Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 ❖ 1www.ConnectionNewspapers.com online at www.connectionnewspapers.com

Opinio

n, Page 6

❖

Entertainm

ent, Page 12

❖

Spo

rts, Page 10

❖

C

lassifieds, Page 14

February 24 - March 1, 2016

Pho

to

by Jo

an Brady

On the Wayto ForeverHomesPet Connection, Page 4

Hope on Ice atTysons Ice RinkNews, Page 7

Margaret Radcliffe of Vienna withthree chocolate labs: Twix, Coco

and Hershey.

Viennaand Oakton

Viennaand Oakton

Pet Connection

Inside

People andPets ofVienna:

Feeling theLove

Pet Connection, Page 8

People andPets ofVienna:

Feeling theLove

Pet Connection, Page 8

2 ❖ Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Victor (Vale) Tolpegin, 16, won thegrand prize in the international computerprogramming competition, Google Code-In. Tolpegin is a sophomore at Flint HillSchool in Oakton. He spent several hun-dred hours programming for the open-source organization, Haiku, to be selectedamong the grand prize winners. “The con-test was a great deal of work, but I learneda lot and am honored to have been cho-sen as a Grand Prize Winner. I hope mywork for Haiku made a small difference,and I can already see the exponential im-pact to my coding capability for schooland other projects. While it was tough towork six to 10 hours a day on GCI duringexams, over winter break and through myschool commitments, it was worth it,” saidTolpegin. Google Code-in (GCI) is a con-test introducing pre-university studentsfrom around the world to open source de-velopment. GCI gives teens the opportu-nity to gain real world experience work-ing with these organizations and to be-come a part of these communities.Therewere 980 students from 65 countries whocompleted 4,776 tasks. Twenty-eight stu-dents were chosen for their exceptionalwork as grand prize winners earning thema trip to Google’s Mountain View, Calif.campus for four days in June. The grandprize winners will meet with Google en-

gineers, have a tour of Google and learnmore about some of the intriguingprojects at Google.

Flint Hill Student Wins Grand Prize inCoding Competition

Photo contributed

Victor (Vale) Tolpegin, 16, a sopho-more at Flint Hill School in Oaktonwins Google International CodingCompetition.

People

See Crime, Page 5

Incidents

Petit Larceny/Fraud - Giant FoodStore, 359 Maple Ave., East. Jan. 21,10:43 p.m. An employee reported an-other employee took his paycheck andcashed it.

Found Property - Desale Street atTapawingo Road, SW. Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m.A resident responded to the Vienna Po-lice Station to turn in an undisclosedamount of cash she found in the road-way. The money will be held at theVienna Police Station in the event theowner is able to claim it.

Found Property - First BaptistChurch, 450 Orchard Street, NW. Feb. 11,8 a.m. A resident responded to theVienna Police Station to turn in an iPhoneshe had found in the parking lot at theVienna Baptist Church. The iPhone willbe held at the Vienna Police Station inthe event the owner can be located.

Telephone Case - Navy FederalCredit Union, 820 Follin Lane, SE. Be-tween Feb. 11 at 3:59 p.m. and Feb. 12at 2:26 p.m. An employee reported shereceived numerous, unwanted calls from

an individual who stated his name was“David”. She stated he asked for her iden-tifying information, which she declinedto give him. An officer informed her tonot answer anymore of his telephonecalls.

Arrest – Warrant Service - 200Block Maple Ave., East. Feb. 11, 10 p.m.An officer was on patrol when he ob-served the driver of a vehicle with anequipment violation. As a result of thatviolation he conducted a traffic stop.Upon his interaction with the driver hediscovered he was wanted on two war-rants issued by the Fairfax County PoliceDepartment for the Violation of Protec-tive Orders. The officer arrested the 40-year-old man from Patrick Street, SE inVienna for the Violation of the Protec-tive Orders. He was transported to theFairfax County Adult Detention Centerwhere he was held without bond.

Arrest – Driving While Intoxi-cated - 500 Block Kingsley Road, SW.Feb. 12, 12:29 a.m. An officer respondedto the area for the report of a two ve-hicle crash. Upon arriving on the scene

Notable incidents from the Town ofVienna Police Report from Feb. 12-18.

Vienna Crime Reports

Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 ❖ 3www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

News

See Community, Page 11

See County Budget, Page 16

By Ken Moore

The Connection

County Executive Ed Long rec-ommended a four-cent increaseto the real estate tax rate.

But to meet the full requestof Fairfax County Public Schools, he said,would require a three-cent increase on topof the budget he built.

Long presented the FY 2017 AdvertisedBudget Plan to the Board of SupervisorsTuesday morning, Feb. 16.

“The budget is a discussion with the com-munity,” said Chairman Sharon Bulova.

“This is the first step,” said Lee Supervi-sor Jeff McKay, head of the board’s budgetcommittee.

“We have to see what the reactions are,”said Long.

Bulova is scheduled to advertise the FY2017 tax rate on March 1. At that point,the board can lower but not increase fromthe tax rate advertised.

The projected value of each penny is$23.3 million to the county, Long said.

“At the current real estate tax rate, rev-enue growth is insufficient to fund all ofour priorities,” Long told the Board of Su-pervisors.

But even with the increase, he warned,there are “many unmet needs and invest-ment requirements that remain unfunded.”

Each member of the Board of Supervisorswill hold local community dialogues in theirrespective districts; then the board will holdpublic hearings on the budget from April5-7.

The board will adopt the final budget onApril 26.

THE FEUD resumed between the SchoolBoard and the Board of Supervisors beforeLong’s speech even concluded, with his pro-posed budget falling $68 million short ofwhat FCPS Superintendent Karen Garza

says is needed.“We are dismayed that Fairfax County

Executive Ed Long has ignored the pleas of

By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Emotional independent outburstsand communal chants of “Fundour schools” and “Invest in kids”

echoed through the grand amphitheaterjust beyond the entrance to the FairfaxCounty Government Center.

The same day Fairfax County Execu-tive Ed Long announced his proposal for

a nearly $4 billion county budget at theBoard of Supervisors morning meeting,school advocacy groups including IamFCPS,the Fairfax County Council of PTAs, FairfaxEducation Association, Fairfax FLAGS andFairfax Arts Coalition for Education, orga-nized a rally in the evening calling for thesupervisors to fully fund the FY 2017 bud-get adopted by the School Board.

That budget, a $121.4 million increaseover the previous year, represents not only

a 6.7 percent increase in transfer from thecounty, but also enables Superintendent Dr.Karen Garza to steer the school system for-ward with no additional cuts to programsor services.

Though Garza won’t formally present herbudget to the supervisors until early April,Long’s $3.988 billion proposed budget fallsshort of the current requested transfer tothe school system by nearly $68 million.

“This is not good enough,” said Fairfax

Education Association president Kim-berly Adams. “Our children are worthmore, our community is worth more, andFairfax is willing to invest a few centsmore to make sure our next generationhas a bright future.”

Adams was one of several speakersscheduled to speak who also includedDebbie Kilpatrick, president of the Fairfax

County Executive: Revenue growthis insufficient to fund all priorities.Schools still $68 million short.

About $300 More per Household

More than 50 percent of Fairfax County’s $3.988 billion budget willbe transferred to Fairfax County Public Schools, $68 million less thanFCPS requested.

Fairfax County

Parents, Community Supporters Rally to ‘Invest in Kids’

Photos by Tim Peterson/The Connection

Parents and children held up homemade signs urging support for fullfunding of Fairfax County Public Schools’ FY 2017 budget as adoptedby the School Board.

Hundreds of parents and community supporters turned out to spreadthe message “Invest in Kids” after an advertised Fairfax County bud-get announced Feb. 16 leaves the public schools system around $68million short of its requested transfer.

Vienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or vienna@connectionnewspapers.com

4 ❖ Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Pet Connection

Donna Manz

The Connection

For many families, watching the family pup frolickand play around is fun.For the Korffs of Vienna,

watching three pups frolick andplay is three times the fun. Rescu-ing and fostering is a four-personfamily activity and Emily Korff,fosterer-in-charge, leads the pas-sion.

“One of the best things aboutfostering is that you get to seethese dogs in your home and howthey get along with your familyand other pets,” said Emily Korff.“In some cases, you find you andthe dogs are not a good fit.”

The Korffs have three familydogs, all rescues, and bring in dogsto foster from the Homeless Ani-mals Rescue Team [HART] as theneed arises.

Nico, the youngest and mostrambunctious of the Korff caninefamily, was born to a litter in atransport van operated by HART,in the spring of 2015. During thethree-hour drive from a high-killshelter in rural West Virginia toFairfax County, Nico’s mom deliv-ered seven puppies and gave birthto one more after mom and herlitter arrived at the Korff home.While mom and her other babieswere adopted out to local families,Nico never left the Korff home.

Nico is sibling to Leia and Lucy,and Korff likes to say that Lucy andLeia helped “mama” raise thepups, corraling them and keepingthem in-line.

“I know where all the babiesare,” said Korff. “When you givethem up, you’re always a little sadbut it makes you happy to seethem in their new homes.”

WHEN PETS AND HUMANSare a good “fit,” the new family canadopt the pet. HART requires theadoptive to go to two weekly adop-tion events to see the dogs, alongwith a HART/adopter interview.HART will take back a dog thatdoes not work out but their goalis to place the animal in a forever-home. HART looks into past pet-

guardianship. “They want to makesure you’ve been a responsible petowner in the past.”

Like many rescue groups in themetro D.C. area, HART makesregular runs to pick up animalsclose to euthanasia in their shel-ters or homes. The dogs come fromthe local community or to ruralshelters, bringing surrenders orstrays born elsewhere to HART’shome area of Fairfax County.

Korff began fostering HART pets13 years ago before she and herhusband Yanek had children. Atthe time, she just wanted morecompanions in their home. Herfirst adoptee was a cat, adoptedthrough HART, in 1999.Throughthe years, the Korffs have fostereddogs, cats, birds and fish. Penny, aBorder Collie “foster-fail,” livedwith the Korffs for 12 years untilher death at age 16.

A professional photographer,Korff chronicles the “cuteness”through a camera lens, occasion-ally offering her expertise to HARTas a means of adoption promotion.Korff created a “family” album ofthe transport-pups posing withAmerican Girl dolls; she brings outthe personalities of the pets.

“When we first started, I wanteda dog in the house, a furry crea-ture,” Korff said. Korff and herhusband both wanted a dog. Nowthat the Korff children are older,Emily and Yanek are getting theminvolved in rescue volunteerism.

“It teaches them to care aboutsomeone other than themselves,”Yanek Korff said. The kids, EmilyKorff said, know that rescuegroups need money to sustaintheir mission so the girls help raisemoney to this end. In Decemberof 2014 and 2015, Vera, 10, andAlanna, 12, sold their old toys todonate money to HART.

“I like helping dogs becausethey’re my favorite animals,” saidAlanna. “I want to open a rescuegroup for dogs and horses when Igrow up.”

Alanna and Vera are learning allabout having pets in the family,including the challenges of petownership. Most rescues comefrom bad situations, Korff said.“Our kids are learning about theneeds of all the homeless pets inthe world, and, they are doingtheir part to help them.”

“That’s a quality you want yourkids to learn.”

The Korffs ofVienna fosterdogs who waitfor a family tolove them.

On the Way to Forever Homes

Nico, one of a litter born in HART’s transport van, joinstwo older but smaller “siblings” in the Korff household.

Ten-year-old Vera Korff holds Lucy and mom Emilycuddles Nico, the family’s year-old addition. Leia wascamera-shy when photo was taken.

Photos by Donna Manz/The Connection

Vera and Alanna Korff help mom Emily to foster puppiesand adult dogs from HART. Some rescues never leave, andmake their forever home with the Korffs.

WHEN YOU ADOPT from a res-cue group, you know that the petshave been checked by a vet, spayedor neutered, and are up to datewith vaccines, Korff said. All dif-ferent types of dogs and breeds areout there, waiting for a family to

love them. There are breed-specificrescue groups around the country.

“When you adopt from a rescue,you have an opportunity to adopta pet that is just for you,” saidKorff. “You can’t do that when youbuy a pet.”

Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 ❖ 5www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Attorney/Accountant,Former IRS Attorney

Admitted to DC, MD, VA & NY Bars

All Types of Federal, State,Local & Foreign Taxes

Individual • BusinessTrusts • Estates • Wills

Amended & Late ReturnsBack Taxes • IRS Audits

• Civil LitigationBusiness Law • Contracts

Robert Beatson II

703-798-3590 or301-340-2951

www.beatsonlaw.com

6726 Whittier Ave., Suite 306, Mclean, VA 22101703-891-3147 • mcleanveins.com

Image-Guided Surgery in downtown McLean.State-of-the-Art Treatment of Varicose Veins

using the latest technology.

Nordine Gaugau, MD

Dr. Gaugau is a VascularSpecialist who performs minimallyinvasive surgical procedures. Hetreats a variety of medicalconditions using state-of-the-artimage-guided surgical technology.

Dr. Gaugau has extensiveexperience and served for years asa Department Chair at MedstarSouthern Maryland HospitalCenter. He has performed

thousands of minimally invasiveprocedures, including complexEndovascular.

As a long-time resident ofMcLean, he is bringing hisexpertise to the area. Dr. Gaugautrained at Georgetown UniversityMedical Center and theWashington Hospital Center.

Call today to schedule your freeconsultation: 703-891-3147

From Page 2

Crime

he determined the driver of thestriking vehicle may have beenimpaired. After refusing to take aseries of field sobriety tests he ar-rested the 33-year-old womanfrom Manhattan Place in Viennafor Driving While Intoxicated. Shewas transported to the Vienna Po-lice Station where she was giventhe opportunity to provide asample of her breath for analysis.After the analysis she was trans-ported to the Fairfax County AdultDetention Center where she wascharged with Driving While Intoxi-cated and held on a $1,000 bond.

Assist Fire/EMS - 400 BlockWalker Street, SW. Feb. 12, 1:27a.m. An officer responded to a resi-dence after receiving a report ofCPR in progress. Upon arrivalFairfax County Rescue personnelwere on the scene and were ac-tively performing CPR. Rescue per-sonnel were able to regain a pulseon the resident and transportedhim to an area hospital.

Suspicious Event - 380 MapleAve., West. Feb. 12, 11:17 a.m. Anemployee reported a former em-ployee had been at the businessand became agitated over an is-sue with his W-2. The employeestated she informed the formeremployee she would call theVienna Police Department if he didnot leave. He left prior to the ar-rival of the police. The officer in-formed her of the Trespass proce-dure should he return.

Petit Larceny - Liberty TaxService, 266 Cedar Lane, SE. Feb.12, 4:29 p.m. An employee re-ported another employee hadtaken her husband’s Stud Finder.The employee did not wish to pur-sue charges.

Noise Complaint - The BeyLounge, 303 Mill St., NE. Feb. 13,12:21 a.m. An officer respondedto the Bey Lounge after receiving

a report of loud music emanatingfrom the business. Upon arrival hespoke with the manager whoagreed to turn the music down.

Domestic Dispute - ParkStreet, NE. Feb. 13, 10:52 a.m. Acitizen reported a man and womanwere having a verbal argumentand the man assaulted the woman.An officer responded and spokewith the man and woman whowere husband and wife. They bothstated no physical assault had oc-curred.

Lost Property - 348 Ayr HillAve., NE. Feb. 13 between 3 p.m.and 5 p.m. A resident reported helost his Virginia Driver’s License.He believes he may have lost it atthe Tysons Sport and Health Club.

Assist Fire/EMS - 100 BlockMelody Lane, SE. Feb. 14, 1:48p.m. An officer responded to a resi-dence after receiving a report thatFairfax County Rescue personnelwere attempting to evaluate thehealth of the elderly resident whobecame uncooperative. Upon ar-riving on the scene he spoke withthe elderly resident’s daughterwho stated she was concerned forher father’s health. Rescue person-nel evaluated the resident and

found his vital signs to be accept-able. The resident refused to betransported to a hospital. Thedaughter was provided with infor-mation on county services thatmay be able to help with herfather’s situation.

Open Door - 100 Block MapleAvenue, West. Feb. 14, 5:20 p.m.An officer was on patrol when henoticed the door to a constructionsite had been left open. He ap-proached the site and found aworkman inside who had beencutting concrete for the plumbingand electrical installation.The of-ficer informed him of the Town ofVienna Noise Ordinance prohibit-ing construction work on Sundays.He agreed to stop.

Civil Dispute - Merchant Tireand Auto, 141 Maple Ave., West.Feb. 17, 4:18 p.m. A customer re-ported he had taken his vehicleinto the service center to have re-pairs made on the front wheel andsuspension. The customer statedhe misunderstood the amount thatwas quoted for the repairs andwould not have approved themhad he known the actual cost. Theman was provided an opportunityto speak with the manager andinformed this was a civil [matter].

6 ❖ Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Opinion

Bad Bills General Assembly has potential to dolots of damage in a short period.

From pressing for use of a barbaricform of execution, the electric chair,to codifying discrimination, to strip-ping localities of the major tool for

ensuring infrastructure is in place for new de-velopment, to hiding more and more criticalpublic information from the public, the VirginiaGeneral Assembly is poised to do harmto the Commonwealth. (We’ll look atgood bills in a future editorial.)

Here are bills that have passed eitherthe House or Senate by crossover, and impor-tant bills that were killed, in no particular or-der. This is by no means a complete list.

HB815, Electric Chair, passed the House 62-33, brings back the electric chair, providing thatif lethal injection is not available as a methodof execution, electrocution shall be used in-stead and vice versa.

SB552 creates secret police departments, andmoves in exactly the wrong direction. Providesthat the names and training records of law-enforcement officers and fire marshals shall beconsidered personnel records and excludedfrom mandatory disclosure under the VirginiaFreedom of Information Act. Passed 25-15.

SB549/HB770 on Proffers, uses a megatonbomb to tie localities’ use of proffers to helppay for infrastructure needs with new devel-opment when what was needed was a study offlyswatters to address specific limited abuses.

HB773/SB41 - Codifies discrimination, pre-vents the state government from taking anyaction against a person or organization thatdiscriminates based on a sincerely held religiousbelief that marriage is or should be recognizedas the union of one man and one woman.

Sanctuary bills: SB705 Makes “sanctuary cit-ies” liable for “full amount of any personal in-jury or property damage caused by an illegalalien within such locality.” SB270 The GeneralAssembly shall reduce state funding to the ex-tent permitted by state and federal law to anylocality found to be a “sanctuary city.”

Senate killed several bills on title loan over-sight, even after investigative reporting showedinterest charges exceeding 200 percent, baitand switch tactics and many poor Virginianslosing their cars.

HB 2 - No “right to breathe.” Requires theDepartment of Environmental Quality to re-ceive approval from the General Assembly fora state implementation plan to regulate car-bon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants prior to submitting the plan to the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency.

HB 1090 - Defunds Planned ParenthoodHB 143 allows high proof grain alcohol sales.HB 560 - Makes it more difficult to convict

someone of brandishing a firearm by requir-ing proof that a person pointing, holding orbrandishing a firearm or similar weap-

ons had the intent to induce fear in the mindof another.

HB 766 - Allows any protective order to beused as a de facto concealed carry permit, with-out requiring the holder to receive any train-ing in the safe handling of a firearm, or showany proficiency with a firearm. Advocates forvictims of domestic violence say what is neededis to remove weapons from such situations.

Killed SB67, would have added discrimina-tion on the basis of sexual orientation or gen-der identity to the Virginia Fair Housing Lawas an unlawful housing practice.

Killed SB12, would have prohibited discrimi-nation in public employment on the basis ofsexual orientation or gender identity.

Killed bills that would have required notifi-cation of oil spills.

Outlawed living wage requirements for con-tractors of local government.

HB 4 Anti-union, proposed constitutionalamendment putting Right to Work in the con-stitution.

HB 3 - Charter Schools ConstitutionalAmendment - removes local control over localschools and spending, doesn’t belong in theconstitution.

— Mary Kimm

mkimm@connectionnewspapers.com

Editorial

A Letter toAnimal LoversDear Animal Lovers,

Like most kids, I always wanteda puppy to hug, play with, andlove. My parents promised me myfirst pet when I turned 10, oldenough to help take care of ourpuppy. My parents kept theirpromise, and on my 10th birthdaywe adopted “Clue” from the Wash-ington Animal Rescue League(WARL), in D.C. I wrote a book onhim that you can check out for freethrough our Fairfax County Pub-lic Library - “Get a Clue: A TrueStory about a Boy’s Best BirthdayPresent.”

We also adopted Sparky, aGolden Retriever-Chow mix. Wecelebrated Sparky’s fourth birth-day on Feb. 5.

Rescue shelters like WARL do anamazing job helping and savingpuppies and animals from hoard-ing facilities or puppy surrendersfrom owners who cannot take careof new litters.

A really wonderful rescue shel-ter we help is Homeward TrailsAnimal Rescue (HTAR) in FairfaxStation. We foster puppies, whocannot live at the shelter, becausethey are too young and need afamily to love them until they areadopted.

We also volunteer at the shelter,to help clean the dogs’ crates, mopthe floors and fold laundry. Pleaseconsider volunteering at any ofthese shelters or maybe donatesome of your allowance to helpthese adorable, helpless animals,so they can have a better life. Youcan volunteer an hour, a weekend,a couple of weeks, or a month,whatever fits your schedule and isconvenient for you. Meet some of

the most amazing volunteers.Helping these sweet animals willmake you feel so good - I know Ido.

Some shelters you can visit andvolunteer at:

Washington Animal RescueLeague, 71 Oglethorpe St NW,Washington, D.C., 202-726-2556,www.warl.org

Homeward Trails Animal Res-cue, 11116 Fairfax Station Rd,

Letters to the Editor

Fairfax Station, 703-249-5066,www.homewardtrails.org

Fairfax County Animal Shelter,4500 West Ox Rd, Fairfax, 703-8 3 0 - 1 1 0 0 ,w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v /animalshelter/foster.htm

Woof-woof!

Sachin MuralidharGreat Fall

Eighth-grader at Cooper Middle School

From left, Sachin Muralidhar, his father and brother Sidwith foster Border Collies and Sparky (front).

Sachin Muralidhar, of GreatFalls, with Sparky onSparky’s fourth birthday onFeb. 5.

Pho

to

s co

ntributed

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

An independent, locally owned weeklynewspaper delivered

to homes and businesses.Published by

Local Media Connection LLC

1606 King StreetAlexandria, Virginia 22314

Free digital edition delivered toyour email box. Go to

connectionnewspapers.com/subscribe

NEWS DEPARTMENT:vienna@connectionnewspapers.com

Kemal Kurspahic Editor ❖ 703-778-9414

kemal@connectionnewspapers.com

Abigail ConstantinoEditorial Assistant

703-778-9410 ext.427aconstantino@connectionnewspapers.com

Donna ManzContributing Writer

dmanz@connectionnewspapers.com

Jon RoetmanSports Editor ❖ 703-752-4013

jroetman@connectionnewspapers.com@jonroetman

ADVERTISING:For advertising information

sales@connectionnewspapers.com703-778-9431

Don ParkDisplay Advertising

703-778-9420donpark@connectionnewspapers.com

Andrea SmithClassified Advertising

703-778-9411classified@connectionnewspapers.com

Debbie FunkNational Sales703-778-9444

debfunk@connectionnewspapers.com

David GriffinMarketing Assistant

703-778-9431dgriffin@connectionnewspapers.com

Editor & PublisherMary Kimm

mkimm@connectionnewspapers.com@MaryKimm

Executive Vice PresidentJerry Vernon

jvernon@connectionnewspapers.com

Editor in ChiefSteven Mauren

Managing EditorKemal KurspahicPhotography:

Deb Cobb, Craig SterbutzelArt/Design:

Laurence Foong, John HeinlyProduction Manager:

Geovani Flores

Special Assistant to the PublisherJeanne Theismann

jtheismann@connectionnewspapers.com@TheismannMedia

CIRCULATION: 703-778-9426circulation@connectionnewspapers.com

Vienna & Oakton

Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 ❖ 7www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

News

The first Hope on Ice took placelast weekend at the Tysons Cor-ner Ice Skating Rink. During thethree-day public skating ex-

travaganza, which was a benefit for theAmerican Cancer Society, the first 50 can-cer survivors could skate for free. Custom-ers paid $12 for tickets and $4 was donatedto the American Cancer Society. U.S. Rep.Gerry E. Connolly (D-11) was the event’sopening day emcee and the event includedmusic by DJ Civil, live performances byAshburn Theatre on Ice, and an Illuminaria

Emcee U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11).

Skaters take to the ice during Hopeon Ice at the Tysons Corner IceRink last Friday.

Hope on Ice atTysons Ice Rink

Photos by Steve Hibbard/The Connection

The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life team from Woodson HighSchool.

lighting ceremony on ice to honor thosefighting or lost to cancer.

“We are so honored to be partnering withthe American Cancer Society for today’sHope on Ice event that focuses on healthy,happy fun,” said Marissa Marwell, regionalmanager of the Tysons Corner Ice Rink. Shesaid her dad was diagnosed with stage IVcolorectal cancer in 2002 and won his battleand is now in remission. She also has twoaunts who were affected by breast cancer.

— Steve Hibbard

8 ❖ Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 ❖ 9www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Pet Connection

By Donna Manz

The Connection

Every pet-family has a story, somehappy, some poignant.Their stories are a reminder of the unconditional love and devotion that

pets bring into a home.

Vienna Pet-Pal Stories

Emily Korff, Vienna, and Nico.“My youngest dog, Nico, is a rescue who

has lived in our house since the day he wasborn. Nico’s mom had given birth to sevenpuppies in the three-hour drive in the HARTtransport van from the shelter in rural Vir-ginia, and gave birth to one more when theyarrived at our house. We raised Nico andhis littermates as fosters until they were oldenough to leave their mom. As a photogra-pher, I really enjoyed capturing sweet mo-ments with the mother and her little pup-pies. We ended up adopting Nico, and, mostof his litter-mates were adopted to otherfamilies we know in Vienna, and we haveenjoyed continuing to see them grow up.”

Rio and Katie, loved by Mary Kay Claus and Jim Sweeney, Vienna.

Rio, with the frosted face, and Katieadopted us in 2006 and 2011 from Lab Res-cue of the LRCP Inc. Our lives have neverbeen better.

Rio embraced the role of big sister andhas taught Katie how to give Mom and Dadthat ‘special look’ in order to be rewardedwith butt-scratches, tummy rubs, ear rubs,and full-body massages. The girls enjoy tak-ing Mom on a walk every morning and hang-ing out at the dog park a few times a week.

And, they are pretty sure their dad is themost special guy in the whole world. Momisn’t so bad because she feeds them and gives

them treats for dessert. Rio and Katie haveseveral favorite places to hang out: leathersofas, comfy dog pillows and area rugs. But,their most favorite hang-out space is Momand Dad’s king-sized bed. They are eternallygrateful for their much-needed early morn-ing snuggle time. Rio, aka the ‘love sponge,’makes sure the deer stay out of the yard andaway from their outside toys. Katie’s hiddentalent is her ability to do a spot-onChewbacca imitation when she is yawning… or, when she just feels like it.

Together, we make one big happy family.www.lab-rescue.org.

Why foster?When I spy a photo of an innocent dog, I

ask myself, how can I make a difference?My foster, NationalPyr.org, rescues GreatPyrenees from high-kill southern sheltersand help finds foster and forever homes forthe rescued pets.

Our family has opened our house to al-most 30 Pyrenees and has found homes forevery single one of them. The rescue cross-posts with Petfinder.com and we network viasocial media to find homes. Though it tugsat the heart each time a pup leaves our home,we know that they are in good hands as eachforever home is thoroughly vetted prior toplacement. Our family loves to foster thebabies. We have had three litters; the young-

Photo is of KatieDiFrancisco, sur-rounded by the sixpuppies - Scout, Bella,Patches, Chase,Grayson and Kierra.All have been adoptedout. ElizabethDiFrancisco, Vienna.

est group was only five weeks old. Thoughhousebreaking and chewing can be a chal-lenge, our older dogs help out and make theprocess fun. We always have teenagers visitand come to socialize the babies with us. Itis amazing to see the compassion these teenshave when they hear the stories of each dogwe foster. Our favorite was a group of sixbabies. The pups were about seven weeksold when they arrived, straight from a high-kill shelter via a transport shuttle. We wereallowed to name them, which is always fun.If our home was larger, we would have keptall of them. Thankfully, all six found foreverhomes and are thriving.

Can’t wait for the next group of babies toarrive.

One Saturday morning in September of2013, we set out to a PetSmart store wherethe Lost Dog Rescue League was holding anadoption event. As we drove to the store,my husband and I made sure to tell the kidswe were only looking and weren’t adoptinga dog that day. Once we walked into thestore, we saw a litter of beagle/Jack RussellTerrier puppies and I began to realize I wasgoing to have to go back on my word sincewe all immediately fell in love with this lit-ter of adorable six-week-old dogs. After ashort interview and some paperwork, wewere taking Cinnamon home. She wasnamed Pearl, at the time. She has tan spots,including one on her side that we all thoughtlooked like the shape of a heart.

From the first day, Cinnamon was a sweet,energetic, and cuddly girl who is, without adoubt, a member of the Dirth family. The

Cinnamon Dirth with Ava and Cal Dirth. Dara Dirth, Vienna.

entire family participates in caring for her,including walks to the bus stop and feedingher twice a day. She’s also always featuredon our annual holiday card and, on occa-sion, we even bring her to the Lost Dog Café(and sit outside) to thank the folks at therestaurant for our sweet puppy. The Lost DogCafé also runs the rescue league where wefound her two-and-a-half years ago.

Now, Cinnamon is a two-and-a-half-year-old happy and healthy dog and I can’t imag-ine our family without her - even with allher quirks, including occasionally barkingat what seems like nothing in the backyardor trying to get leftovers off the kitchen table.

That’s our Cinnamon, also known asCinna-monster.

—Dara Dirth,

Vienna.

Krause girlsMaddie and Chloewith Luna as apuppy. KatrinaKrause, Vienna.

“Little did we knowwhen we adoptedLuna in 2015 that shewould completelychange the pulse ofour family. She hasbrought an energy andlevel of excitementinto our home that wedidn’t even know wewere missing. Sheloves to play ball andrun after her Frisbee,but her most favoritepastime is [going to]the creek. She can’tget enough playtimewhen it comes to thewater. We love her topieces and couldn’timagine our familywithout her.”

Zachary Paikin,12, and his dogGretel, a 4-year-oldBernese moun-tain dog, ofVienna, gettingready for thelast big snowstorm.

People and Pets ofVienna: Feeling the Love

Photo

contributed

From dogs to cats to birds to ger-bils, bunnies, crocodile skinks, fishand miniature horses, kids in our

region love their pets.Many brag about their pet’s cuddliness

and most love how nice it is to come hometo a pet who is always excited to see them.We even have some young entrepreneurs,in our area, who are working with theirpets to start their own businesses.

After years of begging, now 16-year-oldMatt Angles says he had all but given upon ever getting a dog. But after seeinghim “pitifully” caring for the virtual doghe had created in a video game, his par-ents finally relented and Oreo joined thefamily. Six years later, younger brother,13-year-old Dean, tells of Oreo’s biggestcaper: A neighbor was dog-sitting whenOreo went missing. After a full-on neigh-borhood search, Oreo was discoveredsafely hanging out under the porch. Oreoclearly takes his hide-and-seek very seri-ously.

The youngest of three, MargaretRadcliffe,13, loves that the family’s threechocolate labs never tire of playing withher, especially in the snow. Coco andHershey, senior dogs now, went on greatadventures in their youth. One day thefamily got a call from a neighbor, “Wehave your dogs. They are currently en-joying a dip in our pool.”

Twelve-year-old twins Marco andAlessandro Da Santos, spent years beg-ging for a dog. They picked Reggie fromthe litter because he reminded them oftheir favorite dog in the world andReggie’s namesake. One of the cool thingsabout Reggie is that he is bilingual. Theboys agree that Reggie responds best tocommands delivered in Spanish and,ahem, by their mom.

—Joan Brady

People and Pets in Vienna

Alessandro, Reggieand Marco DaSantos of Vienna

Twix, Coco, Hersey and MargaretRadcliffe of Vienna

Dean, Matt and Oreo Angles of Vienna.

Photos by

Joan Brady

Photos contributed

10 ❖ Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

“We came out really hot;I was not sure if wewould. We were very,very quiet on the bus —this is not a quiet group.They were very quiet onthe bus, so I didn’tknow. Actually, I was alittle nervous myself,but I was trying to[be positive].”

— Oakton girls’ basketball coachFred Priester

Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Fred Priester tried to exude a posi-tive vibe prior to the Conference5 tournament championship gameagainst Herndon on Friday night,

but an unusually quiet bus ride to ChantillyHigh School had the veteran Oakton girls’basketball coach unsure of what to expectfrom his undefeated team.

While Priester experienced pregamenerves, the Cougars quickly showed theirlevel of play would be no cause for concern.

Oakton opened the game with a 17-0 runand cruised to a 67-45 victory on Feb. 19,capturing its third consecutive conferencetitle and 11th in the last 12 seasons.

The Cougars knocked down five 3-point-ers in the opening quarter, including twoeach by senior Alex Marquis and juniorMaddie Royle. At the defensive end, Oakton,the tournament’s top seed, held No. 2Herndon scoreless for more than 10 min-utes before a bucket by Hornet forwardSabrina Tolbert with 5:52 remaining in thesecond quarter cut the Cougar lead to 17-2.

“We came out really hot; I was not sure ifwe would,” Priester said. “We were very,very quiet on the bus — this is not a quietgroup. They were very quiet on the bus, soI didn’t know. Actually, I was a little ner-vous myself, but I was trying to [be posi-tive].”

What was the reason behind the Cougars’silent bus ride?

“I think we were all just trying to get inthe zone,” said Marquis, the Conference 5Player of the Year. “We usually don’t playearly games, so we were all trying to rest alittle bit since we didn’t have that time wenormally do after school.”

Friday’s Oakton/Herndon contest waspart of a conference championship double-header and tipped off at 6 p.m. The earlystart didn’t slow down the Cougars, whoknocked down seven 3-pointers in the firsthalf and 11 for the game.

“We came out ready to play,” Royle said,“and we showed it.”

Priester, the conference Coach of the Year,said there were times he wasn’t pleased withOakton’s shot selection, but he relaxed hisrequirements during the Cougars’ hot-handed first quarter.

“We have some kids that can shoot the 3,but the thing is, I’m constantly telling them,‘Look, you don’t have to shoot it on the firsttouch,’” Priester said. “But they were so hotI backed off of that.”

Royle, a 6-foot-1 forward and first-teamall-conference selection, buried four 3-pointers and finished with 24 points andseven rebounds. Her final 3 of the eveninggave Oakton a 40-22 lead with 4:28 remain-

ing in the third quarter.“She’s got so much talent,” Priester said.

“I was reluctant to even give her a rest to-night because she was doing so well.”

Junior forward Delaney Connolly finishedwith a double-double, scoring 17 points andgrabbing 14 rebounds. Connolly, a first-team all-conference selection, made a trio

of 3-pointers.Marquis scored 15 points and hit three

from behind the arc.Junior guard Kailyn Fee also knocked

down a 3-pointer for Oakton.Junior guard Indeya Sanders led Herndon

with 14 points. Sophomore guard DevyneNewman finished with 11 points and jun-ior guard Janiece Loney added eight.

Herndon’s record fell to 17-5. The Hor-nets faced Madison in the opening roundof the 6A North region tournament on Tues-day, after The Connection’s deadline. The

winner will face the winner of Battle-field and Mount Vernon on Wednes-day, Feb. 24.

The Cougars’ record improved to24-0. The last time Oakton was unde-feated this late in the season, the teamwent on to finish 31-0 and win the2012 AAA state championship.

Oakton faced McLean on Tuesday.The winner will face the winner ofOsbourn Park and West Potomac onWednesday, Feb. 24.

“Now, we have other things that we’dlike to accomplish, but if we don’t, theycan’t take this away,” Priester said.“They can’t take an undefeated regu-lar season away. Those are benchmarksthat they can hang their hats on andsay, ‘I was part of that.’”

Cougars outscoreHerndon 17-0 inopening quarter.

Oakton Girls’ Basketball Wins Conference 5 Championship

The Oakton girls’ basketball team won its third consecutive Conference 5 championship on Friday.

Video screenshot

Oakton junior Maddie Royle cutsoff a piece of the net after theCougars won the Conference 5championship on Friday.

Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Oakton senior Alex Marquisscored 15 points against Herndonon Friday.

Pho

to

by Jo

n R

oetm

an

/T

he C

on

nectio

n

Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 ❖ 11www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Vienna/Falls Church Babe Ruth Registration:Vienna/Falls ChurchBabe Ruth baseballregistration is open.

There are 13, 14-15and 16-19 year old leagues

Go to GVBR.ORGand click on the

Register Now button.

The season, including playoffs, runsthrough June, then All Stars begin.

Select yourproducts from

our MobileShowroomand Design

CenterFully Insured &

Class A LicensedSince 1999

Free Estimates703-999-2928

From Now to WOW in 5 Days Guarantee

Visit our website: www.twopoorteachers.com

Home of the $6,850 Bathroom Remodel

TWO POOR TEACHERSKitchen and Bathroom Remodeling

10% downnothing until the jobis complete for the

past 17 years

10% downnothing until the jobis complete for the

past 17 years

From Page 3

president of the Fairfax CountyNAACP; and Garza.

Several members of the FairfaxCounty School Board were in at-tendance, as well as SupervisorCathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill)and Board of Supervisors Chair-man Sharon Bulova.

Bulova, whose introductionwas met with lively cheering, at-tempted to reassure the audiencethat the budget process is just be-ginning, and requires public in-put and communication.

“We’re hearing that communi-cation here tonight,” Bulova said.“Education is our number onepriority, but we have to look atthe budget holistically.”

Bulova echoed the earlier re-marks from Ginwright that “edu-cation from the top makes ussure to have an educated com-munity” and added that this isjust “the beginning of the bud-get process, we have to strike theright balance and make sure ourchildren have what they need tosucceed.”

McLean High School seniorEmily Robinson, who took creditfor creating the viral hashtag

#SaveFCPS, agreed that “fullyfunding public schools shouldn’tjust be a requirement of govern-ing bodies, it should be the fore-most priority.

“I fear for the students whowill be in Fairfax County afterme,” she said.

Sarah Mattingly was SchoolBoard member Sandy Evans’(Mason District) appointee tothe superintendent’s budget taskforce that met to run the num-bers for possible cuts prior to theformation of the school system’snext budget.

She explained to the audiencethat despite the fact she and herhusband don’t even have chil-dren in Fairfax County PublicSchools, “nothing is more impor-tant for us to do as taxpayers,property owners, or residents,than help children.

“I’m not here for my propertyvalues,” Mattingly continued,“they’ll be just fine on their own.Today was disappointing, but it’snot over.”

For more information fromFairfax County Public Schools onits FY 2017 budget, visitw w w. f c p s . e d u / n e w s /fy2017.shtml.

Community:‘Invest in Kids’

Lex Lianos and PatriciaStack of the Weichert Viennaoffice were recognized forexceptional industry successduring the month of January.

Both top producers, Lianosled the region, which com-prises locations throughoutFairfax, Loudoun, Fauquierand Delaware counties, forresales, resale revenue units

and resale dollar volume andStack led for resale listings.

Invite these top neighbor-hood specialists in to learnabout the real estate servicesthat Weichert, Realtors has tooffer. They can be reached inWeichert’s Vienna office at156 East Maple Avenue, orcall 703-938-6070 for moreinformation.

Top Producers Recognized at theWeichert Vienna Office

Address ................................ BR . FB .HB ... Postal City .... Sold Price ... Type .......... Lot AC . PostalCode ..................... Subdivision1910 BATON DR ............................. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,556,775 .... Detached ........ 0.36 ........ 22182 .................................. TIBURON307 JOHNSON ST SW..................... 5 ... 5 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,550,000 .... Detached ........ 0.35 ........ 22180 ................ WINDOVER HEIGHTS9117 TETTERTON AVE ................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,305,000 .... Detached ........ 0.33 ........ 22182 ............................ SPRING LAKE2991 WESTHURST LN .................... 6 ... 6 ... 1 ........ OAKTON ....... $1,285,000 .... Detached ........ 0.86 ........ 22124 .............................. WINDSONG101 PATRICK ST SW........................ 5 ... 5 ... 2 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,175,000 .... Detached ........ 0.35 ........ 22180 ....................... VIENNA WOODS10400 WILLOW CREST CT .............. 6 ... 4 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,095,000 .... Detached ........ 0.66 ........ 22182 .............. HUNTER MILL ESTATES10410 OAKTON HILLS CT W ........... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ OAKTON ....... $1,085,000 .... Detached ........ 1.73 ........ 22124 ............ OAKTON HILLS ESTATES124 WILMAR PL NW ....................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........ $1,020,000 .... Detached ........ 0.15 ........ 22180 ......................... WILMAR PLACE9721 CHERITON CT ....................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $975,000 .... Detached ........ 0.13 ........ 22181 ................................ FIVE OAKS1321 CARPERS FARM WAY .............. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $970,000 .... Detached ........ 0.54 ........ 22182 ......................... CARPERS FARM2313 SAWDUST RD ........................ 4 ... 4 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $925,000 .... Detached ........ 0.94 ........ 22181 .. HUNTERS VALLEY NORTH WES10906 BERRYLAND CT ................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ OAKTON .......... $914,000 .... Detached ........ 0.93 ........ 22124 .....................BERRYLAND FARM2710 COLT RUN RD ........................ 4 ... 2 ... 2 ........ OAKTON .......... $910,000 .... Detached ........ 5.00 ........ 22124 ........... ROAN STALLION ESTATES2708 COURTHOUSE OAKS RD ......... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $868,000 .... Detached ........ 0.13 ........ 22181 ................. COURTHOUSE OAKS9913 ROSEWOOD HILL CIR ............ 5 ... 5 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $850,000 .... Detached ........ 0.89 ........ 22182 ........................ HARVEST RIDGE10112 WINDY KNOLL LN ................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $844,000 .... Detached ........ 2.85 ........ 22182 ............................. WINDSTONE9504 SCARAB ST ............................ 6 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $812,000 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ........ 22182 ................................... EUDORA2026 WESTWOOD FOREST DR ....... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $790,000 .... Detached ........ 0.21 ........ 22182 ................ WESTWOOD FOREST9510 LAGERSFIELD CIR .................. 4 ... 4 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $760,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22181 ...................... COUNTRY CREEK2427 JACKSON PKWY ..................... 5 ... 2 ... 2 ......... VIENNA ........... $740,000 .... Detached ........ 0.28 ........ 22180 ................. STONEWALL MANOR11308 LAPHAM DR ........................ 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........ OAKTON .......... $735,000 .... Detached ........ 1.00 ........ 22124 ................................. FOX HILLS1637 LOZANO DR .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $729,000 .... Detached ........ 0.46 ........ 22182 .............................. SUN VALLEY3068 MCKINNON WAY ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ OAKTON .......... $725,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.07 ........ 22124 ............................. OAK MANOR3089 MCKINNON WAY ................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ........ OAKTON .......... $725,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ........ 22124 ............................. OAK MANOR327 LEWIS ST NW .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $699,900 .... Detached ........ 0.32 ........ 22180 ................ WINDOVER HEIGHTS9516 NARRAGANSETT PL ............... 5 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $695,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22180 ..................... CONCORD GREEN721 MCKINLEY ST NE ..................... 5 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $691,706 .... Detached ........ 0.26 ........ 22180 ..................... CONCORD GREEN9418 DELANCEY DR ....................... 5 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $690,000 .... Detached ........ 0.28 ........ 22182 ..................... BEULAH TERRACE2638 OAKTON GLEN DR ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $689,000 .... Detached ........ 0.26 ........ 22181 .......................... OAKTON GLEN9932 COURTHOUSE WOODS CT ..... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $686,000 .... Detached ........ 0.19 ........ 22181 ....... OLD COURTHOUSE WOODS9906 BRIGHTLEA DR ...................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $685,000 .... Detached ........ 0.20 ........ 22181 ..................... EDGELEA WOODS106 ROSS DR SW ........................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $643,500 .... Detached ........ 0.26 ........ 22180 ....................... VIENNA WOODS9405 VAN ARSDALE DR .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $641,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22181 ..................... VIRGINIA CENTER8028 TREVOR PL ........................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $640,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22182 ............. COURTHOUSE STATION2146 WOLFTRAP CT ...................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $635,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22182 .............. COURTHOUSE WOODS8519 COTTAGE ST ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $630,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22180 ............. DUNN LORING WOODS8433 HOLLIS LN ............................ 3 ... 3 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $630,000 .... Detached ........ 0.13 ........ 22182 ................................ BAILIWICK2314 STRYKER AVE ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $628,000 .... Detached ........ 0.50 ........ 22181 ............ LITTLE VIENNA ESTATES8118 MADRILLON SPRINGS LN ....... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ......... VIENNA ........... $604,937 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22182 ................ MADRILLON SPRINGS9315 TALISMAN DR ........................ 5 ... 3 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $600,000 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ........ 22182 ..................... TALISMAN COURT3018 HUNT RD .............................. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ OAKTON .......... $597,930 .... Detached ........ 0.47 ........ 22124 ..................... FOX VALE ESTATES440 PARK ST NE ............................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $590,000 .... Detached ........ 0.29 ........ 22180 .................................. AYR HILL2616 BOWLING GREEN DR ............. 3 ... 3 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $580,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22180 ............. DUNN LORING WOODS2812 YEONAS DR .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $580,000 .... Detached ........ 0.50 ........ 22180 .. TOWN AND COUNTRY ESTATES9662 MOTLEY LN ........................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $579,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22181 ...................... COUNTRY CREEK109 MOORE AVE SW ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $571,000 .... Detached ........ 0.28 ........ 22180 ...............................KINGCREST1108 WARE ST SW ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $562,000 .... Detached ........ 0.30 ........ 22180 ....................... VIENNA WOODS104 SANOEY CIR SE ....................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $545,000 .... Detached ........ 0.28 ........ 22180 ....................... VIENNA WOODS8174 ELECTRIC AVE ....................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $527,717 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22182 ....................... TYSONS MANOR10145 VALENTINO DR .................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ OAKTON .......... $525,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22124 ..................... OAKTON VILLAGE8718 OLD COURTHOUSE RD .......... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $507,000 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ........ 22182 ........................ TYSONS GREEN9932 LONGFORD CT ...................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $488,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22181 ............................. WATERFORD250 COMMONS DR NW .................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $485,999 .... Townhouse ..... 0.07 ........ 22180 ................... VIENNA COMMONS554 WINDOVER AVE NW ................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $472,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22180 ................... VIENNA COMMONS2726 GALLOWS RD #1208 .............. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $467,500 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22180 ........................ WILTON HOUSE1526 NORTHERN NECK DR #101 .... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $437,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22182 ................ WESTWOOD VILLAGE2982 PADDOCK WOOD CT .............. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ OAKTON .......... $420,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22124 ................. OAKTON COMMONS3164 BORGE ST ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........ OAKTON .......... $420,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22124 ............................. ARROWOOD2924 JERMANTOWN RD #16 .......... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ OAKTON .......... $405,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22124 ........................... TREEBROOKE9490 VIRGINIA CENTER BLVD #440 . 2 ... 2 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $405,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22181 ....... MARQUIS AT VIENNA STATN2726 GALLOWS RD #1009 .............. 1 ... 1 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $330,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22180 ........................ WILTON HOUSE2817 JERMANTOWN RD #510 ........ 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ OAKTON .......... $325,000 .... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors ........... 22124 ........................... TREEBROOKE2628 GLENGYLE DR #105 ............... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ......... VIENNA ........... $308,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22181 .................... MOSBYS LANDING2700 BELLFOREST CT #304 ............ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $305,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22180 .............................. WESTBRIAR10227 VALENTINO DR #7112 .......... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ OAKTON .......... $263,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22124 .................... VISTAS OF VIENNA9486 VIRGINIA CENTER BLVD #306 . 1 ... 1 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $245,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22181 ....... MARQUIS AT VIENNA STATN2791 CENTERBORO DR #273 ......... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ......... VIENNA ........... $235,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22181 ....... MARQUIS AT VIENNA STATN10129 OAKTON TERRACE RD #10129 .... 1 ... 1 ............. 0 ................ OAKTON .... $182,000Garden 1-4 Floors22124 ............................ THE OAKTON

Copyright 2016 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of Februray 15, 2016.

Home Sales In January 2016, 68 homes sold between $1,556,775-$182,000in the Vienna and Oakton area.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

12 ❖ Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF VIENNA450 ORCHARD STREET, NW

VIENNA, VA 22180703-938-8525

fbcvoffice@verizon.netwww.fbcv.org

SUNDAY WORSHIP, 7:45 AM & 11:00 AMCHURCH SCHOOL 9:30AM-10:30AMMIDWEEK SERVICES, WED. 7:00 PM

Visit These Houses of Worship

To Highlight Your Faith Community,call Karen at 703-917-6468

7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Sunday School: preschool - grade 2Music: grades 3 - 7

10:25 a.m. Sunday School Grades 3 to 6Music 4 years to 2nd grade

11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are Contemporary Service

Nursery care provided at 9:00 a.m. service

The Rev. James Papile, RectorThe Rev. Laura Cochran

703-437-6530www.stannes-reston.org

1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston

ST. ANNE’SEPISCOPALCHURCH • Reston

Welcoming, Diverse, Progressive

Calendar

See Calendar, Page 13

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 241964 The Tribute. 8 p.m. The Barns

at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road,Vienna. Recreates the Fab Four’searly ’60s concerts—see theirastonishing show live, complete withperiod instruments, clothing,hairstyles, and onstage banter. $38-$42. www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/FEB. 25Marty Stuart. 8 p.m. The Barns at

Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Grammy winner Marty Stuart’s musicreflects the rich legacy of hisMississippi roots and the intersectionof gospel, drinking and cheatingballads, and rock. $50-$55.www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 26Itamar Zorman, Kwan Yi. 7:30 p.m.

The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. Violin and pianopieces by Mozart (“Sonata in B-flatMajor K. 378”), Crumb(“Nocturnes”), Brahms (“Sonata in AMajor”), Bartok (“Sonata no. 1 forViolin and Piano”). $35.www.wolftrap.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 27Scott Miller. 6:30 p.m. Jammin Java,

227 Maple Ave., E, Vienna. Staunton,Va. native, singer songwriter andfarmer. www.jamminjava.com.

John Eaton, The Swingin’ ’30s. 8p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635Trap Road, Vienna. Join renownedpianist and vocalist John Eaton as heinterprets the Great AmericanSongbook. $25-$27.www.wolftrap.org.

SUNDAY/FEB. 28Crys Matthews. 6 p.m. Jammin’ Java,

227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna. Herndonresident Crys Matthews and two ofthe Mid-Atlantic’s best singer-songwriters for a night of amazingmusic. $15. jamminjava.com.

MONDAY/FEB. 29An Evening with Neil Young. 8 p.m.

Tyson’s Corner 16, 7850 TysonsCorner Center, McLean. Watch theconcert as it is broadcast live on thebig screen. http://www.fathomevents.com/event/an-evening-with-neil-young-live.

MONDAY-TUESDAY/FEB. 29-MARCH 1Herb Alpert and Lani Hall. 8 p.m.

The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. Join Alpert and hisGrammy-winning wife—the originalvoice of Sérgio Mendes’ Brasil ’66—as they take the stage with theirdynamic band. $55-$65.www.wolftrap.org.

TUESDAY/MARCH 1David Cook. 7 p.m. Jammin Java, 227

Maple Ave. E., Vienna. American Idolwinner. $25/$40. www.jamminjava.com.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 2Imagine Dragons in Concert:

Smoke+Mirrors. 7:30 p.m. Tyson’sCorner 16, 7850 Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Watch the concertas it is broadcast live on the bigscreen. http://www.fathomevents.com/event/imagine-dragons-in-concert.

SATURDAY/MARCH 5“Wishes and Dreams” Reception.

4-6 p.m. Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant St., NW, Vienna. Free.viennaartssociety.org. 703-319-3971.

Author Reading and Signing. 1 p.m.Barnes and Noble Tysons, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean. Localchildren’s author Alison GraceJohansen will read and sign copies ofher picture book “HumFree the BeeHas a Food Allergy.” 703-506-6756.http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

Author Reading and Signing. 4 p.m.Barnes and Noble Tysons, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean. DavidPriess will tell stories from 50 yearsof Presidential intelligence at thehighest level and sign copies of hisnew release, “The President’s Book ofSecrets.” 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

TUESDAY/MARCH 8Protecting Neighborhood Trees.

7:30-9:30 p.m. Great Falls Grange,9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.The event will be forum co-sponsoredby Supervisor John Foust, the FairfaxCounty Tree Commission, and theGreat Falls Citizens Association.Speakers will focus on treepreservation during the real estatedevelopment process, and whatcitizens can do to help protect theexisting tree canopy.prvickers@aol.com. 703-759-3280.

THURSDAY/MARCH 10Vienna Art Society Meeting. 10:30

a.m.-12:30 p.m. Speaker will be Davi

Send announcements to north@ connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Fridayfor the following week’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged.

FCPS Students WinAwards in 2016Scholastic WritingCompetition

Fairfax County Public Schools students at 22schools won regional awards in the 2016 Scho-lastic Writing Awards Competition. FCPS studentswon 26 regional Gold Key awards, 51 Silver Keyawards, and 66 Honorable Mentions.

Gold Key winners include:Emma Choi of Marshall High School, two Gold

Keys for poetry and two Gold Keys for short story.One of Choi’s poems is an American Voices nomi-nee.

Olivia Dabich of Marshall High School for writ-ing portfolio

Aline Dolinh of Oakton High School for writingportfolio and poetry

Marriya Schwarz of Oakton High School for criti-cal essay and dramatic script

Silver Key winners include:Megan Baranowsky of Kilmer Middle School for

humorNicole Beymer of Marshall High School for po-

etryEmma Choi of Marshall High School for flash

fiction and two Silver Keys for poetryOlivia Dabich of Marshall High School for short

storyEmily Goff of Herndon High School for flash

fiction and three Silver Keys for poetryMatthew Harrington of Marshall High School

for dramatic scriptJungsoo Kim of McLean High for personal es-

say-memoirKathleen Kim of Marshall High School for per-

sonal essay-memoirHelen Shi of Oakton High School for poetryJessica Smith of Langley High School for per-

sonal essay-memoirThe Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are pre-

sented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writ-ers. The Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organi-zation whose mission is to identify students withexceptional artistic and literary talent and presenttheir remarkable work to the world through theScholastic Art and Writing Awards.

FCPS StudentPublication Finalists

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) studentpublications have been named finalists for thePacemaker award, presented by the National Scho-lastic Press Association (NSPA). Among them is“The Clan” from McLean High School, editorsSajanee Chithrahjan, Habiba Feroze, BiancaRossell, and Yande Thiaw; and Meghan Percival,adviser.

NSPA’s Pacemaker competition has been consid-ered by many to be student journalism’s highesthonor.

Entries are judged by teams of professionalsbased on coverage and content, quality of writingand reporting, leadership, design, photography,and graphics. Winners will be announced at theJournalism Education Association (JEA)-NSPAspring national high school journalism conventionin April.

Award-WinningAward-

Winning

E-mail sales@connectionnewspapers.com for more information.

Newspapers & Online703-778-9431

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com/Advertising

SPECIAL CONNECTIONS CALENDARAdvertising Deadlines are the previous Thursday unless noted.

MARCH3/9/2016...........HomeLifeStyle Real Estate Pullout3/16/2016...............................A+ Camps & Schools3/23/2016 ...Spring Fun, Food, Arts & EntertainmentFCPS Spring Break 3/21-3/25APRIL4/6/2016.................Wellbeing – Senior Living PulloutEaster Sunday is March 27

Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 ❖ 13www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

From Page 12

Calendar

D’Agostino who will discuss anddemonstration her paintings in oilsand acrylics and how she planssubject matter for her own works andalso for the classes she teaches. Free.viennaartssociety.org. 703-319-3971.

SATURDAY/MARCH 12Model Trains and Thomas at Open

House. 1-5 p.m. Historic ViennaTrain Station, 231 Dominion RoadNE, Vienna. See and hear modeltrolleys and steam and diesel trainsplus Thomas and some of his friends.The layout reflects the mountainousterrain and towns of Western NorthCarolina with award winningstructures. Free. Donations accepted.www.nvmr.org. 703-938-5157.

Author and Illustrator Readingand Signing. 3 p.m. Barnes andNoble Tysons, 7851 L. Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. McLean native ScottMcBride and co-author RodThompson will read and sign copiesof their book “The Adventures ofConnor the Courageous Cutter:Saving Sarah.” Illustrator BrianMartin will join them. Free. 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

TUESDAY/MARCH 15Perennial Personalities. 10 a.m.

Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124Park St., Vienna. Karen Rexrod, plantexpert and former owner of WindyHill nursery, will present her favoriteperennial personalities. Karen’sexpertise and knowledge of perennialplants and their habits. Free.lmc323@aol.com.

Cocktails and Conversation. 5-6:30p.m. Capital Grille, 1861International Drive, McLean. TheCommunity Foundation for NorthernVirginia invites you to a private eventfor substantial supporters and friendsof the Community Foundation.Reserve at www.cfnova.org/cocktailsor call Tara Nadel at 703-879-7637.

THURSDAY/MARCH 17Spanish Storytime featuring

CommuniKids. 11 a.m. Barnes andNoble Tysons, 7851 L. Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Give your child thelove of language at a fun, engagingStorytime in Spanish. 703-506-6756.http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

Game Night: Splendor. 7 p.m.Barnes and Noble Tysons, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean. Bringfriends, grab a snack from the Cafeand get ready for some board gamefun. Free. 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

FRIDAY/MARCH 18Flashlight Egg Hunt. 7 p.m. Glyndon

Park, 300 Glyndon St., NE, Vienna.Enjoy a family evening searching foreggs and prizes in the dark! Pleasebring a flashlight so you can find theeggs. Jump like a bunny in the moonbounce and visit the Easter Bunny.703-255-6360.

SATURDAY/MARCH 19Old-Fashioned Egg Hunt and Roll.

10:30-11:30 a.m. Freeman House,131 Church St., NE, Vienna. Children12 and under and their parents arewelcome to participate in an egg rolland visit with Easter Bunny, hostedby Historic Vienna, Inc. 703-938-5187.

Mr. Jon and Friends. 10:30 a.m.Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave.,Vienna. This energetic family musicis all about fun, movement, andlaughter. Mr. Jon & Friends makesmusic for kids and their families thatinspire fun, laughter, and dancing.$25. Family pack available. http://

jamminjava.com/event/1032603.Author Reading and Signing. 2 p.m.

Barnes and Noble Tysons, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean. NewYork Times bestselling children’sauthor Jonah Winter will read andsign copies of his new picture-bookbiography “Hillary.” Free. 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

THURSDAY/MARCH 24Game Night: Codenames. 7 p.m.

Barnes and Noble Tysons, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean. Bringfriends, grab a snack from the Cafeand get ready for some board gamefun. Free. 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

SATURDAY/MARCH 26Meet Biscuit. 2 p.m. Barnes and Noble

Tysons, 7851 L. Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Special Storytimewith one of the most belovedchildren’s book characters of all time

- Biscuit! A brief Meet and Greet withBiscuit will follow Storytime. Free.http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

THURSDAY/MARCH 31

Game Night: Lanterns. 7 p.m. Barnesand Noble Tysons, 7851 L. TysonsCorner Center, McLean. Bringfriends, grab a snack from the Cafeand get ready for some board gamefun. Free. 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/APRIL 1, 2, 8, 9“In Living Sound.” 8 p.m. Flame

Room, Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment, 400 Center St., S,Vienna. An evening of food, fun andtheatre. Entertaining radio showsfrom the 1940s: “Adventures of theThin Man: The Case of the GoofyGroom” and “The Big Story: Manhuntin Manhattan.” $25/$30 includesdinner, drinks, dessert.www.viennatheatrecompany.org.

Photo contributed

The Northern Virginia Photographic Society will hold anexhibit at The Frame Factory in Vienna through Feb. 29.

OngoingNorthern Virginia Photographic Society Art Show. Monday-Saturday,

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 15-Feb. 29.The Frame Factory, 212 Dominion Road,NE, Vienna.

McMurry Artist Showcase. Feb. 1-24. Broadway Gallery Fine Art andFraming, 1025-J-Seneca Road, Great Falls. Local artist Richard McMurry’sstylized landscape paintings will be on display. www.broadwaygallery.net.703-450-8005.

“When the Rain Stops Falling.” Feb. 4-28. 1st Stage Tysons, 1524 SpringHill Road, Tysons Corner. Epic in scope and poetic in language, thisbeautiful, haunting play crosses continents and challenges the boundariesof time to tell the story of one family and the events that bring themtogether and drive them apart. $15—$30. www.1ststagetysons.org. 703-854-1856.

Pigments of My Imagination. Jan. 4-March 31. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Long time Great Falls resident DonnaBarnako, has created over a dozen colorful and whimsical small works. Hersubjects are varied, from pigs to puppies and cowboy boots.

Weekly Storytime. Wednesday and Saturday. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 7851L Tysons Corner Center, McLean. Themes and Titles vary. Free admission.

Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Emmaus United Church of Christ, 900 EMaple Ave. E, Vienna. Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. Unitarian UniversalistCongregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. Gentle KundaliniYoga, one free introductory session, senior discounts. Increase yourflexibility, improve your breathing and health, reduce your stress. RaviKaur has 15 years experience teaching yoga. $15 per session.www.edimprovement.org. 571-213-3192.

“Poetry in Motion” Exhibit. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FromFeb. 2-27. Exhibition of VAS members paintings with the theme “Poetry inMotion. Free.

Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice. Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. St. Luke’s CatholicSchool Gymnasium, 7005 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Weekly Tai Chipractice. Group has met for over 20 years. Free. FreeTaiChi.org. 703-759-9141.

“Wishes and Dreams” Exhibit. March 1-April 2. Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant St., NW, Vienna. Free. viennaartssociety. 703-319-3971.

Goldstein Artist Showcase. March 1-23. Broadway Gallery, 1025-J SenecaRoad, Great Falls. Great Falls Gallery will feature the pastels and mixedmedia paintings of local artist, Lynn Goldstein. www.broadwaygallery.net.703-450-8005.

14 ❖ Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements

Zone 6 Ad Deadline:

Monday Noon

703-778-9411

Zone 6: • Arlington • Great Falls

• McLean • Vienna/OaktonClassifiedClassified

CONSOLIDATED PLAN PUBLIC NOTICE

On Friday, March 25, 2016, the Virginia Department of Hous-ing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a public hearing on items relating to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s administration of the Consolidated Action Plan2016-2017 Action Plan.

The public hearing will be held at 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM in the 12th Floor North Conference Room of the Main Street Cen-tre, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. DHCD will be taking comments on the proposed 2016-2017 Action Plan including goals and objectives for housing and community development; the projected use of funding; the method fordistributing $7,034,121 in HOME Investment Partnership funds; $2,754,274 in Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) funds; $745,593 in Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds, and $16,881,481 in Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) funds.

Copies of the plan document may be requested by calling (804) 371-7100, (804) 371-7122, or (804) 371-7084 TDD. Per-sons requiring special accommodations should call (804) 371-7110. The Plan will appear on the agency’s web site at http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov under “What’s New.”

The Department will receive written comments and testimony on the proposed 2016-2017 Action Plan through the close of business on April 15, 2016 at the following address:

Virginia Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentAttention: Lyndsi AustinMain Street Centre600 East Main Street, Suite 300Richmond, Virginia 23219

21 Announcements 21 Announcements

21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements

21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements

LEGAL NOTICEEdward Koch, M.D., a gynecologist, announces the closure of his clinical practice located at 6707 Old Dominion Drive in McLean Virginia as of April 30, 2016. Dr. Koch can be reached at703-288-0794 or by email at egkmdpc@hotmail.com. Infor-mation about medication refills and medical records can be ob-tained using the telephone number or the email noted above. Dr. Koch will remain in McLean as a medical consultant.

21 Announcements 21 Announcements

We pay top $ for STERLING, MEN'S WATCHES,

JEWELRY, COSTUME JEWELRY, FURNITURE, PAINTINGS AND CLOCKS.

Schefer Antiques703-241-0790

theschefers@cox.net

26 Antiques 26 Antiques

JENNIFER SMITH ❖ Serving the Area Since 1995

➣ Speed Up SlowComputers

➣ Virus Removal➣ Computer Setup➣ Help with Windows 8 & 10

571-265-2038

HDICOMPUTER SOLUTIONS

Jennifer@HDIComputerSolutions.com

101 Computers 101 Computers

21 Announcements

ABC LICENSE JIGO, LLC trading as La Cote D’or Cafe, 6876 Lee Hwy, Ar-lington, VA 22213. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On and Off Prem-ises; Mixed Beverage license to sell or manufacture alcohol-ic beverages. Jacques Imper-ato, ownerNOTE: Objections to the issu-ance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 dates from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Ob-jections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200

ABC LICENSE P&M Group, LLC trading as Red Galanga, 144 Church St, NW, Vienna, VA 22180. The above establishment is apply-ing to the VIRGINIA DEPART-MENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEV-ERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On Prem-ises; Mixed Beverage Restau-rant license to sell or manufac-ture alcoholic beverages. Perawat Pradawong, memberNOTE: Objections to the issu-ance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 dates from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Ob-jections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200

21 Announcements

ABC LICENSE The Shamrock Arlington, LLC trading as The Spirits of ‘76, 3211 Washington Blvd, Arling-ton, VA 22201. The above es-tablishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On and Off Prem-ises; Mixed Beverage license to sell or manufacture alcohol-ic beverages. Patrick Doody, MemberNOTE: Objections to the issu-ance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 dates from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Ob-jections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200

21 Announcements

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

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

A FurtherExplanation

Though last week’s column, “OneHundred Pills,” ostensibly was about the pillcount of my most recent prescription andmy interpretation of its meaning, the under-lying point of the column which I might havefailed to clearly mention was: cancer and theeffect it has on your thinking; consciously,sub-consciously, and probably even uncon-sciously as well. If I had not been diagnosedwith a “terminal” disease: stage IV, non-small, cell lung cancer (NSCLC), would Ieven have heard how many pills were in thatbottle, or considered at all the numericalimpact on my life, and that life’s expec-tancy? Moreover, would I have been theleast bit concerned with pharmacy/ prescrip-tion procedures, medical or otherwise? Andfinally, would I have stumbled emotionallybecause of any of it? I’ll be presumptuouslyself-assured and answer all of these previousquestions: The answer would be a resound-ing “No.”

And the cause of all these questions andthe effect on the answers is cancer. To saycancer is a difference-maker is an insult to alldifference-makers. Because cancer is insidi-ous, and often, as evidenced in last week’scolumn, a life-changer both physically andmentally, its effects rear their ugly headwhen you might not expect it. All I did waspick up a prescription but since cancer is incharge, I went off on a tangent of anxiety.But, and this is the point – perhaps lost inlast week’s column, which I am now focus-ing on in this week’s column: you can’t helpyourself. Whether or not you admit to oracquiesce to cancer’s control, it does takeover. In effect, your brain is rewired, figura-tively speaking. You simply don’t think, con-sider, prioritize, react, etc., as you did priorto your diagnosis. It’s almost as if you werestruck by lightning; it’s a jolt, emotionally,and you’ll never be the same.

Sure, on the outside (to people looking atyou), everything may appear normal (ifyou’re amazingly lucky), but on the inside,especially in your head/brain, the world,your place in it and your behavior whilebeing there has taken a turn. Not necessarilyfor the worse, but definitely for the different.Oddly enough, the changes are not so subtlethat you don’t notice them or won’tacknowledge them or can’t articulate them.In my experience, I notice/acknowledge andarticulate them. However, I am hard-pressedto do much about them. It’s not as if I’vebecome an inconsiderate, selfish, intolerant,uncaring and self-indulgent a--hole (differentthan I’d like to think I was/mostly still am),but, and I’m not to proud to admit this: I dohave my moments. And when I do, I blamethe cancer. As I asked my oncologist one dayabout my hair turning gray seemingly over-night, could I blame the cancer? He quicklyresponded: “You can blame the cancer foranything you want.” And so I have,occasionally.

Not that I have taken his statement toheart or embraced it as a regular excuse, butcancer does seem to have its way. Andthough I am well aware of its tentacles andsubliminal-almost ties that regularly bind, Iam still cognizant of who I am and who Iwant to be. Nevertheless, author SiddharthaMukherjee didn’t title his book about cancer(and PBS didn’t likewise title its miniseries):“Cancer, The Emperor of All Maladies”because cancer is kind and gentle andbenign. Hardly. Cancer is none of thesecharacterizations. And what’s worse, itchanges people; at least it’s changed me,and not always for the better.

SHORT-TERM SUBLETBUSINESS OFFICE ON ALEXANDRIA WATERFRONT

Office #1 (12’ x 9.5’) Rent: $1,350/month.Office #2 (12’ x 8.5’). Rent: $1,300/month.Office #3 has a partially divided side room (12” x 7”

plus 12’ x 6’). Rent: $1,450/mo.If all three offices are rented together a discountedrate would be discussed. The offices are locatedwithin the beautifully-decorated office space of a pro-fessional services company in a Class “A” buildinglocated in Old Town, Alexandria. Conference roomcan be reserved on an hourly basis.

Three partiallyfurnished windowoffices availableindividually or asa group for amaximumsix-month period.

If interested please email sbryant@sunstarstrategic.com

21 Announcements 21 Announcements

I'am a slow walker, but I never walk back.

-Abraham Lincoln

CLASSIFIED

NEWSPAPERS

For AllYour

AdvertisingNeeds…

It Works.Week

After Week.

703917-6400

PlaceYourAd

Today!

to your community

For Local…

•Employment•Employees•Services•Entertainment•Announcements•Real Estate•Cars•Trucks•Vans•RV’s•Boats•Pets•Yard Sales•Crafts•Hobbies•And More!

Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 ❖ 15www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Zone 6 Ad Deadline:

Monday Noon

703-778-9411

Zone 6: • Arlington • Great Falls

• McLean • Vienna/Oakton

Home & GardenHome & GardenCONTRACTORS.comconnectionnewspapers.com

Recessed LightingCeiling FansPhone/CATVComputer Network CablingService UpgradesHot Tubs, etc…

Office 703-335-0654Mobile 703-499-0522

Licensed/Bonded/Insured

lektrkman28@gmail.com

ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL

GUTTER CLEANINGGutters and Downspouts Cleaned

Small Repairs • Gutter Guards

PINNACLE SERVICESlic/ins 703-802-0483 free est.email jamie@lawnsandgutters.comweb: lawnsandgutters.comFriendly Service with a Friendly Price!

GUTTER GUTTER

DESIGN AND BUILD • COMPLETE HOME RENOVATION• Kitchen, Bath, Basement Remodeling • Electricity, Plumbing • Doors, Windows, CrownMolding, Hand Rails, Chair Rails, Interior, Exterior, Finish Carpentry • Interior, Exterior

Painting, Pressure Washing • Ceramic, Hardwood Flooring, Refinish Floors, Deck Reflooring• Build Deck, Fence, Patios, Retaining Walls • Concrete Driveway, Brick or Stone Sidewalk

• Building Maintenance • Residential, Commercial • Foreclosures, Realtors WelcomeServing Northern Virginia, D.C., Maryland • Licensed and Insured

HAND & HAND HANDYMAN LLCGeneral Remodeling • Residential & CommercialHAND & HAND HANDYMAN LLCGeneral Remodeling • Residential & CommercialHAND & HAND HANDYMAN LLCGeneral Remodeling • Residential & CommercialHAND & HAND HANDYMAN LLCGeneral Remodeling • Residential & CommercialHAND & HAND HANDYMAN LLCGeneral Remodeling • Residential & CommercialHAND & HAND HANDYMAN LLCGeneral Remodeling • Residential & CommercialHAND & HAND HANDYMAN LLCGeneral Remodeling • Residential & CommercialHAND & HAND HANDYMAN LLCGeneral Remodeling • Residential & Commercial

703-296-6409703-296-6409703-296-6409703-296-6409703-296-6409703-296-6409703-296-6409703-296-6409703-296-6409

HANDYMAN HANDYMAN HANDYMAN HANDYMAN

A&S Landscaping

703-863-7465LICENSED

Serving All of N. Virginia

• All Concrete work• Retaining Walls • Patios• Decks • Porches (incl. screened) • Erosion & Grading Solutions• French Drains • Sump Pumps• Driveway Asphalt Sealing

IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS

Remodeling Bathrooms, Kitchens & Basements

Picture PerfectPicture Perfect

Exterior & Interior Repair, Painting, Carpentry,Wood Rot, Drywall, All Flooring, Decks

Licensed – Bonded – Insured“If it can be done, we can do it”

http://www.pphionline.com/

•FREE Estimates•FAST & Reliable Service

•EASY To schedule•NO $$$ DOWN!

Handyman Services Available

(703) 590-3187(703) 590-3187

Remodeling Homes, Flooring,Kitchen & Bath, Windows,

Siding, Roofing, Additions &Patios, Custom Deck, PaintingWe Accept All Major Credit Cards

Licensed, Insured, Bonded • Free Estimates • Class A Lic

RN. CONTRACTORS, INC.

Phone: 703-887-3827E-mail: rncontractorsinc@gmail.com

www.rncontractors.com

IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS

Custom Masonry703-768-3900

www.custommasonry.infoPatios, Walkways, Stoops, Steps, DrivewaysRepairs & New Installs•All Work Guranteed

BRICK AND STONE

MASONRY MASONRY

GOLDY BRICKCONSTRUCTION

Walkways, Patios, Driveways,Flagstone, ConcreteFREE ESTIMATES

Licensed, Insured, Bonded

703-250-6231

PAVING PAVING

Quality Tree Service& Landscaping

Reasonable prices. Licensed & insured.

24 Hour EmergencyTree Service

25 years of experience – Free estimates 703-868-5358

Summer Cleanup...Tree removal, topping & pruning,shrubbery trimming, mulching,leaf removal, planting, hauling,gutter cleaning, retaining walls,

drainage problems, etc.

TREE SERVICE TREE SERVICE

CHESAPEAKE/POTOMAC

WINDOW CLEANINGResidential Specialist/Family owned/operated

Working Owners Assures QualityNo Hidden Fees/No Broken Window Springs

30 yrs Experience in local area

Licensed 703-356-4459 Insured

WINDOWS & GLASS WINDOWS & GLASS

LANDSCAPING

SOD, Mulch, Clean-UpLeaf Removal

Hauling.703-863-7465

A&S CONSTRUCTIONDo what

you can, withwhat you have,where you are.

-TheodoreRoosevelt

EmploymentEmployment

Dental Front Desk/Scheduler

Position in quality general & cosmetic practice in Burke, VA.

Great team, salary & benefitsComputer and dental experience

preferredE-mail: BurkeDentist@comcast.net

PEDIATRIC RN/LPNOur busy happy stimulating pediatric practice in Alexandria and Fairfax has

an opening for a PT position with some travel between offices. Ideal for nurses

returning to the workforce. Competitive salary with benefits. Orientation provid-

ed. Fax resume to 703-914-5494 or email to cmaschedule@aol.com.

Home & GardenHome & GardenCONTRACTORS.comconnectionnewspapers.com

EducationalInternships

Unusual opportunity tolearn many aspects of thenewspaper business.Internships available inreporting, photography,research, graphics.Opportunities for students,and for adults consideringchange of career. Unpaid.E-mail internship@connectionnewspapers.com

To have community events listed in the Connec-tion, send to north@connectionnewspapers.com. Thedeadline for submissions is the Friday prior to pub-lication.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY/FEB. 24-25Christ Presbyterian Preschool Open House.

10-11 a.m. Christ Presbyterian Preschool, 12410Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax. Openhouse tours for the current school year and2016-17. www.christpresbyterianpreschool.com.703-691-9120.

MONDAY/FEB. 29Dissecting Dyslexia Talk. 6:30-8 p.m. Oakton

Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. CarolDimas and Sara Platenberg of EducationalAdvocacy and Consulting will discuss today’sissues regarding Dyslexia: Dyslexia and theschool system, current legislation, parent/student rights, recommended interventions.Free.www.educationaladvocacyandconsulting.com.

ONGOINGThe Northern Virginia Long Term Care

Ombudsman Program needs volunteeradvocates for residents in nursing homes andassisted living facilities. Contact Lisa Callahan at703-324-5861, TTY 711 or emailLisa.Callahan@fairfaxcounty.gov . Also visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/.

Fairfax County needs volunteers to drive olderadults to medical appointments andwellness programs. For these and othervolunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY711 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadultsand click on Volunteer Solutions.

Respite Care volunteers give family caregivers ofa frail older adult a well-deserved break so theycan go shopping, attend a doctor’s appointmentor just have coffee with a friend. Volunteers visitand oversee the safety of the older adult for afew hours each month. Support and training areprovided. Contact 703-324-7577, TTY 711, orKristin.Martin@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Fairfax County needs a volunteer Senior CenterMarketing Coordinator to assist the Friendsof Fairfax County Senior Centers withmarketing. For these and other volunteeropportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.

The Lewinsville Senior Center in McLean needsinstructors for the following classes: Line Dance,Zumba Gold, Certified Arthritis Exercise, SquareDance, Basic Guitar, Art and Basic Spanish. Forthese and other volunteer opportunities, call703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click onVolunteer Solutions.

The Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna hasan urgent need for volunteer drivers to take areaseniors to medical appointments and otheractivities. Opportunities to volunteer for otherservices are also available. No long-termcommitment and hours are flexible to fit yourschedule.Visit www.scov.org or contact theVolunteer Coordinator at 703-281-5086 or emailvolunteer@scov.org.

Food Addicts in Recovery. Wednesdays at 7p.m. at The Vine Church, 2501 Gallows Road,Dunn Loring. Are you having trouble controllingthe way you eat? Food Addicts in RecoveryAnonymous (FA) is a free twelve step recoveryprogram for anyone suffering from foodobsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia.For more information or a list of additionalmeetings throughout the U.S. and the world, call781-932-6300 or www.foodaddicts.org.

Vienna Toastmasters. 2nd and 4th Wednesdaysat 7:30 p.m., at the Vienna Community Centeron the 2nd floor room opposite the elevator, 120Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. A friendly place to getcomfortable with public speaking andimpromptu speaking for new and experiencedspeakers. Open to the public.

Run With the Doctor. Every other Saturday at 7a.m. 8230 Boone Blvd., Tysons Corner. TheCenter for Orthopedics and Sports Medicineoffers its services in a convenient format torunners at this running event. Free.facebook.com/runwiththedoctor.

Senior Fall Prevention Classes. 1:30-2:30 p.m.and 2-3 p.m., The Woodlands RetirementCommunity, 4320 Forest Hill Drive, Fairfax.Classes are held in a heated indoor pool and aredesigned to work on balance and core muscles.$10. 703-667-9800.

Bulletin Board

16 ❖ Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ February 24 - March 1, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

From Page 3

News

parents, students, em-ployees and communitymembers to fully fundFairfax County PublicSchools’ budget in FY2017,” said SchoolBoard president PatHynes in an emailedstatement. “Despite call-ing for a tax increase, Mr.Long’s budget signals noincrease to the schoolsabove last year’s budgetguidance of three per-cent while increasing thecounty’s budget by agreater percentage. …This news means that,unless the Board of Su-pervisors provides for afunding increase aboveMr. Long’s recommenda-tion, Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools will onceagain have to make dam-aging budget cuts thatwill reduce educationalopportunities for ourchildren.”

McKay, head of thebudget committee, im-mediately countered af-ter the Board of Super-visors hearing. He had already read wordsfrom various school officials.

“Expressing to people somehow that theBoard of Supervisors is cutting the schoolbudget which was again expressed in writ-ing today,” said McKay, “is just technicallynot true.”

“Let’s talk about how we can better meetthe school’s needs but let’s be truthful inpresenting the facts to people about whatis actually happening. While the county hasdramatically increased education fundingevery year that I’ve been on board, the statehas fallen further and further and furtherbehind.”

“There is a point in time in which we haveto lobby the state to fix that problem,” hesaid.

The board has increased the funding ofschools by $230 million since FY 2008, hesaid during the presentation. “Clearly thisbudget doesn’t meet the transfer request ofthe schools and we need to do somethingto address that.”

VIRGINIA RANKS in the top ten in bothper capita and median household incomebut in the bottom 10 for state funding ofpublic education, according to county docu-ments.

“As the county has been saying for manyyears, the state is not meeting its share offunding for K-12 education in FairfaxCounty,” Long said.

“That puts a tremendous strain on otherparts of our budget when the state doesn’tcome through,” Long said.

“That’s an awful lot for our citizens to

bear,” said Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Spring-field) of the proposed tax increase. “I’mhoping we can do something with our com-munity to take the burden off the backs ofour taxpayers.”

Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock)called it a “dark and dreary and ugly day.”

“We are getting squeezed by national eco-nomic forces that are the worst in our life-times,” he said. “This is where it comes toroost. Right here.”

“We’re going to have to get out a penciland figure out where we can find some sav-ings,” said Cook. “Four pennies is nothing Ican swallow.”

“I’m not gloomy,” said Supervisor CathyHudgins (D-Hunter Mill). “Four centssounds like an awful lot, but I can tell you Ifeel stronger in the way that we can sup-port the schools, and the ways we can sup-port the community.”

The countywide average assessment forall homes is $527,648, and the owner of ahome valued that much would see $304increase in property taxes. The county av-erage assessment for a single family houseis $632,507. Assessments vary by location.In Great Falls, the average is $1,055,249.In Centreville, the average is $385,089.

CRITICAL ITEMS included in the budget,according to Long: FCPS operating increaseof three percent; FCPS infrastructure invest-ment; improvements in county employeecompensation; investments in public safetyincluding increased staffing, beginningimplementation of Ad Hoc Police Commis-sion recommendations and Diversion First,

Mount Vernon District Town HallMeeting

Saturday, Feb. 27, 9:30 a.m.Walt Whitman Middle School, 2500

Parkers Lane, Alexandria

Sully District / Sully District CouncilBudget Meeting

Monday, March 7, 7 p.m.Rocky Run Middle School - “Little Theatre”

- 4400 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly

Providence District Budget CouncilBudget Town Hall Meeting

Wednesday, March 9, 7 p.m.Providence Community Center - 3001

Vaden Drive, Fairfax - Multi-Purpose Room 2

Mason District Budget MeetingWednesday, March 16, 7 p.m.Mason District Government Center, 6507

Columbia Pike, Annandale - Main CommunityRoom

Springfield District Budget MeetingWednesday, March 23, 7 p.m.West Springfield Government Center -

6140 Rolling Road, Springfield - CommunityRoom

Budget Town Hall Meetings

Dranesville District Budget Meeting /McLean Citizens Association (MCA)

Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside

Avenue, McLean

Braddock District Budget MeetingMonday, March 28, 7:30 p.m.Robinson Secondary School - “Recital Hall”

- 5035 Sideburn Road, Fairfax

Lee District Association of CivicOrganizations Community BudgetMeeting

Wednesday, March 30, 7 p.m.Lee District Governmental Center - 6121

Franconia Road, Alexandria

Dranesville District / Great FallsCitizen’s Association Budget Meeting

Thursday, March 31, 7 p.m.The Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown

Pike, Great Falls

County Budget Presented

Photo by Ken Moore/The Connection

The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to adopt the FY 2017 Budget onApril 26. Chairman Sharon Bulova is scheduled to advertise the FY 2017tax rate on March 1.

Photo by Ken Moore/The Connection

County Executive Ed Long balanced this year’sproposed budget with a three-cent increase onreal estate, but recommends a four-cent increase.

staffing for new police station in SouthCounty; spending on Human Services, in-cluding full funding for this year’s intellec-tual disability graduates.

Several issues contribute to the revenuechallenges, Long said.

❖ The local economy underperformed thenational economy from 2011 - 2014.

❖ High office vacancy rate in the county– over 20 million square feet vacant out of116.5 million square feet. As of mid-year2015, direct office vacancy rate was 16.5percent, highest since 1991, when it was16.8 percent.

❖ Local real estate market is

underperforming the nation, so county’s FY2017 real estate tax growth lower than an-ticipated.

But “looking forward,” Long said, “there’sreasons for optimism. I’m optimistic aboutour local economy.”

The board adopted the Economic Strate-gic Plan, he said.

“The Silver Line is going ahead full steamand we are going to see that opening up in2019-2020. That gives reason for opti-mism,” he said.

“And all the rezoning in Tysons andReston, I’m extremely optimistic we aregoing to grow our commercial base.”