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ExperiencesIn Aging

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Sergio Izaguirre, a19-year-old vendorat the Great FallsFarmers’ Market atVillage Centre trav-eled from ColonialBeach, Va. He saidall of the produce hesells is from PennFarm, a family farm.

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Rear Adm. Alex Sinclair, U.S.Navy-retired, 82, of Great Falls,died on Sept. 14, at ArleighBurke Nursing Center. He wasborn on Jan. 30, 1927 to thelate Alexander M. and DorothySmith Sinclair. He was born andraised in Santa Cruz, Calif.where he graduated from SantaCruz High School and enlistedin the Navy in 1944. He re-ceived fleet appointment to theUnited States Naval Academyand graduated with the class of1951. While at the Academy, hewas a member of the varsityfootball and track teams.

Upon graduation, his first as-signment was aboard the USSAntietam (CV 36) operating asa unit of the Seventh Fleet inthe Sea of Japan during theKorean War. His next two seaassignments, in succession,were aboard the USS ShangriLa (CV 38) and the USSYorktown (CV 10). While de-ployed to the Seventh Fleet onthe USS Yorktown he was oneof the first in his class to receiveorders to command. As a lieu-tenant junior grade, he as-sumed command of the coastalminesweeper USS Firecrest(AMS 10) and did combatminesweeping operations inand around the Yellow Sea. Theship was homeported in Sasebo,Japan. He next attended Sub-marine School in New London,Conn., followed by sea assign-ments on the USS Rasher (SS269) and USS Baya (SS 319).He became executive officer onthe USS Piper (SS 409) fol-lowed by his assuming com-mand of the USS Bang (SS385). While in command of theUSS Bang the submarine madea highly successful Special Op-erations Patrol in the BarentsSea off the Kola Inlet.

Following submarine com-mand, Sinclair was assigned asexecutive officer on the GuidedMissile Cruiser USS Dale (CG19), which completed a Sev-enth Fleet Deployment includ-ing the Gulf of Tonkin opera-tions during the Vietnam War.His next assignment was ascommanding officer of the De-stroyer Escort USS EdwardMcDonnell (DE 1043), de-ployed to the Sixth Fleet.Sinclair’s next sea assignmentwas as commander of theGuided Missile Cruiser USSLeahy (CG 16). The ship made

By Janelle L. Plummer

The Connection

It’s harvest time, and a tripto the local farmers marketcan’t hurt: The Farmers’Market at the Great Falls Vil-

lage Centre opened in the springand will close on Saturday, Nov.21.

Sergio Izaguirre, a 19-year-oldvendor at the Great Falls farmers’market at Village Centre, said dur-ing the fall season all sorts of greenvegetables are in demand. He saidhe sells broccoli, corn, cabbage,squash, eggplant, bell peppers,green beans, radishes and othervegetables.

“A lot of people meet up [atfarmers’ market],” Izaguirre said.“It’s a great place to meet friends.The produce is fresh from ourfarm. We grow everything. It’s alot of work.”

Susan Lewis, another vendor atthe farmers’ market who travelsfrom Frederick County Marylandfrom Dragonfly Farms, said thefruits start to come to an end inthe fall.

Lewis said people can do all oftheir grocery shopping at a farm-ers’ market. She said people canpurchase not just vegetables butmeats and baked goods as well.

“We have everything,” Lewissaid. “It’s all fresh and local. Pricescompare to what is in a grocerystore. You’re paying a little bitmore and sometimes less.”

Evelyn Hansen, a buyer at theGreat Falls farmers’ market and anutritionist, said she travels fromBethesda, Md. to shop at the mar-ket because everything is healthy.

a Sixth Fleet deployment to theMediterranean Sea. During thiscruise in 1975, the USS Leahymade a historic port of call atSaint Petersburg, a Soviet port.Thus the USS Leahy was thefirst U.S. Navy ship to visit theSoviet Union in over thirtyyears, or before the ending ofWW II in 1945.

After Selection to Flag rankand several Pentagon tours,Sinclair’s last sea assignmentwas commander Cruiser De-stroyer Group Five in the PacificFleet. While in command ofGroup Five, he was deployed tothe Seventh Fleet as a BattleGroup Commander on his flag-ship USS Chicago (CG 9).

He retired from the Navy in1982 after a very active 38years of duty to the Navy andthe country. After retirement,Sinclair attended AmericanUniversity Law School, becamea member of the Washington,D.C. Bar and a practicing attor-ney. His practice consisted pri-marily of criminal defense workin the Criminal Division of theWashington D.C. court system.

Sinclair was a mentor to hischildren and grandchildren andto countless young people dur-ing private life, his career in theNavy and during his law prac-tice in the juvenile court systemin Washington, D.C. He had anextraordinary sense of humorand a generous spirit and willbe greatly missed by his familyand his friends. May the windalways fill his sails and the seasahead be forever calm.

Sinclair was the beloved hus-band of 59 years of GinnySinclair, loving and devoted fa-ther of Amy Dahm and her hus-band Henry of Great Falls, and

Obituary

Rear Adm. Alex Sinclair

Rear. Adm. Alexander MalcolmSinclair, 82, of Great Falls, Dies

Great Falls Farmers’ Market open through Nov. 21.Harvest Time at Farmers’ Market

Lucy Dlhopolsky, a Great Falls resident, visits the Farm-ers’ Market at Village Centre on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Peter Falcone, owner ofJennifer’s Pastries, LLC inGreat Falls, sets out past-ries at the Great FallsFarmers Market on Satur-day, Sept. 19.

Jennifer Falcone, owner ofJennifer’s Pastries, LLC inGreat Falls, sets out past-ries at her stand at theFarmers Market.

Sergio Izaguirre, a 19-year-old vendor at theGreat Falls Farmers’Market at VillageCentre traveled fromColonial Beach, Va. Hesaid all of the producehe sells is from PennFarm, a family farm.

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News

Tim Wright, 54,of Great Falls, Dies

Tim Wright of Great Falls died on Sept. 10. He was 54. Wrightwas a loving husband to his wife Colleen, and a dedicated fatherto his four children, Tom, Britney, Molly and Will. He will be greatlymissed.

A memorial service and interment will be Saturday, Oct. 3 at11 a.m., at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 6800 Colombia Pike,Annandale. A memorial celebration will take place Sunday, Oct.4, at 2 p.m. at Meadowlark Gardens, 9750 Meadlowlark GardensCourt, Vienna.

A fund has been established to help Colleen with college ex-penses for her children.

Contributions can be made to “The Wright Children CollegeFund” and mailed c/o Lisa Hodge, 9800 Lindsey Blake Lane, GreatFalls, VA 22066 or sent directly to “The Wright Children CollegeFund” c/o Bank of America, 748 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA22066. Those choosing this option may call Colleen for the ac-count number.

Lane Closing on Dulles Toll RoadDrivers using the eastbound Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) may

experience delays beginning Tuesday, Sept 22. The eastbound rightlane between Beulah and Trap Roads, just west of Wolf Trap FarmPark, will be closed.

The closing will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. dailyfor four to five days, weather permitting.

Construction crews will be installing barriers along the DullesToll Road near the site of future storm water detention ponds tobe built in that area for the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project.

Toll road users should be alert to this lane closure and use ex-treme caution in the area.

A 24/7 emergency hotline is available for construction relatedissues: 877-585-6789. For general Dulles Corridor MetrorailProject information: www.dullesmetro.com or 703-572-0506.

Starshine EnrollsYoung Actors

Starshine Theater of Great Falls is now enrolling student actorsages 7 through 18 for its new stage show, “Zorro!” Rehearsalswill take place at the School of Theatrical Dance in the GreatFalls Village Center, and the show will be performed on a localtheater stage in early February. High School students in the Castmay also serve as “Actor-Mentor” rehearsal assistants to theyounger cast members.

Starshine’s “Little Theater” play this semester is “The Tales ofBeatrix Potter” for very young performers, ages 4-8. Each studentreceives a dramatic character role, as well as singing and dance/action opportunities. Rehearsals will be at The School of Theatri-cal Dance in Great Falls. To learn more, contact Patricia Budwig,creative director, 703.790.9050 or [email protected].

SCC AwardedContinuation Grant

The Safe Community Coalition is one of the Drug-Free Com-munity Coalitions awarded a continuation grant. R. GilKerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National DrugControl Policy, awarded $60 million in Drug-Free Communities(DFC) Continuation Grants to 565 Drug-Free Communities coali-tions and five DFC Mentor Continuation coalitions. These grantswill assist local community coalitions as they work to preventand reduce youth substance use.

The Drug Free Communities program is directed by the WhiteHouse Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in part-nership with the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Ad-ministration (SAMHSA). The DFC program provides coalitionmatching grants of up to $625,000 over five years to community

Week in Great Falls

Great Falls resident Sondra Taylor, whorecently opened a small senior livingfacility called Great Falls Manor, said shearranged for Steve Gurney of Reston to

speak at the Great Falls Library next week becauseof his rare perspective on elder care. “I just thoughtit would be very helpful to the public to considerwhat a senior is actually faced with when going intoa facility,” Taylor said.

Although he is only 43, Gurney has a better ideathan most of what it is like to check into a seniorliving facility, as does his 6-year-old son Asa. In Feb-ruary, the elder care expert spent a week in PaulSpring Assisted Living and Retirement Communityin Alexandria. In late August, he checked himselfand his young son into the Residences of ThomasCircle, a continuing care retirement community indowntown Washington, D.C., for another week.

Taylor said she thought it would be helpful for se-nior citizens and their familiesalike to learn more about how se-niors’ lives change when movinginto a retirement community, whatthey give up and what they cantake with them. She asked Gurneyto give a presentation at the libraryWednesday evening, Sept. 30.

GURNEY has been regarded as anelder-care expert since he published the “Guide toRetirement Living SourceBook” 20 years ago, whilehis grandfather was living in a retirement home.Since then, he has regularly given talks on the sub-ject, and he estimates that he has visited more than500 senior living communities to assist them in over-coming various challenges.

However, Gurney said, he realized a gap in his ex-pertise when dropping his children off on the firstday of school last year. They asked him about hisfirst day of school. “They were very interested in whatI had to say because it was very authentic,” he said.Meanwhile, he realized, as an expert on senior liv-ing, he had never experienced a first day in a retire-ment community. “That didn’t sit very well with me,”he recalled.

A week later, he was at a meeting at the Paul Springcommunity and floated the idea of spending sometime there. “They thought it was a great idea for meto experience what it was like to live in the commu-nity,” he said. Arrangements were made.

Now, Gurney said that by living in retirementhomes he “saw so many things I had missed as aquote-unquote expert.” On his first stay, he realizedhow many people had moved into senior living be-cause they couldn’t or didn’t want to drive, which,in the suburbs, had isolated them and disconnectedthem from their sense of purpose. So, when plan-ning his second project, he decided on a facility inan urban, pedestrian-friendly environment.

Also during his week at Paul Spring, he said, “Af-ter living there a little while, I said, ‘Man, I wouldlove my kids to meet these people.’” Having heardmany of their stories and history, he said, “It seemsto me a crime that we’ve hidden these people awayfrom the younger generation.” He was also carryingthe seed of an idea planted by a book he had read,called “Leisureville: Adventures in America’s Retire-ment Utopias,” whose author questioned the wisdomof separating the elderly from the rest of the popula-

tion.“Can we create an environment

where we can take care of elderswith all ages living under oneroof?” Gurney asked. He consid-ered moving his entire family intothe Residences of Thomas Circlein August but decided to onlybring his son with him. He said he

quickly realized that a 6-year-old is unfamiliar withthe stigmas many Americans attach to old age, af-fording him a chance to see the community throughhis son’s fresh eyes.

BEFORE THE MOVE, when Gurney asked Asa whata retirement community was, the boy said he thoughtit was a place for people who were lost, Gurney said.A few days into their stay, his son had edited thedefinition to, “a place you can go to live, where youmeet a lot of people.”

Gurney said he also found that the community wasa place where he didn’t have to worry about his son,as the residents were happy to look out for him. “It’ssort of like an old-fashioned neighborhood,” he said.“I’ve never visited a neighborhood where the neigh-bors care for each other as much as they did in thesetwo communities.” And he had worried that someresidents might complain that they had moved tothe facility to get away from children, “but the over-whelming response was, ‘It’s about time,’” he said.

Gurney came away with new ideas and recommen-dations for families. “There’s been nothing I’ve donein my career that has been as powerful as theseprojects,” he said. For example, he has begun rec-ommending to some adult children that they spendthe first night in the retirement home with their par-ents who would otherwise wake up the next day in aplace where they didn’t know anyone.

As for ways to integrate young and old, he said hehoped to at least open some dialogue. “I don’t nec-essarily have all the answers, but I don’t think we’regoing to get to the answers until more people startdoing what I’ve been doing,” Gurney said.

Taylor said she had never heard of anyone under-taking a project like Gurney’s. “It’s good to under-stand more about what’s going on with residents asthey make that huge change in their lives,” she said.

Elder care expert and Reston residentSteve Gurney, 43, recently checked himselfand his 6-year-old son Asa into a retire-ment community. He will share his experi-ences next week at Great Falls Library.

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Experiences in AgingReston elder care specialist discusses stays inretirement homes at Great Falls Library.

Drop InElder care expert Steve Gurney will

speak of his experiences living in twodifferent retirement communities onWednesday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m., atGreat Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike. For more information, call SandraTaylor at 703-759-6204.

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News

By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

At its Monday nightmeeting, the board ofthe Great Falls Citizens Association

unanimously authorized its newlyre-formed Wastewater Committeeto launch a comprehensive searchfor alternatives to the septic fieldsin the commercial area surround-ing the intersection of GeorgetownPike and Walker Road.

The committee is to create twosubgroups, one to look at alternateonsite solutions, such as newwastewater filtration and recyclingtechnology, and the other to ex-amine the options for and ramifi-cations of a limited sewer line.

“What I’m concerned about issomething Supervisor [John]Foust said,” GFCA President RalphApton told the board and membersof the Wastewater Committee.“He’s not going to do anythingunless the community is in backof it, and the community at this

time is divided, let’s face it.” Ac-cordingly, he suggested that thegroup investigating onsite alterna-tives be given around six monthsto advertise for possible solutionsand another half a year to evalu-ate those options, although the

committee had initially set a six-month target for its fact-findingmission.

And he said the group lookinginto the sewer option would haveto answer the question, “How arethey going to get restrictions that

will maintain what the communitywants?”

Many Great Falls residents havelong regarded a lack of sewer con-nections as key to maintaining lowdensity in the community, as sep-tic systems can only handle somuch wastewater and requirelarge septic fields, necessitatinglarge lots.

In an earlier interview, Aptonsaid GFCA members and businessowners had met with county Pub-lic Works and Environmental Ser-vices employees over the summerto assess the state of the septicfields around Great Falls’ centralbusiness district and get some ideaof alternatives. He said they weretold the fields would be “critical”within 10 years, and alternativeswould take at least five years tobe approved, designed and con-structed. The county also toldthem there were options for limit-ing density in the event of sewer,including zoning and height lim-its, he said.

At the board meeting, Wastewa-ter Committee Co-Chair and OldBrogue owner Mike Kearney, whomanages the water for much of thecommercial area, said he had been

asking the county about alterna-tives for some time and had beentold that the only way the countywould run a sewer line out fromthe Village Centre area would bethrough a “forced main” with onlyone inlet, preventing develop-ments from tapping into it. Theline would flow to the Colvin Runarea. In the event of sewer, he said,the committee was considering thecreation of a sewer district includ-ing the shopping centers aroundthe intersection, as well as the firestation, the library, the Grange andGreat Falls Elementary.

The committee’s other co-chair,former GFCA President Jim Luce,announced that he had been amember of the Great Falls Businessand Professional Association(BPA) but had recently steppeddown in order to represent citizeninterests on the committee.

“I am fully behind both appoint-ments — they were fully thoughtout — for co-chairs of the commit-tee,” Apton assured.

Committee member and BPAPresident Ralph Lazaro went overthe four-step process the group

Exploring Alternatives to Failing Septic

A search has begun for alternate options for dealing withwastewater from Great Falls’ central commercial district,where the septic fields could fail in 10 years.

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Obituary

Elizabeth Larson and her hus-band Willard of San Diego, Calif.,proud grandfather of Alex Dahmand his wife Kerry, Nick Dahm,Tyler Larson, Zachary Larson andKatelynn Larson.

Funeral services took place Mon-day, Sept. 21 at St. Francis Epis-copal Church, 9220 GeorgetownPike in Great Falls. Graveside ser-vices with full military honors willbe Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 1 p.m., atArlington National Cemetery. Thefamily suggests that memorial con-tributions may be made to theMichael J. Fox Foundation ofParkinson’s Research, Attn: TributeGifts, Church Street Station, P.O.Box 780, New York City, NY10008-0780. Arrangements byAdams-Green Funeral Home,Herndon.

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organizations that facilitate civicparticipation in local drug preven-tion efforts.

The Safe Community Coalitionwas established in 1995 and servesboth the McLean and Langley highschool pyramids as well as privateschools in our area. Since its incep-tion, SCC has offered a variety ofprograms and resources to help par-ents and children in our communitymake responsible decisions in a safe,healthy and drug and alcohol freeenvironment. Some of these pro-grams include Project Safe Prom,Parents Who Host Lose the Most,and workshops on Stress, Depres-sion, and Ethics. To learn more, visitwww.safecommunitycoalition.net.

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MarketFrom Page 3

Having been in the elder careindustry for a couple of years, Tay-lor, who just opened the doors toGreat Falls Manor to up to eightresidents about a month ago, saidshe had heard Gurney speak of hisfirst retirement-home stay andbeen intrigued. “He is a compel-ling presenter. He really speaksfrom the heart. And he’s someonewho knows a lot about the field,”she said. “He’s seen it now from awhole different point of view.”

— Mike DiCicco

AgingFrom Page 4

“I come here because the fruitand veggies taste good,” Hansensaid. “It’s for nurturing your body,for health reasons. This market hasfantastic good tasting food.”

“The interaction with people isthe synergy, the spice of life,”Hansen said.


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AlternativesStudied

had laid out, with the first stepbeing a consensus from the GFCAboard as to whether or not therewas a problem to be addressed.The second phase was to be the“discovery” period when the twosubcommittees would research al-ternatives, but the board also leftthe question of whether there wasa problem to the discovery work.Once the research has been as-sembled, Lazaro said, the commit-tee would engage in outreach tothe community. “That would bethe time to have some town hallmeetings, to go out to the commu-nity and say, ‘This is what wefound.’” Then, after hearing resi-dents’ input, and examining thecommittee’s work, it would be upto the citizens association tochoose a course of action, he said.

At the Wastewater Committee’sfirst meeting the previous Thurs-day evening, Kearney pointed outthat the business district dumpedabout 40,000 gallons of wastewa-ter into the ground every day ex-cept, possibly, Sundays. Of that, hesaid, about 26,000 gallons camefrom the two main shopping ar-eas, Village Centre and Great FallsShopping Center. If no changeswere made and the septic fieldsfailed, resulting in county truckshaving to haul the wastewater off,he said, “That’s seven trips a dayto keep the two going.”

“Our goal is to create a healthycommunity,” Kearney said, notingthat he had no plans to build an-other restaurant in the area. Hesaid he wanted to see more wa-ter-using merchants be allowed tomove into the centers.

“If we find a good system, whatcould this town look like?” won-dered committee member WayneFoley.

At Monday’s board meeting,held in the Executive Suites in theVillage Centre, Kearney told theboard, “Our shopping center hereis at 70 percent capacity,” mean-ing it was dumping 70 percent ofthe maximum amount of wastewa-ter its system had a permit for.“The shopping center across thestreet is at 100 percent capacity.I’d love to see a Japanese restau-rant over there, but they can’t doit.”

And, as Foley pointed out at thecommittee meeting Thursday,“The best thing for the businesscommunity would be if they couldfind an alternative that’s cost-ef-fective and not have to go throughthe political hassle over sewer.”

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Opinion

Candidates for public office uniformly define themselves as law-abiding citizens with the publicgood at heart.

So why then does virtually every candidateallow or encourage their campaign workers toviolate the law by posting hundreds of signs inthe public right-of-way in the medians of ma-jor roads?

Political signs on private property, homes andbusinesses, are part of good political discourse.The person who owns the home or business isendorsing a candidate in a powerfulway.

Political signs which are not on pri-vate property are almost all illegal.

Political signs in roadway medians simplyscream that the candidate in question hasenough money to print signs and pay staffmembers to put them up. Certainly some signsare put in medians by enthusiastic volunteers.

Meanwhile it is not OK for a citizen to takedown political signs even if they are illegallyin the public right-of-way.

A little local enforcement, citing candidatesfor violations with an accompanying press re-lease while removing the illegal signs, wouldgo a long way towards curbing this unsightlypractice.

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Fill it out and mail it to your local electionsoffice, along with a copy of a photo identifica-tion or current utility bill, bank statement,

government check, paycheck, or othergovernment document that showsyour name and address.

You can also register in person at theelections office during business hours or at theDMV, or you pick up a form in a library or otherpublic places.

After you register, you will receive confirma-tion and a voting card in the mail. You can callthe elections office to verify that you are regis-tered.

To find your polling place, go towww.sbe.virginia.gov and click on “voter in-formation.” Polling places will be open from 6a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day, Tuesday, Nov.3. Check with your local elections office forinformation on absentee voting.

Absentee VotingVirtually any Virginia voter can vote ahead

of time in person or by mail if for any reasonyou expect to be away from home, includingcommuting to your job, on election day. Youcan mail in an application for an absentee bal-lot by downloading it at www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Forms_Publications/Index.html. A ballotwill be mailed to you for you to fill out andmail back.

Or you can vote early in person at the localelections office and some satellite locations.Call the registrar or check the Web site forhours.

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Editorials

What Do I WantFrom aCandidate?To the Editor:

After reading the article “Battlefor 34th District” [Great Falls Con-nection, Sept. 9-15] I asked my-self “What do I really want from acandidate?”

The most important thing is totrust the candidate with solving themost urgent problems facing ourlocal community. In early July, Bar-bara Comstock knocked on mydoor, but I knew very little abouther at that time. During ourlengthy conversation, I had theprivilege to ask what she stands forand she listened with a great in-terest to my concerns. I came tothe U.S in 1991 from a former com-munist country. My journey toAmerica was driven by the ambi-tion to live in a free country, wherefree market-driven economystrives. It is based on competitionand is adopted worldwide. EvenChina is slowly accepting this mar-ket. I also brought up another im-portant issue to Barbara, educa-tion. Higher level of education al-lows us social mobility and theability to become better-qualifiedemployees. Again, I ask myself,what do I want from a candidate?A candidate who is in touch withhis or her constituents. A candidatewho listens to the issues that we

care about the most, but also letsus inquire about his or her priori-ties. We all know that the #1 prob-lem that needs to be solved for ourcommunity is economy. Barbaraput improving the economy as her#1 priority. Why does MargiVanderhye choose to focus ontransportation when economy re-quires higher priorities?

Secondly, a candidate whobrings forward policies at the statelevel based on best practices ratherthan academic experiments. Weheard that cash for clunker was asuccessful program. Was it indeed?Cash for clunker was a selective“tax rebate” targeted to a specificgroup of people. It indeed aidedthe auto manufacturers and auto-related industry, but it createdhigher debt-to-income ratio for theparticipants that really didn’t needa car. Another example is Mr.Bernanke’s academic experimentis to sell debt to finance lendingtrillions of dollars to banks wherebanks make deposits rather thanlend to businesses. Why would abusiness be willing to borrow dur-ing uncertain times, high unem-ployment, when the whole marketstagnates? When a small businesshonors services or goods, they willlike to keep most of the proceedsduring this time. They wouldrather not take more debt for fu-ture services or goods that are li-able not to sell. During the finan-cial crisis, creating more debt forfuture generations is not the an-

swer. Money needs to circulate toproduce value. Providing non-se-lective tax cuts helps businessesmake decisions that are suitablefor them. What do I want from acandidate? A candidate that is aproponent and applies best prac-tices at the state level.

Barbara Comstock stands strongfor the economy and educationthat are the most critical mattersin our lives.

Gigel MarinescuGreat Falls

EffectiveLeadershipTo the Editor

Thank you for featuring the“Battle for Virginia’s 34th [Houseof Delegates] District” in the Sept.15 issue. Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-34) and her challenger, BarbaraComstock, were asked the samequestions, giving voters a chanceto compare their priorities andstrengths. But one question youdidn’t ask, and voters would liketo have answered, is how the can-didates plan to legislate. Will theycross the aisle and seek consensusto find solutions for Virginia, orwill they cling to their party andrefuse to work with the other side?Comstock has no record to review,but her campaign suggests an an-swer. For her keynote speaker ata major fund raiser, she chose Karl

Rove, a Republican strategistknown for his divisive, take-no-prisoners approach to politics.

Vanderhye, in contrast, has beeneffective because she is ready towork with legislators from bothsides of the aisle. Her bills to ex-pand cancer treatment for low-in-come women, to promote usingagricultural wastes to generateelectricity, and to streamline statesupport for the technology indus-try were passed with votes fromboth parties. She respects goodleadership, regardless of party, list-ing in one of her Connection an-swers Republican Brent Scowcroftas a hero. Margi has earned therespect of both parties in the Gen-eral Assembly, and we need to re-elect her as our delegate becauseshe knows our district, knows ourneeds, and knows how to be aneffective legislator.

Linda BurchfielMcLean

Helpful GuidesTo the Editor:

Thank you for running the pro-files on the two candidates fordelegate from the 34th District.They were helpful guides to theirlikely performance in the job.

The article confirmed my sup-port for the incumbent MargiVanderhye (D) both based on her

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THURSDAY/SEPT. 24Alzheimer’s Family Day Center’s

25th Anniversary Garden Party.6-9 p.m. at The Atrium atMeadowlark Botanical Garden, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.$25. Fine food and drink, live musicand a silent auction. Visit the eventwebsite to see the list of auctionitems. All proceeds will benefit thecenter’s therapeutic programming.703-204-4664 [email protected]/25th.htm.

High Tea and Passion for“ChariTea” Raffle. 2-4 p.m. atRiver Bend Golf and Country Club,375 Walker Road, Great Falls. Auctionproceeds will benefit the ArtemisHouse, Happy Hugs, Camp Frasier,Lift Me Up, Volunteer EmergencyFamilies for Children and more. $28.Send checks made out to GFWC toDebby Bailine, 9901 Blackmore ValeWay, Great Falls, VA 22066. 703-757-2244 or 703-759-2077.

Dean Fields, The BrilliantInventions, Cletus & Lori andEllen Cherry. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

Ronald Kessler to sign In thePresident’s Secret Service: Behind theScenes with Agents in the Line of Fireand the Presidents They Protect. 7p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers,7851 Tysons Corner Center, McLean.703-506-2937.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 25McLean Community Players’ “The

Importance of Being Earnest,” 8p.m. at the Alden Theater in theMcLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. $15 adults

and $13 for students and seniors,available at the box office, by phoneat 703-790-9223 or throughTicketmaster at 703-573-SEAT, orwww.ticketmaster.com.www.mcleanplayers.org.

Game of Love and Chance. 8 p.m. atFirst Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road,Tysons Corner. $25 adults, $15students. www.1stStageSpringHill.org/game.

The Beach Boys – Twisted! at 6:30p.m. and BetaRaz Presents:Powerhouse at 10 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 26 NOVACO 10th Anniversary Dinner

and Auction. Seated dinner, silentand live auction at the WestwoodCountry Club. Support NOVACO’smission to assist victims of domesticabuse. Tickets $85. www.novaco.org/tickets.html

Derek Webb with SandraMcCracken, 6 p.m. At Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $15in advance and $18 at the door. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

Game of Love and Chance. 4 p.m.and 8 p.m. at First Stage, 1524 SpringHill Road, Tysons Corner. $25 adults,$15 students. www.1stStageSpringHill.org/game.

The Beach Boys – Twisted! at 1:30p.m., Derek Webb CD Releaseand Sandra McCracken at 6 p.m.and Allmanact at 9:30 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

The Rick Thompson Jazz Quartet.4-6 p.m. at the Palladium Civic PlaceGreen, 1445 Laughlin Ave., McLean.Free. 703-288-9505.

Kay Egyhazy’s artist’s reception. 6-9 p.m. at Applegate Gallery & CustomFraming, 101 Church St. N.W. SuiteC, Vienna. Drinks and food will beserved. The exhibit will run fromSept. 26-Oct. 28.

McLean Community Players’ “TheImportance of Being Earnest,” 8

p.m. at the Alden Theater in theMcLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. $15 adultsand $13 for students and seniors,available at the box office, by phoneat 703-790-9223 or throughTicketmaster at 703-573-SEAT, orwww.ticketmaster.com.www.mcleanplayers.org.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 27Derek Webb with Sandra

McCracken, 7 p.m. At Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $15in advance and $18 at the door. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

Game of Love and Chance. 2 p.m.and 6 p.m. at First Stage, 1524 SpringHill Road, Tysons Corner. $25 adults,$15 students. www.1stStageSpringHill.org/game.

McLean Branch of the AmericanAssociation of UniversityWomen Open House &Reception. 2:30 p.m. at the McLeanCommunity Center. 703/734-0367 orwww.mcleanaauw.org.

National Council of Negro Women- Northern Virginia Section 33rdAnnual Luncheon and FashionShow. 1 p.m. at the Fairview ParkMarriott, 3111 Fairview Park Drive,Falls Chuch. All proceeds will benefitcommunity service projects, includinghealth and career fairs, educationalworkshops and educational [email protected],703-400-5633 or 703-533-0134.

McLean Community Players’ “TheImportance of Being Earnest,” 2p.m. at the Alden Theater in theMcLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. $15 adultsand $13 for students and seniors,available at the box office, by phoneat 703-790-9223 or throughTicketmaster at 703-573-SEAT, orwww.ticketmaster.com.www.mcleanplayers.org.

For two days, under themost sparkling of clearblue skies, families tookpart in the 39th Annual

Wolf Trap International Children’sFestival. On Sept. 19 and 20, localperformers, international perform-ers, and activity centers spreadthroughout the meadow, show-cased the dance and music ofAmerican and foreign cultures.Spanish dancers in native dress,Chinese children from FairfaxCounty celebrating their heritage,performers in folk dress from Geor-gia, Serbia and Ireland wereamong those who danced on WolfTrap’s six stages scattered through-out the national park.

As guests passed through thegates early Sunday morning, a jug-gling mime greeted them. Rovingentertainers showed skills andposed for photos.

Children clapped their hands tomusic, posed with performers and,frequently, danced along to thesounds. Begun in 1971, the Inter-national Children’s Festival at WolfTrap National Park for the Perform-ing Arts was founded to introducenew cultures, and to teach the glo-bal role of the arts in the lives ofman, to children and their families.

“We’re an international familyand we want to expose Grace tointernational cultures,” said KaraMcCarty of Vienna. Kara and 2-

year-old daughter Grace accompa-nied by Kara’s mother, JoannLowell of Raleigh, N.C., clappedand swayed as the Alte KamaradenGerman band played German folkmusic and polkas.

Eighty-six local groups and art-ists, and three internationaltroupes from Spain, Georgia andSerbia — more than 400 partici-pants — engaged more than 8,000ticket holders over the course of theweekend festival. Spain, Serbiaand Georgia hosted crafts tents, asdid local visual artists.

The youngsters of the FairfaxChinese Dance Troupe were bornin China and study dance of theirnative culture at the Vienna Com-munity Center. Garbed in glowingyellow and red, the children per-formed traditional dance on Sun-day afternoon.

The Rhythm Street Dance Cen-ter from Herndon featured danc-

ers from grade-schoolers throughteens. “It’s important to interestkids,” said Jordyn Disher ofHerndon. “This shows them theycan get fit and stay healthy throughdance. It really works your abs andthighs.” Disher’s dance team mem-ber Mary DeFriest of Great Fallscalled the festival a “fun day, do-ing what we really like to do.”

Artists from the Vienna Arts So-ciety presented artwork and talkedto guests about art and their orga-nization. “It’s important that chil-dren be exposed to the arts, all thearts, performance and visual,” saidPatrick Conte of Vienna, whospearheaded the local effort. “Andwe’re here to welcome people tojoin our organization.” To a 13-month-old, Conte said, “you’renever too young to learn about thearts.”

— Donna Manz

St. FrancisEpiscopalChurch in GreatFalls To HostCountry Fair

St. Francis Episcopal Church inGreat Falls will host its annualCountry Fair on Saturday, Oct. 3,from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The event isfree.

St. Francis has hosted the fair,rain or shine, for 30 years. Thisyear’s event will feature booths andactivities for all ages, including:

❖ Quilt show — This year’s ex-hibit, “Celebrating Religion andCulture,” will feature quilts bysome of the region’s best-knownquiltmakers;

❖ Quilt raffle—St. Francisquilters will raffle off a queen-sizedquilt entitled “Celebration Bas-kets;”

❖ Children’s games and activi-ties — including the “Balloon Ty-phoon,” the “Giant Slingshot,” hay-rides, and a petting zoo (pettingzoo from 12:30-1:30 p.m.);

❖ Musical Performance — by theDifficult Run Jazz Band (beginningat 10 a.m.);

❖ Youth Talent Show — in theBig Tent (1-3 p.m.);

❖ Karaoke — singing in the BigTent (3 p.m.);

❖ Silent Auction — with oppor-tunities to bid on tickets to sport-ing events, restaurant gift certifi-cates, spa services and many otheritems;

❖ Treasure Trove — a flea mar-ket featuring great bargains;

❖ Book Sale — with books, CDs,and other items;

❖ English Tombola — an old-fashioned tombola jar booth, withlots of surprises;

❖ Children’s Ups and Downs —gently used clothing and Hallow-

een costumes;❖ Plant Sale — featuring plants,

flowers, and garden accessories;❖ Bake Sale — with cakes, cook-

ies, and homemade frozen entrees;❖ Food Tent — with burgers, hot

dogs, and more (lunch served be-ginning at 11:30 a.m.)

St. Francis Episcopal Church islocated at 9220 Georgetown Pikein Great Falls, near the intersectionof Georgetown and River Bendroads. Plenty of parking is availableon site. For more information, visitwww.stfrancisgreatfalls.org or callthe church at 703-759-2082.

This year’s Quilt Show, ‘Celebrating Religion and Cul-ture,’ will feature quilts by some of the region’s best-known quiltmakers.

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Two-day artsfestival featureslocal, internationalperformers.

Children’s FestivalDraws More Than 8,000

Artists from the Vienna Arts Society, Patrick Conte, VivianAttermeyer and VAS director Teresa Ahmad talk to guestsabout their organization. Conte says, ‘you’re never tooyoung to learn about the arts.’

Teen dancers from Herndon’s Rhythm Street Dance Center show energy and pizzazz.


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MONDAY/SEPT. 28The Lost Fingers. 8 p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227

Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

Moon Madness. 4:30 p.m. Great Falls Library,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Explore themoon through activities, make moon pie cratersand discover how the moon changes phases. Age6-12. 703-757-8560.

Northern Virginia Chapter of the NationalAlliance on Mental Illness MonthlySpeaker Meeting. 7 p.m. at First ChristianChurch, 6165 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Speaker will be Trudy Harsh on the BrainFoundation, Laura’s House, and Housing forPeople with Mental Illness. Call Joe Lipari at703-256-2908.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 29Tyrone Wells (intimate and acoustic), Matt

Hires and Keaton Simons. 7:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

Book Talk for Book Lovers. 6:30 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike,Falls Church.

Book discussion. “The Nine: Inside the SecretWorld of the Supreme Court” by Jeffrey Toobin.Adults. 703-790-8088.

Colvin Run Community Center WeeklyDance. 7 p.m. at Colvin Run Schoolhouse,10201 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. $10.www.colvinrun.org.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 30Tyrone Wells, The Myriad and Matt Hires. 8

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

Creepy Crawly Friends. 10:30 a.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.Find bugs in stories. Age 2-5 with adult. 703-356-0770.

Personalized Microsoft OfficeTraining. 7:15p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.

A 45-minute one-on-one Microsoft Office trainingsession with a technology volunteer. Call forappointment. Adults. 703-790-8088.

One-man Band Peter McCory. 12:30 p.m. atthe McLean Community Center Alden Theater,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.www.mcleancenter.org.

THURSDAY/OCT. 1Charlotte Martin and Matt Duke. 8 p.m.

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

DiG PiNK National Breast Cancer AwarenessRally. Oakton High School Volleyball Team willbe hosting DiG PiNK match against theCentreville Wildcats beginning with thefreshman match at 5 p.m. followed by the JVmatch at 6 p.m. and the varsity match at 7 p.m.All attendees are encouraged to make astatement by wearing pink to the match. OaktonHigh School Gymnasium.

FRIDAY/OCT. 2Game of Love and Chance. 8 p.m. at First

Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner.$25 adults, $15 students. www.1stStageSpringHill.org/game.

Kim Richey and Will Kimbrough at 7 p.m. andBetaraz Entertainment Presents: VAStrong at 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

McLean Community Players’ “TheImportance of Being Earnest,” 8 p.m. atthe Alden Theater in the McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. $15 adultsand $13 for students and seniors, available atthe box office,

by phone at 703-790-9223 or through Ticketmasterat 703-573-SEAT, or www.ticketmaster.com.www.mcleanplayers.org.


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Church of the BrethernOakton Church of the Brethern ... 703-281-4411

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CharismaticChristian Assembly ... 703-698-9777

Church of ChristBerea Church of Christ ... 703-893-7040

Disciples of ChristAntioch Christian Church ... 703-938-6753

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Jehovah’s WitnessJehovah’s Witnesses ... 703-759-1579

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St. Athanasius Lutheran Church... 703-455-4003

MethodistAndrew Chapel United Methodist ... 703-759-3509

Church of the Good Shepherd ... 703-281-3987Dunn Loring United Methodist ... 703-573-5386Ephiphany United Methodist ... 703-938-3494Great Falls United Methodist... 703-759-3705

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Vale United Methodist ... 703-620-2594Smith Chapel United Methodist ... 571-434-9680

Wesley United Methodist ... 703-938-8700

Non-DenominationalChristian Assembly Church ... 703-698-9777

PresbyterianGrace Orthodox Presbyterian Church ... 703-560-6336

Korean Central Presbyterian ... 703-698-5577Vienna Presbyterian ... 703-938-9050

QuakerLangley Hills Friends...703-442-8394

Seventh-Day AdventistNorthern Virginia Christian Fellowship ... 703-242-9001

Vienna Seventh Day Adventists ... 703-938-8383

Unitarian UniversalistCongregation of Fairfax ... 703-281-4230

UnityUnity of Fairfax ... 703-281-1767

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TUESDAY/SEPT. 29VTRCC Annual Joint Mixer, with

the Greater McLean Chamber.5:30 p.m. at Tysons Corner Center,1961 Chain Bridge Road McLean.Celebrate the end of [email protected].

SATURDAY/OCT. 3Volunteers for Change

Orientation. 2-3 p.m. at VolunteerFairfax,10530 Page Ave. Fairfax. 703-246-3460 [email protected].

SUNDAY/OCT. 4The Ostomy Support Group of

Northern Virginia LLC MonthlyMeeting. 1:30 p.m. at PhysiciansConference Center, INOVA FairfaxHospital, 3300 Gallows Rd. FallsChurch. Martha Hammond WOCNdiscusses skin care, Q&A. 703-802-3457 orwww.ostomysupportofnova.org.

Volunteers for ChangeOrientation. 6:30-7:30 p.m. atVolunteer Fairfax,10530 Page Ave.Fairfax. 703-246-3460 [email protected].

MONDAY/OCT. 5Sierra Club and the 2009 Election.

7:30-9 p.m. Review Clubendorsements in the races forGovernor, other statewide officersand the House of Delegates, anddiscuss the impact of the election onthe environment with speakers fromthe campaigns. [email protected]

TUESDAY /OCT. 6McLean Citizens Association

Candidates Night. 7:30 p.m. atthe Mclean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. With BarbaraComstock (R) and Margi Vanderhye(D) running in the 34th District andChris Merola (R) and Jim Scott(D) inthe 53rd District of the Virginia Houseof Delegates. 703-556-9160 or 703-442-6601.

TUESDAY/OCT. 13National Association Active and

Retired Federal EmployeesMonthly Meeting. 1:30 p.m. at theVienna Community Center, 120Cherry St. SE, Vienna. CongressmanGerry Connolly, Democraticcandidate Mark Keam andRepublican candidate Jim Hylandwill speak. A Blue Cross Blue Shieldrepresentative will provide benefitinformation. 703-205-9041 or 703-698-1838.

ONGOING Join Volunteers for Change, a

program for adults which offersmore than 50 weekend and eveningvolunteer opportunities per month.Visit Volunteer Fairfax for orientationdates, at www.volunteerfairfax.org.

The Oakton High School DanceTeam is offering a Dance Camp forstudents entering grades 1-9. Thisyear, the camp will be held July 28-30 at Oakton High School. For moreinformation, go towww.oaktonathletics.org

Great Falls Soccer League is lookingfor girls interested in Division 1soccer, with ODSL as a U-14. Playersmust have a birthdate of 8/1/1994 orlater. Call head coach KrisztianMikoczi, 703-969-4335, or asst.coach Tom Klein, 703-915-0115.

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

Lillian Chreky of Great Falls gradu-ated from the 2009 Governor’s School ofAgriculture held at Virginia Tech onJune 28 to July 25. Chreky, a seniorfrom Langley High School, was one of96 rising junior and senior high schoolstudents from across the commonwealthselected to participate in the month-longsummer residential program for giftedstudents interested in agriculture andnatural resources.

Eric B. Caine of McLean has beenawarded highest honors at PhillipsExeter Academy in Exeter, N. H. Theeleventh grade student is the son of Dr.and Mrs. Robert Caine of McLean.

Brigid Donovan of McLean hasbeen named to the third trimester hon-ors list at Saint James School in St.James, Md. The tenth grader is thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs. DavidDonovan of McLean.

McLean residents Lee Betancourt,a senior, Catharine Comstock, a jun-ior, and Caitlin-Marie Ward, asophomore, have been named to thespring 2009 dean’s list at VillanovaUniversity in Villanova, Pa.

Cara Roddy of McLean has beennamed to the spring 2009 dean’s list atChamplain College in Burlington, Vt.Roddy is the daughter of Diana andTimothy Roddy of McLean.

Erin Ellis of McLean has beennamed to the spring 2009 dean’s list atChoate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford,Ct. Ellis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Mervyn I. Ellis of McLean.

School NotesBulletin

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in Great Falls will host its an-nual Country Fair on Saturday,Oct. 3, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Theevent is free.

St. Francis has hosted the fair,rain or shine, for 30 years. Thisyear’s event will feature boothsand activities for all ages, in-cluding:

❖ Quilt show — This year’sexhibit, “Celebrating Religionand Culture,” will feature quiltsby some of the region’s best-known quiltmakers;

❖ Quilt raffle—St. Francisquilters will raffle off a queen-sized quilt entitled “CelebrationBaskets;”

❖ Children’s games and ac-tivities — including the “Bal-loon Typhoon,” the “GiantSlingshot,” hayrides, and a pet-ting zoo (petting zoo from12:30-1:30 p.m.);

❖ Musical Performance — bythe Difficult Run Jazz Band (be-ginning at 10 a.m.);

❖ Youth Talent Show — inthe Big Tent (1-3 p.m.);

❖ Karaoke — singing in theBig Tent (3 p.m.);

❖ Silent Auction — with op-portunities to bid on tickets to

sporting events, restaurant giftcertificates, spa services and manyother items;

❖ Treasure Trove — a flea mar-ket featuring great bargains;

❖ Book Sale — with books, CDs,and other items;

❖ English Tombola — an old-fashioned tombola jar booth, withlots of surprises;

❖ Children’s Ups and Downs —gently used clothing and Hallow-een costumes;

❖ Plant Sale — featuring plants,flowers, and garden accessories;

❖ Bake Sale — with cakes,cookies, and homemade frozenentrees;

❖ Food Tent — with burgers,hot dogs, and more (lunchserved beginning at 11:30 a.m.)

St. Francis Episcopal Churchis located at 9220 GeorgetownPike in Great Falls, near the in-tersection of Georgetown andRiver Bend roads. Plenty ofparking is available on site. Formore information, visit www.stfrancisgreatfalls.org or callthe church at 703-759-2082.

This year’s Quilt Show, ‘Celebrating Religion and Cul-ture,’ will feature quilts by some of the region’s best-known quiltmakers.

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Faith Notes are for announce-ments and events in the faithcommunity. Send to [email protected]. Dead-line is Friday.

The Northern VirginiaEthical Society. Sunday, Sept.27 at 11 a.m., at 225 Nutley St.,NW, Vienna. Fred Edwords,leader of The United Coalition ofReason, developing coalitions oflocal humanist, freethought,atheist, Humanistic Jewish, andEthical Culture organizations.Free. www.noves.org or 703-437-3161.

Faith and Public PolicyDiscussion. 8:30 a.m. atLewinsville Presbyterian Church,1724 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Free continental break-fast. Presentation by Ali Faruk, ananalyst from the Virginia Inter-faith Center for Public Policy,followed by an open discussion.703-556-0123 or [email protected].

Great Falls United Meth-odist Church Fall Bazaar.Saturday, Oct. 4 from 9 a,m,-4p.m. at 10100 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Food, handmade artsand crafts, jewelry, used booksand a silent auction. 703-582-1640.

Aging and Wellness Con-ference and Expo 2009 atMcLean Bible Church, 8925Leesburg Pike, Vienna, on Satur-day, Oct. 31 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.With resources including commu-nity resources, housing, finance,health and wellness, and countygovernment services forcaregivers and their families, anda Speaker’s Forum where profes-sionals in their fields will speakon issues such as handling medi-cation, dementia, and end-of-lifeissues. Free; refreshments pro-vided. [email protected] or contact thechurch at 703-639-2000.

The Community RabbiFoundation Services forthe High Holidays of RoshHashanah and Yom Kippur willbe at the Baha’i CommunityCenter, 21415 Cardinal GlenCircle, Sterling. Free; those whoattend are asked to contributeto a charity of their choice.www.communtiyrabbi.com or571-277-2611.

St. Thomas EpiscopalChurch Pumpkin Sale. Oct.11 through Halloween at thechurch, near the corner of Rt. 7and Lewinsville Road, McLean.All proceeds benefit local chari-ties.

Emmaus United Church ofChrist offers a grief serieson Healing with Loss, 7 p.m.at 900 Maple Ave., Vienna. 703-938-1555 or www.emmausucc.org.

❖ Sept. 21: The Importance ofSharing Your Stories of Grief andLoss.

❖ Sept. 28: Coping with Holi-days, Anniversaries, Birthdaysand Special Days.

❖ Oct. 5: Dealing with RoleChange, Stress and Caring forYourself.

Faith Notes

By Janelle L. Plummer

The Connection

Virginia is wine country,and Maison du VinHouse of Wine celebrated its first year an-

niversary with five tasting tablesshowcasing some their favoritewines on Saturday, Sept. 19.

The anniversary celebration in-cluded hors d’oeuvres from DanteRistorante, discounts throughoutthe store and $100 gift certificatesand food and wine pairing ticketsfor two to Maison du Vin.

Vital Hiek, the owner of Maisondu Vin, said he’s delighted hemade it through one year, despitethe economic downturn.

“It’s a lot of obstacles, you gothrough in a year,” Hiek said. “Theeconomy turned around. We arewell positioned to do much bet-

ter.”Hiek said Maison du Vin is a dif-

ferent kind of store, with a privatetasting room. He said all of thewines are under $20.

“We do many exciting events.We are truly having fun.”

Al McCosh, a Great Falls residentand a wine distributor of NiceLegs, LLC, said Maison du Vin hasbeen very supportive in the com-munity.

“Maison du Vin has brought agreat selection of boutique winesto Great Falls,” McCosh said.

Bruce Hall, a wine consultantwho works in the store, saidMaison du Vin tastes all the winesin the store before selling them.

“We speak from first handknowledge,” Hall said.

In the end, Hiek said Great Fallsstill has a lot more room to tapinto. He said he still needs to do

Maison du Vin House of Wine had its first anniversarycelebration in Great Fallson Saturday, Sept. 19.

Bruce Hall, a wine consultant at Maison du Vin, and LisaPlemons, a partner of Cass Wines, at Maison du VinHouse of Wine first anniversary celebration.

Vital Hiek, the owner ofMaison du Vin, at thestore’s first year anniver-sary on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Maison du Vin hosted fivetasting tables showcasingsome of their favoritewines on Saturday, Sept.19, to mark the store’s firstanniversary.

Todd and Kristi Shaw,Great Falls

Todd: “They’re very friendly people.They have a lot of interesting winesthat are inexpensive for under $20.”

Kristi: “We’ve also done a lot of tast-ing. [Maison du Vin] have good winesto try.”

Defying Downturn and Having FunMaison du Vin House of Winecelebrates anniversary. What do you think is Maison du Vin’s

contribution to the community life?

Viewpoints

David Berry,student/wine distributor,Tysons Corner

“It provides a place where people liketo go and meet each other, where wineenthusiasts can enjoy themselves.”

Mike Gower,government Worker,

Great Falls“When it first opened up it was appeal-

ing. It really appeals to the eye. The staffis friendly. They know [me] by name.[I’m] one of their biggest supporters.”

Lisa Spoden,owner of a Healthcare Consult-ing Firm, Great Falls

“It’s another touch of class. It’s won-derful having resources like this.”

Janis Patella,quality assurance manager,

Chantilly“I think this is a great place. Everything

they do is great. Every time I come, Ilearn more and more.”

— Janelle L. Plummer


OPEN HOUSESSaturday & Sunday, Sept. 26th & 27th

Call Specific Agents to Confirm Dates & Times.

When you visit one of these Open Houses, tell the Realtor you saw it in this Connection Newspaper. For more real estate listings and open houses visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com,

click the Real Estate links on the right side.

To add your FREE Realtor represented Open Houseto these weekly listings, please contact:In Great Falls, Salome, 703-778-9421, or

[email protected] Vienna, Don, 703-778-9420, or

[email protected] McLean, Trisha, 703-778-9419, or

[email protected] listings are due by Monday at 3 p.m.

Great Falls (22066)

9721 Mill Run Dr $1,997,000 Sun 1-4 Pamela Yerks Ttr Sothebys 703-862-2135

639 Nalls Farm Way $2,299,999 Sun 1-4 Carol Ellickson Weichert 703-862-2135

Falls Church (22043)

2343 Brittany Parc Dr $849,000 Sun 1-4 Laura Nunley Weichert 703-795-8667

McLean (22101, 22102)

8350 Greensboro Dr #404 $299,000 Sun 1-4 Elizabeth Jessup Weichert 202-251-6076

5918 Chesterbrook Road $1,124,900 Sun 1-4 Jane Price Weichert 703-628-0470

1303 Capulet Ct $1,149,500 Sun 1-4 Amanda Saul Re/Max 703-622-3783

1527 Brookhaven Dr $1,649,000 Sun 1-4 Mark Mcfadden Coldwell Banker 703-216-1333

8718 Woodside Ct $1,800,000 Sat 12-1 Erin Mendenhall Weichert 703-919-4003

Vienna (22180, 22181, 22182)

2713 Baronhurst Dr $650,000 Sun 1-4 Bettina Dee Premiere 571-246-6888

1714 Burning Tree Dr $650,000 Sun 1-4 Anna-Marie Termini Long & Foster 703-505-3031

1997 Barkham Ln $715,000 Sun 12-4 Carlos Myers Coldwell Banker 703-401-0526

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Seminar to Help First-TimeHomebuyers. To help prospectivefirst-time buyers understand the advan-tages of the $8,000 tax credit andcapitalize on this financial incentivebefore it expires, Weichert Realtors®will host a seminar on Saturday, Sept.26 in each of its approximately 500 com-pany owned and franchised officesnationwide. Through the seminar,Weichert, Realtors, along with its affili-ate companies, Weichert FinancialServices and Weichert Real Estate Affili-ates, Inc., will educate first-timehomebuyers on the specifics of the tax

credit created by Congress and the otherbenefits of buying a home in the currentmarket.

This free, no-obligation seminar, be-ginning will include a brief presentationfollowed by a question and answer ses-sion. To reserve your seat or to learnmore about the time and location of theseminar nearest you, call your localWeichert office. For a directory ofWeichert locations, visit Weichert.com.

P. Wesley Foster, Jr., chairmanand chief executive officer of The Long& Foster® Companies, announced thatBarry S. Redler has been selected toserve as chief marketing officer, a newly

created position within the organiza-tion. Redler is an experienced marketingleader having worked with both Fortune10 and privately held corporations.Prior to joining The Long & Foster Com-panies, he oversaw marketing and salesas a vice president for the Stanley Mar-tin Companies, a privately held regionalhomebuilder. Redler also worked forThe Ford Motor Company for over 20years in various senior level marketingand sales positions. Redler resides inNorthern Virginia with his wife and twochildren.

Beth Putman was the top producerand the top lister at the Great Falls Long

& Foster office. Michelina Queri was theagent with the most new listings (seven)and Ali Saghafi was the top seller.

Mark Ackermann, Branch VicePresident of Coldwell Banker

Residential Brokerage in Vienna, re-cently announced the office’s topproducers for the month of July: SylviaDavis Thompson - Top Sales Agent andTop Producer, Susie Carpenter - TopListing Agent, Sylvia Jurek/Lisa Moffett- Top Sales Team, Top Producing Teamand Top Listing Team.

For more information about buying orselling a home in Fairfax County and itssurroundings, contact Coldwell Banker

in Vienna at 703-938-5600. To view list-ings, visit www.cbmove.com/Vienna.

Karen Kaufman was the top pro-ducer with a sales volume of $4.4million at the Falls Church Long & Fos-ter office. She was also the top Listerand the agent with the most new listings(seven). John Nguyen was the top seller.

Luis A. Lama, CRS, GRI of Long &Foster Real Estate in Falls Church wasawarded the eighth annual VirginiaHousing Development Authority “Ser-vice to Virginia Award” at the VirginiaAssociation of REALTORS Legislativeand Education Conference in Richmond.


Sports

Doug Stupay (McLean) andWilliam Ruppe (Great Falls)are members of the Trinity College(Conn.) men’s soccer team thisfall. Stupay, a junior defender, is areturning starter who was part ofa 2008 Trinity team that allowedless than one goal per game.Ruppe, a sophomore, also plays ondefense. Trinity, coached byMichael Pilger, was 11-5 last yearand advanced to the New EnglandSmall College Athletic Conferencesemifinals.

The 2009 Northern VirginiaSenior Olympics opened onSept. 13 and were scheduled tocontinue through Sept. 23. Goldmedals in bowling, racquetball,backgammon and team line dancewere awarded on Sept. 14. Bowl-ing took place at Bowl America(Shirley, Alexandria). Bowlingwinners included Vienna’s SandraBallinger in the women’s ages 70-74 division.

Robert McArthur (men’s 60-64 age group), also of Vienna,earned a gold medal in rac-quetball.

For more information on theSenior Olympics, call 703-228-4721 or check the Web site atnovaseniorolympics.com

Jimmy Lange (30-3-2, 21knockouts) will return to thering on Saturday, Sept. 26, atthe Patriot Center in Fairfax todefend his World Boxing Coun-cil (WBC) U.S. National Box-ing Championship. Lange, in a154-pound title fight, will go upagainst his former teammatefrom “The Contender,”Jonathan Reid (34-11, 19 KOs),in a 12-round main event. Tick-ets are on sale and available forpurchase through the PatriotCenter box office and all areaTicketmaster outlets.

Lange, of Great Falls, is cur-rently ranked No. 11 by the

NABF and No. 34 in the world bythe WBC at 154 pounds.

Patrick Fish, who resides inGreat Falls, was recently namedAcademic-All American by USAWater Polo. Patrick is a goalie forthe Gonzaga College High Schoolvarsity water polo team. He alsoplays for the Naval AcademyAquatics Club. This summer hewas chosen as one of two goaliesto represent the Northeast Zone atan Olympic Development Pro-gram, held in San JuanCapistrano, Calif. He also repre-sented the Naval Academy AC inJunior Olympics, as well as at theU.S. Nationals.

The Inaugural Capital CupGolf Tournament took placerecently at Woodmont CountryClub. The event was sponsored bythe Mid Atlantic Professional GolfAssociation (MAPGA). In the com-petition format similar to theRyder Cup, a team from Virginiacompeted against one from Mary-land. Chas Bassing of Great Fallswas a member of the VirginiaTeam. Bassing, in a prior tourna-ment, finished first in the ages 14-15 division at the Nordlinger Cupon Aug. 11. At the Bob Riley Jun-ior Open at Bellhaven CountryClub on Aug. 4 in Alexandria, hefinished a strong second place.

Our Daily Bread, Inc., aFairfax-based non-profit organiza-tion, invites golf enthusiasts of allskill levels to enjoy a great after-noon of golf to help strugglingfamilies in Fairfax County. OurDaily Bread’s Charity Golf Tourna-ment is scheduled for 1 p.m. onFriday, Oct. 16 at the South RidingGolf Club. For information on reg-istration, sponsorship and donat-ing goods, visit www.our-daily-bread.org, call 703-273-8829 or e-mail Mike Kledzik [email protected].

Both the Langley High boys’ and girls’ cross countryteams will be competing at Saturday morning, Sept.26’s Oatlands Invitational meet in Leesburg. The annualshowcase event is one of the biggest meets of the highschool season and encompasses teams from all acrossVirginia and outside the state as well.

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Time will tell whether or not the LangleyHigh girls’ volleyball team develops theoffensive punch needed to be a true contender this season.

The Saxons are a talented defensive team and theypass the ball well on offense, according to veteranhead coach Susan Shifflett. The key will be Langley’sability to finish off points. If a few more big hittersemerge in the Saxons’ line-up, they could well be ontheir way to another successful autumn.

“I love their hustle and their defense,” said Shifflett.“We’re a very good defensive team and a great pass-ing team. We just have to finish [off points]. If wecan finish and get a couple of hitters on board, I thinkwe have good potential.”

This team, like last year’s squad, remains fairlyyoung with just three seniors on the 12-member var-sity roster. Two years ago, a seasoned Langley squadcaptured the Northern Region title. But a less expe-rienced Saxons’ team took the floor last year. Evenso, Langley put together an impressive 17-7 recordin 2008. The only downer for Shifflett’s team lastyear was that it did not fare well in the postseason.The Saxons lost to Stone Bridge in the Liberty Dis-trict tournament finals after being ahead two gamesto none, then were swept by Herndon in a second-round, region-playoff encounter.

Shifflett said her team struggled with postseasonnerves in 2008. The Saxons had shown improvementand growth as a team over the course of that season,but were unable to put things all together at season’send.

While this year’s Langley team remains somewhatyoung, Shifflett believes it haspotential for success.

“We’re still a young team thisyear,” she said. “We’re rightthere. We can’t quite grasp thatlast ledge to pull ourselvesover.”

But it’s still early yet andthere is plenty of time for thepieces to come together for theSaxons, who earlier this monthstarted the season off slowlywith four losses to no wins atthe Showcase Tournament inRichmond. Since then, Lan-gley has won two of three re-gion matches. Going into thisweek, the Saxons, not count-ing the four matches in Rich-mond, were 3-1. The winshave come over Centreville(season-opener on Sept. 1),Fairfax and, most recently,Jefferson on Sept. 16. The losscame in four games atWestfield on Sept. 14.

Shifflett said her team went

up against some solid teams at the tournament inRichmond, which took place over the Labor Dayweekend. The Saxons could not quite do enough topull out any wins.

“It’s a very good tournament with some of the bestteams in the state,” said Shifflett. “We weren’t ter-rible. We lost to Ocean Lakes [of Virginia Beach] ingive [games]. We lost to good teams down there,but could have easily gone 4-0.”

LANGLEY’S TOP TWO players are senior ElysseRichardson and junior Kathryn Caine.

Richardson, who played libero position (defensivespecialist) last year, has played at setter this fall. ButShifflett said her standout player could go back toher old position soon. Richardson plans to play thesport in college next year, but is still in the process ofdetermining where she wants to go. Rice University,the University of Colorado and William & Mary haveeach expressed interest in Richardson becoming apart of their schools and volleyball programs.

“She’s the heart and soul of our team,” saidShifflett, of Richardson. “She’s energetic and comesout and leads our team.”

Caine, a year younger, plays middle hitter for theSaxons.

“She is strong, fast and hits the ball hard,” saidShifflett, of her one, true finisher on offense. “If wecan get her the ball we can score.”

Another key member of the Saxons includes sopho-more setter Nikki Hero.

Langley was set to have a busy week with homematches against region opponent South County onTuesday and non-region foe Loudoun Valley onThursday. Then, this Saturday, the Saxons are sched-uled to take part in the three-team Big Pink Invita-tional at Robinson Secondary School. The tourna-ment proceeds will benefit the fight against breastcancer. In the morning’s first match, Langley will facethe host Rams. Later, at around noon, the Saxonswill meet Heritage High (Leesburg).

All the teams, Shifflett said, will be attired in pink.

Does Langley Volleyball HaveEnough Offensive Firepower?Saxons looking foranother big hitter tocomplement Caine.

The ‘Our Daily Bread’ Charity Golf Tournament will takeplace Friday, Oct. 16 at South Riding Country Club. Picturedare, from left, Willy Lutz, South Riding Country Club GolfPro; Our Daily Bread Development Manager Mike Kledzik;Vienna’s Ernie Castro, title sponsor; and James Tarry,member of Our Daily Bread’s volunteer Board of Directors.

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Not having grown up in the MetropolitanWashington, D.C. area, I have never beeninclined to regularly review the ObituarySections of the major daily newspapers look-ing for former friends, classmates, long lostcousins, etc., with whom I’ve shared somepre-college (and long ago) associations. Mythinking was, and continues to be, that it’sunlikely that I’ll ever see anyone I knew/know.However, my circumstances have changed,specifically my health. And so, more oftenthan ever before, I find myself stopping at theObituary Section; examining the pictures,perusing some of the agate type, reading a fewof the featured obituaries/articles. I’m still notlooking for anybody I know/knew.Nevertheless, I’m drawn to its content.

I suppose if I had to characterize my inter-est, I might call it, morbid curiosity. I’m notexactly looking at ages or causes of death. Noram I that interested in how the lives of therecently deceased have been summarized.And I’m certainly not reading and reviewing tosee how I might stack up, posthumouslyspeaking. Still, I am reading and reviewingregularly. It’s almost as if I don’t want to misssomething (or maybe it’s that I don’t have any-thing better to do). But for what purpose,exactly? It’s not like I’m reporting my findingsto anyone. It’s seems rather pointless.

I imagine that this kind of mental meander-ing is normal for people whose life expectancyhas been unexpectedly reduced from 30 yearsto 30 months, approximately. (I know, everybody’s different, yada, yada, yada.) And I alsoknow that predicting/projecting one’s lifeexpectancy is tricky business and hardly anexact science (I don’t know if it’s a science atall). If truth be told, and my oncologist contin-ues to be honestly truthful: it’s a calculationhe’s wrong about all the time, admittedly so.Sure, there are studies and case histories thatseem to indicate that time is not exactly on myside but those case histories are not me andunless they are, they’re not relevant. AsGeorge Costanza advised Jerry Seinfeld inresponse to Jerry’s question about how Jerrycould beat a Lie Detector test: “It’s only true ifyou believe it.” I choose not to believe it. Assuch, normal has taken on a whole new mean-ing. In fact, normal has left the building. As aconsequence, my priorities – and patience –have been completely rearranged and in somecases, completely re-categorized as well.

However, as I stumble and bumble (after all,it is college football season; Keith Jackson,wherever you are) through these most unex-pected of health circumstances, I find myselfless concerned with who I was and more con-cerned with who I’ve become (and what Ihave to do, at the end of the day). And myreading/reviewing the Obituary Section ismerely another example of my rolling with theemotional punches and finding ways to men-tally cope – and hope.

Oddly enough, reading about people whohave predeceased me seems to be having anunintended effect. Rather than feeling, thereby the grace of God I soon will be going (amore spiritual version of woe is me), and thisis what life will be like after I’m gone, insteadI’m feeling; hey, this is what life is like becauseI’m still alive, reading obituaries that make nomention of yours truly. And you know, I canlive with that. Hopefully for a long time. But ifnot, I can’t worry too much about why I dothings. I just have to do them.

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A record number of Fairfax County PublicSchools (FCPS) students –219– from 22high schools have been named NationalMerit Scholarship semifinalists by the

National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)for 2010. Thomas Jefferson High School for Sci-ence and Technology (TJHSST), which also servesas the Governor’s Regional School for NorthernVirginia, has 149 semifinalists.

All semifinalists are eligible to compete for 8,200National Merit Scholarship awards worth $36 mil-lion, to be awarded in spring 2010.

FCPS National Merit semifinalists from our areainclude:

❖ Langley High School: Michael Alexander,Christine Campbell, Hannah Haught, HyunjunKim, Ryan Lu, Joshua Pan, and Jonathan Park.

Madison High School: Erin Blakley, Jacob Eder,Paul Fredericks, William Hayward, Allison Rogers,Timothy Schroeder, Kelly Williams, and Julie Yee.

❖ Madison High School: Erin Blakley, JacobEder, Paul Fredericks, William Hayward, AllisonRogers, Timothy Schroeder, Kelly Williams, andJulie Yee.

❖ Marshall High School: Conor Dinan,Jonathan Giles, Rebecca Groisser, Kelsey Kolbe,and Ann O’Brien.

❖ McLean High School: Libi Baehr, DavidBerk, Annika Lichtenbaum, Natalie Mabile,Katherine Peck, Charles Tenney, and Fifi Wang.

❖ Oakton High School: Sheen Justin, AliceLi, Yuanzhe Li, Laura Lyons, Natalie Nysetvold,Katie Smith, and Zachary Stair.

❖ Thomas Jefferson High School for Sci-ence and Technology: Nader Al-Naji, PaulAnderson, Nicole Bailey, Luke Bean, Kristina Brant,Samuel Brinton, Logan Buckley, Alexander Burch,James Byrne, Matthew Callahan, Liam Carter-Condon, Matthew Chan, Jack Chen, Luke Cheng,Dahan Choi, Hannah Clark, James Clark, SpencerClark, Connor Cotton, Anne Creighton, AvivCukierman, Robert Culhane, Elisabeth Cundiff,Xuerong Dai, Eric Dale, Temple Douglas, SimoneDozier, Kelsey Dressing, Jeanette Du, WilliamDubishar, Elliott Eggan, David Ensey, MeganFalls, Maretta Fan, Marie French, Nora Gayer,Thomas Georgiou, Avnish Goel, Alicia Goertel,Patrick Gould, Lance Guthrie, Brian Hamrick,Joel Heck, Jeremy Ho, Salini Hota, Julie Hsia,Danley Hsu, Jonathan Hsu, Victor Hsu, XiaonanHu, Andrew Imm, Keturah James, JamesJanopaul-Naylor, Daniel Johnson, Tristan Jones,Minsjk Jun, Kyurhee Kang, Kamna Kathuria,Aryan Khojandi, Christopher Kilgore, Byong HanKim, Luke Knepper, Colleen Knight, AllisonKoenecke, Aaron Koenig, Jason Koenig, SethKolker, Candice Kremer, Vandana Kumar, MarietKurtz, Lee Kussmann, Andrew Lam, MatthewLamb, Joseph Latta, Alice Lee, Christine Lee,Madeleine Lemann, Andrew Lending, NathanLevine, Greyson Lewis, Alicia Li, Daniel Li,George Li, Xianhao Mai, Stuart Maier, WilliamManaker, Helena Manguerra, Kathryn Martinez,David Mazzocco, Alexander McGlothlin,Alexandra Mellis, Alyssa-Claire Mendoza, Jenni-fer Mercado, Zachary Michaelov, AndrewMittereder, Anirudh Mohan, Kathryn Moore,Kimberly Moore, Adam Mounts, Lisa Nam, CaraNewlon, Sarah Notis, Christine O’Donnell, Mat-thew Palko, Juyeon Park, Samantha Payne, KevinPlace, Courtney Prothero, Ashwin Raja, DanielRanard, Timothy Rauen, Samuel Rush, AmyRuskin, Megan Sagurton, Christine Shen, VictorShepardson, Vivaek Shivakumar, NeeleshShrivastava, Anne Silverman, Nihaar Sinha,Hugh Smith, Karl Sofinowski, Samuel Speers,Alexander Stabile, John Sullivan, Julie Ta, MegTetlow, Juliana Thatcher, William Troppe, Ming-Yee Tsang, Daniel Wang, Dennis Wang, GraceWang, Sarah Watson, Quantum Wei, KathrynWill iamson, Akshar Wunnava, Cheng Xu,Hanwen Xu, Amy Yang, Sharon Yin, Renjie You,Andrea Yun, Dmitriy Zaslavskiy, Christopher Zeng,Judy Zeng, Biqi Zhang, Honghou Zhou, and SherieZhou.

Merit Scholarship winners will be announced inspring 2010.

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record and Barbara Comstock’s (R) lackof a record in state politics.

Margi Vanderhye’s years of service to ourcommunity as well as her record of successas our delegate provide convincing reasonsto support her re-election.

Also, although she is a Republican, Ms.Comstock seemed to argue the need forkeeping a Democrat in the seat by notingthat “Northern Virginia (is) constantly get-ting shortchanged by Richmond.” How true.Over and over again the Republican con-trolled House of Delegates has blocked leg-

islation that would benefit our area. Theywould not, for example, even let us tax our-selves extra to pay for transportation.

Finally, Ms. Comstock’s long history as anational Republican Party operative and herchoice of role models in your article, sug-gests she is likely to vote the party line inRichmond rather than for what is best forour Fairfax County district.

In sum, I think this profile makes clearwhy we should keep Ms Vanderhye as ourdelegate.

Amanda MurphyMcLean

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To the Editor:While I appreciate some of the encourag-

ing statistics you provided in your recenteditorial [“Labor Day,” Connection, Sept. 9-15] about Northern Virginia’s low unem-ployment rate (compared to the rest of thecountry), I am doubtful that the statisticsyou provided about the percentage ofFairfax County residents who are “unin-sured,” represent a true picture of the“need” for health insurance support. As youpointed out in your editorial, the 149,642people without health insurance were fromall income levels. My understanding wouldbe that many who can afford health insur-ance decide not to carry it for reasons oftheir own. It is a known fact that a numberof “young professionals” opt out of insur-ance plans because they don’t feel the needto carry a policy and pay the premiums.Whatever the reason, I would suggest thatin many cases, those who are “uninsured”had a choice to purchase health insurance.

You go on to state in your editorial that“... these are people who will be unlikely toget seasonal flu shots or swine flu vaccina-tions.” Why? Because they don’t have health

insurance? My local grocery store is offer-ing flu shots for $30. I have seen local an-nouncements for free flu shots. Since whendid not having health insurance preventsomeone from paying a nominal fee to geta flu shot for protection?

I find it troubling that you suggest a fed-eral bail out for the Commonwealth of Vir-ginia is the answer. Yes, Virginia does havea budget shortfall and budget cuts will im-pact some of the programs that the statecurrently supports. But what about personalaccountability? It is time for people to stoplooking to something or someone to “bailthem out.”

Our school children were recently ad-dressed by the President and were encour-aged to “be responsible.” Why don’t we, astaxpaying citizens, focus on what we cando to be responsible and take the necessarysteps to seek out information and put ef-fort forth to find solutions for our problemsinstead of looking to the government to takecare of our needs?

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To the Editor: I very much appreciate your thoughtful

article about gifted education [“More Fami-lies Choose Local ‘Gifted’ Classes”]. I agreethat lower student-to-teacher ratios can leadto more individualized teaching. This isparticularly true in the area of humanities,where smaller groups allow for more in-depth discussions and enhanced writingassignments. Moreover, because privateschools do not need to prepare for the Vir-ginia SOL (Standards of Learning) tests,they have additional time to advance fur-ther in subject matter curricula.

It may be helpful to your readers to note,however, that there are subject areas wherea couple of Fairfax County public schoolsexceed many of the highest-priced privateschools. For example, the gifted and tal-ented (GT) center at Haycock ElementarySchool allows its most advanced math stu-dents to take Algebra I at LongfellowMiddle School for first period in the morn-ing and then return to Haycock for the restof the day. The most advanced math stu-dents at Longfellow Middle School’s GTcenter complete Algebra II/Trigonometryby the end of Eighth Grade. Moreover, be-cause these schools have a critical mass of

gifted students, they are also able to offerenrichment opportunities not available atmany private schools and smaller GT cen-ters. For example, Haycock offers roboticscompetitions, a highly successful ScienceOlympiad program, a wider variety of mathcontests, and one of the best local chessteams.

It is important for the county to continueto offer these successful programs. Thissummer, the Fairfax County School Boarddecided to keep GT centers in elementaryschools and asked staff to clarify the differ-ences between GT centers and other ad-vanced academics offered at base elemen-tary schools. By contrast, the School Boardseems to be looking into whether GT cen-ters should be eliminated in middle schools,which would result in gifted students be-ing dispersed throughout the county.

If any of your readers have questionsabout advanced academics, I encouragethem to join the free Yahoo group sponsoredby the Fairfax County Association of theGifted at www.fcag.org.

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