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Madison’s Ryan Partridge won the220-pound 6A North region wres-tling championship on Feb. 13 atFairfax High School. Tyler Megonigaland Drew Smith also won regiontitles in their categories.

Madison’s Ryan Partridge won the220-pound 6A North region wres-tling championship on Feb. 13 atFairfax High School. Tyler Megonigaland Drew Smith also won regiontitles in their categories.

A Historic Year forWarhawk Wrestling

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A Historic Year forWarhawk Wrestling

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Vienna Business AssociationInstalls New Board MembersNews, Page 2

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The Vienna Business Asso-ciation installed its 2016Board of Directors,

headed by chairman Mary KayClaus, on Feb. 12, at theassociation’s luncheon meeting.Incoming chair for 2017 is GeorgeCreed.

Town of Vienna mayor LaurieDiRocco inducted the new officers.The office of U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11) was representedby Alex Robbins. Although Rep.Connolly was out of the country

for the meeting, he had enteredinto the Congressional Record therecording of the new board of di-rectors. Each board member re-ceived a copy of the record.

Chairman Claus gave the VBAState of the Union remarks.

The Vienna Business Associationwas founded three-and-a-halfyears ago as a voice for Vienna’sbusiness community and catalystfor community events. Since itsformation, VBA has organized andhosted the annual Vienna Hallow-

een Parade, Oktoberfest and FirstNight Vienna celebration, eventsthat are free to the public. It holdsboth breakfast and luncheon meet-ings and runs a networking break-fast group that meets twice amonth. Members sponsor socialmixers, as well.

On April 7, VBA holds its inau-gural awards gala, open to thecommunity.

For information on joining theVienna Business Association, go towww.ViennaBusiness.org.

Vienna mayor Laurie DiRocco swore in the Vienna Business Association’s 2016 Boardof Directors.

Vienna Business AssociationInstalls New Board Members

Chairman of the Board of Directors of theVienna Business Association, Mary KayClaus, gives the VBA state of the unionaddress.

Alex Robbins, representing the office ofU.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, gave each newBoard member a copy of the Congres-sional Record in which Rep. Connolly hadentered VBA’s Board induction. Rep.Connolly was out of the country while theinstallation took place.

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Faith Notes are for announce-ments and events in the faithcommunity. Send [email protected] is Friday.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church,2589 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna willhold a drive-thru service that quicklyprovides ashes and prayer to Christianobservers of Ash Wednesday in the

church parking lot on Wednesday, Feb. 10from 6-8:45 a.m. For more info, go towww.elcvienna.org or call 703-938-2119.

The Antioch Christian Churchoffers a time of Prayer and Healing onWednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. foranyone wanting encouragement andhealing through prayers. People areavailable to pray with you or for you.Antioch Christian Church is located at

1860 Beulah Road in Vienna.www.antiochdoc.org.

Vienna Christian HealingRooms are open, every Saturday, 1-5 p.m., at 8200 Bell Lane. A team ofChristians is available to anyone re-questing prayer. Free and open tothe public. 703-698-9779 orwww.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.

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By Donna Manz

The Connection

When Caffe Amouri opened inJuly of 2010, owner MichaelAmouri incorporated imme-diately the shop’s goals laid

out in Amouri’s business plan: quality, com-munity, sustainability. Each of his goals havebeen met on a continuing basis over the life-time of Caffe Amouri, whose customers pa-tronize the coffee house for “community”as much as they do for the quality of itssmall-batch coffee beans Amouri roastsdaily.

And, with no bid by Caffe Amouri to theVirginia Green Travel Alliance [VGTA] forthis recognition, the association honoredCaffe Amouri as Virginia’s “Green Restau-rant of the Year.”

On Feb. 24, Caffé Amouri officially re-ceives the Virginia Green Travel Star Awardas the Green Restaurant of the Year for its“exceptional efforts to reduce the environ-mental impacts of its operation,” says TomGriffin, the executive director of the VirginiaGreen Travel Alliance.

“ … Virginia Green Travel partners likeCaffé Amouri are truly leading ourprogram’s efforts to reduce environmentalimpacts and increase green tourism busi-ness in Virginia,” Griffin said.

SUSTAINABILITY, Amouri said, would bean important attribute of his mission state-ment.

“I just knew we’d seek out ways to con-serve resources, implement sustainablepractices,” he said.

From cold cups made of corn starch ratherthan plastic, fettucine coffee stirrers (big hitwith little kids), windows that open in warmweather, and coffee grounds set out in a binfor free use by local gardeners, all under-score Amouri’s commitment tosustainability, “leaving the earth a betterplace for our children,” he says.

While “green” practices cost more thanconventional, the expense is worth it per-sonally to Amouri. “You can’t pass thosecosts on to customers, so, we just eat it,”Amouri said.

“If something is good for people, the en-vironment, it’s worth it. I can sleep at nightknowing I’ve tried my best.”

The copious amount of coffee groundsthat Caffe Amouri produces every day dis-appears quickly after being set outside.Acid-loving plants, such as azalea, thrivewith coffee-bean compost.

Amouri’s business ethos takes humancapital into its fold. “When I buy coffeebeans from my brokers, they have a lot ofrelationships with the growers themselves.Whenever possible, we buy from smallfarmers. It’s human sustainability.”

Caffe Amouri’s baristas are trained to gobeyond making a perfect cup of coffee,Amouri said. They learn the nuances of thebeans and are always ready to describe abean’s attribute to a customer. More thanserving coffee and fine teas, the staff atCaffe Amouri greet customers as they would

friends, and neighbors meet neighbors here.“I love the neighborhood feel of this little

gem,” said Vienna Arts Center director LuCousins. “So many times when I come in,folks at the tables will give me a quick wave,and, as we sit and sip on the delicious cof-fee, neighbors stop by and share news orask what’s going on in my world. What’snot to love?”

CUSTOMERS who know Michael Amourior his daughter Nicki, the shop’s manager,stop to greet them when they enter or leave.They read the notices on the cork board orperuse the covers of the vinyl albums hang-ing on the wall. When the coffee house isbusy, customers will share tables.

Caffe Amouri is a part of the community.Sipping a cup of coffee at Caffe Amouri,

is “like having a coffee at home, just theway I like it,” said Gary Moonan, a regularcustomer and Virginia Business Associationcolleague of Amouri.

Amouri is, once again, on the board ofdirectors of the VBA and First Night Viennawas Amouri’s idea.

Caffe Amouri features open mic nightsand Penny University presentations by lo-cal specialists in their fields. Amouri andhis coffee house support charities andnonprofits with donations and events.

“No matter what I’ve done, it’s been fundoing,” said Amouri. “This shop is fun. I’mnot going to do anything if it is not fun forme.”

Join the Caffe Amouri community athttps://www.facebook.com/CaffeAmouri/?fref=ts.

Caffe Amouri wins Virginia GreenRestaurant of the Year award.From Green Bean to ‘Green’

Caffe Amouri owner Michael Amouri uses cornstarchcold cups and fettucine stirrers in the coffee househonored as the “Green Restaurant of the Year” by theVirginia Green Travel Alliance.

Caffe Amouri manager Nicki Amouri shares the floorwith the coffee shop’s bean roaster.

Even cupsleeves arerecycled atCaffeAmouri.Coffeegrounds areleft outsidefor localgardenersto take anduse in theirgardens.

Vienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Opinion

Natasha McKenna died a littlemore than a year ago on Feb. 7,2015. McKenna, with a long his-tory of severe and often un-

treated mental illness, had been deterioratingin the Fairfax County Adult Detention Centersince Jan. 26, 2015, arriving directly from re-lease from the hospital on an outstanding war-rant from the City of Alexandria charging fe-lonious assault on an Alexandria police officer.

We can’t know whether newefforts to provide people inmental health crisis might havesaved her life if they were avail-

able and put in place early in this particularcrisis, which appears to have begun a monthbefore her death. McKenna’s death is a terribletragedy, and no new program will remove thathorror.

But it’s clear that treatment rather than jailcan make all the difference for many peoplewho come into contact with law enforcementin a mental health crisis. Diversion First is acollaborative effort in Fairfax County to reducethe number of people with mental illness inthe county jail by diverting low risk offendersexperiencing a mental health crisis to treat-ment rather than bringing them to jail.

Sheriff Stacey Kincaid estimates that 40 per-cent of detainees at the Fairfax County AdultDetention Center have mental illness. Notably,it is far more expensive to house someone in

county jail than to provide treatment.The collaborative effort was in no small part

launched by Supervisor John Cook when heasked that the Board of Supervisors to add cri-sis intervention training to the scope of workof the Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Com-mission. The Mental Health subcommitteealong with the Community Services Board, theSheriff’s Department, police and mental healthadvocates set and met an aggressive agenda

and timetable for implementation, with theprogram actually beginning in less than a year,on Jan. 1, 2016. In the first month, theMerrifield Crisis Response Center handledmore than 100 cases involving police andpeople in mental health crisis.

Merrifield Crisis Response Center operatesas an assessment site where police are able totransfer custody of nonviolent offenders whomay need mental health services to a CIT-trained officer or deputy assigned there, in-stead of taking them to jail.

How far-reaching, life-saving and resource-preserving Diversion First will turn out to bewill depend on how it is implemented and thediscretion and policies of the police and pros-ecutors, among others.

When police encounter someone in mentalhealth crisis, they can transport them toMerrifield Crisis Response Center instead of jail.

Fairfax Presses Ahead with Diversion First

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) cites FOIA on lifesupport in his blog oxroadsouth.com:

“Last week, the Assembly passed SB 202,which undid a major push eight years ago toensure that all of our public spending was‘online’ and searchable by ordinary citizens.This, of course, meant disclosing the salariesof public employees over a certain incomelevel. However, SB 202 has undone all of that,which means that you will no longer know howmuch a public employee (even a city manager)is paid unless you make a formal FOIA request.(Because we all have time to do that).

“This bad idea passed on a 27-12 vote.“Today the Senate passed SB 552 which is

even more sweeping. It actually prohibits fromdisclosure not just the salary information but

even the names of public safety personnel, in-cluding the Sheriff, the Chief of Police and theFire Chief.

“On the floor today, I pointed out that a Chiefof Police could put his own family on the pay-roll and be protected from disclosure. Thiscould also be an issue if a law enforcementagency hires an officer with a poor record fromanother jurisdiction — and nobody knows.Again, who are we protecting?”

“Again, the bill passed 25-15.”“If I’m making a veto list, these two are defi-

nitely on it.”We agree.

— Mary Kimm

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Freedom of Information on Life Support inGeneral Assembly?

Editorial

By Barbara Comstock

U.S. Rep. (R-10)

Congress continuesto work together ina bipartisan man-

ner on an issue that grabsheadlines throughout thecountry and here in North-ern Virginia. Human traffick-ing is a growing global crimi-nal enterprise that knows nobounds. Nearly 300 victims of hu-man trafficking have been identi-fied in Northern Virginia fromOctober 2013 through January2015. This scourge that targets ouryoung and vulnerable is in ourvery own backyard.

To effectively combat humantrafficking we need to give our lawenforcement the tools they needto do their job. Earlier this month,the House passed and the presi-dent signed into law H.R. 515, theInternational Megan’s Law to Pre-vent Child Exploitation and OtherSexual Crimes Through AdvancedNotification of Traveling Sex Of-

fenders. This im-portant bipartisanlegislation, which Ico-sponsored, willprotect childrenworldwide fromsexual predatorswho want to dothem harm by bet-ter tracking theirmovements and

travel. It is imperative that law en-forcement on the internationallevel constantly talk with one an-other so that these predators donot slip through the cracks.

We also need to have assetsother than law enforcement whocan spot when something justseems out of place. That is why Iteamed up with CongresswomanDina Titus (D-Nev.) this month inintroducing the Secure Our Skies(SOS) Act. This legislation will re-quire airline industry employees toget the proper training to recog-nize and report human trafficking.Sara Nelson, president of the As-sociation of Flight Attendants-

CWA, said the legislation “…cansave lives with 100,000 trainedeyes in the sky.” The SOS Act isthe type of common sense legisla-tion that will help combat humantrafficking because it uses thepower of those in the airline in-dustry as a force multiplier. Justlast week, the Transportation andInfrastructure Committee, onwhich I serve, passed Federal Avia-tion Administration reauthoriza-tion legislation that incorporatedmuch of this human traffickingbill.

These pieces of legislation arepart of a multipronged bipartisanapproach to rooting out humantraffickers. So far in the 114thCongress I have co-sponsored tenpieces of legislation on humantrafficking and become a memberof the Congressional Human Traf-ficking Caucus. Last year, S. 178,the Justice for Victims of Traffick-ing Act, one of the most compre-hensive pieces of anti-human traf-ficking legislation, passed the

House. The legislation providesrestitution to victims of these hor-rible crimes and increases the pun-ishment for those who profit fromthem. It also recognizes child por-nography as a form of human traf-ficking and subjects perpetratorsto stricter punishment. This leg-islation, which I cosponsored, wassigned into law by the presidentlast year.

One of the most important waysto address human trafficking is toshed light on this dark subjectthrough public education. As partof our office’s 10th CongressionalDistrict Young Women LeadershipProgram, I have had panels withlocal law enforcement and a num-ber of human traffickingnonprofits including Just Ask VAand Polaris to discuss human traf-ficking with middle and highschool aged girls. We have alsoparticipated in a number of otherforums in churches, libraries andschools throughout the Northern

Building on Success Congress passes more legislation tofight human trafficking.

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On Feb. 1, Lt. Louis “Lou”Forges retired from theTown of Vienna Police

Department. Lt. Forges providedthe residents in the Town ofVienna with more than 26 yearsof dedicated service.

He began his career with thedepartment in January of 1990.

After his graduation from the16th Session of the Fairfax CountyPublic Safety Academy, he was as-signed to the Patrol Section.

In April of 2002, Lt. Forges waspromoted to the rank of Sergeantand was transferred to the Crimi-nal Investigation Section as an In-vestigator.

He held that possession until hewas promoted to the rank of Lieu-tenant in August of 2005.

In 1992 he received the Moth-ers Against Drunk Driving(MADD) award for his Excellencein DWI Enforcement and Sub-stance Abuse Prevention.

In 1998 he received the Out-standing Performance Award forleading the department in arrestsand traffic summonses and in

2000, he received the Vienna Op-timist Club Officer of the YearAward.

Lt. Forgesis a native of Cleve-land, Ohio and graduated fromEdinboro University with a bach-

Lt. Louis “Lou” Forges and Col. James A. Morris.

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Incidents

Fraud - 500 Block MacarthurAvenue, NE. Between Jan. 26 atnoon and Feb. 8 at noon. A resi-dent reported her personalidentification had been compro-mised through a data breachwith Anthem Insurance. Shestated since that time there hadbeen two occasions when some-one attempted to open a Capi-tal One credit card in her name.Both attempts were unsuccess-ful. This case is being investi-gated.

Arrest – Warrant Service- 400 Block Berry Street, SE.Feb. 4, 8:50 a.m. Officer Postreceived information that a resi-dent was wanted on a warrantfrom the King George CountySheriff’s Office. After arriving ata residence she located the in-dividual, a 29-year-old manfrom Birch Street, SW inVienna. The man was trans-ported to the Fairfax CountyAdult Detention Center where

he was served with the warrantand released on an unsecured$1,000 bond.

Lost Property - 100 BlockPatrick Street, SE. Feb. 4, 1 p.m.A resident reported he lost hiswallet somewhere betweenWashington, D.C. and Vienna.

Suspicious Event - 300Block Locust Street, SE. Feb. 4,7 p.m. A resident reported hisdog alerted to someone at thefront door. He stated he wentto investigate and found apacket of Gummy Bears at-tached to an advertisement forLiberty Tax Services. He felt thiswas suspicious as it could betempting to children.

Found Property - 1100Block Westbriar Court, NE. Feb.5, 6:53 p.m. A resident turnedin a men’s wallet he found nearthe creek by his home. An of-ficer attempted to contact the

Vienna Crime ReportsNotable incidents from theVienna Police Report fromFeb. 5-11.

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Under a blanket of February frost,summer might seem light yearsaway, but it’s closer than onemight think. As coveted slots fill

at some of the area’s most sought-aftercamps, now is the time to begin planning,say camp directors. With options rangingfrom sailing to fencing, narrowing down thedecision can be daunting. That’s why localcamp fairs can be a valuable one-stop-shop-ping service for choosing summer activities.Hundreds of camp representatives will beon hand for the Northern Virginia Camp andSummer Fun Expo on Feb. 20-21 at 2100Dulles Town Circle, Dulles.

“We will have a lot of exhibitors in onelocation so that parents can see a variety ofcamps to make sure that their children havea fun summer,” said Samantha Carter ofWashington Parent, the event’s sponsor.“There are programs to fit every budget.”

Camp fairs, says Carter, offer parents anopportunity to meet representatives from avariety of camps, gather information and askquestions. “We have camps from all up anddown the eastern seaboard, even as far awayas Maine.”

With so many choices, narrowing the listof options can leave many parents feelingflummoxed. Camp experts shared a few keyfactors parents should consider before set-tling on summer camps to help avert un-pleasant surprises.

“First, I think that parents should take theirchildren into consideration, and the kindsof activities they like to do and whether theyare being offered at the camps they are look-ing at,” said Kevin Rechen, Summer Camp

director for Norwood School in Bethesda,Md.

It’s a good idea to inquire about thecamper to staff ratios and the types of staffthe camp will hire, such as adult teachers or

activity specialists. “Who are the individu-als who will watch over the campers andwhat kinds of licenses do they have?” asksFrancesca Reed, a mother of two and asso-ciate vice president for Enrollment Manage-ment at Marymount University in Arlington.

Safety and medical considerations are alsokey factors to consider, especially for chil-dren who have allergies or other medicalissues. “Is there a nurse on site?” asks StacieGottlieb, director of Summer Programs atBullis School in Potomac, Md. “What safetyand medical procedures [does the camp]have in place?”

Reed suggests parents also inquire abouta camp’s drop off and pick up times, avail-ability of after-care services and whether feesare charged for late arrivals. “Some of thebasic questions are the cost and any addi-tional fees that might not be apparent,” saidReed. “Find out the camp’s reimbursementpolicy in case you have to cancel before campstarts or while it’s in session.”

For parents who have more than one childwho will attend camp, Rechen suggests look-ing for camps that offer an assortment ofactivities that appeal to children of differ-ent ages. “For the sake of convenience, it’skey for a lot of parents to have all of theirchildren in one camp, so they don’t have tomake multiple trips each and every day,” hesaid. “Having a variety of programs for awide age range also allows younger childrento see the activities that they have to lookforward to as they get older.”

Local camp fairoffers sampling ofsummer programs.

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Now is the time to plan for summer camp, say experts.

“First, I think that parents should take their childreninto consideration, and the kinds of activities theylike to do and whether they are being offered at thecamps they are looking at.”

— Kevin Rechen, Summer Camp director, Norwood School in Bethesda, Md.

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Eight students from Fairfax County PublicSchools — all attending Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technology (TJHSST) —have been named semifinalists in the 2016 Intel Sci-ence Talent Search. The students, with their projectnames in italics, are:

❖ Jake Cui, A Machine Learning Approach to

Identifying Ordered Binding Regions on Order-dis-order Protein Interfaces.

❖ Tarun Kamath, Marked Decreases in Pediatricand Young Adult Solid Organ Cancer Mortality inthe United States Since 1940: Analysis and Hypoth-eses.

❖ Ava Lakmazaheri, Brain-actuated Robotics: ALogic-based Approach for Multimodal Programmingand Operation of Assistive Humanoid Robots.

❖ Austin Mills, Demonstrating the Development

of Heavy Metal Resistance in Non-tolerant Multi-generational Brassica rapa.

❖ Kunal Shroff, The Relationship Between Le-thality and Genomic Instability in Euploid andAneuploid Yeast Cells Expressing PathologicalHuntingtin.

❖ Matthew Sun, Hyperacute Temporal Resolu-tion with a Neural Population for BiologicallyPlausible Firing Rate Change Detection.

❖ Jason Wei, Improving Lateral Flow Immunoas-

say Sensitivity by a Palladium-catalyzed Dye Reaction.❖ Michael You, Two-degree-of-freedom Bubble

Oscillations in Elastic Vessels and its Application inSonar-induced Marine Mammal Injuries.

The 300 semifinalists were chosen from morethan 1,750 entrants and will receive matchingawards of $1,000 along with their school.

This is the 75th year of the Science Talent Search,which Intel has sponsored since 1998, providing $1.6million in awards and scholarships to contestants.

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Madison wrestlers Ryan Par-tridge, Tyler Megonigal andDrew Smith each won achampionship in his respec-

tive weight class on Saturday, Feb. 13 dur-ing the 6A North region meet at Fairfax HighSchool.

Partridge finished first in the 220-poundbracket, beating West Potomac’s JohnHolzworth via 5-4 decision. Partridge trailed3-0 entering the third period, but battledback to win with a late takedown.

After Partridge tied the score at 3 with atakedown, Madison coach ShawnHutchinson signaled for the senior to letHolzworth get back on his feet in order togo for another takedown and the win, Par-tridge said.

Trailing 4-3 after allowing an escape, Par-tridge got the takedown he was looking for.

“My coaches knew that wrestling on myfeet is one of my strengths,” Partridge wrotein an email, “and that I have the condition-ing to gas my opponents late in matches.”

Partridge needed just 21 seconds to pinCentreville’s Shane Ross in the openinground. He then won a 15-8 decision againstSouth County’s James Momon and a 10-7decision against Robinson’s Ieuan Israel toreach the final.

“It felt really special to win the regional

title in front of my family, friends, coachesand teammates who have supported meevery step of the way,” Partridge wrote. “Ev-eryone in the Northern Region has knowneach other since we were in elementaryschool and, although we compete hard

against each other on the mat, it’s a realbrotherhood off of it and it feels great tohave had some success these last weekendsin that fraternity.

“… I felt confident that I could do somedamage at this year’s regional tournament.

I earned a good seed after winning my con-ference and felt like I was peaking at theright time. I enter every tournament sim-ply wanting to wrestle well. I knew I couldwin the Northern Region, but anything canhappen on a wrestling mat and often does.I have the same mindset looking on tostates. If I wrestle hard and leave it all onthe mat, I will be happy with the results.”

Megonigal, a senior, captured the 152-pound title, winning a 10-4 decision againstChantilly’s Samuel Tenaglia in the final.

Smith, a senior, won the 285-pound titlewith a 1-0 decision over Annandale’s SergioMartinez.

Madison senior Bobby Kurtzke placedthird in the 126-pound bracket, and seniorTaylor Christensen finished fourth at 138.

The 6A state wrestling championships willbe held Feb. 19-20 at Oscar Smith HighSchool in Chesapeake.

“It was a historic year for Warhawk Wres-tling,” Partridge wrote. “We battled througha lot of injuries and adversity and everyoneon the team battled hard to the best of theirability this weekend. Having five guysqualify for states is by far the best we havedone in recent memory. I think we all wantto wrestle well, honor our teams andcoaches, and hopefully bring some hard-ware back to Vienna.”

Madison’s Ryan Partridge won the 220-pound 6A North region wrestlingchampionship on Feb. 13 at Fairfax High School.

Madison’s Tyler Megonigal, top, won a 10-4 decision against Chantilly’sSamuel Tenaglia to capture the 152-pound 6A North region wrestlingtitle on Feb. 13.

Three Madison Wrestlers Win Region Titles

Madison’s Drew Smith beat Annandale’s Sergio Martinez to win the 285-pound 6A North region wrestling title on Feb. 13.

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Loudoun FreedomTryouts

The Loudoun Freedom is a competi-tive basketball organization for girls only.It provides players the opportunity to de-velop advanced basketball skills andknowledge, and to play in a very competi-tive environment. The Freedom empha-sizes player development starting in thirdgrade and continuing through high school.Open tryouts will be held for grades 3-8

on Sunday, Feb. 21 at Harmony MiddleSchool. Teams are formed at all playing lev-els to include an ELITE team at the eighth-grade level. www.LoudounFreedom.com forspecific tryout times/locations. Pre-registra-tion is highly encouraged.

Looking for UmpiresNorthern Virginia Baseball Umpires As-

sociation is in need of umpires for youthleagues, high schools, and collegiate-levelbaseball and volleyball games. Experience

is helpful, but not required. Will give class-room and field training to aid you in ac-quiring skills needed. Contact John Porterat 703-978-3601 or [email protected].

Field Hockey Coaches,Umpires Needed

Coaches and umpires are needed for ourupcoming spring season. Umpires needed foryouth games on Saturdays. Send coach in-quiry to [email protected]; send

umpire inquiry [email protected].

Field Hockey OpenHouse

Learn more about field hockey. PotomacField Hockey will be holding open houseson March 1 and March 3 from 5-7 p.m.Drop in any time. Equipment provided. Formore information and to RSVP, visitwww.potomacfieldhockey.org.

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Society Art Show. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 15-Feb.29.The Frame Factory, 212 DominionRoad, NE, Vienna.

McMurry Artist Showcase. Feb. 1-24. Broadway Gallery Fine Art andFraming, 1025-J-Seneca Road, GreatFalls. Local artist Richard McMurry’sstylized landscape paintings will beon display.www.broadwaygallery.net. 703-450-8005.

“When the Rain Stops Falling.” Feb.4-28. 1st Stage Tysons, 1524 SpringHill Road, Tysons Corner. Epic inscope and poetic in language, thisbeautiful, haunting play crossescontinents and challenges theboundaries of time to tell the story ofone family and the events that bringthem together and drive them apart.$15—$30. www.1ststagetysons.org.703-854-1856.

Pigments of My Imagination. Jan.4-March 31. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Longtime Great Falls resident DonnaBarnako, has created over a dozencolorful and whimsical small works.Her subjects are varied, from pigs topuppies and cowboy boots.

Weekly Storytime. Wednesday andSaturday. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble,7851 L Tysons Corner Center,McLean. Themes and Titles vary.Free admission.

”1776.” Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.Sundays, 2 p.m. Through Feb. 21.Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. The founding fathers whoparticipated in the creation andsigning of one of the most importantdocuments in our nation’s history arepresented in a humorous way, withtheir human foibles and failings.Directed by Annie O’Neill Galvin;produced by Jerry Gideon and JeanMatich. $23-$25. mcleanplayers.org.866-811-4111.

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

“Poetry in Motion” Exhibit.Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.From Feb. 2-27. Exhibition of VASmembers paintings with the theme“Poetry in Motion. Free.

Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice.Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. St. Luke’sCatholic School Gymnasium, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean. WeeklyTai Chi practice. Group has met forover 20 years. Free. FreeTaiChi.org.703-759-9141.

“Wishes and Dreams” Exhibit.March 1-April 2. Vienna Art Center,115 Pleasant St., NW, Vienna. Free.viennaartssociety. 703-319-3971.

THURSDAY/FEB. 18The Jones Family Singers. 8 p.m.

The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. The family that singstogether stays together. The sevenJones children and their father,Bishop Fred A. Jones, have beenmaking a joyful noise for more than20 years. $25. www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 19Kevin Griffin of Better than Ezra. 8

p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635

Trap Road, Vienna. Frontman of thealt-rock band Better Than Ezra, thisprolific singer/songwriter has pennednumerous hits for Train, Sugarland,James Blunt, Howie Day, MissyHiggins, Blondie, and more. $25-$27.www.wolftrap.org.

Friday-Sunday/Feb. 19-21Hope on Ice. 3-8 p.m. Tysons Skate

Rink, 1961 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Community ice skatingextravaganza benefiting AmericanCancer Society and honoring cancersurvivors. U.S. Rep. Gerry Connollly(D-11th) will be present on Friday.DJ Civil, live music, entertainmentand Luminaria on ice ceremony. First50 cancer survivors receivecommemorative T-shirt. [email protected]. 703-673-8044.

SATURDAY/FEB. 20Puppetry Festival. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Jim WestPuppets and Crabgrass Puppets willpresent and perform. Children canenjoy two puppet shows and learnhow to make their own puppets.$15/$10. http://ow.ly/WLmhq. 703-790-0123.

Winter Wine Tasting. 7-10 p.m. RiverBend Golf and Country Club, 375Walker Road, Great Falls. Minglewith and join your neighbors for adelicious selection of hors d’oeuvres,cheeses and fine wines. $75. http://www.celebrategreatfalls.org/winter-wine-tasting/.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/FEB. 20-21HAPA. 7:30 p.m. The Barns at Wolf

Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Oftendescribed as the “Soundtrack ofHawaii,” the ancient chants andwarm, contemporary tunes of thisgroup’s liquid guitar runs are wovenaround clear harmonies and poeticlyrics. $25-$30. www.wolftrap.org.

SUNDAY/FEB. 21Hula Dance Master Class. 3 p.m.

The Center for Education, 1645 TrapRoad, Vienna. Take a trip to thefascinating Hawaiian islands in thisfun-filled hula dance master class.

Learn the beautiful footwork andgraceful hand motions of a hula‘auana, modern hula, to a specialmele, Hawaiian song. Ages 13 toadult. $20. www.wolftrap.org.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 241964 The Tribute. 8 p.m. The Barns at

Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Recreates the Fab Four’s early ’60sconcerts—see their astonishing showlive, complete with periodinstruments, clothing, hairstyles, andonstage banter. $38-$42.www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/FEB. 25Marty Stuart. 8 p.m. The Barns at

Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Grammy winner Marty Stuart’s musicreflects the rich legacy of hisMississippi roots and the intersectionof gospel, drinking and cheatingballads, and rock. $50-$55.www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 26Itamar Zorman, Kwan Yi. 7:30 p.m.

The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. Violin and pianopieces by Mozart (“Sonata in B-flatMajor K. 378”), Crumb(“Nocturnes”), Brahms (“Sonata in AMajor”), Bartok (“Sonata no. 1 forViolin and Piano”). $35.www.wolftrap.org.

McLean Art Society Meeting. 10a.m.-noon. McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Gavin Glakas, a well known portraitartist will be the featured presenter.He will bring his own model and willdo an oil painting demonstration.Guests invited. 703-790-0123.

SATURDAY/FEB. 27Scott Miller. 6:30 p.m. Jammin Java,

227 Maple Ave., E, Vienna. Staunton,Va. native, singer songwriter andfarmer. www.jamminjava.com.

John Eaton, The Swingin’ ’30s. 8p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635Trap Road, Vienna. Join renownedpianist and vocalist John Eaton as heinterprets the Great AmericanSongbook. $25-$27.www.wolftrap.org.

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Copy of Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero by ToulouseLautrec from the National Gallery of Art, 35 x 36” oil byRichard Neff will be in the “Poetry in Motion” exhibit bythe Vienna Arts Society from Feb. 2-27.

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One HundredPills

What exactly am I going to do with 100pills? Well, barring unforeseen (good or bad)circumstances, I’ll certainly continue to takethem every four weeks: two the day beforemy chemotherapy infusion, two the day ofand two the day after, as I’ve done so now,for this particular medication, going on 30-plus months. “Not that there’s anythingwrong with that,” or new, for that matter.But when I refilled this prescription lastweek, I was surprised when, after the phar-macy customer-server opened the bottle toshow me the pills and ask if I had any ques-tions, she then mentioned the count: “100.”That’s a lot of pills, I thought, more thanusual. Typically, I receive only 30 pills.

As I drove home from the pharmacy, Ibegan to think (always dangerous). Whywould my oncologist prescribe so many pills?I only need six per month. Is there a mini-mum he must order? A maximum? Did heover prescribe? Does he even have anyinput? Perhaps he’s projecting my life expec-tancy? One hundred pills divided by six permonth calculates to 17 months/infusions forwhich I now have pills. I don’t want to looka gift oncologist in the mouth, but as aseven-year cancer survivor, I’m well awarethat cancer treatment/results are hardly castin stone and 17 months seems like a longtime not yet gone (David Crosby song title,sort of).

I’m sure part of my presumptuousness isnaiveté. I want/need to believe in some-thing/anything positive (any port in a storm)concerning/relating to my health/treatment.More so when I’m in between my every-three-month, face-to-face appointment withmy oncologist. That’s when we review mymost recent diagnostic scan and assess myoverall status and consider treatment optionsbefore agreeing on a schedule for the nextthree months. Not that I’m discouragedfrom communicating with him in theinterim. Quite the opposite in fact; he’s veryresponsive to my e-mails. It’s more that elec-tronic communication is a “two-dimen-sional” type of communication, and I’m a“three-dimensional” kind of communicator.Obviously, I can respond electronically to hisanswers and presumably we could type backand forth, but dare I show my age and say:It’s just not the same as being there/talkingon the telephone. Ergo, during this between-appointment interval, I’m sort of left to myown devices and in turn inclined to wobble– and wonder, emotionally, about my life.Perhaps I should look on the bright side andbe glad my oncologist didn’t order six pills.

I suppose, if I wanted to be honest withmyself, I’d say the number of the pills pre-scribed/in the bottle probably mean nothing.The doctor simply checked a box and off theorder went with nary a consideration of thepatient’s reaction. Nor do I think the doctoris aware of patient co-pays, deductibles, per-centage of benefits used or any of the otherout-of-pocket expenses associated with theprescription/patient’s health insurance.“Hippocratically” speaking, that’s not hisjob. His job is to keep me/the patient alive.

And since I’m still alive, pill-count with-standing, I’m looking forward to the next 17months. Seeing my bottles of pills becomeless full over time gives me a peculiar senseof accomplishment: that I continue to sur-vive in the face of what was originally a fairlydiscouraging set of circumstances.Occasionally, however, I have to be realistic;100 is simply a number, not a prognosis.

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Virginia region. An effective way to com-bat human trafficking is to acknowledge theproblem and raise awareness, and these fo-rums have succeeded in bringing our com-munity together to do just that. It is reas-suring to know that our community is fullyengaged on this important issue.

At the local level, in Congress, and even

in the skies, people are more aware now ofhuman trafficking than they were in thepast. But more needs to be done becausethese predators are constantly changingtactics on how they take advantage of thosewho are vulnerable.

The saying “if you see something, say some-thing” applies to human trafficking as well.So please, if you see something that is out

of sorts contact local law enforcement. Orif you, a friend, or a loved one you thinkmay have been targeted or caught up in thisgrowing criminal enterprise, call the Na-tional Human Trafficking Resource CenterHotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text “Be Free”to 233733.

To beat the traffickers we all must beunited and on guard.

Children can enjoy two puppetshows and learn how to maketheir own puppets at a Puppetry

Festival sponsored by The Alden in McLeanon Saturday, Feb. 20. The event will be heldin the Community Hall of the McLean Com-munity Center (MCC) from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. and features performances by Crab-grass Puppets of Halifax, Vt., and New YorkCity-based Jim West Puppets. Tickets are$15 for the general public and $10 for MCCdistrict residents. Infants and toddlers un-der the age of 2 will be admitted free ofcharge. MCC is located at 1234 InglesideAve.

Designed for children ages four and older,

the festival consists of two, 45-minuteshows along with self-guided puppet-mak-ing stations, where parents can assist theirchildren in making a variety of puppets. Thestations will be open for the duration of thefestival. Jim West Puppets will perform“Aesops Fables” at 10:30 a.m. Jim West andhis partners, with the help of Aesop him-self (and his faithful dog, Moral), will sharethe author’s famous fables, including “TheLion and the Mouse,” “The Tortoise and theHare” and “The Fox and the Grapes.” Thislarge-scale puppet production also featuresthe music of Scarlatti, Beethoven andChopin.

Crabgrass Puppets will present “African

Adventure Tales” at 11:30 a.m. Two funnyfolktales from Africa come to life with stun-ning puppetry, spectacular scenery and in-fectious music. “Anansi and the TalkingMelon” features the irrepressible tricksterAnansi the Spider, who eats his way intoElephant’s melon and becomes too bloatedto get back out. “Koi and the Kola Nuts” is ahumorous tale from Liberia in which theyoungest son of a chief is cheated out of hisinheritance; instead of his father’s riches,he receives just one small kola nut tree.

Tickets are on sale now. For more infor-mation or to purchase tickets online, visithttp://ow.ly/WLmhq or call 703-790-0123,TTY: 711.

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WEDNESDAY/FEB. 17McLean Newcomers and Neighbors

Monthly Luncheon. 11:30 a.m. Nostos, 81Boone Blvd., Vienna. Vienna. Ruth Robbins,senior program coordinator of theSmithsonian Associates, will describeprograms she has organized with luminarieslike Sonia Sotomayor, Henry Kissinger, TomBrokaw and Martin Sheen. RSVP by Feb. 12to [email protected]. $38. Non-memberswelcome. www.McleanNewcomers.org.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY/FEB. 24-25Christ Presbyterian Preschool Open

House. 10-11 a.m. Christ PresbyterianPreschool, 12410 Lee Jackson Memorial

Highway, Fairfax. Open house tours for thecurrent school year and 2016-17.www.christpresbyterianpreschool.com. 703-691-9120.

ONGOINGThe Northern Virginia Long Term Care

Ombudsman Program needs volunteeradvocates for residents in nursing homes andassisted living facilities. Contact Lisa Callahan at703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected] . Also visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/.

Fairfax County needs volunteers to drive olderadults to medical appointments andwellness programs. For these and othervolunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY711 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadultsand click on Volunteer Solutions.

Respite Care volunteers give family caregivers ofa frail older adult a well-deserved break so they

can go shopping, attend a doctor’sappointment or just have coffee with afriend. Volunteers visit and oversee the safetyof the older adult for a few hours eachmonth. Support and training are provided.Contact 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected].

Fairfax County needs a volunteer SeniorCenter Marketing Coordinator to assistthe Friends of Fairfax County Senior Centerswith marketing. For these and othervolunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406,TTY 711 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click on Volunteer Solutions.

The Lewinsville Senior Center in McLeanneeds instructors for the following classes:Line Dance, Zumba Gold, Certified ArthritisExercise, Square Dance, Basic Guitar, Art andBasic Spanish. For these and other volunteeropportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.

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Help Tell theStory of Nation’sVeterans

Historic Vienna, Inc. will host a freeinformation and training session onthe Library of Congress’ Veterans His-tory Project (VHP) at 7:30 p.m. onWednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at the Pa-triot Hall at American Legion DyerGunnell Post 180, 330 Center StreetN., Vienna. The project’s mission is tocollect, preserve and make accessiblepersonal accounts of American war-time veterans so that future genera-tions may hear directly from veteransand better understand the realities ofwar. The Veterans History Project di-rector, Col. Bob Patrick, USA (Ret.)will teach attendees how to collectveterans stories, including how toconduct oral histories and submit toVHP. Veterans are invited to partici-pate but you need not be a veteran toattend. Students of history are en-couraged to participate.

Historic Vienna, Inc. is a nonprofitorganization established by theVienna Town Council in 1976, to pre-serve and promote Vienna’s heritageand promote preservation and inter-pretation of historically significantplaces and events through exhibits,programs, and special events. HVIoperates the Freeman Store and Mu-seum at 131 Church Street, NE inVienna.

Girls on theRun SpringRegistration Open

Girls on the Run of Northern Vir-ginia is registering girls in thirdthrough eighth grade for its unique,curriculum-based after school pro-gram.

By using a curriculum that cre-atively integrates running with lifelessons, Girls on the Run of NorthernVirginia supports girls in developingthe confidence and character theyneed to become strong, healthywomen.

In Oakton and Vienna, spring 2016teams will be hosted at the followingschools at Oakton Elementary, FlintHill Elementary, Waples Mill Elemen-tary, Cunningham Park Elementaryand Louise Archer Elementary.

Girls on the Run NOVA offers dis-counts for active duty and retiredmilitary families as well as familiesregistering two or more siblings. Fi-nancial aid is also available based onhousehold income.

Families can register on the Girls onthe Run NOVA website,www.gotrnova.org, until Feb. 29. Fora list of participating schools, visithttp://gotrnova.org/families#join-a-team.

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owner but was unsuccessful. The walletwill be held at the Vienna Police Station inthe event the owner is contacted.

Arrest – Driving While Intoxicated- 300 Block Maple Avenue, East. Feb. 6, 3:22a.m. An officer was on patrol when he ob-served the driver of a vehicle commit a traf-fic offense.

As a result of that offense he conducted atraffic stop. Upon his interaction with thedriver he detected the signs of impairment.After failing to complete a series of fieldsobriety tests he arrested the 33-year-oldman from Alloway Lane in Beltsville, Md.for Driving While Intoxicated. He was trans-ported to the Fairfax County Adult Deten-tion Center where he was given the oppor-tunity to provide a sample of his breath foranalysis.

After the analysis he was charged withDriving While Intoxicated and remanded to

the custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff ’sOffice.

Domestic Dispute - Manvell Road, SE.Feb. 6, 2:48 p.m. A resident reported he andhis step-father had become involved in aheated argument after the step-son readsome disparaging texts his step-father senthis mother.

An officer responded and after speakingwith all the parties involved he determinedthe argument had not turned physical. Thestep-father agreed to stay in his room andlet things calm down.

The mother and her son agreed to leavethe house for a while.

Narcotics Violation - Southside Park,1317 Ross Drive, SW. Feb. 6, 9:47 p.m. Anofficer was on patrol when he observed avehicle parked in Southside Park in viola-tion of the No Trespassing after Dark Ordi-nance. As a result of that violation he ap-

proached the vehicle and identified thedriver and one of the passengers as beingjuveniles. After further interaction with thedriver and passenger he located a measur-able amount of marijuana. The two werereleased to their legal guardians. This caseis being investigated.

Arrest – Narcotics Violation - Law-yers Road at Colin Lane, NW. Feb. 7, 2:59a.m. An officer was on patrol when he ob-served the driver of a vehicle commit a se-ries of traffic violations. As a result of thoseviolations he conducted a traffic stop. Uponhis approach to the vehicle he detected thedistinct odor of marijuana. After his inter-action with the driver he located a measur-able amount of marijuana. The officer is-sued summonses to the 26-year-old manfrom Girard Street, NE in Washington, D.C.for Possession of Marijuana and Speeding.The driver contacted his girlfriend who re-sponded to the scene and took him home.

Lori Lopez, Chairman for the TysonsRegional Chamber of Commerce(TRCC) (www.tysonschamber.org)

announced that Francis Gary Powers, Jr. hasbeen hired as the Acting President effectiveJan. 15, 2016. “Gary is a welcome additionto our leadership team and will build onthe chamber’s momentum to contribute toour goals for 2016 and beyond,” said Lopez.

Born June 5, 1965, in Burbank, Calif.,Powers is the son of Francis Gary andClaudia E. “Sue” Powers. He holds a bach-elor of arts degree in Philosophy from Cali-fornia State University, Los Angeles, and amaster’s degree in Public Administration/Certification in Nonprofit Managementfrom George Mason University (GMU).During his career Powers has held a varietyof positions including assistant registrar forthe City of Fairfax, executive director of anonprofit dedicated to the historical revi-talization of Old Town Fairfax, marketingmanager for home inspection company USInspect, and president/CEO for the ViennaTysons Regional Chamber of Commerce

from 2000 to 2005. As chairman of thePresidential Advisory Committee for theCold War Theme Study he works with theNational Park Service and leading Cold Warexperts to identify historic Cold War sitesfor commemorating, interpreting and pres-ervation. Recently, he consulted for theSteven Spielberg Cold War thriller, “Bridgeof Spies” about James Donovan whobrokered the 1962 spy exchange between

Soviet spy Rudolph Abel and Gary’s father,U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, Sr.

In 1996, Powers founded The Cold WarMuseum (www.coldwar.org) to honor ColdWar veterans, preserve Cold War history andeducate students about this time period.Over the past twenty years he led that mu-seum forward as founding chairman, whichin 2011 opened at Vint Hill Farms, a formerarmy communication base in Northern Vir-ginia.

As a result of his efforts to honor ColdWar veterans, the United States JuniorChamber of Commerce selected him as oneof the “Ten Outstanding Young Americans”for 2002. Powers lectures internationallyand appears regularly on the History, Dis-covery, and A&E Channels. He is marriedand has one son.

The Tysons Regional Chamber of Com-merce serves the diverse businesses and citi-zens in the Tysons region through network-ing, educational, community and collabo-rative events. For more information, visitwww.tysonschamber.org.

In preparation of the opening of BASISIndependent McLean (which is TysonsCorner’s first prek-12th grade school),

Basis.ed’s co-founder Michael Block willspeak at an introductory session on Mon-day, Feb. 22 at the Sheraton Tysons Hotelat 7 p.m., located at 8661 Leesburg Pike inVienna. The Washington Post recentlyranked BASIS Oro Valley in Arizona thenumber one most challenging high schoolin America and now that private schoolmodel is coming to McLean. To register, go

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to http://mclean.basisindependent.com orcall 703-854-1253.

School registration is underway for TysonCorner’s new school, BASIS IndependentMcLean. The school will be located at 8000Jones Branch Drive in McLean.

“We’re thrilled to bring BASIS Indepen-dent to Tysons Corner, the heart of so muchgrowth, innovation and progress in North-ern Virginia,” said Michael Block, co-founder of BASIS.ed and BASIS Indepen-dent McLean.

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