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By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

Springfield could very well be thenext site of the FBI headquarters.

The General Services Administra-tion and FBI announced Tuesday

that Springfield was included on theshortlist for the new FBI headquarters.

“We are very pleased that the SpringfieldWarehouse in Fairfax County has made theshort list for the new FBI headquarters. Theproject would help spur redevelopment inthat area and because it is federally owned,this site is a lower cost option for the FBI.Virginia is unified behind this site and wefeel it is the best of the three,” said SharonBulova, chairman of the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors.

Greenbelt and Landover in Maryland arealso included on the list for the new head-quarters, which would replace the currentJ. Edgar Hoover building. The Springfieldlocation is located at the GSA FranconiaWarehouse Complex near Interstate 95 andFranconia Road.

“I’m very pleased that the GSA recognizedthe merits of our Springfield site. With ex-tensive transit options, access to almostevery major highway in the region, andclose proximity to Quantico and Washing-ton, D.C., the Springfield site remains thebest option to serve the FBI’s needs,” Su-pervisor Jeff McKay (D- Lee District) saidin a statement. “I hope this process contin-ues to be one based on merit and good useof taxpayer funds and not political consid-erations. All of Virginia will continue tounite behind just one site: Springfield. Wewill re-double our effort moving forwardto promote Springfield’s attributes.”

National Environmental Policy Act re-views will be conducted at all locations.

“We are pleased that the GSA warehousesite in Springfield is on the short list for theFBI headquarters relocation. All the sitesnamed today have advantages, but we be-lieve the Springfield site best meets the cri-teria laid out for the FBI. Our main hope isthat the FBI has a location that best allowsthe bureau and its employees to fulfill theirimportant mission in the most productiveand efficient manner possible,” said Gerald

Gordon, president of the Fairfax CountyEconomic Development Authority.

Public comment will also be available onthe plan. Virginia governor Terry McAuliffeannounced Tuesday that he believes Spring-field is the best option for the FBI.

“Virginia’s inclusion on the final list ofprospective sites for the new FBI headquar-ters is unquestionably positive news for ourCommonwealth and economy. There is no

Springfield Shortlisted for FBI Headquarters

doubt that the Springfield location offersthe FBI and its employees the best combi-nation of location, access to mass transit andlocal amenities. I look forward to continu-ing to work with Virginia’s congressionaldelegation to convince decision makerswithin the FBI that Virginia is the locationfor this headquarters and the thousands ofjobs that come with it,” McAuliffe said in astatement.

An aerial view of the GSA warehouse property in Springfield. The site is 14 miles from the J. Edgar HooverBuilding in Washington and sits on 57 acres.

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Elected officials speak at an event to renew interest in Springfield as thelocation of the new FBI headquarters in December 2013.

Photo by Victoria Ross/The Connection

The General Services Administration warehouse site, which FairfaxCounty is proposing for the relocation of the new FBI headquarters, islocated in Springfield, near four million square feet of office space andbordering the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station.

Other locations areGreenbelt and Landover.


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By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

When he takes the stand in hisown defense, former Repub-lican Gov. Bob McDonnellwill read jurors an email

that he wrote to his wife as their marriagewas said to be crumbling. Describing theemail to members of the jury in his open-ing statements, defense attorney JohnBrownlee said it was written at a time whenprosecutors say the couple were conspiringto sell power and influence to a wealthyVirginia businessman. Inside the Governor’sMansion, though, the two were barely onspeaking terms.

“She said she hated him,” said Brownlee.“She was angry that there was not enoughmoney for their family, not enough time forher.”

After a successful public career that cul-minated in the the governor making theshort list to be a running mate for Republi-can presidential hopeful Mitt Romney in2012, McDonnell has fallen very far veryfast. He’s now engaged in the fight of hislife, but not on the campaign trail. This timehe and his wife are facing a 14-count in-dictment from federal prosecutors who saythe McDonnells were acting in secret to takemoney and gifts in exchange for taking ac-tion to benefit Jonnie Williams, who wastrying to obtain scientific testing from stateofficials for his nutritional supplement made

from tobacco.“This case is about the McDonnells lining

their pockets with secret gifts and cash,”said prosecutor Jessica Aber. “Bobs for Jobs— that’s what he was supposed to do, justnot in exchange for money.”

THE CORRUPTION TRIAL of the formergovernor and his wife is unprecedented inVirginia politics, where commonwealth hasenjoyed a reputation of relatively clean gov-ernment. That is until recently. A grand juryis currently investigating the circumstancessurrounding the resignation of a Democraticstate senator who was offered a job at thetobacco commission, the same organizationthat Williams was targeting in his effort topromote Anatabloc. In his opening state-ment for Maureen McDonnell, defense at-torney Bill Burck said the first lady of Vir-ginia was a “true believer” in nutraceuticalsand became a “favorite playmate” for Will-iams as her marriage fell apart.

“You will even hear evidence that she hada crush on Mr. Williams,” said Burck. “JonnieWilliams is very good at using people to getwhat he wants.”

If opening statements this week are anyindication, Williams will be at the center ofthe trail as each side presents evidence tothe jury. For prosecutors, he’s the star wit-ness — the whistleblower who was givenimmunity from prosecution in exchange forexposing how the governor and his wifeaccepted $150,000 in exchange for using

the power and prestige of the Governor’sMansion. For lawyers representing theMcDonnells he was a scheming manipula-tor who turned state’s evidence to keep him-self out of jail.

“He thought of himself as a big fish,” saidBurck. “But he knew Governor McDonnellwas an even bigger fish.”

OPENING STATEMENTS offered eachside an opportunity to make an initial im-pression with members of the jury, a wayto establish a connection and make prom-ises about evidence to come. It was also anopportunity for some moments of highdrama. The lawyer for McDonnell playedtwo videos of the governor engaged in eco-nomic development and quoted from a booktitled “Once an Eagle.” He outlined a casein which the governor’s defense will be thathe was merely promoting Virginia products.

“He eats Virginia ham. He drinks Virginiawine,” said Brownlee, who once ran for at-torney general. “My guess is that if hesmoked, he would smoke Virginia ciga-rettes.”

The lawyer for Maureen McDonnell fo-cused much of his opening statements toattacking Williams, who he said haschanged his story several times. Burck com-pared it to an iPhone that keeps getting anew operating system. Version 1.0 was theoriginal and unadulterated version, the onethat denied wrongdoing and supposedlylied to prosecutors. Version 2.0 was when

he struck a deal with prosecutors and tolda different story. Even as the trial date ap-proached, Burck said, Williams changed hisstory seven more times.

“That’s nine different versions, and eachone keeps getting better for the govern-ment,” said Burck. “Which Jonnie Williamsare you supposed to believe?”

PROSECUTORS SPENT their opening ar-guments laying out a timeline they sayshows official actions were taken shortlyafter gifts were offered or loans were re-ceived. In one dramatic moment, for ex-ample, Williams shows up at the Governor’sMansion with a blank check. But Aber wasalso careful to manage expectations, ac-knowledging that prosecutors do not haveone singular piece of evidence that showsthe sweep of the conspiracy case.

“No single witness will be able to tell youthis entire story from soup to nuts,” saidAber. “The defendants are way too sophis-ticated for that.”

Legal experts say the opening statementsplay an important role in setting the tonefor jurors and letting them know what toexpect. “Opening statements are criticaland the reason for that is it’s kind of like afirst date. You only get one chance to get itright,” said Rich Kelsey, assistant dean ofthe George Mason School of Law. “It’s aboutbuilding a story that makes sense and an-swers their questions before they know theyhave questions.”

Governor’s Mansion, ConfidentialDefense in corruption case examines state of marriage of former Republican governor.

By Reena Singh

The Connection

An organization does not thrive for90 years by chance. NorthernVirginia Family Services, a

county institution, has impacted fami-lies throughout the region for nearly acentury with no sign of slowing down.

CEO and President Mary Agee, whohas been at the organization for 46 ofthose years, has seen the nonprofit flour-ish during her time there.

“In reading the history, there were alot of passionate and smart people thatwere on the board in the ‘20s, ‘30s and‘40s,” she said. “Very adaptable and very

principled. That’s the other thing that struckme — that the decisions were based upondoing the right thing and never turning achild away.”

She said that even today, her staff is will-ing to push boundaries while still adheringto the organization’s mission.

NVFS opened its doors in 1924 as a fam-ily counseling center; it was run by a singlevolunteer at the time.

Agee joined the 11 person staff in 1972.She just announced her retirement, effec-tive next June, on Monday.

“The budget was $182,000 at the time,”she said.

The budget is now $32 million and staffcount has soared to 150 people. One ofthose staff members is current Chief Opera-tive Officer Cheri Villa who has been withthe organization for five years.

“One of the reasons I came here was towork with Mary on her vision,” she said.

Recently, the organization has helpedfamilies who have suffered during the re-cession to adapt to the change.

“I think one of the most interesting thingsis when you look at our history, it’s a reflec-tion of the region as a whole,” said Villa.

“As community needs have emerged, North-ern Virginia Family Services has stepped in.”

In the last 20 years, affordable housingand mental health issues were added to thelist of NVFS’s concerns. However, Agee doesnot think they were ever a non-issue for thearea.

“The needs in the community have abso-lutely not changed,” said Agee. “The thingthat has changed is the faces that use them.”

She said that the organization had thechance to help its community during theresponse after a plane struck the Pentagonon Sept. 11, 2001.

“It was an honor to be asked by the Com-munity Foundation of the National CapitalRegion to design a program that would sup-port the families that were impacted by theattack on the Pentagon,” she said. “Whatthat taught was how to perfect a case man-agement model — help them recover fromtrauma and bring in a number of resources.”

She said the leadership the organizationshowed made NVFS a national leader intrauma response. It is currently poised tohelp the numbers of children that havecrossed the border into Texas.

But it does not do the work alone. Many

Serving Families for 90 YearsPushing the bound-aries has led to suc-cess, says NorthernVirginia Family Ser-vices CEO.

NVFS CEO and President MaryAgee is retiring next summer.

of the issues that leaders at NVFS arepassionate about are also tackled withother local organizations.

“I think collaboration is a big part ofour success,” she said. “These issues areso big that you have to tackle them to-gether.”

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Tax HolidayApplies forSchool Supplies,Clothing

Families in Virginia will get asales tax break on clothes and sup-plies for school when the stateholds its annual Virginia tax holi-day, August 1-3.

To be eligible for the tax break,school supply items must be pricedat $20 or less, and clothing andfootwear must be priced at $100or less. Clothing includes choirclothing, household and shopaprons, coveralls, gym clothes, labcoats, and uniforms.

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Alzheimer’sAssociation toHold Workshop

On Aug. 16 at 10 a.m., theAlzheimer’s Association NationalCapital Area Chapter, [3701Pender Drive, Suite 400, Fairfax,VA 22030] will have a freeworkshopºfor individuals andfamilies dealing with Alzheimer’swho need to know more aboutwhat legal and financial issues toconsider and how to put plans inplace. Topics covered include:

• Making legal plans that fityour needs

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• How to find legal and finan-cial assistance

• Practical strategies for makinga long-term plan of care

• Tax deductions and credits• Government programs that

can help pay for careTo register, call the Alzheimer’s

Association 24/7 Helpline atº800-272-3900.

Farmers MarketOn Thursdays

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On July 28, 2014, in affirming thatVirginia’s ban on same-sex mar-riage is unconstitutional, CircuitJudge Henry F. Floyd writes:

“We recognize that same-sex marriage makessome people deeply uncomfortable. However,inertia and apprehension are not legitimatebases for denying same-sex couples due pro-cess and equal protection of the laws.Civil marriage is one of the corner-stones of our way of life. It allows indi-viduals to celebrate and publicly de-clare their intentions to form lifelong partner-ships, which provide unparalleled intimacy,companionship, emotional support, and secu-rity. The choice of whether and whom to marryis an intensely personal decision that alters thecourse of an individual’s life. Denying same-sex couples this choice prohibits them fromparticipating fully in our society, which is pre-cisely the type of segregation that the Four-teenth Amendment cannot countenance.”

Judge Arenda Wright Allen, on Valentine’sDay, 2014, ruled that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, writing:

“A spirited and controversial debate is un-derway regarding who may enjoy the right tomarry in the United States of America. Americahas pursued a journey to make and keep ourcitizens free. This journey has never been easy,and at times has been painful and poignant.The ultimate exercise of our freedom is choice.Our Declaration of Independence recognizes

that ‘all men’ are created equal. Surely thismeans all of us. While ever-vigilant for thewisdom that can come from the voices of ourvoting public, our courts have never long tol-erated the perpetuation of laws rooted in un-lawful prejudice. One of the judiciary’s noblestendeavors is to scrutinize laws that emergefrom such roots.

“Plaintiffs assert that the restrictionon their freedom to choose to marrythe person they love infringes on therights to due process and equal protec-

tion guaranteed to them under the FourteenthAmendment of the United States Constitution.These challenges are well-taken…

“The Court is compelled to conclude thatVirginia’s Marriage Laws unconstitutionallydeny Virginia’s gay and lesbian citizens thefundamental freedom to choose to marry.”

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Our 2014 Insider’s Edition Newcomers andCommunity Guides, will publish the last weekof August.

What tips do you have for someone gettingto know your community? What do you wishyou had discovered sooner?

We’re hoping to share the special places, ac-

tivities, events, organizations, volunteer op-portunities and more that make each commu-nity what it is. Tell us your favorite park; letus know what events are not to be missed.Give a shout out to organizations that do agreat job. Share your best volunteer experi-ences. Do you have tips for navigating yourPTA or your school’s front office? We’d loveto have your photos to go along with yoursuggestions.

Faith organizations, nonprofit organizations,clubs, environmental groups, advocacy groups,youth sports teams and others who offer eventsopen to the public are invited to send a para-graph about your organization and how to getinvolved.

We will publish a selection of local tips alongwith a plethora of information useful to new-comers and long-time residents alike, includ-ing our award-winning Insiders Guide to theParks, information on how to vote and more.

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Editorial

By John C. Cook

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Braddock District)

Fairfax County isactively workingto improve ser-

vices to seniors andmake the County friend-lier to those growingolder in our communities. One ofthe most prominent advancementshas been the 50 + Action Plandeveloped by the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors, in partner-ship with the Fairfax Area Com-mission on Aging and the FairfaxArea Agency on Aging. The planaddresses gaps in services andidentifies future improvements toaddress the challenges facing ourseniors. The final plan is expectedto be presented to the Board of Su-pervisors this fall for approval.

In 2013, the 50 + Committeeof the Board of Supervisors builton the County’s efforts in the 50+ plan and initiated a communitydialogue. Based on the input re-ceived, several workgroups wereestablished to address topics such

as transportation, hous-ing, services and com-munity engagement.Each of the subcommit-tees has a communitychampion and com-prises community mem-bers from the public,private and nonprofitsectors.

Thirty-one initiatives were enu-merated with the guiding prin-ciples to be attainable, affordableand actionable within the next fiveyears.

What is happening right now?A few of the initiatives are al-

ready in practice and some are onthe verge of implementation. Oneexample is NOVA Rides, which hasbeen awarded some start-up fund-ing from the Consolidated Com-munity Funding Pool (CCFP). Thisproject, operated by the JewishCommunity Center, coordinatesride requests between localnonprofits providing the services.The efforts of the 50 + Plan andNOVA Rides hope to provide ad-ditional support to their alreadyoutstanding efforts.

One segment of the plan I wouldencourage is senior volunteerism.The 50 + plan is working to es-tablish two unique approaches topromoting senior participation inour communities. The first isGrand Involve, which is a programthat connects experienced olderadult volunteers to work with lo-cal schools. The program will helpstrengthen the bonds of the old-est and youngest communitymembers and support the educa-tion of our most vulnerable popu-lations.

The other endeavor is Venturein Volunteerism, which concen-trates efforts on recruiting andplacing older adults with variousvolunteer opportunities. Our re-tired folks have a vast array of tal-ents and skills that are perfectlysuited to meet the needs of manyof our charities and nonprofit or-ganizations.

Another important priority forBraddock District laid out in the50+ plan is preventing criminalexploitation of residents. I will bepromoting safe living by hostingand promoting a series on crimi-

nal exploitation prevention. Pro-tecting our residents is matter ofgreat importance, so look for thisseries in the coming months.

Action Items on the Horizon:With full Board approval of the

Plan this fall, many of the otherinitiatives are positioned to comeinto realization.

Join the effort! Reach out to oneof the subcommittees: Transporta-tion, Housing, Safe & HealthyCommunities, Services for OlderAdults and Caregivers and see howyou can contribute. Feel free tocontact my office directly and wewill put you in touch with the rightperson. Our aging population hasgiven their time and support to ourcommunities and schools end-lessly. In order for these solutionsto take place, they need commu-nity ownership. Join in the effortto empower seniors to live manyhealthy, happy years here inFairfax County.

For more specific details aboutthe plan, the progress, and resultsplease visit the Fairfax Area Com-mission on Aging or with theFairfax Area on Aging website.

Fairfax County Takes StepsTo Improve Senior Services

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Afghan-American Women’s Associa-tion to Hold Dinner Reception

On Aug. 28, the Afghan-American Women’s Association, based inFairfax, will be hosting its 5th Annual Dinner Reception in order toraise funds for building a community center. The A-AWA is an up andcoming non-profit dedicated to organizing, empowering and educat-ing the growing population of Afghan-American women through cul-tural, educational, social and charitable opportunities in the NorthernVirginia area. The event is being held in order to raise funds for acommunity center for the A-AWA, and boasts two Afghan-Americanwomen of particular renown as the night’s speakers: The HonorableShinkai Karokhail, a renowned women’s/human’s rights activist fromAfghanistan and Suraya Sadeed, author and activist.

The community center, the object of the night’s fundraising, will en-able the Association to continue accomplishing their goals: to mobilizemembership, strengthen the program and expand services in a varietyof critical areas such as community leadership, women’s empowerment,education, training, counseling, and health and settlement services fornew immigrants. The event will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information on the A-AWA, or instructions on how to do-nate or get involved, visit http://a-awa.org/index.html

Give Caregivers a BreakFairfax County needs Respite Care volunteers throughout the county

to give family caregivers of a frail older adult a well-deserved break.Volunteers visit and oversee the safety of the older adult for a fewhours each month. Volunteers are matched with families in or neartheir own neighborhoods. Support and training is provided. ContactKristin Martin at 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected].

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Every day, Vasyl Smolii uses two dif-ferent routes when he bikes to andfrom work at the Belle View poolin Alexandria. Coming down the

hill on Belle View Boulevard is an easy ridein the morning but going back up in theevening is not as easy on the bicycle Smoliirents from his sponsor High Sierra Pools, anArlington-based pool management company.

“I must buy this bike for the summer,” said19-year-old Smolii from Ukraine.

For Martin Stefanov and VictoriaTshacheva, the bikes are their transporta-tion this summer as well. In the evenings,six bikes are parked on the first floor patioof the apartment they share in Kingstownewith other lifeguards who are also fromEurope.

This is Stefanov’s second yearlifeguarding; Tshacheva heard about hisadventures last year while they were attend-ing Sofia University in Sofia, Bulgaria.Tshacheva is studying public relations.

“This country is much different, you cansee different cultures, a lot of people fromthe whole world, you can learn a lot of stuff,”she said.

RIDING BIKES TO WORK was one ofthose things she is learning. Biking in Bul-garia “is not so popular,” she said, but she

may continue when she goes back. “I willride the bike in my country, I think so,” shesaid.

At the EOS Twenty One apartment com-plex in the Landmark area of Alexandriathere are two pools, one manned by a pairof 20-somethings from Poland, and the otherby twin sisters Irina and Olha Shemchuk,also from Ukraine. These lifeguards, whowent through U.S. Aquatics for their sum-mer jobs, don’t ride bikes to work. The pairfrom Poland are staying in an apartmentwith three other lifeguards close enough toEOS to walk to work, and for the Shumchuksisters, “our driver picks us up every day,”said Irina Shemchuk.

Transportation is one of the concerns ofDoug Winkler, owner of Winkler Pool Man-agement Inc., with an office in Springfield.They employed 260 lifeguards from variouscountries this year, such as Ukraine, Serbia,Turkey, Jordan, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Do-minican Republic, China, Slovakia, Russia,Poland, Egypt and Kazakhstan. The Winklerlifeguards either walk, use public transpor-tation, have drivers, like the Shemchuk sis-ters, or use bikes that Winkler supplies for adeposit.

Winkler, who lifeguarded when he was ateen, remembered his years on the lifeguardchair as a “great job,” but noted that “thedesire is not there in American kids anymore,they don’t want to work.” Lieguards fromoverseas want to travel and experience the

United States as well as earn some money.All of the lifeguards get training in their

home countries and another course herebefore starting. According to High SierraPools, which has job fairs in the U.S. andinternationally, “All of our representatives areformer lifeguards to give you the insidescoop,” on the job, according to its website.“High Sierra works with U.S. visa sponsorsto promote our jobs with the help of partner

Martin Stefanov and Victoria Tshacheva from Bulgaria with bikes supplied by Continental Pools, their sponsorcompany.

Martin Stefanov on his way to work at a neighborhood pool from the apartment he shares with other lifeguardsin Kingstowne.

Foreign Nationals Immersed in Local Lifeguarding For some, it startsout on two wheels.

Victoria Horbenko from Ukraineholds on to a float and scans thepool in Fairfax.

“This country ismuch different,you can seedifferent cultures,a lot of people fromthe whole world,you can learn a lotof stuff.”

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agencies worldwide.”Communicating in English is key. For EOS

lifeguards Weronica Mikoljczyk andAgnieszka Kaczmarek from Poland, this istheir second summer lifeguarding in the U.S.Before starting, they were interviewed viaSkype to get a sample of their dialect, and“the tests are in English,” said Kaczmarek.Smolii’s English has improved since Memo-rial Day, but “when I ar-rived, I had very bad En-glish,” he said.

Kaczmarek was a swim-ming coach in Poland, soshe gives some of the chil-dren at EOS swimminglessons “before it opens,”in the morning.

Mikoljczyk was a life-guard on a lake close toPoznan, a city in Poland,and both know synchro-nized swimming whichthey also share with thechildren at the pool. “Ilove kids,” saidKaczmarek, and the “kidslove us,” addedMikoljczyk.

Over at Belle View, Smolii had to rely onhis training early on this summer, rescuinga resident in distress. “My first week, awoman at Belle View was swimming and gota cramp. I jumped in with my rescue tube,

take her shoulder,” he said, reenacting theprocedure. Smolii is with High Sierra, andthey check his lifeguarding skills everymonth, he said.

ALTHOUGH MOST of the lifeguards worklong days that stretches to more than 40hours a week, they do find time to enjoytheir American experience. Smolii went to

Ocean City, Md. with an-other lifeguard and expe-rienced the ocean and eat-ing crabs for the first time.

The crab mallet tech-niques was tough to mas-ter at first and he endingup splattering crab all overhim until “waiters showedus the correct way,” hesaid.

Stefanov took a day tripto New York City for a fel-low lifeguard’s birthday. “Itwas amazing,” he said.

For another Ukrainian,Victoria Horbenko, a life-guard in Ellipse at Govern-ment Center off Lee High-way, her summer at

poolside is “like a student exchange, to getnew experience,” she said.

The lifeguards are hot and cold to Ameri-can food. Stefanov and Tshacheva inKingstowne try to eat healthy and “cook a

lot in our apartment,” said Tshacheva, not-ing that her father in Bulgaria “cooks, it’sthe most delicious food,” she said. She’s fa-miliar with the obesity trend in this country.For the twin sisters, the “food here is verybad,” said Olha Shemchuk, “too manysweets.” Her sister Irina is not a fan of Ameri-can bread. “Your bread is not bread,” shesaid.

There are still community pools that onlyhire teenagers from the neighborhood forthe lifeguard positions such as Hunt Valleypool in Springfield. According to managerLauren Blackburn, “We all live right here.”

Hunt Valley lifeguard Luke Chapman, 17,went to a class to become a pool operatorand noticed “they were all Eastern Euro-pean,” he said.

Winkler noted that being in the commu-nity they grow up in has advantages, aswhen he was a teen and “many evenings,some of the pool patrons would bring medinner.” On the other hand, being in chargeis a hard sell to friends. “It’s tough for themto be disciplinary,” he said. The summerabroad is making an impression onTshacheva.

“Here we are so separate from our life inBulgaria. It will be so different when we goback,” she said.

For Olha Shemchuk, 19, she might give itanother summer, after she turns 21 so shecan go dancing and clubbing. “We areyoung,” she said.

By Reena Singh

The Connection

An organization does not thrive for90 years by chance. Northern Vir-ginia Family Services, a county in-

stitution, has impacted families through-out the region for nearly a century withno sign of slowing down.

CEO and President Mary Agee, who hasbeen at the organization for 46 of thoseyears, has seen the nonprofit flourishduring her time there.

“In reading the history, there were a lotof passionate and smart people that wereon the board in the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s,”she said. “Very adaptable and very prin-cipled. That’s the other thing that struckme — that the decisions were based upondoing the right thing and never turninga child away.”

She said that even today, her staff iswilling to push boundaries while stilladhering to the organization’s mission.

NVFS opened its doors in 1924 as afamily counseling center; it was run by asingle volunteer at the time.

Agee joined the 11 person staff in 1972.She just announced her retirement, ef-fective next June, on Monday.

“The budget was $182,000 at the time,”she said.

The budget is now $32 million and staffcount has soared to 150 people. One ofthose staff members is current Chief Op-erative Officer Cheri Villa who has beenwith the organization for five years.

“One of the reasons I came here was towork with Mary on her vision,” she said.

Recently, the organization has helpedfamilies who have suffered during the re-cession to adapt to the change.

“I think oneof the most in-teresting thingsis when youlook at our his-tory, it’s a re-flection of theregion as awhole,” saidVilla. “As com-munity needshave emerged,Northern Vir-ginia FamilyServices hasstepped in.”

In the last 20years, affordable housing and mentalhealth issues were added to the list ofNVFS’s concerns. However, Agee does notthink they were ever a non-issue for thearea.

“The needs in the community have ab-solutely not changed,” said Agee. “Thething that has changed is the faces thatuse them.”

She said that the organization had thechance to help its community during theresponse after a plane struck the Penta-gon on Sept. 11, 2001.

“It was an honor to be asked by theCommunity Foundation of the NationalCapital Region to design a program thatwould support the families that wereimpacted by the attack on the Pentagon,”she said. “What that taught was how toperfect a case management model — helpthem recover from trauma and bring ina number of resources.”

She said the leadership the organiza-tion showed made NVFS a nationalleader in trauma response. It is currentlypoised to help the numbers of childrenthat have crossed the border into Texas.

But it does not do the work alone. Manyof the issues that leaders at NVFS arepassionate about are also tackled withother local organizations.

“I think collaboration is a big part ofour success,” she said. “These issues areso big that you have to tackle them to-gether.”

Mary Agee, NVFS president and CEO, and Karen Horowitz, director ofvolunteer and internship engagement, present Ralph Lickey with thePresidential Award for Community Volunteers at the agency’s annualmeeting, June 12, at the Capital One headquarters.

Serving Families for 90 YearsPushing the bound-aries has led to suc-cess, says NorthernVirginia Family Ser-vices CEO.

NVFS CEO andPresident MaryAgee is retiringnext summer.

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FRIDAY/AUG. 1“Jazz with Strings.” 7:30 p.m. Lake

Accotink Park, 7500 Accotink ParkRoad, Springfield. Featuring music ofCharlie Parker.

FRIDAYS/AUG. 1-AUG. 29Braddock Nights Concert Series.

7:30-8:30 p.m. Lake Accotink Park,7500 Accotink Park Road,Springfield. Listen to musicalperformances in the great outdoors.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/ for location andschedule.

SATURDAY/AUG. 2-TUESDAY/SEPT. 2Glass Unpolished: Explorations of

Time, Nature and Technology.Workhouse Arts Center W-16 VulcanGallery, 9518 Workhouse Way,Lorton. Three artists from Virginiaand Maryland use glass as a means todig into the conceptual nature ofdiscovery, time, fiction andexperiment. 703-584-2900.

SATURDAY/AUG. 2 - SATURDAY/AUG. 30Campfire Saturdays. 7:30 p.m. Lake

Accotink Park, 7500 Accotink ParkRd, Springfield. Join Hidden Pondnaturalists in exploring and learningabout reptiles and amphibians, bats,nocturnal predators, flying squirrels,owls, stargazing and more.Admission: $7 for residents; $9 fornon-residents. 703-569-3464.

SATURDAYS/AUG. 2-AUG. 23Burke Arts in the Parks. 10 - 11 a.m.

Burke Lake Park Amphitheater, 7315Ox Road, Fairfax Station. Entertainchildren, teach them the importanceof protecting our natural resources,introduce them to live entertainmentin an informal kid friendlyatmosphere, and forge a connectionbetween kids and parks. Call 703-323-6601.

SATURDAY/AUG. 2- AUG. 9Children’s Theatre: The Ice

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happily ever after? Admissions: $9-$12. www.workhousearts.org. 703-584-2900.

SATURDAY/AUG. 2-SUNDAY/AUG. 3Cabaret Series: Dueling Divas!

Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m.Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Rd,Lorton. Dueling Divas will battle itout with songs made famous by theBroadway stars of yesterday andtoday. Due to suggestive humor, thisperformance is intended for maturecrowds. Admissions: $25-$30.www.workhousearts.org. 703-584-2900.

SATURDAY/AUG. 2-SUNDAY/SEPT. 74th Annual Workhouse Clay

National. Workhouse Arts CenterW-16 McGuire Woods Gallery, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Thisexhibition represents the depth andbreadth of contemporary ceramicartworks being created throughoutthe country. 703-584-2900.

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Mountain (Bluegrass). 7-8 p.m.Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Rd,Lorton. Town Mountain plays musicthat is a rough-hewn version oftraditional bluegrass music. Picnicbaskets, lawn chairs and blankets arewelcome, but outside alcohol is notpermitted. www.workhousearts.org.703-584-2900.

Children’s Theater: Ice Queen. 1p.m. Workhouse Arts Center W-3Theatre, 9518 Workhouse Way,Lorton. Our story unfolds as thesister of the mysterious Ice Queenand Charles (a Wise Man) isdetermined to find her true love. $9-$12. 703-584-2900.

Cabaret Series: Dueling Divas. 8p.m. Workhouse Arts Center W-3Theatre, 9518 Workhouse Way,Lorton. Our Dueling Divas willperform songs made famous by theBroadway Stars of yesterday andtoday, with a good dose of laughter,too. $25-$30. 703-584-2900.

The Cellular Connection BackpackGiveaway. 12-2 p.m. The CellularConnection, 6230-X Rolling Road,Springfield. Local families are invitedto bring their children to the store topick up a backpack filled withpencils, paper, a pencil box,folderWednesday/Aug. 6

Workhouse Farmers Market. 3-7p.m. Workhouse Arts Center Quad,9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton. Stopby and get your fresh produce andmore! 703-584-2900.

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FRIDAY/AUG. 8-SUNDAY/AUG. 10The Laramie Project. Friday and

Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2p.m. Workhouse Arts Center, 9601Ox Rd, Lorton. The Laramie Projecttells the story of Matthew Shepard,a gay student at the University ofWyoming, was kidnapped in 1998,tied to a fence, severely beaten, andleft to die. The play based oninterviews with friends, residents andothers connected to the story.Admissions: $10-$15.www.workhousearts.org. 703-584-2900.

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Crackers (Motown/Soul). 7-8p.m. Workhouse Arts Center, 9601Ox Rd, Lorton. Soul Crackersencompasses Memphis & Motownsoul, and covers songs by artists likeSam & Dave, Average White Band,Martha & The Vandellas & WilsonPickett among others. Picnic baskets,lawn chairs and blankets arewelcome, but outside alcohol is notpermitted. www.workhousearts.org.703-584-2900.

2nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m.Workhouse Arts Center, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Guests cantour seven unique studio buildings,meet artists, buy art and experience,all while enjoying light refreshmentsand music. 703-584-2900.

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Evenings on the EllipseSummer Concert Series. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fairfax CountyGovernment Center “Ellipse” (greenlawn behind the building), 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.703-324-7329.

TUESDAY/AUG. 15-THURSDAY/AUG. 24Legally Blonde: The Musical. 2:30

or 7:30 p.m. depending on the day.Metropolitan School of the ArtsTheatre, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton.Metropolitan School of the ArtsTheatre of Lorton will present theirversion of Legally Blonde directed byDanilo Stapulo and choreographedby Jonathon Faircloth. $20.www.metropolitanarts.org.

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News

There are some quite unusualbirds nesting in Burke this year.A pair of Mississippi Kites havebuilt a nest and are currently

feeding two young chicks in a large tree onsome private land near Jackson Street inBurke, attracting birders from around thearea.

Mississippi Kites (Ictina mississippiensis)are a common nesting raptor in the Caroli-nas south down into Florida and then westas far as East Texas and then up into Kan-sas and Southern Colorado. The adults aregenerally light gray with a lighter head andsometimes a darker tail, and long pointed

wings. When hunting and chasing afterdragonflies and cicadas, their favorite prey,they can transform themselves into miracu-lous aerial acrobats, swooping and divingthrough the air. Until about 10 years agoMississippi kites had never been known tonest in Fairfax County, and they are still rarehere.

This is the second year that the kites havenested in this area of Burke, a couple of veryspecial summertime residents for sure. Bythe end of August they will have left to re-turn to their winter home in South America.

—Donald Sweig

By Veronica Bruno

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Ten lucky students from theFairfax branch (Murraygatechapter) of the Boys & Girls

Clubs of Greater Washington got a sneakpeak of Shark Week by spending the

night among them at the BaltimoreAquarium at the seaport in Baltimore.They spent a “night at the museum” aspart of the science, technology, engineer-ing, and math (STEM) program sponsoredby COX Communications last Friday, July25.They explored the National Aquarium with-

out the crowds and toured several behind-the-scenes labs and STEM classrooms,watched a fun 4D movie, and participatedin question and answer sessions with theaquarium guides. Perhaps the biggest high-light was viewing the sharks in the viewingtank from above.COX Virginia funded the trip as part of itspartnership with the Discovery Channel, aprogram that provides a preview episodeof Shark Week to local children each year.The curriculum was designed to combat theacademic setbacks that many students suf-fer when not involved with education pro-

grams over the summer. According to theNational Summer Learning Association,children who are exposed to quality edu-cational and development programs andopportunities over the summer are bet-ter prepared to return to school in thefall.

The Boys & Girls Club of GreaterWashington provides a safe haven foryouth after school and when the schoolsare not open.

The club provides opportunities andfun activities for the students as well asmentorship programs.

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washingtonmembers take a private overnight tour ofBaltimore’s National Aquarium.

A Night at the Aquarium for Fairfax Youth

The group poses outside the aquarium’s STEM labs. Pictured amongthe hanging colorful “jelly fish” are Eliseo Valenzuela, Mercy GraceFrancisco, Ms. Monica Baker, Moises Zavala, Mrs. Wonhee Kang, PaolaZavala, Brenda Zavala, Brian Delcid, Sandra Achia, Edwin Garcia,Hanny Bushura, and the tour guide Alan McKenzie.

Alan McKenzie, the Baltimore Aquarium guide for the event, showedthe group several shark jaws and teeth in the STEM lab of theaquarium. Sandra Achia, Hanny Bushura, Monica Baker, and MoisesZavala observe McKenzie’s demonstration.

An adult Mississippi Kite soars through the Burke sky, delighting local birders.

Two Mississippi Kite chicks in a nest high in a tree in Burke. MississippiKites are rare in Northern Virginia.

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PUBLIC NOTICECORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION FOR

AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) SITEJUNE 23. 2014

There has been a release from an underground storage tank system at:

Fairfax County Department of Vehicle ServicesNewington Maintenance Facility6900 Newington RoadLorton, Virginia, 22079

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) has worked with Fairfax County to develop and implement a Corrective Action Plan toaddress cleanup of petroleum hydro-carbons at the site. If you have any questions regarding the cleanup please contact:

Randy Chapman, Environmental Specialist Senior Project Manager Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Northern Regional Office13901 Crown CourtWoodbridge, VA 22193703-583-3808Randy.chapman@deq.virginia.govwww.deq.virginia.gov

As part of the corrective action process a Corrective Action Plan was submitted to the Northern Regional Office of VDEQ on September 6, 2013. The Corrective Action Plan consisted of measures to be undertaken during the installation of storm sewers and other utility structures associated with site renova-tion activities at the Newington bus maintenancefacility in Lorton, Virginia. The Corrective Action Plan wasessentially composed of the following measures:

1. Petroleum-impacted soil encountered during site development activities was excavated, removed from the site, and properly disposed of;2. Utility trenches located within petroleum impacted soils were lined with a polyethylene barrier to prevent petroleum migration into the utility trench or bedding gravel;3. Confirmatory soil samples were collected at the base of the utility trench excavations and submitted to the VDEQ for review.

The Corrective Action Plan implementation was carried out between September 7, 2013 and December 7, 2013. If you would like to review or discuss the implementation of this Corrective Action Plan with the staff of VDEQ, please feel free to contact Randy Chapman who is listed above.You may also contact:

Kenneth Lim, Project Manager or Christopher ElliotDepartment of Public Works and ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC,Environmental Services Consultant for Fairfax County

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VDEQ Northern Regional Office will consider written comments for a period of thirty days from the first date of this notice re-garding the Corrective Action Plan implementation and may decide to hold a public meeting if there is a significant public in-terest. Written comments should be sent to the VDEQ at the address listed above. VDEQ requests that all written com-ments should reference the tracking number for this case; PC # 2014-3041.

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TRUSTEES’ SALE OF3809 Munson Road

Falls Church, Virginia 22041

TAX MAP ID NO. 061-4-01-0065-FUnder a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Thomas Gedle, as grantor, to John D. Eubank and Timo-thy E. Lewis, as trustees, for the benefit of Commercial Lend-ing, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, as beneficiary, dated November 29, 2012 and recorded on November 30, 2012 in Book 22736 at Page 0619 as Instrument No. 2012054176.010 among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia (“Deed of Trust”), with an original principal balance of $400,000.00 (as increased to $600,000.00 by a duly-recorded modification), default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Trustees will sell at public auction at the front door of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fair-fax, Virginia 22030, onAUGUST 7, 2014 AT 10:00 AMALL THAT fee-simple LOT OF GROUND AND THE IM-PROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Fairfax County, Virginia, known as 3809 Munson Road, Falls Church, Virginia 22041, and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of ten per centum of the sale price will be required of the Purchaser at the time and place of sale. The deposit must be paid in cash or certified funds. The balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash or certified funds within twenty (20) days of the date of sale. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate of 12% per an-num from the date of sale to the date of settlement. The party secured herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to post a de-posit or to pay interest. Purchaser shall settle within twenty (20) days of the date of sale. TIME SHALL BE OF THE ES-SENCE WITH RESPECT TO SETTLEMENT BY THE PUR-CHASER. In the event that Purchaser does not settle as re-quired for any reason, Purchaser shall be in default. The de-faulting Purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property, and the de-posit shall be forfeited to the Trustees and all of the expenses of this sale (including attorneys’ fees and full commission on the gross sale price) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited deposit. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, including, but not limited to, exceptions to the sale, bankruptcy filings by interested parties, court administration of the foreclosure, or unknown title defects, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes, ground rent, water and all public charges including electrical, sanitation, and/or metropolitan dis-trict charges, if applicable, are to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the Pur-chaser. Cost of all documentary stamps, recordation taxes, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the Purchaser.The property will be sold in an "AS IS" condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind (except as re-quired by the Deed of Trust).In the event that the Trustees are in default for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy at law and in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit and the sale shall be considered null and void and of no effect.Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical posses-sion of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. Trustees reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to reject any and all bids, to withdraw the property from sale at any time be-fore or at the auction, to extend the time to receive bids, to waive or modify the deposit requirement, to waive or modify the requirement that interest be paid on the unpaid purchase money, and/or to extend the period of time for settlement.Additional terms may be announced at the sale. The Purchaser will be required to execute and deliver to the Trustees a memo-randum or contract of the sale at the conclusion of bidding.

John D. Eubank and Timothy E. Lewis, Trustees

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:PARDO & DRAZIN, LLCRussell S. Drazin, Attorney4400 Jenifer Street, NW, Suite 2Washington, DC 20015(202) 223-7900www.pardodrazin.com

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Sports

Jack Owens was a four-year mem-ber of the Lake Braddock varsitybaseball program. As a sopho-more, Owens helped the Bruins

win the program’s first state championship.The following year, he helped LakeBraddock capture the Northern Region title.Unfortunately for Owens, he missed part ofhis senior year due to a wrist injury, andthe Bruins failed to qualify for the regiontournament.

While Owens’ high school career endedin disappointing fashion, he will continueplaying baseball in college at East CarolinaUniversity in Greenville, N.C. Owens re-cently participated in a Q&A via email withThe Connection.

❖ Connection: What made EastCarolina the right fit for you?

Owens: Greenville is a great college sportstown. The all-around school pride and atti-tude within the baseball team felt like aperfect fit.

❖ Connection: What is your major?What position will you play?

Owens: No major chosen yet. I’ll be play-ing middle infield.

❖ Connection: At what age did youstart playing baseball? Have youalways been a shortstop? When didyou realize playing college base-ball was a possibility for you?

Owens: I’ve been playing baseball sincebefore I can remember. I’ve played every-where from center field to catcher to short-stop. Shortstop felt like the right fit. I’veknown college was a definite possibility af-ter freshman year when I developed andstarted getting attention from schools.

❖ Connection: The Lake Braddock base-ball program seemed to deal with quite a

few injuries in recent years. How manytimes were you injured in your high schoolcareer and how much time did you miss?

Owens: I battled tendonitis in my kneefor almost three years, which didn’t side-line me but it was a handicap. I missed al-most half of the 2014 season due to a tornligament in my wrist. All healed now andI’m feeling 100 percent.

❖ Connection: You won a statechampionship your sophomoreyear, a region title your junioryear, and then the team failed toqualify for regionals your senioryear. What was it like dealing withthe disappointment of your senioryear after all the success youexperienced in the past?

Owens: The failure to win a regional orstate title my senior year was tough. It washard to comprehend that my last season inhigh school could end so quickly. But in myyears at Lake Braddock, we made history.The 2012 Lake Braddock team will always

be remembered as Lake Braddock’s firststate baseball title.

❖ Connection: What is your favor-ite memory of playing high schoolbaseball?

Owens: I’ve had more good memoriesthan I could ever remember but the thingthat stands out to me most is when Coach[Jody] Rutherford was in a rare good moodand can joke around with the team. It’sunbelievably funny and the team jells be-cause of it.

❖ Connection: If you could go backand change one thing about yourhigh school athletic career, whatwould it be?

Owens: Not one thing. I worked my [butt]off and every hardship brought me to whereI am today.

❖ Connection: What are you mostlooking forward to about thetransition from high school tocollege?

Owens: I’m excited to experience the free-dom in college to mature and grow. Thebiggest thing for me though is the level ofbaseball I get to see. I’m excited to chal-lenge myself.

❖ Connection: Who is your favoritemusic artist? Why?

Owens: Zac Brown, because he has thevoice of an angel.

❖ Connection: What is your favor-ite movie?

Owens: ‘The Other Guys.’

❖ Connection: What is your favor-ite hobby outside of baseball?

Owens: Beach volleyball. My friends andI will play at Burke Lake for hours on end.We’re not very good but it’s still fun.

❖ Connection: What location is thefarthest you have traveled from theWashington, D.C. metro area?

Owens: I flew alone to Phoenix, Ariz., forthe Perfect Game World Series, where theEvoshield Canes team I was a part of won,and I got my second ring.

❖ Connection: Are you a pro sportsfan? If so, who are your favoriteteams?

Owens: I’m a big pro sports fan exceptfor the NBA. I’m a big Steelers fan and abigger Nationals fan.

— Jon Roetman

Q&A: Former BruinsSS enjoys playingbeach volleyball.

Lake Braddock Grad Owens to Play Baseball at ECU

Connection file photo

Former Lake Braddock shortstop Jack Owens helped the Bruins win theNorthern Region championship during his junior season.

“The 2012 LakeBraddock team willalways be remembered asLake Braddock’s firststate baseball title.”

— Jack Owens

The West Springfield Little League Ameri-can 11/12 team went 7-1 in the VirginiaDistrict 9 tournament, playing through theloser’s bracket to beat a venerable oppo-nent, Fort Hunt Little League, twice. Theirrecord is not the only testament to theteam’s grit. In the final round of the districttournament, they played games, or partialgames, over five consecutive days in a win-or-go-home situation, surviving oppressiveheat, rain, and lightning.

Down 4-0, the championship game onJuly 10 was delayed by thunder. The boysreturned the following day to finish thegame for the win over Fort Hunt, 6-4, forc-ing a second championship game. In a tight

battle, WSLL American chipped away tobeat Fort Hunt 5-1.

WSLL American will represent District 9in the state tournament, hosted byBridgewater Little League in Bridgewater,Va. Their first games are scheduled for Fri-day-Sunday.

Scott Gudely is the team manager, andMitch Morrison and Dan O’Grady are assis-tant coaches.

Team members are: Ben Dizon; Keita El-der; Brandon Gudely; Ethan Kemeny; ElijahKemeny; Ryan Lipton; Will Morgan; Spen-cer Morrison; Jack O’Grady; ConnorO’Grady-Walsh; Alec Reilly; Ethan Sogocioand Daniel Susa.

WSLL American 11/12 Team Wins District 9

Photo by Steve Lipton

The West Springfield Little League American 11/12 all-star teamwon the District 9 tournament.


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