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A Local Teen AuthorInspires Youth Writers

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Riverbend Park:Basking in Bluebells

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Jean Rosenbluth escortedWalter and Evelyn Wheelerto the front of theaudience as Conrad Heer,President of Colvin RunCivic Association, thankedthe Wheelers for theirlifelong commitment to thedance hall.

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Easter wasn’t the only celebrationlast weekend. Families flocked toRiverbend Park to bask in the lav-ender-blue of the Virginia bluebell.

The Riverbend Park Bluebell Festival onSaturday, April 15, celebrated the nativeplant growing alongside the Potomac Riverand the park’s trails.

“They grow all along the floodplain,” saidSue Becker of the Fairfax County Park Au-thority. “This is a celebration of those beau-tiful flowers that only last a short time. Theybloom before most of the other spring flow-ers in the park. They’re spring ephemerals.”

The fleeting flowers had already sur-

Basking in Bluebellspassed peak bloom by the time the festivalrolled around, less than a month into spring.

The festival included guided wildflowerwalks that toured the trails and taught par-ticipants about all the wildflowers that car-pet the forest at Riverbend.

Park staff also performed puppet shows,complete with insects, birds and other ani-mals that can be found frolicking in mead-ows during springtime.

Live music, food trucks, arts and craftsand an inflatable bounce house were alsopopular attractions of the festival.

— Fallon Forbush

The Virginia bluebell stands between 1 and 2 feet tall and bears pendu-lous clusters of lavender-blue, bell-shaped flowers.

Peter Lewis, 6, of Falls Church is eager to ask a question of his tourguide, Marijke Gate of the Fairfax County Park Authority, during a wild-flower walk alongside the Potomac River.

Girls grin during a puppet show put on by park staff during theRiverbend Park’s Bluebell Festival: Grandma Fran Jupiter, granddaugh-ters Lina and Ella Jupiter, 2 and 4, and grandma Karin Gelhaus, who wasvisiting all the way from Germany.

The Virginia bluebells are at peakbloom in early spring along thePotomac River’s floodplain.

Marijke Gate of the Fairfax CountyPark Authority leads children ontrails alongside the Potomac Riveron a wildflower walk to teach themabout all the flowers that grow inthe park, especially the Virginiabluebell.

Sue Becker of the Fairfax CountyPark Authority paints a bluebell onthe cheek of Anna Sinclair, 7, ofBurke at the craft table during theRiverbend Park’s Bluebell Festival.

Photos by Fallon Forbush/The Connection


Members of the Indivisible VADistrict 10 Facebook groupplanned daily demonstra-tions outside of U.S. Rep.

Barbara Comstock’s district office in Ster-ling last week while Congress was in recessfor the Easter holiday.

However, Comstock was not in thecountry.

She was visiting the Middle East withthree of her colleagues: U.S. Reps. DarrellIssa (R-Calif.); Juan Vargas (D-Calif.); andClaudia Tenney (R-N.Y.).

Comstock released the following statementafter returning home on Friday, April 14:

“As believers around the world observedHoly Week, I appreciated the opportunityto visit and hear from those who serve ourfellow man – our military men and womenand national security leaders, our StateDepartment and diplomatic leaders, and ourhumanitarian partners serving the refugeepopulation. The work they have done isextraordinary and it was instructive to seehow they work together to meet the chal-lenges of the refugee population and theregion, and to bring more stability to theMideast. We met with the mothers, fathers,teachers, health care providers, and chil-dren at the refugee camps and heard fromthem about life in these camps and the de-sire of the refugees to be able to go home,and the vital support they still need. It’sclear that Americas’ leadership in the re-gion is essential to marshal the internationalcommunity, and our allies and strategic

partners – in order to restore stability andreinvigorate our common goal of eliminat-ing the threat of ISIS and terrorism.”

During the trip, the lawmakers met withEgyptian President Al-Sisi, Lebanese Min-ister of Education and Jordan Prime Minis-ter Hani Al-Mulki.

While Comstock was visiting Egypt, Jor-dan and Lebanon, the Indivisible group hadtwo shifts of about a dozen people demon-strating outside of her office each weekday,according to Jan Hyland, a member of thegroup.

“Generally, folks spend some time hold-ing a banner and signs for traffic alongRoute 7, then go up to the office to sharetheir questions and concerns with staff —always urging a town hall,” Hyland said inan email.

Each day of the groups, Reclaim Recessdemonstrations had a focus:

❖ #ModerateMonday — Moderate Vot-ing Record? Call to Hold a Townhall

❖ #ToxicTuesday — Environment andScience

❖ #NoWallWednesday — Immigrationand Budget

❖ #HealthyThursday — American HealthCare Act of 2017, Health and Family Issues

❖ #ForeignInfluenceFriday — InvestigateRussia

On Friday, April 14, the group delivereda basket full of messages that it collectedfrom the public during the week of protests.

— Fallon Forbush

Comstock ConstituentsDemand In-Person Townhall

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Rep. BarbaraComstock (R-10)visiting a schoolat Azraq refugeecamp in Jordan.

Photo provided by Jan Hyland

The Indivisible group demonstrated against the Trump administrationand Congress for its slow investigation of alleged Russian ties to thepresident and the presidential election on Friday, April 14.


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By Christina Tyler Wenks

A famous author’s story about per-sonal struggle inspired a localteen to write and publish her firstbook, and now she nudges others

her age to share their stories, too. SophieTedesco, a ninth-grader at Marshall HighSchool, will be the guest speaker at the GreatFalls Writer’s Group 2017 Youth Awards Gala.

“People my age have great imaginationsand great stories, but many struggle to writeand produce something,” she said. Hermessage to other writers is to find time nec-essary to meet writing goals.

As a seventh- and eighth-grader atLongfellow Middle School, Tedesco partici-pated in National Novel Writing Month andwrote a 40,000-word novel that she self-published titled “Holding On.” The book is

about a high-school boy who tried to res-cue his sister. Writers who reached a word-count goal received two free copies of theirbooks. Motivated by that, Tedesco spentlunchtime in the library writing.

“Having that goal helped me go the extramile,” she said.

In addition to writing novels, the avidreader crafts short stories, experiments withpoetry, and explores journalism with herschool newspaper. She is inspired by read-ing and people she meets.

As a fifth-grader, Tedesco wrote to LouisZamperini, a former Olympian and WorldWar II prisoner of war whose story was por-trayed in Laura Hillenbrand’s book andmovie, “Unbroken.” Zamperini respondedthrough his daughter, and Tedesco corre-sponded with the famous author until hisdeath in July 2014.

A Local Teen Author Inspires Youth Writers

Photo by Heather Tedesco

Author Sophie Tedesco, a ninth-grader from Marshall High School,will speak at the GFWG YouthWriting Awards Gala at 4 p.m. onApril 29 at the Great Falls Library.

“He wrote a final novel before his death,and I was mentioned in theacknowledgements because of the relation-ship we had,” said Tedesco about the book,“Don’t Give Up. Don’t Give In” by LouisZamperini and David Rensin. Sophie saysthe relationship with Zamperini helpedshape who she is today.

“I hope I push other writers to finish theirstories,” Tedesco says. “I was always writ-ing little things, and I didn’t finish. See aproject through to the end.”

An active member on her school’s debateand cross-country teams, Tedesco’s optionsand eyes are wide open to professional pos-sibilities in all fields, but she’s adamant thatwriting will always be part of her life.

Tedesco speaks at the Youth Awards Galaat 4 p.m. on April 29 at the Great Falls Li-brary, 9830 Georgetown Pike.

Fatal ConstructionSite Accident

Pedro Banegas, 50, of Sterling was ac-cidentally killed after being run over bya dump truck in Great Falls on the morn-ing of Thursday, April 13, according tothe Fairfax County Police Department.

Preliminary investigation determinedthat Banegas was working on mechani-cal issues at the front of the truck. A 63-year-old man entered the truck and wasunaware of Banegas’ location and movedthe truck a short distance forward. PedroBanegas was pronounced dead at thescene.

Detectives from the Crash Reconstruc-tion Unit (CRU) responded to investi-gate. Neither speed nor alcohol appearto be contributing factors to the incident.At this point, given the totality of the cir-cumstances, no charges are expected tobe placed in this case.

Anyone who might have witnessed thiscrash is asked to call the CRU witnessline at 703-280-0543, or contact CrimeSolvers electronically by visitingwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip

by texting “TIP187” plus your message toCRIMES(274637) or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call Fairfax County Policeat 703-691-2131.

Comstock Announces10th District MilitaryAcademy Day

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10) an-nounced the annual 10th CongressionalDistrict Military Academy Day. This year’sMilitary Academy Day will be held on Sat-urday, May 6, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at theLoudoun County Public School Administra-tion Building located at 21000 EducationCourt, Ashburn. The event is free and opento all students, parents and guidance staffwho are interested in learning more aboutthe nation’s service academies.

Representatives from the following ser-vice academies will be in attendance: Army,Navy, Air Force, Merchant Marine. Repre-sentatives from the Coast Guard, MarineCorps ROTC program, the Virginia ArmyNational Guard, Virginia Military Institute,the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and The

Citadel have also been invited. Additionally,the American Legion and Randolph-MaconAcademy will be represented. Each of theacademies will make a presentation andstudents will be able to meet with admis-sions staff and ask questions. Contact MaryAnn Cannon on Comstock’s staff at 703-404-6903 or by email [email protected].

McLean CommunityGarage Sale

The McLean Community Center will holdits annual Spring Community Garage Salefrom 9 a.m.-1 p.m., on Saturday, April 22.The sale will be held in the parking garagelocated at 1420 Beverly Road. Admissionto the sale and parking are free.

The sale will offer shoppers the oppor-tunity to purchase a wide variety of house-hold items, toys, electronics, glassware,clothing, baby items, collectibles and moreat bargain prices. A limited number of sell-ing spaces remain and can be purchasedfor $45. Individuals selling personal itemsand some commercial vendors may partici-pate.

For more information, or to reserve aselling space, call the Center at 703-790-0123, TTY: 711, or visit:www.mcleancenter.org/special-eventsand register online using activity num-ber 2001.317. The deadline to apply isWednesday, April 19, or until sold out.

This event has been made possible withthe support of General Assets, Inc., Gi-ant Food and McLean Properties.

Taste of Korea,Culture Festival

Come and sample the homemade Ko-rean Food and experience Korean Cul-ture at the Korean United MethodistChurch of Greater Washington on Satur-day, April 29, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 1219Swinks Mill Road, McLean. In additionto an array of popular Korean foods suchas Korean barbecue and potstickers,there will be cultural programs such asKorean dance performances, paper fold-ing, trying on traditional Korean cos-tumes and games for children. Also therewill be a rummage sale and sale of Ko-rean knick-knacks.

Week in Great Falls


Opinion

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14 thisyear and as usual every year at thistime, The Connection calls for sub-

missions to our Mother’s Day photo gallery.Send photos of mothers, grandmothers,

great-grandmothers, with children or withoutchildren in the photos. Please name everyone

in the photo, the approximatedate, describe what is happen-ing in the photo and includeyour name, address, email ad-

dress and phone number. We will not print yourfull address or contact information.

You can upload photos and information di-rectly to www.connectionnewspapers.com/mothersday/ or email to editors@connection

Mother’s Day The Connection is seeking submissionsfor its annual photo gallery.

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newspapers.com.Immediately after we publish our Mother’s

Day photo galleries, we will begin to ask forsubmissions for our annual Father’s Day gal-leries. Each year we seem to receive many morephotos for Father’s Day.

We’ve always been curious whether that isbecause it is the second of the set so readersare more aware or because mothers are morelikely to send in images of the fathers in theirlife.

Throughout the year, we ask for communitysubmissions. Twice a year we ask you to tellus stories about your pets and how they havecome into, touched and left your lives.

In late summer, we invite readers to share

what they know about their community forneighbors and newcomers alike.

And wrapping up the year, we gather writ-ing and art from local students to fill our holi-day edition. Each year, through an enormouseffort by area teachers and school staff we re-ceive more material than is possible to publishfor most of our 15 editions.

In addition, regular contributions to our en-tertainment calendars, community bulletinboards, school notes, and business notes helpus to share news in your community. We alsoalways welcome photos and captions fromcommunity organizations (Scouts, sportsteams, faith groups, school activities, etc.) andlocal businesses.

County EconomyPoised forContinuedGrowthTo the Editor:

The April 12 article, “Uncer-tainty Amid Growth,” might haveleft readers wondering about thestrength and future of FairfaxCounty’s economy.

Much of the uncertainty arisesfrom concerns about the directionof the federal budget, becausemany employers in Fairfax Countyand northern Virginia are involvedin government contracting. How-ever, more than two-thirds of thefederal procurement dollars wonby Fairfax County companies infiscal 2016 involve three depart-ments for which President Trumphas indicated he would seek in-creased funding: Defense, Home-land Security and Veterans Affairs.

For that reason and others, Ithink the Fairfax County economyis poised for continued develop-ment. In 2016, the Fairfax CountyEconomic Development Authorityworked with 194 companies thatadded nearly 7,500 jobs to thecounty economy. Many of thosecompanies are in the professionaland technical industry sectors thatwill generate the most prosperityfor the community.

Just since the beginning of 2017the Fairfax County Economic De-velopment Authority has an-nounced several companies thatare adding hundreds of jobs here.Some, like Favor TechConsultingor IOMAXIS, focus on work withfederal customers. Others such asAll Traffic Solutions and GlobalGuardian, focus on private-sectorcustomers. This is the hallmark ofa mature economy: companiesworking in a variety of sectors and

for a variety of customers and find-ing the kind of skilled talent theyneed to thrive. This kind of eco-nomic diversity is what every com-munity longs to attain.

This work is never done, ofcourse. In addition to FairfaxCounty’s traditional businessstrengths, my office has targetedcybersecurity, data analytics andtranslational medicine as industrysectors with great growth poten-tial here. The foundation is firmlyin place to help Fairfax Countyachieve even greater economic sta-bility and prosperity in the yearsahead.

Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D.President and CEO

Fairfax County EconomicDevelopment Authority

Tysons Corner

County Fiction*is FactTo the Editor:

One may view fiction* as factonly if the asterisk note identifiesfiction as fact. Fairfax County inits financial tables used wrongdata dates on unfunded pensionliabilities (UPL), except its tablesoften did not even include an as-terisk.

Fairfax County’s ComprehensiveAnnual Financial Report (CAFR)for fiscal year 2016 shows mislead-ing dates. The table on page 90,e.g., wrongly identifies the UPLdate as “6/30/2016” — with nofootnote. Embedded in 78 pagesof notes is an identification of re-ported UPL as being “reportedwith a one year lag.” Thus, re-ported UPL dates, in fact, coveredthe prior year.

In its 11/18/2016 release, theCounty CAFR 2016 covers fivemain pension plans. All respon-sible public entities have good fis-

cal data available within threemonths of the reporting period.Oddly, this CAFR 2016 did not re-port actual 6/30/2016 UPL data.At least, it should report correctdates for data in all its tablesrather than explain actual report-ing dates in separate notes.

Such misleading reporting im-pacts pension understandings.While the County reported UPL on6/30/2016 as $4.8 billion, theyactually were $5.6 billion accord-ing to five pension CAFRs. The FY2016 increase in UPL was an un-sustainable $0.8 billion—insteadof the County reported $0.6 bil-lion—despite 2016 cash contribu-tions of $0.5 billion.

One may ask County officialswhy reported dates for CountyUPL data were misleading. Moreimportantly, all future County fi-nancial reports should identify—accurately and transparently—UPL at the end of reported years.

Dr. David V. PritchettConcerned McLean parent

March to HonorEarth DayTo the Editor:

For the past few decades, EarthDay has given most of us the op-portunity to take time from our

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busy lives and ponder about themany ways our planet sustainslife. We celebrate the occasion inmany ways: take on tree planting,clean up our streams and holdearth day fairs to raise awarenessabout taking care of the home weall share.

This Earth Day has special sig-nificance in light of the actionsproposed by the current adminis-tration: massive budget cuts to theEnvironmental Protection Agency,the appointment of a fox in the henhouse at the helm of EPA whosecareer is based on suing theagency; roll back of regulationsdesigned to protect people in re-sponse to demands by pollutingindustries, to name a few. To topit all is the denial of scientific find-ings that climate change is hap-pening and that it is caused byhuman activity.

If you have not made other plansto celebrate earth day, please joinone or both marches taking placeon the mall. March for truth andjustice!

What better way to honor theearth? The Science March is onApril 22 (www.earthday.org/marchforscience/).

The Climate March is on April29 (peoplesclimate.org/)

Rekha NadkarniMcLean

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Fairfax-based non-profit Officer Down Me-morial Page will host its sixth annual Of-ficer Down Memorial Ride event April 22,centered around a 60-mile motorcycle trek.

The day-long event is meant to honor law enforce-ment officers who have died in the line of duty, andraise awareness of officers giving their lives whileserving.

In addition to the ride, which has seen more than2,000 riders in past years and raised in excess of$100,000, live music, raffles and a Police motor unitdemonstration are also planned for April 22.

According to Officer Down Memorial Page, thereare more than 22,000 law enforcement officers whohave died in the line of duty.

The sixth annual Officer Down Memorial Ride isscheduled for April 22 in Haymarket, Va. For moreinformation, www.officerdownmemorialride.com.

— Tim Peterson

Officer DownMemorial Ride toBe Held April 22

The day-long Officer Down Memorial Ride is meant to honor law enforcement officerswho have died in the line of duty, and raise awareness of officers giving their liveswhile serving. Here officers lay a wreath during the 2016 event.

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In addition to the ride, which has seenmore than 2,000 riders in past years andraised in excess of $100,000, live music,raffles and a Police motor unit demonstra-tion, like this one from 2016, are alsoplanned for April 22.


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Long-Term Benefits of Summer Camp

By Marilyn Campbell

As the end of the school year draws near,so does the beginning of summer campexperiences. Child development expertssay that summer camps offer more than

just fun; they present opportunities for emotional,social and psychological growth and development.

“Summer camps provide children with a sense ofcommunity where they can feel safe and learnthrough first-hand experiences, said Stacie Gottlieb,director, Bullis Summer Programs at Bullis School inPotomac, Md. “Within this setting, campers developa sense of independence as they try new adventuresin an environment different from the norm.”

Children benefit from the nurturing structure of asummer camp in a way that is different from thestructure they get during a school year, says JimSupple, associate dean of students and director ofSummer Programs at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes Schoolin Alexandria. “Summer camps allow children to bechildren,” he said. “They allow them to make newfriends, try new things, and learn how to be part of agroup. These are attributes of camps that will pro-mote not only healthy interaction among peers, butalso building a healthy image of what type of childthey want to be.”

Opportunities to explore new interests and devote

intense focus to activities of particular interest tothem at camp help build a child’s self-confidence,says Gottlieb.

“As children explore, caring adults serve as respon-sible role models who help to nurture the campersby providing a safe, supervised environment of in-clusion,” she said. “Children gain self-confidence asthey learn new things, develop social skills, expandtheir friendship circles and build character throughplanned activities. Summer camps give children aunique, fun environment to discover more aboutthemselves and their passions.”

A summer camp where children engage in new andmemorable activities will sow seeds for learning dur-ing the upcoming academic year, said ShannonMelideo, Ph. D. associate dean of the School of Edu-cation & Human Services and associate professor ofeducation at Marymount University. “For example,if your child’s summer camp takes a field trip to ahistorical site that your son finds fascinating and thenduring the school year, the teacher introduces [the]same historical events and location, he has schemafor the lessons. He is more likely to participate, learnmore, be better prepared to read his social studiestextbook, and even perform better on the exam.”

Summer camp experiences that combine academic

Camp experiences can enhance social andpsychological development, say experts.


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challenges and physical activity can offerfun while preventing the loss of academicgains made throughout the school year, saysMelideo.

“Summer slide is the resultant learningloss students experience without educa-tional activities outside of the academicschool year,” she said. “Research shows suchacademic regressions can be quite signifi-cant and parents have the ability to helpprevent the summer slide by providing edu-cational experiences such as high qualitysummer camps.”

“Summer camp can be a terrific opportu-nity to grow your child’s sense of compe-tence and mastery over something that theylove,” added Carolyn Lorente, Ph.D., pro-fessor of psychology, Northern VirginiaCommunity College. “By picking a campwhere your child has an interest, they canbe mentored in a passion in ways that a typi-cal school day often can’t.”

WHEN SELECTING A CAMP, Melideoadvises parents to consider a complete pic-ture of their child. “For example, while yourdaughter, Sophia loves softball, find a sum-mer camp where she can refine [her] bat-ting and pitching skills and engage withbooks, perform in skits, play math games,and try something new,” she said.

A child’s social skills can be boosted atcamps which provide children with oppor-tunities to make new friends or nurtureexisting friendships, says Colleen K. Vesely,Ph. D., assistant professor of Early Child-hood Education and Human Developmentat George Mason University. “Developingnew social and cognitive skills outside thephysical walls and social boundaries ofschool can help promote healthy self-esteemin children, while spending time in naturecan boost children’s overall health and well-

being.”Camps offer an opportunity for children

to gain skills that lead to independence. “Forolder children, over 8-plus years old, typi-cally, sleep away camp offers opportunitiesto develop independence and self-relianceby providing children with space to navi-gate daily life away from the directing ofparents but under the guidance of trustedadults,” said Vesely.

For some parents, there are mixed emo-tions around enrolling a child in camp.

“Sometimes working parents feel guiltyfor enrolling their children in summercamps because of the need for child careduring the work day,” said Ivy Beringer,Ed.D., professor of Early Childhood Educa-tion and Dean for Social and ProfessionalSciences at Northern Virginia CommunityCollege. “However, children are usually veryexcited to attend summer camps. This isespecially true if the children have inputinto the camp selection.”

“Summer camps allow for continuouslearning that extends beyond the regularschool year [and] provide a relaxed atmo-sphere that stimulates their brains for cre-ative learning without the assessment anxi-ety that often accompanies school classroomlearning,” said Beringer. “[Summer camp]enhances self-esteem by offering specialinterest learning in small group situationsand often with a lower adult-student ratioin school settings.”

“A mother recently called me with a con-cern that her son only wanted to attendsoccer camps this summer and she felt thiswas too limited of an experience,” contin-ued Beringer. “My response to her was thatif he was interested in improving his soccerskills she should view this in a positive light.After all, he will be outdoors in the freshair and sunshine everyday, exercising hisbody, and enhancing skills in a sport heloves. What’s not good about that choice?”

Photo courtesy of Bullis Summer Programs

Campers such as those at Bullis Summer Programs in Potomac, Md., gainlife skills through summer camp experiences.

Summer Camp Learning


By Mercia Hobson

The Connection

Colvin Run Civic Association Inc,a nonprofit organization, heldtheir 85th Anniversary DanceCelebration Saturday, April 1.

They were there to recognize theassociation’s nearly 100 years of owningand preserving a historic one-room school-house the organization had turned into avibrant dance and community hall.

Jean Rosenbluth, treasurer Colvin RunCivic Association, explained keeping thedance hall alive all these years has not al-ways been easy. There have been chal-lenges, especially in the late 1980s whenattendance levels dwindled due to the ma-jority of regulars aging or passing on. Act-ing strategically, the board changed theirmarketing to target a different audience —younger individuals and singles. “Thischanged the dance hall for good,”Rosenbluth said. “It’s more vibrant.”

Renamed the Colvin Run Dance Hall, theformer schoolhouse is conveniently locatedbetween two dynamic areas, Tysons andReston, and is minutes off Route 7 in GreatFalls.It remains surrounded by its original1-acre of land and retains historic charm.There’s an operational bell tower, tall win-dows and a high barrel-vaulted bead boardceiling.

Through the association’s ongoingfundraising efforts and individual contribu-tions, the organization has made many im-provements to the building. The dance hall

sports a double sprung oak floor, viewed asthe best floor for dancing as it absorbs shockand prevents injuries, and a stage. ConradHeer is president of the Colvin Run CivicAssociation. “It has a professional soundsystem, video and food warming facilities,”he said “We rent it out for weddings, re-

hearsals and other special events.”As more than one hundred guests, mostly

singles ranging in age from teens to seniors,arrived for the celebratory AnniversaryDance, Rosenbluth shared a bit about thebuilding’s history. It served as a classroomfrom 1908-1931, until dwindling atten-

dance forced Fairfax County School Boardto close it. In 1931, the Circuit Court or-dered the building and land to be auctionedoff to the highest bidder. That bidder wasthe newly formed Colvin Run Civic Asso-ciation, created with the sole purpose of,as Rosenbluth said, “Purchasing the school-house for community use.”

Bill Rosenbluth, vice president of theColvin Run Civic Association, said that evenwith the Great Depression looming, elevenconcerned individuals came forward with$200 promissory notes and two with $100notes, to present the winning bid of $2,600to the Circuit Court.

Attending the event were Evelyn andWalter Wheeler, in their 90s. Heer recog-nized them for their lifelong commitmentto the dance hall. Heer said Evelyn has beencoming to the dance hall for 70 years, be-ginning when she was 14, and Walter servedas president for many years. “Whenever wehave a problem, we call Walter,” Heer said.

Heer next introduced Michael Kearney, “Aperson who has done much for the com-munity.” Kearney told how coming to ColvinRun Dance Hall has brought such extremejoy into his life. “I’ve met some very won-derful people here, the nicest I’ve ever met.In 2014, I met the love of my life.”

The 85th Anniversary Dance featured theband Mike Surratt and the ECB. Their multi-genre music ranged from Glenn Miller andsock hop to 70s and beyond. Along with AlanJones on sax and clarinet and Joe Stec ondrums, the band wowed guests as they dancedlate into the night under the mirror ball.

During Kearney’s final remarks, hesummed up the special aspects of the dancehall. “There’s joy in the building that makesyou feel good. It brings the community to-gether … people that expect nothing in re-turn.” he said. “Here’s to the next genera-tion to take it on.”

For more information, visitwww.colvinrun.org.

The Old Girl Never Looked BetterColvin Run Danceand Community Hallin Great Falls marks85th anniversary.

Photo courtesy of Colvin Run Community Association

Colvin Run Dance Hall and Community Center retains the charm ofyesterday yet boasts a professional sound system, stage and doublesprung oak floor, perfect for dancing. Open to all, the hall offers dancelessons, dancing and rental opportunities.

Photo by William Rosenbluth

Karen Reinhard and Joe Manning, Colvin Run Civic Association boardmember, knew how to kick up their heels and have fun on the dance floor.

Photo by Mercia Hobson/The Connection

Teenagers Craig Fischer and Andrea Dilao became fast friends withseniors Evelyn Wheeler and Walter Wheeler at Colvin Run Dance Hall’s85th Anniversary Celebration.

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As the mirror ballspun, Craig

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Some people that simply love to perform onstage, but can’t sing for their life. Luckily,Cooper had their back. This year, on April5, Cooper Middle School had their very first

lip sync battle. This lip sync battle helped raise moneyfor StillBrave Childhood Cancer Foundation.

StillBrave is a nonprofit organization that providesnon-medical, supportive care to children with can-cer and their families. If a family is struggling to bethere for their child, they will do whatever they canto help ease their burden. If a family is having finan-cial difficulties, StillBrave will strive to help with theirbills and/or provide gas cards, grocery cards, andsimilar items.

“Knowing that all the money made at this eventwent to an organization as great as this one, mademe even more excited to attend … and I’m so gladthat I did,” said Kate Heebink (Grade 8).

A lip sync battle is a competition in which you singalong with a song and create a dance to perform onstage. There were five categories for the winners andprizes were given out as well.

The overall winners of the lip sync battle wereKevin Kaldes, Sebastian Silvestro, Steve Yi, JacobDaniel, Robert Luebke, and Zach Tam, all perform-ing to the song “500 Miles.”

Hundreds of dollars were raised for the organiza-tion. The founder of the organization was there totalk about his journey and how StillBrave came tobe. The performances were outstanding and werevery fun. A lot of people think that children our agecannot change the world, but if you look at the turn-out of this event ... Cooper’s students probably provedthem wrong.

For more information about StillBrave or give adonation, visit stillbrave.org/.

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Kevin Kaldeo, Sebastian Silvestro, Steven Yi, Jacob Daniel, Robert Luebke, and ZackTam won the best performance award for dancing to 500 Miles.

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Bella Zeleke, Sara Wellborn, and Cayla Edelstein won thebest song award.


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ONGOINGA Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Various times through April 23 inVinson Hall’s Community BuildingBallroom, 1735 Kirby Road. TheMcLean Community Players’production of William Shakespeare’scomedy. $18-$20. Visit www.McLeanPlayers.org or call 1-800-838-3006for more information.

Ed Behrens’ Photographs. Varioustimes through April 30 at Katie’sCoffee House, Village Centre, 760Walker Road, Great Falls. Theshowing will celebrate Ed’s ten yearsas a member of Great Falls Studios,his very active 80th birthday. Call703-759-0927 for more.

Free Tai Chi. Every Saturday, from7:55-9 a.m., Introduction andBeginners’ Practice, meet on theoutdoor basketball court locateddirectly behind the Dolley MadisonPublic Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.in McLean Central Park, McLean.

The Golden Girls of NorthernVirginia, a senior women’s softballleague, is looking for players. Anywoman over the age of 40 isencouraged to join. All skill levels arewelcome. Play on Wednesdayevenings and Saturday mornings inVienna. Visit www.goldengirls.org.

Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.Emmaus United Church of Christ,900 E Maple Ave. E., Vienna.Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax,2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton.Gentle Kundalini Yoga, one freeintroductory session, seniordiscounts. Increase flexibility,improve breathing and health, reducestress. $15 per session. 571-213-3192or www.edimprovement.org.

Fishing Rod Rentals 8700 PotomacHills St., Great Falls. Rentalsavailable during visitor center hours.Fishing tackle and live bait areavailable for purchase. Reservationsrequired for group rentals. $6/rental(2 hour max). Valid driver’s licenserequired. Rod/reel combinations areperfect for beginners and children. AVirginia or Maryland freshwaterfishing license is required for those16 years or older. The park does notsell fishing licenses.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/

Colvin Run Mill open 11 - 4 p.m.daily, closed Tuesday. 10017 ColvinRun Road, Great Falls. FairfaxCounty’s operational 19th centurywater powered gristmill, offersrecreational and educationalactivities for all ages through dailytours, school programs and specialevents. Fees: $7/adult, $6 students16+ with ID, $5 children & seniors.Admission to park is free except forsome special events.

Fundamentals of Watercolors.Mondays 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at The Artsof Great Falls, 756 Walker Road,Great Falls. Artist Lorrie Herman willhelp students get comfortableworking with watercolors andunderstanding this medium. Visitwww.greatfallsart.org for more.

Still Life Painting. Tuesdays 10:30a.m.-1 p.m. at The Arts of Great Falls,756 Walker Road, Great Falls. Stilllife provides a great tool to honeskills. Recommended for students ofall levels. Visit www.greatfallsart.org.

Evening Painting. Tuesdays 6:30 -9:30 p.m. at The Arts of Great Falls,756 Walker Road, Great Falls. JillBanks focuses on oil paintingfundamentals with two sessions eachof still life, landscapes, and portrait/clothed figure from a live model.Visit www.greatfallsart.org for more.

Intro to Jewelry Design. Tuesdays 9a.m.-noon at The Arts of Great Falls,

756 Walker Road, Great Falls. JJSingh teaches a class for anyoneinterested in exploring the world ofmetal clay and its design possibilities.Visit www.greatfallsart.org for more.

THURSDAY/APRIL 20Quilt Restoration. 10:15 a.m. at the

Fairfax Antique Arts Association,Green Acre Senior Center, 4401Sideburn Road, Fairfax. Presentationand samples provided by Clara SueAshley and Chris Young of the QuiltShop of Mclean on the varyingprocesses that can be used. Membersare encouraged to bring in familypieces. Call 703-273-6090 for more.

John McCutcheon Concert. 8 p.m. inthe Barns at Wolftrap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. Folk music’sRenaissance man from Georgia. $25-28. Visit www.wolftrap.org for more.

SATURDAY/APRIL 22Family Fishing Rodeo. 9 a.m. at

Wildwood Park, 700 block of FollinLane SE. The creek will be stockedwith hundreds of trout, bring afishing rod, bucket, plastic bag, andice. $3. Visit www.viennava.gov formore.

Spring Community Garage Sale. 9a.m.-1 p.m. in the parking garagelocated at 1420 Beverly Road. TheMcLean Community Center will holdits annual Spring Community GarageSale. Free admission. Call 703-790-0123, or visitwww.mcleancenter.org/special-events for more.

APRIL 22-MAY 31Artists Show. Various times at the

Broadway Gallery, 1025-J SenecaRoad, Great Falls. “Levels ofAbstraction,” show featuring theworks of Hiromi Ashlin, GennaGurvich, Sandi Ritchie Miller, andBuck Nelligan. Visitwww.broadwaygallery.net or call703-450-8005 for more.

SUNDAY/APRIL 23Amadeus Orchestra. 4 p.m. at Saint

Luke Catholic Church, 7001Georgetown Pike, McLean. A pre-concert lecture by Music Director A.Scott Wood will begin at 3:15 p.m.,45 minutes prior to the start of theconcert. $30, students 17 and underand active military are admitted freeof charge. amadeusconcerts.com

THURSDAY/APRIL 27Blood Drive. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Long

and Foster, 1355 Beverly Road,McLean. Long and Foster ispartnering with Children’s Nationalfor a blood drive, the blood mobilewill be located in the front of thebuilding. Call 703-790-1990 or visitwww.cnmcblooddonor.com.

Tree Celebration. 4:30 p.m. atMeadow Lane Park, 400 CourthouseRoad SW. In celebration of ArborDay, Mayor Laurie DiRocco will bejoined by Cub Scout Pack 1116 toplant an oak tree. Visitwww.viennava.gov for more.

Dinner and Whisky. 7 p.m. at Ruth’sChris Steak House in Tyson’s Corner,8521 Leesburg Pike. Introducing afive-course dinner paired withJohnnie Walker Whisky. Call 703-848-4290 or visitwww.ruthschris.com/Restaurant-Locations/tysons-corner for more.

FRIDAY/APRIL 28Community Service and

Scholarship Awards Gala. 7 p.m.Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920Jones Branch Drive, McLean. UrbanLeague honoring champions in thecommunity for leadership andcommunity service and awardingstudent scholarships. Call 703-836-2858 or visit www.nvul.org

Fairfax Genealogical Society. 7:30p.m. at Dunn Loring Volunteer FireStation Hall, 2148 Gallows Road,Vienna. Sarah R. Flemingpresentation “From the Ashes—ABurned County Case Study,” effortsto piece together evidence todetermine ancestors; reviewsstrategies and records used despite acourthouse fire. Call 703-644-8185or visit www.fxgs.org/events.

Layla Gray Exhibits at Great Falls LibraryRomantic landscapes, visually-satisfying still life andimaginative abstracts are featured in an exhibit featuringlocal artist, Layla Gray, at the Great Falls Library LargeConference Room, throughout April 2017. Painted exclu-sively in oils, these Impressionistic paintings capturebeautiful international scenes, as well as colorful still lifeof flowers, fruit and vegetables. Additionally, a carefully-selected grouping of abstract paintings is included. GreatFalls Library is located at 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls.


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APRIL 28-30Spring Art Show. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Vale Schoolhouse, 3124Fox Mill Road, Oakton. ValeArts“Fresh Paint,” Spring Art Showfeatures guest artists Mary BethGaiarin and Andrea Cybyk amongothers. Visit www.valearts.com.

SATURDAY/APRIL 29Rummage Sale. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the

Church of the Good Shepherd, 2351Hunter Mill Road, Vienna. Donategently used items in the FellowshipHall April 24–28 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Call 703-281-3987 or visitwww.GoodShepherdVa.com.

Fairfax County Anniversary. 8:30

a.m.–3 p.m.,Virginia Room, City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St. “A Place Called Home:Fairfax County. A 275th AnniversaryEvent” is a day-long exploration ofthe history of Fairfax County. Free.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/libraryor 703-293-6227, ext. 6.

Korean Culture and Food Forum. 9a.m.-2 p.m. at the Korean UnitedMethodist Church of GreaterWashington, 1219 Swinks Mill Road,McLean. Cultural programs such asKorean dance performances, paperfolding, trying on traditional Koreancostumes and games for children.Call 703-863-2259 for more.

“Preserving Family Heirlooms”. 10a.m. at Dunn Loring Volunteer FireStation Hall, 2148 Gallows Road,Vienna. Tina Beaird presents a brief

Live MusicWilly Porter in concert at Jammin’ Java in Vienna onMonday, May 1. Performing with his singing/songwritingpartner, Carmen Nickerson. Visit www.jamminjava.com/for more.

history of paper manufacturing andphotography while describing how tostore and preserve such items, andtechniques for preserving historic andmodern scrapbooks. Call 703-644-8185 or visit www.fxgs.org/events.

Taste of Vienna. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at theVienna Volunteer Fire Departmentfire station at 400 Center St. S. Freeadmission and live entertainment.Proceeds from the sale of food andbeverages will benefit the ViennaVolunteer Fire Department. Visittasteofvienna.org for more.

Homeless Community Forum. 1-4p.m. at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 HunterMill Road, Oakton. Representativesfrom local government, nonprofits,and faith groups gather for acommunity forum on homelessness inFairfax County. Call 703-281-1767,or visit unityoffairfax.org for more.

SUNDAY/APRIL 30Green Expo. 2-5 p.m. at the Windover

Heights Historic District, 277Windover Ave., Vienna. The yardsand gardens of approximately 50homes in the Town’s northwesthistoric district will be open tovisitors as part of the annual Walk onthe Hill. Open air artist, jazzensemble, Hickory Groveperformances and historic tour. Visitwww.viennava.gov for more.

MONDAY/MAY 1Love Your Baby Day. 11:30 a.m.-3

p.m. at Beloved Yoga, 1137 WalkerRoad, Suite 2, Great Falls. Learnabout the many aspects of theprenatal and postnatal journey andsupport available to have a healthypregnancy, and raise a healthy andhappy baby and family. Visitwww.belovedyoga.com for more.


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Mary Barbara Scholz passed away on ThursdayApril 6, 2017 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital after anextended illness. She was predeceased by her par-ents Fritz Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Scholz, whowere lovingly cared for by Barbara, during theirhealth challenges. She is survived by her brotherFritz J Scholz III of Leesburg, Virginia.Barbara affectionately known as BB by family, grewup in Roanoke, Virginia, graduated from MaryBaldwin and received a Master’s Degree from theUniversity of Virginia. Her Career in Education tookher to Germany, Oregon, Maryland and finally toFairfax County, Virginia, where she retired as HighSchool English teacher. Anyone knowing Barbaraunderstood her passion for reading and her love fordogs, as she had many in her home and heart.A memorial service will be held at a later date. InLieu of Flowers, the family request that memorialcontribution be made to the humane Society ofFairfax County, 4057 Chain Bridge Rd. Fairfax,Virginia 22030.Please share condolences with the familywww.Loudoun Funeral Chapel.com

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THROUGH SUMMERVienna Street-sweeping Program. The Town

of Vienna began its annual street-sweepingprogram beginning March 20. The Town isdivided into eight sections for purposes of thesweeping program. During the first pass throughTown, the Public Works Department asks thatresidents not park on the street. Find the“sweeping” sections at viennava.gov/sweeping. Additionally, signs will be placed onstreets marking a window of 7-10 days duringwhich the truck will come through. Contactpublic works at 703-255-6380.

TUESDAY/APRIL 25Autism Awareness Month. 7-8:30 p.m. at Dunn

Loring Center for Parent Services, 2334 GallowsRoad, Entrance 1 - Room 100, Dunn Loring.Glen Finland’s memoir, “Next Stop,” is a movingaccount of a family caring for a child withspecial needs. Finland will share her own hard-won lessons as well as strategies and insightsshe has learned about the individual dynamicsof families who have children with specialneeds. Register online at bit.ly/2nLCy9s or call703-204-3941.

THURSDAY/APRIL 27Autism Awareness Month. 10 a.m.-noon at

Dunn Loring Center for Parent Services, 2334Gallows Road, Entrance 1 - Room 100, DunnLoring. Individuals with Autism SpectrumDisorder and other cognitive disabilities may notrecognize danger, react well in an emergency orbe able to seek help. Attend this workshop tolearn safety risks for individuals with specialneeds, proactive steps to reduce the risk ofpotential dangers, information on the newYellow Dot Program and more. Register onlineat bit.ly/2ogNf84 or call 703-204-3941.

SATURDAY/APRIL 29Operation Medicine Cabinet Cleanout. 8

a.m.–2 p.m. at McLean District Station, 1437Balls Hill Road, McLean. Drop off unused orexpired medications at a Fairfax County Policedistrict station (pills or liquids only, nopressurized canisters or needles). Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/csb or [email protected] for more.

TUESDAY/MAY 2Town Elections. 6 a.m.-7 p.m. at Vienna

Presbyterian Church, 124 Park St. NE, Vienna.Town of Vienna residents will cast votes forthree Vienna Town Council seats. Visitwww.viennava.gov for more.

SUNDAY/MAY 7Talk about Planning “Life Celebrations” 2

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