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Big WheelsRolling AgainNews, Page 4
Lake Braddock pitcherMichael Church earned acomplete-game victoryagainst West Springfieldin the Patriot Districtchampionship game onMay 21 at South CountySecondary School.
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May 31 – June 3
WWW.SPRINGFIELDDAYS.COM
Springfield Days is a communitycelebration with fun for everyone!
This year, enjoy rides andgames at FamilyFest. Run in
the Springfield 15K/5K.Bring your 4-legged friends to
PetFest at South Run RECenter.Learn about health and fitness
at FitnessFest. Bring the kids forthe exciting OutdoorFest and end
the evening with an outdoormovie— Happy Feet Two. Enjoy
the Cardboard Boat Regatta. Fora complete list of activities, timesand locations, visit the website.
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Director Robert Hegerich
Robert Hegerich directed The Wakefield Chorale forthe past 30 years.
Director RetiresOn a Happy Note
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On Sunday,May 20, atN O V A ,
Robert (Bob) Hegerichdirected TheWakefield Chorale forthe last time. After 30years of leadership, hestepped down and willstart a new phase inhis life, yet to be an-nounced. With hisunique one-fingerstyle of directing, hewill be missed not onlyby the 70 plus singersof all ages (from 13 to90) but the many se-nior citizens we sangfor in the senior resi-dences all over Northern Vir-ginia. Rehearsals were alwaysfun, and yet we worked hardand sounded good. Manyfriendships were formed withinthe group because everyonewas so friendly, reaching out tonewcomers to make them feelwelcome. And there were evenseveral marriages.
This last performance had analmost full house, and receiveda standing ovation. PresidentDavid Goode presented a gift toHegerich and flowers to thesoloists.
The history of this group goesback to the fall of 1982 wheneight members, Bob Hegerich,Mary Hegerich, Carolyn Dankel(accompanist), Mary AnnaStavovy, Sylvia Buonincontri,
Harold Kinback, Ken Fitzgerald(deceased), and Jim Gilstrap(deceased), formed and calledthemselves The Wakefield Cho-rale. Over the years, the groupof eight grew to the currentmembership.
Through all these years,Hegerich worked tirelessly se-lecting the music, programmingthe concerts, and patiently put-ting up with our
comments, jokes, and antics- all without pay. Several yearsago, due to the relaxed atmo-sphere of the group, DonWallace (jokingly) presentedHegerich with a whip to keepus in line!
A special party is planned forHegerich in June. He certainlydeserves it.
NewsBurke Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic
703-778-9414 or [email protected]
Voter ID Bills SignedMcDonnell directsstate to sendevery voter a newvoter card beforeElection Day.
Acceptable Forms of IDUnder the new legislation and existing law, the following are acceptable
forms of ID for voting:❖ Virginia voter registration card❖ Social Security card❖ Valid Virginia driver’s license❖ Any other identification card issued
by an agency of theCommonwealth, one of its politicalsubdivisions, or the United States
❖ Any valid student identificationcard issued by a Virginia
institution of higher education❖ A valid identification card issued
by an employer containing aphotograph of the voter
❖ A copy of a current utility bill❖ A copy of a bank statement❖ A government check❖ A paycheck that shows the name
and address of the voter
The Burke Centre polling place at the Commons Commu-nity Centre preps for Election Day.
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By Victoria Ross
The Connection
Governor RobertMcDonnell (R)signed watered-down versions of
Virginia’s Republican-backed voteridentification bills on Friday, add-ing the Commonwealth to thegrowing list of states adoptingstricter voting standards.
Under the new law, voters willbe required to show ID before theycast their ballots, a measure thatDemocrats in the Virginia GeneralAssembly have said will disenfran-chise many voters, especially mi-norities, the poor and the elderly.
To subdue critics, the Governorsigned measures expanding thetype of ID acceptable at the polls– which include a utility bill or aVirginia student ID card - and di-rected the State Board of Electionsto send every registered voter a new card before the2012 presidential elections in November.
“Every qualified citizen has the right to cast onevote. Not two votes; not zero votes,” McDonnell saidin a statement released Friday. “This legislation doestwo things. It increases the forms of identificationthat can be used for purpose of voting, while help-ing to further prevent voter fraud and ensuring Vir-ginians that they can have faith that votes have notbeen fraudulently cast.”
THE PREVALENCE – or absence – of voter fraud isat the heart of the debate over whether Virginia orother states need any new legislation.
“The ‘voter identification’ bills are a solution insearch of a problem,” said State Sen. Chap Petersen(D-34) in an email on Saturday. “Our current systemis working fine. By agreeing to these gratuitouschanges, the Governor is making the system less openand convenient to law-abiding citizens.”
State Sen. David Marsden (D-37) has said thatusing voter fraud as a justification for new voter iden-tification rules is a smokescreen for voter suppres-sion. “When we’ve asked these legislators (in Vir-ginia) to cite one example of voter fraud, they justcan’t do it,” Marsden said.
Even McDonnell noted Virginia’s “tradition of hon-est elections” and a voter compliance rate of nearly100 percent in a survey of localities from the lastpresidential and gubernatorial elections in 2008 and2009.
Currently, Virginia voters are allowed to vote with-out ID by signing a sworn affidavit affirming theiridentity. Under the new law, voters without ID cardswill still be able to vote provisionally, on the condi-
tion they provide proper ID later for the vote to becounted.
“Some have argued that there are voters who donot have any form of ID to bring to the polls. Forthat reason, we will be sending every voter in Vir-ginia a free voter card between now and ElectionDay to ensure they have at least one form of ID tobring with them to the polls,” McDonnell said.
In addition to issuing every active voter a newcard, McDonnell also ordered election officials tocoordinate a public education campaign to helpraise awareness about the approved ID to the poll-ing place on Election Day, and the process for ob-taining a free voter card if someone does not havea form of ID.
McDonnell said the additional steps his adminis-tration is taking to implement this legislation ensurethat no voter is “overly burdened by the provisionsincluded in this legislation.”
According to the National Conference of State Leg-islatures, a bipartisan research organization, Voter IDcontinues to be a high-profile and highly-contentiousissue in many state legislatures. Currently, 32 stateshave voter ID legislation pending, and several stateshave pushed for rigorous laws that require voters topresent a state-issued photo ID card.
JUST BEFORE McDonnell’s pronouncement, theFairfax County Office of Elections launched a cam-paign to alert voters to new voter registration cardsthe state is in the process of mailing to approximately195,000 county voters this week.
But the cards are being mailed only to voters affectedby Congressional redistricting and voters still holding a
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Little engineers jumpedaboard Fairfax County’sfirst miniature CentralPacific Huntington
steam engine as it chugged overthe tracks at Burke Lake Park, car-rying guests on a quick looparound the park to celebrate im-provements to the train and tracks.
On Sunday, May 20, a new ver-sion of the one-third-scale replicaC.P. Huntington started making therounds after the little engine thatcould was temporarily retired in2005.
”This train has been a popularride for nearly 40 years,” saidSupervisor Pat Herrity (R-Spring-field), who greeted guests duringthe celebration and boarded thetrain for its inaugural ride.
”I remember riding my bike herewhen I was a kid, through what’snow Burke Lake Center É We wereadventurers,” Herrity said. “Gen-erations of families come here ev-ery year. It’s one of our most popu-lar parks.”
The new locomotive looks thesame, but new technology hasmade the ride advances in the de-sign of miniature trains. Accord-ing to Charlie Reagle, Burke LakePark Manager, this model gets di-agnostic tests performed by laptopcomputer, it’s quieter and the im-proved gas mileage is a driver’sdream - 26 runs, almost continu
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Big Wheels Rolling Again!Burke LakeTrain celebratesimprovements totrain and track.
Guests get ready to board the new and improved BurkeLake Train on Sunday, May 20, during a special celebra-tion of the popular ride, which has chugged along thetracks for nearly 40 years. From left, front row: TheBoulay family of Burke - Lillian, 6, dad Patrick, momNicolle and brother Kevin, 4, along with the Adams familyof Fairfax Station - mom Natasha, dad Scott and daugh-ter, Mila, 3. Back row: Harold Pyon, the West SpringfieldDistrict member of the Fairfax County Park Authority andSupervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield).
ConductorsJames Puckettand WinnJones of theFairfax CountyPark Authorityget ready totake guests forthe first rideof the newand improvedBurke LakePark trainon Sunday,May 20.
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All Aboard Burke Lake Train❖ Burke Lake Miniature Train - Fee: $2.50❖ Hours of Operation:❖ April 7 through Memorial Day weekend - weekends only❖ Memorial Day through Labor Day - open every day❖ First train ride is 11:15 a.m.; last train ride is 5:45 p.m.❖ After Labor Day - open weekends only❖ Burke Lake Park is located at 7315 Ox Road in Fairfax Station. Park grounds
remain open sunrise to sunset. For more information on the park, train or otherrides, call 703-323-6600 or go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/burkelakepark
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card that included their Social Se-curity Number (SSN), which will bereplaced with a system-generatedidentification number.
Now, every registered voter willget at least one new voter card.The cards mailed out this weekalso indicate a language prefer-ence.
According to Cameron Quinn,Fairfax County’s chief electionsofficial, as a result of the 2010Census, Fairfax County falls underSection 203 of the Voting RightsAct, which requires the county toprovide voting and elections-re-lated materials in English andSpanish.
She said Fairfax County is nowproviding voter information andmaterials for Spanish speakers.And the county’s websitewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/electionshas a Google Translations linethat can translate informationinto Spanish and several otherlanguages.
Quinn said that while the FairfaxCounty and state websites are up-
dated, not all voter election webpages and links have been updatedwith the new congressional districtinformation.
“Those voters whose congres-sional district changed as a resultof redistricting are currently beingmailed a new voter card,” Quinnsaid. “Whether or not you receiveda new voter card, if you have ques-tions or to be certain you knowyour congressional district infor-mation, refer to the county or stateelection office’s website for thecorrect information or call us at703-222-0776.”
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Voter ID BillsVoter Information❖ If you have not received a new
card, but would like to checkyour voter registration statusand information, go to theVirginia State Board of Electionsat www.sbe.virginia.gov/
❖ For more information, go toFairfax County Office ofElections website atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections
❖ Or contact the Office of Electionsat 703-222-0776, TTY 711.
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Opinion
In February, Brig. Gen. Terence J.Hildner, 49, of Fairfax, was the high-est ranking military officer to die inthe war on terror. Hildner died Feb.
3, 2012 in Kabul province, Afghanistan.On Memorial Day, we remember all of
those who have died in military service,more than 400,000 in World War II, morethan 30,000 in Korea, more than 50,000 inVietnam.
Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 6,400U.S. military service men and women havedied in support of the wars in Iraq and Af-ghanistan. In 2012, there is just onereported death in Iraq, and more than115 in Afghanistan.
Nearly 50,000 U.S. Military servicemembers have been wounded in the war onterror, although that number is likely to be re-vised upward. The New York Times reportedearlier this month that the military confirmedtraumatic brain injury in more than 220,000of the 2.3 million troops who have served inIraq and Afghanistan.
The long-term consequences of many ofthese injuries are unknown, but they will re-quire a national commitment to excellence inhealth care for both active duty military per-sonnel and veterans.
On Memorial Day, we honor and thank allthose who have served in the military, in timesof war and peace. It is also a time to reinvigo-rate efforts to provide the best services andopportunities to our veterans. The Post-9/11GI Bill dramatically increases the educationalbenefits extended to members of the militarywho have served at least three months of ac-tive duty since Sept. 11, 2001. Steps to pro-vide better, faster and more responsive healthcare to veterans, including mental health careare underway, but have a long way to go. Thisis one place where we must commit the re-sources to do better.
More than 175 U.S. Military service person-nel from Virginia have been killed in Iraq andAfghanistan, including several in the last year.
Aaron Carson Vaughn, 30, was one of 30American service members and 22 Navy SEALskilled Aug. 6, 2011 when their Chinook heli-copter was shot down in Afghanistan. Vaughn’sfamily has ties to McLean and Burke. He issurvived by his wife, Kimberly, and their twochildren.
Spc. Douglas Jay Green, 23 of Sterling, diedAug. 28, 2011. when insurgents attacked hisunit using a roadside bomb in Kandahar prov-ince, Afghanistan. Green enlisted in 2007, af-ter attending Potomac Falls High School.
Other Virginia losses since Memorial Day2011:
Capt. Jesse A. Ozbat, 28 of Prince George,Va., died earlier this month on May 20, 2012in Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked hisunit with a roadside bomb.
Constructionman Trevor J. Stanley, 22, of
Virginia Beach, Va., died April 7, 2012while deployed to Camp Lemonnier,Djibouti. Stanley, a Seabee, was as-
signed to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion3
Pfc. Michael W. Pyron, 30, of Hopewell, Va.,died Jan. 10, 2012 in Parwan province, Af-ghanistan. He was assigned to the 25th SignalBattalion, 160th Signal Brigade, 335th SignalCommand Theater, East Point, Ga.
Maj. Samuel M. Griffith, 36, of VirginiaBeach, Va., died Dec. 14, 2011 in combat op-erations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. James Ronald Leep Jr., 44 of Rich-mond, died Oct. 17, 2011 at Forward Operat-ing Base Kalsu near Iskandariya in Babil prov-ince, Iraq.
Spc. Levi Efrain Nuncio, 24 of Harrisonburg,died June 22, 2011 when enemy forces at-tacked his unit with small-arms fire in theNarang district of Kunar province, Afghanistan.
Capt. Michael Wray Newton, 30 of NewportNews, died June 11, 2011 in Meymaneh,Faryab province, Afghanistan.
HERE ARE the names of other local men andwomen who have died in Iraq and Afghani-stan and in support of the “war on terror.” Werepeat these names at least twice a year onMemorial Day and Veterans Day to honor theirservice and to keep their memories in our con-sciousness.
If you know of someone who should be in-cluded in this list, or if you would like to sharehow you are honoring the memory of a familymember or friend lost, or about the progressof someone injured, please let us know.
Capt. Charles A. Ransom, 31, of Midlothian was oneof eight airmen who died April 27, 2011, at the KabulInternational Airport, Afghanistan, from gunfire. Sgt.Sean T. Callahan, 23, of Warrenton was one of twoMarines who died April 23, 2011 in combat inHelmand, Afghanistan:
Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr., 30, of Prince Wil-liam died Jan. 28, 2011 in Afghanistan, in anon-combat incident. Venetz had been seriouslywounded months before.
Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Va., diedDec. 15, 2010 in Afghanistan, when insurgents at-tacked his unit using small arms fire. Spc. William K.Middleton, 26, of Norfolk, was one of two soldiers whodied Nov. 22, 2010 in Afghanistan, when insurgentsattacked with an improvised explosive device. StaffSgt. Christopher F. Cabacoy, 30, of Virginia Beach, was
one of two soldiers who died July 5, 2010, inKandahar, Afghanistan, when insurgents at-tacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb.
Pfc. Benjamin J. Park, 25, of Fairfax Station,Va., died June 18, 2010 at Zhari district,Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustainedwhen insurgents attacked his unit with an impro-vised explosive device.
May 12, 2010, Donald J. Lamar II, 23 ofFredericksburg, was killed in Afghanistan. Chris-topher D. Worrell, 35 of Virginia Beach, waskilled in Iraq on April 22, 2010. Steven J. Bishop,29 of Christianburg, was killed March 13, 2010in Iraq. Kielin T. Dunn, 19 of Chesapeake, waskilled Feb. 18, 2010 in Afghanistan. Brandon T.Islip, 23 of Richmond, was killed Nov. 29, 2009,in Afghanistan. Stephan L. Mace, 21 ofLovettsville, died Oct. 3, 2009 in Afghanistan.
Bill Cahir, 40 of Alexandria, died Aug. 13,2009 of a gunshot wound while conducting com-bat operations in the Helmand Province ofAfghanistan. After 9/11, Cahir decided to leavehis career as a journalist and join the MarineCorps. After his application to become a Marinehad originally been denied because of his age, helobbied members of Congress to get a special ex-
emption.Fairfax Station resident Pfc. Dillon Jutras, 20, was
killed in combat operations in Al Anbar Province ofIraq Oct. 29, 2005.
Lance Cpl. Daniel Ryan Bennett, 23 of Clifton diedJan. 11, 2009, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. “Heloved his country, and we’re so proud of him,” said hismother.
2nd Lt. Sean P. O’Connor of Burke died Oct. 19,2008 while stationed at Hunter Army Air Field, Savan-nah, Ga. O’Connor was an athlete in soccer, baseballand football who attended Fairfax County PublicSchools and was a 1999 graduate of Bishop Denis J.O’Connell High School in Arlington.
Pfc. David Sharrett II, 27 of Oakton, died Jan, 16,2008 in Iraq. On Oct. 24, 2008, his father, David H.Sharrett, was on hand as the Oakton Post Office onWhite Granite Drive was renamed to honor his son. Butthe senior Sharrett has battled to learn the truth abouthis son’s death, that he was killed by his lieutenant inthe confusion of a firefight. Just last month, April,2012, Sharrett Sr. obtained documents confirmingsome of the details of his son’s death and a subsequentcover-up, according to Tom Jackman of the Washing-ton Post.
Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown, a George MasonUniversity graduate and Burke resident, died on Sept.23, 2008, while serving in Iraq. His unit came undersmall arms fire, and Brown, 26, died from his wounds.
Sgt. Scott Kirkpatrick, 26, died on Aug. 11, 2007, inArab Jabour, Iraq. Kirkpatrick, who graduated fromPark View High School in Sterling, and also consideredHerndon and Reston as his hometowns, was a cham-pion slam poet. His father, Ed Kirkpatrick, calls him the“warrior poet,” and he and his wife help injured vetsat Walter Reed through the Yellow Ribbon fund(www.yellowribbonfund.org).
Ami Neiberger-Miller of Sterling lost her brother,U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Neiberger, in August 2007when he was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. He was22. Since her brother’s death, Neiberger-Miller hasdevoted herself to the Tragedy Assistance Program forSurvivors (www.taps.org), an amazing organizationwhich provides emotional support and other servicesfor families of the fallen. This Memorial Day weekend,TAPS will bring together survivors in Arlington for the18th National Military Survivor seminar, along with a“good grief” camp for children who have lost a parent.
Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr., 27, of Herndon, diedwhen an improvised bomb exploded near his vehiclein Afghanistan on Aug. 12, 2007. Jonathan D.Winterbottom, 21, of Falls Church, died in Iraq on May23, 2007, when an IED exploded near his vehicle.
Nicholas Rapavi, 22, of Springfield, died Nov. 24,2006, during combat in Anbar province in Iraq. ArmyCpl. Andy D. Anderson, 24, was killed by enemy firein Ar Ramadi, Iraq on Tuesday, June 6, 2006.
Airman 1st Class LeeBernard E. Chavis, 21, waskilled Oct. 14, 2006, by sniper fire in Iraq, trying toprotect civilians from a roadside bomb.
Spc. Robert Drawl Jr., 21, a 2003 graduate of T.C.Williams High School, was killed by a bomb in Kunar,Afghanistan, on Aug. 19, 2006.
Remembering on Memorial Day
Command Sgt. Maj. Guitaud Leandre, 13thESC, hands Cindy Hildner an artillery shellmoments after it was fired from a cannonin her husband’s honor at Fort Hood Feb. 9.Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner of Fairfax diedin Afghanistan Feb. 3.
Time to honor, alsotime to ensure propercare of veterans.
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U.S. Army Specialist Felipe J. GarciaVillareal, 26 of Burke, was injured inIraq and flown to Washington HospitalCenter, where he died Feb. 12, 2006. Hewas a graduate of Herndon High School.
Capt. Shane R. M. Mahaffee, 36, a1987 graduate of Mount Vernon HighSchool, died May 15, 2006. He was alawyer, married, with two children. Hisparents live in Alexandria.
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. NicholasKirven, 21, was killed in Afghanistan in2005 during a firefight in a cave withinsurgents. He enlisted while still inhigh school after 9/11. Maj. William F.Hecker III, a 1987 graduate of McLeanHigh School, was killed in action in AnNajaf, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2005. Staff Sgt.Ayman Taha, 31, of Vienna, was killedDec. 30, 2005, when an enemy muni-tions cache he was prepping fordemolition exploded. Army Capt. ChrisPetty of Vienna was killed Jan. 5, 2006.
Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander Jr., the2,000th soldier to be killed in Iraq, wasliterally born into the Army here inNorthern Virginia, at DeWitt Army Hos-pital at Fort Belvoir. Alexander died atBrooke Army Medical Center in San An-tonio, Texas, Oct. 22, 2005, of injuriessustained in Samarra, Iraq, Oct. 17,2005.
Lt. Col. Thomas A. Wren, 44, ofLorton, died in Tallil, Iraq on Nov. 5,2005. Marine Capt. Michael Martino, 32of the City of Fairfax, died Nov. 2, 2005,when his helicopter was brought downin Iraq.
Time to Honor1st Lt. Laura M. Walker of Oakton
was killed on Aug. 18, 2005, inKandahar, Afghanistan. CW4 MatthewS. Lourey of Lorton died from injuriessustained on May 26, 2005 in Buhriz,Iraq.
Operations Officer Helge Boes ofFairfax was killed on Feb. 5, 2003, whileparticipating in counterterrorism effortsin eastern Afghanistan.
Among other local lives lost: LanceCpl. Tavon Lee Hubbard, 24, of Reston;1st Lt. Alexander Wetherbee, 27, ofMcLean; 1st Lt. Jeff Kaylor, 25, ofClifton; Coast Guard Petty OfficerNathan B. Bruckenthal, 24, of Herndon;Army Chief Warrant Officer Sharon T.Swartworth, 43, of Mount Vernon; Com-mand Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler,40, of Mount Vernon; Capt. James F.Adamouski, 29, of Springfield; Sgt.DeForest L. Talbert, 22, of Alexandria;Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le, 20, of Alexan-dria; Staff Sgt. Russell Verdugo, 34, ofAlexandria. Army Capt. Mark N.Stubenhofer, 30, from Springfield; Ma-rine Gunnery Sgt. Javier Obleas-PradoPena, 36, from Falls Church; Marine Sgt.Krisna Nachampassak, 27, from Burke;Army Staff Sgt. Nathaniel J. Nyren, 31,from Reston; Marine Lance Cpl. TenzinDengkhim, 19, from Falls Church, NavyChief Joel Egan Baldwin, 37, from Ar-lington; Maj. Joseph McCloud, ofAlexandria, and Major Gloria D. Davis,47 of Lorton.
— Mary Kimm,
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FRIDAY/MAY 25Senior Fall Prevention
Classes. 2 p.m. TheWoodlands RetirementCommunity, 4320 Forest HillDrive, Fairfax. Classesdesigned to work on balanceand core muscles to preventinjuries and falls; Instructorcertified in back and hiprehab. Every Monday andFriday in a heated indoor pool.$10. Registration required at703-667-9800.
SATURDAY/MAY 26Dog and Cat Adoptions. 6:30-
8:30 p.m. PetSmart SevenCorners, 12971 Fair LakesParkway, Fairfax. EverySaturday. Sponsored by LostDog & Cat Rescue Foundation.www.lostdogrescue.org.
THURSDAY/MAY 31DEQ Public Meeting on
Water Quality in HolmesRun and Tripps Run. 6:30p.m. Woodrow Wilson Library,6101 Knollwood Drive, FallsChurch. Holmes Run andTripps Run do not meet waterquality standards due to poorhealth in the benthic biologicalcommunities. Learn what thestate is doing to address theproblem. 703-583-3859 [email protected].
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ously throughout the day, onjust four gallons of gas.
”This train never goes out ofstyle,” said Reagle, who esti-mates about 90,000 people ridethe train each year.
”We love riding the train,”said Meredith Materka of Burke,who rode with her son Nico, 21/2. “It’s an annual rite to comehere, ride the train and the car-ousel and then get some ice-cream.”
Mason Keeney, 3, who wasriding the train with his mom,Stephanie, and dad Cody, saidhe wanted to ride the train “atleast two times, and get someice-cream.”
The train takes riders over1.75 miles of track in about 10minutes and reaches speeds of10 to 12 miles per hour.
After the chug-along, there’smore old-fashioned fun - a spin
on the carousel, a hand-dippedcone at the Ice Cream Parlor anda walk on the park trail ratedone of the 10 best urban fitnesstrails in the nation by the Ameri-can Hiking Society.
The miniature train track,which runs parallel to the shore-line of Burke Lake, passesthrough a small tunnel, crosses11 drainage culverts, and awooden trestle. Renovations in-cluded replacing existing ties,rails, and switches, reconstruct-ing the stone base and replac-ing the culvert pipes. Approxi-mately 1,500 linear feet ofwooden retaining wall was alsoreplaced, according to park of-ficials.
The 2008 Park Bond providedfunding specifically for thisproject, which cost approxi-mately $897,000. Work wascompleted by general contrac-tor Southern Asphalt Company,Inc. of Lorton.
Burke Lake TrainAttracts Families
Stephanie Keeney andson Mason, 3, took a rideon the new and improvedBurke Lake Park train onSunday, May 20. “He’sexcited,” Keeney said.“What little boy doesn’tlike to ride the train?”
Nico Materka, 2 1/2 withmom Meredith of Burke.“It’s a big deal to ride thetrain when you’re a kid,”Materka said.
Fairfax County’s first miniature Central Pacific Hun-tington steam engine chugged over the new woodentrestle at Burke Lake Park on Sunday, May 20.
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The Lake Braddock SecondarySchool Odyssey of the Mind teamhas won the right to compete atthe World Level Competition tobe held at Iowa State UniversityMay 22-26. International andU.S. teams progress to the WorldLevel after rigorous competitionat the regional and state levels.Team members are CheyAnneRivera, Crystal Luong, Rusty Ford,Noah Woodruff, Nick Wilcher,Nan Denette and Ryan Ford.
This year the team chose theproblem of Odyssey Angels. The
team creates and presents aperformance where studentstravel throughout one or moreteam-created places where theyencounter negative situations.These “Odyssey Angels” changewhat they find and turn theminto positive situations. On theirjourney, they help two individu-als with different problems andhelp save an entire communityfrom a bad situation. OneOdyssey Angel cannot speak, andanother has a special team-created power.
Team members of the Lake Braddock Secondary SchoolOdyssey of the Mind team are, from left: CheyAnne Rivera,Crystal Luong, Rusty Ford, Noah Woodruff, Nick Wilcher,Nan Denette and Ryan Ford.
LBSS Odyssey of the Mind TeamCompetes at World Level
By Bonnie Hobbs
The Connection
In November 2011, RobinsonSecondary had the honor ofperforming the world pre-miere of an original play, Ken
Ludwig’s “Midsummer/Jersey.”And now, that play has received 10Cappie nominations for excellencein high-school theater.
It’s a mash-up of Shakespeare’s“Midsummer Night’s Dream” andMTV’s “Jersey Shore.” Using mod-ern language, it followsShakespeare’s story, but sets it incontemporary New Jersey.
Four “Guido” and “Guidette”teens in love are on a beach nearwhere hairdressers are rehearsingthe play, “Romeo and Juliet.” Alsothere are two groups of feudingand magical fairies. When fairyPuck meddles in the lives of boththe lovers and the actors, mad mix-ups and hilarity ensue.
A hit with both audiences andthe Cappie critics, the show gar-nered nominations for: Best Play,Supporting Actor in a Play, DanBarr; Comic Actor in a Play, AdamBradley; Comic Actress in a Play,Carys Meyer; Featured Actor in aPlay, Jamie Green; Ensemble in aPlay, The Mechanicals (hairdress-ers); Creativity in Musicianship,Oberon’s Crew; Makeup, KaylaNeal and Crew; Sets, Matt Lynch,Lindsey Rubin, Emily Rowson andHannah Sikora; and Sound, ChrisMayhew and Christine Wagner.
“It doesn’t mean we’re going towin anything,” said Director ChipRome. “But it’s very exciting to berecognized by our colleagues andby other students across the regionas a school that does excellentwork. There are a lot of talentedkids out there, and we’re delightedto be among those getting a pat onthe back – but many deserve it.”
THE NOMINATION he wantedmost is for Best Play because it
means his thespians will performa scene at The Kennedy CenterGala, June 10, when the awardwinners are announced. “It’s agreat honor to be nominated asamong the five best plays fromsuch an impressive array of shows,”he said.
Besides the acting nods, Rome’salso pleased about the tech nomi-nations. In acting, Robinson justcompeted against those schoolsperforming plays, not musicals. Butin tech categories, it vied againstall the nearly 60 schools participat-
ing in both genres.“Robinson has been known for
its technical strengths, so it’s par-ticularly satisfying that we had anice balance of acting and techni-cal nominations,” he said. “And al-most all our nominated actors dotech work, as well.”
In the acting arena, he said Barrstands out because of the contrastbetween his fairy king, Oberon,“who’s pretty grounded, and hisservant Puck, played by Adam Bra-dley. Adam’s crazy physicality re-ally made the part shine – from
skateboarding to gymnastics. Bothhe and Dan put in the kind of ef-fort required to create somethingnew, based on something familiar.”
Nominated for Creativity in Mu-sicianship is Oberon’s Crew of malefairies. “We added them into thescript, and the students createdmusic for all the magical momentsand effects that Oberon and Puckthrow at the various characters,”said Rome. “The actors used acello, violin, piano and a thundersheet to create the sound of fairymagic.”
“To me, the play is about loveand that you’re complete when youfind your other half,” he explained.“Titania’s fairies needed malecounterparts, and the last momentsof the play have nearly everyonepaired up.”
Rome said Meyer had the roleeveryone wanted – the over-enthu-siastic hairdresser who wants to actall the roles in the play within theplay. And, added the director,“She’s the one Puck transforms intothe head of an ass – with whomTitania falls in love. This characteris also from the Jersey Shore, soshe has to do the dialect, enthusi-astic hamming-it-up and singingbadly on purpose inside a papier-mâché head. Carys is very talentedand also a dream to work with.”
He also called Jamie Green awonderful actor who throws him-self fully into each project. “Hehammed it up appropriately for hisrole of Robert, the hairdresser,”said Rome. “And he was the wallin the play within the play.”
Nominated for Best Ensembleare the Hair and Gone hairdress-ers, who are also putting on a play.There’s such variety in this clusterof six people, said Rome, that theywere “tremendously fun to watch.”
The sound nod was for “bring-ing power and echo to Oberon’svoice when he got angry,” said thedirector. “We also used a lot of thestage, so we hid wireless floormikes in the different levels of theset. And we had to have lots ofperfectly timed sound effects.”
Sarah Irving (center) as Titania and her band of fairies inRobinson’s production of Ken Ludwig’s “Midsummer/Jersey.”
Recognition is Given for Play’s PremiereRobinson receives 10 Cappie nominations.
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FRIDAY/MAY 25 An Evening with Steve Forbert at 7
p.m.; In The Lobby Bar with TheBlackjacks at 10 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.
Friday Friends Book Club. 4 p.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. The Jacket byAndrew Clements. Ages 8-12. 703-249-1520.
SATURDAY/MAY 26Children’s Show: The Smithsonian
and Jammin Java present Shine& the Moonbeams. 10:30 a.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
Master Gardeners. 10 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Horticultural tips,information, techniques and advicefor home gardeners. Adults. 703-293-6227.
Vivacious, Bandits & Beggars andCrush Atlantic at 6 p.m.; Bandsand Beats: Dia2ill, Maple, RawAuras and Cigar Etiquette at9:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.
SUNDAY/MAY 27Ketura, The Storyboard and
Typefighter. 6 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.
MONDAY/MAY 28In The Lobby Bar: A Couple of A-
holes present Comedy OpenMic Night. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.
TUESDAY/MAY 29Moon Hooch. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java,
227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.
English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-293-6227.
WEDNESDAY/MAY 30Wildlife Wednesdays. 4:30 p.m.
Hidden Pond Nature Center, 8511Greeley Blvd., Springfield. Streamstudy. For age 3-6. $6. Register at703-451-9588.
Dopapod. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.
THURSDAY/MAY 31Story Time. 10 a.m. Caribou Coffee,
11947 Grand Commons Ave., Fairfax.With Miss Elise, children’s director atFairfax Circle Church, reading “LittleBear’s Dragon” by Jane Hissey. 703-
815-2001.English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.
Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Practice Englishand improve your skills. Adults. 703-249-1520.
Kopecky Family Band andMyNameIsJohnMichael. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. www.janmminjava.com.
“A Foreign Affair” Concert. 7 p.m.Lake Braddock High School. 9200Burke Lake Road, Burke. Non-American musicians, including theBeatles, Queen, Adele, and more. [email protected].
FRIDAY/JUNE 1Rocknoceros Happy Family Hour
at 7 p.m.; The Mantras, Moogatuand Aarodynamics at 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. www.janmminjava.com.
SATURDAY/JUNE 2Tribute to the Greatest Generation
Concert. 8 p.m. Fairfax HighSchool, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax.Jazz trombonist and singer EricFelten, vocal trio The Swing Set andthe City of Fairfax Band. Pre-concertprogram at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefitactivities of American Legion Post177 and the City of Fairfax BandAssociation. $20.www.fairfaxband.org or 703-587-3040.
Fairfax County Women in theNAACP Golf Tournament. OspreyGolf Course, 401 Belmont Bay Drive,Woodbridge. $100 per golfer,sponsorships available. Proceedssupport WIN activities. 703-470-2137or www.fairfaxvawin.org.
Children’s Show: the grandsons,Jr. 10:30 a.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.
Cartoon Johnny at 2 p.m.; MaryFahl (October Project) at 7 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.
SUNDAY/JUNE 3Grand Finale Concert. 3 p.m. George
Mason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.American Youth SymphonicOrchestra, conductor Carl J. Bianchi;American Youth Philharmonic, musicdirector and conductor DanielSpalding; pianist AnnaMaria Mottola.$10-$14. www.aypo.org or 703-642-8051.
Everything Falls CD/VideoRelease. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.
MONDAY/JUNE 4Children’s Music Performance
Series. 10:30 a.m. Old Town Hall,3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Firstand third Mondays of each month.Free admission. 703-352-2787 orwww.fairfaxarts.org.
Rhett Miller & the Serial LadyKillers and The SpringStandards. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.
TUESDAY/JUNE 5Trace Bundy “Elephant King” CD
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Celebrating Springfield DaysCarnival rides and cotton candy – a FamilyFest tradition –will be at Springfield Mall May 31 through June 3 duringSpringfield Days 2012.
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Margo Gurian, 9, a third grader at Spring Hill El-ementary School in Mclean, won the All Around titleat the Level 5 Virginia State Gymnastics Champion-ships held at Radford University on April 28. The AllAround competition combines the scores from all fourgymnastics events: floor exercise, vault, uneven bars,
and balance beam. She had a combined score of 38.0.Margo also won first place on the floor exercise witha score of 9.7, second on both the vault (9.275) andthe uneven bars (9.7), and eighth on the balancebeam (9.325) in the individual apparatus competi-tion. Margo trains at Capital Gymnastics in Burke.
Area Gymnast Wins State Championship
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In addition to winning the All Around title, Margo Gurian also won first place on thefloor exercise with a score of 9.7.
John and Jodi Stechschulteof Columbus, Ohio, announcethe engagement of theirdaughter, Lisa MarieStechschulte, to Adam GlennLowe, son of Roger andAlexis Lowe of Burke. Thebride-to-be graduated fromUpper Arlington High Schoolin 2000, and received a B.S.in Mathematics from CornellUniversity and a M.S. inElectrical and ComputerEngineering from Universityof Maryland, College Park.
Her fiancé graduated fromLake Braddock SecondarySchool in 2003, and receiveda B.S. in Psychology and aB.A. in Philosophy fromJames Madison Universityand a M.S. in Couple andFamily Therapy from Univer-sity of Maryland, CollegePark. The couple will cel-ebrate their wedding atUpper Arlington LutheranChurch in Columbus, Ohio,this July, and then reside inSilver Spring, Md.
Adam Glenn Lowe and Lisa Marie Stechschulte.
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Sports
Lake Braddock Baseball Wins Patriot DistrictBruins beat WestSpringfield for secondtitle in three years.
By Jon Roetman
The Connection
While Lake Braddockcoaches and playershung out on theSouth County base-
ball field after the Patriot District tour-nament final, center fielder AlexGransback and catcher Garett Driscollsnuck into the third-base dugout insearch of a water bucket.
After acquiring the container, theduo headed back onto the field withthe intention of soaking head coachJody Rutherford with a celebratoryshower. Gransback walked up andhugged Rutherford as an attempteddistraction, hoping Driscoll wouldwork his way behind the coach before
emptying thebucket’s contents.Instead, Driscollwalked up behindGransback anddumped the wa-ter, leaving histeammate to takethe brunt of theaqua assault whileRutherford es-caped relativelyunscathed.
“Poor tech-nique,” the coachsaid.
While their ex-ecution of post-game antics leftsomething to bedesired, the Bru-ins’ in-game per-formance againstWest Springfield
was far more effective.The Lake Braddock baseball team
pounded 10 hits and played solid de-fense behind starting pitcher MichaelChurch en route to a 7-2 victoryagainst West Springfield on May 21in the Patriot District championshipgame. The Bruins captured their sec-ond district title in three years, im-proved their record to 20-2 and se-cured the district’s top seed headinginto the Northern Region tourna-ment.
Lake Braddock reached the statetournament last season and is rankedNo. 1 in the Washington Post’s top10 poll. However, the Bruins aren’tgoing to let high expectations keepthem from enjoying success in theearly stages of what could be a deeppostseason run.
“[Lake Braddock is] a tough team, no doubtabout it. They’re the team to beat in theregion, in my opinion.”
Lake Braddock had six players namedfirst-team all-district: Spruill; Owens; thirdbaseman Alex Lewis; Gransback; pitcherThomas Rogers and Church. Rogers andChurch were named co-Pitchers of the Yearand Rutherford received Coach of the Yearhonors.
Haeuptle and pitcher Connor Tagg re-ceived first-team accolades for West Spring-field.
Lake Braddock will host Wakefield, theNo. 4 seed from the National District, at 7p.m. on Friday, May 25. West Springfieldwill host Washington-Lee, the NationalDistrict’s No. 3 seed.
“District championships are awesome forus,” Church said. “It’s just one step closerto a state championship.”
“[LakeBraddock is]a toughteam, nodoubt aboutit. They’rethe team tobeat in theregion, in myopinion.”— West Springfield
baseball coachJason Olms
Lake Braddock senior Dylan O’Connor went 2 for 3 with a two-rundouble and made several nice plays in left field during the Patriot Dis-trict title game on May 21.
Lake Braddock catcher Garett Driscoll tags out West Springfield’s TaylorBoyd during the third inning of the Patriot District championship gameon May 21.
“You’ve got to get them one by one,” se-nior left fielder Dylan O’Connor said. “Thisis what we look forward to. We haven’tlooked past a district championship at all.This is what we wanted to win first and luck-ily we’ve got this, now we can move ontothe region.”
Rutherford echoed the senior’s statement.“We’re going to take the time to enjoy
this,” the coach said. “It’s harder whenyou’re expected to win. It’s a little bit moreof a grind; it’s a little bit more pressure onyou. That part of it is tough, but we’re defi-nitely going to enjoy it. We definitely haveplans for winning more games, but we’lltake time to enjoy this because you neverknow how many more games we’ll play thisyear.”
O’Connor went 2 for 3 against WestSpringfield, including a two-run double inthe fourth inning. In left field, O’Connormade a trio of fine catches in the late in-nings.
Lake Braddock led 6-1 in the sixth inningwhen West Springfield shortstop TaylorBoyd hit a deep fly ball with one on andnobody out. O’Connor went back and madean acrobatic catch near the fence. The fol-lowing batter, center fielder Nick Stevens,hit a fly ball that O’Connor chased down infoul territory.
In the bottom of the seventh, O’Connorended the game with another catch on nearthe fence.
“[O’Connor] had a really, really good bas-ketball season. I was hoping when he cameout this year that that would kind of carryover to the baseball field and it really has,”Rutherford said. “Tonight, [he had a] biggame. He wanted to take charge and be aleader. It was a great game for him. We’vehad confidence with him. He does a lot ofthings for us — a lot of small things thatdon’t show up in the stats. He’s been in-valuable for us.”
Second baseman Matt Spruill got Lake
Braddock on the board first, smacking atwo-run home run to center field in the sec-ond inning. Designated hitter Nathan Parkerdelivered a run-scoring single in the sec-ond and Gransback drove in a run with asacrifice fly in the fourth. The Bruins’ sev-enth run scored on a West Springfield wildpitch in the sixth.
Church, the co-Patriot District Pitcher ofthe Year, earned the victory with a complete-game effort on the mound. He allowed tworuns — one earned — and eight hits inseven innings while walking one and strik-ing out five. He threw 61 of 101 pitches forstrikes and held the Spartan lineup to oneearned run despite throwing a first-pitchstrike to 11 of 27 batters.
“It wasn’t by any means his best effort,physically,” Rutherford said. “Mentally, hewas tough as he always is. Physically, hestruggled with command early in the count.
West Springfield, they did a great job. That’sthe best he’s been hit all year. Some of thecredit has to go to them and their approachat the plate.”
Trailing 3-0, West Springfield strung to-gether three consecutive two-out hits in thethird inning, but a solid play by the LakeBraddock defense held the Spartans to justone run. After back-to-back singles bypitcher Frank Sturek and Boyd, Stevensdoubled in a run. But on the play, centerfielder Gransback picked up ball, hit thecutoff man, shortstop Jack Owens, whothrew home to cut down Boyd at the platefor the third out of the inning.
In the fifth inning, West Springfield thirdbaseman Ryan Smith hit a fly ball to leftwith home-run distance, but it sailed foul.Later in the at-bat, he flew out to deep cen-ter.
Catcher Donny Haeuptle went 2 for 3 withan RBI for the Spartans.
“I was proud of the way we played,” WestSpringfield head coach Jason Olms said.
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