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Renie Freedman of OakHill started the Super H

5K Run Walk and Wheel,taking place Sept. 13 inTysons Corner, after her

husband, Harry ‘SuperH’ Freedman, lost hisleg in 2004. The race

now benefits theBlazeSports Club forpeople with physical

disabilities.

Renie Freedman of OakHill started the Super H

5K Run Walk and Wheel,taking place Sept. 13 inTysons Corner, after her

husband, Harry ‘SuperH’ Freedman, lost hisleg in 2004. The race

now benefits theBlazeSports Club forpeople with physical

disabilities.

Middle EasternFood FestivalComes to McLeanNews, Page 8

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Police InvestigateUnattended Death

Police were called to a wooded area in Greenway Heights Park, nearHunting Hill Lane and Shetland Court shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Sun-day, Aug. 30. Walkers discovered a body several hundred yards awayfrom the road. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau re-sponded along with Crime Scene technicians. This incident is not beinginvestigated as a criminal matter at this time. Positive identification aswell as cause and manner of death will be determined by an autopsy.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phoneat 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org <http://www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org/> or text “TIP187” plus your messageto CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Two-Alarm House Fire in McLeanFairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a

house fire Sunday, Aug. 30, at approximately 5 a.m. in the McLeanarea of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located at 929 WoburnCourt.

Firefighters encountered fire and smoke coming from the attic andrear of the home upon arrival. A second alarm was struck, bringingapproximately 60 firefighters to the scene. The fire originated in thebasement and then traveled the walls and up and into the first andsecond floors of the home. Firefighters brought the bulk of the fireunder control in approximately 50 minutes. It took firefighters over anhour to seek out and extinguish several pockets of fire inside the walls.Occupants were alerted by sounding smoke alarms and escaped un-harmed. Two adults have been displaced. Red Cross was not needed.One firefighter was transported to a local hospital for non-life threat-ening injuries.

Damage is estimated at $500,000. According to fire investigators,the fire was accidental. The cause of the fire was an electrical anomalyinvolving the home’s circuit breaker panel.

Week in McLean


NewsMcLean Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]

See Blessing, Page 15

See Back to School,

Page 15

On Sept. 8, McLean HighSchool will open itsdoors to more than

1,800 students for the start of the2009-10 school year.

“We’re always thinking of howto better serve our students andfamilies,” said Deborah Jackson,McLean High School principal.McLean will continue with itsninth grade transition model, mak-ing sure students’ social and emo-tional needs are appropriatelyserved while they adapt to the newenvironment. All ninth graders arepaired with an upperclass mentor,which helps freshmen acclimate tothe school and allows upperclass-men to take on leadership roles.Students won’t be the only oneslearning. Continued staff develop-ment will let teachers take advan-tage of learning opportunities aswell.

Jackson said she was proud ofthe school community atlarge. “McLean High Schoolis so fortunate,” she said.“The kids here have so

McLean High Continues‘Transition Model’

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The cement path leading tothe main entrance ofChurchill Road Elemen-

tary is bordered by a garden over-flowing with pale yellow black-eyed Susans. A peace garden anda bird and butterfly garden canalso be found on the side of theschool.

“We have beautiful gardens,”said Principal Don Hutzel, “butthey are not just gardens, they areclassrooms.”

Churchill Road students takepart in a program called OutdoorOdyssey. Students participate inhands on lessons and are involvedin service learning projects. Stu-dents pick up trash, plant bulbs,compost and plant trees.

However, this year’s lessons willbe added to the Outdoor Odysseyprogram that enforce the impor-tance of recycling. “We want toensure that everything we are do-ing for children is purposely pre-paring them to be successful citi-zens of the 21st century,” saidHutzel. “One goal we have for thenew school year is to embrace agreen school.”

Kathryn Manoatl, the school’sassistant principal, said thatChurchill Road will be starting itsthird year of PBS (Positive Behav-

ior System). PBS is a school-wideinitiative that promotes good citi-zenship by recognizing positivebehavior of students.

Hutzel awaits the 80 additionalstudents that Churchill Road willbe accommodating next year. “Iam looking forward to welcomingmany new families to our commu-nity,” Hutzel said. “We are ex-tremely lucky that we have greatfacilities that can accommodatethese extra classes.”

— Nicole Magnusson

Going Green atChurchill Road

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The Connection

The first Super H 5Krace in 2004 was toraise money to buyprosthetic legs for Oak

Hill resident Harry Freedman, whohad just lost his left leg in a work-place accident. Since then, therace, which will be hosted by theTysons Corner Sport & Health Clubin McLean this year on Sunday,Sept. 13, has raised money for theNational Rehabilitation Hospital’sBlazeSports Club for people withphysical disabilities.

Freedman said he wanted togive back to the hospital that hadtaught him how to function again.He had arrived at the Washington,D.C. hospital just days after hisamputation, doctors having spentalmost two months trying to savehis leg after it was run over by afront end loader at the businesswhere he is the vice president,Auto Recyclers of Leesburg.

“I had no idea what the next stepwas,” he said, adding that he hadonly wanted to get back to hisusual regimen of running, bikingand swimming as quickly as pos-sible. “They sort of showed me theway at National RehabilitationHospital.” He said the hospital hadhalf a car set up to teach injuredpatients how to drive again andmodels of kitchens, bathrooms andbanks, where patients could learnhow to go about familiar tasksunder the new circumstances oftheir injuries.

“They teach you how to liveagain,” said his wife, Renie, not-ing that the hospital offered a com-bination of recreational, occupa-tional and physical therapy. “Theyknow what they’re doing. They’regreat. They’re really great.”

THE EVENT, which has becomea “run, walk and wheel” race thatinvites people with physical dis-abilities to participate any way they can but is also atimed and certified 5K for serious runners, raisedabout $40,000 to buy equipment for the hospital’sBlazeSports program last year, said hospital mediarelations manager Derek Berry. Around 300 peopleparticipated.

BlazeSports, he said, provides sporting programssuch as wheelchair basketball, soccer, sled hockey,quadriplegic rugby and various sports clinics forabout 360 physically disabled individuals of all ageseach year. “We do clinics all over the area from timeto time and, in many cases, all over the country,” hesaid, noting that the program often sends partici-

pants to competitions like wheel-chair sports tournaments in distantlocations. Also, Berry said, the pro-gram works closely with militaryhospitals like Walter Reed ArmyMedical Center and the NationalNaval Medical Center, commonlyknown as the Bethesda Naval Hos-pital, to stage sports programs forinjured veterans.

While companies such asChicken Out, where Renie Freed-

man is a vice president of marketing, and the DarrenStar Foundation, run by Harry Freedman’s cousin,Hollywood scriptwriter Darren Star, sponsor theevent, Berry said, the $25 registration fee provides agood chunk of the proceeds. Also, ever sinceFreedman’s accident, Chicken Out has put out col-lection boxes in all of its outlets that collect moneyfor the National Rehabilitation Hospital throughoutthe month of September, Renie Freedman said.

“He’s a member of our club and that’s why we’rerunning the race,” said Jason Hall, general manager

McLean 5K inspired by Oak Hill man helpsfund sports program for disabled.

Run Walk and Wheel Returns

Harry ‘Super H’ Freedman poses with his daughter Erinat last year’s Super H 5K.

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to benefit National RehabilitationHospital’s BlazeSports Club in Washing-ton, D.C. will Sunday, Sept. 13, at theTysons Corner Sport & Health Club,8250 Greensboro Drive, McLean. Regis-tration begins at 7 a.m. and costs $25.The race begins at 8 a.m., to be followedby festivities at 9 a.m. Call 202-877-1781 for more information or registeronline at nrhrehab.org/superh5k.


Opinion

On Nov. 3, about two months fromnow, Virginia voters will go to thepolls to vote for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General

and every member of the House of Delegates.Some local races are also on the ballot.Here at the Connection, we invite our read-

ers to tune in and help us fine tune questionsand coverage of local candidates. Its common

for Northern Virginia residentsto be more focused on nationalpolitics than local politics.

But be forewarned that thewinners of the state and local elections com-ing up will have an impact on your daily life,often in a very personal way.

Local elected officials will spend billions ofdollars. With the current budget shortfalls, thewinners will also decide how where to cut tensof millions of dollars by cutting programs,projects and schools dear to many people’shearts. The safety net for the most vulnerablepeople in Virginia is in danger as well.

Over the next two months, editors and re-porters at the Connection Newspapers will in-terview each local candidate in a contestedrace. We’ll ask questions to learn about eachindividual, his or her knowledge of local is-

sues and whether they come to the race with asense of public service. Do they bring intelli-gence, creativity, collegiality to problem solv-ing? Where do they stand on issues rangingfrom funding mental-health care to providinga revenue stream to address transportation?

We invite our readers to help with the ques-

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Send questions and comments to Mary Kimm,at [email protected] or1606 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Getting Ready To Vote What questions wouldyou like to ask?

Editorial

By Margi Vanderhye

State Delegate (D-34)

Before our area students return toschool, the Labor

Day holiday offers an oppor-tunity to reflect on some im-portant questions about ourown potential and futureworkforce: Are we preparingour students for the world theywill face when they graduate —at whatever level — and enter theworkforce? Are we organized toprovide the training they will needregardless of the profession theychoose? What are the talents, be-yond academic achievements, thatthey will need to compete in a glo-bal economy?

Here in the 34th District, weshare a broad consensus that wemust raise our students to be firstclass critical thinkers, not just testtakers. Living close to Washington,D.C. and the Tysons Corner busi-ness center, we know that de-mands for innovation and entre-preneurship are driving businessdecisions every day, and we wantto make sure our students have thenecessary skills to compete. Yethere and nationwide, we are fac-ing a shortage of highly skilledworkers, especially writers, engi-neers, technology and math ex-perts, nurses and technical support

staff. We have somegreat business part-nerships and ap-prentice programsin place, particularlyat the communitycollege level, but weneed more of them.

A 2008 nationalstudy spearheadedby The Conference

Board identified several areas of“high need” for workforce readi-ness — areas where potentialworkers most often require reme-dial training — among them cre-ativity and innovation, criticalthinking and problem solving. Re-gardless of academic achievement,workers were most often lackingin these skills as they prepared fortheir respective jobs.

In Virginia, we compound theproblem by not being sufficientlywell organized to prepare ourworkforce, especially at the highschool and community college lev-els. A state level review is currentlyunderway, because we currentlyhave 23 different workforce train-ing programs in nine differentstate agencies. Virginia’sWorkforce Investment Boards andOne Stop Career Centers deal withtoo many redundant and duplica-tive programs that waste time,money, and precious human tal-ent. We can and must streamline

these programs through legislationand, where possible, administra-tive remedies. We will have a bet-ter prepared workforce if we do.

Most fundamentally, The Confer-ence Board identifies workforcereadiness skills that are hard to ac-quire from a text book, but are nev-ertheless critical to success in theglobal economy: a grounding inethics and social responsibility, a“work ethic” and sense of profes-sionalism, and the discipline nec-essary for self-directed lifelonglearning. These skills cannot bemeasured by Standards of Learn-ing exams or achievement tests, butthey are essential at every educa-tional level if we want a workforcethat can compete globally. Targetedacademic concentrations are onlypart of the solution.

The 2010 Virginia General As-sembly session offers the chanceto direct and improve state pro-grams to prepare our students incritical disciplines like technologyand writing, while encouragingcritical thinking and creativity. Wemust organize training programsthat will both educate studentsand help them find employmentin Virginia as well. We must instilla commitment to lifelong learningand a work ethic that begins in theclassroom. Next week, thousandsof our students will head back toclasses in pre-K through college.One day they will be heading offto jobs here in northern Virginiaand beyond. Our job is to makesure we prepare them well. Andfor all of us together, that is goingto take a lot of work.

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Volkert’s letter to the editor [“Au-thor Offers No Real Solution,”Connection, Aug. 19-25]. I havehosted a meet and greet and havedonated to Barbara Comstock’scampaign. Mr. Volkert has hosteda meet and greet and has donatedto Mrs. Vanderhye’s campaign. Butunlike Mr. Volkert, I prefer to out-line why I support BarbaraComstock and why I oppose hisparty at the federal and state level,rather than specifically criticizeMrs. Vanderhye’s record.

I was a Democrat during myearly years, and later registered asa Republican. But over the years,I have never actively campaignedfor any candidate. Instead, I justwrote checks. This year, I’m talk-ing to neighbors, sponsoring fundraisers, and writing a letter to theeditor. And this year, I became adelegate to the Virginia Republi-can convention (another first) be-cause I am opposed to the profli-gate government spending in thepork-laden stimulus and budgetwhich has driven the federal defi-cit to an unimaginable all-timehigh. Government control of banksand businesses and a fully-govern-ment-controlled health care pro-gram are more wrong-track initia-tives. I had also opposed the bigspending of the Bush administra-tion and their bank bailouts. Butthey were pikers compared to thecurrent administration.

As a retiree largely on fixed in-come, my taxes will increase andmy health care will decrease ifthese spending initiatives are notcurtailed. The specter of Virginiafollowing the spend and tax pathsof California, Illinois and New Jer-sey is frightening. I have talked tofiscally-conservative Democrats,Independents and previously-dis-affected Republicans who sharemy concerns.

Barbara Comstock will opposeprofligate spending and increasedtaxes. Her Web site[www.comstockfordelegate] out-lines her positive solutions on allother important issues in this cam-paign, from creating jobs to im-proving education to getting a fairshare for Northern Virginia to bet-ter roads. Mr. Volkert attacked thetransportation solutions that Bar-bara had outlined in a mid Augustarticle in The Connection. He didnot propose an alternative toBarbara’s plan, but it’s pretty ob-vious that the alternative will behigher taxes. As for bipartisanship,which Mr. Volkert mentioned, thebipartisan commission champi-oned by Barbara was also en-dorsed by House of Delegates Mi-nority Leader Ward Armstrong.

Similarly, offshore drilling has bi-partisan support, including, untilrecently, Gov. Kaine who has sincechanged his mind. On the otherhand, Gov. Kaine’s proposal tospend $94 million on weatheriz-ing homes is an example of unwisespending priorities. Barbara’s let-ter to the governor is also on herWeb site.

Our family has known Barbaraand her family for many years. Wecan verify that Barbara is a highlyintelligent and very hard workinglady with great common sense anda wonderful sense of humor whois dedicated to public service.

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A group of people illegallyselling magazines door-to-door has been targeting

neighborhoods in McLean, said PatLucas, McLean District Stationcrime prevention officer. He saidit was unclear whether the sales-people had moved on, but suchgroups are common in the area.In general, Lucas said, it is rarethat people with legitimate busi-ness sell door-to-door anymore.

He said members of this particu-lar group were telling residentsthey were selling magazine sub-scriptions that would go to pa-tients at St. Jude’s Children’s Hos-pital or to troops serving overseas.“They’re not really selling yousomething that you’re going to re-ceive, and so you have no ideawhether the hospital gets themagazines or not,” he said, not-

ing that this also made it difficultfor officers to determine whetherfraud was being committed. In2005, a group came through thearea, falsely claiming to representthe McLean High School baseballteam.

ON JULY 25, he said, “One of theneighbors that had gotten burnedonce before called us in and one

of our officers came down and ac-tually arrested someone.” Door-to-door solicitation is illegal withouta solicitor’s license from thecounty, although Lucas said cer-tain groups, such as the GirlScouts, are exempt from the re-quirement.

The two-sided license displays aphoto of the bearer, along withthumbprints and other identifyinginformation and has a strip of se-curity tape on top. Anyone whohas been convicted of larceny,embezzlement or otherwise ob-taining money under false pre-tenses cannot get a license. There-fore, Lucas said, if a salespersonis unlicensed, there is a reasonablechance that he or she has a crimi-nal background.

However, he said, police cannotarrest someone suspected of ille-gal solicitation unless they have awitness or see the crime beingcommitted. So, although they haveencountered groups of people withthe same pamphlets, only one ar-rest has been made. “It’s a chal-lenge because we really do dependon citizens to call us when they’redoing this,” he said.

He said members of the groupwere not local, although theyclaimed to be, and appeared to bestaying in a hotel and travelinginto neighborhoods in a 15-pas-senger van.

LUCAS said this was not just alocal problem, as magazine salescompanies such as Fresh StartOpportunities offer young peoplea “second chance” and an oppor-tunity to travel the country. “Sothey’re obviously going afterpeople who are questionable fromthe beginning,” he said. “This isgoing on across the entire coun-try.”

Around this time of year, it isalso not uncommon for people togo door to door offering to do treework, Lucas said, adding thatthese individuals also were oftenunlicensed.

The station is hosting a neigh-borhood watch coordinators meet-ing on Sept. 10, and Lucas saidofficers would be going over infor-mation about unlicensed solicita-tion there. “A lot of it is commonsense,” he said.

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Northern Virginia Country WesternDance Association, at LutherJackson Middle School, 3020 GallowsRoad, Falls Church. Line dance

lessons at 7:30 p.m., couples specialtydance at 8 p.m. Open dancing 8:30-11 p.m. www.nvcwda.org or 703-860-4941.

Holy Transfiguration MelkiteGreek-Catholic Church 16thAnnual Middle Eastern FoodFestival. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. at 8501Lewinsville Road, McLean. Thefestival will be held rain or shine.Admission and parking are free. 703-734-9566 orwww.holytransfiguration.org.

Used Book Sale. 10 a.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. 703-790-8088.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 6Between the Trees, Farewell,

Punchline and Action Item. 6p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

Disney’s High School Musical, 2p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Filene Center.$25 - $80. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

Holy Transfiguration MelkiteGreek-Catholic Church 16thAnnual Middle Eastern FoodFestival. 2-6 p.m. at 8501Lewinsville Road, McLean. 12.50Roast Lamb Dinner served 2-6 p.m.Admission and parking are free. 703-734-9566 orwww.holytransfiguration.org.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 8Choir Open Rehearsal. 7:30 p.m. ,

Unitarian Universalist Congregationof Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. The season’s first rehearsal ofMosaic Harmony, a multi-faith, multi-denominational community choir

drawing on the African-Americaninspirational music, is open to all.703-474-1221 [email protected].

David Mead with his new albumAlmost & Always, 7 p.m. At Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 9Rob Rider (CD Release) and Ann

Blair. 7 p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566or www.jamminjava.com.

Puppet Play: Rolling on a River.10:30 a.m. Dolley Madison Library,1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean. Apuppet show will introduce childrento some animals that live along thePotomac River. 703-356-0770.

Personalized MicrosoftOfficeTraining. 7:15 p.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. A 45-minute one-on-one Microsoft Officetraining session with a technologyvolunteer. Call for appointment.Adults. 703-790-8088.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 10Happily Ever After: A Cinderella

Tale. 2 p.m. at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. Age 4 and up. 703-790-0123.

David Mead and Scott Simons. 8p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 11 Peter Tork (from The Monkees)

and Shoe Suede Blues. 7 p.m. At

See Calendar, Page 10


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Assemblies of God Arlington Assembly of God...703-524-1667

Calvary Gospel Church...703-525-6636

BaptistBon Aire Baptist Church...703-525-8079McLean Baptist Church...703-356-8080

BuddhismThe Vajrayogini Buddhist Center

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Churches- CatholicSt. Agnes Catholic Church...703-525-1166

Cathedral of St Thomas More...703-525-1300Our Lady of Lourdes...703-684-9261Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic

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Church of ChristArlington Church of Christ...703-528-0535

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Churches Lutheran(ELCA)Advent Lutheran Church...703-521-7010Faith Lutheran Church...703-525-9283

German Lutheran Church...703-276-8952Resurrection Lutheran Church...703-532-5991

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Clarendon Presbyterian Church703-527-9513

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Trinity Presbyterian Church...703-536-5600Westminster Presbyterian ... 703-549-4766

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Metaphysical Arlington Metaphysical Chapel

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Christ Church of Arlington...703-527-0420

Synagogues - Conservative Congregation Etz Hayim...703-979-4466

Synagogues - OrthodoxFort Myer Minyan...703-863-4520

Chabad Luvavitch of Alexandria-Arlington...703-370-2774

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Festival Celebrates Food, Musicstaging area for live Middle East-

ern dance.“Almost everything we offer is

made by church members,” said JoEllen Quint, food coordinator.“Some sweets are outsourced forlarger inventory. Otherwise, we’dbe baking all-year long.”

Quint said that, although thefestival increases the number ofsweets available for purchase eachyear, every year they still sell out.

“Eating is a basic human activ-ity,” said Father JosephFrancavilla, Holy Transfigurationpriest for 37 years. “When you sitdown and share a meal withpeople, how can you be an enemywith them? You can’t be an enemywith someone you’ve shared breadwith.”

Francavilla called Middle East-ern hospitality legendary. “Wel-coming guests, sharing food withthem, is part of their culture,” hesaid.

“OUTDOOR GRILLING is soenticing because you can smell thearomas of the meat and the spicesthat they use,” said Quint. A spit-roasted lamb dinner, with ricecooked with ground lamb, onions,aromatic spices and pine nuts, and

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Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

The McLean Branch of theAmerican Association ofUniversity Women’s 40thUsed Book Sale, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.at the McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. 40,000 used books,videos and CD’s are sorted foradults and children. Admission isfree. 202-337-2294 orwww.mcleanaauw.org.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 12All-you-can-eat crab feast. 1-5

p.m. at the Great Falls Firehouse.Unlimited crabs, hot dogs, cornon the cob, soft drinks, and icedtea. Tickets are $41 for adults and$22 for children 12 and under.

Songs for Danny. Local artists.4:30 p.m. at Smith Chapel UMC,11318 Beach Mill Road, GreatFalls. Free. 571-434-9680.

The McLean Branch of theAmerican Association ofUniversity Women’s UsedBook Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at theMcLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean.Admission is free. 202-337-2294or www.mcleanaauw.org.

McLean Fall Community FleaMarket. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Freeadmission and parking inside atthe Business Bank ParkingGarage, 1451 Dolley MadisonBlvd. and Ingleside Ave., McLean.Open to both individuals and fleamarket dealers, 10x10-foot spacesare available for $45. 703-790-0123,TTY 711.

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8p.m. at the George MasonUniversity’s Center for the Arts,4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax.Christopher Zimmerman, MusicDirector. opens with Bernstein’sSymphonic Dances from WestSide Story, followed by Elgar’sIntroduction and Allegro forStrings and Stravinsky’s Rite ofSpring. Pre-concert lecture free toticketed patrons, 7 p.m. Tickets$25 to $55; $15 for students withvalid ID. 1-888-945-2468 orTickets.com

Miss Belle’s Family Sing-Along.10:30 a.m. Dolley MadisonLibrary, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.,McLean. Songs and hugs. 703-356-0770.

RESOLVE: The NationalInfertility Association freeeducational workshops on embryodonation, 8 a.m.-2:45 p.m. at theTysons Corner Hilton, McLean.Experts will introduce the legal,medical and mental health issuespotential recipients and donorsshould consider about embryodonation as a family buildingoption. Register at resolve.org/embryodonation.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 13 Sarah Bettens from K’s Choice.

8 p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

The McLean Branch of theAmerican Association ofUniversity Women’s 40thUsed Book Sale, 12-4 p.m. atthe McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Admission is free. 202-337-2294or www.mcleanaauw.org.

sides of salad, yogurt sauce andpita bread is $12.50. A m’nezzelehplatter, baked eggplant stuffedwith ground lamb, onions, aro-matic spices and pine nuts, andserved with rice and vermicelli,salad and pita bread is $8.50.Sandwiches and wraps, from ke-babs to kafta of ground beef andlamb to gyros are priced from$6.50 each.

While the spiced fragrancedbeef, lamb and chicken are the bigdraw, a variety of vegetariandishes are available, as well.

Grilled hot dogs are available forchildren, and the sweets table of-fers American-style pastries, aswell as the syrupy, nutty, orangey,fragranced Middle Eastern sweets.

Strong, dark Arabic coffee andAmerican coffee are sold, too.

Not that anything other thanfood is anticipated at a food festi-val, but for families, there is livemusic, dancing, games, a moonbounce, activities and tours of theuniquely ornate Middle Easternchurch, Holy Transfiguration. Thechurch, in the Spring Hill area ofLewinsville Road, is adorned withcolorful and gilded statuettes andpaintings in the Eastern style.Church tours will be conductedthroughout the afternoon on bothfestival days.

See www.holytransfiguration.orgor call 703-734-9566 for moreinformation on the festival.

Holy Transfiguration MelkiteGreek-Catholic Church, 8501Lewinsville Road, McLean

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SATURDAY, SEPT. 5, 11 A.M.-11 P.M.Door Prize Drawings: 1 p.m., 2 p.m.,

3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:50 p.m.11 a.m.-5 p.m. - Moon Bounce12-6 p.m. - Backgammon and ChessHourly, 12-7 p.m. - Church Tours1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. -

Debkeh Dancers & GroupDebkeh/Dancing

6 p.m. - Vespers in Church7-9 p.m. - Roasted lamb dinner

6:30-10 p.m. - Live Middle EasternMusic / Group Dancing

❖ Kitchen closes at 9 p.m.❖❖ Outdoor Grilling Closes at 10

p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 6, 12-6 P.M.Hourly, 1-5 p.m. - Door Prize

Drawings12 –5 p.m. - Moon Bounce12-5 p.m. - Backgammon and chessHourly, 1-5 p.m. - Church tours1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. - Debkeh

dancers & group Debkeh/dancing2-6 p.m. - Roasted lamb dinner6 p.m. - Festival ClosingFree admission and parking

Middle Eastern Food Festival


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To have real estate information listedin the Connection, send to [email protected]. Deadline isFriday.

Mark Ackermann, Branch VicePresident of Coldwell Banker Residen-tial Brokerage in Vienna, recentlyannounced the office’s top producers forthe month of July: Sylvia Davis Thomp-son - Top Sales Agent and Top Producer,Susie Carpenter - Top Listing Agent,Sylvia Jurek/Lisa Moffett - Top SalesTeam, Top Producing Team and TopListing Team.

For more information about buying orselling a home in Fairfax County and itssurroundings, contact Coldwell Bankerin Vienna at 703-938-5600. To view list-ings, visit www.cbmove.com/Vienna.

Seminar to Help First-TimeHomebuyers. To help prospectivefirst-time buyers understand the advan-tages of the $8,000 tax credit andcapitalize on this financial incentivebefore it expires, Weichert Realtors®will host a seminar on Saturday, Sept.26 in each of its approximately 500 com-pany owned and franchised officesnationwide. Through the seminar,Weichert, Realtors, along with its affili-ate companies, Weichert FinancialServices and Weichert Real Estate Affili-ates, Inc., will educate first-timehomebuyers on the specifics of the taxcredit created by Congress and the otherbenefits of buying a home in the currentmarket.

This free, no-obligation seminar, be-ginning will include a brief presentationfollowed by a question and answer ses-sion. To reserve your seat or to learnmore about the time and location of theseminar nearest you, call your localWeichert office. For a directory ofWeichert locations, visit Weichert.com.

Real Estate


Sports

The Inaugural CapitalCup Golf Tournament wasrecently held at WoodmontCountry Club. The event wassponsored by the Mid AtlanticProfessional Golf Association(MAPGA). In the competitionformat similar to the Ryder Cup,a team from Virginia competedagainst one from Maryland.Chas Bassing of Great Falls wasa member of the Virginia Team.Bassing, in a prior tournament,finished first in the ages 14-15division at the Nordlinger Cupon Aug. 11. And at the BobRiley Junior Open at BellhavenCountry Club on Aug. 4 in Al-exandria, he finished a strongsecond place.

George Marshall HighSchool has announcde the hiringof Ann Orrison Germain as its newhead girl’s soccer coach. CoachGermain brings a wealth of knowl-edge and experience to the States-men women’s soccer program. Shewas a member of the US Women’sNational Soccer Team from 1984-to ’86. She has coached at the highschool or club level since 1980.Most recently, coach Germain hasbeen working with the OlympicDevelopment Program.

Jimmy Lange (30-3-2, 21knockouts) will return to the ringon Saturday, Sept. 26 at the PatriotCenter in Fairfax City to defend hisWorld Boxing Council (WBC) U.S.- Ice Promotions has announced.

Lange, in a 154-pound title fight,will go up against his former team-mate from The Contender,Jonathan Reid (34-11, 19 KOs), ina 12-round main event. Tickets areon sale and available for purchasethrough the Patriot Center box of-fice and all area Ticketmaster out-lets.

Lange, of Great Falls, is currentlyranked No. 11 by the NABF andNo. 34 in the world by the WBCat 154 pounds.

Team Sunrise will hold abike ride on the C&O Canal theweekend of Sept. 12 and 13. Be-sides having fun, the participantswill raise money for the search fora cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Theevent offers three ride options:

184 miles (84 on Saturday and100 on Sunday), 100 miles (45 onSaturday and 55 on Sunday) or 20miles on Sunday. To register, go tohttp://alz.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=305046

This Tour de Canal website con-tains everything participants needto know.

Arlington Sage seeks playersfor a 14U Travel Softball team for2009-10 to join a team that quali-fied for USSSA & NSA Nationalsin 2009. Contact Coach DougKaufman at [email protected] 703-932-1101 for tryout infor-mation.

The Reston Triathlon is look-ing for volunteers to help with the

event scheduled for Sunday,Sept. 13. Volunteers for Satur-day set-up (Sept. 12) are neededat the swim course, transition ar-eas at Lake Audubon boat ramp,and South Lakes High School.They are also needed for packetpickup. And on Sunday’s raceday (the race begins at 7a.m.),helpers are needed for the twotransition areas (Lake Audubonboat ramp and the high schoolstadium), as well as for post racefood, run sentry, markings, bikemarshalling and the finish line.Volunteers will receive a freeTriathlon T-shirt and free foodfollowing the race. Please [email protected], or go torestontriathlon.org (follow thelinks to volunteers).

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

A day after last year’s season-ending 42-7 loss at cross-town rivalLangley, the McLean High football team gathered for a final

team meeting. Following such a demoraliz-ing loss that capped a winless season forthe Highlanders, head coach Bruce Patrick,who was completing his first season at thehelm of the struggling program, was uncer-tain what his players’ overall mindset wouldbe for the day-after gathering.

All things considered, the Highlanders’mentality was not bad. The players, whiledisappointed, frustrated and perhaps em-barrassed by the team’s record, also ex-pressed a determination to improve. Patrickwas impressed that everyone attended theSaturday meeting and, from that moment,had confidence about the program’s future.

“Going 0-10 is not what any [coach]would want to be in their first year,” saidPatrick. “[Going winless] had the potentialto be demoralizing and to be a programkiller. But there was a 100 percent showingat the meeting and we talked about the sea-son.”

THE HIGHLANDERS talked about theseason’s lack of success and the reasonsbehind it. The overwhelming sentiment af-terwards was that better preparation by thereturning players would be the key to im-provement.

“We had to have a major commitmentlevel,” said Patrick.

Over the ensuing spring and summer,

Patrick said his team worked extremely hardin both its offseason weight room and run-ning programs. McLean coaches, playersand fans are hoping all the dedication andhard work will pay off with a handful ofwins in the 2009 season.

“The kids worked hard [in the offseason]and enjoyed it, even though it was one ofthe hardest things they ever did,” saidPatrick. “They really responded. Kids willwork hard if you demand it.”

The Highlanders open up the new sea-son Thursday, Sept. 3, in Arlington againstnon-district opponent Washington-Lee.

“They are really excited,” said Patrick, sonof legendary and former Mount VernonHigh football coach Bruce Patrick, who isthe special teams’ coach on his son’s staff.“They’re in better shape. They’re excited toget the monkey off their back [of not hav-ing won in over a year]. They are well awarethey haven’t won a game since 2007.”

ONE OF MCLEAN’S closest games lastyear came in an early season, 21-14, loss tovisiting Washington-Lee. The Highlandersare hoping to turn the tables on the Gener-als in the season opener between the twoteams this week.

“That would be a great feeling,” saidPatrick, of a potential win. “It will be anexciting game.”

The Highlanders will be led by such play-ers as returning starting quarterback WillHecht, who started all 10 games at the po-sition last year, and game-breaker threatRiley Beiro, McLean’s top skill positionplayer who missed the final half of last sea-son as a result of stress fracture injuries toboth ankles.

“I think we have to control the footballand not turn it over,” said Patrick, on keysfor his team when it clashes with Washing-ton-Lee. “I think we will be a good runningteam. The other thing is we need to control

their [team] speed a little bit.”One of the important factors to McLean

winning some games this season will bekeeping Beiro healthy for the season. Oneof his best games last year came in a sea-son-opening home loss to Annandale inwhich Beiro rushed for two touchdowns andalso scored on a kickoff return. Despite play-ing in just half his team’s games in ’08, Beiroearned Second Team All-Liberty Districthonors.

“The kid is a player,” said Patrick, of hisversatile standout who averaged 8 yards percarry in 2008. “If we can keep him healthy,I think our chances will be better this year.This year he will be our primary ball car-rier.”

Hecht, the team’s tall, 6-foot-3-inch sig-nal caller, had his ups and downs at theposition last year. But with a year’s varsityexperience behind him, he is an improvedplayer.

“Will has the tools,” said Patrick. “We’relooking for consistency. He had a lot of [passrush] pressure on him [in ’08] and severaldropped balls. His statistics didn’t lookgreat.”

This preseason, Hecht played exception-ally well when he threw for 200-plus yardsagainst non-Northern Region opponent C.D.Hylton of Woodbridge.

“He has the potential to be one heck of aquarterback,” said the coach. “He’s got suchgood arm strength.”

One of Hecht’s key throwing targets willbe senior tightend Jonathan Freeman, asolid receiver and blocker who caught sixballs for 104 yards against Hylton.

“He’s a big target and he has soft hands,”said Patrick, of the 6-foot-3-inch receiver.

Other key players and leaders on thisyear’s McLean team include senior lineman(center, defensive tackle) Anthony Maestri;junior cornerback Chase Mills, who had fourinterceptions and earned Second Team All-District accolades last year; and senior line-backer Bobby Ludwick.

McLean High football head coach Jim Patrick, left, is beginning hissecond season at the helm of the Highlanders.

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The front of Franklin Sherman Elementary is busy with constructiontrucks and containers. This fall,

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Principal Vicki Duling said the school’srenovation will help Franklin Sherman,“forge a new path forward.” Before therenovation, the school had 22 trailers.Franklin Sherman’s renovation consists ofan addition for the library, the addition ofan art and music wing, a bump out for thefront office, the addition of a new and largerparking lot in the back of the school and arenewal of most things inside. “It’s still thesame basic footprint,” Duling said.

“We are embracing new instructionalpractices and embracing new technology inthis wonderful new space,” aid Duling. “Wehave been implementing smart boardsthroughout the renovation.”

Implementing Smart Boards is part of theschool’s plan to prepare students for the21st century. “We want to get children readyfor what the world will be like in five to 10years,” said Duling. She has been using thebook, “The Global Achievement Gap,” byTony Wagner, to guide her in her quest toprepare Franklin Sherman students for thechanging world. Duling concluded from thebook that some of the most beneficial waysto prepare students for the future world is

for the children to “think critically, find in-formation instead of just memorizing facts,discern which information is important andto learn to work together.”

When asked about the low school enroll-ment at Franklin Sherman, 376, Duling said,“Every member of our staff really knows thenames of every student. We are a close-knitfamily school.”

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of Tysons Corner Sport & Health Club.Freedman, a lifelong athlete, had been amember of the club since it opened in 1980,Hall said. He said doctors had had to re-vive Hall repeatedly after his accident, yethe had gone on to remain athletic after los-ing his leg. “He’s an inspiration to every-one.”

Renie Freedman said her husband’sfriends and family, many of them membersof the sports club, had inspired him as muchas he inspired them in the months after hisaccident, during which time they begancalling him “Super H.” “He had this teamof people coming to see him every day,” shesaid. A friend of hers designed an H logoand made T-shirts for Freedman’s support-ers, as well as hospital staff, to wear.

She worked to organize the first race, anda crowd of people from the sports club vis-ited Harry at the hospital to announce theevent to him. “They’ve been wonderful.They open up the club to us and help pro-mote [the race],” she said.

EVERYONE who registers for the race getsfree access to the club for the rest of theday, and the business hosts a pool party with

live music, catered by Chicken Out. “It’s anevent. It’s not just a run,” Harry Freedmansaid. A team of about 50 volunteers worksto stage the affair, some of them workingon it for eight months out of the year, hesaid.

He has participated in every race, using ahand cycle or, one year, a Segue. Last year,he walked it. This year will be the first timehe breaks out his running leg for the event.“The running thing, I’m still working onthat,” he said, noting that the leg takes alot of practice to master. Since his accident,he has ridden in a 100-mile bike ride andeven learned to ski again, and he neverstopped swimming.

Harry Freedman said using his accidentto help other people with physical chal-lenges gave some justification for the lossof his leg. “Being able to help out thesepeople has become sort of a blessing,” hesaid. “It’s the most satisfying thing I canthink of doing now.”

His wife said they hoped to raise $50,000this year. “This makes all of us feel great,our friends and family, and we feel like we’rereaching out and doing something,” shesaid.

“We are doing something,” said HarryFreedman.

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