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By Alex McVeigh
The Connection
Living in a rural area, residents of Great Falls are nostranger to the occasional
wildlife sighting in their yards orroads. Most times, the animaltakes a nibble from the garden orcauses drivers to briefly press ontheir brakes, but what happenswhen something goes wrong?
The Great Falls Animal Hospitalis where animals go when thingsdo go wrong. Whether it’s a squir-rel whose mother is gone, or a deerlimping from a car collision, thehospital provides options thatdon’t involve instantly putting theanimal out of its misery.
People bring in a wounded bird,squirrel, deer or other animal(anything but bats, foxes, raccoonsand other animals that can carryrabies) and the staff of the GFAHis there to treat it.
“We primarily render emergencycare, such as setting minor brokenbones or treating shock, and see ifthey can be released to the wild,”said Dr. Richard Henshaw of theGFAH. “We get a lot of things likesquirrels or birds who have beenblown or knocked out of trees, andwe try and set them up to be re-released.”
THE ANIMALS are treated withminor medical attention, or foodand water, with the hope that theycan get back to normal.
Staff at the hospital treat the
wild animals in addition to theirregular load of patients, exceptwith wild animals, there’s no oneto bill. Henshaw estimates the costof treatment to be as much as$4,000 per year for these animals.They do accept donations for care,but Henshaw says only 10 percentof people usually donate.
“It’s a service we perform for thecommunity, and I think people thatknow are appreciative of what weare able to do,” Henshaw said. “Wehave the staff, knowledge andequipment to help, so it’s some-thing we feel good about doing.”
If the animal is out of immedi-ate danger, but still requires care,the hospital taps into a networkof animal rehabbers, private citi-zens who are licensed to performrehabilitation. Rehabbers can belicensed for various species, andwill have the facilities available tocare for the animals.
“Rehabbing is an amazing expe-rience, the people who do it aretruly special people,” saidKimberley Sisco, a board memberfor the Wildlife Rescue League,one of the organizations thatmaintains a network of animalrehabbers. “We’ve never had any-one who regretted doing it.”
Not every animal can be saved,Henshaw estimates that almost 20percent have to be put down, buthe says “it’s better than them justsitting on a field, starving to deathwaiting to be eaten.”
Beth Lannon, a veterinary tech-nician at the hospital, used to re-hab squirrels, and she still takesthe lead when squirrels arebrought in.
“I love squirrels, they’re survi-vors, they’re always ready to fightto live,” Lannon said. “It’s reallygreat that the owners here let usdo this work, it’s the only animalhospital I’ve worked at that let’sus do what’s necessary to help allthe time.”
“Dr. Henshaw and his staff areamazing. They don’t get paid, theydon’t get reimbursed, they just dotheir best for the animals,” said
Dr. Richard Henshaw holds a dove, while Beth Lannon, a veterinary technician, pre-pares to feed a pair of four-week-old squirrels that were found under a tree inCentreville. The animals are being kept at the Great Falls Animal Hospital so staff canget them back into shape before either releasing them, or turning them over to certi-fied animal rehabbers.
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A four-week-old squirrel isfed puppy formula at theGreat Falls Animal Hospi-tal. The squirrel was foundnear a tree in Centreville,and is being cared for bythe staff of the hospitaluntil they are fit to returnto the wild.
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Great Falls artist GailPean celebrates thecolor harmony and
style of Impressionist and Post-impressionist painters withoriginal oil still life paintings ather exhibit “Impressionist Stylemeets Great Falls Food andFlora” at Katie’s Coffee House -next to the Old Brogue, 760Walker Rd.The exhibit will run throughSept. 30, Monday-Friday 6 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 7a,m.-2 p.m. The reception willbe held on Saturday, Sept. 112-5 p.m.
The artist will donate 20 per-
cent of sales on all paintingssold at Katie’s to The VanessaPean Foundation. The local501c(3) foundation providesscholarships for deserving Hai-tian students affected by therecent earthquake. The pur-chase of one painting will pro-vide a year’s tuition in the av-erage private school.
For more information contactGail Pean, Artist, 703-609-3092, [email protected] orv i s i twww.GAILPEAN.VPWEB.COM,Great Falls Studios Board Mem-ber, Community Liaison Direc-tor, www.greatfallsstudios.com
Gail Pean will donate 20 pecent of sales on paintingssold at Katie’s to The Vanessa Pean Foundation tohelp fund scholarships for deserving Haitian stu-dents affected by the recent earthquake.
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Gail Pean’s Exhibit OpensAt Katie’s Coffee House
To have community events listed inthe Connection, send [email protected] is Friday.
MONDAY/SEPT. 6A Representative of
Congressman Frank Wolf atthe McLean CommunityCenter. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.1234 McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. FirstMonday of every month. Citizensare invited to express opinions onissues before Congress, or seekassistance with federal problems.703-709-5800.
WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 8 McLean Historical Society
presents: Fairfax County and theSecession Vote, May 1861, 7:30p.m. at the McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Avenue inMcLean. Eighty percent ofVirginians approved theordinance of secession on May 23,1861. Fairfax County endorsedsecession 862-289; 12 of 15precincts voted in favor. Speaker:Michael Shumaker, Commander,Frank Stringfellow Camp, Sons ofConfederate Veterans, Fairfax.Event is free; no reservationsrequired. Contact: Jacque-LynneSchulman, 703-442-9370.
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Great Falls to HonorSept. 11 Victims
On Saturday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m., the Great Falls FreedomMemorial Committee will hold its annual 9/11 Ceremony at
the site of the Freedom Memorial (behind the Great Falls Libraryat 9830 Georgetown Pike). This ceremony especially remembersthe six citizens of the Great Falls community who died when Flight77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The FairfaxUrban Search and Rescue Team, part of the Fairfax County Fireand Rescue Department, was among the First Responders at thePentagon and a member of that team will speak at this ceremony.
This ceremony is open to all and ample parking is available inthe Library parking lot. In case of rain, the ceremony will moveinto the Library’s meeting room.
Historical Society Presents ‘Dan-ger Between The Lines’
The Great Falls Historical Society’s meeting on Wednesday, Sept.8, at 7 p.m. at the Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, willdiscuss Danger Between The Lines, by Jim Lewis.
A local group of Civil War historians, writers and researchershas completed a video of the Civil War conflict and the resultinganguish experienced by soldiers, neighbors and raiders along theseven mile stretch of Hunter Mill Road in Oakton, Vienna andReston.
The Hunter Mill Defense League production was made with adesire to educate citizens of all ages and to help preserve thishistoric Byway.
The speaker Jim Lewis of the Hunter Mill Defense League willintroduce the film, followed by a question and answer session.
Authentic period music underscores the movie. A premier CivilWar Reenactment band, the 2nd South Carolina String Band, isfeatured. The film will be narrated by nationally renowned speakerDave Yoho.
The video has been shown on WETA .The program is open to the public at no charge. Lite refresh-
ments will served. For more Information call 703-759-4683 or703-759-3108 or visit the web page GFHS.org
Bread Tasting at Colvin Run MillLet your taste buds venture beyond your favorite leavened loaf
to savor the breadth of breads enjoyed around the world during atasting program at Colvin Run Mill in Great Falls on Saturday,Sept. 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
Following a briefing on bread basics, learn how to evaluate dif-ferent types of local and ethnic breads with the skills and vocabu-lary of a professional food taster. Then sample up to eight typesof bread with accompaniments such as spreads, veggies and fruitto evaluate scent, color, texture, taste, complexity and aftertaste.Participants will receive a detailed handout with a glossary ofbread-related terms, information on bread varieties, and ascorecard to note their impressions as they assess each sample.
The cost is $22 per person. To register, contact Colvin Run MillHistoric Site at 703-769-2771. For more information about thepark, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/crm.
AAUW to Hold 41st Annual UsedBook Sale
The McLean Area AAUW will hold its 41st Annual Used BookSale at the McLean Community Center on the following days:
Friday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, 10 a.m.-6p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 12, 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
AAUW volunteers collected and sorted over 40,000 used books,videos and CD’s this summer. There is an exceptional collectionof art books donated by a retired museum curator. AAUW alsohas the biggest collection of children’s books in years.
For more information, please call 703-356-8364 or visit theAAUW Web site.
Week in Great Falls
By Alex McVeigh
The Connection
With the rural nature ofGreat Falls, horsebackriding is a big part of
the community. For the past 30years, The Saddlery has been apart of the community as well, asone of the only horse-supply storesin Fairfax County. Far from asimple tack store, The Saddleryhas developed into a place wherethe Great Falls horse riding com-munity comes together.
The store features an inventorythat has anything and everythingto do with horses, including ridingclothes, horse medications,saddles and related equipmentand even horse-themed photo-graphs, books and pottery madeby local artists.
In the late 70s, Great Falls resi-dents Penny Paez and her husbandwere tired of making the trip toChantilly for their daughter’shorse-riding supplies. Despite hav-ing little experience running abusiness, and with the encourage-ment of her husband, Paez openedThe Saddlery.
“I didn’t know anything aboutrunning a small business, but Ihired two knowledgeable employ-ees and I learned along the way,”Paez said. “I really didn’t knowwhat to expect, but I was so fortu-nate to have a great staff and greatcustomers.”
She learned over the next threedecades, as she was able to movefrom a rented location to a per-manent one, and became an inte-gral part of the community.
“There were very few days Ididn’t want to go to work, I en-joyed it so much,” Paez said. “Iwould meet parents whose teen-agers were just learning to ride,and eventually I saw those teen-agers grow up and bring their ownchildren into the store, and get to
know them as well. I rememberone girl coming back to visit withher husband, and I overheard hertell him, ‘I grew up in this store.’Those are the kinds of things thatfelt really good.”
In 2007, Paez was thinkingabout retirement, and while shethought about closing the store,the community seemed unwillingto let their favorite tack shop go.Sarah Kirk, who had been a pa-tron and occasional employee ofthe store since moving to the areain 1998, was able to purchase itand keep the store running.
“It was gratifying that peopledidn’t want the store to go away,and I’m so glad Sarah was able toget it,” Paez said. “She’s veryknowledgeable and very commu-nity oriented.”
Kirk immediately got involvedwith community events, bringingout 50 people and 16 horses tomarch in the 2007 Great FallsFourth of July Parade. Since then,they have grown to the 40 horsesthat participated in this year’s pa-rade.
“It was scary thinking the shopmight go away, the local tack shopis always important in a commu-nity,” Kirk said. “There’s alwaysplaces online, but most peoplewant to feel and touch the equip-ment, and talk to people aboutwhat they need and what mightwork.”
Kirk was just one of the localcommunity members that firstcame into the store as a customer,and ended up being an employee.A lot of students who grew upriding in the Great Falls area re-turn to work during the summer,and sometimes other members oftheir family work as well.
Megan Hollister works duringthe non-summer seasons and herdaughter Callie — a student atDominion High School — worksthere on her summer break.
“I like coming in here when I’mnot at school, I’ve been doing itsince my mom started here,” CallieHollister said. “The people whowork here are a lot of fun, and Ilike seeing the new stuff as it
From left, CallieHollister and hermother MeganHollister bothwork at The Sad-dlery. Callie workssummers betweenhigh school, whileher mother gener-ally works oncethe college work-ers have goneback to school inthe fall.
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From left, Saddlery staff member Anne Partlett showsDenise Eick a few kinds of helmets. The Saddlery offerseverything from riding clothes, to horse care products,to local art with an equestrian theme.
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Kronmiller was born on July 9,1917 in York, Penn. Scotty lived avibrant and exciting life as a suc-cessful Broadway actress, artist,Navy Captain’s wife, mother of twoand beloved grandmother of four.
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Scottie was married to CaptainGeorge H. Kronmiller on July 9,1940, after his graduation fromthe U.S. Naval Academy. She con-tinued to perform in musicals un-til her husband was transferred toLondon to support the war effort.
Scottie supported her beloved“Georgie” during all of his Navalassignments, bringing her zest forlife to every posting. Upon return-ing to the United States, Scottieand George resided in North Ar-lington and McLean. Scottieserved as chair of the VirginiaWoman’s Republican Party for over40 years, worked at the Alexan-dria Torpedo Art Factory, and wasactive in the CommonwealthCircle. Scottie continued to sup-
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Scottie’s favorite line from“Oklahoma” was, “With or with-out mistletoe I’m in a holidaymood.” That was her guiding prin-ciple throughout her nine plusdecades. She was hopeful that inthe decades yet to come that herfamily and dear friends might keepthat thought in their hearts. Scot Scottie Kronmiller as ‘Ado
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comes in, and meeting and talking withother horse people.”
Like Paez, Kirk says she loves watchingcustomers as they grow from new riders toexperienced riders as the years go by.
“It’s rewarding to see kids come in whohave been dreaming of riding, and helpingthem pick out their first set of riding clothes,and then they start sending in pictures oftheir first competitions,” Kirk said. “
In addition to the retail aspect of the store,
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Keeping the Store RunningKirk and her staff are working on a YouTubechannel with instructional videos, and theyalso host seminars on topics such as ma-nure management and developing a horsepasture in a yard.
“It’s such a community feeling when I goin there, I go in thinking I’ll be there forfive minutes, and I end up staying for anhour, running into friends, talking abouthorses and catching up with people,” saidSarah Hickner, a longtime customer.
More information on The Saddlery canbe found at www.thesaddleryinc.com.
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Saving Animals in Great Falls Kimberley Sisco, a board member with
the Wildlife Rescue League. “TheWildlife Rescue League hotline is also
there to take calls from the public about anyspecies.”
Once the animal is nursed back to health,the staff contacts the people that brought itin originally, and try to release the animalwhere it was found.
“Animals are territorial, so we like to putthem back close to where they were found,”Henshaw said. “They would usually be ableto get back, but if we can do it for them,
they have a better chance of surviving.”
HENSHAW warns that it is possible to betoo overzealous in bringing them an ani-mal that looks to be in trouble. He saysfledgling birds — whose mother isn’t al-ways around, but still feeds the birds — arethe most common, as people see them onthe ground and feel the need to help.
“If they have feathers and they’re hoppingaround, leave them alone,” he said. “Theparents are still feeding them, and are muchbetter at taking care of them.”
The WRL hotline is 703-440-0800, and oat www.wildliferescueleague.org.
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tie is with her beloved “Georgie”now and at peace. May God blessher and grant her eternal rest.
Scottie is survived by her fourgrandchildren, Ted Jr., Lauren,Rory and Michael. Her daughteris Kristen Pinfield of San Antonio,Texas who is married to GregoryD. Pinfield. Her son, Theodore G.Kronmiller of Great Falls, is an in-ternational attorney and formerambassador who served in theReagan Administration. Ted ismarried to her dear friend anddaughter-in-law, Kate BonnerKronmiller. Funeral arrangementsare being administered by Money& King Funeral Home, 171 MapleAvenue West in Vienna. Visitationwill be held at the funeral homeon Wednesday, Sept. 1 from 6 to 8p.m. Funeral services will be heldat St. John’s Episcopal Church,6715 Georgetowne Pike inMcLean on Thursday, Sept. 2, be-ginning at 11:30 a.m. A privateinterment will be held at theFreed-Kronmiller Family Plot inYork, Penn. The family has askedthat in lieu of flowers, memorialcontributions be made, in honorof: “Scottie” Freed- Kronmiller tothe York County Heritage Trust,250 East Market Street, York,Pennsylvania 17403.
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Code RedOpinion
This summer, despite the heat, we’vehad fewer “Code Red” air qualitydays than one might have expected,possibly a result of the slower
economy.On “Code Red” days, children, older people
and people with asthma, heart or respiratoryproblems should reduce outdoor activities.Even healthy individuals should limit strenu-
ous outdoor work and exer-cise.
The primary causes of airpollution in Northern Virginia
are vehicle emissions and pollution from coal-burning power plants here and to the west.
Approximately 60-70 percent of the pollut-ants that cause ground-level ozone are createdfrom vehicles, lawn mowers, other gardenequipment and common household products,according to the Washington MetropolitanCouncil of Governments.
Here are a few suggestions to help air qual-ity in the short term:
❖ Limit driving, combine trips or work fromhome.
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Editorials
We cruise into the last week of summer va-cation for most Virginia school districts withtemperatures in the high 90s and “Code Red”air quality, the state mandate to delay open-ing schools until after Labor Day doesn’t seemlike such a bad thing.
While students across the river in Montgom-ery County headed back to the classroom onMonday, Aug. 30, Virginia students have an
❖ Refuel vehicles after dusk; avoid idling.❖ Conserve electricity, turn up the thermo-
stat for air conditioning, turn off unneededlights.
For the air quality forecast for Northern Vir-ginia and links to maps, see http://www.deq.virginia.gov/airquality.
Starting School after Labor Dayextra eight days of summer break.
Long held up as an example of corporateinfluence over the General Assembly (King’sDominion makes strategic donations to statedelegates and senators while lobbying for the“start after Labor Day” rule), if the result isthat families have a little more time for vaca-tion, possibly giving the economy a little boostin the process, perhaps no harm is done.
Letters to the Editor
Pike Integrity,Safety at Issue
To the Editor:I noted with interest Mr.
Rathbone’s letter voicing his sup-port for VDOT’s proposed changeto the intersection of Route 7 andGeorgetown Pike [“Ill-advised De-cision,” Great Falls Connection,Aug. 11-17]. While respecting hispoint of view, I take exception tohis claim that the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors’ decision torequest a reevaluation of alterna-tive designs is based primarily onfaulty speculation and that lead-ers in the community are speak-ing for their neighborhood asso-ciations rather than the residentsof Great Falls. Based on what Iobserved, the overwhelming ma-jority of citizens (approximately150 people) who attended theNovember 2009 presentation inReston were opposed to VDOT’splan. Those who were at previousmeetings in the community, aswell as the recent Town Hall withBarbara Comstock, had a similaroutlook. Furthermore, over 2,000citizens have signed a petition ob-jecting to the project’s design.
While I do not dispute that thereare safety issues with the existingintersection, adding a second leftturn lane to address the back-upof traffic merely shifts the locationwhere accidents are likely to oc-cur. Two lanes of traffic will bemerging into a single eastboundlane on Georgetown Pike, whilethose turning right on the Pike(from westbound route 7) will jointhe mix as they also attempt tomerge or cross traffic to turn lefton Seneca Road.
As one of the 700 families who
live on Georgetown Pike or whoseneighborhood can only be ac-cessed via the Pike, I understandMr. Rathbone’s frustration with thegrowing gridlock in Northern Vir-ginia resulting in wasted gas andair pollution. My neighbors and Iare impacted by it every day as weattempt to reach our homes orsafely pull out onto the Pike.
During the November 2009meeting, VDOT stated that thedual turn lane would not directlyincrease traffic on GeorgetownPike, as the road is already at fullcapacity. However, VDOT also in-dicated that they had not studiedhow the change would impact traf-fic on the Pike.
I am concerned that withoutmeasures such as the widening ofroute 7 from the Loudoun Countyline to Tysons Corner, GeorgetownPike will become even more con-gested, exceeding VDOT’s defini-tion of “full capacity.” While I natu-rally would like to maintain thescenic and historic integrity of thePike (as stipulated in FairfaxCounty’s Comprehensive Plan), Iam also concerned about thesafety of both those living andtraveling in the community. It isnot hard to imagine how detri-mental additional traffic would beto the fire department as they at-tempt to respond during rush hour.Rather than making GeorgetownPike a more attractive route tocommuters by having two turnlanes, we should be looking atmeasures to discourage additionaltraffic and encourage the use ofRoute 7.
Pam GrosvenorGreat Falls
In Search of a‘BalancedDecision’
To the Editor:I have been pleased and encour-
aged by the letters concerning theproject and plans for the widen-ing of Route 7. A public debate atthis time, through letters to theGreat Falls Connection, can onlyhelp our leaders reach a balanceddecision on moving forward.
Your newspaper reported apause in this program. This is alsogood. A pause will allow the de-bate to go on and for our county,state, and national leaders, work-ing with VDOT, to find a middleground.
This project has been before thepublic for several years. A dedi-cated group around the Great FallsCitizens Association (GFCA) hastaken the lead in bringing theirconcerns to the attention of thecommunity. As a former memberof the GFCA Board, I have had anopportunity to observe and partici-pate in the discussions that led tothe GFCA position.
I must say I was not persuadedby the arguments even though Ishared the GFCA concern for pre-serving the Great Falls historicalcharacter.
We do not know how all the citi-zens of the Great Falls community,or the larger 10th CongressionalDistrict, would line up on the wid-ening project. There has been noreferendum. There has been novalid survey. We do know thathighway transportation needshave been a leading objective innorthern Virginia for a long time.
Progress in responding to theseneeds has been incremental andfrustrating for many.
Our leaders do need time to sortthrough the transparent need andthe community unrest. We mustkeep an open mind to the possi-bility that the unrest is not sharedby the majority.
As our leaders move forwardand as the debate continues, a fewfacts seem sound and relevant tome:
❖ The turning lane, or lanes, foreast-bound traffic on Route 7 mustbe enlarged to prevent any ob-struction of east bound troughtraffic.
❖ Using two turning lanes pro-motes greater safety and efficiencyby allowing the Seneca Road andGeorgetown Pike traffic to sort it-self out before entering the inter-section.
❖ The volume of traffic on Sen-eca Road and Georgetown Pike iscontrolled by the setting of thetraffic signals and can be limitedby setting the timing of the signallights.
❖ The most recent design of theSeneca Road and Georgetown Pikeintersection has no physical im-pact on Georgetown Pike. Theplanned construction is completelywithin the commercial region ofthe intersection.
In your recent article, one con-tributor said: “I don’t know whatthe solution is, but it isn’t the sta-tus quo.” Perhaps a majority wouldagree, providing a shared basis forour leaders to find the middleground.
Robert LundegardGreat Falls
See Letters, Page 9
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dangerous intersection at Rt. 7 andGeorgetown Pike [“Ill-advised De-cision,” Great Falls Connection,Aug. 11-17], I didn’t intend to dis-respect the work of the Great FallsCitizen Association that had ledopposition to that fix; I believe thatmost people do appreciate theirefforts to assure that new roadwork best serves the needs of thecommunity. But in light of docu-mented dangers at that busy in-tersection from serious daily re-strictions of one of the twothrough-lanes of Rt. 7 from over-flow traffic waiting to turn East onto the Pike, it is time to follow therecommendations of the profes-sional traffic-control and road-construction engineers and de-signers of VDOT instead of resist-ing that vital improvement basedon unsubstantiated speculationthat somehow adding an addi-tional waiting lane would “destroyGeorgetown Pike … and createsafety hst at that point is a singlelane thaazards on (it.)” The pikefrom Seneca Road Eat can takeonly so much traffic at a time andit is already maxed out during rushhours. So speculation that piketraffic would increase there byadding a waiting lane is not a re-alistic justification for opposingthe VDOT fix.
To illustrate the danger of post-poning the professionally-de-signed fix at that intersection, seethe Fairfax County Police mapshowing 1,598 youth crashes inthe county throughout 2008 and2009, available at link: http://unifiedpreventioncoalition.org/ byclicking on “Injury and FatalCrashes Involving Drivers 15-20Years of Age (Full PDF).” The mapappears to show at least two sepa-rate youth-injuring crashes nearthat intersection. However thismap only documented youth traf-fic crash injuries for those twoyears; the full totals that wouldinclude all drivers throughout themany years this dangerous condi-tion has existed obviously wouldbe much higher.
Such valid documentation ofthis major safety hazard shouldhelp opponents understand theimportance of soon proceedingwith the safety-related VDOT-rec-ommended work. When FairfaxCounty citizens and their teendrivers are thus protected fromthat current major traffic safetyhazard, it will then be time to ob-serve if there is any serious impacton Georgetown Pike that mayneed to be fixed.
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Name: David SalnessAge: 49Instrument(s): Violin-
Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza,Milan, 1785
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Co-Artistic Director of the LeftBank Concert Society
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Groups Other Than TheFSO: Concertmaster at WolfTrap Concertmaster of The Post-Classical Ensemble Did you
grow up/go to high school or col-lege in this area?
Born in Indiana, raised in Michi-gan and attended the InterlochenArts Academy for high school.
What sparked your interest inmusic? How old were you?
My father, an amateur violiniststarted me at about age 6 and Iquickly moved to another teacher.I suppose I entertained the idea ofbeing a professional violinist atabout age 17 when I received muchpositive feedback about my poten-tial from various people.
What is one piece of advice youwould give to a young person whois deciding how serious he/she isabout music?
Find the best teacher you canafford.
Focus-meaning don’t overextendwith the number of interests thatyou pursue. Learning an instru-ment takes a lot of time and com-mitment.
What is one piece of adviceyou would give to someone whohas stopped playing an instru-ment but would like to take itup again?
Find a teacher with patienceand one that will encourage youto enjoy music and who is notoverly ambitious with untenableor inappropriate goals.
What is your favorite piece toplay?
Anything by Brahms.What are other local music
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Acrylic on Canvas by BrendaDrake will be on display atthe Opening Reception for“Signs of the Season,” onFriday, Sept. 3, 7-9 p.m. atThe GFFFTA Gallery, 1144-DWalker Road, Great Falls.
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Improved by the premises known as2248 Central Avenue, Vienna, Virginia
In execution of a Deed of Trust from Ahmed Umar, dat-ed June 14, 2004, and recorded June 15, 2004, in Deed Book16167 at page 2029 among the Land Records of Fairfax Coun-ty, Virginia, the undersigned substitute trustee will offer for saleat public auction at the front entrance of the Judicial Center forFairfax County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia,on
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.
the following property being the property contained in saidDeed of Trust, described as follows:
Lot 18-B, Campbell's Landing, Section ONe as per subdivisionplat recorded in Deed Book 7619 at page 1982 as correctedand re-recorded in Deed Book 7661 at page 485, among theLand Records of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Commonly known as 2248 Central Avenue, Vienna, Virginia22182.
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $75,000.00 or ten per-cent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in theform of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaserat the time and place of sale; the balance of the purchase mon-ey being due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale,time expressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of3.25 percent per annum from date of sale to date ofsettlement. Provided, however, that if the holder of the se-cured promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, nocash deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebt-edness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed ofTrust, may be set off against the purchase price.
Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit andstand the risk and cost of resale.
Sale shall be made subject to all existing easementsand restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect thereal estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materi-alman's liens of record and not of record. The property will besold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights ofredemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree-ments of record affecting the same, if any.
In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to con-vey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at thetime of sale.
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Additional terms and conditions of sale may be an-nounced at the time of sale.
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second year as Fairfax SymphonyOrchestra’s music director said, “This is agreat opportunity for the orchestra to ex-pand both its audience and its opportunityto play together. This orchestra is definitelyup to the challenges presented by addinganother venue.”THE SEASON will open Sept. 11 withTchaikovsky’s The Tempest Fantasy-Overture, Schumann’s Piano Con-certo, and Rachmaninoff’s Third Sym-phony. Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoffhave always been staple fare of the FSO -and deservedly so, since these two compos-ers have penned some of the most heartfeltand passionate music ever. “Here are twomajor works of theirs which, unaccountably,are not particularly known to both orches-tras and audiences alike, but they showevery bit the inspiration and mastery of theirbetter known cousins Romeo and Juliet andSymphony No.2,” said Zimmerman. Theguest artist is the French pianistPhilippe Bianconi who, according toZimmerman, “is both a beautiful pianist andprofound interpreter.”
The Oct. 23 concert highlights the FSOand the fine players within it. As part of itsthree-year Sibelius exploration, the FSOwill perform the symphonic fantasyPojhola’s Daughter, another of his won-derfully evocative tales. Mozart’sSinfonia Concertante features FSOConcertmaster, David Salness, andPrincipal Viola, Gregory Rupert, assoloists. Bartok’s Concerto for Or-chestra makes similar virtuosic demandson individual players and orchestral sec-tions alike, allowing the FSO to, asZimmerman says, “place the spotlight onitself.”
0n Nov. 20, guest conductor EckartPreu will lead the orchestra in a perfor-mance of music from the first half of the19th century and the second half of the20th. Maestro Zimmerman described themusical selections as “sparkling, clean, andclear.”
The mischief and humor of Rossini’s LaCenerentola Overture contrasts with thedrama and poetic introspection ofMendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 of theearly Romantic Period. Both are counter-balanced by the unpredictability and rhyth-mic intensity of John Adams’ ViolinConcerto which reaches almost hypnoticproportions when played by guest artist,Timothy Fain on violin.
The Jan. 15,, 2011 program will markboth the Fairfax Symphony’s first concertin a series of double performances, and itsdebut performance at the beautifulnew Hylton Performing Arts Centerin Manassas. From England, Central Europeand the United States, Zimmerman has cho-sen three masterpieces which he believesaptly exemplify Western music’s profoundand beautiful legacy. Bernstein’s Over-ture to Candide and Dvorak’s Sym-phony No. 9, “From the New World”are traditional audience favorites, belovedin the repertoire. Walton’s Violin Con-certo, not as frequently performed,
will feature guest artist Chee-Yun,who returns to the FSO after her acclaimedperformance of Sylvie Bodorova’s Concertodei Fiore in its 2008-2009 season.
The first part of the 20th Century was oneof the richest and most exciting eras in allof Western music, with composers reactingand responding to a successful aestheticwhich had reached saturation point, i.e. theopulent orchestral language of the late Ro-mantics. On March 19,, 2011 the FSO willpresent Webern’s Six Pieces for Or-chestra (revised/reduced version) andSibelius’ Symphony No. 5. “Writtenwithin only a few years of each other,” saidMaestro Zimmerman, “Sibelius’ andWebern’s creations here show just how dif-ferently beautiful works of art can be ex-pressed in the hands of great and sensitivecomposers. There, the prevailing tech-niques and modes of expression seem tohave been shattered in the pursuit of a newvoice.” Sibelius’ 5th Symphony is also pro-grammed as part of the FSO’s ongoing ex-ploration of his symphonic development.
“In his own way, too, Beethoven can beregarded as an artist who seemed to “tearup the rules” in his need to express himselffully,” Zimmerman said. Beethoven’s Pi-ano Concerto No.5, his final piano con-certo, will be played by the eminent Finn-ish pianist, Matti Raekallio.
The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s 2010-2011 season will close with another doubleperformance on May 14,, 2011 at GMU’sCenter for the Arts in Fairfax and onMay 15 at the Hylton Performing ArtsCenter in Manassas.
The Fairfax Choral Society, with Ar-tistic Director Douglas Mears, and theReston Chorale with Artistic DirectorDavid Brian Lang, join the FSO in a perfor-mance of Mahler’s spectacular Sym-phony No.2, “Resurrection.” A stepbeyond Beethoven’s 9th, “Resurrection” isa musical journey which speaks of the hu-man condition in all its complexities andparadoxes and touches on the nature ofexistence, religion, and the afterlife. “OnlyMahler could embrace such an ambitiousagenda and succeed in producing one of themost exciting, beautiful and exultant worksthat has yet been written,” saidZimmerman.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are available by call-ing 703-563-1990 or on the Web atwww.fairfaxsymphony.org. Single tickets forthe 2010 - 2011 Season range from $25 -$55 (Fairfax) and from $25-$45(Manassas).
Directions to the concert halls and infor-mation on the FSO’s education and outreachprograms, podcasts, and other activitiesmay also be found on the FSO’s Web site.Program notes for each concert are postedon the site at least one week prior to theperformance.
The orchestra is supported in part throughfunding by the Virginia Commission for theArts, the Arts Council of Fairfax County, andthe County of Fairfax, along with generoussupport from corporations, foundations,and individuals.
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Great Falls boxer JimmyLange, a Junior middleweightcontender, won a convincingsix-round decision overBaltimore’s Mike McFail inGreensboro, N.C. Highlightedby knockdowns in both thethird and sixth rounds - bothcourtesy of an effective right -Lange (33-4-2, 23 knockouts)came out dominating in the firstround at the Greensboro Coli-seum Complex’s War MemorialAuditorium, utilizing his trade-mark stiff jab that causedMcFail (12-40-2) to be issued astanding eight count. Langepressed the action throughoutthe contest and finishedstrongly by battering a game,but wobbly McFail in the finalstanza.
Lange immediately headedback to Gleason’s Gym in NewYork with trainer Jimmy Glennto prepare for a co-main eventbout (opponent to be deter-mined) on a Sept. 18 show inMonroe, Mich. He is scheduledto return home to the PatriotCenter on Nov. 6 to headlineanother Ice Promotions cardpresented by Valcourt BuildingServices.
The Fellowship of Chris-tian Athletes’ Northern Vir-ginia chapter, on Tuesday, Oct.5, will be holding its 11th An-nual FCA One Way 2 Play DrugFree Golf Classic at Westfield’sGolf Club in Clifton. FCA hasbeen serving local athletes andcoaches in the local communityfor many years and the One Way2 Play Drug Free event will pro-vide the needed resources forcamp scholarships, leadership
opportunities, and drug-free as-semblies in area schools. To signup for the upcoming golf event,please visit the local FCA websiteat www.novagolfclassic.org.
Team Virginia 1996inline hockey earned abronze medal at last week’sState Wars U.S. Roller HockeyChampionships in Chicago. Theteam, consisting of youngstersfrom Fairfax, Oakton, GreatFalls, and other parts of Vir-ginia, was 4-0 in round robinplay before losing a semifinalsgame in overtime. AlexDeYoung (Fairfax) took MostValuable Goalie honors and wasselected to the All-TournamentTeam.
‘Give Blood, PlayHockey’ has long been an ad-age among the ice hockey com-munity. This tradition will be ondisplay in full force on Satur-day, Sept. 11 when the VirginiaCoaching Cardinals will take onthe NCR Eagles in the secondannual Charity Hockey Classicat Kettler Capitals IcePlex inArlington. The afternoon event,which will run from 4 to 7, willbenefit Inova Blood Donor Ser-vices.
Last year’s inaugural event sawcoaches from the Ashburn Xtremedefeat the Reston Raiders, 7-1, be-fore a raucous crowd of support-ers from both clubs. The eventraised over $40,000 for a newInova bloodmobile. For sponsor-ships, tickets or additional informa-tion, please contact event chairmanAdam Bartholomew at [email protected] or visitwww.charityhockeyclassic.com
The River Bend Sting Rays, for the secondyear in a row, recently won the DCCLRelay 8 Carnival. The Stingrays set fourswim league records as well as nine team
records at the postseason event. The following leaguerecords were set:
❖ Boys 8-Under 100-meters free relay with time of 1:12.24(Will Koeppen, Colin O’Connor, Sam Maruca and CarsonVolanth)
❖ Boys 8-Under 100-medley relay at 1:24.00 (Will Koeppen,Colin O’Connor, Sam Maruca and Carson Volanth)
❖ Girls 8-Under 100-free relay at 1:16.49 (Charlotte Bell,
Caroline Bean, Olivia Franke, and Anna Takis)❖ Girls 8/Under 100-medley relay at 1:27.21 (Charlotte Bell,
Caroline Bean, Olivia Franke, and Anna Takis)
The following team records were set:❖ Boys 11-12, 200-free relay at 2:10.75 (Jake
Trautwein, Conor Wesolowski, Devlin Wesolowski,Carter Bennett)❖ Boys 11-12, 200-medley relay at 2:29.48 (Jake Trautwein,
Conor Wesolowski, Julian Villacorta, Carter Bennett)❖ Girls 11-12, 200-free relay at 2:20.52 (Lauren Bell, Sabrina
Slavin, Caroline Maruca, and Micaela Grassi)❖ Girls 11-12, 200-medley relay at 2:30.99 (Lauren Bell,
Sabrina Slavin, Helena Burns, and Micaela Grassi)❖ Boys 13-14, 200-free relay at 2:17.97 (Christopher
Blankingship, Tommy Rogers, Jack Peele, Will Ferrer)❖ Girls 13-14, 200-free relay at 2:19.00 (Amanda Maruca,
Natalie Peele, Kathleen Welch and Anna Phillips)❖ Boys mixed age 9-18, 200-free relay at 2:05.14 (Ryan
Windus, Carter Bennett, Will Ferrer, Jack Hall)
River Bend Wins Relay Swim CarnivalRecord-breaking showingfor the Stingrays.
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DCCL and River Bend record holders in 8-under boys 100-free and 100-medley relay(1:24.00), from left: Colin O’Connor, Will Koeppen, Sam Maruca and Carson Volanth.
DCCL and River Bend record holders in 8-under girls 100-free (1:16.49) and 100-medleyrelay (1:27.21), from left: Charlotte Bell, Anna Takis, Caroline Bean and Olivia Franke.
Jimmy Lange (right) defeated Baltimore’s MikeMcFail (left) in a junior middleweight boxing bout inGreensboro, N.C. last week.
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McLean Project for theArts is the recipient ofthe art collection of
John Deardourff, political consult-ant and late husband of recentlyretired Madiera Head of School,Dr. Elisabeth Griffith. This collec-tion of paintings, ceramics andsculpture has been donated toMcLean Project for the Arts to auc-tion as a fundraiser.
MPA will hold a silent auctionon Sunday, Sept. 12, 4 – 6 p.m.The forty-seven pieces of art willbe on display at a private home inMcLean and the bidding will in-clude a wide range of minimumbids.
There are quite a few outstand-ing pieces, including three encaus-tic paintings by Robin Rose, threeceramic pieces by Otto Heino, andsix clay sculptures by Jeff Shapiro.Sculptures include cast glass by
Rick Beck, a bronze and coppermaquette by Jon Havener and apink granite sculpture by JesusMoroles. In addition there arepaintings both large and small byartists such as Shahla Arbabi, WillyHeeks and Leon Berkowitz. Theentire proceeds from purchases ben-efit McLean Project for the Arts.
For those who would like to takea Sneak Peek and have a chanceto “Buy It Now,” there will be anopportunity to stop by on Friday,Sept, 10 from 6 – 8 p.m.
Reservations are a must. Yourname must be on the list at thedoor to attend the Sneak Peekand/or Silent Auction. You will getthe address when you RSVP.McLean Project for the Arts willtake checks, Master Card and Visa.
RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 8, [email protected] or call SandyTreanor at 703-790-1953.
The paintings to be auctioned include the one by WillyHeeks (above).
Sculptures to be auctionedinclude cast glass by RickBeck.
Private Art Collection WillBe Auctioned to Benefit MPA
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For two members of GreatFalls Boy Scout Troop 55,the 2010 National Scout
Jamboree, celebrating the 100thanniversary of scouting, was ad-ditionally memorable. Garrett Pan(16) and Javan Cohen (17) re-ceived their Eagle Rank recogni-tion by Boy Scouts of America,Chief Scout Executive, Robert“Bob” Mazzuca.
Led by a color guard, boys fromacross the northeast marched intoa mess tent within the NationalCapital Area Council campsite andstood at attention. Scoutmastersfrom each of their troops tookturns leading portions of theaward ceremony. Then, the youngmen took their Eagle Scout Oathand received their kerchiefs andmedals. As a special treat, theyalso were given a commemorativeStar Wars Eagle Scout patch.(Patch trading and collecting is atime-honored tradition at Jambo-ree.)
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Garrett Pan (above) and Javan Cohen being recognizedby Boy Scouts of America Chief Scout Executive Robert“Bob” Mazzuca.
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J. Zack Sanders, a risingsophomore at LangleyHigh, started a mobile con-
cession business this summer. Hesells ice cream, and a lot of othertreats and snacks, serving McLeanand to some extent Great Fallsarea. He bought the truck withmoney he earned as a DJ and as atheatre tech (his other businesses)and then had it turned into an ice
cream truck, obtained his foodhandler permit, loaded it withequipment he had purchased overthe past few years. The businesshas been successful and he has alot of other plans for how he wantsto leverage it into other things,including school fundraisers. Heformed his company, Z Enter-prises, LLC, over the summer tooto bring his other businesses to-gether, which include Zack’s DJand Lighting, and The Oasis Con-cessions.
Faith Notes are for announce-ments and events in the faithcommunity. Send [email protected] is Friday.
2nd Saturday of Prayer –Sept.11, 9 to 11:30 a.m. –at AndrewChapel United Methodist Church,1301 Trap Rd, in Vienna. A morningof centering prayer will be offered bythe Northern Virginia branch of Con-templative Outreach. These willcontinue to be held each 2nd Satur-
day through May 2011, although theformat may vary, at Andrew ChapelUMC. Please check the website at :http://conova.org/events.html.
A brief introduction to centeringprayer will also be offered for those newto the practice.
Contact Isabelle Robinson [email protected] for more infor-mation.
Epiphany United Methodist Pre-school, 1014 Country Club Drive, N.E.in Vienna, is now enrolling 3-4-year-old
students for the 2010/2011 schoolyear. Contact 703-938-2391 orwww.epiphanypreschool.com.
Good Shepherd Preschool, anew outreach ministry of the UnitedMethodist Church of the Good Shep-herd, 2351 Hunter Mill Road inVienna, opens on Sept. 14. The Pre-school will be available on Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdays from9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact 703-281-3987 ext. 18 orwww.GoodShepherdVA.com.
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A talented group of athletes, who’ve either donated an organ or had a life-saving transplantsuch as a kidney, heart, liver or lung, returned
home as champions.Team Nation’s Capital won a record 35 medals
competing at the National Kidney Foundation U.S.Transplant Games in Madison, Wis. from July 31-Aug. 4. The games are a national, biennial Olympic-style competition and this year marked its 20th an-niversary. Athletes competed in 14 events rangingfrom the traditional — track and field, basketballand cycling — to the more exotic — ballroom danc-ing, badminton and virtual triathlon.
Two swimmers, Becky Scheip and Morgann Tucker,both returning gold medallists from the 2008 Games,brought home five medals each. Scheip, 18, won twogold (100m and 50m breaststroke,) and three silvermedals (50m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 4x100women’s freestyle relay) in the 18-29 women’sbracket. Tucker, 13, won three silver (50m breast-stroke, 50m backstroke and 4x100 women’s freestylerelay) and one bronze medal (50m freestyle) in the11-13 girls’ bracket. Tucker won her fifth medal intrack and field with a silver in the 100m run.
Tucker, of Herndon, was only 7 when her fatherHarry donated a kidney to her. At that time she at-tended Forestville Elementary. Her father also par-ticipated in the games as a living donor.
The games are a celebration of life, bringing to-gether thousands of athletes, friends and families
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who have been personally touched by the life-savingpower of organ and tissue donation. “The best partof the games is meeting new kids who have had trans-plants,” said Tucker.
More than 5,000 people attended the competitionand special ceremonies honoring living donors andfamilies of deceased organ donors.
For more information on the games or organ do-nation contact the National Kidney Foundation at202-244-7900 or visit www.transplantgames.org orwww.kidneywdc.org.
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