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Fire and Rescue Personnel examine a carthat was crushed by a fallen tree Tues-day, July 17, killing the driver inside,Albert Carl Roeth III.

Fire and Rescue Personnel examine a carthat was crushed by a fallen tree Tues-day, July 17, killing the driver inside,Albert Carl Roeth III.

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NewsGreat Falls Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

A tree on Georgetown Pike atOliver’s Corner in GreatFalls fell over Tuesday, July17, killing Albert Carl Roeth

III while he was driving south ataround 6:30 p.m.

The tree is one of several heritagetrees that were located near the inter-section of Georgetown Pike andWalker Road. The tree that fell July17 was over 100 years old, and accord-ing to local arborists, was showingobvious signs of decay.

The tree measured almost six feetin diameter, and required the use of acrane from Fairfax County Fire andRescue. The Virginia Department ofTransportation also removed a nearby tree that wasa similar age and showing similar signs of decay.

“The sound was like something you hear in a di-saster movie, not so much a crash, but a crunch,”said Doris Koenig of Vienna, who was returning froma visit with a friend when she stopped by the nearbySafeway. “When I first started walking toward thestreet, I saw the tree blocking the road and was thank-ful no one had run into it. But as I got closer I couldsee a car underneath, and that’s when I feared theworst.”

The tree’s branches had been trimmed on the sideof the Oliver’s Corner building to make way for powerlines, placing much of the weight on the GeorgetownPike side, which is how it fell.

Other members of the Great Falls community feelthat there are other trees that might pose a similardanger. Dr. Ralph Lazaro, who owns the office build-ing on the northeast corner of the intersection, saysthere are two trees on his property that could pose ahazard.

“I developed the property in 1977, and at that time,VDOT wanted the two trees next to the intersectiontaken down,” he said. “It would improve sight dis-tances and the corner could be lowered and possiblyeven a right turn lane added. But it was very much

contested.”Lazaro remembers the debate over the tree remov-

als getting so heated, that someone placed a sign onthe trees that read “You’re killing me, Ralph.”

“Being a young dentist and a newcomer to thiscommunity, I was overwhelmed with the controversy,and eventually the word came from Richmond thatthe trees were to be left in place,” he said. “Over theyears, I’ve still kept my concern, the trees have beenstruck twice by lightning, and the sight isn’t muchimproved, but the use of the intersection has grownby a lot.”

In addition to the sight distances, Lazaro says thetrees’ proximity could make it easy for fallingbranches to fall onto cars driving along GeorgetownPike. A county arborist recently examined the treesand said it wasn’t in a condition as bad as the onethat fell July 17, but a future analysis is planned.

“I love trees, and I know how important they areto this community, but I’m hoping this bad decisionthat was made 35 years ago will be corrected, hope-fully before there’s another tragedy,” Lazaro said. “Ittook a fatal accident to get a light at the UtterbackStore Road intersection, and a major accident to getone at Riverbend Road, I’m hoping we can be a littlemore proactive about this situation.”

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Eastern Great Falls will bethe site of a new odorabatement facility, part

of the ongoing project from theD.C. Water and Sewer Author-ity

The pipeline, which was con-structed in the early 1960s, con-veys wastewater from Fairfax,Loudoun and MontgomeryCounties by gravity to thePotomac Pump Station in Wash-ington, D.C. It is approximately50 miles long and conveysabout 60 million gallons perday, with a maximum capacityof 127 million gallons per day.

In 1991, due to odor com-plaints, a Potomac InterceptorStudy recommended treatmentof the hydrogen sulfide gas thatcame from the line, and six odortreatment locations wereplanned, one in Washington,D.C., three in Maryland and twoin Virginia. One is planned forLoudoun County, the other forGreat Falls. Barry Lucas of D.C.Water and Sewer said thatmaximum odor abatementwon’t happen until all six areoperational.

“Each facility is designed forits location, for example, site1995 in Washington, D.C. is de-signed to look like a canallockhouse, since it’s along the Cand O Canal,” Lucas said. “Backin 1999, we had an inspectionvideo that showed a lot of thereinforcing of the pipe, whichwe’re typically not supposed tosee. We can see concrete pipe,so we know we have issues andthis project is the means bywhich we hope to begin to stopsome of the corrosion.”

The crews will access the sitefrom Deepwoods Drive, YarnickRoad, River Park Lane. Theywill be placing speed humps,signs and will do some intersec-tion improvements to BeachMill Road and DeepwoodsDrive.

“These are not high man-power jobs,” said AllenMcCullough of Ulliman SchutteConstruction. “We are comingin to do some dome excavationand surface work, as well assome underground piping andpour some concrete structurefoundation, then it will shiftinto some masonry structure.There will be fairly small crews,five or six people.”

The facility will be approxi-mately 57 feet by 25 feet, andis scheduled to begin construc-tion this summer and concludeby Fall 2013. Working hours areexpected to be from 7:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.

The facilities will use acti-vated carbon to combat theodor of the sewer gas, whichwill be in the facilities. The pro-cess is expected to reduce am-bient odor and sewer corrosion.The carbon will be replacedapproximately every one to twoyears.

After the odor abatement fa-cility is constructed, the D.C.Water and Sewer Authority willbe using the same access pointsto work on rehabilitation of thepipeline, to repair to the pipe-line itself, as 5,300 feet of linerfor the pipe in Fairfax Countywill be replaced, designed toproject the life of the pipelineby another 75-100 years.

The rehabilitation project willbe done by separate companyand crews.

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A rendering ofthe proposedodor abate-ment facility inGreat Falls,which willserve thePotomac Inter-ceptor sewagepipeline.

The location ofthe new odorabatementfacility to beconstructed bythe D.C. Waterand SewerAuthority.

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More Tree Troubles forGreat Falls?Tree falls, kills one, residents concerned about others.

A crane removes afallen tree from the carof Albert Carl RoethIII, who was killedwhile driving downGeorgetown PikeTuesday, July 17.

Community members watch as a tree is removed froma car Tuesday, July 17.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Workers from Bechtel Constructionplaced the final aerial span forMetrorail in Tysons Corner Tuesdaymorning, the last of 258 that will

support trains as they make their way from FallsChurch to Wiehle Avenue along Phase One of theSilver Line.

“This is a major construction milestone for PhaseOne of the project, which will connect Tysons Cor-ner and Reston to Metro’s existing Orange Line andthe entire 106-mile Metrorail system,” said PatNowakowski, executive director of the project. “Weplan to complete construction this time next sum-mer and Metro will open Phase One in late 2013.”

The blue and yellow truss, which is a 365-ton, 360-foot long horizontal crane, lowered the span, whichis made of concrete cast at Dulles Airport, in about40 minutes Tuesday morning. The span includes 12segments, each weighing between 25 and 40 tons.

“The aerial guideway has been one of the mostchallenging aspects of the project, as we had to carryout this work safely above busy highways and in acongested area,” said Larry Melton, Bechtel’s execu-tive director for the project. “Innovative construc-tion techniques, the work of a dedicated and experi-enced crew and patience from the public were criti-cal to the successful completion of the guideway.”

The average span is made up of 12 segments andis 120 feet. The total length of the guideways re-quired 2,769 segments to complete.

“With the completion of this guideway, if one wereso inclined, they could now walk from Falls Church,through Tysons, all the way to the Wiehle Avenuestation,” Melton said. “But we do have fences andmeasures to discourage that of course.”

Crews will spend the next four to five weeks dis-mantling the truss and will also begin laying trackalong the 11.7 miles between Falls Church andReston.

“This is definitely an important milestone, andwe’re very close to being right on schedule,” said SamCarnaggio, the project’s director from the Metropoli-tan Washington Airports Authority. “The tunnelthrough Tysons was completed some time ago, andafter completion of the aerial structures, we’ll moveon to connecting everything to the Orange Line.”

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10)announced the 10thDistrict’s Class of 2016

appointments to the nation’sservice academies, as well asthose selected for Academyprep schools and scholarshipsto academy-affiliated prepschools.

UNITED STATES MILITARYACADEMY: Benjamin Davies,**McLean, Laurel Springs, En-gland; Molly Shannon,**McLean, Thomas Jefferson; Mat-thew Ziegler.** Centreville,Westfield; Tirone Young, Win-chester, John Handley; RichardXue, Centreville, Westfield.

UNITED STATES NAVALACADEMY: David Kim,**Great Falls, Langley; RichardKuzma, Leesburg, ThomasJefferson; Robert Mason, OakHill, Chantilly; Darby Nelson,Centreville, Westfield; ZacharyOravec,** Ashburn, StoneBridge; Ashley Paek,**Leesburg, Thomas Jefferson;Spencer Shabshab,** Mclean,Langley; Megan Snyder,Ashburn, Stone Bridge; TaylorTurchan, Sterling, Dominion.

UNITED STATES NAVALACADEMY PREP SCHOOL:Ryan Ochoa, Front Royal,Randolph Macon.

UNITED STATES NAVALACADEMY FOUNDATIONSCHOLARSHIP: Catherine

Macklin, McLean, Langley andChad Palmiotto, Sterling,Potomac Falls.

UNITED STATES AIRFORCE ACADEMY: ShannonDaily, Leesburg, Heritage; TroyDennis,** Centreville,Westfield; John Laskodi,**Haymarket, Battlefield; GavinMcDonald,** Centreville,Westfield; Caleb Myhre,** Ster-ling, Rift Valley, Kenya.

UNITED STATES AIRFORCE ACADEMY PREPSCHOOL: Tyler Dietrich,Leesburg, Tuscarora.

UNITED STATES MER-CHANT MARINE ACAD-EMY: Quinn Fleming,**Ashburn, Gonzaga; MatthewHassan, Warrenton, Seton;Hutton Jackson,** Leesburg,Seton.

UNITED STATES COASTGUARD ACADEMY: JosephRizzardi, Ashburn, BriarWoods.

**These appointees werenominated by Wolf ’s 10thDistrict Service AcademyAdvisory Board, which inter-views candidates and recom-mends nominees. The selectionprocess is strictly a competitiveone. Others listed abovereceived their appointmentsthrough presidential, Senate orother nomination sources.

From left: David Kim (USNA), Matthew Ziegler(USMA), Ashley Paek (USNA), Molly Shannon (USMA),Chad Palmiotto (USNA Foundation Scholarship),Congressman Frank Wolf, Colin Laskodi (USAFA),Taylor Turchan (USNA), Zachary Oravec (USNA),Gavin McDonald (USAFA), Troy Dennis (USAFA) andDarby Nelson (USNA).

Appointed to AcademiesU.S. Rep. Wolf announces serviceacademy appointments.

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Workers lower the final aerial span for theMetrorail track in Tysons Corner Tuesday,July 17.

Workers observe as the final concrete span for the guideway for the Metrorail throughTysons Corner is lowered into place Tuesday, July 17.

Workers completeoverhead bridges,move to laying track.

Final Metro Span Laid in Tysons

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Three Great Falls residents havebeen named as 2012 NationalMerit $2500 Scholarship winners:

❖Rachel Chuang (ThomasJefferson High School for Scienceand Technology, probable careerfield medicine)

❖Esther Wang (ThomasJefferson High School for Scienceand Technology, probable careerfield computer science), and

❖Holliday L. Shuler (LangleyHigh School, probable career fieldanthropology).

Seventeen Fairfax CountyPublic Schools (FCPS) gradu-ates from the class of 2012 havebeen named winners of college-sponsored scholarships by the Na-tional Merit Scholarship Corpora-tion (NMSC).

Recipients of college-sponsoredscholarships from the NMSC, withtheir probable career fields in pa-rentheses, are:

❖Meron Belayneh of EdisonHigh School (mathematics), Na-tional Merit University of ChicagoScholarship.

❖David Kim of Lake BraddockSecondary School (undecided),

National Merit Vanderbilt Univer-sity Scholarship.

❖Dylan Kriz of Langley HighSchool (international business),National Merit University of SouthCarolina Scholarship.

❖Nathaniel Banks of RobinsonSecondary School (music), Na-tional Merit Vanderbilt UniversityScholarship.

❖Matthew Ferrell of ThomasJefferson High School for Scienceand Technology (TJHSST) (com-puter science), National Merit Uni-versity of Alabama Scholarship.

❖Erika Fitzpatrick of TJHSST(undecided), National MeritCarleton College Scholarship.

❖Mingming Hu of TJHSST(computer science), NationalMerit Georgia Institute of Technol-ogy Scholarship.

❖Jerry Li of TJHSST (engineer-ing), National Merit WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis Scholarship.

❖Aimi Nguyen of TJHSST (den-tistry), National Merit Universityof Texas at Dallas Scholarship.

❖Rithvik Prasannappa ofTJHSST (medicine), NationalMerit Washington University in St.Louis Scholarship.

❖Kelsey Rainey of TJHSST (en-gineering), National Merit AuburnUniversity Scholarship.

❖Peter Reischer of TJHSST (psy-

chiatry), National Merit Universityof Alabama Scholarship.

❖Benjamin Torczon of TJHSST(business), National Merit Univer-sity of Alabama Scholarship.

❖Zachary Williams of TJHSST(business/law), National MeritUniversity of North Carolina atChapel Hill Scholarship.

❖Kerry Zhang of TJHSST (eco-nomics), National Merit Universityof Chicago Scholarship.

❖Rebecca Holley of WestfieldHigh School (Music/Education),National Merit University of Roch-ester Scholarship.

❖Ian Van Pelt of Westfield HighSchool (biology), National MeritVirginia Polytechnic Institute andState University Scholarship.

College-sponsored Merit Schol-arships provide between $500 and$2,000 annually for up to fouryears of undergraduate study atthe institution financing the schol-arship. Nationwide, approximately8,100 students have won MeritScholarship awards in 2012.

Jamison Fox-Canning ofGreat Falls has been awarded aNational Merit Rochester Instituteof Technology Scholarship. Theprobable career field of the Lan-gley High School graduate will begame design.

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News

See Chez Francois, Page 15

By Donna Manz

The Connection

Washington’s iconic culinarydestination, L’Auberge ChezFrancois, is as much a cul-tural experience as it is a

dining venue. From its garden boasting apalette of seasonal hues and its lively patioto its brasserie showcasing treasures fromthe restaurant’s past, and the storied Alsa-tian-themed classic dining rooms, L’AubergeChez Francois draws the prominent andlocal lives to the Great Falls countryside.

Nestled on six acres of mature woodland,the chalet-inspired L’Auberge Chez Francoiswas sprung from the youth of its founder,Alsatian Francois Haeringer. Haeringer’soriginal Washington-area restaurant was inthe District, Chez Francois. When he movedhis restaurant into the country 36 years ago,business associates thought Haeringer wascrazy. Who would travel 20 miles, alongwinding two-lane hilly roads, for a meal?By all accounts, thousands and thousandswould, have and do.

“It’s a wonderful place,” said Virgil Webb,lunching on the patio with his wife Susanon a recent afternoon. Virgil was waitingfor his appetizer lobster bisque to cool downas Susan dove into her mushroom crepe.The couple, from Arlington, missed a birth-day and an anniversary on the patio becauseit had been too hot. L’Auberge is worth thetrip from Arlington four or five times a year.“It’s the best place in the whole area,” saidVirgil Webb. “Wonderful food, wonderfulpeople, wonderful customer service. Every-thing is always just great.”

L’AUBERGE CHEZ FRANCOIS offersthree dining sections: the original dining

room, the umbrella-shaded patio andJacques’ Brasserie, opened about a year ago.

A diner in the brasserie orders the veg-etable tarte flambe. L’Auberge Chez Francoischef/owner Jacques Haeringer himselftakes a basket out to his garden, pickingthe ingredients that will top the flatbreadcrust … tomatoes, peppers, onions, zuc-chini, yellow squash. A chef will garnish thetoppings with cheese, basil and kalamataolives, and the tarte is baked in a pizza oven.It is summer on a plate.

Haeringer’s new garden is close to a quar-ter-acre. Monet could not have painted amore colorful landscape. There are purplepeppers, orangy-yellow pumpkins, red to-matoes of diverse varieties from small toheirloom, and lots of green, whether it’sleaves or plants. Yellow squash and greenzucchini sprawl out. The herb garden wasmoved to the new area because the maturetrees towering over the earlier herb gardengive off too much shade for thriving herbplants.

Haeringer calls himself a “real” gardener.“I got that from Dad,” he said. “We wereboth big-time gardeners.” He plans on ex-

panding the vegetable garden next year.“We just love this.”

Between his garden, his local growers andsuppliers, he is emphasizing more and morelocal ingredients. Haeringer buys hormone-free meat because that is their “preference.”“We’ve been around so long, we’re old-fash-ioned. This is the only way we know howto run the restaurant.”

Jacques Haeringer got much from Dad.When Francois Haeringer died two years

ago at age 91, he left his business, his pas-sion, really, to the adept hands of his son,executive chef Jacques Haeringer. BrotherPaul continues to operate Chez Francoiswith Jacques. Although they have madesome changes to the restaurant’s layout,they have kept the heart of L’Auberge ChezFrancois as “Papa” developed it.

“Jacques’ Brasserie” took over unusedspace downstairs on lawn level. The room,with windows overlooking the gardens, wastransformed into a traditional French-stylebrasserie. The hand-painted ceramic-toppedtables are more than 50 years old. “Dad hadthese tables built himself when he wasdowntown,” said Haeringer. “We decided to

use them down here. They’re part of ourheritage.”

And there’s more from FrancoisHaeringer’s past. The copper on a wall camefrom Francois. Behind the banquette is fab-ric from bolts that Jacques found at hisfather’s home. The brasserie’s sconces comenot from the Haeringer collection but fromthe National Cathedral.

THE NEW BAR, called Bar Rouge, is offthe brasserie and is named for its dazzlingscarlet granite counter top. It opened inearly July. Haeringer plans on offering“happy hour” drinks and appetizers there.

Pascal Perrochon, from France, is the chefde cuisine, in the kitchen from early morn-ing to early evening.

Talking about L’Auberge Chez Francois,waiter Alejandro Garza of Herndon said, “itis, in itself, a destination.”

What hasn’t changed much are the menuclassics, the heart of L’Auberge. While themenu changes seasonally, it retains the Al-satian focus L’Auberge has perfected sinceits inception. The restaurant offers daily spe-cials to reflect special bounty, such as Do-ver sole flown in from France, but its coreis the traditional cuisine patrons love. “Dadwas a genius,” said Haeringer. “He knewwhat people wanted. You go to a classicFrench restaurant because you want clas-sic French food.”

L’Auberge Chez François offers a 6-courseprix-fixe dinner menu for the price of theentrée, ranging in price from $62.00 to$74.00.

The dining room menu is exhaustive.Most dishes are distinctively French, fromfrog legs to choucroute, from rack of lambwith herbs de Provence and a tarragonsauce, to chateaubriand, seasonal veg-etables, roasted potatoes, with béarnaiseand truffle sauce, and roasted breast ofduckling with oranges and a Grand Marniersauce.

Appetizers include from-scratch soups,including a garden-fresh gazpacho, tocrepes and seafood.

Great Falls culinaryicon integrates natureand heritage in classicFrench cuisine.

L’Auberge Chez Francois Grows a Garden, a Brasserie

L’Auberge Chez Francois chef de cuisine Pascal Perrochon with ownerand executive chef Jacques Haeringer, son of founder FrancoisHaeringer.

Founder Francois moved his Washington, D.C. restaurant to the GreatFalls countryside 36 years ago. L’Auberge Chez Francois continues to bea dining icon drawing patrons from throughout the metro region.

A Great Falls family enjoys a gourmet luncheon in L’Auberge’s diningroom.

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Opinion

Separate and Unequal?

Editorial

If we don’t believe that poor students are lessinnately talented, then the disparities inNorthern Virginia are truly unfair.

The numbers are eye-popping. Latinostudents are 22 percent of FairfaxCounty Public Schools students, but2.7 percent of the incoming Tho-

mas Jefferson High School for Science andTechnology freshman class, the class of 2016.Of the 480 students, seven are black. That’s1.4 percent, while black students are 10 per-cent of the county school system.

The class of 2016 includes 480 students: 126white students (26 percent), 308 Asian stu-dents (64 percent), 13 Hispanic students (2.7percent), seven black students (1.4 percent)and 27 other.

Almost all of the students accepted to TJcome from eight middle schools with advancedgifted-and-talented programs.

The disparities and lack of diversity at North-ern Virginia’s stellar magnet school, ranked thetop high school in the nation, is a symptom of amuch more pervasive problem in Fairfax County.

This week, two groups, the Coalition of TheSilence led by former school board memberTina Hone, and the Fairfax County Branch ofthe NAACP filed a formal complaint with the U.S.Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights.The complaint argues that the current policiesregarding admission to Thomas Jefferson andpolicies regarding identification of students foreligibility for gifted services within FCPS “dis-parately impact Black and Latino students in vio-lation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1965,which prohibits discrimination based on race,

color and national origin.”For well over a decade, FCPS has made a

variety of attempts to address the exclusivenature of admissions to TJ, but with little ef-fect and intense controversy.

The problem runs much deeper than fresh-man admission to Thomas Jefferson. Of 12,044

elementary and middle schoolstudents identified for “level 4”gifted-and-talented programslast year, only 455 were black,

3.8 percent, while 10 percent of FCPS studentsare black. Just 752 were Hispanic, about 6 per-cent, although 22 percent of FCPS students areHispanic.

GETTING ACCEPTED to TJ, in general, isnot an easy task for anyone, reported JuliaO’Donoghue in 2010 in the Connection. Theschool admitted only 15.3 percent of the 3,119students who applied to be part of the class of2014. That means TJ had a lower acceptancerate for its incoming freshman class than ei-ther Cornell University or Swarthmore Collegethat year.

Fairfax students also compete with childrenfrom around the region for slots at the North-ern Virginia magnet school. About 80 percentof TJ’s student body comes from Fairfax butresidents from Arlington, Loudoun, PrinceWilliam and Fauquier counties and the City ofFalls Church can also apply. (The City of Alex-andria does not allow its students to apply to

TJ, and should reconsider its choice to opt out.)While it may be difficult for all children, stu-

dents who are black, Hispanic or poor have aparticularly hard time getting admitted to TJ.

Out of 480 students admitted to the class of2014, only nine were considered poor enoughto qualify for free-or-reduced-priced lunch.

Across all four grades at TJ in 2009-10 schoolyear, approximately 1.78 percent of studentswere black, 2.84 percent of students were His-panic and 1.74 percent were poor.

Fully 25 percent of students in Fairfax Countyare poor enough to qualify for free-or-reduced-priced meals. Do we believe that poor studentsare less talented than students from wealthierfamilies?

The complaint asserts that FCPS “has evolvedinto a system that essentially operates a net-work of separate and unequal schools.”

Many if not most poor students lack accessto quality enrichment programs and after-school activities, lack access to expensive andhighly specific test preparation classes for theadmissions test for TJ. And the complaint citesFCPS retreated from outreach programs forpoor and minority students.

Addressing these issues from Kindergartenup would have many benefits beyond increas-ing diversity at one school. This could alsodecrease the achievement gap, increase thegraduation rate for minority and poor students,and reduce disparities in the suspension andexpulsion rate.

These are hot issues with many perspectives.We welcome letters and comments suggestingsolutions and with different points of view.

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Letters to the Editor

Rejecting aFairy TaleTo the Editor:

I am writing in response to theletter titled “Making Care Afford-able” from the July 18-24 editionof The Connection. This opinionarticle says that we should all cel-ebrate now that Obamacare hasbeen upheld by the Supreme Courtas a tax. The article supposes thatnow millions of Americans willhave access to care, as if they don’talready, and that all our ills willbe solved and we’ll live happilyever after. Well I’m sorry. I don’tbelieve in fairy tales, and that isexactly what Obamacare is. Thetruth about Obamacare is that itis a tax, it is not affordable, andmany Americans will not be ableto retain the doctors of theirchoice.

From the beginning, we weretold that it was not a tax, yet theChief Justice of the Supreme Courtupheld it on the basis of it being atax. Now the federal government

can force us to buy something wedon’t want or pay a penalty for notdoing so. Sorry, this is not theAmerica I know and love wherefederal bureaucrats now have thepower to dictate what and howmuch of anything we need to buyfor our families.

We were told that health carewill be “affordable,” yet the MarchCBO scoring of this disgraceful lawshows that it will be nothing of thesort. It has updated its cost esti-mate for the first ten years to be1.76 trillion dollars, up from itsoriginal scoring of $940 billionwhen this was signed into law.How will this country, with an al-ready downgraded debt rating, ananemic economic growth rate of1 percent, staggering unemploy-ment and underemployment, anda President that is outright hostileto free enterprise, ever pay forsuch a monstrous new governmententitlement? My liberal friendswill say let’s make the evil 1 per-cent pay for it. But with only halfthe working population even pay-ing federal income taxes, I think

the answer is we won’t pay for it.We will pass this burden on to ourchildren and grandchildren andtheir grandchildren.

We were told that more peoplewill have coverage underObamacare and that we will beable to keep the doctors we like.Yet the March CBO scoring showsthat 3 million more people willrequire health care through Med-icaid, and that private employerswill drop their coverage for em-ployees, forcing more people ontoMedicaid rolls and into govern-ment run health exchanges. Andfrom the beginning, Obamacarecut $500 billion from Medicare.

So once again, I say this Ameri-can is not celebrating. The Afford-able Care Law is anything but af-fordable. This disastrous law is fullof empty promises and representsa heavy handed federal govern-ment bent on eroding our free-doms and burdening generationsof Americans with outrageousbills. I live in the real world wherebudgets are made and benefits getpaid for, not passed on to future

generations of Americans not evenborn yet. I pray the rest of my fel-low citizens will see through thefairy tale that is Obamacare andelect representatives in Novemberwho will overturn this despicablelaw.

Gina RyanGreat Falls

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By Sandy Jolles

The Connection

When Frodo first spentthe night at EleekaAsayesh’s house, he

cried. After Frodo’s crying gotmore and more urgent and in-sistent, Asayesh let him sleep onher bed, and from that point,they were inseparable.

“He put his head on my shoul-der and went right to sleep, andever since he’s practically beenmy shadow, following me every-where I go,” Asayesh said.

Buying this Maltese from aspecial breeder, Asayesh wastold it would take a while forFrodo to bond, “but it happenedand from that moment I felt Ihad found my best friend.”

When Frodo isn’t jumping on his two hind legs,he’s snuggling with Asayesh and family. Accordingto Asayesh, he also has a peculiar way of observ-ing someone by “tilting his head.”

The 4 1/2 month-year-old may have a lot ofgrowing up to do, but one thing he’ll keep in mind:there’s no place like family.

PEPER AND PORTIA have two distinct person-alities. Pepper carries the brains in the operation,while Portia displays the good looks.

As a Shiba Inu, Pepper resembles a miniaturefox, while german shepherd Portia simply acts likeone.

“Portia doesn’t have the typical Great Dane Ex-pression. And instead pretends to be a small lapdog,” said Nicole Hwang who owns these two ani-mals. “She is a child’s level of playful.”

Though Pepper is small in size, her perceptionmatches that of a Great Dane.

“She’s incredibly sassy to other dogs. She’s likethe queen bee, and needs to be treated like a prin-cess,” Hwang said.

Pepper’s audacious mindset lands her face-to-facewith big dogs who later submit to her intimida-tion, according to Hwang. One arena that Pepperand Portia clash sharply in: their intellect.

“Portia seems to act her age, like a 4-year-old.Pepper, on the other hand, seems to have the mindof a 20-year-old,” Hwang said. “She’s wise beyondher years.”

With their unfailing friendliness and affability,

Pepper and Portia are a “star dog duo,” accordingto Hwang.

Whenever Pepper sees a new person, she goesup to them looks at them, and rolls over,” Hwangsaid.

JOE GARGAN CAN REMEMBER the first timehe welcomed a new addition to his household. Hewas in sixth grade at the time. Now a rising juniorat college, his dog Jack still remains as a close-knitmember of their family.

Before Gargan’s family found Jack, the Portu-guese water dog had participated as a show dog.Only retiring a year before, Jack still carries theinstinct of incredible loyalty and steadfastness,especially to his mother.

“Sometimes it’s incredibly hard for anyone butmy mother to take him for a walk because he re-fuses to be separated from her,” Gargan said.

Not only did the shows sharpen Jack’s sense ofloyalty, they also enhanced Jack’s manners.

“It might sound crazy, but he has this “gentle-manly” posture about him that not all other dogshave. We’ve also never had much trouble with pottytraining him, keeping him away from the cat, orharassing other dogs or people,“ Gargan said

Even though Gargan is away at Wesleyan Uni-versity for the majority of the year, Jack never trailsout of his mind.

Regardless of his age, Gargan notes Jack still “hasa lot of energy left in him.” As the “water” in hisdog title suggests, Jack gravitates towards any poolof water for his favorite leisure activity: swimming.

By Morgan Sasser

The Connection

At Kim’s Tailor shop inGreat Falls Village Cen-ter, clients are greetednot only by Deuk Kim,

but by his friendly Yorkie, Mash.Mash has been accompanying Kimand his wife Soon to work everyday since he was two-months-old—and according to Kim, “bynow all Great Falls residents seemto know him.”

Mash is named after the famoustelevision show by the same name,and was originally a graduation giftfor the Kims’ daughter. But aftershe left for school in California,Mash stayed with the family.

Kim says that his favorite thingabout Mash is how smart and well-trained he is. Mash has evenlearned to let himself out to use thebathroom while his owners workwith clients. “He just goes aroundthe corner and comes right back,all by himself,” he said.

However, three years ago thistrick got Mash into trouble. Oneday, Mash wandered outside—without a collar—to use the bath-room. Thinking that he was a straydog, a woman picked him up at theShell gas station behind the shop.After reporting a missing dog to theFairfax Animal Shelter, she tookhim home with her to Manassas.“She wasn’t a Great Falls resident,so she didn’t recognize him as theKim’s Tailor dog,” said Kim.

After a panicked evening, theKims eventually contacted theFairfax shelter and promptly droveto Manassas to get their beloveddog. “We thought that we had losthim,” said Kim. “Fortunately, thewoman who found him took good

care of him.”At nine pounds, most would as-

sume Mash to be a puppy—andclients are always astonished whenKim tells them that Mash is actu-ally twelve years old. “We checkhim three or four times a year, andhe’s very healthy for his age,” saidKim.

Mash has certainly become well-known in the Great Falls commu-nity, and residents stop by the shopoften to give him a pat on the head.

AFTER TAKING A FEW STEPSinto the Pans’ backyard, you startto hear the clucking from the redand white coop. Along withScarlett, a German short-hairedpointer, and Tommy, a turtle thatwas discovered in their pool, thisfamily has four pet chickens.

The Pans got their first chicken—a hen named Lady—six years agofrom a hatching project at St.Francis church. When it was an-nounced that the chick needed apermanent home, the Pans decidedto volunteer. “After that, we juststarted adding,” said Wendy Pan.

Next came Lady Two, Junior, anda rooster named Jabberwocky. “Hewas huge, and when he was out ofthe coop he would chase me andmy brothers around our yard,” saidson Garret.

At that point, the Pans built acoop for their chickens. Completewith a solar heater to keep thebirds warm in the winter, the struc-ture provides protection from foxesand dogs that might otherwise at-tack. However, the chickens areallowed to wander around theyard—as long as Scarlett is inside.

Just like with any other pet, thePans provide the chickens withfresh food and water every day, and

Wendy Pan regularly collects theeggs from the coop. “Sometimesour friends bring us empty egg car-tons and ask us to fill them,” shesaid.

While chickens may seem likeunconventional pets, Gary Pan saysthat most local families are in-trigued. “But when I tell peoplewho live outside of Great Falls,they’re much more surprised,” hesaid. “I think it shows that our com-munity still has a rural feeling.”

Although the Pans now refer tothe birds collectively as “chickens,”they still consider them pets. “Igrew up on a farm, so I like havingthem around,” said Wendy Pan. Sofar, the family has had almosttwenty chickens, and plans con-tinue adding them in the future.

DURING THE POWER OUT-AGES that swept through the areain early July, the Patil family’s min-iature poodle, Pluto, proved him-self a hero. The lamps lining theirbackyard had been off for five daysdue to the outages, and leaves hadstarted to collect around them.Little to the family’s knowledge,when the power returned theleaves caught fire and started tosmoke.

“Pluto was running around andbarking, so we finally came outsideto see what was wrong,” said RajPatil. “We put it out in time, but itcould have spread to the house ifit weren’t for him.”

In addition to Pluto, who is al-most three, six-year-old Goofy, acocker spaniel and poodle mix, isalso beloved by the Patils. This isthe third dog named Goofy that thePatils have had; the first was a shihtzu that they adopted while livingin Utah, and after moving to Vir-ginia, said Sangita Patil, “wewanted to keep the tradition go-ing.”

Both dogs are walked three timesa day, and their favorite place togo is Great Falls Park. “We walkthem, feed them. They love home-made Indian food,” said Sangita.“But if you give them somethingstore-bought, they spit it out. It’sso funny.”

The family describes the dogs asloving, and daughter Radika notesthat even after so many years,“they’re always so excited whenone of us comes home.”

While Goofy is welcoming to-wards houseguests, Pluto—despitehis stature—acts as the Patils guarddog. “He tries to protect us fromeveryone,” said Sangita.

And even Goofy has causedtrouble in the house. “Goofy haschewed up two of my retainers,two pairs of glasses, two iPods, andmy driver’s education booklet,”said son Neil. “He even stole fourtwenty dollar bills out of someone’spurse once and just walked off.Another time, he really did eat myhomework.”

TO FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD LilyBarber, Shine is more than a pet;she’s a teammate. The pair fre-quently competes in horse showsaround the area, although Barbersays that she values Shine for muchmore than her dressage and jump-ing abilities. “She has real person-ality,” said Barber. “She’s sweet, butI’ve seen her be sassy sometimes.”

Barber has had Shine for twoyears now, and the duo met for thefirst time at a horse show. The Bar-ber family was looking at severalhorses, but after riding Shine for afew minutes Barber says that sheknew it was the perfect match. “Ijust had to convince my parents,”she said.

Now, Barber boards her horse atStony Ridge Farm in Manassas, butstill manages to see Shine every

other day. The two have lessonsonce a week, but Barber enjoysgoing on rides with her horsewhenever she gets the chance.“The barn is right at the Manassasbattlefield, so we like goingthrough the trails around there,”she said.

Aside from riding and compet-ing, Barber values the other aspectsof having a horse as well. She saysthat to have a pet like this, “youreally have to love all parts of it.Mucking the stalls, grooming thehorse, everything. It’s more workthan some people might think.”

However, Barber sees the timecommitment as worthwhile, andhas developed a strong connectionwith her horse. “I honestly believethat she understands what I’m say-ing,” said Barber. “I’ll be talking toher, and she snickers back to me.”

LAST FALL, Loretta Arey foundherself locked in her tack room.

Without a phone to call for help,she was finally forced to escapethrough the back window. Herhorse, Scottie, had once againshown his aptitude for locks. “He’svery smart,” she said. “He lockedme in the tack room, and can lethimself out of his stall, too.”

Despite his mischievous nature,Scottie has a special place inArey’s life. Not only is he sweetand gentle, but he is also Arey’slargest horse. A cross between theIrish draft and Belgian breeds,Scottie is 17.3 hands—almost sixfeet tall—and fifteen hundredpounds.

Arey recalls when Scottie tookadvantage of his stature two yearsago. “I had an injured horse that Iwas keeping in Scottie’s stall,” shesaid. “I came back from teaching alesson, and Scottie had lifted thestall door off its hinges. I guess hejust wanted his space back.”

Arey has had Scottie for six years,

and first found him on the websiteequine.com. After her formerriding horse passed away, she haddecided to find a replacement. Andwhen it came time to name the newhorse, her husband helped hercome up with ideas. “My husbandjoked that I had to get beamed uponto his back to ride him becausehe’s so tall,” said Arey. “It remindedus of ‘beam me up Scotty’ from StarTrek.”

In spite of Scottie’s strength andsize, Arey has to take special careof him in some ways. “He has 26allergies,” she said. “It’s like a kidwith allergies; it can be high main-tenance.”

Aside from Scottie, Arey hasseven other horses that she uses inher riding program, 20/20Horsesight. While she allows stu-dents to ride the others during les-sons, Arey reserves Scottie for herown riding. “He’s just too big formost people to ride,” she said.

Meeting the Pets of Great FallsFive stories on local people with pets.

Deuk Kimand Mash sitin their shopin Great FallsVillage,where Mashhas beenaccompany-ing his own-ers fortwelve years.

The Pan family members, (from left to right) Garrett,Mitchell, Gary, Wendy, and Wesley hold their chickens infront of their backyard coop.

Raj, Sangita, and Neil Patil (from left to right) sit betweentheir playful dogs, Pluto (left) and Goofy (right).

Lily boards her horse,Shine, at Stony Ridge Farmin Manassas.

Loretta Arey with her horse, Scottie, at their Great Falls home.

Pet Connection

The Best Friends of Great Falls

Photo by Morgan Sasser/The Connection

Joe Gargan’s dog Jack rests comfortably and poses forthe camera.

Frodo posing in a sea ofpillows.

From left, Pepper and Portia sit side-by-side on Huang’sboat.

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By Gloria Boos, 8

Great Falls Elementary School

One evening my mom,my sister Rose and Iwere walking on theboardwalk at the

beach and we saw a lot of peoplewalking past us with interestingpets. We asked one person wherethey got it and they said at thestore farther down the boardwalk.We thanked the person and startedwalking toward the shop. Whenwe got there we discovered thatthey were selling hermit crabs.They all had different de-signs on their shells. Thesaleslady told us how to takecare of them and my momdecided to get two, one forRose and me.

To take care of hermit crabs allyou have to do is: 1. Most impor-tantly, get a sponge and keep it wetat all times. The hermit crab needsit to drink. 2. You should get a con-tainer of food that lasts 3 to 6months and feed it to the hermitcrab every morning. 3. Clean outthe cage using a squirt bottle.Make sure in the bottle you onlyhave water.

I chose a hermit crab that wascolorful and named it Tie-die.There are colors on my hermit crablike purple, orange, green, yellow

and blue. Rose has a hermit crabthat is named Hermy. She namedhers Hermy because she couldn’tthink of a name for a yellow andgrey striped crab. Hermy is muchsmaller than Tie-die. I don’t thinkthey like each other very much soif you get more than one hermitcrab you should probably get acage for each crab. Sometimes youshould let them out on a grassy orhard area where they can walk.

Today we had a babysitter andshe suggested that we have a her-mit crab race. So we did. The racewas on! Tie-die moved out of her

shell, Hermy was still in hisshell, not moving. Tie-diecrawled toward the food.Hermy finally moved out ofhis shell. Halfway to the fin-

ish line, Tie-die was in the lead.Close to the finish line Tie-diewent back into her shell. She wasafraid for some reason. Hermy wasnow getting closer to Tie-die. Rosewas getting excited. Hermy passedTie-die, but then Tie-die cameback out of her shell and startedafter Hermy. The winner … Tie-die! She came right in front ofHermy. The race was finished.Rose, the babysitter and I werecheering. What a close race.Maybe tomorrow we’ll have arematch. Whoever wins gets tohave extra food for a week.

Caring for Crabs

Gloria Boos, 8, upcoming 3rd grader at Great FallsElementary, right, with her twin sister Rose, also up-coming 3rd grader at Great Falls Elementary: Their petsare hermit crabs.

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By Alex McVeigh

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Nike Field number four is set to becomethe first artificial turf field in GreatFalls, through a joint effort between theFairfax County Park Authority, the

Great Falls Lacrosse Association and the FairfaxCounty Department of Neighborhood and Commu-nity Services. In addition to allowing more playingtime for local athletic groups, the project will alsoserve as part of the ongoing storm water manage-ment in the area.

The Fairfax County Park Authority did a needs as-sessment in 2004, which found that there were 94fields short of meeting the needsof the community. Rectangularfields, like Nike Field 4, are in es-pecially high demand.

“This project is estimated to in-crease playing capacity by 62percent, in conjunction with theaddition of lights, when com-pared to natural turf,” said DebGarris of the county’s AthleticField Management branch. “Byincreasing capacity on a lighted existing field, we’rereducing the need to construct additional fields.”

Garris said turfing also helps increase the durabil-ity of the fields while decreasing divots, bald spotsand uneven terrain.

THE FIELD consists of the turf as a top layer, fol-lowed by a layer of finish stone, a layer of opengraded aggregate base and an underground pipingsystem.

The county is currently examining two options forthe turf infill: FutrFill, which is a thermoplastic elas-tomer derived from an environmentally inert mate-rial process and a silica sand mixture; or PureFill,which is an organic, 100 percent recyclable project

harvested from cork oak trees and a silica sand mix-ture.

Garris said the industry standard for artificial turffields is about eight to 10 years.

“Replacement means rolling up the carpet on thefield, re-laying the surface below and then laying newcarpet over it,” she said.

The proposed field will also be used by the county’sDepartment of Public Works and Environmental Ser-vices to help manage the storm water in the area.

“By partnering up with DPWES, we’re putting inan additional two inches of stone and six inches ofaggregate base, but should provide additional vol-ume reduction of water draining,” Garris said. “Ourgoal for the field is to be able to retain the volume ofa 100 year storm, and the design reduces the runoffrate for two-year and 10-year storm runoff to lessthan the predevelopment conditions.”

Craig Carinci, director of storm water planning forDPWES, says the project will tie into their overallefforts to manage storm water in the area.

“We’ll also be using additional filtration methodsso the water that is running offthe site is cleaner water,” he said.“I’m not aware of any otherproject, public or private, in thecounty that’s ever tried to retaina 100-year storm, it’s unheardof.”

According to DPWES, syntheticturf field systems reduce phos-phorus runoff by an estimated 15percent for the Nike Field project.

THE WATER from Nike Field is part of Piney Branch,which has a total draining area of about 36 acres.Emma Gutzler, an ecologist with the StormwaterPlanning division of DPWES, estimated that the cur-rent project will focus on 3.5 acres of the drainagearea.

Leo Santaballa Field, located behind the Great FallsLibrary which is currently used by lacrosse players,was originally supposed to be turfed.

“We were looking at Santaballa for a long time,but it was never the right place,” said Supervisor JohnFoust (D-Dranesville). “It’s the current home of thelacrosse players, so that’s where we looked first, butthe challenges we had there never got resolved.”

Piano students from ArtstarsStudio LLC performed in MusicalOlympics recitals recently, featur-ing music from all around theworld.

Some students chose to learn apiece tied to their heritage. Forexample, Caroline Stock has aHungarian background, and so she

Presenting Musical Olympics inGreat Falls

performed Franz Liszt’s HungarianRhapsody #2. Each student cre-ated a flag, representing the coun-try of their music’s origin.

Artstars Studio LLC is located inGreat Falls, and the instructor isMary Jane Cogan.

To view more recital photos, visitwww.Artstars.biz.

Piano students from Artstars Studio LLC in Great Fallsperformed in Musical Olympics recitals recently, featur-ing music from all around the world.

Catherine Kruse played “Finlandia” by Sibelius whileshowing her flag of Finland.

Heidi Lin played “Beautiful Jasmine,” a Chinese folksong.

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Field number fourat Nike Park, lo-cated at the bottom,is scheduled to beturned into anartificial turf field,as well as receiveseveral storm watermanagement im-provements.

Turf Field Slated for Nike ParkProject will look toincrease usability, improvestorm water management.

Stormwater SolutionsMeeting Set

Fairfax County will host a meeting todiscuss solutions to storm water issuesaround the community, including the turffield planned at Nike. The meeting will takeplace Wednesday, August 1 at 7 p.m. atForestville Elementary School.

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During the hot and humid days of sum-mer, mostpeople like nothing more than a relaxing day at thepool. However, dogs are not always granted thisluxury – that is, until Seneca Hill Animal Hospital,Resort and Spa’s annual open house.

Dogs and their owners gathered from all over thearea on Sunday, July 15, to treat themselves to freesamples, raffles, unlimited playtime and access tothe newly renovated aquatic facility. Additionally,owners could enjoy complimentary hot dogs, sidesand drinks while their four-legged friends receiveddog treats, frozen Frosty Paws and ice water.

After cooling off with a swim, a Keeshond namedCassie enjoyed her time in the play yard and itsplethora of toys. Her owners, Cynthia and AlanHoupt, came all the way from Oak Hill to take ad-vantage of Seneca Hill’s facilities. “Cassie used to bea regular in doggy day care here,” explained CynthiaHoupt. “We thought it’d be nice to visit again.” Cassie,who also visits an assisted living home and takes partin informal dog shows, got to have a day of fun andrelaxation at Seneca.

The event, which according to Seneca Hill’s gen-eral manager Heather Dallara is in its fourth year, isa “fun, excellent way to thank our customers.”Dallara, who brought her Chihuahua mix, Moxie, tothe event as well, continued: “We mainly do it as acommunity event” that everyone – both people andpets – can enjoy.

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Cassie, a Keeshond owned by Oak Hillresidents Cynthia and Alan Houpt, relaxesnext to a bowl of ice water in the play yardat Seneca Hill. The fenced area containedseveral places for the dogs to cool off.

Seneca HillgeneralmanagerHeatherDallarashows off herChihuahua,Moxie, andher favoriteway of travel:her sling.

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One of the restaurant’s signa-ture desserts, a tribute toFrancois Haeringer’s grand-mother, is a creamy bread pud-ding topped with vanilla sauce… heavenly.

L’Auberge now offers a lacarte dishes in conjunction withits prix fixe menu. The choicesare extensive because the “gen-eral,” Francois himself, alwayssaid that people want choices.

Jacques’ Brasserie extendsthe concept of choice. It offerssome lighter fare, such as thevegetable tarte flambe, and ismore casually-oriented.Choucroute is standard on thebrasserie menu, as are pinotnoir-braised beef and medal-lions of beef with a bearnaisesauce. The free-range chickencomes with spaetzle. The freshcalf’s liver with bacon and cara-melized onions is popular, too.

The whole restaurant isserved by a single kitchen andstaff. The brasserie concept hasdrawn in more local residentsjust “popping in,” saidHaeringer. They drive by, on theway home from work or activi-ties, and stop by the brasserie.

Haeringer hosts quite a fewfundraisers for the communitythroughout the year, includingthose with a personal mission.His wife died of breast cancerand fundraisers on behalf ofbreast cancer research fundingare important to him.

JACQUES HAERINGER ap-pears as guest chef on the “To-day” show, eight appearancesto-date, and on local Washing-ton, D.C. stations. He is person-able, deft with his culinary tech-nique, smiling, and speaksFrench. His extroverted person-ality, charisma and passion forfood makes for good TV. For his

July 11 demonstration onWUSA with J.C. Hayward,Haeringer prepared cantalopestuffed with crabmeat to cel-ebrate Bastille Day on July 14.

OpenTable.com voters haveplaced L’Auberge consistently asone of the top 50 restaurants inthe country. Couples, families,business people, celebrate atthe restaurant.

Haeringer said that about 10percent of the restaurant’s clien-tele have dietary concerns, fromgluten avoidance to sodium re-striction. The restaurant accom-modates dietary needs when-ever possible. “We are happy andable to do custom dishes,” saidHaeringer. L’Auberge is puttingtogether menu notations alert-ing customers to gluten.

For many patrons, the ambi-ance, the setting, is part of thedining experience. The Webbswaited for weather conduciveto dining on the patio. For thegroup of retired teachers whocame from Montgomery Countyfor the three-course luncheon,the grounds “make” the experi-ence.

When family from out of thearea visited Susan and VirgilWebb a month ago, the Webbsbrought them here, to the pa-tio, for a great meal. “Webrought them to the best placewe know,” said Virgil Webb.

L’Auberge Chez Francois is at332 Springvale Road, GreatFalls, in a residential area. It isacross the corner of SpringvaleRoad and Beach Mill Road. Forreservations, call 703-759-3800. For more information onthe restaurant, go to http://www.laubergechezfrancois.com/Chef Jacques keeps a Facebookpage, as well, updating special-ties and garden bounty, https://www.facebook.com/pages/LAuberge-Chez-Francois/137965396217685.

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WEDNESDAY/JULY 25“The Wizard of Oz.” 7:30 p.m. Alden

Theatre, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. This isa non-musical version of the [email protected].

Wine Tasting. 5:30-8:30 p.m. WineBar & Lounge at Entyse, Ritz Carlton1700 Tyson’s Boulevard, McLean.703-506-4300.

THURSDAY/JULY 26 Sushi. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wine Bar &

Lounge at Entyse, Ritz Carlton 1700Tyson’s Boulevard, McLean. 703-506-4300.

Matthias Kuchta. 10:30 a.m. FileneCenter, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. TheBrothers Grimm fairytale, The Wolfand the Seven Little Goats. Germanpuppeteer Matthias Kuchta uses life-size puppets to share the story ofseven little goats that let a wickedwolf into their home. $8-$10 at 1-877-WOLFTRAP orwww.wolftrap.org/TITW.

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p.m. MCC Alden Theatre, 1234Ingleside Ave, McLean. $18-$20.www.mcleanplayers.org.

The Christopher Linman JazzEnsemble. 8:30 p.m.- 12 a.m. WineBar & Lounge at Entyse, Ritz Carlton1700 Tyson’s Boulevard, McLean.Food, wine and jazz entertainment.703-506-4300.

Friday Afternoon Chess Group. 1p.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Allages. 703-757-8560.

Matthias Kuchta. 10:30 a.m. FileneCenter, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. TheBrothers Grimm fairytale, The Wolfand the Seven Little Goats. Germanpuppeteer Matthias Kuchta uses life-size puppets to share the story ofseven little goats that let a wickedwolf into their home. $8-$10 at 1-877-WOLFTRAP orwww.wolftrap.org/TITW.

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The Folsom Prisoners. 5-7 p.m. ThePalladium Civic Place Green, 1445Laughlin Avenue, McLean. Freeoutdoor event featuring countrymusic. 703-288-9505.

Children’s Shows: Billy Kelly &the Blahblahblahs. 10:30 a.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

“The Prince and the Troubadour.”12 p.m. 1st Stage Theater, 1524Spring Hill Road, McLean. All ticketsare for general admission seating.$10. 703-854-1856 or [email protected].

“Legally Blonde – the Musical” 8p.m. MCC Alden Theatre, 1234Ingleside Ave, McLean. $18-$20.www.mcleanplayers.org.

Matthias Kuchta. 10:30 a.m. FileneCenter, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. TheBrothers Grimm fairytale, The Wolfand the Seven Little Goats. Germanpuppeteer Matthias Kuchta uses life-size puppets to share the story ofseven little goats that let a wickedwolf into their home. $8-$10 at 1-877-WOLFTRAP or

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“The Prince and the Troubadour.”12 p.m. 1st Stage Theater, 1524Spring Hill Road, McLean. $10. 703-854-1856 or [email protected].

“Legally Blonde – the Musical” 2p.m. MCC Alden Theatre, 1234Ingleside Ave, McLean. $18-$20.www.mcleanplayers.org.

Happy Together Tour 2012; TheTurtles featuring Flo & Eddie;The Monkees Lead SingerMickey Dolenz; Gary Puckett &The Union Gap; The GrassRoots; The Buckinghams. 8 p.m.Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.$42 in-house, $25 lawn.www.wolftrap.org

MONDAY/JULY 30Fun with Jonathan Austin. 10:30

a.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Juggling, magic and unicycling. Ages6-12. 703-757-8560.

Create a Comic Book. 7 p.m. Age 12-18. Tysons-Pimmit Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. 703-790-8088.

TUESDAY/JULY 31Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance

Company. 8:30 p.m. Wolf TrapCenter for the Performing Arts, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. Jones presentsautobiographical segmentsaccompanied by music and dance.$4-$40. www.wolftrap.org.

Tuesday Storytime. 10:30 a.m.Tysons-Pimmit Library, 7584

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Ages 1-2with caregiver. 703-790-8088.

Okee Dokee Brothers. 10:30 a.m.Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Bluegrass melodies. $8-$10at 1-877-WOLFTRAP orwww.wolftrap.org/TITW.

Thinking Inside the Box. 10 a.m. - 4p.m., Tues. – Sat. Vienna Arts SocietyGallery on the Village Green, 513Maple Ave., W., Vienna. Many artists’insights and thoughts within thelimits of a frame.www.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

Book Talk for Book Lovers. 7 p.m.Tysons-Pimmit Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Adults.703-790-8088.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 1George Thorogood & The

Destroyers. 7:30 p.m. Wolf TrapCenter for the Performing Arts, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. $25-$42.www.wolftrap.org.

Wine Tasting. 5:30-8:30 p.m. WineBar & Lounge at Entyse, Ritz Carlton1700 Tyson’s Boulevard, McLean.Sample Sommelier Vincent Feraud’swines. 703-506-4300.


THURSDAY/AUG. 2The Temptations and The Four

Tops. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap Center forthe Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. $22-$38. www.wolftrap.org.

Sushi. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wine Bar &Lounge at Entyse, Ritz Carlton 1700Tyson’s Boulevard, McLean. Watch asexpert chef creates sushi. 703-506-4300.


Local artist Jane Rader will beexhibiting her “Memories of theBeach” series of photographs atthe Great Falls Library (9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls)from July to September 2012.Located in the conference roomof the library, Rader’s digitalimages on canvas feature beachscenes in a contemporary, im-pressionistic style. As a painterand a graphic designer, Raderutilizes a soft focus style of pho-tography that allows her to“paint” with her camera.

“Memories of the Beach” wasphotographed in 2010 alongthe coastline of Virginia.

Rader is a graphic designer,member of Great Falls Studiosand the Middleburg Arts Coun-cil, and has

taught visual communica-tions in New York and theWashington, D.C. area. Raderrecently launched a line ofgreeting cards and cell phonecovers. For more information,v i s i twww.janeraderdesigns.com.

Umbrella by Jane Rader

Beach Photos on Exhibit atGreat Falls Library

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Chez Francois GardenInspires Menu

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The Langley Wildthings defeated theHunter Mill Sharks in a title battle forthe top spot in Division 5. Langley wasdown four points as they entered the

relay portion of the competition, and won the nailbiter by taking eight of twelve; they clinched the meetwith the second to last event, the Boys Mixed AgeRelay. The final score was 218-202.

Coaches Mason Walsh, Sam Speers and WillBrumas inspired The Wildthings to bring their all toevery practice and meet, resulting in an undefeatedseason.

The Wildthings last went undefeated andtook the first place spot in 2005, when theyswam in Division 8.

Liliana Schone set an 8 and Under GirlsButterfly club record by finishing the 25M

race in 19.87 seconds.Langley’s double blue ribbon winners were: Luke

Watson, Jack Hoeymans, Zach Johnson, JinwonBailar, Nathan Johnson, Tatiana Bennett and SchuylerBailar.

Single blue ribbons went to: Nathalie Schmanske,Isabelle Schone, JJ Bellaschi, Katie Robinson, KatieBellaschi, Audrey Wallach, Liliana Schone, EmilyWallach, Elena Skhlyar and Maggie Bellaschi.

Please contact Liz Holzapfel with questions:[email protected].

The RiverBend Stingrays(5-0) defeatedWestwood, 316-200, to win

the DCCL Blue Division championship.This is the third year the undefeatedStingrays have won this title.

Will Koeppen continued hisrecord-breaking streak with threenew 9-10 boys’ league records inthe 50M free (30.96), 25M fly(15.59) and 100M IM (1:17.96),and four first-place finishes.

Katherine Allen, Anna Takis andMicaela Grassi each won fourraces.

Triple winners were: CarterBennett, Thomas Youngkin andRyan Windus.

Other first-place finishers in-cluded: Luke Buroker, JulianVillacorta, Sara Bailey Zeiller,Charlotte Bell, Colin O’Connor,Emma Grassi and Pearce Bloom.

The Langley Wildthings celebrate their victory over Hunter Mill and their Division 5Champions Title.

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Langley Wildthings Win ChampionshipWith victory over Hunter Mill,Langley completes a 5-0 season.

Kent Gardens diver CarolineMcCleary (15), of McLean,won first place in the SeniorGirls (15-18) event at theNVSL’s annual Wally Martin

Pictured with McCleary is Kent Gardens head divecoach Leigh Anne Methlie.

Memorial 3-Meter Meet onSunday, July 15, 2012.Pictured with McCleary isKent Gardens head dive coachLeigh Anne Methlie.

McLean Diver Wins3-Meter Meet

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Adult Softball Teams WantedFairfax Adult Softball is accepting applications for adult

softball teams. Men, women, coed, social coed, corporate coedand senior (age 50 and older) leagues are available. Applica-tions are accessible via the FAS Web site atwww.playsoftballnow.com. Sign up before Aug. 3 to ensure aspot.

Don’t have a team yet? FAS will place you on a team. Visit theFAS website and register as an individual free agent.

For further information, call 703-815-9007 or [email protected].

RiverBend Defeats Westwood for DCCL Trophy

Members of the RiverBend developmental swim team, theMini-Stingers, at their Lollipop Meet. Also pictured arecoaches and swim team members who helped run thismeet.

Members of RiverBend’s developmental swim team, theMini-Stingers, receive some last minute pointers fromAssistant Coach Cindy Weir as they prepare to swim intheir first meet — The Lollipop Meet — which is run byolder team members.

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It might be my age (as in getting older), or itmight be the fact that I have cancer (you think?),but my brain and the related physical and mentaltasks it coordinates are not exactly working atpeak efficiency. Don’t get me wrong, I’m notexactly “Forrest, Forrest Gump,” but plans arenot easily made and when they are made, not soeasily or successfully carried out. Whether it’s adrive to an unfamiliar destination, time spentwith semi-unsuspecting (about me) acquain-tances, or overnighting away from home (andout of my routine: alkaline water, pills, aspara-gus, baking soda, apple cider vinegar, etc.) as afew examples, what once seemed like ordinaryand manageable acts of everyday-type life nowpresent previously unfamiliar hurdles. Talk aboutmaking something out of nothing. Everything issomething, even if it’s nothing. And that’s achange – for the worse.

Unfortunately, knowing this – and acceptingit, hasn’t lessened the burden and inevitability ofliving with it. I’m always relieved when whatever,wherever, however, we (meaning me) finish whatwe’re doing: get to where we’re going/solve theproblem we’re needing to solve/arrange theschedule we’re attempting to arrange, and com-plete our miscellaneous activities. I can then set-tle back into what’s familiar and relativelyuncomplicated. If I’ve been there and am accus-tomed to doing it, it gets done, without muchado. However, if I haven’t been there – literallyand figuratively, getting there – and back,becomes increasingly more difficult. I don’t nec-essarily want to blame this behavior on my ageor my underlying problem (“NSCLC”), but atleast if I blame it on something that makes sense– to me, I can live with the consequences of thispreferred inaction. And the more I understandthe reasons for certain “inaction,” the less stressI’ll feel. And the less stress I feel, the better off I’llbe; as a cancer patient, first, and as a reasonablyintelligent adult second (no comments from thepeanut gallery, please).

I guess what I’m trying to do is what Jerry,Elaine, George and Kramer were competing todo years ago on a particularly memorable “Sein-feld” episode: master my own domain; trying tocontrol the uncontrollable. However, if any set ofcircumstances is likely uncontrollable, it is thephysical, mental, emotional and spiritual effectsone experiences after receiving a terminal diag-nosis. You’re either ready for its demands oryou’re not. It’s not like – at least for me, therewas really any preparation or expectation thatyour life – as you knew it, was over. I supposethere’s a handbook somewhere. (Maybe there’seven some training or a class – Cancer 101, youcan attend.) And though I can certainly appreci-ate the benefit and power of the written – andread word, a terminal diagnosis with a “13-month to two-year” prognosis requires – in myopinion, a more personal touch, one with a one-to-one/face-to-face-type connection. When thediagnosis is stage IV-serious, it’s best to leavenothing to chance and/or misinterpretation. Asmuch as you – as the patient/”diagnosee” thinkyou’re hearing and/or reading what’s being saidor handed to you concerning the facts of yourcase, the shock of what you’re learning will notonly cloud your judgment, but rewire your brain,emotionally speaking. It’s hardly another day atthe office. In fact, it’s like no other day you’veever had at your office or any other office. Theassimilation – or rather the attempted assimila-tion of your diagnosis, prognosis, treatmentoptions, schedule of diagnostic scans and doctorappointments, best and worst case scenarios, willforever change the way you process informationand plan your future.

What I’m finding out is, the longer I survive,it’s the emotions I feel about having cancer morethan the facts of having cancer that are causingme the most problems. One I can live with, theother is living with me. And it’s not of my ownchoosing, either.

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

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

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