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(From left) are Caleigh Davis andAbby Rozmajzl as, respectively,

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Natalie Hessler, a junior atRobinson SecondarySchool, has been nomi-

nated to attend the Congress ofFuture Medical Leaders in Boston,on June 24-26.

The Congress is an honors-onlyprogram for high school studentswho want to become physicians orgo into medical research fields.

The purpose of this event is tohonor, inspire, motivate and directthe top students in the countrywho aspire to be physicians ormedical scientists, to stay true totheir dream and, after the event,to provide a path, plan and re-sources to help them reach theirgoal.

Hessler was nominated by Dr.Connie Mariano, the medical di-rector of the National Academy ofFuture Physicians and MedicalScientists to represent RobinsonSecondary School based on heracademic achievement, leadershippotential and determination toserve humanity in the field ofmedicine.

During the three-day Congress,Hessler will join students fromacross the country and hear NobelLaureates and National Medal ofScience Winners talk about lead-ing medical research; be givenadvice from Ivy League and topmedical school deans on what isto expect in medical school; wit-ness stories told by patients whoare living medical miracles; be in-spired by fellow teen medical sci-ence prodigies; and learn aboutcutting-edge advances and the fu-ture in medicine and medical tech-nology.

The Academy offers free servicesand programs to students whowant to be physicians or go intomedical science. Some of the ser-vices and programs the Academyoffers are online social networksthrough which future doctors andmedical scientists can communi-cate; opportunities for students tobe guided and mentored by phy-sicians and medical students; andcommunications for parents andstudents on college acceptanceand finances, skills acquisition,internships, career guidance andmuch more.

The National Academy of FuturePhysicians and Medical Scientistswas founded on the belief that wemust identify prospective medicaltalent at the earliest possible ageand help these students acquirethe necessary experience and skillsto take them to the doorstep of thisvital career.

Based in Washington, D.C. andwith offices in Boston, Mass., theAcademy was chartered as a non-partisan, taxpaying institution tohelp address this crisis by work-ing to identify, encourage andmentor students who wish to de-vote their lives to the service ofhumanity as physicians, medicalscientists.

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Natalie Hessler in herjunior year photo.

Natalie Hessler, left, with her younger sister Ashleyafter they finished a musical performance.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Three City of Fairfax buildingsand their grounds were honoredrecently with 2014 CommercialCommunity Appearance

Awards. Their owners/managers receivedcertificates at the Feb. 10 City Council meet-ing.

United Bank and Hampton Inn were eachvictorious in the Commercial/Retail cat-egory, and the Sherwood Community Cen-ter won in the Municipal category. KirkHolley, chairman of the Community Appear-ance Committee, showed photos of eachwinner to the Council members and sharedthe judges’ comments with them.

The award candidates were judged on thefollowing attributes:

❖ Landscape Design Quality: Balance,seasonal interest and whether it was appro-priate for the business and neighborhood.

❖ Building Quality: Craftsmanship, ma-terials used and if it’s complementary to itssetting.

❖ Signage, Lighting, Advertising, Display:Tasteful, integrated, high-quality and invit-ing.

❖ Maintenance of Landscape and Build-ing: The quality of the upkeep and overallappearance.

❖ Sense of Place: Having a unique andspecial character.

“On behalf of the Community AppearanceCommittee (CAC), I congratulate you forowning and/or managing one of the threeaward-winners this year,” said Holley as hepresented the certificates. “This award ex-emplifies the pride you place on the appear-ance and maintenance of your commercialproperty and our recognition of your civicleadership in keeping Fairfax an attractiveplace to live and work.”

United BankThe judges noted that “This well-main-

tained property is attractive at a prominentlocation at the edge of the City limits. The

masonry, building ornaments, paving,signage and landscaping are in excellentcondition.” They said the foundation andsite-landscaping are nice-looking andcomplement the building and grounds and,“in the fall, the landscaping provides bright,seasonal color.”

They also described the site signage aslow key, consistent and professional. “Theneo-Federal style building details are appro-priate for the City,” wrote the judges. “Andwe always want to know what the time andtemperature are – especially in Celsius.”

Hampton InnThe judges called the site landscaping “a

green respite along this commercial corri-dor. [And] the wide planting strip givesthese maples room to shine. There are at-tractive site elements like flags and modestsignage. The curb and parking-islandplantings have some nice grasses and flow-ering shrubs.”

They also acknowledged that it takes“some thought and maintenance effort tomake a large, basic, pre-engineered build-

ing and older parking expanse inviting ona corner lot. We appreciate the efforts ofthe ownership to provide some green re-lief” in this area.”

SherwoodCommunity Center

“A high-quality, small-city, communitybuilding and site” is how the judges de-scribed the Sherwood Community Center.“The materials and site details integrate wellwith the existing police station,” they wrote.“The adjacent park makes this a great des-tination for public and private events.”

They also liked the site details, such asthe “whimsical bike racks, the paving pat-terns [and] the sensitivity to disabled ac-cess. They said the center “looks like a placeto see and be seen” and they praised its “nicenight lighting.” Furthermore, they wrote, “Ifthe [nearby] Van Dyke Park gets a new planand is redeveloped, this could be a top 10public destination in Metropolitan Washing-ton, especially if connected to the new,downtown improvements.”

A view of United Bank in the fall. The landscaping outside the Hampton Inn.The Sherwood Center and its well-main-tained property.

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A continuation of the popular,1960s TV show, “The AddamsFamily” will take the stage at

Paul VI High. A musical comedy, it fea-tures a cast and crew of 75 and prom-ises to be rollicking, good fun.

“We’ve been rehearsing since Februaryand things are going great,” said direc-tor Katherine Miller. “It’s a spooky, Hal-loween-y, new play that just becameavailable to high schools to do.”

The eccentric Addams family – parentsGomez and Morticia, daughter Wednes-day and son Pugsley – live in an eeriemansion in New York’s Central Park,along with some equally weird relatives.The story’s set in modern day, with theaction propelled by Wednesday’s engage-ment to a normal person named Lucas,played by Nathaniel Smith.

“She’s afraid his family and hers won’t getalong, so she asks her dad not to tell hermom that they’re engaged,” said Miller. “Forawhile, things don’t go well, but love tri-umphs in the end.”

“The actors are so talented, and we have

IN KEEPING WITH THE TV SHOW,the Addams family wears mostly blackclothing, with Gomez in a suit and tieand Morticia in a long gown. “The scen-ery was built by our hardworking dadswith drills,” said Miller. “It’s a sensationalset depicting the interior and exterior ofthe Addams mansion.”

Portraying Gomez is senior JoeyArzeno. “He’s a high-energy characterand, arguably, the most consistentlyweird person in the show,” said Arzeno.“His eccentric personality is all over theplace, but he likes everyone and alwayshas good intentions.”

“Because I’m also a physical person, it’seasy to get into this role,” he said. “Thesongs are hard, but it’s a unique part be-cause I get to do everything from swordfighting to dancing the tango.”

Arzeno especially likes his solo, “HappySad,” calling it “a good contrast show

‘Creepy and Kooky, Altogether Ooky’ Paul VI presents“The Addams Family.”

Thefiancé’sfamily:(From left)are LukeKnodt,MeganHuble andNathanielSmith as,respec-tively, Maland AliceBeinekeand theirson, Lucas.

several seniors, as well as new people,” shecontinued. “Assistant director Kathy d’Aleliodid the choreography, and Karen Hoppe isthe vocal director. And the audience willenjoy the play’s quirky sense of humor,clever dialogue and modern rock songs.”

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and Wade Mad-den (Lurch); and(front row, from

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Caleigh Davis(Wednesday) andTommy Kelleher

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ing a different side of Gomez be-ing sentimental about Wednesdaygrowing up and getting married.”But, he added, “All the songs arereally catchy and will get stuck inpeople’s heads.”

Junior Abby Rozmajzl playsMorticia. “She just wants what’sbest for her daughter,” saidRozmajzl. “She wants Wednesdayto find someone like Gomez, who’sloving and who’d die for his wife.Morticia and Gomez never keepsecrets from each other. They havea loving marriage and tell eachother everything.”

Calling her character “elegant,reserved, fluid and mature,”Rozmajzl said Morticia has “a hid-den sense of passion when she’saround Gomez. She’s a blast toplay because she can be angry atGomez, one minute, and dancingwith him, the next. She also hasthe funniest lines and is funnywithout realizing it.”

Rozmajzl’s favorite number isthe “Tango de Amor,” a dance be-tween Morticia and Gomez. “It’sincredible, and a hard and com-plicated piece to perform,” shesaid. “But that’s why I like it, andit’ll look really beautiful on stage.I’m so excited about it.”

She said the audience will “lovethe show’s dark humor because it’shilarious. And they’ll like all thedifferent time periods and Addamsancestors that we show. I’m alsoin charge of hair and makeup,which will have intricate designsfor the faces to reflect those timeperiods.”

Wednesday, now 18, is por-trayed by sophomore CaleighDavis. “For most of her life,Wednesday’s been kind of darkand unemotional,” explainedDavis. “But when she meets herfiancé, Lucas, it awakens all these

emotions she’s never felt before.She’s loyal to her family but, aftermeeting him, she realizes her fam-ily isn’t normal, and she’s con-flicted about changing herself forLucas.”

Although Davis usually playscheery roles, she’s enjoying thisone because her character “hasmore depth to her, and it’s nice toget into her emotions.” Davis es-pecially likes her solo, “Pulled,”because it’s when Wednesday firstconfronts her emotions and theaudience sees a new side of her.

She said people will appreciatethe show’s wide range of charac-ters and the near “cultural clash”between the Addams and Lucasfamily. “They’ll also like all theshenanigans going on,” addedDavis. “And we have some greatsongs and dances.”

Junior J.J. Cummings playsUncle Fester. “He’s a lovablegoofball,” said Cummings. “He’s alittle crazy, but he likes having fun– and he’s not afraid to have it atother people’s expense. I love play-ing this part because Uncle Festerhas lots of good songs and he’s inmotion a lot, and I can relate tohis goofiness.” Cummings’s favor-ite song is “The Moon and Me,”which he sings. “It shows Fester’sdepth and what he’s about – andthat, although he’s eccentric, he’snot incapable of love.” Overall, hesaid, “The audience will love theactors’ comedic timing; and Joey,as Gomez, is hilarious. And we puta lot of work into all the wonder-ful music.”

THE CURTAIN rises Friday-Sat-urday, April 17-18, at 7:30 p.m.,and Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m.Tickets are $13, adults; and $8,students and senior citizens viawww.paulvi.net or $15 and $10,respectively, at the door.

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(From left) are MateoSalazar, 4, and AlexisFlores, 3, with theirbaskets of Easter Eggs.

Twins Aidan and AlynaNguyen, 2, found somecolored eggs.

Excited at the startingline are the Farquharsiblings, (from left)Jaeden, 9, and Mileya, 7.

Happy Hunting in Local ParkThe City of Fairfax’s annual Easter Egg Hunt was April 4 at Van Dyck Park.

Parents Ryan and Menka Linthicum withdaughters (from left) Devin, 5, andMarissa, 4, before the hunt.

As their mom, Jessica Tadlock, looks on,siblings Aubrey Beasley, 6, and AaronBeasley, 3, are ready to find some eggs.

Ready to fill theirbaskets are (fromleft) Sophie Ji, 3;

Max Mutersbaugh, 6;Liam Boekholt, 5;Kyle Lockhart, 5;

Aliyah Boekholt, 6and BrandonLockhart, 7.

The younger children(with their parents’help) search forEaster Eggs.

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Autism AwarenessPresentation to beHeld at Robinson

Recognizing April as National AutismAwareness Month, the Robinson SecondarySchool Parent-Teacher Student Associationand Special Education Committee will hosta presentation in the school’s library onApril 15.

Three speakers will cover a wide rangeof topics including functional skills, guard-ianship and lifespan concerns, and sexualawareness after high school.

The panel of speakers comprises DeziraCarpentier, an Applied Behavior Analysisconsultant and mother of a teenager withAutism Spectrum Disorder; Sarah Peterson,the executive director of the Autism Soci-ety of Northern Virginia; and Robyn Moyher,a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, profes-sor in George Mason University’s AppliedBehavior Analysis program and mother ofa teenager with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The presentation is set to take placeWednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in theRobinson Secondary School Library, locatedat 5035 Sideburn Road in Fairfax.

For more information, visitwww.robinsonptsa.org or call 703-426-2100.

— Tim Peterson

City ProvidesCurbside LeafCollection

April is Spring Cleanup Month in Fairfax,and the city provides many services to as-sist residents with spring cleaning. Infor-mation: 703-385-7995.

❖Cleanup Day — Residents and busi-nesses can help the city spruce up for springby cleaning up their neighborhoods or anypublic areas in the city. Choose SpringCleanup Day April 25, or any day in Aprilduring Spring Cleanup Month. The city willprovide trash bags and will collect the filledtrash bags on Spring Cleanup Day.

❖Curbside leaf collection —Curbside leaf collection is provided in thecity in April. Rake leaves loose to the curbby 7 a.m. on collection days. Bagged leaveswill not be collected in April. Leaf collec-tion trucks circulate through city neighbor-hoods. There is no set collection schedule.Keep stones, branches and other large itemsout of leaf piles — they damage equipmentand endanger workers’ safety. However,light yard debris may be included.

❖Arbor Day tree planting — Comecelebrate Arbor Day as the City of Fairfaxplants a tree at 10 a.m. April 24 at DanielsRun Elementary School, 3705 Old Lee High-way.

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Opinion

Every year is an election year in Vir-ginia.

Here are a few examples that dem-onstrate that while elections are

ubiquitous in Virginia, they are neither simplenor unimportant. Wade in, a lot depends onfiguring this out and voting. This is not in-tended to be a comprehensive list of candi-dates.

The choices begin April 23.Almost every state and local elected office

in Virginia will be in play. Democrats willchoose their candidates in the primary on June9. Republicans will choose candidates for in-dividual offices at caucuses, firehouse prima-ries and conventions, beginning April 23 andfinishing by June 9.

For example, the Republican candidate forSully District supervisor will be chosen in afirehouse primary on Saturday, April 25 at

Westfield High School, with three candidatesseeking the nomination to replace retiringMichael Frey. The three candidates are BrianSchoeneman, John Guevara and JohnLitzenberger, and the winner will likely faceDemocrat Cathy Smith on Nov. 3. Smith is va-cating her Sully District School Board seat torun for Sully District supervisor.

This year’s elections begin May 5 with elec-tions in the Town of Vienna with three candi-dates vying for three positions on the ViennaTown Council. For more, see http://w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v / e l e c t i o n s /upcoming.htm .

There are similar chains of musical chairshappening in the Mount Vernon district, withDistrict Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D) retiring,and Democrats Jack Dobbyn, Dan Storck,Candace Bennett and Tim Sargeant seeking theDemocratic nomination to replace him. Demo-crats will choose their candidate in a primaryJune 9 at usual polling places; Republicanshave scheduled a canvass on May 16 at

Sherwood Regional Library.

IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, all 10 members of theBoard of Supervisors are on the ballot includ-ing district members and the chairman. Alsoon the ballot: all members of the School Boardincluding district members and three at-largemembers; Constitutional Officers Sheriff, Clerkof Court and Commonwealth’s Attorney; andthree members of the Northern Virginia Soiland Water Conservation District Board Direc-tors.

Every seat in the Virginia General Assemblywill be on the ballot, including all State Sen-ate and House of Delegates seats. With sev-eral key retirements, including Del. RobKrupicka (D), Del. Tom Rust (R) and Sen.Toddy Puller (D), it’s clear that there will besome change. Del. Scott Surovell (D) will giveup his seat to run for Puller’s Senate seat, sothe musical chairs continue.

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Register, research,vote. And vote again.

A Big Election Year in VirginiaEditorial

Failing ThoseMost in NeedTo the Editor:

My name is MaurineHouser and I am writing inresponse to your article[“Moving: From Institutionto Community”] printed onApril 2 regarding theNorthern Virginia TrainingCenter.

I am the younger sister andguardian of my 57-year-oldbrother Kim Houser. Until recently,he resided at the Northern VirginiaTraining Center. Kim is non-verbal,non-ambulatory without assis-tance, has the cognitive ability ofa nine month old and is medicallyfragile.

Your article states that the stateDepartment of Behavioral Healthand Developmental Services hasprovided a multitude of commu-nity placement options for familymembers. However, it has been myexperience and others that theplacements offered are inappropri-ate and do not have the skills orsupports necessary for the medi-cally disabled and behaviorallychallenged population remainingat the Northern Virginia TrainingCenter to survive. Not only are theplacements unrealistic, they arenot in Northern Virginia. Mybrother was offered placements inWilliamsburg and Petersburg, Va.,that were not in line with the stan-dards of care suitable for him. Myother alternative was to allow theState of Virginia to relocate Kimto the Central Virginia Training

Center in Lynchburg,Va,, which the stateintends on closing in2020 and ultimatelystart the process ofdischarge all overagain.

I came to realizeunless I was proactiveon behalf of mybrother, his futurewould be severely

compromised. Through my ownresearch and efforts, I connectedwith Good Neighbor CommunityServices who are now caring formy brother in Spotsylvania, Va.The discharge process was exten-sive, cumbersome and extremelyemotional. None of the profession-als could predict the future of theMedicaid Waiver, which is now mybrother’s source of funding, noranticipate how he would react toa new home, staff and routine. Thedischarge process encompassed aseven-month period; including butnot limited to 20 state employees.

I feel fortunate I have found aprovider that will take good careof my brother. However, I fear thatthe remaining residents will not beso lucky. How can movingsomeone’s severely disable childhundreds of miles away not be inviolation of the American with Dis-abilities Act? The populations atthe training centers are aging andmany individuals have elderly par-ents who will be unable to seetheir children due to travel con-straints. Similarly, Virginia re-mains glaringly non-compliantwith the U.S. Department ofJustice’s findings as highlighted by

the increase of individuals waitingfor Medicaid Waiver funds andservices. The process ofdeinstitutionalization in theorymay work for most individuals butfor those who are the 1 percent ahasty, underfunded, unsupportedprocess will result in catastropheas did the rapiddeinstitutionalization and nonex-istent funding for the mentally ill.

Maurine HouserReston

ConsiderTaxpayersTo the Editor:

The following open letter was ad-dressed to Board of SupervisorsChairman Sharon Bulova and SullyDistrict Supervisor Michael Frey.

We want to protest the increasein the projected total rate of$1.1135 (includes storm water taxand infestation prevention tax).We believe that this projected rateshould be no more than the infla-tion rate. We have had increasesin our real estate taxes that havemore than doubled the inflationrate for the last eight years.

In the past eight years, our realestate taxes have increased from$5,752 to a projected $7,774 for2015 for a whopping 32 percentincrease. For the same period oftime, inflation increased 15.4 per-cent as reported by the U.S. Bu-reau of Labor Statistics. Their fig-ures show a projected rate for2015 as 2 percent, 1.6 percent for

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2014, 1.5 percent for 2013, 2.1percent for 2012, 3.2 percent for2011, 1.6 percent for 2010, minus0.4 percent in 2009, and 3.8 per-cent in 2008. These statistics showthat our real estate taxes have in-creased twice the inflation rate forthat eight year period. This is out-rageous. Our current assessmentis projected to increase by 3.99percent while the inflation rate isprojected to increase by 2 percentfor this year.

According to the Fairfax CountyTaxpayers Alliance (FCTA), theresidential real estate taxes in-creased $3,359 between FY2000and FY2016. This simply meansthat, during this period, accordingto the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis-tics, inflation increased almost 40percent during this 16-year periodwhile the residential real estateincreased 140 percent or morethan three times the inflation rate.How can you really justify increas-ing real estate taxes more thanthree times the rate of inflation?For decades, the County Board hasbeen raising the budget and taxesmore than two to three times theinflation rate. Isn’t it time to givethe county taxpayers a break?

In conclusion, we feel that thereal estate tax rate should berolled back to the current rate ofinflation. We look forward toyour comments. Thank you foryour attention.

Charles McAndrewLinda McAndrew

Oak Hill

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Have fun, learn something new, andunleash your creative spirit! FairfaxCounty, the Arts Council of FairfaxCounty, and AARP Virginia invite you tocelebrate the Creative Aging Festi-val in May 2015. This month-longfestival features over 100 events includ-ing art exhibits, dance, musicalperformances, poetry readings, lectures,wellness programs and classes in water-color, woodworking, knitting, clogging,tap, piano, photography, & more! Findthe events calendar atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/OlderAdultsand click onCreative Aging Festival!

Fairfax County presents Legal Toolsfor Caregivers: WEBINAR. As a fam-ily caregiver you may need to makelegal and health care decisions for a

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To the Editor:Jon Roetman should have titled

his front page article (“Confidentor Cocky”? - The Connection,March 26, 2015) “Hard Work PlusPerfect Practice Equals Champi-ons.” There is no arguing that cockyteammates can be the downfall ofa successful sports season. How-ever, training tirelessly to becomeso good you have the right to be-come cocky....that’s another matter.

As the mother of an elite soft-ball player, I know the innumer-able hours of repetitious practice,the personal training to stay in topphysical condition for the sport sheloves, and the mental fortitude ittakes to be a fearless

champion....all that plus handlingintense high school course workand being a part of familyobligations...that is what is miss-ing from Jon Roetman’s article.

The Robinson lacrosse team de-serves to have a better headline.

In Northern Virginia, the pres-sure on high school students to bethe best, work the hardest, aim forelite college scholarships, andmake a name for themselvesamongst the thousands of studentshere is very high. Whether it’s anadded sport, band, debate or the-ater, there is outside training in-volved that is intense and timeconsuming. These studentsachieve their goals through sweat,

Robinson Lacrosse Deserves a Better Headlinetears, and life lessons beyond theiryears. It is amazing to me thatwhen a team reaches their goalboth as individual athletes andincredibly successful teammates,they are referred to as perhaps“cocky”? What a negative word touse on young men who havehandled everything so well andfound success on the field theylove. The word should have been“congratulations” for a team whohas found the right members, theright coach, and the right chemis-try to have a season to rememberfor the rest of their lives.

Nancy OhanianBurke

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By John C. Cook

Supervisor (R-Braddock District)

More than 123,000 peopleacross the country are inneed of an organ trans-plant, and more than

41,000 blood donations are needed everyday. Every ten minutes someone is addedto the organ donor waiting list. Every twoseconds someone is in need of blood. Inthe time it will take to read this, another person willbe added to the waiting list and another 300 will bein need of blood.

Tragically, 18 people die each day waiting for alife-saving organ transplant. And while more than athird of the U.S. population is eligible to donate, lessthan 10 percent actually do so.

April is National Donate Life Month and I wouldlike to encourage you to participate — 120 millionAmericans are registered organ donors, and you canhelp save lives by registering to join them.

To help increase the number of registered donorsthroughout Virginia, a coalition of more than 16 or-ganizations from around the Commonwealth—in-cluding Fairfax County’s very own Inova TransplantCenter and Washington Regional Transplant Com-munity—formed Donate Life Virginia. At its website,DonateLifeVirginia.org, you can sign up for Virginia’sorgan donor registry, find more information aboutorgan donations, and also read stories of those whohave donated organs as well as those whose lives

have benefitted from organ transplants.Remember that you can also registerthrough the DMV when applying for orrenewing your driver’s license.

You can also donate blood to those inneed through a simple, safe process. Typi-cally, the entire process takes 15 minutes,and includes registration, a briefing onyour medical history, a mini-physical, thedonation itself, and refreshments. In mat-ter of 15 minutes, you could be saving the

lives of three people. Several blood drives are heldthroughout the community every month, and I en-courage you to use this month to consider making adonation. To find a blood drive near you, please visitRedCrossBlood.org.

Donate Life Month will be the focus of the BraddockNeighborhood News this month, which airs on Chan-nel 16 on Sundays at 5:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 7:00p.m., and Fridays at 5:00 p.m.

During National Donate Life Month this April, weremember those who have received or continue towait for lifesaving donations. This is also a time tocelebrate the strength that organ recipients inspirein us. And we should also take this time to honorand commemorate those donors who have saved somany lives. I am hoping to encourage you to attendone of the several blood drives in our communityand to consider registering as an organ donor. It isthis kind of selflessness and generosity that makesFairfax County such a great community, and this isyet another way for us to continue in that tradition.

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The Connection

Local interior design enthusiasts willhave an opportunity to tour amuch-anticipated unveiling thisweekend when the 2015 Design

House opens in McLean on Sunday, April 12at noon, with ticket sales benefiting theChildren’s National Health System.

The 8,869-square-foot home was built byArtisan Builders and designed by HarrisonDesign to look like an old American farm-house. Then, 24 local designers were cho-sen to design a room in the home — theeighth annual design house — using inspi-ration that ran the gamut from American artto the home’s natural surroundings. Orga-nizers hope the varied styles will make thehome’s design appear to have evolved overmany years.

THE KITCHEN was designed by PaulLobkovich and Emily Neifeld, of LobkovichKitchen Designs in Tysons Corner. Antiquewhite walls accented by a custom hood inboth black and stainless steel create a simple,

but elegant gathering space.If this kitchen is the hub of a home’s ac-

tivities, then the butler’s pantry is where thepreparation for those celebrations begins.That notion was the inspiration for MargeryWedderburn’s design. “This butler’s pantryis the celebration of a good life,” saidWedderburn, of Margery Wedderburn Inte-riors, LLC in Vienna. “One enters the heartof the home, the kitchen and family room,through this butler’s pantry, so the room iscasually elegant, but doesn’t take itself tooseriously. It is happy, bright and fun.

“This home was designed to have a coun-try farmhouse feeling, and we were inspiredby the architecture plus the Virginia coun-tryside,” she said, explaining that nature wasalso a big inspiration. “We have the casualgreen leaf wallpaper, plus we designed acustom, faux-wallpaper on the ceiling whichlooks just like repurposed wood. We bringthe outdoors in with the green and bluetones of the space, including the fun pea-cock color, which ties in with our peacockfeathers in the umbrella stand.”

Even the chandelier is peacock, and theSisal rug features blue stenciling, while

green and blue stripes on the back of thecloset tie everything together. Meanwhile,accessories give the space a contemporaryfeel. “Because this area of McLean is so cos-mopolitan, we wanted to give a nod withstylish, hip vases, barware and details thatmove the space forward into the next de-cade while complimenting the past,” saidWedderburn.

Another active hub of the home is the backstair hallway, which connects all three floors.Although it’s windowless, designer DavidBenton’s goal was to create a warm, wel-coming and stylish space. “Using furniture,lighting and accents, we visually divided thehall into two zones,” said Benton of RASpaces, the interior division of Rill Archi-tects in Potomac, Md. Benton even createda “virtual window” with a commissionedpainting, “Old Dominion Sky.”

The first-floor space is accented with acustom, tufted bench and unexpected popsof color to create a formal space betweenthe butler’s pantry and dining room. “Thehall space that connects the garage, mud-room and kitchen is anchored by a consoletable and wool rug,” said Benton.

Open shelving and a built-in desk offeradditional display areas. Benton finished thespace with a chandelier by Circa Lightingand photo art. Those accessories “deliverfresh takes on period furnishing,” saidBenton. “The classic Eames bright blue fi-berglass shell chair introduces an unex-pected Americana twist.”

One of the design challenges Benton facedon the second floor was creating an aestheti-cally appealing area rather than a simpleconnection between two spaces. He decidedto transform the walls into a dramatic back-

drop using wallpaper by Cole and Son that featuressilhouetted stems of cow parsley against an etchedbackground.

“Like the house, which feels like it has been addedto over time, we wanted the interior to feel like anacquired collection of pieces,” said Benton. “The use-ful storage bench and custom sweater rug give thespace warmth and style. The fun and inexpensiveswag light is another way we added flair and utility.”

INSPIRED BY A SAILING TRIP through the fjordsof New Zealand and by the bright oil-on-canvas paint-ing, “Mountains and Sea,” designer Lisa Tureson, of

McLean showcase home opens to the public April 12.

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Studio Artistica in Oak Hill, created a powder roomthat she said resembles “a little art gallery.”

Tureson hung a custom, hand-etched mirror andeight paintings in the space. “My goal was to create apictorial space since I’m an artist and painter,” shesaid. “The subtle sparkle on the walls … adds piz-zazz.”

When designing the room known as the gentleman’sretreat, Scott Cooke, of Scott Cooke Design in Alex-andria, wanted to “honor the architecture of the houseitself, with a room that’s rustic in nature, and thatfeels in sync with the time period the house evokes,”he said.

From the wooden poster bed and canopy to the rugand art, Cooke used neutral hues throughout theroom. He drew inspiration from the home of the latefashion designer Bill Blass, which was, “done in amonochromatic color story ranging from white andparchment, to caramel, chocolate, espresso andblack,” said Cooke.

Transforming this grand house into a home was amammoth undertaking, but one designers say waswell worth the effort.

“It is an honor to be a part of this amazing group ofdesigners,” said Wedderburn. “The great thing aboutthe group is that everyone is wonderful and helpfulto each other. There is a special camaraderie here andwe are all drawing inspiration off each other.”

Photo by Angie Seckinger/D.C. Design House

The 2015 D.C. Design House opens to the public on Sunday, April 12.

Photo by Angie Seckinger/D.C. Design House

With eight paintings adorning the walls, the powder roomlooks like an art gallery. Lisa Tureson of Studio Artistica inOak Hill wanted the space to be both practical and func-tional.

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By David Siegel

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Broadway’s classic tunes areheaded to Northern Vir-ginia as Todd Ellison and

friends take center stage at theCenter for the Arts with a tributeto “Classic Broadway.” He has puttogether a gem of a performancethat will be like a “cocktail partyfull of great songs, great music,and a great time for the audience”said the pianist and entertainer.

Ellison has a major list of cred-its from his work on Broadwayincluding Tony Award-winningproductions of “Spamalot,” “LaCage aux Folles” and “42nd

Street.” He is the mu-sic supervisor for “AnAmerican in Paris,”opening soon onBroadway. He hasalso conducted formany Broadway castalbums.

Joining Ellisson forthe “Classic Broad-way” concert will bea number “ofBroadway’s finest vocalists.” To-gether they want to give the audi-ence not only the opportunity tolisten to wonderful music, but “tohave the time to come to knoweach of the performers” who notonly sing, but chat along the way.

Each of the four performers join-ing Ellison has selected songs that“they really love and want to sharewith the audience.” The music willrange from composers such asGershwin, Irving Berlin, Rogers

and Hammersteinand StephenSchwartz. There willbe songs from “HelloDolly,” “The King andI,” “Wicked” andm o r e .The performers join-ing Ellison will in-clude Jose Llana, whogrew up in Spring-field, Va., and gradu-

ated from Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technol-ogy. Llana has performed in “Rent”and the original “25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling Bee.”

In a recent interview, Llana paidgreat tribute to his choir teacher,Laura Edelbrock at TJHS.Edelbrock helped Llana lay thefoundation for his start in the per-forming arts.

The upcoming performance atthe Center for the Arts is a “cel-

ebration of all things Broadwayand the wonderful work of greatwriters and composers,” saidLlana. He was happy that he willalso be able to spend some timein the local area where he grewup.

Performers in “Classic Broad-way” will also be Erin Mackeyfrom Broadway’s “Wicked,” CleaBlackhurst with a voice that mayremind many of Ethel Merman,and Gavin Lodge recently inBroadway’s revival of “Annie,” whowill sing and tap dance.

Regards from Broadway at GMU

Todd Ellison

“Classic Broad-way” at Masonstage April 12.

Where and WhenTodd Ellison and Friends perform

“Classic Broadway” at the George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Performance:Saturday, April 12 at 4 p.m. Tickets:$28- $46. Call 888-948-2468 or visitcfa.gmu.edu. Note: This is a family-friendly event. Youth discount ticketsare available.

By David Siegel

The Connection

Creating a slice of Hol-lywood in NorthernVirginia” is what the in-

augural Northern Virginia Interna-tional Film Festival is setting outto become for local and indepen-dent filmmakers and audiences,according to Fernando A. Mico,festival director.

“We’re bringing a corner of thearts and entertainment world thatis, in our opinion,underrepresented in Northern Vir-ginia,” Mico said, “And we’rebringing it here in a big way!”

The nearly week-long festivalwill be held at the Angelika FilmCenter in the Mosaic district ofFairfax County.

It will feature movies andscreenplays of every size, genreand budget from filmmakers fromNorthern Virginia and around theworld. Festival director Mico hasa clear goal. He wants to providean opportunity for filmmakers andscreenwriters to have their cinemawork available and screened be-fore audiences who would nothave the opportunity to view themwithout the Northern Virginia fes-tival.

The Film Festival will havescreenings from early afternoon to

late evening with Question & An-swer sessions with filmmakers. Forattending filmmakers there will bepanels and forums from profes-sionals in the fields of entertain-ment law, movie distribution,crowdfunding, film productionand cinematography.

Opening night will showcaselocal Northern Virginia talent. Thefestival will conclude with awardsdecided by a panel of judges.

One Northern Virginia film-maker who will have a film shownis Kiley Kraskouskas, producer andpresident of Thinking ForwardMedia. Kraskouskas is a longtimemember of Women in Film and

Video (WIFV).Kraskouskas will screen “The

Last Song before the War,” a fea-ture-length documentary that in-cluded her road trip to the legend-ary Timbuktu, Mali, with her co-producers to record Grammy-award winning musicians playingin the dunes of the Sahara. The

Film Fest Comes to the MosaicNorthernVirginia FilmFest, April 13-19.

Fernando Mico,festival director,Northern VirginiaInternationalFilm Festival.

“The Last SongBefore the War”

co-producers,from (left): An-

drea Papitto, LeolaCalzolai-Stewart

and KileyKraskouskas.

Where and WhenNorthern Virginia International Film

Festival at the Angelika Film Center andCafé at the Mosaic, 2911 District Ave.,Fairfax. Festival runs April 13-19. Ticketstarts at $11 with additional ticket pack-ages available. For information andtickets call 703-960-1970 or visit http://www.novafilmfest.com/

Timbuktu festival was silenced af-ter 2012 with the destabilized con-ditions in that part of the world.The film has received fundingfrom crowdsourcing and the Na-tional Endowment for the Arts.Kraskouskas will also lead a paneldiscussion about crowdsourcing“which has revolutionized thefunding landscape and access tocapital for everyone” saidKraskouskas. “It has democratizedfunding opportunities”.

The Film Festival is working inconjunction with the Los Angeles-based Action on Film InternationalFestival with its producer DelWeston.

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THURSDAY/APRIL 9“Healing Chronic Pain by

Changing MuscleMemory.” 7 p.m. RichardByrd Library, 7250Commerce Street,Springfield. Hear from NancyShaw, myofascial paintherapist and author ofSimple Changes to EndChronic Pain about whytrigger point therapy aline isnot enough to permanentlychange your pain cycle. Shewill show you some examplesfrom her 32 years of clinicaland personal experiencelearning from Janet TrevellMD who developed thetechnique and treated JFK forhis back pain. An interactivepresentation will allow foraudience questions andparticipation. http://nancyshawpainclinicandinstitute.comA book signing period willfollow the presentation.Please bring your own bookor purchase one when youarrive. Call 703-452-3831 toregister for free presentation.

SATURDAY/APRIL 11Fairfax Symphony

Orchestra: A Civil WarPortrait. 8 p.m. GMUCenter for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax.Commemorating the 150thAnniversary of the end of theCivil War, the FairfaxSymphony Pops Orchestraand over 100 singers fromchoruses throughout the areacome together to tell thestory of this historicalmilestone through music,narration, and photography.Featuring music of the erafrom Stephen Foster to BattleHymn of the Republic as wellas such popular songs asDanny Boy & Annie Lauriewith special guest narratorAllison Seymour of Fox 5News.

“The Pieces of Me: Makingthe Parts a Whole,”Women’s EmpowermentWorkshop. 10-11 a.m. :Grace Presbyterian Church,7434 Bath Street, Springfield.This free powerful day ofgrowth and networkingincludes three empoweringworkshops: The Road toFinancial Freedom, BrandingYourself and Social Media,and Starting a New Business.Lunch provided. Forinformation on how toregister for this free event, please visit ourEventbrite site at: http://tinyurl.com/lwdhsof.Registration for this eventcloses on April 8.

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The decorated history of the LakeBraddock baseball program ischronicled on three bannershanging on the outfield fence.

To the left is a display of district champi-onships. To the right is a list of region titles.In the middle is recognition of the Bruins’lone state championship, captured in 2012.

Lake Braddock enters every season withexpectations of adding to its ledger of ac-complishments. Last year, however, not onlydid the Bruins fall short of adding “2014”to any of their banners, Lake Braddockfailed to qualify for the region tournament.

The defending 6A North region champi-ons were one-and-done in the Conference7 tournament, ending their season with a3-2 loss to Annandale in the opening round.The Bruins lost twice to West Springfield,West Potomac and South County during theseason and finished with a 12-9 record.

One week later, head coach Jody Ruther-ford and new pitching coach John Thomashad the Bruins in the weight room, work-ing to assure such a shortcoming didn’t oc-cur again.

The loss to Annandale “made me hungry,”Rutherford said. “You take some things forgranted. I think we underachieved a littlebit last year and we weren’t going to let thathappen again this year.”

Nearly 11 months after Lake Braddockfailed to qualify for the 2014 region tour-nament, the Bruins are back to playing likecontenders. On Tuesday, they thumped de-fending Conference 7 champion WestSpringfield 7-1 at Lake Braddock Second-ary School. The Bruins improved theirrecord to 7-1 in 2015, including 2-0 in theconference.

LAKE BRADDOCK opened the year withfour straight victories before losing to

Oakton, 7-5, on March 30. The Bruins re-sponded by beating defending 6A Northregion champion Chantilly (8-1), Freedom(6-2), and the rival Spartans.

“I feel like the chemistry with this groupis way better,” Rutherford said. “Really, manfor man, starting with me, I told the guys Ididn’t do a good job last year. I could havedone a lot of things better. I didn’t handlethe adversity well and I took ownership inthat and I said they needed to take owner-ship in things that they needed to do bet-ter.”

The pitching staff has been a strong pointearly in the season, led by juniors WadeStrain, Ryan Mullins and Andy Shreves.

Strain got the start against West Spring-field on April 7 and earned the win. Theright-hander allowed six hits and one un-earned run while striking out six in six in-nings. He did not walk a batter.

Strain surrendered just two hits in his fi-nal four innings on the mound.

“[West Springfield] squared up some ballsin the first inning and [Strain] just com-peted,” Rutherford said. “After they got onhim, he competed. Last year, same situa-tion. He started against them. He got hithard and he didn’t battle through it. Today,he battled through it.

“After that, he was really pretty domi-nant.”

Senior shortstop Nick Neville said he ap-preciates Strain’s strike-throwing approach.

“It makes it 10 times easier,” Neville said.“If you get a guy throwing balls out there,you kind of get on your heels sometimes[and] that’s when you get an error and abig inning happens. But Wade works reallyquick. He always pounds the zone. Youknow what’s coming.”

While Strain’s approach helps Neville stayfocused in the field, Neville returned thefavor by giving his pitcher an early leadagainst the Spartans.

Leading off the bottom of the first inning,Neville cranked a 2-1 pitch over the fencein right-center field for his first home runof the season and a 1-0 lead.

“I was just kind of looking for a fastball onthat count, 2-1, and I got a pitch that I could

Bruins beat defending Conference 7 champion West Springfield.

Lake Braddock Baseball Motivated by Sub-Par 2014 Season

Lake Braddock shortstop Nick Neville hit his first home run of the sea-son against West Springfield on Tuesday.

Lake Braddock senior Matt Supko drove in a pair of runs during theBruins’ 7-1 win over West Springfield on Tuesday.

Nick Neville (13) is greeted by his Lake Braddock teammates after lead-ing off the bottom of the first inning with a home run on Tuesday.

Lake Braddock pitcher Wade Strainearned the win against WestSpringfield on Tuesday, allowingone unearned run in six innings.

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

“I think we underachieved a little bit last year and weweren’t going to let that happen again this year.”

— Lake Braddock baseball coach Jody Rutherford

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last year affect this team?“Obviously, last year is last year,” said

Neville, a three-year varsity player, “but atthe same time we feel like we have some-thing to prove this year and we feel like wecan surprise some people.”

Senior center fielder Colin Brechwaldwent 3-for-4 with a double against WestSpringfield. Senior right fielder EvanEschenburg was 1-for-3 with three RBIs andsophomore second baseman Ethan Rollandfinished 2-for-4.

JUNIOR CATCHER Logan Driscoll andfreshman designated hitter Will Reid eachhad a single. Senior first baseman MattSupko drove in a pair of runs and juniorleft fielder Nate Contrino had an RBI.

Supko, a four-year varsity player whounderwent Tommy John surgery followinghis sophomore season, pitched a scorelessseventh inning, striking out two.

“It’s hard to forget about [missing the re-gion tournament],” Supko said. “We defi-nitely think back to the games — we lost toWest Springfield twice last year. The topthree teams in our district we lost to twice.We definitely use that as motivation.”

Lake Braddock returns to action at 6:30p.m. on Friday, April 10 with a road gameagainst West Potomac. The Bruins are thenscheduled for three straight home gamesagainst Woodson (April 14), St. John’s(April 15) and Annandale (April 17).

“Every year, we’re trying to win a statechampionship,” Neville said. “I think I’vegot 20 guys behind me that believe thesame thing.”

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