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Linda Davidson, co-founderof Our Military Kids. “Peopledon’t realize how manyGuards and Reservists arestill on duty or have re-turned home injured, andhow many family membersstill need our help. We’llkeep doing what we can tohonor their service and theirsacrifice, all of them, be-cause the kids serve, too.”

Linda Davidson, co-founderof Our Military Kids. “Peopledon’t realize how manyGuards and Reservists arestill on duty or have re-turned home injured, andhow many family membersstill need our help. We’llkeep doing what we can tohonor their service and theirsacrifice, all of them, be-cause the kids serve, too.”

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Fairfax County is offering free IndependentLiving Project sessions, Mondays, May 2-June 27,10 a.m.-noon. Calvary Hill BaptistChurch, 9301 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. Findout more and register at www.–fairfaxcounty.–gov/–olderadults and click on Independent LivingProject. Call 703-324-7721, TTY 711, (Preregis-tration required. There is no session on May 30.)

Fairfax County’s free Family Caregiver Tele-phone Support Group meets by phone onTuesday, May 10, 7-8 p.m. This will be an opendiscussion on caregiving. Register beforehand atwww.–fairfaxcounty.–gov/–olderadults and clickon Caregiver Support/Telephone Caregiver Sup-port Group. Call 703-324-5484, TTY 711.

Fairfax County is offering the following freeChronic Disease Self-Management programs:

❖ Take Control of Your Health and YourHappiness. Tuesdays, May 3-June 7, 10:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria. Register onlineatwww.–fairfaxcounty.–gov/–olderadults and clickon Chronic Disease Management Program or call703-324-5489, TTY 711. (Preregistration re-quired.)

❖ Diabetes Self-Management Program.Fridays, May 6-June 10, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Hollin Hall Senior Center, 1500 Shenandoah Road,Alexandria. Register online at www.–fairfaxcounty.–gov/–olderadults and click onChronic Disease Management Program or call 703-324-5489, TTY 711. (Preregistration required.)

Fairfax County is offering the following FreeSeminars for Family Caregivers of OlderAdults:

❖ Legal Tools for Caregivers – WEBINAR,Wednesday, May 4, Noon-1 p.m. Learn aboutlegal tools that can help you ensure your lovedone’s wishes are carried out. Topics include durablepower of attorney, trusts, guardianship, and ad-vanced medical directives. Find out more atwww.–fairfaxcounty.–gov/–olderadults and click

on Register Now: Spring 2016 Caregiver Seminars.

❖ Understanding and Caring for a Person withDementia, Thursday, May 5, 7-8:30 p.m. Thisclass will discuss the different types of dementia,common behaviors, the reasons for troubling be-haviors, communication techniques, and servicesavailable for caregivers. Herndon Harbor Adult DayHealth Care Center, 875 Grace St., Herndon. Findout more at www.–fairfaxcounty.–gov/–olderadults and click on Register Now: Spring 2016Caregiver Seminars.

❖ Is it Normal Aging or Dementia – WEBINAR,Wednesday, May 11, Noon-1 p.m. Learn whatsigns and symptoms are normal in the aging pro-cess, and which may indicate dementia. Find outmore at www.–fairfaxcounty.–gov/–olderadultsand click on Register Now: Spring 2016 CaregiverSeminars.

❖ Five Questions to Consider About Paying forLong-Term Care – WEBINAR, Wednesday, May18, Noon-1 p.m. Get the answers that are rightfor your family. Learn how to use your resourceswisely and avoid common money mistakes thatcaregivers make. Find out more at www.–fairfaxcounty.–gov/–olderadults and click onRegister Now: Spring 2016 Caregiver Seminars.

The Fairfax Commission on Aging meets onWednesday, May 18 at noon at Burke Re-gional Library, 5935 Freds Oak Rd., Burke. Thepublic is welcome to attend and join in thecomment period that begins each session. Find outmore at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/OlderAdults andclick on Commission on Aging. Call 703-324-5403, TTY 711 for meeting access needs.

Korean Meals on Wheels urgently needsdrivers to deliver meals. Frail older adults are notreceiving much-needed nutrition due to a shortageof drivers. (Speaking Korean not required.) [email protected], call 703-324-5406 , TTY 711 orvisitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click onVolunteer Solutions.

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Developers at the third annualMcLean Tree Forum surprisedsome audience members withtheir appreciation for trees.

Mark Stahl says his new property inVienna is the home of the second oldest treein Vienna. His neighbor owns a home withthe oldest tree.

Stahl, of Stahl Homes, said his neighborwas nervous when he bought the propertyon which he was going to build his newhouse. There was no question hewas going to ensure the health ofboth trees.

Shahl shifted the location of histree back about 20 feet to ensurethe safety of the two trees Vienna home-steads.

“I have over a half acre to work with, Ihad wiggle room,” said Stahl. “We’re goingto take every precaution that we can.”

Scott Murray, president of Focal PointHomes, told an anecdote about how insis-tent he was when trying to convince one ofhis customers to preserve a tree Murraythought was a beautiful part of the prop-erty.

Murray has built 65 homes in McLean.His customer always wanted to have a big

backyard for his children.“We’re not going to take that tree down,”

said Murray, who advocated to move thehome back on the premise.

It was actually the arborist Murray hired,who told him that the tree wasn’t healthy,that it needed to come down for safety rea-sons. That’s when Murray relented.

Almost all future development in McLean

will consist of infill developmentand redevelopment, which threat-ens many mature trees. When anolder house on a lot with older trees

is demolished to make way for a signifi-cantly larger house, many trees can comedown in the process. Careful planning andexpertise is required to preserve the treeswhich benefit the broader neighborhoodsand the environment.

THE McLEAN CITIZENS ASSOCIA-TION hosted the third annual Tree ForumWednesday, April 20 at the McLean Com-munity Center.

In addition to McLean Tree Foundationdiscussion of the importance and signifi-cance of trees to McLean and other com-munities, this year’s forum featured a paneldiscussion involving citizens associationsand developers.

More than 50 people attended the forum.“What we’re trying to do tonight is bring

groups together,” said McLean Citizens As-sociation president Jeff Barnett. “When rea-sonable groups get together, reasonable

ideas happen. Let’s just talk for a while,”he said.

“Let’s make it count,” said forum orga-nizer Merrily Pierce.

Foust thanked the developers, which in-cluded Greg Ruff, of the Northern VirginiaBuilding Industry Association and LouisGenuario Jr., president of Wakefield Homes,for coming Wednesday night.

“To get the industry to come talk with usand work with us is a big deal,” said Super-visor John Foust. “They recognize the im-portance of trees to us.”

NEIL ENDE voiced the frustration ofMcLean residents who feel helpless watch-ing their neighborhoods that are namedafter forests and trees torn down to makeway for larger houses.

“You have to appreciate that that is notthe real world, that’s not our world. Youare the good guys, and that’s why you arehere,” said Ende.

“There are bad developers,” he said, who“play every game in the book.” Some marktrees as diseased when they are healthy, he

said, “some developers tear down trees be-fore plans are introduced.”

“It is changing the fundamental aspect ofthe neighborhoods, house by house byhouse,” he said.

“They know how to play the game,” saidEnde. “You don’t see it because you do itright.”

“Some do really good work,” said Foust.“But there are those out there, my officesees, that should have done more to pre-serve tree canopy.”

“We are concerned with unnecessary lossof trees,” said Wallace Sansone, of FranklinPark.

“Is there anything that you, the buildingindustry, can do to police this process?” askedBob Vickers, Dranesville Tree Commissioner,who moderated the panel discussion.

THE TIME promised Ende, Sansone, andMargaret Malone, of Turkey Run Road, toask planned questions was topped off pre-maturely.

But developers Genuario Jr. and Ruff of-fered an olive branch that gave hope.

They told Ende to call them if he witnessesa developer violating county code.

“If there is a builder disregarding the treeordinance, then we want to know,” saidRuff.

If the developers are members of theNorthern Virginia Building Industry Asso-ciation, Genuario said they would want totalk with them.

If they aren’t, Genuario said, they couldtalk with the arborists and get feedbackback to Ende.

“Concern about trees ties you with peoplefrom the past that agreed with you,” saidMcLean historian Paul Kohlenberger, whogave a glimpse of McLean CitizensAssociation’s history advocating for trees.

Organizers say the discussion last weekwas the only the beginning of collaborationsbetween the county, citizens and develop-ers.

“Trees rely on us. They need a commu-nity of caretakers and advocates, and that’swhat we are,” said Joyce Harris, of theMcLean Trees Foundation.

McLean’s Third AnnualTree Forum engagesdevelopers and home-owners on theimportance of trees.

Saving Trees While Building Houses

Keith Cline, director of the Urban Forest Management Division, gave anoverview of the evolution of Fairfax County’s Tree Ordinance.

Photos by Ken Moore/The Connection

Joyce Harris, of McLean Trees Foundation: “Trees rely on us.” See http://www.mcleantreesfoundation.org/

Wallace Sansone, of Franklin Park, Margaret Malone, of Turkey RunRoad, and Neil Ende, of Chesterbrook Woods, were able to voice frustra-tion over diminishing tree canopy in McLean due to infill development.

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By Emily Turk

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A little more than a year ago a devastat-ing sledding accident put McLean nativeBensten Schone in a coma—the result of aserious traumatic brain injury. On April 20,the 7-year-old proudly walked on stage withhis parents, Heather and Lance, at MedStarNational Rehabilitation Network’s 30thAnniversary Gala to accept a Victory Award.

During the past three decades, MedStarNational Rehabilitation Network has cel-ebrated the “Victory of the Human Spirit”by recognizing individuals who have metand overcome serious challenges.

Bensten, a huge Washington Capitals fan,was nicknamed “B-Man” by the hockeyteam, who rallied behind him throughouthis recovery. “Everyone—friends, family,

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neighbors—helped us through this jour-ney,” Heather says.

“Initially, it was a difficult vigil waitingto see if he would wake from the coma. Butonce he came to MedStar National Reha-bilitation Hospital (MedStar NRH) it wasas if we all turned a page,” she adds. “Thenit was about teaching him to swallow again,sit up, and speak. And throughout it all,everyone at MedStar NRH encouraged usand Bensten. Most important, it is such afamily-oriented environment—and that isso important to recovery. Some days therewere eight or more of us in Bensten’sroom—and that was just fine.”

For Bensten the best thing about rehabili-tation was that it was fun. “My doctor askedme about what I like and what I needed tolearn and put them together,” says Bensten,who also did some of his rehabilitation asan outpatient at MedStar National Rehabili-tation Network’s McLean location (6858Old Dominion Drive, Suite 200, McLean).

Last April, Bensten returned to McLeanLittle League to throw out the first pitch—into the hands of Nationals outfielderJayson Werth. It’s a moment this little sportsenthusiast isn’t likely to forget—nor is thepowerful lesson this special young manlearned during a very difficult time in hisyoung life. “I learned that if I try real hard Ican do anything. And that will help me formy whole life,” the “B-Man” says.

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Opinion

Last week, Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D)restored the voting and civil rightsof more than 200,000 Virginians whowere convicted of felonies, served

their time and completed any supervised re-lease, parole or probation require-ments.

This moves Virginia into the main-stream; only 10 states have more re-strictive policies about voting for people whohave been convicted of felonies. Previously,Virginia had been one of the most restrictivestates in terms of restoring voting rights. Four-teen states automatically restore voting rightsonce the individual’s term of incarceration isover, and two states allow absentee voting fromprison.

While some claim partisan motivation, withmost of those affected presumed to be Demo-crats, getting these men and women registeredto vote and to the polls is unlikely to result in100,000 new voters in November. Studies showthat people who were previously convicted offelonies who are eligible to vote register and

vote at lower levels than the general popula-tion, according to the New York Times http://nyti.ms/26kNrS2, with a registration rate ofaround 30 percent and about 20 percent actu-ally voting, although some suggest voting ratesof between 10-15 percent. If, as the studiessuggest, 55 percent of those would vote Demo-cratic, then likely new Democratic voters wouldbe around 22,000.

While that’s a lot less than 200,000, it’s alsomore than the margin of victory in quite a fewstatewide races. Consider that Attorney Gen-

eral Mark Herring (D) won his race byabout 900 votes out of more than 2million cast. These new voters couldhave an impact on statewide races.

Districts for members of Virginia’s GeneralAssembly are so gerrymandered, it’s hard toimagine that the impact of these new voterswill be huge in terms of local representation.

In a Democracy, it’s better when more peoplevote.

McAuliffe said: “If we are going to build astronger and more equal Virginia, we mustbreak down barriers to participation in civiclife for people who return to society seeking asecond chance. We must welcome them backand offer the opportunity to build a better lifeby taking an active role in our democracy.”

Again, this action brings Virginia into linewith 39 other states, with more than 20 states

having less restrictive policies. For example,on Feb. 9, 2016, the Maryland General Assem-bly overrode the Governor’s veto and restoredthe vote to all convicted felons immediatelyupon their release from prison. Previously,people convicted felonies in Maryland had tocomplete all parole and probation before theywere able to vote. In Virginia, such individu-als have to complete their term of incarcera-tion and their term of probation or parole be-fore voting rights are restored.

— Mary Kimm

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Send photos of mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, with children or without childrenin the photos. Please name everyone in the photo,ages of children, the approximate date, describewhat is happening in the photo and include yourname, address, email address and phone num-ber. (We will not print your contact information,just names and town of residence.) You can up-load photos and information directly towww.connectionnewspapers.com/mothersday/or email to [email protected].

More Voters Might Not Mean Much More VotingGovernor’s actionbrings Virginia in linewith 39 other states.

Firearms at theConvention?To the Editor:

A Change.org Petition caughtnational attention recently be-cause it sought to openly carry fire-arms at the Republican NationalConvention in Cleveland, Ohio.The argument went like this...”Ohio is an open carry state... andall three remaining Republicancandidates have spoken out on theissue and are unified in their op-position to ‘gun free zones’”. Thepetition garnered so much pressthat the Secret Service had toweigh in and infuse some commonsense. Is this the new RepublicanPlatform - to eliminate “gun freezones” including our schools andallow guns everywhere? Will Re-publicans elected at the local leveladopt these more extreme posi-tions fueled by Trump and Cruz tofire up the base or will they reflectmore moderate views of their con-stituency? What will Rep.Comstock do? It’s hard to getstraight answers making us rely onher past votes and positions. Whenit comes to guns, the position shetook in March 2015 gives us aglimpse.

Early last year the Federal Gov-ernment through the Bureau ofAlcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms(ATF) proposed a ban on armor-piercing bullets to protect law en-

forcement. House lawmakerswrote a letter directing the ATF toabandon the proposal. Althoughmore moderate Republicansstayed off of the letter, Rep.Comstock signed on. ATF surren-dered and armor-piercing bulletsremain on the market today. Ifkeeping armor-piercing bullets onthe market is among Rep.Comstock’s priorities it appearsshe just may be aligned with theTrump and Cruz ideology.

Michelle SandlerMcLean

Call to ProtectGrizzly BearsTo the Editor:

Recently, several bears havebeen sighted in the Vienna/Oakton area. In Virginia we’re for-tunate to share our wild backyards with our wild neighbors.However, some states may not beas lucky, if the U.S. Fish and Wild-life Service (USFWS) has theirway.

The USFWS is making decisionsfor wildlife management that don’tbode well for the recovery of thespecies they’re supposed to be pro-tecting.

Their recent proposal to delistGreater Yellowstone Ecosystem(GYE) grizzly bears from the En-dangered Species Act is premature

and threatens the very existenceof this population. Their numbersare far too low, only around 700,and don’t represent a healthy, re-covered population that is largeenough to be stable and to with-stand trophy hunting.

If we lose grizzly bears in theYellowstone area, we risk losingpart of what makes the region soincredible. GYE grizzlies are themost famous in the world anddraw in millions of tourists look-ing to spot the large, rare species.Not to mention the significant im-pact those tourist dollars have onthe local communities and busi-nesses.

The public has 60 days to pro-vide comments to USFWS on thisproposed plan to delistYellowstone area grizzly bears. Iplan to submit comments oppos-ing this plan and encourage oth-ers to the same.

Cynthia LongoVienna

Selfishness, NotAltruism, BehindTax IncreasesTo the Editor:

The Board of Supervisors andSchool Board should give the ap-proximately 12,000 classroomteachers salary increases, but give

no raises to other school andcounty employees. They shouldhold real estate taxes constant tospare the moderately poor, whoare the most hurt by real-estate taxincreases, many fleeing the countywhen taxes are raised and othersbecoming welfare dependent. Poli-ticians gain by raising taxes so theycan pay their employees more,employees who will dutifully re-elect them. Politicians gain also bymaking more people dependent ongovernment, people who will re-elect them so welfare continues.Selfishness, not altruism, makesthem raise taxes. Eventually, theywill suffer the consequences ofselfishness.

Fred CostelloHerndon

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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will hostpublic information meetings for the proposed eastbound wid-ening as part of the Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Project.On February 10, 2016, Governor Terry McAuliffe and membersfrom both parties and chambers of the Virginia GeneralAssembly announced a bipartisan agreement to move forwardon a plan to reduce congestion on I-66 inside the Beltway bywidening a four-mile stretch from the Dulles Connector Roadto Ballston. This proposal is intended to address an east-bound chokepoint where traffic merges onto I-66 from theDulles Connector Road. The meetings will provide informationabout the Environmental Assessment (EA) that VDOT is pre-paring for the widening to comply with the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA). To inform the EA, VDOT isconducting environmental analyses and coordinating withregulatory agencies to obtain information about environmentalresources in the vicinity of the project.

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When a military par-ent is deployed,things change forthe family left to

wait. Sometimes it’s financial, es-pecially for the families of NationalGuard and Reserve service mem-bers. For those families, there isoften a loss of income when thatmom or dad moves from their ci-vilian job to their military role. Tocomplicate matters, the families ofGuard and Reserve personnel usu-ally don’t have access to the samebenefits and resources that areavailable on most military instal-lations. These families aren’t “sta-tioned” in some central locationwhere help may be at hand. In-stead, they live all around thecountry and may have limited, orno access to those support services.

Then there is the emotional tollon the ones left behind, particu-larly the children, who don’t havethe distractions or the maturitythat the “single” parent uses tocope. Anxiety, the change in rou-tine, a possible tightening of thefamily’s financial belt all can havea real negative effect on the childwho waits.

OUR MILITARY KIDS recognizesthat those children sacrifice, justlike every military child, and theydo what thay can to fill the gaps insupport services and ease the bur-dens by awarding simple grantsthat pay for children’s activities andeducational assistance.

The nonprofit, headquartered inMcLean, was founded in 2004 andstarted small, helping one single

National Guard unit in Winchester,Va. It wasn’t long before they werereceiving requests from all aroundthe state, from Maryland and fromthe District. By 2006 they startedserving the children of Guards andReservists from around the nation,and then expanded again to in-clude the dependents of WoundedWarriors and the Fallen, as well.

On April 20, the organizationheld its inaugural Gala Benefit atthe Army Navy Country Club inArlington. “It’s fitting that we holdthis event during the ‘Month of theMilitary Child,’” said co-founderLinda Davidson. Davidson ex-plained that Our Military Kids istransitioning from a public-privategroup to one fully funded by theprivate sector. “We have neverturned down a child, yet,” she de-clared, “and we don’t want to start

now. We need to get more peopleinvolved to help these kids.” Thecolorful “thank you” notes thatdecorated the tables in the banquetroom helped put the attendees intouch with the children beingserved.

The evening’s entertainment in-cluded performances by childrenwho had received Our Military Kidsgrants and used them to developskills and talents. ZuzannaFernandez, a 16-year-old fromWoodbridge wowed the crowdwith her championship jump-rop-ing prowess. Matthew Mund,whose father, Gunnery Sgt. WilliamMund was left wheelchair-boundby a relapse from an allergic reac-tion to an anthrax vaccine duringhis 20-year military service, show-cased his blossoming country west-ern singing talents. The seniorMund told the audience how as-sistance to family members greatlyrelieves stress and improves morale

among those who serve.

FUNDS were raised by the silentauction of art works by grant re-cipients and by the spirited liveauction of a handmade, antiquedwooden American flag, donated byFlags of Valor, a company ownedand operated by combat veterans,many of whom are significantlyservice disabled. Gen. Peter Pace,USMC (Ret.) and his wife Lynne,who were honored at the Gala fortheir “service to our nation andcommitment to the wellbeing ofmilitary families,” won the auction,with a sudden offer five times theamount of the last bid.

“With a staff of only five people,you know that your support is go-ing right to work,” said KatherineSpinney, executive deputy director.To request assistance or to find outhow to donate or help, contact OurMilitary Kids atwww.ourmilitarykids.org.

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall ofFame officially inducted the Class of2015 in Aspen, Colo. on Saturday, April9. Seven athletes and snowsportpioneers were inducted; Genia Fuller(Simi Valley, Calif.), David Ingemie(McLean, Va.), Henry Kaiser (CaptivaIsland, Fla.), Jim Martinson (Puyallup,Wash.), Bob Salerno (Ogden, Utah),Edger Stern, deceased (Park City, Utah)and local Chris Klug (Aspen, Colo.).

The Class of 2015 will be honoredagain and ultimately enshrined thisSept. 16 at the U.S. Ski andSnowboard Hall of Fame and Museumin Ishpeming, Mich. They will bejoining over 400 other legends andpioneers by hanging their plaques inthe museum’s Honored Member Court.

This year marks the 60th anniversaryfor the Hall of Fame.

The Ski Hall announced the class of2016’s Induction Ceremony venue willbe Stowe, Vermont on April 1, 2017.

David Ingemie (originally fromFitchburg, Mass., now McLean) hasbeen involved with the marketing ofskiing and snowboarding for over 45years, serving as the president andCEO of SnowSports Industries America(SIA) since 1981, and retired from hisposition in January 2016. “Hisboundless energy, enthusiasm andintelligence was monumental forbuilding a healthy national snowsportstrade association, garnering highregard for his work throughout theindustry,” official statement said.

By Alexandra Greeley

The Connection

Whether you crave awhole Neapolitanpizza from Pizzeria

Orso or an upscale dish withhouse-made fresh potatognocchi from 2941, you mustthank the mastermind—andmaster chef—behind these verydiverse Falls Church restaurants.That would be executive chefBertrand Chemel, a native of theAuvergne region of France andnow a resident of Tysons Cor-ner. His culinary odyssey fromone culture to another is thestuff of any cook’s dream.

“I started cooking at the ageof 16,” he said, “so when I was14 I took a summer job work-ing in a local restaurant. Iwanted the job so I could buy amotorcycle.” His grandmotherlived across the street from abakery and helped him get hiredto wash the floors and do thedishes. He returned again thefollowing summer because herealized he loved the food indus-try.

After several years of anexternship and one year in ser-vice to the army, Chemel got alucky break, a job in Megève,France, the gourmet capital ofthe Alps, at the chef’s fine-din-ing institution RestaurantMichel Gaudin. “I worked therefor 4 years,” he said, “Therewere just the two of us, and wedid it all. From September toMay, we worked 7 days a week.”

But thanks to his boss he gotto spend time at Geneva’s el-egant Hotel du Rhône, whereGaudin sent all of his great chefsfor training. Gaudin then senthim to a two-star restaurant in

Southern France, when Chemelspent two more years before goingto work at the Savoy Hotel and atthe Connaught in London. Withsuch excellent training, Chemelwas ready for his next big step: amove to New York City to work forDaniel Boulud. “I told my parentsI was going to New York,” he said.“My father laughed and my motherwas scared.”

In Manhattan, not only didChemel cook at Daniel restaurantand its sister, Café Boulud, he alsoworked for a fellow Frenchmanfrom his hometown, LaurentTourondel, at his now closed Cellorestaurant. All that exposure toclassic French cooking techniquesshaped his culinary perspective,and when offered the chef’s job at2941, he became the perfect fit.

Besides, he said, he and his fam-ily love living in Northern Virginia.“I was amazed by Virginia and itsschools, beauty, and restaurants,”he said. “For me, it was like beingback home with its rivers, formerfarming communities. My wife andI felt the same.”

Now overseeing 2941’s kitchensince 2008 and more recently, that

of Pizzeria Orso, Chemel hasworked hard to reshape bothmenus. He has transformed theformer very pricy luxury 2941 res-taurant into an upscale casual des-tination that fits the local economy.Obviously, the lakeside setting isthe same, and Chemel alwayschooses the best local and seasonalingredients.

“We went from high-end expen-sive ingredients,” he said. “We stilluse great ingredients but the cook-ing is now more about the creativ-ity of the dish….We use as muchlocal as possible, but for me localmeans from Pennsylvania to Geor-gia, the East Coast local.”

He added that his meats are freeof antibiotics because he has re-searched where the animals areraised and what the farmers feedthem. “We must know where theproduct is from…it is always qual-ity ingredients.” And he has fol-lowed that rule with the restruc-tured Pizzeria Orso menu.

In the end, Chemel feels that heand the staff have achieved theoptimal course at 2941. “It took us6 months to one year to find theright balance,” he said. “Now we

have the right balance. We aredoing a lot of things to get ev-erybody excited.”

❖ 2941, Fairview Park Drive, FallsChurch . 703-270-1500. Hours: Mon-day-Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 5 to9 p.m., Happy Hour, 4 to 7 p.m.; Sat-urday, 5:30 to 10 p.m.

❖ Pizzeria Orso, 400 S. MapleAve., Falls Church, VA. 703-226-3460. Hours: Lunch and dinner,Tuesday-Sunday.

Culinary Cultures Explored

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Bertrand Chemel, a native of the Auvergne region ofFrance, is now a resident of Tysons Corner.

McLean Resident Inducted in U.S. Ski andSnowboard Hall of Fame

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From left: Lessing Stern (representing Edgar Stern, de-ceased), Genia Fuller, Harry Kaiser, Chris Klug, BobSalerno, Jim Martinson and David Ingemie

Executive ChefBertrand ChemelSpicy Tomato Jam

Yields about 6 cups

Chef Chemel notes that thisrecipe goes very well with grilled orfried fish or a chilled crab salad.

5 pounds plum tomatoes2 pounds cherry tomatoes5 tablespoons olive oil3 ounces basil with stems1/4 ounce lemon thyme2 1/2cups sugar1 1/2 teaspoons chili di arbol (dried

pimento), crushed3 tablespoons sherry vinegar

Wash all of the tomatoes.Remove the stems, and score thebottom of each plum tomato—cut ashallow X. Bring one gallon waterto a boil, plunge the plum tomatoesinto the boiling water for about 30seconds. Remove the tomatoes, andplace them into an ice bath. With aparing knife, remove the skin, andcut the tomatoes in half, squeezethe juice and seeds out, anddiscard. Cut the cherry tomatoes inhalf. Tie the basil and lemon thymetogether, and set aside.

In a deep sauce pan, heat theolive oil over medium heat. Add theplum tomatoes (seeded andskinless), cherry tomatoes, basiland lemon thyme tied together,sugar and pimento di Arbol. Cookfor 8 minutes.

Drain off all of the cooking liquidfrom the tomatoes, and reduce theliquid to a syrup in a separatesaucepan. Place the tomatoes backinto the saucepan and cook themslowly at low heat until thetomatoes start to dry out (about 6to 10 minutes). Add the tomatosyrup to the tomatoes and cookover low heat for another 10minutes. Remove the basil andlemon thyme, add the sherryvinegar, and allow the tomatoes tocool down to room temperature.

Profile: Bertrand Chemel, executive chef,2941 and Pizzeria Orso in Falls Church.

They Serve, Too – Gala Benefits Childrenof Military Personnel

Ready to support the cause. From left — Our Military Kidsvolunteer Anne Callender, with Emily, Michael, and Claire.Military dad Michael, said “No rank for me tonight. I’mjust here to support Anne and this great cause.” TheCallenders reside in McLean, where nonprofit Our MilitaryKids is headquartered.

With both mom and dad in the military, the Mullen gangknow how to line up and look sharp. Currently stationedat Quantico are Shannen, Nora, Kelly and Maven. MomJess just returned from a 6-month deployment in Kuwait,to the delight of all in the Mullen regiment.

Brian Steorts, left, owner of Flags of Valor, provided thewooden American flag that Gen. Peter Pace, USMC (Ret.)won in the Live Auction. Pace and his wife Lynn werehonored at the Gala for their military service and theircontinuing dedication to military families.

Zuzanna Fernandez, 16, ofWoodbridge, honed theseblazingly fast rope jumpingskills via a grant from OurMilitary Kids – and im-pressed the Gala attendeeswith them.

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ONGOINGConcerts on the Green. Sundays in June, July,

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Summer on the Green Concert Series. 6:30p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays. ViennaTown Green, 144 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Aseries of free performances presented by theTown of Vienna and its sponsors, Please bringchairs and/or blankets. No alcoholic beveragesare permitted. They recommend leaving pets athome. 703-255-7842. viennava.gov.

FRIDAY/APRIL 29Tree Planting. 4:30 p.m. Glyndon Park, 300

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SATURDAY/APRIL 30Taste of Vienna. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. 400 Center St.,

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SUNDAY/MAY 1Sunrise Garden Opening. 6-10 a.m.

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.Photographers, birders, strollers, and anyone

who enjoys a peaceful morning walk are invitedto visit during special hours. $2.50-$5.Novaparks.com.

NDWC Spring Fling Fashion Show. Noon.Flemings Restaurant, 1960-A Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. New Dominion Women’s Clubevent features fashions from Bloomingdale’s.Tickets at www.ndwc.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 21McLean Day. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Lewinsville Park,

1659 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Enjoy liveentertainment, great food, a petting zoo,exhibitor booths, balloon animals, games, tennisclinic, a magician, parking at free shuttle sitesand more. Large and small carnival rides—tickets sold on-site. Free. mcleancenter.org.

SATURDAY-MONDAY/MAY 28-30ViVa! Vienna! Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Monday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 245 Maple Ave., W,Vienna. Family and community orientedcelebration of Memorial Day and the greaterVienna Community spirit. http://vivavienna.org/.

SUNDAY/JUNE 5Israel Fest. Noon-4 p.m. Lerner Town Square at

Tysons II, 8025 Galleria Drive, Tysons. Engagingevents and interactive activities will runthroughout the day. Celebrate Israel and herpeople. Free. jccnv.org.

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Come out on Sundays and listen to some live music at the Great FallsVillage Green, Sundays, 6-8 p.m., June 5-Sept 4.

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Summer on the Green Concerts at the Town Green of Vienna begin May20. There will be performances on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday nightsfrom May to August.

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Lewinsville Park transforms into a huge community playground duringthe McLean Day celebrations. This year McLean Day is on Saturday, May21 at Lewinsville Park.

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Spring Delights. Tuesday-Saturday,10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 4-May 2. ViennaArt Center, 115 Pleasant St. NW,Vienna. Exhibition of Vienna ArtsSociety members.viennaartssociety.org. 703-319-3971.

Time Traveler Tuesdays. 4:30 p.m.March 29-June 7. Colvin Run Mill,10017 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls.This weekly series will takeparticipants on an interactive journeythrough time, focusing on a differentperiod in Virginia history each week.Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/colvinrunmill/events.htm.

Weekly Storytime. Wednesday andSaturday. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble,7851 L Tysons Corner Center,McLean. Themes and Titles vary.Free admission.

Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice.Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. St. Luke’sCatholic School Gymnasium, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean. WeeklyTai Chi practice. Group has met forover 20 years. Free. FreeTaiChi.org.703-759-9141.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY/APRIL 28-30“Loserville.” 7:30 p.m. George C.

Marshall High School, 7731 LeesburgPike, Falls Church. It’s the 1970’s.

Misfit computer geek Michael Dorkand his friends are about to changethe world. It’s just that no one knowsit yet! $15/$10.Statesmentheatre.org. 703-714-5450.

SATURDAY/APRIL 30“Jazz Masters with John Eaton:

The Music of HoagyCarmichael.” McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Jazz pianist, musicologist andhumourist, John Eaton brings hispopular continuing educationprogram. $12/$5.mcleancenter.org.family5kandfunrun.com.

Bike Collection. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Chesterbrook Elementary, 1753 KirbyRoad, McLean. The class ispartnering with Bikes for the Worldto collect all size bikes to refurbish todonate to the needy in third worldcountries and here in the US. $10donation. [email protected]

Gospel Concert. 3 p.m. HistoricPleasant Grove, 8641 LewinsvilleRoad, McLean. This free communityevent features Voices of Worshipcommunity choir singing traditionalgospel music and uplifting spiritualsin a quaint 1895 church setting, nowan historic site. For information, seewww.HistoricPleasantGrove.org.

SUNDAY/MAY 1Audubon Bird Walk. 7:30-9:30 a.m.

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NDWC Spring Fling Fashion Show.Noon. Flemings Restaurant, 1960-AChain Bridge Road, McLean. NewDominion Women’s Club eventfeatures fashions from

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Sports

The Langley girls’ la-crosse team seems tobe best known as a

prolific goal-scoring group. At12-0, the team has won 11games by a margin of at leastfive goals, and seven of theirwins came by double digits.What is not being discussed asmuch is the how the differen-tial is being held on the defen-sive side.

Junior goalie Megan O’Harahas quietly been leading a de-fensive unit that has only al-lowed 75 goals in12 games. SeniorM a c k e n z i eRegen, juniorAllie Leto, sopho-more Lilly Byrneand freshmanCharlotte Smithanchor a fero-cious defensiveline. Lauren Bell,Samantha Lee,Marina Carlucciand StephanieLong round outthe strong group.

O’Hara beganplaying in thefirst grade for Great Falls La-crosse coach Michelle Buller.

“I started out playing forGreat Falls Lacrosse because myolder cousins played and I wassick of soccer,” O’Hara said.“Coach Buller gave me an oldstick bag after a practice and Iwas hooked.”

O’Hara credits the coachingstaff with creating a team-firstmentality.

“Coach Maggie (Kovacs) andAnnie (Swanson) have brought

so much to the team this year,well beyond their lacrosse ex-perience,” she said. “They arecreative, keeping the practiceschallenging but also fun andthey build confidence in all theplayers. Coach Bucky (Morris)has personally been a hugehelp to me. He does goalie spe-cific drills with me and justbrings such a great spirit to theteam.”

Her greatest memory in herthree starting varsity years atLangley occurred just this year

during the Fairfaxgame on April 19.

“We won [20-2] and eventhough it was notparticularly close,it was the closestI’ve come to ashutout,” O’Harasaid. “After the fi-nal horn, theteam stormed thefield and tackledme in a hugegroup hug thatp r a c t i c a l l ybrought me tothe ground. They

were all screaming and yellingabout how well we all playedas a team. It’s moments like thatthat I play for, when we aren’t25 different girls but a singlefamily.”

In her spare time, O’Haraloves to bake – especially rhu-barb pie. The next time shemakes her favorite pie, she saysshe’ll be making at least two,so she can share the good foodwith the best family she knows:her team.

Goalie O’Hara helps Langleygirls’ lax start 12-0.

Team as a Family

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Langley goalkeeper Megan O’Hara and the Langleygirls’ lacrosse program started 12-0 this season.

“It’s moments

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Megan O’Hara

Madison Baseball ExtendsWin Streak to Nine

The Madison baseball team extended its win streakto nine games with a 16-5 victory over Fairfax onApril 21.

The Warhawks improved to 14-2 overall, 10-0 inConference 6 and remained unbeaten since return-ing from a spring break tournament in Florida.

Madison faced Washington-Lee on Tuesday, afterThe Connection’s deadline. The Warhawks have regu-lar season games remaining against South Lakes (Fri-day), Langley (May 3) and McLean (May 6) beforecompeting in the conference tournament, which isscheduled to begin May 12.

McLean Softball WinsFourth Straight

The McLean softball team defeated South Lakes5-0 on April 21, giving the Highlanders four straightwins. McLean’s win streak included a 1-0 victory overprivate school Bishop O’Connell on April 16.

With the win over South Lakes, McLean improvedto 13-3 overall and and 7-3 in Conference 13.

The Highlanders faced Langley on Tuesday, afterThe Connection’s deadline. McLean will hostYorktown at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 29.

Marshall Boys’ LaxImproves to 9-1

The Marshall boys’ lacrosse team defeatedWakefield 17-2 on April 19, improving its record to9-1, including 4-0 in Conference 13.

The Statesmen suffered their first loss of the sea-son on April 2 — a 7-6 defeat against Langley. In thethree games since, Marshall outscored Falls Church,Mount Vernon and Wakefield by a combined 54-9.

The Statesmen faced Stuart on Tuesday, after TheConnection’s deadline. Marshall will travel to facePotomac Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3 beforeclosing the regular season on the road against Leeon May 9.

Marshall Baseball BlanksFalls Church

The Marshall baseball team improved to 12-1 over-all and 8-0 in Conference 13 with a 4-0 win overFalls Church on April 21.

The Statesmen win streak extended to nine games.Marshall faced Stuart on Tuesday, after The

Connection’s deadline. The Statesmen will travel toface Edison at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 29.

Marshall Girls’ Lax aScoring Machine

The Marshall girls’ lacrosse team defeatedWakefield 22-0 on April 19, improving its record to9-2.

Through 11 games, the Statesmen averaged justunder 20 goals per game. Marshall has outscored itsopponents 218-37 and scored at least 20 goals ineight of 11 contests.

Marshall faced Stuart on Tuesday, after TheConnection’s deadline. The Statesmen will hostPotomac Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3.

Oakton Boys’ SoccerRemains Undefeated

The Oakton boys’ soccer team shut out Briar Woods3-0 on April 20 to improve to 8-0-1.

The Cougars will wrap up Conference 5 play witha home match against Westfield Thursday, April 28,at 7:15 p.m.

South Lakes BaseballSnaps 5-Game Skid

The South Lakes baseball team defeated Fairfax 1-0 on April 19, ending a five-game losing streak thatstarted when the Seahawks were no-hit by Herndonon April 2.

The win improved South Lakes’ record to 8-7 over-all and 3-6 in Conference 6.

The Seahawks faced Yorktown on Tuesday, afterThe Connection’s deadline. South Lakes will hostMadison at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 29.

South Lakes Boys’ LaxImproves to 6-1

The South Lakes boys’ lacrosse team improved to6-1 and extended its win streak to five games with a16-1 road win over West Potomac on April 19.

After dropping to 1-1 with a loss to Stone Bridgeon March 31, the Seahawks defeated Yorktown,Madison, McLean and Langley before thumping theWolverines.

South Lakes faced Hayfield on Tuesday, after TheConnection’s deadline. The Seahawks will host rivalHerndon at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27.

Herndon Girls’ Lax EarnsFirst Wins

After dropping six straight to start the season, theHerndon girls’ lacrosse team earned back-to-backwins against Chantilly and Falls Church.

The Hornets captured their first win by beatingConference 5 foe Chantilly 14-13 at home on April19. Two days later, Herndon beat Falls Church 22-4.

The Hornets faced Robinson on Tuesday, after TheConnection’s deadline. Herndon will host Broad Runat 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 28.

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Carlo Alfano, seen earlier this season, andthe Madison baseball team improved to14-2 with a win over Fairfax on April 21.


The New Dominion Women’s Club (NDWC)has announced that “The 7th AnnualSpring Fling Fashion Show, Luncheon andRaffle” will be held on Sunday, May 1, at

noon to support local charities. This year’s fun-filledevent will feature the latest fashions fromBloomingdale’s. For the first time, there will be bothmale and female community leaders who will model.It will be held at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse inTysons Corner. The NDWC is accepting supportthrough sponsorships, donations, raffle items, andticket sales. To purchase tickets and find out moreinformation, visit www.ndwc.org.

The beneficiaries are at the heart of the event. Thisyear the NDWC will donate proceeds to SHARE,McLean/Falls Church Children’s Center, McLeanProject for the Arts (MPA) and Safe Community Coa-lition.

Community leaders serving as models include:State Sen. Barbara Favola; Del. Marcus Simon; PeggyFox, Reporter and Anchor at WUSA9; MarciaTwomey, Executive Director of the Medical CareChildren’s Partnership Foundation; George Sachs,Executive Director, McLean Community Center;Christina Girardi, Director, Educational Programs atMcLean Project for the Arts (MPA); Bill DuBose,Managing Director, District Financial Advisors; andDerrick Swaak, COO/Partner, TTR Sotherby’s Inter-national Realty. Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) will make opening remarks.

Alina LeMay, President of the NDWC said, “Ourfashion show is our trademark fundraising event eachyear. Bloomingdale’s will dazzle you and you willlove seeing the latest styles. And, you’ll be able to

show your support for charity while having a greattime.”

Marcia Twomey said, “I am thrilled to have theopportunity to model again this year. The event lastyear was a huge success and this year will be evenbetter. ”

The fashion show committee includes: Alina LeMay,Carol Brunner, Elizabeth Bertholon, Anne Deger, KittyGonzalez, Jennifer Salopek, Ignacia Moreno, MaryAnn Miller, Joan Murray and Desi Woltman. Flowersare graciously donated by NDWC member SherriHeile.

The NDWC is a civic organization, based inMcLean, committed to promoting, encouraging, sup-porting and cultivating the civic, cultural, educationaland/or environmental welfare of the communitythrough volunteer service and/or financial contribu-tions while providing an opportunity for fellowshipamong women. Members are asked to donate theirtime and talents whenever possible to volunteer op-portunities. NDWC coordinates the Children’sArtWalk featuring artwork at MPA’s festival. It show-cases art from elementary age children from schoolsin McLean on the first Sunday in October. Membersparticipate in Adopt-a-Highway on WestmorelandStreet on McLean, and Reading is Fundamental atFalls Church/ McLean Children’s Center. Membersalso donate time and financial support to help withthe holiday party and backpack program and foodpantry at SHARE, Inc. Among other things, over thepast years, the NDWC has held a Spring FashionShow, whiskey tasting evening and Arts Night OutGallery Silent Auction at MPA. Members are alsoencouraged to join in other activities and socialevents, such as our monthly meetings on the 3rdMonday of each month, coffee mornings, and more.

Flemings Prime Steakhouse is located at 1960-AChain Bridge Rd, McLean. Parking is available on-site at the Courtyard Marriott.

McLean communityleaders as models.

Fashion Show to Support Local Charities

A mother-daughter teamwill be featured when PeggyFox hits the runway withher daughter Leah Horan ofMcLean High School.

Photos contributed

Community leaders enjoyed participating last year forNew Dominion’s Fashion Show.

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Bloomingdale’s. Tickets atwww.ndwc.org.

TUESDAY/MAY 3Small Standard Flower Show. 1-

2:30 p.m. Vinson Hall RetirementCommunity, 6251 Old DominionDrive, McLean. Presented by TheGardeners of the Junior League ofWashington. Free. [email protected].

SATURDAY/MAY 7Document Shredding. 9 a.m.-noon.

Long and Foster, 1355 Beverly Road,McLean. Free, secure papershredding for the community. Here’syour opportunity to clear your homeor office of paper clutter! Springclean your office and shred outdateddocuments.703-903-8643.

Yard Sale/Flea Market. 7 a.m.-2 p.m.Great Falls United Methodist Church,10100 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.

To reserve a space to sell or formore information call 703-582-1640.

Social Justice Yard Sale. 7 a.m.-1p.m. Unitarian UniversalistChurch of Fairfax, 2709 HunterMill Road, Oakton. Proceeds fromthe sale will be shared with theShepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV), The NationalAlliance on Mental Illness, MosaicHarmony and UnitarianUniversalist Partner ChurchCircle. 703-281-0538.

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A happily buoyantMcLean CommunityPlayers (MCP) cast

and crew described what audi-ences can expect at the uproari-ous production of the award-winning “Unnecessary Farce.”Written by Broadway actor PaulSlade Smith, “UnnecessaryFarce” combines farce with acontemporary American plotfull of incompetence, comiccharacters, mistaken identities,wrong assumptions and plentyslamming doors.

Add in there plenty of edibledonuts and strategically seenfunny underwear very visibleon the Alden Theatre stage.

Veteran director Jessie Rob-erts described “UnnecessaryFarce” as “an eight door farce.A barometer for how crazy afarce is should be based on thenumber of doors in the set. Aneight door face is about as crazyas you can get.” She describedthe MCP cast as “stellar andready” with the technical arti-sans as “an imaginative cadreof designer and crew.”

“Unnecessary Farce” takesplace in a bargain budget mo-tel. A mayor is suspected ofembezzling public funds. He issupposed to meet with his ac-countant to discuss next stepsin the caper. But, two under-cover cops have been tipped offand are in the room next store.They are supposed to record themeeting on video tape; thenbring the culprits their comeup-pance. Well, that is the expec-tation until everything goesvery astray.

Things don’t quite work, asthere is oodles of chaos andconfusion. The proceedings

take on a frantic pace centeredupon the two cops, at leastthree crooks and eight doors.Listening to the production’scast and crew it was clear theywanted to treat Alden audi-ences to a frantic muddle ofwho’s in which room, who’swatching the video, and whoreally took money. Oh, add in ahit man, and loud noises fromcrashing doors and other soundeffects.

Featured in a many previousMCP productions, Bob Samsplays Mayor Meekly in “Unnec-essary Farce.” He called the play“a dynamite, funny play withplenty of laughs and great pac-ing.” It’s entertainment to just“sit back and enjoy.” BrendanChaney, playing a Scottishhitman, described the show as“a farce and proud of it. It hasplenty of energy and silliness.”Making her MCP debut,Brianna Goode is the Mayor’saccountant who will seem“rather not totally in control ofherself. Also even the costumesare funny with a purpose.”

Director Jessie Robertswanted audiences to know:“‘Unnecessary Farce’ is a joy. Wecan always use a good farce.”

Where and WhenMcLean Community Players

present “Unnecessary Farce” atMcLean Community Center/AldenTheatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave,McLean. Performances April 29-May 14. Fridays and Saturdays at 8p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

Tickets: $18 (seniors & stu-dents), $20 (adult).

Call OvationTix 1-866-811-411or visit www.mcleanplayers.org.

Note: Adult language; suitablefor ages 15 and up. Audio descrip-tion services offered at the matineeperformance on May 8. AmericanSign Language interpretation willbe offered at the evening perfor-mance on May 14.

McLean Community Playerspresent “Unnecessary Farce.”

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Such is life, and I’m happy to live it.Moreover, given my original prognosis fromFebruary, 2009: “13 months to two years,”there’s very little that I deem complaint-worthySEVEN YEARS LATER. Nevertheless, there arerealities that cancer patients and/or otherpatients similarly characterized as “terminal,” asI was, must endure. And given my projectedlife expectancy then, I am “pleased as punch”now – to invoke a long-ago Vice President/Democratic nominee for President, Hubert H.Humphrey – to be enduring anything.

And “endure” isn’t really the right word, butit’s most assuredly in the running. Still, if I don’tfind a way to lighten the emotional load (otherthan receiving amazingly good scan results andequally positive e-mails from my oncologist, allof which is not exactly in my control), I willlikely crack under the weight of it. I’m notexactly Atlas condemned to hold up “TheHeavens,” but I am holding something; maybejust my sanity. And Just as “Hawkeye” Piercejoked about war in a M*A*S*H episode backin the day: “If truth is the first casualty of war, Iguess sobriety is second,” a cancer patientmight joke (if he or she had a sense of humor):“If one’s hopes and dreams are the first lossfrom cancer, your sanity is second.” As MarkTwain “self-effaced” later in his life: “Out of allthe things I have lost, I miss my mind themost.”

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Respite Care volunteers give family caregivers ofa frail older adult a well-deserved break so theycan go shopping, attend a doctor’s appointmentor just have coffee with a friend. Volunteers visitand oversee the safety of the older adult for afew hours each month. Support and training areprovided. Contact 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected].

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The Lewinsville Senior Center in McLean needsinstructors for the following classes: Line Dance,Zumba Gold, Certified Arthritis Exercise, SquareDance, Basic Guitar, Art and Basic Spanish. Forthese and other volunteer opportunities, call703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click onVolunteer Solutions.

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Healing Eucharist, Sunday, May 1 at 5p.m. — Holy Comforter offers a monthly HealingEucharist with the Laying on of Hands and Anoint-ing for Healing. The service occurs on the firstSunday of each month at 5 p.m. in St. Mary’sChapel. The Healing Ministry is being led by theRev. Valerie Hayes and Ms. Alexandra MacCrackenand includes a team of lay healers who have gonethrough intentional training and formation. Formore information, please contact the Rev. ValerieHayes [email protected]. Church ofthe Holy Comforter is located at 543 Beulah RoadNE, Vienna,703-938-6521.

The Church of the Holy Comforter inVienna, 543 Beulah Road, is offering the course“Your Faith, Your Life: An Invitation to the Episco-pal Church.” Classes will be April 17; May 1, 15,22; June 5 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Light lunch andchildcare provided. Visit https://ttsu.me/1tg tosign up for a book and

Great Falls United MethodistChurch,10100 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, willhost annual yard sale/flea market on Saturday,May 7, 2016 from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. You can now re-serve a 10x10’ space ($25) to sell your owntreasures or donate items to the church (theywould pick up).

Come shop, donate and/or sell your own things.703-582-1640.

St. Francis Episcopal Church, 9220Georgetown Pike in Great Falls, offers musical,educational, outreach and fellowship ministries inaddition to worship services, including a 7:45 a.m.

worship service without music; 9 a.m. worship ser-vice, children’s chapel and children’s choirs; 10a.m. Sunday school and adult forum; and 11 a.m.worship service with adult choir. 703-759-2082.

The Antioch Christian Church offers a timeof Prayer and Healing on Wednesday evenings at6:30 p.m. for anyone wanting encouragement andhealing through prayers. People are available topray with you or for you. Antioch Christian Churchis located at 1860 Beulah Road in Vienna.www.antiochdoc.org

The Jewish Social Services Agency (JSSA)offers a wide variety of support groups for thosewith emotional, social, and physical challenges.www.jssa.org/growth-learning.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia offers a vari-ety of free bereavement support groups, meetingon a weekly basis. 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org.

McLean Bible Church Fitness Class at Bodyand Soul Fitness. Gain balance, energy andstrength at 9:45 a.m. Mondays and Fridays. Freechildcare for registered [email protected].

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 1830Kirby Road in McLean, holds a third Sunday ser-vice every month at 10:15 a.m. which allowschildren to play active roles in the music and asgreeters and ushers. Traditional services are everySunday at 8:15 and 10:15 a.m.

Vienna Christian Healing Rooms are open,every Saturday, 1-5 p.m., at 8200 Bell Lane. A teamof Christians is available to anyone requestingprayer. Free and open to the public. 703-698-9779or www.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.

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Learning how to run a lemonade standlike a Fortune 500 company and use theprofits to invest in the stock market will beon the agenda for other local children. Bothactivities are offered by local specialtycamps aimed at giving children opportuni-ties to explore their interests in a way thatthey cannot during the school year.

“I think summer camps are a great wayto promote thriving if it is done right,” saidCarolyn Lorente, Ph.D., Professor of Psy-chology at Northern Virginia CommunityCollege in Alexandria and a camp consult-ant. “During the school year, there is somuch emphasis on testing that the creativeand collaborative nature of children getslost. A great camp can create space for ourchildren to flourish.”

SPECIALTY CAMPS offer young campersa chance to focus on a specific area of inter-est such as cooking, financial literacy andeven gaming.

For example, Spark Business Academy, aNorthern Virginia based organization thatteaches financial literacy to young students,is offering its Future Millionaires Camp inArlington. Students learn about money con-cepts that range from setting up a lemon-ade stand that makes a profit to understand-ing the stock market.

“The name is definitely tongue in cheek,”said Chuchi Arevalo, the organization’sfounder. “We teach personal finance, lead-ership and innovation. We give them lifeskills that they aren’t learning in school andpromote financial literacy that is fun evenfor students in first and second grade.”

Rising fifth- and sixth-grade students willget a chance to take a trip back in time this

summer at Mount Vernon’s Camp Washing-ton. During each of the three one-week ses-sions, campers explore the history of GeorgeWashington’s estate.

From farming and spinning fibers intocloth to making ice cream and meeting theestate’s heritage breed animals, hands-onactivities will give campers a glimpse ofmany aspects of early American life atMount Vernon.

“The summer camp is designed to helpengage students while having fun,” said Me-lissa Wood, spokeswoman for MountVernon. “[It] gives kids the opportunity togo behind the scenes and experience his-tory in their own backyard.”

Young game-design aficionados can spendthe summer with Mason Game & Technol-ogy Academy’s (MGTA) camps. Studentstake classes such as Game Design, Creationand Entrepreneurship, Minecraft and CyberDefense. “We run our classes at Mason inFairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William,” saidVera Lichtenberg, Director of the MasonGame & Technology Academy at GeorgeMason University.

“We also do a great deal of communityoutreach to train teachers, engageunderserved students, and generally, helpstudents realize that Game Design is a STEMfield that not only engages those who lovetechnology, but also those on the artisticside: writers, music composers [and] de-signers. MGTA is part of the Mason Com-puter Game Design Program and the Com-munity Outreach Youth Program for theVirginia Serious Game Institute.

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Everyone knows the timeless

tale of the pauper girl wholost her shoe on the steps of

a castle after a night spent danc-ing with her prince. The story ofCinderella and her fairy tale hasbeen a popular bedtime story fordecades. McLean High Schoolbrought a modern twist to thisclassic story in their production ofRodgers and Hammerstein’s“Cinderella.”

In 1957, Richard Rodgers andOscar Hammerstein II were taskedwith writing a musical version of“Cinderella” for television. WithJulie Andrews as Cinderella, thebroadcast pulled in more than 100million viewers; this number madethe program the most viewed tele-vision broadcast of its time. Afterthe 1957 success, the musical wasrevised for television in 1965 andin 1997. The musical was alsoadapted for stage and premieredon the West End and in the NewYork City Opera. Most recently, themusical was adapted with a newbook by Douglas Carter Beane andopened on Broadway in 2013. Thisversion starred Laura Osnes in thetitle role and Santino Fontana asher prince. Though the story isbased on the well-known fairytale, it has some modern twists likea revolutionary as one ofCinderella’s not-so-evil stepsister’slove interest.

The cast of McLean’s productionof Rodgers and Hammerstein’s“Cinderella” brought the magic ofthe beloved fable to life with theirfabulous energy and engagementonstage. The wonderful tech bol-stered the cast’s effort. The crew’shard work was obvious in all thedifferent facets of technical ele-ments.

Syd Kirk’s performance as thetitle character blew the audienceaway. Her impressive vocals andembodiment of Cinderella exudedthe kindness of the classic charac-ter. Kirk’s ability to carry the showon her shoulders as a freshmanwas astounding. ChristopheJelinski portrayed the lovablePrince Topher. His enthusiasm andwitty line deliveries brought aunique sense to the character. BothKirk and Jelinski had excellentchemistry onstage. Their roman-

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tic kisses and dances gave the lovestory credulity.

Without the excellent support-ing cast, the show could not havesucceeded. Tori Garcia’s absolutelyflawless vocals as Pinkleton, a ladyof the court, stunned audiencemembers. Though she had lessstage time than some of her othercast mates, her incredible voice

and humor made her stand outamong the crowd. Abby Comeyplayed the stepsister, Gabrielle.Comey’s consistency in thecharacter’s very distinct physicaland vocal attributes highlightedGabrielle’s adorable goofiness. Jef-frey Nolan portrayed the revolu-tionary, Jean-Michel. Nolanbrought variety to Jean-Michel’spersonality with moments of seri-ousness contrasting with moments

of lighthearted humor. Comey andNolan had fantastic chemistry.Their clumsy attempts at romancebuilt up to a pinnacle: their kiss,which can only be described asaggressively awkward. HeidiDeger played Marie, a crazywoman turned fairy godmother.Her performance of the song,“There’s Music in You” showcasedher beautiful voice.

The show’s technical elements

established the setting and moodthroughout the show. The portableset was suitable for the fairy talesetting. Although it had momentsof precarious wobbling, the charm-ing cottage, palace, and foresttransported the audience all overthe mythical kingdom. The show’scostumes were also impressive.The costumes were hand-craftedand most of them were well tai-lored. Cinderella’s costumes be-came more beautiful as the show

progressed, culminating in hergorgeous wedding dress. The pro-duction requires two difficultonstage costume changes; thesechanges went smoothly asCinderella transformed from pau-per to princess.

McLean High School’s magicalperformance of Rodgers andHammerstein’s “Cinderella”brought audience members backto the beloved fairy tale kingdomof their childhoods.

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