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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Great Falls Village Centre celebratedits annual Spooktacular Sunday, withhundreds of residents in costume de-scending on the center. Many of the

shops, usually so well kept, had suddenly sproutedspider webs, bats could be found everywhere andmore than a few ghosts and ghouls were lurking justinside doorways.

The Great Falls Newcomers Club erected a hauntedhouse on one end, where guests could make theirway through a winding path of smoke and fog, withvarious frights throughout. A group of designatedhaunters waited around several corners to scare anypassers-by.

“I was really impressed with the setuphere, I was thinking more of a store tostore trick or treating thing,” said EvanHoward of Vienna. “The kids loved thehaunted house though, I think it’s thefirst time I’ve seen them go after some-thing other than candy on Halloween.”

The most popular costumes seemed tobe from “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter” and“Toy Story,” and some adults even gotin on the action.

“If you had asked me a few weeks ago if I wouldbe here dressed as Woody from ‘Toy Story,’ I wouldhave called you crazy,” Aaron Pincus of McLean saidwith a laugh. “But here I am. I hope I didn’t set aprecedent for future Halloweens. I much prefer tobe in jeans handing out candy at home, and the kidsare the only ones dressed up.”

Due to the rural nature of Great Falls, for somelocals the Spooktacular is the only chance for theirchildren to have a real trick-or-treat experience.

“Where we live, there’s not a lot of houses nearby,so it’s quite a hike to go to multiple houses, and that’sassuming people are home or their driveways aren’tgated,” said Jenny Holbrook. “Here they can load upon candy, see their friends and still have plenty oftime to chow down later.”

Great Falls Village Centre hosts annual Spooktacular.

Scary Good Time

Staff from the Old Brogue set up a Hallow-een Tower next to their trick-or-treatstation at the Great Falls SpooktacularSunday.

Katie, 8 and Billy James, 6, pet JeanneSwiacki’s pet ‘spider’ at the Great FallsSpooktacular Sunday.

Edin and PaigeAdeler-Hall andAshton Bradley andChase Adeler-Armourpose in costume atthe Great FallsSpooktacular.

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By Alex McVeigh

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Residents of Great Falls placed their votes at the Great FallsLibrary Tuesday, as they came to vote for the congress-man for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, as well as

several ballot initiatives. Incumbent Republican Frank Wolf facedoff against challengers Jeff Barnett (Democrat) and Bill Redpath(Libertarian).

By 10:30 a.m., election staff estimated close to 400 voters, afar cry from two years ago, when voters were lined up aroundthe traffic circle for the presidential election.

“People vote to make sure the will of the people is heard andrepresented,” said Great Falls resident Robert Taylor. “We’ve seenpeople gathering in D.C. to support their causes, so obviouslythis is an important election.”

There were three initiatives involving amendments to the Vir-ginia state constitution up for vote. The first would amend Sec-tion 6 Article X of the constitution to authorize legislation thatwould permit localities to grant property tax relief for homeownersover the age of 65 or “permanently and totally disabled.” Thesecond would permit property tax exemption for the principalresidence of a veteran or their surviving spouse if the veteran hasa “100 percent service-connected permanent and total disabil-ity.”

The third proposed amendment would increase the permissiblesize of the Revenue Stabilization Fund from 10 percent to 15percent of the state’s average annual tax revenues derived fromincome and retail sales for the preceding three fiscal years.

The fund is used to offset shortfalls in anticipated revenues, inorder to provide a cushion in the event of an economic down-turn.

“Some people don’t even know about these ballot initiatives,but they’re important too,” Taylor said.

For some, voting is a matter of making a choice and even iftheir candidate doesn’t win, it was still important to have theirvote counted.

“If you don’t vote, you can’t complain,” said Great Falls resi-dent Arthur Kingdom. “It’s important to exercise your right, andto have an informed electorate. Most people have made up theirmind at this point as to who they will be voting for, but they stillneed to place that vote.”

Voters head to Great FallsLibrary to cast their ballots.

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Voters prepare to make their choices at the GreatFalls Library Tuesday.

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Student Reads Award-WinningLetter on National Mall

Great Falls resident Olivia Marcantonio, Virginia State Winner2010 in her age group for the national Letters About Literaturecompetition, was invited to read her winning letter at the 10thAnnual National Book Festival, which took place recently on theMall. She received a personal letter from her chosen author, JerrySpinelli (“Stargirl”).

Teen/children’s authors Katherine Paterson (“Bridge toTerabithia,” “Jacob Have I Loved”) and Michael Buckley (“TheSisters Grimm” series) were in attendance as were one winningstudent writer from Maryland and one from Washington, D.C.

Olivia was in sixth grade at Colvin Run Elementary when shewrote her winning letter. She is now in seventh grade at KilmerMiddle School.

Scout Receives Eagle RankRyan Gilbert received his Eagle

Award during a ceremony Oct. 16, atSt. Francis Episcopal Church in GreatFalls. Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34)presented Ryan with a Virginia stateflag and a commendation from the Vir-ginia House of Delegates.

For Gibert’s Eagle Project, he orga-nized seven local schools, churches andthe Great Falls Safeway to collect newand gently used shoes during April forSoles 4 Souls, a charity that distributesshoes to the needy worldwide. He gavespeeches to local cub scouts and talkedto many individuals about his project.People were inspired to collect shoesfrom their coworkers in addition to theseven local donation sites.

Ryan and Troop 55 collected 1,500 pairs of shoes and morethan $600 in cash donations. FedEx generously donated ship-ping services for the entire project.

Many of the shoes Ryan collected were sent to the relief effortin Haiti after the earthquake earlier this year.

Ryan is a senior at Langley High School and plans to attendcollege and major in engineering and computer systems next fall.

Comment Period To Close onGreat Parks, Great Communities

Time still remains to provide input on the future of the parksystem in the community. The draft Great Parks, Great Commu-nities Park Comprehensive Plan was released in late August. Fourpublic input meetings were held in early October to gain publicinput on the plans. Presentations and meeting summaries areavailable on the project website.

After the comment period ends, input will be compiled andthe plan will be revised as appropriate. The revised Great ParksPark Comprehensive Plan will be presented to the Park Author-ity Board for adoption in the first quarter of 2011.

Input and comments can be made through Nov. 15, online atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/plandev/greatparks or by e-mailat [email protected].

Week in Great Falls

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

John Reeder, current president and treasurer of theFriends of the Great FallsLibrary, remembers what

the library was like 10 years ago.An octagonal structure with solittle room for books that mostitems had to be special ordered. OnSaturday, the current, permanentGreat Falls Library celebrated its10th anniversary.

“We don’t have a communitycenter in Great Falls, so the libraryserves that function, especially forthe kids,” Reeder said. “We stillhave great affection for the oldbuilding, but it was designed as atemporary structure, it didn’t havethe conference rooms and thechildren’s area like the currentbuilding.”

The Great Falls Library cel-ebrated its anniversary with amoon bounce, free popcorn andfire trucks from several generationsstopping by to visit. The celebra-tion included storytelling and apuppet show. The event wasgeared toward what branch man-ager Daniela Dixon called thelibrary’s top customers.

“The kids in this community usethis place a lot, and we love to havethem,” Dixon said. “A lot of students come here ev-ery day after school until their parents can pick themup, and we try to have a lot of ways to keep thembusy.”

The library still functions as a community centerof sorts, everything from study groups from the lo-cal schools, to community organization meetings to

art exhibits featuring local artists comes togetheraround the library.

“This library was the sum of a community effort,and they’re still very involved here,” Dixon said. “Westill have a high demand for our two meeting rooms.

Ten Years AfterGreat FallsLibrary celebrates10th anniversary.

Volunteer Amanda Baker, 14, serves popcorn to RyanZhang, left, 9, and Alex Liu, 4, as they enter the GreatFalls Library Saturday.

Photos by Alex McVeigh/The Connection

From left,Great FallsLibrary BranchManagerDaniela Dixonand FairfaxCounty Chair-woman SharonBulova (D-At-large) lookthrough photoalbums thatdepict the oldGreat FallsLibrary.

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“We don’t have acommunity centerin Great Falls, so thelibrary serves thatfunction, especiallyfor the kids.”

— John Reeder

This is a place the community is happy to have.”One of the guests of honor was Fairfax County Board Chair-

woman Sharon Bulova (D-At-large), who commended the libraryon being such an appealing placefor people to gather.

“Our libraries are so much morethan books, they’re gatheringplaces,” she said. “Everythingfrom the groups that support it tothe amenities and furniture helpmake this library special.”

For the adult visitors interestedin the library’s history, there photoalbums of the old library wereavailable to browse, many withbooks stacked on every conceiv-able surface. The albums also con-tained newspaper clippings that

chronicled the process of building the current library.“Looking back, it’s hard to believe we used to use that place,”

said Karl Van Phillips, a former resident of Great Falls who nowlives in Falls Church. “I guess it goes to show how spoiled we arewith this new building, I still use this as my main branch, and Iknow the kids have a blast here every time they come.”

The Great Falls Fire Department brought one of its trucks outin the morning, and Old Brogue owner Mike Kearney broughtout a vintage fire engine later in the afternoon.

Army National Guard Pfc.Joshua B. Atkins has gradu-ated from basic combat trainingat Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.During the nine weeks of train-ing, he studied Army history,tradition and core values, physi-cal fitness, received instructionand practice in basic combatskills, military weapons, chemicalwarfare and bayonet training,drill and ceremony, marching,rifle marksmanship, armed andunarmed combat, map reading,field tactics and more. He is theson of Randy Atkins of WeantDrive in Great Falls, and a 1990graduate of the Blue Ridge Prepa-ratory School of Dyke, Va.

Cadet Anthony Kotoriy ofGreat Falls successfully com-pleted Cadet Basic Training(CBT) at the U.S. Military Acad-emy on Aug. 14. The initialmilitary training program pro-vides cadets with basic skills toinstill discipline, pride, cohesion,confidence and a high sense ofduty to prepare them for entryinto the Corps of Cadets. Areas ofsummer instruction included firstaid, mountaineering, hand gre-nades, rifle marksmanship andnuclear, biological, and chemicaltraining. He is the son ofGiovanni and Elizabeth Kotoriyof Great Falls, and a graduate ofLangley High School.

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It’s a local tradition now, the annualChildren’s Connection. The entire edition, including the cover, is filled withthe work of local children and students.

Painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, andmany other forms of artwork. Poetry, short sto-ries, opinion pieces, and many otherforms of writing.

Each year it comes together as al-chemy, turning our newsprint pages tosomething golden, with the talent, insight,fresh perspective, humor and thoughtfulnessof local young minds.

We have regular contributions from artteachers and writing teachers who pull to-gether assignments from many classes. We re-ceive individual submissions from teenagers,and the work of home-schooled students.

Some suggestions for artwork: Drawings that

represent the student’s family, pets, school,friends, activities; seasonal artwork for the holi-days or winter; representations of favorite things.

Some suggestions for writing: (submissionsare ideally 200 words, please don’t exceed 350)the most memorable things about 2010; one

thing I would give my family thatdoesn’t cost any money; my wish formy family or community or school orthe world; descriptive poetry; my emo-

tions in certain circumstances; brief review ofa movie or book or play; or anything of yourchoice.

Don’t be left out, the deadline is Dec. 1, 2010,for publication the last week of the year.

All submissions must be made digitally, ei-ther via email or by mailing in a disk, or bybringing in the data on some other digitalmedia. Artwork should be photographed or

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Be Part of the Children’s ConnectionAnnual edition devoted to art, writing andcreativity of local students.

Editorials

By Jasmeet Kalsi,

PharmD Candidate 2011

Oct. 4 was National ChildHealth Day. Has yourchild ever been

screened for high cholesterol? Theguidelines from the AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics (AAP) saythat because of the obesity epi-demic with children, screening forcholesterol should start at an earlyage.

The lack of exercise and poordiets can lead to high cholesterolearly in life. This is why the Ameri-can Academy of Pediatrics wantscholesterol screening to start at ayoung age. Children should bescreened even if they are not over-weight. They may still develop aninherited form of high cholesterol.They should also be screened evenif they do not have a family his-tory of high cholesterol. If nottreated, high cholesterol can resultin major heart problems later inlife.

The American Academy of Pedi-atrics recommends to first screenchildren with a family history ofhigh cholesterol after 2 years ofage. Screening should be donebefore the age of 10. The childshould be screened if the familyhistory is not known or the childis overweight.

The best way to screen is by get-ting a “fasting lipid profile” done.This profile shows the “good” cho-lesterol called HDL and the “bad”cholesterol called LDL. If the lev-els are normal, then the childshould be tested again after threeto five years. The main treatmentfor overweight children is to man-age their weight by starting ahealthy diet and exercising.

There is a growing trend withprescribing cholesterol loweringdrugs called “statins” for childrenas young as 10. These drugs workto lower LDL and increase HDL.Statins have only been studied forshort-term use in children.

There is only one statin that isFDA approved for use in childrenwith the inherited form of highcholesterol. It is called Pravachol(Pravastatin). A study in the medi-cal journal called “Circulation”looked at the use of Pravachol overfour years in children and adoles-cents. Pravachol did work well bydecreasing LDL. The study alsostated that there were no safetyproblems in terms of sexualgrowth or physical growth.

A study done in the Netherlandsshowed no side effects reported forchildren that used simvastatin for28 weeks. They did mention thatthe study was too short to under-stand the long-term side effects.

Long-term safety studies have notyet been done. Only the short-termsafety is known.

In recognition of National ChildHealth Day, parents can get startedon keeping their child healthy.Here are some tips:

❖ Make sure your child gets ayearly physical.

❖ Make sure your child is stay-ing active.

❖ Make sure your child has ahealthy diet that will help to pre-vent obesity. There are many res-taurants that now offer a new“healthy option” menu for chil-dren. First lady Michelle Obamahas asked restaurants to do morein order to prevent obesity. Shewants restaurants to have aneasier menu so that parents do nothave to search for healthy options.

If you are worried that gettingyour child screened would resultin prescription treatment rightaway, that is not the case. Prescrip-tion treatment is usually given af-

ter trying all other methods forcontrolling cholesterol. Doctorsare not likely to prescribe medica-tions for children because thereare limited studies on the long-term safety of them.

Getting screened can help par-ents make decisions about theirchild’s health before it is too late.It will help prevent your child fromdeveloping major heart problemslater. The screenings may evenhelp prevent heart attacks fromoccurring in teenagehood. Thechanges with American Academyof Pediatrics guidelines should re-sult in a positive outcome with thehealth of children.

Jasmeet Kalsi will be graduatingin May 2011 with a Doctor of Phar-macy degree from the Bernard J.Dunn School of Pharmacy atShenandoah University. She did herundergraduate pre-requisites forpharmacy school at the Universityof Maryland, College Park.

Check Your Child’s CholestrolDoctors recommend earlyscreening for obesity.

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American University’sAlumni Board and Of-fice of Alumni Rela-tions awarded an

Alumni Achievement Award toJames M. Brady of Great Falls.Brady graduated from American’sSchool of Communication with abachelor’s degree in 1989. Theaward recognizes alumni whohave distinguished themselvesthrough their professional accom-plishments.

Brady is current president of digi-tal strategy for Allbritton Commu-nication in Arlington, which is theparent company of Politico. He ledthe development and launch oftbd.com, a news site for the Wash-ington metropolitan area. Beforethat, he was as a consulting editorfor The Guardian and was editor ofwashingtonpost.com and ultimatelyserved as its executive editor. Healso has held both executive andeditorial positions at AOL, includ-ing executive director of editorial operations and vicepresident of production and operations. Brady con-tinues to be involved at AU as a mentor with the

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Residents of McLean and the sur-rounding areas are invited to apublic comment meetingWednesday, Nov. 17 on the

Salona Park Master Plan, in order to findthe best ways to uti-lize the 51-acre his-toric property.

The Fairfax CountyPark Authority hashad a perpetual con-servation easementfor 41 acres of theproperty since 2005.The land consistsmainly of three largefields separated bynarrow strands of trees on the northern half,and forest and stream channels in the south-ern half. The easement allows for the 10acres that border Dolley Madison Boulevardto be used for active recreation, with theremaining 31 acres reserved for resource

protection.The Fairfax County Park Authority began

drafting the master plan in February, aftera public information meeting. Communitymembers discussed the need for park facili-ties, environmental management and trails,in addition to safety, traffic and site accessissues.

“By putting to-gether a master plan,it gives the commu-nity and neighbors alook at how the landcould be used, it setsexpectations,” saidSandy Stallman,manager at the ParkPlanning Branch ofthe Park Authority.“The idea is to intro-

duce a possible plan for the site that takesinto account any ideas and concerns thecommunity has, and work from there.”

As one of the few remaining open spaces

Park By DemandFairfax County Park Authority seeks publiccomment on Salona Park Draft Master Plan.

The Salona Park Draft Master Plan, as currently constructed. TheFairfax County Park Authority will be taking public comment Nov. 17 atFranklin Sherman Elementary School. See Park Planning, Page 10

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A new small group elective will beoffered beginning 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at theAntioch Christian Church, 1860Beulah Road, Vienna, entitled “TheChristian Adventure- Beginning the Ex-citing Journey of Faith.” The seven weekstudy will cover The Christ-controlledlife, Five Principles of Growing spiritu-ally, The Christians authority, Learningto Pray and the Importance of thechurch. This discussion group is open toanyone who wants to explore the mean-ing of faith and Christianity. ContactRandy Beeman at 703-938-6753 orwww.antiochdoc.org.

There will be a SHARE, Inc. Ben-efit Concert, 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.6 at the Charles Wesley United Method-ist Church Sanctuary, 6817 Dean Drive,McLean. Musical groups from the Trin-ity, Chesterbrook, and Charles WesleyUnited Methodist Churches will performto benefit SHARE Inc. of McLean, AHelping Hand for Our Community.Bring a Safeway or Giant grocery giftcard, a bag of non-perishable groceries,paper goods, or see what other items areneeded at www.shareofmclean.org orwww.charleswesleyumc.org

Immanuel PresbyterianChurch, 1125 Savile Lane in McLean,will host Christan scholar and authorDiana Butler Bass on Saturday, Nov. 20,as part of the commemoration of thechurch’s 50th Anniversary Year. Basswill discuss the church in the future,“Spiritual and Religion: The Shape of

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FRIDAY/OCT. 29Mclean Art Society Meeting. 10

a.m. at the Mclean CommunityCenter,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.With featured artist Joey P.Manlapaz, photorealistic painter andprofessor at the Corcoran College ofArt and Design. 703-790-0123.

SUNDAY/OCT. 31Dedication of Fairfax County

Historic Roadside Marker forSalona. 2 p.m. at Buchanan St. andDolley Madison Blvd. in McLean. Themarker was sponsored by McLean &Great Falls Celebrate Virginia and theMcLean Historical Society. Inviteesinclude Fairfax County HistoryCommission, Randy Dyer and KipLaughlin. Supervisor John Foust. Areception at Salona will follow. Allare welcome. Contact Carole Herrickat 703-356-8223.

Attacking the College ApplicationEssay. 10 a.m. at McLeanGovernment Center, 1437 Balls HillRoad, McLean. Writing tips andworksheets and actual examples ofessays written by students. $35, $25Women’s Center members. Registerat 703-281-2657 orwww.thewomenscenter.org.

MONDAY/NOV. 1Family Abuse. 7 p.m. The Women’s

Center, 127 Park St. N.E., Vienna.With Meredith Kerley, MSW,Therapist and Domestic ViolenceSystem Advocate. Free. Registrationrequired at 703-281-2657 orwww.thewomenscenter.org.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 3Parents and Caregiver Support

Group for Special NeedsChildren. 7:30 p.m. at Jewish

Community Center of NorthernVirginia, 8900 Little River turnpike,Fairfax. Meets first Wednesday ofeach month. Register at 703-537-3040.

McLean Newcomers Club. 11 a.m.Contact Carol Kaminsky, 571-306-0010 or [email protected], for thelocation.www.mcleannewcomers.com.

THURSDAY/NOV. 4Beulah Road Al-Anon Group. 7:30

p.m. at the Antioch Christian Church,1860 Beulah Road, Vienna.Practicing the Twelve Steps,welcoming and giving comfort tofamilies of alcoholics, and givingunderstanding and encouragement tothe alcoholic. [email protected].

Successful Resume Essentials.11:30 a.m. The Women’s Center,127 Park St. N.E., Vienna. Anoverview of a professional resumeand how to write it for maximizeappeal. $35, $25 members. Registerat 703-281-2657 orwww.thewomenscenter.org.

FRIDAY/NOV. 5Line Dance Class. 10 a.m. Durga

Temple, 8400 Durga Place, FairfaxStation. For age 55 and up. All levels.Ongoing, meets every Friday. $5.Registration required atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/rec or 703-324-5544, TTY 711.

MOMS Club of McLean. 10:30 a.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Lisa Wilson,certified Health, Nutrition andWellness Counselor and CertifiedFitness Trainer, will discusspreparing healthy snacks forpreschoolers, reading food labels andlooking for hidden sugars inchildren’s [email protected].

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in McLean, development in ac-cordance to the public wishes is apriority of the Park Authority. AndyGalusha, project manager for thePark Authority says they are will-ing to listen to any and all sugges-tions for Salona.

“We’re open to a lot of uses, aslong as they don’t conflict with theconservation easement,” he said.

The current draft of the plancalls for two athletic, natural turf,non-lighted fields, an agriculturepreservation area, dog park,meadow restoration area and aparking lot in the northern part ofthe park. The southern park wouldstay forested, with a network oftrails installed.

Park PlanningPublic comments taken at the

Nov. 17 meeting will be taken intoaccount, and the draft master planwill be revised if needed. The pre-sentation will also include an over-view of the current condition andpotential future uses.

The Park Authority hopes tohave the revised plan completedby the first quarter of next year,but after that, it could be a whilebefore the plan is implemented.

“We don’t have anything bud-geted, but by conceptualizing, itgives us a chance to find partnersand sponsors to help fund theprojects,” said Judy Pedersen, pub-lic information officer for the ParkAuthority. “We have an open mindgoing into this, we want to hearfrom people.”

Voice Your OpinionThe public comment meeting for the Salona Park Draft Master Plan will take place

Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at Franklin Sherman Elementary School, 6630 Brawner St. inMcLean. Individual comments are limited to 3 minutes, and if an individual is rep-resenting an organization, they have 5 minutes. Only one representative per groupis allowed.

The draft can be found at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/plandev/salona.htm.To sign up to comment, call Judy Pedersen at 703-324-8662, or e-mail

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Army National Guard Pfc. Joshua B.Atkins has graduated from basic com-bat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia,S.C. During the nine weeks of training,he studied Army history, tradition andcore values, physical fitness, receivedinstruction and practice in basic combatskills, military weapons, chemical war-fare and bayonet training, drill andceremony, marching, rifle marksman-ship, armed and unarmed combat, mapreading, field tactics and more. He is theson of Randy Atkins of Weant Drive inGreat Falls, and a 1990 graduate of theBlue Ridge Preparatory School of Dyke,Va.

Cadet Anthony Kotoriy of GreatFalls successfully completed Cadet Ba-sic Training (CBT) at the U.S. MilitaryAcademy on Aug. 14. The initial militarytraining program provides cadets withbasic skills to instill discipline, pride,cohesion, confidence and a high sense ofduty to prepare them for entry into theCorps of Cadets. Areas of summer in-struction included first aid,mountaineering, hand grenades, riflemarksmanship and nuclear, biological,and chemical

training. He is the son of Giovanniand Elizabeth Kotoriy of Great Falls, anda graduate of Langley High School.

Army Pfc. Bo J. Buffkin has gradu-ated from the Basic Field ArtilleryCannon Crewmember Advanced Indi-vidual Training course at Fort Sill,Lawton, Okla. The course is designed totrain servicemembers to maintain, pre-pare and load ammunition for firing;operate and perform operator mainte-nance on prime movers, self-propelledHowitzers, and ammunition vehiclesand establish and maintain radio andwire communications. He is the son ofMark D. and Beverly J. Buffkin ofHuntover Court in McLean, and a 2008graduate of Langley High School.

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Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) presentedCongressional Awards to the followinglocal students in recognition of theircommunity service projects:

❖ Kelsie Mietla of Herndon, Congres-sional Award Gold Medal, University ofVirginia;

❖ Lea Mulder of McLean, Congres-sional Award Bronze Medal, LangleyHigh School;

❖ Andy Crump of Herndon, Congres-sional Award Bronze Medal, ThomasJefferson High School for Science &Technology;

❖ Jane Willner of McLean, Congres-sional Award Silver Medal, ThomasJefferson High School for Science andTechnology.

To earn the Congressional Award,young people must set and achieve goalsin voluntary public service, personaldevelopment, physical fitness and expe-dition/exploration.

William Chapman of Great Fallshas completed the Freedom AllianceMilitary Leadership Academy. The Acad-emy is a summer camp based on thecurriculum of the U.S. Army, and intro-duces students to positive role models,teaches them leadership skills, and teststheir resolve through mental and physi-cal challenges.

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Congregations for a Vital Future”.Contact [email protected] or 703-734-0120.

Epiphany United Methodist Pre-school, 1014 Country Club Drive, N.E.in Vienna, is now enrolling 3-4-year-oldstudents for the 2010/2011 school year.Contact 703-938-2391 orwww.epiphanypreschool.com.

Vienna Assembly of God has aministry to children on Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. at the corner of Center N and AyrHill Avenue, N.E. Children’s Church onSundays also available. 703-938-7736or www.ViennaAG.com.

Vienna Christian Healing Rooms,every Saturday, 1-5 p.m., at 8200 BellLane. A team of Christians is available toanyone requesting prayer. Free and opento the public. 703-698-9779 orwww.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.

Trinity United MethodistChurch, 1205 Dolley Madison Blvd.,McLean, Sunday worship services are at8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School foradults is at 9:30 a.m. and for childrenduring the 10:30 a.m. worship service.Youth Group for grades 7-12 meets Sun-day nights, 6 - 7:30 p.m. A 20-minuteservice of Holy Communion is held eachWednesday at 12 p.m. 703-356-3312 orumtrinity.org.

English classes at McLean Bap-tist Church on Mondays, includingbeginning, intermediate and advancedlevels. Advanced electives are Litera-ture, U.S. Government, World Religions,and current events. Free class and reg-istration, but students must buy theirown books. 9:30 a.m. at 1367 ChainBridge Road. 703-356-8080 orwww.mcleanbaptist.org.

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Avenue Beau Sejour Celebrates Grand Opening.

Avenue Beau Sejour, a new gallery, studio and coffeehouse,will be celebrating its GrandOpening on Saturday, Nov. 20,

from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The gallery displayspaintings, jewelry, pottery and sculpture.The coffeehouse serves Starbucks coffee and

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Avenue BeauSejour islocated at10135 ColvinRun Road,Suite 100, inGreat Falls.

fresh baked goods daily and the studio hostsclasses and open studio hours for artists ofall levels. The Gallery is located at 10135Colvin Run Road, Suite 100, in Great Falls.To learn more, call 703-268-5355 or visitwww.AvenueBeauSejour.com orwww.AdrienneArtist.com.

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Send announcements [email protected] is Thursday for the followingweek’s paper. Photos/artwork encour-aged. For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 3Green River Ordinance: the Grab

Your Dancing Shoes Tour. 7:30p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett ofLittle Feat. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Acousticduo. $25. www.wolftrap.org.

Inova HealthSource Fight the Flu.2 p.m. City of Fairfax RegionalLibrary, 10360 North St., Fairfax.Shots $30 or Medicare Part B; mustbe 18 or older. Adults.www.inova.org/flu or 703-750-8818.

Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Short stories and songs. Age13-23 months with adult. 703-242-4020.

English Conversation Group. 12p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Englishpractice for adult non-nativespeakers. 703-242-4020.

One-on-One Computer/InternetTutoring. 2 p.m. Oakton Library,10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton.Learn the basics of the Internet,Word and Excel. Adults. 703-242-4020.

THURSDAY/NOV. 4Origins of Thanksgiving

Traditions. 10:15 a.m. The Hunter

House at Nottoway Park, 9537Courthouse Road, Vienna. TheGourds and Gobblers program, forchildren 2-5 years. $6 per child. 703-222-4664 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes.

Danielle Ate the Sandwich. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Battlefield Band. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Traditionaland contemporary Scottish music.$24. www.wolftrap.org.

Shake, Rattle and Roll. 11:30 a.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax. Stories andactivities. Age 2-3 with adult. 703-293-6227.

FRIDAY/NOV. 5Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. 8

p.m. at George Mason UniversityCenter for the Arts, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Modern danceensemble. A pre-performancediscussion, free to ticket holders,begins 45 minutes prior to theperformance on the Center’s GrandTier III. $22-$44. Charge tickets at888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Acoustic In-The-Round with EricBrace, Dan Navarro and PeterCooper. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Old Firehouse Teen Center Dance.1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.Friday night dance for 7th-8th graders.www.mcleancenter.org.

“Holiday.” 8 p.m. at 1st Stage, 1524Spring Hill Road, McLean. A comedyof love, money and ambition byPhilip Barry, set a year before the

Great Depression. $25 adults, $15students. 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org/holiday.

“Aesop’s Fables.” 7:30 p.m. ArtSpaceFalls Church, 410 S. Maple Ave.,Falls Church. A contemporaryadaption of Aesop’s classic tales. $12adults, $10 students and seniors.571-239-5288 orwww.creativecauldron.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 6BBC Concert Orchestra under

Principal Conductor KeithLockhart. 8 p.m. at George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Balakirev’sOverture on Three Russian FolkSongs; Prokofiev’s “Classical”Symphony No. 1, Op. 25; andStravinsky’s “The Firebird Suite”(1919 version). Pianist Ilya Yakushevperforms Rachmaninoff’s PianoConcerto No. 2, Op. 18. A pre-performance discussion, free to ticketholders, begins 45 minutes prior tothe performance on the Center’sGrand Tier III. $30-$60. Chargetickets at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

“Holiday.” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at 1stStage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,McLean. A comedy of love, moneyand ambition by Philip Barry, set ayear before the Great Depression.$25 adults, $15 students. 703-854-1856 or www.1ststagetysons.org/holiday.

FotoWeekDC Gallery OpeningReception. 5-7 p.m. MeadowlarkBotanical Gardens, 9750 MeadowlarkGardens Court, Vienna. View a juriedexhibit of nature photographs, meet

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Langley School students JoshCopito, Hanna Powers, andAllie Graham in “The Wonder-ful Wizard of Oz.”The Langley School, 1411Balls Hill Road in McLean,will present the musical of L.Frank Baum’s “The WonderfulWizard of Oz” Nov. 11-13 at7:30 p.m. Sixty-two studentsin grades 6-8 are involved inthis production, on stage andbehind the curtains.www.langleyschool.org.


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the photographers. Light refreshments.Tickets $5. Reservations requested at703-255-3631.

“Aesop’s Fables.” 2 p.m. and 7:30p.m. ArtSpace Falls Church, 410 S.Maple Ave., Falls Church. Acontemporary adaption of Aesop’sclassic tales. $12 adults, $10 studentsand seniors. 571-239-5288 orwww.creativecauldron.org.

Northern Virginia CountryWestern Dance Association. AtLuther Jackson Middle School, 3020Gallows Road, Falls Church.Intermediate Two Step lesson at 7:30p.m. Open dancing 8:30-11 p.m. TwoStep, Waltz, line, Swing, Cha Cha,and more. Couples and singleswelcome. Admission $5-$12.www.nvcwda.org or 703-860-4941.

Alternative Christmas Gift Market.10 a.m.–2 p.m. at McLean BaptistChurch, 1367 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Gifts from around the worldand some non-gifts to give in honorof a special someone. Lunch availablefor $5. 703-356-8080 orwww.mcleanbaptist.org.

Sixth Annual Fairfax CountyHistory Conference. 8:30 a.m.-3p.m. at James Lee CommunityCenter, 2855 Annandale Road, FallsChurch. Local authors and historians,history groups’ plans for 2010-2011,Civil War Sesquicentennial programs,exhibits, lectures and more. $20. Pre-registration required with MichelleAlexander, Resource ManagementDivision, 12055 Government CenterParkway, Suite 936, Fairfax 22035-1118. Contact Lynn Garvey-Hodge,703-322-1811 [email protected].

Children’s Flea Market. 11 a.m.-1p.m. McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Free

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admission. $20 per booth, $10McLean district residents. Advancebooth registration required.www.mcleancenter.org.

SHARE, Inc. Benefit Concert. 5 p.m.at Charles Wesley United MethodistChurch Sanctuary, 6817 Dean Drive,McLean. Musical groups from theTrinity, Chesterbrook, and CharlesWesley United Methodist Churcheswill perform. Bring a Safeway orGiant grocery gift card, a bag of non-perishable groceries or paper goods.See a list of other items needed atwww.shareofmclean.org orwww.charleswesleyumc.org.

The Nields with Sweet Remains. 8p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. Folk/rock and an acoustictrio. www.wolftrap.org.

Veterans’ Outreach “One Stop”Enrollment Day. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. atVFW Post 1177, 401 Old WaterfordRoad, Leesburg. Co-sponsored byVeterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)Posts 9478 and 1177, to enrolleligible veterans in the VeteransAffairs health care system andprovide information about VAbenefits. Bring DD-214 and otherrelevant documents. 202-438-3959,www.washingtondc.va.gov or 877-DCVAMC1.

Sully Colonial Day. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. Watch soldiersand militiamen muster and practicebayonet drill, as Colonial Dayhighlights daily life between 1775and 1785. Live music, a juggler,weaving, cooking over an opencampfire, 18th century games, craftsand more. 703-437-1794.

Inova HealthSource Fight the Flu.1 p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Shots $30or Medicare Part B; must be 18 or

older. Adults. www.inova.org/flu or703-750-8818.

SUNDAY/NOV. 7Keyboard Conversations with

Jeffrey Siegel. 7 p.m. at GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Performance of Robert Schumannworks. With a free Young ArtistsMusicale at 6 p.m. in the ConcertHall lobby, with piano students,grades 3-12, and winners of theNorthern Virginia Music TeachersAssociation Honors Recitals. $19-$38, youth through grade 12 half-price. Charge tickets at 888-945-2468or cfa.gmu.edu.

The Wiggles Wiggly Circus Live. 2p.m. at George Mason UniversityPatriot Center, 4500 University Drive,Fairfax. Join The Wiggles, CaptainFeathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur,Henry the Octopus, Wags the Dogand all the Wiggly Dancers. $15-$76,available at www.ticketmaster.comor 703-573-SEAT.

Vienna Volunteer Fire DepartmentBingo. 7 p.m. at the VVFD, 400Center St. South, Vienna. Games heldevery Sunday in the Flame Room.www.vvfd.org.

Daniel Cho Benefit Concert,Euphonism, Cate Song and LeftOn Vermont. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

“Holiday.” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at 1stStage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,McLean. A comedy of love, moneyand ambition by Philip Barry, set ayear before the Great Depression.$25 adults, $15 students. 703-854-1856 or www.1ststagetysons.org/

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Every year between Christmas and New Year’s,The Great Falls Connection turns its pages over tothe contributions of local students. We are seekingartwork, photography, poetry, opinions, short storiesand reflections. We welcome contributions frompublic schools, private schools and students who arehome schooled.

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holiday.“Aesop’s Fables.” 2 p.m. ArtSpace

Falls Church, 410 S. Maple Ave., FallsChurch. A contemporary adaption ofAesop’s classic tales. $12 adults, $10students and seniors. 571-239-5288or www.creativecauldron.org.

Organ Recital with Andrew M.Dobos. Christ the King LutheranChurch, 10550 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Free and open to thepublic. 703-759-6068.

Quality of Life Plus Veterans DayBBQ. 2-6 p.m. at The Pavilions ofTurkey Run, Colonial Farm Road,McLean. BBQ meal, entertainment,auction and raffle items and more.The QL+ Program is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, whose mission is to aidand improve the quality of life ofthose injured in the line of duty.www.qlplus.org/BBQ2010.

Amadeus Orchestra and FestivalChorus. 4 p.m. St. Luke Church,7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean.Mahler’s “Adagietto” from his FifthSymphony. Organist Paul Skevingtonperforms the “Organ Concerto” byPoulenc. $25, age 17 and under free.www.amadeusconcerts.com.

St. John’s Choir: Schumann’s‘Requiem’. 7:30 p.m. St. John’sEpiscopal Church, 6715 GeorgetownPike, McLean. An All Saints’ Sundayservice of Holy Eucharist featuring‘Requiem’ by Robert Schumann,scored for a solo vocal quartet ofsoprano, alto, tenor, bass, and choirwith instrumental accompaniment.703-356-4902 orwww.stjohnsmclean.org.

MONDAY/NOV. 8You Can Live Well Workshops.

1:30 p.m. City of Fairfax RegionalLibrary, 10360 North St., Fairfax.Dept. Family Services Meeting. 703-293-6227.

Book Buddies. 4 p.m. City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. Beginning readers practicetheir reading skills with a youngadult volunteer. Age 5-9 with adult.703-293-6227.

Brain Games. 3:30 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. After-school drop-inprogram. Play Blokus, Battleship,Rush Hour and other fun strategygames. Age 6 & up with adult. 703-242-4020.

Inova HealthSource Fight the Flu.11 a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. East, Vienna. Shots $30or Medicare Part B; must be 18 orolder. Adults. www.inova.org/flu or703-750-8818.

Woof, and Paws: Read to a Dog.

Cariani and directed by SuzanneMaloney. The show will open Jan.21. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennatheatrecompany.org.

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Warner and Connolly have both been in-volved in making the project a realitythroughout stages of development that goback 20 years.

“It’s been a long time coming, it’s good tosee this project as a reality,” Connolly said,about 50 feet into the tunnel. “When youwork a long time at something, it’s reward-ing to actually see it happening. This projectwill make a huge difference for commuters

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Warner, who also worked toward makingthe Silver Line a reality while governor saidthat actually seeing the tunnel was inspir-ing.

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The Silver Line will run parallel to theOrange Line until the East Falls Church sta-tion. Phase One, which includes four stopsin Tysons Corner and Wiehle Avenue inReston, is scheduled to open in 2013. PhaseTwo will run along the Dulles Toll Road toAshburn, with stops in Reston, Herndon,Sterling and the Dulles Airport and is sched-uled to be completed in 2016.

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As a stage IV lung cancer patient given a lessthan optimistic diagnosis/prognosis in February2009, my view of the world and the things in itthat matter – to me, has shrunk/narrowed con-siderably. Not that it all begins and ends withme, but I’m certainly the one most involved. Assuch, the relative and/or comparative signifi-cance of many things in my life has changed. Ina peculiar twist of unexpected fate, this reduc-tion has in fact simplified my life and accord-ingly, reduced the amount of the overall stressin that life. The net effect, I feel, especially for acancer patient, has been: the less stress, thebetter. It may very well be the cause and posi-tive effect on my body that has my oncologistcharacterizing my status as “partial stable remis-sion;” a condition – and characterization –which can still change, at anytime. Ergo, thestress I do feel most.

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As a result, I find it increasingly challengingto prioritize things. If it’s not health-related/ per-taining to my treatment, its significance in myworld is minimal – generally speaking. Granted,there are moments of normalcy where I’m notbogged down by the weight – and wait, of mydiagnosis/prognosis, and it’s better for me whenI’m not bogged down by it. Still, it’s hard to for-get the facts.

I haven’t given up hope or anything like that.All things considered, I’m doing remarkably welland will likely outlive my original diagnosis.However, it doesn’t make living any easier andit doesn’t help me to care about things that Idon’t care about any more. I wish it were differ-ent, but it’s not. I don’t blame myself, though. Iblame the cancer. Sometimes, the side effectsare worse than you anticipated.

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The Langley High girls’ volleyballteam was scheduled to beginplay in the Liberty District tour-

nament this week with a quarterfinalsround match versus Madison.

The Saxons wrapped up a successfulregular season last Thursday evening,Oct. 28 with a close, three games to twoloss at the hands of visiting district powerStone Bridge (19-1 overall, 7-1 district).The Bulldogs were the top seed going

into districts. Langley (13-5 overall, 6-1district mark) is the No. 2 seed.

Madison, Langley’s first round opponent,concluded the season with a 5-12 record,1-6 in the district.

“This team has come in every day andcontinually gotten better each practice, eachmatch,” said Langley coach Susan Shifflett,of her squad.

Kathryn Caine, a senior middle hitter whois set to sign to play the sport at VirginiaTech, leads Langley in both kills (268) andblocks (36). She also has 71 assist blocks.Another key Saxon contributor has been

senior setter Christine Baek, the team’sleader in assists (416) and service aces(64).º

Many of Langley’s other top players thisseason have bided there time over the pastfew years.

“This is a group of players that have beenwaiting in the wings the past four yearsfor their chance to perform,” said Shifflett.“Seniors Kat Ngov (defensive specialist),Allison Prell (defensive specialist), Lind-say Warden (opposite hitter) and OliviaJustus (outside hitter) have all reallyupped their game and it has been really

nice to see them start and contribute toour success.”

The coach said younger team memberssuch as sophomore middle hitterMadeline Osburn and freshmen setter/opposite hitter Alex Andrejev have madevaluable contributions as well.

Langley will have its hands full in try-ing to win the district tournament titlewith such teams as Stone Bridge andFairfax to contend with. But the Saxonsare certainly right up there in the mix.

“Fairfax and Stone Bridge are both verytough,” said Shifflett. “Stone Bridge willbe the team to beat both in our districtand our [Northern] region. We havesome work ahead of us.”

Saxons Competing at Volleyball DistrictsShifflett’s No. 2-seed team was 13-5 during regular season.

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The Langley High girls’ crosscountry team might not haveovercome district powerJefferson at last week’s Liberty

District Championship meet, on the after-noon of Wednesday, Oct. 27 on the hilly,2.98-mile course at Burke Lake Park. Butthe Saxons, just as they did a year ago, gavethe front-running Colonials all they couldhandle at the eight-school postseason event.

The Saxons finished second with 41points, finishing just behind the defendingchampion Jefferson squad (35). The one-two team finish between the two rivals wasa repeat of 2009 when Jefferson (26 points)also won the team title ahead of Langley(41).

While Langley did not win first place inthe team standings last week, the Saxonsdid have the top two individual finishers aschampion Jessica Miles (18 minutes, 21 sec-onds) and teammate Courteney West(18:34) garnered first and second place.

Langley will next compete at the 16-teamNorthern Region Championships at BurkeLake Park on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 3:15 p.m.The top four teams at the Liberty Districtmeet earned an automatic bid to regionals.Along with Jefferson and Langley, the othertwo girls’ teams to qualify for regionals werethird place Madison (103) and fourth placeMcLean (115).

The top 15 individual runners at lastweek’s districts earned medals. For the Sax-ons, those runners, along with Miles andWest, included eighth place Elissa Purdy(19:07) and 12th place Esther Jeong(19:38).

Allison Brady, Bridget Chesney and De-von Clark, who were 18th, 23rd and 27th,

respectively, also gave Langleysolid outings.

“I was thrilled by our girls’ per-formance,” said Langley headcoach Gifford Krivak.

Miles, in winning the districtindividual title, recorded a sea-son-best time on the Burke Lakecourse.

“Jessica Miles had an out-standing race,” said Krivak. “Iwas real happy for her, as win-ning the district race is special.Very few people can say they arethe district winner. She startedoff slow this season, but hasworked incredibly hard and is ingreat form. Courteney West andElissa Purdy also had solid races.All three being in the top 10made the [team] race close.”

By placing three runners in thetop 10, Langley gave Jeffersonall it could handle. But the Sax-ons just could not quite over-come the Colonials, who hadfive top 10 finishers in thirdplace Stephanie Marzen(18:41), sixth place Kelly Rogers(18:53), seventh place SarahStites, ninth place Sarah Neilsen and 10thplace Rekha Schnepf.

“Jefferson is one of the top teams in thestate,” said Krivak. “They have a great pro-gram, so finishing six points behind themsays that we’re pretty good too. This hasbeen a great season for the girls, and we’re

excited about regionals.”The top four teams at this week’s

regionals will earn automatic bids to theupcoming Virginia State AAA championshipmeet. A year ago, the top four finishers atthe Northern Region Championships wereLake Braddock, West Springfield, West

Potomac and Jefferson. Langleyfinished seventh in the region.

“There are some really goodteams in the region,” said Krivak.“I think the race to get into thetop four for a berth in the stateis going to be very interesting. Iexpect it will be very close andevery point is going to count.We’re focused and ready to go.”

McLean High’s top finishers atdistricts were Madalyn Harper(16th place), Nancy Eveleigh(17th) and Alexa Tabackman(22nd place). Also for the High-landers, Samantha Downey(28th), Laura Baker (32nd) andKaterina Cronmiller (35th) hadsolid showings.

ON THE BOYS’ SIDE, Langley(140 points) finished in fifthplace at districts. South Lakeswas the team champion with 30points, followed by second placeJefferson (43), third place Madi-son (95) and fourth place StoneBridge (119).

The Saxons’ top finisher wasMichael Meyer (16th place).Following Meyer on the Saxons’leader board were Ryan Swirsky(26th), Jack Flatley (29th), Tho-mas Cole (32nd) and ThomasZumot (37th).

“My boys’ team improvedfrom eighth [place] last year tofifth this year,” said Krivak. “Iwas disappointed that we didn’tqualify [for regionals] by finish-ing in the top four, but we have

some good young runners who learned alot this year and I think we’ll get back toregionals next year.”

The McLean boys were led by EricLeimkuhler, who was 21st place overall.Jason Richards (38th) was the next High-lander to cross the finish line.

Courteney West of Langley runs at last week’s LibertyDistrict Championships, where she helped the Saxonsfinish second overall in the team standings.

Langley Girls Give Jefferson a Good RunHighlander girls earnspot in region field.

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Sports

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

For the Westfield High girls’ field hockeyteam, “losing” had not been in the squad’svocabulary this entire fall season. Underlegendary Northern Region head coach

Starr Karl, the Bulldogs were a perfect 16-0 throughan unbeaten regular season before winning both oftheir contests, including a finals win over Oakton, atlast week’s Concorde District tournament. Thereseemed to be no beating the Bulldogs.

But Westfield’s season came to anabrupt ending last Wednesday, Oct.27 when the Bulldogs, the No. 1 seedfrom the Concorde, fell to theMcLean Highlanders, the No. 4-seedof the Liberty District, by a 2-1 scorein overtime in a first round game ofthe 16-team Northern Region tour-nament. The postseason meetingtook place at Westfield High School.

The upset victory by the underdogMcLean team, under head coach Summer Vanni,advanced the Highlanders to a region quarterfinalsplayoff meeting against W.T. Woodson earlier thisweek on Monday, Nov. 1 at West Springfield HighSchool. Meanwhile, Westfield, with the first roundplayoff loss, saw its outstanding season come to anend without the fulfillment of making a strong runat regionals or realizing its hopes of a Virginia Stateplayoff bid. The Bulldogs concluded the season withan 18-1 record.

McLean, which a week ago had beaten Langley ina first round Liberty District tournament game be-fore losing to top seeded Jefferson in the semifinals,received goals in the triumph over Westfield fromfreshman Stephanie Noll and junior midfielderKristen Ahearn. Senior forward Kristina Bettner, whoa couple of weeks ago was crowned McLean High’s2010 Homecoming Queen, had an assist in the winand Highlander junior goalie Malalai Nawabi keptthe talented Westfield offense at bay with 10 saves.

MCLEAN ELIMINATED aWestfield team that believed it hadplenty more to accomplish this sea-son. In her first season at the helmof Westfield, Karl, who led FairfaxHigh teams to region crowns in1981 and 1992 and, later, did thesame at Centreville High in 2000and 2001, had turned the Bulldogsinto a region, and perhaps statepower, this autumn season. Fromthe start of the season, Karl and her coaching staffstressed fundamentals, along with crisp, smart pass-ing. The staff also emphasized the importance of ateam-first mentality over individual accomplish-ments.

“It’s in their grasps to get [a region title],” said

Karl, who twice in the past had coached teams thatentered the region playoffs with no losses, last week.“I feel the coaching staff has given them the tools.”

Westfield defeated Centreville, 5-0, in a districttournament semifinals game last Wednesday, Oct. 6,then handled Oakton, 3-0, two days later in the cham-pionship game. Both games took place on Westfield’shome field.

McLean was going up against a Westfield team thathad won 10 games by shutout this season, includingthe two district tourney victories. During one stretchearlier in the fall, the Bulldogs won four straightgames by shutouts, over Edison, T.C. Williams,Robinson and Yorktown.

Going into regionals, Westfield has outscored itsopponents 68 (tops in the region) to 10. The mostgoals the Bulldogs gave up in a single game werethree in a 4-3 Westfield win at Annandale on Sept.21. Karl’s team had won six games by a single goal –wins over Langley, 2-1, South County, 3-2, the At-oms, 4-3, Jefferson, 2-1, Chantilly, 2-1, and Fairfax,

2-1.But Karl is grounded in the na-

ture of sports enough to realize thatan 18-0 record did not assure herteam of region playoff success.

“On any given game, you canhave a bad game and a team cancome down the field and score,” shesaid. “In the Oakton and Centreville[district playoff games], we didn’tplay well until the second half.

Then our team showed [their real selves] and whenthey turn it on they turn it on.”

KARL AND VANNI, the Highlanders’ head coach,are familiar with each other’s teams and coachingstyles. Both are coaches, along with Andy Muir, theWest Springfield High Director of Student activities,within the Rampage Travel Field Hockey League, atravel league organization that was put together sev-eral years ago by Karl.

Westfield and McLean had played one another inan early season, 25-minute scoreless scrimmage atthe Oakton High Jamboree. The Highlanders (12-8), last week, lost their Liberty District semifinalsgame, 2-1, to Jefferson, which went on to fall in thefinals to Fairfax High.

Karl, prior to regionals, said her defense, whichwas so terrific all season long, had to continue tolead the way for the team at regionals. And the Bull-dogs did hold McLean for the most part, but notenough as the Highlanders found the back of the box

twice, including the overtimescore.

As a result, it was McLeanmoving on with the hopes ofgreat things over the next weekor so while Westfield saw its in-credible season end a little toosoon.

The McLean-Woodson winnerwas scheduled to move on to asemifinals game versus theSouth County/Fairfax winner on

Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. That contest will bethe second of two semifinals games taking place atWashington-Lee High in Arlington. The region titlegame is slated for Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m., atWashington-Lee.

McLean field hockeyeliminates powerfulBulldogs in opening roundof regionals.

Highlanders’ Halt Westfield’sWin Streak, Season

“We played a greatgame against agreat team.”

— McLean Field HockeyCoach Summer Vanni

“It’s in their graspsto get [a regiontitle].”

— Westfield CoachStarr Karl

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With development and new construction happening all over Northern Virginia, it can be easy to forget whathistory is still around. With that in

mind, McLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia andother community groups wereable to have a historical markerplaced at Salona, a farm prop-erty that has figured in muchof the area’s history.

The property, which is locatedat the intersection of DolleyMadison Boulevard andBuchanan Road, was the homeof Henry “Light Horse Larry”Lee, a Revolutionary War hero.It was also where first lady Dolley Madison fled whenthe White House was burned during the War of 1812and part of the Union Army’s headquarters duringthe Civil War.

“We’re thrilled about the marker, it was quite anundertaking,” said Carole Herrick, a local historian.“We hope that newcomers to McLean will take thetime to read it and understand the property’s signifi-cance.”

The marker was unveiled Sunday, Oct. 31, on theside of Dolley Madison Boulevard, and many long-time residents and local officials attended the cer-emony.

Sen. Janet Howell (D-32) said that markers likethe one at Salona serve to remind people of whereMcLean came from.

“I love these markers, they’re all over the state,and they’re a chance to thinkback on who we are,” she said.“They’re important to all of us.”

Herrick said she was im-pressed with the large turnoutto the event. The fact people areout here, during a Redskinsgame, shows how importantpeople think this property is,”she said.

The marker was sponsored byMcLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia, with helpfrom the Fairfax County History Commission, theMcLean Historical Society and residents Kip Laughlinand Randy Dyer.

“It’s a shame that the majority of people don’t knowthe history of Salona, a lot of people just know it asa shopping center,” said Dyer, whose family has livedin McLean since 1923. “Hopefully, people will seethe sign, start asking questions and learn.”

Most of the research to obtain the marker cameform Herrick. While she didn’t seem interested intaking any credit, her work was essential to gettingthe marker placed.

“We were looking for someone to do the meticu-lous research, to dig through a lot of our history, andCarole was that person,” said School Board memberJane Strauss (Dranesville).

From left, Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), local historian Carole Herrick,School Board member Jane Strauss (Dranesville), Del. Jim Scott (D-53) and Del. Bar-bara Comstock (R-34) greet the crowd who came to see the unveiling of the historicalmarker at Salona Sunday.

Marking HistoryHistorical marker placedat Salona.

“We’re thrilled aboutthe marker, it was quitean undertaking.”

— Carole Herrick,local historian

Another Road SignThe road marker placed on Dolley Madison Boulevard

reads:“Salona was built on part of the 1719 Thomas Lee 2,862

acre grant known as Langley. During the War of 1812, theestate’s owner, the Rev. William Maffitt, reputedly gave ref-uge to President James Madison as the British burnedWashington. Civil War Camp Griffin occupied Salona, thenowned by Jacob Smoot, through the winter of 1861/62, thehouse serving as headquarters for Union General William“Baldy” Smith. A working farm until the Smoot family beganselling acreage in 1947. Salona was purchased in stages byClive and Susan DuVal beginning in 1953. The DuVal familylater arranged for the preservation of the house and property.”

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