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Photo Contest and ExhibitReturns March 19-20

The Vienna Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Amateur Pho-tography Contest and Exhibit will be held Saturday, March 19, from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, March 20, from noon to 3:30 p.m. at theVienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E.

Entries will be accepted Thursday, March 17, from 5 to 8:30 p.m.and Friday, March 18, from noon to 3:45 p.m. Photos will be judgedby local professional photographers and ribbons awarded in eight cat-egories: animals, architecture, nature, pictorial, scenic, photojournal-ism, portraiture and digitally enhanced. There will be a separate con-test section for students in grades 7-12.

The entry fee is $10 per person. Entries are limited to four photosper person and two per category. For more information, call ViennaParks and Recreation at 703-255-6360 or visit www.viennava.gov.

Summer Camp RegistrationBegins in March

Open registration begins March 14 for youth summer camps spon-sored by the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department.

Camps include tennis, basketball, fencing, soccer, baseball, football,and other sports camps; teen adventure camps; and summer playgroundcamps. Beginning in 2011, the refund policy for summer camps haschanged and now includes that all requests for refunds prior to 14calendar days of the camp start date will incur a 50% penalty or $100max per camp session.

For more information, call the Vienna Parks and Recreation Depart-ment at 703-255-6360, and register online at www.viennava.gov.

Week in Vienna

Send school notes to [email protected]. Deadline isFriday.

Marshall Academy students willparticipate in career experience activi-ties at the Department of DefenseEducation Activity (DoDEA), a civilianagency that supports over 190 schoolsthroughout the world, on Thursday,Feb. 24, at DoDEA’s offices in Arlington.Marshall Academy is one of six highschool academies in Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools (FCPS). DoDEA’s chiefinformation officer, Jeffrey Friedler, willdeliver a keynote address via video tele-conference from Europe. Students willlearn about DoDEA’s information tech-nology operations and mission and willparticipate in a cyber protect exercisefollowed by a one-on-one job shadowexperience with an IT professional.

John D. Carstens of Oakton hasgraduated with a bachelor of arts inmusic from Bucknell University ofLewisburg, Pa. He is the son of John andRuth Carstens, and a 2006 graduate ofOakton High School.

Blair Koniszewski of Vienna hasbeen named to the fall 2010 dean’s listat Sacred Heart University of Fairfield,Conn.

Ann Desmarais of Vienna has beennamed to the fall 2010 dean’s list at TheUniversity of Scranton, Scranton, Pa.

Matthew Kent of Vienna has beennamed to the fall 2010 dean’s list atCarnegie Mellon University. The fresh-man is studying math and trumpetperformance, and is the son of Davidand Barbara Kent.

Lee Hughes of Vienna has com-pleted courses with exemplary marksand made the fall 2010 dean’s list atGeorgia College in Milledgeville, Ga.

Elisabeth Caroline Maddrell ofVienna was named to the fall 2010 hon-ors list at Mary Baldwin College ofStaunton, Va.

Mikayla Chronister of Oakton wasnamed to the fall 2010 honors list atMary Baldwin College of Staunton, Va.

Oakton residents Alexander ReadBavely, freshman political science ma-jor; Veronika Konstantina Haritos,senior art major; Amanda KatherineMichel, senior interdisciplinary studiesmajor; Emily Catherine Walker, se-nior English and philosophy and religionmajor; and Rebekah ElizabethWilletts, freshman philosophy and re-ligion major, have been named to thefall 2010 dean’s list at Radford Univer-sity.

Aleksandr Vandalov of Vienna hasbeen named to the fall 2010 honor rollat Washington and Lee University.

Maretta Fan of Vienna was namedto the fall 2010 dean’s list at EmoryCollege of Emory University in Atlanta,Ga. She is the daughter of Hongmin Fanand Dr. Xinhui Sun.

Caroline Lamberti of Oakton hasbeen named to the fall 2010 honor rollat Washington and Lee University.

Louisa C. Stanwich has receivedadmission to Randolph-MaconAcademy’s “High Flight” class, a special-ized track for students who hope toattend a United States service academy.She is the daughter of John and MariaCarosa Stanwich.

Vienna residents Hope Flanagan,Julia Lange, a senior, DouglasRissing, Benjamin Yazman, JacobBowman, Sima Dajani, QuincySchmidt, Nicholas Ryals, EdgarMcKewen-Moreno and KatherineWimmer have been named to the fall2010 dean’s list at the University ofMary Washington of Fredricksburg, Va.

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By Donna Manz

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Louis Meyer was ten years old when hisgrandparents took him to Disney World.There used to be a magic shop on MainStreet in those days and Meyer’s grandpar-

ents brought him into the store where he bought hisfirst magic set. Back home in Cincinatti, his motherfound a magic shop that taught magic tricks, as wellas the sale of tools of the trade. A year later, he joinedthe shop’s kids’ group, the Counts of Conjuring.

That was the beginning of a life-long passion formagic. Now, Meyer performs his magic shows in hisnewly opened Childtime Magic Party Place on Do-minion Road.

“Magic is very hard to learn at first because thereare a lot of basic techniques you have to master,”Meyer said. Some magic tricks have gimmicks, heexplained, a tool that is necessary to make the magicwork. Other magic tricks have no gimmick and aretotally dependent on the magicians and their skills.A levitating table is one such.

“When you first start out, you use gimmicks a lot,”Meyer said. “Then, the more you learn, you realizeyou don’t need gimmicks, that you can really do thestuff on your own.”

CHILDTIME MAGIC’S party package includes 25minutes of physical play on the venue’s inflatables,a 45-minute interactive magic show starring thebirthday child, and 45 minutes in the party room.The centerpiece of the theater is a draped stage remi-niscent of olden days. Three levels separate the threecomponents of the birthday party package.

For Angelique and Chris Bennett, of Vienna, whohosted their son’s birthday party at Childtime Magic,the money was well-spent. A colleague of ChrisBennett’s recommended Childtime Magic.

“I loved it,” said Angelique Bennett. “It had theright mix of magic and humor. He [Louis the Magi-cian] kept the kids entertained.”

The magic show brought out laughter and shoutsfrom the children sitting cross-legged on the carpetwhile parents sat behind, themselves laughing, inchairs. Abbot the Rabbit and a white dove made guestappearances.

Jeremy Bennett, celebrating his sixth birthday, saidhe was excited about magic and the magic show. Asmuch as he liked the moonbounce, Jeremy said hisfavorite part was the magic show. Meyer presentedJeremy, as the birthday celebrity, with his own Louisthe Magician magic set. In the party room, Jeremywas showing off the box’s contents. His friend andclassmate, Denison Sisson, also said his favorite partof the party was the magic show and that he plannedon learning the magic tricks printed on Meyer’s funnymoney.

Meyer drifted away from magic when DavidCopperfield became so big in the industry that Meyerconcluded that you had to be a David Copperfield toearn a living.

Meyer was working professionally as a children’sphotographer when he re-caught the magic bugabout 11 years ago. He continued to work photogra-phy during the week and performed magic on week-

ends.Meyer performed his first kids’ birthday party show

in December 1999. “The kids loved it,” said Meyer.“They loved what I did. They had a great time. I re-alized that the experience I had with kids, workingas a children’s photographer, making them smile forpictures, really paid off at the kids’ show.”

The toll of working seven days a week forced Meyerto make a career decision.

“To be a good children’s photographer, you had toimmediately becomes friends with the kids, and thereare techniques to get them to smile, not be afraid,”Meyer said. “When I did my first kids’ birthday party,I realized that all the skills I learned in ten years ofphotography came into play. I decided kids’ magicwas my forte.”

Childtime Magic is ten years old. Even as Meyertraveled from house to house to perform for children’sbirthday parties, he had a goal in mind. He wantedto open a permanent location where the parties cameto him. He recognized that, while a few other busi-nesses offered games and inflatables, nobody offereda facility that featured children’s magic and inflat-able play equipment. Meyer lives in Alexandria butwhen he looked at a map, he saw Vienna as a centrallocation. He performed at ViVa! Vienna! on severaloccasions.

“Vienna is really the only little town in NorthernVirginia,” said Meyer. “I’ve done tons of shows inVienna and I knew the environment. It seemed to befamily-friendly.”

As magic shops have slowly disappeared from theretail scene, aspiring magicians have lost the humanteacher. Learning magic tricks from a set is difficult,Meyer said. “Nowadays, with the internet used foreverything, magic shops are rare. It’s harder to learnmagic without having a mentor to teach you tech-niques.”

The Washington, D.C. chapter of the InternationalBrotherhood of Magicians is one of the largest chap

By Monika Bapna

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The lights were there.The actors were ready.The audience shushed

their children as the lightsdimmed and the blood red cur-tain was slowly parted.

The sight that greeted was alone janitor sweeping.

And then the action began.Out popped Caroline and Leo,the husband and wife, in searchfor the wolves, or the “wolfies”who ate their chicken.

Then the other characterswere introduced like thewolves, who were as unconven-tional as their name, Matt andB.B aka Big Bad; then the threelittle pigs followed by GrannyBlanne and her granddaughter,Rosie.

With Caroline’s unique smellguiding them and GrannyBlanne’s splendid karate moves,out set the troupes in search ofthe wolf.

The Marshall High Schooltheatre premiered The Wolf ’sTales on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. Thiscomedic retelling of The ThreeLittle Pigs and Little Red RidingHood had hilarious plot twiststhat kept the audience on theedge of their seats.

In addition, the play also dif-fered from the regulars in thatit interacted with the audience,which Kate Thomas, an elemen-tary schooler, found extremelyentertaining.

Contrasting to the play wasthe second play they performedcalled The Dogs are Coming, a

poignant story written by a jun-ior Rayn Epremian, a true storyabout her great grandmotherand father who were Arme-nians.

“The first time we performedthe Dogs Are Coming it was fora very different audience,” saidsenior Brian Potter, who playeda Greek Man in the play.

This sentiment was echoed byone of the audience members,Clyde Will-Cox. “The kids in theaudience would have a hardtime connecting to the losspresent in the play or the depthof the play,” he said. “ButMarshall always does a goodjob with its plays and I reallyenjoyed it.”

With the issue aboutMarshall’s earlier play, Chicago,and its suggestive partsMarshall specifically choseWolf’s tales to balance out theplay.

“We wanted to show that wedo a variety of plays,” saidTrena Weiss-Null the theatreteacher at Marshall. “With thepositive feedback I got fromdoing Peter Pan last year Iwanted to make sure we do aplay every year that the com-munity as a whole can enjoy.”

The Wolf’s tales was also anopportunity for the charactersto improvise and set their ownvoice in their characters Weiss-Null said.

“The playwright writes a lotof murder mysteries, and theyare made to make your own,”she said. “They are very acces

Marshall TheaterPresents Two Plays

Granny(Danielle Fletcher) using her karate moves onthe wolf (Neil Will-Cox left) while Red Riding Hoodwatches (Sasha Turner).

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New party place focuseson magic shows.

Ten Years of Magic

Birthday boy Jeremy Bennett of Viennacelebrated his sixth birthday at ChildtimeMagic Party Place. A rabbit and dove madeguest appearances.

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Shrimp lovers came fromVienna and as far away asGainesville to gobble upas many shrimp as they

could eat on Feb. 19. That’s whenVienna’s Post 180 of the AmericanLegion hosted its second annualall-you-can-eat open-to-the-publicshrimp fest. There wasn’t justshrimp. Post 180 chefs preparedall the side dishes themselves, ex-cepting the cheese and fresh fruitplatters and antipasto selection.Volunteer cooks made cole slawand hush puppies to the array ofdesserts, including MargaretDellinger’s in-demand homemadebanana pudding.

But it was the shrimp, steamed,seasoned and aromatic, that wasthe big draw.

Post 180 member Joyce Miller

described herself as “overstuffed.”“There’s plenty to eat and not

enough stomach to do it,” Millersaid. “The food is good, as usual,and everyone is friendly.” Miller,from Gainesville, picked up afriend, a Town of Vienna staffer,in Manassas and the two drove intogether.

The buffet ran from 2 to 6 p.m.,attracting guests to the food-ladentables throughout the afternoon.Most were American Legion mem-bers from Post 180 and otherAmerican Legion Posts in FairfaxCounty and their family members.Some, like the Mills family, hadthree generations represented.Jason Mills belongs to the Sons ofthe American Legion. His father,Doug, is a member of Post 180 andstill a Marine. Young Caden Mills

has been a member of the Sons fornine years, his father Jason said.Coincidentally, Caden is nine yearsold and likes shrimp.

“This is a great idea,” said Post180 guest Don Yetkow, balancingplates of hush puppies and shrimp.“It’s all you can eat and the foodis out of this world.” Yetkow de-scribed, in historical detail, thehistory of the hush puppy.

“In a few months, they ought tohave a snow crab dinner,” Yetkowsuggested.

Every month, Post 180, on Cen-ter Street in Vienna, holds an all-you-can-eat breakfast bar, open tothe public. For $7.50 per adult,diners choose omelets, side dishes,beverages and sweets.

— Donna Manz

Vienna Awash in Sea of Shrimp

With a little help from shrimp fest coordi-nator Dan Dellinger, Sons of AmericanLegion Post 180 member Caden Millsscoops up some steaming-hot shrimp.

Don Yetkow enjoys his hush puppies asmuch as he does shrimp.

In the kitchen, cooks Bob Renner andDoug Mills cook up pots of shrimp. After45 minutes of service, more than half theamount purchased had already beenconsumed by smiling guests.

Three generations of the Mills family areAmerican Legion family. Doug Mills, right,is a marine and Post 180 member. His son,Jason, and grandson, Caden, are membersof the Sons of the American Legion Post180.

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Photo Contest and ExhibitReturns March 19-20

The Vienna Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Ama-teur Photography Contest and Exhibit will be held Saturday, March19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, March 20, from noon to3:30 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E.

Entries will be accepted Thursday, March 17, from 5 to 8:30p.m. and Friday, March 18, from noon to 3:45 p.m. Photos willbe judged by local professional photographers and ribbonsawarded in eight categories: animals, architecture, nature, picto-rial, scenic, photojournalism, portraiture and digitally enhanced.There will be a separate contest section for students in grades 7-12.

The entry fee is $10 per person. Entries are limited to fourphotos per person and two per category. For more information,call Vienna Parks and Recreation at 703-255-6360 or visitwww.viennava.gov.

Summer Camp RegistrationBegins in March

Open registration begins March 14 for youth summer campssponsored by the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department.

Camps include tennis, basketball, fencing, soccer, baseball, foot-ball, and other sports camps; teen adventure camps; and sum-mer playground camps. Beginning in 2011, the refund policy forsummer camps has changed and now includes that all requestsfor refunds prior to 14 calendar days of the camp start date willincur a 50% penalty or $100 max per camp session.

For more information, call the Vienna Parks and Recreation De-partment at 703-255-6360, and register online atwww.viennava.gov.

Week in Vienna

To have community events listed in theConnection, send to [email protected]. Deadline isFriday.

THURSDAY/FEB. 24VTRCC Warm Up Mixer. 5:30 p.m.

Teqcorner, 1616 Anderson Road,McLean. $15 members, $20 non-members. Register by 5 p.m. Feb. 23.www.vtrcc.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 25LifeLine Health Screening. Church

of the Holy Comforter, 543 BeulahRoad N.E., Vienna. Cardiovascularconditions, abdominal aorticaneurysms, bone density to accessosteoporosis risk and more available.Screening packages start at $139.Schedule appointments at 1-877-237-1287 or www.lifelinescreening.com.

SATURDAY/FEB. 26Brinker Toastmasters. 9:30 a.m. at

Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124Park St. N.E., Vienna. Meets secondand fourth Saturday of the month.brinker.wordpress.com.

MONDAY/FEB. 28Ayr Hill Garden Club: Health Tips

for Gardeners. 12:45 p.m.Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589Chain Bridge Road, Vienna. Dr.Brandon Lemuel, BS, DC, Owner ofPalmercare Chiropractic will presentpractical techniques and healthadvice for gardeners. Free, publicinvited. [email protected].

Greater Vienna Babe RuthBaseball. 8-9:30 p.m. ViennaCommunity Center, 120 Cherry St.,Vienna. Final walk-in registration

session; new players must register inperson. Returning players only mayregister at GVBRL.org.

TUESDAY/MARCH 1VTRCC TIPS Group. 12:15 p.m.

Shula’s Steak House, Marriott Corp.,8028 Leesburg Pike, Vienna.www.vtrcc.org.

THURSDAY/MARCH 3McLean Citizens Association

Winter Membership Meeting.7:30 p.m. McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Deputy Director of the Department ofManagement and Budget JoeMondoro will discuss county budgetmatters. 202-465-3290 [email protected].

Alzheimer’s Caregiver SupportGroup. 10 a.m. UnitarianUniversalist Church of Fairfax, 2709Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. 703-281-9515.

TUESDAY/MARCH 8Vienna Oakton NARFE Chapter

Meeting. 1:30 p.m. ViennaCommunity Center, 120 Cherry St.,Vienna. F. Eugene Brown, President,Custom Financial Solutions, LLC.,will discuss the importance of estateplanning. All members andprospective members are invited toattend. 703-281-5123.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 9Virginia Chronic Pain Support

Group Meeting. 1:30 p.m. atKaplan Center for IntegrativeMedicine, 6829 Elm St., Suite 300,McLean. Group leader, Jodi Brayton,LCSW. 703-532-4892.

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ters in the world with its 110 members. The chap-ter meets monthly where members share techniquesand learn from guest magicians.

While heading the D.C. chapter as president in2008-2009, Meyer recognized something was miss-ing, kids. He recalled the kids’ group he was part ofwhen he first started learning the trade, the Countsof Conjuring, and developed a kids’ group in the D.C.area, which he nostalgically named the Counts ofConjuring.

In mid-February, Meyer introduced a daytime openplay time at Childtime Magic. Children have use ofthe inflatables for a fee of $10, any time between 10a.m. and 5 p.m.

IN THE WORKS, currently, are plans to offerafterschool magic lessons for youngsters. A one-weeksummer camp for 7 to 15-year-olds is planned as well.

For those children who cannot wait for theafterschool program or summer camp to begin,there’s free membership in the Childtime Magic Birth-day Club. Each month, the child receives an e-mailwith an instructional video from Louis the Magician.Childtime Magic offers the birthday member a dis-count on the party magic show booking.

Meyer no longer travels to house parties; he per-forms exclusively at the Party Place. Magician KevinMcGuire performs on the road.

See www.childtimemagic.com for detailed informa-tion on party packages and pricing.

sible for the actors and they get an opportunity toplay with the audience.

“The Dogs are Coming on the other hand was anIB project, but became our Virginia High SchoolLeague (VHSL) show,” Weiss-Null said.

VHSL is something the Marshall theatre partici-pates in every year along with other high schools inthe area.

Though not having won the VHSL competition andthe divided views of the judges the cast decided toperform the play again in Marshall.

Senior Yara Alemi, who directed the Dogs Are Com-ing, called the play “phenomenal.” She added thatthe cast were hard working and had a level of pro-fessionalism that is usually very hard to see.

“Rayn is going to continue to work on this playand expand it some more,” Weiss-Null said. “We arereally looking forward to doing this in the future withstudents writing their own plays.”

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Opinion

Our hearts go out to the parentsof Nick Stuben, a student atWoodson who died of suicide lastmonth after an ordeal of navigat-

ing a suspension and disciplinary process thatclearly has gone awry.

Nick was not the first local student to sufferfrom the process. In March 2009, Josh Ander-son, then a junior at South Lakes High School,died of suicide the day before he was to faceexpulsion from the Fairfax Countyschool system at a disciplinary hearing.

It is true that a teenage suicide neverhas only one cause; the students’ deathsare not the “fault” of disciplinary policies. Butno one can deny that the disciplinary processcontributed to the unhappiness that these twostudents experienced.

We have heard now from many parentswhose teenagers (and even younger children)have suffered through an inflexible andadversarial process that separates studentsfrom support systems and healthy activities andeven schoolwork at exactly the moment thatthey need them the most.

Students who have not been in serioustrouble before suddenly find themselves iso-lated at home, unable to participate in sportsor clubs, unable to interact with peers or teach-ers on a regular basis. The results have beendevastating for many families.

Many people are seeking a dialogue to un-derstand and hopefully modify the currentapproach.

Del. Kaye Kory introduced legislation in theVirginia House of Delegates that would haverequired schools to notify parents if their stu-dent was in trouble that might lead to suspen-sion. The bill failed, but the idea that such leg-islation might be needed is eye-opening. Fairfaxschools opposed it.

Caroline Hemenway founded Fairfax ZeroTolerance Reform, a community group thatadvocates for changes to Fairfax’s approach todisciplinary matters, years ago after herfamily’s ordeal with suspension years ago.

School board member Tina Hone (At-large)has been asking for data about suspensions and

expulsions from schools staff, but re-ports that she has been unable to getgood answers, leaving open questionsabout minority students being over-

represented in students who have been sus-pended, among other issues.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisorsvoted unanimously Feb. 8 to “make outreachefforts” to the local school system about stu-dent disciplinary tactics, hoping to begin afriendly and ongoing discussion about possiblereforms to the schools’ current system.

Fairfax County Superintendent Jack Dalemade it clear he had no intention of discuss-ing the disciplinary system with the county.Dale said in a statement that the resolutiondemonstrated a “serious misunderstanding” ofthe school system’s current disciplinary poli-cies.

Note that this exchange involved dueling“statements,” not discussion.

Dale is correct when he suggests a broaderapproach of tackling teen depression in gen-eral, but this must be in addition to grapplingwith the challenges in the disciplinary process.

“I believe our efforts would be far more pro-ductive if we focused on the incidence of de-pression among our county youth and how ouragencies can work together to tackle this prob-lem,” wrote Dale in his statement.

In the meantime, if you have a teenager inyour family, it might be worth letting him orher know that they shouldn’t sign any state-ments admitting they’ve done anything wrongat school without having the school call youfirst.

—Mary Kimm,

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Read OnSCHOOL DISCIPLINE: BROKEN OR PERFECT?Jack Dale criticizes concerns linking teen suicides to

suspensions.

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MANTUA TEENAGER REMEMBEREDNick Stuban, 15, participated in Woodson football, Boy

Scouts.

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ONE STRIKE, THEY’RE OUTSome families call the school system’s polices on

marijuana punitive and ineffective.

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Time to Talk about ‘Discipline’Schools need toconsider the bestinterests of the student.

Editorial

By Jim Corcoran

Since 1925, the FairfaxCounty Chamber of Commerce has advocated on

behalf of business by encouraginga fair and free market. In the last30 years, the Chamber has been aproponent of public-private part-nerships after the standard modelof public procurement shifted inthe 1980s to encourage private in-vestment in infrastructure. Theprivate sector delivers cost-effec-tive and efficient services to con-stituents with limited risks to thelocality.

Twenty-two years ago, FairfaxCounty entered into a public pri-vate partnership with CovantaFairfax, Inc. where Covanta ownsand operates the I-95 Energy Re-source Recovery Facility in Lorton.This facility turns trash into energy

and has been an example for asuccessful public-private partner-ship with competitive below mar-ket rates.

In May of last year, the countyexplored purchasing the facilityand, in December, as part of thatprocess, the fair market value wasassessed at $417.5 million. Countystaff has recommended that theBoard of Supervisors vote to moveforward with the purchase basedon assumptions previously rebut-ted by industry experts. Staff hasgone as far as a recent letter to theeditor from County Executive TonyGriffin misrepresenting the de-bate. The Chamber was disheart-ened to see the facts misrepre-sented and outraged that thosemisleading facts were presented tothe public through the media.

The Fairfax Chamber is con-cerned that county staff’s objective

is to own this facility regardless ofthe facts. Staff wants to own thefacility in order to control the priceof trash services and the marketfor trash disposal. Governmentcontrol of prices and markets his-torically leads to higher prices, adecline in service and reducedconsumer option.

Covanta Energy has patientlyand respectfully tried to negotiatea new long-term agreement withcounty staff to continue the suc-cessful public private partnership.The parties were not far apart andthe county had within its grasp astable long-term contract with be-low market rates for trash dis-posal. It is the Chamber’s under-standing that the proposal is stillon the table with modificationsthat benefit the county, such aswaste volume commitment flex-ibility, termination rights, and a

sharing in the savings in the re-cently paid off project debt service.However, county staff has chosento recommend buying the facilityand forgo a much more cost-effec-tive public-private partnershipwhere risk is shared and costs re-main low.

Counter to the countyexecutive’s assertions, we believeFairfax County staff ’s proposalwould lead to higher prices andmore risk for Fairfax County tax-payers. County staff has statedthey will raise trash disposal ratesto pay for the debt service bank-ing on current pricing flow con-trol laws. These laws could be dis-solved, as they were in the mid1990s, at which time the countystruggled with project systemcosts, which could cause a projectdefault and/or require countyfunding through the general fund.Additionally, they are betting onenergy prices to increase at a rateof 4 to 5 percent annually over the

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On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the Oakton HighSchool Theater Department presentedits Cougar Dinner Theatre, “An Eveningof One Act Plays.” Students presented

“Prospero’s Island,” a medley of scenes from someof Shakespeare’s most popular plays that they arepreparing for a future performance at the Folger

An Evening at Cougar Theatre

Hecate (far right) played by Melina Smith,and the three witches from WilliamShakespeare’s Macbeth. The witches areplayed by (from left): Eleni Voudouris,Celia Capehard and Chrissy Sood.

Ian Lindsay (left) is a Virginia High SchoolLeague Best Actor award recipient. Onright is student Aidan Smith. They areperforming a scene from ‘The Swimmer’by Xavier Hogan.

Shakespeare Student Festival. The Award Winning“Oakton Improvables” also performed during theevening. Students preformed scenes from “4AM” byJonathan Dorf and “The Swimmer” by Xavier Hoganand “Going to School” by Ed Monk.

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Titania, from William Shakespeare’sMidsummer Nights Dream, played byNatalie Morales.

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When Brian Hongtalks in casualconversation, hesays things that

many 17 year-old boys in highschool might be expected say.

He is a self-professed “metalhead,” who frequents heavy metalmusic message boards on theinternet.

“My favorite band of all time isDream Theater,” said Brian, men-tioning an all-male group whosemembers have shoulder-lengthhair, bushy goatees and perform ina variety of black t-shirts, judgingfrom pictures on the group’swebsite.

Heavy metal is fairly typical forteenage boys but it does seem alittle odd for Brian, an accom-plished classical musician whoplays the violin. When he steps

onto a stage to perform as con-certmaster of the AmericanYouth Philharmonic, Brian islikely to be wearing a pressedtuxedo and black dress shoes.

BRIAN, who lives in FairfaxStation and attends RobinsonSecondary School, won theFairfax Symphony Orchestra’s2011 Dorothy Farnham Feuerstring competition Feb. 20. Thecompetition for middle andhigh school students had ninefinalists.

“He had a wonderful musicalrefinement and a beautiful mu-sical presentation,” saidKatherine Murdock, one of thecompetition’s judges, of Brian’sperformance. Murdock, whoplays the viola, is a professorof music at the University of Mary-land.

“It was one of my stronger run-throughs,” said Brian, who played

violin when he was four years-old and tries to fit in aboutthree hours of practice everyday. The student takes some ofhis high school classes over theinternet to give his schedulemore flexibility for music prac-tice, he said.

“I would like to have a careerin music or something in thesciences, like physics or chem-istry,” said Brian.

THOUGH he is just a teenager,Brian has already worked pro-fessionally. He played on a re-cording for a local pop musi-cian and a “progressive metal”group from Boston that he metover a message board.

As the Feuer competition’swinner, Brian received $1,500.The student said he hopes touse the money to commissiona custom bow from a Miami-based instrument maker. Thespecial bow will cost about

$3,000 and Brian has alreadysaved up “quite a bit of money” forits purchase, he said.

EVEN when they don’t win money,young musicians benefit from par-ticipating in competitions like theFeuer.

“It is motivational for a lot of stu-dents. A lot of them will workharder if they know they are goingto be in an competition,” saidDavid Salness, a judge and the con-certmaster of the Fairfax Sym-phony. Salness is also professor ofviolin and director of chambermusic at the University of Mary-land.

“It teaches them how to speak toan audience and entertain,” hesaid.

Arman Nasrinpay, another stu-dent finalist, said he works harderwhen he knows he will have toperform in a competition.

“I did a lot of practicing thismonth. When you are competing,you just get a lot better. It puts afire under you,” said Arman, whois a sophomore at McLean HighSchool.

JUDGES AND FINALISTS alikewere impressed with the level oftalent in this year’s competition.

“I was very impressed but I amkind of used to being impressed atthis point,” said Evelyn Elsing, an-other judge and music professor atthe University of Maryland.

Michael Romans, a sophomorefrom Lake Braddock SecondarySchool, said he was surprised toplace third in the competition,given the number of excellent mu-sicians participating.

“I am really surprised to havedone as well as I did because ev-eryone here is really, really good. Iwas just very impressed,” saidMichael, who was the only studentto play the viola in the competition.Michael, who also plays the violin,took up the viola two years ago atthe recommendation of his privateteacher, who told him it was a“scholarship instrument” thatmight help get into college.

Michael tries to practice at leastonce per day for one to two hours,though he can only play one instru-ment per day. He also runs track atLake Braddock.

“It is really very difficult to bal-ance track, music and school,” saidMichael.

Fairfax Symphony Holds Youth CompetitionNine middle and high schoolstudents compete for prize money.

Brian Hong, of Robinson Second-ary School, won the Fairfax Sym-phony Orchestra’s annual stringcompetition for young players.

music by Russian composerAlexander Glazunov for the com-petition.

Brian first started playing the

48th Annual Dorothy Farnham Feuer String Competition FinalistsThe Fairfax Symphony Orchestra held its annual string competition for high school and middle school students this month. Out of approximately 30 participants,

the organization picked nine players as finalists. Prize money was given to those students who placed first, second and third.

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Nicholas Brown, finalist violin 14 Sterling Homeschool

Ryan Hintzman, finalist cello 16 Oak Hill Oakton High School

Brian Hong, first place violin 17 Fairfax Station Robinson Secondary School

Jackie Lin, honorable mention violin 15 Clifton Centreville High School

Arman Nasrinpay, finalist violin 16 McLean McLean High School

Cory Rivera, finalist violin 16 Falls Church Homeschool

Michael Romans, third place viola 15 Springfield Lake Braddock Secondary School

Daniel Tavani, second place cello 16 Haymarket Battlefield High School

Shawn Tsutsui, finalist cello 16 Great Falls Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Arman Nasrinpay, ofMcLean, and JackieLin, of Clifton, werefinalists in a FairfaxSymphony Orchestrastring competitionfor youth.

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9705 Meadowmere Dr.....$1,295,000...Sun 1-4....Casey Samson.............Samson Properties ... 703-508-2535

105 Harmony Dr ............. $1,394,400...Sun 1-4....Jon Querolo.................Beneficial Real Estate 703-585-4900

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THURSDAY/FEB. 24Brendan James and Matt White. 8

p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

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

Chinese Scrolls from the Dr. ChiWang Collection. Mason HallAlumni Atrium Gallery at GeorgeMason University, 4400 UniversityDrive in Fairfax. Panel discussion at 5p.m., and Opening Reception 6-8p.m. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

World-music Violin EnsembleBarrage. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Dancing,traditional and modern songs. $27.www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 25“Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay-

Abaire. 8 p.m. 1st Stage Theater,1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean.Claire’s amnesia causes her toawaken each morning as a blankslate, and chaos arises as everyonetries to fill in the holes of her lostmemory. A dirty puppet, an ex-criminal and a fake cop add to thedark comedy. 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.

Cypress String Quartet. 8 p.m. TheBarns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road,Vienna. A multimedia collaborationwith author Jacob Needleman andfilm producer Michael Schwarz. $35.www.wolftrap.org.

Marshall Crenshaw at 7:30 p.m. andGriffin House and Charlie Marsat 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra. 7:30p.m. Vienna Presbyterian Church,124 Park St. N.E., Vienna. Bach’sPiano Concerto in D Major, Op. No. 2with pianist Jacob Clark, CarlReinecke’s Trio for Piano, Oboe andHorn, Op. 188, and Mozart’sSerenade No. 12 in C Minor, [email protected].

English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-938-0405.

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

“Annie Jr.” 7:30 p.m. Oakcrest School,850 Balls Hill Road, McLean. Musicalcomedy based on the Broadwaymusical. $10 adults, $5 students.703-790-5450 or www.oakcrest.org.

“Gianni Schicchi.” 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Harris Theatre,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. TheGMU School of Music presents theMason Opera & Chamber Orchestraperforming Giacomo Puccini’ssatirical one-act opera. Tickets are$20 adults, $15 students/seniors,and a limited number of tickets arefree for students with a valid MasonID. Charge at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

SATURDAY/FEB. 26TobyMac Winter Wonder Slam

Tour. 7 p.m. at the George MasonUniversity Patriot Center, 4500Patriot Circle, Fairfax. With BrandonHeath and House of Heroes. Tickets$15-$50, available throughwww.ticketmaster.com or 703-573-SEAT.

“Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay-Abaire. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. 1st StageTheater, 1524 Spring Hill Road,

McLean. Claire’samnesia causes her toawaken each morningas a blank slate, andchaos arises aseveryone tries to fill inthe holes of her lostmemory. A dirtypuppet, an ex-criminaland a fake cop add tothe dark comedy. 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.

Opening Reception forthe “Live Fast-Harley Inspired ArtShow.” 5-8 p.m.Patriot Harley-Davidson, 9739 FairfaxBlvd., Fairfax. ArtistLetterfly willdemonstrate traditional“old school”pinstriping, art inspiredby Harley-Davidsonsand custom Harleytanks. The reception isfree, but reservationsare required forentrance and [email protected].

“Annie Jr.” 11 a.m. and7:30 p.m. OakcrestSchool, 850 Balls HillRoad, McLean. Musicalcomedy based on theBroadway musical. Join the cast andcrew for a talk-back after thematinee. $10 adults, $5 students.703-790-5450 or www.oakcrest.org.

Building a Trough Garden. 10 a.m.Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.Forms, curing processes, plants thatgrow well in this type of containerand more. $5. Reservations requiredat 703-255-3631.

“Gianni Schicchi.” 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Harris Theatre,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. TheGMU School of Music presents theMason Opera & Chamber Orchestraperforming Giacomo Puccini’ssatirical one-act opera. Tickets are$20 adults, $15 students/seniors, anda limited number of tickets are freefor students with a valid Mason ID.Charge at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

SUNDAY/FEB. 27Disney Live! presents Mickey’s

Magic Show. 12:30 p.m. and 3:30p.m. at George Mason UniversityPatriot Center, 4500 Patriot Drive,Fairfax. Featuring magic fromlegendary Disney films. Cinderella’srags turn into a beautiful ball gownin a split second, Aladdin’s PrincessJasmine levitates into the air and theenchanted dancing brooms inFantasia help sweep Minnie off of herfeet. Mickey Mouse performs illusionsalong with Cinderella’s FairyGodmother, Alice in Wonderland’sMad Hatter and professionalillusionist Brad Ross. Tickets $22-$50, available atwww.ticketmaster.com or 703-573-SEAT. www.disneylive.com.

“Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay-Abaire. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. 1st StageTheater, 1524 Spring Hill Road,McLean. Claire’s amnesia causes herto awaken each morning as a blankslate, and chaos arises as everyonetries to fill in the holes of her lostmemory. A dirty puppet, an ex-criminal and a fake cop add to thedark comedy. 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.

Jay Nash CD Release, NataliaZukerman and Garrison Starr. 7p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

Beth Patterson. 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8p.m. Old Brogue Irish Pub, 760-CWalker Road, Great Falls. Celtic-Cajun music. $15. 703-759-3309 orwww.ionamusic.com/brogue.shtml.

Drumline Live. 7 p.m. George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. A 39-member cast in a percussion-drivenperformance. $23-$46, youththrough grade 12 half-price whenaccompanied by adult. A pre-performance discussion, free to ticketholders, begins 45 minutes prior tothe performance on the Center’sGrand Tier III. 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

The Capitol Steps. 7 p.m. LangleyHigh School, 6520 Georgetown Pike,McLean. Political satire and comedy.Proceeds benefit Langley’s All NightGrad Party. www.LangleyPTSA.org.

Who is My Neighbor Concert. 2p.m. Unity of Fairfax, 2854 HunterMill Road in Oakton. The concert is ajoint project of the Unity of FairfaxMusic, Spiritual Social Action andEarthcare Ministries. Proceeds benefittwo nonprofit groups, Lands andWaters(www.forlandsandwaters.org) andWater 1st International(www.water1st.org). [email protected].

Artist’s Reception for KristinReiber Harris. 5-6:30 p.m. St.John’s Church, 6715 GeorgetownPike, McLean. “Reflections of theSource of Nature” features circulardrawings, woodcuts, and botanicaldrawings. 703-356-4902 orwww.stjohnsmclean.org.

“Every Kid’s a Rock Star”Fundraiser. 5-8 p.m. The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 TysonsBlvd., McLean. Live entertainment,interactive games and activities,Dimmer the Robot, Guitar Hero andDJ Hero. Meet Caitlin Uze, MissVirginia 2010; Megan Lawless, MissAmerican Sweetheart 2011; and theWashington Wizard Girls. Auctionprizes include a vacation in Cabo SanLucas, an Omega watch worn byPeirce Bronson in the James Bondmovies, an Alex Ovechkinautographed hockey stick and Capstickets, Rock Star Birthday Partiesand more. Proceeds benefit InovaFairfax Hospital for Children.www.inova.org.

MONDAY/FEB. 28English Conversation. 10:30 a.m.

Oakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPlace, Oakton. English practice foradult non-native speakers. 703-242-4020.

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‘Two Dahlias,’ watercolor by LoyMcGaughy. ‘Think Spring!’ is an all-member show of original art at theVienna Art Society’s Gallery in theVillage Green, 513 Maple Ave. W,Vienna, through March 26. 703-319-3971 or www.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

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The Madison High boys’ swim and diveteam successfully defended its Liberty District title atthe postseason district championships. One of themeet highlights for the Warhawks was its winning400-yard free relay team which finished first andqualified for states. Members of the relay were TomFenninger, Joe Capra, Howe Wang, and Evan Owens.

The following Madison boys individuals qualifiedfor the Northern Region championship meet: TomFenninger (200-free, 100-free); Evan Owens (200-IM, 100-free); Howe Wang (200-IM, 500-free); DavidFallavollita (50-free, 100-fly); Peter Kinton (500-free); Austin Chute (100-back); the 200-medley relayteam of Grayson Smith, Howe Wang, Austin Chute,and David Fallavollita; as well as the 200-free relayteam of Fallavollita, Smith, Fenninger, and EvanOwens.

Madison’s Ryan Fox won the diving competition atdistricts. Other Madison boys’ divers who fared well atdistricts were Peter Kinton (3rd place), Erik Dressler (5thplace), and Jeff Cazenas (6th place).

Madison girls’ swimmers who earned region qualifiersat districts were Laura Kellen (200-free) and LindsayMottola (100-back). Three Madison girls’ relay teamsqualified for regionals - the 200-medley team of TaylorSmith, Sami Fletcher, Ali Queen, and Liz Zolper; the 200-free relay of Liz Zolper, Ellie Westfall, Bev Dobrenz, andLaura Kellen; and the 400-free relay of Bev Dobrenz,Lindsay Mottola, Sami Fletcher, and Laura Kellen.

Madison diver Kelly Corish finished first at districts,while teammate Alyssa Worsham was fourth.

Laura Kellan won the 500-free race at districts.Madison second place finishers at districts on the

boys’ side were Evan Owens (200-IM, 100-free) and

David Fallavolitta (100-fly). Also, the Warhawk boys’200-free relay, made up of Fallavollita, GraysonSmith, Tom Fenninger, and Evan Owens, finishedsecond.

Third place Madison boys’ finishers were: the 200-medley relay team of Smith, Howe Wang, AustinChute, and Fallavollita; Fallavollita (50-free); AustinChute (100-back); Andrew Russiello (100-breast-stroke); and Peter Kinton (dive).

Madison girls’ second place finishers at districtswere the 200-medley relay team of Taylor Smith,Sami Fletcher, Ali Queen, and Liz Zolper; and LauraKellen (200-free). Third place Warhawk girls’ relayscame in the 200-free (Liz Zolper, Ellie Westfall, BevDobrenz, Laura Kellen), and the 400-free (BevDobrenz, Lindsay Mottola, Sami Fletcher, and LauraKellen).

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For a while, the Robinson Secondary girls’ basketball team was ableto stay with Northern Regionpower Oakton during last Friday

night’s Concorde District tournament cham-pionship game, which took place atChantilly High School.

But Oakton, behind District Player of theYear Caroline Coyer, took control of thegame during an outstanding second quar-ter of play and went on to successfully de-fend their title as district champions with a47-33 victory.

Both Oakton and Robinson were sched-uled to host first round Northern Regiontournament games earlier this week onMonday, Feb. 21 - Oakton versus Annandale,and Robinson versus South County.

Coyer, whose twin sister, Katherine, wasunavailable for the finals game after injur-ing an ankle during Oakton’s 53-47 semifi-nals win over host Westfield two nights ear-lier on Wednesday, Feb. 16, converted three,long range 3-point shots during the deci-sive second quarter and scored 11 of hergame-high 22 points during the stanza asthe Cougars (22-1), who trailed 8-7 afterone quarter, built a 24-12 lead by halftime.

Oakton’s lead ultimately reached 17points at 35-18 in the third quarter and thetough Rams (16-6), the tournament’s No.2-seed behind top seeded Oakton, couldnever get within striking range thereafter.

COYER, A JUNIOR GUARD, opened thesecond quarter with a 3-pointer from theright wing area to give Oakton a 10-8 lead.Later in the quarter, she nailed consecutivetreys - the first from the right corner andthe latter from the right of the top of the

key - to put the Cougars ahead 18-10. Forgood measure, the sharp-shooter drained aclose-range shot at the first half buzzer togive Oakton its 12-point halftime advan-tage.

“We kind of played straight up against her[defensively],” said Robinson junior guardMegan Green, of defending Coyer. “But she’svery good.”

Coyer earned tournament MVP honors.Other Cougars named to the all-tournamentteam were sophomore center ElizabethManner (9 points, 7 rebounds) and seniorshooting guard Zora Stephenson. ForRobinson, Green (10 points) made the all-tourney team.

COYER’S SIBLING, Katherine, a SecondTeam All-District selection this season andthe District’s Co-Defensive Player of theYear, had scored 10 points before her in-jury in Oakton’s semifinals win overWestfield. Against Robinson, other playerspicked up the slack with her not being ableto play.

Along with the big games from CarolineCoyer and Manner, the Cougars receivedsolid title game outings from senior guardsDanielle Davis (7 points) and Corinne Hol-land (4 points). Stephenson, who scored 13points in the win over Westfield, had a rarelow scoring game versus the Rams with twopoints.

But a huge factor in Oakton’s strongshowing against Robinson was the Cougars’stellar team defensive play. Even withKatherine Coyer, considered to be one ofthe region’s top defenders, missing thegame, Oakton played exceptional defense.

“It’s always a little bit more intense in a

championship game because you don’t wantto get beat,” said Caroline Coyer. “WithKatherine out, we didn’t have our defen-sive stopper. The keys [tonight] were stop-ping their inside game and valuing every[offensive] possession.”

Green was the lone Robinson player toscore in double digits with her 10 points.Robinson’s next top scorers in the loss werejunior guard Tyler Hansen (6 points), whomade two 3-pointers, junior forwardBrigitte Kuter (5 points) and senior guardLauren Denham (5).

“It was tough tonight,” said Robinson’sGreen. “We didn’t play as good as we shouldhave. We played scared at first. We neededto attack the basket more.”

Green said the Rams, even with the titlegame loss, still accomplished a lot going intothis week’s regionals. Robinson defeatedCentreville last Wednesday, Feb. 16 in a dis-trict semifinals game to reach the districtfinals. Denham and sophomore DhyamondCrenshaw both scored 13 points in the win

over the Wildcats, while Green scoredseven and Hansen six.

“Our goal was to get to the districtchampionship game and to get a firstround [region playoff] bye,” said Green.

OAKTON, meanwhile, is poised to makeanother strong run at a region crown.Manner, Oakton’s talented inside player,said things are easier for her inside thepaint because of the Cougars’ prolific tal-

ent at the guard spots, where First TeamAll-District players Caroline Coyer andStephenson, as well as Second TeamersKatherine Coyer and Davis give opposingteams fits.

“Our guards are always on,” said Man-ner, a third team All-District selection. “Youcan always trust them to hit shots. And ifthey are guarded, they can get the ball in-side to me. Tonight, we definitely wantedto win the game for Katherine.”

Caroline Coyer, who has led Oakton toregion titles the past two years, said thepostseason is a special time for the Cougars.

“Winning never gets old,” she said.

Cougars Capture Concorde Girls’ Hoops TitleCaroline Coyer scores22 points and earnstourney MVP honors.

Danielle Davis (32) looks for an opening as Robinson’s Tyler Hansondefends. Davis scored seven points in the championship game.

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Nor has his interest been ever since – toomuch, in what things/changes (for me); lifestyle,diet, exercise, pills and supplements, etc., I’veassimilated into my life to assist my body infighting the cancer. If I had to characterize hisapproach/treatment, I would say it has been tra-ditionally Western. However, since I have nowoutlived any other stage IV lung cancer patienthe’s treated with Avastin, he said (in fairness,others may have survived this long, but due tochanges in their insurance, change of employeror some patients moved away/not in his careany longer), I am, at this point an exception tothe two-year rule he cited back in Feb., 2009.That rule being, and I use the word pejoratively,a time-frame/prognosis of 13 months to twoyears – for someone who presented like I did.

But maybe his job his neither to concernhimself with the why or the how, but ratherconcern himself with the what, as in what to donext – and the when, as in when to do it? Iimagine treating terminal patients for a livinghas to cause some sleepless nights and plenty ofagonizing days. Watching patients die underyour care, not because of your care and/or con-cern, but in spite of it almost, has to be a frus-trating and challenging endeavor. And managingthe stress that naturally evolves from making lifeand death decisions for a living; some of which,for an oncologist specifically, are not likely toprevent the patient from dying, ultimately, hasto create a survival-type, self-preservationinstinct in the doctor. Somehow, he has to find away, I would guess, not to get too emotionallyinvested or too interested/focused on what anyparticular patient is doing. He’s probably moreconcerned with what the patient is not doing/not tolerating, treatment-wise; not what, in mycase, the patient is doing on his own. As thePhiladelphia comedian, David Brenner used tojoke: “It’s not the mosquitoes I can hear thatworry me, it’s the ones I can’t hear.” I’m doingso well (comparatively speaking) that my doctorcan’t worry about me, sort of. As my brother,Richard says: “He’s got sick people to worryabout.”

And I don’t consider myself sick, either –even though I have stage IV lung cancer, haveinoperable tumors and am characterized as ter-minal. I consider myself a cancer patient, noth-ing more. And perhaps, that’s how my oncolo-gist has to treat me, as just another patient,nothing more. I know that’s what helps me getthrough the day. He can’t worry – too much,about me and apparently, I shouldn’t worry toomuch about him. We both have more thanenough to worry about already. That’s not any-body’s fault, that’s just making the best of a verybad situation.

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

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

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Cityline Partners of McLean onMonday, Feb. 21, unveiled aplan for the long-term transformation of about 40 acres of

land in Tysons Corner into an integrated mixof office, residential, hotel, retail, and civicuses surrounding an improved Scotts RunStream Valley Park.

Cityline Partners, a subsidiary of New YorkCity-based DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners(DLJ RECP), has filed an application withFairfax County to rezone the property, cur-rently referred to as Scotts Run Station, tofulfill the vision of the County’s recentlyadopted Comprehensive Plan for the TysonsCorner Urban Center.

Cityline is proposing a mix of uses total-ing approximately 8.5 million GSF. The re-zoning application also includes private andpublic open space well above the County’srequirement.

THE 40-ACRE PROPERTY, formerlyknown as Westgate Office Park, is locatedon the north and south sides of the mainTysons Corner artery, Route 123. Scotts RunStation South, with nearly 30 acres, isbounded on the west by the I-495, the Capi-tal Beltway, and on the east by Route 267,the Dulles Airport Access Road. It will belinked by a pedestrian bridge to the TysonsEast Metro station. Scotts Run StationNorth, with approximately ten acres, is lo-cated adjacent to the Metro station on thenorth side of Route 123. Approximatelyone-third of the larger southern site is lo-cated within one-eighth of a mile from theMetro station; 85 percent is within onequarter mile of the station. All of the north-ern portion is located within one quartermile of the Metro station.

On July 22, 2010, DLJ RECP acquired

West*Group’s Tysons Corner holdings, com-prising 114 acres and 22 existing buildings,most of which were built in the 1970’s. DLJRECP then formed Cityline Partners to own,manage, and develop the portfolio. Afterselling some of the properties, Cityline Part-ners is ready to move forward with the re-development of the remaining land.

“This signature gateway site, with exten-sive high-visibility road frontage and all lo-cated within walking distance of Metro,provides a unique opportunity to create aplace for people to live, work, shop, play,and stay,” said Donna Shafer, Executive VicePresident, Cityline Partners. “The redevel-opment will take many years to complete,and will respond to evolving market condi-tions.”

“We don’t want to turn this area into a‘concrete canyon,’” added Tom Fleury, Ex-ecutive Vice President, Cityline Partners.“We are looking to redevelop the propertyinto a transit-oriented, walkable, sustain-able mixed-use development with Scotts

Run Stream Valley Park as a focal point andnatural amenity. Office buildings will berotated to break up their mass and create aless imposing façade along Route 123.Building heights will taper down as youmove away from the Metro station.”

THE FOCAL POINT of this new develop-ment will be Scotts Run Stream Valley Park,which runs through the southern portionof the site and borders the northern por-tion. Consistent with the ComprehensivePlan, this area would become a major lin-ear urban park with a trail system that willbenefit current and future Tysons Cornerresidents and office workers, while provid-ing connectivity to other parts of TysonsCorner.

“We have embraced the County’s plan andintermixed the residential and commercialbuildings surrounding this natural amenitynot only for visual benefit, but also to ani-mate the park both daytime and nighttime,”said Tasso Flocos, Senior Vice President ofCityline Partners. “Scotts Run Stream Val-ley Park is a jewel to be discovered and notfound elsewhere in such close proximity toan urban Metro station.” Cityline plans totake a leadership role in participating withother Tysons Corner land owners to revi-talize and enhance the park so that it canprovide a range of passive and active out-door experiences.

Over the years, stormwater runoff haseroded the Scotts Run stream bank, render-ing the existing channel steep and inacces-sible. In addition to stabilizing the streambank, Cityline suggests construction of el-evated walkways that would protect thestream valley’s most sensitive areas whileallowing people to enjoy the parkland.Where permitted by topography, grassy ar-eas may be maintained as public open spacethat can be used for outdoor performances,nature programs, and recreation.

The County’s Comprehensive Plan forTysons calls for expanding the existing roadnetwork to create an urban grid of streetssurrounding walkable blocks. In conform-

ance with this directive, Scotts Run StationSouth would have a new main street, calledStation Street, paralleling Route 123 andserving as an east-west connector. Designedto host community events such as festivalsand outdoor performances, Station Streetwould connect with existing north-southstreets to create a grid facilitating both pe-destrian and vehicular connectivity. Streettrees, landscaping, and ground-level retailspace will enhance the pedestrian experi-ence.

In cooperation with other property own-ers in the immediate area, Cityline plans anumber of other improvements to create theproposed street grid, including extendingportions of both Colshire Meadow Drive andDartford Drive on the south side. Bike laneswill be accommodated on multiple streetsto allow alternate modes of transportation.

THE PLANNING TEAM has given specialattention to the placement and orientationof structures. “Each office building will haveits long axis oriented north-south to reduceenergy use, while the residential buildingswill be oriented east-west so that all unitsreceive at least half a day of sunlight,” ex-plained Keith Turner, Senior Vice President.“Building footprints are designed to mini-mize the shadows cast during the shorterdays of winter.”

One of the County’s major goals in trans-forming Tysons Corner is to increase thenumber of residents, from about 17,000today to about 100,000 over the comingdecades. Cityline’s plan for the Scotts RunStation South redevelopment would create2,812 new multifamily dwelling units, ex-pected to house over 4,912 new residents.All new residents will enjoy easy pedestrianaccess to Metro, convenience retail, indoorand outdoor recreational opportunities, andmany other amenities. Much of the pro-posed residential development in the south-ern portion, as well as the proposed full-service hotel, will overlook and have easypedestrian access to Scotts Run Stream Val-ley Park.

Cityline Partners’ proposed Scotts Run Station redevelopment seen fromthe south, overlooking Route 123 and the Tysons East Metro Station.

As part of a proposed new street grid for Scotts Run Station, pedestrian-and bike-friendly Station Street would be designed to host street festi-vals and outdoor performances.

Making Tysons a ‘Place to Live, Work, Shop, Play, and Stay’Cityline announcesredevelopment plan forTysons East Metro.

Proposed DevelopmentCityline’s development master plan scenario in-

cludes long-term development of 21 new buildingstotaling approximately 8.5 million GSF:

❖ 11 office buildings totaling approximately 4.9million GSF

❖ Nine multifamily residential buildings totalingapproximately 3.1 million GSF

❖ One full-service hotel

❖ Ground-level retail space in many of thebuildings totaling approximately 120,000 GSF

The proposed development with all uses com-bined would result in a floor area ratio (FAR) of4.61 on the south side of Route 123 and 2.91 onthe north side. A proposed alternative for housinga Federal government agency would replace thetwo residential buildings on the north side withoffice buildings, and reduce retail space in thatsection. A possible location for a fire station iscontemplated for the property, and some spacemay be devoted to educational and/or conferencecenter uses. Cityline suggests creating a conferencecenter above the Tysons East Metro Station park-and-ride facility.

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