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July 14-20, 2010 ❖ Volume XXIV, Number 28

Temporary LibraryOpens in McLeanNews, Page 4

Temporary LibraryOpens in McLeanNews, Page 4

Tysons CommitteeCharter ExtendedNews, Page 3

Supervisor John Foust(D-Dranesville)

presents the ‘Key toKnowledge’ to mark

the official opening ofthe temporary Dolley

Madison Library.

Great Falls, McLeanSee Buyer’s Market

Real Estate, Page 12

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NewsMcLean Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The McLean Citizens’ Association extended thecharter of the Tysons

Corner Liaison Committee at itsJuly 7 meeting, in order to con-tinue to facilitate communica-tion between the MCA andother parties involved in thenew Comprehensive Plan forTysons Corner. The FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisorsadopted the plan June 22, andwhile MCA President Rob Jack-son called it “a good plan,” theMCA believes further workneeds to be done.

The MCA Board of Directorscreated the committee at itsSept. 5, 2007 meeting, and itscharter has been extended un-til July 1, 2013. According tothe charter, the committee“shall examine appropriate is-sues related to supporting pub-lic facilities, fiscal matters andimplementation requirements,including any impacts on theMcLean community.”

THE WORD “GOOD” keptcoming up from the MCA Boardto describe the Tysons plan.Board members were satisfiedwith the changes that weremade from its original incarna-tion, but all of their goals

weren’t met.Committee member Ted

Alexander said that the Boardof Supervisors came up with aplan that has “several thingsthat we didn’t support, butoverall it’s a good plan that wesupport.”

“The key area through all ofthis not addressed is the finan-cial side, the funding and theimplementation,” Alexandersaid. “We have concern thatcommunities — people like usin McLean — should be repre-sented, because it is us who willsuffer the major impact throughthe years.”

The MCA was particularlyconcerned with how the costsof development would be split.Members said that the develop-ers should bear the brunt of thecosts associated, because theywill reap the future rewards ofthe increased density and popu-lation.

“One of the things I’m reallyshocked about is that they werefloating this idea that 75 per-cent of the cost be borne by thetaxpayers, 25 percent by thedevelopers,” said Darren Ewing.

THE LOWERING of the pro-posed density of the TysonsCorner area was a big plus for

The Northern VirginiaTechnology Council(NVTC) announcedthe winners of the

Ninth Annual NVTC Hot TicketAwards, honoring the region’s“best and brightest entrepreneur-ial technology companies.” Morethan 550 members of the North-ern Virginia technology commu-nity came out to celebrate thenominated companies, poolside atthe home of NVTC’s President &CEO Bobbie Kilberg.

During the event, Kilberg an-nounced NVTC’s recent commit-ment to serve only Virginia winesat all its events to promoteVirginia’s wine industry as a cre-ator of jobs and revenue in theCommonwealth.

The 2010 Hot TicketsAwards opened with aVIP reception at Billand Bobbie Kilberg’shome in McLean.

2010 Hot Ticket AwardWinners: Hottest Boot-strap – CustomLink.com; HottestSocial Buzz –ZoomSafer; Hottest Exit– NISC; Hottest Emerg-ing Government Con-tractor – Agilex Tech-nologies, Inc.; HottestInternational Company– BroadSoft; HottestManagement Team –Zenoss; and HottestVenture Capital Deal –LivingSocial.

NVTC Presents Hot Ticket AwardsEvent highlightsthe region’s ‘hot’technologycompanies.

Mark Katz ofCustomInk.com of McLeanreceives the Hottest Boot-strap Award.

McLean residentsMaryellen and Ray McInnis

McLean residentsStephanie and LawrenceSingleton

Kristin and Craig Parisot ofInvertix Corp. in McLean

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From left, Mark Zetts, Bud Freeman and DonBorcherding of the McLean Citizens AssociationBoard of Directors discuss options for the TysonsCorner Liaison Committee in the wake of the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors’ June 22 decision on theComprehensive Plan for Tysons Corner.

Tysons CommitteeCharter ExtendedCommittee calls June 22 decision ‘agood plan’ but still has work to do.

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Tysons Corner CenterWelcomes New Stores

Tysons Corner Center announced July 6 the addition of eightnew shopping and dining destinations — Michael Kors, Lacoste,Vans, Clarks, Zumiez, I AM, Clear and Seasons 52 — that willbring additional lifestyle retail and restaurant choices to North-ern Virginia’s fashion-focused customers.

Coming in Spring 2011, Seasons 52 is a fresh grill and wine barrestaurant recognized for its concept featuring a seasonally in-spired menu and fresh approach to dining. Nothing on the menuis more than 475 calories, from its signature flatbreads to its en-trees and mini indulgence desserts.

Just opened, Michael Kors is among the leading American fash-ion designers for luxury accessories and sportswear. The prod-ucts include apparel, accessories and beauty. The Tysons CornerCenter store carries the full “michael” line, as well as handbags,accessories, sunglasses, jewelry and shoes.

Opening in late August, Lacoste features a full range of lifestyleproducts, from the iconic polo to bags and leather goods. Lacosteis classic and sporty in footwear, eyewear, watches, home goodsand fragrances.

In addition to Michael Kors, Lacoste and Seasons 52, additionalretail brands opening at the shopping center in July and Augustinclude Vans, Clarks, Zumiez, I Am, Clear, AT&T, T-Mobile andWinn Bros.

For more information, visit www.shoptysons.com or follow uson Facebook and Twitter at facebook.com/tysonscornercenter andtwitter.com/shoptysons.

Help for New ResidentsSearching for Child Care

Based on the most recent Census figures, about 75,000 peoplewill move into Fairfax County this year, including about 5,000young children. More newcomers will move into the county dur-ing the summer than at any other time of the year. Families whoare new to the community can call the Fairfax County Office forChildren for help with finding childcare: 703-449-8484.

Families can also search for child care on the Office for Children’swebsite, which has a database of more than 500 Fairfax Countychild care centers and more than 2,200 family child care provid-ers who have a state license or a county permit to care for chil-dren in their homes: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ofc.

“Our online database lists a variety of important details aboutthe care offered by each child care program, such as the ages ofthe children served; which schools are located nearby; what ac-commodations are available for children with special needs; andwhether the home or facility is near public transportation,” saidOffice for Children Director Anne-Marie Twohie.

Childcare is one of the most-searched terms on Fairfax Countygovernment’s website. On the Office for Children’s website, thereare typically about 3,000 searches for child care each month. Forhelp with finding childcare programs with current permits or li-censes, call the Office for Children at 703-449-8484, or check thewebsite at: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ofc.

NOVACO to Hold Dinner,Silent Auction

NOVACO (Northern Virginia Coalition of Churches & Businesses)a nonprofit organization located in Fairfax, is holding their An-nual Dinner with live and silent Auction at Westwood CountryClub in Vienna on Saturday, Oct. 16. NOVACO is celebratingeleven years of restarting the lives and dreams of victims of abusewith the Victory over Violence Gala. Tickets for the dinner can bepurchased online at www.novaco.org.

Sponsorship opportunities available as well.NOVACO’s mission is to “help homeless victims of domestic

abuse become healthy, secure, and self-sufficient through com-munity collaboration to provide housing, childcare, education,counseling, mentoring and financial management.”

Week in McLean

By Rose Lee

The Connection

The dedication ceremony for the temporary Dolley Madison Library took placeon July 8 to officially mark its openingand celebrate the renovation of the origi-

nal library on Ingleside Avenue.Supervisor John Foust (D- Dranesville) presented

the “Key to Knowledge,” which he said representsthe “commit[ment] to providing lifelong learning,recreational, and cultural op-portunities to all Fairfax Countyresidents.”

The key also symbolizes “ANew Beginning” for both thetemporary location and theoriginal Dolley Madison Library.The newly renovated facilitywill be completed by next sum-mer, offering more computers,meeting rooms and space. It willbe more environmentallyfriendly by utilizing energy-ef-ficient light bulbs.

Although the temporary library only offers 20 per-cent of the collection previously offered at the origi-

nal Dolley Madison Library due to space constraints,they offer all same services, including computer andInternet use, copy machines, free book transfers fromother library branches, the Summer Reading Programand a dedicated staff.

“The temporary facility is fabulous,” said KristinCabral, the Dranesville Library Board of Trustee ap-pointee. “It is centrally located, which makes it con-venient.”

Patrons of the library were present before, duringand after the dedication ceremony. According to Li-

brarian Starr Smith, when thetemporary facility opened onJune 28, “there were 518 peoplewho visited [that day].”

“[The temporary location] isjust as great as the Dolley Madi-son Library that’s being reno-vated,” said McLean residentElie Hone. “I miss how there’snot as much space, but I’m look-ing forward to the even largerspace we’ll have at the newlyrenovated library.”

The temporary Dolley Madison Library is locatedat 6649-A Old Dominion Drive in the McLean SquareShopping Center.

Temporary Library Opens in McLeanWhile original Dolley Madison Library undergoesconstruction, temporary location offers same services.

Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), Dolley Madi-son Librarian Starr Smith,Dranesville Library Boardof Trustee appointeeKristin Cabral and Del.Barbara Comstock (R-34)hold the ‘Key to Knowl-edge’ at the dedicationceremony of the temporaryDolley Madison Library.

Library patrons visit the temporary Dolley Madison Library.

“[The temporarylocation] is just asgreat as the DolleyMadison Library that’sbeing renovated.”

—McLean resident Elie Hone

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The Rotary Club ofTysons Corner pre-sented three mem-bers with awards foroutstanding ticketand raffle sales forthe Spring WineTasting event inApril. The awardswere given to BurtHeacock, DavidDanner and GregPryor at the installa-tion of new officersand directors held atClyde’s of Tysons onJune 17.

The Three Amigoswas responsible formore than 40 per-cent of the ticket andraffle sales at thespring fundraisingevent. The clubraised more than$13,000 for local charities and col-lege scholarships. The wine tast-ing event was at the home of Willand Susan Soza and is one of twomajor fund-raising events the clubputs on. The second event is aMonte Carlo night in the fall.

The club installed the new of-

ficers and directors on June 17.The new officers are: PresidentDenise Dixon-Basil; ImmediatePast President Ronnie Chantker;President-Elect Ingrid Parris-Hicklin; President Nominee MaryEdwards; Secretary DavidTalebian; Treasurer Christoph

Three members received awards for their contribution to the successof Spring Wine Tasting fund raiser.

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GOP Women’s ClubAwards ScholarshipsMcLean residents and 2010 high school graduatesMark Moran and Spencer Chretien were recentlyawarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Greater McLeanRepublican Women’s Club for their participation inRepublican politics. Another $1,000 scholarshiprecipient and McLean resident, Emily Hooppii, is notpictured. Present for the award are, from left,GMRWC President Lynn Clancy, Moran, Chretien, Del.Barbara Comstock (R-34), Del. Tom Rust (R-86) andU.S. Frank Wolf (R-10).

Dorothy L. Smith, PharmD,founder and president of Con-sumer Health Information Corpo-ration in McLean, is the recipientof the American Pharmacists As-sociation (APhA) Foundation 2010Pinnacle Award for Individual Ca-reer Achievement.

The award recognizes a pharma-cist who has demonstrated excep-tional leadership in enhancingquality in health care and advanc-ing better medication use; profes-sional and personal commitment toincreasing the well-being of people;and leadership in improving medi-cation adherence. “The 2010 Pin-nacle Award recipients are leadersin re-defining our health care sys-tem to focus on enhancing overallquality and improving patient out-comes,” said William M. Ellis, APhAFoundation executive director andCEO. “Their example should inspireall health care stakeholders to de-velop innovative care models thatare truly patient-centered.”

SMITH is an internationally rec-ognized pharmacist, author, pa-tient advocate, clinical educatorand expert in patient adherencewith medications. She has been apioneer in patient education and

delivered more than 150 profes-sional and scholarly addresses.She is the author of 23 books in-cluding the pioneering textbookfor health professionals, “Medica-tion Guide for Patient Counseling”(Lea & Febiger) and the best sell-ers “Understanding PrescriptionDrugs” (Simon & Schuster) and“Understanding Canadian Pre-scription Drugs” (Key Porter).Smith has appeared on hundredsof radio and TV talk shows bothin the United States and Canada.

In 1983, Smith founded Con-sumer Health Information Corpo-ration.

UNDER HER GUIDANCE, thecompany has developed more than4,000 evidence-based patient edu-cation programs for medications,devices, disease management andPhase III clinical trials worldwide.

Smith has developed a special-ized patient education/drug infor-mation clerkship elective to helptrain doctor of pharmacy studentsinterested in patient education.This program is now affiliated withmore than 40 schools of pharmacyin the United States and Canada.

“This is truly a great honor,” saidSmith. “I have always believed

safe medication use from the ear-liest days of her career in phar-macy. Smith received her bachelorof pharmacy degree from the Uni-versity of Saskatchewan and herdoctor of pharmacy degree fromthe University of Cincinnati. Shehas specialized in translating com-plicated medical messages intolanguage that the average con-sumer can understand.

Smith is the author of more than130 professional articles and has

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Approximately 900 newVirginia laws went intoeffect on July 1. Here isa list of some of the in-

teresting new laws and how localstate legislators voted on the is-sues.

❖ CONCEALED WEAPONS.People with a concealed weaponpermit can carry a concealedweapon into a restaurant or barbut cannot drink. Previously,people who wanted to carry aweapon into a restaurant or barhad to “open carry,” keeping theweapon exposed.

IN SUPPORT – Sen. ChapPetersen (D-Fairfax and Vienna),Del. Barbara Comstock (R-McLeanand Great Falls), Del. Mark Keam(D-Vienna)

NOT IN SUPPORT Sen. MarkHerring (D-Reston and Herndon),Sen. Janet Howell (D-McLean,Great Falls and Reston), Del. KenPlum (D-Reston), Del. Tom Rust(R-Herndon), Del. Jim Scott (D-McLean)

❖ SEATBELTS FOR TEENS.Teenagers who are 16- and 17

years-old will be required to wearseatbelts while riding in the backof a vehicle. Previously, onlypeople under 15-years old wererequired to do so.

IN SUPPORT –Sen. Mark Her-ring (D-Reston), Sen. JanetHowell (D-McLean, Great Fallsand Reston), Sen. Chap Petersen(D-Fairfax and Vienna), Del. Bar-bara Comstock (R-McLean andGreat Falls), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Chantilly and Oak Hill), Del. KenPlum (D-Reston), Del. Tom Rust(R-Herndon), Del. Jim Scott (D-McLean)

❖ ASSISTED LIVING AND AL-COHOL. Assisted living facilitieswill now be able to serve alcoholicbeverages. Residents of assistedliving facilities will also be able tokeep alcohol in their rooms legallyfor the first time.

IN SUPPORT Sen. Mark Herring(D-Reston), Sen. Janet Howell (D-McLean, Great Falls and Reston),Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax andVienna), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna and Oakton), Del. KenPlum (D-Reston), Del. Tom Rust

(R-Herndon), Del. Jim Scott (D-McLean)

NOT IN SUPPORT - Del. BarbaraComstock (R-Great Falls andMcLean)

❖ HEALTH INSURANCE. Vir-ginia residents should not be re-quired to buy health insurance bythe government. The law is meantto protect people from the federalhealth care reform package passedby the U.S. Congress this year. Itis also the basis of Virginia Attor-ney General Ken Cuccinelli’s (R)lawsuit against the federal govern-ment regarding a future mandateto purchase health care.

IN SUPPORT - Sen. Mark Her-ring (D- Reston and Herndon),Del. Barbara Comstock (R-McLeanand Great Falls), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon)

NOT IN SUPPORT - Sen. JanetHowell (D-McLean, Great Fallsand Reston), Sen. Chap Petersen(D-Fairfax and Vienna), Del. MarkKeam (D-Vienna and Oakton), Del.Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. JimScott (D-McLean)

❖ LICENSE PLATES. Vehicleowners will be able to buy the fol-lowing specialty Virginia licenseplates for an extra $15; “VirginiaKids Eat Free”, “TRUST WOMEN/RESPECT CHOICE”, “BUY LOCAL”,“FRIENDS OF COAL” and a platehonoring the Washington Capitals.Proceeds from the special plates goto a charity or foundation con-nected with each slogan. For ex-ample, the “FRIENDS OF COAL”plate benefits mine safety pro-grams and the “TRUST WOMEN/RESPECT CHOICE” benefits theVirginia chapter of Planned Par-enthood, though the money can-not be used for abortion proce-dures.

IN SUPPORT - Sen. Mark Her-ring (D-Reston), Sen. JanetHowell (D-McLean, Great Fallsand Reston), Sen. Chap Petersen(D-Fairfax and Vienna), Del. Bar-bara Comstock (R-McLean andGreat Falls), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Chantilly and Oak Hill), Del. KenPlum (D-Reston), Del. Tom Rust(R-Herndon), Del. Jim Scott (D-McLean)

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Army Pfc. Eric Z. Reynolds,a 2007 graduate of Oakton HighSchool, has graduated from theInfantryman One Station UnitTraining at Fort Benning, Colum-bus, Ga. He is the son of Jamesand Susan Reynolds of Oakton.

Michael Thompson , ofVienna is among 10 James Madi-son University students thattrained for three days with Spe-cial Forces soldiers at Fort Bragg,N.C., as part of the Army ROTCRanger Group.

Army 2nd Lt. Roman A.Terehoff has graduated fromthe Infantry Basic Officer LeaderCourse at Fort Benning, Colum-bus, Ga. He is the son of Alex G.and Irina P. Terehoff of Borge St.,Oakton, Va. Terehoff graduatedin 2001 from Oakton HighSchool, and received a bachelor’sdegree in 2008 from George Ma-son University.

Jennifer E. Fulco has gradu-ated from the Army ROTC(Reserve Officer Training Corps)Leader’s Training Course at FortKnox, Ky. Fulco is a student atGeorge Mason University, and a2007 graduate of James MadisonHigh School. She is the daughterof Bruce R. and Judy A. Fulco ofPodium Drive, Vienna.

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Virginia’s Newest Laws An overview of locallegislators’ votes.


Opinion

Many readers wrote in responseto last week’s editorial, “SchoolBoard Could Learn to Share.”Along with numerous letters

about the board vote to close Clifton Elemen-tary, readers added to the list of school boardand school staff decisions that left variousmembers of the community feeling left out,confused and often angry.

About a year ago, frustrated leaders of mul-tiple advocacy groups formed the Fairfax Edu-cation Coalitionwww.fairfaxeducationcoalition.org, to addresswhat they call a “disturbing trend: lack of trans-parency and accountability on the part of FCPS,no matter what the issue.”

It isn’t that the school board wasnecessarily wrong on all these issues.

But consistently, parents and others who areadvocating for their communities, schools andinterests feel that most members of the schoolboard and some staff are not interested in com-munity input, or in sharing the basis of theirdecisions.

Here are a few other concerns (in the wordsof readers for the most part):

❖ The decision to close Graham Road El-ementary, moving to another building that wasbeyond walking distance for the community,creating barriers to what has been excellentcommunity and parental involvement.

❖ The decision to buy the Gatehouse II build-ing, an abuse of public trust that was vetoedby the Board of Supervisors. (Watch for a pos-

sible lease agreement that might cir-cumvent current restrictions.)

❖ The decision to expand Langley HighSchool even though South Lakes High Schoolhad capacity for those Reston students who goto Langley.

❖ The decision to forcibly redistrict Fox MillEstates and Floris students from Oakton intoSouth Lakes. This was done only after the Lan-gley expansion was approved.

❖ Undermining efforts to have later highschool start times by fanning the fears that thechange would force the elimination of manysports and activities.

❖ “This is not just about one issue; ratherthere is a decidedly consistent pattern on thepart of FCPS of shutting out the public in mak-ing decisions about our public schools.”

Serving on the school board requires a mas-sive commitment of time and effort for virtu-ally no pay. No one makes this commitmentwithout having the best interest of the schoolsas a whole at heart. But it is clearly time forsome soul searching on the board about lis-tening and responding to community concerns.

From Readers on School Board and StaffReaders cite many examples: Community oftenfeels shut out of process on key issues.

Dogs and cats and other creatures greatand small are essential members ofour families.

They offer us unconditional love, joy, com-fort, companionship, humor. We know our chil-dren benefit from learning to empathize, carefor and love our family pets.

We don’t hesitate when it comes to spend-ing on their health care or rearranging our livesaround their needs, searching for the best nu-tritional information, finding the best dog park.

We haven’t forgotten horses, fish, birds, rep-tiles and amphibians, guinea pigs, hamsters,and other more unusual pets — we hope forphotos about them all.

Be sure to identify the full names of every-one pictured in photos, include informationsuch as breed and age of the pet and childrenpictured, and (very important) the communitywhere you live. Please be sure to include ad-dress and phone number to be used for verifi-cation purposes only.

We prefer digital submissions. Please sendin submissions as soon as possible, but at leastbefore July 23. E-mail to [email protected], and write “Pets”in the subject line. You can mail submissionsto the Pet Connection, 1606 King St., Alexan-dria, VA 22314.

Be Part of the Pet ConnectionSend photos andstories of your favoritecreatures by July 23.

To celebrate, we plan to publish the Pet Con-nection, including your family’s pets, publish-ing July 28, with a submission deadline of July23.

We invite photos of your pets with you, yourchildren or with whole family. We’ll prefer pho-tos that picture the pets with their humans.

We also invite children’s artwork of theirpets.

We also welcome short stories about yourpet or your experiences with animals. Tell us afunny story, or explain how your pet helpedyou or a member of your family through atough time. Tell us about how you came toadopt or rescue your pet. Tell us how your fa-vorite places to go with your pet, or how yousolved a particular challenge concerning yourpet.

Editorials

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Looking forFormerCamp Fire GirlTo the Editor:

My name is Eileen Kane and Iam the leader of the Bethesda-D.C.Camp Fire Club. The caption andphoto above recently appeared onCamp Fire USA’s Facebook page:ht tp://www.facebook.com/CampFireUSA. Camp Fire USA iscelebrating its 100th year with theslogan A Century of Kids and AFuture of Leaders! Camp Fire USA,formerly the Camp Fire Girls, hashad both boys and girls since1975. When it was founded it wasthe first non-sectarian organiza-tion for girls in the U.S. to be opento members of any race, creed orcolor. This openness continues to-

day since it welcomes anyone ofany race, gender, socioeconomicstatus, disability, sexual orienta-tion or other aspect of diversity.Currently, about 600,000 aremembers of Camp Fire nationally,but locally we are about 500 reg-istered members. Camp Fire re-mains popular in Texas, the North-west and parts of the South andMidwest.

“This is former Camp Fire GirlMargaret Monteith of McLean, Va.She is pictured with Mrs. Rooseveltas they made their joint broadcastover NBC on Oct. 8, 1941. Doesanyone know any information onthis photo or on Margaret?”

I was wondering if you couldpublish this in your newspaper?Our council and the national or-ganization would love to know

From the album: Wall Photos by Camp Fire USA 2010 Centennial

This is former Camp Fire Girl Margaret Monteith ofMcLean. She is pictured with Mrs. Roosevelt as they madetheir joint broadcast over NBC on Oct. 8, 1941. Doesanyone know any information on this photo or on Marga-ret?

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School Board’sDevastatingDecisionTo the Editor:

The School Board voted lastweek to close Clifton Elementary.I cannot tell you how devastatingthat was. Immediately followingthe vote, I saw children and par-ents crying outside. Over in a smallgarden I saw two adult women,who I can only assume were par-ents, collapsed on the ground and

holding each other while sobbinguncontrollably. It was extremelytrying for me to see that. Thesepeople were “Handled” in theworst sense of the word.

The school board’s stated rea-soning throughout the processcontinued to vacillate and wanderaround politically with no validreasons or thinking behind thedecision. The involved commu-nity was able to provide many,many facts supported with solidthinking as to why the schoolshould not be closed.

Ms. Kimm did an excellent opin-ion piece last week [School BoardCould Learn to Share, Connection,July 7-13]. The schools’ peoplejust dismissed it as uniformed andunimportant.

Bruce BennettVienna

TransparencyIn Campaign AdsTo the Editor:

Do you want to know who isfunding campaign ads? I do. Inresponse to a recent US SupremeCourt ruling allowing corpora-tions, unions and special interest

groups to spend unlimited sumson campaigns, the U.S. House ofRepresentatives recently voted topass a bill that would require thesegroups to identify themselves tothe public in advertisements thatthey pay for. An amendmentwould also require these groups toidentify their principal place ofbusiness, so that voters can tellhow much out of state money isbeing spent on their local cam-paigns. The bill would not preventor even limit the amount of moneythese groups can spend. It justsays, if you are going to do this,own it. Own up to it. Just as can-didates must certify their own ads,the chief executive officer of cor-porations and special interestgroups would have to certify thead his company or group was pay-ing for. I think there is a tremen-dous need for this kind of legisla-tion, especially considering thatunlimited amounts can now begiven in support of a candidate.U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) is ap-parently opposed to this kind oftransparency, and voted againstthis measure. Why?

Terri ParentGreat Falls

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THURSDAY/JULY 15Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.

8 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. $45 in-house, $25 lawn. 877-WOLFTRAP or www.wolftrap.org.

Wolftrap Children’s Theatre in theWoods. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. 10 a.m. Synetic FamilyTheater: Cowardly Christopher FindsHis Courage, 11:15 a.m. SteveRoslonek: Stevesongs. Free workshopsfollow the 10 a.m. performance;reservations required at 703-255-1824. $8-$10. www.wolftrap.org.

Pablo Antonio y La Firma. 7:30 p.m.Nottoway Park, 9537 CourthouseRoad, Vienna. Salsa. Free. 703-324-7469 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

Jammin’ Java’s Mid-Atlantic BandBattle III. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10.jamminjava.com.

OK Book Discussion. 7 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. East of Eden by JohnSteinbeck. Adults. 703-242-4020.

Book Discussion. 7 p.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Call for title. Adults. 703-757-8560.

Rocknoceros. 7 p.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Join Coach Cotton, Williebob, andBoogie Woogie Bennie for a rockin’good time. All ages. Register at 703-938-0405.

FRIDAY/JULY 16Summer on the Green: Angela

Hayes Quartet -Jazz Vocals. 6:30p.m. at the Vienna Town Green, 144Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Bring chairs orblankets for seating. No alcoholicbeverages allowed. It is recommendedthat pets be left at home. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

“Little Women, The Musical.” 8 p.m.McLean Community Players, AldenTheatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Based on the Louisa May Alcott story.$17-$19, group rates available. 703-790-9223 or www.mcleanplayers.org.

The Kennedys. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $18.jamminjava.com.

Murphy’s Kids, The Independentand Parachute Musical. 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $10 advance, $13 at the door.jamminjava.com.

Summer Nights. 8 p.m. at the JohnSwayze Theater, The New School ofNorthern Virginia, 9431 Silver KingCourt, Fairfax. A Hub Theatre cabaretwith singers Donna Migliaccio, GiaMora, and Erin Driscoll. 703-674-3177 or www.thehubtheatre.org.

NSO at Wolf Trap: West Side Story& More. 8:15 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Emil deCou, conductor, with Tchaikovsky,Prokofiev, Gounod and Bernstein.Tickets $20-$52. 877-WOLFTRAP orwww.wolftrap.org.

SATURDAY/JULY 17Wolftrap Children’s Theatre in the

Woods. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. 10 a.m. Synetic FamilyTheater: Cowardly Christopher FindsHis Courage, 11:15 a.m. Steve

Roslonek: Stevesongs. Free workshopsfollow the 10 a.m. performance;reservations required at 703-255-1824. $8-$10. www.wolftrap.org.

“Little Women, The Musical.” 8p.m. McLean Community Players,Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. Based on the Louisa MayAlcott story. $17-$19, group ratesavailable. 703-790-9223 orwww.mcleanplayers.org.

4 Out Of 5 Doctors. 9 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $20.jamminjava.com.

Re-entering the Workforce. 10 a.m.The Women’s Center, 127 Park St.N.E., [email protected].

Summer Nights. 8 p.m. at the JohnSwayze Theater, The New School ofNorthern Virginia, 9431 Silver KingCourt, Fairfax. A Hub Theatre cabaretwith singers Donna Migliaccio, GiaMora, and Erin Driscoll.703-674-3177 orwww.thehubtheatre.org.

Fairfax County Master GardenersAssociation, Inc. 10 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 NorthSt., Fairfax. Master Gardeners providehorticultural tips, information,techniques and advice to homegardeners. Adults. 703-293-6227.

Plant Clinic. 10 a.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church. Masters Gardeners fromthe Fairfax County CooperativeExtension answer gardeningquestions. Adults. 703-790-8088.

18th Century Summer Market Fair.11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at The ClaudeMoore Colonial Farm, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. Enjoytraditional dancing and singing. Trywatercolor and writing skills at theStationer’s, muster with the ColonialMilitia, visit the Dyers and try hands-on crafts such as spinning. Or sit in

the shade and savor roast chicken,spicy sausages and fruit pie. Enjoyauthentic ginger ale, or local ale andporter at the Tavern. Period wares,food and beverages available forpurchase. Adults $5, age 3-12 orseniors $2.50. www.1771.org.

NSO at Wolf Trap: Idina Menzel &Marvin Hamlisch. 8:15 p.m. WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets$20 - $52. 877-WOLFTRAP orwww.wolftrap.org.

Bach 2 Rock. 5 p.m. at the PalladiumCivic Place Green, 1445 LaughlinAvenue, McLean. Soft rock. Free. 703-288-9505.

Meet Author Laura Elliott. 2 p.m. atGreat Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Book signing anddiscussion with Fairfax resident Elliot,author of ‘A Troubled Peace’.Presented by the Great Falls HistoricalSociety. 703-757-8560.

Local Authors Book Signing. 11 a.m.at Borders, 8027 Leesburg Pike,Vienna. Arlington resident ElizabethMcCarthy will sign ‘Patrick’s HomeRun’ and Woodbridge resident JameyM. Long will sign ‘A Possum’s WarBetween the States’. 888-361-9473.

SUNDAY/JULY 18Summer on the Green: Tonics -

Blues-Rock. 6:30 p.m. at the ViennaTown Green, 144 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. Bring chairs or blankets forseating. No alcoholic beveragesallowed. It is recommended that petsbe left at home. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.

“Ride to Provide” Bike Ride withWashington Redskins LorenzoAlexander and Kedric Golston.11 a.m. at Reston Town CenterPavilion, 1818 Discovery St., Reston.A 10, 20 and 35 mile scenic bike ride

and charity event hosted byWashington Redskins LorenzoAlexander and Kedric Golston on theW&OD Railroad Regional Park Trail.With opportunities to win Redskingame-day tickets, hotel packages,autographed memorabilia and more.Proceeds benefit the Lorenzo’s ACESFoundation for local underservedyouth and African orphans. $50 adult,$25 child, children in trailer free.510- 350-7127 orwww.RideToProvide.org.

B.B. King with Lukas Nelson & ThePromise of the Real. 8 p.m. WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. $42 in-house, $25 lawn. 877-WOLFTRAP orwww.wolftrap.org.

“Little Women, The Musical.” 2p.m. McLean Community Players,Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. Based on the Louisa MayAlcott story. $17-$19, group ratesavailable. 703-790-9223 orwww.mcleanplayers.org.

William Fitzsimmons and RosiGolan. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $15.jamminjava.com.

The Smallwood Brothers. 6 p.m.Great Falls Village Green, at thecorner of Georgetowne Pike andWalker Road in Great Falls. Rock.www.gfcitizens.org.

Afro Bop Alliance. 5 p.m. McLeanCentral Park, 1468 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean. Afro-Cuban jazz.www.aldentheatre.org.

Summer Nights. 2 p.m. at the JohnSwayze Theater, The New School ofNorthern Virginia, 9431 Silver KingCourt, Fairfax. A Hub Theatre cabaretwith singers Donna Migliaccio, GiaMora, and Erin Driscoll. 703-674-3177 or www.thehubtheatre.org.

Book Signing. 12-5 p.m. at Seneca HillAnimal Hospital, 11415 Georgetown

Pike, Great Falls. Ingrid King, authorof ‘Buckley’s Story: Lessons from aFeline Master Teacher.’

Butterfly Garden Guided Tours. 3p.m. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens,9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court,Vienna. An introductory guided stroll.Learn how the gardens attractbutterflies. Members free, non-member adults $4, seniors and age 7-17 $1.50, under age 6 free. Rentalbinoculars available at the VisitorCenter. 703-255-3631, ext. 0 orwww.nvrpa.org/park/meadowlark_botanical_gardens.

18th Century Summer Market Fair.11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at The ClaudeMoore Colonial Farm, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. Enjoytraditional dancing and singing. Trywatercolor and writing skills at theStationer’s, muster with the ColonialMilitia, visit the Dyers and try hands-on crafts such as spinning. Periodwares, food and beverages availablefor purchase. Adults $5, age 3-12 orseniors $2.50. www.1771.org.

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

MONDAY/JULY 19The Go-Go’s. 8 p.m. at Wolf Trap

Foundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $54-$471.703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

RFC 93 Boys Soccer Benefit Showwith The Darby Brothers. 7:30p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $10 advance, $13 at thedoor. jamminjava.com.

Chess Club. 2 p.m. Great Falls Library,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Learn the rules and strategy, play thegame. Participants may bring their

own chess sets, no chess clocksneeded. Ages 6-14. 703-757-8560.

Rainforests Alive. 2:30 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Discoverthe world of tropical rainforests andmeet unique creatures that call thejungle their home. Presented byReptiles Alive. 703-790-8088.

TUESDAY/JULY 20Paul Taylor Dance Company. 8:30

p.m. at Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. $38 in-house, $10 lawn. 703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

Wolftrap Childrens Theatre in theWoods. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. 10 a.m. Diane Macklin:Animal Tail Tales, 11:15 a.m. Musicwith the Milkshake Trio. Freeworkshops follow the 10 a.m.performance; reservations required at703-255-1824. $8-$10.www.wolftrap.org.

Steel Train and Girl In A Coma. 8p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $12 advance, $15 at thedoor. jamminjava.com.

Personalized Internet Training.2:30 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit RegionalLibrary, 7584 Leesburg Pike, FallsChurch. A 45-minute one-on-oneInternet training sessions with atechnology volunteer. Call forappointment. Adults. 703-790-8088.

Mystery Book Discussion. 6:30 p.m.Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Call fortitle. Adults. 703-790-8088.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 21Summer on the Green: Doc

Dikeman Jazz Ensemble. 6:30p.m. at the Vienna Town Green, 144

Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Bring chairs orblankets for seating. No alcoholicbeverages allowed. It is recommendedthat pets be left at home. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

Book Discussion. 10:30 a.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Call for title. Adults. 703-757-8560.

Model Investment Club ofNorthern Virginia. 7 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Learnmore about investing. New visitorswelcome. Adults. 703-790-8088.

Personalized MicrosoftOfficeTraining. 7:15 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. A 45-minute one-on-one Microsoft Officetraining session with a technologyvolunteer. Call for appointment.Adults. 703-790-8088.

Junior Ranger Day. 12-3 p.m. WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Funactivities for children as they learnabout the performing arts, Wolf Trap,and the National Park Service.Activities include a variety of ranger-led programs and a rubber stampscavenger hunt. www.nps.gov/wotr/forkids or 703-255-1827.

The Levon Helm Band and JohnHiatt & The Combo. 7:30 p.m. atWolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. $45 in-house, $25 lawn. 703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/JULY 22NSO@Wolf Trap With Violinist

Joshua Bell. 8:15 p.m. at WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $20-$52. 703-938-2404 orwww.wolftrap.org.

Mimi Preda as Jo March sings ‘Fire Within Me’ during arehearsal of the McLean Community Players’ productionof ‘Little Women – The Musical.’ Friday-Saturday, July 16-17, 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 18, 2 p.m. at the Alden The-atre, 1234 Ingleside Ave. in McLean. 703-790-9223 orwww.mcleanplayers.org.

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Over the past year, thelocal real estate mar-ket has undergonesignificant changes

as it rebounds from the economicrecession. The real estate marketin McLean and Great Falls is in re-covery after the lowest point of therecession, with record-low mort-gage rates but some uncertaintyafter the end of the federal taxcredit for first-time homebuyers.

J.D. Callander, a real estateagent with Weichert Realtors inMcLean, said the local market be-gan to exhibit effects of the reces-sion around 2008, though it be-gan to slow down elsewhere in thenation as early as 2006.

“In the 22101 and 22102 ZIPcodes, we didn’t really see a ma-jor price adjustment until 2008,”Callander said. “That coincidedwith a drop in the stock market inOctober. Until November 2009, wetook in about a 15 percent priceadjustment. That’s really not thatbad.”

However, homes more than $2million in price had a tougher timein the market.

“The absorption rates werehigher than 30 months,” Callandersaid. “The absorption rates havedecreased significantly, but it isalways hard to sell property in thatprice range.”

July 2009 was what some mightcall “the bottom of the market,”Callander said, “because the num-ber of homes sold increased for thefirst time … in more than fouryears.”

IN NOVEMBER 2009, low mort-gage interest rates and an expan-sion of the $8,000 federal taxcredit for first-time homebuyersand $6,500 for repeat homebuyersunder The Worker,Homeownership and Business As-sistance Act of 2009 motivatedresidents to buy property.

“In November 2009, we saw thefirst positive price change in fouryears,” Callander said. “We contin-ued to see extremely minor pricegains throughout the spring.”

In July 2010, federal legislationextended the tax credit deadlineto close on a home from June 30

“I think we’re inrecovery mode,even if it’s slowand steady.”— Karen Brisco, Keller

Williams real estateagent

to Sept. 30, though the deadlineto purchase homes ended April 30.

Another change occurred inMarch 2009 when “the govern-ment stopped purchasing mort-gage-backed securities,” whichhad helped keepmortgage rateslow, Callander said.

Rates were ex-pected to go up,but they didn’t.

“In fact, theyhave gone down,”Callander said.

Callander saidthat the marketwill see “seasonaladjustment” afterthe spring boom, but that now isthe time to buy because “pricesaren’t going up.”

The average price of property inthe first quarter of 2010 was$1,102,900 in the 22101 ZIP codeand $640,700 in 22102, both ofwhich represent price increasescompared to the first quarter of2009. The number of propertiessold in each ZIP code also wentup from the same quarter last year,with increases of about 51 percentin 22101 and 78 percent in 22102.

The average number of days onthe market was 69 in 22101 and57 in 22102. Properties in 22101sold for around 91 percent of theiroriginal asking price, and proper-ties in 22102 for 94 percent oftheir asking price.

“Any buyer who is thinkingabout buying should absolutelypurchase now,” Callander said.“You’ll never see an interest ratethis low again. Sellers should sellright now too; you can get a goodprice. It’s a great market rightnow.”

For example, Callander said sherecently listed a house on BalsamDrive in McLean for $875,000 thatwent under contract in six days.

However, Callander advisedbuyers to “look for good resale”value due to lingering instabilityin the economy.

Long & Foster real estate agentCarol Jackson gives a similarly

positive assess-ment of the GreatFalls market.

“We’re getting alot more trafficcompared to lastyear,” Jackson said.

Jackson said shetook a house offthe market lastyear because itwasn’t selling, butthis year, “we’ve

already had more traffic than innine months last year” on the samehouse.

Jackson said that the $800,000to $1.2 million-price range is sell-ing best. Like the McLean market,the Great Falls market has seensteady gains over the past year,though “McLean’s doing better,”Jackson said.

“The month of May was up 18percent from last year,” Jacksonsaid. “We haven’t had the slow-down in June that we’re used to.We did have a steady improvementin sales.”

THE NUMBER of homes sold inGreat Falls’ 22066 ZIP code wasup about 8 percent in the firstquarter of 2010 compared to thesame quarter last year. However,the average price of property was$1,124,200, a decrease of around11 percent compared to the firstquarter of 2009.

Properties stayed on the marketfor an average of 163 days andsold for around 87 percent of theiroriginal asking price.

Jackson said that buyers arelooking for homes that don’t needmuch renovation.

“People are buying pretty, buy-ing things they don’t have to workon,” Jackson said.

Like in McLean, homes in theupper price range are slower tosell. In Great Falls, the majority oflistings fall in the $1 million to$1.499 million or more than $2million price ranges.

“That will take longer unless it’spriced really well,” Jackson said.

However, overall, Jackson feelsthat buyers are “digging their wayout of the recession, gaining a littleconfidence,” she said.

“It’s a great buyer’s market,”Jackson said.

Arya Mansouri, principal brokerat Metropol Realty in Great Falls,said that the April 30 expirationof the federal tax credit to first-time homebuyers “really sloweddown the market [for properties]up to $600,000.”

“They’re thinking about renew-ing it,” Mansouri said. “That mightbring back the market that we’veseen.”

Mansouri noted that property inthe upper price ranges has a muchharder time selling in the currentmarket.

“Under $600,000 is movingpretty good, [but] anything over$1 million is very slow … like sixmonths in the market,” Mansourisaid.

On the positive side, Mansourisaid Great Falls has seen a total ofonly eight foreclosures in the past12 months, “which is pretty good.”

“The foreclosure market didn’thit Great Falls because it’s a richarea with a high average income,”he said. “We are in a good buyer’smarket in Great Falls.”

“The margin of negotiation iswider for buyers,” he said. “Peoplenegotiate and get a pretty goodprice, [compared] to other areas,like Arlington, … [where] youcan’t negotiate because there is notmuch inventory.”

“Three things sell a house: price,location and condition,” Mansourisaid. “[In terms of] location, GreatFalls is one of the best. If the con-dition of the house is good and[it’s] reasonably priced, it will sellfast.”

However, Mansouri warns sell-ers against unrealistic optimismabout the state of the market.

“A lot of people, in the aftermathof 2005 where the market peaked,they think it’s going to go up sofast,” he said. “Compare your list-ing price with what [houses of thesame price] actually sold for.”

Real estate agent Karen Briscoof Keller Williams in McLean, whois familiar with both the McLeanand Great Falls markets, said that

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KellerWi l l iamsR e a l t yM c L e a n /Great Fallsannouncedthe openingof its Com-m e r c i a lDivision; KWCommercialMcLean onElm Streetlaunched inJune with a commercial veteranAnn Page as its Managing Direc-tor. Page has been a commercialreal estate broker with over 25years of experience in commercialreal estate in the Northern Vir-ginia market. She has leasedoffice space, warehouse and retailspace, handled land and officebuilding sales and office build-to-suits for landlords and tenants,owners and buyers. She hasrepresented developers of large of-fice projects as well as tenants ofall size office requirements. Shehas designed and implementedmarketing programs for officecondo developments and condoconversions around the Washing-ton, DC metropolitan area. Overthe years, Page has developed bro-ker relationships throughout theGreater Washington area thathave spanned her lengthy tenureat Randall Hagner (nowWoodmark, Inc.) where she was aVice President. She will be joinedby five other commercial agents

After a short tenure as VicePresident at the Long and FosterCommercial Division, Page hasaccepted the challenge from KWCommercial McLean where she isnow responsible for building anew franchise with a compensa-tion plan for commercial realestate brokers. KW CommercialMcLean offers an alternative totraditional brokerages throughhigher splits and a potential toachieve 100% commissions.

KBS Realty Advisors, one ofthe country’s largest commercialreal estate advisors, has finalizedthree new leases totaling 48,571square feet at its 1945 Old Gal-lows Road property in the TysonsCorner area.

Enterprise Information Sys-tems, Inc., signed the largest ofthe three agreements, for 25,066square feet, for the establishmentof its corporate headquarters. Thebusiness process integration firmis moving its headquarters from1951 Kidwell Drive in Vienna, tooccupy the entire fifth floor of1945 Old Gallows Road and be-comes the seven-story building’slargest tenant.

The commitment by Enterprisecomes after 1945 Old GallowsRoad leases signed earlier this yearwith Preferred Systems Solutions,Inc. and NTELX for 14,147 and9,358 square feet, respectively.

“We’re seeing an increase ofnew tenants, especially thosemoving to 1945 Old GallowsRoad from other properties in thearea,” said Robin Burke, Wash-ington, D.C.-based senior vicepresident and asset manager forKBS Realty Advisors.

Real Estate Notes

Ann Page

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KEVIN A. LENGYEL,STEPHANIE A. LENGYEL f/k/a Stephanie A. Johnson,MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.,MRC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,HILLCREST ESTATES MHP,OAKPARK DENTAL,CAPITAL ONE,

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You are hereby notified that Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within forty (40) days after June 30, 2010 you must respond with a written de-mand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is Clerk of Circuit Court, Eau Claire County Courthouse, 721 Oxford Avenue, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702, and to Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ric-ci, S.C., Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway, P.O. Box 1030, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702-1030. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

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And I don’t know when, either. But I haveto believe, given my diagnosis – and originalprognosis, that my cancer is going to cost mesome money, some time. I don’t mean co-pays. I don’t mean health insurance premiums(which I already pay along with my employer).I don’t mean income. I mean, outgo. Whetherit’s for treatment/medications; experimental orotherwise, not covered and/or provided bymy HMO, increased health insurance premi-ums should I have to go on C.O.B.R.A. orhave to buy the guaranteed-issue health insur-ance offered by the state of Maryland; long-term care, should my condition deteriorate towhere completing the activities of daily livingbecome too difficult for me and my wife tomanage, the road ahead is likely littered withdollars needing to be paid to ease a troubledmind – mine.

As a consequence of this expected/antici-pated future (hopefully not present), I’msomewhat hesitant to spend money now, fear-ful that I’ll be forsaking the necessities of thatfuture for the pleasures of the present. I don’twant to look back one day (later) and wishthat I had done/planned things differently;better prepared myself and my family finan-cially for the inevitable cash outflow on thehorizon. Because once I/we get there, it’s notas if we’ll have the time, energy or opportu-nity, realistically speaking, for a do-over. Atthat point of no return, we’ll have to make thebest of a bad situation – and one likely to getworse. And so, as I try to view the obstaclesand anxieties heading our way, I’m wonderingif there’s a way that I can manage/minimizethe financial impact at present of some of thecascading commitments likely to befall us inthe future.

Saving money now for that rainy day(doomsday) is my one option (other than win-ning the lottery, which is hardly a plan).Moreover, as simple and as prudent as thatsaving plan sounds (and this is where the can-cer conundrum really escalates), deprivingmyself now of miscellaneous lifestyle enhanc-ing, stress-reducing, quality of life experi-ences/expenditures/inducements might in facthasten my decline by eliminating the kinds ofpositive perks that seriously ill patients need tohave to fight through the challenges anddemands of living – and hopefully not dying –according to one’s own presumptuous prog-nosis. Ergo, if I plan for a future that doc-tors/health care professionals tell me is likelyto occur, it might very well be a self-fulfillingpath I’m following – which means I’ll just beanother casualty in the war against cancer.However, if I don’t plan/act accordingly, it mayindeed have the opposite effect. If I don’t livelike I’m planning to die, maybe I won’t diewhile I’m doing all this planning. But what ifI’m wrong? What if I live more for the present,spend the money now, but end up reallyneeding the money later?

Later could be sooner, though, six monthsfrom now – given the top end of my originaltwo-year prognosis, communicated at the first– and only – Team Lourie meeting with myoncologist back on March 5, 2009. And if infact six months is a lifetime left, then what amI waiting for, another six months? (Thisreminds me of the Henny Youngman joke:“My doctor told me I have six months to live. Itold him I couldn’t pay my bill. He gave meanother six months.” If only it were thatsimple.)

I’m still trying to make sense of it all, obvi-ously. I don’t want my potentially irresponsi-ble, and poor financial planning/decision-making now, to be my legacy. I want to beremembered with a smile, not a grimace.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

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“we’re through the worst of the recession.”

“THE GOOD NEWS is Bank of America isno longer calling the Washington, D.C. areaa declining market,” Brisco said. “That’shuge. I think we’re in recovery mode, evenif it’s slow and steady.”

Brisco noted that the recession hit theGreat Falls market harder than McLean’s,which is “a function of being farther awayfrom D.C., from the job center,” she said. In

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Market Rebounds after Recessionaddition, “McLean is recovering morequickly than Great Falls,” Brisco said.

“If you’re under $1 million in the McLeanand Great Falls area, I think that themarket’s done correcting,” Brisco said. “Thehigher you get over $1 million, the harderthe market gets.”

Like Mansouri, Brisco advises sellers to“be realistic about the current market,” shesaid.

“Good houses priced right are selling,”Brisco said.

Last Used Book CollectionThe McLean Branch of the American Association of University Womenwill conduct the last used book collection on Saturday, July 31, from10a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sun Trust Bank at 515 Maple Ave. in Vienna. Gentlyused books, CDs and software are accepted. Children’s books areneeded. This collection is in preparation for the 41rst AAUW Used BookSale at the McLean Community Center on Sept. 10-12. The sale benefitsscholarships for women. For more information, call 703-356-8364 orvisit www.mcleanaauw.org.

THURSDAY/JULY 15The 3Ds: Delirium, Depression and

Dementia. 6 p.m. Great Falls Assisted LivingOffice, 1025-P Seneca Road, Seneca SquareVillage, Great Falls. Learn how to get the properdiagnosis and questions to ask your physician.Light refreshments served. Free and open to thepublic. 703-421-0690.

FRIDAY/JULY 16VTRCC Brown Bag University. 12 p.m. at the

Fairfax County Economic DevelopmentAuthority, 8300 Boone Blvd., Suite 450, Vienna.Topic: Web Content Management Systems forsmall businesses. [email protected].

SATURDAY/JULY 17T’ai Chi Beginners’ Practice. 8 a.m. on the

outdoor basketball court behind Dolley MadisonPublic Library at 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.703-759-9141 or www.FreeTaiChi.org.

Babysitter Training. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at ViennaCommunity Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E., Vienna.An American Red Cross instructor will teachbasic child care, safety, first aid, and what to doin emergency situations. $70 for Town of Viennaresidents, $87.50 non-residents. For boys andgirls age 12 and older. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.

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TUESDAY/JULY 20VTRCC Annual Awards Banquet Dinner. 6

p.m. at Maggiano’s Little Italy, 2001International Drive, McLean. With Master ofCeremonies Va. State Senator Chap Petersen.$75, including appetizers and a 3 course dinnerwith dessert and coffee. [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/JULY 21The Advisory Board of the Northwest

Center for Mental Health Services. 7-9p.m. at Northwest Center for Community MentalHealth, 1850 Cameron Glen, Reston. Volunteersare needed to serve and act as advocates forwomen’s shelters, homeless shelters, etc. TheBoard meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month.Contact Cleveland at 703-435-0868 [email protected].

THURSDAY/JULY 22Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce

Monthly Mixer. 5:30-7:30 p.m. at theDoubleTree Hotel Dulles Airport Sterling, 21611Atlantic Blvd., Sterling. Network with localbusinesses. Members $20, non-members [email protected].

Volunteers for Change Orientation. 6:30 p.m.at Volunteer Fairfax, 10530 Page Ave., Fairfax.A one-time mandatory orientation, after whichvolunteers can choose from more than 60monthly community service projects throughoutNorthern Virginia. 703-246-3460 orwww.volunteerfairfax.org.


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After four weeks oflearning classicaltheater, practicingmovement and vo-

calizing, and fending off ticksand mosquitoes, TravelingPlayers teen ensembles willpresent a festival of three clas-sical plays on July 16 at 4:30p.m. at The Madeira School inMcLean. The event is free andopen to the public.

The outdoor festival is thefinal stop on a tour by eachensemble and features perfor-mances of Moliere’s “The Mi-ser” and “The Learned Ladies,”and Shakespeare’s “A Midsum-mer Night’s Dream.”

Traveling PlayersEnsemble’s mission is to bringgreat theater into the greatoutdoors. To do this, they of-fer summer camps for middleand high school students,where they learn to practicetheir craft with the barest of

Festival at MadeiraTraveling Players brings three classical playsout of the theater.

Traveling Players teen ensembleswill present a festival of threeclassical plays on July 16 at 4:30p.m. at The Madeira School inMcLean.

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props, directed by experiencedtheatre professionals. Theyalso spend most of their timeoutdoors, even camping outonce a week.

The schedule for the day is:

4:30-6:30 p.m. -“The Miser “and“The Learned Ladies”6:30-7:30 p.m. -Break for Dinner(picnicking is welcome)7:30-9 p.m. –“A MidsummerNight’s Dream”(High School Ensemble).

Guests may want to bringpicnic items, lawn chairs, in-sect spray, and flash lights.Camping chairs will be avail-able for rent.

For more information, visitwww.travelingplayers.org orcall 703-987-1712.

Send School Notes [email protected] is Friday.

Colin Newman of McLean hasgraduated with a bachelors degreefrom Gettysburg College ofGettysburg, Pa.

McLean residents Margaret C.Devlin (bachelor of arts in biologyand French studies with distinction),Patrick W. Findaro (bachelor ofarts in international studies), Ian M.McCullough (bachelor of arts inenvironmental studies with a scienceconcentration) and Maxwell T.Weiss (bachelor of arts in interna-tional studies) have graduated fromColby College of Waterville, Me.

Victoria B. Weiss of McLeanhas graduated cum laude with de-partmental honors, with a bachelorof arts in elementary and early child-hood education with a minor inpsychology, from Susquehanna Uni-versity of Selinsgrove, Pa. Weiss wasalso named to the spring 2010 dean’slist. She is the daughter of ToddWeiss and Cherylyn Briggs. The Lan-gley High School graduate served ascaptain of the Susquehanna women’svarsity soccer team.

David P. Scott of Mclean wasnamed to the spring 2010 dean’s listat Boston University of Boston, Mass.

Rachel Nicole Adams ofMcLean was named to the spring2010 dean’s list at Juniata Collegeof Huntington, Pa. Adams is asophomore in psychology, and a

2009 graduate of the Jakarta Inter-national School. She is the daughterof Gregory Adams and ColetteMarcellin.

McLean residents Amanda B.Johnson (bachelor of arts in his-tory and archaeology, magna cumlaude), Theodore R. Seabright(bachelor of arts in neuroscience),Alexa R. Aulie (master of educa-tion in international educationaldevelopment) and Christine A.Lewis (bachelor of science in com-munication, magna cum laude)have graduated from Boston Univer-sity of Boston, Mass.

Margaret C. Devlin of McLeanhas been named to the spring 2010dean’s list at Colby College ofWaterville, Me. Devlin is majoring inbiology and French studies, and isthe daughter of Thomas and ReginaDevlin.

McLean residents Sara Kuzmik,Ajay Premkumar and SydneyBarron have been named to thespring 2010 dean’s list at Emory Col-lege of Emory University in Atlanta,Ga. Kuzmik is the daughter of Dr.Michael Kuzmik, Premkumar is theson of Thondiyil Premkumar andAhalya Premekumar, and Barron isthe daughter of Michael J. Barronand Amelia K. Barron.

Christina Girardi of McLeanhas been named to the spring 2010dean’s list at Saint Mary’s College ofNotre Dame, Ind. She is the daugh-ter of Luigi Girardi of Falls Churchand Alyce Girardi of McLean.

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Sports

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By Rich Sanders

The Connection

Early in his fight againstJimmy LeBlanc last Saturday night at GeorgeMason University’s Pa-

triot Center in Fairfax, it looked asif local boxing sensation JimmyLange might be in a little bit oftrouble when LeBlanc scored on afew punches.

But any of those first round con-cerns were quickly dashed in thesecond round when the pro boxerfrom Great Falls took total control of the bout. Langeknocked LeBlanc down early in the second roundthen later scored the match-ending knockout with 1minute, 30 seconds showing on the clock.

“After [several] body blows, I came upstairs with ahook for the first knockdown,” said Lange, who im-proved his pro record to 32-4-2, with 23 career knock-outs. “On the second [for the knockout] I got in agood left upper hook.”

The first knockdown early in the round and theensuing knockout later were both set up by Lange’sextraordinary body punches which totally wore downLeBlanc (12-17-4), a Boston-based fighter fromWeymouth, Mass.

“There’s a lot you can tell with guys with the waythey react in the ring,” said Lange, who weighed inat 154 pounds in the days leading up to the sched-uled 10-round bout. “You know when you land agood body shot.”

It was after one of those body shots following thefirst knockdown that Lange knew LeBlanc was abeaten boxer and that he would not last much longer.He could sense his opponent reeling and went forthe kill with the knockout blow.

The Lange-LeBlanc fight night headliner — billedas “No Excuses” — was the showcase match on an

evening that included sevenundercard fights.

LANGE said his slow start in thefirst round of the fight was moreby design than anything else. LeBlanc scored on a few punches inthat opening round but Lange saidhe was not hurt by them.

“He caught me with one righthand which looked worse than itwas,” said Lange. “It wasn’t a dif-ficult first round. I had planned tofeel him out and see what he had.”

Once Lange got a feel for hisopponent during that first round,he then dominated LeBlanc there-after and displayed to the 3,833fans on hand some of the boxingprowess and moxie that has madethe former boxing reality TV starof NBC’s “Contender” a sensationin his sport.

Of LeBlanc, Lange said, “He’s a real good guy anda good boxer.”

As he always has when fighting in front of his lo-cal fan base at the Patriot Center, Lange fed off hisadoring supporters.

“It grows every time,” said Lange, of the adulationhe has benefited from in his 10 pro fights at the GMUfacility since 2005. “It’s priceless for me to have fansaround me backing me like that. It’s the ultimatehome field advantage.”

Lange, who in the week leading up to Saturday’sfight was a media hit on local TV and radio shows,went on to say his fans are knowledgeable about thesport and display a sense of sportsmanship.

“I have very decent fans,” he said. “They don’t dis-respect my opponent and they really love me. Theyreally put themselves into these fights.”

Tentative future plans are for Lange to fight againat the Patriot Center on Nov. 6. He will, however,likely fight outside of the Northern Virginia area atleast one time prior to that target date.

Lange said Saturday night’s showing was a greatshot in the arm for him.

“It always builds your confidence to get a secondround knockout,” he said. “I wasn’t going to get beatthat night by anybody.”

Local Swim TeamsIn Mid-Season FormWhomping Turtles handle LeeGraham in Division 2 meet.

The HighlandsWhomping Turtlescrushed the LeeGraham Dolphins,

230 to 172, in Division 2 actionon Saturday, July 10. Doublewinners for Highlands were:Ben Charles, Diego Cruzado,Chuck Katis, Jayme Katis andOlivia Tripodi. Chuck Katis seta team record in the boys’ 15-18 50-meters butterfly with atime of 27.02. In diving news,Highlands lost to Fairfax Sta-tion, 44 to 27. Bobby Trono wonthe junior boys and Ian Clarkwon the senior boys, setting anew team record.

In earlier season action, theWhomping Turtles bested LittleRocky Run, 221 to 181, in re-cent NVSL Division 3 action.Single event winners for High-lands were: Aeden Collins,Claire Collins, Ben Charales,Xenia de Cazotte, CatherineKiyonaga, Charlie Putnam,Amanda Moore, NolanMusslewhite, Stephen Richards,Griffen Romanek, ChiaraTartaglino and Sara Wilcox.Double winners were: DiegoCruzado, Chuck Katis, JaymeKatis, Olivia Tripodi and HelenYablonski. The highlands teamwon six relays.

In diving news, Highlandswon its first meet of the seasonagainst Hamlet by a score of 38to 33. Cameron Clarke took firstplace in the freshman girls, withMaggie Jenkins taking third.Junior Bobby Trono won thejunior boys division. LizzyBrown-Kaiser and SammyMcAlonan finished first and sec-ond in intermediate girls.Stephen Clark and JohnnyBowman finished first and sec-ond in the intermediate boys,as well, with Stephen Clarkebreaking Highland’s intermedi-ate boys’ team record. CameronHancock and Grace Callendarfinished first and third, in thesenior girls’ competition. IanClarke won the senior boys.This was the first win for High-land under new head coach,Jeff Turner.

The McLean Marlins werenarrowly defeated by the Lee-Graham Dolphins, 204-198, inweek-two summer swim action.Double winners for the Marlinswere: Thomas Brooks, Christo-pher Murphy, Isabella Rongione,

Andrew Seliskar, StephenSeliskar, Will Soobert, and LibbyUlrich. Single event winnerswere: Karynne Baker, ErinBarth, Katie Capp, HannahMcCarron, Jake McCarron,Megan Murphy, Justin Nguyenand MJ Ulrich. There wereseven new team records set atthe meet for the Marlins. Chris-topher Murphy set a record inthe 11-12, 50-meter butterflywith a time of 30.52. AndrewSeliskar set a new mark in the13-14, 50-breaststroke with atime of 34.05. Stephen Seliskarbroke a 32-year-old record inthe 15-18, 50-backstroke witha time of 27.99. The 13-14, 100-medley relay team of CoriLucus, MJ Ulrich, MeganMurphy and Elena Karakozoffset a new record with a time of1:05.15. The 13-14, 100-med-ley relay team of JamesMcJunkin, Andrew Seliskar,Danny Mittel, and JackSaunders set a new team recordwith a time of 59.00. The MixedAge relay team of KarynneBaker, Isabella Rongione,Megan Murphy and JohannaSteelberg set a new record inthe 200-freestyle with a time of2:05.40 and the Mixed Age re-lay team of ChristopherMurphy, Will Soobert, AndrewSeliskar, and Stephen Seliskarset a new record in the 200-freestyle with a time of 1:53.83.Earlier that same week, IsabellaRongione set two new records— in the 9-10, 50-backstrokewith a time of 36.02, and in the9-10, 50-breaststroke with atime of 44.45.

The Langley Wildthingslost to the Mount Vernon ParkGators in the third meet of theseason by a score of 181-221.Double event winners in-cluded: Derek Proxmire,Jinwon Bailar, NathanJohnson, Nathan Robinson,Schuyler Bailar, and Chris Paul.Single event winners included:Thomas Dillard, AudreyWallach, Zach Thompson,Sammy Bennett, BrianDeMocker and MeghanOverend. Elena Shklyar brokeher own record in the girls’ 9-10 free with a time of 32.60.

The Wildthings, in earlierseason action, decisively wontheir second meet of the sea-son against Dowden Terrace bya score of 252-150.


People

About two years ago, Lydia Colwell, 8, ofVienna decided to grow her hair out forLocks of Love (www.locksoflove.org ).

“It’s an easy way to help a good cause,and I am happy to say that it’s not such aunique thing to do anymore,” said Lydia’smom Polly Colwell. “Many people we knowhave donated.”

Over the course of the two years, AndyTon, owner of Andy’s Barber Shop inVienna, has trimmed Lydia’s hair numeroustimes to keep it healthy and tidy. But, healways refused payment. So, on July 1,Lydia, went back to Andy’s to get almost 12inches of her hair cut off. Luke Tham didthe actual haircut. Lydia was thrilled withhow her hair turned out.

Once again, both Ton and Tham refusedpayment even though this was not just aquick trim. When the Colwells insisted onpaying, Ton said, “She spent two yearsgrowing it out, we can spend 30 minutescutting it. It’s my way to give back.”

“We thought this was such a generousgesture, very heartwarming,” said PollyColwell. “We are so grateful to have Andy

Andy Ton, Lydia Colwell and LukeTham pose with Lydia’s ‘Locks ofLove’ at the Andy’s Barber Shop inVienna.

Vienna Girl, Andy’sBarber Shop SupportLocks of Love

in our community.”Lydia is a student of Wolftrap Elementary

School.

Honored at StanfordLaura Jameson of Great Fallsreceived the 2010 LeadershipAward at Stanford Universityfrom Dr. Jan Keating, head ofStanford University OnlineHigh School. She begins herthird year at Stanford thisAugust and plans to graduatewith the Class of 2011.

Memories of Beach WeekCelebrating the end of the school year, Langley High School studentssubmitted this photo from their Beach Week at Corolla (Outer Banks),N.C. Pictured are, back row, from left, David Ward, Max Bress, Nate Ehat,Bryan Clubb and Ethan Bailey; middle row, Ben Johnson, StephanieGaibler, Joey Collins, Rikhi Chaudry, Bryn Evans, Kathryn Flexner,Rebecca Cramer, Val Lascala, Anneke Day, Espeth McGarry, Katie Cosper,Morgan Brown, Alex Padalino, Pauline Lefevre and Osama Ghanem; andbottom row: Dan Yi, David Levitt and Onalee Makam.

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the board, which had expressedconcerns that too much densitywouldn’t solve many problemsthat the plan was supposed to fix.

“A year ago, it looked like theywere going to recommend wellover 100 million square feet ofdensity, thankfully they realizedthat it just couldn’t be done,” saidMark Zetts, another member of thecommittee. “It’s perfect by nomeans, but compared to where itwas a year ago, it’s really a goodone.”

With its charter extended, theTysons Corner LiaisonCommittee’s work is far from over.The members are looking forwardto helping the MCA’s voice beheard throughout the develop-ment of the area.

“We need to, as a committee,work with all the people we canto see what moves forward fromthis,” Alexander said. “We want tokeep working together as a teamto follow through on our areas ofconcern.”

TysonsCommitteeRemainsActive

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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Commu-nity USA will host its 62nd AnnualConvention from Friday, July 16-Sunday,July 18 at Dulles Expo Center, 4368Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly.Over 5,000 delegates are expected tocelebrate 90 years of preaching Islam inthe US. On Saturday, July 17, a 3:30 p.m.session will honor civic, state, federal andinternational dignitaries and address thequestion: Are Muslims required to obeynon-Muslim Governments? NaseemMahdi, National Vice President and Mis-sionary In-Charge of the AhmadiyyaMuslim Community USA, will speak. Thepublic is invited. 571-482-9018 [email protected].

Northern Virginia Hebrew Con-gregation invites prospective membersto an ice cream social at 2 p.m. Sunday,July 25 at 1441 Wiehle Ave., Reston.Tour the temple and enjoy an ice creamsundae. Meet Rabbi Michael Holzman,Cantor Irena Altshul, Director of Educa-tion Moshe Ben-Lev, Administrator FayWeiss and Temple leaders. Learn aboutNVHC and its programs. Families wel-come. 703-437-7733 orwww.nvhcreston.org.

The Church of the Holy Com-forter, 543 Beulah Road N.E. inVienna, invites ages 8-13 for VacationBible School, 5 p.m. July 19-23. Chil-dren will be swept into the magical landof Narnia where they will watch dramas,participate in games, learn original

music, create theme related art projectsand join in story discussions that relatethe Narnia stories to lessons from theBible. $15 including a T-shirt. Registerat [email protected] or 703-938-6521 ext.16

Church of the Holy Cross, 2455Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, is offering anevening Vacation Bible School at 5:30p.m. from Sunday, July 18 through Thurs-day, July 23. Dinner is included. For ages3-1/2 to 12. $15 includes registration, at-shirt and a CD. [email protected] 703-573-0250.

Oakton Church of the Brethren,10025 Courthouse Rd., Vienna, is now

registering children for a “High Seas Ex-pedition” Vacation Bible School, 9:20a.m.-12:30 p.m. from August 2-7. Crafts,games, music and Bible stories. Registra-tion is open to the public for all pre-K to6th grade classes and nursery is availableto VBS volunteers. Grades 7 and up areinvited to volunteer. $10 per child, maxi-mum of $25 per family.www.oaktonbrethren.org or 703-281-4411.

Vacation Bible School SonQuestRainforest will be at the AllianceChurch Centre of the Christian & Mis-sionary Alliance, 12113 Vale Road,Oakton, from Wednesday, Aug. 18-Fri-day, Aug. 20. The Toddler Program will

be 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Ages 3-12 will be di-vided in 3 age groups from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Songs and skits, Bible stories, games,arts and crafts. Children are to bringlunch; afternoon snack provided. Free.703-264-1273 or 703-391-7819.

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

Vienna Assembly of God has aministry to children on Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. at the corner of Center N and AyrHill Avenue, N.E. Children’s Church on

Sundays also available. 703-938-7736or www.ViennaAG.com.

Vienna Christian HealingRooms, every Saturday, 1-5 p.m., at8200 Bell Lane. A team of Christiansis available to anyone requestingprayer. Free and open to the public.703-698-9779 orwww.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.

The Baha’i community ofMcLean holds a weekly fireside, ameeting of discussion, devotion and fel-lowship, at 7500 Box Elder Court inMcLean, at 8 p.m. every Friday. An op-portunity to learn about the Baha’i faith.703-556-3400.

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