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Sen. Chap Petersen(D-34) chats withHarry Cole, whohosted hisfundraising eventin Vienna.
Sen. Chap Petersen(D-34) chats withHarry Cole, whohosted hisfundraising eventin Vienna.
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By Victoria Ross
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Like the experienced trial attorney that heis, Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) delivered apolished, persuasive and succinct speechto the 40-plus guests at a recent fundraising
event in Vienna.A lot of people think my family is from the City of
Fairfax…We’re really from Vienna,” Petersen said,drawing laughter from the crowd gathered at theVienna home of Harry and LaurieCole on Saturday, Aug. 20.
Petersen explained that his an-cestor, Jeremiah Moore, was aBaptist preacher who lived at“Moorefield” in the present-dayTown of Vienna. “Jeremiah Moorepreached with passion, and he wasknown for his belief in religiousfreedom,” Petersen said, addingthat it was a viewpoint enshrinedin the Virginia and U.S. Constitu-tion by George Mason, Jeremiah’sFairfax friend and neighbor. “Yes, we really do havestrong Vienna roots,” Petersen said.
During his remarks, Petersen praised his colleaguesin the Virginia General Assembly, noting that whilethe nation is paralyzed by spiraling debt, Virginiahas a balanced budget.
“While the U.S. jobless rate is 9 percent, we arenear 6 percent. Virginia has again been rated thenumber one state for business,” Petersen said. Hesaid that 22-18 Democratic edge in the Virginia Sen-
ate is a healthy mix for a balanced government. “Wefuss, we feud, but we don’t have time for showdowns,threats or brinksmanship” because of the short leg-islative sessions. “We get things accomplished.”
He noted that Northern Virginia has to be preparedfor the post-stimulus world. “That’s a challenge forus. We have a lot of smart folks in Northern Virginia,and we have to find a way to capture that humancapital and manage resources in other parts of ourstate.”
The event was attended by high-profile local Demo-crats, including: Del. Mark Keam (D-35), City ofFairfax council members Scott Silverthorne and DavidMeyer, as well as Vienna Mayor Jane Seeman.
Petersen, whose fourth child was born just 17 daysbefore the event, said, “My two great loves are mywife and the Commonwealth. I love to represent you.I consider myself the people’s senator. There are 70
days until the general election,and I’m not taking anything forgranted.”
The fundraiser is the first ofmany slated for Petersen, who ischallenged by newcomer GerardaCulipher of Oakton in the Nov. 8general election. A lawyer andmom, Culipher will debatePetersen on Thursday, Sept. 22 atthe Vienna American Legion, 330North Center Street. The debateis scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Although Petersen is the incumbent, the 34th dis-trict underwent its first redistricting since Reconstruc-tion last March, and put traditionally Republicanparts of Chantilly and Centreville in play.
Petersen said he will focus his energy on meetingthe 30,000 new constituents in Centreville andChantilly “So, I’m going to trust you, rely on you toget the votes here in Vienna. I need you to speakpositively about me, put out signs. I need everybodyto be on board,” he said.
High-profile Dems turnout to support Petersen’scampaign.
Petersen Holds Fundraiser in Vienna
Del. Mark Keam (D-35), and his wife Kathy,attended the Vienna fundraiser to kick offSen. Chap Petersen’s re-election campaign.
From left, Ted Velkoff, Ryan McElveen andIrylong Moon, the endorsed Democratsrunning for the three at-large seats on theFairfax County School Board. Moon, theonly incumbent to run, called Petersen“the people’s senator.”
“A lot of peoplethink my family isfrom the City ofFairfax…We’rereally from Vienna.”— Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34)
NewsVienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic
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Leonard Ignatowski of Chap-ter 227 was selected as the2011 Vietnam Veterans ofAmerica Member of the Year attheir national convention onAug. 18 in Reno, Nev.
The Vietnam Veterans ofAmerica (VVA) is a congression-ally chartered Vietnam veteranservice organization dedicatedto addressing veteran issuesand benefits through its found-ing principle, “Never AgainShall One Generation of Veter-ans Abandon Another.”
VVA led the political fight toestablish the Vet Center conceptand the veteran judicial reviewcourt. It played a critical rolein the 1991 court case thatopened veteran disabilityclaims for Agent Orange.
VVA is employing its re-sources and knowledge in notonly meeting Vietnam veterans’issues, but working with thenew generation of veteranswith their own service issueslike the Post 9/11 GI EducationBill and the new VeteransHealth Council.
Ignatowski’s selection wasbased on his exceptional anddedicated service at the chap-ter, state council, and nationaloffice levels since 1987. He hasserved as a chapter leader, of-ficer and director, and has beeninvolved with many chapteractivities including newslettereditor, DMZ to Delta Dancechairperson, membership af-fairs chairperson, speakerspanel chairperson, nationalconvention delegate, and achapter member who addresseslocal homeless veteran and ac-tive duty military needs. Hestarted the Minuteman Alertemail distribution to solicitmembers and partnered withlocal social agencies and chari-
ties in responding to immedi-ate emergency veteran and ac-tive duty needs. He initiated thechapter program, “Keep ACandle Burning” for membersand the public to light a candlein a window to remind every-one that our military personnelare serving in harm’s way 24hours a day.
He serves as the chapter’sdelegate to the state counciland as the council’s regional li-aison for several chapters. Heserves on the national member-ship affairs committee and par-ticipates in VVA’s nationalevents.
Chapter 227 President ByronSheldon said, “[Len] is the su-per glue that inspired and heldtogether our chapter since hejoined VVA in March 1987. Hisguidance and wealth of knowl-edge about VVA matters, locally,at the state level and nationallyare invaluable to the Officersand the Board of Directors re-sponsible for successfully man-aging the affairs of our chapter.”
Ignatowski served as an armyinfantry lieutenant with the169th Engineer Battalion (Con-struction Support), Corps ofEngineers in South Vietnamduring 1970 and 1971. He cur-rently resides in Vienna with hiswife, Diane. They have twosons, Daniel and Leonard anddaughter-in-law, Kate.Ignatowski is a retired federalemployee and manages his con-sulting firm, Ignatowski Envi-ronmental Engineering Con-sultant.
Chapter 227 has the distincthonor of being the only chap-ter with two national membersof the year. Lou James, who re-ceived the honor in 1995, wasa Vienna resident at the timetoo.
Leonard Ignatowski (left), Vienna, accepts a plaquehonoring him as ‘National Member of the Year’ fromJohn Rowan, VVA President.
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By Donna Manz
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To say that Victoria Xiais good at math is anu n d e r s t a t e m e n t .Victoria, sophomore at
Thomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology, wasawarded a gold medal on Aug. 3at the 2011 China Girls Math-ematical Olympiad (CGMO) heldin Shenzhen, China, where 188girls competed.
To people who examine logicproblems – and solve them –Victoria’s prowess is enviable. Topeople who have yet to figure outhow long it takes for two trainscoming from different directionsat different speeds to pass oneanother, Victoria’s achievement isextraordinary.
The daughter of computer pro-grammers Frances Shi and Bo Xiaof Vienna, Victoria has practicedmathematic problem-solving sincestarting school. For her love ofmath, she credits her father.
“He’s the one who started me offon it when I was really little,” saidVictoria, who has been in FairfaxCounty’s Gifted and Talented pro-grams since the third grade.“Math, problem solving-wise,stems from logic puzzles. I thinkthey’re what got me interested in math. They’re moreinteresting than computational math.”
Victoria has always been active in school math pro-grams and owes a lot of her skills to her teachersand coaches. “Being good at it has to start from alove of math because if you’re forced into it, I don’tknow how likely you are to last.”
Even super-mathematicians like Victoria gothrough a period of disinterest. Somewhere in fifthgrade, Victoria decided she no longer “liked” math.
“Even though I stopped liking it, I was good at it,so I continued. I think, at that point, I would havestopped if I weren’t good at it.”
THE TEAM’S EIGHT high school students werechosen from the top ranks of the female finalists inthe 2011 USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO).The finalists were divided into two teams for theCGMO competition
Victoria took the first of the qualifying exams lastFebruary. She advanced to the next level, taking thesecond level exam in March. In May, she took thefinal exam that sent her to the MAA MathematicalOlympiad Summer Program at the University of Ne-braska in June. There, Victoria trained with otherqualifiers from which the eight-member umbrellateam was selected.
The 15-year-old math whiz has hobbies besidesproblem-solving. She’s on the Thomas Jefferson ten-nis team, and does what most other teens her age do:
play around on the computer. Unlike most other teens,though, Victoria said she is trying to get herself toread programming books. Right now, she believes shemight major in computer programming in college.
“The way I see it, I feel that math is a really goodfoundation. With math, you can stem off into a lotof things. Programming and math are really very tiedtogether in the way you approach logical thinking.”
Victoria’s older sister, Cassandra is a senior at MIT.“She’s the smart one,” said Victoria
THE CGMO, founded in 2002, began as a regionalcompetition for teams of female students from Chinaand other eastern Asian countries and Russia. Lateron, invitations were extended to other countries, in-cluding the United States, Canada, South Africa, theUnited Kingdom, and Australia. The U.S. sent its firstteam in 2007.
The U.S. girls’ team was sponsored by the Math-ematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) and theMathematical Association of America (MAA). MSRIand MAA funded the trip for the participating girlsand two coaches. The U.S. team left the country onJuly 27, getting to Shenzhen a few days prior to thecompetition to adjust for jet lag. The teams werewelcomed on July 30, and opening ceremonies tookplace on July 31. The girls tested for four hours aday for two days. The Olympiad closed on Aug. 3.
That period of not liking math is long over, Victoriasaid. “I’m just glad to say I really like math now.”
Victoria Xia of Vienna, a Thomas Jefferson High Schoolfor Science and Technology sophomore, won a goldmedal at the 2011 China Girls Mathematical Olympiad.
Winning Gold in ChinaVictoria Xia of Vienna, Thomas Jefferson sophomore,wins gold medal in the 2011 China GirlsMathematical Olympiad.
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On Aug. 29, at 4:39 p.m. of-ficers responded to a bankrobbery at the PNC Bank lo-cated at 355 Maple Avenue,East in Vienna. Upon theirarrival officers determinedthat two perpetrators had ex-ited the bank on foot with anundisclosed amount of cash.
One suspect is described asa black male, in his late teens,wearing black pants and ablack shirt. The other suspectis described as a black femalein her 20s, wearing a purple
sweater, black and whiteheadpiece, sandals, and tightblue jeans. Nobody inside thebank was injured as a resultof the robbery.
The Fairfax County PoliceDepartment’s K-9 unit was re-quested and responded to aidin the tracking of the indi-viduals. The Federal Bureauof Investigation also re-sponded to assist in the inves-tigation.
Anyone with informationrelating to this case is askedto call Detective Leroux of theVienna Police Department at703-255-6332.
Two perpetrators exited the bank on foot withan undisclosed amount of cash.
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Opinion
A 5.8 earthquake gave the region ashaking up last Tuesday, and whileit was mostly harmless, two landmarks, the Washington Monument
and the National Cathedral, are still closed.The quake came amidst primary election day
for both Republicans and Democrats, with atleast two somewhat unexpected re-sults. It’s a sign of health for both par-ties that candidates are prepared tocompete in primary elections.
While some have cited the negativity in oneof the Democratic primary races, the benefitsof contested races outweigh the negatives, es-pecially in districts that lean so heavily to oneparty, the primary is the election.
(It’s true that the vitriolic negativity in theprimary for the 31st, carried out via hundredsof thousands of dollars in slick mailers, wasan unfortunate introduction for the many vot-ers new to the district.)
But voters in the 30th and 31st Senate dis-tricts were offered real choices. Too often these
races involve the anointing of incumbent orheir-apparent who are then practically guar-anteed a seat after the general election.
Not this time.The message was that good candidates can
rise up and seek election. And the Republicanchallengers in these two races cannot be
counted out, especially Caren Merrickin the 31st.
There were also Republican races forthe right to challenge Virginia Senators
George Barker, Toddy Puller and DaveMarsden, and Sheriff Stan Barry (D) of Fairfax.
Two Democrats faced off in a very close racefor the right to challenge Supervisor JohnCooke in the Braddock District of FairfaxCounty.
The sad part was the timing and the turn-out. The August primary, necessitated by theresolution of redistricting, and other factorslead to a voter turnout of less than 10 percentin most areas.
Nuclear Caution,Food for Thought
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is send-ing a team to the North Anna nuclear powerplant, which shut down during last week’searthquake. The plant, located just 10 milesfrom the epicenter of Tuesday’s 5.8 quake, wasreported designed to withstand that magnitudequake and no more, but shaking at the loca-tion of the quake might have exceeded that.
The plant could be shut down for six weeksto six months according to a report in theFreelance Star newspaper. North Anna is about70 miles from our area.
In April, the Surry nuclear plant, about 140miles away, automatically shut down after los-ing power when a tornado hit the electricalswitchyard next to the plant, reported the Vir-ginia Gazette newspaper. Diesel generatorskicked in to provide emergency power.
- Mary Kimm,
on Twitter @marykimm
Crazy Week Contested primaries about as comfortableas earthquakes, but with far greater benefit.
Editorial
By Barbara Comstock
State Delegate (R-34)
Virginia is the un-q u e s t i o n a b l ebrightest star on
the American flag when itcomes to being pro-business…Virginia is truly ina class by itself.”
This was the summary ofthe nationally respectedPollina Corporate Real Estatestudy, released earlier this month,which annually reviews the pro-business climate of all 50 states.The study evaluates and ranksstates based on over 30 factorsincluding: “taxes, human re-sources, right-to-work legislation,energy costs, infrastructure spend-ing, workers compensation laws,economic incentive programs andstate economic development ef-forts.”
Virginia won the 2011 top rank-ing by the largest margin in thehistory of the study. This followsupon Virginia being named as thecountry’s “Best State for Business”by CNBC in July. This good newscame the same week that we wereable to report a surplus of $544.8million in the Commonwealth.
Brent Pollina, Vice President ofPollina (www.pollina.com) andauthor of the study, noted, “Vir-ginia can certainly be emulated byother states, which should view
Virginia’s eco-nomic policies asa coloring book.All they need todo is stay be-tween the linesof the coloringbook, and they,too, can create apowerful pro-business envi-ronment.” In the
annual study of job retention andcreation by the 50 states and thefederal government, Pollina em-phasizes, “the effort to makeAmerica more business-friendlymust come from all levels of gov-ernment. Many states are doingsuch a poor job of creating a pro-business environment that theycan’t even come close to compet-ing with each other, much lesscompete globally.”
Not only is Virginia number 1nationally, we are growing as aninternational competitor. As amember of the Governor’s Eco-nomic Development and Jobs Cre-ation Commission, I worked to-gether with my colleagues and ourbusiness community throughoutthe Commonwealth to promoteand pass many business friendlytax incentives and policies thatcontributed to our robust job cli-mate and expands our opportuni-ties nationally and internationally.This year I was the sponsor ofVirginia’s first Tele-work Tax
Credit bill to promote teleworkand family friendly work policies,as well as relieve traffic congestionin Northern Virginia.
We also finally passed a Re-search and Development TaxCredit in Virginia to promote ourhigh tech community. For yearsother states adopted an R & D TaxCredit and Virginia was amongonly a handful that did not yethave this tool. This year, we wentto work to change that and as thechief co-patron of the R & D TaxCredit, I was pleased that we hadthe invaluable support of our lo-cal business community, Chambersof Commerce and the NorthernVirginia Technology Council tohelp us pass this important mea-sure which will grow technologyjobs in our area.
In Virginia, we made jobs ourpriority and passed these andmany other job creation bills withstrong bipartisan support. We haveopened up international businessoffices around the globe to expandVirginia’s commerce opportuni-ties. Our economic efforts also in-cluded bills to promote all typesof energy production — solar,wind, oil and natural gas, and oth-ers. And this year’s budget waspassed unanimously — a first inover 50 years!
As a member of the Transporta-tion Committee, it was particularlyrewarding that after 20 years ofgridlock on transportation, we
were able to fashion an historic $4billion transportation bill that isalready getting money to projectsaround Northern Virginia. An edu-cated workforce is another reasonfor our high ranking; so, ourunanimous passage of the HigherEducation bill this year is anotherway to enhance our overall busi-ness and family friendly climate.This bill will expand science, tech-nology, engineering and math edu-cation, as well as provide more in-state college spots to our students,while tackling the growing tuitionbills. On the K-12 education front,we were also able in Northern Vir-ginia — with the help of an acti-vated group of parents and busi-nesses — to reverse the $120 mil-lion in cuts that had threatenedNorthern Virginia schools.
As the Pollina study noted, Vir-ginia has established a pro-busi-ness environment, which includeslow taxes, limited regulation andlitigation, a highly educatedworkforce, a strong economy anda great quality of life. We were ableto accomplish all of these thingswithout raising taxes in thesetough economic times.
To be lauded in this study as “themodel for the rest of the county”demonstrates that in Virginia, wehave a solid foundation to buildupon. With the surplus created bythese policies, we can now con-tinue to reinvest in our people,reward success, and focus on theright priorities that bring contin-ued prosperity and opportunity forall.
Virginia: The Brightest Pro-Business StarVirginia wins top ranking as a pro-business state.
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A ‘Commuterfor Culipher’To the Editor:
I have lived in Oakton for oneand a half years. However, I havespent roughly 420 hours commut-ing to and from work during thistime. My tax dollars deserve good,quality, efficient transportationsolutions. And that’s why I’m vot-ing for Gerarda Culipher for StateSenate (District 34) on Nov. 8.
Gerarda Culipher has common-sense solutions for cutting mycommute and my taxes becauseshe’s for my family and friends.
Gerarda’s six-point transportationsolutions not only decrease com-muting time so we can be with thosewe love, but more importantly, itdoes so without raising our taxes.
For example, Gerarda intends tofight for a flexible HOV, which willreact in real-time to car accidentsand construction near 495. Addi-tionally, she will advocate for clearertemporary exits and better, morevisible signs to relieve congestion.
My neighbor Gerarda lives sev-eral blocks from me and has com-muted into D.C. for years. Sheunderstands how my most pre-cious commodity—my time—di-minishes with an increasing com-mute to and from work. Gerardatruly cares and will work to de-crease the time I’m in the car andon the metro because she, like me,wants to spend more time withthose most precious.
I am a “Commuter for Culipher.”Join me in electing Gerarda Culipheras our next state senator Nov. 8.www.CulipherForSenate.com
Lauren HartOakton
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In these parts – “these parts”being McLean and Vienna –Labor Day weekend is more
than barbecues and pool parties.It also brings the area’s largestfood festival, a celebration oftraditional Middle-eastern deli-cacies, and music and dance,augmented with pony rides andmoon bounces for children, ven-dors and tours of the Byzantine-styled church. On Sept. 3 and4, Holy Transfiguration MelkiteGreek-Catholic Church hosts its18th annual Middle EasternFood Festival on the church’sgrounds.
“I really believe what distin-guishes us from other festivalsare our people, their enthusi-asm,” said Protodeacon and fes-tival chairman, David Baroody.“It’s really their enthusiasm andhospitality, and welcoming na-ture to everybody. Everyonewho comes is welcomed in thesame manner of warmth.”
Outside on the back lawn, vol-unteers grill chicken, beef andlamb. In the kitchen, volunteersprepare stuffed grape leaves and
authentic Middle Eastern sidedishes from handed-down recipes.The recipes, Baroody said, havebeen in families for generations, asare many of the cultural traditions.
Forget the diet … the MiddleEastern pastries — gooey, syrupy,nutty — would make the sugarplum fairy swoon. Baklawa,maamoul — date-filled shortbreadcookies — and other typical MiddleEastern sweets, line tables acrossthe hall. They partner with Ameri-can favorites, from cakes and cook-ies to brownies and fudge.
THE FESTIVAL is as much aboutcultural identity as it is about food.Servers and volunteers wear tradi-tional dress, colorful and fre-quently sparkly. The Turkish coffeeis served, well, Turkish-style.
Perhaps, though, the piece deresistance is the roast lamb dinnerserved on Saturday from 6 p.m. to9 p.m. and all day on Sunday.Spoiler alert: the squeamish mightwant to avoid looking at the spiton the lawn, but the aromas ema-nating from the church groundscast a gustatorial spell.
“We try to offer a real insight intoour Middle Eastern culture, alongwith our Byzantine Eastern Chris-
tian traditions,” said festival volun-teer Lani Kanakry. “We reach outto our guests to welcome them.”At the entrance, volunteers handout booklets describing the festi-val and the menu and answer ques-tions visitors may have.
“Melkite” refers to those Catho-lics whose ancestry is Middle East-ern and who follow the Byzantinetradition in worship, theology, andspirituality.
Over the years, the parish hasbecome more diverse ethnically,but its Middle Eastern roots andthe attributes of hospitality are re-flected in the community-wide an-
nual food festival fundraiser. Tothe members of Holy Transfigu-ration, the food festival gives thechurch members an opportunityto reach many people outsidethe church, sharing their cultureand faith with visitors.
The festival, at 8501Lewinsville Road, McLean, nearthe intersection of Spring HillRoad, has introduced pony ridesto keep children entertained.There are also two moonbounces, face painting andgames.
THE HOLY TRANSFIGURA-TION CHURCH Middle East-ern Food Festival runs from 11a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, Sept.3, and noon to 6p.m. on Sun-day, Sept. 4.
The festival will be held rainor shine. Admission and park-ing are free, but there is a chargefor pony rides. The price ofmenu items, from sweets tocomplete plates, range from acouple of dollars to $14 for theroasted lamb dinner. To learnmore, call 703-734-9566 or visitwww.holytransfiguration.org.
“It’s [the food festival] a per-fect chance to show everybodythe various facets of our MiddleEastern traditions,” saidKanakry. “You’re going to getfantastic food and get educatedabout it, too.”
Holy Transfiguration Church HostsMiddle Eastern Food Festival18th annual festival features food,entertainment and kids’ activities.
The sweets table, ladenwith syrupy, gooey, nuttyconfections, runs the lengthof the church’s hall.
Volunteers in traditional dress serve flavorful, aromaticMiddle Eastern dishes at the 17th Annual Middle EasternFood Festival hosted by Holy Transfiguration Church onLewinsville Road, near the intersection of Springhill Road.
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The McLean Orchestra’sSecond Annual “Musi-cal Salute to Our Mili-tary” will be held at
Vinson Hall Retirement Commu-nity on Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. Thisconcert, which will showcase theMcLean Orchestra Brass Quintet,is being performed on the eve of
the 10th anniversary of the eventsof Sept. 11, 2001. The concert pro-gram will feature music that hon-ors and celebrates the brave menand women of the military.
“Vinson Hall Retirement Com-munity is the perfect place to holdthis special event. We want to bringour music directly to the military
community,” says Executive Direc-tor John Huling. Vinson Hall Re-tirement Community has beenhome since 1969 to commissionedmilitary officers ages 62 and olderand their immediate family mem-bers.
According to Dr. Wayne WinstonSharp, President of the Board ofTrustees of the McLean Orchestra,“The McLean Orchestra is commit-ted to honoring our warriors, bothpast and present as long as we havesoldiers in harm’s way. Our won-
McLean Orchestra Salutes Military‘Musical Salute to Our Military’to be held on Sept. 10.
The first ‘Musical Salute to Our Military’ concert washeld last year.
McLean Orchestra event sponsors, Col. C. Allen Jorgenson andLilian Jorgenson, with Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34) andMcLean Orchestra Board President Wayne Sharp at a winetasting at Barbara Comstock’s home to support this concert.
derful orchestra boasts many tal-ented musicians who are currentlymembers of the top military bandsin Washington, D.C. It is an honorfor us to do this concert at VinsonHall.”
The concert is free and will befollowed by a cake and champagnereception, a McLean Orchestra tra-dition. Seating is limited. Reserva-tions may be made by contactingthe McLean Orchestra office at703-893-8646.
Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community. Send [email protected] is Friday.
Christ the King LutheranChurch, 10550 Georgetown Pike inGreat Falls, will mark the beginning ofthe Sunday School year for all ages onRally Day, Sunday Sept. 11. To cel-ebrate, the Church will host a Rally DayBBQ on the front lawn following the 11a.m. service. Members and visitors areinvited to join in the fun, includingburgers and dogs and all the fixings.www.gflutheran.org.
Epiphany United MethodistChurch, 1014 Country Club Drive, N.E.in Vienna, has an Adult Sunday Schoolclass that will begin studying John B.Cobb’s book Spiritual Bankruptcy: A Pro-phetic Call to Action on Sunday, Sept.11. Coffee at 9:30 a.m., class at 9:45 [email protected] or 703-938-3494.
Unitarian Universalist Congre-gation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter MillRoad in Oakton, seeks female actors forproduction of “Mother Wove the Morn-ing”, a play by Carol Lynn Pearson. Allages and types needed. Play will be per-formed Oct. 21-22 and proceeds benefitThe Fistula Foundation. Auditions willbe held on Tuesday, Sept 13. Schedulean audition appointment atwww.uucf.org or [email protected].
Andrew Chapel United Method-
ist Church, 9201 Leesburg Pike inVienna, has a 10 a.m. Sunday WorshipService through Sept 4. Beginning Sept.11 Worship is 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.,Sunday School 9:30 a.m., and YouthFellowship at 6 p.m. September studygroups are Monday night’s ‘Companionsin Christ’, and Tuesday 10 a.m. BibleStudy. Bell Choir practice is Wednesdayat 7 p.m. and choir practice at 8 p.m.Call 703-759-3722 to register forPreSchool and Mother’s Day Out. 703-759-3508.
Epiphany United MethodistChurch, 1014 Country Club Drive inVienna, will celebrate its 50th anniver-sary with a special worship service onSunday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m.www.epiphanyumc.com or 703-938-3494.
The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a wide variety ofsupport groups for those with emotional,social, and physical challenges.www.jssa.org/growth-learning.
HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedules andregistration information.
McLean Bible Church FitnessClass at Body & Soul Fitness. Balance iskey, energy is renewed and strength isgained. 9:45 a.m. Mondays and Fridays.Free childcare for registered [email protected].
Vajrayogini Buddhist Center of-fers ongoing classes on meditation andBuddhist philosophy, Mondays at 7 p.m.at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. $10 per class. 202-331-2122 or www.meditation-dc.org.
St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church,1830 Kirby Road in McLean. The thirdSunday service every month at 10:15a.m. allows children to play active rolesin the music and as greeters and ushers.Traditional services are every Sunday at8:15 and 10:15 a.m.
Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124Park St. in Vienna, presents the 12-weekprogram “Passages,” for those experienc-ing separation or divorce. TheDivorceCare series meets Tuesdays at 7p.m. Cost of materials $20, scholarshipsavailable. 703-938 9050 [email protected].
Vienna Assembly of God has aministry to children on Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. at the corner of Center N and AyrHill Avenue, N.E. Children’s Church onSundays also available. 703-938-7736 orwww.ViennaAG.com.
Vienna Christian HealingRooms, every Saturday, 1-5 p.m., at8200 Bell Lane. A team of Christians isavailable to anyone requesting prayer.Free and open to the public. 703-698-9779 orwww.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.
Chesterbrook United Methodist
Church is at 1711 Kirby Road, McLean.Worship service is at 11 a.m. Sundayschool is at 9:30 a.m. for adults and chil-dren. Rev. Kathleene Card, Pastor.703-356-7100 orwww.ChesterbrookUMC.org.
A Centering Prayer Group meetsFridays, 9:30 a.m. at Andrew ChapelUnited Methodist Church, 1301 TrapRoad, Vienna. The hour includes a briefreading related to Centering Prayer, fol-lowed by a 20-minute prayer period.E-mail Martha Thomas [email protected] or call thechurch at 703-759-3509.
The Jewish Federation ofGreater Washington and the JewishOutreach Institute offer the Mothers/Parents Circle, an umbrella of free edu-cational events and resources. Jewishrituals, ethics and the creation of a Jew-ish home, regular meetings and groupShabbats and holidays. Participants in-clude Sha’are Shalom, CongregationBeth Emeth, Temple Rodef Shalom andthe Jewish Community Center of North-ern Virginia. ShalomDC.org.
Trinity United MethodistChurch, 1205 Dolley Madison Blvd.,McLean, Sunday worship services are at8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School foradults is at 9:30 a.m. and for childrenduring the 10:30 a.m. worship service.Youth Group for grades 7-12 meets Sun-days at 6 p.m. A 20-minute service ofHoly Communion is held each Wednes-day at 12 p.m. 703-356-3312 orumtrinity.org.
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Visit These Houses of WorshipJoin A Club, Make New Friends, or Expand Your Horizons...
To Highlight Your Faith Community call Karen at 703- 917-6468
Assembly of GodVienna Assembly of God ... 703-938-7736
Washington Christian Church...703-938-7720
Cristo Es Mi Refugio...703-938-7727Baha’i
Baha’i Faith for Northern Virginia ... 703-821-3345Baptist
Global Mission Church ... 703-757-0877
Peace Baptist Church ... 703-560-8462Bethel 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
CatholicOur Lady of Good Counsel ... 703-938-2828
St. Athanasius Catholic Church ... 703-759-4555St. Mark’s Catholic Church ... 703-281-9100
CharismaticChristian Assembly ... 703-698-9777
Church of ChristBerea Church of Christ ... 703-893-7040
Disciples of ChristAntioch Christian Church ... 703-938-6753
EpiscopalChurch of the Holy Comforter ... 703-938-6521
Church of the Holy Cross ... 703-698-6991St. Francis Episcopal ... 703-759-2082
Jehovah’s WitnessJehovah’s Witnesses ... 703-759-1579
LutheranEmmanuel Lutheran Church...703-938-2119
Christ The King Lutheran Church...703-759-6068St. Athanasius Lutheran Church... 703-455-4003
MethodistAndrew Chapel United Methodist ...
703-759-3509Church of the Good Shepherd ... 703-281-3987Dunn Loring United Methodist ... 703-573-5386
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF VIENNA
450 ORCHARD STREETVIENNA, VA
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Dr. KENNY SMITH,PASTOR
SUNDAY WORSHIP, 7:45 AM & 11:00 AMMIDWEEK SERVICES, WED. 7:00 PM
11321 Beach Mill RoadGreat Falls, VA 20165
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SMITH CHAPEL UM CHURCH
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“Serving the People of God”
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SUNDAY SCHOOL 9 A.M.SUNDAY WORSHIP 10 A.M.
703-899-8378 LivingFaith4U.org
1133 Reston Avenue, Herndon, VA 20170Summer Worship Hours: 8:30 am and 10:30 am
Rev. Dr. William H. Flammann, PastorChurch Office: 703.437.5020
Preschool: 703.437.4511www.gslcva.org
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite IIChildren’s Chapel July 10 through Aug 28
5:00 p.m. Come as You Are Contemporary Service
Nursery care provided at 10:00 a.m. Service
The Rev. James Papile, RectorThe Rev. Jacqueline Thomson
The Rev. Denise Trogdon703-437-6530
www.stannes-reston.org1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston
ST. ANNE’SEPISCOPALCHURCH • Reston
Progressive & WelcomingChrist the King Lutheran Church
Rev. John [email protected]
Nursery availableat all services
10550 Georgetown Pike • Great Falls, VA 22066www.gflutheran.org • Office: 703.759.6068
Weekly Worship at 8:30 and 11:00Pre-K thru Adult Education at 9:45
FALL SERMON SERIES BEGINS ON SEPT. 18Real Faith for Real Life –
Answering Jesus’ Call to be true disciples!Rev. John Bradford
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Send announcements [email protected] is Thursday for the followingweek’s paper. Photos/artwork encour-aged. For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com
WEDNESDAY/AUG. 31You Are Not Alone Tour:
Hawthorne Heights, ViFollyand The Getaways. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 3p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word andExcel. Adults. 703-242-4020.
THURSDAY/SEPT. 1“A Funny Thing Happened On the
Way to the Forum.” 8 p.m. JamesLee Community Center, 2855-AAnnandale Road, Falls Church.Musical comedy about mistakenidentity and young love. “Pay-What-You-Can Preview.” 703-615-6626 [email protected].
Oh Susannah. 10:30 a.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
Atlas, Harlen Simple and Go(acoustic). 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
FRIDAY/SEPT. 2“A Funny Thing Happened On the
Way to the Forum.” 8 p.m. JamesLee Community Center, 2855-AAnnandale Road, Falls Church.Musical comedy about mistakenidentity and young love. $6-$15.703-615-6626 or [email protected].
Fireday V: “Fifth Flight Forward.”8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 3Holy Transfiguration 18th Annual
Middle Eastern Food Festival.11 a.m.-11 p.m. Holy TransfigurationMelkite Greek-Catholic Church, 8501Lewinsville Road, McLean. Live musicand dancing, vendors, church toursand activities. Join the Debke danceor participate in a game ofbackgammon or chess. Children canenjoy pony rides, moon bounce, facepainting and more. Outdoor grillswill offer kibbee, chicken kebabs,falafel, fattoush, hummus, stuffed
grape leaves, or a $14 Roast LambDinner served from 6-9 p.m. Enjoybaklawa, maamoul, namoura,ghraybeh, or American favorites fromcakes to cookies to brownies andfudge. Free admission and parking.703-734-9566 orwww.holytransfiguration.org.
Dulcie Taylor. 5 p.m. Palladium CivicPlace Green, 1445 Laughlin Ave.,McLean. Free. 703-288-9505.
Sonorus II: A Wizard RockFestival at 12 p.m., Robin andLinda Williams and Their FineGroup at 9:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
“A Funny Thing Happened On theWay to the Forum.” 3 p.m. and 8p.m. James Lee Community Center,2855-A Annandale Road, FallsChurch. Musical comedy aboutmistaken identity and young love.$6-$15. 703-615-6626 [email protected].
SUNDAY/SEPT. 4Great Falls National Park Civil
War Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Great FallsNational Park, 9200 Old DominionDrive, McLean. Demonstrations byliving historians and ranger guided
hikes to the site of Civil Warskirmishes within Great Falls Park.703-285-2965.
Holy Transfiguration 18th AnnualMiddle Eastern Food Festival.12-6 p.m. Holy TransfigurationMelkite Greek-Catholic Church, 8501Lewinsville Road, McLean. Live musicand dancing, vendors, church tours, awide variety of food and activities.$14 Roast Lamb Dinner served allday. Free admission and parking.703-734-9566 orwww.holytransfiguration.org.
SUNDAY /SEPT. 4TheRuinCity CD Release, Let’s Be
Honest, Hit This City, TheConcussion Theory, All InKarma and Bandits & Beggars.6 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
Early Fall Tour of the PotomacValley Native Plant Collection. 2p.m. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens,9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court,Vienna. Enjoy goldenrod, sunflowers,wild senna and more. Free and opento the public. 703-255-3631.
TUESDAY/SEPT. 6
Sarah Jebian is “Goin’ Back”: ACabaret Event. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 7Kyle Andrews, Ernie Halter and
Taxicab Racers. 7:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
THURSDAY/SEPT. 8Murphy’s Kids, Future and Teddy
and the Purple Funk. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
“A Funny Thing Happened On theWay to the Forum.” 8 p.m. JamesLee Community Center, 2855-AAnnandale Road, Falls Church.Musical comedy about mistakenidentity and young love. $6-$15.703-615-6626 or [email protected].
Vienna Arts Society MonthlyMeeting. 7:30 p.m. Vienna ArtCenter, 115 Pleasant St., NW,Vienna. With a demonstration of still
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Free Admission!
Special Feature!
Roast Lamb Dinner $14.00
Sat., Sept. 3, 6-9 pm
Sun., Sept. 4, 12-6 pm
Saturday, Sept. 3, 11:00 am - 11:00 pmSunday, Sept. 4, 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm
Holy Transfiguration Melkite Greek-Catholic Church8501 Lewinsville Road, McLean, Virginia (near Spring Hill Road)
703-734-9566 • www.holytransfiguration.org
Live Music & Folk Dancing
Moon Bounce
Pony Rides
Vendors
Backgammon & Chess
50-50 Raffle
Church Tours
Icon Shop
MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD FESTIVALLabor Day Weekend
Middle Eastern Food
Kabobs
Gyros
Grape Leaves
Falafel
Fattoush
Baklava &
Other Favorites!
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‘American Grandeur’at Great Falls Library“American Grandeur,” anexhibit of traditional, handprinted, black and whitephotographs by Great Fallsphotographer Jan Bender, ison display Sept. 2 - 29, atGreat Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.The images of Yellowstone,Grand Teton and GlacierNational Parks were handcrafted with an old-fashionedcamera and sheets of film.The images were printed bythe photographer in a tradi-tional darkroom. Jan is amember of Great Falls Studiosand has been exhibiting herphotographs for more than15 years. Visitwww.janbenderphoto.com orcall 703-430-9566
life oil painting by Jill Banks. Freeand open to the public. 703-319-3971 www.ViennaArtsSociety.org.
FRIDAY/SEPT. 9Friday Night Steak Dinner. 5:30-8
p.m. American Legion Post 180, 330North Center St, Vienna. Grilled rib-eye steak, baked potato and salad.$9. 703-938-9535.
Banjo Man. 10:30 a.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
We Were Kings CD Release andDance Party, Big Hurry andBreaking Borders. 8 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
“A Funny Thing Happened On theWay to the Forum.” 8 p.m. JamesLee Community Center, 2855-AAnnandale Road, Falls Church.Musical comedy about mistakenidentity and young love. $6-$15.703-615-6626 or [email protected].
“Don’t Dress for Dinner, orPajamas for Six.” 8 p.m. 1stStage, 1524 Spring Hill Road inTyson’s Corner. A farce by MarcCamoletti about mistaken identityand infidelities with more twists thana corkscrew. Tickets $25.www.1ststagetysons.org/jeeves or703-854-1856.
Koi and Bonsai Show. 12-4 p.m.Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.Koi displays, judging, informationalseminars, pond and koi vendors.Bonsai will also be on display. Freeand open to the public. 703-255-3631.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 10Virginia Indian Festival and
Showcase for Native Arts.10a.m.-4 p.m. Riverbend Park, 8700Potomac Hills St., Great Falls.Members of seven native tribespresent a cultural demonstration ofthe arts and their ancient way of life.Tribal dancing, rhythmic drumming,pottery, crafts, food, hands-onactivities and more. Use choppingtools to help build a dug-out canoe,hit the mark at the archery range orthrow spears with the atlatl.
Admission $5.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend/ or 703-759-9018.
Championship Boxing. GeorgeMason University Patriot Center,4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. JimmyLange to fight Raul Muñoz for WBUtitle. Tickets $35-$500, available atwww.ticketmaster.com and 703-573-SEAT.
James Madison High SchoolMarching Band Tag Day. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Instrumentalists, drum lineand color guard members will walkthrough neighborhoods in theMadison school district handing outTags with details about this year’scompetitions and concerts. Moneyraised on Tag Day helps pay forcompetition and travel fees,instruments, uniforms and more.Contributions can be mailed to JamesMadison High School Band Parents,2500 James Madison Drive, ViennaVa. 22181. www.jmhsband.org.
Kids Show: The Diggity Dudes.
10:30 a.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
Ian Axel, Bess Rogers and AllieMoss at 7 p.m., River CityExtension and Mokey Dorris at10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
“A Funny Thing Happened On theWay to the Forum.” 3 p.m. and 8p.m. James Lee Community Center,2855-A Annandale Road, FallsChurch. Musical comedy aboutmistaken identity and young love.$6-$15. 703-615-6626 [email protected].
“Don’t Dress for Dinner, orPajamas for Six.” 2 p.m. and 8p.m. 1st Stage, 1524 Spring HillRoad in Tyson’s Corner. A farce byMarc Camoletti about mistakenidentity and infidelities with moretwists than a corkscrew. Tickets $25.www.1ststagetysons.org/jeeves or703-854-1856.
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“July Peaches” by Jill Banks. The Vienna Arts SocietyMonthly Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at theVienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. in Vienna, willfeature a demonstration of still life oil painting by JillBanks. Free and open to the public. 703-319-3971www.ViennaArtsSociety.org.
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SportsVienna/Oakton Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders
703-224-3031 or [email protected]
By Rich Sanders
The Connection
High school football stadi-ums throughout theNorthern Region will bealive with buzz and excite-
ment this Thursday and Friday night withweek one action of the new season.
While some folks are still in a summer-time mode, many families within FairfaxCounty are kicking off the new school year.One of the most recognizable transitionsigns of the new school year is the startup of prep school football. Let’s take a lookat where some of the local teams — Madi-son, South Lakes, McLean, Langley,Oakton, Herndon, and Marshall — fin-ished off in 2010 as they prepare to launchinto the upcoming 2011 campaign.
Madison, under former head coach Gor-don Lieb, struggled through a re-buildingseason last year. The Warhawks, a peren-nial Div. 5 playoff contender during Lieb’sdecade-long tenure at the helm of the pro-gram, were just 2-8 last year, winning theirfinal two games following a 0-8 start.
Lieb stepped down as head coach dur-ing the offseason in order to accept thehead coach position at Paul VI High inFairfax. Meanwhile, former Madison as-sistant Lenny Schultz was namedMadison’s new head coach. TheWarhawks will begin their new footballera with their annual season-opener ver-sus cross-town rival Oakton — in theOutback Bowl — this Friday night, Sept.2 at 7:30.
Oakton, like Madison, is under a newhead coach this season following the res-ignation of Joe Thompson, who recentlyaccepted an administrative position atAnnandale High School. Thompson, asOakton’s head coach since 2002, led theCougars to outstanding success, includinga state title victory in 2005 and another tripto the state playoffs in 2008. Last year,Oakton went 7-3 during the regular seasonbefore losing in a first round playoff gameto Robinson, 14-7. One of the Cougars’ bestwins last year was a 17-14 triumph overChantilly in the final game of the regularseason.
This year’s Oakton squad will be led bynew head coach Jason Rowley, the Cougars’defensive coordinator last year. The Cou-gars host Madison on Friday of this weekand will also be at home versus SouthCounty the following Friday (Sept. 9).
magic to Reston in 2010 as head coach ofthe Seahawks, who qualified for the Div. 5playoffs where they defeated Mount Vernonin the first round before losing in the semi-finals to eventual region champion StoneBridge. South Lakes’ high-powered offenseaveraged 27 points per game.
Hill stepped down during the offseasonand has returned to his roots in Minnesota.South Lakes’ new coach is Marvin Wooten,a South Lakes assistant the past four yearsunder both Hill and previous coach JohnEllenberger. Wooten’s right hand man willbe assistant head coach Galvin Morris.
South Lakes opens its season this Fridaynight, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. versus visitingWestfield High. The Seahawks will also be
home the following Friday night (Sept. 9)versus cross-town opponent Herndon.
Herndon, under the longtime leadershipof head coach Joe Sheaffer, struggledthrough a 1-9 record last year. The Hor-nets had experienced one of their betterseasons the previous fall (2009) when theyqualified for the Div. 6 playoffs.
Herndon will try to bounce back fromits tough 2010 season with a good seasonthis fall. The Hornets will open with ahome game on Thursday night, Sept. 1 ver-sus Langley at 7:30. That will be followedwith a week two game at South Lakes onFriday, Sept. 9.
Sheaffer’s coaching staff includes twoformer Washington Redskins in assistanthead coach Todd Liebenstein and offen-sive line coach Raleigh McKenzie.
AT MCLEAN HIGH, the Highlanders hada breakthrough 2010 season which localfans will always remember for their 8-0start. And although the Highlanders ulti-mately lost their final three games of theseason, including a Div. 5 first round play-off loss to Hayfield, the season overall wasa highlight reel for a program which, justtwo years earlier, had gone winless.
McLean, 8-3 last year and 6-5 in 2009,has now experienced two consecutive win-ning seasons under fourth year head coachJim Patrick. The Highlanders’ quest for athird straight winning record will beginThursday night (Sept. 1) of this week ver-sus visiting Washington-Lee. A year ago,the Highlanders opened their season witha 14-6 win over the Generals.
Following this week’s game with Wash-ington-Lee, Mclean will hit the road fortwo weeks versus both Falls Church (Sept.9) and Fairfax (Feb. 16) before returninghome for a week four game versus Madi-son on Sept. 23.
Also making the playoffs last year wasLangley High, which qualified for theeight-team Div. 6 postseason tournament.The Saxons lost their first two games ofthe season before winning five straight.Their best game of the season came inweek 10 when they closed the regularschedule with a 56-12 home win over lo-cal rival McLean. That victory clinched awinning season for veteran head coachJohn Howerton and his Saxons, who
would see their season end the followingweek with a first round 34-10 playoff lossto eventual two-time region champion LakeBraddock.
The 2010 Saxons had one of the top pass-ing attacks in the state behind since-gradu-ated quarterback Braden Anderson, whopassed for a school record mark of 2,300yards. Only the high-powered LakeBraddock offense, with QB Michael Nebrichbehind the center, could match the Saxons’region aerial success in 2010.
Langley will open the new season thisweek with a road game at Herndon onThursday, Sept. 1 at 7:30. The Saxons willplay their home opener the following weekagainst Jefferson on Friday, Sept. 9.
Gordon Lieb was head coach at Madison for 10 years before taking thefootball position at Paul VI this past offseason.
McLean, on defense here, will host Washington-Lee on Thursday of thisweek in both teams’ season opener. The Highlanders began the 2010 sea-son with a 14-6 win over the Generals.
Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection
New High School Football Season Kicks Off This WeekMadison, Oakton,South Lakes all havenew coaches;Langley and McLeanboth coming offplayoff seasons.
Marshall, under second year head coachBill Lapthorn, will be looking to improveon last year’s 1-9 record. The Statesmen,on Thursday, Sept. 1 of this week, werescheduled to play at Lee High in Spring-field at 7:30. The following week, on Fri-day, Sept. 9, Marshall will open its homeschedule with a game versus Mount Vernon.
ANOTHER PROGRAM which will be un-der a new head coach this season, like bothMadison and Oakton, is South Lakes High,which enjoyed a fine season a year ago insince-departed Andy Hill’s lone season atthe helm. Hill, who had led Park View High(Sterling) to prominent success for severalyears within the Dulles District, brought his
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Viewpoints
How did Vienna residents ride out Hurricane Irene?— Donna Manz
Michael Burgess,owner, Pure PastyCo., Vienna
“The biggest fear waslosing power here. Weprotected the food, keptthe refrigerators filledwith ice, we followed thehealth department’srecommendations. Wekept Pure Pasty open allday, people were comingin all day. After we closed,I went the easy route forsuppers. I picked upIndian carry-out.
“We battened downwith Indian food, watchedit all happening on TV.William (3 months old) woke up about half past 2 a.m. It wasn’tthe hurricane that woke him, he just wanted to eat. We had nopower so we had to feed him by candlelight. I heated up hisbottle on the gas stove. We changed his diaper by candlelight,and, then, we put him back to sleep.
“About 4 a.m., I came out to the restaurant to check on it. Thepower wasn’t lost. I just needed to know that everything wasokay. Where I live, everything was dark. As I drove down MapleAvenue, everything was lit. I checked the restaurant and every-thing was fine. Went back home to bed happy and contented.Most of the storm was over by then.”
Will Andes, highschool student,Fairfax
“We just stayed aroundhome. It wasn’t that big ofan impact where we livein Fairfax. We went to alittle party last night,barbecued at my cousin’sin Oakton. We had ourown ‘Cheeseburger inParadise’ concert (JimmyBuffet’s Jiffy Lube concertwas cancelled) withfamily. We had cheesebur-gers, made cookies,played video games.”
Chap Petersen,State Senator, Va-34th, new father,Vienna
“I went for a bikeride on Saturdaymorning with two ofmy children and pickedup fresh fruit at thefarmers’ market.During the storm, westayed in with our newbaby and watched amovie. Was checkingCNN every hour fornews.”
Cherie Lejeune,owner, Digiboomer,Vienna
“We watched movies,had a special lobsterdinner, just stayed athome. Went to bed about11 p.m., woke up at 2:30a.m. and realized thepower went out. Myhusband had the portablegenerator up and runningby 7 a.m. We may noteven have power today[Sunday].
“But, to amuse myself, Icreated a day in the life ofIrene, started it at Farm-ers’ Market yesterday.”
Michael Amouri,owner, CaffeAmouri, Vienna
“The first thing Idid was to go toWhole Foods to buyour milk for thecoffee house for theweekend. Back atthe café, I lookedover the schedule.Then, I had to go toGiant to get half andhalf. I realized Ineeded my ownthings to get through
the storm.“I needed something to go with coffee, so I bought cookies. I
picked up two blocks of cheese, Fritos and potato chips. I didn’tknow which I’d want so I covered my bases with the variety.
“Got an extra propane tank because I could always findsomething in the freezer to throw on the grill.
“We closed early yesterday [Saturday] to get employees home.I got something to eat, went home and watched a movie. I hadplanned on working, but, then, I thought, ‘you’re supposed tohunker down in a disaster,’ so, I did.
“It was rather nice, relaxing.”
Andrea Docos, Vienna“I actually had to work
last night until midnightat a construction site. Wewere just running aroundtying everything down. Idrove home fromBethesda at midnight. Islept through most of thehurricane.”
Not really in a significant way. But whenthere’s one more thing, and that thing canrun the gamut from the sublime to theridiculous, and/or from the serious andtime-sensitive to the familiar and regularlyrecurring, it may be just enough additionalmental weight at the least opportune time,and over the mental edge I go. Not in anysort of way where I need psychiatric assis-tance or 24/7 monitoring, but in a waywhere it affects how I want to be: calm,functioning and relatively normal (“normal”meaning, in this context: not having cancer).
As much as I don’t want this cancer diag-nosis/living-with-cancer existence to defineme, it does, more often than I care to admit,control me; sometimes consciously, othertimes, subconsciously. I don’t want to thinkand feel certain emotions, some of whichare really unhelpful in my daily pursuit ofnormalcy, but circumstances beyond mycontrol – unfortunately, inevitably, triggersome sort of acknowledgment of my cancerreality, and as a result, sometimes, I go to abad place. Moreover, if the timing of thattrigger is particularly poor – like now, it addsto the weight that all of us cancer/terminalpatients carry and unbalances that mentalload. At least it does for me.
What’s caused me to bend but not quitebreak of late is the need to change myhealth insurance coverage. Given that I’venow been on Social Security Disability fortwo years (as of 8/1/2011; that’s what hap-pens when you outlive your prognosis), I ameligible, though “underage” for Medicare.My wife however, is not eligible. Ergo, thecomplication. Medicare is not a family plan.As such, if I elect to participate, I no longerneed the health insurance offered by theConnection. And once my inclusion in thatplan ceases, the coverage for my wifeceases, so not only am I changing my cover-age, I’m changing hers as well.
With these changes comes: uncertainty.And if there’s one area/subject where I’drather not have any uncertainty right now,it’s health insurance, for me and my family.To say that making the wrong decision/assessment about what we decide to docould cost me my life and/or our life savingsis almost not doing justice to the seriousnessand depth of this situation/problem we face.(Or maybe that’s simply the cancer diagno-sis talking?)
I am hardly at the age and/or in thehealth circumstance where I could afford (li-terally and figuratively) one wrong move.And once going forward, I doubt there’smuch recourse, other than to suffer/endurethe consequences of my/our actions. (If myfather impressed anything on me, it was to“be aware of the consequences of youractions.”) Ordinarily, as a long-time, formerinsurance salesman/financial planner, thesesorts of insurance/financial decisions/ calcu-lations were fairly routine and not at allemotionally charged. But I hadn’t been diag-nosed with stage IV lung cancer back then(by the way, in case you don’t know, there’sno stage V). And as much as I try to pretendand/or deny now, that I don’t have cancer –or not admit it’s who I am, the more fre-quently my subconscious seems to take overand complicate my life. What tasks used tobe simple now seem more challenging, eventhough I don’t consciously think I feel anydifferent. But I am different. And some days,certain decisions really make that obvious.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
In TheThroes
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By Jeanne Theismann
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Fairfax County’s Urban Search and Rescueteam, known as Virginia Task Force 1, iscontinuing its rescue operations along theEast Coast in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
“We have 74 team members standing by in Water-bury, Conn.,” said Battalion Chief Chris Schaff Tues-day, Aug. 30. “Flood waters are anticipated as riverscrest later today and they will remain in place aslong as they are needed.”
VATF-1 deployed on Friday morning, Aug. 26, to
Fort Bragg, N.C. They returned to Fairfax headquar-ters briefly Sunday afternoon to retrieve additionalrescue equipment.
“Our team returned home for a few hours to pickup swift water rescue gear and four additional boats,”Schaff said. “They were then immediately deployedto McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey and then toConnecticut where they remain activated.”
The VATF-1 team includes doctors, structural en-gineers, hazardous material specialists, heavy riggersand four canine rescue teams.
“We had one injury to a team member in New Jer-sey,” Schaff said. “A hand laceration required sur-gery but the team member was released this morn-ing and is heading home. Otherwise, everyone isdoing well and prepared to continue recovery op-erations in the wake of Irene.”
Search and Rescue teamdeployed in New England.
In aniticipation of Hurricane Irene, 74 members of Virginia Task Force 1and four canines fit their gear into two buses prior to heading to FortBragg, N.C., Aug. 26 at the request of the Department of HomelandSecurity and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Firefighter Michael Moore of Station 14 in Burke checks through hisbags Aug. 26 before he deploys to North Carolina with VATF-1. The teamis in Connecticut assisting in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
Tim Dingess reviews deployment orders Aug. 26 as his dog Lago sitsnext to him. Dingess is a professional civilian canine handler with Vir-ginia Task Force 1 and is currently deployed to New England to assistwith recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
Czaro, an 8-year-old German shepherd, waits to deploy Aug. 26 withVirginia Task Force 1, the international urban search and rescue teamsponsored by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.
Firefighter Kris Sacra of Fire Station 12 in Great Fallshelps Firefighter John McDonell weigh his gear beforeboth deploy Aug. 26 with Virginia Task Force 1, the urbansearch and rescue team sponsored by the Fairfax CountySearch and Rescue Department.
VATF-1 Continues HurricaneIrene Operations
Photos by Deb Cobb/The Connection
