganthe half inning as the base runneron second. Later in the inning,Mina Dunn, with runners on sec-ond and third, hit a hard single upthe middle to plate McNabb withthe winning run.

With the win, Marshall im-proved to 7-2. The Lady Statesmenwere scheduled to host StoneBridge this Friday night, April 16.

Laura Wolff (8), a senioroutfielder for the MadisonHigh girls’ softball team,steps safely on second baseduring the Warhawks’ 10-1win over Stonewall JacksonHigh on April 10. On Mon-day, April 12, the Warhawksimproved to 7-2 with a 10-0home win over SouthLakes. Madison pitcherSam Brady tossed theshutout for the Warhawks.Wolff led the Madisonoffense with a triple andtwo doubles. Madison’snext home game is Tuesday,April 20 at 6:30 p.m.against Marshall.

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To say I have a terminal condition is a bit tooscary for me to admit; to say I have a serioushealth problem (my being asymptomatic notwith-standing) is a bit easier for me to accept. How-ever, how other people (friends, family members,co-workers and other health care professionals)perceive you can be quite telling and perhapsindicative of the real severity of the underlyingdiagnosis (not that I need any convincing, but nei-ther do I need make-believe). Nevertheless, afterwitnessing multiple people’s reactions to seeingme/speaking to me – after not having done so forvarying intervals of time (pre-diagnosis to besure), has led me to a conclusion: you can judgethe seriousness of your sickness/disease/ afflictionby the level of surprise of people when they nextsee you/hear your voice, etc. (post diagnosis) afternot having done so for a while.

I remember the first time I experienced this“oh-you’re-still-alive” moment. I had beenreferred to a nephrologist (kidney specialist) dueto a recurring abnormal level of something in myblood. At this first meeting, very little was medi-cally apparent – and discussed – other than theeffects of the chemotherapy, which was likely thecause of the elevated level. Since my chemother-apy was ongoing and not likely to be stopped, thedoctor recommended that I begin taking a mag-nesium supplement, and to return in threemonths for a follow up. My meeting with thenephrologist was cordial, professional, not par-ticularly social and fairly brief. When I left, I stillwasn’t sure how to pronounce the doctor’s nameand I expect I was nearly as forgettable. I wasgrateful the evaluation yielded so little of concernand off I went with the rest of my day.

Three months later I returned as instructed tosee the same nephrologist. After being called infrom the waiting room, I was led by a femalenurse to an examining room and asked to take aseat. She blood-pressure cuffed me, took my vitalsigns and told me that the doctor would be inshortly. A few minutes passed before the doctorwalked in holding my chart. She sees me, smiles,greets me by name and in a more animated man-ner than I previously remember says: “Hello, Mr.Lourie. It’s great to see you!” To which I reacted/replied instinctively to her obvious (to me, any-way) surprise at seeing me (even though I had ascheduled appointment and presumably the doc-tor reviews her daily schedule of patients inadvance to know who’s going to be who) andsaid: “Hello. It’s great to be seen,” and laugheduneasily.

Then I thought: Was I not supposed to beseen? I had an appointment. Did she not knowwho I was? Ah, no. She had my chart. Was shenot expecting to see me again? Why would shenot be expecting to see me again? Oh. The stageIV lung cancer. Maybe she wasn’t expecting to seeme because, well, you know, the terminal dis-ease. I didn’t ask. She didn’t offer. But I presume.Reading people’s reactions to health news isalmost like talking to children; you often receivethe unfiltered, unvarnished truth verbally or non-verbally, whether you expect it or not. That’s myinterpretation of this doctor’s reaction anyway.And of course, she didn’t mean anything by it, itwas an honest reaction (given what she knew).Nor was I offended by it. I was amused by it,sort of.

Still, this cancer thing is a bitch. Sometimes,your prognosis can be seen and heard in the eyes,and from the mouth, of the beholder.

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LEGAL NOTICEAT&T intends to file an application to construct a cellular tele-communications tower at 800 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, Vir-ginia 22182. AT&T is publishing this notice in accordance with Federal regulation 37CFR1.1301 et seq, the National Environ-mental Policy Act and the Advisory Council on Historic Preser-vation 36 CFR 800. The project referenced as Valley Park Candidate B will consist of the installation of twelve antennas (four per sector) mounted on the stealth net pole. The equip-ment will be placed within a 10-foot by 17-foot fenced com-pound, located west of the existing building. Equipment cabi-nets (located on a 10-foot by 17-foot concrete pad), power con-duit stub up and telco conduit stub up will be within the fenced compound. AT&T also plans to construct a high security board on board wooden fence around the proposed shelter. Parties interested in submitting comments or questions regarding any potential effects of the proposed facility on Historic Properties may do so in writing by contacting Carolyn Mitchell, AT&T, at 7150 Standard Drive, Hanover, Maryland 21076 or c/o [email protected].

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

2300 South Dinwiddie Street, Arlington, VA 22206Arlington County

In execution of a Deed of Trust dated October 30, 2003, in the original principal amount of $25,541.00, recorded as Deed Book 3617 at Page 127 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Arlington County, Virginia, the undersigned Trustee, will on April 28, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., by the front main entrance to the Arlington County Circuit Court, 1425 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22201, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder the following property with improvements thereon commonly known as 2300 South Dinwiddie Street, Ar-lington, Virginia 22206 and more particularly described as fol-lows:

Lot Eighty-Five (85), Section Two (2), of the property of the CLAREMONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 734 at Page 335 among the land records of Ar-lington County, Virginia.

RPC No. 28026005

This sale is subject to the restrictions, rights of way, condi-tions, easements, and mechanic’s liens, if any whether of re-cord or not of record, to the extent any of the foregoing apply and take priority over the lien of the Deed of Trust.

Deposit of $15,000.00, or 10% of the sales price, whichev-er is lower, by cashier’s or certified check, shall be required to qualify as a bidder prior to the sale, except for the Noteholder.

The deposit, without interest, is applied to the purchase price at settlement. Settlement will be held on or before fifteen (15) days after sale. Upon purchaser’s default, the deposit shall be forfeited and the property shall be resold at the risk and costs of the defaulting purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by certified or cashier’s check or wire transfer. Settlement shall be at the offices of the undersigned Trustee, or other mutually agreed lo-cation. The property and any improvements thereon shall be sold “as is” condition without any warranties. The successful bidder shall assume all loss or damage to the property from and after the time of the sale. Purchaser shall be responsible for all costs of the conveyance, which shall be by special war-ranty including, but not limited to, the preparation of the deed and the grantor’s tax. Real estate taxes shall be adjusted as of the sale date. The sale is subject to such additional terms as the Trustee may announce at the time of sale. The purchaser will be required to sign a Memorandum of Sale incorporating all the terms of the sale.

George J. Shapiro, TrusteeFOR INFORMATION CONTACT:George J. Shapiro, Trustee LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE J. SHAPIRO1303 Vincent PlaceMcLean, VA 22101703-288-1926

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Antioch Christian Church, 1860 BeulahRoad in Vienna, is participating in CompassionSunday at the 11 a.m. worship service on April 18,with guest preacher and Sunday School Bible studyleader Dr. Randall Terrill. This national event helpsin understanding of God’s very special love for thepoor, and provides an opportunity to intervene inthe life of at least one child in poverty. After theservice, those attending may visit the Compassiontable and view packets showing children who needsponsors now. Visit www.compassionsunday.com.

The Women’s Apirit Circle Unitarian Uni-versalist Congregation of Fairfax at 2709 HunterMill Rd. in Oakton presents Feminine SpiritualHeritages of Crete, Greece and the Aegean, a visualpresentation by Max Dashu, the west coast artist,writer, and teacher who founded the SuppressedHistories Archives in 1970 to research women’shistory internationally. Wednesday, April 21 at7:30 p.m. Dashu has built a collection of over14,000 slides and 100 shows on global women’shistory, archaeology, Goddess traditions, priest-esses and shamans. Visitwww.suppressedhistories.net to see her slideshowcatalog, articles, and excerpts from The Secret His-tory of the Witches, a forthcoming sourcebook onEuropean folk religion, women’s culture, and thewitch hunts.

Faith and Public Policy Breakfast at theLewinsville Presbyterian Church, 1724 ChainBridge Road, McLean, at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday,April 24. U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) willshare his perspectives on the interface betweenfaith and the issues that he deals with in the Houseof Representatives. Everyone is invited for this freecontinental breakfast. Contact the church at 703-356-7200, or Ray Martin at 703-556-0123 [email protected].

Epiphany United Methodist Preschool,1014 Country Club Drive, N.E. in Vienna, is nowenrolling 3-4-year-old students for the 2010/2011school year. Contact 703-938-2391 orwww.epiphanypreschool.com.

Great Falls United Methodist Church,10100 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls, will re-launch its ministry called “All Things New”beginning Sunday, April 18 at 5 p.m. The servicewill be a 45-minute contemporary-style service thatincludes praise music, prayer, and biblically-basedmessages supported by related multi-media pro-grams. The service is geared to help the churchfulfill its role as Christ’s healing agent, and helppeople re-order their lives by putting Christ first.703-759-3705 or www.greatfallsumc.org.

Chesterbrook United Methodist Church isat 1711 Kirby Road, McLean. Worship service is at11 a.m. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. for adults andchildren. Rev. Kathleene Card, Pastor. 703-356-7100 or www.ChesterbrookUMC.org.

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