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‘Aladdin Jr.’ArrivesNews, page 3

Potomac Falls High Schoolseniors Silvia MarcelaAuffret and Caitlin NicoleAugustin participate intheir graduation ceremonyJune 19.

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Park View High School held the Class of 2009 graduation ceremony on June 22 at thePatriot Center on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax.

Park View High School’s 278 graduates of the Class of2009 march into the Patriot Center.

Mustafa Sungkar and Jerinico Batac congratulate eachother before participating in their high school graduationceremony.

Samuel Sessou, salutato-rian for the Park View HighSchool Class of 2009,introduces the commence-ment speaker for the Classof 2009 at the school’sgraduation ceremony.

Katherin Ventura, presidentof the Class of 2009 at ParkView High School, listens tosome of the speakersduring her high schoolgraduation ceremony onJune 22.

At Park View’s GraduationPhotos by Robbie Hammer

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NewsLoudoun Connection Editor Steven Mauren

703-917-6431 or [email protected]

The day after Loudoun CountyPublic Schools dismissed classesfor the summer last week, 50students got right back to work.

From 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. five days aweek, the students, aged 8 to 17, the stu-dents are rehearsing their roles in the up-coming production of Disney’s ‘Aladdin, Jr.,’which opens Friday, July 10.

Last weekend the students had their firstrun-through without their scripts and allindications are that the show is comingalong well, said director Kathy Bleutge.Putting in such work in the middle of sum-mer is a major commitment from students,Bleutge said.

Those who have seen the movie will beready for the play, which is virtually thesame as the original 1992 Disney animatedmusical film. All of the songs from the origi-nal movie will be in the show, plus an extrasong for the villain Jafar. Fans of local highschool theater will see some familiar facesas well.

Aladdin will be played by ChrisSanderson, Jasmine by Roopali Kulkarni,the Genie by Brandon Spann, and Jafar byTy Sheedlo.

The show has been funded by a $5,000grant from the Northern Virginia Commu

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Chris Sanderson will portray therole of Aladdin and cast mateRoopali Kulkarni will play therole of Jasmine in the upcomingproduction of “Aladdin, Jr.” bythe Sterling Playmakers in July.The production will run on July10-12 and 17-19 at the SterlingMiddle School. More informationcan be found at www.sterlingplaymakers.com.

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‘Aladdin, Jr.’Flies intoTown

Alexa Elise Altmanreceives a flower afterbeing presented withher diploma.

Assistant principal John Duellman introduces thetop 10 academic students. Pictured is Class Salu-tatorian Meesoh Kim.

The graduating classmembers sing alongwith the choirs.

PFHS principal DavidSpage presents diplo-mas to the class. Potomac Falls choir director Fawn Phillips.

Maral Abooali, Stacey Marie Fernandez and Jasmine Niccole Williamssing solos with the combined choirs.Guest speaker Eddie Mason

At Potomac Falls’ Graduation

Photos by Louise Krafft

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Class ValedictorianAshleigh MarieHarvey


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Sterling Boulevard Cleanup isscheduled for Saturday, July 18,from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteersare needed. Meet at Briar PatchPark to receive orange bags, safetyvests, and instructions. Bring

gloves. In case of inclementweather, the cleanup will be post-poned to July 25. For more infor-mation, call Kevin Chroninger at703-406-7749 or visitwww.sterlingfoundation.org.

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By Tom Christensen

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When DeborahTornillo’s parentswere diagnosedwith Alzheimer’s

Disease in February 2006, sheknew a difficult journey was aheadof her. Tornillo details that jour-ney in her new book, “36 DaysApart: A Memoir of a Daughter,Her Parents, and the Beast Named— Alzheimer’s: A Story of Life,Love and Death.”

A retired business-owner, wife,mother, and grandmother, Tornillohas lived in Sterling since 1999.While her parents were not diag-nosed with Alzheimer’s until Feb-ruary 2006, Tornillo recalls herparents exhibiting the signs ofAlzheimer’s as early as 2002. Shesaid, “My mother kept repeatingstories, I saw something wasn’tright.” Tornillo eventually took herparents to a neurologist, who di-agnosed both her mother and herfather with Alzheimer’s Disease.

The next year, Tornillo spent hertime traveling between her homein Sterling and San Antono, Texas,where her parents lived. She hireda home health agency to take careof her parents while she was homein Virginia, however she soon de-cided to move her parents to Vir-ginia. “The disease progressed sorapidly,” she said, “the best thingto do was to take them to Vir-ginia.”

Tornillo quickly realized that herhome in Sterling was also prob-lematic to her parents’ wellbeing.“It was the first night here that mymom disappeared right out thedoor,” she said. After the policefound her mother four and halfhours later in a nearby modelapartment, Tornillo concludedthat her three-story town home,which presented additional prob-lems for her wheelchair-boundmother, could not offer the secu-rity and care that her parents

needed. So she placed them in anearby nursing home, where theywould receive proper attention.

THOUGH HER PARENTS wereno longer living with her, Tornillovisited just about everyday, stat-ing, “I put on hold my personallife, [and] being at home and be-ing available to my daughters andgrandchildren. Forty-eight hours aday was spent taking care of mymom and dad.” When she was notwith her parents, Tornillo spentmuch time researchingAlzheimer’s Disease and death. “Ispent at least an hour a day atBorder’s book store,” she said. “Iknew my mom and dad were dy-ing. I needed to know what to ex-pect.”

Her hours of research proved tobe useful as the disease progressedwithin her parents. For instance,after Tornillo read that Alzheimer’ssufferers could connect with babydolls, she bought her mother a life-like baby doll from a local Toys RUs. “You could see excitement inher,” she recalled of the day shehanded her mother the doll. “Itwas like her very own baby fromthat day forward.”

Tornillo’s research also taughther that those stricken with

Author reflectson losingher parents.

Grappling withAlzheimer’s Disease

Author Deborah Tornillo

Dominion High School seniors march intothe school’s auditorium for the Class of2009 commencement exercise.

Nadia Sepahi-Ziyaeen and Caroline Scalicihave a little fun before their high schoolgraduation ceremony held at the schoolon June 20.

Preparing for their high school graduationceremony, several Dominion High Schoolseniors make their way to their stagingspot for the morning ceremony. Krystyna Holland gives the senior address

for the Dominion High School Class of2009 during the school’s graduationceremony.

Dominion High School graduated 284 seniors during the Class of 2009 Commence-ment Exercise held at the school on June 20.

At Dominion High’sGraduation

Photos by Robbie Hammer

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Reston resident Brian D’Silva saidfee increases are unlikely to af-fect his use of the Dulles TollRoad, which stretches 12 miles

from the northwestern edge of FairfaxCounty to the Capital Beltway.

The federal government employee re-ceives a subsidy that already helps offsetthe cost of his commute to downtown Wash-ington D.C. And he usually takes the tollroad’s express bus service to and from theWest Falls Church Metro station in any caseso he doesn’t pay the toll to get to workevery day.

For all of his other toll road trips, D’Silvais supportive of a higher fee if it assists ingetting the 22-mile Metrorail extension toDulles International Airport and beyond inLoudoun County.

“If that is what it takes to get Metro outhere, that is what it takes. We want to besure Metro actually comes out here in thenext three years,” said D’Silva, who thinksthe subway extension would help with lo-cal traffic congestion.

OVER THE NEXT three years, the Metro-politan Washington Airports Authority ap-pears likely to raise rates on the Dulles TollRoad from 75 cents to $1.50 at the maingate and 50 cents to 75 cents at the rampgates.

At the main gate, the fees are likely to goup incrementally, increasing 25 cents eachyear in 2010, 2011 and 2012. The 25-centprice jump at the ramp gates is likely to beimplemented in 2010, said airport author-ity officials.

The airports authority board of directorswill take a vote on the new tolls in Novem-ber but is leaning heavily toward this short-term fee structure, which the authority of-ficials shared with the Dulles Corridor Ad-visory Committee June 23.

The organization will seek public com-ment on the new rates during hearingsscheduled for later this summer. Residentswill also be able to comment on the toll in-crease vote through the airports authority’sWeb site and other means through the endof October.

The prosposed rates would increase theaverage toll for a vehicle from 60 cents in

2009 to $1.10 in 2012 and provide moremoney to help finance the Metrorail exten-sion to Dulles International Airport andLoudoun County, according to Jim Taylor,the airports authority’s financial consultant.

Overall, toll road revenue is expected topay for 52.6 percent of the $5.26 billion railproject. In order to produce enough revenueto support the Metrorail construction debt,toll roads rates will have to increase nomatter what.

According to an airports authority presen-tation, the gross toll road revenue will haveto rise from $65 million in 2008 to $87million in 2010 and $220 million in 2020to support the Dulles Metrorail project.

“The tolls will make some people un-happy. Some people are already unhappybut we have to keep our eye on the prize,”said Douglas Koelemay, a member of theCommonwealth Transportation Board,which oversees some of Virginia’s transpor-tation spending. Koelemay is also a mem-ber of the Dulles Corridor Advisory Com-mittee.

Over the next three years, the toll in-creases are not significant enough that theairports authority expects people to look foralternative routes into the city center, saidTaylor.

“It is below a level where you would startto see riders drop away,” he said.

But toll road revenue has already declined

slightly since 2006, in part because of a pre-vious rate increase, according to the airportsauthority presentation.

Despite the initial drop off, the toll roadrevenue has stayed stable over the pastthree years, even in the midst of nationaleconomic downturn and an increase in gasprices. Taylor said this speaks to the strengthof the toll road’s revenue capacity becauseit indicates that several people will continueto use the road during financially toughtimes.

STILL, THE TWO elected officials on theDulles Corridor Advisory Committee ap-peared uncomfortable with the level offunding Dulles Toll Road users were beingasked to provide for the Metrorail exten-sion.

“Fairfax and Loudoun County will con-tinue to press for more federal funding. Ithink the state needs to help out more too.Virginia stands to gain a lot from the eco-nomic development this project will gener-ate,” said Scott York (I), Loudoun CountyBoard of Supervisors chairman.

Under the current payment structure forthe rail extension, the federal governmenthas provided $900 million, approximately17.1 percent of the project’s funding, andVirginia has provided $275 million, approxi

Airports Authority Reviews Toll Road IncreasesToll revenue will be used to finance52 percent of Metrorail Extension.


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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1Rocknoceros. 4 p.m. Band that creates

cool music for kids. At Sterling Library.Song Circle. 7 p.m. Bring a song you’d

like to sing and teach it to the group.For all ages. At Cascades Library,21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls.

THURSDAY/JULY 2Explore Central and South America.

Children ages 6-12 are invited toexplore different continents throughgames and activities. Register online atlibrary.loudoun.gov or phone 703-430-9500.

THURSDAYS, JULY 2 TO AUG. 6Games & Activities. 2 p.m. At Sterling

Library, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling.

FRIDAY/JULY 3Eastern Loudoun Fireworks. Hosted

by the Sterling Golf Swim and TennisClub. Free swimming from 4-8 p.m.with music and moon bounce.Fireworks at 9:15 p.m. At 333 S.Sterling Blvd. Call 703-430-1400 orvisit http://www.sterlinggolfclub.com.

Stroll Back in Time. 7 and 8 p.m. FirstFriday Walking Tours of HistoricLeesburg. View elegant homes andlearn of Leesburg’s importance in theAmerican Revolution and Civil War.Meets at Loudoun Museum, 16Loudoun St., SW, Leesburg. $5 cost.Call 703-777-7427.

Southern Persuasion (Country).7:30-10:30 p.m. Lansdowne Resort’sFree Summer Concert Series – on theTerrace. Executive Chef Jason Lageand the culinary team will be offeringa variety of fresh grilled foods. Call877-509-8400 or visitwww.lansdowneresort.com.

SATURDAY/JULY 4The Loudoun Valley HomeGrown

Markets Association Farmers Marketsin Ashburn and Leesburg will beOPEN on Saturday, July 4 from 8a.m.-noon so that everyone can pickup fresh and local produce, meats,wine and baked goods for theirholiday celebration. Visitwww.loudounfarmers markets.org orcall Judy Stroske, LVHMA MarketCoordinator at 540-454-8089.

Dodona Grounds Open. Until 4 p.m.George C. Marshall’s home, DodonaManor in Leesburg, will be open to thepublic. $5. Bring a picnic lunch andblanket for an afternoon on the lawn.Call 703-777-1301 or [email protected].

SUNDAY JULY 5Dodona Grounds Open. George C.

Marshall’s home, Dodona Manor inLeesburg will be open 5:45 to 7 p.m.for special, discounted $5 toursbefore the Bluemont Concert whichbegins on Dodona’s grounds at 7p.m.Call 703-777-1301 or [email protected].

The LVHMA Brambleton andCascades Farmers Markets willbe open on Sunday July 5, 9 a.m.-1p.m. The Brambleton Market willfeature a demonstration byCookology Recreational CookingSchool which offers classes inCooking from the Farmers Markets.Visit www.loudounfarmersmarkets.org or call Judy Stroske,LVHMA Market Coordinator at 540-454-8089.

THROUGH JULY 5Int’l Gathering of Youth

JULY 15-19“Gypsy.” Presented by Piedmont Arts Foundation, Loudoun Youth and Franklin

Park Performing Arts Center. Showtimes are July 16-18 at 7 p.m. and July 19 at2 p.m. Tickets are $15/adults, $12/students and seniors. Call 540-338-7973 orgo to www.piearts.org. Visit www.franklinparkartscenter.org .

Orchestras. More than 120 youngmusicians from a dozen countriesconverge in Ashburn to participate inthe sixth annual internationalGathering of Youth Orchestras. Themission of the event is to createcultural bridges among theparticipating nations, as well as to givethe young musicians an opportunity toshare with one another their cultureand musical abilities and experiences.

❖ Local children are invited to participatein an open rehearsal of theInternational Youth Orchestra ASP onWednesday, July 1 at 3 p.m. at Ida LeePark Lower Level, 60 Ida lee Drive,Leesburg.

❖ A Grand Concert I with theInternational Youth Orchestra ASP2009 will be held Thursday, July 2 at 8p.m. at Christ the Redeemer CatholicChurch, Sterling. Suggested donation:$15/adults, $5/children.

❖ A Grand Concert II will be held Friday,July 3 at 8 p.m. at Reston Town CenterPavilion, Reston. Suggested donation:$15/adults, $5/children.

Go to www.ymppa.org or call 703-628-2589.

JULY 6-31“Loudoun Visions: Images by

Loudoun Photographers:” Anexhibition of photographic images inthe life in Loudoun County by localphotographers. Opening reception onFriday, July 10 from 6-9 p.m. AtFranklin Park Arts Center, 36447Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Call540-338-7973, or seewww.franklinparkartscenter.org

JULY 6-26Four Seasons of Oatlands. Art Show

and Sale. At the Oatlands CarriageHouse. Hours are Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. to5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Features imagesfrom the “Journey Through HallowedGround” portion of Route 15, whichbegins in Gettysburg, PA and ends atMonticello in Charlottesville. Call 703-777-3174 or visit www.oatlands.org.

TUESDAY/JULY 7Explore Weird Foods. 2 p.m. At

Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise St.,Sterling. Register online atlibrary.loudoun.gov or phone 703-430-9500.

Under the Sea. 2 p.m. Learn about sealife with Andrew Wilson of Under theSea and meet some creatures of thesea. For ages 3-10. At CascadesLibrary, 21030 Whitfield Pl., PotomacFalls. Go to http://library.loudoun.gov.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 8Bicycle Advocacy Meeting. 7:30 p.m.

Hosted by Bike Loudoun. PurcellvilleCouncilman Greg Wagner will discusschallenges and rewards of retrofittingroads and streets for increased bike/ped mobility. Held in the PurcellvilleTown Council Chamber Room on MainStreet. Contact Pat Turner at 703-444-4199, [email protected].

Lego Robotics. 2 p.m. Work in a teamto build and program a robot and thencompete against other teams. For ages12-18. At Ashburn Library, 43316 HayRd., Ashburn. Visit http://library.loudoun.gov.

Author Doris Weeks. 11 a.m. Readsfrom and presents a picture show ofher new children’s book, “On theHillside Dreaming.” At CascadesLibrary, 21030 Whitfield Pl., Potomacfalls.

THURSDAY/JULY 9Children and Youth Gardening. 7

p.m. Speaker Shawn Akard, outdooreducation coordinator for HollinMeadows Science and Math FocusSchool in Alexandria. At the LoudounExtension Office, 30-B Catoctin Circle,SE, (Wachovia Bank Building,Leesburg.) Visitwww.loudouncountymastergardeners.org.Or call 703-777-0373.

Explore Antarctica: Ice CreamCastles. Children ages 6-12 areinvited to explore different continentsthrough games and activities. Registeronline at library.loudoun.gov or phone703-430-9500.

Books Are a Blast. 2 p.m. A comedy-magic show with Tom Lilly. Go tohttp://library.loudoun.gov

FRIDAY/JULY 10Potty Party. 10:30 a.m. Learn a new

approach to potty training withcertified instructor Dana Carmichael.Cascades Library, 21030 WhitfieldPlace, Potomac Falls.

The Jack Diamond and 80s, 90s,and Today. 7:30-10:30 p.m.Lansdowne Resort’s Free SummerConcert Series – on the Terrace.Executive Chef Jason Lage and theculinary team will be offering a varietyof fresh grilled foods. Call 877-509-8400 or visitwww.lansdowneresort.com.

SATURDAY/JULY 11Broad Run Marching Band Annual

Yard Sale. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. At BroadRun High School. All profits go to theBroad Run High School bandprograms. For details, [email protected].

Yo-yo Fun. 1-3 p.m. Yo-yo professionalDick Stohr will demonstrate thephysics and fun of Yo-Yos. For ages 7-12. At Ashburn Library, 43316 HayRoad, Ashburn. Go to http://library.loudoun.gov.

Music Instruction. 1 p.m. A day campof introductory piano instruction forages 5-12 with Greg Genter of PianoXpress. At Cascades Library, 21030Whitfield Pl., Potomac Falls. Call 703-444-3228.

Ashburn Classics Meeting. 11:30 a.m.Pasta lunch catered by Andy’s inLeesburg. Entertainment provided bythe Jackson Singers, an African-American Gospel group. Call 703-858-1313 or 703-858-2941 for reservations.

Ashburn Classics Meeting. 11:30 a.m.Italian Pasta Party at the AshburnVolunteer Fire Department, withcatered food by Andy’s of Leesburg.Featuring The Jackson Singers, anAfrican-American Gospel Group. Call703-858-1313.

MONDAY/JULY 13Animal Ambassadors. 2:30 p.m. Free.

Learn about backyard habitats throughup-close encounters with live nativeanimals of Virginia. At CascadesLibrary. Visit http://library.loudoun.gov.

Animal Ambassadors. 7 p.m. Free.Learn about backyard habitats throughup-close encounters with live nativeanimals of Virginia. At AshburnLibrary. Visit http://library.loudoun.gov.

Baby Sign Language. 11 a.m. DanaCarmichael, certified sign languageinstructor. A beginning sign languageclass for babies ages 6 to 24 monthswith a parent or caregiver. At AshburnLibrary, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn.Register online at http://library.loudoun.gov or phone 703-737-8100.

TUESDAY/JULY 14Explore Gum Art. 2 p.m. With artist

Jamie Marraccini, for ages 8-11. AtCascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Pl.,

Potomac Falls. Register online atlibrary.loudoun.gov or phone 703-444-3228.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 15Animal Ambassadors. 4 p.m. Free.

Learn about backyard habitats throughup-close encounters with live nativeanimals of Virginia. At Sterling Library.Visit http://library.loudoun.gov.

Ritzya, The Drama Coach. 7 p.m. Forteens to test your improv skills againstother teens. Drama coach offers tipsand techniques to help you think fastand funny. At Cascades Library, 21030Whitfield Pl., Potomac Falls.

THURSDAY/JULY 16Explore Europe: How do you say?


FRIDAY/JULY 17JunkFood (Contemporary). 7:30-

10:30 p.m. Lansdowne Resort’s FreeSummer Concert Series – on theTerrace. Executive Chef Jason Lageand the culinary team will be offeringa variety of fresh grilled foods. Call877-509-8400 or visitwww.lansdowneresort.com.

SUNDAY/JULY 19Keep Your Brain Alive. 3 p.m. Learn

tips and strategies to keep your brainalive by working crossword puzzles.Cascades Library, 21030 WhitfieldPlace, Potomac Falls.

THURSDAY/JULY 23Explore Asia: A Taste of Korea.


Teen Movie. 2 p.m. “The IncredibleHulk.” Sterling Library, 120 EnterpriseSt, Sterling.

FRIDAY/JULY 24Sharon Thomas Experience (Jazz).

7:30-10:30 p.m. Lansdowne Resort’sFree Summer Concert Series – on theTerrace. Executive Chef Jason Lageand the culinary team will be offeringa variety of fresh grilled foods. Call877-509-8400 or visitwww.lansdowneresort.com.

JULY 25Adopt a Great Dane. At Sterling PetCo

Meet and Greet, 22000 Dulles RetailPlaza. Noon to 3 p.m. Sponsored bythe Mid-Atlantic Great Dane RescueLeague (MAGDRL), one of the largestbreed specific rescues helping findhomes for abandoned or homelessGreat Danes. Visit the MAGDRL’sNorthern Virginia Chapter’s Web siteat: www.nova-magdrl.org. Or call 703-644-8009.

MONDAY/JULY 27Potty Party. 11 a.m. Learn a new

approach to potty training withcertified instructor Dana Carmichael.Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road,Ashburn.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 29Baby Sign Language. 11 a.m. Dana

Carmichael, certified sign languageinstructor. A beginning sign languageclass for babies ages 6 to 24 monthswith a parent or caregiver. At AshburnLibrary, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn.Register online at http://library.loudoun.gov or phone 703-737-8100.


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The Bluemont Concert Seriesannounces its 2009 season of Sun-day evening concerts moving thisyear to grounds of the DodonaManor in downtown, historicLeesburg.

All are welcome to these fam-ily-oriented events and are encour-aged to bring lawn chairs or blan-kets to sit on and a picnic to enjoybefore the show. Admission is $5per person, $4 for BluemontFriends and seniors, $2 for kids 12and under; proceeds go to supportBluemont’s year-round Artist-In-Education program in areaschools. All concerts begin at 7p.m.

No pets, alcohol or smoking areallowed. In bad weather, the con-certs will be held indoors atSmart’s Mill Middle School. Formore information, contact theBluemont office at 540-338-4640or visit www.bluemont.org.

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Summer CampsClaude Moore Community Center in Sterling

is hosting a Fit Kids Team Building camp fromAug. 10-14 from 2-4 p.m. Cost of the camp is$95. Campers will learn to work togetherthrough a variety of exciting and hands-ongames and activities. Those attending shouldbring a water bottle and wear sneakers. Contactthe Claude Moore to register at 571-258-3500.

DMB Sports Camp allows youngsters to en-joy a mix of sports, including soccer, lacrosse,capture the flag, and basketball. For ages 6-10,camp is offered all 11 weeks of summer at theNational Conference Center in Lansdowne.Each camp week includes a visit from a differ-ent professional athlete who talks about theirsport, what sports they enjoyed as a child, andother interesting things about themselves. Formore info: www.dmbsportscamp.com,[email protected], 703-444-8805x104.

Flag FootballRegistration

The Northern Virginia Youth Flag FootballLeague is registering children ages 6-13 years oldto participate in the upcoming Aug. 3-7 camp,which will be held in Ashburn from 9 a.m.-noon.This summer marks the 12th year that the North-ern Virginia Youth Flag Football League has beenoffering fall league and summer camp programs inthe Loudoun County Community. For more infor-mation or to register, visit www.novaflag.com.

NOVA Senior OlympicsThe Northern Virginia Senior Olympics offers

something for everyone, from track and field tochess. If 50 years of age or more and enjoy friendlycompetition, consider competing in the NVSO to be

held Sept. 12-23. Last year more than 500 adultscompeted.

The 2009 events will include track and field,swimming, diving, tennis, table tennis, pickleball,racquetball, ice skating, golf, miniature golf, bowl-ing, billiards, basketball, bait casting, frisbee throw,shuffleboard, bunco, chess, cribbage, duplicatebridge, scrabble, softball hit and throw and teamline dancing. New this year are Wii bowling andmini javelin throw.

The track events will be held at ThomasJefferson Community Center, 3501 S. 2nd St., Ar-lington, following opening ceremonies at 10:30a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12. A health fair, sponsoredby Virginia Hospital Center, will also be held onopening day from 9 – 11 a.m. and the TravelingBicycle Museum, 9 a.m. – noon. Other events, be-ginning Monday, Sept. 14, will be held at variouslocations in the sponsoring jurisdictions. All eventsare open to the public at no charge.

Registration forms are available at senior centersand senior residences or by calling 703-228-3600,

ext. 9996. Seniors can also download registra-tion forms, rules and other details atwww.novaseniorolympics.com. Registrationdeadline is Aug. 28, however, early registrationis appreciated. Registration fee is $10 whichincludes one event; additional events are $1.

Summer Women’sBasketball

LoCo Ladies Basketball League registrationfor the Summer 2009 season is now open. Theleague is for women 18 years and up of all skilllevels. The summer season will run July 12through Aug. 30 at the National ConferenceCenter in Lansdowne on Sundays. Be sure tosign up; individual players and establishedteams welcome. For more info:

www.loudounbasketball.com/locoladies oremail [email protected].

By Jason Mackey

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A few minutes after nineo’clock on Fridaymorning, June 26,Adam Harrell walked

outside of the pro shop at the1757 Golf Club in Ashburn andasked a group of campers if theywere excited. And if they were,he said, they should raise theirhand. Everyone did.

“We’ve never had 100 percentbefore,” Harrell said.

That’s when Colin Chung, oneof Harrell’s 12 campers for the day,reminded the 1757 Golf Club’snew director of instruction that itwas only the first week of the firstsummer camp. That’s why he hadnever had a 100-percent showingof support before.

Harrell laughed, knowingChung was partly right. He alsowasn’t about to complain. Lastweek was the first week of sum-mer camp for the 1757 Golf Club’srevamped junior program and,according to Harrell and severalcampers, everything was a success.

“It was better than I expected,”said 11-year-old DorothyDimitrew, who, along with her sis-ter, Audrey Dimitrew, has beenplaying with the Loudoun JuniorGolf Association this summer. “It’snot as serious as I thought it wouldbe, but it’s been fun. I learned howto grip [the club] and how I shouldline up my shots.”

“I needed to learn golf, fix mygrip and hit the ball farther,” saidPeter Tan, 12, of Herndon. “I’vebeen here for five days and now I

can grip the club better and hit theball harder. It was a good time andI learned a lot.”

The week-long junior summercamps will continue throughoutthe summer and wrap up on Fri-day, Aug. 21. Camps focus on fun-damentals — full swing, woods,putting, chipping, rules and eti-quette. The cost of a half-day camp(9 a.m.-noon) is $295 per camperfor the week, while full day tuitionruns $495. For more informationabout the junior golf camps, visitwww.1757golfclub.com or contactHarrell at 703-444-0901.

THAT THE CAMP was such a suc-cess surprised Harrell, who had alittle more than three weeks to laythe groundwork for it. On the siteof what was once called The Presi-dential before it filed for Chapter 7bankruptcy last September, the1757 Golf Club was purchased inmid-May by Billy Casper Golf.

While there are currently 10playable holes on site, an 18-holechampionship course designed by

architect David Heatwole is slatedfor completion in the spring of2010. And along with the course,a 16,000-square-foot clubhouse isalso scheduled to open next spring.The on-course work available at1757 Golf Club has been a primarydraw for the camp, too. While morethan a few summer golf camps willrestrict youngsters’ access to thegolf course, the program at 1757Golf Club has encouraged it.In addition to a morning filledwith a classroom session and driv-ing range work, full-day camperswill spend the entire afternoon onthe course.“We want to get the kids out, in-troduce them to the game and playas much golf as they can,” Harrellsaid. “So we always take them outon the course. And it is, unfortu-nately, a little rare.”

STANDING NEXT to each otheron Friday morning, Ashburn resi-dents Dan and Jack Courtneycould not look more opposite. DanCourtney is 16. He’s 6-foot-6 and

wears size 18 shoes. JackCourtney, meanwhile, is 6 andlikely has never seen the big andtall section of a department store.But both Courtney brothers tookpart in last week’s activities as half-a-day campers. Jack Courtney, whoalso plays hockey, enjoyed improv-ing his drive, while Dan Courtneywanted to shore up his all-aroundgame — enough to compete withhis friends at Bishop O’ConnellHigh School and so he can have ahobby for when he gets older.“This is the first real-time golfingI’ve done,” said Dan Courtney, whoalso plays basketball for theKnights. “I really wanted to getinto the sport because it’s some-

thing I can play when I’m old.”Dan Courtney’s goal fits well withHarrell’s philosophy, which basi-cally involves mixing safety, funand instruction together. It’s allpart of a plan that Harrell hopescan result in a much-improved in-struction program at the 1757 GolfClub and maybe result in a fewlifelong golfers.“It’s safety first. Lots of fun secondand then instruction,” Harrell said.“If we cover the first two bases andeveryone’s having a good time,then we’re going to get into thegrip, the set, chipping, pitching.“We want to introduce them to thegame and hopefully have thembecome a golfer for life.”

Managed by Billy Casper Golf,the 1757 Golf Club launchesnew junior golf program.

Camp Attracts Youths to Golf

With a little help from instructor Joe Lussier, Jay Changimproved his golf swing last week during a week-longjunior camp at the 1757 Golf Club off of Waxpool Roadin Ashburn.

Hired in mid-May to become the 1757 Golf Club’s directorof golf instruction, Adam Harrell has made learning a pointof emphasis within the club’s summer camp program.

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“It’s a very reasonable price to bring afamily for entertainment,” Bleutge said. Notonly that, but with the old classical songssung by performers marching through theaisles and a script full of humorous dialoguehighlighted by fine performances, the au-dience will have a blast.

“They’ll thoroughly enjoy themselves,”Bleutge said.

As have the performers. The great thingabout such a show, Bleutge said, is havingsuch a wide age range that enables youngerperformers to learn from older, more expe-rienced actors.

“They’ve definitely bonded,” Bleutge said.“What’s good is to see the older and theyounger [actors] working together.”

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and Sunday, July 13. Friday and Saturdayshows begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday showsat 2:30 p.m. On Saturday July 18 there isalso a matinee performance at 2:30 p.m.

Brandon Spann will portray therole of the Genie in the upcomingproduction of “Aladdin, Jr.” by theSterling Playmakers.

The Sterling Playmakers will present a production of “Aladdin, Jr.” at theSterling Middle School on 10-12 and 17-19. More information can befound at www.sterlingplaymakers.com.

Alzheimer’s disease often become aggres-sive, so she was not surprised when her ownfather began to show aggression towardsher during a visit. As she tried to calm herfather, who was paranoid of his caregivers,her father swung at her with his fists. “Myfather wanted to hit me, and that was veryemotional,” she said. As she got up to leave,he followed her, this time swinging at herwith a broom. Tornillo did her best not toconfront her father, as she had learned fromher research.

AS HER PARENTS’ HEALTH continuedto decline, Tornillo transferred them to adifferent nursing home, one that was bet-

ter equipped to take care of them. Her fa-ther died soon after, following complica-tions from a stroke he had suffered. Thirty-six days later, her mother died. “That’s thelongest that my mother andfather were ever apart,” saidTornillo, who titled her book“36 Days Apart” for that rea-son. “My mother knew hewasn’t around,” she said. “Itruly think that’s why shepassed away 36 days later.”

“36 Days Apart” stands as a dedication toTornillo’s parents, who had always encour-aged her to write. “My father always saidto me, ‘I wish you would write’, so that wasmy last gift to my parents,” she said. Thebook was also inspired by the journal that

Tornillo kept while she cared for her par-ents. Tornillo was grateful to have that jour-nal, especially after her parents had died.

“I started looking back at it,” she said,“it was my own therapy.” Shealso said, “It was horrible forme because … as a child Iwanted my parents to comfortme but they weren’t there todo it. That’s why I wrote thebook.”

Tornillo will always appreci-ate the last moments she spent with herparents. “I was blessed to spend the last yearand a half with them,” she said. “My momand dad were everything to me when Istarted taking care of them.”

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mately 5.2 percent of the project’sfunding. “There is federal funding forphase 1 [which extends to Reston] butfor phase 2 [which extends to Loudoun],there is no federal funding,” said SharonBulova (D), Fairfax County chairman.

Should the project receive more fed-eral funding, Bulova would want to re-visit the toll increases and see if theycould be tempered, she said.

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lesson she learned from her experience withher parents was “how to have compassionfor others, [and] compassion for self.” Shealso said that the greatest advice she canoffer to those caring for loved ones withAlzheimer’s is, “It’s OK to ask for help, [and]it’s OK to walk away, because it’s a very, veryhard thing to do, even for an hour. It con-sumes every part of your mind.” She alsoadded, “Don’t lose faith.”

In light of her experience with her par-ents, Tornillo hopes to see a rise in aware-ness of Alzheimer’s Disease. “I wish that itwas more common for doctors to givecheck-ups and screenings for Alzheimer’s ona yearly basis,” she said. “I’m hoping thereis more and more recognition that this is ahealth crisis.”

to benefit from the rail extension, FairfaxCounty has raised $848 million, coveringabout 16.1 percent of the Dulles rail cost.Loudoun County has chipped in $252 mil-lion, about 4.8 percent of the cost.

Phase 1 of the project, which terminatesin Reston and runs through Tysons Corner,costs $2.75 billion. Phase 2, which extendsto the Dulles airport and Loudoun, is esti-mated to cost $2.5 billion.

Overall, the toll road is expected to bringin $2.8 billion for both parts of the project,according to the airports authority.

Some toll road users are upset about bear-

ing the brunt of the Dulles rail constructioncosts.

“The majority of the toll road revenue willbe used for non-toll road purposes. Thatamounts to a tax that has to be paid withafter-taxes money,” said Rob Whitfield, aReston resident who is troubled by the fi-nancing of the Metrorail extension.

Whitfield said it is unfair that commut-ers who will be coming into Tysons Cornerfrom the east or those who would get onthe train at Metro stations in McLean andVienna do not have to pay for the cost ofthe subway construction. Due to where they

live, they do not have to use the toll roadregularly but will still benefit from theproject, he said.

Landowners in Tysons Corner, who willbenefit financially from the four newMetro stations, and the federal govern-ment, whose employees and contractorswill use the train to get to work, shouldalso contribute more money, he said.

“Can you think of anywhere else in theUnited States where such a relativelysmall group of people have to pay sucha huge burden for a public project likethis?” said Whitfield.


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