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Tom Lukas, left,and John Bowman laythe wreath at theMcLean MemorialDay celebrationMonday morning.

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Spring HillExpansionPart of FallBond Referendum

When voters go to the polls forVirginia’s gubernatorial race this fall,they will also choose whether to funda new round of schools constructionand renovation projects, through$232,580,000 worth of bonds.

The bond referendum includesmoney for a building addition toSpring Hill Elementary School inMcLean.

Both the Fairfax County Board of Su-pervisors and Fairfax County SchoolBoard approved a list of projects thatwould benefit by the bond on thevoter’s ballot Nov. 3.

Money from the bond would also beused to cover the construction of anew South County Middle School($50 million), renovation of MarshallHigh School ($100 million) and plan-ning for the renovation of SandburgMiddle School ($2.5 million).

Building expansions are not just lim-ited to Spring Hill. The school systemwants the bond to pay for $9.75 mil-lion in extra modular classrooms and$40.76 million in building additionsoverall. The school system said itneeds the extra modular classroomsand building capacity to addresshigher student enrollment. School of-ficials said the number of studentsenrolled in Fairfax County PublicSchools has increased by 5,200 stu-dents over the past two years and willcontinue to grow in the future.

By 2013, school officials predict 50schools would be over building capac-ity by 10 percent and 31 schoolswould be over building capacity by 20percent. School officials said the nineschools slated to receive building ad-ditions could not address their capac-ity problems through other means,such as school boundary adjustments.

DURING deliberations over whichprojects to fund through the bond,School Board member Stu Gibson(Hunter Mill) attempted to eliminateSouth County Middle School from theconstruction list. His motion failed.

Gibson has frequently said he thinksthe current capacity issues at SouthCounty Secondary School could beaddressed in less expensive ways thanbuilding a new middle school, such asboundary adjustment.

In his amendment, Gibson proposedusing $10 million of the $50 millionnow allocated to South County MiddleSchool for an addition to SouthCounty Secondary School instead. Hewanted the remaining $40 million tobe used for a renovation at ThomasJefferson School For Science and Tech-nology.

— Julia O’Donoghue

By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

It’s always very fitting that we havethis ceremony here at McLean HighSchool,” School Board memberJanie Strauss told the crowd of

about 60 gathered at the school’s Memo-rial Grove on the morning of Memorial Day.While the holiday is a time to rememberthose who have sacrificed for the country’ssafety, she said, it is also a time to learnand to teach.

Citizens carry a responsibility to learnwhen to send troops into war, Strauss said.And education “is not just to fill our youngpeople with knowledge but to teach themto give back.”

Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-34) said the daywas also a time to think of the police offic-ers, firefighters and paramedics who risktheir lives for the public’s safety and, par-ticularly in McLean, with the CIA rightaround the corner, others who put their liveson the line without any recognition.

She noted that the General Assembly hadpassed legislation that would preserve fund-ing for police and fire and rescue depart-ments, and she said she was also proud tobe a part of the McLean-based group OurMilitary Kids, which provides grants to chil-dren whose parents are deployed.

Vanderhye asked the crowd to rememberthat 143 Virginians had died in Iraq andAfghanistan, and more than 800 had beenwounded. “And those, ladies and gentle-men, are the wounds we can see,” sheadded.

Del. Jim Scott (D-53) commendedVanderhye for mentioning the woundedbecause, he said, Memorial Day is a time toremember not only those who have died,“but those who have given and given andgiven.” He told the crowd to “remember thevery important commitment we make backto them for what they’ve given to us.”

Jay Edwards, commander of AmericanLegion Post 270, which staged the gather-ing, asked that attendees also think of the

country’s prisoners of war and those miss-ing in action, as well as Lt. AlexanderWetherbee, a McLean High School gradu-ate who died in Iraq on Sept 12, 2004.

On Sunday, Edwards said, he and thepost’s auxiliary President Mariam Cirachellahad gone into D.C. for the Rolling Thunderevent, passing out flags and poppies.Edwards choked up as he recalled a womanwho approached them wearing a buttonwith the name of her son, who had died incombat. They had given her as many flagsas she could carry, he said.

“Today, she’s going to Arlington Cemeteryto place those flags on the grave of her sonand those around him.”

McLean residentsand officials gatherfor Memorial Day.

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The legionnaires and other McLean resi-dents rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Legionnaire and retired statedelegate Vince Callahan introducesthe poem “In Flanders Field.”

American Legion Post 270 Commander Jay Edwards looks on as Del.Margi Vanderhye (D-34) addresses the crowd.

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“And those, ladies andgentlemen, are thewounds we can see.”

— Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-34)


Opinion

On Memorial Day, we recognizethat here in Northern Virginia,many local families continue tobear the personal sacrifice of

having lost a loved one in Iraq or Afghanistan.Nearly 4,300 U.S. military members have

been killed in Iraq and more than 680 morehave been killed in Afghanistan since Sept. 11,2001.

Lance Cpl. Daniel Ryan Bennett, 23 of Cliftondied Jan. 11, 2009, in Helmand province, Af-ghanistan. “Danny really had a heart of gold,”said his mother. “He loved his country, andwe’re so proud of him.”

2Lt. Sean P. O’Connor of Burke died Oct.19, 2008 while stationed at Hunter Army AirField, Savannah, Ga. O’Connor was an ath-

lete in soccer, baseball andfootball who attended FairfaxCounty Public Schools and wasa 1999 graduate of Bishop

Denis J. O’Connell High School in Arlington.He graduated from West Point and was com-missioned as a second lieutenant in the Mili-tary Intelligence branch.

Pfc. David Sharrett, 27 of Oakton, died Jan,16, 2008 in Iraq. On Oct. 24, 2008, his father,David H. Sharrett, was on hand along withformer U.S. Rep. Tom Davis as the Oakton PostOffice on White Granite Drive was renamed tohonor his son.

Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown, a GeorgeMason University graduate and Burke resident,died on Sept. 23, 2008, while serving in Iraq.His unit came under small arms fire, andBrown, 26, died from his wounds.

Brown, a leader who often insisted on ridingin the lead vehicles of convoys, the ones mostlikely to be targeted in an attack, was threeweeks away from completing his tour of duty.

HERE ARE the names of some of the localmen and women who have died in Iraq andAfghanistan. We repeat these names severaltimes a year to honor their service and to keeptheir memories in our consciousness.

If you know of someone who should be in-cluded in this list, or if you would like to sharehow you are honoring the memory of a familymember or friend lost, or about the progressof someone injured, please let us know.

Sgt. Scott Kirkpatrick, 26, died on Aug. 11,2007, in Arab Jabour, Iraq. Kirkpatrick, whograduated from Park View High School inSterling, and also considered Herndon andReston as his hometowns, was a championslam poet. His father, Ed Kirkpatrick, calls himthe “warrior poet,” and he and his wife helpinjured vets at Walter Reed through the Yel-low Ribbon fund (www.yellowribbonfund.org).

Ami Neiberger-Miller of Sterling lost herbrother, U.S. Army Specialist ChristopherNeiberger, in August 2007 when he was killedby a roadside bomb while serving in Baghdad,Iraq. He was 22 years old when he died. Since

her brother’s death,Neiberger-Miller has de-voted herself to theTragedy Assistance Pro-gram for Survivors(www.taps.org), whichprovides peer-basedemotional support andother services for fami-lies of the fallen, andprovides intensive ser-vices and activities, in-cluding during Memo-rial Day weekend.

Staff Sgt. Jesse G.Clowers Jr., 27, ofHerndon, died when animprovised bomb ex-ploded near his vehiclein Afghanistan on Aug.12, 2007.

Jonathan D.Winterbottom, 21, ofFalls Church, died inIraq on May 23, 2007, ofwounds inflicted whenan “improvised explo-sive device” exploded near his vehicle.

Nicholas Rapavi, 22, of Springfield, died Nov.24, 2006, of wounds suffered during combatin Anbar province in Iraq.

Army Cpl. Andy D. Anderson, 24, was killedby enemy fire in Ar Ramadi, Iraq on Tuesday,June 6, 2006. He had been a respected foot-ball and basketball player at J.E.B. Stuart HighSchool and had proposed to his high-schoolsweetheart about three weeks before he waskilled.

Airman 1st Class LeeBernard E. Chavis, 21,was killed Oct. 14, 2006, by sniper fire in Iraq,trying to protect civilians from a roadsidebomb.

Spc. Robert Drawl Jr., 21, a 2003 graduateof T.C. Williams High School, was killed by abomb in Kunar, Afghanistan, on Aug. 19, 2006.

United States Army Specialist Felipe J. GarciaVillareal, 26 of Burke, was injured in Iraq andflown to Washington Hospital Center, wherehe died Feb. 12, 2006. He was a graduate ofHerndon High School.

Capt. Shane R. M. Mahaffee, 36, a 1987graduate of Mount Vernon High School, diedMay 15, 2006. He was a lawyer, married, withtwo children. His parents live in Alexandria.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Kirven, who,at age 21, was killed in Afghanistan in 2005during a firefight in a cave with insurgents.He enlisted while still in high school after 9/11.

Maj. William F. Hecker III, a 1987 graduateof McLean High School, was killed in action inAn Najaf, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2005.

Staff Sgt. Ayman Taha, 31, of Vienna, waskilled Dec. 30, 2005, when an enemy muni-tions cache he was prepping for demolitionexploded.

Army Capt. Chris Pettyof Vienna was killed Jan.5, 2006.

Staff Sgt. George T.Alexander Jr., the2,000th soldier to bekilled in Iraq, was liter-ally born into the Armyhere in Northern Vir-ginia, at DeWitt ArmyHospital at Fort Belvoir.Alexander died atBrooke Army MedicalCenter in San Antonio,Texas, Oct. 22, 2005, ofinjuries sustained inSamarra, Iraq, Oct. 17.

Lt. Col. Thomas A.Wren, 44, of Lorton,died in Tallil, Iraq onNov. 5, 2005.

Marine Capt. MichaelMartino, 32 of the Cityof Fairfax, died Nov. 2,2005, when his helicop-ter was brought down inIraq.

Fairfax Station resident Pfc. Dillon Jutras, 20,was killed in combat operations in Al AnbarProvince of Iraq Oct. 28, 2005.

1st Lt. Laura M. Walker of Oakton was killedon Aug. 18, 2005, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

CW4 Matthew S. Lourey of Lorton died frominjuries sustained on May 26, 2005 in Buhriz,Iraq.

Operations Officer Helge Boes of Fairfax waskilled on Feb. 5, 2003, while participating incounterterrorism efforts in eastern Afghani-stan.

Among other local lives lost: Lance Cpl.Tavon Lee Hubbard, 24, of Reston; 1st Lt.Alexander Wetherbee, 27, of McLean; 1st Lt.Jeff Kaylor, 25, of Clifton; Coast Guard PettyOfficer Nathan B. Bruckenthal, 24, ofHerndon; Army Chief Warrant Officer SharonT. Swartworth, 43, of Mount Vernon; Com-mand Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler, 40,of Mount Vernon; Capt. James F. Adamouski,29, of Springfield; Sgt. DeForest L. Talbert,22, of Alexandria; Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le, 20,of Alexandria; Staff Sgt. Russell Verdugo, 34,of Alexandria. Army Capt. Mark N.Stubenhofer, 30, from Springfield; MarineGunnery Sgt. Javier Obleas-Prado Pena, 36,from Falls Church; Marine Sgt. KrisnaNachampassak, 27, from Burke; Army StaffSgt. Nathaniel J. Nyren, 31, from Reston;Marine Lance Cpl. Tenzin Dengkhim, 19, fromFalls Church, Navy Chief Joel Egan Baldwin,37, from Arlington; Maj. Joseph McCloud, ofAlexandria; Major Gloria D. Davis, 47 ofLorton.

— Mary Kimm,

Editor and Publisher,

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Remembering onMemorial Day 2009

U.S. Army Specialist ChristopherNeiberger’s headstone at Arling-ton National Cemetery.

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Samantha Hoegle (oboe) andDaniel Suzuki (violin). Monetaryawards were presented to eachschool in honor of these talentedmusical students.

Student Safety Patrol honorawards were presented by SafetyChairperson Cece Kimble, Langand Police Officer Amanda Cox.Kimble and Cox spoke of thededication and selflessness of thePatrol guards and the privilege theClub feels in honoring the serviceof these elementary school students.

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Ray Pickles said illegal immigra-tion had dropped by 95 percent inareas where high, double fenceshad been built along the Mexicanborder, and he said more moneyshould be spent to add to thefence. “And not the virtual fence.That’s a burglar alarm,” he said.

Wolf said he supported the

fence, noting that illegal immigra-tion was contributing to thecountry’s gang problem and par-ticularly affecting areas along theborder, such as Phoenix, where hesaid kidnappings were occurringnearly every day.

AND HE TALKED about his ef-forts to keep Guantanamo Baydetainees out of Virginia. Amongthese detainees are 17 Uighurs —Muslims from far west China —who are to be released in the D.C.area. They trained in terrorist-runcamps, but it was found that theyhad not intended to fight the U.S.government.

“I’ve been a leading proponentof the Uighur community inChina,” Wolf said. But, he said, “Aterrorist is a terrorist is a terror-ist.” He noted that Americanscould have been killed in attacksthat Uighur militants had threat-ened to unleash on the Olympicgames in Beijing. Also, he said,they could have becomeradicalized in prison. “If you putme in Guantanamo for sevenyears, you might radicalize me,”he said.

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Ted Alexander was displeased with both parties over the way economic stimulus money

was being spent. On Thursday,May 21, he got a chance to talk tohis congressman about the matter.

U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) wasthe guest speaker at the McLeanCitizens Association’s (MCA) an-nual membership meeting Thurs-day night, allowing members ofthe crowd in the McLean Commu-nity Center’s Community Hall toask their House representativeabout issues local and global.

Wolf noted that he had votedagainst the stimulus package be-cause he thought it included toomuch pork and not enough infra-structure spending, and that hehad opposed the buyout of the twoautomakers because he thoughtthey should have gone into a man-aged bankruptcy earlier on.

WOLF took the opportunity totalk further about the economyand about a bill he had introducedwith U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), which would create a bi-partisan commission to look forways to start balancing thecountry’s budget. “I worry deeply,”Wolf said, noting that this year’sdeficit was $1.84 trillion, with pro-jections for a deficit of about $1trillion next year and then $500million “as far as the eye can see.”

“We are sort of at a fork in theroad and you can’t just keep onkicking the can and kicking the canand kicking the can,” he said. “Andwhatever you do has to be donein a bipartisan way. because if it’snot done in a bipartisan way, itdoesn’t get done at all.” Wolf saidhe was confident that the billwould pass.

Darren Ewing thanked Wolf forworking with the MCA to curb air-plane noise in McLean, but he saidhelicopter noise was becoming

more of a problem with a newHomeland Security building in thearea. “They’re not flying friendly,”Ewing said. “This is something thatstill is very critical for us.”

Wolf said he was aware of theproblem and was working on it.

Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-34)wanted to know if the bus rapidtransit (BRT) plan that Wolf hadbeen pushing for could alleviatetraffic in the Tysons Corner area.

Wolf said he was still workingon a plan for the bus system withthe Virginia Department of Trans-portation (VDOT). “I think it cango a long way at much less costthan a guided rail system,” he said.

“Virginia has a lot of potentialfor off-shore wind,” said RekhaNadkarni, asking whether Wolfsupported the idea of placingwindmill farms off the state’scoast.

“I favor drilling off the outercontinental shelf,” said Wolf, add-ing that he thought the moneyfrom such operations ought to

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Activities reported by the McLean Dis-trict of the Fairfax County PoliceDepartment through May 22.

ROBBERY1900 block of Old Gallows Road.

Three men entered a 7-Eleven Storeon Old Gallows Road and tookcigarettes and cash. A 33- year-oldmale clerk was standing by theregister on Monday, May 18. Atabout 3:50 a.m. three men, eacharmed with a handgun, entered thestore. They ordered the victim toopen the register. The victimcomplied and was not injured. Thesuspects fled after taking anundisclosed amount of cash andcigarettes. The suspects were

described as one white male and twoblack males. All were approximately5 feet 8 inches tall and 170 pounds.They were wearing all black clothingand black ski masks. Anyone withinformation is asked to contact CrimeSolvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text“TIP187” plus your message toCRIMES/274637 or call FairfaxCounty Police at 703-691-2131.

LARCENIES1800 block of Batten Hollow

Road. License plate stolen fromvehicle.

1900 block of Chain Bridge Road.Sunglasses stolen from business.

7000 block of Falls Reach Drive.GPS unit and CDs stolen fromvehicle.

2000 block of Franklin Ave. Cashstolen from residence.

8100 block of Harte Place. Scooterstolen from residence.

2500 block of Holly Manor Drive.GPS unit and satellite radio stolenfrom vehicle.

2300 block of Jackson Parkway.Work tools stolen from vehicle.

7300 block of Lee Highway.Merchandise stolen from business.

7500 block of Leesburg Pike. Shoesstolen from business.

8000 block of Leesburg Pike.Handbag stolen from business.

1500 block of Lincoln Circle. GPSunit stolen from vehicle.

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Rat Pack Tribute. 8 p.m., Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. A tribute toFrank Sinatra, Joey Bishop, DeanMartin and Sammy Davis, Jr. on stagewith a live big band performing“That’s Amore,” “Fly Me to the Moon,”and many more. Tickets: $75, $40,$25. Call 1-877-WOLFTRAP or visitwww.wolftrap.org for tickets.

The Art of Easy Appetizers. 7-9 p.m.,McLean Project for the Arts, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Learn theshortcuts for appetizers. $10donation suggested. Reservationsrequired. [email protected].

The Art of Easy Appetizers. 7 - 9p.m., McLean Project for the Arts,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Learnthe shortcuts to delicious andbeautiful appetizers. MPA boardmember Jill Young shares her cateringsecrets and there will also be a shorttalk on the current exhibition“Disambiguation: New Work” byFranz Jantzen. $10/per persondonation suggested. Reservationsrequired; RSVP to [email protected].

FRIDAY/MAY 29The Pirates of Penzance, 8 p.m. at

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Matthew McGinn and Adam Swink,7 p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. $10. 703-255-1566or jamminjava.com.

Splinters. 6:30 p.m., Vienna TownGreen, 144 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.Bring chairs or blankets for seating.No alcoholic beverages allowed. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

Charles McCain. 7 p.m., Barnes &Noble, Tysons Corner Center, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean.Charles McCain, author of “An

Honorable German,” about a Germannaval officer and U-boat commanderwho fights for morality instead of theReich. 703-506-2937.

“Pavilion.” 8 p.m., 1st Stage, 1524Spring HIll Road, McLean. The HubTheatre presents Craig Wright’s “ThePavilion.” $15-$25. 703-674-3177 orwww.thehubtheatre.org.

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McLean Orchestra ‘An IntimateAffair,’ 8 p.m. at the OakcrestSchool, 850 Balls Hill Road, McLean.Music from Bach, Beethoven andBrahams. 703-893-8654 [email protected].

McLean and Langley Big Band Jam,2:30 p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. $8. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

Rocknoceros Family Happy Hour, 7p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $10. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

Allmanact Album Release Partyand Jon Bibbs, 9:30 p.m. atJammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,

Vienna. $10. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

“Pavilion.” 4 and 8 p.m., 1st Stage,1524 Spring HIll Road, McLean. TheHub Theatre presents Craig Wright’s“The Pavilion.” 703-674-3177 orwww.thehubtheatre.org.

McLean Symphony. 7:30 p.m., AldenTheater, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.The McLean Symphony will concludetheir season with “Orchestral Music ofGreat Composers, ” in which pieces byMozart, Schumann and Mendelssohnwill be performed. $25/adults, $20/seniors, $12/ages 18 and under. Call703-790-9223 or visit www.Mclean-symphony.org for tickets.

Concerts on the Green. 5-7 p.m.,Palladium Civic Place Green, 1445Laughlin Ave., McLean. The SweetRoot Band will play a variety ofmusical styles, including blues,country and rockabilly. Free. Call703-288-9505.

Country Western Dance. 7:30-11p.m., Luther Jackson Middle School,3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church. TheNorthern Virginia Country WesternDance Association will hold its smoke-free, alcohol-free country-westerndance. Bernie and Lydia Vitale willteach the “Metamorphosized linedance” at 7:30 p.m., and Bo and AnnMarlin will teach the Butterfly Waltzcouples specialty dance at 8 p.m.Open dancing is from 8:30-11:00 p.m.$10/NVCWDA members; $12/nonmembers, $5/ages 16-20 with studentID. Visit www.nvcwda.org or call 703-860-4941and leave a message.

SUNDAY /MAY 31From Glory to Glory: A Celebration

of the Church’s Spring. 3 p.m.Sacred music concert by professionalchoir under the direction of LeoNestor & Kimberly Hess at St.

Catherine of Siena Parish, 1020Springvale Rd., Great Falls. Adults$25, children $10. Proceeds benefitParish Music Program. 703-759-4350.

Rock ‘n Roll Songwriters Circle, 7p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $12. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

“Pavilion.” 2 and 7 p.m., 1st Stage,1524 Spring HIll Road, McLean. TheHub Theatre presents Craig Wright’s“The Pavilion.” 703-674-3177 orwww.thehubtheatre.org. ThreeGirls and Their Buddy. 8 p.m.,Wolf Trap, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna.Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, ShawnColvin and Buddy Miller will appeartogether for the first time. Tickets:$22/lawn; $42/in-house. Call 1-877-WOLFTRAP or visit www.wolftrap.orgfor tickets.

Sunday on the Green. 6:30 p.m.,Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. Open Mic Night will beheld. Free. Bring a lawn chair orblanket for seating. Call 703-255-6360 or visit www.viennava.gov.

Gold Party. 11:15 a.m., Great FallsUnited Methodist Church, 10100Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Thewomen of Great Falls UnitedMethodist Church will host a “GoldParty.” Bring your old broken goldjewelry and walk away with money.Contact Carol Wesley Wright 703-582-1640 [email protected].

MONDAY/JUNE 1Open Mic Showcase hosted by Ron

Goad. 7 p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566or www.jamminjava.com.

TUESDAY/JUNE 2The Tone Rangers, Vox Pop and

Harmonization WithoutRepresentation. 8 p.m. At Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 3D for Dinosaurs. 10:30 a.m. at the

Dolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Ave., McLean. Roar withdinosaur stories. Age 2-5 with adult.703-356-0770.

Tim Be Told, Trustfall and Mercuryin Summer. 7:30 p.m. At Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

THURSDAY/JUNE 4Army of Me, The B-Film Extras and

Miguel Tenicela. 8 p.m. At Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

Jungle Fantasy. 8 p.m., Wolf Trap,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Called “thegrandest circus spectacle east ofVegas” by New York Magazine, thisimaginative Broadway act boastssoaring aerialists, spine-bendingcontortionists, acrobats, jugglers, andmusicians. Tickets range from $20-$75. Calling 1-877- WOLFTRAP; or goto www.wolftrap.org for tickets.

Benefit Concert. 7:30 p.m., Church ofthe Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Road,Vienna. Gretchen Sterling, anaccomplished concert pianist anddedicated cancer fighter, will performa benefit concert to support Relay forLife Vienna. Free; donations accepted.Visit www.viennarelay.org orwww.relayforlife.org.

FRIDAY/JUNE 5The Kennedys. 7:30 p.m. At Jammin’

Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

DMV Showcase Vol. 4. 10:30 p.m. AtJammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

“Pavilion.” 8 p.m., 1st Stage, 1524Spring HIll Road, McLean. The HubTheatre presents Craig Wright’s “ThePavilion.” $15-$25. 703-674-3177 orwww.thehubtheatre.org.

SATURDAY/JUNE 6Summer Reading Program Open

House. 10:30 a.m. at the Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls.

Book talks, browse through selectedbooks and sign up for summerreading volunteer opportunities. AllAges. 703-757-8560.

“Pavilion.” 4 and 8 p.m., 1st Stage,1524 Spring HIll Road, McLean. TheHub Theatre presents Craig Wright’s“The Pavilion.” $15-$25. 703-674-3177 or www.thehubtheatre.org.

SUNDAY/JUNE 7Annual Louisiana Swamp Romp, 2

p.m. at the Filene Center. $25. WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

“Pavilion.” 4 and 8 p.m., 1st Stage,1524 Spring HIll Road, McLean. TheHub Theatre presents Craig Wright’s“The Pavilion.” $15-$25. 703-674-3177 or www.thehubtheatre.org.

Abused and Homeless Children’sRefuge Matinee with I Saw AGhost, The Conflicted andYouth In Asia at 2 p.m. and Escapethe Armada, 1000 Watt Boombox,Used Up, Metrophish and more at 6p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

The Loudoun Ensemble will provide the music for a summer swing dance Friday, June5, 8-11 p.m. at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Membersof the Fred Astaire Dance Studios will give lessons from 7-8 p.m. $25/residentcouples, $15/resdients, $25/person all others. 703-790-0123.

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Schools

By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

An accidental tumble byone student’s hardhatinto the empty Kohlerdual-flush toilet may

have stolen the show, but the ideaof putting grass on a rooftop, aswell as the bucket of dirt that wasto illustrate the concept of geo-thermal climate control, also cap-tured the interest of a group ofFranklin Sherman ElementarySchool first-graders that touredWest*Group’s GreenHouse lastWednesday afternoon.

The GreenHouse, still underconstruction in downtownMcLean, is being built with a vari-ety of environmentally friendlytechnologies and techniques. OnTuesday and Wednesday, May 12and 13, developer West*Groupand builder GreenSpur, who are See Greenhouse, Page 11

partnering on the project, offeredsneak peeks to students of thenearby elementary school.

During the early afternoon touron Wednesday, GreenSpur Presi-

dent Mark Turner showed the first-graders how grass on parts of thehouse’s roof would reduce runoff,

Tasso Flocos of West*Group displays some of the recycledwood that will be used on the home’s floors.

Franklin Sherman students get sneak peek at area’sfirst carbon-neutral home.


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McLean BurglaryNets Two Arrests

Following a burglary on Monday, May 18, at the home in 7200block of Churchill Road, both burglary suspects were arrested bythe end of the day. After the arrest of the first suspect, an 18-year-old Arlington man, at approximately 10 p.m. that night, of-ficers were called to the 900 block of Balls Hills Road for a suspi-cious person. The caller believed this may be the second suspectfrom the burglary. Upon arrival, the suspicious person could notbe found. Another perimeter was established. The helicopter andK-9 teams searched the area. At approximately 11:30 p.m., a 19-year-old man with no fixed address, was apprehended near BallsHill Road and Georgetown Pike. He was taken to the FairfaxCounty Adult Detention Center and charged with two counts ofburglary, grand larceny, possession of burglarious tools and fail-ure to appear in court.

An investigation revealed that in an attempt to flee, he brokeinto another home in the 7200 block of Thrasher Road.

The first suspect arrested was charged with burglary, grand lar-ceny and possession of burglarious tools. He was transported tothe Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solversby phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your mes-sage to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

CorrectionThe last week’s article [“Two Teens Honored”] contained a spell-

ing error. The Teen Character Award winners’ names and schoolsshould read: Chloe Yazdani (McLean High) and Sarah Mendelsohn(Langley High).

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pouring a bottle of water onto apiece of sod.

The house will also minimize theuse of water indoors. “We’re go-ing to put a waterfall in the house,so you can take a shower under awaterfall,” Turner told the chil-dren, explaining that the waterwould recycle through the water-fall. After the hardhat was recov-ered from the toilet, he explainedthat the dual-flush system wouldallow the user to control whethereach flush was full-volume or half-volume, thus saving water. Also,motion sensors will control thefaucets, like those in airport bath-rooms, he explained.

The roof will be made of metal.“If this roof is taken care of, it’lllast 100 years,” Turner said, not-ing that the material was also re-cyclable.

Hardwood floors will be madewith recycled wood, said TassoFlocos of West*Group, while otherwood in the house will be madefrom cork. “Do you guys knowwhere cork comes from?” heasked.

“Wine,” one student replied.Cork, Flocos explained, is made

from tree bark, which can be har-vested without killing trees. Woodfrom bamboo will also be used,because bamboo, a type of grass,grows back rapidly.

At this point, the hardhats cre-ated another brief distractionwhen some students realized thatthey generated enough static elec-

tricity to make hair stand on endwhen held a few inches above thehead.

Mark Lowham of West*Groupregained their attention. Thebuilding, he said, was expected tobe finished in July, “but the housewouldn’t be very much fun with-out furniture in it.” So, in Octo-ber, the house will be opened forthree weeks, during which 21 lo-cal interior designers will offertheir ideas for comfortable, sus-tainable living.

Also during those three weeks,Lowham said after the tour, thepublic will be able to buy ticketsto tour the house, and the pro-ceeds from ticket sales will be do-nated to McLean Project for the

Arts and Friendship Public Char-ter School.

The house has been under con-struction for about a year, he said.“Mark Turner came to us and said,‘I want to build the first carbon-neutral house in the area.’”West*Group doesn’t normallybuild homes, Lowham said, butthe company figured that anystrategies for making the houseenvironmentally friendly couldalso be used in commercial build-ings. “So it’s been a great educa-tional opportunity for us.”

After the house is completed andfurnished, it will be put on themarket. Lowham said a number ofpotential buyers had already ex-pressed interest.

GreenHouse Attracts Attention

A group of Franklin Sherman students files into theunfinished GreenHouse for a tour.

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Send School Notes to [email protected]. Deadline isFriday.

Rachel Sullivan, daughter of Gre-

gory Sullivan and Sozeen Mondlin ofMcLean, was awarded a Bachelor of Artsin economics with a leadership certifi-cate at Sweet Briar College’scommencement ceremony.

Cara Roddy of McLean received herundergraduate degree in ProfessionalStudies at Champlain College’s com-mencement exercises held May 9.

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Sports

HighlandersWin District TitlePhoto by Robbie Hammer/The Connectiom

The McLean High baseball teamcelebrates a moment during itsLiberty District title win overStone Bridge last week. (Go toconnectionnewspapers.com, andthen go to McLean Sports to readabout the win over the Bulldogs).The Highlanders’ season endedwith a 1-0 loss to Centreville in afirst round Northern Regionplayoff game on May 22. McLean,under coach John Thomas, fin-ished with an outstanding recordof 16-4.

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

Maurice Tawil’sthree years ashead coach of theMcLean High

girls’ softball team would make fora successful manual on how to getprogressively better with each sea-son.

The Highlanders, who haveshown steady improvement sinceTawil took over the program in2007, won their biggest game dur-ing his time at the helm of the pro-gram when they defeated a tough,scrappy West Potomac squad, 7-2,in a Northern Region quarterfinalsround playoff game over the Me-morial Day weekend. Thepostseason contest, played underthe threat of showers on Mondayevening, took place at Falls ChurchHigh School.

McLean (20-4), the Liberty Dis-trict regular season champion, willnext move on to Wednesday’s semi-finals meeting against South County.Game time for the May 27, roundof four meeting will be 7 p.m. atRobinson Secondary School.

West Potomac (10-9) saw afairly successful season end underfirst-year head coach Rich Ander-son. The Wolverines, the fourth

place team from the Patriot Dis-trict, won a first round region play-off game over Yorktown before theseason-ending setback to the High-landers.

“It was a great year,” said Ander-son. “We had lots of fun and thegirls played really hard. The se-niors adapted well [to the newcoaching staff], drove the teamwell and were enthusiastic. Wehave a lot to build on.”

McLean, meanwhile, is experi-encing a breakthrough season. TheHighlanders have never beforecaptured a region crown, but arenow two wins from accomplishingjust that. Should McLean get pastSouth County, it would advance toFriday night’s finals at MadisonHigh School against the Robinson-Centreville semifinals winner.Also, a win over South Countywould automatically place theHighlanders into next week’s stateAAA tournament.

In Tawil’s first season at McLeanin 2007, the Highlanders made itto regionals before losing in thefirst round. Last year, they madeit to the second round before los-ing to Westfield, 3-1. This spring,McLean has taken the next stepforward.

“Our goal was to get past thisgame and [hopefully] get to

states,” said Tawil, moments afterhis team’s win over the Wolver-ines. “This team has gotten betterand better over the course of threeyears.”

MONDAY’S HOLIDAY eveninggame, played under overcast con-ditions and some light rain, savedits dramatics for the later innings.McLean looked well in control ofthings through five innings.Sophomore pitcher Jamie Bell hadlimited West Potomac to just threehits in five shutout innings ofwork. The McLean offense, mean-while, had scored a second-inningrun, thanks to an RBI double byAllison Wilhelm, and tallied twomore in the third inning on an RBIsingle off the bat of MeganSullivan. On the Sullivangroundball base hit into right field,a second run ultimately crossedthe plate as a result of a WestPotomac defensive error.

But West Potomac, which hadnot scored after loading the baseson three walks in the fifth, finallygot onto the scoreboard in the tophalf of the sixth inning. JessHarrington started the inning witha walk. Bell, however, retired thenext two hitters and was one outaway from keeping the shutoutintact. But Wolverine hitterMaggie Berrigan reached on aninfield single to set up runners onfirst and third.

That set up the strangest play ofthe game. Kelly Wood, the Wolver-ines’ No. 9 hitter, grounded asingle into right field. One run

scored on the hit. Wood, however,was caught in a rundown betweenfirst and second and appeared tobe tagged out at first before a sec-ond run had crossed the plate.

But following a lengthy umpires’meeting, Wood was ruled safe atfirst as a result of a McLean in-fielder dropping the ball on thetag. Thus, the second run was al-lowed and the Wolverines drewwithin 3-2. Bell escaped the inningby retiring the next batter and thegame moved into McLean’s bot-tom half of the sixth.

There, any hopes of a WestPotomac comeback pretty muchended as the Highlanders bustedthings open with four runs. Thebig blow was a two-out, three-runhome run off the bat of No. 3 hit-ter Lauren Sutherland that madethe score 7-2.

West Potomac went down in or-der in the seventh and McLean won.

“She’s a big, strong girl and pos-sibly our best athlete on the team,”said Tawil, of centerfielder andoffensive game hero Sutherland.“She’s a girl we want in that No. 3[batting] position.”

McLean’s mound hero was Bell.When the rain picked up in thelater innings, she struggled withher command, walking four bat-ters over the fifth and sixth inningscombined. But she workedthrough the control issues.

“It was almost impossible tokeep the ball dry,” said Bell.

The game’s best and most im-portant defensive play came in thefifth inning. West Potomac, down

3-0, had the bases loaded and twoouts when Jasmine Picini roped aline drive down the left field line.The ball hung a bit and McLeanleftfielder Wilhelm, racing towardher right in the slick, wet grass,reached out and snatched the ball.The brilliant catch saved two runsand ended the inning.

West Potomac, in the loss, re-ceived a fine pitching effort fromfreshmen Morgan Maniglia, whoheld the Highlanders at bay mostof the game.

“She pitched a beautiful game,”said Anderson, who said Manigliawas his team’s choice for the All-Tournament team. “It was a goodgame and we hung in there.”

For McLean, it’s on to new terri-tory in reaching the region semis.

“It’s something none of the girlson this team have ever done be-fore,” said Bell, of getting this farin the postseason. “It’s thrilling.”

McLean High Softball Reaches Higher GroundIn breakthrough season,Highlanders defeat West Potomacto advance to region semis.

“Our goal was to getpast this game and[hopefully] get tostates. This teamhas gotten betterand better over thecourse of threeyears.”

— McLean CoachMaurice Tawil


ClassifiedClassified

TRUSTEE'S SALE

OF VALUABLE

IMPROVED REAL ESTATE

Improved by the premises known as

3533 Valeview Drive, Oakton, Virginia

In execution of a Deed of Trust from Michael Cole and Susan Benikas, dated July 24, 2002, and recorded August 5, 2002, in Deed Book 13181 at page 1017 among the Land Re-cords of Fairfax County, Virginia, the undersigned substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front entrance of the Judicial Center for Fairfax County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on

Monday, June 8, 2009

At 11:00 a.m.

the following property being the property contained in said Deed of Trust, described as follows:

Lot 36, Section 4-C, Valewood Manor Subdivision, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 5534 at page 1575, among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Commonly known as 3533 Valeview Drive, Oakton, Virginia22124.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $5,000.00 or ten per-cent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaser at 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 of 3.25 percent per annum from date of sale to date of settlement. Provided, however, that if the holder of the se-cured promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, no cash deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebt-edness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Trust, may be set off against the purchase price.

Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and stand the risk and cost of resale.

Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the real estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materi-alman's liens of record and not of record. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of redemption 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 the time of sale.

This sale is being made subject to a superior trust.

The subject property and all improvements thereon will be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Pur-chaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zon-ing code violations whether of record or not of record, as well as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condomini-um owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Pur-chaser also

shall be responsible for obtaining possession of the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandalism, theft, destruc-tion, or the like, of or to the property occurring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special warranty deed. Convey-ancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary fees, examination of ti-tle, state stamps, and all other costs of conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assessments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and thereafter shall be assumed by the purchaser.

The undersigned trustee unconditionally reserves the right: (i) to waive the deposit requirement; (ii) to approve or dis-approve the creditworthiness of any bidder and/or purchaser; (iii) to withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to ter-mination of the bidding; (iv) to extend the time for bidding; (v) to reject any or all bids; (vi) to postpone or set over the date or time of sale; and (vii) to extend the period of time for settlement hereunder.

Additional terms and conditions of sale may be an-nounced at the time of sale.

DAVID N. PRENSKYSubstitute Trustee

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The re-escalating price of gasoline is start-ing — or rather accelerating — its impact onmy digestive system; that is to say, it’s givingme more than indigestion. It’s beginning toeat away at the layers of tolerance that I’vebuilt up over the years, and is likewise effect-ing, adversely I may add, my sunny disposi-tion. In spite of the many suggestions onehears about driving to maximize one’s use ofgasoline as efficiently as possible (properlyinflated tires; clean air filters; slowing down,generally, smoother accelerations and moregradual decelerations, etc.) the fact of thematter is, I wonder how much any of it reallymatters — in the big picture. Picture this,with less mattering, to me, I’m getting mad-der at more people for indiscretions, over-sights, forgetfulness and so forth that I mightotherwise have ignored when the price at thepump — and some of the related productand service increases — were not returningto previously painful highs.

Now I haven’t quite gone public yet, withany of my observations and suggestions asthe actual circumstances have presentedthemselves. But if anybody was telepathic orcould read lips — or understood muttering— I’d have already gotten into a number offistfights; well, verbal confrontations, at least.And it’s not like I wrote the book on socialdiscourse or proper behavior when pushcomes to shove (figuratively speaking, ofcourse; I don’t condone violence). But, theredoes seem to be a dollars and sense correla-tion. If I were to guess, and make a casual,non-scientific, not-supported-by-any-empirical-evidence observation — as theprice of a gallon of gasoline goes up, people’sbehavior has an inverse reaction to it: it goesdown, as in it gets worse. As the dollarsneeded to fill the tank become almost inde-cent (again), so too does the correspondingbehavior of the person filling that tank.

I don’t know if it’s simply that we feelhelpless against the forces combining (I didn’tsay conspiring, many others did, though; oth-ers with a great deal more knowledge andinsight than I will ever have.) to prime thepump, but the loss of any control over a por-tion of the family, business and/or govern-ment budget allocated for such expenses,creates a stress unhealthy for mere mortalmen. Moreover, the victimization and exploi-tation us mere mortal men feel as the Oil andGas companies quarterly profits areannounced simultaneously it seems, to thestill-increasing unemployment rate and bank-ruptcy protections being granted to some ofAmerica’s oldest and most familiar compa-nies, gives one pause to reflect: Has Americapassed itself by? Is what opportunity andquality of life, which many of us have experi-enced — and some even taken for granted— indeed been compromised by circum-stances many in a position of responsibilitysay is mostly beyond our country’s control?And if so, does that mean that our future isnot nearly as bright as we thought it was?And if the future is likely to be more difficultthan the past, then my attempts at humorconcerning the minutiae of everyday lifeseem rather unimportant.

But I can’t solve any of these problems; Ican only write about them — and complain(a little ignorance goes a long way). I have totell you, though, from where I sit — andwrite, it’s getting ugly. People (myselfincluded) are getting irritated, and unlesssomething changes soon, the American con-sumer will be an endangered species.

Put that in your oil tanker and ship it!Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative for

The Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

It’s Not Funor FunnyBy KENNETH B. LOURIE

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21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements

TRUSTEE'S SALE

OF VALUABLE

IMPROVED REAL ESTATE

Improved by the premises known as

1514 Laughlin Avenue, McLean, Virginia

In execution of a Deed of Trust from Faris A. Alsamarai and Samar M. Zacharia, dated March 16, 2006, and recorded March 22, 2006, in Deed Book 18306 at page 1350 among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia, the undersigned sub-stitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front en-trance of the Judicial Center for Fairfax County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on

Monday, June 1, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

the following property being the property contained in said Deed of Trust, described as follows:

Lot 43, Second Addition to Bryn Mawr Subdivision, as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 543 at page 309, among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Commonly known as 1514 Laughlin Avenue, McLean, Virginia22101.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $100,000.00 or ten percent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the pur-chaser at the time and place of sale; the balance of the pur-chase money being due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale, time expressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of 5.875 percent per annum from date of sale to date of settlement. Provided, however, that if the holder of the se-cured promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, no cash deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebt-edness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Trust, may be set off against the purchase price.

Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and stand the risk and cost of resale.

Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the real estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materi-alman's liens of record and not of record. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of redemption 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 the time of sale.

The subject property and all improvements thereon will be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Pur-chaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zon-ing code violations whether of record or not of record, as well as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condomini-um owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Pur-chaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandal-ism, theft, destruction, or the like, of or to the property occur-ring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special war-ranty deed. Conveyancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary fees, examination of title, state stamps, and all other costs of conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assess-ments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and there-after shall be assumed by the purchaser.

The undersigned trustee unconditionally reserves the right: (i) to waive the deposit requirement; (ii) to approve or dis-approve the creditworthiness of any bidder and/or purchaser; (iii) to withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to ter-mination of the bidding; (iv) to extend the time for bidding; (v) to reject any or all bids; (vi) to postpone or set over the date or time of sale; and (vii) to extend the period of time for settlement hereunder.

Additional terms and conditions of sale may be an-nounced at the time of sale.

DAVID N. PRENSKYSubstitute Trustee

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:David N. PrenskyChasen & Chasen5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #500Washington, D.C. 20015(202) 244-4000

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