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By Donna Manz
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Mark Gilleo’s world embraces pri-vate detectives, bail bondsmen,hackers, madams, and murder.
There’s some good guys in the mix, too,inching their way through the sludge thatis the murky side of humanity.
Luckily for Gilleo’s family and neighbors,the people in his world are imaginary char-acters, fictional role-players in Gilleo’s lat-est novel of suspense and intrigue. TheVienna author is led by his characters on aconvoluted journey and Gilleo takes hisreaders with him.
“When I’m writing and I don’t know howit’s going to end, it’s like being the reader,”said Gilleo, admitting his novels have a lifeof their own. “I’m along for the ride, likethe reader is.” And what a ride it is.
There’s enough twists and turns to decorka wine bottle in this third thriller by Gilleo,“Favors and Lies,” on the market on July 1.
Gilleo, who went through Vienna schools,says he develops a plot and the characters
Vienna Author Launches Next ThrillerMark Gilleo takes hisreader on asuspenseful journeyof intrigue in “Favorsand Lies.”
come to him. “My brain doesn’t work writ-ing from an outline. I think writing froman outline robs the writer of the mystery.”
IN “FAVORS AND LIES,” Gilleo intro-duced a new character, a 40-year-old pri-vate detective with a law degree, Dan Lord.He’s picky about taking on clients but themurders of his nephew and his sister-in-law– nephew’s mother – spur him to action.
Lord’s gut tells him circumstances are notwhat they appear to be. As the twists andsurprises mount, so does the suspense.
“Favors and Lies” required a lot of legalresearch, Gilleo said. The element he hadto do the most research on was cell phonetechnology. Good thing for Gilleo and hisreaders that Gilleo has lots of personal re-sources to clarify factual background forhim. Even D.C.’s court system was out ofthe ordinary; all courts in D.C. are federalcourts. Since “Favors and Lies” is woven ofthe fabric that is Washington, D.C. andNorthern Virginia, Gilleo yielded to expertsfor factual realism.
Gilleo’s first thriller, “Love Thy Neighbor,”was published in 2012. The idea was in-spired by a 100-percent-true set of circum-stances — in 1999, a Vienna woman callsthe CIA, insisting that something suspiciousis happening in her neighborhood.
The mother of three, in her fifties, reportsto the CIA what she referred to as potentialterrorists living across the street from herVienna home.
She explained that she had been witness-ing odd goings-on: Middle-Eastern men liv-ing a strange life, with meetings in themiddle of the night with bumper-to-bumpercurbside parking, and a constant flow ofyoung men, some who seemed to stay forlong periods of time keeping to themselves.A six-foot wooden fence went up.
The CIA dismissed her concerns and hersuspicions went unheeded.
They turned out to be a 9/11 terrorist cell
and after the attacks on the Pentagon andthe World Trade Center, CIA and other lawenforcement agencies swarmed the houseand neighborhood.
Here is what Gilleo said upon publicationof “Love Thy Neighbor.”
“For me, there is no doubt as to the valid-ity of the claims of the woman in Vienna …She is my mother.”
In 2012, his second thriller, “Sweat,” wasalso published.
SINCE THE PUBLICATION of his firstnovel, Gilleo’s books have won awards fromthe book industry. His thrillers have beenfinalists in both the National Indie Excel-lence Awards and the International BookAwards, as well as Runner-Up at the SanFrancisco Book Festival and New York BookFestival. Gilleo is a “winner” at the BeachBook Festival, too.
“Favors and Lies” is available at NorthernVirginia bookstores and online at Amazon,Barnes and Noble, Apple (iTunes),IndieBound, and Wal-Mart. He has a booksigning scheduled in September 2014.
Gilleo attended Freedom Hill ElementarySchool, Kilmer Intermediate and JamesMadison High School. He lives in Viennawith his wife and children.
And Washington and Northern Virginiacontinue to provide fodder for his complexthrillers.
To read about Mark Gilleo, go towww.markgilleo.com. His novels are pub-lished by Story Plant Press.
By Bonnie Hobbs
The Connection
After much discussion and publiccomment, The Town of Viennahas granted conservation and
parking easements to the Northern Vir-ginia Regional Park Authority.
As a result, the Vienna Train Stationparking lot will be expanded and peopleusing the W&OD Trail will no longer haveto take up parking spaces on ChurchStreet that can be used by customers.
Near the intersection of DominionRoad N.E. and Ayr Hill Avenue N.E., thetrain-station lot contains 23 parking
Train Station Parking Will Be ExpandedTwo easementsshould help Viennabusinesses, trailusers.
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Award-winning Vienna author andhometown boy Mark Gilleo re-leased his third thriller, “Favorsand Lies,” on July 1.
spaces. But its use has been restricted totrail users and visitors to the train station.
But when there’s a great deal of park use– especially on the weekends – the recre-ational users are parking on the streets, in-stead, much to the dismay of the businessowners. Indeed, the merchants and busi-nesses along Church, Mill Street and Do-minion have long complained that there’snot enough parking.
However, the Park Authority said it couldbuild 16 more spaces on the east side ofthe train-station lot and make that entirelot available for public parking, as well asfor trail users. In return, Vienna would grantit a conservation easement on Town-owned,unimproved, wooded land near NinovanRoad, adjacent to the W&OD Trail.
BUT SOME NEIGHBORS whose housesback up to the trail objected. Instead, they’dhoped to buy all or part of that property toprevent it from being developed so close totheir homes. They want it to stay as is, as anatural barrier between their houses andthe trail.
But the land wasn’t for sale and, accord-ing to Town attorney Steve Briglia, “Thepurpose of the easement is to preserve theland in its natural state with only low-im-pact or educational activities on it.” Sothings should actually work out the way theresidents wanted, after all.
At the June 16 Vienna Town Councilmeeting, Councilwoman Laurie Cole madethe motions to approve both the conserva-tion easement and the parking easement,with Councilman Howard Springsteen sec-onding.
Cole also noted that the existing trails andaccess paths will be preserved.
As for the residents’ concerns, she said,“I appreciate how strongly the citizens cameout and expressed themselves about this.Protection of the buffer for the residents’homes will be stronger by having it in aconservation easement.”
Furthermore, said Cole, “The extra park-ing in the Church Street corridor is impor-tant to the business community, the resi-dents and recreation. So I support theseeasements.”
Agreeing, Springsteen said, “I believeit’s the best thing for the Town.” Vice-Mayor Carey Sienicki said it “makessense” for Vienna, and she also thankedthe Park Authority for its cooperation.”The Town Council then approved botheasements unanimously.
EXPANDING THE TRAIN-STA-TION PARKING LOT will also causethe children’s Discovery Garden – whichhas been there for 10 years – to bemoved. However, Parks and RecreationDirector Cathy Salgado has assured boththe Council and the members of the AyrHill Garden Club, who maintain the gar-den, that it can be shifted to the caboosesite in the nearby Centennial Park area.
She said the Town would partner withthe garden club to construct a raised bedthere and install a walkway around itsperimeter. The Town will provide thematerials for the raised bed and willwork with the club to help with themove.
Vienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic
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You Can Run, But You Can’t Win?Fairfax County firesattorney for winningcity council seat.
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By Victoria Ross
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Like many lifelong City of Fairfaxresidents, Nancy Fry Loftus isproud of her hometown’s charac-ter and charm — a Norman
Rockwell postcard of small-town life in theheart of an increasingly urban, diverse andbustling region.
After winning a seat on the six-memberCity of Fairfax Council in May, Loftus waslooking forward to celebrating Indepen-dence Day with her family and participat-ing in the city’s annual old-fashioned July4th extravaganza, which includes a color-ful hometown parade, firefighter’s compe-tition, and the largest fireworks display inthe area.
But as she sat in historic Old Town Hallon Friday, July 4 — during the annual meet-and-greet luncheon with city leaders —Loftus started to tear up.
What she thought would be a moment ofpure celebration had turned bittersweet.
A week earlier, on June 27, Loftus hadbeen abruptly fired from her job as a FairfaxCounty assistant attorney by County Attor-ney David Bobzien.
“My computer was shut down, and I waslocked out of the office … I had workedthere for 17 years, and I always had greatreviews. This was just humiliating,” Loftussaid.
So why was Loftus terminated?According to her attorney, state Sen. Chap
Petersen (D-34), winning the non-partisanelection — which comes with a $4,500 sal-ary — cost Loftus her $85,000-a-yearcounty job.
In fact, her termination followed twowarnings from the County Attorney’s Office— the first on April 17, just 19 days beforeElection Day.
THOSE WARNINGS, Petersen said, statedthat Loftus would be terminated unless sheeither withdrew from the election or de-clined the office.
Petersen released correspondence withthe Fairfax County attorney’s office, whichincludes Bobzien’s 12-page dismissal letter.In the letter, Bobzien acknowledges thatVirginia State Law allows Loftus to be acandidate, but claims the same law does notprovide her with the right to actually holdoffice.
If Loftus accepted the will of the votersin the City of Fairfax — and held the officeto which they elected her — it would cre-ate a terminal conflict of interest in mat-ters that involve both the city and thecounty, according to the County Attorney’soffice.
“I find that distinction to be an absurditywhich would nullify the state law which
specifically permits localgovernment employees tobe ‘candidates’ for publicoffice,” Petersen said.“Nancy was terminatedsolely for being elected tothe Fairfax City Councilwhile being employed bythe county. It’s bizarre. Imean, if someone gets tooactive in their church, arewe going to fire themnext?”
A former Fairfax Citycouncil member, Petersensaid he called Bobzienseveral times to discussalternatives to firingLoftus, but Bobzien nevercalled him back. Petersensaid he took the case forseveral reasons.
“I’ve known Nancysince we were elementaryschool students togetherin the 1970s. I have greatrespect for her honestyand integrity,” Petersensaid. “I also think that thecounty attorney’s actionsare wrong, both as a le-gal matter and as a mat-ter of fairness and consis-tency.”
Petersen said the coreissue is one of “freespeech.”
“Localities in Virginia cannot arbitrarilyfire employees who exercise their FirstAmendment rights of political speech andparticipation. I am disappointed and franklysurprised that the county attorney’s officewould ignore the law, especially after theCounty Attorney himself authorized Nancy’scandidacy back in February.”
Loftus said she approached her boss whenshe first thought about running for the seat.“If David had said no, I don’t think I wouldhave run…He hired me as a clerk when Iwas in law school. He would ask me howthe campaign was going, and we would jokeabout it in a friendly way, like ‘don’t cam-paign in your county uniform …’ I thoughthe was totally fine with it.”
Loftus said her first inkling that Bobzienmight not be completely fine with her cam-paign came in a Feb. 12 email.
“He said, ‘I’m having some thoughts aboutconflict of interest, maybe we can meet oneday next week.’ I called the office immedi-ately, but it was during a snowstorm andthe offices were closed. I emailed him thatthis was really, really important, and I saidthere are ways to deal with (any concerns),and state law was clear … Even if you workfor the county, you don’t waive the right tothe rest of your life … I asked him to pleasecall me back,” Loftus said Friday, addingthat Bobzien emailed her a note that nightstating there was “no need to discuss thisfurther. I see and accept your point.”
Loftus said her interactions with her bossafter that exchange were cordial, and there
was nothing out of the ordinary.Until April 17 at 8:30 a.m., when she re-
ceived a 30–page memo from Bobzien in-forming her that she would be fired if shedid not withdraw from the race.
“I was completely blindsided. It was justa few weeks before the election and thecampaign had gotten heated … I thought Iwould be sick,” Loftus said Friday.
Loftus was concerned enough about theethical questions Bobzien raised to contactthe Virginia State Bar’s ethics hotline thatsame day. She received an email reply laterthat day from James M. McCauley, EthicsCounsel of the Virginia State Bar.
“You have asked “[i]s it unethical for meto be an Assistant County Attorney forFairfax County and also serve on the FairfaxCity Council?”
“The short answer to this question is “no”it is not per se unethical for a lawyer to beemployed in a law firm or governmentattorney’s office and concurrently hold apublic position or office. Many lawyers haveserved in public office while practicing in alaw firm at the same time, especially whenthe public position is only a part-time en-deavor. To hold otherwise would mean thatno lawyers could ever hold public office andpractice law in a law firm. Obviously, thatis not the position of the Virginia State Bar,Ethics Counsel or the Standing Committeeon Legal Ethics.
Loftus also asked if it was unethical forthe county attorney to “threaten to fire meif I participate in statutorily protected po-litical activity?”
McCauley wrote that the question was“beyond the purview of the Rules of Pro-fessional Conduct and therefore I am notauthorized to render an opinion on that is-sue.”
“I was satisfied that I was not violatingVSB ethics,” Loftus said.
“They threatened her with her job. Shehad this ax hanging over her head for therest of the campaign,” said Connell, Loftus’husband, who brought Loftus a plate offood Friday at the Old Town Hall luncheonas she sat with well-wishers.
Connell Loftus, who also grew up in theCity of Fairfax, said he had just started anew job when his wife was fired from hers.
“It was a catastrophic economic event forour family. We lost our insurance, and 50percent of our family’s income. It’s been astressful time,” Connell said.
Bobzien was not available for comment,but several county officials, who asked notto be named, said Bobzien’s concerns overa conflict of interest are justified and theysupported his move to fire Loftus.
Bobzien’s correspondence shows he con-sulted with the Virginia state bar’s ethicscounsel who advised that if Loftus won theelection, a conflict of interest would be “im-puted to every attorney” in the countyattorney’s office.
For example, if Loftus — as a city councilmember — could not lobby the state legis-lature, then no one in his office could lobbyin Richmond. He also listed potential legalconflicts between the city and the county,such as tax and zoning disputes.
Bobzien also mentioned the recent epiclegal battle known as the “water wars,” trig-gered when Fairfax County enacted an or-dinance in 2011 to regulate the city’s “high”water rates, and the city — seeing the or-dinance as a blatant power grab for watersystems the county didn’t own — sued thecounty.
THE SHOWDOWN ultimately embroiledthe City of Fairfax, Fairfax County and twoother government bodies, the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers and a billion-dollar util-ity company, who all spent a significantamount of time and money on legal coun-sel and PR campaigns battling each otherfor control.In the end, Fairfax County won.
Loftus acknowledged she publicly talkedabout the “water wars” during the cam-paign, and she said she wonders if thosestatements — on such a prickly subject —caused her job to be in jeopardy. But Loftussaid that if that’s true, then Fairfax Countyshould be pleased, since she stated she didnot think the city should have sued thecounty.
As Loftus finished her Independence Daylunch, one well-wisher, Steve Caruso, apart-time City of Fairfax employee, cameup to Loftus and said he wanted to shakeher hand. “I just read about your plight inthe paper. I think it’s totally unfair,” he said.
“That makes me feel good to know thereare people supporting me in this,” Loftussaid.
Photo by Victoria Ross/The Connection
Newly-elected Fairfax City council member NancyFry Loftus, a former Fairfax County assistantattorney, attended the annual Independence Dayluncheon at the city’s historic Old Town Hall withher husband, Connell, and two daughters,Anastasia, 9 and Colleen Marie, 12.
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Friends of Freedom Hill Elementary SchoolFriends of Westbriar Elementary SchoolFriends of Wolf Trap Elementary SchoolDr. Ghafarri OrthodonticsGeorge C. Marshall Basketball CampGeorge Mason University Center for the ArtsGeorgetown Learning CentersGo Ape Treetop AdventureGordon Biersch Brewery RestaurantGreat American RestaurantsGreat Falls Animal HospitalHogback Mountain PaintballHome Escapes by Spas EastKarin’s FloristKilmer Middle School PTAKoonz McKenney Johnson
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Thank you to those who supported this year’s ANGC. The volunteers whodonated their time, money, or gifts are too numerous to list, but you are eachappreciated! We are also grateful to the following list of local vendors fortheir generous support of the All Night Grad Celebration. Please support thispartial list of businesses and organizations that care enough to invest inGeorge C. Marshall High School graduates. Any mistakes or forgotten busi-nesses is unintentional; we are appreciative of our supportive community.
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Center StreetIs Closed
Due to construction, CenterStreet in Vienna closed to trafficfrom Maple Avenue to LocustStreet on Monday, July 7, and willremain closed until the last weekof August. The street-reconstruc-tion project consists of excavatingthe roadway, lowering the road’shigh crown and repaving it.
Vienna FarmersMarket
The Vienna Farmers Market isheld Saturdays, from 8 a.m.-noon,in the Faith Baptist Church park-ing lot at 301 Center Street S. andit will remain open during the con-struction on Center Street thatbegins June 30. Customers mayaccess the market via CourthouseRoad to Locust Street or via ParkStreet to Cherry Street.
Blood DriveJuly 11
Town of Vienna employees aresponsoring a blood drive this Fri-day, July 11, from 10:30 a.m.-3
p.m., at the Vienna CommunityCenter, 120 Cherry St. S.E. TheInova bloodmobile will be parkedin front of the community cen-ter.
To make an appointment to do-nate blood, go to www.inova.org/donateblood, click on “schedule adonation,” click on “donate blood”and use sponsor code 1058. Or con-tact Emily Goodman at 703-255-6341 or [email protected].
CourthouseRoad Bike Lanes
As part of VDOT’s summer re-paving program, Courthouse Roadfrom Route 123 to the Town ofVienna is being reconfigured toinclude bike lanes. Where the roadis too narrow for bike lanes,shared-lane markings are beingused. Final pavement markingsare now being installed. This
popular bike route runs parallel toRoute 123 between Oakton andVienna.
Oakton FarmersMarket
The Oakton Farmers Market isheld Saturdays, from 10 a.m.-2p.m., at Unity of Fairfax Church,2854 Hunter Mill Road inOakton.
Summer Storiesand Sprinklers
From now through Aug. 7, chil-dren may come and enjoy stories,Thursdays at 1 p.m., at the his-toric Vienna Little Library behindthe Freeman Store, 131 ChurchSt. NE. Then at 1:30 p.m., fami-lies may have fun runningthrough the sprinklers on theTown Green lawn.
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To the Editor:To set the record straight, there
is nothing worse for traffic than acar crash, and sleepy teen driversare like drunk drivers in terms ofperformance behind the wheel.Later high school start times aresafer for teens and also for the restof us as they have been shown tosignificantly decrease car crashesin young drivers.
When you read letters opposingthis effort, please ask yourselfwhether the letter-writer has apersonal vested interest in retain-ing the status quo. Last week’s let-ter, “Later Start Times Affect Com-muters,” was filled with misinfor-mation and scare tactics.
The letter made it sound as ifthere are only a small number ofchildren impacted by the morningstart times that are among the ear-liest in the nation. Fairfax highschools start classes at 7:20 a.m.Only 10 percent of schools in thenation start before 7:30 in themorning. Seventy-two of 95 coun-ties in Virginia start high schoolsat 8 a.m. or later. Perhaps the let-ter writer would prefer that FCPSstart school at 5 a.m. to ensure thatour children are all out of the waybefore his morning commute? The
Hurray for Full Day MondaysHoping that laterstart times forhigh schoolersfollows quickly.
For decades, Fairfax Countyschools have sent elementaryschool students home after half aday on Mondays. This was nevera good idea, and it has been moredamaging to family schedules andstudent learning with the increaseover the years of two-incomehouseholds and greater economicdiversity.
That is about to change.Karen Garza, superintendent of
Fairfax County PublicSchools, has demon-strated in several waysthat she understands tackling thechallenges of educating all ofFairfax County’s students will re-quire deviation from the statusquo.
Not only will half day Mondayscome to an end, but it will cometo an end in two months, in Sep-tember, 2014, a remarkable ac-complishment for a bureaucracythe size of Fairfax County PublicSchools.
The change will also come with
Later Start Times Can Benefit Community
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20 minutes of recess a day. Re-search shows (and common senseconfirms) that recess and physicalactivity benefit student learning.
It’s an important step showingresponsiveness to the needs offamilies and students. Nearly onethird of the county’skindergarteners are poor. How dowe think those parents are man-aging the need for child care onMonday afternoons? FCPS has re-sisted meeting the needs of thewhole child, but cannot expect tosuccessfully educate its 186,785students without this kind ofchange.
Programs to identify gifted andtalented students among poor andminority students, summer school,
year-round modifiedcalendars for someschools, and manyother changes will
need to be considered and fasttracked for the county school sys-tem to succeed.
Consider: About 50,000 of thecounty’s public school students arepoor enough to receive subsidizedmeals. About 30,000 of thecounty’s public school students arereceiving specialized instruction tobetter learn English. More than25,000 of the county’s publicschools students are receiving spe-
cial education services. White stu-dents make up 42 percent of thestudent body; 23 percent areLatino; 19 percent are AsianAmerican; 10 percent are AfricanAmerican.
Fairfax County is by some mea-sures the wealthiest county in thenation, or at least in the top five.
If success educating this popu-lation of students is possible any-where, it should be here, but thereis nothing simple about it and willrequire much more change.
More Sleep forTeens
Later start times for high schoolis slated as another top priority forchange in FCPS, and we agree.
New research continues to pileup about sleep deprivation and thedamage it does to teens. A rigor-ous study published in Februarydemonstrates that reduced quan-tity of sleep in adolescents in-creases risk for major depression,according to research at the Uni-versity of Texas School of PublicHealth.
The Centers for Disease Control:“Sleep is increasingly recognizedas important to public health, withsleep insufficiency linked to mo-
tor vehicle crashes, industrial di-sasters, and medical and otheroccupational errors. ... Personsexperiencing sleep insufficiencyare also more likely to suffer fromchronic diseases such as hyperten-sion, diabetes, depression, andobesity, as well as from cancer, in-creased mortality, and reducedquality of life and productivity.”
According to Judith Owens,M.D., director of Sleep Medicineat Children’s National MedicalCenter: “The scientific evidence isirrefutable: chronic sleep loss anddisruption in circadian rhythmsassociated with early high schoolstart times are associated withnegative consequences includingpoor academic performance, in-creased sport-related injuries, andpotential long-term increases incardiovascular and metabolic (i.e.,type 2 diabetes) health risks. Weknow that delaying high schoolstart times increases total sleeptime and positively impacts aca-demic achievement and school at-tendance. There are also docu-mented mental and physicalhealth benefits for students thatinclude reductions in rates of de-pression and fewer drowsy driv-ing crashes.”
— Mary Kimm,
Editorial
reality is that Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools are a massive part ofthe traffic flow for the entire morn-ing commute. It will remain thatway with any of the new sched-ules as well.
The majority of FCPS highschool students are sleep deficient.Only 15.5 percent of seniors get 8hours of sleep per night on schoolnights and medical experts recom-mend about 9 hours for adoles-cents. In 10th grade, only 25 per-cent are get-ting at least 8hours of sleepper night. Theletter writer seems to be suggest-ing that 75 percent or more of ourstudents pay for unnecessarymedical tests and ask doctors towrite medical excuses for a prob-lem that is the norm, not the ex-ception to the rule. Perhaps he isunaware that there is compellingmedical and educational evidencethat very early school start timesare a problem and that the VirginiaChapter of the American Academyof Pediatrics has a position in fa-vor of later high school start timesfor students in Virginia as does theMedical Society of Virginia and theMedical Society of Northern Vir-
ginia.For more than a year, FCPS has
partnered with Children’s NationalMedical Center and has met withstakeholder leaders from morethan 45 different organizations,agencies, and community groups.Transportation experts and stake-holder leaders studied about 20scenarios before the school boardselected four potential scenarios tobring to the community for input.The School Board has been ex-
tremely slow anddeliberate in thisprocess. Children’sNational Medical
Center has been working to in-clude input from all stakeholders,including principals, social work-ers, leaders from the teacher or-ganizations, PTA’s, the athleticcouncil, the Park Authority, SchoolAged Child Care providers, themiddle school after school pro-gram, Safe Routes to School, andothers. In July, there will be a worksession with a report to the board.School board members have sug-gested that the Blueprint forChange may be one of the fouroptions or it may be a hybrid basedon the community input.
Montgomery County’s Superin-
tendent delayed implementationof any high school start timechanges, but he will not be able toclose the door on the need for latermorning schedules because it iscritical to his desire to close theachievement gap. Seventy-eightpercent of the parents polled inMontgomery County supportedthe change despite what seems tobe an inflated cost estimate.
Abundant research on this topicis clear: When schools have de-layed the start of the school day,students have shown improvedphysical and mental health, lessdepression, reduced car crashesand improved performance in theclassroom and on the field.
Multiple organizations havestudied and support this changeand community members whocare about child health and safetyas well as their own commutesshould support this change as wellby signing the petition atsleepinfairfax.org.
As Dr. Owens from Children’sNational Medical Center says, “Todo nothing is to do harm.” I firmlybelieve that.
Phyllis PayneFairfax
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A children’s classic comesto life when The City ofFairfax Theatre Com-pany and Truro Angli-
can Church present “PippiLongstocking: The Family Musi-cal.”
“It’s a fun, upbeat story with pi-rates, clowns, stage combat, mon-keys, a horse and an expanded cir-cus element,” said Director MattLanoue-Chapman. “All these fea-tures should be a recipe for a re-ally entertaining show.”
There’ll be clowns in the lobby,plus people doing card tricks, mak-ing balloon animals and facepainting. That way, said Lanoue-Chapman, “People will feel someof the circus energy as they’re com-ing in the door.”
The story’s about a little girl whois on her own after her mom diesand her pirate dad is shipwrecked.So she turns her community up-side down, teaches people to havefun and brings a new spirit to thetown.
THE CAST AND CREW of 60have been rehearsing since Mayand are a mix of children andadults from throughout the area.“We’re excited and we’ve beenworking hard,” said Lanoue-Chapman, “It’s slapstick in someplaces, so kids had to work on theircomedic timing. They’ve also
Oakton’s Lourdes Navarroin ‘Pippi Longstocking’Plays the titlecharacter’sgirlfriend inchildren’s show.
learned all the choreography andstage combat, so a lot’s beingasked of this group, but they’rehaving a good time with it.
“We have a really dynamic setshowing Pippi’s house, a circustent, pirate ship, tea party andclassrooms, with lots of scenechanges,” he continued. “The au-dience will be as impressed withthe great set as they are with thesinging and acting.”
Pippi’s a strong female heroine,so the costumes will be vibrant andcolorful, with different colors rep-resenting particular groups withinher world.
Choreographer Erik Sampsoncreated the show’s 14 dance num-bers, and all but three are en-sembles. “It’s very energetic, andwe’re pushing the envelope withthe level of dance we’re introduc-ing to the kids,” he said. “[Havingso many dances] presents a neatopportunity for the ensemble kidsto be more involved in the showthan they’d be otherwise.”
Added Lanoue-Chapman: “It’s areally fun, visual experience, withcreative lighting and unusualmovements.”
“I made some of the choreogra-phy more abstract than Broad-way,” said Sampson. “And I’mbringing the dancers into the au-dience, and changing how theymove, to make the audience feellike they’re actually part of thestory and make it come alive forthem.”
“In every scene, there’s some-thing funny or surprising happen-ing,” said Lanoue-Chapman. “Andthe numbers are zany and builtaround Pippi’s wild energy andidea of having fun all the time.”
“This show touches all the emo-tions,” said Sampson. “It’s aboutbuilding family and friendships
and asks if the norm is necessarilythe best.”
OAKTON RESIDENT LourdesNavarro portrays Pippi’s girlfriendAnnika. “She’s shy in the begin-ning, but later becomes more out-going and talkative,” said Lourdes.“She’s kind and follows the rules,but stands up for what’s right.”
“It’s fun playing her, workingwith the director and the otheractors and learning the songs anddances,” continued Lourdes. “It’smy first lead role and I get to pre-tend to be both happy and sad.The dancing’s cool to see and it’sa family-friendly show.”
Playing Pippi on alternate week-ends are Centreville’s MaggieSlivka and Lanoue-Chapman’sdaughter, Bella, 11. “Pippi’s out-spoken, unique and flat-outweird,” said Maggie. “Her storiesrun away with her and she hasadventures people don’t usuallyhave. I really like theater, and play-ing the lead is a dream-come-true.”
Bella said Pippi doesn’t allowherself to be sad. “Instead, she tellsstories to make herself and otherpeople happy,” said Bella. “She’sfunny and a sneaky prankster. It’sa children’s musical, but adultswill love it, too. There are jokesfor the adults, and the kids willlaugh at how funny Pippi is andhow she outsmarts all thegrownups.”
The play will be held at LanierMiddle School, 3801 JermantownRoad in Fairfax. Show times areFriday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat-urday, July 19, at 2 and 7:30 p.m.;Friday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m.; andSaturday, July 26, at 2 and 7:30p.m. Tickets are $10, adults; $5,children 12 and under, at the dooror at www.fairfaxcitytheatre.org.
Photo by Bonnie Hobbs/The Connection
Posing in character are (standing, from left) Lizzie Bayer, Sierra Hoffman, OwenGrannis, Sharon Petersen, Bella Lanoue-Chapman, Maggie Slivka and Judy Zakreski,and (kneeling) Lourdes Navarro.
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On the face of it, add-ing a two-levelstructure to a 30-year-old brick house
is not especially difficult. Essen-tially, Vienna homeowners Al Dob-son and his wife Joan Davanzoeach have a pet project — a spa-cious first level garage to housesport cars, motorcycles and ’60srock for him; a lovely sunroomcomprised of floor-to-ceiling win-dow walls for her.
Knock out the existing screenporch; slightly expand the foot-print for the garage; sun roomgoes on top embracing the reardeck and pool; and, Bingo, it’sdone.
Yet as anyone who has lived inthe Fairfax County for a whileknows, no project is without com-plications, and add to this the
His and Her AdditionAddition pullstogether stylesand overcomeschallenges.
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The sun porch solution emphasizes views. Windows are insulated and wind-resistant.To meet code requirements for the larger window panels the owners were seeking,remodeler David Foster developed a steel bracing frame which is concealed behindwalls.
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The new sunroom was designed to complement an existing patio which is linked to apool.
problems of an unlevel grade, set-back restrictions, strict rules onstructures with lots of glass andthe owner’s desire to preserve allthe surrounding trees, and sud-denly there are the makings of anintricate engineering challenge —the sort of brain-buster most con-tractors wouldn’t attempt to un-ravel.
That’s how it all started with thisdeceptively understated Viennaaddition: several contractors toldDobson and Davanzo they couldn’thave the amount of glass in thesunroom they were looking for;county rules regarding glass andwhere it can be positioned are rig-orously enforced; and then, too,the glass must to be “braced” toresist winds that otherwise mightcause it to implode — a require-ment which inevitably reducessightlines.
“County rules on glass in newconstruction have been in place forover a decade,” said David Foster,president of Foster RemodelingSolutions, the contractor thecouple hired to execute theproject. “Because of some trickycomplications, a lot of contractors
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What several contractors plainlytold Joan Davanzo, nevertheless,was that her dream project — asshe envisionsed it — simplycouldn’t be built.
“We were told the windowscouldn’t be as low to the floor, noras close to the corner as wewanted,” Davanzo said. “Since Ihad particularly liked the open-ness of the old screen porch thesunroom was to replace, this wasdiscouraging.”
By contrast, Davanzo said, Fos-ter began addressing the project’stechnical hurdles from the firstmeeting.
“His experience was palpable,”said Al Dobson, 70, who has hadseveral previous encounters withremodelers. “The first consider-ation — which he pointed out im-mediately — was how to developa site plan that would satisfy thecounty, but also give us a sustain-able result that allows the aes-thetic effects we were seeking.”
Part of the assignment wouldalso entail a plan for preservingmature trees on the property’seastern side.
THE GARAGE, which wouldhouse Dobson’s collectible motor-ized vehicles, needed a footprintof some 400 square feet, the con-tractor determined; the sunroom,one level up, would be plenty spa-cious at slightly over 200 squarefeet. Hence, Foster’s “stacked” py-ramidal design not only satisfiesfamily “use” requirements, butalso allows the “growing room”needed for an entire grove of ma-ture trees bordering the property’sperimeter.
The plan was, of course, partlypredicated on lowering the lot’sexisting grade some five feet,enough to carve out a foundationfor the garage and create drivewayaccess.
The foundation also figuresprominently in an innovative en-gineering solution that gives thecouple the amount of glass theyhad been seeking in the sunroom.
To meet the county’s wind-brac-ing requirements, Foster and teamdesigned a narrow-gauge, all-steelframework for the sunroom’smany large glass panels which isanchored all the way down to theconcrete foundation itself.
Though not visible to the nakedeye, the infrastructrure alloweddesigners to extend windows towithin a few feet of the floor andmere inches from the corner of theroom.
“Our dogs can even look out thewindows,” Joan Davanzo said.“The design gives us a really astunning view in all directions.”
But, surely, a nearly all-glassroom must be quite cold in thewinter?
“All the windows are Low-E Ar-gon-filled double pane — state ofthe art thermal resistance,” Fostersaid.
To reinforce the comforting in-sularity, however, the contractorapplied thermally-resistant sprayfoam behind the wall surfaces —and drilled holes in the steel col-umns to accommodate an addedinfusion.
“It’s all about creating a tightstructure,” Foster said. “That’swhat keeps outside temperaturesout.”
On the other hand, the sunroomfeature Davanzo most appreciatesthis time of year is how fluidly itopens to spring’s balmy breezes.
All the windows are casement-style which can be independentlyadjusted to let in cross breezes.Overhead, two skylights open elec-tronically — and individually. Theskylights are also equipped withelectric blinds and rain sensors.
The room’s interior designscheme, which Davanzo devel-oped in conjunction with Foster,reflects a number of favoredowner lifestyle preferences. Thegolden duotone teakwood floor —comprised of a framed rectangu-lar perimeter traversed with diago-nal slats — is a pattern the couplecame upon in their travels in Italy.The tongue-and-groove ceilingand warm sea-foam green wallcolor, likewise, were chosen tohighlight a verdant visual con-tinuum that recalls childhood ad-ventures in the country.
The new sunroom is accessiblethrough an adjacent family roomseparated by three French doorswhich Davanzo mostly leavesopen.
“This is where I spend most ofmy time when I’m at home,” shesaid.
For Al Dobson, the favoredhang-out now is his “man cave”garage which houses a Corvette,his Italian motorcycle and a soundsystem that plays choice sounds ofthe ’50s and ’60s.
A racing enthusiast who partici-pates in time trials at SummitPoint, Dobson wanted a room thatspeaks to his passion for motorsports. Underfoot, PVC tiles in aniconic checkerboard pattern setthe tone for a private retreat deco-rated with ’60s movie posters andother period memorabilia.
“It’s a really peaceful spot to justrelax,” Dobson said. “That’s whatthis process was always for, so I’mglad we pursued it.”
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Highland Park BeatsOakton Otters
The Otter divers lost their second meet of the sea-son against Highland Park and Swim Club on July 1,43-29, bringing their record to 1-1.
Three Otter divers took first place in their respec-tive categories: Haley Liddell in freshman girls witha score of 74.20; Mackenzie Brennan in intermedi-ate girls with a score of 157.05; and AJ Colbert insenior girls with a score of 188.05. The other Otterdivers who placed were: Claire Newberry (freshmangirls, second); Lexi Pierce (junior girls, second);Blaise Wuest (diving in a higher age group) (juniorboys, third); Kenna Campfield (intermediate girls,second); Elana Colbert (senior girls, third); and GrantNewberry (senior boys, second).
Shouse Sharks Fall toFox Mill Woods
The Shouse Village Sharks lost against the Fox MillWoods Fintastics 236-183 in NVSL Division 8 on July5.
Double-winners for Shouse were Evan Bremser,Sinead Eksteen, Emma Powers, Ryan Sribar andCharlie Williams. Single-winners were MonicaBalistrere, Mary Collins, Kayla Eksteen, HeatherGeisler, Jack Hitchcock, Rachel Montgomery, OliviaPhillips and Evan Ru.
NVSO Offers5K Road Race
New for the 2014 Northern Virginia Senior Olym-pics is a 5K road race, coordinated by the RestonRunners Club.
It will take place Saturday, Sept. 20, beginning at8 a.m. The 5K course starts at South Lakes HighSchool in Reston and will follow primarily pavedtrails through woods and hills and will finish at thehigh school. Participants can register online atwww.nvso.us or by regular mail .
The 2014 NVSO will be held Sept. 13-24 andoffers over 50 events at 19 different venues through-out Northern Virginia. Registration forms are avail-able at senior centers, community centers and se-nior residences or by calling 703-228-4721. Dead-lines to register are Aug. 29 (mail), Sept. 5 (online).
Adults 50 years of age by Dec. 30, 2014 and resid-ing in a sponsoring jurisdiction, are eligible to com-pete. The fee is $12 which covers multiple events.Most events are divided into age categories and some
by gender. Winners will be awarded gold, silver andbronze medals after each event. Events include bad-minton, volleyball, cycling, track and field, ERG row-ing, swimming, diving, tennis, table tennis, golf,miniature golf, 10-pin bowling, Wii bowling,pickleball, bocce, racquetball, handball, scrabble,cribbage, duplicate bridge, bunco, horseshoes, men’s3-on-3 basketball, men’s and women’s basketball freethrow, team line dancing, yo-yo tricks, eight ball pool,Frisbee throw and softball hit and throw, MexicanTrain dominoes and American style Mah Jongg.NVSO is sponsored by the cities of Alexandria, Fairfaxand Falls Church and the counties of Arlington,Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William.
National CombineComing to Virginia
Level Sports has partnered with D1 Sports Train-ing to host a high school football combine camp from3-5:30 p.m. on July 11 at D1 Sports Training Facilityin Chantilly.
This is part of a nationwide tour and athlete’s re-sults will be sent to colleges across the country. Atthe combine athletes will perform: combine drills,agility drills and 1-on-1s with some of the top talentin the area.
Combine Drills Include: 40-yard dash, pro shuttle,vertical jump, broad jump, and medicine ball toss.Register at levelsports.eventbrite.com.
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Elana Colbert competes for the OaktonOtters dive team.
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By Jon Roetman
The Connection
Even on his wedding day, Robinsonboys’ soccer coach Robert Garzacouldn’t escape World Cup fever.
Garza married his wife, Jenni-fer, on June 21 at the Hendry House at FortC.F. Smith in Arlington. During that Satur-day in Northern Virginia, Garza and a groupthat included his best man, West Potomacboys’ soccer coach Andrew Peck, watchedthe Ghana-Germany match in the groom’ssuite. Later, when the group was taking pic-tures, Peck had the match streaming on hiscell phone.
What was Jennifer’s reaction?“She laughed when she found out,” Garza
wrote in a twitter message. “She married asoccer coach.”
Garza is among the local residents whohave closely followed the 2014 World Cupin Brazil. As the competition nears an end,soccer coaches and players from NorthernVirginia and Potomac, Md., shared theirmemorable experiences from the month-long event, and their predictions on whowould emerge victorious from thetournament’s final four teams: Brazil, Ger-many, Argentina, and the Netherlands.
“This has been,” Churchill girls’ headcoach Haroot Hakopian wrote in an email,“the most interesting/exciting cup in years.”
Garza wasn’t the only one making an ef-fort to watch the World Cup. Oakton boys’coach Todd Spitalny, who owns a kitchenand bath company in Manassas, said he hadDirecTV installed in his office specificallyto watch the World Cup. South Lakes girls’coach Mike Astudillo took in some of theaction at Reston Town Center, and LucasBelanger, a 2013 Mount Vernon High Schoolgraduate and rising sophomore goalkeeperat American University, watched the UnitedStates matches at National Harbor in Wash-ington. T.C. Williams rising senior ErykWilliamson downloaded an app on hisphone to receive live updates if he wasn’table to watch.
Along with following the action at home— and on a cell phone during his weddingday — Garza, a 1991 Hayfield graduate, haswatched the World Cup at the Bungalowand Lucky’s Sports Theatre in Kingstowne.
“The atmosphere has been phenomenal,”Garza wrote, “with so many fans comingout to watch.”
MUCH EXCITEMENT centered aroundthe performance of the United States men’snational team, which competed againstGhana, Portugal, and Germany in Group G,nicknamed the “Group of Death.” The U.S.emerged from group play with a 1-1-1record, including a 2-1 victory over Ghanaon June 16, and advanced by virtue of agoal-differential tiebreaker over Portugal.
The United States’ World Cup appearanceended on July 1 with a 2-1 loss to Belgiumin extra time in the round of 16.
“Like we all should, I’ve been supportingthe U.S.,” Joe McCreary, a 2014 Yorktowngraduate and future James Madison Uni-versity soccer player wrote in an email. “Ithink soccer in America the next four yearsis on the rise after team USA advanced fromthe group of death.”
While the USMNT fell short against Bel-gium in the round of 16, goalkeeper TimHoward produced a record 16 saves, hold-ing Belgium scoreless until the 93rd minute.
“Sixteen saves in a game is hard to do inhigh school soccer,” Hakopian wrote. “I havenever seen that happen at the professional/World Cup level.”
It wasn’t just the USMNT or its playersgenerating interest, however. Along withrooting for the U.S., Hakopian, who wasborn in Iran, also followed the Iranian team.Iran finished last in Group F with a 0-1-2record, scoring their lone goal of the WorldCup against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a3-1 loss on June 25.
Hakopian, who has coached at ChurchillHigh School in Potomac, Md., for 12 years,also said he would like to see Argentina starLionel Messi win a World Cup. He alsocheers for the Netherlands, which has beenhis favorite team since age 7, thanks to their“cool” orange jerseys — though Hakopianadded “[forward Arjen] Robben’s consistentflopping annoys the hell out of me …”
“I was born in Iran so I am always inter-ested in how they perform, considering theirplayers have difficulty playing outside theMiddle East,” Hakopian wrote. “My wifewas in the Peace Corps and traveled exten-sively in South America. Although she spentmost of her time in Paraguay, she alwaysroots for Costa Rica and Chile, which hasmade this year’s cup even more fun.”
Washington-Lee rising junior MaycolNunez scored 37 goals in 2014 and helpedthe Generals advance to the Group 6A Vir-ginia state final. Nunez lived in Hondurasbefore moving to the United States fouryears ago at the age of 12. He cheers for hisnative country during the World Cup, alongwith Belgium and Argentina.
Honduras finished last in Group E with a
0-3 record, scoring its lone goal in a 2-1 lossto Ecuador on June 20, but that hasn’tstopped Nunez from enjoying the experience.
“Honduras is probably one of worst teamsin the World Cup, but the fact that they arethere means a lot,” Nunez wrote. “… Hon-duras [scoring] their first and only goal inthe World Cup against Ecuador has beendefinitely one of my favorite moments inthis World Cup so far. … Words cannot de-scribe what watching Honduras in theWorld Cup means to me. It’s just such anamazing feeling that I can’t even describe.”
Astudillo, who has coached the SouthLakes girls’ team the last two seasons andused to coach at Chantilly, has extendedfamily from Colombia. Along with cheer-ing for the U.S., Astudillo followed the Co-lombian team that won Group C with a 3-0record, and defeated Uruguay 2-0 in theround of 16 before falling to Brazil 2-1 inthe quarterfinals.
“Best tournament in our history,”Astudillo wrote. “[I’m] so proud and wehave so many young players. Look out Rus-sia 2018!”
Williamson, who led T.C. Williams to the2014 Group 6A Virginia state championship,said he is a passionate supporter of hostBrazil, though he also cheers for the U.S.
“I’m a huge Brazil fan,” Williamson wrote.“I just love the way they play. However,growing up I always used to cheer forFrance. Now that they’ve been knocked out,I’ve been all about Brazil. … Both of myparents are American so, at heart, I cheerfor the U.S.”
Belanger was a goalkeeper on MountVernon’s 2013 state championship team. Hemade a pair of key saves during the Majors’penalty-kick shootout victory against Cosbyin the state final. Belanger said he has en-joyed watching goalkeepers perform dur-ing the World Cup.
“I have always been a huge U.S. fan, eventhough they have been disappointing upuntil this World Cup, but I’ve also been root-ing for a few individual players (mostlygoalkeepers) such as Gianluigi Buffon forItaly and Thibaut Courtois for Belgium,”Belanger wrote. “Being a goalkeeper my-
self, I have learned to appreciate the diffi-culty [of] some of the saves they make, andI always enjoy watching a goalkeeper havea great game.
“… I always love watching penalty-kickshootouts, but I have enjoyed watching allthe games where the goalkeepers performedwell, like Costa Rica, Nigeria, and especiallythe United States.”
THE SEMIFINALS had yet to be playedwhen coaches and players were inter-viewed. The first semifinal match, Germanyversus Brazil, was played Tuesday. TheNetherlands and Argentina faced one an-other Wednesday. The majority said Ger-many would win it all. Williamson said Bra-zil would have a tough time getting pastGermany in the semifinals without star for-ward Neymar (back injury) and captainThiago Silva (cards).
Nunez picked Argentina to win “becausethey have Messi and the other teams don’t.”
Astudillo had far less praise for the Ar-gentine star.
“I know I sound like a hater, but I’m not aLionel Messi fan,” Astudillo wrote. “I grewup watching Diego Armando Maradonasingle-handedly carry [Argentina] to aWorld Cup championship in Mexico in1986. Teams would triple team him becausehe had zero help on that squad, but it didn’tmatter. He always found a way to makethose around him better. If Lio can’t delivera World Cup to his native Argentina, I thinkwe should hold off on considering him oneof the greatest ever.”
The championship match is scheduled forSunday, July 13, providing the final oppor-tunity for a memorable World Cup viewingexperience.
“This World Cup, we saw so many cometogether — friends, family, strangers — allto see the world play,” Garza wrote. “Com-pared to previous years, this World Cup hasbeen huge. Every U.S. game I have watchedwith family and friends and fellow coach-ing colleagues from the high school ranks.Each time, we easily took up quite a fewtables, getting to the pubs quite early tosecure space.”
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T.C. Williams rising senior Eryk Williamson, left, has followed the actionclosely during the 2014 World Cup.
World Cup FeverArea soccer coaches, players share 2014World Cup viewing experiences.
“I think soccer inAmerica the next fouryears is on the rise afterteam USA advanced fromthe group of death.”
— Joe McCreary,a 2014 Yorktown graduate
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Scars on 45 + Broken Anchor. 8p.m. Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave.East, Vienna. After years of strugglingto become known in England, theband gained fame when their song“Beauty’s Running Wild” wasfeatured in an episode of CSI: NewYork. Their single “Heart on Fire” isthe lead song on the 8th seasonsoundtrack of the show “Grey’sAnatomy.” Tickets $12-15. 703-255-1566.
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Model Trains at Open House. 1- 5p.m. Historic Vienna Train Station,231 Dominion Rd NE, Vienna. Seeand hear model trolleys, steam, anddiesel trains plus Thomas andfriends. Free admission. 703-938-5157. www.nvmr.org
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Aria Jukebox. 3 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1645Trap Road, Vienna. Filene YoungArtists and special guest Eric Owenssing your favorite opera highlights,with Kim Witman at the piano. Ticketprice includes wine and cheesereception beginning at 2 pm. Comeearly and put your quarters in thejukebox to vote for the arias of yourchoice. Tickets: $32-$48.
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Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Pl.,Oakton. Short stories for adults andtheir children. Ages 13-23 monthswith adult. 703-242-4020.
Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Early literacy enhancedstory time, featuring stories, rhymes,songs and activities for children andadults. Ages 12-23 months withadult. 703-938-0405.
Mystery Book Club. 1 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Pl.,Oakton. Join in the monthlyunraveling of a whodunit or thriller.The July title is The Next Accident byLisa Garner. Adults. 703-242-4020.
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FRIDAY/JULY 11English Conversation Group. 10 a.m. Patrick
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MONDAY/JULY 14 McLean & Great Falls Celebrate Virginia
will meet at 5:30 p.m at the McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. The groupwill be finalizing plans for their 2 p.m. Aug. 24,2014 event, An Afternoon with the Madisons,commemorating the bicentennial of the burningof the nation’s Capitol during the War of 1812.Roger Mudd will be the Honorary Chair and theevent will be free of charge. If interested inknowing more contact Carole Herrick at 703-356-8223.
Spanish Conversation Group. 1 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Practice Spanish as a foreign language inthis casual conversation group. Adult. 703-757-8560.
The Frisbee Guy. 2:30 p.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. FreestyleFrisbee Champion Gary Auerbach shares storiesand tricks so you can master the Frisbee, too.School-age. 703-938-0405.
ESL for Intermediate Students. 10 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Join Juanita’s Monday conversationalgroup. Adults. 703-689-2700.
English Conversation Group. 7 p.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.Practice conversational English in a groupsetting. Adults. 703-356-0770.
TUESDAY/JULY 15Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. Patrick Henry Library,
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One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 11 a.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Work with a volunteer tutor to learnabout using the Internet, setting up an emailaccount and using basic software. Adults. 703-938-0404.
E-Readers for Seniors. 11 a.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Hands on help with e-readers. Older adults. 703-757-8560.
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English Conversation One-on-One. 1:30 p.m.Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Pl., Oakton.English practice for a non-native speaker with alibrary volunteer. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020.
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English Conversation Group. 1 p.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.Practice your English in a conversational setting.Adults. 703-356-0770.
ESL Conversation Group. 2 p.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Practice English in this casual conversationgroup. Adults. 703-757-8560.
One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 2 p.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Work with a volunteer tutor to learnabout using the Internet, setting up an emailaccount and using basic software. Adults. 703-938-0404.
One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 3 p.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Work with a volunteer tutor to learnabout using the Internet, setting up an emailaccount and using basic software. Adults. 703-938-0404.
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FRIDAY/JULY 18English Conversation Group. 10 a.m. Patrick
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MONDAY/JULY 21English Conversation. 10:30 am. Oakton
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Spanish Conversation Group. 1 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Practice Spanish as a foreign language inthis casual conversation group. 703-757-8560.
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One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 11 a.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Work with a volunteer tutor to learnabout using the Internet, setting up an emailaccount and using basic software. Adults. 703-938-0404.
English Conversation One-on-One. 1:30 p.m.Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Pl., Oakton.English practice for a non-native speaker with alibrary volunteer. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 23Computer One-on-One. 11 a.m. Oakton Library,
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English Conversation Group. 1 p.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.Practice conversational English in a groupsetting. Adults. 703-356-0770.
English Conversation Group. 2 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Practice English in this casualconversation group. 703-757-8560.
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Vienna’s 4th of July Celebration Draws ThousandsSunny skies, breezeset stage forcelebration.
The weather could not have coop-erated more had the Town ofVienna scripted and directed it
for the town’s annual 4th of July celebra-tion.
The sunny blue sky and light breeze in-spired residents to hang around listeningto beach party music, ooh-ing over the cir-cus show’s two performances, waiting a turnto climb into an inflatable, drink beer, eatAmerican and international foods, browsefor crafts and muse over classic cars. Atnight, the Town of Vienna presented a daz-zling fireworks display at Southside Park.Earlier in the evening, Vienna’s favorite popband Fat Chance performed at Yeonas Parkfor two hours.
“I like that the whole community comestogether, not just residents, but employees,as well, to celebrate a wonderful day inAmerican history,” said Joy Harrington,strolling with her husband Brian, and 18-month-old daughter Isabella.
If rapt attention by hundreds of familiesis an accurate measurement, then, the high-light of the 2014 festival was the Old BayCircus Show, a one-ring cornucopia of aerialperformances, light-hearted banter, stuntsand juggling. And not just any wimpy jug-
Photos by Donna Manz/The Connection
Caffi Field, alongside the Vienna Community Center, was blanketed withkids and growns-ups watching and applauding the Old Bay Circus Showperformers. The weather was sunny and dry, enticing folks to stayawhile.
Nine-year-old twins Kate and Alex Radt took a front row lawn-seat forthe Old Bay Circus Show.
Nutan Chada and her pup Kismet said thefamily comes to the festival to see and hangout with neighbors.
The inflatable children’s amusements are always popular with the younger set.
JoyHarrington,wife of Townof ViennaParks andRecreationstaffer BrianHarrington,and theirdaughterIsabella comein from theirhome inReston.
It was a toss-up as towho was dressed more4th of July-ish — 10-month-old Fiona Eliza-beth Wood or U.S. Con-gressman [D-11] GerryConnollly. Del. MarkKeam [D-35] strolledaround Vienna’s 4th ofJuly festival with hischildren.
gling, either … Ringmaster and master-jug-gler Michael Rosman juggled multiples oflong-knives, and, with his son, Ethan, theduo juggled three flaming torches each.Michael Rosman is not ranked the number-five juggler in the U.S. by “Juggle” maga-zine for nothing.
On the fields adjacent to the communitycenter, a half-dozen inflatables served youngchildren and toddlers.
Over on Cherry Street, food vendors set
up, selling ice cream and hand-held meals.As is traditional, competitors in the annualchili cook-off were giving samples of theirchili. Donations go to the Vienna VolunteerFire Department.Once again, Vienna’sAmerican Legion Post 180 sold beer nearthe stage where Jimmy Buffett tribute band,B2B, performed for four hours. Classic au-tomobiles sat gleaming in the front park-ing lot, and, inside the community centergym, dozens of crafters had set up tables
selling everything from glass and fabric artsto hair accessories and jewelry.
“What I love about this [festival] is thepeople,” said U.S. Representative GerryConnolly (D-11), roaming the festival.“This is a vibrant, dynamic community,warm and welcoming to everyone.
“I love the sense of camaraderie and in-clusion here.”
— Donna Manz
