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SpotlightingStream SafetyNews, page 3

Maywood atA MilestoneNews, page 3

Caring forAthletesNews, Page 3

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Competing inNOVA ClassicSports, Page 12

Henry Mojano is a keycontributor to thisseason’s Wakefield

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By Delia Sava

The Connection

Feeling stressed by a longlist when short on cash?Local retailers offer upsome suggestions for

gifts that make big statements butcarry little price tags. Gifts as ges-tures of love this season do not

need to cost a fortune.Sue Pryatt, owner of Kinder

Haus Toys likes the Toddler Totepuzzles from Lauri Toys, for ages2-5, $15.75. “It comes in its owncarrying case and has all kinds offun things you can do.” KinderHaus carries a large selection ofbooks, including two Pryatt haswritten about a little girl who

wants to be presi-dent, “Call Me Ma-dame President”and “President Amanda’s WhistleStop Trip,” $18.www.kinderhaus.com. 703-527-5929.

For ages 5 and up the Green Toysindoor gardening kit will growflowers and herbs in days. The

Tao Digital Picture keychain. Givethem a photo album worth of pic-tures: more than 50 images can bedownloaded and saved to display,$14.99. www.taoelectronics.com.888-920- 0829.

Men on the list will love the or-ganic cotton t-shirts from Alterna-tive Apparel which come in lots ofcolors and can be worn with any-thing. CarleyLitchfield, man-ager at SouthMoon Undersays they areavailable in crewand v-neck stylesand they are su-per soft, $18. Galpals will like theHimalayan soywax candle in afresh green teaand lemon grass scent, 12.50.Litchfield notes, “This is an awe-some price for a soy candle with50 hours of burn time that comesin a pretty decorative glass … andthe clean smell is good for any-one.” www.southmoonunder.com.

703-807-4083.Christina Simms, general man-

ager at Best Cellars, recommendsthe Heavy Seas Yule Tide Ale fromClipper City Brewery in Baltimore,$5.99 a bottle. “This Belgian-styleale is extremely flavorful, it’s froma local brewery that producessmall quantities that are high qual-ity.” Simms also likes the crèmebrulee stout from Southern Tier,$6.99 a bottle. “It’s a perfect des-sert beer for this time of year.”www.bestcellars.com (703) 741-0404.

Add a bottle opener (made froma recycled bike chain) to the beerfor a thoughtful and practical giftto take to a holiday party, $10.

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Arlington Connection Editor Steven Mauren

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News

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Families and volunteers stopto view the wreath placed

upon former President John F.Kennedy’s gravesite.

Families and volunteersparticipate in WreathsAcross America Day at Ar-lington Cemetery on Dec. 12.

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Taking Care of AthletesLocal volunteer to workat Winter Olympics.

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By Delia Sava

The Connection

Penny Capps beams as she slips onthe new Ralph Lauren navy cardi-gan sweater. The sweater has not

been designed to make a fashion statement;it’s part of the uniform Capps, a massagetherapist, will wear when she goes toVancouver in February for the 2010 WinterOlympics. Ralph Lauren is one of the cor-porate sponsors along with Nike providingthe apparel for the U.S. team. This is thesecond time Capps will have the honor ofserving on the volunteer medical team atan Olympic event. Her first experience wasthe 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Capps grew up in the area and lives inArlington. While she was growing up, andthrough high school and college she saysshe was always interested in sports. “I wasalways involved in some sport, tennis, fieldhockey, karate.” Having first-hand knowl-

edge of competitive sports gives her an un-derstanding and appreciation of what theathletes go through. “One of the things Ireally enjoy is seeing how the athletes pushthemselves … to me it’s really exciting towatch.”

When it was time to choose a career,Capps says that she was not sure what shemight want to do. “I got a summer jobwith an engineering research lab and theysaid as a female you’d be able to get agood job.” Capps took the advice to studyengineering: she holds a bachelor’s degreein mining engineering from West VirginiaUniversity and a master’s from VirginiaTech in civil engineering. “For 18 years Iworked for the Army and I got to travel.”Capps says she appreciated the greattraining she received while working forthe Army. But in 1997 Capps decided thatshe wanted to make a change. “I reallywanted something that was people ori-ented.”

Capps had been teaching classes at ahealth club when a friend encouraged herto try her hand at massage therapy. Capps

Eye on Stream SafetyRain, snow dilutechemicals dischargedinto Four Mile Run.

Warning LiftedArlington County has lifted the advisory it

issued on Dec. 4 to avoid the water in FourMile Run, downstream from the Walter Reedbridge that crosses Four Mile Run to thePotomac River. The advisory was issued fol-lowing a significant fire at an automobileparts facility on South Four Mile Run Drivethat resulted in the release of automobile flu-ids and firefighting materials into Four MileRun. The precaution was meant to allow theeffect of the discharge to be diminished by thenatural flushing of the streams.

Following several days of stream flow andprecipitation events, the County is lifting theadvisory. Residents may resume normal pre-cautions for safe use of its urban streams.

The County issued a reminder to residentsthat stream water can contain microorgan-isms that can make people sick, whether thestream is located in an urban area or in themiddle of a forest. Even after the dischargeis naturally flushed from the streams, theCounty’s normal precautions for safe use ofstreams apply. Find information and safetytips on Arlington streams, including infor-mation on reporting stream pollutionincidents, on the Arlington County Depart-ment of Environmental Services Web site.

Posted signs within the dog parkeast of Hercules on Four Mile Runin Arlington.

By Michael Lee Pope

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The banks of Four Mile Run havealways been a sort of dumpingground. Last year, county offi-cials issued a warning about raw

sewage being dumped into the waterwayseparating Arlington from Alexandria. Ear-lier this month, Arlington County issued an-other alert warning people to be aware ofhazardous materials oozing into the stream.

“People who live near Four Mile Run of-ten let their pets swim in the water,” saidMary Curtius, a spokeswoman for thecounty. “So we always try to let people knowas soon as something happens with FourMile Run.”

The fire started at Hercules Jack’s Guaran-teed Used Auto Parts. Owner Louis Burris says he’s not really sure what originally started the

fire, although he suspects it was a car with afuel leak and a shorted-out battery. Whenworkers attempted to move the car, the fireunexpectedly started and quickly spread.

“We’re 99 percent sure that’s what startedit,” said Burris. “Once that rubber startsburning, the whole thing looks 10 timesworse than it really is.”

THE STRECH OF land known as Four MileRun was part of a tract of land originallyowned by George Washington. Since that

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Maywood at a MilestonePhotographercompares todaywith 100 years ago.

By Senitra McCombs

The Connection

What does a community looklike a 100 years ago? Ama-teur photographer and

Cherrydale resident Greg Embree cap-tured the answer through his photo lensin the exhibit “Maywood at a Milestone”at Cherrydale Library in Arlington.

The exhibit will be up until mid- Janu-ary.

Photos from the exhibit can also beseen on the Maywood’s Facebook page.

The exhibit is a mixture of regular pho-tos and “Then and now” type of photosof places and people. For the compari-son photos, he sent out advertisementson Maywood’s neighborhood listserv forresidents with similar characteristics as

their counterparties in the older photos.Then, he shot their portraits in his homestudio.

“One of my favorite photos is of a littleseven year old girl from 1917or 1918 anda seven year old girl from today … andanother one is of a little boy and hisgrandparents all holding American flagsat the Fourth of July Bicycle Parade,”Embree said.

The project was originally started todrum up interest in the Cherrydale Li-brary. Embree thought that capturingMaywood’s cennenial celebration wouldbe a great idea for a photo exhibit, so hebrought it up at the annual neighborhoodmeeting.

With the help of Maywood’s neighbor-hood president Alex Berger and KarenPraed, Embree was able to capture thecloseness of Maywood at various centen-nial celebrations such as the Fourth ofJuly Bicycle Parade, block party and Pot-luck anniversary dinner.

Through Berger, he was also able toSee Maywood, Page 6


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The Arlington Arts Center offers beginner to ad-vanced classes in all genres, mediums, and ageranges that will inspire, amuse, and enlighten thosepeople on your holiday. Contact to see about giving

a special gift this year that will open up a world ofcreativity to family and friends. Call 703-248-6800or visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org.

— Mechelle Schloss

Opportunities for Creativity and ExpressionA “Costumes and Disguises” class in full regale at the Arlington Arts Center.

Art teacher with the Arling-ton Arts Center, AlisonSpain, works with a localstudent on design andcomposition.

“Flipbooks and Storyboards” teacher Eric Piccione brain-storms with his students on animation concepts in one ofthe art centers most popular classes for youths.

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Penny Capps will be working with athletes at the 2010Winter Olympics.

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“It’s the athletefirst. You’reworkingtogether, takingcare of them,making surethey have whatthey need.”

— Penny Capps

Caring for Athleteswent to school at night while

working full time to get her certi-fication as a massage therapist. Inaddition to having a thriving mas-sage therapy practice, she is alsoa certified personal trainer and acertified fitness instructor. Sheteaches at XSport in Alexandria.

According toCapps, to be ac-cepted as part of theU.S. Olympic medi-cal team — com-prised of orthopedicphysicians, chiro-practors, athletictrainers and mas-sage therapists —one has to demon-strate an ability toperform well at“elite” sportingevents. Capps saysshe has “worked herway up” by provingshe can work a gru-eling schedule under intense pres-sure. “I’m volunteering my timebut they will pay my expenses.”

The training for the Vancouvergames was held in ColoradoSprings at the Olympic Trainingcenter in early December. Cappssays that it was very organized,very upbeat: “It was fun to go backand to meet the other people whoare working.”

Capps will be working at theOlympic Village, adesignated “safe”place only for ath-letes. “It’s the ath-lete first. You’reworking together,taking care ofthem, making surethey have whatthey need,” saidCapps.

Capps says sheloves seeing howathletes from allthe different coun-tries becomefriends. “It’s[sports] a common

language, like music,” she saidadding, “It’s the closest to worldpeace that we get.”

“Young Maywood Resident,2009.”

“Young Maywood Resident,1917”

Maywood’s centennial potluck dinner on May 23, 2009, held in celebration of the anni-versary of the neighborhood’s founding in May 1909. This photo went into the Maywoodtime capsule, the key to which was buried in Thrifton Hill Park on Sept. 13, 2009.

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He described Maywood as a verycohesive and attractive neighbor-hood.

“Everyone that I met was veryfriendly and energetic people.They realized that they live in avery special place in a specialtime.” Embree said.

Another fun aspect of the projectfor him was “the architectural”part. His wife, Suzanne, alsohelped him in framing variousshots.

“I went around Maywood andphotographed over 200 homes.The organizers of the block partyin September had a photo of eachhouse on a large pin and they gaveit out at the block party … sopeople would recognize each other

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by their homes.” Embree said.In addition, the neighborhood

association put up plaques neareach original Victorian house fea-tured in the exhibit.

He also mentioned how physi-cally Maywood is a very attractive

place where “it’s like going back50 to 100 years.”

Embree stated that the exhibitdemonstrates what he enjoys mostabout photography — “capturingtime.” By capturing what


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Maywood looked like via pho-tos, future generations will seewhat Maywood looked like in thepast.

He hopes that future genera-tions will see the “common hu-manity” they share with peoplefrom 100 years ago.

“Hairstyles and clothing changesbut people still get married or fallin love.”

Some of his photos were placedin Maywood’s time capsule thatthey will open in another 100years.

Maywood was originally a “trol-ley suburb” in the early 1900s be-cause the Washington and OldDominion Railway and trolleylines serviced the Maywood andCherrydale neighborhoods. Manyof the federal workers lived inMaywood and took the trolley ortrain to their workplace in Wash-ington, D.C.

Embree is a retired federalworker who was originally fromTennessee. He has lived in the Ar-lington-Cherrydale neighborhoodsince 1972. Last September, hewas named an honorary citizen ofMaywood at the annual blockparty.

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Calendar

Know of something missing from ourcommunity entertainment Calendar? Sendit to The Arlington Connection, e-mail it [email protected] is 2 p.m. the Thursday before pub-lication. Call Steve Hibbard at703-778-9412 with any questions. Photosare welcome.

ONGOINGEncore Chorale. Conducted by Jeanne

Kelly. Will meet on Tuesdays at 2 p.m.at the Langston-Brown Senior Center,2121 N. Culpeper Street, Arlington.First rehearsal on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 2p.m. call Jeanne Kelly at 301-261-5747; 571-215-6118 or [email protected] the Web site http://encorecreativity.org.

Tree Stewards. Volunteer to improvethe health of urban trees througheducational programs, tree plantingand maintenance throughout Arlingtonand Alexandria. The next volunteertraining program will be held Tuesdayevenings, from Feb. 16 through April27 at the Walter Reed CommunityCenter in Arlington. $120 covers thecost of the course, a training manualand all handout materials. Deadline forapplying is Jan. 22. Call 703-228-6423or [email protected].

NOW THROUGH DEC. 20“Tis the Season.” Celebrates the

winter illuminated by the stars, thecustoms and the character that markthe holidays with warmth andgoodwill. At Arlington’s David M.Brown Planetarium, 1426 N. QuincyStreet, Arlington. Fridays andSaturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at1:30 and 3 p.m. Admission is $3/adults, $2/seniors and children.Reservations not needed. Call 703-228-6070.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 10“The Snow Queen.” Price: $12, $15 at

the door, $10 for groups of 10 or more.Dates: Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 24, 26,27, 30 at 12:30 p.m.; Dec. 20, 26, 27at 3:30 p.m.; Jan. 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 at12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mixesoriginal music, masks, pantomime,puppetry, and live action. Based on theplay by Alexander Pushkin. Presentedby the Synetic Family Theater,Shirlington Village, 4041 CampbellAve., Arlington. Call 1-800-494-8497or visit http://classika.org.

DEC. 15-18Christmas Prayer Walk. 6-9 p.m.

Experience the magic and splendor ofChristmas with an indoor self-guidedprayer walk as you follow the story ofthe birth of Jesus and the Good Newsof the season. At Clarendon UnitedMethodist Church, 606 N. Irving,Arlington. Call 703-527-8574 orwww.morefaith.org.

DEC. 15-20Swingin’ Santas Cabaret. Tickets are

$33. Swingin’ Santas Michael Barry,James Gardiner, Zachary Prince, andStephen Gregory Smith belt, croon,and harmonize through refreshinglydifferent holiday offerings for eightperformances. Tuesday, Dec. 15 at8:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 8:30p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 17, at 8:30 p.m.;Friday, Dec. 18, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m.and 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2p.m. At Signature’s ARK Theatre, 4200Campbell Ave., Arlington. CallTicketmaster at 703-573-7328 or visitwww.signature-theatre.org.

TUESDAY/DEC. 15Green Film Screening: Affluenza. 7

p.m. Affluenza documents the toll that

stress, overwork, consumerism, anddebt can take, as well as the lives ofwomen and men who are working andshopping less, spending more timewith friends and family, volunteeringin their communities, and enjoyingtheir lives more. Sponsored byArlingtonians for a Clean Environmentand Arlington County Fresh AIRE. AtShirlington Library, 4200 S. CampbellAve., Arlington. For questions or toRSVP, [email protected] or call703-228-6406.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 16Judy’s Holiday Place. At the

Sisterhood at Temple Rodef Shalom,2100 Westmoreland Street, FallsChurch. A special place where childrenages 12 and under can purchase new,pre-wrapped gifts for family andfriends. The shop will be open on thefollowing: Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 4-7 p.m.

THURSDAY/DEC. 17Ukrainian and Mongolian Music.

7:30 p.m. Admission is $15.Mongolian-born pianist Shuree andUkrainian violinist SolomiaGorokhivska unite in an evening ofWestern classical and contemporaryUkrainian and Mongolian music. At theRosslyn Spectrum Theatre, 1611 NorthKent Street, Arlington. Call 703-228-1850, or visit www.arlingtonarts.org orwww.planetarlington.com.

FRIDAY/DEC. 18Bowen McCauley Dance. 10 a.m.

Performing “The Little Engine ThatCould” in collaboration with GlebeElementary School students. At GlebeElementary School, 1770 N. GlebeRoad, Arlington. Visit www.bmdc.org

DEC. 18-19.“All That Glitters” Holiday Art

Show and Sale. Reception on Fridayfrom 6:30-8:30 p.m. Show on Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored bythe Arlington Artists Alliance. Oilpaintings, watercolors, acrylics, pastelsand sculpture by Arlington artists. Atthe Fairlington Community Center,3308 S. Stafford Street, Arlington.

SATURDAY/DEC. 19Breakfast with Santa. 9:30 a.m.Food, photos and fun. Cost is$10.95/children; $16.95/adults. Atthe Hyatt Arlington Hotel, 1325Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Forreservations, call 703-908-4670.Country Western Dance. KatFanelli will be the DJ. Mal and LindaZerden will teach a full hour ofbeginner/intermediate waltz movesbeginning at 7:30 p.m. Opendancing is from 8:30-11 p.m. andincludes Two Step, Waltz, line,Swing, Cha Cha, and specialtydances. Couples and singles arewelcome. Admission is $10 forNVCWDA members, $12 for non-members, and $5 for ages 16-20with student ID. At Luther JacksonMiddle School, 3020 Gallows Road,Falls Church. Visit the web site,www.nvcwda.org or call the hot line703-860-4941.Holiday Concert. 4 p.m. Free.More than 200 singers between theages of 55 and 96, all members ofeight area Encore Chorales, directedby Jeanne Kelly, will perform acombined concert of holidayfavorites. At Kenmore MiddleSchool, 200 South Carlin SpringsRoad, Arlington. Call Jeanne Kelly at301-261-5747 or 571-215-6118 [email protected] visit http://encorecreativity.org.Spaghetti Dinner and SilentAuction. Sponsored by the MountVernon High School Girls Basketballteam. Tickets are $5. See a student

athlete from the girls basketball teamor contact Terry Henderson at 703-619-3146 [email protected].

Shop and Drop. 5-9 p.m. Kids ages 7-12will have a fun-filled evening ofactivities while parents do last-minuteshopping. Obstacle courses, tumbletramp, foam pit, games and more. AtBarcroft Sports and Fitness Center. Call703-228-4747 or visitwww.arlingtonva.us/prcr

SUNDAY/DEC. 20National Men’s Chorus Performs. 4

p.m. Tickets are $15. Arlingtonresident, singer and songwriter DebiSmith will perform “Music atChristmastide” at Western PresbyterianChurch, 2491 Virginia Ave., in FoggyBottom, Washington, D.C. Call 202-244-7191 orwww.nationalmenschorus.org.

Winter Solstice Event. 2 p.m. “SimplePleasures are Life’s Treasures” will becelebrated with games, stories, crafts,and entertainment. The event willfeature a performance by “The JazzyJuggler” and a baritone horn solo bypark naturalist and musicianextraordinaire, Rich Bailey. At PotomacOverlook Regional Park in Arlington.Call 703-528-5406.

MONDAY/DEC. 21Tree Dedication. 6-6:30 p.m. Red

Sunset Maple Tree dedication andcelebration by candlelight. At Churchof the Covenant, 26666 Military Road,Arlington. Call 703-524-4115. Go tocovenantchurcharlington.org.

Christmas Tea. 1 p.m. An old fashionChristmas Tea with inspirationalprogram by the United MethodistWomen. At Clarendon UnitedMethodist Church, 606 N. Irving,Arlington. RSVP at 703-527-8574 orgo to www.morefaith.org.

TUESDAY/DEC. 22Swing Dancing. 9-11 p.m. $10

admission. With Natty Beaux, amixture of the Billy Coulter Band,Junkyard Saints, Alexandria Kleztetand Western Bop. Hosted by GottaSwing. At the Clarendon Ballroom,3185 Wilson Blvd., Arlington.

SUNDAY/DEC. 20Nutcracker Tea. 2-4 p.m. Enjoy afternoon

Tea, pictures with the Sugar Plum Fairy, amini-Nutcracker performance, live stringquartet, and the chance to get autographsfrom your favorite Nutcracker character.Tickets: $55 adults; $35/ages 4 – 12; $15under 4. Available online atwww.BalletNova.org. At the WestinArlington Gateway, 801 North Glebe Road,Arlington.


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Mark is a gray and white tabby neutered male short hairedcat. He is 2 years old. Mark was brought into the shelter whenhis owner’s home burned down and she was out of work. Theshelter kept Mark for her for a month while she tried to getback on her feet, but it took longer than she expected, so,much as it broke her heart, she said it would be best to putMark up for adoption. Mark is very sweet and social. He lovesstring toys, especially ones with suede tassels on the ends. Hisother favorite toys are little fuzzy toy mice. But Mark’s favor-ite thing in the world it to be held by people. The shelter hasvisiting rooms, so come down and cuddle with Mark and havea nice play session with him and some of his favorite toys.

Pee Wee is an adorable puppy who is growing like a weed.He is a 6-month-old yellow Labrador retriever mix who wassurrendered to the shelter with a congenital abnormality thatrequired the amputation of his right front leg. The surgerywas completed in October, and after recovering at a fosterhome, Pee Wee is adjusting well. Although social and full ofenergy, he is very mouthy in play and shows a few subtle signsof guarding his food. He will do best with an experiencedowner who can train, socialize and channel his energy intopositive activities. Pee Wee would do best in a home withchildren over the age of 8.

Pets of the Week

To meet these or any other animals available for adoption, visit the animal shelter at 2650 S. Arlington Mill Drive, Arlington.It is open for viewing from noon-7 p.m. on weekdays (closed on Tuesdays) and noon-4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Adoptionrequirements can be reviewed on the Web site at www.awla.org by clicking on “Adopt,” as well as all pictures of all of the animalsavailable for adoption. Call 703-931-9241.

To have engagements, weddings, obitu-aries, or other significant personal eventslisted in The Arlington Connection, [email protected] orfax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is 2 p.m.the Thursday before publication. CallSteve Hibbard at 703-778-9412. Photosare welcome.

Thomas C. Capretta has gradu-ated from the Army ROTC (ReserveOfficer Training Corps) Leader Develop-ment and Assessment Course, alsoknown as “Operation Warrior Forge,” atFort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. Capretta isthe son of James C. and Claire M.Capretta of N. Abingdon St., Arlington.

Air Force Airman Courtney R.Taylor graduated from basic militarytraining at Lackland Air Force Base, SanAntonio, Texas. She is the daughter ofDouglas Taylor and stepdaughter of

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Paris Taylor of S. Eads St., Arlington, Va.

Navy Seaman Recruit MatthewL. Menoche, son of Barbara P. andEdmond E. Menoche of Arlington, re-cently completed U.S. Navy basictraining at Recruit Training Command,Great Lakes, Ill. Menoche is a 2009graduate of Langston Brown HighSchool of Arlington.

Arlington resident RhondaColley was recently invited to join morethan 75 of her peers at an internationalsummit in Berlin, Germany, hosted byCultural Care Au Pair. Colley is a Cul-tural Care Au Pair local childcarecoordinator for Arlington, McLean, andWashington, D.C.

Air Force Airman Miguel A.Batista graduated from basic militarytraining at Lackland Air Force Base, San

Antonio, Texas. The airman completedan intensive, eight-week program thatincluded training in military disciplineand studies, Air Force core values, physi-cal fitness, and basic warfare principlesand skills. Batista is the son of CarlosBatista of Seventh Road S., Arlington.He is a 2008 graduate of Garfield HighSchool, Woodbridge, Va.

Navy Seaman Recruit LukeEllison, son of William Ellison of Ar-lington, recently completed U.S. Navybasic training at Recruit Training Com-mand, Great Lakes, Ill. with honors.During the eight-week program, Ellisoncompleted a variety of training whichincluded classroom study and practicalinstruction on naval customs, first aid,firefighting, water safety and survival,and shipboard and aircraft safety. Anemphasis was also placed on physicalfitness.

Amy Walter of Arlington hasbeen named an overseer of Colby Col-lege in Waterville, Maine. Walter,editor-in-chief of The Hotline,Washington’s premier daily briefing onAmerican politics, is a 1991 graduate ofColby.

Elected by the college’s Board ofTrustees, Colby overseers help assess theeffectiveness of academic and adminis-trative departments and serve as aninformal advisory group to the college’spresident and trustees.

Derek Stotler of Arlington, afreshman majoring in engineering in theCollege of Engineering, has gainedmembership to the Virginia Tech Corpsof Cadets Regimental Band, the Highty-Tighties. The Highty-Tighties arecelebrating their 116th anniversary thisyear under the direction of Maj. GeorgeMcNeill. A retired member of the U.S.Army, McNeill joined the Highty-Tighties after 22 years of enlistedmilitary service in the Army Band Pro-gram.

The Virginia School Boards Asso-ciation recognized Washington-Lee HighSchool architects Grimm + Parker Archi-

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tects with the Distinguished Design Award- Platinum Level, in the 2009 VirginiaSchool Boards Association’s Exhibition ofSchool Architecture. The Platinum Levelis the top award. The awards were pre-sented at the VSBA convention inWilliamsburg, Va. Nov. 18-20.

Winning projects were selected from20 entries in the areas of new construc-tion, renovation, and adaptive use ofexisting space.

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Stream Safetytime, the banks of the stream havebeen home to a railroad line, anamusement park and massiveflooding after Hurricane Agnes in1972. Today the area is part of astudy currently being conducted bythe United States Army Corps ofEngineers to restore the natural in-frastructure, create a habitat forbirds and species, restore naturalstream channels and remove fishblockages. In October, U.S. Rep.Jim Moran (D-8) announced a$500,000 appropriation to the Al-exandria-Arlington partnership torestore the Four Mile Run water-shed. In total, Moran has ear-marked $9.1 million for the project.

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The fire at Hercules Jack’s hascreated a setback to the long-awaited restoration effort — dump-ing untold gallons of polluted wa-ter into the stream. Arlington

County firefighters used a foam-pro-ducing chemical known as AFFFwhen fighting the junkyard fire.That sent a toxic mixture of auto-mobile fluids and firefighting chemi-cals into the channel towards thealready-polluted Potomac River.According to a spokesman for theArlington Fire Department, AFFF isdiluted so much that it would bebarely noticeable at 6 percentchemical to 94 percent water.

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our lives,” he added as colleaguesviewed photos of his wife and newbaby.

Producer Abby Sternberg ofAnnandale organizes theShirlington Lunch Bunch. She saysthe group is representative of theprofessional, vibrant productioncommunity in Northern Virginia.

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‘Ox’ Whelden a Force on the Mat for YorktownWakefield, W-L, O’Connell competeduring NOVA Classic in Fairfax.

Yorktown heavyweight Charlie Whelden, left, wrestlesWakefield’s Luis Contreras during Saturday’s NOVA Classic atFairfax High School. Whelden won, 2-1, in double overtime.

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In a matchup of Arlingtonhigh school heavyweights, itwas the escape ability of thewrestler referred to as “Ox”

which determined the winner.Yorktown sophomore Charlie

Whelden earned an escape pointin double overtime to defeatWakefield junior Luis Contreras, 2-1, in a heavyweight match Satur-day during second-day action ofthe NOVA Classic at Fairfax HighSchool. The win helped propelWhelden to a fourth-place finish,the Patriots’ highest of the meet.

The victory was especially sweetfor Whelden after losing toContreras twice the previous year,including a one-point defeat atdistricts.

“I had a pretty good idea of whathe was going to do,” Whelden said.“I tried specifically to beat him thisyear. It wasn’t the blowout Iwanted, but I think I did a goodjob.”

The grapplers have developed afriendly rivalry. Whelden’s desireto improve paid off with fewer er-rors against Contreras.

“Whelden got better,” Wakefieldhead coach Jeff Humphries said.“He’s more aware out there; hestarted believing in himself more.… He wouldn’t give up atakedown. Last year we scored onhis mistake. He took a bad shot,

we fell on him and spun, hereaches back, we throw a half andpin him. We capitalized on it. Well,if he doesn’t make a mistake, thenwe’re kind of screwed.”

Contreras’ comments after thematch shined light on whyWhelden is nicknamed “Ox.”

I knew he was strong, but thisyear he just got bigger,” Contrerassaid. “My strategy was to wait forhim to make a mistake. But whenhe went down, I just couldn’t keephim down.”

Whelden was one of threeYorktown wrestlers to finish in thetop six in his respective weightclass, joining Hunter Rheaumeand Sam Burton.

“Last year as a freshman,[Whelden] went out there, he’s bigand strong, but he didn’t knowwhat to do,” Patriots head coachJames Blanton said. “This year,he’s putting things together in hismind. … [He has improved his]mat awareness, knowing what thescore is, understanding the situa-tion and what he needs to do.”

Blanton, who wrestled forHoward University at 174 pounds,competes against the Patriots dur-ing practice, saying “Every day I’mout there banging, usually with theupper-weight guys. It’s part of thejob. I love getting on the mat, roll-ing around with them. … I let theguys know, if they can hang withme, they’re going to be able tohang with anybody in the state.”

The coach, from experience, saidWhelden provides a toughmatchup for opponents.

“He’s a tough guy to wrestle,”Blanton said. “I can understandwhy heavyweights get frustratedwrestling him. He’s strong. He’s

not like a sloppy heavyweightwhere he’s fat all over. His weightis evenly distributed: big legs, bigthighs, big stomach, big arms. He’shard to move around, hard to getout of position.”

Rheaume finished fifth at 152

pounds at the NOVA Classic, butwants to get down to 145. Blantonsaid the senior dedicated himselfin of late and has become a betterwrestler.

“He’s put in the work in theoffseason,” Blanton said. “I thinkat some point after his sophomoreyear he decided he wanted to begood at the sport. He committedhimself to it. He has a positive at-titude and he works hard.”

Rheaume said he wrestled threedays per week during the summerand has noticed an improvement.He has his goals written next tohis bed — win the National Dis-trict and go to the state meet — tokeep him motivated when he’s notin the mood to work.

“I look at them every morningand I realize, ‘Hey, I need to worktoday if I want to reach that goal,’”Rheaume said. “Can’t take daysoff. My coach says every day youmiss is a day you can’t make up.”

Rheaume is in his seventh yearof wrestling. How did he getstarted?

“I used to be a really angry kidand then my dad was like, ‘I’ll juststick him in wrestling,’” Rheaumesaid. “And I really suck at basket-ball, so that’s what really tied theknot, there.”

Burton, a senior, finished sixthat 160 pounds, but would like toget down to 152. He stopped wres-tling early due to an injury precau-tion.

Other members of the Yorktownwrestling team include: CodyCummings (112 pounds), DeanSee NOVA Classic, Page 13

Yorktown GirlsSearching for FirstWin of 2009-10

The Yorktown girls basketball team isoff to an 0-4 start, but head coach DaveGarrison notices improvement.

The Patriots lost at home to Chantilly,73-51, on Dec. 8, on the road to BishopO’Connell, 72-66, on Thursday and onthe road to McLean, 61-55, on Friday.After dropping its first two games by anaverage of more than 20 points per con-test, including a 19-point season-open-ing loss to Robinson, Yorktown lost bysix in its latest two matchups.

“We’re playing better from the firstgame to the fourth,” said Garrison, whoadded the Patriots’ best performance wastheir most recent, against McLean.

Lena Negri and Peyton Lee ledYorktown with 12 points each against

McLean. Lindiwe Rennert scored 11 pointsand Brooke Huffman added 10.

Against O’Connell, Huffman led the waywith 21 points. Lauren Dresser scored ninepoints, and Emily Rebh, Negri and Lee eachadded eight.

Against Chantilly, Rennert scored a team-high 13 points, while Lee and Negri eachfinished with 11.

“They played hard and we’re continuingto improve,” Garrison said. “We’re startingto play as a team.”

Yorktown opens National District compe-tition with a home game against Washing-ton-Lee at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Patriots willhost Wakefield at 6 p.m. Friday.

Yorktown Boys SplitNon-District Games

The Yorktown boys basketball team lostat Chantilly, 55-37, on Dec. 8 and beatMcLean at home, 68-46, on Friday.

Against Chantilly, Nikko Esherick led theway for Yorktown with 13 points, whileMike Veith added nine.

In the victory over McLean, the Patriotshad four players score at least eight points.Jack Earley scored a team-high 20 points,Veith finished with 11, Kevin Bailey totaled10 and C.J. Bartholomew added eight.

Yorktown head coach Richard Avila saidhe hopes the Patriots produce a balancedscoring attack like Friday’s on a more con-sistent basis.

“If we can get eight or nine guys to scoreeight to 10 points,” Avila said, “it would bebetter than relying on one or two” for themajority of our points.

Avila said he’ll have a better idea wherehis team is at after this week, when the Pa-triots open National District play againstWashington-Lee (7:45 p.m. Tuesday) andWakefield (7:45 p.m. Friday).

O’Connell Wins 2 of 3

The Bishop O’Connell girls basketballteam won two of three games during afour-day span, improving its record to 4-1.

The Knights dropped a WashingtonCatholic Athletic Conference game toGood Counsel, 83-64, on Dec. 7, butbounced with wins over Washington –Lee (59-48, Dec. 8) and Yorktown (72-66, Friday).

O’Connell buried 12 3-pointers in itswin over Yorktown. Kara DeGuistoscored a team-high 21 points for theKnights, while Sarah Jones added 16.

O’Connell played a conference gameagainst St. John’s on Monday. Results ofthe game were not available as of theConnection deadline. The Knights willtravel to face E.C. Glass (Lynchburg),Liberty Christian Academy (Lynchburg)and Collegiate School (Richmond)Wednesday-Friday. The Knights will playanother road game on Dec. 21 against

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NOVA ClassicKime (119), Danilo Downing (125), Wil-

liam Young (130), Nolan Paduda (135),Bati Tsogtsaikhan (140), Maliek Wilson(160), James Greene (171), HasanHiraoglu (189) and Desi Ondo (215).

Hard Work PaysOff for Wakefield

Wakefield head coach Humphries has amessage for his team after the NOVA Clas-sic: For the most part, it’s the guys whoshow up to practice every day who foundsuccess at Fairfax High School.

Humphries, a Wakefield graduate whohas coached at the school since 1992,wants to restore wrestling popularity inArlington and build a hard-working groupat WHS. This year’s team is led by two-time district champion Carlos Bonilla(140), and district runner-ups HenryMojano (119) and Victor Leavell (145).Other standouts for the Warriors are:Henry Vasquez (103), Oscar Lobos (189)and Contreras (heavyweight).

Leavell said he feels “a lot healthier”moving from 135 to 145. He wrestled lateinto the second day.

W-L LookingTo Improve

The Washington-Lee wrestling team fin-ished sixth out of seven teams in the Na-tional District last season, a performancehead coach Jim Mon described as “poor,”and the Generals are looking to improve.Led by Rhyler Heining (152), Manik Sarik(140), Ulysses Smith (189) and AlexGoodahl (heavyweight), Mon said this teamis putting forth the effort to get better.

“They know what we did last year wasn’tgood enough,” Mon said, “and this yearthey’re working harder.”

The coach said Sarik, Goodahl and Smithhave shown strong senior leadership.

New O’ConnellCoach NotChanging Much

First-year Bishop O’Connell head wres-tling coach Brad Drummond inherits aWashington Catholic Athletic Conferencechampionship team from Bill Carpenter,who coached the Knights for nearly threedecades. Leading the way on this year’steam are Jacob Ramos (112), Curtis Jeney(119) and Luke Milligan (160).

Ramos, a junior, was a state runner-uplast season.

“He is aggressive,” Drummond said.“He’s a tough top wrestler. He has a knackof figuring out ways to win a match.”

Jeney and Milligan are also returningstarters.

“[Jeney is] battle tested,” Drummondsaid. “Luke knows what it takes to get itdone.”

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Yorktown SwimmingSweeps MountVernon

The Yorktown Swim & Dive teams sweptthe visiting Mount Vernon Majors in a meetheld at Yorktown Pool on Friday. BothYorktown teams improved their dual meetrecords to 3-0 for the season. The boys won,107-78, and the girls won, 122-64.

The boys meet was close with Yorktownholding a nine-point lead after the 100freestyle. A late surge that included a 1-2finish in the 500 free by Andrew Leach andJimmy Linek and a sweep in the 100 breast-stroke by Greg Crosswell, Drew Findley, andLinek led to the final margin. The boys wonnine of 12 events, including all three re-lays. Leach (200 free and 500 free) andCrosswell (200 IM and 100 breast) weredouble winners. The other event winnerswere Fabian Propers (50 free) and CollinCondron (100 fly). Angus Moloney finishedsecond to lead Yorktown divers. First placerelays – 200 Medley Relay (Linek,Crosswell, Leach, Propers), 200 Free Relay(Leach, Scott Liddell, Propers, WrenRudolph), and 400 Free Relay (Condron,Linek, Propers, Rudolph).

The girls won of nine of the 12 events,including all three relays and two sweeps(500 free and 100 back). A couple of fresh-men shined in their first meet. AmandaDidawick won the dive event and followed

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that up with a victory in the 100 butterfly.Abigail Young introduced herself toYorktown swimming with a 100 backstrokevictory. The other individual event winnerswere Abigail Ortmayer (200 IM), EmmaLeheney (50 free), and Angela Slevin (500free). First place relays – 200 Medley Relay(Young, Ann Carpenter, Leheney, Lydia Car-penter), 200 Free Relay (Slevin, OliviaShipley, Didawick, Stephanie Romano), and400 Free Relay (Ellie Belilos, Katie Gentsch,Young, Slevin). Young (100 back) andOrtmayer (100 breast) achieved Region-qualifying times.

The Patriots return to action Dec. 18 whenthe Stuart Raiders visit Yorktown Pool. Themeet begins with diving at 6:30 p.m.

Washington-LeeBoys Fall to 0-4

The Washington-Lee boys basketball teamlost to Park View, 69-61, on Dec. 8 and fellto Oakton, 60-39, on Friday. The Generals(0-4) travel to face Yorktown at 7:45 p.m.Tuesday and host Mount Vernon at 7:45p.m. Friday.

Washington-Lee GirlsDrop Two Games

The Washington-Lee girls basketball teamdropped to 2-3 with losses against BishopO’Connell (59-48, Dec. 8) and Oakton (60-28, Friday). Washington-Lee travels to faceYorktown on Tuesday and Mount Vernon onFriday.


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