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By Sandra Martinez

The Connection

About 2,000 cyclists soaredthrough the courses as theAir Force Cycling Classic

raised $25,000 for a charity thatsupports wounded airmen. The AirForce Association Wounded Air-man Program received the moneythrough pledges made by thoseparticipating in Sunday’s Air ForceCycling Challenge Crystal Ride aspart of Team Sabre.

“The Air Force Association is very pleasedto be selected as the principal beneficiaryof the 2012 Air Force Cycling Classic,” saidMike Dunn, AFA president and CEO. “OurWounded Airman Program allows us to pro-vide a level of comfort or support to themen and women who have served and sac-rificed for this country.”

Sponsored by the Boeing Company, theannual two-day event returned to Arlingtonthis past weekend. Spectators cheered fromthe sidelines as the cyclists pedaled througha variety of tourist landmarks, including thePentagon and Air Force Memorial.

The event featured professional races,amateur cycling and courses for children.The event kicked off in Clarendon on Sat-urday, June 9, and then moved to Crystal

Bikers Ride for Wounded Airmen$25,000 raised.

City on Sunday for a second day of riding.Heidi Mack, the reigning Miss America,signed autographs at the Nutrilite booth.This year’s expo had nearly 20 booths, rang-ing from USAF Recruitment to 5-Hour En-ergy.

“The event draws huge crowds to busi-nesses in Clarendon and Crystal City, andalso helps to boost Arlington’s reputationas a serious cycling city,” said Rob Laybourn,director of the cycling event.

The Air Force Cycling Classic began in1998, and boasts the Washington, D.C.region’s premier professional bike races. In2008, the Air Force Cycling Challenge Crys-tal Ride was added, and has grown to be-come the area’s largest non-competitive,participatory ride.

Participants in Sunday’s Air Force CyclingClassic.

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NewsArlington Connection Editor Steven Mauren

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Prom NightRyan Zito and Nora McDonalddress up for a session in thephoto booth at June 8 prom forYorktown High School at KeyBridge Marriott Hotel.

Jordan Armstrong and Sarah Gonzales.

Danut O’Keefe, Hannah Green,Julie Du, Alex Ender and JoshGodec wait for an elevator to takethem to the Capital View Ballroomon the 14th floor.

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Black Box or Black Hole?

In exchange for bonus density, a developeris building a new theater for Arlington.

Ballston residentsconcerned newtheater couldbecome financialdrain for county.

By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

When the ArlingtonCounty Board ap-proved a newnine-story mixed-

use commercial building in Vir-ginia Square earlier this year, it was a dealthat seemed too good to be true. Herndon-based developer Crimson Partners wouldconstruct a $3.7 million “black box” theaterwith seating for 150 people in exchange for$1.3 million worth of bonus density. Thecommunity would get an amenity identi-fied in its sector plan, and the developerwould get to build a larger building. Butnow that the project is moving forward,some are starting to wonder about whetheror not the black box would become a blackhole.

“We don’t want this to be a drain on thecounty,” said James Schroll, president of theBallston-Virginia Square Civic Association.“The last thing we need is anotherArtisphere.”

Budget documents show that the countyspends $3 million a year on the Rosslyncultural center known as Artisphere, whichtakes in about $1.5 million in revenue.Ballston residents are concerned that thenew 13,000-square-foot theater proposedin Virginia Square would be a similar bur-den. Although the main use of the new fa-cility would be for theatrical productions,the list of allowed uses includes events, con-ferences, religious uses and civic events.

County officials say the ancillary uses willnot inhibit the theater’s revenue potential.Some aren’t so sure.

“Instead of a black box theater, this is afinancial black hole theater,” said RobertAtkins during the public hearing. “This willbe a net loss as opposed to a net benefit.”

FOR MANY YEARS, the site has beenhome to the Arlington Funeral Home, whichhas now moved to a different location. Re-cent years have seen a number of proposalsfor the site, although none of them came tofruition. Back in 2004, the County Boardapproved a project for the site. But that neverhappened. Then, in 2007, elected officialsapproved an amended version of the project,known as “The Club on Quincy.” But theFlorida-based developer went bankrupt in2008, and the development never happened.Now county officials are hoping that the cur-rent proposal might finally transform theblock into a more urban landscape.

“Hopefully, this time is the charm,”County Board member Walter Tejada saidbefore the vote in January.

Even before the proposal was approved,doubts were already building about the fi

Community Discusses, Votes on Relocation of TrailersCurrent placementreceives no votes.

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By Edison Russ

The Connection

A public discussion on the placementof the trailers at Jamestown El-ementary School was held June 4

to address community concerns with theinitial placement.

Arlington Public Schools presented fouroptions for trailer placement along with atable that outlined the pros and cons of eachlocation.

Two additional placement options weresuggested by the community, includingswapping the current location of the trailerwith the playground, and placing the plac-

ing the trailers in the parking lot.There were two votes on which option

the community preferred. The first voteweighed all the options against one another,and B and C were the top choices, with 29and 26 votes, respectively. When weighedagainst each other, B received 36 votes andC 34.

The current location of the trailers, op-tion A, received no votes.

“The default position should be what isin the best interest of the children,” saidApril Lehman, a community member whoattended the meeting, “and that has notbeen the case during this entire process.”

Several members of the community citedthat one of their biggest concerns with thecurrent placement of trailers between theplayground and the baseball field is that itwould be difficult for staff to keep an eye

on children playing at both locations.Parents were also concerned about the

space lost to the trailers. Lehman said thatthe Jamestown community uses the play-ground as its “bigger backyard,” and thatthe trailers reduced the available space byone-third.

Another concern with location A was thatits distance from the school would make itdifficult to quickly gather students into thebuilding in case of emergency and that theramps that are required by the Americanswith Disabilities Act to lead from the trail-ers to the school would further reducespace.

Parents were also concerned that the lostspace could be a potential hazard for chil-dren who might collide with the trailerswhile chasing after a homerun ball, or thatchildren might poke sticks beneath the trail-

ers or climb onto the roofs. Assistant Su-perintendent of Facilities and OperationsClarence Stukes said that skirting would beinstalled around the trailers to address thelatter two concerns.

One mother said that her concern withoption A was that her fifth grader whowould be taking class in the trailers wouldbe unable to focus with children from othergrades playing all around the classroom.Jamestown principal Kenwyn Schaffner saidthat grades 1-5 have their recess and lunchat from 12:15 to 1:15, while only the kin-dergartners play earlier. Schaffner also saidthat P.E. is usually conducted inside the gymor on the side of the school with options Cand D.

The trailers were installed to deal withcapacity issues. Jamestown’s enrollment is

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Me & My DadA gallery of photos submitted for

Father’s Day.

“The wonder ofgrandfathering.” HarveySnyder, with granddaughterAda McGrath on March 6,2012 in Toronto, Canada.Ada was not quite onemonth old.

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Better Trailer Location?636 students. Without the trail-

ers, the school’s capacity is 597students. According to ArlingtonPublic Schools Public RelationsSpecialist Frank Bellavia, the fiveunits that are to be installed addfour classrooms with an extra 24seats each, for an additional totalof 96 seats, making the school’s ca-pacity 693 students.

Bellavia said the trailers costbetween $250,000 and $300,000,with $190,000 going toward thefive units and $60-$100,000 go-ing toward installation and infra-

structure. The current location ofthe trailers is optimal for utilities,so costs would increase in makingthe necessary changes at other lo-cations. Options C and D both arealso on public property, so placingthe trailers there would require 4-6 additional weeks to get permis-sion for installation.

Stukes said that the schoolhopes to have the installation com-pleted before the teachers returnin mid-August and that a decisionon trailer relocation could bereached by the time theJamestown school year ends.

H-B Woodlawn High wona Cappie trophy at Sun-day night’s 13th annual

Cappie Awards at The KennedyCenter in Washington, D.C. SeniorKamau Mitchell received thehonor June 10 for Comic Actor ina Play for his school’s productionof “The Foreigner.”

“This is insane; it’s hard to be-lieve,” said Mitchell. “I’m trulyblessed. I stayed confident,though. I expected the worst, buthoped for the best.”

Following graduation, he’sheaded to Howard University tomajor in Musical Theater in theBachelor of Fine Arts program.

Overall, Westfield High won themost Cappies, garnering 10, includ-ing Best Musical, for “Crazy forYou.” The Best Play winner, McLean

Mitchell Wins Cappie

Comic Actor in a Play,Kamau Mitchell, H.B.Woodlawn Secondary, “TheForeigner.”

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High, took home five awards, in-cluding Lead Actor and Lead Ac-tress in a Play for its production of“A View from the Bridge.”

— Bonnie Hobbs

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nancial viability of the theater.Planning Commissioner CharlesMonfort expressed concerns whenthe commission considered theproposal, noting that the experi-ence with Artisphere indicatedthat the county does not have agood track record in planning artfacilities. Commissioner SteveCole said it was troubling the Plan-ning Commission was expected toadvise the County Board on theproposal without first seeing abusiness plan. Commissioner IntaMalis noted that the theater spacewill be owned by the buildingowner and leased to the county.Commissioner Terry Savela sug-

gested that if Arlington-based the-ater groups are unable to contrib-ute to the operating costs, thecounty should consider lookingbeyond its boundaries to othergroups in the larger metropolitanarea.

“The public plaza will enlivenVirginia Square, and the Black BoxTheater will add a significant cul-tural destination to this part of theMetro corridor,” said CountyBoard Chairwoman Mary Hynes ina written statement following thevote. “This project brings us closerto realizing the community-craftedsector plan’s vision of VirginiaSquare as a center for arts, cultureand education.”

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White Photographs by GregEmbree” at Cherrydale BranchLibrary, 2190 Military Road,Arlington, 703-228-6330. Hours:Mon.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tue.: Closed;Wed.: 1-9 p.m.; Thu.: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.;Fri. & Sat.: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

THURSDAYSFood Truck Thursdays. In the

surface parking lot at the corner ofCrystal Drive and 18th Street. FoodTrucks that sign up get free reservedparking and patrons get one locationwith ample options and old favorites.Food Trucks already signed upinclude: Doug the Food Dude, HotPeople Food, Red Hook Lobster andWillie’s Po’Boy.

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dancing with Barbara Allen. Coversthe basic steps, then combines themto music for a gentle, social, aerobicworkout. More experienced linedancers are welcome as they canassist the newer dancers. At AuroraHills Senior Center. Call 703-228-5722.

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Contest. Cherry Blossoms areblooming inside and outside inCrystal City this spring with a newpartnership between the Crystal CityBusiness Improvement District,

Vornado/Charles E. Smith, andFotoDC. Some 150 finalists and judgefavorites from FotoDC’s SecondAnnual National Cherry BlossomPhoto Contest will be exhibited alongCrystal City’s interior walkways. Visitwww.crystalcity.org.

SATURDAY/JUNE 14“Go Inside North Korea” Author

Event: “The Orphan Master’s Son” byAdam Johnson–Central, presented byThe Friends of the Arlington PublicLibrary. 7-8:45 p.m. Free.Refreshments will be served.

Flag Day. The Air Force MemorialFoundation is hosting a noonceremony at the Air Force Memorial.

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An exhibition of woodcuts, etchings,and sculpture by Margaret (Peggy)Adams Parker of Alexandria. Openingreception and talk is Sunday, June 18from 4 to 6 p.m. Woodcutdemonstration is Wednesday, June18 at 10 a.m. At Crossroads Gallery,Goodwin House Baileys Crossroads,3440 S. Jefferson St., Falls Church.

FRIDAY/JUNE 15Mary Ann Redmond. 8 p.m. Free.

Part of Lubber Run Summer Concertsat Lubber Run Amphitheater, NorthColumbus Street and 2nd StreetNorth (two blocks north of Route50), Arlington. Call 703-228-1850 orwww.arlingtonarts.org.

Summer Concert. 8 p.m. Free. TheU.S. Air Force Concert Band andSinging Sergeants will perform. Atthe U.S. Air Force Memorial, One AirForce Memorial Drive, Arlington. Call202-767-5658 or visitwww.usafband.af.mil.

SATURDAY/JUNE 16Rumba Club. 8 p.m. Free. Part of

Lubber Run Summer Concerts atLubber Run Amphitheater, NorthColumbus Street and 2nd StreetNorth (two blocks north of Route50), Arlington. Call 703-228-1850 orwww.arlingtonarts.org.

Fuse Box. The Alexandria-based bandFuse Box will be performing at Lucy’sARL, 2620 South Shirlington Road,Arlington at 8 p.m.

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The Lubber Run Amphitheater free summer per-formance schedule begins Friday, June 15, at 8 p.m.with Mary Ann Redmond. The singer kicked off lastyear’s abbreviated Lubber Run program schedule andshe’s coming back to open a full summer season atLubber Run which will present 22 performancesthrough Aug. 4.

With new retaining walls and rehabilitated dress-ing rooms, the amphitheater will offer theatrical aswell as musical programs, including Shakespeare’s“As You Like It” and Hexagon’s political satire.

Live music ranging from indie/pop and folk toblues/jazz and old-time string band will be featuredalong with special weeknight and 6 p.m. Sundayperformances by popular community and culturalgroups such as the Arlingtones, the Potomac Har-mony Chorus and the Arlington Community Band.

The Lubber Run Amphitheater will celebrate open-ing night on June 15.

The legendary 9-piece DC jazz ensemble, TheRumba Club, will cap the first weekend programSaturday, June 16 at 8 p.m.

Keep up with Lubber Run Amphitheater news onFacebook (search Lubber Run) and email questionsand comments to the Lubber Run Amphitheater Foun-dation at [email protected]. Thissummer’s schedule is on line at http://

Summer Concert SeasonBegins at Lubber Run

www.arl ingtonarts.org/venues/lubber-run-amphitheater.aspx.

Make a tax-exempt donation to the Lubber RunAmphitheater Foundation with a check made out tothe Arlington Community Foundation (specify thefoundation on the check “for” line) addressed to 818N. Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22203. And the Lub-ber Run Amphitheater Wishing Well will receive cashdonations at each performance.

Mary Ann Redmond

The Alexandria-based band Fuse Box will be performingat Lucy’s ARL on Saturday, June 16 at 8 p.m., 2620 SouthShirlington Road, Arlington.


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Columbia Pike Blues Festival. 1-8p.m. Free. Street festival music,local food and arts and craft vendors.Music includes Karl Stroll & theDanger Zone, Moondog MedicineShow, Danny Blew and the BluesCrew, Chris Polk and Peter Karp andSue Foley. South Walter Reed Driveat Columbia Pike

Battle of the Bands at Artisphere onSaturday, June 16 from 6-9 p.m.featuring eight local high schoolbands from across the D.C. MetroArea. Tickets are $5. Each band willperform a 15 minute set of originalmaterial, with a limit of one coversong per band.

MONDAY/JUNE 18Crystal Screen Gets Romantic:

Sweet Home Alabama Free.Thecourtyard along S. Bell Street will betransformed into a free outdoormovie theater, 1800 South BellStreet, Arlington (near Crystal CityMetro).

TUESDAY/JUNE 19The Arlingtones Barbershop

Chorus. 8 p.m. Free. Part of LubberRun Summer Concerts at Lubber RunAmphitheater, North ColumbusStreet and 2nd Street North (two

blocks north of Route 50), Arlington.Call 703-228-1850 orwww.arlingtonarts.org.

State of the County. 7:30-9:30 a.m.Tickets are $40 for LeadershipArlington or Arlington Chamber ofCommerce members; $50 fornonmembers. Arlington CountyBoard Chair Mary Hynes will addresscommunity and business leadersduring the State of the Countybreakfast at the Crystal City Marriott,1999 Jefferson Davis Highway,Arlington.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 20The Potomac Harmony Chorus. 8

p.m. Free. Part of Lubber RunSummer Concerts at Lubber RunAmphitheater, North ColumbusStreet and 2nd Street North (twoblocks north of Route 50), Arlington.Call 703-228-1850 orwww.arlingtonarts.org.

Twilight Tattoo. 7 p.m. Featuring TheU.S. Army Blues and Downrange. AtFort Myer, Arlington. 703-696-3399.

Free Concert. No cost. No obligation.Potomac Harmony’s “Just Come Sing”series. Those interested may call 703-764-3896 or [email protected] tohold a place. At Lubber RunAmphitheater, N. Columbus St. and2nd Street N. (two blocks north ofRoute 50), Arlington.

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Weekly Summer Tradition ReturnsThe Marine Corps Sunset Parades have started and willbe performed every Tuesday through Aug. 14, at the IwoJima Memorial. The hour-long performance features themusic of “The Commandant’s Own,” The United StatesMarine Drum and Bugle Corps followed by a silent preci-sion drill team. The parade is free and open to the public.There are no public parking spaces available at the Me-morial grounds on Parade evenings. Guests may park atthe Arlington National Cemetery Visitors’ Center for asmall fee. Parade times are 7– 8 p.m. except on Aug. 7and 14, when the parades begin at 6:30 p.m.

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Signature Commissions New MusicalsContinuing in its ongoing efforts of supporting new musical theater works,

Eric Schaeffer, Artistic Director of Signature Theatre, announced that theTony Award-winning theatre is commissioning two musicals underSignature’s American Musical Voices Project (AMVP): The Next Generation.Composers Joshua Rosenblum (Einstein’s Dreams, Fermat’s Last Tango) andJosh Schmidt (Adding Machine, A Minister’s Wife) will be creating newmusicals for future seasons at Signature.

In December of 2011, Rosenblum and Schmidt were awarded “honoreegrants” and shared selections from projects in development at a special per-formance held at Signature Theatre.

The AMVP, founded in 2006 thanks to a generous grant from The ShenFamily Foundation, is the largest single musical theater commissioning andproducing initiative of any U.S. theater, and has commissioned 14 works todate (nine under ‘The Next Generation’ which supports emerging compos-ers). The Shen Family Foundation also awarded Signature a substantial grantin order to fund the AMVP: The Next Generation, with five rising compos-ers becoming the initial recipients of grants to develop full-length musicals.


Home Life Style

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Whether creating a tapestry ofbold colors, a sanctuary toescape stress or simply a lowmaintenance landscape, lo-

cal designers say taking a backyard fromdull to dazzling is easier than one mightthink, and offer insight into hottest land-scape elements as well as trends in sustain-able design.

“The biggest overall trend is that peopleare cocooning — that is, people are stayingat home and creating multi-use spaces,” saidlandscape architect Mark White, owner ofGarden Wise in Arlington. “They want tobe able to cook outdoors and have a diningarea. They might want a water feature. Theyare creating a place for a mini-vacation intheir backyard.”

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE. Fromcustom waterfalls to simple, self-containedsystems in an urn, fountains and ornamen-tal water features are surging in popularityas homeowners strive to create a tranquiloasis in their backyards.

“Given the state of the economy and thefact that people are leading hectic lives,many are wanting calm spaces in their back-yards,” said White. “They are using waterelements to create soothing sounds.”

LET IT RAIN. Rain gardens are popularas eco-minded homeowners look for waysto decrease water pollution. Rain gardensallow rainwater runoff from surfaces likeroofs, driveways and walkways to be ab-sorbed into the ground instead of stormdrains.

Landscapers at George Mason Universityin Fairfax, created rain gardens across cam-pus using water-loving, native plants. Thegardens help alleviate storm-water runoffand pollution.

“Also, rain gardens help to eliminatestanding pools of water that might other-wise have been the perfect breeding groundfor mosquitoes,” said Archie Nesbitt, land-scape supervisor at George Mason.

HARVESTING RAINWATER. “Manypeople are now collecting rainwater in rain

barrels and using it to water their plants,”White said. “You can connect a hose to thebarrel and use it to water your garden.”

HOW DOES ONE’S GARDEN GROW?Landscapes that incorporate both edible anddecorative plants are popular now and servedual purposes: providing both food andbeauty. “There has been a huge interest invegetable gardens, container gardens andfruit gardens, especially dwarf fruit trees,tomatoes, peppers and herbs,” said SherryeSchenk of Potomac Garden Center in NorthPotomac.

MAKING ROOM. Designers can make ac-commodations when space is scarce.

“Because many of the yards in this areaare small, people don’t have the space todedicate to a larger garden, so we’re put-ting plants in containers and growing whatis known as ‘patio vegetables,’ which don’tget as large,” said White. “For example,there are certain varieties of tomatoes andeggplants that are suitable for a smallerspace.”

KEEPING BAMBI AT BAY. Homeownerswho live in areas where deer abound alsosearch for plants that don’t attract thesefour-legged friends.

“Anything that is deer resistant is popu-lar now,” said Alex Dencker of Behnke Nurs-eries in Potomac. “Nandina and cherry lau-rel are deer resistant. ‘Green giant arborvi-tae’ works if you’re looking for screen plantsto create privacy. They grow tall very

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Trends inLandscapeDesignLocal tastemakersoffer suggestions formaking the most ofbackyard space.

Landscape designers say yards that incorporate both edible and decorative plants are popular. Herbs andpatio vegetables are ideal for small outdoor areas.

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222011276 N. Wayne St. #511....$629,500........Sun 1-4 ...............Ron Cathell .... Keller Williams .. 703-975-25001719 N. Barton St...........$1,520,000........Sun 1-4.............Renee Fisher ........ McEnearney .. 703-524-8570213 N. Fillmore St...........$1,495,000........Sun 1-4 ...............Ron Cathell .... Keller Williams .. 703-975-2500227 N. Edgewood St..........$639,000........Sun 1-4 ...............Ron Cathell .... Keller Williams .. 703-975-25002503 18th St N ...............$1,295,000........Sun 2-4......Ruth Boyer O’Dea ..American Realty .. 703-338-22773005 N. Franklin Rd...........$950,000..Sat/Sun 1-4.............Renee Fisher ........ McEnearney .. 703-524-85703118 17th St N ...............$1,629,000........Sun 2-4..............Agnes Davis ..American Realty .. 703-508-3235316 N. Kenmore St ...........$ 990,000........Sun 2-4............Francis O’Dea ..American Realty . 703-981-.8597

222034501 Arlingotn Blvd #816..$265,000........Sun 1-4.............Grant Doe Jr. ..... Long & Foster .. 703-284-94434501 Arlingotn Blvd #816..$265,000........Sun 1-4.............Grant Doe Jr. ..... Long & Foster .. 703-284-94435611 Wilson Blvd .............. $599,900........Sun 1-4..Dave Lloyd & Assoc..............Weichert .. 703-593-32045615 Wilson Blvd .............. $599,900........Sun 1-4..Dave Lloyd & Assoc..............Weichert .. 703-593-3204716 Wakefield St S ............ $609,900........Sun 1-4..Dave Lloyd & Assoc..............Weichert .. 703-593-3204

222055420 N. 22nd Rd ............... $975,000........Sun 2-4..............Tracy Wilder ........ McEnearney .. 703-599-10665437 22nd Rd N ................ $799,000........Sun 1-4 ............Morgan Knull.................Remax .. 202-431-9867

222062448 Culpepper St S..........$525,000........Sun 1-4 ......... Christina Wood .... Keller Williams .. 202-714-9817

222073507 John Marshall Dr ... $1,749,000........Sun 1-4 .............. Betsy Twigg ........ McEnearney .. 703-967-4391

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GOING NATIVE. Designers sayindigenous plants often growbeautifully with little maintenanceand no fertilizer. “Whenever pos-sible, allow things to be what theywant to be … the more a plantedarea can be self-sustaining [and]not require upkeep, the better,”said Nesbitt.

Drought tolerance is anotherbonus that makes native plantsfavorites among homeowners andlandscape designers. “Purple coneflower are popular, as are creep-ing phlox which blooms early, pro-vides great ground cover and re-quires little maintenance,” saidDencker. “Black-eyed Susans andredbud trees are also native plantsthat have colorful buds. There areso many birds and other crittersthat need our native plants to sur-vive. That is another reason whyour native plants are so impor-tant.”

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Staving OffMosquitoes

Nothing spoils a backyard barbecuelike a swarm of bloodthirsty mosqui-toes. How does one keep bugs at baywithout harsh chemicals? Localexperts offer tips.

FANS. Landscape architect MarkWhite of Garden Wise in Arlington,says installing a ceiling fan on acovered patio is an effective method.“They create enough air current tokeep mosquitoes from lighting on topof your skin,” he said.

ALL-NATURAL SPRAYS. AlexDencker of Behnke Nurseries inPotomac, says oil-based sprays helpkeep the mosquito population undercontrol. “Oil-based sprays like cedaroil and clover oil keep critters offwithout using nasty chemicals,” hesaid. “Most of these repellants come insprays or granules.”

LEMON. White recommends a lemon-scented plant called lemon bomb as abarrier for repelling mosquitoes.“Lemon scented plants do a bang-upjob of keeping mosquitoes [away],” hesaid. “They provide a scent all overyour garden and mosquitoes don’t likeit. I have it planted all over my yardand on Memorial Day we had nomosquitoes, which is unheard of inNorthern Virginia.” He added thatcitronella geranium plants are alsoeffective mosquito repellants.

INSECTS AS WEAPONS. SherryeSchenk of Potomac Garden Center inNorth Potomac, says that preyinginsects can keep mosquitoes and otherpests under control. “Praying mantisand lady bugs work well.”

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Address ......................... BR FB HB .. Postal City ... Sold Price .... Type .... Lot AC.. PostalCode ........ Subdivision .............. Date Sold

1 1881 NASH ST N #2602 .. 3 .. 3 .. 1 ... ARLINGTON ... $2,850,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ........ 22209 ........ TURNBERRY TOWER ............ 04/16/12

2 1111 19TH ST N #2401 ... 3 .. 3 .. 1 ... ARLINGTON ... $1,900,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ........ 22209 ........... THE WATERVIEW ............... 04/20/12

3 6061 25TH RD N ............. 5 .. 4 .. 1 ... ARLINGTON ... $1,549,999 .... Detached .. 0.16 ......... 22207 ...... BERKSHIRE OAKWOOD .......... 04/27/12

4 6822 30TH RD N ............. 6 .. 5 .. 2 ... ARLINGTON ... $1,520,000 .... Detached .. 0.23 ......... 22213 ...... BERKSHIRE OAKWOOD .......... 04/25/12

5 702 FILLMORE ST ........... 6 .. 4 .. 1 ... ARLINGTON ... $1,499,000 .... Detached .. 0.15 ......... 22201 .............. CLARENDON .................. 04/27/12

6 2609 11TH ST N ............. 4 .. 3 .. 2 ... ARLINGTON ... $1,444,715 .... Detached .. 0.11 ......... 22201 .............. CLARENDON .................. 04/24/12

7 2203 GREENBRIER ST N .. 6 .. 5 .. 1 ... ARLINGTON ... $1,349,000 .... Detached .. 0.16 ......... 22205 ....... GREENBRIER VILLAGE ........... 04/05/12

8 3825 24TH ST N ............. 7 .. 5 .. 0 ... ARLINGTON ... $1,337,000 .... Detached .. 0.20 ......... 22207 DOVER BALMORAL RIVERWOOD ... 04/30/12

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Top Sales for April 2012In April 2012, 248 Arlington homes

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Address .............................. BR FB HB ...... Postal City .... Sold Price ... Type ............... Lot AC .. PostalCode ............... Subdivision668 GREENBRIER ST ................... 5 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $529,000 .... Detached ............. 0.15 ..... 22204 .............. COLUMBIA TERRACE851 GLEBE RD N #619 ................ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $526,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ................ 22203 ....................... CONTINENTAL4717 ARLINGTON BLVD ............... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $525,000 .... Detached ............. 0.13 ..... 22203 .............. ARLINGTON FOREST1300 CRYSTAL DR #1404S ........... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $520,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ................ 22202 ................. CRYSTAL GATEWAY1432 LONGFELLOW ST ............... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $518,500 .... Detached ............. 0.15 ..... 22205 ............................ WESTOVER1201 GARFIELD ST N #210 .......... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $500,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ................ 22201 ................... STATION SQUARE820 POLLARD ST N #501 ............. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $500,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ................ 22203 .......................... HAWTHORN851 ABINGDON ST N ................... 3 ... 1 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $500,000 .... Detached ............. 0.14 ..... 22203 .. AVON PARK JORDAN MANOR3711 14TH ST S .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $500,000 .... Detached ............. 0.25 ..... 22204 ...... DOUGLAS PARK NEW ARL.704 ADAMS ST S ......................... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $499,900 .... Detached ............. 0.13 ..... 22204 ............ ARLINGTON HEIGHTS3925 13TH ST S .......................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $499,000 .... Detached ............. 0.16 ..... 22204 ...... DOUGLAS PARK NEW ARL.1416 TAYLOR ST N ...................... 2 ... 1 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $489,000 .... Detached ............. 0.11 ..... 22201 ................... WILLET HEIGHTS2206 DINWIDDIE ST S ................. 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $485,000 .... Detached ............. 0.15 ..... 22206 ......................... CLAREMONT1800 WILSON BLVD #442 ............ 1 ... 1 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $480,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ...............22209 ............. WILSON BOULEVARD742 GRANADA ST S ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $479,000 .... Townhouse .......... 0.10 ..... 22204 ....................... ANTON MEWS1020 HIGHLAND ST N #615 ........ 1 ... 1 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $477,500 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ................ 22201 ............................... PHOENIX2156 BRANDYWINE ST N ............. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $476,250 .... Townhouse .......... 0.04 ..... 22207 ............ GLEBEWOOD VILLAGE3046 GLEBE RD S ........................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $475,000 .... Townhouse ........................22206 ................. ARLINGTON RIDGE

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In April 2012, 248 Arlington homes sold between $3,100,000-$70,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $529,000-$475,000 range.

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Know of something missing from Busi-ness Notes? Send it to The ArlingtonConnection, e-mail it to [email protected]. Deadline is 2p.m. the Thursday before publication.

Virginia Commerce Bank wel-comes Steve Witt back to the bank assenior vice president and product devel-opment manager. Witt was previouslywith the bank for five years as an officeron its Treasury Management and Busi-ness Development teams, and has beenin the banking industry for 10 years.

Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant originallyconceived in Florida, will open thismonth in Arlington’s Pentagon Row.Famous for its signature blend of freshMexican dishes, ambiance, stylized inte-riors and scrupulous service, Lime wasoriginally conceived in 2004, to comple-ment the vibrant and food-consciousculture of South Beach. Today, Limedelivers light Mexican-style cuisine us-ing fresh produce and meats charbroiledon grills in an exhibition style kitchen.

Arlington’s second Lime Fresh Mexi-can Grill is located in the Pentagon Rowshopping mall at 1101 S. Joyce St., Ar-lington.

Lime Fresh Mexican Grill will be openfrom 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., Mondaythrough Sunday. Visitwww.limefreshmexicangrill.com.

Virginia Hospital Center in Ar-lington is offering the new minimallyinvasive Convergent Maze Procedure forpatients with advanced Afib symptomswho have not responded to standardtreatments. This new procedure has beenadded to the hospital’s state-of-the-artCardiac Surgery Program and Electro-physiology Service thanks to the medicalexpertise of Dr. John R. Garrett, chief ofcardiac, vascular and thoracic surgery,and Dr. Haroon Rashid, director of elec-trophysiology services. The ConvergentMaze Procedure combines the cardiacsurgery and electrophysiology to helprestore normal heart rhythm for Afib suf-ferers with no incisions or ports in thepatient’s chest, minimal pain, and shorterhospital stays and recovery time.

Virginia Hospital Center in Ar-lington has been accredited as a Level 1facility by the Bariatric Surgery CenterNetwork Accreditation Program of theAmerican College of Surgeons. Throughthe accreditation, the Centers for Medi-care & Medicaid service recognizesVirginia Hospital Center and allows ex-panded Medicare coverage of bariatricsurgery for beneficiaries of all ages whohave been diagnosed with other healthproblems associated with obesity.

Chapman Cubine Adams +Hussey (CCAH), a full-service directmarketing firm in Arlington serving glo-bal nonprofit organizations, has hiredMary Meredith as vice president of cli-ent services and Jamie Noblin as deputydirector of list services.

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THROUGH JUNE 17The Congressional Art Competition. 5:30 to 7:30

p.m. Free. Hosted by Congressman James P. Moran aspart of the National Congressional Program. Theexhibition recognizes the creative talents of NorthernVirginia’s young artists. At the Works in ProgressGallery at the Artisphere.

THROUGH JULY 1“The Bacchae” by Euripides. Part of the WSC Avant

Bard Spring Repertory. Mixing history with myth torecount by the story of the God Dionysus’s arrival inGreece, this tragedy centers on King Pentheus ofThebes and his mother Agaue and their punishment byDionysus for refusing to worship him. RegularPerformances: Saturday, May 19 – Sunday, July 1.Tickets: Previews: All Pay-What-You-Can; Regular run:Thursday, $25 7:30 p.m. / Friday, $30 7:30 p.m. /Saturday, Matinee, Pay-What-You-Can 2 p.m. /Saturday, $35 7:30 p.m. / Sunday, Mat .$30 2 p.m. /Sunday $25 7:30 p.m. At the Artisphere.

“The Tooth of the Crime.” By Sam Shepard. Part ofthe WSC Avant Bard spring Repertory. This play withmusic tells the tale of the battle between two rockstars, Hoss, and his young rival, Crow. It is a style warin which each battles for psychic territory. Acombination of a heavyweight prizefight, a showdown,and the conventional gunfight in Westerns, theconfrontation between Hoss and Crow is fought withmusic and competing styles. Shepard wrote both lyricsand music. Tickets: All Pay-What-You-Can; Regularrun: Thursday, $25 7:30 p.m. / Friday $30 7:30 p.m. /Saturday Mat Pay-What-You-Can 2 p.m. / Saturday$35 7:30 p.m. / Sunday Mat $30 2 p.m. / Sunday $257:30 p.m. At the Artisphere.

THROUGH JULY 29Suzanne: Work from the 2012-13 Vcuarts

Sculpture MFA Graduate Class. Free.Opening reception is Thursday, June 7 from 7 to10 p.m. Curated by Kendall Buster (sculptor andprofessor in the VCUArts Sculpture Department)and Amy Hauft (sculptor and chair of thedepartment), Suzanne features eclectic works bythe 12 sculptors from Virginia CommonwealthUniversity’s Department of Sculpture + ExtendedMedia MFA program who will earn their Mastersof Fine Arts in Sculpture in May 2013.

THROUGH JULY 28Sculpture Art Making, ages 5-7 (noon-2 p.m.) or

8-12 (3-5 p.m.). Eight Saturdays, cost is $280. Atthe Education Lab at Artisphere. Sculpture ArtMaking will combine environmental science andvarious sculptural techniques to create art fromfound materials. Contact Lisa MarieThalhammer, Artisphere Education Director, [email protected] or 703-875-1137.

THROUGH AUG. 18Kevin Krapf: Retratos Compartidos/Shared

Portraits. Free. Opening reception is Thursday,June 28 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. An interactiveperformance/display project in which visitorsparticipate by using a specially designed double-sided drawing table in the gallery to make and

exhibit portraits. The sharedportraits are displayed on thewall to track the growth of theproject and the moments ofexchange that occur during itsrun. At the Artisphere.

JUNE 14 TO JUNE 17Buddhafest 2012. Film fest +spiritual talks + meditation.BuddhaFest is a consciousness-raising four-day event inspiredby Buddhist practices ofmindfulness and meditation. Costis $12.50-$185 4-day pass. At theSpectrum Theatre at theArtisphere.

SATURDAY/JUNE 16Teen Battle of the Bands. 6to 9 p.m. Cost is $5. Producedand programmed by high schoolgraduate interns, mentored bySasha Lord Presents,participating in the ArtisphereWork Experience program. At theDome Theater at the Artistphere.

JUNE 21 TO JULY 22The Studio Visit: Marco: Polo. Free. Featuring local

artists Reuben Breslar, Rachel England and SamuelScharf. The three participating artists will take turnsresponding to the space and each other’s work.Curated by Victoria Greising, Artist and TSV ProgramManager. At the Works in Progress Gallery at TheArtisphere.

JUNE 25 TO JULY 13Summer Theatre Experience.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. SummerBreak Creative Camp for Teens.Provide your young actor with aunique and professionalperforming arts campexperience. Lynn Sharp Spearsand her talented staff havedesigned a camp for teens withan interest in all aspects oftheater. In this three weekprogram, students will audition,be cast and rehearse with WSCAvant Bard company membersto create a fully staged musicaland will receive intensivetraining in: vocal technique andperformance; characterdevelopment; stage makeup;dance and movement;auditioning; and voice anddiction. Contact Lisa MarieThalhammer, ArtisphereEducation Director, [email protected] or

703-875-1137.

SATURDAY/JUNE 30“Muppets in Space.” 2:30 p.m. Cost is $6. Part of the

Juicebox Summer Children’s Film Series. Gonzo iscontacted by his alien family through his breakfast cereal.He is kidnapped and it’s up to Kermit and the gang torescue Gonzo and help reunite him with his long-lostfamily. At the Artisphere.

JULY 6 TO JULY 29Charli Brissey: Weight. Free. Inspired by the novel by

Jeannette Winterson, Weight aims to create a modern dayadaptation of the myth of Atlas holding up the world. Atthe Bijou Theater at the Artisphere.

SATURDAY/JULY 7HP Lovecraft Double-Feature: “The Whisperer in

Darkness” and “The Call of Cthulhu.” 8 p.m. Cost is $8. Atthe Dome Theater at the Artisphere.

SATURDAY/JULY 14Tango. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 until June 15; $15 until July

13; $20/door. This tango evening begins with a screeningof the documentary, “The Nine Lives of a Tango SingerCalled ‘The Cat’” followed at 9 p.m. by a performance byTango Mercurio Community Orchestra tango singer “LaGata.” Tango dancing to music by DJ Mark Sakowskifollows. At the Dome Theatre/Ballroom at the Artisphere.

Robin Bell and DJ Dubpixels: A Live Event. 8 p.m.Cost is $10. In conjunction with multimedia artist RobinBell’s summer-long exhibition at Artisphere, Bell willdisplay visual work from “Projection for Televisions” inArtisphere’s Dome Theatre. At the Dome Theater at theArtisphere.

FRIDAY/JULY 20Sulu DC. 8 p.m. Cost is $15. Acurated performance showcase ofemerging and established AsianAmerican and/or Pacific Islanderartists in spoken word, music,dance, theater, film andmultidisciplinary arts from thelocal and national scenes. At theBallroom at the Artisphere.

SATURDAY/JULY 21You, Me, Them, EverybodyPresent: This is a GameShow. Hosted by BrandonWetherbee; music from IanWalters. 8 p.m. Cost is $10. At theDome Theater at The Artisphere.

JULY 25 TO AUG. 26Heather Day: Onsite PaintingResidency. Heather Day createspaintings that explore therelationships between urban decayand human interaction through thelayering of texture, color andvarious mediums. At the Works inProgress Gallery at the Artisphere.

Farmers Markets…Rosslyn Farmers Market. Thursdays, through Oct. 20. Located across the street

from Cupid’s Garden Sculpture. Fresh foods and goods from regional vendorsincluding bread and pastries, farm-fresh and organic produce, herbs and spices,exotic teas and specialty coffees, gourmet baked goods, and marinades andsauces. Monday Properties returns as a Rosslyn Farmers Market sponsor.

Clarendon Farmers Market. Year-round, has locally produced breads andpastries, organic vegetables, flowers, soap, sorbet and more. Saturdays andSundays, 8 a.m. to noon at Courthouse Parking Lot, 3195 North Wilson Blvd.,Arlington. Also year-round on Wednesdays from 3-7 p.m. at Clarendon MetroStation. Visit www.Clarendon.org. Call 703-812-8881.

Arlington Farmers Market at Courthouse. Adjacent to the Arlington CountyCourthouse Parking Lot, at the intersection of N. Courthouse Rd. and N. 14th St.in Arlington. This is a ‘producer only’ market with more than 30 producers.Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon, year round. No dogs are allowed in the market.

Ballston Farmers Market. At Welburn Square Thursdays from 3-7 p.m. untilOctober. Returning this year: Great Harvest Bread Company, Two Belle’sSouthern Pound Cakes and Gonzales Produce. Newcomers include Pleasant Popsand Milk Crate Bakery. Featuring live music every Thursday.

… and MoreThe Antiques and Collectibles Market. At Court House, an open air market

going on since December 2002. Free parking at 2100 Clarendon Blvd. Featuringfurniture, art, China, silver, jewelry, books, photographs, vintage clothing, linens,lamps, chandeliers, antique tools and other treasures. Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. on North 15th Street, next to the Courthouse Parking Lot. Sundays, 8 a.m. to5 p.m. at Courthouse Parking Lot.

Teen Battle of the Bands Saturday, June 16, 6 to 9 p.m.Cost is $5. Produced and programmed by high schoolgraduate interns, mentored by Sasha Lord Presents,participating in the Artisphere Work Experience pro-gram. At the Dome Theater at the Artistphere.

Buddhafest 2012. Film fest + spiritual talks + medita-tion. BuddhaFest is a consciousness-raising four-dayevent inspired by Buddhist practices of mindfulness andmeditation. June 14-17 at the Spectrum Theatre at theArtisphere. Cost is $12.50-$185 4-day pass.


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12U Bulldawgs WinState Tournament

The 12U Arlington Bulldawgswon the AYBA Virginia State Tour-nament on June 3 by defeating theStafford Magic in a hard-foughtbattle in the state tournament fi-nals.

“I was proud of how our playersexecuted our game plan in the fi-nals,” coach Bill Simmons said,

“and really gutted outa great win against agreat team.”

The Bulldawgs rosterconsists of Nicholas

Barahona, Nikka Gerlach, JohnMerlene, Zach Muleta, WillMulquin, Chris Ozgo, AndrewSimmons, Noah Swisher and Tan-ner Wall. The team is coached bySimmons and Michael Lerner.

W-L Diver BuerglerTo Attend UVa

Washington-Lee diver Carl Buergler willcompete for the University of Virginia nextseason.

Buergler was a four-time All-American atW-L, where he finished state runner-up onthe 1-meter board. While competing forDominion Diving Club, he was a top-15 fin-isher on the 1-meter and 3-meter boards atthe 2011 Speedo Junior National Champi-onships and captured the 2012 East Na-tional title in the 3-meter.

“Carl is one of the top recruits in the coun-try,” UVa diving coach Rich MacDonald saidin a press release. “He is probably one ofthe most decorated divers to come to Vir-

ginia. I have known Carl for years and hiswork ethic is second-to-none. His leadershipwill be important with such a young team.”

GWU Softball CampGeorge Washington University will host

an individual skills camp July 9-11, provid-ing instruction for ages 10-18 and all skilllevels. For more information, visitwww.gwsports.com.

Adult Soccer ClinicsArlington County is offering soccer clin-

ics for adults this summer, for novices whowould like to learn to play, and beginning/

intermediate players who want to improvetheir soccer skills. The six-week clinics willbe run from late June through late July. Twonights are offered: Sunday evenings from7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Washington-Lee HighSchool, and Monday evenings from 8:30 to10 p.m. at Greenbrier Stadium (YorktownHigh School).

The cost for the six 90-minute clinic ses-sions is $110 for Arlington residents, $130for non-residents. Online registration isnow open at https://registration.arlingtonva.us/wsc/cgiip.exe/W S e r v i c e = w s r t l i v e /wb1000.html?wbp=1. For more informa-tion, contact Marta Cahill [email protected] or 703-228-1818.

Register Early forSenior Olympics

Registration is open for the 2012Northern Virginia Senior Olympics,to be held Sept. 15-26. Participantscan register online by going towww.nvso.us and signing up tocompete in more than 40 eventsthat will take place at 18 differentvenues throughout Northern Vir-ginia. Registration forms are alsoavailable at senior centers, commu-nity centers and senior residencesor by calling 703-228-4721.

NVSO is celebrating its 30th an-niversary. Senior adults 50 years ofage by Dec. 30, 2012 residing in asponsoring jurisdiction are eligibleto compete. Deadline to register isSept. 1. The fee is $12, which cov-ers multiple events. There are ad-ditional facility fees for golf andbowling. Most events are dividedinto age categories and some by

gender. Winners will be awarded gold, sil-ver and bronze medals after each event.

Events include badminton, volleyball,cycling, track and field, swimming, diving,tennis, table tennis, golf, miniature golf, 10-pin bowling, Wii bowling, pickleball, bocce,racquetball, scrabble, cribbage, duplicatebridge, bunco, horseshoes, men’s 3-on-3basketball, men’s and women’s basketballfree throw, team line dancing, yo-yo tricks,eight ball pool, Frisbee throw, softball hitand throw, football throw and MexicanTrain dominos.

NVSO is sponsored by the cities of Alex-andria, Fairfax and Falls Church, and thecounties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier,Loudoun and Prince William.

The 12U Arlington Bulldawgs, who are associated with Beyond the Hoop, won theAmerican Youth Basketball Association Virginia State Tournament on June 3.

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Halle C. Ritter of Lyon Village,Arlington, graduated May 25 fromWellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.,magna cum laude and as a DurantScholar and will begin her graduatestudies in engineering at MIT in thefall.

Samantha Hall is the recipientof the 2012 Pamplin Leader Awardat HB Woodlawn High School. ThePamplin Leader is a one-year, $1,000tuition scholarship to Virginia Techpresented to a top student from eachpublic high school in Virginia. It wasestablished by Robert B. Pamplin, Sr.(VT Class of ’33) and Robert B.Pamplin, Jr., to acknowledge stu-dents with a record of outstandingacademic achievement that is bal-anced with a commitment tocommunity service and leadershipexperience.

All four Arlington highschools were ranked in the top 1percent in The Washington Post’sannual Challenge Index rankings ofthe nation’s top high schools:

❖ H-B Woodlawn – #48❖ Yorktown – #124❖ Washington-Lee – #126❖ Wakefield – #340Among all high schools in the met-

ropolitan Washington area, the listalso ranked all four of Arlington’shigh schools in the top 50:

❖ # 2 – H-B Woodlawn

❖ #11 – Yorktown❖ #12 – Washington-Lee❖ #46 – Wakefield.

The Yorktown High Schoolchapter of Latinas Leading To-morrow won the Visionary Awardgiven by the national chapter. TheYorktown chapter was honored for itscommunity service, fundraising effortsand academic achievements.

H-B Woodlawn students AndreaGreen and Catherine Mitchellplaced fourth at the 2012 Intel Interna-tional Science and Engineering Fair,held in Pittsburgh. Their project, “As-sessing Oil Spill Cleanup: The EcologicalRamifications of Chemical Treatments,”was also awarded an honorable mentionby the Consortium for Ocean Leader-ship.

Alexander Schaffer of Arlingtongraduated on Dec. 31, 2011 with a bach-elor of art in creative writing andliterary studies.

William Thomas Hafer, a 1998graduate of Yorktown High School anda 2003 graduate of the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, received a mas-ter of science degree in aerospaceengineering from Texas A&M Universityon May 11. He is the son of Tom andAnn Hafer of Arlington.

Madeline Stanke, a high school

student in Arlington, has been awardedone of over 600 National Security Lan-guage Initiative for Youth scholarshipsfor 2012-2013. The NSLI-Y program isfunded by the U.S. Department of Stateand provides merit-based scholarshipsfor eligible high school students to learnless commonly-taught languages insummer and academic-year overseasimmersion programs. The NSLI-Y schol-arship enables Stanke to study Turkishlanguage in Turkey for six weeks of thesummer.

The We Give Books ReadMobile tourdelivered more than 500 new children’sbooks to Drew Model Elementary inArlington on May 16. The books are pro-vided by the Pearson Foundation.Children, faculty and families fromDrew Model Elementary participated inthe first-ever national Read for MySchool campaign, which allowed read-ers to designate a school to receive freechildren’s books.

The National Merit Scholarship Cor-poration has announced that Arlingtonseniors Quinn P. Romanek, ofYorktown High School and SkylerAnderson, of Thomas JeffersonHigh School for Science and Tech-nology , have earned $2,500scholarships through the National MeritScholarship Program.

Marleny Giron of the Arlington MillHigh School Continuation Program was

awarded a $10,000 Comcast FoundersScholarship through Comcast’s annualLeaders and Achievers program.

Mason Snider of Yorktown HighSchool received a $1,500 scholarshipthrough the 9th Annual McDonald’sEducates Scholarship Program. Theaward will go directly to the college oruniversity Snider plans to attend.

Margaret Brandt, of Arlington hasbeen named to Beloit College’s dean’slist for the spring semester.

Thomas Moran, resident of Arling-ton and son of John Moran and RisaBrowder, was named to the dean’s listfor the spring 2012 semester at AlfredUniversity. Moran is a senior in theSchool of Art and Design.

Shaun Myers of Arlington wasnamed to the dean’s list at Florida Insti-tute of Technology for the springsemester, which ended in May. Myers ispursuing a bachelor’s degree in aviationmanagement, flight

Several local residents were amongthe record number of graduatesawarded master’s and doctorate ofphysical therapy degrees by The Univer-sity of Scranton at its post-baccalaureatecommencement on May 26. The Univer-sity of Scranton conferred 59 doctoraldegrees in physical therapy and 762master’s degrees, both of which are

records for the University, at thecommencement.

Arlington residents earning gradu-ate degrees at The University ofScranton includes Sara ChristinaAntognoli who received a master ofscience in curriculum and instructionfrom the Jesuit university’s Collegeof Graduate and Continuing Educa-tion and Kristin L. Avagliano whoreceived a master of science in cur-riculum and instruction from theJesuit university’s College of Gradu-ate and Continuing Education

Katherine Brown of Arlingtongraduated from St. Mary’s College ofMaryland with a major in computerscience on May 12.

Among those receiving under-graduate degrees from ProvidenceCollege were Arlington residentsNathan Johnson, who received abachelor’s degree in management,cum laude, and KatherineNelson, who received a bachelor’sdegree in elementary/special educa-tion.

Claire Ames Fogarty of Arling-ton graduated from WellesleyCollege with a bachelor of arts de-gree in women’s and gender studiesand Spanish on May 25 and wasawarded The Gabriela Mistral Prizein Spanish from the College.

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In execution of a Deed of Trust from David J. Cho, also known of record as Jae Yong Cho, and Eun Jung Cho, dated July 13, 2007, and recorded July 18, 2007, in Deed Book 19461 at page 918, and re-recorded September 21, 2007, in Deed Book 19577 at page 1053 among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia, the undersigned substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front entrance of the Judi-cial Center for Fairfax County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on

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Additional terms and conditions of sale may be announced at the time of sale.

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I last celebrated my father’s day six years ago,in 2006. Six months later, in early December, hefinally succumbed to that which had been ailinghim: old age for sure, the effects of two strokesfor certain and the realization that it was, as welike to say in our family: “Enough already.” Painand suffering is all it’s anticipated to be, so whenmy father died in his sleep that early Saturdaymorning in late fall, 2006, it was a blessing; oneoccasionally in disguise, but one nonetheless. Hewasn’t ever getting better, he was already in hos-pice care, it was time. He was 87.

“Barnet, Barnet, Barnet,” I would call out tomy father in my best from-Boston accent when Iwould first enter the residence my parents main-tained in Leisure World in Silver Spring.

“Yo! Yo! Yo!,” my father would respond, spe-cifically, as he had for as long as I could remem-ber. (I don’t think my generation uses theword/expression “Yo” to account for one’s pres-ence.) “Barnet,” his adolescent given name;“Benet,” on his birth certificate; “Barry” (later inlife) to his friends, family and business associates;and “Beez,” a nickname given to him by a fellowmember of a knothole gang in the 1920s/30s(who said everybody had to have a nickname), tome; the name that I respectfully called him myentire life. My brother, Richard and I miss himvery much, as we do our mother, Celia, who diednearly two years later, also in early December.

Our parents, and for the focus of this column,our father, was devoted to his children and family.We were very fortunate. Let me try to explain.

My father was the father who, for years, everymorning, drove about a dozen Elementary Schoolkids to school, crammed into his Oldsmobile. If Iheard the word “laps,” once, I heard it a thou-sand times, maybe literally. My father was thefather always present at Little League games, sit-ting in the grandstand rooting for his son and hisson’s team (the Little League Red Sox as it hap-pened to be) and behaving. Never once did heengage or enrage an umpire or another team’scoach. He did, however, often come downbehind the bench where I would be sittingbetween innings to offer fatherly advice – andencouragement about my pitching: “Don’t dragyour right leg.” “Take a deep breath betweenpitches.” And of course, the constant throughoutmy entire life: “Stop biting your nails!” My fatherwas the father who played catch with his son – atevery opportunity, and on weekends would driveme to the local Junior High School where hewould stand me up against the baseball backstopand hit me grounders, fly balls and pop-ups – forpractice. My father was the father who took hiskids to baseball games at Fenway Park and bas-ketball games at the old Boston Garden. The RedSox games would usually be on Saturday after-noons (or Sundays, depending on the time ofyear) so as not to interfere with my mother’sstanding hair appointment at her Beauty Salon.The Celtics game was typically the first Sundayafternoon game of the season (my father owned ajewelry store in downtown Boston and other thanJuly and August, only had Sundays off), usuallyagainst the Philadelphia 76ers, which meant BillRussell against Wilt Chamberlain; it didn’t get anybetter than that. My father was the father who,after driving his son (yours truly) to my driver’slicense driving test (which I passed the first time),had me drive him to the subway just so I coulddrive myself to school that very first day and havea car – without waiting one extra day, despite theobvious inconvenience to him and my mother(there was only one car in the family).

My father was the most positive, supportive,encouraging and enthusiastic person I knew. Hisinfluence on his children while he was alive isonly surpassed by his continuing influence on usafter his death. He lives on in our hearts andminds despite his absence, and so we honor him,especially on Father’s day. He is gone, but cer-tainly not forgotten. He was one-of-a-kind, andhis two children were lucky he lived as long as hedid.

Happy Father’s Day, Beez. I’ll see you at thecemetery on Sunday.

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

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