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By Ken Moore

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Dranesville District SupervisorJohn Foust asked to defer aproposal to adopt a new chap-ter of the county’s noise ordi-

nance to September so the board could havemore time to weigh testimony of more than30 speakers at the public hearing, May 12.

Instead, the vote was delayed until June23.

“You have a big challenge ahead of you,but peace and quiet in our neighborhoodsis an important commodity to have,” saidRobert Winer, of Clifton.

“More effort is needed to resolve the is-sue,” said Joyce Harris, a 31-year residentof McLean. “Protecting the rights of resi-dents in a residential neighborhood shouldbe a primary goal of the ordinance. Pleasedefer your vote and allow more time todevelop a solution that works for this is-sue.”

MORE THAN 30 speakers testified includ-ing: Greg Budnik who discussed helicopternoise from training runs at Fort Belvoir;Mark Grove, of Fairfax, whose wife was re-cuperating from cancer treatment and hadto contend with music from a supermarketacross the street that had permits to playmusic until 11 p.m.; Keith Elgin, worshipdirector of Vine Church in Dunn Loring, whowants to create events such as outdoor

movies and concerts during the summermonths; to neighbors in Reston who saythey cannot get relief from noise of nearbydog parks; to those who take their dogs todog parks to spare neighbors from noise.

Sheila Casey, of Reston, said she can hearmowers on a nearby golf course beforedawn with maintenance crews sometimesusing headlights on lawnmowers before 5a.m. “All I know is when those lawn mow-ers are running, I can turn on my air condi-tioning, I can put in my earplugs, and I stillhear the noise,” she said.

Issues don’t seem as simple when engag-ing with the details.

“When babies cannot sleep, when the eld-erly cannot rest, when a voice teacher can-not instruct, when a family cannot share ameal together on their patio, when a ho-meowner has to close her windows andmove to another part of the house just to

make a telephone call, when a cancer pa-tient cannot recuperate and rest in her yardbecause music is amplified in the neighbor-hood at intrusive levels, then we knowsomething is not right with life in FairfaxCounty,” said Harris.

FAIRFAX AND OTHER Virginia govern-ments have to rewrite their noise ordinanceas a result of a Virginia Supreme Court de-cision overturning the ordinance in VirginiaBeach, according to county documents.

The overall goals of the proposed NoiseOrdinance is to recognize that there willalways be certain levels of noise that occurin the normal course of daily living; to al-low certain levels of daytime noise so thatpeople can live, work and play during theday; and to minimize noise at night so resi-dents have an appropriate quiet environ-ment in their homes at night.

This would involve prohibiting certainactivities, excluding certain activities fromthe Noise Ordinance, and other activitiesor sources of sound would be subject tomaximum decibel levels, qualified by time,location and duration limitations.

Supervisors will also engage the SchoolBoard on the issue of amplified sound fromhigh school campuses.

The noise ordinance covers everythingfrom lawn mowers, barking dogs, loud-speakers at athletic fields and industrialoperations.

For example, the noise of barking, howl-ing, meowing, squawking or quacking ani-mals that could be heard in a home with itswindows closed is prohibited between 10p.m. and 7 a.m., according to county docu-ments.

Other noise-makers that are specificallyaddressed, according to county docu-ments:

❖ Using a loudspeaker or amplifier out-side Sunday through Thursday between 10p.m. and 7 a.m., and between 10 p.m. and9 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and the daybefore a federal holiday.

❖ Many specifics of operating power lawnequipment, including lawn mowers; on allproperties, the operation of leaf blowers isprohibited between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.

❖ Fixing cars or mechanical devices out-side between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.

❖ Collecting trash or recycling within 100yards of a residence between 9 p.m. and 6a.m.

❖ Loading or unloading trucks outsidewithin 100 yards of a residence between 9p.m. and 6 a.m.

❖ Using dog parks Sunday through Thurs-day between dusk and 7 a.m. or on Fridays,Saturday or the day before a federal holi-day between dusk and 8 a.m.

For more, see http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/zoning/noiseordinance/

Board of Supervisorsscheduled to resumediscussion and vote onproposed NoiseOrdinance on June 23.

Rules on Noise Set To Change

Photo by Ken Moore/The Connection

Joyce Harris, of McLean, testifies before the Board of Supervisors on themandated rewrite of the county’s noise ordinance.

See School Budget, Page 6

By Tim Peterson

The Connection

$7.6 million: That’s how muchFairfax County Public Schoolssaid the School Board needed to

cut to meet the goals set out in its FiscalYear 2016 Advertised Budget.

When the board voted 10-2 on May 21in approval of next year’s budget, cover-ing that gap brought the step pay in-crease for employees down from a mar-ket scale adjustment of one percent to0.62 percent.

More than 70 percent of the total bud-

ment increases and reducing class sizein certain elementary schools were allfactors contributing to the increase from2015.

For the 2014-2015 school year, enroll-ment was 186,785, up from 183,895 theprevious year. That increase cost theschool system an additional $19.5 mil-lion. For 2015-2016, the projection is a$21.3 million increase to cover enroll-ment growth.

COMING IN UNDER the market scale

Employees receive step pay increase but lose portion of planned market scale adjustment.

School Board Passes $2.6 Billion Budget for 2016

get of $2.6 billion comes from FairfaxCounty. The total transfer of $2.01 billionto the school system’s operating and debtservice is over 52 percent of the county’sgeneral fund disbursement. That rate hasbeen “consistent” for several years, accord-ing to the Fiscal Year 2016 Advertised Bud-get Plan.

The county transfer is a 3.4 percent risefrom the Fiscal Year 2015 adopted budgetplan, a difference of $66.7 million. $1.83billion of that goes to school operations,$187 million is the school debt service trans-fer.

In their Advertised Budget Plan, however,

the School Board requested a $1.84 billiontransfer for operations. They asked for a$70.6 million increase and got $56.6 mil-lion.

Some additional money from the VirginiaGeneral Assembly and a decrease in em-ployer contributions to the Virginia Retire-ment system helped reduce that $14 mil-lion to $7.6 million.

The School Board’s Approved 2016 bud-get is a 2.2 percent increase over 2015, or$53.9 million. Though the budget teammade $61.4 million in reductions, pushingback school start times, adding full-dayMondays for elementary schools, enroll-


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By Ken Moore

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Irony intersected Walker Road and GeorgetownPike last Wednesday night, May 20, traversingnorth and south along Great Falls’ historic byway.

At The Old Brogue, the Great Falls Historical Soci-ety awarded John J. Adams the Jean Tibbetts His-tory Award, partly for his decades of work to pre-serve the historic integrity of the 12-mile belovedroadway.

But at precisely the same time, across the street atthe Great Falls Library, the Great Falls Trail Blazerswere discussing the clearing of mature trees alongthe Pike, a road they hope to make more enjoyableand accessible to pedestrians, cyclists, equestriansand others.

“We live in an amazing, beautiful area but it is verydifficult to walk in this area without putting yourlife on the line every time you step onto the nearestroad,” said Julie Ben-Achour, of the Great Falls Trail

Construction of trail from Turner Farm to Seneca Roadto proceed in phases; residents hope to save as manytrees as possible.

‘Damage Done,’ Now What?

Photo Courtesy of Shephard Hill

A Georgetown Pike Trail was approved years ago, butneighbors were caught by surprise when many maturetrees were chopped down.

This homeowner lovesthe stand of trees by hishouse along GeorgetownPike. The County isnegotiating with himand other neighbors ofFalls Bridge Lane onplacement of a trail tobe constructed.

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adjustment and its effect on employees, particularlyteachers, was a main subject of discussion duringthe meeting.

“It all comes down to our credibility,” said MeganMcLaughlin, representing the Braddock District.“Employee compensation is a top priority. Tonight,we’re taking one of our most important prioritiesand short-changing it.”

McLaughlin introduced two variations on a simi-lar amendment to the budget that would each re-store the full market scale adjustment. She pro-posed cutting the recurring funding that allows stu-dents to take Advanced Placement and Interna-tional Baccalaureate tests for free, saving $5 mil-lion.

To buy time for additional community discussionand problem-solving, her amendments also calledfor Superintendent Karen Garza to set aside one-time funding to continue paying for students’ testfees in the 2015-2016 school year.

One of her proposed sources of that one-time fund-ing was drawing from the school system’s flexiblereserve fund of $8 million. That notion was an un-popular one among the majority of other board mem-bers.

Sully District representative Kathy Smith saiddrawing from the emergency fund as a one-timesolution was “just not a fiscally responsible decision.You pray that you don’t need it.”

Elizabeth Schultz, representing the Springfield Dis-trict, had prepared an amendment that proposed re-versing the board’s recent decision to raise futuremembers’ salaries in order to offset some of the bud-get reductions.

But after both of McLaughlin’s amendments failed,she said, “It s clear we’re not getting any traction.”Schultz then rescinded her amendment, calling it“shameful.”

During the discussion, board members voiced frus-

tration with the Board of Supervisors for not fullyfunding their request.

“I’m very disappointed,” said vice chairman TedVelkoff. “I feel like the supervisors have unwittinglyvalidated the cynics — you’ll never be able to workwith them.”

Velkoff said more help could come from the Gen-eral Assembly. “The focus needs to shift to Richmond,”he said, where representatives are “failing to fundlocalities in the commonwealth. Frankly your Boardof Supervisors and School Board don’t have the toolsthey need in order to solve these problems.”

At-large member Ryan McElveen acknowledgedthere are “always tensions between our two boardsat budget time,” but that “none of us wants to makeenemies of the Board of Supervisors.”

McElveen said John Foust (D-Dranesville) and othersupervisors did “what they could for us.” But, he said,“We’re entering a new normal and unfortunately it’spitiful, absolutely pitiful.”

IN HER STATEMENT announcing the vote, chair-man Tammy Derenak Kaufax said, “We recognize thatthe Board of Supervisors cares about our great schoolsand shares our vision to make education ourcommunity’s top priority. We also recognize that thereare no easy answers to our budget challenges. Wewill continue to work with the Board of Supervisors,along with state and federal representatives, to findsolutions that support our students, families, teach-ers and staff, maintaining FCPS’ reputation for ex-cellence.”

But acknowledging the projected $100 million defi-cit for the schools’ 2017 budget, she said, “Tomor-row we know the even harder work begins.” Refer-encing Garza’s publicly shared concerns over the fu-ture shortfalls, the chairman added, “Our ability tobest serve our children is in jeopardy now.”

More information and resources about the FY2016and FY2017 budgets are available online atwww.fcps.edu/news/fy2016.shtml.

School Budget Adopted

The Fiscal Year2016 ApprovedBudget for FairfaxCounty PublicSchools passed bya 10-2 vote.

Photo by Tim Peterson/The Connection

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By Barbara Comstock

U.S. Rep. (R-10)

America is a nation built onsacrifice. From the Found-ing Fathers, who in the

Declaration of Independence con-cluded our founding document bypledging “…our Lives, our For-tunes, and our sacred Honor,” tothose soldiers who are fightingagainst the current terrorist threattoday, Americans have stood to-gether in the fight for freedom.This is why Memorial Day is a spe-cial day, and a day on which allAmericans should honor thefallen.

Every day as I drive to work tothe U.S. Congress down theGeorge Washington MemorialParkway, I am reminded of thegreat sacrifices men and womenhave made for our country so wecan remain free. First, I pass the

U.S. Marine Corps War Memorialdepicting the iconic image of theIwo Jima flag-raising on February23, 1945. During World War II, onthat one small island, in themiddle of the Pacific Ocean, nearly7,000 Americans lost their lives.Then I pass Arlington NationalCemetery where rows upon rowsof American heroes eternally restin what truly is a cathedral to theirsacrifices.

During a Memorial Day cer-emony at Arlington National Cem-etery in 1982, President RonaldReagan said:

“The United States and the free-dom for which it stands, the free-dom for which they died, mustendure and prosper. Their livesremind us that freedom is notbought cheaply. It has a cost; itimposes a burden. And just as theywhom we commemorate werewilling to sacrifice, so too must we

— in a less final, less heroic way— be willing to give of ourselves.”

Those inspiring and poignantwords still ring true today. Beinga citizen of the United States ofAmerica comes with great respon-sibility because of those who camebefore us and gave their last fullmeasure of devotion. For almost240 years, patriots of NorthernVirginia and the Shenandoah Val-ley have given their lives for ourCountry. Below is a list of namesof those who paid the ultimatesacrifice in the Afghanistan andIraq wars. Read their names, re-member, and think of the lovedones they left behind. We keepthem in our prayers.

Daniel Bennett, Marine Corps,Operation Enduring Freedom,Clifton

Craig Cherry, Army, OperationEnduring Freedom, Winchester

William Downs, Air Force, Op-

eration Iraqi Freedom, WinchesterDouglas Green, Army, Operation

Enduring Freedom, SterlingKyle Hemauer, Army, Operation

Enduring Freedom, ManassasDillon Jutras, Army, Operation

Iraqi Freedom, Fairfax StationJeffrey Kaylor, Army, Operation

Iraqi Freedom, CliftonScott Kirkpatrick, Operation

Iraqi Freedom, SterlingStephan Mace, Army, Operation

Enduring Freedom, LovettsvilleDavid Owens Jr., Marine Corps,

Operation Iraqi Freedom, Win-chester

Benjamin Park, Army, OperationEnduring Freedom, Fairfax Station

Michael Quin, Operation Endur-ing Freedom, Purcellville

Colin Wolfe, Marine Corps, Op-eration Iraqi Freedom, Manassas

Barbara Comstock representsVirginia’s 10th Congressional District inthe U.S. House of Representatives.

Honoring the Fallen This Memorial Day

Opinion

To listen to the national news, onewould think that the next Presiden-tial election is in November. But no.That’s November 2016.

In the meantime, every year is an Electionyear in Virginia, and in 2015, virtually everystate and local office is on the ballot.

In heavily Democratic districts (orany district that is solidly one party orthe other), any real competition comesin the primary.

That’s June 9 in parts of Fairfax County inthe Mount Vernon magisterial district, and inHouse of Delegates Districts 44 and 45.

Four Democrats are on the June 9 ballot seek-ing to be the Democratic nominee to replaceretiring Gerry Hyland as the Mount Vernonrepresentative to the Board of Supervisors.Hyland has represented Mount Vernon since1988.

Two Democrats are seeking to be the partynominee for House of Delegates District 44.Scott Surovell is giving up the seat he has heldsince 2009 to run for State Senate to replaceretiring Sen. Toddy Puller (D-36).

Five Democrats are on the ballot on June 9for House of Delegates District 45, to replaceDel. Rob Krupicka who is stepping down.

If you live in one of the affected districts,you will vote on June 9 at your usual pollingplace. Be sure to bring photo identification.

IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, in November, all 10members of the Board of Supervisors are onthe ballot including district members and thechairman.

Also on the ballot: all members of the SchoolBoard including district members and three at-large members.

Fairfax County’s Constitutional Officers,Sheriff, Clerk of Court and Commonwealth’s

Attorney are on the ballot in November, as arethree members of the Northern Virginia Soiland Water Conservation District Board Direc-tors.

Every seat in the Virginia GeneralAssembly will be on the ballot, includ-ing all State Senate and House of Del-egates seats.

So every Fairfax County voter will face avariety of critically important choices in No-vember. But first, consider the options on June9.

On the Ballot June 9,Democratic Primary,Fairfax CountyMORE ON Fairfax County voting: http://

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/upcoming.htm

Member Board of Supervisors, Mount VernonDistrict, Democratic Primary

Four Democrats vie to replace retiring Gerry Hyland❖ Daniel G. “Dan” Storck, Email:

[email protected], Website: http://www.danstorck.org/

❖ Candice L. Bennett, Email:[email protected], Website: http://www.electcandicebennett.com

❖ Timothy J. Sargeant, Email:[email protected], Website: http://www.timsargeant.com

❖ John R. “Jack” Dobbyn Jr., Email:[email protected], Website: http://www.jackdobbyn.com

Mount Vernon Gazette/Connection coverage of theMount Vernon Supervisor race

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2015/may/20/mount-vernon-candidates-seek-primary-victory/

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2015/apr/16/democrats-debate-district-supervisor/

Member House of Delegates, 44th District,Democratic Primary

Two Democrats compete for the nomination to replaceScott Surovell who is running for Virginia SenateDistrict 36, to replace retiring Toddy Puller

❖ Paul E. Krizek, Email: [email protected],Website: http://www.paulkrizek.com

❖ Justin M. Brown, Email: [email protected],Website: http://www.brown4delegate.com

Member House of Delegates, 45th District,Democratic Primary

Five Democrats vie to replace Rob Krupicka who isstepping down.

❖ Mark Levine, Email: [email protected],Website: http://www.markfordelegate.com

❖ Julie Jakopic, Email: [email protected],Website: http://www.juliefordelegate.com

❖ Clarence Tong, Email: [email protected],Website: http://clarencetong.com/

❖ L.M. “Larry Altenburg II, Email:[email protected], Website: http://altenburgfordelegate.net/

❖ Craig Fifer, Email: [email protected],Website: http://www.fiferfordelegate.com

Connection coverage of the race for the 45thhttp://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2015/

may/19/fight-45th/

Member Board of Supervisors, Mason District,Democratic Primary

Incumbent Penny Gross is facing her first primarychallenge

❖ Penelope A. “Penny” Gross, Email:[email protected], Website: http://www.pennygross.com

❖ Jessica M. Swanson, Email:[email protected], Website: http://www.swansonforfairfax.com

Republicans, Party Canvass, June 4. Republicansin the 44th and 45th House District and 30th SenateDistrict will choose candidates at a Party Canvass(sometimes called a firehouse primary) onThursday, June 4, 6:30 - 8 p.m., at Minnie HowardCampus, 3801 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria.

There are no other Republican canvasses scheduled inany other state or local race in Fairfax County. TheSully district GOP Canvass for member of the Boardof Supervisors was held in April. See http://fairfaxgop.org/

No, not for Hillary or Jeb or Carly.Locally, June 9, 2015 is anElection Day that counts.

Voting, June 9

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Blazers. “Our goals are simply to con-nect our wonderful community withtrails and make it a walkable area for all.”

But neighbors, advocates for trees,even members of the Trail Blazers them-selves, were surprised when mature oaksand pines came down by the dozensalong a stretch of Georgetown Pike nearFalls Manors Court recently for the con-struction of the six-foot-wide trail. TheADA compliant, partly federally fundedtrail will eventually connect GeorgetownPike from Turner Farm to Seneca Road.

“Some of it was a shock to all of us,”said Mary Cassidy-Anger, president of theTrail Blazers, who helped lead Wednes-day night’s meeting that a dozen at-tended.

SINCE THE CLEARING, Falls ManorsCourt resident Shephard “Shep” Hill hasbeen asking for a dialogue in order toensure the same thing doesn’t happenalong the rest of Georgetown Pike.

“I’m not against trails,” he said. But Hillwants to know why so many trees hadto be taken down; if there’s a way to buildthe rest of the path in a less obtrusiveway; and why his neighborhood wasn’tnotified before the trees came down.

A public meeting had been held to alertresidents to the approved construction,Trail Blazers said. But that public meet-ing occurred in 2011.

“We need to let the community knowwhat’s going on,” said Cassidy-Anger.“We could have, should have, if nothing

more, communicated with the HOAs to getword out.”

Bob Vickers, Dranesville Representativeto the Fairfax County Tree Commission, hasspent more than eight years advocating fortrees in the Dranesville District.

“I’ve worked with you for a long time, butI have to say, this one caught me by sur-prise,” Vickers said at the library meeting.

“The damage is done,” he said, addingthat he wants to ensure that future construc-tion preserves more trees.

Jane Edmondson, legislative aide to Su-pervisor John Foust, said Foust’s officewasn’t contacted before the constructionbegan and didn’t have time to alert the pub-lic. But she pledged updates will be includedin Foust’s newsletter.

Funds have been secured to extend thepath from Falls Bridge Lane to Seneca Road,according to the Trail Blazers. Constructionis anticipated to begin on that segment in2019.

Cassidy-Anger said the Trail Blazers groupseeks to find people interested in helpingthem with outreach and public relations.“We are a small group tackling a bigproject,” she said.

FOUR OPTIONS are on the books for theFalls Bridge Lane neighborhood north ofFalls Chase Court, the next segment to beconstructed that the Trail Blazers call “Seg-ment 3.”

Two options would clear 55 to 70 treesand one proposal would need to take downapproximately 10. But drainage and erosioncontrol issues, berms, historical integrity ofGeorgetown Pike, turn lanes, and other is-

Residents Surprised by Tree Clearing for TrailGeorgetown Pike Trail:Utterback Store toSeneca Road

Phase II, III and IV of the Georgetown PikeTrail will complete the “Western Gateway” por-tion of the Great Falls Trail Blazers Pike trail.This segment will connect with the Route 7 trailbeing installed during the widening, giving pe-destrians and cyclists direct access to the FairfaxCounty Parkway trail and the W&OD trail.

❖ Phase II: Utterback Store Road to FallsChase Court

Start Date: April 2015Estimated Completion Date: Summer 2015

This phase is funded by a federal highwaygrant Great Falls Trail Blazers secured in 2010.At the request of the Trail Blazers, the countyis using this segment as a pilot project for useof a geotextile product which will allow forgreater stabilization of the stone dust surface.

“There was some concern that too many treeshave been cut down at the start of this process,therefore, negatively affecting the aesthetics ofthe Pike. We understand that it can be disturb-ing to see trees cut down. In fact, the trail wasmoved closer to Georgetown Pike to mitigatethe need for additional tree removal,” accord-ing to the Trail Blazers web site.

❖ Phase III: Falls Bridge Lane, In NegotiationsPhase III will be a stone dust extension of ex-

isting trail at the end of Falls Bridge Lane.Several factors including the historic integrityof the Pike and tree preservation are being dis-cussed in the negotiation of the trail ’splacement.

❖ Phase IV: Falls Bridge Lane to Seneca RoadEstimated Start Date: 2019

Trail easement is already in place for thelength of this segment.

For more, visit http://www.greatfallstrailblazers.org/

Source: Great Falls Trail Blazers

sues will impact the decision.The fourth proposal has already been cut

down.“Negotiations are underway,” according

to the Trail Blazers website.Bob Ayers, engineer with Fairfax County

Department of Transportation, and CraigHerwig from the County’s Department ofUrban Forest Management joined in aneighborhood meeting in the sunshine onMonday afternoon, May 18 to alert FallsBridge Lane homeowners of the upcomingtrail construction by their neighborhood.

The homeowner at the corner ofGeorgetown Pike and Falls Bridge Lane willbe most affected, because his house is veryclose to Georgetown Pike.

“That stand of trees serves a very impor-tant purpose,” he said. “As I drive upGeorgetown Pike, it’s beautiful. When Icome up to my house, I think it’s great thatall I see is trees.”

The stand of trees in question serves as hisprivacy, shields his house from GeorgetownPike and works as noise abatement.

His house is one of the the closest housesto the Pike along the 12 mile road, saidCassidy-Anger. “I think there’s one otherhouse that’s closer,” he said.

The county had alerted him, he said, andhe has been negotiating for months on whatto do about his property and trees.

The rest of Great Falls wants to be keptout of the dark.

“If we can put a trail in that goes out ofits way to preserve trees then I’m with you,”said Vickers.

“We will try to preserve the trees the bestwe can,” Cassidy-Anger said.

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By Nikki Cheshire

The Connection

A record number of people at-tended this year’s annual Memo-rial Day ceremony at the GreatFalls Freedom Plaza. The memo-

rial was founded in the years after Septem-ber 11, 2001 in remembrance of Great Fallsresidents who died while serving the coun-try.

Remarks were made by Andy Wilson,president of the Friends of the Great FallsFreedom Memorial , Pastor John

Bradford, and keynote speaker Lt. Gen.Arthur C. Blades of the United StatesMarine Corps, who served for 32 yearsin active duty.

“Those serving today are the best Americahas to offer,” said Lt. Gen. Blades. “Our na-tion will always remember with deepestgratitude and thankfulness the ultimatesacrifice of those that have given their allfor us. And in our prayers and memories,we must never forget the families that wereleft behind to bear the sorrow and to con-tinue on with their lives after the loss oftheir loved ones.”

In addition to the 25 names of the GreatFalls residents who lost their lives in the lineof duty, a special dedication was made. Awhite oak tree now stands in memory ofCol. Pete Hilgartner, the founder of the Free-dom Memorial, who passed away earlierthis year at 87 years old. Next to the tree isa memorial stone that will mark the treefor years to come.

“He loved his country, he loved GreatFalls, and he loved his family. He was aMarine’s Marine,” said Sara Hilgartnerabout her late husband, Pete. “The cer-

Memorial Day ceremony held at theGreat Falls Freedom Plaza.

Great Falls Honors Fallenemony was wonderful, and was meaning-ful for Pete. He loved it.”

Other notable attendants included retiredCongressman Frank Wolf, State Sen. Bar-bara Favola (D-31), Del. Kathleen Murphy(D-34), Board of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova, and Jennifer Chronis, can-didate for Dranesville Supervisor.

The Great Falls Freedom Memorial willbe the focal point of several more eventsthis year, including being the starting pointfor the 5K run on July 4, a 9/11 candlelightvigil, and a ceremony on Veterans Day.

This year’skeynotespeaker was Lt.Gen. Arthur C.Blades of theUnited StatesMarine Corps.Lt. Gen. Bladesserved for 32years.

Sara Hilgartner,Andy Wilsonand Lt. Gen.Arthur C.Blades addmulch as aceremonialgesture to thewhite oak treededicated tothe late Col.Pete Hilgartner,founder of theGreat FallsFreedom Me-morial.

(From left): ChipComstock, Board ofSupervisors Chair-man Sharon Bulova,State Sen. BarbaraFavola (D-31), Del.Kathleen Murphy(D-34), Wesley Panand Thomas Windusof Boy Scout Troop55, Lt. Gen. ArthurC. Blades, and AndyWilson, president ofthe Friends of theGreat Falls FreedomMemorial.

Calvin Follin readsthe names of the 25Great Falls residentswho have died inthe line of duty.Sara Hilgartnerrings a ceremonialbell for each personon the list.

Photos by Nikki Cheshire/The Connection


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WEDNESDAY/MAY 27Women’s Leadership Council 2015. 9:30-

10:30 a.m. 7925 Jones Branch Drive, Tysons.A one hour informational/planning meetingabout upcoming events sponsored byWomen’s Leadership Council. They will bediscussing their February event “For the Loveof Finance.”

SATURDAY/MAY 30Northern Virginia Family Service Job

Fair. 9-10:30 a.m. NVFS, 10455 WhiteGranite Drive, Oakton. NVFS is expanding itsshelter operations in locations throughoutNorthern Virginia, and will be holding a jobfair for interested human serviceprofessionals. All new positions will beginmid-June 2015. Dress professionally, bringyour resume and be prepared for brief on-the-spot interviews. Position descriptions areposted online at www.nvfs.org/careers.

TUESDAY/JUNE 9STEP Forward Volunteer Fair. 5:30-9 p.m.

McLean Bible Church, 8925 Leesburg Pike,Vienna. Recruit potential committee and/orboard member volunteers at this fair

presented by CNM, Computer C.O.R.E., andRebuilding Together Alexandria. The fair willcreate exposure to the needs of ourcommunity and raise awareness about yourlocal non-profit and/or programs. Nonprofitsregistration http://cysilvera.wix.com/stepforward. Open to the public.

ONGOINGFood Addicts in Recovery. Wednesdays at 7

p.m. at The Vine Church, 2501 GallowsRoad, Dunn Loring. Are you having troublecontrolling the way you eat? Food Addicts inRecovery Anonymous (FA) is a free twelvestep recovery program for anyone sufferingfrom food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. For more information or alist of additional meetings throughout theU.S. and the world, call 781-932-6300 orwww.foodaddicts.org.

Vienna Toastmasters. 2nd and 4thWednesdays at 7:30 p.m., at the ViennaCommunity Center on the 2nd floor roomopposite the elevator, 120 Cherry St., S.E.,Vienna. A friendly place to get comfortablewith public speaking and impromptuspeaking for new and experienced speakers.Open to the public.

Run With the Doctor. Every other Saturdayat 7 a.m. 8230 Boone Blvd, Tysons Corner.The Center for Orthopedics and SportsMedicine offers its services in a convenientformat to runners at this running event. Free.facebook.com/runwiththedoctor.

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Celebrate Fairfax, Inc. an-nounced the 2015 Lords andLadies Fairfax at the Board ofSupervisors meeting on Tues-

day, May 12 at the Fairfax County Govern-ment Center.

“The tradition of honoring Lords and La-dies Fairfax began in 1984 to recognize ex-ceptional citizens of Fairfax County,” accord-ing to Celebrate Fairfax. The Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors selects two peoplefrom each district who have demonstratedsuperior volunteer service, heroism or otherspecial accomplishments.

Supervisor John Foust awarded this year’sLady Fairfax honor in Dranesville to SarahC. Kirk, a horsewoman, entrepreneur,mother of six children and a 30-plus yearresident of Fairfax County, he said.

“When the riding arena opened at TurnerFarm Park, Fairfax County Park Authorityleadership asked for help in maintaining it,”said Foust. “Ms. Kirk had an idea, and thecharity, Turner Farm Events, or TFE, wasborn.”

Turner Farm Events raises funds and hasdonated more than $13,000 to the ParkAuthority by running horse shows and otherequestrian events at the park. It has pur-chased new jumps, poles and equipment.

“Putting her passions into action, Ms. Kirkengages like-minded souls and makes goodthings happen in Fairfax County,” said Foust.

In 2013 after her daughter died of sui-cide, Kirk founded the Becky Love Founda-tion, a charity to raise funds and awarenessfor mental health. Last year, the Founda-tion held a fundraiser at Turner Farm Park,Mothers 5K for Mental Health, and raisedmore than $3,000.

Foust honored Robert D. Vickers Jr. asLord Fairfax in the Dranesville District, a“strong advocate for tree preservation.”

Vickers has been the Dranesville Districtrepresentative on the Fairfax County TreeCommission for the past eight years.

“Mr. Vickers was the driving force behindthe creation of the Fairfax County Cel-ebrated Tree program, which has since ledto 70 of the largest trees in the County be-ing placed in the Virginia Big Tree database,including about 20 current state champi-ons and three former national champions,”said Foust. “Since becoming Chairman ofthe Commission in 2012, he has greatlyimproved the annual County Tree Preser-vation and Planting awards process, and hecontinues to work closely with citizensgroups in McLean, Great Falls and Herndonto preserve and protect our endangeredurban tree canopy for future generations.”

The Lords and Ladies will be honored ata special dinner hosted by Great AmericanRestaurants, Celebrate Fairfax, Inc., and theFairfax County Board of Supervisors, on

Tuesday, June 2, 2015.

At Large: Kate Hanleyand Lt. Col. John P.McAnaw

Fairfax County Board of SupervisorsChairman Sharon Bulova named KatherineK. Hanley, former Board Chairman, as thisyear’s At-Large Lady Fairfax.

Hanley was first elected to the FairfaxCounty School Board, then the Board ofSupervisors as the Providence District Su-pervisor and then as Board of SupervisorsChairman.

“During her tenure, Ms. Hanley workedtirelessly with other members of the Board,not only advocating for education, but alsofor human services and affordable housing.In recognition, a homeless shelter for fami-lies, was named after her. Recently addi-tional transitional housing units called‘Kate’s Place’ were built adjacent to the shel-ter,” said Bulova.

Hanley was instrumental in the establish-ment of the Revenue Stabilization fundalong with a significant investment in build-ing Fairfax County’s Information Technol-ogy infrastructure, said Bulova. “She wasalso a great proponent of transportationinitiatives, helping to position the SilverLine for federal funding.”

After leaving the Board of Supervisors,Hanley served as Secretary of the Common-wealth, and is now on the MetropolitanWashington Airport Authority, the FairfaxCounty Electoral Board and the CommunityServices Board. She has led the bipartisanelection commission, the committee on themeals tax, an effort that brought togetherdisparate, competing groups who came upwith a near unanimous vote to bring a re-port to the Board of Supervisors, saidBulova.

Bulova cited Lt. Col. John P. McAnaw’s

love for history, love of country and love ofservice reasons she named him the 2015Lord Fairfax.

“Lt. Col. John P. McAnaw is well knownfor his tireless work to preserve history inFairfax County,” said Bulova. “His love ofour past earned him a Lifetime AchievementAward from the History Commission for hisdecades of service as a Civil War Historian.”

The Park Authority honored Lt. Col.McAnaw by naming a Recreation area forhis significant preservation efforts.

A veteran serving in leadership roleswithin VFW Post 8469, Lt. Col. McAnaw isthe past President of the Bull Run Civil War

In Dranesville,Sarah C. Kirk andRobert D. Vickers Jr.

Lord and Lady Fairfax Crowned

The Board of Supervisors named the 2015 Lords and Ladies Fairfax on Tuesday, May 12.

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In his Kings Park West community, Lt. Col.McAnaw has served as Chairman of theParks committee, leading numerous effortsto mobilize scouts and volunteers to buildand maintain trails throughout the parklandsurrounding Royal Lake.

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Dr. Jeanette Coutin’s Fontaine de Jeunesse GreatFalls MedSpa hosted an open house on April 28.Coutin spoke about the services, current and new,offered at the spa, and visitors had the opportunityto get treatments for free.

Coutin is launching a new non-invasive innova-tion in aesthetic medicine. It is called “MicroPen,”also known as Collagen Induction Therapy (CIT).

It is a treatment targeting to fine lines, wrinkles,acne scars, improvement of tone and color, hy-perpigmentation, age spots, sun damage andstretch marks.

Along with the new “Micropen” treatment, Coutinkeeps on offering the Venus Freeze and Venus Legacytreatments, that stimulate the body and face collagenand elasticity production.

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Monica Marusceau and Ramzy Ayachi, Medifast’s healthcoaches, explain the program to Lynda Maguire, left,during the Fontaine de Jeunesse open house in Great Falls.

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THROUGH SATURDAY/JUNE 134 Artists Spring Show. The Frame

Factory Gallery, 212 Dominion Road,NE, Vienna. 703-281-2350.www.theframefactory1.com

WEDNESDAY/MAY 27A.R. Rahman. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1645

Trap Road, Vienna. From Bollywoodto Hollywood, this Grammy andAcademy Award-winning musician isone of the world’s most prolific filmcomposers—he was the mastermindbehind Slumdog Millionaire’s award-winning score and he mixes genresspanning Eastern classical, pop,world music, and rap to create hisastonishing compositions.Tickets:$45-$175.

Midday Thrillers: “Gaslight(1944).” 1 p.m. The Alden, 1234Ingleside Avenue, McLean. Come byfor a midday movie. Free.

THURSDAY/MAY 28Iranian Music and Dancing. Noon.

Pimmit Hills Senior Center, 7510Lisle Avenue, Falls Church. Embracethe aging experience by indulging inthis celebration of life and culture.Dance alongside traditional Persianfolk dancers, or showcase your ownmoves. 703-734-3338.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs

Tysons Thursday Music in thePark Series. 4:30-7:30 p.m.Greensboro Green. Food trucks andlive music.

Artists Meet for Coffee. 8:30-10 a.m.Katie’s Coffeehouse, GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Local artists meetfor coffee.

Patrick Henry Book Club. 1 p.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAvenue, East, Vienna. The LightBetween Oceans by M.L. Steadman.Adults. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ph/

THURSDAY-FRIDAY/MAY 28-29“A Disney Spectacular.” 7 p.m.

McLean Bible Church, 8925 LeesburgPike, Vienna. The show will featuresongs and medleys from severalDisney productions, includingFrozen, Beauty and the Beast, TheLittle Mermaid, Jungle Book,Pocahontas, and Aladdin.Tickets areavailable at the door for $10 foradults and $5 for students up to 8th

grade.

FRIDAY/MAY 29“American Spiritual.” The Alden,

1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean. 8p.m. The group mixes traditional,original and contemporary sounds onfiddle, guitar, bass and recycledpercussion and tops that with joyousharmonies from four skilled leadsingers. Tickets are $30, $20 forMcLean tax district residents.www.aldentheatre.org.

Langley High School Band SpringConcert. 7 p.m. McLean HighSchool, 1633 Davidson Road,McLean. Three bands will performunder the direction of Doug Martinincluding the Jazz Band, theSymphonic Band, and the WindSymphony. One highlight of theprogram is the Wind Symphonyplaying a piece called Eternity’sSunrise that Langley High Schoolcommissioned composer ScottLindroth to create for its upcoming50th anniversary. Free.

Playdate Cafe. 10 a.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Toys and play space forchildren. Coffee and conversation forgrownups.

Drop-in Chess and Board Games.3:30 p.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Drop-in and Play Chess and assorted board

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games. All skill levels and ageswelcome. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/gf/

FRIDAY MAY 29-JUNE 5“The Good Counselor.” Fridays: 8

p.m. Saturdays: 2 & 8 p.m. Sundays:2 & 7 p.m. 1st Stage, 1524 SpringHill Road, Tysons. Vincent seekstruth, not only for his client, amother accused of killing her 3-week-old son, but also for himself and hishaunted past with his own neglectfulmother. Both riveting and poetic inthe same breath, this vibrant newplay is not just another courtroomdrama but a thoughtful and thought-provoking examination of humanfailing and redemption. http://www.1ststagetysons.org/upcoming.html

SATURDAY/MAY 30Kool & the Gang Chaka Khan. 8

p.m. Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. Get down with the pop funkparty-starters whose arrangementshave made them the most sampledband of all time; then dance it upwith the international music iconwidely-regarded as the “Queen ofFunk Soul." Tickets: $30-$60.

Great Falls Farmers Market. 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Village Centre, 778 WalkerRoad, Great Falls.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 30-31Great Falls Artfest on the Green.

Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday: 11a.m. - 8 p.m. Great Falls VillageGreen. Great Falls Studios Spring ArtShow & Sale under the big tent and afew little tents, too. A plein aircompetition and quick draw. Withprizes and a reception, Sponsored byArts of Great Falls. Then, a grandfinale “Blues Explosion” to close theweekend and start the alwayspopular season of Concerts on theGreen by Celebrate Great Falls. Forcomplete schedule and updates visithttp://www.greatfallsart.org/artfest/

SUNDAY/MAY 31- AUG. 16Great Falls Concerts on the Green.

Great Falls Village Centre Green.Come out on Sundays and listen tosome live music. Full schedule list:http://www.celebrategreatfalls.org/concerts-on-the-green/.

SUNDAY/MAY 31The Okee Dokee Brothers. 2 p.m.

The Alden, 1234 Ingleside Avenue,McLean. Award-winning Okee DokeeBrothers share their passion for theoutdoors through their AmericanaFolk music. $15/$10 MCC districtresidents. http://www.okeedokee.org/

Avenue of Art. 1-5 p.m. Church Streetin Vienna. Church Street becomes apedestrian plaza with dozens ofartists selling their original art andjewelry. There will be free artdemonstrations, children’s projects,

face painting, caricatures, photoopportunities, food and wine. Musicby the Difficult Run String Band.703-319-3971.www.ViennaArtsSociety.org

Specimen Plants for Your Garden.11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. MeadowlarkBotanical Garden, 9750 MeadowlarkGardens Court, Vienna. What makesa great specimen plant—itsappearance, origin, culture or culturelife cycle? Join Meadowlark ManagerKeith Tomlinson on a walk to learnabout many of these plants that youcan grow in your own garden.Participants should come prepared towalk a mile. There is no program fee,but regular Garden admission applies($2.50-$5). Reservations are notrequired, but suggested. 703-255-3631.

Great Falls Summer Concerts onthe Green. 6-8 p.m. Great FallsVillage Center, 776 Walker Road,Great Falls. Pack up your picnicdinner, blanket and a couple ofchairs and come out for some great,live music. This week’s concert isMike Terpak and Blues Explosion.

MONDAY/JUNE 1Great Falls Annual Charity Golf

Tournament. Hidden Creek Golf &Country Club Reston. Join for amorning or afternoon round of golfand support our three Great Fallselementary schools while you are atit. Individual golfers are $175 andfoursomes are $600. Opportunitiesfor sponsorships available! For moreinformation:www.celebrategreatfalls.org.

SATURDAY/JUNE 6Great Falls Farmers Market. 9 a.m.

- 1 p.m. Village Centre, 778 WalkerRoad, Great Falls.

MONDAY/JUNE 8Discovery Time I. 9 a.m. Colvin Run

Mill, 10017 Colvin Run Road, GreatFalls. Oceans Week Theme-basedactivities such as games, crafts,special projects and hikes helpchildren discover these wonders ofscience. Bring snack, lunch and drinkdaily. An activity fee is due on thefirst day ($5 for 4-hr camps). 3-5years old.

SUNDAY/JUNE 14Vienna Sustainable Home and

Garden Tour. 1-4 p.m. ViennaCommunity Center, 120 CherryStreet SE, Vienna. Your neighbors areopening their homes and gardens toyou to show and discussmodifications that they have made tomake Vienna a more sustainablecommunity. Visit all or some of themto learn more about using reclaimeditems in your renovation, energyefficiency, geothermal heating andcooling, native plants and gardeningwith deer. http://www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?nid=955.

Grammy award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers share theirpassion for the outdoors through their Americana Folkmusic. See them perform at McLean’s Alden on May 31.

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MayTHURSDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 28-31Herndon Festival. Thursday: 6-10

p.m. Friday 5-11 p.m. Saturday: 10a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. - 7p.m. Herndon Town Green, 777 LynnStreet, Herndon. Four day outdoorfestival with three entertainmentstages, a carnival, two fireworksdisplays, Kid’s Alley with children’sart area, arts and craft show andmore! All ages. Visitwww.herndonfestival.net for moreinformation.

FRIDAY/MAY 29 - AUG. 28Herndon Friday Night Live! 6:30

p.m. 777 Lynn Street, Herndon.Listen to great music on Friday nightsduring the summer. Visitherndonrocks.com/schedule.php formore.

SATURDAY/MAY 30Arts & Crafts Fair. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Dranesville Church of the Brethren,11500 Leesburg Pike, Herndon.Silent Auction, homemade dessertsand fine china light lunch. Funds willsupport a comprehensive emergencyresponse and recovery program toassist the Nigerian families madehomeless and suffering by the attacksof Boko Haram.

SATURDAY/MAY 30-SEPT. 5Reston Concerts on the Town.

7:30-10 p.m. Reston Town Center.The 25th season is extended throughSeptember 5 and kicks off withswing/jump blues favorite Big Joe &the Dynaflows. Bring lawn chairs orpicnic blankets and enjoy live musicin the Pavilion Saturday nights. Free.Rain or shine.www.restontowncenter.com/concerts.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 30-31Great Falls Artfest. Saturday: 9 a.m. -

5 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.Great Falls Village Green. Great FallsStudios Spring Art Show and Saleunder the big tent and a few littletents, too. A plein air competitionand quick draw. With prizes and areception. http://www.greatfallsart.org/artfest/

Springfield Days. 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m.,South Run Park, 7550 ReservationDrive, Springfield. Springfield Days isa community wide celebration thatincludes a 5K run, “Pet Fest” and carshow. Visit www.springfielddays.comfor more.

SUNDAY/MAY 31- AUG. 16Great Falls Concerts on the Green.

6-8 p.m. Great Falls Village CentreGreen. Come out on Sundays andlisten to some live music. Fullschedule list: http://www.celebrategreatfalls.org/concerts-on-the-green/.

SUNDAY/MAY 31Avenue of Art. 1-5 p.m. Church Street

in Vienna. Church Street becomes apedestrian plaza with dozens ofartists selling their original art andjewelry. There will be free artdemonstrations, children’s projects,face painting, caricatures, photoopportunities, food and wine. Musicby the Difficult Run String Band.703-319-3971.www.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

JuneMONDAY/JUNE 1Great Falls Annual Charity Golf

Tournament. Hidden Creek Golf &Country Club Reston. Join for amorning or afternoon round of golfand support our three Great Fallselementary schools while you are atit. Individual golfers are $175 and

foursomes are $600.www.celebrategreatfalls.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 5-7Celebrate Fairfax! Festival. Friday:

6 p.m.-midnight; Saturday: 10 a.m.-midnight; and Sunday: 11 a.m.-7p.m.Fairfax County Government Center,12000 Government Center Parkway,Fairfax. Musical performances, rides,games and food.www.celebratefairfax.com/.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 13-142nd Lake Anne Chalk on the Water

Festival. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Lake AnnePlaza, 1609 Washington Plaza,Reston. Chalk on the Water is a two-day street-painting festival whereparticipants will create amazingstreet art. Festival goers can purchasea “plot” of brick space on the plazaand paint to their hearts delightwhatever flows from theirimagination. Cost for spaces are $5for children, $10 for adults, and $15for professional artist. Register atwww.chalkonthewater.com.

SUNDAY/JUNE 14Love Your Body Yoga Festival. Yoga

studios and wellness centers ofNorthern Virginia will be offeringclasses, services, and information onways to care for your body, alongwith live entertainment and activitiesfor children. www.belovedyoga.com.

THURSDAY/JUNE 18-SEPT. 3Take a Break Concert Series. 7-9

p.m. Lake Anne Plaza, 11404Washington Plaza W, Reston. OnThursdays, take a break with thisoutdoor concert series. Visitwww.restoncommunitycenter.com/take-a-break.shtml for weekly lineup.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 19-21Taste of Reston. Friday: 3-11 p.m.;

Saturday: noon-11 p.m. Sunday: 10a.m. - 8 p.m. Reston Town Center,11900 Market St., Reston. Carnivalgames and rides with a family funzone. Visit www.restontaste.com formore.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 26-JULY 5World Police & Fire Games.

Thousands of athletes from 70countries will converge in FairfaxCounty for 10 days of competitions.Entertainment and activities will behosted by Reston Town Centerduring the games. Fairfax2015.com

SATURDAYS/JUNE 27-AUG. 22Lake Fairfax Arts in the Parks. 10 -

11 a.m. 1400 Lake Fairfax Park,Reston.. Entertain children, teachthem the importance of protectingour natural resources, introducethem to live entertainment in aninformal kid friendly atmosphere,and forge a connection between kids

and parks. Call 703-471-5414.

JulySATURDAY/JULY 4Herndon 4th of July Celebration. 7

p.m. Bready Park at the HerndonCommunity Center, 814 FerndaleAve., Herndon. A family-fun eventfeaturing games, arts and craftactivities, bingo, food face painting,balloon artists, and fireworks. Visitwww.herndon-va.gov for more.

Great Falls 4th of July Celebration& Parade. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 5K WalkRun, Blood Drive, Little PatriotParade, and floats, horses, antiquecars and pets making a loop in theMain Parade. Fireworks start afterdusk. http://www.celebrategreatfalls.org/4th-of-july-celebration-parade/

Vienna 4th of July Festival andFireworks Show. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.Live musical entertainment, arts andcrafts for kids, antique and classic carshow and fireworks. Visitwww.viennava.gov for more.

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Market Fair. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Sitin the shade and savor roast chickenand spicy sausages, enjoy dancingand singing with the fiddler, testyour water color and writing skillswith Mr. Andrews at the Stationer.Visit http://1771.org for more.

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Festival. 12-9 p.m. Lerner TownSquare at Tysons II, 8025 GalleriaDrive, Tysons. Admission is free, over20 food trucks and fun.

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Come out on Sundays and listen to some live music at theGreat Falls Village Centre Green, Sundays, 6-8 p.m., May31-Aug. 16.


Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

After driving in the go-ahead runin the bottom of the fifth inning,Chantilly’s Jared DiCesare

stepped on the mound and ensured therewould be no three-peat for the Oaktonbaseball team.

DiCesare gave the Chargers the leadwith an RBI single down the third-baseline and the junior right-hander pitchedthree innings of scoreless relief as

Chantilly defeated Oakton 2-1 in the Con-ference 5 championship game on May 22at Westfield High School.

Facing the Cougars in the conference/dis-trict final for the third straight year, theChargers fell behind 1-0 after Oakton short-stop Joe Rizzo blasted a solo homer in thethird inning. The Cougars remained in front

until the bottom of the fifth, when Chantillysenior Kordell Hutzell tied the score withan RBI double off Oakton pitcher TomaShigaki-Than. Three batters later, DiCesaresnuck a grounder down the third-base line,giving the Chargers a 2-1 lead.

“[Shigaki-Than] located [the pitch] per-fectly, but I know I just didn’t want to get

behind in the count, so I wanted to see ifI could drive something,” DiCesare said.“Thankfully, I found a little hole downthird-base line.”

DiCesare, who came on in relief in thetop of the fifth inning, retired six of thefinal seven batters he faced to secure thewin.

“Payback,” DiCesare said, “feels great.”DiCesare allowed two hits, walked one

and struck out one in three shutout in-nings. Oakton defeated Chantilly in the2013 and 2014 conference/districtchampionship games. Last year, theChargers won both regular-seasonmatchups before losing to the Cougars5-1 in the conference final. Chantillywould bounce back, however, winningthe region championship and advancingto the state championship game.

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Victory was a rare experience inrecent seasons for the Marshallboys’ lacrosse program.

From 2008 through 2014, theStatesmen totaled just 13 wins, accordingto laxpower.com. Marshall experienced apair of winless seasons during the seven-year stretch and labored through a 29-gamelosing streak.

In 2012, when current Marshall seniorOwen Crizer was a ninth-grader, the States-men finished 1-14.

“When I was a freshman,” Crizer said, “theteam was kind of the joke of Marshall HighSchool.”

Times were hard for the Statesmen, butplayers continued to work. Three years later,after a coaching change and two more los-ing seasons, things started to turn around.

On Thursday night, the Statesmen com-pleted their transition from “joke” to cham-pion.

MARSHALL defeated Mount Vernon 17-10 in the Conference 13 tournament cham-pionship game at Mount Vernon HighSchool. The Statesmen led 8-5 at halftimeand pulled away in the second half, earn-ing the first championship banner in pro-gram history.

“It’s incredible,” said Crizer, the 2015Conference 13 Player of the Year. “Mysophomore year, we had a new coach andso there was a whole different feel.”

That new coach was Kevin Curtin, whotook over the Marshall program in 2013.The Statesmen finished 0-14 in Curtin’s firstseason, and improved to 4-9 the followingyear. Marshall ended the 2015 regular sea-son with a 6-5 record before beating Tho-

mas Jefferson, Stuart and Mount Vernon inthe conference tournament.

How did the Statesmen turn thingsaround?

“The boys,” said Curtin, who received2015 Conference 13 Coach of the Year hon-ors. “It’s as simple as that. It’s the guys whobought into being dedicated to lacrosse,playing year-round and making a commit-ment to each other.”

What kind of a coach is Curtin?“He takes his job very seriously,” junior

midfielder Chase Barrand said. “He alwayspushes us to work hard and then he knowsthe perfect times when to relax and give usthe day off. He just always pushes us to thelimit and always makes us the best we wantto be.”

On Thursday, Marshall received clutchoffensive performances from a trio of first-

team all-conference selections. Barrandscored a team-high five goals and added twoassists. Crizer totaled four goals and fiveassists, and junior attackman AndrewMcDonald added four goals and three as-sists.

“The first few years we started off with alot of young kids on varsity,” Barrand said,“and then this was kind of our year to shinebecause we had the upperclassmen as lead-ers and the juniors were stepping up big...”

Junior midfielder Mikey Briody, seniormidfielder Mick McGuire, sophomoreattackman Ben Winicour and seniormidfielder Sean Hoffman each scored onegoal for the Statesmen.

Marshall senior defenseman Jackson Leewas also a first-team all-conference selec-tion.

After Mount Vernon tied the score at 4with 8:53 remaining in the second quarter,Marshall responded with an 8-1 run, tak-ing a 12-5 lead when Crizer scored with1:21 left in the third quarter.

Mount Vernon attackman Justin Feesscored with 40 seconds remaining in thethird quarter, cutting Marshall’s lead to sixwhile ending a 14-minute, 45-second scor-ing drought for the Majors.

The Statesmen led by as many as ninegoals in the fourth quarter.

“It’s pretty surreal,” Curtin said. “[Therehas been] a lot of work over the last coupleyears that really seems to be paying off to-day. It’s pretty fantastic.”

NEXT UP for Marshall is the 5A North re-gion tournament. On Thursday night, how-ever, the Statesmen celebrated their accom-plishment.

“It’s huge,” Barrand said. “It’s our first-ever conference championship, first-everbanner for lacrosse. This is really, I feel like,the starting point and the turning point forMarshall lacrosse.”

After crushing Hayfield (25-1) andYorktown (26-3), the Madison girls’ lacrosseteam fought a tougher match against theLangley Saxons but prevailed 14-9 to win theConference 6 championship on May 22.

Scoring for the Warhawks over thecourse of the tournament were AllisonKrisko, Shannon Condon, Zoe Dyer, Anya

Saponja, Maddie Roberts, Hailey Swaak,Andie Battin, Carly Rogers, Lia Cooley,Kierra Sweeney, Katie Sciandra, CarolineKurtz, Ashley Go, Diana Lowther, andAnnabel Bentley.

Sigourney Heerink and Ellie Socher sharedgoalie duties, with Heerink blocking sixLangley attempts in the final.

Madison Girls’ Lacrosse Wins Conference 6 Title

Photo by Jon Roetman/The Connection

The Marshall boys’ lacrosse team won the Conference 13 championshipon May 21, beating Mount Vernon 17-10.

Statesmen defeat Mount Vernon in Conference 13 tournament final.

Marshall Boys’ Lacrosse Wins First Conference Championship

DiCesare drives inwinning run, earnsvictory on mound.

Chantilly Baseball Beats Oakton for Conference 5 ChampionshipOakton sophomorepitcher TomaShigaki-Than suf-fered a tough-luckloss againstChantilly in theConference 5 cham-pionship game onMay 22, allowingtwo runs on fourhits in six innings.

Oakton short-stop Joe Rizzotouches homeplate afterhitting a solohome run in thethird inning ofthe Conference 5championshipgame on May 22.

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Approximately three dozen members of the Great Falls Historical Societyand residents of Great Falls and McLean came to honor John J. Adams atThe Old Brogue in Great Falls on Wednesday, May 20.

John Adams with his wife Barbara Adams. See www.connectionnewspapers.comfor short video of his acceptance speech and history of Georgetown Pike.

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By Ken Moore

The Connection

Without John J. Adams andBetty Cooke, Scott's RunNature Preserve could havebeen developed into 309

houses.Without John J. Adams, the 12-mile

Georgetown Pike could have been a four-lane, or more, “highway,” not Great Falls’historic two-lane byway which was officiallydesignated as Virginia’s “first” in 1974.

And without John J. Adams, there mightnot be a 125-page blueprint that the Vir-ginia Senate adopted in 1974 which gov-erns all aspects of historic preservation ofGeorgetown Pike; or the 1998 Virginia Sen-ate Resolution requesting the Virginia De-partment of Transportation to assist in pre-serving Georgetown Pike.

“We are all beneficiaries of [Adam’s] ef-forts, which, in collaboration with othercommunity groups, have resulted in secur-ing the designation of Georgetown Pike asa Virginia Scenic and Historical Byway,” saidKathleen Murphy, Great Falls Historical So-ciety President.

Adams “was one of the earliest-concernedcitizens instrumental in effectively battlingfor the protection, and ultimately the ac-quisition of the 336-acre Scott’s Run as aNature Preserve,” she said.

The Great Falls Historical Society namedJohn J. Adams the “The Tibbetts Award2015 Honoree” at a festive celebration atThe Old Brogue on May 20, 2015 that in-cluded steak, salmon and chicken entreesand calamari and hummus appetizers.

“The quality that strikes me that I’velearned about John is his unselfish dedica-tion to the community and the better good

for all,” said Jack Nutter, who presentedAdams his award.

Murphy called Adams “a role model andguide of how to mount a sufficient effort toturn the tide.”

ADAMS WAS ONE of the founders andlong-time president of the Georgetown Pikeand Potomac River Association that hehelped create in 1969.

“Membership grew from an initial 20people to several hundred to thousandswithin months,” according to the Great FallsHistorical Society. And Adams “led the for-mation of an articulate opposition to pow-ers-that-be at every level of governmentwho were in support of the development ofScott's Run.”

“John has had an illustrious preservationcareer,” said member Karen Washburn. “Ithink this is a very, very long-time, welldeserved award, and John, I certainly ap-preciate everything you have done.

“Including at the end of the day whenBetty passed on, it was John’s idea to namethe bridge for her and so it was duly doneso other generations will remember BettyCooke, and if they’ve forgotten who she wasor never knew, they’ll want to find out be-cause her name is on the bridge.”

“There’s a funny story behind that,” saidAdams.

“Betty for years, she died in 1999, andfor years she complained about the clatter,”he said.

“Maybe some of you remember the oldbridge that was there had loose boards andshe lived right by that clatter. And I wouldget these frequent calls from her and she’dsay, ‘John you have to do something to stopthat clatter.’ Well, we finally got the newbridge built.”

COOKE ALERTED the community of theplans to develop the 336-acre Burling Tractin 1968, now Scott's Run Nature Preserve.

“The land had belonged to an attorneynamed Edward Burling, Sr., who had a se-cluded cabin at the site. A developer boughtthe land after Burling’s death in 1966 andproposed 309 cluster homes for the areathat would have left about half of the siteas preserved, open land,” according to theFairfax County Park Authority.

“John always acknowledges Betty Cookeas the person who sounded the alarm aboutthe development that was proposed. Shealerted him to a small zoning sign that shesaw,” said former Great Falls Connectionreporter Beverly Bradford, who offered her

Top Ten list Wednesday of why Adams hadso much impact on Great Falls.

Details of the debates over the land’s fu-ture have been documented in Betty Cooke’sbook, “The History of Old GeorgetownPike.”

“A citizen movement to stop the develop-ment arose, and the conflict of ideas thatfollowed over the next year eventually en-veloped county residents, the governor ofVirginia and local elected officials, four U.S. senators, conservation and park agencies,the federal government, the New YorkTimes, a national conservation organiza-tion, developers, protesting high school stu-dents and door-to-door petitioners,” accord-ing to the Park Authority website. “Eventu-ally a local public referenda passed as vot-ers decided to tax themselves one-and-a-half million dollars to purchase the land,although negotiations over the price con-tinued. Eventually, the U.S. Department ofthe Interior provided $3.6 million dollarsfor purchase of the land, which today be-longs to the Fairfax County Park Authority.”

ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, Adams re-counted the historical significance of thatpiece of land and the impact Cooke’s activ-ism had on their continued fight togetherto preserve the Pike the next three decades.

“The density of two acres has been pre-served more than anything else, because ofsaving that one tract,” said Adams.

Recently, the Pike Association has partici-pated in the planning of Clemyjontri Parkin McLean and Turner Farm Equestrian Parkand Observatory in Great Falls.

At the awards ceremony, the Society ap-plauded Adams’ five decades of “tireless,passionate and enduring advocacy” to “pre-serve the integrity and heritage of TheGeorgetown Pike corridor.”

THREE DOZEN Great Falls and McLeancitizens, members of the Great Falls Histori-cal society, past Great Falls journalists andactivists joined in honoring him.

The Great Falls Historical Society estab-lished the annual Jean Tibbetts HistoryAward in memory of Tibbetts, a formerpresident, historian and author who diedin September 2004.

Great FallsHistorical Societythanks John J. Adamsfor “tireless,” impactfulpreservation efforts.

309 Houses or Scott's Nature Preserve?


Former Great Falls reporter Beverly Bradford with McLean’s MerrilyPierce. Bradford gave her Top Ten list of why Adams has been such asuccessful advocate to the community.


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