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Great FallsGreat Falls

December 9-15, 2009 ❖ Volume XXIII, Number 49

Christ the King Choirsings Christmas songsat the 19th AnnualGreat Falls ChristmasTree Lighting celebra-tion on Friday, Dec. 4.

Great FallsLights the

TreeNews, Page 3

Gifts fromStudios

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Club ‘Bridges’Economic Gaps

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grounds clean-up eventbrought together morethan 50 student and parentvolunteers, the LangleyECO Club (pictured above),Cooper civics students andpeople from the communitywho stopped by to helpmulching, pruning, haulingbrush and removing litter.One of the most importantjobs was the pruning backmore than a dozen 20-foothigh holly trees in thecourtyard that had becomediseased because of over-crowding. Volunteersmanned chainsaws andhauled lumber and brushout of the courtyard forthree hours. Among thevolunteers was LalaJohnson, pictured below,who has had children andgrandchildren graduateform Langley and is re-sponsible for plantingmany of the gardens.

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Event Founder:Ms. Jackie Moore (deceased)

Carried On By:Mr. Robert MooreMr. Gary Schmitz

Event Set Up:Mr. Ed WhiteMr. Al McDonaldMr. Bud GettierMr. Carl Schmitz

Fire Truck:Mr. Peter GarahanMr. Mike KearneyMr. John Nugent

Live Nativity:Ms. Margaret Johnson

Petting Zoo:Mr. Gary SchmitzMs. Patty Calpin, of OldMine Ranch is donating theanimals in honor of the lateJack Crippen

Contributors:Teel ConstructionFresh Catch SeafoodMr. Al McDonald & Mr.Paul SullivanGreat Falls CharitableFoundation & Mr. MikeKearneyMs. Lynne SimmonsMr. Eric Parte

The Great Falls Village Centre wants tothank the community for attending the19th Annual Tree Lighting event FridayDecember 4th. A special Thank You! to:

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NewsGreat Falls Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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A group of Great Fallswomen spent lastThursday playing

bridge, snacking and socializ-ing, all for a good cause.

The primary purpose of theGreat Falls Woman’s Club’s sev-enth annual Bridge Jamboreewas to raise money for theWoman’s Club ScholarshipFund. “We give scholarships todriven women who are return-ing to school at George MasonUniversity or NOVA (NorthernVirginia Community College),”said Ellen Arthur, who runs thescholarship fund. All other do-nations, including gift cards,went to the Artemis House, for-merly the Fairfax CountyWomen’s Shelter, she said, add-ing that the women also puttogether bags with pajamas,

deodorant, toothpaste andother necessities for womenentering the shelter. “We’re notjust sitting around playingbridge,” Arthur said.

About 60 women showed upto play, and 20 more people,including some husbands,helped out with the event,which Arthur said she expectedto raise $4,000 or more. Thetake is all profit, as members ofthe club chipped in to buy therefreshments and door prizes.

This was the first year in theevent’s history that it includeda couple of tables playing du-plicate bridge, the version mostcommonly used in tournaments.“We just have some really goodbridge players,” Arthur said.

— Mike DiCicco

The Great Falls Village Centre had its 19thAnnual Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, Dec. 4. Hundreds of communitymembers gathered to watch the lighting,

listen to Christmas carols, enjoy the petting zoo andvisit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Langley Madrigals began the evening by singingtraditional holiday songs to the crowd. As they con-

Great FallsLightsthe Tree19th Annual Great FallsChristmas TreeLighting celebrated.

Langley Madri-gals performtraditionalholiday songsfor the crowd.

Christ the King Choir sings Christmas songs foronlookers.

cluded their performance, Mr. and Mrs. Claus madetheir grand entrance on a fire truck and proceededto shake hands with children. The line formed quicklyfor families to have their photo taken with Santa.Other activities included a petting zoo and pony rides,a live presentation of Christ’s birth and the Christthe King Choir singing Christmas music to the entirecrowd.

— Christy Steele

The Christmas tree inGreat Falls Village Cen-ter.

Photos by Christy Steele/The Connection

Club ‘Bridges’Economic Gaps

Great Falls Woman’s Club BridgeJamboree raises scholarship moneyfor women returning to college.

From left, Barbara Goldlust, Marge Degnon, NancyCatron and Silvia Bustamante play a hand.

Margie Mastran picks up her door prize from theprize table.

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By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

Going into the final round of a recentlyaired “It’s Academic!” competition, defeat appeared certain for the LangleyHigh School team of Will Mannon, Jeff

Cooper and Colin Weiss. They were in last place, trail-ing the first-place team by 105 points, Mannon said.

Coach Leah Puhlick, a chemistry teacher at Lan-gley, said her nervousness had subsided, replacedby resignation. “I was like, ‘OK, we’re not going towin. There’s no way,’” she said.

Puhlick said the competition had been evenlymatched until the two rival teams, Washington, D.C.’sGonzaga High School and Springbrook High Schoolof Bethesda, answered their bonus questions in theindividual round. In her seven years coaching at Lan-gley, she said, her team had never answered the bo-nus question, and she had been hoping that thiswould be the year. It wasn’t.

Now, the Langley team members had nothing tolose, while their opponents were playing conserva-tively, Mannon said. “We had a streak of four or five[correct answers] in a row.”

“They started buzzing, buzzing, buzzing until theywere in first,” said Puhlick.

TEAM PRESIDENT Gabe Pike, who had cheeredfrom the crowd shirtless, with a Saxon painted onhis chest, said the other two teams had become ner-vous and started buzzing in on questions theycouldn’t answer.

Mannon said he had noticed that there were only15 seconds left on the clock and leaned over the deskto see the scores. “I was like, ‘Wow, we’re actuallygoing to win this,’” he said. The Gonzaga team, whichis one of the area’s strongest teams and had beatenLangley earlier this year, correctly answered a ques-tion at the last minute, but, at 20 points, it was notenough to close Langley’s sudden, 35-point lead,Mannon said.

The episode, which was taped Oct. 24 and airedon Saturday, Dec. 5, was all the teammates’ first timeon the show. Now, they will go on to the second roundof competition, to be taped Feb. 20.

The Langley team has more than a dozen mem-bers and Cooper, Weiss and Mannon were elected torepresent the group on the show. The group startedstudying and practicing a week before school began,and the three contestants have been practicing threetimes a week since then, often studying at home aswell.

“We try to break a physical and mental sweat,” Pikesaid.

PUHLICK said each of the three contestants choseareas to specialize in, so that one knows art historywhile another studies inventors. One knows all thepresidents by number.

Although it may seem to the viewer that contes-tants are being asked “everything about everything,”Cooper said, there are actually certain sets of au

Lions Club Hosts Citrus SaleThe Great Falls Lions Club will be hosting its semi annual citrus

sale Thursday, Dec. 10 through Saturday, Dec.12 from 9 a.m. to 6p.m. at the Great Falls Volunteer Fire Department parking lot. Avariety of oranges, red and white grapefruit will be on sale. Allprofits from the sale go to support various local and national Li-ons charities.

Molly the PonyComes to Great Falls

Molly the Pony is coming to visit Lift Me Up! therapeutic ridingprogram in Great Falls. Molly’s inspirational tale of survival anddetermination to make it through Hurricane Katrina can be foundon the Internet. Molly’s days are filled with visits and “speakingengagements,” as her ability to overcome adversity and adapt toher prosthetic leg allow her to share hope and encouragement toothers.

Join Lift Me Up! in welcoming Molly at a reception on Sunday,Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. at the Lift Me Up! facility at 9700 GeorgetownPike in Great Falls. The “Meet Molly the Pony” reception is opento the public.

Molly will be boarding at the facility prior to the event but dueto her special needs and other commitments, refrain from attempt-ing to visit Molly before the reception.

Kindergartners at Laura Hummel and LaurenAmbrosini’s class at the Great Falls Elementary hadtheir class pageant last week. They made their owncostumes (wearable art) and they made the May-flower on the wall behind them. They dressed asnative Americans, pilgrims and turkeys. In a groupphoto, above, first row, are Sarah Cuddihy, FrancescaMitchell and Isabel Woolston; second row, BillyJames, Tyler Morgan, Max Rock and Jack Kelly.Pictured below are Max Rock with his mother Susan.He made the pilgrim hat and shirt front.

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Week in Great Falls

Langley Makes ‘Academic’ ComebackIn most recent episode,‘It’s Academic!’ team winsfrom behind.

Members of the Langley High School ‘It’s Academic!’ team pose for a picture. On theright is coach Leah Puhlick, a chemistry teacher at the school.

From left, Will Mannon, Jeff Cooper andColin Weiss represent Langley on the mostrecent episode of ‘It’s Academic!’

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Traveling Players Ensemble announced its2009 Winter Showcase, the culmination

of its season of fall acting classes.Students from three different

classes combine their talents intoa variety show of comedy, mono-logues and group scenes. TheMonologue Class presents selec-tions from great plays, includingpieces by Shakespeare, Sophocles,Durang and Wilde. The Commediadell’Arte Class performs scenes ofzany comedy with heightenedphysicality and traditional masks.The Improvisation Class ties it alltogether with performance-stylegames in the tradition of ComedySportz and TV’s “Whose Line is itAnyway.” It all adds up to a 90minutes of performance. Theshowcase is free, family-friendlyand open to the public. It will bepresented on Saturday, Dec. 12 at3 p.m. at the Cooper MiddleSchool in McLean.

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For holiday shoppers looking for a gift made locally, the Great Falls Holiday Art Show and Sale is

a “must-visit” venue. The annualevent will be Saturday and Sun-day, Dec. 12 and 13, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Colvin Run HistoricSchoolhouse, 10201 Colvin RunRoad.

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Potter Pu-Chin Waide displays a variety of stonewarepieces produced in her home studio in Great Falls. Waideis one of 20 local artists selling at the Great Falls HolidayArt Show and Sale at the Colvin Run Historic Schoolhouse.

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Free Ride Home WRAP’s 2009 Holiday SoberRide program

will be offered from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightlyfrom Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 through Friday, Jan.1, 2010. To receive a free cab ride home (up toa $50 fare), call 800-200-8294. You must be 21or older to use the SoberRide service. For more,see www.wrap.org.T

he season for holiday parties isupon us, and with it the increasedincidence of driving under the in-fluence.

The possible consequences of driving drunkand underage drinking are often hard to com-

prehend. But the stories andgrief of local families who havelost loved ones to such acci-dents should provide a chilling

cautionary tale.William Cameron Schlifke, born in Fairfax

and a graduate of Robinson Secondary School,died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, less than threedays after his Volkswagon Jetta was rear-endedin Newport News. He was 22.

Schlifke was serving as designated driver forfriends in his fraternity at Christopher New-port University. The driver who crashed intohim, Eric Fowler, 20 at the time and also a stu-dent at CNU, was arrested at the scene andcharged with DUI refusal, reckless driving andunderage possession of alcohol, and later withinvoluntary manslaughter.

Last week on Nov. 30, 2009, just after the one-year anniversary of Schlifke’s death, Fowler wasconvicted of involuntary manslaughter in New-

port News, according to court records. Fowler’sbail was revoked and he will be in jail over theholidays awaiting sentencing in March.

Unfortunately, such tragedy is not rare. Infall 2008, a different young man from Fairfaxwas sentenced to three years in jail for invol-untary manslaughter because of a drunk-driv-ing accident on Dec. 3, 2007 that resulted inunspeakable tragedy for three families. Onefamily lost a beloved daughter after she clungto life for five brutal days; one family has seentheir active son reduced to 70 pounds and “un-responsive” and living in a nursing home; thefamily of the defendant has also seen life asthey knew it change.

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Founded in 1982, WRAP is a public-private

partnership working to prevent drunk drivingand underage drinking in the Washington-met-ropolitan area.

Parents are well advised to talk to their teensand let them know that if they find themselveswithout a safe ride home, that they can calltheir parents to be picked up. There are conse-quences of binge drinking for teens that gobeyond driving under the influence. But it isalso important for parents to let their teensknow that whatever happens, it is not OK todrink and drive or to get into a car driven bysomeone who has been drinking.

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WRAP’s 2009 Holiday SoberRide programwill be offered from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly,from Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 through Friday, Jan.1, 2010. To receive a free cab ride home (upto a $50.00 fare), call 800-200-8294. You mustbe 21 or older to use the SoberRide service.

Ginny SinclairGrandmothers’ Back Room has become a craft outlet for those looking forbaby and children’s crafts and gifts.

Grandmothers’ Back Room: Gift to CommunityBy Kathleen Murphy

This holiday season, I inviteyou, my fellow Great Fallsresidents, to give special

consideration to shopping atGrandmothers’ Back Room, on theVillage Green. Owned by GinnySinclair, the shop is known for itscharming children’s clothing,stuffed animals, books and gifts.This season, Ginny has a specialcollection of handmade receivingblankets, hand-knit and crochetedsweaters made by three differentcrafters, one from England. Twoother ladies are crocheting andknitting blankets for Ginny, andthey can meet your specific cus-

tom requirements. There are dar-ling hand-made pillows with yourprecious baby’s name and date ofbirth. There are dolls from manydifferent countries, all outfitted in

their local costume.You can find hand-made bibs and knit-ted baby hats. Youcan even have your

grandchild’s name embroideredacross the top. Ginny also sellschildren’s clothing from such well-known designers as Heart Stringsand Plum Pudding and many oth-ers. Sensitive to current eco-nomic times, Ginny has a packedsales rack with prices cut by 50percent.

Ginny deserves your consider-ation, as she has been a wonder-ful life-long member of our GreatFalls community. After a long ca-reer as a Latin teacher in theFairfax County Public Schools,and a life-long hobby as a crafter,she is especially adept at select-ing the best crafters among herartist friends to fill the shelvesof her store. Several years ago,at the age of 70, Ginny openedGrandmothers’ Back Room to be-come a craft outlet for thoselooking for baby and children’scrafts and gifts.

Ginny has lived in Great Falls herentire adult life and has raised herchildren here. Alex Sinclair, her

beloved husband of 59 years, diedthis autumn after a long illness.Her store is her precious, treasuredgift to our community, expressingher warmth and sense of art. Theloving eye of a true grandmothercarefully selects possibilities forthe dear children and grandchil-dren in your life. Your thoughtfulgift to your precious family andfriends will have a two-fold im-pact. It will demonstrate your loveto the gift-recipient, and it willexpress your loving considerationof a treasured member of our com-munity, Ginny Sinclair, and appre-ciation of her wonderful retail of-fering, Grandmothers’ Back Room.I look forward to seeing you there.

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Vienna Assembly of God: Bless-ing of the Carols. 10:30 a.m. onSunday, Dec. 13 at100 Ayrhill Ave. N.E.,Vienna. Scripture readings, songs, anddrama will be presented by people of allages representing all the ministries of thechurch. 703-938-7736 or viennaag.com.

Great Falls United MethodistChurch is hosting a Live Nativity onSunday, Dec. 20, at 5 p.m. There arethree acts that will begin every 20 min-utes. The address is 10100 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Contact perso: ReneLadd 703-759-5949.

Vienna Baptist Living Nativity.6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20, at ViennaBaptist Church, 541 Marshall Road,S.W., Vienna. Angels, kings, shepherds,the Holy Family, live farm animals andmore. Stay for hot drinks and cookies inthe Fellowship Hall. 703-281-4400 orwww.vbc-va.org.

The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a variety of sup-port groups for those with emotional,social, and physical challenges. ContactGary Axelrod, 301-610-8309 [email protected], or www.jssa.org.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedulesand registration information.

St. John’s Episcopal Church at6715 Georgetown Pike, McLean, will holdChristmas worship services. Contact 703-356-4902 or www.stjohnsmclean.org.

❖ Sunday, Dec. 20. 9 a.m. and 11:15a.m. Lessons will be read by parishio-ners and seasonal anthems sung by thechoirs.

v Thursday, Dec. 24. Christmas EveHoly Eucharist at 4 p.m., followingChristmas music at 3:30, for familieswith young children. At 7 p.m. a tradi-tional service of Holy Eucharist includescarols led by the St. John’s Quartet. At10 p.m., Holy Eucharist follows Christ-mas music at 9:30 p.m. The SeniorChoir with organ and woodwind accom-paniment will lead the congregation insinging carols.

❖ Friday, Dec. 25. 10 a.m. Christmasmorning Holy Eucharist.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center of-fers ongoing classes on meditation andBuddhist philosophy, Mondays at 7 p.m.at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. $10 per class. 202-331-2122 or www.meditation-dc.org.

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The Langley High School ChoralDepartment presents sounds of theseason at its Winter Concert onThursday, Dec.17. The concert be-gins at 7:30 p.m. in the LHS Audi-torium and is open to the public.The concert features the award-winning LHS Madrigals, who willperform selections of Renaissanceholiday music in period costumes.In addition, all of the LHS choirswill perform selections. Admission

to the concert is free to all.Every December, the Langley High

School Choral department alsostages an elaborate Madrigal Feastethat invites guests to celebrate theancient holiday traditions of MerrieOlde England in authentic styles.The performances are always soldout to approximately 400 guests.

In total, about 115 costumed per-formers, all Langley choral depart-ment students, participate in the

Madrigal Feaste. The Women’sChamber Choir, also costumed inRenaissance-style dresses, greetsguests at the door with carols andserenades tables during dinner.Other students are dressed as serv-ing wenches and fellows, jestersand pages.

This year’s event will be Friday,Dec.11 and Saturday, Dec.12, at 7p.m., at the Capital Church, 10233Leesburg Pike in Vienna.

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THURSDAY/DEC. 10Issa and Leslie Alexander. 8 p.m.

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Artist Talk With Alex Bay and R.L.Croft. 7 p.m. at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. Featured artists fromthe As Likely As Not exhibition. Free.Reserve at [email protected] or 703-

790-1953.JP McDermott and Western Bop. At

The Old Town Hall, 3999 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. 7:30 beginner lesson,8-10 p.m. live music. $10. 703-424-1745 orwww.headoverheelsdance.com.

GMU Graduate Student ConductorsConcert. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Concert Hall, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 703-993-8794.

Avoiding Divorce Court: Negotiateor Mediate PropertySettlements. 7 p.m. at TheWomen’s Center, 127 Park St., N.E.,Room 28, Vienna.www.thewomenscenter.org or 703-281-2657.

GMU Players Mainstage #2: RoomService. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity TheaterSpace, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. $12 adult,$8 students and seniors. 703-993-8794.

James Madison Jazz Band concert,also featuring the Thoreau MiddleSchool Bands. 7-8:30 p.m. at theJames Madison HS auditorium.

Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Stories and songs. Age 2 withadult. 703-938-0405.

Happy Hearts Senior Adult Group.12:30 p.m. at Antioch ChristianChurch, 1860 Beulah Road in Vienna.Pot-luck luncheon and games. All areaseniors are invited to attend andasked to bring one covered dish forthe luncheon. Free. [email protected].

FRIDAY/DEC. 11 It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio

Play. 8 p.m. at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. $15 adults, $13 seniorsand students. 703-790-9223 orwwwmcleanplayers.org.

Navy Band Brass Quintet. 8 p.m.;Fairfax Old Town Hall, 3999University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 202-433-2525 orwww.navyband.navy.mil.

The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel,by Aztec Two-Step at 7 p.m. AnEvening with Pat McGee andColby James at 9:30 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

George Winston: The Winter Show.8 p.m. George Mason UniversityConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. $21-$42. Youth throughgrade 12 half price. Pre-PerformanceDiscussion held 45 minutes prior tothe performance. 703-993-8794.

Mason Dance Company DecemberConcert. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Harris Theater, 4400University Drive, Fairfax.

$15 adult, $10 students and senior. 703-993-8794.


Langley High School MadrigalFeaste. 7 p.m. at the Capital Church,10233 Leesburg Pike, Vienna. Acapella renaissance music. 703-404-5502 or [email protected].

English Conversation. 10 a.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Group for adult non-nativeEnglish speakers of all levels. 703-938-0405.

Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.703-938-0405.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12McLean Orchestra Concert: Voices

of Angels. 8 p.m. at OakcrestSchool, 850 Balls Hill Road, McLean.Holiday concert featuring the Girls’Chorus of Oakcrest School. 703-893-8646 or www.mclean-orchestra.org.

Our Daily Bread Holiday FoodDrive. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. next toSafeway at Courthouse Plaza, 10376Willard Way, Fairfax City. Proceeds tobenefit Annandale ChristianCommunity in Action (ACCA)/ FairfaxPresbyterian Church www.our-daily-bread.org.

The Master Singers of Virginiawith From Chant to Carol:Christmas Music based on Gregorianchant and plainsong. Lecture 7:15p.m., concert 8 p.m. at Our Savior’sWay Lutheran Church, 43115Waxpool Road, Ashburn. $18 foradults, $15 students and seniors inadvance. www.msva.org or 703-655-7809.

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live RadioPlay. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the

McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. $15 adults,$13 seniors and students. 703-790-9223 or wwwmcleanplayers.org.

Northern Virginia ModelRailroaders Open House.1-5 p.m.at the W&OD Depot, 231 DominionRd., Vienna. An operating HO scaledisplay depicting the Western NorthCarolina Railroad, a portion of theSouthern Railway. Admission free,donations accepted. 703-938-5157 orwww.nvmr.org.

Newt Gingrich Book Signing. 1 p.m.at Barnes & Noble, 7851 L TysonsCorner Center, McLean. The authorof To Try Men’s Souls: A Novel ofGeorge Washington and the Fight forAmerican Freedom. 703-506-6756.

Country Christmas. 3-6 p.m. at ColvinRun Historic Site, 10017 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. Santa, a countryVictorian Christmas tree, holidaycrafts and costumed members of the49th Virginia Infantry singing carolsaround the campfire. and roastingmarshmallows. $6. 703-759-2771 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/crm.

Santa Claus at the Freeman Storeand Museum. 1-3 p.m. at131Church St. N.E., Vienna. Free. 703-200-7806 or historcivennainc.org.

Lopez Studios Annual ChristmasConcert at 2 p.m. The Hint at 6p.m. Bob, Almost Kings,OurAfter, Screaming at theSilence and Uncrowned at 9 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

Family Art Workshop: AnimalKingdom. 10 a.m. at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. Draw favorite animals,cut them out and color them withbrightly colored pastels. $10 perfamily. Register atwww.mcleancenter.org or 703-790-1953.

Wish List Project 10 yearCelebration and Drop-Off Event.12-4 p.m. at 11900 Holly SpringDrive, Great Falls. Collectingdonations of new items and gift cardsfor Embry Rucker Community Shelter,Shelter House, Katherine HanleyFamily Shelter, St. Ann’s Infant andMaternity Home, 75 teens in FairfaxCounty Foster Care and SHARE. Liveholiday music, food and refreshments,

Santa and more. 703-404-8483 orwww.wishlistangels.com.

Mason Dance Company DecemberConcert. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Harris Theater, 4400University Drive, Fairfax.

$15 adult, $10 students and senior. 703-993-8794

A Canadian Brass Christmas. 8 p.m.George Mason University ConcertHall, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax.$24-$48. Youth through grade 12 halfprice. Pre-Performance Discussionheld 45 minutes prior to theperformance. 703-993-8794

The Prisoner of Zenda. 2 p.m. and 8p.m. at 1st Stage, 1524 Spring HillRoad, Tysons Corner. $25 adults, $15students.www.1stStageSpringHill.org/zenda.


Langley High School MadrigalFeaste. 7 p.m. at the Capital Church,10233 Leesburg Pike, Vienna. Acapella renaissance music. 703-404-5502 or [email protected].

McLean Highlander HolidayBazaar. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the McLeanHigh School cafeteria. Over 60 localartisans and vendors with holidaygifts, plants and food.www.mcleanactivities.org. Freeadmission. Bring this newspaper andreceive free flip flops, while they last.

Traveling Players Ensemble WinterShowcase. 3 p.m. at Cooper MiddleSchool, 977 Mc Lean Park ManorCourt, McLean. Monologues,commedia dell’arte andimprovisation.www.travelingplayers.org or 703-987-1712.

SUNDAY/DEC. 13Messiah Sing with Paul

Skevington, artistic director. 4p.m. at Saint Luke Catholic Church,7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean.Amadeus Chamber Orchestra withcombined choirs and soloists performHandel’s masterpiece. Sing along orjust listen. $10. 703-356-0670 orwww.musicinmclean.org.

McLean Orchestra Concert: Voices

of Angels. 3 p.m. at OakcrestSchool, 850 Balls Hill Road, McLean.Holiday concert featuring the Girls’Chorus of Oakcrest School. 703-893-8646 or www.mclean-orchestra.org.

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live RadioPlay. 2 p.m. at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. $15 adults, $13 seniorsand students. 703-790-9223 orwwwmcleanplayers.org.

Advent Music with Organist ErikWilliam Suter. 4 p.m. at St.Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 1830Kirby Road, McLean. Works by Bach,Brahms, Reger and Neswick will beperformed on the church’s 3-manualSchlicker organ. Free, donationsaccepted. www.stdunstans.net or 703-356-7533.

Dan Bern. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $18. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

A Classic Brass Christmas. 7 p.m. at225 E. Broad St., Falls Church. Choralconcert by Choralis; GretchenKuhrmann, Artistic Director. Also TheClassical Brass Quintet, Edison HSConcert Choir, a candlelightprocessional and carol sing-along.$25-40 adults, $5 students; age12and under free. www.choralis.org or703-237-2499.

GMU Symphony Orchestra andChoruses Holiday Concert. 7p.m. George Mason UniversityConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. $20 adult, $15 students andseniors. 703-993-8794.

The Prisoner of Zenda. 2 p.m. and 7p.m. at 1st Stage, 1524 Spring HillRoad, Tysons Corner. $25 adults, $15students.www.1stStageSpringHill.org/zenda.


Claude Moore Colonial FarmColonial Wassail. 1-4 p.m. at TheClaude Moore Colonial Farm, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. Hot spicedcider, sugar cakes, a roaring bonfireand 18th century games. $3 adults,$2 children and seniors.www.1771.org/directions.htm.

Chanukah Happening. 2-5 p.m. atthe Jewish Community Center ofNorthern Virginia, 8900 Little RiverTurnpike, Fairfax. Latkes andsufganiyot, Little Latke Lounge forages 2 years and under, olive oilpress, arts and crafts, Chanukah storytime and song room, moon bounce,face painting, balloon artist and more.Bring a bag of nonperishable items forthe local food bank and/or a new toyto be donated to those in need. $10member families, $18 non-memberfamilies. www.jccnv.org.

MONDAY DEC. 14Rory Block. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java,

227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $20. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

Lunch Bunnies. 11 a.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Bring a snack for stories and songs.Age 1-5 with adult. 703-938-0405.

Woof, and Paws—Read to a Dog. 4p.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Read to a therapydog. Call to sign up. Age 6-12 with anadult. 703-938-0405.

TUESDAY/DEC. 15Colvin Run Community Center

Weekly Dance. 7 p.m. at ColvinRun Schoolhouse, 10201 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. $10.www.colvinrun.org.

Radio City Rockettes ChristmasSpectacular. 7 p.m. at the GeorgeMason University Patriot Center.www.ticketmaster.com.

IONA EP Release. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $15.703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

Western Electric at the Old Broguein Great Falls, 8 p.m. Traditionalcountry music and holiday tunes.

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

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 16Jamey Turner on the Glass Harp.

7:30 p.m. at Unity of Fairfax, 2854Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. 60 stemglasses are filled with water at levelsfor tuning; six glasses at a time areplayed to produce melody andharmony. Christmas carols, ChanukahKlezmer music and more. Freeadmission; donations accepted. 703-281-1767.

Line Dancing Classes for ActiveSeniors. 11 a.m. at the VinsonDominion Hall, 6251 Old DominionDrive, McLean. Join a new communityprogram designed for age 55 andover. Free. Wear low heels andcomfortable shoes. Registrationrequired. 703-442-9075, TTY 711.

Radio City Rockettes ChristmasSpectacular. 7 p.m. at the GeorgeMason University Patriot Center.www.ticketmaster.com.

The Click Five. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $15advance/ $18 day of show. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

GMU Center for Consciousness andTransformation: The Science ofHappiness. 6:30 p.m. at the OldTown Hall, 3999 University Drive,Fairfax. Psychology professor Dr.Todd Kashdan on what causes andwhat can increase happiness. Lightsupper included. $20 per person.cct.gmu.edu/events.

Book Discussion. 6:45 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Call branch for title.Adults. 703-757-8560.

PJs and Popcorn. 6 p.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Watch a movie in your pajamas. Ages1-4 with adult. 703-938-0405.

THURSDAY/DEC. 17Langley High School Choral

Department Winter Concert. 7:30p.m. in the LHS Auditorium, 1454Chain Bridge Road, McLean. The LHSMadrigals perform Renaissanceholiday music in elaborate periodcostumes. Free [email protected] or 703-404-5502.

1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo &Friends. 7 p.m. At the George MasonUniversity Patriot Center, 4500Patriot Circle, Fairfax. 703-993-3000or www.patriotcenter.com.

Winterbloom: Holiday TraditionsRearranged, Meg Hutchinson,Antje Duvekot, NataliaZukerman and Anne Heaton.7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. $15. 703-255-1566or jamminjava.com.

V.I.P. Vienna. 10 a.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Support group for adults with visionloss. Adults. 703-938-0405.

Patrick Henry Book Club. 1 p.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave.East, Vienna. Book discussion group.Call for title. Adults. 703-938-0405.

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The team members said notmuch about the taping was unex-pected, outside of the last-minutecomeback, but Cooper said theNBC studio had been surprisinglysmall, with the show’s three setsright next to each other in a spaceabout half the size of Langley’scafeteria.

This first round of competitionincluded 81 teams, and Langley’swill be one of 27 teams to com-pete in the second round. “In gen-eral, we usually win the first roundand that’s about all,” Puhlick said,but the team remains hopeful.

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After the performance, the au-dience is invited to join the actorsin celebrating the last day of In-ternational TPE Week, a week-long community spirit event, dur-ing which students are encouragedto wear TPE’s signature purple andgold, speak in Shakespeareanphrases and sell baked goods toraise funds.

TPE is best known for its sum-mer theater camps, which trainteens and pre-teens in classicaltheater and then take them on tourto perform their shows. Foundedin 2003, TPE has been invited toperform at the Kennedy Center’sMillennium Stage, ColonialWilliamsburg, Shenandoah Na-tional Park, Reston’s MulticulturalFestival, and the InternationalChildren’s Festival at Wolf Trap. In2007, TPE was recognized by theNational Endowment for the Arts(NEA) by being selected as one of25 of the nation’s “Summer Schoolin the Arts.” Traveling Players sum-mer camp is in residence at TheMadeira School in McLean.

Registration is now open forTPE’s 2010 Winter Classes, includ-ing “Acting and Scene Study”(grades 5-8) and “Shakespeare inPerformance” (grades 8-12),which mounts a fully-producedShakespeare play and tours it tolocal venues. The classes begin onJan. 9. Starting on Jan. 1, regis-tration will also open for TPE’s2010 Summer Camp, with spacesavailable for rising sixth through12th graders. TPE offers need-based scholarships for all its edu-cational programs.

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

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SportsGreat Falls Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

703-224-3031 or [email protected]

Kate Comey (McLean), amember of the Haverford College(Pa.) women’s volleyball team,earned honorable mention acco-lades on the American VolleyballCoaches Association (AVCA) All-America Team. Comey was theconference leader in assists andassists per set for the secondstraight year. Her 11 assists per setwere also the fifth most in Divi-sion III competition. In addition toAll-America honors, Comey wasalso named to the AVCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region team.

The McLean Youth Soccer93 Celtic White team, undercoach Sean Lanigan, recently wonthe U-16 boys’ premier division ofthe FCSC Hunt Country Classic.The Celtic White shut out NCSLDivision 1 rival, the LMVS Patri-ots, 1-0, in the semifinals. Then inthe championship game, theMcLean team also won by shutoutover the FCSC Lions, 1-0. MarkSaunders scored five goals in thetournament, while both WillCretisinger and Mitch Surkampcontributed vital goals. Major de-fensive forces for the Celtic Whitewere Ryan Zoukis, Branden Alden,Amit Nayak, and Charles Dye. Inthe midfield, Matty Levin, KaiGundersen and Reed Iandolo man-aged play masterfully, along withCretsinger. Goalkeeper Kent Leggregistered two shutouts, as well asa drop-kick assist to Saunders forthe game-winning goal in the fi-nals. Spenser Thompson, HarryCharwat, Leo Adams, Will Dennis,Mike Chanhiran, Franco Ponce deLeon and Hector Solis were otherkey players on the Celtic squad.

Jordan Culbreath, a formerstandout student-athlete atMarshall High and a current stu-dent athlete at Princeton Univer-sity, was recently diagnosed withaplastic anemia, a life-threateningcondition.

This fall, Culbreath’s senior foot-ball season at Princeton, in whichhe was selected to be a team co-captain, was derailed as a resultof his diagnosis. A bone marrowtransplant represents the bestchance of fighting his condition,but a suitable donor has not yetbeen found. In an effort to supportJordan through this trying time,Marshall High School will be host-ing a bone marrow donor drive onFriday, Dec. 18.

During his high school career asa Statesman, Culbreath was athree-sport star and earned recog-nition in the National Achieve-ment Program. He was the 2005-06 Marshall High Male Athlete ofthe Year and was recognized in theNational Achievement Program forhis academic excellence as a se-nior.

The Marshall High Boosterswill once again be sponsoring theChristmas Tree Lot in front of theschool. Hours of operation are asfollows: Saturdays and Sundaysfrom 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Mondaysthrough Fridays from 5:30-8 p.m.In addition, the purchase of WhiteHouse Christmas Ornaments willdirectly support Marshall’s AllNight Graduation Celebration.Contact Christmas Tree Chair EllenLoszynski at [email protected] any further information.

By Rich Sanders

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Winning a secondstraight Liberty District crown looked tobe a long shot for the

Langley High boys’ basketball teamhalfway through the Liberty Districtschedule last year when the Saxonswere just 2-4 in district play.

But in a remarkable second half ofthe season the Saxons, under headcoach Travis Hess, won eight of theirfinal nine regular season districtgames. Then, at the district tourna-ment, Langley won three straight, in-cluding an upset triumph over topseeded Woodson in the finals, to cap-ture the title.

The district championship was thesecond straight for the Saxons, whowere led by tourney MVP Derek Baker.

One year earlier, Baker was part ofa Langley squad that stunned theNorthern Region by going all the wayto the region finals and qualifying forthe program’s first-ever state tourna-ment. While last year’s Saxon squaddid not go as far, it certainly turnedthings around in a big-time way fol-lowing its slow start and providedLangley fans with plenty of late sea-son thrills.

“It’s unbelievable,” said BarrettHunter, following Langley’s dominat-ing 52-36 district finals win over theCavaliers. “I knew we could [win thetitle] again.”

Baker and Hunter, both keybackcourt players on last year’s team, graduated lastspring, as did other Saxon players such as centerAaron Justus and guards Thomas Kody and DannyPritchett.

Nevertheless, Langley, which was 19-7 last year,will likely be among the top teams in the Libertyagain this season, along with such teams as Fairfaxand cross-town rival McLean. The Saxons won theirseason opener Friday night, Dec. 4, in convincingfashion over visiting non-region opponent BattlefieldHigh (Haymarket), 59-21. Colin Jones, a member oflast year’s team, led the Saxons with 20 points. Alsofor Langley, Austin Vasiliadis scored 10 points andAustin Kriz eight. Austin Pritchett, younger brotherof since-graduated Danny and the football team’squarterback this past season, added six points andsenior Joey Kiffe had five.

Langley was scheduled to play a home game ear-lier this week on Tuesday, Dec. 8 against Robinson.Next week, the Saxons will open up district play witha road game at Fairfax on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

MCLEAN HIGH, meanwhile, is coming off a 2008-09 season in which it reached the Northern Regionplayoffs for the second straight year despite an 8-16overall record. The Highlanders, who two years agowent all the way to the Liberty District tournament

finals before losing to Langley, reached the districtsemifinals last year before falling to the Saxons onceagain.

In both of the last two years, McLean, under headcoach Kevin Roller, upset talented South Lakes teamsin first-round district tournament games to automati-cally qualify for regionals. Last year’s season endedfor the Highlanders with a first round region playoffloss to T.C. Williams.

McLean won just four district games over thecourse of the regular season last year. The victorieswere over Jefferson (twice), Stone Bridge and Madi-son. Key McLean players lost to graduation from lastyear’s team include Peter Brosnan and Grayson Dahl.

The Highlanders opened the new season last Fri-day night with a 49-36 non-district road loss atWestfield High. McLean’s top scorers in the loss weresenior Phil Bouchard (12 points), sophomore Gor-don Rogo (8 points), senior Sean Fitzgerald (7) andsenior Origa Amolo (6).

McLean was scheduled to play a home gameagainst Falls Church on Tuesday, Dec. 8 of this week.This Friday night, Dec. 11, the Highlanders will travelto play Yorktown in Arlington. Both Falls Church andYorktown are members of the National District.

On Friday, Dec. 18 McLean will play local and dis-trict rival Langley in a Liberty District road game.

A Great Fall select boys’ basketball team, made up of fifthgraders, captured first place at the Hoop Magic Tourna-ment, on Nov. 20, 21 and 22 in Chantilly. The team wascoached by Jim Volpicelli. Great Falls was undefeatedafter five games before beating the McLean select squad,32-30, in the championship game. Pictured are, front row,from left, Nate Buller, Jack Bonham, Joe Ulepic, JasonVolpicelli, Daniel Hulett, Aaron Kim and SpencerBeckwith; back row, assistant coaches Dave Ulepic, GregBeckwith, Alex Crumes and head coach Volpicelli.

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Langley, McLean Boys ExpectTo Contend in Liberty HoopsSaxons are two-time defending district champions.

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The Government announced new guidelines earlier this week aimed at helpinghomeowners in the short sale process. A Short Sale sometimes referred to as a“pay off” or “short pay”, is a transaction authorized by the mortgage company /lender in which they agree to the sale of the home for less than the Seller oweson the mortgage. As a part of the Short Sale, the Mortgage Company / lender“usually” agrees to write-off / forgive the balance difference in order to avoidgreater losses of the mortgage loan that a foreclosure would cause. In order forthe Seller to be pre-qualified for a short sale the Seller must be experiencing afinancial hardship that meets the lender’s criteria.

Over 10 million homeowners are upside down on their mortgages across theU. S.; Dynamic Duo & Associates a local real estate company brokered byColdwell Banker has helped many people struggling to obtain Short Saleapproval and are considered experts in the field. One of their clients’s referredto DDA as “Angels sent from GOD”. Over the past 3 years, DDA has SOLDover 920 properties with a specialization in Short Sales & Foreclosures.

Joan Williamson, Partner of DDA states “historically, borrowers were typicallyissued an unsecured note for a portion of a deficiency amount. Imagine, goingthrough a hardship of being forced to sell your home due to financial reasonsin order to avoid foreclosure and the lender then requires a deficiency pay-ment on the balance”. “Under the new plan, borrowers are not only relived ofthe debt, but now... they will receive a bonus of $1,500 from the governmentfor selling their home for less than the mortgaged amount” says RacquelSharpton another Partner of the Dynamic Duo. The lender will also see abonus at $1,000 as an incentive.

“Often times negotiating a short sale can be a painstaking process. While theapproval is gained from the primary lender, the 2nd lender can very well killthe deal by requesting more than the primary lender will allow, which is typi-cally $3,000. The 2nd lien holder has been known to ask for as much as$25,000 or more” states Williamson. Under this new guideline, the mortgageholder can receive no more than $3,000 of the sale’s price in exchange forreleasing the lien. Another awesome guideline, and this is really where theassistance to home owners comes in...now if the lender accepts a Short Sale,the Borrowers must be “fully released” from future liability of the debt. To qual-ify under the new guidelines the property must be the homeowner’s principalresidence; the home owner must be delinquent on the mortgage or close todefaulting on the loan; the loan must have been made before Jan. 1, 2009 andbe for less than $729,750; and the borrowers’ total monthly mortgage paymentmust exceed 31 percent of their before-tax income. For additional informa-tion or to get started on a short sale, please contact DDA at 703-680-9551 oremail [email protected]

Sliding Toll Ratesfor DullesToll Roadand Greenway?

Fairfax County Board of Supervisorschairman Sharon Bulova (D) andDranesville Supervisor John Foust (D)want to examine the possibility of“variable pricing” on sections of theDulles Greenway and the Dulles TollRoad.

Currently, drivers pay a fixed priceto use either the Greenway or the TollRoad, regardless of how far theyintend to travel. Foust said therelatively high cost of the toll — $3.40for users of the Greenway at nonpeakhours — discourages residents fromusing it for short trips and divertstraffic onto adjoining streets.

For example, the diversion of trafficfrom the Greenway in particularcauses significant congestion on Route28, Herndon Parkway, Elden Streetand Sterling Road, since people usethese other routes to avoid paying thetoll.

Foust said a similar phenomenonhappens in the eastern end of hisdistrict, where commuters on Route 7avoid using the Dulles Toll Road toaccess the Capital Beltway becausethey do not want to pay the full tollamount to drive about a half mile.

“As a result, about 30 to 35 percentof the traffic traveling on Route 7 inTysons Corner is through-traffic —traffic that does not have an origin ordestination in Tysons Corner,” wroteFoust in his explanation to the board.

Foust and Bulova have suggestedthat officials from Fairfax, LoudounCounty, the Town of Herndon, and theVirginia Department of Transportationlook into whether a reduced toll couldbe levied for shorter, local trips onboth the Greenway and the Dulles TollRoad.

The elected officials and govern-ment staff would have to consult withthe owners of the two highways, theMetropolitan Washington AirportsAuthority and a private Australiancompany, Toll Investors Partnership II.

The airports authority, whichcontrols the Dulles Toll Road, hasalready dedicated a significant portionof its future toll revenue to fundingthe Metro system extension to DullesInternational Airport. Toll InvestorsPartnership is privately owned and hasbeen reluctant to hold the line onconsumer costs in the past.

— Julia O’Donoghue

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First, the good news (make that the Tony-the-Tiger, GREAT NEWS!), the results of my firstdiagnostic scans (M.R.I. Brain, CT upper torsoand Full Body Bone) in four months showed mytumors are “Essentially stable,” which I can livewith (pun intended). Medically speaking/laymaninterpreting this means, movement and/orgrowth not indicated (I’m paraphrasing). Overthe phone (how I received the news) myoncologist’s nurse characterized these results as“Good news,” (oncologists and/or their nursesare not prone to hyperbole). Nevertheless, aday later when I saw my oncologist at TheInfusion Center (for my every-three-week che-motherapy) semi unexpectedly, he walked overto where I was sitting in my BarcaLounger whilebeing infused, gave me a big smile, gesturedtwo thumbs up and said, “You’re doing great!”Now that’s how you make a cancer patient feellike smiling.

And smile I did, and then I called, texted, e-mailed Team Lourie and shared the story;smiles and atta boys all the way around. It was asuper day and an unexpected but most appreci-ated response from my oncologist. However,there is bad news, or rather good news whichmust be understood and placed in its properplace/context.

As I found/find myself talking/thinking/writingabout this “good news,” I have to realize thatI’m not out of the woods, yet, by any means. Infact, I’m still in the woods, and will be there forthe rest of my life. The question is, whether I’llbe able to see the forest save for the trees, allthe while remaining under that semi cover ofwooded darkness. Meaning, I haven’t turned acorner, I just haven’t fallen off a cliff. All ofwhich I can live with (hopefully for much longerthan my initial diagnosis/prognosis), but in soliving with it, what I am living with is, uncer-tainty. Not so much daily (I’m over that kind ofmental anguish), but definitely quarterly whenthese scans are cycled to schedule again.

Unless I feel some symptoms, which diagno-sis to date – and to a lesser degree, chemother-apy to date, I haven’t/I don’t. Pretty much whatI have to go by (live with) are the results ofthese scans. They are the tale of the tape.Whatever I feel, whatever I think, whateverhappens to me and my body; good, bad orindifferent, will be diagnostically confirmedand/or explained on a quarterly basis (by thesescans), unless some more obvious circumstanceoccurs.

Now the task becomes to try to trick/deceive/obfuscate my brain into minding itsown business (for its own good of course), stick-ing to the few facts in hand, not exaggeratingthe positive – or the negative, reports either,quite frankly, and the most difficult challenge,trying to find some intellectual balance betweenthe known and the unknown.

As such, face value becomes the order of theday; heck, not just the day, but the week, themonth, the quarter, etc. I can’t get too high ortoo low. I must remain positive and only worryabout the things I can control and try (and it’s aHUGE try) not to worry about the things I can’tcontrol. I must learn to take the good with thebad and perhaps even more importantly, learnto take the bad with the good.

This column has been yet another attempt inan ongoing effort, to find peace, serenity,understanding, tolerance, patience and accep-tance of my situation; stage IV lung cancer.Every day it’s the same thing, only different. Yetevery day matters. For the time being, I’m OK.The news is, not bad. It may – or may not be –temporary. Only time will tell. But so far, sogood.

It’s just hard not knowing what’s likely tohappen next.

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

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Fifty-one commercial office buildings with approximately 4 millionsquare feet stand completelyempty in Fairfax County today.

Overall, the amount of office space avail-able to rent is more 13.4 million square feetcountywide, an amount equal to more thanhalf of the total office space for rent inTysons Corner, according to county docu-ments.

The commercial office vacancy rate inFairfax County reached 12.7 percent by themiddle of 2009, its highest level since 1993,reports Fairfax’s Department of Manage-ment and Budget.

Fairfax’s vacancy rate has been climbingsteadily since the end of 2006, when it wasjust 7.7 percent. The Fairfax County Eco-nomic Development Authority predicts thefinal vacancy figure for the end of 2009 tobe slightly higher than the current rate sincea few new buildings were still planning toopen in the second half of the year.

Increased vacancy rates led to a generaldecline in commercial land value, whichspells bad news for a county that relies onreal estate taxes to generate 64 percent ofthe revenue.

Fairfax County executive Tony Griffin saidhis staff is preparing for an 18 percent dropoff in “nonresidential” real estate propertyvalues from last year, the largest single-yeardecline in Fairfax’s commercial propertyvalues over the last two decades. The onlyother double-digit decline in that time framecame in 1993, when the “nonresidential”property values dropped 13.22 percent.

Last year, taxes on commercial propertyaccounted for over 11 percent of the rev-

enue Fairfax collected in total and the rela-tive health of the commercial real estatemarket has been compensating for declinesin residential property values in the countyfor the past three years.

In 2007 and 2008, when residential prop-erty values leveled off in Fairfax, the non-residential property values continued toclimb, by 13.6 percent and seven percentrespectively, leaving the county a cushionof tax revenue.

Even last year, when all real estate tanked,Fairfax’s residential properties lost approxi-mately 12.5 percent of its value countywidebut its commercial property values onlydeclined 4.5 percent.

“We are now feeling the full impact of abad economy. Our commercial property al-ways lags behind the economy by about ayear,” said Griffin, about the sharp declinein local commercial real estate value.

In addition to a bad economy, a recentcommercial property building boom hasexacerbated the market surplus in Fairfax.

Approximately 4 million square feet ofFairfax office space came online in 2008 andwas followed up by about 341,000 squarefeet of new commercial space in the firsthalf of 2009, according to county docu-ments.

Of the 13 new commercial buildings un-der construction in Fairfax at the end of2008, seven were 100 percent speculative,with no tenants lined up in advance to rentthe space, according to county documents.

Two office buildings have been foreclosedon in the county and Griffin expects morewill follow in the coming months.

County staff also predicts that the com-mercial real estate values will continue todecline, by about 10 percent in 2011 and 5in 2012, before stabilizing in 2013.

Fairfax Office VacanciesReach 16-year High

Fairfax County’s unemploymentrate reached 4.7 percent in September, approximately 1.8 per-

cent higher than it was during the samemonth a year earlier.

During August, the number of jobs inNorthern Virginia declined by 13,000,approximately 1 percent, overall. It wasthe region’s 10th straight month of joblosses, though Northern Virginia still hasthe lowest jobless rate in the common-wealth, at 4.9 percent overall. In Sep-tember, Virginia, with the fifth lowest

unemployment rate in the county, was6.6 percent.

While Fairfax’s economy remainsstrong when compared to other parts ofthe country, the county’s jobless ratenever exceeded four percent during itsprevious two economic downturns, ac-cording to budget documents.

Fairfax County unemployment insur-ance claims also increased 116 percentfrom July 2008 to July 2009.

— Julia O’Donoghue

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Great Falls’ most historic buildings. Artistsinclude Vad Moskowitz, who creates smallwoven purses; Pu-Chin Waide, who producesstoneware; Val Mahan, who shoots photo-graphs from around the world and KarenBateman, who creates landscapes paintedoutside along the Potomac in Great Falls.

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