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Victory Pyramid for Vienna Stars10U. Top of the pyramid (L to R):

Dannica Wiggins (Bristow) andEmma Kate Appleton (Great

Falls); next Grace Hausamann(South Riding), Lauren Chi

(Lansdowne) and Sarah Semko(Great Falls); bottom row,

Daniella Lew (Potomac, Md.),Sydney Snider (Warrenton),

Katelynn Park (Vienna) and KatieKutz (McLean), Callie Keys(Leesburg) at the bottom.

Victory Pyramid for Vienna Stars10U. Top of the pyramid (L to R):

Dannica Wiggins (Bristow) andEmma Kate Appleton (Great

Falls); next Grace Hausamann(South Riding), Lauren Chi

(Lansdowne) and Sarah Semko(Great Falls); bottom row,

Daniella Lew (Potomac, Md.),Sydney Snider (Warrenton),

Katelynn Park (Vienna) and KatieKutz (McLean), Callie Keys(Leesburg) at the bottom.

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The American Association of UniversityWomen (AAUW) of McLean will hold its 46thUsed Book Sale, Sept. 18-20 at the McLeanCommunity Center, for “Top shelf books atbargain basement prices!” Most of carefullyselected books are $3 or less. This year thesale features a room full of children’s books;a large audio/video collection; many specialbooks individually priced, displays refreshedregularly from books in storage; and a greateremphasis on recent books in pristine condi-tion. Credit and debit cards will be accepted.Sunday will be “bag day” for those choosingto fill grocery bags with books, $10 per bagin the Main Hall.

The McLean Community Center, is located

at 1234 Ingleside Avenue. There is plentyof free parking. Sale hours are Friday 9 a.m.to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., andSunday 12 to 4 p.m. For more information,visit [email protected] or phone703-527-4206.

Book sale proceeds support education andequity for women and girls through AAUWresearch, projects, grants, graduate fellow-ships, and local college scholarships forwomen. AAUW’s McLean Area Branchthanks SunTrust Bank, the McLean Commu-nity Center, Discover Books, many other lo-cal businesses and all who donated usedbooks for making this used book sale thehuge success it has become.

Used Book Sale Sept. 18-20 at McLean Community Center

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Customers line up at the entrance of the McLean Community Centeron the opening morning of a previous AAUW used book sale.

NewsGreat Falls Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]

By Ken Moore

The Connection

McLean and Great Falls com-munities are often namedwith roots to their naturalsurroundings: Langley For-

est, Langley Oaks, Chesterbrook Woods,Franklin Forest, Chesterbrook Farm,McLean Hamlet, Amberwoods, Woodhaven,Woodside Estates, Summer Wood, GreatFalls Glen, Bradley Oaks. These are a sam-pling of the community names that high-light the original settings and forested ar-eas where they were built.

But now, decades after many of thesecommunities were long established, andespecially in older neighborhoods ofMcLean, original houses are coming downto make way for more much larger homeson the same modest lots.

The in-fill development sometimes threat-ens the roots of the natural surroundings,along with mature trees.

“I think it’s almost heartbreaking to seesome of the trees we have being torn down,”said Supervisor John Foust.

“It’s a very hot issue and one we are veryfocused on.”

LOCAL AUTHORITIES have limited au-thority in Virginia, a Dillon Rule state, wherelocalities have only the power specificallygiven to them by the General Assembly.

Although Virginia adopted a Tree Preser-vation Ordinance in 2008, the authorityFairfax County has is “very limited.”

“We certainly seek more authority thanthe state has given us,” Foust said.

Philosophically, Virginia is reluctant topass regulations that impose restrictions towhat property owners can do with their ownproperties.

Foust was not talking about specific loca-tions, but houses side by side on Franklin

Avenue in McLean have one neighborhoodand surrounding communities buzzing.

“The existing ordinances are exception-ally weak,” said one McLean resident. “Thefocus of our concern is infill developmentwhere regulations are exceptionally lax andeven the regulations that exist are virtuallynever enforced. … There are hundreds ofend runs that exist under the flimsy ordi-nances that exist now.”

Foust confirmed that sometimes enforce-ment isn’t vigorous.

“It’s a very complex process and therehave been times that I feel [county] staffcould have done more, and times when Iknow the developer violated what they were

supposed to do,” said Foust.Foust will be working with Sen. Barbara

Favola (D-31) to try to introduce state leg-islation to improve protection of the treecanopy in the next General Assembly.

“We want to make sure whatever author-ity that is on the books is being utilized tothe maximum extent possible,” said Favola.She said she is seeking guidance fromcounty officials about “where there are gapsin legislative authority and what the countywould like to see to fill those gaps.”

MORE THAN 100 TREES were going tobe removed for his new planned office inMcLean, Foust said it wasn’t a decision with-

out controversy when he told authorities tohalt those plans.

“Trees are very important to and for us,”said Foust. “People can make a differencein the preservation of trees.”

The McLean Citizens’ Association hosteda presentation in March on “ProtectingNeighborhood Tree Cover.”

“It [legislation] may not be as strong aseveryone would like it but it is the stron-gest in the state,” Keith Klein, director ofthe Fairfax County Urban Forest Manage-ment Division, said at that meeting. “It doesgive us tools to use.”

Great Falls Citizens Association plans tohold similar meetings next spring, said BillCanis, association vice president. Canispointed to larger scale issues of infill devel-opment in Great Falls, for example the pro-posed development of Brooks Farm.

Klein and Craig Herwig, of the ForestConservation Branch of the office, toldpeople to get involved.

“We need your help. You can get involvedin this. You have a voice in what is beingdeveloped,” said Herwig. Klein steered resi-dents to a Department of Planning and Zon-ing website to learn about proposed devel-opment in Fairfax neighborhoods,www. fa i r f axcounty.gov/dpz/ faqs/myneighborhood.htm . And he suggestedcalling when development occurs.

Robert Vickers, Dranesville Representa-tive to the Fairfax County Tree Commissionsaid the best time for neighbors to get in-volved is in the rezoning process. “What’sour best opportunity to preserve trees?Right in the rezoning process,” said Vickers.

Education also makes a difference, andthe Tree Commission has established re-wards and incentives for developers whoattempt to maintain tree cover.

“The more awareness we create, the moreinfluence we have,” said Vickers.

In-fill development a “hot issue” in McLean, Great Falls,as older homes and trees make way for much larger houses.

Larger Houses, Fewer Trees?Why This Matters

Most new development in establishedneighborhoods in McLean and Great Falls willproceed as “infill” development. McLean CitizensAssociation and Great Falls Citizens Associationwill monitor new development and its impact onthe environment and quality of life.

GREAT FALLS CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONwww.gfca.org

MCLEAN CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONwww.mcleancitizens.org

Photo by Ken Moore/The Connection

In-fill development on Franklin Lane in McLean. Many locals chafed atthe loss of most of the mature trees on the lots along with the olderhomes to make way for much larger homes.


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Within the span of only eightdays, Penelope Mort Rantaof Great Falls competed inthe VHSL Group 6A State

Indoor Track and Field Championship andearned her place in the All-Virginia Orches-tra. The Langley High School student hadbecome adept at juggling a heavy academicload with playing viola, in addition to be-ing a high jumper and hurdler.

As a junior, Penelope played in the toporchestra of the American Youth Philhar-monic Orchestra, in addition to being prin-cipal viola in the top orchestra at LangleyHS. Since she had won the principal violaposition in the prior year’s District Orches-tra, Penelope auditioned for Regional Or-chestra. Her high placement in the RegionalOrchestra made her eligible to audition forthe All-Virginia Orchestra.

Indoor Track season began in November,where Penelope was training in high jumpand hurdles. Finishing third in the Districthigh jump qualified her for Regionals,where she finished 5th. Since the top 6 re-gional finishers qualified for states,Penelope was headed for States.

Usually, track and orchestra events were notscheduled to take place at the same time.However, with snowstorms causing schoolclosings, the State Indoor Track and FieldChampionship was re-scheduled to be on thesame weekend as the auditions for the All-Virginia Orchestra. Penelope made arrange-ments with her coach to compete in the highjump on one day, then leave the meet earlyto audition for the All-Virginia Orchestra thenext day. Her track coach hinted that shewould not be able to leave the state track meetuntil she played a viola solo for the team.

Mother Nature intervened again, causingpostponement of the state track meet.Penelope was able to audition for the All-Virginia Orchestra at James Madison Uni-versity without jumping at ChristopherNewport University the day before. Sheearned a spot in the All-Virginia Orchestra,and performed at CNU on April 11.

Penelope finished 11th in the high jumpat States, clearing 5 feet.

Now a senior at Langley HS, Penelopehopes that more students will continue topursue both music and sports. She ex-plained that “doing two major things hasdefinitely taught me time management, andI’ve had to handle talking with coaches andmusic directors to balance track and orches-tra. It is really fun to play in orchestra andcompete in track, and they both require youto keep lots of things in your mind at once.

I also have been introduced to two distinctsocial groups of people that I might not oth-erwise have gotten to know. Music and trackhave helped me to understand a greatervariety of people and where they comefrom, and given me lots of friends, too!”

When asked if playing viola helps her intrack, Penelope laughed. She admitted thatcoaches sometimes have her compete inshot put, because holding up the viola hasgiven her strong arms.

Director of Langley Orchestra, Dr. ScottMcCormick, is proud that “the Langley HSOrchestra has a long history of athletes whoachieve in both sports and music. For manyyears, viola players have gone to States intennis. Penelope is the first to go to Statesfor both viola and track.”

—Susan McQuade

Langley High senior competes at statelevel in both music and track and field.Langley’s All-Virginian

Langley’s Penelope Mort Ranta runs towards the high jump during anindoor track meet.

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Penelope Mort Ranta practices viola while her cat, Ludo, listens.

Great FallsCitizens Association

See www.gfca.org“Since 1968, the Great Falls Citizens

Association has worked on behalf of thecitizens of Great Falls to protect, defendand improve the quality of life in ourcommunity.”

Candidate’s DebateTuesday, Sept. 29, 6:30-9 p.m.Great Falls Grange9818 Georgetown Pike, Great FallsThe Great Falls Citizens Association

will host a debate for candidates runningfor Fairfax County Board of Supervisorsand Virginia Senate and House.

Election Day is Nov. 3, with early vot-ing beginning Sept. 18.

Dranesville Supervisor: John Foust(D) incumbent vs. Jennifer Chronis (R)

Chairman Board of Supervisors:Sharon Bulova (D) incumbent vs. ArthurPurves (R)

VA Senate 31st: Barbara Favola (D)incumbent vs. George Forakis (R)

VA House 34th: Kathleen Murphy (D)incumbent vs. Craig Parisot (R)

Great Falls residents wishing to submitquestions for consideration by the GFCADebate Committee may send them [email protected] before Sept. 21.

School BoardCandidates and More

Monday, Oct. 9, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Great Falls Grange9818 Georgetown Pike, Great FallsThe Great Falls Citizens Association will

host a debate for candidates running forelection to the FCPS School Board and vari-ous county positions.

Election Day is Nov. 3, with early voting

beginning Sept. 18.School Board Dranesville Member:

Janie Strauss (incumbent), PeterKurzenhauser

At-large School Board candidates:Bob Copeland, Omar Fateh, JeanetteHough, Manar Jean-Jacques, PeterMarchetti, Ryan McElveen (incumbent),Ilryong Moon (incumbent), BurnetteScarboro, Ted Velkoff (incumbent).

County clerk candidates: BettinaLawton (D), John Frey (R) (incumbent),Marisa Wissar (I).

County Commonwealth Attorneycandidate: Raymond Morrogh (D) (in-cumbent).

County Sheriff candidates: StaceyKincaid (D) (incumbent), Bryan Wolfe (R).

At-large County Soil & Water boardcandidates: Scott Cameron, George LambIV, Jerry Peters, Stephen Pushor.

Great Falls residents wishing to submitquestions for consideration by the GFCADebate Committee may send them [email protected] before Oct. 14.

Dark Skies ProgramTuesday, Oct. 6, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.Great Falls Library9830 Georgetown Pike, Great FallsSpeakers will discuss Great Falls’ policy

to keep skies as dark as possible to viewthe stars.

Bob Parks, Smart Outdoor LightingAlliance, will discuss shortcomings in thecurrent Fairfax County lighting ordinanceand new lighting technology.

Tammy Schwab, Fairfax County ParkAuthority, will demonstrate how lightpollution affects observation of stars andplanets.

Charles Olin, founder of the GreatFalls-based Analemma Society, whichraises awareness and understanding ofscience through astronomy for childrenand adults. The Observatory Park facil-ity at the Turner Farm is being expandedto increase science education programsto students and the public.

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cial events during Active Aging Week.On Monday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m., the com-

munity is partnering with Salud, a localorganic market in Great Falls to present aninteractive, wellness presentation onHealthy Eating.

The community will also host a Paw Pa-rade on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. Residents,families, friends, associates and dog loversare invited to bring their well-behaved furryfriends to parade around the community.

Raising Money for aWorthy Cause

While bringing the community together,the event will benefit the Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation, National Capital Area Chapter withthe proceeds from the sale of raffle ticketsand other items.

“Promoting active and healthy aging iswhat we do each day,” explains Josh Graf,Vibrant Living director. “Using a blend of

programs, we engage residents in meaning-ful, healthy and stimulating lifestyles. It’spart of Brightview’s signature SPICE pro-gram incorporating five dimensions ofwellness – Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual,Cultural and Emotional – that enriches thelives of Brightview’s residents every day.”

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What is ActiveAging Week?

Initiated in 2003 by the InternationalCouncil on Active Aging (ICAA), ActiveAging Week is an annual health andwellness promotion event held each yearduring the last week of September. Theweeklong observance celebrates adults ages50 and older and promotes the benefits ofleading an active, healthy lifestyle. Eventsduring Active Aging Week emphasize fun,camaraderie and education.

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Opinion

This week is Suicide PreventionWeek. Preventing suicide meanspaying attention to mental healthand treating depression, and there

is no better time to focus on that than the firstweek of school.

In 2013, more than 41,000 people endedtheir own lives in the United States, more than21,000 with firearms. (Compare to the num-ber of murders in 2013, 16,120.) In 2013, morethan 800,000 people were treated inU.S. emergency departments for self-inflicted injuries. More than a millionadults report making a suicide attempteach year, while many more people strugglewith thoughts of suicide, according to the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Prevention.

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of deathfor Americans overall and the second leadingcause of death among adolescents and youngadults aged 15-29. More than half of suicidesinvolve firearms.

In 2013, 1,047 Virginians died by suicide,with white males accounting for 716 of thosedeaths. The Southside region had the highestsuicide rate at 19.3 per 100,000 in 2013, whilethe Northern region had the lowest rate at 10.1deaths. (By comparison, there were 383 ho-micides in Virginia in 2013.)

Two groups particularly at risk are youth andthe elderly. Data from the Virginia Departmentof Health indicates that rates of suicide in Vir-ginia were higher for older people than youth

— but suicide is a leading cause of death foryoung people.

One strategy to prevent suicide is to learnabout the warning signs of suicide, which caninclude individuals talking about wanting tohurt themselves, increasing substance use, andhaving changes in their mood, diet, or sleep-ing patterns, according to the CDC. When thesewarning signs appear, quickly connecting theperson to supportive services is critical. Pro-

moting opportunities and settings thatstrengthen connections among people,families, and communities is anothersuicide prevention goal.

Exhibiting any of the signs listed below isreason for an immediate call to the NationalSuicide Prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255(TALK). If you cannot reach someone on thisline, go to an emergency room, make sure youor your loved one is not alone until professionalhelp arrives and remove all firearms, sharpobjects, drugs, alcohol and other things thatcould be used in a suicide attempt.

❖ Talking about wanting to die or kill one-self.

❖ Talking or writing about suicide or death.❖ Talking about feeling hopeless or having

no reason to live.❖ Talking about being a burden to others

and how the world would be better off with-out him/her.

❖ Talking about being trapped or in unbear-able pain.

❖ Complete withdrawal.❖ Showing rage or talking about seeking re-

venge.❖ Displaying extreme mood swings and act-

ing recklessly.❖ Looking for ways to kill oneself, such as

searching online or obtaining access to fire-arms, pills, or other means to kill oneself.

❖ Giving away prized possessions and otherpersonal things; tying up loose ends.

See http://www.afsp.org/understanding-suicide/facts-and-figures

— Mary Kimm

[email protected]

CorrectionIn last week’s editorial (“How to Vote; It

Matters,” Sept. 2, 2015), a list of offices upfor election in Fairfax County failed to men-tion school board races. Here is the correctedtext:

Each voter in Fairfax County will vote a bal-lot with choices in one State Senate district,one House of Delegates district, Clerk of theCourt, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Sheriff,Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Districtmember of the Board of Supervisors, Districtmember of the School Board, School Board At-large (vote for three), Soil and Water Conser-vation Board (vote for Three), School Bond for$310 million, Public Safety Bond for $151 mil-lion. See http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elec-tions/upcoming.htm

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Safety IsParamount forthe NewSchool Year

A message from the Chief ofPolice about safety and the startof the new school year:Dear Community Member,

As each school year comes to anend, the Fairfax County Police De-partment in partnership with ourgreat community, Fairfax CountyPublic Schools (FCPS), and theVirginia Department of Transpor-tation, begins a process to preparefor the start of school in the fall.Our mutual goal has always beenand continues to be the safety ofyour children, pedestrians, andcommuters to and from schools atthe beginning and end of each day.

Your Police Department is com-mitted to ensuring all children aresafe at all crossings while main-taining efficient vehicle trafficflow. Based on your input, throughan audit process, we have re-trained crossing guards and up-graded several positions which are

now certified in directing and con-trolling vehicle traffic outside thescope of the crosswalk to help al-leviate traffic congestion. We willcontinue to audit all locationsthroughout the school year asmandated by our policy. Shouldyou have any questions or com-ments, please contact CaptainMichael F. Grinnan, Commander ofthe Traffic Division, [email protected].

The following links are availableto learn more about school cross-ings:

You can visit the Fairfax CountyPolice Department map of allschool crossing sites at http://fairfaxcountygis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.html?appid=708ad1ef5c924029a9d12125d4c17ee8%20

To view the Police Department’spolicy on school crossing guards,please visit: FCPD General Order530.3.

For more information regardingyour school start time, please visit:

FCPS 2015-2016 Bell Schedule.As a reminder, the beginning of

each school year requires all of usto take extra caution in travelingour roadways and to be patient asothers adjust to new routines in

our day to logistically get our chil-dren to and from school. As yourChief of Police, we welcome yourinput to improve the safety of ourchildren.

Sincerely,Edwin C. Roessler Jr, Col

Chief of Police

GivingDiplomacy aChanceTo the Editor:

I thank Senator Mark Warner forhis September 3 statement sup-porting the deal our governmenthas jointly negotiated with otherworld powers to curb Iran’snuclear ambitions.

Nothing will be easy going for-ward with Iran. However, SenatorWarner, like nearly 10,000 Virgin-ians whose petitions we presentedto him on Aug. 26, has rightly rec-ognized that we must give diplo-macy a chance well before forcecan be considered as a last, neces-sary choice.

Northern Virginia can be thank-

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ful that both our U.S. Senators plusCongressmen like Gerry Connollyand Don Beyer favor pursuing ourbest available option, which is thenegotiated deal on the table,rather than precipitously risk put-ting our country again down thepathway to unnecessary war. Wecan only hope many more of theircolleagues in Congress will see thelogic and morality of this choice.

Govind NairFairfax

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Running forCounty BoardChairman

Arthur G. Purves (R), who wason vacation and missed the dead-line for the candidates’ profiles forFairfax County Board of Supervi-sors Chairman in the Connection’sNewcomers & Community Guidelast week, has submitted the fol-lowing responses to our questions:

Q: What should newcomersknow about the impact theBoard of Supervisors hason their daily lives?

A: The Board of Supervisors de-termines real estate taxes. Since2000 real estate taxes for the typi-cal Fairfax homeowner have in-creased from $2,400 to $5,700, anincrease about 140 percent orthree times faster than householdincome. See graph atvotepurves.org

Q: To make newcomers feellike “insiders,” what’s a“must-see” place or eventyou recommend they checkout in your district?

A: Gunston Hall (GeorgeMason’s plantation), and whileyou’re there Mason Neck NationalWildlife Refuge, where you can seeeagles at dawn and dusk.

Q: What is your favoritesports team?

A: No favorite team.

Q: Trending hashtag forFairfax County:

#HighPayingJobs

Home: Vienna; Email address:[email protected]; Phone: 703-938-0242; Web - Votepurves.org;Twitter @agpurves

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4 1174 OLD TOLSON MILL RD ... 6 .. 7 .. 3 ...... MCLEAN ..... $3,800,000 .... Detached .... 2.00 ...... 22102 ............... ASH GROVE .............. 06/22/15

5 916 MACKALL AVE ................. 6 .. 5 .. 3 ...... MCLEAN ..... $3,100,000 .... Detached .... 0.56 ...... 22101 ........... LANGLEY FOREST .......... 05/15/15

6 214 RIVER PARK DR ............... 6 .. 7 .. 3 ... GREAT FALLS .. $2,875,000 .... Detached .... 1.72 ...... 22066 ........... RIVERBEND FARM .......... 01/16/15

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8 9817 MILL RUN DR ................ 6 .. 6 .. 1 ... GREAT FALLS .. $2,800,000 .... Detached .... 1.47 ...... 22066 ........... MILL RUN ACRES .......... 04/08/15

9 843 CENTRILLION DR ............ 5 .. 5 .. 2 ...... MCLEAN ..... $2,750,000 .... Detached .... 0.93 ...... 22102 ............ GARFIELD PARK ........... 05/18/15

10 7811 LANGLEY RIDGE RD....... 6 .. 6 .. 3 ...... MCLEAN ..... $2,735,000 .... Detached .... 1.05 ...... 22102 ............ LANGLEY RIDGE ........... 02/27/15

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5 916 Mackall Avenue,McLean — $3,100,000

6 214 River Park Drive,Great Falls — $2,875,000

10 7811 Langley Ridge Road, McLean — $2,750,000

9 843 Centrillion Drive, McLean — $2,750,000


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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Homeowners considering amove from a large home toa smaller dwelling will havean opportunity to receive ex-

pert advice on their transition later thismonth. Representatives from the real estate,moving and home design industries willhost a lifestyle seminar to discussdownsizing issues like interior design, or-ganizing and packing.

”The lifestyle seminar will address all as-pects of moving and condo living, includ-

ing what to keep, what to donate and howto decide,” said Christine Basso of TTRSotheby’s International Realty. “The expertsat Town & Country Movers will discuss waysto make the entire moving process runsmoothly from starting early to the mosteffective ways to pack to determining whatgoes where.”

According to Basso, seminar attendeeswill also hear from design experts who willoffer guidance on personalizing one’s liv-ing space. They will also give advice on top-ics such as measuring existing and new fur-niture for space placement and incorporat-ing an art collection into a home’s design.

The seminar will be held Sunday, Sept.20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Quarry Springsestate condominiums, located at 8101 RiverRoad in Bethesda, Maryland. The QuarrySprings complex will open later this year.

To RSVP to the free event, contactChristine Basso at 202-302-2508. Visitht tp://www.quarryspr ings .com formore information.

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Representatives from the real estate, moving and home design indus-tries will show homeowners planning to downsize how to do so in style.

Free seminar willfocus on moving to asmaller place withoutsacrificing style.

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Homeowners attending a seminar on downsizing will get expert adviceon issues like furniture placement, organization and interior design.


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Vietnam Veterans of America,Chapter 227 of Northern Virginia, ful-filled its founding principle of “NeverAgain Shall One Generation of Veter-ans Abandon Another” by donatingsixty $75 gift credit cards to childrenof veterans who are in the VeteransAdministration Supportive Housing(VASH) program. The gift cards areintended to help pay for school sup-plies and other essentials for thecoming school year. The financialgrant is the fifth consecutive year.

VASH Program is a joint effort be-

tween the Departments of Housingand Urban Development and the Vet-erans Administration to assisthomeless veterans and their familiesin transitioning from homelessness tonormalcy with affordable and stablelodging. The five VA case managersserve over 100 veterans in the North-ern Virginia area of Fairfax, Arlingtonand Prince William Counties and theCities of Alexandria and Fairfax.

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Len Ignatowski, vice president of Vietnam Veteransof America Chapter 227, presents sixty $75 gift cardsfor homeless veterans’ children school needs toKimoela Cato, lead social worker for the VeteransAdministration Northern Virginia program. The giftcards mark the fifth consecutive year for thechapter’s successful veteran outreach.

Brightview to HostSeminar on Dementia

On Sept. 17, Brightview Great Falls will be host-ing a free seminar from 8:30 – 10 a.m. on Suc-cessful Transitions for People with Dementia. Joindementia expert, Mikki Firor, MS Gerontologistand Wellspring Village director, for answers tocommon questions about the many different ap-proaches for successful transitions to residentialdementia care. RSVP requested to CarolynPennington at 703-759-2513.

Great Falls Senior CenterSeeks Board Nominees

The Great Falls Senior Center (GFSC) is look-ing for applicants for its Board of Directors.GFSC is governed and managed by an elected

Board of Directors of up to 13 members whomust be members of GFSC, and the majorityshould reside in Great Falls. GFSC’s mission isto serve, support and enrich the lives of olderresidents in the Great Falls community. Direc-tors will serve for a two-year term beginningJan. 1, 2016; board meetings are held on thethird Thursday of the month.

Applications will close on Sept. 30 and the slateof nominees will be presented at the Novemberevent. Elections will take place in December. Ifinterested, and to receive an application, contactCarol Blackwell, nominations chair, via [email protected] ; or call 571-236-6933 or bymail 1034 Cup Leaf Holly Court, Great Falls 22066.To become a GFSC member, contact BobLundegard at [email protected] or call 703-759-2626.

Great Falls Senior Center is partnered with theFairfax County Department of Neighborhood andCommunity Services in all ventures and events.

Week in Great Falls

Cogan Receives a Book AwardGreat Falls resident Mary Jane Cogan received an award for her children’s book, “ThereOnce Was a Cat.” Cogan, both the author and illustrator, was presented with the awardat a reception at the Harvard Club in Manhattan. The book, though geared towardyoung readers, is designed to appeal to cat lovers of all ages. It is filled with amusinglimericks about felines, and each limerick is presented with a colorful watercolorillustration. Cogan will be signing copies of her book at the National Capital Cat Show,held at the Dulles Expo Center on Sept. 12 and 13. The book is also available on Ama-zon. In pictures: Cogan stands by a banner of her book’s cover (left) and receives amedal and a certificate from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in New York City(right).

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ONGOING“Gold Rush.” Tuesday-Saturday, 10

a.m. - 4 p.m. through Sept. 26. atVienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St.,NW, Vienna. Artwork with “gold” asthe theme. This can be interpreted inmany ways, gold colors, gold coins,golden hair, gold leaf and more. Theshow is open to the public, andvisitors can also view small items oforiginal art, scarves, jewelry,notecards etc. All hand made by VASartists – great for gifts.

Vienna’s Summer on the GreenConcert Series. Fridays-Sundays,through Sept. 27. 6:30 p.m. atVienna Town Green, 144 MapleAvenue E, Vienna. Come out on theweekend and listen to some goodmusic.Visit http://www.viennava.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2640

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 9Jammin’ Juniors Concert: Bari

Koral Family Rock Band. 12:30p.m. McLean Central Park, 1468Dolley Madison Blvd., McLean. Freeadmission

Alden Theatre Usher Event. 7-8:30p.m. 1234 Ingleside Avenue, McLean.Want to be a part of the arts? Learnhow you can become an usher at TheAlden.

Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Short stories for you andyour child. Age 13-23 months withadult.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 10Wine Class. 7-8 p.m. The Wine Outlet,

278 Cedar Lane SE, Vienna. PinotNoirs, Pinot Gris’, Rieslings, Rose andthen some. Call 703-639-0155 oremail [email protected] toreserve your spot.

Chase the Submarine. 11 a.m. - 1p.m. Caffe Amouri, 107 ChurchStreet NE, Vienna. Chefextraordinaire Tim Ma will bemaking sandwiches. A preview ofChase the Submarine. They’ll have alimited supply available - first come,first served.

My First Book Club. 4:30 p.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAve., McLean. A book discussiongroup for boys and girls. Ask for title.Grades Kindergarten - 2.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 12Meet the Artist + Painting

Demonstration. 12-3 p.m. TheArts of Great Falls School, 756Walker Road, Great Falls. MeetArmand Cabrera, ask questions andgain insights on his approach tocreating a work of art.

Dance for Everyone. 7-11:30 p.m.Colvin Run Dance Hall, 10201 ColvinRun Road, Great Falls. Free beginnerWest Coast swing lesson from 7-8:30p.m. Dancing to a DJ’d mix musicmix including Latin, ballroom, Swing(West & East Coast), Hustle, Countryand more. $15.

National Grandparents DayCelebration. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Grandparents are invited tobring their grandchildren for aGrandparents Day celebration, whichwill include storytime and craft-making. To participate in craft,families are encouraged to bring apicture of themselves. Age 3-7 withadult.

Artist Reception. 6:30-8:30 p.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls and at the Artists’Atelier, 756 Walker Road, GreatFalls. Jill Banks’ “Along the Way”Exhibit of 20+ oil paintings at theGreat Falls Library and at the Artists’Atelier. At the Artists’ Atelier, see

more of Banks’ exhibit plus work ofher nine studio mates and specialexhibit of artist Armand Cabrera’soils. www.JillBanks.com

Great Tastes of Tysons Festival.12-6 p.m. Lerner Town Square atTysons II, 8025 Galleria Drive.World-renowned chefs, internationalwines and foods, outdoor grilling,workshops and more. Visit http://tastetysons.com/ for more.

Great Falls Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Year round. Great Falls VillageCentre, 778 Walker Road, GreatFalls. www.celebrategreatfalls.org/FarmersMarket.html.

MONDAY/SEPT. 14Legos in the Library. 4 p.m. Oakton

Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Have fun and make newfriends. Hundreds of Legos await youand your creativity.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 15Canasta Group. 12:30 p.m. Oakton

Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Enjoy socializing while youplay Canasta with this weekly groupmeeting.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT.16Jammin’ Juniors Concert. Two of

a Kind. 12:30 p.m. McLean CentralPark, 1468 Dolley Madison Blvd. Freeadmission.

Toddler Tales. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Stories and activities for youand your toddler. Age 2-3 with adult.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 18Back-to-School Party. 7-10 p.m. Old

Firehouse Teen Center, 1440 ChainBridge Rd., McLean. $35/$25 OFTCmembers.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 19NAMIWalks Northern Virginia. 9-

11 a.m. Tysons Corner Center,Fashion Boulevard. The walk willhelp raise awareness and supportprograms that offer help and hope topeople living with mental healthconditions and family members.

Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival. 12-6 p.m. Lerner Town Square at TysonsII, 8025 Galleria Drive. A great day of

beer sippin’, bourbon tastin’, musiclistenin’, cigar smokin’, and barbecueeatin’.

Ice Cream Social Fundraiser. 4-7p.m. Nottoway Park, shelter 1, 9610Courthouse Road, Vienna. An icecream social fundraiser to raisemoney for Girl Up, a United NationsFoundation campaign that works toempower adolescent girls indeveloping countries.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 20Food for Others Tysons 5K. 9:30

a.m. 7925 Jones Branch Drive,McLean. The second annual Tysons5K organized by Food for Othersvolunteers to benefit the food bank.Last year they had approximately 200participants and raised over $9,000.This event allows people who liveand/or work in Tysons to supportless fortunate neighbors whileenjoying a great run or walk.

MONDAY/SEPT. 21Tiny Tots. 10:30 a.m. Dolley Madison

Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.,McLean. Join us for an excitingstorytime featuring stories, rhymesand songs. Ages 13 - 23 months withadult.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 23Treasured Two-Fives. 10:30 a.m.

Dolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Ave., McLean. An early literacyenhanced storytime featuring stories,rhymes and songs. Age 2-5 withadult.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 24Starlight Storytime. 7 p.m. Dolley

Madison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAve., McLean. Wear your favoritepajamas and join us for stories andsongs. All ages.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 26Fall Bazaar. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Great Falls

United Methodist Church, 10100Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Asilent auction, crafts and curios,baked items, youth toys andactivities, clothes and sportsequipment, jewelry and scarves, usedbooks and previously owned handtools/ hardware for sale and more.

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Oakton Football Beats Madison inSeason Opener

Leading late in the fourth quarter of Friday’s season openeragainst Madison, the Oakton football team faced fourth-and-threeat its own 28-yard line. Head coach Jason Rowley gave his punter,Sal Tutone, a chance to make a play.

“[Madison] actually called timeout [before] that fourth down[play] and as soon as I walked out there [I] told Sal, ‘Look, makea good decision. I trust you,’” Rowley said. “He made a good de-cision.”

Oakton’s punts are rugby style from an offensive formation.Tutone, who is also the team’s quarterback, opted not to punt,instead picking up the first down. The Cougars then ran out theclock and secured a 31-25 victory over Madison on Sept. 4 atOakton High School.

“We just took advantage,” Rowley said, “of something we sawearlier.”

Oakton hasn’t lost to Vienna rival Madison since 2007.Jarrett Bacon, Oakton’s standout receiver, started the game at

quarterback. He had been practicing at the position while Tutonerecovered from a knee injury. Tutone took over as the team’s sig-nal caller after a few series.

Next up for the Cougars is a home game against T.C. Williamsat 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. The Titans are coached by MarcMatthie, former defensive coordinator at Centreville, one ofOakton’s Conference 5 opponents.

“I’ve got a tremendous amount of respect for Marc,” Rowleysaid. “He’s a friend. … I know they’re going to be well prepared.He focuses on all the right things as a coach. I think it’s going tobe a tough matchup.”

— Jon Roetman

Oakton Volleyball Beats TuscaroraThe Oakton volleyball team improved to 6-0 on Sept. 3, beat-

ing Tuscarora 3-0 in its first best-of-five match of the season.The win came five days after the Cougars won the NVVA Invita-

tional. Oakton had yet to lose a set in its first six matches.The Cougars faced Woodson on Tuesday, after The Connection’s

deadline. Oakton will host South County at 7:15 p.m. on Thurs-day, Sept. 10.

Madison Volleyball Wins 5 of First 6The Madison volleyball team won five of its first six matches,

including a 4-1 performance at a showcase tournament in Rich-mond.

After opening the season with a 3-1 win over Potomac Falls onSept. 1, the Warhawks defeated Atlee, Nansemond-Suffolk Acad-emy, Langley and First Colonial before losing to Princess Anneduring the tournament Sept. 4-5.

Madison, the defending 6A North region champion, facedWestfield on Tuesday, after The Connection’s deadline. TheWarhawks will host Oakton at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.

Photo by Bonnie Schipper

Jarrett Bacon, seen during practice in August, and theOakton football team defeated Madison on Sept. 4.

Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

On the first play from scrimmage ofThursday night’s game against Lan-gley, West Potomac quarterback MarkEllis completed a quick pass to CJ

Burch for 13 yards. After two running plays, Ellisand Burch hooked up twice more, for 11 and 12yards, respectively.

On the following play, Ellis looked to his left andlobbed a pass down field to Cory Jones, who madethe catch in the end zone for a 28-yard touchdown.

West Potomac’s first drive of the 2015 season: sixplays, 80 yards, 81 seconds.

And the Wolverines were just getting started.The West Potomac football team amassed 543 yards

of offense and five different Wolverines reached theend zone during a 41-28 victory over the Saxons onSept. 3 at Langley High School.

“I believe we did an amazing job,” Burch said.“People were doubting us about it because [Langley]got to the playoffs [last season] and we didn’t, andwe came out here and showed them what we cando.”

West Potomac took the lead for good when run-ning back Justine Annan scored on a 10-yard run,giving the Wolverines a 28-21 advantage with 3:14remaining in the third quarter.

West Potomac defensive back Gideon Oteng endedthe ensuing Langley possession with an interceptiondeep in Wolverine territory. West Potomac thenmarched 77 yards in seven plays, extending its leadto 35-21 when Ellis scored on a 1-yard keeper.

LANGLEY QUARTERBACK Jack Anderson madeit a one-score game when his 1-yard touchdown runcut the West Potomac lead to 35-28 with 7:29 left inthe fourth quarter, but the Wolverines would add aninsurance touchdown on their ensuing drive whensophomore running back Daiimon Cleveland scoredfrom 1 yard with 3:51 remaining.

“Defensively, [it’s] pretty obvious, we got exposedfor what it is,” Langley head coach John Howertonsaid. “We’ve got some good kids, they’re trying hard,but when [West Potomac] can put five or six kidsout there faster than anybody you’ve got, there comesa problem.”

Shortly after West Potomac’s opening possession,a lightning delay halted play for more than an hour.Inclement weather proved to be the only means ofslowing down the Wolverines.

With the Langley defense focused on taking awaybig plays, West Potomac went to the short passinggame and moved the ball with ease. Ellis passed for294 yards in the first half, capitalizing primarily onshort-to-intermediate throws. A screen pass to Cleve-land turned into a 38-yard touchdown, and a widereceiver screen to Brandan Lisenby went for a 61-yard score.

While Ellis and Burch did not connect on a deeppass, Burch did catch eight passes for 150 yards inthe first half.

“We know that they don’t like to give up the deepball,” Ellis said. “CJ is a playmaker. [We] get it in his

hands wherever we can.”Burch, a 6-foot-2 senior who has received interest

from several Division I programs, finished with 14receptions for 206 yards.

“I thought [Burch] did a great job,” West Potomachead coach Jeremiah Ross said. “He executed. Hecaught pretty much everything.”

Ellis, a 6-foor-4 junior left-hander, completed 22of 29 passes for 374 yards and three touchdowns.He also ran for a score. Ellis completed his first eightattempts and 12 of his first 14. He was 14 of 20 inthe first half.

“I thought the quarterback played very well,” Lan-gley coach Howerton said. “He didn’t look that sharpon film but … what, was it the second half before hemissed a ball?”

West Potomac turned to the ground game in thesecond half and found success with Annan and Cleve-land. Annan, a junior, finished with 21 carries for107 yards and a touchdown. Cleveland had 10 car-ries for 82 yards and a score.

Langley quarterback Anderson completed 15 of 30passes for 204 yards, with one touchdown and oneinterception. The senior also rushed 13 times for 78yards and two touchdowns.

JUNIOR RUNNING BACK Aaron Feldman, mak-ing his first varsity start for Langley, carried 21 timesfor 105 yards and a score. He also caught five passesfor 34 yards.

“I thought [Feldman] played very well,” Howertonsaid. “He ran hard. He’s not an easy kid to tackle,he’s rugged. … I thought it was a good first varsitystart for him.”

West Potomac (1-0) will host Edison (0-1) at 7 p.m.on Friday, Sept. 11. Langley (0-1) will host BroadRun (1-0) at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Saxons QB Anderson runsfor two TDs, throws for one.

Langley running back Aaron Feldmanrushed for 105 yards and a touchdownagainst West Potomac on Sept. 3.

Langley quarterback Jack Anderson lungestoward the end zone during the Saxons’season opener against West Potomac onSept. 3.

Langley Football Drops Openerto West Potomac

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection


By Ken Moore

The Connection

Sarah Semko and The Vienna Stars‘04 amassed what the WashingtonNationals couldn’t this 2015 sea-son: a 43-game winning streak.

“It’s fun winning, but it’s also fun to knowyou got good at something,” said Sarah, ofGreat Falls Elementary School. “I like thatit’s a team sport and we all get to know eachother and I got to make some really greatfriends that I’ll know for a long time.”

The Vienna Stars ‘04 softball team, a 10-U team meaning players are under 10 yearsold, won the United States Specialty SportAssociation National Championship inSalisbury, Md. in July.

“I was so happy and I was just out ofwords,” said Katelynn Park, of Vienna. “Ijust started crying and everyone else wasso emotional, too, and we jumped up andhugged and started screaming,” she said.“It was a great time.”

The team defeated every opponent in thenational tournament and won seven of theeight games they played on the “run rule”or “mercy rule.”

“Top to bottom, this was the best hittingteam out there. Many teams have three orfour girls that can perform at the plate. But,with our team, even the bottom of our or-der could slug one out, or knock a few intothe gaps. It really was an amazing hittingperformance, all year long,” said Coach RichLevin.

The Vienna Stars won the Virginia statetournament in June.

They competed against state champion-ship teams from Virginia, Maryland, New

Jersey, New York, Delaware, Pennsylvaniaand Illinois.

“It’s a pretty big accomplishment,” saidSemko’s mother Jennifer Semko.

THEY CREDIT coach Levin for words ofinspiration that became a team motto:Building a championship one practice at atime.

“It isn’t playing softball that makes youbetter at softball, it’s practicing softball thatmakes you better,” said Levin, of Chantilly.

The girls practiced twice a week as soonas Levin selected his team during a tryoutperiod in August of 2014.

During the winter, the 10-year-old girlspracticed in a warehouse.

Some players drove more than an hourto get to practices in Vienna.

The parents noticed the improvement andprogress they made together.

“It was a lot of fun,” said JenniferAppleton, mother of Emma Kate Appleton,residents of Great Falls. “Watching this teamdevelop from last fall when we weren’t surethey would win anything to mid springwhen we saw fantastic things from all thegirls, they just developed into a team,” shesaid. “The nicest part was how kind andgood the girls were to each other. No girldrama here.”

“It was very gratifying,” said Levin.“You might have put your finger on what

really stood out about this team; no drama,”said Levin. “If you take any group of 10 girlsand 20 parents, you can almost be guaran-teed at least some drama. But not this sea-son. It was amazing,” he said.

Rich Levin, has been coaching the 10Uteam in the Stars program since 1995.

“He knows a lot about the game. He’s re-ally good as a hitting coach, a fielding coachand a base-running coach,” said pitcherKatie Kutz, of McLean.

“He taught us all he knows. He taught usabout everything,” said Katelynn.

“I remember when he pretended that wealmost gave him a heart attack,” she said,when she or her teammates would bobblea pop-up or something like that.

“You can learn a lot,” said Emma Kate.“He has a way to motivate them to try

their best and he genuinely loves it,” saidJennifer Semko.

“He’s incredibly good with the girls. Theyadore him and he gets them to bring outtheir own motivation to succeed. He’s a hardtask master, but you can see his genuinehappiness when they succeed,” she said.

Sarah Semko said her father knew theteam was “going to be the best team ever”even when she didn’t. “But I knew it wouldbe a good thing to play for Coach Rich be-cause I knew he was so good,” Sarah said.

“It was fun winning, of course, but ourcoach never talked to us the way he didwhen it was our last game. He was alwayssilly and goofed around with us, he was try-ing to be a coach, he would prepare us forthe next game. But he gave a big speech atthe end,” she said. “I didn’t want the sea-son to end.”

LABOR DAY WEEKEND, the girls andtheir former coach, were getting togetherto celebrate this summer achievement withjet skiing, waterskiing, barbecue, swimmingand fun.

And the girls got to finally cash in on abet they made with their coach during thefall.

Because they won the national champi-onship, they earned the right to dye theircoach’s hair blue and gold, the team colors.

“ARGH! Who told you?” said Levin.“The whole story is that the girls wanted

some kind of reward for winning one tour-

nament. Like a trophy isn’t enough.“And they kept asking me, over and over,

‘If we win a tournament can we dye yourhair?’ Over and over.

“And this was only September. So finallyI couldn’t take it anymore, and said, ‘If youwin nationals, you can dye my hair.’ And,you know, give them credit, that was theend of it. Until the end of spring. Who knewthey’d even remember? Oh, well, it wasworth it.”

“He’s gonna look really silly because it’ssix-week dye,” said Sarah. “One of my team-mates picked it out because her aunt is ahair stylist. We wanted to make sure itwould be permanent.”

“The mustache is off limits. Coach Richwanted to make sure of that,” said Sarah.

All but one girl moved on to compete forthe 11U Vienna Stars ‘04 this year, and theteam will compete in many 12U tourna-ments for the next two years.

Levin helped the girls build themselves afoundation of champions and stars.

“We have three girls that will attend Lan-gley High,” said Levin. “So you folks out inGreat Falls should have a really good soft-ball team in about four years.”

Players from Great Falls, Vienna, McLeanand beyond come together to win under-10national championship in fast-pitch softball.

Vienna Stars ShineThe Stars

Emma Kate Appleton, Great FallsLauren Chi, LansdowneGrace Hausamann, South RidingCallie Keys, LeesburgKatie Kutz, McLeanDaniella Lew, Potomac, Md.Katelynn Park, ViennaSarah Semko, Great FallsSydney Snider, WarrentonDannica Wiggins, BristowCoach Rich Levin, ChantillyAssistant CoachesGreg and Cathy Kutz, McLeanPaul Chi, AshburnThe Vienna Stars softball program is a fast-pitch

organization founded and operated under the guid-ance of the Vienna Girls Softball League, withteams for girls 10u (10 and under), 11U, 12U, 14U,16U and 18U.

http://www.viennastars.com/

Photos contributed

Some Vienna Stars 10U after winning nationals: left to right are KatieKutz (McLean), Katelynn Park (Vienna), Dannica Wiggins, Lauren Chi andSarah Semko (Great Falls).

Sarah Semko, ofGreat Falls, with theVienna Star’s 10Utournament trophyfrom the “MemorialDay Madness” tour-nament played inNew Cumberland, Pa.The girls (9-0) werechampions of thatthree-day tourna-ment after playingteams from NewJersey, Delaware,Maryland, New Yorkand Pennsylvania,and Sarah hit agrand slam.

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On August 26, 2015 in Arlington, VA,Carolyn passed away with her familyby her side. A native of the DC area,Carolyn grew up in Bethesda, MD andwas a graduate of Mary WashingtonCollege in 1973 with her degree inEconomics and was a member of PhiBeta Kappa. She then attendedgraduate school at Virginia Techwhere she earned her Doctorate inEconomics in 1977. She served onthe economics faculties of Tulane University andVirginia Tech and was a Research Associate atthe Center for Study of Public Choice at VirginiaTech. She was a Senior Research Fellow at theHoover Institute at Stanford University from 1984-1986. Carolyn served as Editor of Regulationmagazine from 1986-1988 and was a ResidentScholar and the Director of Social Security andPension Studies at the American EnterpriseInstitute from 1987-2000.From 1981-1984, Carolyn was chief professionalstaff member on social security for the U.S.Senate Committee on Finance, under theChairmanship of Senator Robert Dole, and duringthat time also served as Senior Advisor to the1983 National Commission on Social SecurityReform (“Greenspan Panel”). She served on sev-eral federal advisory councils dealing with socialsecurity and disability policy, including the 1994-1996 Social Security Advisory Council, the 1994-1997 U.S. Social Security Advisory Board, theU.S. Disability Advisory Council, and the SocialSecurity Public Trustees Working Group on TrustFund Solvency, and was a founding member ofthe National Academy of Social Insurance.Carolyn testified frequently on Capitol Hill onissues pertaining to social security and thebudget, social security solvency and reform, dis-ability policy, and welfare reform. She also wrotebooks, articles, and editorials on these subjectsand was a policy advisor to two presidential can-

didates. Carolyn is recognized inWho’s Who in America.Carolyn lived out her faith in service tothe Lord. She taught Sunday schooland served on the Pastoral CareCommittee and the Vestry at St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church in Alexandria. Shealso devoted herself to outreach andservice to her Christian Brothers andSisters in Uganda and Sudan and wasa founding board member of the

American Friends of the Episcopal Church ofSudan (AFRECS). In 2009, Carolyn and her familyjoined The Falls Church Anglican, where she wasan active member of Women’s Ministry BibleStudy and served on the Guild of the Christ Childand the Hospitality Committee. She was also along-time supporter, mentor, and tutor withCentral Union Mission in Washington, DC.Carolyn is survived by her ever-loving husband of35 years, Robert J. Mackay; children, Taylor andBennett Mackay; step-daughter, Stacy MackayO’Bryant; grandchildren, Patrick and JosephO’Bryant; brothers, Kenneth Jr., Brian, and ScottWeaver; as well as a host of nieces, nephews,cousins and other extended family. She was pre-ceded in death by her parents, Kenneth andMargaret Weaver.Family and friends may gather on Thursday,September 10, 2015 from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. atEverly-Wheatley Funeral Home, 1500 W.Braddock Rd., Alexandria, VA 22302. A funeralservice will be held on Friday, September 11,2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Columbia Baptist Church,103 W. Columbia St., Falls Church, VA 22046. Thecommittal will follow at Columbia GardensCemetery in Arlington, VA. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made to the Central UnionMission at www.missiondc.org with a designationfor the Carolyn Mackay Education Fund. A guestregister may be found atwww.everlywheatley.com.

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Typically, I see my oncologist every threemonths, a week or so after my every-three-months CT Scan, to discuss the results and toexamine me in person. As the years havepassed, these post-scan examinations – giventhat the scan indicates the patient’s condi-tion/status, have been less about touching andfeeling and more about asking and answering.As my oncologist has explained to me, there’sbeen an evolution of sorts in the medical pro-fession with respect to these post-scanappointments. If the scan shows no/minimalgrowth and/or movement, the doctor doesn’tfeel the need to examine me to learn that,since he knows that already from the previousweek’s scan. Generally speaking, a physicalexam will likely not contradict/contraindicatewhat has already been interpreted by the radi-ologist. As an example, my oncologist doesn’tneed to feel if my lymph nodes are swollen ifthe scan shows they’re not.

Up until July 31st, though, I’ve always hadmy usual face-to-face appointment/ examina-tion. But not this July 31st. That’s when I had –after having it suggested by my doctor and hisstaff – my first phone appointment in lieu of anin-person one. If I had preferred meeting thedoctor in his office, it certainly would havebeen allowed; but presumably, since my scanresults were good/not problematic, there wasno real need, so I was happy to save myself the45-minute drive and phone it in.

Sure enough, at 11 A.M., my oncologistcalled me. I put the phone on speaker so thatmy wife, Dina, could hear/participate and thenwe began. It was identical to our usual in-per-son appointment. He asked me how I was“feeling; any new symptoms, any old symp-toms (neuropathy, fatigue, headaches, eat-ing/taste issues) which had gotten worse;” thenthe usual follow-up question, which led to mynew favorite story: “Are you (meaning me) ableto do the things in life that you usually do?”“Yes,” I responded. Then, out of the blue, heasks: “Can you use chopsticks?” (To myself, Irepeat: can I use chopsticks!?) Being a wiseguy and sort of guessing his intent (wanting tojudge my manual dexterity), I answered hon-estly and succinctly: “No,” I said, and stayedsilent, waiting, baiting him almost. Thereseemed to be some hesitation on his end as ifhe was processing new information from me –or so I thought, so I felt compelled a few sec-onds later to add: “But I’ve never been able touse chopsticks” and laughed out loud.

Now if truth be told, my doctor is Chinese,but we have never, ever had any kind of con-versation about Chinese food or anythingremotely Chinese, yet he felt it appropriatesomehow to throw out this chopsticks refer-ence. I’ve been laughing about it for weeks.I’m already looking forward to our next phoneappointment. Although, given the fact that thenext appointment – given any foreseen/unforeseen circumstances – will be scheduledthe week after the first PET Scan I will havehad in six and a half years (typically when wediscuss the results of the previous week’s scan),I imagine we’ll meet in person. Still, if the PETindicates no change to my current condition,perhaps I won’t be examined in person afterall, or even phone it in again. Maybe we’llcompromise and meet for lunch – at a Chineserestaurant?


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