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It’s pretty extraordi-nary to turn 100years old. It’s even

more extraordinary tomaintain one’s status asthe reigning bridge champin Vienna’s 50-plus BridgeClub which meets at theVienna Community Cen-ter.

Don Elliot, who turned100 on April 5, was stillregarded as the “one tobeat” until he played hislast bridge hand at theclub in late March. Theclub celebrated his centurybirthday with a customizedcake and the birthday song onWednesday, April 9.

Don Elliot and his wifeShirley have been club mem-bers for 25 years, and have livedin Vienna since 1955. His secretto a healthy, active longevity?Elliot credits his wife. “She tookgood care of me,” he said.

“He’s the top bridge player inthis club,” said Maurice Piller,who has known Elliot for manyyears. “He’s a very congenial,sharp person.”

Don Elliot served with theArmy Corp of Engineers as acivilian in both World War II inthe South Pacific and in Koreaduring the Korean conflict.

Elliot has the dubious distinc-tion of being named the “Big-gest Liar” in the Northwest in1935. A newspaper, in whatElliot referred to as “PaulBunyan country,” ran a contestlooking for the biggest liar andhis friends nominated him forthe honor.

Nowadays, Elliot uses awalker but is still quick withquips. He talks about his namewith two “l”s and one “t,” say-ing he gave an “l” to someonewith only one “l” in her name.

If you think turning 100 isimpressive, you should knowabout Elliot’s brother living inMinnesota. He turns 106 at theend of April.

— Donna Manz

Don andShirley Elliot,Vienna resi-dents since1955, havebeen withVienna’s 50-plus BridgeClub for 25years. Elliotturned 100 onApril 5.

Don Elliotknown as the‘one to beat.’

Vienna BridgeChamp Turns 100

Don Elliot blows out thetrick-candle on thebirthday cake presented tohim on April 9 by the 50-plusBridge Club of Vienna.

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By Donna Manz

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The Vienna Town Council honored com-munity volunteers – individuals, familiesand businesses – at the 13th annual Vol-unteer Service Award ceremony on April

8 at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. More than35 volunteers, nominated by neighbors and peers,were recognized with certificates and gratitude fortheir outstanding contribution to the community.

On behalf of the Vienna Town Council, actingMayor Carey Sienicki proclaimed Tuesday, April 8,as Volunteer Recognition Day in the Town of Vienna,an opportunity to “celebrate and promotevolunteerism” in the community. In her proclama-tion, Sienicki said, “volunteering of one’s time andresources is a fundamental part of the tradition ofour country and is essential to its spirit. The peopleof our community benefit from the deeds of theseselfless and dedicated individuals and organizations.”

The spirit of former Mayor J. Jane Seeman, whodied on Feb. 23, was called on throughout the pro-gram as many recalled Seeman’s own dedication tovolunteer work and her regard for the volunteers whobettered the lives of others. The Town of Vienna pre-sented its first Mayor M. Jane Seeman Award. Theaward recognizes the late mayor’s “enthusiastic sup-port and appreciation for the positive contributionsthat volunteers make to the Vienna community.” The2014 Mayor M. Jane Seeman Award was presentedto the 2013 Vienna Business Association Board ofDirectors: Jeff Bollettino, Mary Kay Claus, GeorgeCreed, James Cudney, Kathy Georgen, Peggy James,Tracy Murphy, DH Scarborough, and Carole Wolfand.VBA organized the town’s most prominent commu-nity events, the Vienna Halloween Parade,Oktoberfest and First Night Vienna.

Annually, the Town/Business Liaison Committeepresents the Carole Wolfand Award which recognizesbusinesses and business owners for outstanding con-tributions to the community life and spirit of Vienna.

The 2014 Carole Wolfand Award went to The Art-ful Gift Shop owner, Peggy James, whose shop is onhistoric Church Street.

James was praised for her active participation anddedication to several community associations, andher support of many local charitable organizations.She fundraises on behalf of HART (the HomelessAnimal Rescue Team), and she was instrumental inthe production of Vienna’s debut First Night celebra-tion. On the Board of Directors of the Vienna Busi-ness Association, James has helped organize largecommunity-wide events including Oktoberfest andthe Vienna Halloween Parade, in addition to FirstNight Vienna.

The Town/Business Liaison Committee also rec-

ognized Cameo Coins and Collectibles, Pure Chiro-practic, SunTrust Bank, Amphora Restaurant, StaatsDevelopment, MowerMedx and the Vienna BusinessAssociation.

Honorees of the Vienna Volunteer RecognitionAwards included Maureen Alonso, Michael Amouri,Chuck Anderson, Jeff Bates & Family, Celia Blalock,Marge Bradley, Peggy Brumsted, Joanne Burke, KathyClark, Taylor Claybrook, Laurie Cole, Marcellyn Daly,Christina Dangler, Laura Fowler, Tammy Funk, JudithGallimore, Janet Gelb, Girl Scout Brownie Troop5972, Dennis Harrington, Olivia Hartt, Daill DayHyde, Laine Hyde, Sharon Kallio, Tom Kyllo, EstelleMcNeil, Anne Murphy, Douglas Noble, Don Park(Connection newspapers), Julianne Phillipp, MikePolychrones, Jean Reavey, John Runyon, AudreySamolis, Ross Shearer, and Ed Tang.

More than 35 citizensreceived certificates andgratitude at April 8awards ceremony.

Vienna HonorsCommunityVolunteers

Sibyl Carrick nominated the Jeff Batesfamily for helping her maintain her houseand home throughout the year, fromshoveling snow to bringing the dailynewspaper to her front door. Sibyl Carrickis third from right. The Bates family isflanked by Town Council members CareySienicki and Laurie DiRocco.

The Town/Business Liaison Committeerecognized Peggy James, owner of TheArtful Gift Shop, with the Carole WolfandAward for outstanding community service.[From left] Laurie DiRocco, Carey Sienicki,James Cudney, Peggy James, CaroleWolfand, Mike Gadell, and Pasha Majdi.

The 2014 Mayor M. Jane Seeman Awardwas presented to the 2013 Vienna Busi-ness Association Board of Directors. [Fromleft] Peggy James, Mary Kay Klaus, TracyMurphy, Kathy Georgen, George Creed, DHScarborough, Carole Wolfand, and JamesCudney, with Town Council members CareySienicki and Laurie DiRocco.


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“Willy Wonka, The Musi-cal,” based on RoaldDahl’s popularchildren’s story

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” comesalive in Vienna for three weekends frommid-April to early May. The Vienna TheatreCompany presents the family-friendly pro-duction at the Vienna Community Center.Of a cast of 20, eleven are residents ofVienna. Ten of the 11 are local children.

“We usually don’t do a show with a lot ofkids in it,” said “Willy Wonka” directorJessie Roberts. “The kids have been fabu-lously fantastic, just wonderful to workwith.”

Director Jessie Roberts described theplotline succinctly.

Willy Wonka, the king of candy, is readyto retire but he needs to find someone totake over his candy factory, Roberts said.

He devises a contest in which five goldentickets are hidden among the millions ofWonka Bars that are sold all over the world.The five winners get a tour of his factoryand a lifetime supply of chocolate. “What

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Vienna TheatreCompany Presents“Willy Wonka” overthree weekends.

Chocolate Factory Comesto Vienna

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From left — Tasha Poe (MikeTeavee), Kaia Griggs (VioletBeuregard), Kyla Poe (OompaLoompa) and Emily Franks(Grandma Joesphine and Mrs.Beauregard) live in the Vienna-Oakton area.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Grab your taste buds and comedowntown. It’s almost time forthe Taste of Vienna, and there’llbe food and fun galore.

The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department(VVFD) will host the third annual Taste ofVienna on Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. It is in the fire department’s parkinglot at 400 Center St. South and will be held,rain or shine.

The event showcases the variety of foodsoffered by the town’s many restaurants.Admission is free, and the proceeds fromattendees’ food and beverage purchases willdirectly benefit the town’s fire department.

As the first fire station in Fairfax County,VVFD members have been serving Viennaresidents for more than 100 years. But be-sides protecting lives and property in andaround the town, volunteers must spendmany hours raising money to keep it func-tioning. Combining operational and admin-istrative personnel, the station has morethan 100 members, and the dollars fromthe Taste of Vienna are truly needed.

“We’re still trying to pay the $1.1 millionmortgage we took out in 2007 for the reno-vation of the station,” explained VVFD ChiefJohn Morrison. “It was completely over-hauled.”

“We still have about $700,000 left to pay,”said VVFD President AnthonyStancampiano. “So we hope to raise$10,000-$15,000 from this event. FairfaxCounty pays for staffing of the station, 24/7, by six county Fire and Rescue employ-ees. And we have about 60 volunteers whopay for the building and equipment.”

Actually, said Morrison, “The Taste ofVienna was Anthony’s idea. There are so

many great restaurants in Vienna and thisgives us a chance to showcase them. Therestaurants pay a flat fee to participate, andwhatever they sell above that amount theykeep.”

Realizing that other areas had “tastes of”events, but not Vienna, Stancampiano fig-ured that, not only would one benefit thelocal restaurants, but the fire departmentand community. So each year, he organizesthe Taste of Vienna.

“The fire-department volunteers do whatthey can to raise money, and every little bithelps,” he said. “And this event is fun forfamilies. There’ll be a ton of restaurants sopeople can sample what they have to offer,as well as live entertainment, plus amoonbounce and face-painting for chil-dren.”

The 29 participating restaurants in thisyear’s Taste of Vienna are: Whole FoodsMarket, Blackfinn Ameripub, Caffe Amouri,Turmeric Indian Dining, Crepe Amour,Donatos, The Pure Pasty Co., Ya Hala Leba-nese cuisine, Tara Thai Vienna, Vienna Inn,Church Street Pizza, Plaka Grill, RobeksFruit Smoothies, Tysons MapleWood Grill,The Fresh Market, Bazin’s on Church, VietAroma, Sweet City Desserts, Seasons 52,Elevation Burger, Taco Bamba Taqueria, LaSandia, Gifford’s Ice Cream, Sunflower Veg-etarian Restaurant, Paladar Latin Kitchen& Rum Bar, Ovvio Osteria, Al Nakheel Leba-nese Cafe & Market and Maggiano’s LittleItaly.

There’ll also be live music to entertain thecrowd. The performance schedule is as fol-lows:

11 a.m. – AarodynamicsNoon – Call for Fire1:30 p.m. – Urban Scientific2:45 p.m. – Crimestoppers4 p.m. – Sonic Nights5:15 p.m. – Janna Audey, soloist6:30 p.m. - FujarehThe top sponsors are Navy Federal Credit

Union, Whole Foods of Vienna and Cardi-nal Bank, followed by the Vienna BusinessAssn. For more information, go towww.tasteofvienna.org/.

Third annual Taste ofVienna is Saturday,April 26.

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A large crowd enjoyed the 2013 Taste of Vienna.


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As a retired general and thehusband of an educator, Iwould like to highlight the

importance of quality preschool asthe Fairfax County Board of Super-visors makes final decisions aboutthe county budget.

I am alarmed that 75 percent ofall young Americans ages 17-24are not able to serve in the mili-tary, primarily because they aretoo poorly educated, too over-weight or have a criminal record.

In Virginia, 18 percent of youngpeople do not graduate from highschool on time. In addition, onein four of Virginia’s high school

graduates who try to join the mili-tary cannot serve because of lowscores on the military’s exam formath, literacy and problem-solv-ing.

This poses challenges for a 21stcentury military and a 21st cen-tury workforce alike. We have themost technologically advancedmilitary in the world, but we neededucated men and women to op-erate it. And the military isn’talone: businesses in the privatesector are seeking many of thesame skill sets and running intothe same challenging deficits.

Fortunately, we know what

works when it comes to helpingmore children do well in schooland in life. High-quality preschoolcan help children succeed inschool and avoid criminal involve-ment, opening the doors to col-lege, careers and military service,if they choose to serve.

Early education also provides asafe, nurturing, educational envi-ronment for children while theirparents work. 66 percent of Vir-ginia children under the age of 6have all available parents in theworkforce, according to KIDSCOUNT data from the Annie E.Casey Foundation. The averageworking parent in America missesfive to nine days of work per yearbecause of childcare problems.Research confirms that if parentshave quality early care and edu-

cation available in their commu-nities, not only will absenteeismand turnover go down, but pro-ductivity will also go up.

Long-term studies following thegraduates of preschool programsup to age 40 have shown that earlyeducation can produce very strongand lasting results.

Here in Virginia, the VirginiaPreschool Initiative (VPI) was es-tablished in 1995 to serve at-risk4-year-olds who do not participatein Head Start. This program isimportant because it is the onlyoption for a lot of children, andbecause we know it delivers solidbenefits.

VPI graduates are less likely torepeat kindergarten and more

Fairfax County must expand accessto Virginia Preschool Initiative.

High-quality Preschool Helps Children Succeed

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Earth Day is April 22, observed April19-27 and beyond. Fairfax Countyoffers many useful and educationalways to enjoy the day. Don’t miss the

chance to get outside, observe the developingspring weather, flora and fauna. Here are someof the opportunities:

Environmental Film Festival, Sunday,April 20 through Thursday, April 24, CinemaArts Theatres: 9650-14 Main Street, Fairfax.Each day, networking will begin at 3:30 p.m.and films begin at 4 p.m. The public is wel-come to join in discussion on film topics andhow they relate to Fairfax County. Studentsthroughout the County have been encouragedto submit 2-5 minute films which will be shownthroughout the Festival in between featurefilms and will be rebroadcast on Cox Commu-nications local Channel 74 following the Festi-val. Environmental nonprofit organizations likethe Audubon Society, Lands and Waters, North-ern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Dis-trict will be at Cinema Arts for the daily net-working sessions at 3.30 p.m.

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Cub Run RECenter for Earth Day, Sat-urday, April 19, 9 a.m.-noon, 4630 StonecroftBlvd, Chantilly: “Nike Reuse-a-Shoe Program,”bring old, worn-out athletic shoes to Earth Day.Nike Reuse-a-Shoe will grind them down tocreate a new material called Nike Grind whichis used to make sports courts, turf fields, tracksand more. Activities include: planting, weed-ing, mulching, watershed clean-up, crafts forkids and bring questions for Master Garden-ers. What to bring: water bottle, sunscreen, hat,garden gloves and bug repellent. Age: 5 - adult(ages 12 and under must be accompanied byan adult).

Springfest, April 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TheWorkhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton:pony rides, plant sales, climbing wall, bouncehouse, petting zoo, face painting, two showsby Billy B, Reptiles Alive!, Under The Sea. 9-11 a.m. Stream Cleanup and Tree Planting withOccoquan Regional Park. Donate toothpaste,toothbrushes, cereal and rice to Lorton Com-munity Action.

Invasive Management Area VolunteerProgram is a community-based project de-signed to reduce invasive plants on ourparklands. This volunteer-led program givesresidents an opportunity to protect plants andwildlife of Fairfax County’s forests while spend-ing time outdoors, meeting new people andrestoring natural habitats. Key components ofthis program are habitat restoration and a long-term commitment to the park. Many workdaysplanned during Earth Week, April 19-26, in-cluding in Vienna, McLean, Springfield andBurke. Virginia’s Annual Invasive Plant Re-moval Day is May 3. To sign up, contact IMACoordinator Erin Stockschlaeder at 703-324-8681

Fairfax County Biological StreamMonitoring: Aquatic forms of insects (called“benthic macroinvertebrates”) live on the bot-tom of rocks and debris lying in the streambed.These small organisms play a big role in help-ing Fairfax County staff monitor the health ofa stream. Data collected by volunteers is in-corporated into a number of different waterquality reports, including the Stream Protec-tion Strategy Baseline Study. Join the hundredsof existing volunteers in collecting this impor-tant information and make a difference in thehealth of Fairfax County’s streams! If you areinterested in becoming a monitor, email thecoordinator or call 703-324-1422, TTY 711.

Household Hazardous Waste Collec-tion, April 26, Reston South Park & Ride Lot,2531 Reston Parkway, Reston. http://www.fair faxcounty.gov/dpwes/trash/disphhw.htm

Electric Sunday, April 27 and May 18, I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road,Fairfax 22030: Fairfax County residents canrecycle televisions, computers and peripheraldevices — including keyboards, speakers,printers, external drives and other such mate-rials — and unbroken fluorescent light bulbsand tubes on Electric Sundays. There is nocharge for Fairfax County residents to partici-pate in Electric Sunday; however, you may berequired to show proof of residency.

Help Create A Bee-Friendly Land-scape, seedling sale: The trees and shrubsin this year’s seedling sale will help providehabitat for bees and add beauty to your land-scape. The 2014 Shrub and Small Tree Pack-age includes 10 seedlings for $16.95. The TreePackage includes six seedlings sold for $11.95.A full, nonrefundable payment must accom-pany your order by Monday, April 28. Ordersmay be picked up on Friday, May 2, 9 a.m.-4p.m., or Saturday, May 3, 9 a.m.-noon. http://w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v / n v s w c d /seedlingsale.htm

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THURSDAY/APRIL 17Vietnam Veterans of America

Chapter Meeting. Neighbor’sRestaurant, 262D Cedar Lane, CedarLane Shopping Center, Vienna.Edward D. Connor, WW II Army AirCorps veteran, will discuss the Battleof the Bismarck Sea of March 2-4,1943. Admission is free. Forinformation, call Len Ignatowski at703-255-0353 or visitwww.vva227.org.

New Business Open House. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Church Street Antiques,located at 131 Church Street NW,Suite 2, Vienna. Church StreetAntiques offers vintage itemsrepurposed into unique artwork. Youmight find old door knobs turnedinto hooks, lamps made out of teacups or a necklace made out ofantique keys.

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likely to meet or exceed mini-mum levels of competency in lit-eracy.

VPI’s return on investmentshows that this is important notonly for the children but for tax-payers as well. An analysis by theEconomic Policy Institute and TheCommonwealth Institute deter-mined that quality early educationin Virginia saved taxpayers over $2billion dollars over 17 years in spe-cial education savings, child wel-fare savings, decreased grade re-tention, reductions in juvenile andadult crime, increased earnings byparents, and increased tax contri-butions.

Unfortunately, quality early edu-cation is not equally available toall children who need it in themetropolitan Washington area.

A new report from the nonprofitMission: Readiness, of which I ama member, shows that FairfaxCounty lags far behind other localjurisdictions and the District of Co-lumbia in access to preschool.

Nearly half of the children fromlow-income families in FairfaxCounty who are eligible for theVirginia Preschool Initiative arenot enrolled and hundreds are ona waiting list while the countysends funding back to Richmondrather than match state dollars.

County leaders in Fairfax mustfind a way to close this gap andoffer high-quality early childhoodeducation to all children who needit.

High-quality early educationbuilds a solid foundation and helpsmore young people develop inmind, body, and character so theycan succeed at whatever careerpath they choose, including mili-tary service.

Michael E. EnnisMajor General, U.S. Marine

Corps (Retired)Oakton

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By Marilyn Campbell

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Arlington mother Holly Karapetkova reservestime for reading in the schedules of her twoyoung children. It has become such an impor-

tant part of their daily routine that it is a treasuredfamily activity.It is also vital toher children’sdevelopments a y sKarapetkova.

“Reading isan extremelycomplex men-tal activity thatengages achild’s — oradult’s — brainmuch more in-tensively thantelevision or

video games,” said Karapetkova, Ph.D., Associate Pro-fessor of Literature at Marymount University in Ar-lington. “When you read, you employ higher-order cog-nitive skills. You learn to imagine things that you havenot yourself experienced.”

CHILD DEVELOPMENT and literatureexperts say that reading helps children de-velop imagination skills and an ability tolearn and think in new ways. It also boostsemotional development.

“You learn to empathize with others, andso you are able to grow emotionally as well,”said Karapetkova. “Critical thinking, imagi-nation, and empathy are all qualities thatare essential to our nature as human beings,and essential to our success in the world.”

Fred Bemak, Ed.D., Professor and Aca-demic Program Coordinator, College of Edu-cation and Human Development at GeorgeMason University, says that even a few min-utes each day can have a significant influ-ence. “Reading to a child 20 minutes a dayswill increase their ability to read and thinkabove grade level,” he said. “That is just amatter of sitting with a child and readingwith them, but it has a such profound influ-ence.”

A lack of reading time also makes an im-pact on children. “When a child doesn’t haveaccess to books or when a parent doesn’thave knowledge about reading to a child,that is where we see an achievement gap,”said Bemak.

Mary Catherine Coleman, Lower SchoolLibrarian and JK-12 Library DepartmentChair at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School inAlexandria, said reading offers children abroad view of the world. “I think, and re-search shows, reading helps to developchildren’s thinking because it helps to de-velop a background knowledge about theworld,” she said. “Reading also helps chil-dren to see the world from a different per-spective, helping children develop an under-standing, empathy and compassion for oth-ers and the world. It challenges children tolook at events, people and things in a differ-ent way.”

“When it comes to imagination, bookschallenge children to create a movie in theirminds,” said Coleman. “They need to imag-ine a world, characters and experiences thatthey are not familiar with.”

“Reading challenges children to move be-yond what they see in front of them,” saidColeman. “It also teaches children how tobe storytellers, how to share experiences andfosters creativity.”

Karapetkova said that reading is moreopen-ended than other media and chal-lenges a child’s cognitive abilities. “Whenyou read, even when they are pictures, yourbrain has to do a great deal of work to pro-cess information and piece the story to-

gether,” she says. “In a movie or video game,everything is predetermined and spelled outfor you, and there’s a lot less room left tothe imagination to make leaps and discoverthings on its own.”

Karapetkova has experienced this in herown life. “I have found with my older childthat one book often leads to another,” shesaid. “We might read something that piqueshis interest and sends him back to the li-brary for more information, and the infor-mation he can find in the library is seem-ingly endless.”

The same is not true with television orvideo games. “When he watches a film orplays a video game, he never says to me, ‘Iwant to find out more about organisms deepunder the sea because that’s whereSpongebob lives,’” said Karapetkova. “Butwhen he reads a book, he asks questions andhis curiosity and imagination open up.”

Michael Moynihan, Upper School Head,The Heights School in Potomac, Md., be-lieves in eschewing some electronic mediaand promoting “a renewed culture ofreading…[and] conversation”.

SO WHICH BOOKS do experts recom-mend? “Really, anything you and your chil-dren enjoy reading together will do thetrick,” said Karapetkova. “My children areseveral years apart. My daughter is 4 andmy son is 9, and I have been amazed by howmuch each enjoys the books I pick out to-gether for the other. I’ll sit down with mydaughter to read ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’or another picture book and my son will stopwhatever he is doing to join us.”

“And my daughter also enjoys listening towhat my son and I are reading aloud to-gether,” said Karapetkova. “We’ve been read-ing a variety of books this year, includingthings like Harry Potter and C.S. Lewis, andshe listens and grasps part of what is hap-pening. So their interest in each other’sbooks reminds me that children can bedrawn to and learn from a great range ofbooks.”

Challenging A Child’s MindExperts say reading is critical to cognitiveand emotional development.

Book SuggestionsThird and Fourth Grade:“Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library” by Chris

Grabenstein“Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy” by Karen Foxlee“Capture the Flag” by Kate Messner

Fifth and Sixth Grade:“Doll Bones” by Holly Black“Under the Egg” by Laura Marx Fitzgerald“Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin” by

Liesl Shurtliff

Marymount Universityprofessor HollyKarapetkova reads withher 4-year-old daughter.Experts say that reading isa complex mental activitythat engages a child’sbrain more intensivelythan watching televisionor playing video games“Reading to a child 20 minutes

a day will increase their abilityto read and think above gradelevel. That is just a matter ofsitting with a child and readingwith them, but it has a suchprofound influence.”— Fred Bemak, Ed.D., George Mason University

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at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7p.m. 1st Stage in Tysons, 1524Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner.Excitement ripples through the sleepyIrish community of Inishmaan abuzzwith the news that a Hollywoodfilmmaker plans to shoot a movie ona neighboring island. When youngCripple Billy lands a screen test, theoddball citizens of Inishmaan mounta heartbreakingly hilarious campaignbursting with dark humor andtouching devotion. Generaladmission: $27. Seniors $22.Students and Military $15. Purchaseonline at www.1ststagetysons.org or703-854-1856.

FRIDAY/APRIL 18-MONDAY/MAY 5Six Artists Return. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday. TheFrame Factory, 212 Dominion RoadNE, Vienna. An exhibition and sale of

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FRIDAY/APRIL 18-SUNDAY/MAY 4“Willy Wonka, The Musical.” Friday

and Saturday nights at 8 p.m.through May 3, with Sunday matineeperformances at 2 p.m. on April 27,and May 4. Vienna TheatreCompany, Vienna Community Center120 Cherry St., SE Vienna. Thismulti-generational, family friendlymusical is Roald Dahl’s timeless storyof the world-famous candy man andhis quest to find an heir in this stageadaptation of Dahl’s book, Charlieand the Chocolate Factory, whichfeatures the songs from the classicfamily film Willy Wonka and theChocolate Factory. General admission$14. To reserve tickets, [email protected]. For moreinformation, call 703-255-6360 orvisitwww.viennatheatrecompany.org.

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floor, Tysons Corner. The buffet willinclude Cinnamon French Toast,Applewood Smoked Bacon,cornbread, Banana Bread Muffins,and a selection of juices, milk andcoffee. After brunch, all our youngguests will be given Easter basketsand invited to search for candy andtoy-stuffed Easter eggs hiddenaround the restaurant. Each childwill also receive a complimentarycoupon for Kid’s Mac & Cheese, Kid’sPizza or Kid’s Chicken Fingers. $20/per person plus tax (gratuity not

included). For more information orto make a reservation, call Amandaor Erika at 703-442-9110.

Easter Egg Hunt at Nottoway Park.10:30 a.m. (1-2 yrs.); 11 a.m. (3-4yrs.), 11:30 a.m. (5-6 yrs.), 12 p.m.(7-9 yrs.) Nottoway Park, 9537Courthouse Road, Vienna . Visit withthe Easter bunny and hunt for candy,toys and eggs filled with treats. Bringyour own basket. Egg hunt starttimes: Walk-in registration starts9:30 a.m. ($8 per child—cash only).Call 703-324-8566 for information.

Salting Fish. 1-4 p.m. The ClaudeMoore Colonial Farm, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. Visit thefarm family as they clean and saltdown their yearly catch of herring.They invite you to help scale, cleanand pack the fish into jars. Learnabout the important contributions thePotomac River makes in their lives.$3 adults; $2 children and seniorcitizens. Complimentary admissionwith Claude Moore Colonial Farmmembership. Free parking. Weatherpermitting. www.1771.org

MELODIME. 10 p.m. Jammin Java, 227Maple Ave E, Vienna. On tour tosupport their latest album, Where theSinners & the Saints Collide,produced by Rick Beato (Shinedown,Parmalee, Needtobreathe). Onehundred percent of album proceedsare donated to the nonprofit charityNow I Play Along Too, which givesmusic instruments and education tokids around the world. The band willbe conducting an instrument drive atthis show - fans get in free if theybring an instrument to donate.

Brunch at Great Falls Nails & Spa.10 a.m.-2 p.m. 731 H1 Walker Road,Great Falls.

SUNDAY/APRIL 20Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Vienna American Legion, 330 CenterSt, N, Vienna. Adults $8, children $3:omelets, scrambled eggs, blueberrypancakes, bacon, etc. Call 703-938-1379 for info. The Easter Bunny willbe there, so bring your camera!

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 23All Star Beer Dinner. 6:30 p.m.

Wildfire, Tysons Galleria, McLean. Afour-course menu of baseball-inspired food and beer pairings. Each“inning” will feature a craft brewfrom a different baseball-loving city.Nick Hardt, On Tap On Line “bierdo,”will be the guest speaker for theevening. $50 per person. To make areservation, call 703-442-9110.

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p.m. The tree planting ceremony willbe held next to the Parks andRecreation Department’s communitylearning garden, located behindVienna Elementary School, 128Center Street S.

6th Annual Green Expo. 6:30 – 9p.m. Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry Street SE, Vienna.Presentations and discussions forchildren and adults from more than35 juried organizations andbusinesses will include informationon energy efficiency, purchasing localorganic products, creating greengardens, recycling options and morepractical ideas to save money andhelp the environment.www.viennava.gov.

THURSDAY/APRIL 24-SATURDAY/APRIL 26“Catch Me if You Can.” 7 p.m.

McLean High School Burks Theater,1633 Davidson Road, McLean. Amusical that tells the story of FrankAbagnale, Jr., a teenager who runsaway from home in search of theglamorous life. Tickets are availableat www.mcleandrama.com. Adults$15; Students/Seniors $10.

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they don’t know is that they willbe tested during the tour to seewhich of the children is the rightone to take over the factory,” Rob-erts said. It isn’t that there are fivegreat kids, either … one by one,the four “spoiled brats” disappear,as 11-year-old voice student KaiaGriggs of Vienna described it. Onechild – a “deserving” one namedCharlie - remains and he becomesthe owner, Kaia said. “I read thebook and I really like the movie,”said Kaia, who said she is inter-ested in musical theatre.

Emily Franks, Vienna, is a nurs-ing research case manager whoembraces theatre as her passion.“I love the community aspect ofthis,” said Franks. “To me, beingan older person in a kids’ show ispretty exciting.”

Kyla Poe, a 12-year-old singerfrom Vienna, has performed inchurch productions and wasdrawn to “Willy Wonka” as anOompa Loompa because shewanted to play a character to be-

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eryday-self. If you don’t knowwhat an Oompa Loompa is, thisproduction is an opportunity tobecome acquainted with one.

“I think the resolution sets agood example for the kids,” saidKyla. “I saw the movie and Ithought it was good. I think itwould be fun to see it in-person.”

Cast and crew from Vienna andOakton include Melissa Handel,Tasha Poe, Kyla Poe, AmeliaLindsey, Alex Graur, Emily Franks,Larry Zimmerman and KaiaGriggs. Sedrick Moody of Aldieplays Willy Wonka and AdamLeKang of Chantilly plays CharlieBucket.

Performances run on April 18,19, 25 and 26, and on May 2 and3 at 8 p.m. On April 27 and May4, matinee performances start at2 p.m. Tickets are priced at $14per person and may be purchasedat the front desk of the ViennaCommunity Center, 120 CherryStreet SE. For more information,go to http://viennatheatrecompany.org/.

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By Jon Roetman

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Last season, the Langleygirls’ lacrosse team facedMadison four times, in-

cluding the state championshipgame. Each time, the Saxons cameup short.

On April 10, the conference foesfaced off once again. Unfortu-nately for Langley, a new seasonand a new head coach did not gen-erate a new result.

The defending state championWarhawks remained undefeatedin 2014, defeating Langley 19-8 atMadison High School. Langleykept it close for a half and trailed8-4 at the break, but senior at-tacker/midfielder Katie Kerriganand junior midfielder KierraSweeney helped Madison pullaway and improve to 4-0. Each of

the Warhawks’ victories this sea-son came by more than 10 goals.

“When we play together as ateam,” Kerrigan said, “no one canstop us.”

Madison has won 24 of its last25 games dating back to last sea-son, including five victoriesagainst Langley. The Warhawksbeat the Saxons during the 2013regular season, the Liberty Districtchampionship game, the Northern

Region final and the state final. OnThursday, led by first-year headcoach Rebecca Watkins, Langleytrailed 7-4 late in the first half be-fore Madison’s Alex Condonscored on an assist from Kerriganwith 19 seconds remaining, givingthe Warhawks a four-goal halftimeadvantage.

“We definitely know that Lan-gley has a bunch of talented play-ers and we knew that, coming into

this game, that it was going to bea lot more competitive than ourpast games,” Kerrigan said. “Weknew that we had to step it up andplay together as a team and justtake it to them.”

The Warhawks took it to theSaxons in the second half, start-ing with a Kerrigan goal. The OhioState signee finished with fourgoals and four assists. Sweeney ledthe team with six goals.

“[Kerrigan and Sweeney] killthemselves day in and day out tobe able to sort of raise the bar forthe girls around them,” Madisonhead coach Amanda Counts said.“They blow us away every time wewatch them play. That’s on them.They get all the credit. They showup with that.”

Condon, a senior midfielder, alsohad a big night for Madison, scor-ing five goals. Sophomoremidfielder Shannon Condonscored two goals for theWarhawks, and senior midfielderEllie Bentley and junior midfielderKatie Sciandra each had one.

“They’re extremely driven,”Counts said about the Warhawks.“They really enjoy competition.

Langley provides us that competi-tion, so it’s a fun game wheneverwe come across it.”

How do the Warhawks stay fo-cused after winning a state titleand blowing out opponents earlyin 2014?

“I think my motivation, espe-cially since so many of my goodfriends are going to go off to col-lege next year, is [to realize] I havesuch limited games with them,”said Sweeney, who is committedto Dartmouth. “If we just play eachgame to the best of our ability, it’sgoing to make my little time I haveleft with them so much more en-joyable.”

The loss dropped Langley’srecord to 4-3. While the Saxonshave lost three of four, includinga 14-5 defeat against Oakton onApril 2 and a 19-5 loss to Westfieldon April 8, Watkins said she waspleased with her team’s perfor-mance against Madison.

Langley will travel to face StoneBridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,April 25.

Madison will compete in theCentreville Invitational onWednesday, April 16.

Madison Girls’ Lax Continues Dominance of Langley

Madison senior Katie Kerrigan (7) totaled four goalsand four assists during a 19-8 victory against Langleyon April 10.

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The Fields brothers, Josh,4, and Drew, 18 months,pose with the Easter Bunny.

Posing with the EasterBunny are brothers NickyMurrmann, 6, and GabrielEmane, 9, who both attendVienna Elementary.

Carlos Sosa and daughterTalem, 1, won the egg rollfor ages 2 and under.

With spoon and egg ready,Everett Goldstein, 5, read-ies for the egg roll.

Eve Robinson, 3, holds heryellow, duck basket.

(From left) Twin brothersBenjamin and AlexanderWeaver, 6 1/2, show off theeggs they collected.

(From left) Friends Angela Yan and KateJiang, both 5, with their Easter baskets.

The Morrow sisters, Kathleen, 7, andElizabeth, 4, with their animal baskets fullof eggs.

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As I was completing last week’s column(“I Thought I Was a Goner”) and thankingmy oncology nurse, Ron, in the process, forthe excellent care he has provided me fornearly five years now; a week after I wrotea column thanking my Certified HolisticHealth Coach, Rebecca Nenner, for thehealth and fitness-type knowledge she hasgiven me over those same five years; itdawned on me that perhaps my subcon-scious mind knew something that my con-scious mind didn’t: that I should movecloser to the undertaker like Radar’s UncleErnest did two days before he died, in theM*A*S*H episode titled “NovacaineMutiny” from season four.

I don’t want to think that, and I certainlydon’t want to believe it; nevertheless, Ithought it an interesting point to address:as a terminal cancer patient, as much as Ifight against it mentally and physically, thepresumptive death sentence that a “13-month to two-year prognosis” portends isthe kind of news that’s difficult – make thatimpossible – to ignore. And as much as I tryto defend myself, as you know, with humor,a positive attitude and a variety of self-pres-ervation, defense-type mechanisms – still,at the end of the day (heck, at the begin-ning and middle, too), I may talk and writea good game, but one’s mind often inter-feres. The trick is knowing whether thatinterference (subconscious) is real or imag-ined. I struggle with that assessment everyday, as I presume most characterized-as-terminal patients do as well.

As my struggle enters its sixth year, letme assure you, its familiarity has not bredcontent (nor contempt, either). Though Icertainly know the warning signs, the dosand don’ts, and my responsibility in all of it,that doesn’t mask – to me, anyway, theunderlying reality: lung cancer kills. Thesurvival rates, especially five years post-diagnosis, are in the low single digits. Fairlygrim, I admit. Yet I am extremely happyand fortunate to say that I am one of thoselow-single-digits (and yes, I have beencalled worse; not much better though, con-sidering my diagnosis). However, I am notin remission and I’m still receiving chemo-therapy. In truth, I am an anomaly, an aber-ration; and expecting that my life continueswithout any further cancer-related adoseems naive and from most of what I read,fairly unrealistic. Now as much as I try tocompartmentalize all these cancer factsand feelings – successfully for the mostpart, I’d like to add – the reality of mysituation does manifest itself from time totime. This column has attempted to identifya recent example, my last two columns,where these facts and feelings may havecollided.

Though nothing in my current health –or recent awareness of it (scans, lab work,physical exam, old symptoms, new symp-toms persisting/getting worse, etc.) wouldindicate a change (a fatal flaw, if you will),there are always things with which I amtotally unaware that may have changed andperhaps the way I learn about thesechanges is through my subconscious. I cer-tainly don’t know how or when I’ll knowwhen I’m at death’s door. Perhaps therewill be a knock, perhaps not. Still, I can’thelp wondering – and wanting to know –sort of.

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❖ Tianay Ziegler of Woodson High School(biological engineering).

Each of the students received $2,500National Achievement Scholarships sup-ported by the National Merit ScholarshipCorporation (NMSC), which conducts theNASP, with the exception of Allen, whosescholarship is underwritten by the XeroxFoundation.

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