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while maintaining and increasing your investment’s worth.”

His career began in managing apartment homes for one of the largest management companies in the U.S. It was during that time that Anthony developed his exper- tise in customer service, negoti-ations and project management. “In 2014, I made the switch from managing apartments to managing associations, and I fell in love with this part of the field,” Anthony says. “After interviewing with the FRCA Board, I had a solid view of what is important to Falls Run; and I knew I would be a great fit.”

He goes on to say, “In both worlds (apartment and associa-tion) large scale projects, bidding and budgeting are the same. What makes me uniquely suited to be your GM is my ability to listen and understand owners and resi-dents, and, most importantly, bring peaceable solutions that are fair in accordance to the rules everyone agrees to live by.”

Anthony has led communities in times of high stress as well as calm. Where there was disorganization, he brought direction and structure. “When there was a fire in one community, I worked hard to make sure the 33 affected residents not only were communicated with, but

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Plans are underway for an updated resident directoryAn updated version of the resident directory will be delivered to each home in the community early next year. Look for an article in the September Gazette containing instructions for checking your current listing and making changes, if needed.Residents will have the opportunity to advertise their home-based businesses in the directory. For more information, please contact Keith Marine, Activities Director,at540-371-4563

Would you like to write for The Gazette? The staff of the official Falls Run monthly magazine always encour- ages new members to our hard- working team. Any resident who wishes to join us in getting news, information and entertaining arti-cles and features out to the entire community is cordially invited to contact anyone on our staff (listed on page 2 of each issue), or simply attend an editorial meeting at 10:00 a.m. on the first Monday of each month (excluding July) at the Community Center.

Hats off to... ...the 10-15 dedicated members of our Pool Volunteers, who regularly monitor the outdoor pool through-out the summer months.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

by Susanne Lazanov

Anthony Lugo, CMCA, a Freder-icksburg area native, assumed the position of general manager for the Falls Run Community Association on June 15. He brings seven years of property management experi-ence and certification as manager of community associations to the position. “I have worked through nearly every scenario one might come across in property manage-ment,” he says. “I am a very hard worker, and I am not finished until the job is done.”

Anthony believes that the most important part of association management is the people. ”I really look forward to meeting you, the residents of Falls Run, and I’m interested in learning about your property,” he says. “Managing associations is not only about managing a property, but it is about doing life with one another—all

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Falls Run GazetteThe Falls Run Gazette is the official publication of the Falls Run Community. The newsletter, distributed to all Falls Run resi-dences, is published 11 times per year, monthly with a combined July-August issue.Editor:

Doug Filler [email protected]

Staff Writers: Connie Block Barbara Chadwick Elizabeth Clements Jeanette Doolittle Joan Frank Art Gabler Donna Kappler Susanne Lazanov Judy Rao Sue Silvers Susan Smart

Contributing Writers: Steve Beasley Chuck Heath Mary Mork

Staff Photographer: Rachael Nieves

Advertising Manager: Keith Marine [email protected]

Falls Run Community AssociationPresident:

Don McCreary

General Manager: Anthony Lugo (540) 899-9958 [email protected]

Activities Director: Keith Marine (540) 371-4563 [email protected]

© 2015 Falls Run Community Association

Triumph of Team TriathlonThe first-ever Falls Run Team Triathlon championship attracted 6 teams—each consisting of 6 athletes, who competed in five separate matches each of bocce, horseshoes and corn hole—vying for victory. The active competition began well before the official starting time of 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, as each team selected its formal name designed

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also safe, “he explains. “I’ve hugged those who’ve lost loved ones, and I’ve been there to celebrate mile-stones in the lives of my owners.”

Anthony appreciates the importance of earning additional certifica-tions in association management. Achieving his CMCA (Certified Manager of Community Associa- tions) was only the first step. Cur-rently, he is working on obtaining his AMS (Association Manage- ment Specialist). “Ultimately, my goal is to obtain a PCAM (Profes-sional Community Association Manager),” he says. “Although these take years to achieve, I am committed to taking the necessary steps.”

Anthony lives in the Fredericksburg area with his wife, Ashley, and their children, Isabella, 4, and Micah, 2.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, listening to music, following DC sports and volunteering with his church.

Anthony is prepared for the “learning curve” inherent in starting his new position. He is confident that other staff members, the board and residents will prove to be a valu-able resource as he makes his way. “I hold myself to a very high stan-dard of excellence, and I challenge others to do likewise,” he says. “Focus, hard work and innovation are the keys to my success.”

On June 15, residents had a chance to meet and greet our new general manager at a reception in his honor. Anthony was formally introduced to the community at the FRCA Board meeting on June 24.

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to reflect optimal creativity and team composition. The alphabetical roster of team names was as follows:

■ Pinot Gallery Uncorked (PGU), whose women members wore matching earrings made of wine-bottle corks;

■ 50 Shades of Grey Hair; ■ Team Jinxy; ■ Tennis Menace; ■ The Six Pack (6PK); and ■ Wild Women at Home (WWH).

Reinforced by the availability of hot dogs, chips, other snacks and Gatorade throughout the day, a total of 4½ hours of grueling competition was followed by the official awards ceremony, with trophies presented

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On the Roadby Doug Filler

Like other young couples just starting out in life together, Carol and Dan Walters had big dreams and aspirations. When they first got married, they mutually agreed that when the available time and financial resources permitted, they would embark on no less than four extensive road trips across this great country of ours. As we have all experienced, however, their ambitious plans were necessarily put on indefinite hold while they pursued career advancement and amidst growing family obligations.

Carol’s dream started with her first solo trip to Hawaii and Los Angeles as part of her 21st birthday present to herself. Dan recalls that his wanderlust began when he was attending college in Rochester, NY, and a fellow student asked if he would join him in going to a party—in, of all places, Colorado. Of course, this suggestion sounded perfectly reasonable to a young college man with the time and desire to drive across the country, and so began his dream of person-ally seeing virtually the entire U.S. from the ground up!

With a life-long interest in our country’s history, in 1980 Dan accepted a one-year high school teaching position in Spotsylvania County, leaving upstate New York behind. However, struggling to afford a home on a teacher’s salary, and despite a prior 4-year stint in the Air Force, he then began a 33-year career supporting the Navy at Dahlgren and Washington Navy Yard. Years later, when Del Webb decided to create a 55-plus

community off Plantation Drive in the Falmouth area, Dan and Carol were among the first resi-dents to purchase a building site on what was to become Goose Creek Circle in Falls Run. Although actual home construc-tion would not begin until all of the lots had been sold, every week they visited the original undevel-oped land as it ultimately became transformed into the unique resi-dential community we all know today.

This year in April, after 39 years of married life, and even though both Dan and Carol are still working full-time, they finally began their long-held quest to fulfill their dream of seeing the many wonders of America. Dan took 17 days of leave from his position at the Navy Yard in DC, and so began an odyssey that was to cover 4,996 miles through 11 U.S. states.

The Walters’ road trip began at 6:00 a.m. the morning of April 7, embarking on the 520-mile trip to Knoxville, TN. They planned to stop each night near a specific destination city, but except for reserving a 6-day vacation condo in Sedona, AZ, they selected over-night accommodations at the end of the day’s drive. The next day they visited a replica of the Greek Parthenon in Nashville, viewed the world-famous Danny Thomas Hospital in Memphis, then crossed the Mississippi River, and drove through to Little Rock, AR.

On the third day they traveled to Elk City, OK, on the Texas border, and from there on to Santa

Fe, NM. Along the way, they stopped at tiny Adrian, TX (pop. 150) to eat at a diner that had been recommended to them as having the best-tasting home-made pie around. While there, they found that this small town had the distinction of being the midway point between Chicago and Los Angeles on the orig-inal Route 66 of early TV fame. Moreover, in speaking with the diner’s owner, they also discov-ered that his wife had attended the same, small, 300-student high school in upstate New York where Dan had himself grad-uated—a nearly miraculous coincidence.

They ended that day in pictur-esque Santa Fe, and spent half of the next day seeing the local sights, including one of the oldest churches in the western U.S. and

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“Staircase to nowhere”, Santa Fe, NM


the iconic “staircase to nowhere” that is a must-see on the list of intriguing oddities. After another hour’s driving, they arrived in Albuquerque, NM for the night.

The next day they passed through Gallup, NM and toured the historic El Rancho hotel which boasts countless signed photos of famous movie stars who stayed there while filming cinematic productions. Another stop was a visit to the “corner in Winslow, AZ” forever memorialized in the Eagles’ hit song “Take It Easy”. A nearby building features a mural illustrating unforgettable lines from the song’s lyrics (including “It’s a girl, my Lord, in a flat-bed Ford, slowing down to take a look at me.”) On the way to their planned 6-day stay in Sedona, AZ, the steep, switchback roadway dropped an estimated 2,500 feet in elevation over no more than 4 miles of driving—a breathtaking experience for Carol.

Sedona included visiting the Cathedral in the Rock, off-roading via Pink Jeeps Tours, the artist enclave Tlaquepaque, and surrounding red rock formations.

The return trip to Virginia wound its way through NM (Blue Hole and Billy the Kid’s grave), Tulsa, OK, a drive-by of the famed St. Louis, MO Arch, followed by a visit to Churchill Downs in Kentucky (Carol’s dream visit), a drive through West Virginia and on into Virginia and home. They returned home with incom-parable memories and experiences that they have captured in photos which will forever remain tangible reminders of a truly unforgettable trip.

It is not surprising that Dan and Carol are anxious to complete the three other road trips they have planned, beginning when they retire in about a year:

1: Across the northern tier of U.S. states, through Michigan, North and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and into Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, followed by an Alaskan cruise;

2: Next, a southern route through Tennessee, Natchez and Vicks-burg, MS, and down to New Orleans; and

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3: Finally, following a flight to San Francisco, taking a three-week drive down the Pacific Coast on U.S. Route 1 to San Diego.

Asked if there are any important messages to be taken from their memorable experiences on the road, the Walters’ concluded that:

■ “It’s never too late to make your dreams come true, but make the time to do it.” and

■ “On your own road trip, don’t necessarily stick to a specific, predetermined itinerary, as half of the fun and excitement is being flexible and thereby finding the unusual and the unexpected.”

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Holland Remembers World War II American SoldiersIt isn’t every day that Falls Run residents are featured on the front page of The Washington Post, as central players in a heart-warming story of long-remembered grati-tude. However, the May 25, 2015 issue highlighted just such an occurrence that took place this Memorial Day in distant Margraten, the Netherlands.

On that day, Jerry and Beth Palmento were there to pay tribute to Jerry’s father, who died on November 11, 1944 while fighting to help free the Dutch population from years of Nazi occupation. But the heart of this story is the fact that for more than 70 years, thou-sands of Dutch families have

regularly visited the graves of young American soldiers and brought flowers to honor those who made possible their own freedom.

Moreover, it is an honor that has been conscientiously passed down from one Dutch generation to another over the years. The orig-inal “adopters” of Jerry’s father’s grave, the Stienens, passed this important responsibility on to their oldest son, Theo and his wife, who have visited and placed flowers beside the grave along with their children and 24-year-old granddaughter several times each year. This year, Jerry and Beth visited the Stienens at their

home to thank the family person-ally for so honoring his father’s memory at the Margraten ceme-tery—the only burial ground where each individual grave has a volunteer caretaker, along with a waiting list of those who wish to take over what they regard as a continuing multi-generational responsibility.

No other tradition more accurately demonstrates the true significance and meaning of Memorial Day than these unspoken actions of individuals who feel a never-ending debt of gratitude to those who fought to help them regain their freedom.


by Chuck Heath, Advanced Master Gardener and Tree Steward

I have gotten a lot of calls asking “what’s wrong with my crape myrtles.” In most cases the answer is “winter got to them.” Here is what happened this winter:

In January we experienced some really cold weather, followed by some really warm weather, and again followed by some really cold weather.

When it turns really warm many plants (deciduous plants-meaning plants that lose their leaves) get a message that says “it’s spring time, let’s put out those buds, flowers, and leaves and get growing.” They do this because the leaves of the plants interact with the energy from the sun to produce food for the plant to nourish and grow, which is called photosynthesis. Plants cannot live without this process.

So the plant begins to put out leaves to photosynthesize and grow and we get a shot of really frigid weather. The plant thinks, holey moly it’s still winter and drops all those buds, flowers and leaves. This stresses the plant and causes the plant to use up much of its stored energy.

We had two more rounds of similar warm-ups and hard freezes. Each time, the plant underwent consid-erable stress and used up a lot of food/energy reserves to cope.

Then spring really arrives. The plant now says to itself “do I have the ability/energy to do this again?”

Here’s a little more physiology. When a plant undergoes stress of any kind it begins to stop doing things that require it to expend energy or use up the food reserves that are stored in its roots. This process starts with the parts of the plant that are farthest away from the root system. First, it sheds leaves, and as the stress progresses, it stops sending nourishment to the branches or limbs, and that portion of the tree dies. This, in a nutshell, is what happened to the crape myrtles this winter.

We are seeing the results of this now. Many younger or smaller plants, those that are not shielded from the wind, or plants that were chopped (topped-aka crape murder) are experiencing different degrees of dieback. In some instances there may only be a few shoots produced at the bottom of the plant.

In the garden: What Happened To My Crape Myrtles? Plant Physiology 101 & Summer Lawn Care Tips

So, what does one do? If you have branches without leaves on them, prune them out at this time and then decide whether to keep the plant or replace it.

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MY FAVORITE SAYINGSSayings may be classified as proverbs, adages, maxims, mottos, etc. but they all usually express some obvious truth. Most sayings are effective thanks to their shortness and directness, making them easy to understand and remember. Here are some from the folks at Falls Run.

Do not try to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.– Nancy Abbate, Elberon Drive

A penny earned is a penny saved.– Donna Blaemire, Turtle Creek Way

What goes around comes around. – Donna Rae Blaemire, Smithfield Way

They’re worthless as tits on a boar hog.– Joyce Cain, Herndon Court

God Bless You.– David Duke, Carson Drive

What comes around goes around.– Maureen Friedheim, Emory Court

Kindness matters. – Joyce Hughes, Chantilly Place

Little pitchers have big ears.– Joan Leavitt, Smithfield Way

Unexpected things can happen and don’t worry about them, originally said as s_ _t happens.– Don Mccreary, Castlewood Drive

I don’t want to look like mutton dressed as lamb.– Corinne Petross, Bridgewater Circle

Never say never.– Diane Rimer, Aspen Hill Drive

I’m frequently in error but never in doubt.– Janet Sutera, Bluefield Lane

Everybody’s queer but thee and me, and thee’s is a little queer.– Sandy Turner, Smithfield Way

It is what it is.– Carolyn Wellman, Emory Drive

No good deed goes unpunished.– Fred Wellman, Emory Drive

Da Mi Bessame Mille. Give me a thousand kisses.– Jean Williams, Covington Drive

It’s gonna’ rain the whole damn week. – Michael Woods, Norwood Lane

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The September Gazette will include the complete Fall Lawn Care Program.

You can reach me during the Monday Morning Plant Clinics at the Center, call me at 540-368-8113 or email me at [email protected]. We sharpen lawn mower blades and gardening tools (no saws) and will come to your home to assess your issues. We never charge for our services. Chuck, Joan, and Kevin, your Master Gardeners.

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Summertimeby Judy Rao

Flip flops, ice cream barsSandy towels and endless days. That is what summer is.The routines change and we are

in our summer daze.

If we are lucky we go to a beachor swim in a pool for days.We get a golden tan or we burndepending on our sunscreen ways.

Best is the food of summer,barbeque wins each time.Whether it is burgers or ribs or chickenor even a steak in its prime!

The fruits of summer abound.Who doesn’t like sweet grapes

and juicy pears,mangoes and bananas?Give me a drippy watermelon

and I shed all my cares.

The summers of our childhoodwere filled with places to explore.We met our friends to hit a ballor dress our dolls, which I adored.

Try to imagine when you were youngand bask in the memories of play.If you could, what would yoube doing on any summer’s day?

Maestro Dr. Kevin Bartram by Barbara Chadwick

Do you know we have one of the finest orchestras in the United States here in Fredericks-burg, Virginia? Do you know we are blessed with the finest guest artists in the United States here in Fredericksburg, Virginia? Issac Perlman has performed here, the Richmond Ballet has performed here, Michael Finestein has performed here and now we are having one of the world’s most famous tenors coming here on October 17...Jose Carreras. It is all here in Fredericksburg, Virginia at the University of Mary Wash-ington...right in our own back yard!

Do you know you can join the Friends of the UMW Philhar-monic and see and hear these amazing events? Call UMW for details, at 654-1000.

Do you know that Maestro Dr. Kevin Bartram and his amazing orchestra are responsible for all of this? Maestro Bartram is from Maryland so we can consider him ours. He majored in music educa-tion at Northwestern University, with the wish to teach all aspects of music. He received his doctorate from Gettysburg College. He has studied with the Chicago Symphony. He returned to Mary- land to teach high school music. His music group has won every national award as the best orchestra in the country for several years while he was teaching. At the school’s 50th anniversary, all of the many trophies were displayed together.

Maestro Bartram came to the University of Mary Washington in 2002 and has brought the orchestra up to the brilliant performing group it is today. The UMW Philharmonic Orchestra is considered to be one of the finest university orchestras in the United States today, all of whose members are volunteers, chosen by audition, of course. They come from all walks of life...doctors, merchants, mothers, teachers and so on. It is very important to the Maestro to bring to UMW the most talented individuals and put Fredericksburg on the artistic map, so that it is not necessary to travel to DC in order to see and hear a great performance.

This year there will be five concerts, opening with Jose Carreras on October 17, (his only American concert), on December 3 and 4 the holiday concerts, on March 26 Joshua Bell, a violinist virtuoso, and finally featuring an exchange conductor, Lucia Zicos from Argentina, while Maestro Bartram will exchange duties with her, conducting in Argentina.

Do you know that Kevin Bartram is also a Master Gardener and is here at our Center every Monday with Chuck Heath sharing their plant knowledge. It is not surprising that Kevin is interested in plants and botany as he is a descendant of William Bartram, America’s first native-born natu-ralist/artist and the first author to publish his nature travels through-out the South in 1791. The Bartram Trail follows his path.

Maestro Kevin Bartram and Master Gardener Kevin Bartram has followed George Bernard Shaw’s words (paraphrased)… ”Our life belongs to the commu-nity, and it is my privilege to do what I can to pass the torch.” A life well lived and certainly well shared.


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Want to Try Bocce???by Elizabeth Clements

Have you ever driven by the Center on a Wednesday morning and noticed a number of residents engaged in an active game out in the back? Well, then you have seen a group of your friends and neighbors who meet each week at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesdays to play bocce, and you are invited to join them! It is an easy game to learn, and anyone can play, so simply stop by just to watch or participate yourself. Contact: Cliff Noyes.

Depictions of bocce, a game that dates back to 5000 B.C., have been found in cave paintings from that time, showing young men playing a game that appears to be very similar to today’s bocce. In fact, bocce proved to be so popular that in 1319 A.D. it was actu-ally prohibited for individuals of lesser nobility to play because it diverted their attention from their daily work. In later centuries it gradually made its way to Italy, where it became a street game commonly played by members of the lower classes. Once again, it was in danger of being prohibited because as the nobility walked in the streets, they were often hit in the knees by errant bocce balls. However, the game remains very popular in Italy to this day.

While its popularity has varied widely, down through the ages bocce has evolved from a crude sport played with rounded rocks or even coconuts to the modern game using composite or metal balls. After sweeping across California beginning in 1989, the U.S. now boasts over 25 million bocce enthusiasts.

A game that can easily be participated in by all, bocce can be played on virtually any surface. Falls Run resi-dents are fortunate to have access to two bocce courts that have recently been refurbished. Players are divided into teams of two to four members, with each team receiving four balls, either red or green in color. A small white ball, called the pallino, is tossed out onto

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This is an easy summertime (or anytime) dessert, and also quick to make. The fruit usually includes strawberries, bananas, grapes, canned pineapple, apples, watermelon or any other melon. Cut all fruit in bite-sized pieces. While cutting the fruit be sure to let the 6-inch wooden shish kabob sticks soak in water, which helps to avoid their splin-tering when you add the fruit. Usually, 5-6 pieces of fruit go on each stick. Once done, you can sprinkle crushed nuts or chocolate syrup on them. Cinnamon sugar is great on apples, as well as flaked coconut, sprinkles or colored sugars. Be creative, and enjoy!

the court, and players try to get their own ball to roll closest to the pallino in order to score a point for their team. Players can also try to hit the other team’s ball farther away, with the winning team scoring one point for each one of their balls that lands closer to the pallino than the opposition. Up to 4 points can be scored, with the winning team being the one that is first to score a total of 12 points.

Now that the warm weather has returned to Falls Run, bocce is a great outdoor activity in which to participate. Consider becoming a member of the Wednesday bocce group, or check out the bocce set from the concierge so you can play or practice on your own.

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Welcome New Neighbors by Mary Mork

LarryandNadineGrayare new neighbors at 5 Birchleaf Drive. Both origi-nally from Boston, for 29 years they lived in Sacra-mento and Sunnyvale, CA before moving to Spotsyl-vania about a year ago. Larry served in the U.S. Navy for 3 years, and retired from the printing business a few years ago. Nadine worked in the insurance business for a short time but then was able to stay at home and raise their two children. Their son lives in California and their daughter in Texas. They have many other family members living in the Fredericksburg area.

JuanandAmeliaTorresat 16 Shadwell Court are originally from Puerto Rico. They moved to the Bronx, NY in 1953 where Juan worked in banking. He also served in the Marine Corps for 3 years. Amelia is a beautician as well as a nutri-tionist. After Juan retired and he and Amelia moved to Delaware 11 years ago, he volunteered with the American Red Cross organization. They have four sons, one who lives in Fredericksburg.

New Villa Residentsby Sue Silvers

WalterandEdithAlbert moved to 72 Legend Drive from Deer Park, NY. Walter, a machinist, retired from Vernitron, while Edith retired from her position as an executive assistant at Empire Scientific Battery Company. They relocated to Falls Run to be somewhat closer to their children and their families—one son and his family live in Fairfax Station, VA, their daughter and her family are in Hartsdale, NY, and another son and his family reside in Tampa, FL. The Alberts have 5 grandchildren, ages 1 to 14 years.

DarleenMandt moved to 22 Harborton Lane from Mesa, AZ, to be closer to her son and his family in Stafford, VA. She also has two daughters, one living in Oklahoma with her family and one in Idaho with her family. Darleen worked at Arizona State University for 28 years as a Graduate Advisor for Electrical Engineering. She has several adorable kitties.

MichaelandErlindaHarrisof 10 Highlander Drive came from Garrisonville, VA, to live in a quiet community with options for seniors. Mike retired from the Air Force in 1994, with his last duty station being the Pentagon. After his military retirement, for the past 15 years he has worked as a Network Engineer at Headquarters Marine Corps, and is looking forward to complete retirement in 4 years. Erlinda has been a housewife and is the mother of four children from her previous marriage, and Michael is the father of two children from his previous marriage. They have been together as a couple for 8 years, and love and support all of their children. Together, Erlinda and Michael have 5 daughters, 1 son, and 12 grandchildren.

to the winners. The overall competition was won by Team Jinxy (with 12 wins, 3 losses), closely followed by The Six Pack (10 wins, 4 losses and 1 tie).

With each team being cheered on by equally enthusiastic supporters, the overwhelming success of the Team Triathlon competition ensures that this event will be repeated in the not-too-distant future.

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Photo by Barbara Chadwick


Greater Falls Run Lions Club…May Was a Busy MonthMore than 80 Lions from District 24-A walked and raised over $14,000 for the 10th Annual Northern Virginia Vision Walk to support the Foundation Fighting Blindness on May 3rd. Of those 80+ Lions, the Greater Falls Run Lions Club had 19 participants walking for Team Dan Owens! The highlight of the day was Mary Owens presenting the Lions’ check of $1,000 to Davida Luehrs, Chapter President of the Northern Virginia Chapter.

The Sight and Hearing Van was scheduled by the Greater Falls Run Lions Club to attend the Military Appreciation Day hosted by Chic-Fil-A at the Expo Center on May 20th. Approximately 15 adults and children were tested, with no referrals.

The Greater Falls Run Lions Club participated in the Health Fair on May 23rd at Stafford Junc-tion. Tomato plants were purchased, planted and given to the children who attended. The Sight and Hearing Van was there and we screened 55 people in the van and 15 with SPOT, with 2 referrals. Personnel from the Berea Fire and Rescue Station were also on hand with the fire truck for the kids to see.

Highlights of Falls Run Memorial Day Picnic Photos by Brenda Dudley

by Barbara Chadwick

The 3rd Annual Falls Run Memorial Day Picnic was a roaring success. Brenda Dudley, Sally Cooney Anderson and a huge staff were just amazing. Resi-dents brought in food…literally tons of food…franks, hamburgers, salads of all sorts, and desserts that would satisfy any sweet tooth. We love showing off our cooking skills, and the team provided drinks and paper goods. Even the weather was great. There was music, as well as Joan Frank leading a patriotic song fest. First prize in the chili cook-off went to Kit Wilkinson, with Nancy Copispoti coming in second...If you missed this event this year, don’t miss it next year…It truly was an all-American day and a truly Americana event.

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