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Stream TeamConvenes in McLeanNews, Page 4
Vietnamese Heritage FestivalHeld on Tysons PlazaNews, Page 3
Instructor and alumni of Marshall High SchoolJonah Lazar (to the right of the board) teachesthe advanced group as they follow along ontheir personal laptops at Marshall’sCybersecurity Camp.
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Yellow ribboned Vietnamese-styleleaf hats specked the crowdedTysons Corner Center Plaza at the
fifth annual VietFest, a celebration ofVietnamese culture featuring live perfor-mances, traditional and modern Viet-namese music, pageants, pho and muchmore.
Vietfest had free admission, lasted forthree days and attracted the most visi-tors in its four-year history. VietFest is for
Vietnamese Americans and anyone whojoined in on the celebration.
Vietnamese American artists displayedand sold works such as photos and paint-ings.
While VietFest featured delicious Viet-namese foods, it also included American-style eating competitions during whichcontestants chowed down on crawfish andpho.
Women who were “at least 50 percent
Asian and 25 percent Vietnamese” com-peted in the Miss VietFest Pageant for a prizeof $1,500 and entry into D.C., Virginia, orMaryland Miss World America and MissUnited States pageants. There was also apageant for male contestants.
In addition to musically oriented acts,one performance featured the East CoastChapter of the Compassionate Service So-ciety (CSS), an organization of volunteerswho provide services including teaching tai
Vietnamese Heritage Festival Held on Tysons Plazachi to the community. CSS tai chi in-structors taught the audience basic taichi moves.
VietFest was sponsored by the NationalOrganization for Vietnamese AmericanLeadership (NOVAL-DC), which works tocelebrate Vietnamese cultural heritageand foster leadership among VietnameseAmericans.
— Danielle Grae
Photos by Danielle Grae/The Connection
Tai chi instructors taught the audience basic tai chimoves.
VietFest featured delicious Vietnamese foods.Miss VietFest Pageant contes-tant.
What do you enjoymost about thecybersecuritycamp at Marshall?
Viewpoints
Devina Choksi, ofMarshall High School,said she enjoyed thatthe camp allowed herto feel powerful, asshe can now find thevulnerabilities in hernetwork and in othersaround her.
Risabhi Krishman,of Thomas JeffersonHigh School, said heenjoyed how appli-cable the topics wereto both today’s cyberworld and to hisupcoming computerscience classes.
Jared Zell, ofMarshall High School,said that he enjoyedthe students at thecamp most becausecybersecurity is a bigpart of their lives. Healso liked that incybersecurity “there isalways more to learn.”
News
By Leslie Davis
The Connection
An advanced group of 20 highschool students learned aboutsequel injections and cryptogra-phy as their white computer
screens illuminated the classroom. TheGovernor’s STEM Academy CybersecurityCamp opened once again from Aug. 10 –14 at Marshall High School.
Since its inception in 2012, the camp hasgrown into a group of 70 students from allacross Fairfax County. These students rangefrom rising freshmen to seniors and are di-vided into basic and advanced groups de-pending on prior experience.
The camp lays a foundation of defensiveand offensive skills (depending on thegroup) for inquisitive high schools students.Camp leader Jeff Ennis describedcybersecurity to be a multi-faceted subject,so the camp tries to compress a compre-hensive amount of information for its stu-dents in just one week.
“If it [cybersecurity] were a pizza, itwould be a 20 slice pizza,” explains Ennis.
Therefore, the camp helps its students tar-get their greater interest areas specifically,whether they are experienced or just begin-ning to find an interest in cybersecurity.
The students say they share a commoncuriosity for cybersecurity and enthusiasmfor the week at Marshall.
“I’m enthusiastic about how enthusiasticthey are,” says Ennis with a smile.
Devina Choksi, of Marshall High School,even described that on the first day, the stu-dents of the advanced group attempted tohack each other’s computers as an activity.However, Choksi said none of the studentssucceeded.
Marshall’s Cybersecurity Camp opens for the fourth summer.
Cybersecurity Week at Marshall High
Many of the students see their futures incybersecurity. Jared Zell, of Marshall HighSchool, said that the camp was the “icingon the cake” in deciding cybersecurity forhis future career path.
Photos by Leslie Davis/The Connection
Instructor and alumni of Marshall High School Jonah Lazar (to the rightof the board) teaches the advanced group as they follow along on theirpersonal laptops at the Marshall’s Cybersecurity Camp.
Added InformationFor more information about the cybersecurity
camp, visit http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease_print.cfm?newsid=2830 or call 703-714-5582.
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Supervisor John Foust’s StreamTeam was scheduled to convenefor its first meeting Tuesday, Aug.18 at the McLean Community
Center to discuss and potentially make de-cisions that will impact the McLean Cen-tral Park.
Residents who use the beloved McLeanCentral Park have voiced anger over countyplans to remove a couple of hundred treesas part of a stream restoration process toimprove the health of Dead Run Stream.
Neighbors say they weren’t properly in-formed from the beginning of the countyplans and haven’t been assured that thecounty’s efforts are in the best interest ofthe stream and park.
More than 75 people attended a commu-
nity meeting at Dolley Madison Library inJune where members of the Department ofPublic Works gave updates to a Dead RunStream Restoration Project, tentatively
scheduled for the fall of 2016.Neighbors voiced frustration over lack of
outreach at the beginning of the project,lack of warning that 220 trees could be de-
stroyed, impact on individual homesand yards, lack of assurance that theproject will be successful, loss of noisebuffers from trees and more.
In June, Supervisor Foust promisedto develop a “stream team,” a taskforce of interested and concerned citi-zens who can voice concerns of thecommunity and help develop a projectthat meets goals of both the streamand the public.
Stream Team Convenes in McLean
Photo by Ken Moore/The Connection
Restoration would reduce sediment and nutrient loads, stabilize streambanks to reduce bank erosion and reduce tree loss in the future, im-prove aquatic habitat and restore and enhance the stream buffer, offi-cials said.
“We’re taking a stepback, slowing down towork with thecommunity. We know it’san important park but wealso want to improve thehealth of the stream.”
— Matt Meyers,Watershed Projects Implementation
Branch Chief for Fairfax CountyStormwater Planning Division
Plans to restoreDead Run inMcLean Central Parkwill involve removal ofdozens of trees.
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While Ben Wiles of Supervisor JohnFoust’s office suggested a task force withabout 10 members could be most effective,he also said they are prepared to includeanyone who wants to be involved.
“We can certainly accommodate anybodywho is interested,” he said. “We’d like tohave people who want to stay involved inthe entire project.”
Foust canceled a possible July beginningwhen “a few property owners along the pro-posed project” that are most affected by thepotential project indicated they could notattend the meeting.
DEAD RUN IS IMPAIRED and in poorquality, said Matt Meyers, WatershedProjects Implementation Branch Chief forFairfax County Stormwater Planning Divi-sion.
“There’s a real reason why we are here.There’s real degradation,” said Meyers, at
June’s public information meeting. “Weknow that this is an important project toimprove the quality of the stream. We wantto work with you to make it a good project.”
Meyers highlighted the intensity of streamerosion and degradation, increasing phos-phorous levels and flooding that is impact-ing the surrounding community. The streamrestoration project would improve waterquality by reducing sediment and nutrientloads, stabilize stream banks to reduce bankerosion and reduce tree loss in the future,improve aquatic habitat and restore andenhance the stream buffer, officials said.
Meyers and other team members tookabout two dozen residents outside to walkalong Dead Run Stream behind the DolleyMadison Library and Community Center todemonstrate why restoration is needed andto let residents ask more questions in thefield where the impact would be visible.
THE COUNTY acknowledged it needed toimprove outreach efforts to citizens ofMcLean.
“We recognize that our standard publicnotification process was inadequate,” readcounty documents.
“We’re taking a step back,” said Meyers,“slowing down to work with the commu-nity. We know it’s an important park butwe also want to improve the health of thestream.”
Meyers admitted the county’s efforts toinclude the community at the beginning ofthe project were less than optimal. “Weknow we got off to a bad start,” said Meyers.
Foust promised neighbors and citizens achance to work with county officialsthrough the stream team to determine ifconsensus can be reached to improve thequality of Dead Run but meet demands ofneighbors and citizens who want to ensurethat their beloved park won’t be compro-mised.
Susan Moser isn’t optimistic.“There is serious concern that the
County’s proposed, previously named‘Stream Team,’ will be a rubber-stamp groupdesigned to give the County credit for mak-ing an in-name-only attempt to allow forcommunity input regarding the future ofMcLean Central Park,” wrote Susan Moserin a letter to the editor.
Stream Team
Dead Run Time LineMcLean Central ParkFall 2013: Project initiatedWinter 2013: Surveys and assessment completedApril 23, 2014: First public meetingAug. 15, 2014: Field walk with park authority,
McLean Trees Association and Urban ForestryFebruary 2015: Pre-concept revisions made after
vociferous response to proposed tree lossFeb. 18, 2015: Second public meetingMay 12, 2015: Revised concept plan with
alternative access options completedJune 9, 2015: About 75 people attend community
meeting and offered opportunity to engage insecond field walk
June 30: Comments on the current concept plangathered.
August: “Stream Team,” a task force of interestedcitizens and residents, will begin meeting
August/September: Department of Public Workshopes to develop final concept plan to publishon its website with assistance from the StreamTeam
September: Present final concept plan in acommunity meeting
December: Develop 95 percent design plans.Early 2016: Present final design phase in
community meetingSummer 2016: Final plan authorization and
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Recently, the Fairfax County Federationof Teachers ran advertisements in theConnection newspapers questioning
the dedication of the Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors and the business community to thecounty’s education system.
Nothing could be further from the truth.The Fairfax Board of Supervisors has worked
tirelessly to support Fairfax County PublicSchools (FCPS). In fact, approximately 70 per-cent of FCPS’ budget is unfairly shouldered bythe county, which comes directly from residen-tial and commercial taxes. From FY 1996-2014,contributions from the county quadrupled thatof student growth. And this past April, theBoard of Supervisors, in its FY2016 adoptedbudget, increased funding for FCPS for the fifthconsecutive year, funding our schools at 99.8percent of their advertised budget; bringing thetotal increase from FY2012 to FY2016 to $240million.
All the while, residents and businesses arebeing taxed by lawmakers in Richmond, with
little return in education dollars coming di-rectly from the state to show for it.
The Fairfax Chamber has, for decades, sup-ported the full funding of K-12 educationthroughout the entire Commonwealth. TheChamber believes that the future growth of theNorthern Virginia economy, and consequentlyVirginia’s economy, depends on a significantinvestment in K-12 education. The Chamberhas been a leading voice in Richmond, work-ing hand in hand with the county, to thwartany attempt to cut the state’s contributions toFCPS.
Our work on behalf of FCPS extends beyondadvocacy. Since 2010, the Fairfax Chamber haspartnered with FCPS to establish the Educa-tion Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable orga-nization allied with, but independent of, thecounty’s public school system.
Every two years, the Fairfax Chamber spear-heads the School Bond Referendum commit-tee ensuring there are appropriate dollars forthe county’s education infrastructure to meetthe needs of our growingly diverse community.
Additionally, the Fairfax Chamber has beenrecognized by the School Board for its years ofdedicated partnership with Fairfax County
Public Schools.And we promise that will not stop. We will
continue to advocate for the needs of ourschools. However, the Fairfax County Federa-tion of Teachers is wrong to direct their frus-tration at the Board of Supervisors and thebusiness community. The problem rests withRichmond.
Historically, the Local Composite Index (LCI)places Fairfax County at a disadvantage by nottaking into account important factors such asthe differential between county and city tax-ing authority, the impact of cost of living on alocality’s ability to pay staff, and the increasedcosts associated with providing services togrowing limited English proficiency and spe-cial education populations.
For years, the Board of Supervisors, FCPS,and the Fairfax Chamber have called upon theGeneral Assembly to provide FCPS their fairshare of state education dollars. Our schools,our children, and our economy depend on it.
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Opinion
Yesterday, for the first time in the his-tory of Fairfax County Police Depart-ment, a Fairfax County Police officerwas charged in a shooting death.
On Monday, Aug. 17, former Fairfax CountyPolice officer Adam Torres was charged withthe second-degree murder of John Geer, fol-lowing an indictment returned by a specialgrand jury convened by Fairfax CountyCommonwealth’s Attorney Ray Morrogh. Itappears to be only the second time in historythat the Commonwealth’s Attorney has con-vened a grand jury in an officer-in-volved shooting.
John Geer was shot dead in the door-way to his own own home on Aug. 29,2013 after police were called in a domesticdispute. Torres was fired in July 2015, almosttwo years later.
FCPD began by releasing almost no infor-mation. It took a year-and-a-half, a judge’s or-der, a U.S. senator’s probing, and public out-rage (the most important of these being thecourt order) to get information about the in-vestigation.
But the public outrage led the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors to form the Fairfax CountyAd Hoc Police Practices Review Commission,which has been meeting since April both as acommission and five subcommittees involvingthousands of hours of work by about 70 people.Areas of focus by committee include Use ofForce; Communications; Mental Health; Re-
cruitment, Diversity and Vetting; and Indepen-dent Investigations and Oversight.
Communications recommendations cameout last month, well worth reading on the com-mission website.
Police and county officials recognize that theworld is changing around them, and have en-gaged in the process. The kind of changesneeded represent a massive change in cultureand approach, and none of it will happen over-night, but the process has started.
Several developments, beyond the indict-ment of Torres, mark progress and op-portunity for change.
Last week, FCPD Chief EdwinRoessler posted a website summary of
all officer involved shootings, a major step anda work in progress. The department is wres-tling with communications initiatives on manylevels.
This week, the report released from the Men-tal Health and Crisis Intervention TrainingCommittee marks a remarkable opportunity forFairfax County to transform the way it providesservices to people with mental illness. Recom-mendations reach beyond the police depart-ment to the county jail and the CommunityServices Board, which provides mental healthservices in the county.
Police are often the first responders in amental health crisis. The jail is the county’slargest facility for people with mental illness.The costs, financial and human, of dealing with
Report offers blueprint for transformingaspects of policing, jail and services forpeople with mental illness.
Sea Changes in Policing?
mental health in this way are enormous. The26 recommendations of the Mental HealthSubcommittee, presented by committee chairand state delegate Marcus Simon, offer thecounty a path to getting it right.
Recommendations including fully imple-menting the “Memphis model” of crisis inter-vention, which provides for response teamsincluding officers specially trained in de-esca-lating situations with people in mental healthcrisis; creating a system of getting treatmentrather than incarceration for people with men-tal illness; creating a mental health docket inthe courts; funding a second Mobile Crisis Unitunder the Community Services Board; estab-lish strategically located, 24-hour crisis inter-vention sites where police can safely transfercustody of person in crisis without taking themto jail.
How much will it cost? It will require upfrontmoney, but it costs $50,000 annually to housesomeone in the Fairfax County Detention Cen-ter. To provide intensive therapy in the com-munity costs $7,500 a year.
— Mary Kimm
Get InvolvedThe public is invited to speak at the next meeting of the
Fairfax County Ad Hoc Police Practices ReviewCommission:
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m.Walt Whitman Middle School2500 Parkers Lane, Alexandria VA 22306http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/policecommission/❖ Read the Mental Health Subcommittee’s final report
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The following incidents were reported by the McLean District Police Station.
GRAND LARCENY/RECKLESS DRIVING: Arlington Boulevard/GallowsRoad, Aug. 13 at about 3:30 a.m. Officers attempted to stop a moped driving in areckless manner but the driver disregarded the officer’s signal to stop and fled. Themoped was later located on Arlington Boulevard near Gallows Road. The juvenilerider was taken into custody. Charges are pending.
UNLAWFUL ENTRY: 2500 block of Cedar Lane, Aug. 10 at about 6:56 p.m.Officers responded to alarms at a building. It appeared an unknown person hadentered the building. Nothing was taken.
ASSAULT BY MOB: 7800 block of Tysons Corner Center, Aug. 8 at about 1:30a.m. The victim was in the parking lot of the TGI Fridays and was approached bya group of men. The suspects assaulted the victim and fled. The victim did notrequire medical attention. The suspects were described as Hispanic; two men were5 feet 9 inches, approximately 150-160 pounds both with black hair. One waswearing a tank top and blue jeans. Another suspect was wearing a long sleeve blackshirt and blue jeans.
ROBBERY: 7200 block of Arlington Boulevard, Aug. 8 at about 10:50 p.m. Aman reported being robbed by two men. The suspects displayed a knife to the vic-tim and ran off with his property. Officers located the suspects, arrested them, andrecovered the victim’s property. Orlen Nunez-Borjas, 22 of Falls Church and JoseDiaz Martinez, 21 of Fairfax were charged with robbery.
INDECENT EXPOSURE: 8100 block of Leesburg Pike, Aug. 6 at about 8 a.m.The victim was in the elevator of a parking garage. When the elevator stopped ata floor, a man approached the elevator and exposed himself to the victim. The vic-tim closed the elevator door and the subject fled. Officers checked the area but thesuspect was not located. The suspect was described as a black male, early 20s, ath-letic build, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, wearing a gray hoodie with the hood up andgray shorts.
STOLEN VEHICLES:2000 block of Peach Orchard Drive, 2004 Toyota 4Runner.LARCENIES:1900 block of Chain Bridge Road, merchandise from business.1900 block of Chain Bridge Road, tools from business.8300 block of Leesburg Pike, electronic equipment and purse from vehicle.2900 block of Montauk Court, wallet from business.8000 block of Tysons Corner Center, merchandise from business.1400 block of Chain Bridge Road, purse from business.7400 block of Patterson Road, merchandise from business.2800 block of Juniper Street, license plates from vehicle7900 block of Tysons Corner Center, merchandise from business1400 block of Balls Hill Road, tools from vehicle.1500 block of Cornerside Boulevard, cash from business.8200 block of Crestwood Heights Drive, cash from business.7700 block of Iroquois Court, property from residence.7900 block of Jones Branch Drive, phone from business.8000 block of Tysons Corner Center, license plate from vehicle.
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Bands for Bikes Concert on SaturdayLangley High students Jack Lichtenstein and Morgan Poirier are hosting the secondannual Bands for Bikes benefit concert on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 4 to 8 p.m. at theOld Firehouse Teen Center’s annual block party, 1440 Chain Bridge Road in McLean.The rising sophomores organized the concert in support of Wheels to Africa and areseeking donations of used bikes for children who live in remote villages in Africa.Numerous FCPS students are volunteering their time to perform in the concert,representing Langley, McLean High, Madison High and South Lakes High, along withFCPS alumni currently attending college. The bikes will be stored in donated storagecontainers from 1-800-PACKRAT, a co-sponsor of the benefit. Local music schoolBach to Rock is also co-sponsoring Bands for Bikes. At their first benefit for Wheelsto Africa, the students collected more than 250 bikes and $1,500 in donations; theirgoal for the Aug. 22 event is to exceed those totals. Used bikes can be dropped offany time at the Old Firehouse Teen Center between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Admission isfree and a bike donation is not required to attend. Contact [email protected].
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Health CareResourcesMason and Partners (MAP)
ClinicsFor physical exams:Tuesdays: Manassas ParkManassas Park Community Center99 Adams StreetManassas Park, VA8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Wednesdays: SpringfieldSpringfield Family Resource Center7224 Commerce Street, Apartment T4Springfield, VA 221509 a.m.-1 p.m.
Thursdays: CulmoreCulmore Family Resource Center3304 B Culmore CourtFalls Church, VA 220419 a.m.-1 p.m.
Other Fairfax County, Virginia, healthcare resources:
Fairfax County HealthDepartment CommunityHealth Care Network (CHCN)
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/pcs/hdchcn.htmhttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/pcs/hdchcn.htm
❖ CHCN - Bailey’s6196 Arlington Blvd.Falls Church, VA 22044703-237-3446❖ CHCN - South County8350 Richmond Highway, Suite 301Alexandria, VA 22309703-704-5333❖ CHCN - North County (Lake Anne)11484 Washington Plaza West, Suite
300Reston, VA 20190703-689-2180
Fairfax County HealthDepartment’s Dental Clinics
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/pcs/hddental.htm
❖ Joseph Willard Health Center3750 Old Lee HighwayFairfax, VA, 22030703-246-7100❖ Herndon/Reston Office1850 Cameron Glen Drive, Suite 100Reston, VA 22090703-481-4242❖ Mount Vernon Office8350 Richmond highway, Suite 233Alexandria, VA 22309703-704-6181.
Fairfax County Immunizationswww.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/immun/
immunupdate.htm
By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
As the lazy days of sum-mer wind down, beachtrips, lemonade standsand lax bedtimes give
way to alarm clocks, textbooks andbackpacks. Public health officialssay that a back-to-school list shouldinclude more than pencils and pa-per. For many, the first order ofbusiness is a well-child physical, adental exam and required immu-nizations.
During a physical exam, parentsshould double check that immuni-zations are up to date, ask if theirchild’s growth is on target andwhat normal developmentalchanges they should expect duringthe next year. Parents should alsobe prepared to answer questionsabout their child’s sleep patternsand eating habits.
“Vision checks are an importantpart of a routine school entry physi-cal so make sure to ask for one,”said Caroline Sutter, a family nursepractitioner, DNP-BC, co-director ofMason and Partners (MAP) clinicsand an assistant professor of nurs-ing at George Mason University inFairfax. “Dental exams are impor-tant to maintain health. Ask for areferral for a dental visit.”
George Mason University’s Col-
lege of Health and Human Servicesruns MAP clinics, which offersschool entry physicals at no cost.
The Fairfax County Health De-partment provides free school-re-quired immunizations at five loca-tions in the county. “We are offer-ing some special extended hours inAugust and September to accom-modate the back-to-school rush,but we recommend that parentsmake the appointment now,” saidJohn Silcox, public safety informa-tion officer, Fairfax County HealthDepartment.
In conjunction with Inova HealthSystem’s Partnership for HealthierKids, the Fairfax County healthdepartment also offers free physi-cals for school entry to uninsuredchildren. The health departmentalso operates three dental clinicsthat provide services to childrenbased on eligibility.
“We operate three health centersin Falls Church, Alexandria andReston that provide primary healthservices for low income, uninsuredresidents who cannot afford primarymedical care services for themselvesand their families,” said Silcox.
Dental services are available foreligible children in Arlingtonthrough high school age. Vaccinesrequired by Arlington County Pub-lic Schools are also available freeof charge.
In Alexandria, the Child HealthClinic provides preventative healthservices for infants and childrenthrough age 5, and physicals fordaycare and school entrancethrough age 11. The AlexandriaHealth Department offers routine
immunizations for infants, teensand adults.
The Montgomery County Mary-land, Health and Human ServicesDepartment offers an ImmunizationProgram with walk-in immuniza-tions to children under the age of
19. The county also offers dentalcare for children ages three to 18.
Sutter says proper sleep andphysical activity are also part of thepediatric health care picture andshould not be overlooked.Transitioning from a summer ofsleeping late to a school year ofearly wake-up calls can be chal-lenging if children are not pre-pared. “Establish a sleep schedulenow,” said Sutter. “With summercoming to an end, it is importantto get kids on a regular sleep sched-ule before school starts.
“Stress the importance of routinephysical activity with your child,”she continued. “Talk about sportsthey might be interested in duringthe school year or other ways to stayphysically fit but most important seta good example. Exercise regularlyyourself or with your children.”
For those experiencing anxietyabout returning to school, Suttersuggests addressing the issue beforethe first day of school. “Come upwith a good plan to address them,”she said. “Talk to your childrenabout kindness and what to do ifhe or she is a victim of bullying andhow to ask for help if needed.”
Local governments, clinics offerfree immunizations for all andphysical exams for the uninsured.
Checking the Back-to-School Healthcare Blocks
Photo courtesy of the Fairfax County Health Department
Back-to-school physical exams — medical, dental, as wellas required immunizations — are important parts of back-to-school preparations.
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MedStar to Hold 12th SuperH 5K Run, Walks & Wheel
Attention runners/walkers, and athletes with disabili-ties: MedStar National Rehabilitation Network will beholding its 12th annual Super H 5K Run, Walk & Wheel,Sunday, Sept. 20, beginning and ending at Sport &Health Club in Tysons Corner (8250 Greensboro Dr.,McLean, Virginia 22102).
Registration begins at 7 a.m., and the race begins at 8a.m. Registration includes a post-race party with foodand entertainment. Proceeds from the race will supportMedStar NRH’s adaptive sports programs, which enableadaptive athletes – those with disabilities who stay ac-tive by competing in various sports - to participate inparalympic sports such as wheelchair basketball, wheel-
chair tennis, sled hockey, quad rugby, sit volleyball, handcycling, rowing, paralympic archery and more.
Registration fee is $30 until Sept. 1; $35 after Sept. 1.To register go to: http://www.MedStarNRH.org/SuperH5Kor call 202-877-1781.
Fundraiser Supporting TheChildren’s Science Center
A fundraiser for The Children’s Science Center has beenannounced by HBC Realty Group’s (Keller Williams Realty)Community Charity Champions. Come to dinner on Tues-day, Sept. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pulcinella Italian Host inMcLean to support The Children’s Science Center. Enjoydinner and know that approximately 70 percent of the pro-ceeds from food and drink will go to the charity, as long as
the diner brings the flyer for the event. Contact HBCRealty Group at 703-734-0192 or visitwww.HBCRealtyGroup.com to receive a flyer.
The Children’s Science Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofitorganization committed to creating a world-class, in-teractive children’s museum in Northern Virginia. Theirmission is to instill a love of learning science, technol-ogy, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in all chil-dren by providing unique opportunities to explore, cre-ate, and be inspired.
Sponsors of the event are: Karen Briscoe and LizzyConroy with the HBC Realty Group of Keller WilliamsRealty, Barb Kinlin of Reveal Remodel, Marcus Simonwith EKKO Title, Kevin Dougherty of Pillar to Post, Kathyand Justin Neal of The Neal Team/SunTrust Mortgage,The McLean Chamber of Commerce, and Moe Jebali withPulcinella Italian Host.
Area Roundups
News
By Tim Peterson
The Connection
Adam Torres has been chargedwith murdering John Geer.Though Torres shot the unarmedman once in the chest nearly two
years ago, the then-Fairfax County Policeofficer remained on the department’s pay-roll until being terminated July 31, 2015.
Commonwealth Attorney RaymondMorrogh had convened a special grand juryto hear testimony from officers and otherwitnesses to determine whether Torres hadcommitted any criminal wrongdoing. It firstmet for a week beginning July 27 and re-sumed on Aug. 17. The indictment of sec-ond-degree murder was an-nounced later in the dayAug. 17.
Fairfax County Chief ofPolice Edwin Roessler andBoard of Supervisors chair-man Sharon Bulova held ajoint press conference to dis-cuss the new charge.
Roessler opened by shar-ing that he had reached outto the Geer family to againoffer them “my personalcondolences and sympathy.”But he didn’t stop there. “Tothe men and women ofFairfax County Police De-partment and our greatcommunity, my heartfeltsympathy to everybody, be-cause the loss of life in thiscase impacts the Geer family and all of us.”
TORRES was in the process of surrender-ing himself and being processed at theFairfax County Adult Detention Centerwhile the press conference was taking place.He’s currently being held without bond, a
police report said.On Aug. 29, 2013, Geer
had been standing in thedoorway of his Springfieldhome for around 40 min-utes, talking with officerswho had their guns trainedon his chest. Geer’s longtimepartner Maura Harringtoncalled the police earlier be-cause Geer had been throw-ing her belongings out of thehouse after she previouslytold him she was planningto move out of the residenceand he became upset.
In police reports of theincident, Torres claimed tosee Geer quickly lower hisarms, presenting a threat.
The other officers present provided contra-dicting accounts, that Geer’s movementswere slower and nonthreatening. Torresfired once, striking Geer in the chest.
Roessler said he decided to terminateTorres because after reviewing the incidentinvestigation, “the use of force was not rea-
sonably necessary in this matter” and vio-lated police general order 540.1.
Despite the tragedy of the incident itself,Geer’s case drew public and media atten-tion because it highlighted a perceived lackof transparency and accountability in theway Fairfax County and the police depart-ment handled communication and otherpolicies such as use of force.
One response to the criticism was Boardof Supervisors chairman Sharon Bulova’screation of an ad hoc commission to reviewpolice policies.
“Fairfax County has learned a lot throughthis very difficult process,” Bulova said atthe press conference, “learned a lot aboutsharing information in a timely way.”
Though Geer was killed Aug. 29, 2013,very little information about the case wasmade public, much less released to Geer’sfamily following the incident. Ongoing in-vestigations by the police department, Com-monwealth Attorney’s Office and Depart-ment of Justice were cited as reasons whyinformation such as the name of the officerwho shot Geer was withheld for a year anda half.
Geer’s family finally filed a $12 millioncivil suit against the county, including therequest for information. Fairfax Countysettled out of court, paying nearly $3 mil-lion, and released over 11,000 pages ofdocuments from the incident investigation.
“This is the first time we’ve had a situa-tion like this where there has not been arelatively fast resolution to a police-involvedshooting,” Bulova said. The chairman re-ferred to the situation as a “convoluted” onethat “held things up in a way that frustratedthe Board of Supervisors. We were nothappy that things ended up not moving for-ward to resolution, that instead it woundup at the fed level.”
THE AD HOC COMMISSION is sched-uled to present its final recommendationsto the Board of Supervisors in October,however Bulova and Roessler said thecounty hasn’t waited to begin alreadyimplementing some of the suggestions thathave already been put forward by the com-mission.
“I have every confidence a scenario likethis won’t happen again,” Bulova said.
Adam TorresIndicted bySpecial Grand Jury.
Former Police Officer Charged with John Geer Murder
Photo courtesy of Fairfax
County Police Department
Adam Torres was firedby Fairfax CountyPolice on July 31 andindicted for the sec-ond-degree murder ofJohn Geer on Aug. 17.
Fairfax County Chief of Police Edwin Roessler ex-pressed his sympathy for the Geer family, policeofficers and the community at a press conferenceannouncing the indictment of former officer AdamTorres for second degree murder of John Geer.
Photos by Tim Peterson/The Connection
Board of Supervisors chairman Sharon Bulova calledMonday “a sad day” for the Geer family and policedepartment, with one of their own being charged withmurder.
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OngoingSummer Reading Program. Friday-Sunday, through Sept. 5. 10 a.m.-5
p.m. at Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike Great Falls. Attendsummer events and check out books. All ages. Visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/gf/.
Great Falls Concerts on the Green. Sundays, through Sept. 6. 6-8 p.m.at Great Falls Village Centre Green. Come out on Sundays and listen tosome live music. Visit http://www.celebrategreatfalls.org/concerts-on-the-green/.
Vienna’s Summer on the Green Concert Series. Fridays-Sundays,through Sept. 27. 6:30 p.m. at Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Avenue E,Vienna. Come out on the weekend and listen to some good music.Visithttp://www.viennava.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2640
Calendar
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Texas pop singer Luke Wade from Season 7 of NBC’sEmmy Award-winning music competition, “The Voice,”will perform at Jammin’ Java on Aug. 26.
Send announcements to north@ connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Fridayfor the following week’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged.
WEDNESDAY/AUG. 19Morning Book Group. 10:30 a.m.
Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Call branch forTitle. Adult admission.
Pokemon Book League. 4:30 p.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Drop- in and playPokemon with your friends.
Beautiful Butterflies. 10:30 a.m.Dolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Avenue, McLean. Summer isbutterfly time. Join and learn aboutthese beautiful insects and theirinteresting lives using puppets,games, felt board activities andstories.
Frankie Valli And The FourSeasons. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. Come savor theunique falsetto and 1960s-quartetblend of the iconic pop group thatinspired a Tony-winning music withblockbuster hits. Tickets: $25-$55.All ages.
Toddler Tales. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Stories and activities for youand your toddler. Age 2-3 with adult.
THURSDAY/AUG. 20Reading Buddies. 4:30 p.m. Great
Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Teen volunteers availableto read to/with beginning readers.Ages 3-9.
Knit Club. 6 p.m. Great Falls Library,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Bring your supplies and practice yourcrochet, knitting and cross stitchingtechniques. Ages 8-18.
Evening Book Group. 7:30 p.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Call branch forTitle. Adult admission.
Starlight Storytime. 7 p.m. Dolley
Madison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAvenue, McLean. Wear your favoritepajamas and join for stories andsongs. All ages.
Classic Books Discussion Group. 1p.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Avenue East, Vienna. Joinwriter/scholar Amanda Holmes Duffy
for a discussion of Persuasion by JaneAusten. Adults and teens.
Oakton Book Discussion Group. 7p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Come andjoin Oakton’s book discussion group.The August selection is “All The LightWe Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr.
Adults.
FRIDAY/AUG. 21McLean Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12
p.m. Fridays, May 1-Nov. 20. 1659Chain Bridge Road, McLean.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/mcleanmkt.htm
SATURDAY/AUG. 22Bands for Bikes Concert. 4-8 p.m.
Old Fire House Teen Center, 1440Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Thesecond annual Bands for Bikesconcert to benefit Wheels to Africa (ayouth-led all volunteer 501c(3) thatcollects used bikes for needy kids inAfrica. Live music on outdoor stage.Donate your old bike for a goodcause.
“Plunder and Deceit” Signing withMark Levin. 10 a.m. Barnes &Noble Tysons, 7851 L. Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Barnes & NobleTysons will host an author signingwith Mark Levin. The signing willbegin at 10 a.m. but Barnes & Noblewill open at 7 a.m. to accommodatethose attending the signing. “Plunderand Deceit” is Levin’s newest bookand was released early this month.
Legos in the Library. 2 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Get creative with Legos.
Great Falls Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Year round. Great Falls VillageCentre, 778 Walker Road, GreatFalls. www.celebrategreatfalls.org/FarmersMarket.html.
Vienna Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12p.m. Faith Baptist Church ParkingLot, 301 Center Street South, Vienna.www.viennafarmersmarket.com.
Gladys Knight And The O’Jays. 8p.m. Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Come enjoy the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame R&B trip whobrought you “Love Train.” Tickets:$30-$60.
SUNDAY/AUG. 23Bluegrass Concert. 5-7 p.m. St.
Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 1830Kirby Road, McLean. Free outdoorbluegrass concert by local artistAshby Run. Food will be available fora modest donation or bring yourown. Bring your own chairs orblankets.
MONDAY/AUG. 24Bouncing Babies. 10:30 a.m. Dolley
Madison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAvenue, McLean. An early literacyenhanced storytime featuringrhymes, stories and songs. Birth-12months with adult.
TUESDAY/AUG. 25Star Language Learners. 4:30 p.m.
Dolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Avenue, McLean .Become alanguage star. Join for a fun foreignlanguage storytime in Mandarin,Spanish, French or Arabic. Noprevious experience needed. All ages.
THURSDAY/AUG. 27ArtJamz Paint Class & Wine
Tasting. 6:30 p.m. The Vineyard,1145 Laughlin Avenue, McLean.Tuscany-themed ArtJamz at TheVineyard in McLean will transportyou overseas as you paint beautifulTuscan Vineyards and taste Italianwines. Tickets are only $40 for a mini8x10 canvas and $45 for a small12x16 canvas and include an hourand a half of studio time and winetasting.
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By Bonnie Schipper
For The Connection
Oakton and Madison highschools are located less thantwo miles apart from each
other, and the annual football gamesbetween these “’cross-town rivals” havedrawn enormous crowds. For the lastseven years, the Cougars have come outon top, but this year the Warhawks aredetermined to break the streak.
Having gone 5-5 in 2014 and missedthe playoffs, coach Lenny Schultz and theWarhawks are focusing solely on theiropening game against their Vienna rival.
“Oakton is always a challenge,” Schultzsaid. “We haven’t done anything until westart the season with a win. … [S]o thatis our first challenge and we aren’t look-
ing really past that until it’s done.”The Warhawks will begin their season at
Oakton on Sept. 4.Hoping to improve from last year, Madi-
son put extra emphasis on the importanceof strength and conditioning during theoffseason, with three players breaking theschool’s previous squat record. Offensivelineman John Bingham (6 feet 4, 215pounds) holds the new school record witha 475-pound squat.
“Our offseason conditioning was reallychallenging and tested us physically andmentally,” Bingham said. “We did a lot ofintense, cross-fit-type stuff and it reallyworks and gets us in shape. We came backthis year bigger and faster.”
Running Madison’s offense is fourth-yearvarsity team member and three-year start-ing quarterback Jason Gastrock, who threw
for 2,000 yards in 2014.“It’s good to have an experienced return-
ing quarterback because we all alreadyknow his strengths and his weaknesses,”Bingham said. “[Gastrock’s] strong, he’ssmart with the ball, and he makes goodchoices. He’s a good leader on offense.”
Also returning to the offense are receiverJordan Ebersole and linemen Ryan Par-tridge and Drew Smith. Schultz hopes tosee an improvement in the team’s runninggame, and suspects that the offensive linewill be the muscle of the team.
“We have a veteran offensive line and wereally feel that they could be the strengthof our team this year,” Schultz said. “Theycommitted to getting stronger in the weightroom and it shows on the field.”
Defensively, returners include safety SamKidd, who had seven interceptions last sea-
son, cornerback Kullen Kritsky, and line-backer Paul Gerdon.
“We run a lot of zone coverage,” Kritskysaid. “We’ve run the same thing for a longtime and it’s worked. Our defensive backshave played well for the past few years.”
With low turnout numbers for tryouts,some inexperienced players will step intostarting roles. Jimmy Goldsmith, aftermissing last season, will fill one of thelinebacker positions.
“I have a lot of confident kids this yearbecause of working out and being stron-ger. We are prepared to do whatever ittakes to win,” Schultz said. “If we needto beat people with our skill game, we’reready to pound it at them and play ahard-nosed, driven game. We can do avariety of things offensively to control thegame. We haven’t beat Oakton in eightyears, so if we beat them, great, on toweek two with another strong team.”
Warhawks look to snap seven-year losing streak to Cougars.
Madison Football Focused on Beating Rival Oakton
Sports
By Jon Roetman
The Connection
After earning all-state honors as asophomore in 2013, helping theLangley volleyball team win the6A state championship, Jessica
Donaldson missed the majority of her jun-ior season after tearing the ACL in her leftknee during a tournament in Richmond onAug. 30, 2014.
While injured, Donaldson, a 6-foot out-side hitter, continued to spend time aroundthe Saxons, cheering her teammates fromthe bench. After losing to Fairfax in theConference 6 semifinals, the Saxons won aregional match against Chantilly, but endedtheir season with a 3-0 loss to South Countyin the quarterfinals.
Donaldson wasn’t down for long. She“worked really hard at rehab” and wascleared to play just four months after herinjury. She returned to practice with herMetro American Volleyball Club team, buttook things slowly for an additional twomonths.
Now, nearly one year after suffering herseason-ending ACL tear, Donaldson is backpracticing with Langley, preparing for the2015 high school season. Donaldson saidshe saw limited playing time with her clubteam and is happy to be back in a startingrole.
“It feels awesome,” she said. “I was reallyexcited for last year and it’s kind of a bum-mer that it turned out like that because [in
the] preseason we played really well andwe were looking to be a good team. Ofcourse, we didn’t do as well as we wish wehad last year, but this year should be a re-ally good year and I’m excited because it’smy senior year.”
Donaldson is part of an experienced Lan-gley team that has aspirations of playing atVCU’s Siegel Center in November.
“We definitely want to make a run atstates,” said rising sophomore ElenaShklyar, who started at setter as a freshman.“That’s our goal. We want to play well to-gether and have fun, of course, and we wantto win and get some titles.”
The return of Donaldson, who is commit-ted to Lehigh University, is a major reasonfor optimism.
“She looks great,” head coach SusanShifflett said. “She’s hitting the ball as hardas she ever was. … To see that power back
on our court is very exciting. The morale ingeneral with the girls is huge because she’sback.”
Donaldson said watching from the benchwhile injured allowed her to “appreciate thegame from a different perspective.”
“Jess is basically the heart and soul of theteam,” Shklyar said. “Even last year whenshe was on the bench, people would lookto her when we were in trouble. We wouldjust look to her to cheer everyone up. Now,having her on the court is going to make itso much better because you can always relyon her.”
Donaldson is one of several weapons towhich Shklyar can set the ball. Shifflett de-scribed the sophomore setter as “smoothand athletic.”
Rising senior outside hitter KristianStanford is the only Saxon other thanDonaldson to start for Langley’s 2013 state
championship team.“She is our other bookend for the
outsides,” Shifflett said. “Last year, she hadproblems with consistency. We’ll wait to see,but this year, what we’ve seen in our pre-season is she has closed that gap. I expectreally big things from her.”
Rising senior middle blocker Katie Sisslerand rising sophomore middle blockerAllison Franke are also threats at the net.
Rising junior Sarah Maebius is the team’slibero.
Langley will open the season on the roadagainst Broad Run at 7 p.m. on Sept. 1. TheSaxons’ first home game is Sept. 9 againstStone Bridge.
“We need to be a factor,” Shifflett said,“and I think we’re going to be a factor atall levels.”
Six-foot senioroutside hitter is leaderof talented Saxons.
Langley’s Donaldson Returns from ACL Tear
Langley rising senior JessicaDonaldson, an all-state outsidehitter in 2013, missed most of herjunior season after tearing the ACLin her left knee.
Photos by Jon Roetman/The Connection
Langley volleyball coach Susan Shifflett said the Saxons are “going to bea factor at all levels” during the 2015 season.
McLean Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman
703-752-4031 or [email protected]
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Sports
Langley Crew athletes and alumniof the Langley Crew team are ex-celling in the greater crew com-munity. Taking the skills they have
gained from being on the Langley Crewteam, and applying them in summer cluband collegiate teams, Langley crew athletesare achieving success both academically andon their respective crew teams.
Nathaniel Howe (’12), studying at Yale,has been rowing for the past three seasonson the Yale Lightweight Crew team. Duringhis freshman year, he rowed 4-seat in theFreshman Lightweight 8+, and they tookfirst in the Sprints Championship in thatevent. At the conclusion of the season inhis sophomore year, Nathaniel rowed 2-seatin Third Varsity Lightweight 8+, and hisboat won a silver medal at the SprintsChampionship. This past spring, he againrowed (this time 3-seat) in their Third Var-sity Lightweight 8+, and they came infourth at the Sprints Championship, finish-ing just a few inches back from third.
Sabrina Lamont (’14) was the coxswainin the First Varsity 8 at George Mason Uni-versity where she guided her boat to aneighth-place finish at the prestigious Headof the Charles in Boston, the largest two-day regatta in the world. During Dad Vails,the largest regular intercollegiate regatta,Lamont coxed the Freshman 8+ to a silvermedal, the highest medal finish for the his-tory of the George Mason program.
Tillman Findley (’14) began rowing withAuburn University after four years of expe-rience with Langley Crew and quicklyearned his place as stroke seat of the Nov-ice 8 boat. Findley’s boat raced at severalprestigious regattas such as Head of theHooch in Chattanooga, Tenn., and SIRAsin Oak Ridge, Tenn. While at the SIRAs,Findley was able to catch up with CoachMike Lehmann, the Langley Head Coachduring his four years at Langley who is nowthe Head Coach of men’s crew at NotreDame.
During the majority of the spring season,Tyler Seckar (’14) rowed in the seven-seatof Trinity College’s Second Varsity 8 andhelped lead her team to a winning spring
season. Based on Trinity’s strong spring sea-son and ECAC performance, Trinity won anat-large bid to the NCAA Division III Cham-pionship Regatta in Sacramento, Calif. Trin-ity successfully-defended its 2014 NationalChampionship in the First Varsity 8 and tookSilver honors as a team due to the SecondVarsity 8’s Bronze finish in its event.
Looking forward to her sophomore yearat Trinity, and strong 2015-16 crew seasons,Seckar will be joining local club, ResilientRowing, as a coach-athlete. To hone hercoaching and rowing skills, Seckar is pur-suing a US Rowing Level II Coaching Certi-fication and will be coaching and compet-ing at US Rowing Club National Champi-onship and the Royal Canadian Henley Re-gatta during summer 2015.
Seckar is overjoyed with her Trinity fresh-man year experience and Resilient Rowingcoaching opportunity, and she credits herLangley Crew coach, Ashley Leake, withgiving her such a strong rowing foundationupon which to grow her collegiate and
coaching crew career.Charlie Bavisotto (’14) is wrapping up his
freshmen year at Drexel University in Phila-delphia, where he is majoring in market-ing, and a member of the Men’s Division 1crew team. During his freshman year he wasa coxswain for the Men’s Freshmen Four andEight boats.
The Men’s Drexel crew team had a verystrong season in 2015; and won the TeamTrophy at the Dad Vail Regatta in May, andqualified to compete at the 2015 IRA Na-tional Championships also in May.Bavisotto’s Freshman 4 boat won the bronzemedal at Dad Vail. At the IRA Nationals,Bavisotto coxed the Freshman 8 boat, whichadvanced all the way to the Grand Finals;and finished 6th place overall against thebest teams in the USA.
Bavisotto has been very happy withhis experience at Drexel; and has en-joyed being part of the crew team. Nextyear he will work six months and attendclasses for six months, as part of the
Drexel co-op program.Ryan Cheng (’13) is double majoring in
biomedical engineering and physics at Uni-versity of Virginia and rowing on the Vir-ginia Men’s Rowing Varsity squad. Early inthe season, he traveled with the team as analternate to London, Ontario in Canada fora regatta hosted by Western University.
In the spring, he competed at the MurphyCup, the Southern Intercollegiate RowingAssociation Regatta (SIRAs), and the Ameri-can Collegiate Rowing Association Regatta(ACRAs). At the Murphy Cup, Cheng racedin the Varsity 4 and placed 6th in the GrandFinal. At SIRAs, he raced in the 2nd Varsity8 to a silver medal. At ACRAs, he raced inthe 2nd Varsity 4 and took another a silvermedal. While at the Murphy Cup, he raninto Langley Crew Alumni CharlieBavisotto, while he was coxing for Drexel,and during SIRAs and ACRAs he caught upwith Mike Lehman (past Langley headcoach) while he was coaching for NotreDame.
As a member of the Christopher NewportUniversity Rowing Club, Brittany Smith(’14), a pre-med scholars student, has en-joyed opportunities in addition to rowingwith the team. Being a member of the row-ing club has enabled her to learn how tolead, organize, compromise, and expand theteam as well as herself. Early in the yearshe was elected to the position of ScholarlyChair, and recently she was elected to theVice President role where she will be re-sponsible for the logistics of the team. Con-tinuing to row in college has added toSmith’s college experience exponentially.
Olivia White (’13) just finished her sec-ond year on the West Virginia Universityrowing team where she find the workoutsintense. White says, “Rowing at WVU hasbeen an experience these last two years.There have been some ups and downs butthat’s just part of the sport. My teammatesare an amazing bunch of girls. We all havethe same goals and we work together andpush each other to do better.” Many of herclosest friends are on the team and theymake her proud to be a Mountaineer.
Langley Crew Athletes Excel at the Next Level
Langley’s Taylor Kuligowski and Jenna Rosen (second and third from leftrespectively) recently won a silver medal in the U17 4+ at US RowingClub Nationals held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jenna Rosen also coxed thewomen’s U17 8+ boat for TBC to a silver medal.
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Olivia White, third from left, in a seven-seat.
Tyler Seckar Charlie Bavisotto
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(age 88)Arlington, VA
Chester (Chet) D. Opalsky, age 88 of Crystal Towers in Ar-lington Virginia, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015. He was a bachelor and the final survivor of his sib-lings. He was predeceased by his two brothers: Vincent Opalsky and Stephen (Pal) Opalsky; and by his five sisters: Laura Gorka,Walterine (Terry) Palesky, Helen Breskovic, Stella Helen-son, and Chesteria (Jay) Sapet, and his niece, Donna Gorka Baldwin. He is survived and will be missed by his 8 nieces and 3 nephews: Beverly Napierkowski, Judy Palesky, Vince Opalsky, Toni Ungaretti, Karen Berwick, Michele Kelly, Bill Opalsky,Michaelene Whelton, Gemma Pack, Drew Breskovic, and Faith Churchfield, and numerous great nieces and nephews.
Dr. Opalsky was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania on August 30, 1926 to Antoinette and Stanislaus Opalsky, who had emigrated from Poland. He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific during World War II. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and reentered the US Army as a first lieutenant. During his tours of duty he was assigned to Ft. Dietrich in Frederick,Maryland; to the Veterans Hospital in Brooklyn NY; and to several posts in the Washington, D.C. area.
Captain Opalsky retired from active duty in 1968. He served in the U. S. Army Reserves. He served as Post Commander and National Aide-de-Camp of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 127 District of Columbia and as PostCommander of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Post 10, Arlington-Fairfax, Virginia.
Dr. Opalsky was a recipient of the Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom. Dr. Oplasky earned a Master in Educa-tion at American University and an MMD and a PhD from the University of Florida. He was as a doctor of homeopathic medicine, and an ordained minister. He was active in the American Society of Microbiologists.
He worked for the Marriott Corporation and was an owner of the Veterans Cab Company. He was an avid motorcyclist and marathon runner.
Captain Opalsky will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on August 26, 2015 at an 11:00 ceremony. Those who wish to pay their respects are asked to assemble at the Fort Myer Old Post Chapel, Arlington, VA at 10am.
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES’
SALE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY HUNTER MILL EAST, L.L.C.
LOCATED AT1623, 1627, AND 1631 CROWELL ROAD, VIENNA,
VIRGINIA;1627 HUNTER MILL ROAD, VIENNA, VIRGINIA; AND
AN ADJACENT PARCEL LACKING AN ADDRESS
SALE TO BE HELD AT THE FAIRFAX COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
AUGUST 31, 2015, AT 10:00 A.M.
In execution of a certain Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated May 5, 2008, and recorded May 5, 2008 in Deed Book 19918 at Page 1894, as amended by a certain Amendment to Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated October 14, 2009, and recorded October 15, 2009 in Deed Book 20741 at Page 0680, each among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia (collectively the “Deed of Trust”), made by HUNTER MILL EAST, L.L.C., a Virginia limited liability company, now se-curing CATJEN LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (the “Noteholder”), default having occurred in the payment of thedebt secured thereby, and being instructed to do so by the Noteholder, the undersigned Substitute Trustees, will offer for sale the property described below at public auction by the main entrance to the Fairfax County Circuit Court, located at 4110 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 on August 31,2015, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The property described below was previously offered for sale at public auction on May 7, 2015, but it was subsequently determined that notice was defi-cient under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The real property encumbered by the Deed of Trust that will be offered for sale by the Substitute Trustees is commonly known as 1623 Crowell Road (Tax Identification Number: 0184-08-0003), 1627 Crowell Road (Tax Identification Number: 0184-08-0002), 1631 Crowell Road (Tax Identification Number:0184-08-0001A), 1627 Hunter Mill Road (Tax Identification Number: 0184-01-0023), and an adjacent parcel lacking a street address (Tax Identification Number: 0184-01-0026B), all located in Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, as more particularly described in the Deed of Trust, and all improvements, fixtures, easements and appurtenances thereto (the “RealProperty”). The Real Property will be sold together with the in-terest of the Noteholder, if any, in the following described per-sonal property at the direction of the Noteholder as secured party thereof, as permitted by Section 8.9A of the Code of Vir-ginia of 1950, as amended the (“Personal Property”): Improve-ments, Fixtures and Personalty, and any and all otherpersonal property and any proceeds thereof as more particu-larly described in the Deed of Trust (the “Personal Property”). The above described Real Property and Personal Property are collectively referred to as the “Property.”
TERMS OF SALE
ALL CASH. The property will be offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be conveyed by Substitute Trustees’ Deed (the “Substitute Trustees’ Deed”) subject to all encumbrances, rights, reservations, rights of first refusal, conveyances, condi-tions, easements, restrictions, and all recorded and unrecorded liens, if any, having priority over and being superior to theDeed of Trust, as they may lawfully affect the property. Per-sonal Property, if any, shall be conveyed without warranty by a Secured Party Bill of Sale.
The Substitute Trustees and the Beneficiary disclaim all war-ranties of any kind, either express or implied for the property, including without limitation, any warranty relating to the zoning, condition of the soil, extent of construction, materials, habitabil-ity, environmental condition, compliance with applicable laws, fitness for a particular purpose and merchantability. The risk of loss or damage to the property shall be borne by the success-
ful bidder from and after the date and time of the sale.Obtaining possession of the property shall be the sole respon-sibility of the successful bidder (the “Purchaser”).
A bidder’s deposit of $250,000.00 (the “Deposit”) by certified or cashier’s check shall be required by the Substitute Trustees for such bid to be accepted. The Substitute Trustees reserve the right to prequalify any bidder prior to the sale and/or waive the requirement of the Deposit. Immediately after the sale, the suc-cessful bidder shall execute and deliver a memorandum of sale with the Substitute Trustees, copies of which shall beavailable for inspection immediately prior to the sale, and shall deliver to the Substitute Trustees the Deposit and the memo-randum of sale. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by the Purchaser. Settlement shall occur within thirty (30) days after the sale date, TIME BEING OF THEESSENCE with regard to the Purchaser’s obligation.
Settlement shall take place at the offices of Venable LLP, 8010 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 300, Tysons Corner, Virginia 22182 or other mutually agreed location. Purchaser shall also pay all past due real estate taxes, rollback taxes, water rents, water permit renewal fees (if any) or other municipal liens, charges and assessments, together with penalties andinterest due thereon. The Purchaser shall also pay all settle-ment fees, title examination charges, title charges and title in-surance premiums, all recording costs (including the state grantor’s tax and all state and county recordation fees, clerk’s filing fees, congestion relief fees and transfer fees and taxes), auctioneer’s fees and/or bid premiums, and reasonableattorneys’ fees and disbursements incurred in the preparation of the deed of conveyance and other settlement documenta-tion.
The Purchaser shall be required to sign an agreement at set-tlement waiving any cause of action Purchaser may have against the Substitute Trustees, and/or the Beneficiary for any condition with respect to the property that may not be in com-pliance with any federal, state or local law, regulationor ruling including, without limitation, any law, regulation and ruling relating to environmental contamination or hazardous wastes. Such agreement shall also provide that if notwith-standing such agreement, a court of competent jurisdiction should permit such a claim to be made, such agreement shall serve as the overwhelming primary factor in any equitableapportionment of response costs or other liability. Nothing herein shall release, waive or preclude any claims the Pur-chaser may have against any person in possession or control of the property.
If any Purchaser fails for any reason to complete settlement as provided above, the Deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the costs of the sale, including Trustees’ fees, and the balance, if any, shall be delivered to the Beneficiary to be applied by the Beneficiary against the indebtedness secured by and other amounts due under the Deed of Trust in accordance withthe Deed of Trust or applicable law or otherwise as the Benefi-ciary shall elect. There shall be no refunds. Such forfeiture shall not limit any rights or remedies of the Substitute Trustees or the Beneficiary with respect to any such default. If the prop-erty is resold, such re-sale shall be at the risk and the cost of the defaulting bidder, and the defaulting bidder shall be liable for any deficiency between its bid and the successful bid at the re-sale as well as the costs of conducting such re-sale. Imme-diately upon conveyance by the Substitute Trustees of theProperty, all duties, liabilities and obligations of the SubstituteTrustees, if any, with respect to the Property so conveyed shall be extinguished, except as otherwise provided by applicable law.
Henry F. Brandenstein, Jr., Substitute TrusteePatrick W. Lincoln, Substitute TrusteeFOR INFORMATION CONTACT:Henry F. Brandenstein, Jr., Esq.Venable LLP8010 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 300Tysons Corner, Virginia 22182(703) 760-1600
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