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Leadership Fairfax President & CEOKaren Cleveland announced that the firstround of applicants for the 2016 classesof the Leadership Fairfax Signature Pro-gram and the Emerging Leaders Institutehave been selected and a second roundof applications are now being accepted.

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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Since shooting John Geer dead in thedoorway of his Springfield home onAug. 29, 2013, PFC Adam Torresof the Fairfax County Police Depart-

ment has remained at work, albeit out ofthe field, but undisciplined by police andunprosecuted for any criminal wrongdoing.

The next chapter of the nearly two-year-old case began unfolding Monday, July 27when a special grand jury called by FairfaxCounty Commonwealth’s AttorneyRaymond F. Morrogh first met to hear testi-mony. Unlike regular grand juries that lis-ten to multiple cases, a specialgrand jury, provided for in theVirginia Code, convenes tomake a decision on one specificcase.

The purpose of this suchgroup is to decide whetherthere is probable cause to putTorres on trial.

According to MichaelLieberman, the lawyer who hasbeen representing Geer’s fam-ily and mother of his childrenMaura Harrington, the special grand juryhas six months to issue a report after beingimpaneled. At that point, the judge has dis-cretion to intervene.

At the end of January this year, FairfaxCounty released 11,000 pages from thepolice department investigation of the inci-dent, detailing their findings of what tookplace that afternoon. The report said Torreswas joined by four other officers outsideGeer’s home at the time of the shooting.Geer’s best friend Jeff Stewart and fatherDon Geer were also in the area, closeenough to see what happened. They make

up the seven witnesses to theshot fired.

Torres claimed to see Geerquickly lower his hands to waistlevel after a 40-minute periodof talking. During that timeGeer had rested his hands onthe top of the door frame andreached down to scratch his

nose from time to time. Torres said the ac-tion he saw provoked him to fire. The otherofficers’ accounts describe Geer’s handsmoving slowly at either shoulder or ear leveland contradict Torres.

Geer’s father and Stewart remember theversion the other officers described.

Lieberman said he doesn’t understandwhy a special grand jury was needed in thiscase. “They have seven witnesses,” he said.“Six say one thing, one person says another.To me, that’s more than enough for prob-able cause.”

Among the witnesses, Morrogh had pre-

viously called one of Geer’s two daughtersHaylea to participate in the special grandjury. The girls had been with Geer that af-ternoon, when he became upset hearingthat their mother and his partnerHarrington was planning to move out of thehouse. He began throwing some of her be-longings out of the house and the daugh-ters called Harrington, who then called thepolice. When Geer knew the police werecoming, he had his daughters go to aneighbor’s basement.

Morrogh was not available for an inter-view, but in an email said that “The daugh-ter is a witness to the events leading up tothe shooting.”

After Lieberman sent a letter questioningthe move, Morrogh decided to not callHaylea after all. “She has nothing to offer— to put her on, to say bad things abouther father, ” Lieberman said. “To me there’sonly seven witnesses. Maura’s not one ofthem. Haylea’s not one of them. It took

place over a split-second.”Stewart, who is one of the witnesses and

who remained on the list to testify beforethe special grand jury, was worried some ofthe testimony, including his, might be usedin “trashing John’s character.”

“I’m not going to sit there and let themcondemn John, try in some way assassinatehis character as a defense for an officershooting him in the chest.”

Shortly after the incident, Stewart toldinvestigators he knew Geer had been drink-ing that day and had told Stewart when heknew police were coming, something to theeffect of, ‘The next time you see me, I mayhave a bullet in my chest.’

“My open-minded discussion of thoughtsthat day, in shock, had no bearing of basis,or support from the facts,” Stewart said.“John didn’t want to be shot that day, nowwe know he said as much.”

“I told the FBI John was executed,”Stewart continued. “This has nothing to dowith whatever his intentions were orweren’t. with what I saw that day, he hadnot made the move yet, to initiate that ac-tion. The burden of de-escalating that situ-ation was on the police.”

Stewart is also member of the FairfaxCounty ad hoc commission to evaluate po-lice policies, which was convened largelyin response to Geer’s death and the limited,untimely manner in which the police de-partment and county government handledreleasing information about the case.

“John’s death brought to light a lot of is-sues,” Stewart said. “The Culosis werebrought back out, Masters were broughtback out,” he added, referring to Dr.Salvatore Culosi and David Masters, twoother men shot and killed by Fairfax Countypolice officers. “I guess it’s been worth it tothis point — I’m still reserving judgment.”

For Geer’s family, Lieberman said “They’restill upset. Now they don’t have confidencein the system. They’ve been through a hor-rendous experience for two years wherepeople of authority have just let them downcompletely. Justice was just denied for thelongest time.”

Special grand jurybegan hearingtestimony this week.

Indictment Coming in John Geer Case?

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John Geer standing in his doorway in Springfield, minutesbefore he was shot by a Fairfax County Police officer.

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Chuy’s Mexican Restaurant at SpringfieldTown Center took part in Restaurant Weeklast week, July 12-19, where diners could

sample a pre-fixed menu of lunches and dinners at adiscounted price.

“It was a fairly good success for us,” said ScottRodgers, general manager of Chuy’s. “The early partof the week we saw a lot of participation in it, andThursday through Sunday it was extremely busy soit was hard to tell. Incrementally it’s between a 5percent and 10 percent boost for us.”

He said the savings for customers amounted to $4for lunch and $6 for dinners, for about a 20 percentsavings.

The $25 Prix Fixe, three course dinner included achoice of chile con queso and choice of deluxequesadillas, panchos (beef or chicken) and cup oftortilla soup. The second course included fajitas forone (beef, chicken or combo), the Elvis Presley Me-morial Combo, chicka-chicka boom-boom enchila-das, and steak burrito. For dessert, there was tresleches. The Prix Fixe lunch version was more scaled-down for $15. Other restaurants from SpringfieldTown Center that participated in Restaurant Weekincluded Nando’s Peri Peri, &pizza, Maggiano’s LittleItaly and Yard House.

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Springfield ManCharged with Murderin July 16 Shooting

Thomas R. Lienau, 53, of Springfield was chargedon July 24 with the second degree murder ofMohammed Moshin Najim, 25, according to FairfaxCounty Police.

Moshin sustained a gunshot wound on July 16 thatproved to be fatal after he was taken to Inova FairfaxHospital. Moshin and the suspect were acquaintan-ces, police said, and “there had been an altercationin the home” earlier on the night of the shooting.

The suspect is currently being held without bond.— Tim Peterson

Missing Student Locatedand Reunited with Family

Fairfax County Police reported Cesar “Steven”Boquin Zambrano, 16, of Springfield was found onJuly 22. He had been missing since June 1 when hewas last seen at Robert E Lee High School. Policesaid Zambrano was found “in good condition” walkingdown Route 29 at midday on Wednesday, July 22. The16-year-old was then reunited with his family.

— Tim Peterson

Race AgainstCrime on Saturday

This weekend on Saturday, Aug. 1, at 8 a.m. theBoard of Directors for Fairfax County Crime Solverswill host their third annual 5K Race Against Crimeat the Fairfax County Government Center. This raceis open to everyone and supports their non-profitprogram that works to aid law enforcement by pro-viding a means for the public to report criminal in-formation anonymously and protected under statelaw.

This is a family event. Children will enjoy explor-ing the emergency vehicles and may visit the childfingerprinting station. McGruff the Crime Dog willbe there too. There is a free kid run immediatelyfollowing the 5K. Multiple food vendors will be onhand as well.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Lieu-tenant Joe Kenda from the Investigation Discoverytelevision show, “Homicide Hunter.” He will emceethe race and be available for autographs and photoswith the runners.

Crime Solvers is in need of volunteers as well. Ifyou are not able to run but would still like to be apart of this fun event, visit http://fairfaxcrimesolvers.org/5k.html and register as avolunteer today.

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Opinion

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

With the federalClean Air Act re-quiring higherair quality stan-

dards, many fossil-fuel powerplants will be closing or convert-ing to other fuel sources. On tripsto the western part of our countryand abroad, especially to Ger-many, I am reminded of the sig-nificant role that wind plays in be-ing used to generate clean and sus-tainable electricity. In 2014, windpower added significantly more new electric-ity for consumers than any other source in theUnited States, according to the U.S. Depart-ment of Energy.

According to an American Wind Energy As-sociation announcement last year the UnitedStates has more wind energy supplying its gridthan any other country, enough to power 15.5million American homes. Wind is the fifthlargest electricity source in the U.S., generat-ing 4.4 percent of all the electricity in thiscountry. In Denmark, wind-produced electric-ity provides just under 40 percent of the

nation’s power. Scotland hasenough wind-produced electric-ity to supply all its homes. Windpower is the leading source ofSpain’s electricity and is the larg-est component of Germany’s re-newable sources that now consti-tute a quarter of its power. Chinaleads the world in investments inwind power.

Among the states Texas, Iowa,California, and Oklahoma, eachgenerated enough electricityfrom wind to power more than a

million homes. Other states withsignificant wind capacity include

Kansas, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, Colo-rado and Washington. Virginia and othereastern states do not make the list becausethey do not have as significant a wind re-source. For Virginia, only off-shore and in themountains mostly in the southwest is therewind sufficient to site a wind turbine farm.Dominion, the largest power provider in theCommonwealth, has invested in wind-pow-ered electricity generation in West Virginia,Indiana, Illinois, and in Virginia where itholds a lease from the federal governmentfor off-shore wind development.

The success of wind-produced electricity inEurope has been realized from a feed-in tariffsystem that has effectively subsidized invest-ments. In the United States, the Production TaxCredit has been the primary federal tax incen-tive for wind energy. As all countries look forways to save money these incentives are indanger at a time when wind energy is begin-ning to demonstrate its value.

Virginia is the first state to secure a windenergy research lease to build and operate tur-bines in federal waters. Dominion’s plan tobuild a pair of six-megawatt test turbines about24 nautical miles off-shore from Virginia Beachseems to be in trouble as bids to build the tur-bines are about twice that projected. The ex-pectation has been that eventually there wouldbe 300 turbines in the off-shore area. Stake-holders are currently at work to identify op-tions to salvage the project.

Wind energy needs to be a part of the re-newable mix of energy sources in Virginia andthe nation. Congress needs to extend the fed-eral tax credit that keeps our development ofwind energy competitive with the rest of theworld. Consumers need to be open to buyingwind and other renewable energies even ifthere is a cost premium. Our air quality de-pends on it.

Wind energy needs to be a part of the renewablemix of energy sources in Virginia and the nation.Wind Energy

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Slavery in ‘theLand of the Free’To the Editor:

America, “the land of the free.”I have always considered it neces-sary for a land of free people toassist in freeing the enslaved.

Yet 36,000,000 men, women,and children throughout the worldare enslaved through human traf-ficking, according to the GlobalSlavery Index. That is more thanthere have ever been at any pointin time in the history of humanity.

How can a world that is suppos-edly improving socially also havea constant increase in slavery? Thetwo cannot coexist, and it breaksmy heart to see the number ofhuman beings forced into slaveryincrease each day. Human traffick-ing is the use of force or fraud tocontrol someone to labor withoutpayment or engage in sexual ac-tivity. This crime occurs all overthe world, from Malaysia to North-ern Virginia. In Northern Virginiaalone, from October 2013 throughJanuary 2015, 290 victims of traf-ficking have been identified, ac-cording to the NOVA Human Traf-ficking Initiative.

Malaysia, also a center for mod-ern day sex-trafficking and slavery,is a popular destination for men,women, and children subjected toforced labor and sex trafficking.

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Though the Government of Malay-sia proposed amendments to helpdecrease trafficking, these amend-ments have yet to pass throughParliament. Furthermore, despiteMalaysia’s significant increase intrafficking investigations, the gov-ernment only convicted three traf-fickers in 2014, a sharp decreasefrom the 9 convicted in 2013 priorto the increase in investigations.

Crime does not dissipate natu-rally. Significant investigations andconvictions are necessary if thereis any hope for a decrease in hu-man trafficking in Northern Vir-ginia, Malaysia or worldwide.

Congress currently is reviewingthe End Modern Slavery InitiativeBill.

If passed, the U.S. Governmentwill authorize the formation of a

nonprofit grant-making founda-tion to fund projects and programsoutside of the United States inhopes of putting an end to slavery.The passing of this bill is a crucialstep in the fight to end slavery.

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Less than 1 percent of the nearly 10,000 se-nior athletes who competed in the 2015 Na-tional Senior Games held in Minnesota were

over the age of 90. That statistic makes the goldmedal that Charlie Edwards brought home from thegames even more impressive.

Edwards was awarded the gold medal in the men’scompound release archery competition in his agegroup (95-99) and was the most senior archer at thisyear’s competition. At age 96, Edwards traveled toMinnesota for the competition in July, marking hissecond national competition; in 2013, he broughthome a bronze medal in his age group at the Na-tional Senior Games in Cleveland. Edwards quali-fied for the 2015 National Senior Games at the Vir-ginia Senior Games held last year.

Edwards first picked up a bow and arrow in 2011after a friend encouraged him to join the Archersclub at Greenspring retirement community in Spring-field, where they both lived. Just six months later,Edwards earned his first gold medal at the 2012 Vir-ginia Senior Games. In order to train for competi-tion, Edwards can be found at least once per weekat Ft. Belvoir Archery Center, located just a few milesfrom Greenspring. There, he practices on targets in-doors at 20 yards and outdoors at 40, 50 and 60yards.

While Edwards had never tried his hand at archerybefore moving to Greenspring, he is no stranger tosporting competition. He was on the 1939-1940

Lehigh University wrestling team that earned colle-giate championship honors, and in his later years,Edwards grew fond of golfing and fishing. He was aNavy fighter pilot during World War II and then wentto work for the Atomic Energy Commission until re-tirement.

Prior to moving to Greenspring, Edwards was alongtime resident of Falls Church.

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“It is well past time for theFairfax County PoliceDepartment to startproviding timely, honest

and effective communications witheverything it does.”

When former director of FairfaxCounty public affairs MerniFitzgerald delivered the final re-port and recommendations of thecommunications subcommittee ofthe Fairfax County ad hoc commis-sion to review police practices,commissioner Joseph Cammarataresponded immediately to thosewords in report’s introduction.

Cammarata wondered aloud atthe commission’s July 27 meetingif the police members of the sub-committee had read the reportthemselves. He said if they agreedthat the department had been “dis-honest” in its past communication,“We’ve got a real problem. Who-ever was giving dishonest commu-nication, those people should befired.”

Some heated exchanges amongcommissioners followed, includingover the fact that the word “dis-honest” wasn’t technically used.

Fitzgerald, chair of the Commu-nications subcommittee, answeredthat the report “reflects the viewsof the subcommittee.”

“We’re not here to assignblame,” said Michael Hershman,chairman of the commission. “Thatwas never the intention.”

“Communications in recenthigh-profile use-of-force and criti-cal incident cases were mis-handled, inadequate and un-timely, leading to loss of publictrust and questions about the le-gitimacy of police actions,” thereport said. The most recent inci-dent was the Aug. 29, 2013 shoot-ing death of John Geer standingunarmed in the doorway of hisSpringfield home.

It continued: “The failures inboth communications and its Free-dom of Information Act policieshave created this crisis of confi-dence for the Fairfax County PoliceDepartment. If the department hadpolicies that fostered real transpar-ency, it’s unlikely the controversiesin recent years would have lastedso long and there likely would nothave even been a call to form thisCommission.”

“It is strongly worded,” saidBoard of Supervisors chairmanSharon Bulova. “We suffered froma lack of candor, that enraged asegment of the community. Not just

in the Geer case, but that reallybrought it to a head.”

Commissioner and Lt. Col. TomRyan with the Fairfax County Po-lice department said, “The wordsdon’t hurt us. We recognize theneed to get better at release of in-formation.”

“It isn’t easy to have your pro-fession laid open,” Ryan continued,“we welcome that. We want to hearwhere we’re failing.”

The subcommittee’s recommen-dations fell under the categories ofMaximum Disclosure, MinimumDelay; Community Engagement;Policies, Procedures and Personnel;Freedom of Information Act; Cul-ture of Transparency and MovingForward. It also proposed futureregular review dates for the Boardof Supervisors to the recommenda-tions and implementation of inputfrom the commission.

Shirley Ginwright, chairman ofthe Communities of Trust Commit-tee, president of the FairfaxCounty NAACP and chairman ofthe commission subcommittee on

diversity, recruitment and vettingof police officers, also shared thatgroup’s final report and recom-mendations.

Ginwright said that subcommit-tee appreciated the chief of police’sexisting diversity council that “ispaying off,” but thought the depart-ment could do more outreach intocommunity forums. The subcom-mittee, among its recommenda-tions, called for a “diversity goal”for each district commander thatwould make them independentlyresponsible “for enhancing diver-sity within the department.”

Once each subcommittee hasfiled a final report, the commissionwill assemble a comprehensive fi-nal report and recommendations tosubmit to the Board of Supervisorslater in the fall.

Christian Klossner, deputy direc-tor of the Washington, D.C. Officeof Public Complaints and at-largemember of the National Associa-tion for Civilian Oversight of LawEnforcement board of directors,was the guest speaker that pre-

sented first at the meeting.“Things are moving away from

reactive models,” Klossner saidduring his presentation, “movingtowards more proactive, address-ing causes and not just the symp-toms.”

When asked about the effective-ness of his organizations, Klossnerresponded there needs to be bet-ter data collection on use of over-sight. “The key is building trust,”he said.

The next full meeting of the adhoc commission is scheduled forAug. 17 at the Fairfax County Gov-ernment Center. For the Sept. 14meeting, commissioners will be atWalt Whitman Middle School inthe Mount Vernon area of Alexan-dria.

More information on the policepolicies review commission, in-cluding the full text of final reportsand proposals from the communi-cations and diversity, tecruitmentand vetting subcommittees is avail-able at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/policecommission.

Ad hoc commission subcommittees report on police policy review.

Repairing a ‘Crisis of Confidence’

Christian Klossner, deputy director of theWashington, D.C. Office of Public Com-plaints and at-large member of the Na-tional Association for Civilian Oversight ofLaw Enforcement board of directors, wasthe guest speaker at the July 27 meeting ofthe ad hoc commission to review FairfaxCounty Police policies.

Mike Curtis, Manassas resident and vicepresident of the Mount Vernon area-basedVirginia Citizens Coalition for Police Ac-countability, asked guest speaker ChristianKlossner if an officer-involved death wouldautomatically trigger an investigation bythe Washington, D.C. Office of Police Com-plaints.

Fairfax County Chief of Police EdwinRoessler reminded members of the commu-nity and ad hoc commissioners that he nowhas a personal scorecard through theFairfax County website for citizens to ratehis performance.

Lt. Col. Tom Ryan with the Fairfax CountyPolice Department said police recognize“the need to get better at release of infor-mation,” during the July 27 meeting of thead hoc commission to review FairfaxCounty Police policies

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In spite of the morning rain, a Family SportsChallenge was held Saturday, July 18 at VanDyck Park in the City of Fairfax to benefit Our

Daily Bread’s Collect for Kids Back to School Pro-gram. Sponsored by local nonprofit Parties 2 In-spire, the City of Fairfax Parks and Recreation De-partment and XSport Fitness, participants paid $5or donated backpacks and scientific calculators fora chance to take part in a number of sports chal-lenges, including Jazzercise, a hula hoop contest,and soccer, football and basketball challenges.

“This has been an extraordinary day becausethrough the rain, we’ve had so much help with ourvolunteers, including the George Mason Women’sBasketball Team, and other nonprofits joining into inspire our community and children with health,fitness and fun to raise awareness for families inneed,” said Hawanya Turner, president of Parties 2Inspire, which sponsored the event.

“Our Back-to-School program is part of acountywide effort to help local kids in need go backto school with all the supplies they need,” saidHeather Webb of Our Daily Bread (ODB). “We’reworking to help 2,000 kids in Central Fairfax.”

ODB’s goal is to provide supplies for 2,000 quali-

fied needy children who attend Fairfax HighSchool, J.E.B. Stuart High School, the elementaryand middle schools that feed into them, and someadditional central Fairfax schools that have re-quested assistance.

Webb said a donation of $15 can translate intoall sorts of school supplies in the Collect for Kids’Back to School program. Some 52,000 school chil-dren who qualify for the free or reduced meals inthe schools, or 27 percent of the school popula-tion, are eligible to receive backpacks with schoolsupplies.

Anyone interested in helping may donatethrough Our Daily Bread’s website,www.ODBFairfax.org, or mail a check to 4080Chain Bridge Road, 2nd Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030.Donations of new backpacks and/or gently usedscientific calculators are also welcome. They maybe brought to ODB’s offices through Aug. 7, Mon-days through Fridays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.Contact Dawn Sykes 703-273-8829 [email protected] or visitwww.ODBFairfax.org.

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Burke Arts in the Parks. Saturdays,through Aug. 22. 10 - 11 a.m. BurkeLake Park Amphitheater, 7315 OxRoad, Fairfax Station. Entertainchildren, teach them the importanceof protecting our natural resources,introduce them to live entertainmentin an informal kid friendlyatmosphere, and forge a connectionbetween kids and parks. Call 703-323-6601.

Stars on Sunday Concert Series.Sundays, through Aug. 30. 3 p.m.Workhouse Arts Center, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Featuring alineup of performances that showcasethe diversity of talent and culture inNorthern Virginia. Concerts are freeto attend and are perfect for families,a special date or a relaxing afternoonof music and dance.

Summer Reading Program. Friday-Saturday, through Sept. 5. 10 a.m.-5p.m. Fairfax Library, 10360 NorthStreet, Fairfax. Come to the libraryall summer for books and events.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/.

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The Living Rainforest. 2:30 p.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Meet animals fromthe rainforest. Ages 6-12. Visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/

FRIDAY/JULY 31Library Play Date. 10:30 a.m. Burke

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FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JULY 31-AUG. 2Cabaret Series: Sizzling Summer

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SATURDAY/AUG. 1Mount Vernon Nights 2015: Grand

Ole’ Ditch. 7-8 p.m. WorkhouseArts Center, 9601 Ox Rd., Lorton.Enjoy free public concerts featuring adifferent genre and musical groupeach week.

5K Race Against Crime. 8 a.m.Fairfax County Government Center,12000 Government Center Parkway,Fairfax. This race is open to everyoneand supports their non-profitprogram that works to aid lawenforcement by providing a meansfor the public to report criminalinformation anonymously andprotected under state law. As part ofthe run, police officers, fire fighters

and sheriffs deputies all competeagainst each other in the PublicSafety Challenge. This is a familyevent where children will enjoyexploring the emergency vehicles andmay visit the child fingerprintingstation. McGruff the Crime Dog willbe there too.There is a free kid runimmediately following the 5K.Multiple food vendors will be onhand as well.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.Fairfax Library, 10360 North Street(,Fairfax. Master Gardeners providehorticultural tips, information,techniques and advice to homegardeners. Adult. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/

SUNDAY/AUG. 2Christ Church Opening Services.

9:30 a.m.-noon. at Christ Church,7600 Ox Road. Services at the newlocation. Visitwww.christchurchva.org.

Hands On Modeling Day. 1-4 p.m.Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road. Visitorslearn how to paint and displayrailroad scenery as well as participatein artifact cleaning. Tickets: $2-$4.

“The Age of Love.” 4 p.m. JewishCommunity Center of NorthernVirginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike,Fairfax. This charming movie followsthe humorous and poignantadventures of 30 older adults inRochester, NY, who sign up for afirst-of-its-kind speed-dating eventexclusively for 70-to 90-year-olds.Recently widowed, long divorced, ornever married, we watch as theyprepare for the big day, meet theirpossible dates, and then anxiouslyawait the results. Through comic andbittersweet moments, they revealintimate confessions of what it is liketo still yearn to be seen andunderstood, and how much or howlittle their hearts have changed overa lifetime. Includes movie, post-discussion and dinner. Tickets: $18-$22.

TUESDAY/AUG. 4Robin and His Merry Band. 2:30

p.m. Fairfax Library, 10360 NorthStreet(, Fairfax. Impressions Theatrepresents the musical story of RobinHood. Ages 6-12. Sign up required.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 5Read! Build! Play! 10:30 a.m. Burke

Centre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Read a story, build withDUPLOs and play with friends. Ages3-5 with adult. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/

FRIDAY/AUG. 7Stewart Huff Live. 8-10 p.m.

Workhouse Arts Center, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. ComedianStewart Huff brings his humor to theWorkhouse. Tickets: $15.

“Despicable Me 2.” 7 p.m.Strawberry Park, just outside ofAngelika Film Center, 2911 DistrictAvenue, Fairfax. Girls on the RunNOVA is presenting a free outdoorscreening of “Despicable Me 2.” Theevent is a way for families to learnmore about their unique youthdevelopment program while alsocelebrating 15 years of service and50,000 girls served.

Fun and Games. 2 p.m. Burke CentreLibrary, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke.Board games and fun. Ages 6-12.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/

SATURDAY/AUG. 8Mount Vernon Nights 2015: Robin

and Linda Williams. 7-8 p.m.Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Rd.,Lorton. A Prairie Home Companionfavorites Robin & Linda Williams justreleased a new hit album, These OldDark Hills. Come enjoy live musicand fun..

2nd Saturday Art Walk. 6- 9 p.m.Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Rd.,Lorton. Experience the diverse art ofover 100 artists on a historic venue.Free Admission.

Creative Writers Club. 2 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Fred OaksRoad, Burke. Join for sharing,discussion and feedback on yourworks in progress. Ages 13-18. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/

SUNDAY/AUG. 9Model Train Show. 1-4 p.m. Fairfax

Station Railroad Museum, 11200Fairfax Station Road. Table Top(TTRAK) model trains will be ondisplay and running. Admission: $2-$4. Visit www.fairfax-station.org.

TUESDAY/AUG. 11Cupcake War for Teens. 7 p.m.

Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredOaks Road, Burke. Teens will createcupcake confections with frosting,sprinkles, toppings and accessories tolearn decorating tips. Ending with afun competition. Sign up required.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 12The One Man Band. 10:30 a.m.

Fairfax Library, 10360 North Street(,Fairfax. Sing, dance and read to therhythm with Peter McCory. All ages.

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THURSDAY/AUG. 13Toddler Time. 10:30 am. Fairfax

Library, 10360 North Street(,Fairfax. Join for stories, song andactivities. Ages 2-3 with adult.Sign up required. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/

FRIDAY/ AUG. 14 Library Playdate: Toddlers.

10:30 a.m. Burke Centre Library,5935 Fred Oaks Road, Burke. Afun place to play with othertoddlers. Ages 1-2 with Adult.Sign up required. http://

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SATURDAY/AUG. 15Mount Vernon Nights 2015: The

Revelers. 7-8 p.m. Workhouse ArtsCenter, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. TheRevelers, founding members of theRed Stick Ramblers and The PineLeaf Boys” “unquestionably the twogroups at the vanguard of theLouisiana cultural renaissance” havejoined together to form a LouisianaSupergroup which combines Swamp-Pop, Cajun, Country, Blues andZydeco into a powerful tonic of rootsmusic that could only come fromSouthwest Louisiana. Free admission.

Tales to Tails. 11 a.m. Fairfax Library,10360 North Street, (Fairfax. Childrenages 6-12 celebrate Prince Boo-Boo’sbirthday with games, activities andreading to the dog. Please bring abirthday card. School age. http://

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TUESDAY/AUG. 18S.T.E.A.M Storytime. 2 p.m. Burke

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Greater Fairfax 16-18UBabe Ruth Baseball WinsSE Regional

The Greater Fairfax 16-18U Babe Ruth baseballteam is headed to the 2015 Babe Ruth World Seriesto be held Aug. 8-15 in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Greater Fairfax earned the right to represent theSoutheast Region by winning the Southeast Regionaltournament, which was held from July 22-26 at his-toric Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights.

During double elimination play, Greater Fairfaxdefeated Putnam County Tennessee, Union CountyNorth Carolina, Northern Fairfax, and Lumber River,North Carolina (twice) in order to advance to theWorld Series. The 2015 Greater Fairfax 16-18U tour-nament team is the first team from Virginia ever toadvance to a World Series. In 2013 and 2014 GreaterFairfax was the Southeast Regional runner up to Ala-bama.

The team is coached by Aaron Tucker and KarlHouse, and managed by Brian Seeley.

Local Fencer WinsUnited StatesNational Championship

Local fencer Phil Sbarbaro, member of the VirginiaAcademy of Fencing in North Springfield, the world’slargest fencing school, and member of the board ofdirectors of the National Fencing Foundation, won

the veteran 70-79 years old men’s sabre nationalchampionship at the 2015 United States FencingAssociation’s Summer National Championships inSan Jose, CA, taking place between June 29 and July6.

In addition, Sbarbaro, together with two other Vir-ginia Academy of Fencing members Chris Matt andJeannine Bender, qualified for the 2015 VeteranWorld Championships taking place from Oct. 19-25in Limoges, France.

Matt fences in the Veteran 50-59 year old men’ssabre category. Bender fences in the veteran 60-69year old women’s sabre category.

Senior Olympics OffersWide Variety of Events

The 2015 NVSO will be held Sept. 12-25 at 23 ven-ues throughout Northern Virginia. More than 50events are open to adults 50-plus years of age livingin a sponsoring jurisdiction. NVSO is sponsored bythe cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church andthe counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquierand Prince William.

Other NVSO events include track and field, swim-ming, diving, cycling, tennis, table tennis, golf, min-iature golf, ten pin bowling, eight ball pool, volley-ball, pickleball, men’s basketball, handball, racquet-ball, badminton and bocce. Participants can registeronline at www.nvso.us or by mail. Registration fee is$12 which covers multiple events. Deadlines are Aug.28 by mail, Sept. 4 online.

For more information, call 703-228-4721 or email,[email protected].

The Greater Fairfax 16-18UBabe Ruth baseball won theSoutheast regional and willcompete in the Babe RuthWorld Series. Pictured are:(front) Coach Brian Seeley,Nathan Nguyen, BrandonReiser, Zach Beck, TylerMurray, Kyle Wilkinson, SeanCulleiton, Ben Stine, NickRender, Zach Thurston, (back)Coach Karl House, KennyBarry, Michael Camarata,Matthew Sedlock, ZachBright, Jimmy Nicholas, TreyHouse, Matthew Blaise, JakeD’Ercole, Joe Larimer, andCoach Aaron Tucker.

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By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Patty Maye Ohanian arrived in Mis-sion Viejo, Calif., on Friday totrain for what she called her“most important” travel softball

tournament of the year.Ohanian, a Burke resident and rising jun-

ior pitcher and slugger on the BishopO’Connell softball team, plays travel ball forthe SoCal Bandits, a Huntington Beach-based branch of the Illinois-based BeverlyBandits. Ohanian and her teammates willcompete in the 16U premier division of thePremier Girls Fastpitch tournament Aug. 1-8.

Travel softball tournaments are nothingnew to Ohanian, a competitive and drivenathlete who has dedicated countless hoursto her craft. But this tournament has takenon added importance after a coachingchange at the University of Illinois shiftedOhanian’s softball future into a state of un-certainty.

Ohanian spent most of her 10U-16Utravel seasons playing for the Vienna Stars.She also played one season with VirginiaGlory and attended multiple camps with thegoal of getting noticed by college coaches.

Ohanian’s hard work paid off with a fullscholarship offer from the University of Il-linois. Ohanian, then a freshman at LakeBraddock Secondary School, committed tothe Fighting Illini.

THE FOLLOWING YEAR, Ohanian trans-ferred to Bishop O’Connell and excelled inboth the pitcher’s circle and the batter’s box.She posted a 1.75 ERA in 44 inningspitched, and batted .594 with nine homeruns and 57 RBIs in 30 games. She wasnamed VISAA state Player of the Year andwas a first-team All-Met selection by theWashington Post.

“People ask me [about the effects of com-mitting early] a lot,” Ohanian wrote in anemail. “They ask me if I got lazy. They askme if I stopped practicing. The answer is,NO. I don’t play softball for the scholarship.I play softball to be the best I can be. I amnot naturally the ‘perfectly built softballplayer.’ I’m ‘too short’ to be a pitcher, andI’m ‘not from the right area.’

“Every day I take off, someone else is tak-ing advantage of it. The only thing thatchanged for me was how much more I knewI had to work hard to compete in the Big10. Everyone who watches me play tells meI seem very intense, and I am. I mentallychallenge myself every pitch of every gamebecause I know how intense college will be.I play because I love to compete, with my-self and others. I want to see how far I cantake this thing.”

Things were going smoothly for Ohanianuntil Terri Sullivan, who spent 16 years ashead coach of the Illinois softball program,announced in early June that she wouldretire. Ohanian, who listed Sullivan as one

of the main reasons she committed to Illi-nois, retweeted the coach’s retirement an-nouncement from the Illini Softball Twitteraccount.

“Going into my unofficial visit, I wastimid, knowing nothing about the univer-sity,” Ohanian wrote. “When I met thecoaches, I felt unbelievably at home. Thehead coach that recruited me, CoachSullivan, and her assistants, Coach [Donna]DiBiase and Coach [Katie] O’Connell, wereexactly what I was looking for in coaches.They were athletic, and energetic. My per-sonality fits well with that type of leader-ship. After looking in to the university, Ifound out how great of a school it was aca-demically, too.”

How did Ohanian react to the news ofSullivan’s retirement?

“My initial reaction was very upset,” she

wrote. “I was sitting in [O’Connell] Coach[Tommy Orndorff’s] office during lunch oneday when I got a text from one of the re-cruits telling me what had happened. As Isaid before, one of the main things I likedabout the school so much was her, and onceshe was gone it felt like what I had imag-ined it to be like was all gone.”

Less than a month later, Illinois hired TyraPerry as head coach. According to Ohanian,“the commitment fell through about a weeklater.”

“Pitching is a hard thing,” Ohanian wrote.“Some coaches want power pitchers, somewant junky movement pitchers. Some want6-foot tall girls and some want girls like me(5 feet 8). The new coach and I weren’t agood fit, personality-wise or pitching-wise.”

After committing early in her high schoolcareer and seemingly saving herself from a

stressful process down the road, Ohanianfinds herself uncommitted entering her jun-ior year.

“The early college softball recruiting hasgotten out of hand,” Ohanian wrote. “Girlsin the seventh and eighth grade commit tocolleges. There was no specific reason whyI committed then, to be honest. It was nor-mal. I was right on schedule with all other2017 pitchers who want to compete at thehighest collegiate level.”

When asked what she meant by softballrecruiting getting “out of hand,” Ohanianmentioned several reasons.

“I said that because softball is one of theearliest sports that recruit,” Ohanian wrote.“Girls in the seventh and eighth grade com-mit to college, similar to me. The problemwith this is that five or six years is a longtime in the collegiate athletics business.Coaches can change, and even more thanonce, in that time period. Girls can peakearly, and not get any better from theireighth grade year on. Or, girls can peak late,but by the time they’re up to speed, spotsare already filled.

“The early recruiting puts players, par-ents, and coaches in tough positions andforces them to make decisions that seventhand eighth graders should not be making.A lot of the time, everything works out, butthe amount of times things change or gowrong after a player commits early and thende-commits for various reasons is growingtoo fast.”

OHANIAN IS CONFIDENT everythingwill work out.

“On my travel team, we have girls goingto DePaul, ASU, Louisville, Southern Utah,and Miami of Ohio, but we also have manyother girls who have not committed,”Ohanian wrote. “All that changes now is thatI go back into the pool of girls who are notcommitted. There are plenty of Division Ischools who still need pitchers and hitters.I know what I want in a school, I know howfar away I want to go, and what I like anddislike in programs and coaches now. I trulybelieve I learned a lot from this experience.”

Next up for Ohanian is the Premier GirlsFastpitch tournament.

“This tournament is the most importantof the year, so it was definitely importantall year long,” Ohanian wrote, “althoughnow that I de-committed, I know the im-portance of performing well in front of allthe scouts that will be at the tournament.”

Bishop O’Connell softball standout training in California.

Illinois De-Commit Ohanian Faces Uncertain Future

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Burke resident and Bishop O’Connell rising junior Patty Maye Ohaniande-committed from the University of Illinois during the summer.

“The early recruiting putsplayers, parents, andcoaches in tough positionsand forces them to makedecisions that seventh andeighth graders should notbe making.”

— Patty Maye Ohanian via email

Springfield Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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ABC LICENSEZin Springfield, VA LLC trad-ing as Zinburger Wine and

Burger Bar, 6795 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE

CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer on Premises/Mixed Beverages license to sell or

manufacture alcoholic beverages. Bradford Honigfeld, member

NOTE: Objections to the issu-ance of this license must be

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Associate Pastor wanted by local church in Burke, VA. Master's deg in

Divinity or Theology a must. Must be Ordained Pastor. Must speak, read &

write Korean. Resume to Word of God Baptist Church, 9800 Old Keene Mill Rd,

Burke, VA 22015

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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call 703-778-9416. The deadline for submissions is the Fridayprior to publication. Dated announcements should besubmitted at least two weeks prior to the event.

THURSDAY/JULY 30Spanish Conversation Group. 2 p.m. Kings

Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke.Participants can practice and improve theirSpanish with a native speaker. Visitfairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches.

Walk-In Ebook and Computer Clinic. 10 a.m.Pohick Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke.Help with basic computer skills anddownloading library eBooks. Bring deviceaccount IDs and passwords.

FRIDAY/JULY 31Basic Computer Skills Training. 1 p.m. Kings

Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke.Participants can learn basic computer skills withone-on-one technology volunteers. Visitfairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches.

SATURDAY/AUG. 1Teen Advisory Board. 10:30 a.m. Burke Centre

Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road(, Burke. Youngadult volunteers work together on developinglibrary programs for their peers. Age 13-18.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/

ONGOINGSenior Outdoor Pickleball, April-October,

Wednesdays 8-10 a.m. Audrey Moore WakefieldPark Fairfax County, Courts 9 & 10, Beginnerswelcome. No cost. Email Gerald Rhoads [email protected].

Volunteer Fairfax seeks individuals, families,youth and corporate groups for serviceopportunities at a variety of nonprofit agencies.One-time special events or ongoing activities areavailable at www.volunteerfairfax.org or call703-246-3460.

Singers Wanted for the Celebration Singers.The women’s show choir is interested in newtalent to perform at various Northern Virginiacommunity sites. Practices are Wednesdays10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in Burke. Contact GayleParsons, 703-644-4485 or [email protected].

Online Scavenger Hunt. Visit Fairfax tasks thoseinterested in becoming “citizen ambassadors” tothe county (those informed on fun, creativeweekend outings in the area) to find two FairfaxCounty Ambassador icons hidden throughoutthe fxva.com website in order to join theambassador team; those who find all five hiddenpins will receive a complimentary gift.www.fxva.com/online-ambassador.

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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call 703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Dated announcementsshould be submitted at least two weeks prior to theevent.

Fairfax Baptist Temple, at the corner ofFairfax County Parkway and Burke Lake Roads,holds a bible study fellowship at 9 a.m. Sundaysfollowed by a 10 a.m. worship service. Nursery careand children’s church also provided. 6401 Mission-ary Lane, Fairfax Station, 703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.

The Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center, 10875Main St., Fairfax City provides free classes to bothnewcomers and advanced practitioners of TibetanBuddhism. The center emphasizes working withthe mind and learning how to understand theworkings of the mind, overcoming innner causes ofsuffering, while cultivating causes of happiness.Under the direction of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, thecenter is a place of study, contemplation and medi-tation. Visit http://www.guhyasamaja.org for moreinformation.

Lord of Life Lutheran offers services at twolocations, in Fairfax at 5114 Twinbrook Road andin Clifton at 13421 Twin Lakes Drive. Services inFairfax are held on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. andSundays at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Services in Clifton areheld on Sundays at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 or www.Lordoflifeva.org.

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