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Pittman, SteinerAchieve Rank ofEagle Scout

Graham Pittman and Erik Steiner of BoyScout Troop 1128 were awarded the Rankof Eagle Scout at Andrew Chapel UnitedMethodist Church in Vienna on Saturday,Aug. 8. Only one in 50 boys who enterscouting attain the rank of Eagle Scout, thehighest rank in Boy Scouts.

Pittman graduated from McLean HighSchool in June 2009. He also attended BullisHigh School, in Potomac, Md. Prior to highschool he was at The Langley School fromkindergarten through eighth grade. Whilein high school, Pittman was a national meritcommended scholar, played varsity lacrosseand football and was on the track team.Since joining scouts, he has spent two weekseach summer in outdoor adventures spon-sored by Troop 1128. The adventures haveincluded bare boat sailing in the FloridaKeys, hiking in the mountains of the PacificNorthwest, trekking the Wind River Rangein Wyoming (supplied by mules); ice climb-ing in the Canadian Rockies and hiking inNew Mexico. Graham will attend the Uni-versity of Colorado, Boulder in the fall.

Steiner graduated this year from LangleyHigh School. He also attended CooperMiddle School and Spring Hill ElementarySchool in McLean. In high school, Steinerwas a member of the Langley High SchoolBand and the Russian Honor Society. Healso wrestled and played rugby. He partici-pated in multiple treks sponsored by Troop1128, including white water rafting andsurfing in Costa Rica, hiking in New Mexicoand the Cascade Mountain Range in Wash-ington State, as well as ice climbing in theCanadian Rockies. Steiner will attend Geor-gia Tech University in Atlanta, Ga. in thefall.

Boy Scout Troop 1128 is based out ofAndrew Chapel United Methodist Church inVienna. The troop’s Scoutmaster is Robert(“Bob”) Leggett.

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By Donna Manz

The Connection

Sept. 8 is the first day of school forFairfax County Public Schools students. Many Vienna/Oakton areaschools have new hours for 2009,

and, in some cases, pre-school hours havenot yet been made public.

In the Vienna/Oakton area, two elemen-tary schools are undergoing renovation andexpansion, Freedom Hill and Vienna.

This is part one of the Connection’sVienna/Oakton Back-to-School profiles.

STAGE I of Freedom Hill’s expansionopened last year with the completion of thenew media center. Work continues addingspace and refurbishing the school’s old in-terior.

“The whole school was gutted,” said prin-cipal Tim Stanley. “We have all new plumb-ing, electric, Internet, air conditioning andheating. Our cornerstone says ‘1952,’ andnow we’re state-of-the-art.”

Every classroom now has Smartboardsthanks to the PTA and Diane Gurdak, saidStanley.

New this year is Freedom Hill’s participa-tion in the nationwide program, Girls onthe Run. Teachers will meet with interestedgirls two times a week to talk about livinga healthy lifestyle and the girls and theirmentors will walk, jog, run. Every girl willbe mentored by a buddy.

The school participated in a successfulinnovation Fairfax County reading programduring the summer.

“Our reading specialist identified a num-ber of kids, grades three-six, who wouldbenefit from a customized summer readingprogram,” Stanley said.

“We mailed the kids books on their ownreading level throughout the summer,” saidStanley. “We made it interactive. In eachbook is a card, requiring a response fromthe reader, that is to be mailed back to us.It’s already addressed and stamped. If wedon’t hear back, we call.

“Here’s the really cool part. The kids getto keep the books.”

The FHES PTA is sponsoring several fallevents for families: Back-to-School FamilyBarbeque, Sept 24, on grounds of FHES;Halloween Fun Night, Oct. 24; Freedom Hill5K Race/Fun Walk - Fall Festival; SkateNight, Nov. 14, in Reston. The PTA is plan-ning family dinners “out.”

WESTBRIAR ELEMENTARY is hosting anopen house and cupcake welcome recep-tion on Sept. 4 at 1 p.m. for the school’snew principal, Joanne Goodwin, who iscontinuing her 30-year career with FairfaxCounty Public Schools. “The kids can meet

me, their teachers, and the new assistantprincipal, Mary Tam,” said Goodwin.

Westbriar celebrates its partnership withSAIC again this year at the SAIC-sponsoredpancake breakfast on Nov. 14. The break-fast kicks off the school’s book fair.

“Our students excel in their SOL scores,but we have lots more to be proud of,” saidGoodwin. “We are continuing our Friday

Friends program. Sixth-graders are buddiesto children in the lower grades, open toanyone who ‘needs a friend.’ The programdevelops friendships and builds a bond be-tween the older kids and the younger ones.”Friday Friends was recognized by VirginiaBest Buddies.

As a service learning project conductedby the upper grades, Help Our Furry Friendsis an ongoing Westbriar program in whichpet food, toys, towels and blankets are col-lected in the school for distribution to localanimal shelters. Parent volunteers pick upand deliver the filled boxes, which are keptin the school’s foyer.

Freedom HillElementary undergoesrenovation.

It’s Back to School in Vienna

Freedom Hill Elementary Schoolprincipal Tim Stanley says thebuilding will be ready in time foropening day on Sept. 8.

Freedom Hill Elementary Schoolprincipal Tim Stanley is excitedabout the school’s renovation andexpansion. The new media center,aka library, opened last year.

Joanne Goodwin takes over thehelm at Westbriar ElementarySchool.

Freedom Hill ElementaryFREEDOM HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL;

CLUSTER II1945 Lord Fairfax Road, Vienna;

Main Office 703-506-7800Principal: Timothy StanleyAssistant Principal: Amy CallahanNEW HOURS: Grades K-6 – Monday, 9:15 a.m.-

1:25 p.m.; Tuesday – Friday, 9:15 a.m.-3:55p.m.

IMPORTANT DATES:Sept. 3, Open House, 2-3p.m.Sept. 17, Back to School Night, 7 p.m.Enrollment: 560School Web site: http://www.fcps.edu/

FreedomHillES/PTA Web site: www.freedomhillpta.org/

Westbriar ElementaryWESTBRIAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL;

CLUSTER II1741 Pine Valley Drive, Vienna;

Office 703-937-1700Principal: Joanne Goodwin, first year at Westbriar

ElementaryAssistant Principal: Mary TamNEW HOURS: Monday, 9:15 a.m.-1:25 p.m.;

Tuesday-Friday, 9:15 a.m.- 3:55p.m.IMPORTANT DATES:Sept. 4, Open House 1-2:30 p.m.Sept. 23, Wednesday, Back-to-School nightNov. 14, Pancake Breakfast sponsored by partner

SAIC kicks off school’s book fairEnrollment: approximately 500School Web site: www.fcps.edu/WestbriarES/PTA Web site: www.westbriarpta.org/

Photos by Donna Manz/The Connection


News

Martin NamedTeacher of the Year

Michael Martin, a technology education teacher at MarshallHigh School, was awarded the state high school TechnologyTeacher of the Year award at the Virginia Technology EducationAssociation conference in early August. Martin has been atMarshall for six years beginning as a half-time teacher offeringBasic Technical Drawing, Design and Technology and Electron-ics. Because of Martin and the support of the administration, theprogram has grown and improved offering Architectural Draw-ing, Engineering Drawing and Advanced Drawing. It is now afull-time position. Martin is also the sponsor of an after-schoolclub. The ACE Mentoring Program provides students with theopportunity to interact with the local business community and inthe last two years ACE members have received $11,000 in re-newable scholarships. Martin has also mentored Tech Ed teach-ers at local schools in an effort to support new staff.

Halloween ParadeApplications Available

Entry applications for the 63rd annual Vienna Halloween Pa-rade are now available. Application forms and information canbe downloaded from the Town of Vienna Web site,www.viennava.gov, or call the Vienna Parks and Recreation De-partment at 703-255-6360.

The parade will step off Wednesday, Oct.28, at 7 p.m., on MapleAvenue. The theme of this year’s parade is “Vienna CelebratingCommunity Service,” and the Grand Marshal will be recently re-tired Town Councilwoman Maud Robinson, a long-time Viennaresident and community volunteer.

Parade entertainment sponsorships are available. For informa-tion, call the Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce at703-281-1333.

Town Hall Closed on Sept. 7Vienna Town Hall will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor

Day.Trash will be collected as usual that day for residents on the

Monday collection route.

Register for Fall Tennis LeagueSept. 5 is the deadline to register for the Vienna Parks and Rec-

reation Department’s Adult Fall Tennis League. Play beginsSept.12, with men’s singles games on Saturdays and women’ssingles games on Sundays at Glyndon and Meadow Lane parks.Each participant will play a minimum of seven matches duringthe season.

The fee is $15 for Town of Vienna residents and $20 for out-of-town participants. For more information, call Vienna Parks andRecreation at 703-255-6360 or visit www.viennava.gov.

Softball League Begins Sept. 7The Vienna Parks and Recreation Department’s fall co-ed soft-

ball league begins the week of Sept, 7. Games will be played onweeknights at Southside Park.

The registration fee of $400 per team includes regular seasongames, umpire fees, softballs and post-season play.

For more information, call Vienna Parks and Recreation at 703-255-6360 or go to www.viennava.gov.

Chess Group Meets SundaysA chess group for all ages will meet each Sunday in September

and October from 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the Vienna Community Cen-ter, 120 Cherry St., S.E.

Play, learn to play or just watch. The group will meet at thepicnic tables outside the Community Center, weather permitting.

For more information, call coordinator Frank E. Boyko at 703-938-7063.

Week in Vienna

By Donna Manz

The Connection

Outside of her family, Vienna residentCarla Della Maggiora is passionateabout two things: climate change andbicycling. What she found was that her

passions complemented each other, one being a natu-ral ally to the other. Biking, she thinks, can be usedto reduce her carbon footprint.

Between Sept. 26 and 30, Della Maggiora and herfriend Mariasol Herrera of McLean are riding theirbikes 300 miles, from New York City to Washington,D.C., in the Brita Climate Ride to raise awarenessabout the impact of climate change on the earth andsociety.

“Professionally, I work in the field, on mitigationand adaptation to climate change projects in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean,” said Della Maggiora.“The melting of glaciers and water availability arejust two examples of climate change.

“All my neighbors know me, know about my inter-est in the environment, and know how much I sup-port non-motorized transport.”

Della Maggiora commutes to work by bike fromher home in Vienna to her office at the World Bankin Washington, D.C. In her position there, DellaMaggiora works in the Environmental and SociallySustainable Development Department, Latin Americaand the Caribbean Region.

Della Maggiora grew up in Chileand remembers the years shespent biking there. She biked herwhole life, and, in those days,Chile had no bike trails.

She moved to the U.S. in 1995to study and received an environ-ment economics degree from theUniversity of Maryland. In 2003,she and her husband moved toVienna. The couple has two chil-dren, ages 6 and 4.

“I knew about the trails systemhere and for my birthday, I decidedto buy myself a bike,” said DellaMaggiora. “That was about threeor four years ago.” It was, she said,a heavy hybrid bike, not conducive to long journeys.

In the beginning, Della Maggiora leisurely rodearound her neighborhood, toting her child, now 6,along.

“When people see you biking, it motivates them,”she said. “I rode my bike everywhere.”

About two years ago, determined to reduce herpersonal carbon footprint, she thought to herself,“why not use my bike to commute?”

WHEN SHE MADE her first bicycle trip from Viennainto Washington, she got lost and the trip took twohours one-way. It was a trip she did not want to du-

plicate. She began biking to the Dunn Loring Metroon the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, instead.

“My friend, Mariasol, and I started biking on Sun-days, going out very early in the morning, doing 20-30 miles,” Della Maggiora said. “Now, we do 30-40miles.”

Riding her heavy hybrid bike, Della Maggiora wasnot able to keep up with Herrera, and, a year ago,Della Maggiora bought a new and lighter bike. LastSeptember, she took another step toward protecting

the environment. She began ridingher bike to work daily, a commutethat now takes her approximatelyan hour to an hour and a half.

When she read, in late July, ane-mail promoting the Brita ClimateRide, she registered for it a coupleof days later. She’s part of a metro-area four-person team, Cycle andRecycle. The team has an interna-tional make-up: Della Maggiora,Herrera and two Latin Americancolleagues from the World Bank.

DELLA MAGGIORA has raisedmore than $1,800 in sponsorshipcontributions in just over two

weeks. She contacted family members, friends, neigh-bors, professional colleagues and families at theschools her children attend. “I even contacted par-ents from my children’s preschool,” she said. “Wehave to reduce our carbon footprint on the Earth.

“One thing people should do is to avoid using morethan you need. I promote ‘reduce and recycle.’”

To learn more about the Brita Climate Ride or tosponsor Carla Della Maggiora, go to http://m y . e 2 r m . c o m /personalPage.aspx?registrationID=698307&LangPref=en-CA. See www.climateride.org for more informationon registering.

Vienna woman bikesfrom New York to D.C.to raise awareness onclimate change.

Connecting Passionsfor a Cause

Carla Della Maggiora of Vienna rides 300miles from New York to Washington,beginning the five-day trip on Sept. 26 toraise awareness about the impact ofclimate change on the earth and society.

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“We have to reduceour carbonfootprint on theEarth. … One thingpeople should do isto avoid using morethan you need.”

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Road Closures Transform TysonsThree more long-term closuresput in place, withmore to come.

Drivers can no longer cross Route 7 to get to and fromthe service road known as Frontage Road. There will oneday be a Metro station at this former median break.

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Temporary closures oflanes, shoulders andturn lanes have become commonplace in

Tysons Corner, the most heavilytraveled area of the county, in theyear or so since construction workbegan on Rail to Dulles and High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes on the Capital Beltway.But three more closures just went into effect thatwill not reopen for the morning rush or at the end ofthe week. One, in fact, is permanent.

However, McLean Citizens Association PresidentRob Jackson said there wasn’t a lot of concern aboutthese three closures among McLean residents. “Ihaven’t heard a lot of specific complaints,” he said,although he noted that, “if we had our way, wewouldn’t be going through this.”

He said he wanted to commend the Virginia De-partment of Transportation (VDOT) and Fluor Cor-poration — the company building the HOT lanes —for a “180-degree turnaround” in communication

efforts since last year’s outcry from residents wholearned of a staging area being cleared near CooperMiddle School only after they saw trees being cutdown. “They’re really doing a good job of reachingout and communicating ahead of time and lettingeveryone know what’s going on,” Jackson said.

THE CLOSURE NEAREST MCLEAN, which wentinto effect on Sunday and will last 45 days, is on theramp from the Beltway southbound to northboundRoute 123. The detour route requires drivers to takea short trip along the Dulles Toll Road to hit DolleyMadison Boulevard.


Opinion

Public OptionsGovernment jumps intobusiness for a variety ofreasons.

Editorial

Local ‘Public Options’For public recreational opportunities, see:❖ Northern Virginia Park Authority, http://www.nvrpa.org/❖ Fairfax County Park Authority, http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/

While private options of this ame-nity are plentiful, they are soexpensive that they are out ofreach for many even in our af-

fluent area.So government has jumped in to offer the

opportunity at greatly reduced prices, makingit available to almost everyone. It’s not clearwhat the impact of the public option has beenon the private businesses involved.

We’re talking, of course, about golf courses.Joining a private country club can cost tens

of thousands of dollars in original membershipfees, plus thousands in annual fees.

But around Northern Virginia, there aremany public options for golf, some nationallyacclaimed, where one can swing the clubs

around 18 holes for under $30.Offering access to recreational facilities at

cost well below private options is a commonactivity for local governments. Water parks,indoor and outdoor pools, indoor and outdoortennis are all available in our area at reduced

prices via government involve-ment. Recreation centers pro-vide an affordable alternative to

health clubs.Localities offer summer day camps of many

varieties, all at a fraction of the cost of privatecamps.

Public colleges and universities offer lowercost tuition than private colleges and univer-sities.

Publicly owned historic sites and park facili-ties compete with

restaurants and banquet halls to host wed-dings and other events.

Do these public options hold down theprices at private camps, private colleges, pri-vate country clubs? That’s unknown, but

what we do know is that the public optionsmake many things affordable and accessibleto people who would not be able to affordthem otherwise.

Meanwhile people continue to pay a pre-mium for the amenities, services and addedvalue and availability of the private options,keeping those businesses in business.

Governments are also offering a private op-tion for many things that previously have beenstrictly free public goods. One example is roads.

A private company is widening the Beltway,495, from the Virginia side of American Le-gion Bridge to the Springfield Mixing Bowl.When it’s finished, drivers will have the op-tion to pay a significant toll to the company toride in the “High Occupancy Toll” lanes to avoidthe crowded but free lanes. Vehicles with atleast three occupants will be able to ride inthe new lanes for free.

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Letters to the Editor

Author OffersNo Real SolutionsTo the Editor:

In her article [“Let’s Get VirginiaMoving,” Connection, Aug. 12-18,2009] Barbara Comstock men-tions the increase in traffic prob-lems over the past years in North-ern Virginia. We all understandthat, and her comment that “Rich-mond is broken” is one we haveheard for years. Yet she is seekingto represent the 34th District in theHouse of Delegates as a memberof the same party that previouslyheld that seat for decades withoutachieving any success in gaining afair share of transportation fund-ing for Northern Virginia. Sheneeds to explain how her approachis different from those in the past.

However, in her article, she of-fers no real solutions. Suggestingthat stimulus money designated byCongress for weatherizing homesshould be diverted to transporta-tion is not a solution. In this pe-riod of increased vigilance of gov-

ernment spending, Ms. Comstockshould know that states cannotunilaterally reprogram stimulusfunds. More importantly, robbingPeter to pay Paul is not a way to asustainable funding stream fortransportation in Northern Vir-ginia.

Again, she mentions royaltiesfrom offshore oil leases as a sourceof funding. This is another pie inthe sky solution. Oil lease revenuesare paid to the U.S. governmentand even if the funds were avail-able to Virginia, it would be manyyears if not a decade or more be-fore any money would reach Rich-mond

She supports public-private part-nerships which can be part of thesolution. However, she does notmention that we have such part-nerships underway in Virginia in-cluding the Beltway HOT Lanes,which we all see as we drive theBeltway.

Unfortunately, the plans Ms.Comstock puts forth in her article“Let’s Get Virginia Moving” does

not show her willingness to con-front the legislative and fiscal re-alities we face. She proposes acommission to study the issue.This issue has been studied todeath. We need knowledgeablelegislators who can reach acrossparty lines and hammer out prac-tical solutions.

J. Jay Volkert Ph.D.Vienna

Wrong‘Solution’ ForTransportationTo the Editor:

I agree with Republican candi-date Barbara Comstock thatNorthern Virginia badly needstransportation solutions [“Let’sGet Virginia Moving,” Connection,Aug. 12-18, 2009], but I can’tagree with her suggestion that in-stead of paying for it from our ownstate budget, we ought somehowto raid the federal stimulus funds

earmarked for low-income homeweatherization. She must know itwouldn’t be legal, but beyond thatit misses the point. Investments inenergy efficiency save money, cre-ate jobs, support small businessesand lessen our need for new elec-tric generation, most of it from high-polluting coal. The federal stimulusmoney is directed at low-incomehousing because those buildingsmost need weatherizing. (Tax cred-its, which Comstock champions, arerarely useful to the poor.)

The more we invest in energyefficiency, the better off all of usare. Not only would raiding homeweatherization funds for transpor-tation be a one-time gimmick, itwould take away one of the fewbright spots in our local economy.If this is the new Republican trans-portation-funding plan, it marks anew low.

Ivy MainMcLean

450, Vienna. “Preparing YourBusiness For Emergencies,” withRaja’a Satouri, MD, AssistantDirector of Health, Fairfax CountyHealth Department. Satouri willdiscuss the impact of all types ofemergencies on businesses with afocus on the H1N1 influenzapandemic. 703-281-1333 orwww.vtrcc.org.

SATURDAY, AUG. 22 SHARE Collects Food, Donations.

Many local families and individualsneed food and other basics. SHAREInc. in McLean continues to address

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THURSDAY/AUG. 20Bull Run Republican Women’s

Club Meeting. 7:30 p.m. 703-754-7862 or NorthernVirginiaGOP.com.

FRIDAY/AUG. 21Vienna Tyson Regional Chamber

of Commerce August BrownBag University. 12 p.m. at FairfaxCounty Economic DevelopmentAuthority, 8300 Boone Blvd., Suite

this problem by distributing donatedfood and additional provisions. From10 a.m. to 3 p.m. volunteers will bestationed at the Pimmit Hills Safewayto collect food and other donations toreplenish the SHARE distributioncenter. Please come by and make adonation.

The Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV) will have a boothat the Vienna Farmers Market from 8a.m. until 12 noon. The weeklymarket is held on Church Street, nearthe Red Caboose. Information aboutvolunteer opportunities, programsand services provided by SCOV foradults 50 & over will be available at

the booth. Stop by on your waythrough the market. For more info onSCOV, please call the office at 703-281-0538.

TUESDAY/AUG. 25Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Jim

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Crime

Activities reported by the Vienna policedepartment through Aug. 14.

ARRESTSCottage St. near Locust St., S.W.

Aug. 7, 5:50 p.m. Sergeant Juelharteobserved two men soliciting door todoor. After interacting with the men,she checked to see if there were anyoutstanding warrants for either ofthem. The warrant check was metwith negative results and both menwere issued summonses for SolicitingWithout a Town of Vienna Solicitor’sLicense. They were both releasedafter signing the summonses.Arrested: a 38-year-old male of EssieLane in Brandy Station, Va., and a

29-year-old male of Brandy Road inCulpeper, Va.

100 Block Patrick St., S.E. Aug. 7,11:06 p.m. Officer Lyons conducted atraffic stop on a vehicle forcommitting a traffic infraction. Uponhis interaction with the driver, hedetected signs of possibleimpairment. After attempting tocomplete several field sobriety tests,a 24-year-old male of Rockville, Md.was arrested for Driving WhileIntoxicated. He was then taken toVienna Police Headquarters foranalysis of his breath. He refused tocooperate and submit a sample of hisbreath. He was then transported tothe Fairfax County Adult DetentionCenter and formally charged with

Driving While Intoxicated andRefusal to Submit to a Breath Test.

West St. at Malcolm Road, N.W.Aug. 8, 2:07 a.m. Sergeant Taylorconducted a traffic stop on a vehiclefor committing a traffic violation.After interacting with the driver,Sergeant Taylor detected signs ofpossible impairment.

The driver, a 25-year-old male ofJournet Drive in Dunn Loring,attempted to complete several fieldsobriety tests. He was subsequentlyarrested for Driving WhileIntoxicated and transported toVienna Police Headquarters foranalysis of his breath. After analysis,he was transported to the FairfaxCounty Adult Detention Center and

held on a $2500 unsecured bond.800 Block Follin Lane, S.E. Aug. 8,

3:11 a.m. Officer Myers observed avehicle committing a traffic violationand conducted a traffic stop. Uponhis interaction with the driver,Officer Myers detected signs ofpossible impairment.

The driver, a 22-year-old male ofDumfries Road in Manassas,attempted to perform several fieldsobriety tests. He was subsequentlyarrested for Driving WhileIntoxicated and transported to theFairfax County Adult DetentionCenter

for analysis of his breath. He was thencharged formally and held on a$1000 unsecured bond.

Nutley St. near Virginia CenterBlvd., S.W. Aug. 9, 1:08 a.m.Sergeant Taylor conducted a trafficstop on a vehicle for committing atraffic offense. Upon his interactionwith the driver, he detected signs ofpossible impairment. The driver, a25-year-old male of Raleigh Ave. inAlexandria, attempted to completeseveral field sobriety tests. He wassubsequently arrested for DrivingWhile Intoxicated and transported toVienna Police Headquarters foranalysis of his breath. He was unableto provide a test sample for analysisand was transported to the FairfaxCounty Adult Detention Center.There he was formally charged with

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best-selling author JohnGilstrap set a piv-

otal scene in his newest action-suspense novel in a familiarhome in Vienna. The home, asGilstrap described it, is familiarbecause Gilstrap and his familylived in such a house in Viennauntil not too long ago.

“I can’t tell you what happensthere because it’s too revealing.... You’ve got to read the book,”Gilstrap said, through a broadsmile.

Gilstrap was guest speaker atthe August Vienna-Tysons Re-gional Chamber of Commerce[VTRCC] luncheon, served onAug. 13, at Fleming’sSteakhouse. His wife Joy is aVTRCC member.

John Gilstrap’s presentationcentered on his writing career— seven books in the past 14years — the Hollywood connec-

to Freedom.” Grave is afreelance specialist in covert res-cues. The newest book, as pre-vious ones have, has gotten stel-lar reviews. Gilstrap talked withluncheon guests and signed cop-ies of “No Mercy.”

VTRCC IS PLANNING both itsSecond Annual Oktoberfest andthe Vienna Halloween Paradeand is looking for sponsors.Fund-raising committee chairRebecca Diamond called onmembers for support, lookingfor volunteers as well as finan-cial support. Oktoberfest andthe Halloween parade are jointpartnerships between VTRCCand the Town of Vienna.

Oktoberfest takes over the his-toric Church Street corridor forthe Oct. 3 event, featuring Ger-man food, German beer, Ger-

man entertainment and vendors ofall ilk. Approximately 15,000people mingled at the firstOktoberfest, triple the anticipatednumber.

GO TO www.vtrcc.org to learnmore about the Chamber and thecommunity events it sponsors.

— Donna Manz

tion of four screenplays and thelatest Gilstrap thriller, “No Mercy.”

At William and Mary, Gilstrapwas advised by his creative writ-ing professor not to waste his timewriting; he had “no talent.”

In this book, Gilstrap introducesa series character, Jonathan Grave,whose persona was inspired by thearmy’s Delta force team membersas Gilstrap worked on “Six Minutes

Former Viennaresident speaksat VTRCCluncheon.

Best-selling Author Shows ‘No Mercy’

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THURSDAY/AUG. 20Todd Wright. 8 p.m. At Jammin’ Java,

227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

Model Investment Club ofNorthern Virginia. 7 p.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAve., McLean. This group will meeton the third Thursday all year. Adults.703-356-0770.

V.I.P. Vienna. 10 a.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Support group for adults with visionloss. 703-938-0405.

Matinee With Mommy. 11 a.m.Oakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPlace, Oakton. Bring a picnic lunchand enjoy a movie. Call for title. Age3-5 with adult. 703-242-4020.

Nottoway Nights Concert withSpringfield Exit. Country. 7:30p.m. at Nottoway Park, 9601Courthouse Road, Vienna. Bring apicnic dinner, blankets and lawnchairs. For information, directionsand rain cancellation (after 6 p.m.)contact the Fairfax County ParkAuthority at 703-324-7469 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

The Steve Miller Band. 8 p.m. at WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $25lawn, $45 in-house. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

FRIDAY/AUG. 21The Splinters. Rock music at 6:30 p.m.

at the Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple

Ave., E. Vienna. Free. Bring a lawnchair or blanket for seating. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

English Conversation. 10 a.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Group for non-native Englishspeakers of all levels. Call for details.Adults. 703-938-0405.

Wimpy Kid Summer Ice CreamTour. 2 p.m. Patrick Henry Library,101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Children can get a free ice cream barcourtesy of ABRAMS - Books forYoung Readers. The truck will be inthe parking lot of the library. Firstcome, first served. 703-938-0405.

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

Great Big Sea with Carbon Leaf. 8p.m. at Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. $25 lawn, $32 in-house. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

SATURDAY/AUG. 22LEGO BrickFair, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the

Sheraton Premiere Hotel, 8661Leesburg Pike, Vienna. $10 adults, $7age 10 and under. LEGO trains, GreatBall Contraption, castle and pirates,fighting robots, spaceships, Stay-n-Play room for kids and more. 240-481-7998 or [email protected].

Peter and Paul: Celebrate Mary &Five Decades of Friendship, 8p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. $40 in-house, $22 lawn. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.Oakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPlace, Oakton. 703-242-4020.

Martinez & Guthrie. Acoustic music.6 p.m. at the Palladium Civic PlaceGreen, 1445 Laughlin Ave., McLean.Free. 703-288-9505.

SUNDAY/AUG. 23LEGO BrickFair, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the

Sheraton Premiere Hotel, 8661Leesburg Pike, Vienna. $10 adults, $7age 10 and under. 240-481-7998 [email protected].

Alexa Ray Joel. 8 p.m. At Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

The Beach Boys, 2 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $38 in-house, $25 lawn. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

MONDAY/AUG. 24The Scene Aesthetic, The Color

Fred, The Ready Set, StevenJerzak and Tyler Williams. 6p.m. At Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

TUESDAY/AUG. 25Adrian Belew Power Trio. 8 p.m. At

Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 26Loggins & Messina with Gabe

Dixon. 8 p.m. $42 in-house, $30lawn. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

THURSDAY/AUG. 27McLean Project for the Arts

‘Coloring and Cocktails.’ 7 p.m.at the Emerson Gallery in the McLeanCommunity Center. Participants willdecorate 18-inch-by-24-inch drawingsof the MPAartfest logo. 703-760-7007or [email protected].

Thursday Night Glow. 8 p.m. AtJammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

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“I can’t tell you whathappens therebecause it’s toorevealing. ... You’vegot to read the book.”

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News

Marissa Holmes of Vienna, a 15-years-old sophomore at McLeanHigh School, has been selected torepresent her school in the Na-tional Youth Leadership Forum(NYLF) on Law and Crime SceneInvestigation (CSI) Nov. 3-8, inWashington, D.C. She will be oneof about 400 students attendingfrom throughout the United States.

During the six-day program theForum will introduce students tocareers in the legal profession. The

curriculum is based on actualevents, which allows students tolearn from the examples set byattorneys of law and court officialsfrom municipal court to the U.S.Supreme Court.

Holmes is a member of the Var-sity Dance Team at McLean HighSchool. She also studies hip-hopdance at the James School ofDance in McLean and play tennisat the McLean Racquet and HealthClub. Marissa Holmes

Holmes To Participate inYouth Leadership Forum

Lead by the Vienna/Tyson’s Center, Huntington Learning Centers across Northern

Virginia are partnering with Foodfor Others in sponsoring a fooddrive during the month of August.

Huntington Learning Centers’Regional Director Jeff Cumminssaid that he learned of Food forOthers’ need for food supplies dur-ing the summer months at a net-working workshop sponsored bythe Vienna – Tysons RegionalChamber of Commerce, whereboth organizations are members.

“I realized we had a natural col-lection network in place with our12 Centers across the NorthernVirginia area,” said Cummins.“When I approached other Centersabout participating, there was im-mediate unanimous support. Hav-ing served the educational needsof children and their families forover thirty years at Huntington,we all recognized the vital needthat Food for Others was filling inthe community as well as our com-

mon interest in supporting chil-dren and their families.”

“The goal of Food for Others isto provide free food to those inneed, while working to eliminatehunger and food insecurity inNorthern Virginia,” said Food forOthers’ Director of Operations LizReinert.

Reinert cites the following factsabout local community:

* Even though Northern Virginiais considered one of the wealthi-est jurisdictions in the country, thearea still faces a poverty rate of 5

percent. This means, based on U.S.Census figures, that 90,183 per-sons are living in poverty, 30 per-cent of whom are children.

* In Fairfax County, 18.6 percentof the enrolled student body quali-fies for free or reduced lunch pro-grams. In Arlington County, thepercentage is even greater at 42.7percent.

The area’s citizens are invited toparticipate by dropping by theirnearest local Huntington LearningCenter with a donation of non-perishable food.

Vienna resident Jack Mc Guire and Falls Church residentElise Sanders help to organize donated food at theTysons Huntington Learning Center”

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News Service Roads to Shut DownThe route is actually shorter, and

VDOT spokesman Steve Tituniksaid traffic on what is now thedetour route was always heavierthan on the ramp that is nowclosed. And the jaunt on the TollRoad does not cost anything. How-ever, Titunik said, “The construc-tion part of this is not fun.”

The latest ramp closure is to al-low for preparation for the con-struction of ramps connectingWestpark Drive to the HOT lanes,and also for the creation of twowater retention facilities. Anotherconnection to the HOT lanes willbe built nearby, from Jones BranchRoad. Titunik said the new con-nections would encourage themany commuters who work inthat area, where there are a num-ber of large employers such asHilton, Gannett and Freddie Mac,to carpool. “The point is, it’s pro-viding choices for getting in andaround Tysons Corner,” he said.

Any drivers who miss the detouronto the Toll Road, though, willhave to take the Route 7 exit andwould likely use Magarity Road toget into McLean. Jackson said thecitizens association is already con-cerned about “bailout traffic” onits roads, caused by drivers trying

The left turn onto eastbound Route 7, coming from south-bound Route 123, will reopen in three years. Meanwhile,drivers take a short detour.

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to avoid construction delays now,rising tolls on the Toll Road in thenear future and, eventually, back-ups due to a more densely devel-oped Tysons Corner. He said theMCA was unconvinced that railand the HOT lanes would keepmost commuters from driving bythemselves, although he waspleased that the toll lanes wouldallow Beltway bus service.

Just west of the Beltway rampclosure, the barricade that recentlyclosed off the median break onRoute 7 in front of Marshalls De-partment Store, north of Route123, will one day be replaced by aMetro station. Previously, drivers

coming out of the Marshalls park-ing lot could turn left onto Route7 north or cross the road to anunnamed service road known bythe state as Frontage Road. Thisroad is the only point of access toa number of businesses, includingClyde’s Restaurant, the Orvissportsman’s clothing store and aVirginia ABC store among others,and leads to Pinnacle Drive. Driv-ers coming out of Frontage Roadcan no longer turn left onto Route7 south or cross to Marshalls.

“That’s being closed becausewe’re about to start construction ofTysons Central Station there,” saidMarcia McAllister, communications

manager for the Dulles CorridorMetrorail Project. In the early fall,all other mid-block turns alongRoute 7 in Tysons Corner will beclosed as well, as the median iswidened to make way for the railthat will run down its center.

ROUTE 7 will be pushed out to fillthe areas now occupied by serviceroads, and McAllister said the ser-vice roads also would begin to bepermanently shut down in the fall.

Just south of Marshalls, the leftturn from the ramp coming fromRoute 123 south onto eastboundRoute 7 has also been closed, dueto tunnel construction. “You canstill go down that ramp and gowestbound on Route 7,” saidHoward Menaker, an engineerwith Dulles Transit Partners. Railwill depart from the Dulles TollRoad at Tysons Corner, headingsouth on Route 123, tunnelingunder the intersection with Route7 and emerging at the station infront of Marshalls, Menaker said.

The left turn will reopen in threeyears. In the meantime, driverswho want to get from Route 123southbound to eastbound Route 7have to make a left on InternationalDrive, which hits Route 7 onlyabout a block from the interchange.

Democratic candidateMark Keam raised threetimes more money than

his Republican opponent Jim Hylanddid in the first six months of 2009.

Keam and Hyland are vying toreplace Steve Shannon (D) in theHouse of Delegates’ 35th district,which encompasses Vienna,Oakton, Dunn Loring and parts ofFairfax. They will face each otherin a general election Nov. 3.

Shannon is the DemocraticParty’s candidate for Virginia at-torney general this year and couldnot run for his delegate seat whileparticipating in a statewide race.

According to the Virginia PublicAccess Project, a nonpartisan orga-nization that tracks Virginia’s politi-cal campaign finance information,Keam collected $222,460 in dona-tions from January through June of2009. Hyland, a former president ofthe Fairfax County Republican Com-mittee who has run for office before,garnered $67,401 during the sametime period.

Keam spent a large amount ofmoney to win a Democratic Partyprimary over three opponentsJune 9. So despite having raisedover $200,000, the Keam cam-paign only had $30,000 left in thebank by June 30, according to theVirginia Public Access Project.

“He did spend a significantmoney to win the primary but wedo feel we will be able to raiseenough to communicate Mark’smessage in the general election,”said Peter Clerkin, Keam’s cam-paign manager.

Even though the Republican didnot have to compete in a primaryelection, by the end of JuneHyland was left with only $14,181of the approximately $67,000 hiscampaign had raised.

Hyland said the climate for po-litical fundraising is a lot tougherthan it was four years ago, whenhe ran against Shannon for thesame seat, or six years ago, whenhe ran for Providence District su-pervisor against Linda Smyth (D.

The Republican added that acampaign’s prolific fundraisingdoes not necessarily lead to vic-tory. Both Brian Moran and TerryMcAuliffe garnered more financialsupport than Creigh Deeds in runup to the Democratic Party’s gu-bernatorial primary in June, yetDeeds ended up winning the elec-tion in a landslide, he said.

“I put more value into person-to-person contact than I do intobig spending,” said Hyland.

— Julia O’Donoghue

Keam HasMore CashThan Hyland


Sports

A team of Northern Virginia highschool baseball players recentlyvisited the Dominican Republicon a goodwill tour playing local

teams and experiencing the Dominican cul-ture. Teams from other parts of the U.S.have made similar trips with mixed resultson the field. Team Virginia swept all six ofits games but more importantly came awaywith a greater appreciation for the oppor-tunities and comforts of growing up inAmerica.

The squad was led by area high schoolcoaches Mark “Pudge” Gjormand, MorganSpencer and Justin Counts and included 15players who played for eight Washingtonarea public and private high schools lastSpring. The players were: Ryan Ashooh,Connor Bach, Chris Campbell, Nick Amano-Dolan, Eli Facenda, Nate Favero, Jonny Gra-ham, Matt Moore, Sean Murphy, MikeNorton, Kevin Pence, Daniel Shill, NathanSlater, Josh Smith and Joey Zarella.

THE TEAM opened the trip with twogames in Santiago at a modern stadium thatis home to the premier team in the Domini-can winter professional league. Then, theytraveled to Santo Domingo for three gamesat Centro Olimpico, a once grand multi-sport facility that has fallen into disrepair.The tour concluded with a game on a neigh-borhood field in the small town of Cabaretethat was Norman Rockwell in the Carib-bean. As the quality of the fields diminished,the venue itself took on more character andthe home fans became more animated.

Team Virginia won its opening game 2-0behind a combined no hitter from ConnorBach and Ryan Ashooh. Mike Norton drovein the game’s first run and Bach stole homefor the second run. Bach and Chris Campbellhad two hits apiece.

In a rematch the next day, the U.S.romped to a 15-3 victory. Daniel Shill andEli Facenda combined on a four hitter. Josh

Smith had three hits and Kevin Pence col-lected a pair. Smith, Jonny Graham andSean Murphy drove in three runs apiece.

Games 3 and 4 were rain-shortened. TeamVirginia was leading 3-1 when a downpourended Game 3 in the third inning. JoeyZarella did the pitching. Zarella, Eli Facendaand Nathan Slater each drove in a run.

Rather than resuming the game, the op-posing coach opted for a rematch the nextday. Once again the U.S. was ahead 7-3when rain ended the contest in the fourthinning. Facenda and Bach took care of thepitching. Bach and Slater both scored a pairof runs.

Game 5 was played later that day withTeam Virginia winning 7-1. Matt Moore andAshooh pitched three innings apiece andShill closed the game. Ashooh recorded 8of 9 outs on strikeouts. Slater had two hitsincluding the only USA home run of the trip.

THE CLIMACTIC GAME of the trip wasalso the most thrilling. Nick Amano-Dolansingled home a run in the sixth to give theU.S. a 1-0 lead. Zarella pitched brilliantly,but defensive lapses allowed the home teamto score three unearned runs in the bottomof the sixth. Bach came in to finish the sixthwhich ended dramatically when rightfielder Moore gunned down a runner at theplate for the second time in the game.

Zarella started the seventh with a singleand after three walks and two outs pro-duced one run, Pence drove in the tying andgo ahead runs with a bad hop single overthe second baseman’s head. Bach closed thegame out picking a runner off first and strik-ing out the last two hitters. The confidentDominicans were stunned as Team Virginiasnatched victory from the jaws of defeat.After the game, the victors gave their USAhats and jerseys to the Dominican players.

Some Americans even gave away theirspikes, bats and gloves. All were receivedgratefully by the home team.

“The Dominican Republic is one of the topbaseball countries in the world,” saidGjormand. “We didn’t know what to expect,and when we took the field in a pro sta-dium in Santiago, there were a lot of nerves.We knew it was still the same game though,and we played with discipline and funda-mentals throughout the trip. In SantoDomingo, we entered the arena, the heartof Dominican baseball. The finale inCabarete was the craziest, coolest environ-ment I’ve ever coached in. Coming backfrom a 3-1 deficit was like winning the statechampionship. Literally giving them theshirts off our backs after the game was aterrific gesture by our players. I’m realproud of the effort our guys gave and theway they carried themselves. They were acredit to their families, Northern Virginiaand the USA.”

— Dave Graham

Team Virginia Sweeps Series in Dominican RepublicArea team winsall six games.

Game 2 on July 31 at Estadio Cibao in Santiago. Connor Bach, NateFavero, Nick Amano-Dolan, Nate Slater and Sean Murphy (holding theDominican flag) greet the Dominican players before the game.

Game 6 on Aug. 5 at Cabarete Field in Cabarete. Connor Bach about tothrow to Joey Zarella to pick a runner off first in the bottom of theseventh.

Game 5 on Aug. 2 at Fedobe Fieldin Centro Olimpico, SantoDomingo. Connor Bach chases aball during warm ups down theright field line.

Game 6 on Aug. 5 at Cabarete Field in Cabarete. Team Virginia sur-rounded by the Cabarete team after the game. The Americans later gavetheir hats and jerseys to their Dominican opponents.

Team VirginiaTeam Virginia players who participated in a trip

include: Madison High School students NateFavero, Eli Facenda, Jonny Graham and MattMoore; Centerville High School’s Ryan Ashooh,Connor Bach and Chris Campbell; Langley HighSchool’s Nick Amano-Dolan and Joey Zarella, bothof Great Falls; Herndon High School’s Kevin Penceand Daniel Shill, both of Reston; as well as NateSlater, Robert E Lee High, of Springfield; SeanMurphy, Gonzaga High, of Vienna; Mike Norton,Georgetown Prep, of Great Falls, and Josh Smith,St. Stephens/St. Agnes High, of Great Falls.

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What’s the alternative, really? Be a dis-mal Jimmy? A gloomy Gus? A stick in themud (to quote one of my wife, Dina’s,favorite Kenny-characterizations)?Hardly. Where’s the fun in any of that?Or rather, what’s the point in feelingsorry for yourself? From what I’ve seenand read and heard from friends, familymembers and readers (thank you all very,very much), there are already plenty ofpeople feeling sorry for me; sending andremembering me in their prayers,encouraging and supporting me in myhours of need, offering assistance andinformation, all of which I definitelyneed and appreciate.

However, moving forward, I am notgoing negative nor am I feeling hopeless.An unexpected outpouring of emotionalback-stopping will do that. Life goes on,although when I look in the mirror, I dosee Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan) fromThe Addams Family staring back at me (achemo moment, you might say). In thisincarnation, Fester is not wearing thatblack tunic thing with the Elizabethan-type collar he always wore; he is bald,though, with no eyebrows, minimalfacial hair and eyes with no lashes. As aresult of this stark – and somewhat self-conscious – appearance, I am often seenwearing a Boston Red Sox baseball cap(unlike Fester), forever supportive of myhometown team.

The hat/head cover has been my onlyconcession/acceptance of the cancer. Ijust can’t go around bald; having had afull head of thick, curly black hair mywhole life; seeing myself without astrand would have been too much tobare. I don’t mind feeling the fear, livingthe life and walking the walk (one of theside effects from one of the chemo drugsmakes it hard to run), but looking thepart is a bit more than I can take. In mymind, so long as I don’t look like I feel, Iwon’t feel like I look, lousy. I suppose it’ssort of like mental gymnastics, a kind ofmind-over-what-really-matters.However, when the going gets tough, it’stough not to react in ways unforeseenand maybe even unanticipated. Findingways (or rationalizations) to hold yourhead up high and reinforce whateverpositive vibe you can emotionallyembrace helps to defeat the demons.

As Herman Edwards, former headfootball coach of The New York Jets andmost recently, The Kansas City Chiefs, isfamous for saying: “You play to win thegame!” And that’s exactly what I’m try-ing to do. Except this is no game of foot-ball, this is the game of life.

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100 Block Dogwood St., S.W. Aug. 13, 7 a.m.After a lengthy investigation by Town of ViennaPolice Detectives, a search warrant was executedin the early morning hours in the 100 block ofDogwood St., S.W. The search warrant wasaccompanied by three arrest warrants for drugrelated charges. The Fairfax County PoliceDepartment’s Tactical Team assisted ViennaPolice Detectives in making safe entry in to thehome. Once inside, a 29-year-old male ofDogwood St. was arrested and transported tothe Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.While there, warrants for Possession of aSchedule III Narcotic, Possession of Oxycodone,and Possession of Marijuana were served on thesuspect. Also located inside the home was a 16-year-old juvenile runaway. The girl wastransported to Vienna Police Headquarters andreleased to her parents.

GRAND LARCENYMarshall Road Elementary School, 730

Marshall Road, S.W. Aug. 3 between 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. While attending a meeting inside theschool, a teacher’s vehicle was unlawfullyentered and rifled through. A laptop computerand various other items were stolen from theinterior of the vehicle. This case is still beinginvestigated.

LOST PROPERTY200 Block Locust St., S.E. Between Jan. 1-Aug.

7, 2009. A citizen reported losing her passportsometime between the listed dates.

PETIT LARCENYPatrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave.,

East. Between Aug. 1-Aug. 7. A shrubberywhich had been planted by the Ayrhill GardenClub at the Patrick Henry Library was stolenduring the listed times.

400 Block Maple Ave., S.E. Aug. 8, 2:14 p.m. Ataxi cab driver reported that a passenger exitedhis cab without paying the fare. This case is stillbeing investigated.

Stalcup Hardware 229 Maple Ave., East.Aug. 9, 11 a.m. A flowering plant was stolenfrom the rear of the store.

Noodles and Company, 201 Maple Avenue,East. Aug. 9, 3:15 p.m. An unlocked andunattended bicycle was stolen from the bikerack near Noodles and

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POLICE SERVICE200 Block Park Terrace Court, S.E. Aug. 9, 5

p.m. A citizen complained that a neighbor hadmade a threatening gesture towards him and hisson. The neighbor disputes the claim. Thewarrant obtainment process was explained toboth parties.

Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park St.,N.E. Aug. 11, 1:32 p.m. An employee of thechurch reported that a woman was on theproperty and refusing to leave. The woman isknown to the employee and has causedproblems in the past. The woman had left thechurch prior to police arrival. MPO Evans andSergeant Elias located the woman near a busstop. The woman was issued a formaltrespassing notice and banned from the churchproperty.

200 Block Cedar Lane, S.E. Aug. 13, 2:14 p.m.Two roommates were arguing over rent money.One roommate wanted to leave the apartmentafter only 1 week of living there. The otherroommate wanted her to pay a full month’s rentfor having stayed the week. The issue wasresolved by Sergeant Juelharte and the tworoommates came to a mutual agreement.

SUSPICIOUS EVENTRadio Shack, 332 Maple Ave., West. Aug. 9,

5:57 p.m. A customer and an employee becameinvolved in a heated argument over the price ofa computer. The argument was verbal in nature.The warrant obtainment process was explained

to both parties.

TRESPASSINGWolftrap Hotel, 430 Maple Ave., S.W. Aug. 8,

1:02 a.m. A subject known to have been bannedfrom the property of the Wolftrap Hotel wasobserved near the laundry area. A search of thearea was met with negative results. The warrantobtainment process was explained to thecomplainant.

VANDALISM300 Block Glyndon St., N.E. Between Aug. 7 at

7 p.m. and Aug. 8 at 4:14 p.m. A DominionPower meter at Glyndon Park was damagedduring the listed times.

ABANDONED VEHICLEAyrhill Ave. at Park St., N.E. Aug. 7, 1:17 p.m.

A citizen reported that a vehicle has beenabandoned in front of his house for an extendedperiod of time. This case will receive follow upattention from the Traffic Squad.

Talahi Road at Park St., S.E. Aug. 11, 5:01p.m. A citizen reported that a vehicle has beenabandoned in front of their residence for oneweek. The Traffic Squad will follow up on thiscase.

ANIMAL CASESBeulah Road near Sideling Court, N.E. Aug.

9, 9:40 p.m. A citizen and her dog received cutsand bites after a visiting neighborhood dogattacked. The injuries were minor. The dogpermanently resides in Washington, D.C. andwas

quarantined. ACO Barker will follow up on thiscase.

200 Block Commons Drive, N.W. Aug. 11,12:34 p.m. A citizen called to report that threekittens had been found in her window well. Thekittens appeared to have been abandoned bytheir mother. ACO Barker rescued the kittensand transported them to the Fairfax CountyAnimal Shelter.

CRASHESHit and Run, 1000 Block Cottage St., S.W.

Aug. 8, 12:54 p.m. A citizen reported that hisvehicle was struck by an unknown vehicleovernight. The driver of the striking vehicle didnot leave any identification.

Lawyers Road at Church St., N.W. Aug. 4,4:13 p.m. One vehicle was attempting to crossover Lawyers Road on Church St., heading east.As the vehicle pulled out it was struck by apassing vehicle on Lawyers Road. No chargeswere filed in this case.

Maple Ave. near Park St., N.E. Aug. 7, 2:52 p.m.One vehicle was heading westbound on MapleAvenue approaching Park St. As the vehicleentered the center turn lane, it struck a secondeastbound vehicle that was also in the center turnlane. No charges were filed in this case.

Ayrhill Ave. near Center St., N.W. Aug. 9,10:05 a.m. As a driver traveled eastbound onAyrhill Ave., he became distracted by his cellphone and reached for it. The driver then strucka parked vehicle. The driver was charged withFailure to Pay Full Time and Attention.

Hit and Run, 2806 Hunter Road, S.W.Between Aug. 10 at 12 p.m. Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. Acitizen reported that during the listed times andunknown vehicle struck his legally parkedvehicle. The striking vehicle’s driver did notleave any contact information.

Park St. near Locust St., S.E. Aug. 11, 12:44p.m. As a vehicle was proceeding northbound onPark St., the driver reached down to plug in hiscell phone. The vehicle drifted to the right,struck a curb, and then struck a utility pole. Thedriver was uninjured and was charged withFailure to Pay Full Time and Attention.

Hit and Run, Maple Ave. near Mill St., N.E.Aug. 12, 12:30 p.m. Two vehicles were travelingalong Maple Ave., one behind the other. As thefront vehicle came to a stop, the second vehicledid not and struck it in the rear. The driver ofthe striking vehicle then fled the scene. Thefleeing vehicle was described as a green FordExpedition.

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