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More than 500 sup-porters of NorthernVirginia Family Ser-

vice gathered in Vienna on Fri-day, April 26, to honor GeorgeLizama and Earle and June Wil-liams at the NVFS “Road to In-dependence Gala.” The event,which is NVFS’ largestfundraiser of the year, featuredan emotional appeal for dona-tions, as well as live and silentauctions.

Guests were reminded of thevery different journeys thatNVFS clients take on their Roadto Independence. Mary, whostayed at the organization’stemporary shelter, SERVE, alsowent through its workforce de-velopment program, TrainingFutures.

Overcoming a history of fam-ily physical abuse,homelessness, and a debilitat-ing injury that eventually led todrug addiction, Mary is not justsurviving but thriving. Sheworks in a doctor’s office andis an example of how a briefinvestment to help someonepays dividends for a lifetime.

George Lizama, this year’scommunity champion, creditedNVFS for helping the innocent,the humble poor, and those“who can’t catch a break.” Thelocal business leader known forhis marketing accomplishmentswas instrumental in launchingNVFS’ Training Futures pro-gram. He summarized Mary’sexperience and that of the30,000 clients that NVFS

touches each year: “Throughself-help comes self-esteem,self-worth and finally, dignity.”

Earle Williams, retired BDMInternational president andCEO, was honored with hiswife, June, as “Legends ofNorthern Virginia.” “Most of ushere lead privileged lives. Youcan and should make a differ-ence in Northern Virginia,” Wil-liams said.

This year’s event broke pre-vious records for sponsorshipparticipation. Attendees pub-licly affirmed their support forNVFS through pledges of $100to $5,000. Funds raised fromthe event will support NVFSprograms, from head start andemergency shelter to gang in-tervention and job training, thathelp the most vulnerable com-munity members chart their“road to independence.”

Each year, NVFS helps nearly30,000 people find safe andstable housing and provideschildren and youth services, af-fordable health care, workforcedevelopment programs andemergency services through avariety of community-fundedprograms and initiatives. NVFShas been recognized nationallyfor its effectiveness in creatingsustained financial and socialindependence for its clients.

For more information aboutNVFS and its many community-funded programs and initia-tives, go to www.nvfs.org.

—Victoria Ross

Helping Those Who‘Can’t Catch a Break’Community support for NorthernVirginia Family Services growsduring tough economic times.

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Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) and VirginiaSecretary of Health and Human Resources Bill Hazelattended the NVFS “Road to Independence” Gala onFriday, April 26 in Vienna.

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By Donna Manz

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Opening day of the Vienna Farmers Mar-ket—in its new home on CenterStreet—looked as much like a springfair as it did farmers market. May 4 was

sunny and warm and shoppers turned out by thedozens and dozens to enjoy the initial rites of spring,from baseball at Waters Field to the food and fun atthe farmers market.

Operated and sponsored by the Optimists Club ofGreater Vienna, the farmers market found a welcomeon the grounds of Faith Baptist Church, across thestreet from Waters Field and caddy-corner from thefirehouse.

On opening day, 20 vendors sold fresh produce,plants, pork and beef from pasture-raised pigs andcows, and a diversity of prepared foods, from Mama’sDonuts—a market favorite—to exotic organic mush-rooms. Beginning May 11, six additional vendors willbe on-site, including freshly ground coffee and gour-met tea from Vienna community coffeehouse CaffeAmouri and fresh dairy products from Everona Dairy.

The children had the opportunity to jump in thebounce house, have their face painted or enjoy freepopcorn, all compliments of Faith Baptist Church.The market’s popular balloon-man designed crea-tures and things for children, too.

Grown-ups toted bags of produce or carried potsof herbs and jars of honey. A lot of people boughthoney. The Vienna Farmers Market is a producer-onlymarket and one of its attributes is the opportunityfor customers to speak directly with the farmer orproducer.

“I like to support local businesses and I alwayscome to the Vienna farmers market,” said Kay Goss,owner of Star Beads of Vienna, holding bags of pro-duce and plants. “I bought everything. What didn’t Ibuy?”

IN WINTER OF 2013, the Optimists were advisedby the owners of the caboose parking lot that themarket had to move and find a new location. Shan-

non Matthews, community outreach director of FaithBaptist Church and wife to church pastor DavidMatthews, was quick to offer the church’s parkinglots and green space to the Optimists for the marketthat runs through the end of October. The churchwent a step farther by providing fun opportunitiesfor children at the market.

“We were especially grateful for the warm welcomeon Saturday by the Faith Baptist Church of Viennawho made us feel quite at home,” said market mas-ter Sarah Jane Brady.

EARLY SPRING PRODUCE included salad greens,asparagus, mushrooms and beets. Beets sold forabout $3 a bunch, asparagus for $5 a bunch, honeyfor about $6 for a 12-ounce jar, and potted herbs for$3.50 each. Hot-selling kale sold for about $2.99 apound. Meat, from pasture-raised stock, sold at pricescompetitive to Whole Foods.

Prepared-food vendors sold sweets, freshly madebeverages, international food and barbecued meats.

The Vienna Farmers Market is open every Satur-day, from 8 a.m. to noon. The complete list of 2013Vienna Farmers Market vendors and a tentativeschedule of activities is at http://viennafarmersmarket.org/.

Spring produce and family activitiesmarked opening day.


Kay Goss bought raspberry and heirloomtomato plants to grow her own, wildmushrooms, and produce. “The wild-mushroom lady is going to be a big hit,”said Goss.

A ViennaFarmersMarket foodfavorite,Mama’sDonuts,always had acustomerwaiting forthe hotdonutscoming out.

Thirteen-month-oldJoshuaMacLeanstrolledthrough thefarmersmarket instyle … in awagon pulledby momHelena.

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The County Line

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

In the two months since the much-hypedand dreaded sequester took effect, thedaily economic forecast has been al-

most as painful as the slow grinding of bu-reaucratic wheels.

But here’s some good economic news,especially for aspiring female entrepre-neurs: the numbers are in your favor.

A recent study by American ExpressOPEN, the small-business division of Ameri-can Express, determined the number ofwomen-owned businesses nationwide hasincreased 59 percent since 1997. In theUnited States, there are an estimated 8.1million women-owned businesses that con-tribute $1.3 trillion to the national economyand employ 7.7 million people, accordingto Forbes magazine.

Fairfax County businesswomen are partof that trend.

Two Fairfax County-based companiesmade the 2013 list of the 50 fastest-grow-ing woman-owned or led companies inNorth America by the Women Presidents’Organization (WPO)—a peer advisory or-ganization for women entrepreneurs.

One is Vienna-based Lanmark TechnologyInc. (number nine on the list), whose presi-dent and CEO is Lani Hay. The other isChantilly-based Ampcus, Inc. (number 36on the list), founded by Anjali “Ann”Ramakumaran.

“We are very proud to be the home ofAmpcus and Lanmark Technology and theirleadership. Anyone can become a success-ful business person in Fairfax County,” saidGerald L. Gordon, president and CEO of theFairfax County Economic Development Au-

thority (FCEDA).“It requires talent, a good business plan,

and plenty of hard work. Irrelevant factorssuch as gender are just that: irrelevant. It ispart of what makes Fairfax County such agreat place to live and work,” Gordonadded.

More than 34,000 women-owned busi-nesses exist in Fairfax County, includingmore than 4,400 firms with paid employ-ees, according to the Survey of Women-Owned Businesses. Women-owned busi-nesses generated $4.7 billion in sales rev-enue in 2007 alone, based on data from theU.S. Census Bureau.

IN INCREASING NUMBERS, women-owned companies are making their markand competing nationally in traditionallymale-dominated industries, such as cyber-security, homeland defense, biometrics andscientific program development, such asLanmark and Ampcus, both high-tech con-sulting firms.

“Having this kind of dynamic and entre-preneurial business community yields jobopportunities and further enhances thequality of life in Fairfax County,” said GeraldL. Gordon, president and CEO of the FairfaxCounty Economic Development Authority(FCEDA).

All companies that submitted nomina-tions for the WPO list were ranked accord-ing to a sales growth formula that combinespercentage and absolute growth. To bequalified for the ranking, businesses wererequired to be privately held, woman-owned or led companies in the U.S. orCanada and have annual revenue of at least$500,000 in 2007 and $2 million in 2012.

During the past decade or two, organiza-tions have formed to help women entrepre-neurs build the networks they need to suc-ceed as high-growth companies. WomenPresidents’ Organization is a peer advisorygroup for women presidents of multimil-lion-dollar companies. In February, the WPOlaunched a Northern Virginia chapter inMcLean during which WPO Founder andPresident Marsha Firestone hosted a

roundtable discussion.“I am confident this chapter

of powerful women will helpthe region’s women businessleaders accelerate the growth oftheir businesses through peersupport from women like them-selves and promote economicsecurity for themselves andtheir employees,” Firestone saidduring the launch.

Women-owned businessesare also doing well across thestate. The Virginia Chamber ofCommerce recently announcedits “Fantastic 50” ranking of thefastest-growing businesses inVirginia, and many of those on the list arewomen-owned businesses, including KoreFederal, RFID Global Solution, KnowledgeLink and Trusted Mission Solutions. Twenty-five Fairfax County companies were listedon the “Fantastic 50” list.

The Virginia Chamber honored all 50companies at a banquet held April 25 at theWestfields Marriott in Chantilly.

“This list is one indicator that FairfaxCounty continues to be an exceptional lo-cation for companies that are growing andbecoming increasingly successful,” Gordonsaid.

Integrity Management Consulting ofMcLean, which supports federal agencieswith acquisition and program management,topped the list as the fastest-growing com-pany in the state. Between 2008 and 2011,Integrity posted a growth rate of 2,165 per-cent.

Founded in 2006 by Christopher andMary Beth Romani, Integrity has grownfrom two to almost 100 employees and nowhas a satellite office in Fort Worth, Texas.

“As a life-long Virginian, the Fantastic 50Vanguard Award means so much to me,”said Chris Romani.

“It’s gratifying that our small business isable to contribute to the economic growthof our region and create jobs that sustainfamilies and communities, while at the sametime supporting customer missions of na-

tional importance,” said Mary Beth Romani.

THE VIRGINIA “FANTASTIC 50” is theonly statewide awards program to rankleading businesses across the common-wealth in all types of industries. Companiesmust be privately held with headquartersin Virginia, and demonstrate positive year-over-year revenue growth and net incomewhen judged on four-year sales revenuehistory.

“We are immensely proud to be recog-nized as the leading company for growthin the state, and it’s especially meaningfulto achieve continued growth at a time whenthere remains uncertainty in the economyand in federal spending,” said ChristopherRomani. “We have remained focused ondoing excellent work and recruiting top tal-ent to support our customers. We’ve suc-ceeded by competing on our strengths.”

“The entire Commonwealth of Virginiabenefits from the success of these businessesthrough additional income taxes that sup-port programs statewide,” said Gordon, amember of the Virginia Chamber Board ofDirectors.

For the complete Virginia “Fantastic 50,”list, visit www.virginiabusiness.com. For in-formation on membership in the WPO, con-tact Chapter Chair Renee Lewis [email protected] or 301-332-4677 or go to www. womenpresientsorg.com.

FAIRFAX COUNTY COMPANIESON THE 2013 FANTASTIC 50 LIST1. Integrity Management Consulting, Inc. Tysons Corner3. Veris Group, LLC Tysons Corner6. 3Pillar Global Fairfax7. Kore Federal Tysons Corner13. Octo Consulting Group Tysons Corner14. First Virginia Community Bank Fairfax17. XLA Springfield18. Agilex Technologies Inc. Chantilly19. Three Wire Systems, LLC Falls Church20. RFID Global Solution, Inc. Reston22. Zantech IT Services, Inc. Tysons Corner24. C2 Solutions Group, Inc. Reston26. Knowledge Link, Inc. Herndon27. Technatomy Corporation Fairfax28. Data Networks Corporation Reston29. ConceptSolutions, LLC Reston30. Eagle Ray Inc. Chantilly33. MetroStar Systems Reston34. Kinsey Technical Services, Inc. Chantilly35. TeraThink Corporation Reston38. Cetrom Information Technology, Inc. Tysons Corner42. National Corporate Housing Herndon43. Trusted Mission Solutions Inc. Tysons Corner46. Search Technologies Herndon47. U.S. Information Technologies Corporation Chantilly

Two fastest-growingwoman-led firms inNorth America callFairfax County home.

Women Mean Business

Senator Tim Kaine(D-Va) honors

Christopher andMary Beth Romani,

co-founders ofIntegrity Manage-

ment Consulting ofMcLean, which

topped the 2013Virginia Chamber

of Commerce list asthe fastest-growing

company in thestate. The “Fantas-

tic 50” banquet washeld April 25 at theWestfields Marriott

in Chantilly.

Lani Hay (right), presidentof Vienna-based LanmarkTechnology Inc., made the2013 Women Presidents’Organization list of fast-est-growing women-ownedcompanies in the U.S. In2011, Lanmark partneredwith ELLE Magazine toraise awareness amongmilitary families on sui-cide prevention. At theevent, Hay was joined byguests Roberta Myers,editor-in-chief of ELLEMagazine (left), andCreative Coalition Presi-dent Tim Daly (center).

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From left, Judi Medwedeff; AnthonyStancampiana, VVFD president; Chief JohnMorrison, VVFD chief.Jonathan Wooden and Mark Sherwood

Tammy Barker; Chief Jim Morris, Vienna PoliceDepartment; Rotarian George Creed.

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Town Employees Honored for Service to the CommunityO

n April 24, three Townof Vienna employees re-ceived Rotary Club of

Vienna’s 2013 “Service AboveSelf” award. Mark Sherwood, op-erations superintendent, andJonathan Wooden, sanitation su-pervisor with the Department ofPublic Works, and Tammy Barker,dispatcher with the Vienna PoliceDepartment, received the awardsfor their dedication and service tothe Vienna community.

Each year, the Rotary Club ofVienna honors one town em-ployee, Police Department em-ployee and Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment member with thisaward. The award recognizes in-dividuals within the town govern-ment who represent the club’smotto of “Service Above Self” anddemonstrates the club’s four-waytest.

This year’s award went to twotown employees for their partner-ship in revamping the town’srefuse collection program last yearand streamlining trash, recycling,bulk and brush pickup. The new

program has resulted in a cleanercommunity and an easier collec-tion schedule for residents. Bothlong-time employees with over 60years of collective town servicebetween them, Sherwood andWooden dedicated numeroushours to working with the towncouncil, staff and citizens to de-velop a comprehensive plan thatwould reduce cost and increasequality of service to town resi-dents.

Tammy Barker, a dispatcher inthe Vienna Police Department, was

nominated due to her dedicationto the job and the pride she takesin her work. She goes above andbeyond her assigned duties by as-sisting the records section withdata entry, thus allowing the divi-sion to tend to other duties. Barkeris also an active member in herchurch and participated in achurch mission to assist the com-munity of Boise, Idaho for 18months. In addition, she and hersister crocheted over 100 hats andscarves to be donated to needychildren in the community, as well

as donated over 100 Chemo Capsto a cancer hospital for childrenundergoing chemotherapy.

Vienna Volunteer Fire Depart-ment (VVFD) volunteer JudiMedwedeff also received Rotary’sService Above Self Award. Sincejoining the VVFD in 2011, she hascontributed over 700 hours to theorganization and has taken on sev-eral major projects including theannual fund drive and the commu-nity outreach committee. Her ef-forts have resulted in an increasedcommunity presence for the de-

partment.During the program, the Rotary

Club of Vienna awarded the town’sParks and Recreation Departmentwith funds to support the townSummer Camp program and classscholarships, and awarded theVienna Police Department with adonation to purchase ballistic vestcovers and support the Rape Ag-gression Defense program. In ad-dition, the Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment received a donation insupport of the new Pierce Velocityfire truck.

Faith Notes

Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community. Send [email protected] is Friday.

Charles Wesley United Method-ist Church, 6817 Dean Drive, McLean,holds an annual church yard sale onSaturday, May 11, inside from 9 a.m.-3p.m., rain or shine, with an aggregationof items from several families, with ev-erything from electronics to glasswarefeatured; hot dog lunch served midday.http://www.TheHungerChurch.org.

First Baptist Church, 450 OrchardStreet, Vienna, will present a Women’sMission Conference on Saturday, May18, from 8:30 to 4 p.m. Registration of$15 includes session materials, conti-nental breakfast and lunch. The themeis “Women Conforming to the Image ofChrist, Shining Our Light.” Speakers andpresenters include Rev. Arica Cox, Rev.Jacquelyn Jones, Rev. Flai Richardsonand Rev. Willita Hawkins. 703-938-8525.


Opinion

It seems prescient now.

Virginia’s “corruption risk report card”in March 2012 ranked the state 47 outof 50, with an overall grade of “F.” That’s

“F” for failing, mostly because Virginia is oneof four states that place no limits on politicalcontributions at all.

Virginia got a failing grade for vulnerabilityto corruption. Corruption in the common-wealth is probably not any more rampant thanvoter fraud, as we said last year. But in termsof practices that could undermine trust,Virginia has vast room for improve-ment.

It turns out that unlimited contribu-tions and gifts with some reporting loopholesis not good for government, not good for thepublic, especially not good for elected officialsas recent news about state elected officials andgifts well demonstrate. It could be better forbusinesses to have some limits as well.

The National Conference of State Legisla-tures www.ncsl.org summarizes how stateshandle contributions: “States commonly placelimits on contributions to candidates from vari-ous sources, and also on contributions to po-litical action committees and political parties.Just four states — Missouri, Oregon, Utah andVirginia — place no limits on contributions atall. Another seven states — Alabama, Indiana,Iowa, Mississippi, North Dakota, Pennsylvania,and Texas — have minimal contribution lim-its. These states limit or prohibit contributionsby corporations and unions to candidates, butleave contributions from all other sources un-limited. In the remaining 39 states, contribu-tions to candidates from individuals, political

parties, PACs, corporations and unions are typi-cally limited or, in the case of corporations andunions, prohibited outright.”

In Maryland, individuals can give $4,000 toany one candidate and $10,000 total in a four-year election cycle. You don’t have corporationsand CEOs giving $100,000 and more in an elec-tion cycle.

From 2009-2013, Dominion has made$2,838,506 in political contributions to candi-dates and committees, 58 percent of it to Re-

publicans, 39 percent to Democrats, ac-cording to the Virginia Public AccessProject www.vpap.org.

In 2012, Pepco donated $2,000 toFriends of Martin O’Malley, Maryland’s gover-nor, $10,000 to the state Democratic commit-tee and $5,000 to the state Republican com-mittee.

In 2013, Pepco’s total contributions currentlyreported are $2,000.

In 2013, Dominion Resources’ total contri-butions currently reported are $450,000.

In 2010, Pepco donated $4,000 each toFriends of O’Malley and Friends of AnthonyBrown, his running mate. In 2008, Pepco do-nated $10,000 to state Democratic committeeand $10,000 to the state Republican commit-tee. (Pepco contributions are according to theMaryland Campaign Finance Reporting Sys-tem.)

Dominion donated $52,500 to McDonnell’scampaign and another $50,000 to his inaugu-ral committee. Dominion also gave $80,000to the campaign of state Sen. Dick Saslaw (D),$26,500 to Ken Plum (D) for delegate, $25,000to Mark Sickles (D) for delegate, $18,500 to

Toddy Puller (D) for Senate, $17,000 to MarkHerring (D) for Senate, $14,157 to Tim Hugo(R) for delegate, $12,000 to Tom Rust (R) fordelegate and $11,000 to Janet Howell (D) forSenate, just to cover some of the larger, localcontributions.

Does it matter? Given the history of poweroutages, it’s unlikely anyone would want totrade service from Dominion for service fromPepco.

Gifts are another question. In Virginia, evenif an official does violate the very limited ruleson gifts, the code states that “Violations of thissubdivision shall not be subject to criminal lawpenalties.”

Call us naive, but we would have bet thatneither Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli norGov. Bob McDonnell would be susceptible totaking gifts under dubious circumstances, yetboth are in the news for having failed to re-port gifts totaling tens of thousands of dollars.McDonnell says disclosure of gifts to his im-mediate family members are not required.Cuccinelli says he forgot about some gifts hereceived.

The State Integrity Investigation is “designedto expose practices that undermine trust instate capitols — and spotlight the states thatare doing things right.” See http://www.stateintegrity.org/virginia

Virginia’s access to information on campaignfinance is overshadowed by “lax oversightrules, weak consumer representation protec-tions, dwindling capitol press corps and cozi-ness between political and economic elites. ...Meanwhile, the few ethics and disclosure re-quirements that do exist tend to be flawed, lim-ited or fraught with exemptions and qualifica-tions,” according to the report.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Virginia does not benefit from elected officialsbeing awash in cash donations and gifts.

Some Limits, More Disclosure

Editorial

How to ‘MakeLife Greener?’To the Editor:

It was fantastic to read aboutVienna’s commitment to more sus-tainable living [“Making Life‘Greener’ in Vienna” (The Viennaand Oakton Connection, April 24-30, 2013)]. The Green Expo high-lighted the need for less pollutingforms of transportation. Our ex-cess of cars on the road is a realthreat to our health.

I work for the American LungAssociation, and just last week wereleased our 2013 “State of theAir” report. This report looks atlevels of soot and smog pollutionin cities and counties across thecountry, and ranks and gradeseach community for its air qual-ity. The news wasn’t great forNorthern Virginia. Fairfax Countyhad fewer days with unhealthylevels of smog, or ozone, than in

last year’s report. However, we stillgot an “F” for ozone pollution.

The entire DC metro area suf-fers from too much smog—it’s theninth smoggiest area in the coun-try, in fact. And that’s truly dan-gerous for our health. The effectsof ozone are like a sunburn to ourlungs. Anyone can suffer from thehealth effects, like shortness ofbreath and long-term lung dam-age. Among the most vulnerable,though, are Fairfax County’s265,000 children, 112,000 elderlyadults, 50,000 people with COPD,and 95,000 people with asthma.

Cleaning up our transportationis key to combating these negativehealth effects. Vienna’s showcaseof cleaner cars is an importantstep. The U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency has also proposedanother milestone: new standardsthat would clean up our gasolineand vehicles. The standard wouldnot only make future cars less pol-luting, it would also make our

gasoline cleaner, which would al-low all the cars currently on theroad to be less polluting as well.

These standards would clean upthe air equivalent to taking 33million cars off the road, and pre-vent thousands of asthma attacksand lost work days and hundredsof premature deaths each year,according to the National Associa-tion of Clean Air Agencies. And notonly are public health and envi-ronmental groups supportive ofthe standards, but major automanufacturers are on board, too.

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Andrea Shao-yin Li of Vienna, ajunior at Thomas Jefferson HighSchool, was awarded TheGovernor’s Award and Grand PrizeFirst Place at the 28th Annual Vir-ginia State Science and Engineer-ing Fair held on April 6 at VirginiaMilitary Academy in Lexington, Va.

More than 280 projects com-peted for the prize at the annualstate science and engineering fair.

On behalf of Governor Robert F.McDonnell, Virginia’s Secretary ofTechnology James D. Duffey, Jr.presented the award to Andrea,recognizing her project titled “In-terferon- 2b: Targeting the STAT1Pathway and Minimizing BreastCancer and Leukemia Cell Prolif-eration.”

The project investigated the po-tential of interferon as an effectivetreatment option for breast cancerand demonstrated that an optimaltreatment concentration exists forleukemia, in consideration of the

Virginia Secretary of Technology James D. Duffey pre-sented Vienna student Andrea Shao-yin Li theGovernor’s Award and Grand Prize First Place at the28th Annual Virginia State Science and Engineering Fairheld April 6 at Virginia Military Academy in Lexington.

Vienna Student Receives Governor’s Award

anti-proliferative STAT1 pathway.This summer, Andrea plans to

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Invasive Plants RemovalDay at Northside Park

Interested in keeping Vienna’s Northside Park freeof invasive plants? The Vienna Parks and RecreationDepartment is seeking volunteers to help remove in-vasive plants in Northside Park on Saturday, May 11,from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Meet on the Glyndon Streetside of the park (dead end of Glyndon Street N.E.)

Invasive management is more than just pullingweeds. The main goal is to reduce invasive plants inthe park and to maintain a healthy habitat for nativeplants and wildlife. This volunteer-led program givescitizens an opportunity to connect with their neigh-bors while taking care of this valuable natural re-source.

Find out how you or your organization can par-ticipate in this project year-round. No registration isrequired; just plan to attend and be willing to learnabout invasive plants and how to eradicate them fromNorthside Park. Bring gloves and wear comfortableprotective clothing such as long-sleeved shirts andlong pants. For more information, contact ViennaParks and Recreation Director Cathy Salgado [email protected] or 703-255-6356.

Vienna at Your ServiceFeatures New Police Chief

The next meeting of Vienna at Your Service (VAYS)will be Tuesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the ViennaTown Hall Council Chambers, 127 Center St. S.

This meeting will feature a presentation by the newVienna Police Chief Colonel Jim Morris who will sharehis previous experience in public safety and his vi-sion for the Vienna Police Department.

The meeting will also feature a presentation bymembers of the Vienna Police Department on recentdepartment happenings and relevant statistics. Inaddition, representatives from area civic and non-profit organizations will provide updates and infor-mation on upcoming events and activities.

Vienna at Your Service is designed to give citizensthe opportunity to learn more about their commu-

nity. This event is free and open to the public; noregistration required. For more information, contactthe mayor’s office at 703-255-6311, [email protected] or visit www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?nid=748.

Support the Arts andSponsor a Concert

The free Summer on the Green concerts availableat the Vienna Town Green are made possible throughthe generosity of many local organizations and com-munity members. This year over 30 different perfor-mances are planned for all ages and tastes. In orderto continue this program, continued support fromthe community is needed.

There are several ways the community can helpsupport Town Green programs including donationsand sponsorships. Businesses, non-profit, commu-nity groups and individuals can sponsor concerts andhave their name and logo on display for the up to300 individuals who attend the popular summer con-certs. In addition, sponsors have the opportunity tohave a booth at their sponsored concert and discusstheir product and business with concert-goers. Indi-viduals can help by sending donations in any amountto the Vienna Parks and Recreation Departmentthroughout the year. All donations and sponsorshipsgo to support the Summer on the Green concert se-ries.

Individuals and businesses can also become a“Friend” of the Vienna Town Green, which was es-tablished to help support free concerts and perfor-mances. Annual membership fees are $30 for indi-viduals, $50 for families and $100 for businesses andorganizations. To join, download, complete and mailthe membership form available on the town’s websiteat www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?NID=108.

Sponsorships are still available for the 2013 Sum-mer on the Green concert series. View this summer’sconcert schedule online at www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?NID=879.

For more information on how to become a spon-sor or a Friend of the Town Green, call the ViennaParks and Recreation Department at 703-255-6360.

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Four-year-old Sonia Khianey gets encour-agement from her dad Ashish. She reallylikes pink.

Ladies and gentlemen, start your pedals… a member of the W&OD bike patrol pacesyoungsters negotiating lanes.

Andrew Claussen, 4, and his 2-year-oldsister show off their new bicycle helmetsgiven to them by SafeKids USA/INOVATrauma Center.

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Safety and Bike RodeoTeaches Healthy HabitsChild-centered activities held on Town Green on May 4.

Those children on Mill Street on Saturday,the ones in the parking lot across fromthe Town Green surrounded by Viennapolice officers, were not being charged

with a traffic violation. They were, instead, beingguided around a training course by Vienna police inVienna’s 2nd Annual W&OD Safety and Bike Rodeosponsored by the Town of Vienna Bicycle AdvisoryCommittee, Friends of the W&OD and local civicgroups and businesses.

While sponsor tents were set up on the TownGreen, the bike rodeo itself was conducted acrossMill Street in a parking lot of Vienna PresbyterianChurch. Cones and marked lines delineated coursesthat challenged the concentration of the children par-ticipating. Both Vienna police officers and W&ODbike patrol members worked with the children.

Besides the rodeo, activities included a trail safetymini-workshop for women run by the Vienna Police

Department and a team scavenger hunt on the TownGreen.

THE BIKE RODEO offered free things to children,as well as free activities. Safe Kids USA, throughINOVA Trauma Center, fitted and gave out 200 newbicycle helmets to children. Whole Foods of Viennahanded out healthy-food bag lunches to children freeof charge. Elevation Burger and Diamond Spaawarded prizes to activity winners.

Counted among the sponsors of the Town ofVienna’s BAC rodeo were Bikes@Vienna, ExtremePizza, Friends of W&OD Bike Patrol, Healthy KidsCoalition, NVRPA, Safe Kids USA, Whole Foods,Vienna Police Department, the Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment and other Vienna businesses. To learnmore about the town’s Bicycle Advisory Committee,go to www.ViennaBAC.com.

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Pictured left to right: Rich Duesterhaus, boardchair, SCOV; Michelle Scott, executive director,SCOV; Mike Collins of Rep. Gerry Connolly’soffice and Del. Mark L. Keam (D-35).

Shepherd’s Center VolunteerAppreciation Luncheon

Each year more than 200 volunteers at Shepherd’s Cen-ter of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV) serve as medical driv-ers, companion drivers, friendly callers and visitors,

health and wellness counselors, fundraisers and grant writ-ers. These volunteers run programs such as Lunch n’ Life,Adventures in Learning, trips and outings, special eventsand caregivers’ support groups. These services are availableto anyone age 50 or over who lives in the Oakton and Viennacommunity. In addition, the agency also serves seniors inReston and Fairfax. Quoting the proclamation directly, “theservices and programs offered by this extraordinary organi-zation (SCOV) help to ensure that our seniors stay connectedto the community through promotion of active lifestyles,ongoing social integration, and availability of resources forolder residents to use their experience, training and skills insignificant roles in society.”

In 2012, SCOV’s volunteers provided 9,000 hours of ser-vice for older adults of 50 or more years. To learn moreabout the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton Vienna, visit theirwebsite at www.scov.org or contact Michelle Scott, execu-tive director at 703-281-0538 or [email protected].

Commander Ron Patterson, of Post 180 Vienna,presents a check for Operation Comfort Warriors toAmerican Legion National Commander Jim Koutz.

National Commander VisitsVienna American Legion

The national commander of the American Legion hasvisited Vienna before, but this was a special visit toAmerican Legion Dyer-Gunnell Post 180 Vienna to

have breakfast and meet local area members during his busytravel schedule. American Legion Post 180 hosted NationalCommander James Koutz in a Monday morning breakfastevent on April 1 that included officers from the Departmentof Virginia in Richmond and members and their families fromseveral Virginia American Legion posts including Alexandria,Arlington, Fairfax, Lorton, Newport News and Winchester.

Koutz, a Vietnam War veteran, has only a few months leftof his one-year term to travel around and he took this op-portunity to talk about the programs of the American Le-gion that take care of veterans. The four major programsthat members call the four pillars of the American Legionare Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation, National Security,Children and Youth, and Americanism.


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THURSDAY/MAY 9Understanding and Dealing With

Bullying. 7–9 p.m., at The Women’sCenter, 127 Park St. N.E., Vienna.Learn how to recognize, understandand cope with bullying through thisimportant workshop. $35. or 703-281-2657x276 orwww.thewomenscenter.org.

Vienna Arts Society’s MayMeeting. 7:30 p.m., at Vienna ArtCenter, 115 Pleasant St., N.W.,Vienna. Linda Jones will demonstrateher impressionistic/realistic paintingstyle. 703-319-3971 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 11Annual Yard Sale and Flea Market.

8 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Great FallsUnited Methodist Church, 10100Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Churchis organizing its annual yard sale andflea market.Reservation required forvendors ($20). 703-582-1640 [email protected].

Healthy Responses to Anger. 9:30a.m.-12:30 p.m., at The Women’sCenter, 127 Park St. N.E., Vienna.Understanding the sources of anger,recognizing the associated feelingsand thoughts and developingeffective responses are the overallgoals of this program. $45. 703-281-2657 x276 orwww.thewomenscenter.org.

Used Bicycle Collection. 10 a.m.-1p.m., at The Potomac School ofMcLean, 1301 Potomac School Road,McLean. Donate a bike to benefitBikes for the World, a non-profitorganization that collects thousandsof unwanted bicycles for re-use indeveloping countries. $10 donationsrequested to help with shipping costs.www.bikesfortheworld.org.

SUNDAY/MAY 12The 16 Inner Art Series: The Art of

Organizing. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,8020 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Thisworkshop will help sort out whatkeeps you cluttered. http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6199066575.

MONDAY/MAY 13Resume Development Workshop.

10 a.m.-noon, at The Women’sCenter, 127 Park St. N.E., Vienna.This workshop identifies theingredients and format of asuccessful federal or private sectorrésumé. $35. thewomenscenter.org.

TUESDAY/MAY 14Avoiding Divorce Court I. 6:30-9:30

p.m, at The Women’s Center, 127Park St. N.E., Vienna. A divorceattorney will compare mediation andnegotiation, and cover strategies andpitfalls to avoid. $40.thewomenscenter.org.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 15Vienna Woman’s Club Scholarship

& Education Ceremony. 7 p.m.,Vienna Community CenterAuditorium, 120 Cherry St. S.E.,Vienna. For the 51st year the ViennaWoman’s Club will award three$1,000 scholarships to local highschool seniors. 703-698-1237.

THURSDAY/MAY 16Avoiding Divorce Court II. 6:30-

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1 1288 BALLANTRAE FARM DR . 12 10 . 3 ...... MCLEAN ..... $9,300,000 .... Detached .... 6.27 ...... 22101 ......... BALLANTRAE FARMS ........ 03/05/13

2 633 RIVER BEND RD .............. 7 .. 7 .. 3 ... GREAT FALLS .. $5,634,180 .... Detached .... 5.00 ...... 22066 ....... GREAT FALLS HEIGHTS ...... 03/29/13

3 626 CHAIN BRIDGE RD ........... 5 .. 7 .. 3 ...... MCLEAN ..... $5,175,000 .... Detached .... 1.00 ...... 22101 ............. CHAIN BRIDGE ............ 03/21/13

4 9601 GEORGETOWN PIKE ...... 6 .. 6 .. 3 ... GREAT FALLS .. $3,850,000 .... Detached .... 4.80 ...... 22066 ............... NEW HOME .............. 03/08/13

5 1165 ORLO DR ...................... 7 .. 8 .. 2 ...... MCLEAN ..... $3,675,000 .... Detached .... 0.99 ...... 22102 ............ WOODLEA MILL ........... 03/25/13

6 407 CHAIN BRIDGE RD ........... 5 .. 5 .. 2 ...... MCLEAN ..... $3,600,000 .... Detached .... 1.92 ...... 22101 ............. ARLINGWOOD ............ 03/19/13

7 1005 TURKEY RUN RD ........... 5 .. 5 .. 3 ...... MCLEAN ..... $3,500,000 .... Detached .... 0.99 ...... 22101 ............. LANGLEY HILL ............ 03/25/13

8 1700 FOREST LN ................... 6 .. 5 .. 3 ...... MCLEAN ..... $2,620,000 .... Detached .... 0.51 ...... 22101 ..... CHESTERBROOK WOODS .... 03/11/13

9 903 GEORGETOWN RIDGE CT 4 .. 5 .. 2 ...... MCLEAN ..... $2,400,000 .... Detached .... 0.85 ...... 22102 ........ GEORGETOWN RIDGE ....... 03/29/13

10 1485 EVANS FARM DR ............ 5 .. 4 .. 1 ...... MCLEAN ..... $2,395,000 .... Detached .... 0.14 ...... 22101 .............. EVANS FARM ............. 03/11/13

11 0 FRANKLIN PARK RD ............. 5 .. 5 .. 0 ...... MCLEAN ..... $2,250,000 .... Detached .... 1.22 ...... 22101 ........... COUNTRY ACRES .......... 03/13/13

12 6520 TOPEKA RD ................... 5 .. 5 .. 1 ...... MCLEAN ..... $2,100,000 .... Detached .... 0.40 ...... 22101 ........... SALONA VILLAGE .......... 03/29/13

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3 626 Chain Bridge Road,McLean — $5,175,000

4 9601 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls — $3,850,000

5 1165 Orlo Drive, McLean — $3,675,000

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By Marilyn Campbell

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Mother’s Day is lessthan a week away.For some, choos-ing the perfect gift

for mom can be a nerve-wrackingexercise. If you’re still looking forthe perfect present, local style gu-rus offer suggestions that they saywill please even the most discern-ing of women.

For stylish mothers, AllisonPriebe Brooks of Queen Bee De-signs in Alexandra, recommendsthe sentimentality of matchingparent-child jewelry: “It is fun tomatch or coordinate fashions withyour child, especially on Mother’sDay,” she said. “You can do thatwith dresses or bold prints, butyou can also do it with your jew-

elry. Little girls love to dress up andmatch their mothers, and jewelryis one thing that just about alwaysfits and it can be passed downfrom generation to generation.”

A spa day at home will give ex-hausted moms a chance to un-wind, says Courtney Thomas ofThe Picket Fence in Burke. “TreatMom to a spa day at home [with]a new line bath line from TheCharleston Soap Chef [which in-cludes] lotion, hand and bodywash, body butter and sugar scrub.We’ve been encouraging custom-ers to put a few pieces togetherand pamper Mom without havingto go to a spa.”

Hands creams by Pre deProvence, rich in shea butter andavailable in crisp scents like lav-ender and verbena, are luxuriouschoices, said said Angela Phelps,of Le Village Marche in Arlington.“Every woman can use a goodhand crème in her purse,” she said.She recommends creams by Pre deProvence.

Ann O’Shields, of The Nest Eggin Fairfax, said, “Perfumes, lotions

and candles from lines includingLollia, Tocca and Niven Morganare a luxurious treat for moms.

For those thinking ahead to sum-mer, O’Shields suggests a brightlyhued tote bag. “Scout bags are theperfect accessory for summer atthe beach, baseball games andevery day.” She also suggests col-orful handbags, wallets and techaccessories.

MOMS WITH SOPHISTI-CATED palates might enjoy sip-ping from a hand-painted wineglass. “For moms who enjoy relax-ing with a glass of wine, hand-painted wine glasses are a greatgift,” said Thomas. “They are allhand-painted by a local artist andare available in a variety of colorsand designs.”

For moms who love jewelry,O’Shields suggests putting a ringon it — or even a bracelet. “Jew-elry ranging from bangles andcharm bracelets … are great forMother’s Day.” For a personal

Mother’s Day Gift IdeasSuggestions forhonoring mom onher special day.

Photo courtesy of Queen Bee Designs

Allison Priebe Brooks, of Queen Bee Designs in Alexan-dria, recommends color-coordinated, mother-daughterjewelry and clothing on Mother’s Day.

Courtney Thomas, of ThePicket Fence in Burke,suggests presenting momwith an array of bath andbody treats to create a spaexperience at home.

Courtney Thomas, of ThePicket Fence in Burke,recommends buying “TheGathering of Friends”cookbooks for motherswith a penchant for cook-ing and entertaining.

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By Marilyn Campbell

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Even when Arlington-based interior designerAndrea Houck was atoddler, she seemed to

have an eye for detail. When herparents updated their bedroomwith new wallpaper, for example,it was their young daughter whonoticed the pattern had been hungupside down.

After beginning a career in artdirection and advertising, theNorth Carolina native shifted gearsand turned childhood flair for de-tail into an interior design busi-ness. She began with the renova-tion of her own home.

“I transitioned from the two-di-mensional world of art directionto the three-dimensional world ofinterior design,” said Houck. “I al-ways enjoyed the tactile world of

graphic design that included draw-ings and once everything becameso digitally based, I transitionedinto interior design.”

Houck describes her style astransitional and often eschewsneutral colors in favor of livelyhues. “I also like color and am notafraid to use it,” she said. “Andscale is one of the most important

elements to good design. I pridemyself on bringing out my client’saesthetic, making the spaces indi-vidual for that person. I also offera range of styles, from traditionalto more contemporary. My workreflects my disciplined approach todesign as well as each client’s per-sonality and lifestyle.”

The designer enjoys the chal-lenge of beautifying public spaces,like a living room or dining room,while making them simulta-neously chic and functional. Shepoints to one example in the de-sign of a great room in a home inGreat Falls.

“This great room had a dual fo-cus: the fireplace and the televi-sion,” said Houck. “The challengewas updating the space to be fam-ily friendly with comfortable fab-rics while adding a punch of color.I added window treatments to thewall of French doors, art over thefireplace, and recovered some ex-isting seating.”

A master bedroom, study andporch that she designed for anArlington family reflects her abil-ity, said Houck, to incorporate aclient’s needs into a chic design.“The busy couple wanted a serenesetting, so I updated the spacewith more storage, added a cus-tom desk, dual chest of drawerswith his and hers mirrors, uphol-stered headboard, seating withottoman, wallpaper, lighting andcustom colored rug.”

The bedroom and bathroom ofa Fairfax home also shows thatshe is not afraid to add a touch ofwhimsy. “In the bedroom, I re-moved carpet and installed hard-wood flooring, updated the trayceiling with moldings and chan-delier. … The bath was updatedwith a new tub with jets, new van-ity … hand-painted tiles andmarble floor.”

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In the great room of this Great Falls home Andrea Houck,of A. Houck Designs, added window treatments to thewall of French doors and hung art over the fireplace tocreate a functional, but stylish space.

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touch, she adds, “Engravedmonogrammed charms and neck-laces with children’s initials are aspecial way to give Mom jewelrythat reminds her of family. Pre-cious Metal Prints include a kit formaking a fingerprint mold that isthen mailed to the artisan to trans-fer to a charm.”

Epicureans with a penchant forentertaining would relish a cook-book line called “The Gathering ofFriends,” says Thomas. “It …comes in five volumes, completewith table-setting ideas, shoppinglists and beautiful photography.They are more than your typicalcookbook.”

Another idea for mothers whoenjoy all things culinary: kitchenaccessories. “If mom still hasdishtowels from 40 years ago, whynot swap them out for some newones?” said Phelps of Le Village

Marche. “I love…vibrantly coloredFrench towels from Jean Vier.Coming from the Basque regionand made of 100 percent cottonjacquard, these oversized tea tow-els [32 inches by 23 inches] arebeautifully and delicately woven.They can be machine-washed anddry wonderfully with no need forironing.”

For moms who enjoy photo-graphing their offspring, O’Shieldsrecommends the book “Photo-graphing Your Children: A Hand-

book of Style and Instruction” byJen Altman.

And for displaying those photo-graphs, Thomas said, “We [have]… frames … that all have a senti-mental words and saying and area step beyond the traditionalframe. They also have ‘memorymagnets’ with a clip to attach apicture … great for hanging pic-tures, notes and favorite art.”

O’Shields said, “Picture framesmake a wonderful gift and they areeven more special when you takethe time to have a picture printedand include it in the frame whenyou give the gift.”

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Oakton’s Christian Ollen (8) and Westfield’s Matt Lazor battle for theball while Oakton’s Patrick Moore (7) looks on during Monday’s contestat Oakton High School.

Oakton junior forward Ben Cisse scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win overWestfield on Monday.

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Oakton Boys’ Soccer Finishes Regular Season UndefeatedCougars beat Westfieldon senior night.

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The Oakton boys’ soccer teamcompleted an undefeated regu-lar season on Monday with a 1-0 victory against Westfield at

Oakton High School.While compiling an 11-0-2 record is a

notable achievement, head coach ToddSpitalny said the Cougars hadn’t talkedabout remaining unbeaten, instead choos-ing to focus on larger goals. In fact, the as-pect of Monday’s victory most likely to helpOakton’s cause was simply the contest’scompetitive nature.

Prior to facing Westfield, the Cougars wonfive of their previous six games by at leastthree goals. Oakton was often able to relaxlate in games with victory all but assured.

“To grind out a game likethis, this is really goodfor our team. We’ve beenable to step back for thelast 30, 40 minutes ofeach game, but thisgame, we really had tofight to the last whistle.”

—Oakton senior Patrick Moore

On Monday, the Cougars were locked in ascoreless tie with the Bulldogs until jun-ior forward Ben Cissefound the back of thenet in the 68thminute.

“We haven’tthought about theundefeated recordonce this year,”Spitalny said. “That’snot our goal. … Ourgoal was to win theregular season andgo after the districttitle [and] give our-selves a shot in theregional [tourna-ment] and go fromthere. … We’re juststarting to get guys back healthy so we’retrying to mix guys back in, still. We’re scor-ing a lot of goals, but part of our problemis we have not had to play our guys a full

game yet—other than [during ties against]Lake Braddock and Herndon—so tonight

was great because wefinally had to play theguys full force.”

Prior to the Westfieldwin, Oakton’s last fivevictories came againstWakefield, Centreville,Chantilly, Robinsonand Yorktown by acombined score of 23-6.

“To grind out a gamelike this, this is reallygood for our team,”senior midfielderPatrick Moore said.“We’ve been able tostep back for the last

30, 40 minutes of each game. But this game,we really had to fight to the last whistle.”

Westfield finished the regular season 3-7-3.“I thought we played really well,”

Westfield head coach Sean Lanigan said. “… Our goal was to stop [Oakton seniormidfielder] Patrick [Moore]. He was theirbig playmaker—and Christian [Ollen]—sowe man-marked him with my captain and Ithought he did an outstanding job. Patrickwas not a factor in this game at all.”

The Cougars earned the ConcordeDistrict’s No. 1 seed. They will have a byein the first round of the district tournamentand are automatically in the Northern Re-gion tournament.

Monday was senior night for Oakton.Defender Eddie Gerow, forward JaredSchulman, midfielders Moore and Ollen,defenders Sep Zomorodi and Jay Bundrenand midfielder Daniel Helms were honored.

Sophomore forward Armand Jeffris isOakton’s leading goal-scorer.

With the arrival of the postseason, theCougars have already reached some of theirgoals—and they just happened to be unde-feated, as well.

“We have unfinished business,” Spitalny said.

Madison Girls’Soccer Beats Lee

The Madison girls’ soccer teamlost to McLean 1-0 on May 2 butbounced back with a 5-0 victoryagainst Lee on Monday. The winimproved the Warhawks’ record to7-4 overall.

Madison has a 3-2 mark in theLiberty District with two games re-maining. The Warhawks will travelto face Fairfax at 7 p.m. on Wednes-day, May 8, and will host Marshallat 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 9.

Madison Girls LacrosseWins Liberty DistrictQuarter Final Game

On May 3, in its LibertyDistrict tournamentquarterfinal game, the Madi-son girls’ lacrosse team de-feated Fairfax, 21-7. FiveLady Warhawks scored mul-tiple goals, including MelissaKellan (4 goals, 4 assists),Katie Kerrigan (4 goals, 1assist), Kierra Sweeney (4goals), Erin Callahan (3goals, 2 assists) and SamBabbitt (2 goals, 1 assist).Shannon Condon, LucyDavidson, Carly Frederick

and Katherine Klein also notched one goal apiece.Madison’s Sigourney Heerink was the winning goaltender.

The Lady Warhawks faced Thomas Jefferson in the semi-finals on Tuesday night, May 7, after The Connection’sdeadline. The Liberty District championship game is sched-uled for 8 p.m. on Friday, May 10 at Langley High School.

—Courtesy of Madison Lacrosse

Oakton Girls’Lax Receives Bye

The Oakton girls’ lacrosse team finished second in theConcorde District regular season standings and receiveda first-round bye in the district tournament, meaningthe Cougars automatically qualified for the NorthernRegion tournament.

Oakton played its district tournament semifinal con-test on Tuesday, May 7, after The Connection’s dead-line.

Oakton Boys’Lax Falls to Westfield

The Oakton boys’ lacrosse team lost to Westfield 8-7in the opening round of the Concorde District tourna-ment on May 3, ending its season.

The Cougars finished 9-4.

Junior midfielder Kirsten Morehouse(5) and the Madison girls’ soccer teamlost 1-0 to McLean on May 2.

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Cause. 10 a.m.-3 p.m, at FreshMarket, 150 Branch Road S.E.,Vienna. Purchase and decorate adelicious cupcake from The FreshMarket to support No Kid Hungry. $3.

Mister G at Jammin’ Java. 10:30a.m, at the Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. Award-winningchildren’s musician Mister G will bereturning to perform.jamminjava.com.

Vienna Arts Society’s annualBenefit Raffle and SilentAuction. 4:30-6:30 p.m., at ViennaArt Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W.,Vienna. Arts Society is donating aportion of the proceeds to theCommittee for Helping Others; wineand light refreshments provided.703-319-3971 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

Art in 14 Directions. 5:30-8:30 p.m.,

at The Frame Factory, 212 DominionRoad N.E., Vienna. An openingreception featuring the work of 14studio artists with 60 works inmultidisciplinary art ranging fromrealism and expressionism all theway to encaustics.

www.theframefactory1.com.

SUNDAY/MAY 19Vienna American Legion Breakfast

Buffet. 8 a.m.-noon, at 330 CenterSt. N., Vienna. Includes omelets,scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes,and bacon. $8, adults; $3 forchildren. 703-938-1379.

18th Century Spring Market Fair.11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at The ClaudeMoore Colonial Farm, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. Celebratespring at a local museum andworking farm’s first Market Fair ofthe season, featuring goods andwares, produce, gifts, colonialcharacters, animals, dancing andsinging, and demonstrations ofcolonial-era work. $6; $3 for children3-12 years old and seniors. 703-903-9330 or www.1771.org/directions.htm.

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PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH8980 Brook Road in McLean, VA

www.ProvidenceToday.org • 703-893-5330Find Us: Route 7 just 1⁄4 mile west of Toll

Worship 10 AM Sundays; Bible Study 11:20 AMAWANA for Kids: Wednesdays at 6:30 PM

Kids outgrow clothing, and tire of toys. One day they’llactually grow up and start homes and families of their own.

The most important thing my husband and I can giveour children is the faith and character they will need tobuild a satisfying life. That was why we first began to takeour son to worship. After a few Sundays at church, werealized it wasn’t just for him.

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Entertainment

Violin Recital: JehshuaKarunakaran. 3 p.m., at the AldenTheatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. The 18-year-old violinistand graduate of the Juilliard Schoolpre-college division, and a senior atHarvard, plays Bach’s Partita No. 2, amovement of the Sibelius concerto, asonata by Ysaye and works byKreisler, Paganini and Brahms; theconcert is sponsored by the MusicFriends of the Fairfax Library. 703-620-9535.

Synchrony. 4 p.m., at Saint LukeCatholic Church, 7001 GeorgetownPike, McLean. Edvinas Minkstimas,an emerging European young pianist,joins the Amadeus Orchestra in aperformance of Beethoven’s PianoConcerto No. 2 in B-flat major; theorchestra also performs Serenade No.1 by Brahms. $30; free for students17 and under. http://www.amadeusconcerts.com.

Opera for the People. 4:30 p.m., atOur Lady of Good Counsel in DeSalesHall, 8601 Wolf Trap Road, Vienna.The Vienna Choral Society and TheReston Chorale present an accessibleconcert of Verdi and Copland. $25;$20 for seniors/students; free foryouth, 15 and under accompanied byan adult. viennachoralsociety.org.

TUESDAY/MAY 21Great Falls Coffee Social. 9:30 a.m.,

at Riverbend Park Visitor’s Center,8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls.Celebrate Great Falls will presentFriends of Riverbend Park with a$2,000 donation to help fund theirsummer internship program at theco-hosted community-building eventopen to all Great Falls residents andbusinesses. celebrategreatfalls.org.

THURSDAY/MAY 23The Vienna American Legion

Auxiliary Memorial. 10 a.m., at atFlint Hill Cemetery. The ViennaAmerican Legion Auxiliary will placeflags on the graves of veterans. 703-938-1379.

SATURDAY/MAY 25Cathy Ponton King: Blues and

Sweet Ballads. 7 p.m., at the TownGreen, 144 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.Cathy Ponton King and his team willperform some blues and ballads atVIVA! VIENNA! 703-255-4742 [email protected].

MONDAY/MAY 27Memorial Day Ceremony. 11 a.m.,

at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Acommemorative event featuring aMarine Corps Color Guard, patrioticsongs, remarks from retired MarineCorps Lieutenant Gen. Norman H.Smith, and a reading of the namesand bell-ringing for each of the 25residents who fell in service; awreath-laying by local dignitaries andraising of the flags by Boy ScoutTroop 55 follows. 703-248-0390.

FRIDAY/MAY 31Postage Stamp Show. 10 a.m.-6

p.m., at the Hilton McLean TysonsCorner, 7920 Jones Branch Dr,McLean. Eighty dealers buying,selling, and appraising stamps andenvelopes; 45 exhibits, 10 postaladministrations, and a youth table.www.napex.org.

SATURDAY/JUNE 1Postage Stamp Show. 10 a.m.-6

p.m., at the Hilton McLean TysonsCorner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive,McLean. Eighty dealers buying,selling, and appraising stamps andenvelopes; 45 exhibits, 10 postaladministrations, and a youth table.www.napex.org.


Mother’s Day Photo Gallery

Four-year-old Lily Eldridge enjoyed the spring tulipsblooming on the Town Green in Vienna by the FreemanHouse on Wednesday, April 17. Mom Kelly Eldridgesnapped a photo to capture the fleeting spring momentwith her young daughter.

Kyle Frank, 10, BridgetFrank, 5, and Barbara Frankof Vienna are shown atLegoland in Florida duringtheir summer vacation inAugust 2012. They arestanding in front ofMiniland USA, which showsWashington, D.C. and NewYork City made out of Legos.

This photo, taken lastsummer, depicts fourgenerations of moms anddaughters enjoying anevening together on ahorse farm in Kentucky.From left: Merritt Graham,9, of Vienna; Anne Lanz,grandmother, of Birming-ham, Ala.; Campbell Gra-ham, 7, of Vienna; JenniferGraham, mother, of Vienna;and Mary Emily Thompson,great-grandmother, ofLouisville, Ky.

MothersBy Bridget Frank,

6, of Vienna

Mothers are a kind,loving parent.

They help youthrough each and everyday.

Their heart is pound-ing with love.

They never stoploving you.

They love and loveand love.

My mother likes toread to me, bakeyummy treats, and sewme special things.

My mother is reallyspecial and I hope onespecial moment she willhave the happiest day ofher life.

I hope that she ishappy as long as cloudsfloat.

When the cloudsdrop, cheer up whenyou read this note andyou will always beloved.


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