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The Walk-Off’s took home the BedellCup at the 2 Young Foundation’s 20th

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Waters Field was alive with ex-citement on Saturday, Aug.1, for the 20th Anniversaryof the Northern Virginia

Wiffle Ball World Series (NVWWS). Thecharity event was sponsored by Van MetreCompanies and the 2 Young Foundation(2YF), an organization dedicated to: "Car-ing, connecting, committing, curing."

Teams and spectators alike made theirway to Waters Field at 8 a.m., stepping ontothe competition grounds known as “TheField of Dreams.” The opening ceremoniesbegan with an introduction speech by 2YF’spresident, Brian Davidson, as well as pastchairman of 2YF, Michael Ryan. Abby Miller,a Loudoun local who is one of the nation’sleading advocates for childhood cancerawareness, performed the National Anthem.The Special VIP guest of the day Brian Berry,a Vienna local, was awarded a $5,000 grantto financially aid him in his fight againstalveolar soft part sarcoma, a rare form ofcancer.

The NVWWS had multiple mini-stadiumslaid out for the day’s games, hosting one ofthe largest fields in tournament history with49 teams spanning four divisions. Addi-

continued dedication to the foundation andthe tournament. Vienna Inn’s own, MartyVolk, captured the 20th Anniversary Com-mitment Award, for all of his years support-ing this event.

The 2 Young Foundation and Van MetreCompanies are thankful that so many werein attendance for this year’s tournament,and equally delighted with the large num-ber of teams and sponsors that contributedto the success of the fundraiser.

The 2 Young Foundation was founded in2004 by Brian Bedell and continues to groweach year in his honor. 2YF has sponsoredthe Wiffle Ball World Series for over 10years, and with remarkable generosity andoutstanding support, has contributed over$300,000 in support of its cause. For moreinformation about the Northern VirginiaWiffle Ball World Series, visit www.2YF.org.

Van Metre Companies is one of the area’smost successful private, multi-disciplinaryreal estate developers having constructedover 16,000 houses and several thousandapartments, as well as office buildings andshopping centers in Northern Virginia. VanMetre communities include master-planneddevelopments, as well as neighborhoods insmaller subdivisions and third-partyplanned communities. Van Metre can trulybe a resident’s “builder for life”, with homedesigns for every stage of life. To learn more,visit www.VanMetreCompanies.com.

The 2 Young Foundation celebrates their 20th AnnualNorthern Virginia Wiffle Ball World Series in grand fashion.

Walk-Off's Win Bedell Cup

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The Special VIP guest of the day Brian Berry, a Vienna local, wasawarded a $5,000 grant to financially aid him in his fight against Alveo-lar Soft Part Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.

tional activities included a visit from RonaldMcDonald, moon bounces, a photo booth,face painting, and a silent auction, whichprovided entertainment for all ages. Tour-nament play concluded with The Walk-Offs,a major league entry, and Thunder Buddies

for Life, a minor league opponent, meetingin the championship game, in which TheWalk-Off ’s took home the “Bedell Cup.”Long-time contributor and participant of theNVWWS, Ed Brandmark, was inducted intothe NVWWS Hall of Fame this year for his

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By Leslie Davis

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Every Thursday afternoon, blue andwhite canopies cover vibrant pro-duce, freshly baked goods and smil-

ing vendors eager to converse with eachcustomer. The Fairfax County GovernmentCenter Farmers Market is open for businessfor its second season.

Local businesses, ranging from 15-week-old mother-daughter collaborations to a325-year-old family farm make this marketvaried in the goods sold. Accompanied bya free weekly concert series, this small, pro-duce heavy market is an inviting locationfor county government employees and sur-rounding residents.

“This [market] compares very favorablyto a market in the City of Fairfax,” says JimBourne, owner of The Lamb’s Quarter, afarm owned by his family since 1690.

Starting Aug. 5, the Community Horticul-ture Office of the Fairfax County Park Au-thority will hold the National Farmers Mar-ket Week event, an educational apprecia-tion week for sustainable agriculture. Therewill be games and activities suitable for theentire family at each market.

Over the course of the two years, there

has been an increase of shoppers comingfrom the surrounding communities in ad-dition to government center employees.Many of these customers return week afterweek.

Sandra Chavez, owner of Sandmar Mexi-

can Salsas, said many of her customers arerepeat customers enabling her to remem-ber their weekly preferences.

Customers are drawn to this market be-cause of the unbeatable flavor and fresh-ness of its produce. Vendors pick their crops

When and WhereThe Government Center Farmers Market is

open every Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. until Oct.29. For more information about the market andupcoming events, visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/governmentcntr-mrkt.htm or call 703- 642- 0128or email [email protected]

and prepare their goods within a 24 hourwindow of the market, with some vendorseven starting their day at four o’clock in themorning in order to provide the best qual-ity goods.

Bourne described how his customerssometimes have a hard time peeling hisbest-selling eggs after they hard boil themsince they are so fresh, as opposed to a largegrocery store where the eggs could be upto two weeks old and are easier to peel.

All the vendors at the Government Cen-ter are located within a 125 mile radius ofFairfax County, so shopping at the farmersmarket has a positive effect on the localeconomy and its business owners.

Select Fairfax County markets also aidlow-income individuals and families by ac-cepting the Supplemental Nutrition Assis-tance Program (SNAP), a program formerlyreferred to as Food Stamps.

Most of all, the Government Center farm-ers market shines due to its amicable at-mosphere between vendors and shoppers,making grocery shopping that much morepleasurable and rewarding for both parties.

“The customers keep us coming back,”says Anyssa Dsarmi from Hartland Natu-ral Farm.

Fresh Goods and Friendly Smiles atGovernment Center Farmers Market

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From left — Sandmar Salsas owner Sandra Chavez, of Burke, standsalongside her mother, Margarita Acordagoitia, at their table at theGovernment Center Farmers Market.


Opinion

Outrage over the shooting deathof John Geer of Springfield onAug. 29, 2013, by a FairfaxCounty Police officer led the

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to formof the Ad Hoc Police Practice Review Commis-sion, which began meeting in March 2015. TheCommunications Subcommittee wasthe first to give recommendations tothe full commission, and the reportpulled no punches.

“Communications in recent high-profile use-of-force and critical incident cases were mis-handled, inadequate and untimely, leading toloss of public trust and questions about thelegitimacy of police actions. … Our commu-nity deserves better.”

“The failures in both communications andits Freedom of Information Act policies havecreated this crisis of confidence for FCPD. …There must be significant change coming fromthe leadership of the county and the FairfaxCounty Police Department. No longer can theyjust pay lip service to the idea of transparency.Real change is needed – now. ...

“It is well past time for the Fairfax CountyPolice Department to start providing timely,honest and effective communications with ev-erything it does. We deserve nothing less. ...

“Constant ‘happy talk’ breeds suspicion,while being direct and clear about mistakesand failures as well as accomplishments resultsin increased credibility.”

The Communications Committee, led byformer Fairfax County Public Information Of-

ficer Merni Fitzgerald, calls for: a culturechange to favor releasing as much informationas possible; policy change to encourage trans-parency and accountability by establishing aculture of disclosure; adopting a predisposi-tion-to-disclose, with public records presumedto be public and exemptions strictly and nar-

rowly construed.For example, the committee calls for:

releasing the names of officers involvedin any police shootings within one

week; releasing video from body cameras,dashboard cameras and any other digitalrecord of a police-involved shooting death im-mediately; a continuous process of informa-tion declassification for cases that are no longeractive or are closed; releasing actual policereports, with redactions where necessary,rather than creating summary documents; pro-viding unfettered access to blotter-type infor-mation to include a list of every incident andcall with the basic who/what/when/where/how information.

The full report is eight pages, well-writtenand well worth reading.

CHANGE IN CULTURE is not coming auto-matically or easily to the Fairfax County PoliceDepartment. While the FCPD has releasedreams of information to the commission, thathas not included much requested and neededinformation for the commission and its sub-committees to meet established scope of work.

For example, the Use of Force Subcommit-tee is tasked in its scope of work to “review

(not investigate) recent use of force incidents(lethal and non-lethal) involving FCPD as wellas review any existing data summarizing allFCPD use of force interactions, officer involvedshootings resulting in death or injury, and in-custody deaths from 2005 to 2015.”

In May, the committee asked what docu-ments and reports would be available andwhen.

The following response was posted in June:“The Chief of Police will post a synopsis and

other information regarding the department’sofficer involved shootings but will not be re-leasing any case reports, files or documentsfrom the criminal or administrative case.”

That response does not reflect a culture oftransparency.

But what’s worse is that on Aug. 10, justweeks before the subcommittee’s final recom-mendations are due to the full commission, thecommittee still has not received the synopsispromised, or even a list of officer-involvedshootings resulting in death or injury, and in-custody deaths from 2005 to 2015.

FCPD Chief of Police Edwin Roessler is sched-uled to present the synopses to the committeeon Aug. 12. All commission and subcommit-tee meetings are open to the public, see http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/policecommission/

— Mary Kimm,

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Mary Kimm, Connection editor and publisher,serves on the Ad Hoc Police Policies Review Commis-sion. The opinions expressed here are her own, and donot speak for the commission.

Strongly worded recommendations forpolice on transparency and public trust;FCPD has miles to go.

‘Our Community Deserves Better’Read Report Online

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/policecommission/subcommittees/materials/final-recommendation-communication-subcommittee.pdf

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An Angel inState TrooperDisguiseTo the Editor:

On July 13, 2015, I was drivingto Reagan National Airport to pickup my son when I noticed the lowfuel light was flashing. I told mytwo grandchildren, who were withme, that we needed to get gas. Yet,I decided to keep going as to nothave my son waiting for me at theairport. I figured we could circleback after picking him up and getgas then. However, on our wayback around, we took the wrongexit, overshooting the gas station.We attempted to keep going untilthe next gas station, but ran outof gas in the process. My sonstated, “Mom, we are out of gas.“I responded with, “Are you serious,can you back up? We are in themiddle of the highway?” He said“No mom, we can’t move.” Panicset in. I reached for my roadside

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Trooper Fulk gently bumped usto safety. He came back to our ve-hicle and asked, “Do you all havesomeone coming,” because he no-ticed that I still had the roadsideassistance card in my shakinghand. I said “Yes.” Trooper Fulksaid, “I’m going to call for help andwe will see who gets here first.”After he called, he smiled at meand said “Would you feel better ifI stayed with you until someone

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While we waited, I noticed I hadmy Bible. So, I took out a piece ofpaper and wrote a note to TrooperFulk. I don’t remember what Iwrote, but I wanted him to knowthat we appreciated his dedica-tion, care, and concern for oursafety.

His call for assistance arrivedprior to ours, at which time he re-turned to our vehicle and said thatwe were in good hands, and he wasgoing to depart now. I asked himif he was an angel, to which hereplied, “I don’t think so,” with asmile. I handed him the note I’dprepared for him, and said Iwouldn’t be surprised if you wereto disappear when you return toyour car. Although he denied be-ing an angel, he was our angel thatday. He saved the lives of mygrandchildren, my son and I. Wefeel he deserves to be recognizedfor putting his life in danger as hedoes everyday diligently protecting

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Downstairs, a spacious multi-function lower-levelzoned as “game room,” “playroom” and “work room”had become stale from lack of use.

There was a tired old kitchenette in a rear corner— which meant that fixtures needed for sinks andrefrigerators were already in place. But much of thelower level was little more than a partly below-gradebasement — hardly a place for upbeat family enter-tainment.

IN THE PLUS COLUMN: the house featured gen-erously-sized rooms and segues, large windows ac-cessing abundant natural light and an appreciably“open” first floor plan with sight lines in three direc-tions.

“The kitchen-centric first level plan had consider-able potential,” Lataille said, “but it needed a morecohesive interior — one that would support a moreintimate scale.”

The first feature Lataille slated for deletion: thesled roof.

By uniformly dropping the ceiling to the standard8 feet, the visual experience of anyone in the roomnow shifts to horizontal sight lines dominated bylarge windows and outside landscaping. The moresharply articulated indoor-outdoor continuum, inturn, adds focal points and intimacy — yet is moreexpansive.

Photos by Greg Hadley

BEFORE: Wood panelling, wainscoting, and a sled ceilingwith faux rafters were among the dated interior detailsthat defined the home’s previous interior.

By John Byrd

Meet Roger Lataille, senior de-sign consultant at Sun De-sign Remodeling and —more importantly — a re-

modeling resource homeowners turn to,and return to, whenever they need expertadvice, hands-on support and commitment.

Case in point: in 2012, a north Arlingtoncouple engaged Lataille to execute a top-to-bottom makeover to their 2,300-square-foot home. The goal was to implement func-tional improvements within a “transitional”interior design style that would work wellfor a growing family. Delivered on time andwithin budget, the owners dubbed the re-sults “exceptional” in every detail.

Now, two years later, and with two daugh-ters growing rapidly, the couple asked

Home’s Makeover EnhancesFamily Life

Sun Design’s Roger Lataille proposed a stacked stone hearth fora sitting area adjacent to the open kitchen. The textural verticalaccent — evoking a cabin-like ambiance — creates an invitationto sit and interact that had previously been missing from anondescript corner.

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Lataille for ideas for an addition. As itturned out, the terrain around the prop-erty was too steep. While space enlarge-ment discussions were still underway,however, the couple learned that elderlyneighbors a few doors up the street wereplanning to sell their nearly 5,000-square-foot colonial.

This was a promising development forLataille’s space-cramped client, but farfrom a slam-dunk.

The neighbor’s house had been built inthe late 1960s and hadn’t been upgradedin decades. Still, more living space was atantalizing proposition, and the couplesoon asked Lataille for an assessment onremodeling the house to the standard hehad achieved in their current residence.

In short order, Lataille and the clientswalked through the house and — before

pattern floral wall paper, wainscot panel-ing in many rooms; the family room adja-cent to the kitchen was covered by a sledceiling with faux exposed timbers.”

Moreover, the interior design style,Lataille elaborates, may have once beenloosely described as rustic.

“But the look was plainly anachronisticin 2015, “ he added, “A far cry from the con-temporary transitional style my clientswanted.”

The kitchen, likewise, featured outmodedColonial accents that including Dutch-stylemaple cabinet facings, a Delft mosaic tileback splash, and vinyl counter surfaces.

To highlight perspective, Lataille proposed astacked stone hearth for a sitting area adjacent tothe open kitchen. The textural vertical accent — evok-ing a cozy cabin-like ambiance — creates an iconicinvitation to sit and interact that had previously beenmissing from a nondescript corner.

With a panoramic view on one side and the openkitchen on the other, the redesigned niche is trans-formed into a cozy spot for sitting by the windowwith a book, or chatting with the cook as meals areprepared.

With the exception of moving interior walls a fewinches, the kitchen footprint remains fundamentallythe same. Here, Lataille concentrated on introduc-ing wholly new elevations — eliminating all vestigesof the Colonial-style finish work while developing abrightly luminous interior scheme composed of gran-ite surfaces and ivory-hued cabinet facings.

The 3.6-foot-by-8-foot cook top island and threestool dining counter now features a dark walnut-col-ored base topped with a dappled granite surface. Thedark-stained oak flooring, by extension, perfectly con-trasts with the ivory-hued paneling that wraps a two-door refrigerator, a roll-out pantry and drawers cus-tom-designed to satisfy the cook’s requirements.

French doors with sidelights now connect the fam-ily room to a 17-foot-by-31-foot deck complete withhot tub and outdoor kitchen. The front stairs in thefoyer have been re-finished; existing decorative capi-tals refurbished.

Downstairs, the once darkly cavernous lower-levelhas been elevated into an all-pur-pose family play area. Exposed ver-tical support beams are encased indry wall, which, likewise, wrapsHVAC vents. New wood-grained vi-nyl flooring, recessed lights andtawny/golden wall paint lend thespace a light, cheerful ambiance.

The new play room features bil-liards, pinball and a card table whereDad hosts a weekly card game. Thestacked stone tile fireplace situatedin front of an L-shaped configurationof couches offers a perfect spot towatch a plasma screen TV mountedabove the hearth.

The old kitchenette, transformedinto the family’s downstairs refresh-ment center, provides step-savingconvenience that makes entertain-ing easier for everyone.

Family life — at its most fulfilling.

John Byrd ([email protected])has been writing about home improve-ment topics for 30 years.

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Sun Design’s “transitional”-style interior design solu-tion concentrates on pleasing contrasts. The 3.6-foot-by-8-foot cook top island and three stool dining counterfeatures a walnut-colored base topped with a granitesurface. The dark-stained oak flooring is offset by ivory-hued paneling that wraps a two-door refrigerator, aroll-out pantry and drawers custom-designed to satisfythe cook’s requirements.

With time constraints, Sun Design convertslarge, dated house into residence that satisfieseveryone’s agenda. any decision had been reached regarding a

possible purchase — the designer developedpreliminary sketches depicting several re-modeling scenarios.

What was obvious to everyone from thestart was that the existing house was seri-ously dated, even degraded in places — andthat the desired upgrade would require con-siderable vision, budget-mindedness andteam performance.

Adding to the drama: if the deal wentthrough, the new owners wanted to puttheir current house on the market immedi-ately, remodel the purchased property atonce and move into their new residence assoon as possible.

There would be no interim period ofrental properties or furniture in storage.

“Looking back, the qualitative differencebetween the interiors of the two houses wasprofound,” Lataille said. “The house beingconsidered for purchase was like somethingfrom a 1970s movie set. There was large-


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Vienna’s Summer on the GreenConcert Series. Fridays-Sundays,through Sept. 27. 6:30 p.m. atVienna Town Green, 144 MapleAvenue E, Vienna. Come out on theweekend and listen to some goodmusic.Visit http://www.viennava.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2640

WEDNESDAY-MONDAY/AUG. 12-17Dine Out Tysons. Dine Out Tysons is

a Week of $20 Lunch and $30 Dinnermenus offered by participatingrestaurants.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 12Jim Gaffigan- Contagious. 8 p.m.

Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.Llaugh it up with the Grammy-nominated humorist as he dishes onfood, fatherhood, and everything inbetween. Tickets: $30-$60.www.wolftrap.org.

Pokemon League. 4:30 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Drop- in and playPokemon with your friends.

Toddling Twos and Threes. 10:30a.m. Dolley Madison Library, 1244Oak Ridge Avenue, McLean. An earlyliteracy enhanced storytime featuringstories, rhymes and songs. Ages 2-3with adult.

THURSDAY/AUG.13Counting Crows-Somewhere

Under Wonderland Tour. 7 p.m.Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.Fall “Accidentally in Love” with themelodic alternative rockers and hearthem play all their hits off theiralbum. Tickets: $45-$60.www.wolftrap.org.

Kids Book Club. 5:30 p.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Call Branch for Title.Ages 8-12.

My First Book Club. 4:30 p.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAvenue, McLean. A book discussiongroup for boys and girls. GradesKindergarten - 2.

Cupcake Wars: Sweet Reads. 7 p.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAvenue East, Vienna. Decorate bookthemed cupcakes, then put them tothe ultimate test.

Artists Meet for Coffee. 8:30-10 a.m.Katie’s Coffee House, 760 WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Local artists meetup for coffee and conversation.

FRIDAY/AUG. 14Lyle Lovett and His Large Band. 8

p.m. Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Texas’ Grammy-winning“Cowboy Man,” known for his wryhumor and deep storytelling createsrichly layered, foot-tapping,Americana, alt-country, and blueswith the help of his large band.Tickets: $25-$50. www.wolftrap.org.

Playdate Cafe. 10 a.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Children enjoy toys and aplay space while adults enjoy coffeeand conversation. Ages birth-5.

Great Decisions Foreign PolicySeries. 1 p.m. Great Falls Library,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Foreign Policy Association’s GreatDecisions program: Middle EastSectarianism.

Family Game Time. 3:30 p.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Drop- in and playassorted board games. All skill levelsand ages welcome.

Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple AvenueEast, Vienna. Learn and play. Ages 5-18.

McLean Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12p.m. Fridays, May 1-Nov. 20. 1659Chain Bridge Road, McLean.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/mcleanmkt.htm

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/AUG. 14-16“Fiddler on the Roof.” 7:30 p.m. on

Friday and Saturday; Sunday showtiming at 1 p.m. Vienna CommunityCenter, 120 Cherry Street SE, Vienna.

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Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac HillsStreet, Great Falls. A scenic wagonride from the Riverbend Park VisitorsCenter. Then enjoy a 1.5-mileinstructor-led float trip down theriver through riffles and flat water.

Little Big Town-The Pain KillerTour. 7 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1551 TrapRoad, Vienna. Hop on the “Pontoon”and enjoy free-wheeling, harmony-driven songs from these Grammy-winning country rockers. Tickets:$35-$55. www.wolftrap.org.

Oakton Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2p.m. Year round. Unity of FairfaxChurch, 2854 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. www.smartmarkets.org/

Vienna Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12p.m. Faith Baptist Church ParkingLot, 301 Center Street South, Vienna.www.viennafarmersmarket.com.

Cars & Coffee. 6-9 a.m. Katie’s CoffeeHouse, 760 Walker Road, Great Falls.Antique, custom, hotrods, exotic,sports cars, they’re all here.

SUNDAY/AUG. 16Specimen Plants for Your Garden.

11 a.m. Meadowlark BotanicalGarden, 9750 Meadowlark GardensCourt, Vienna. What makes a greatspecimen plant—its appearance,origin, culture or culture life cycle?Join Meadowlark Manager KeithTomlinson on a walk to learn aboutmany of these plants that you cangrow in your own garden.Participants should come prepared towalk a mile. Admission: $2.50-$5.

Grinding Demo. 12-3 p.m. Colvin RunMill, 10017 Colvin Run Road, GreatFalls.

Intro to River Kayaking. 10 a.m.Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac Hills

Street, Great Falls. This half-hourintroductory course at RiverbendPark covers river hazards, watersafety and paddling basics. Feesinclude equipment and same-day,half-day kayak rental. $29.

Sunrise Kayak Tour. 7 a.m.Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac HillsStreet, Great Falls. Enjoybreathtaking sunrise views over thePotomac River with this two-hour,naturalist-led tour. No previousexperience is required. $38.

Tiny Tots. 10:30 a.m. Dolley MadisonLibrary, 1244 Oak Ridge Avenue,McLean. Storytime featuring stories,rhymes and songs. Ages 13 - 23months with adult.

Game On. 2 p.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Avenue East,Vienna. Patrick Henry Library hasteamed up with Game On! Comics tobring you an afternoon of gaming.

Tysons Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2p.m. 8400 Westpark Drive, McLean.Sundays, through Nov. 15.www.tysonspartnership.org

TUESDAY/AUG. 18Preschool Storytime. 10:30 a.m.

Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Join us for stories,songs and activities. Age 3-5 with anadult.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 19Pokemon Book League. 4:30 p.m.

Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Drop- in and playPokemon with your friends.

Beautiful Butterflies. 10:30 a.m.Dolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Avenue, McLean. Summer isbutterfly time. Join and learn aboutthese beautiful insects and theirinteresting lives using puppets,games, felt board activities andstories.

THURSDAY/AUG. 20Reading Buddies. 4:30 p.m. Great

Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Teen volunteers availableto read to/with beginning readers.Ages 3-9.

TUESDAY/AUG. 25New Moms Meet & Greet. 12:30

p.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Avenue East, Vienna. Joinother new moms & babies (newbornto 6 months) and discover what thelibrary and the town of Vienna has tooffer your growing family. Adults.

THURSDAY/AUG. 27Patrick Henry Book Club. 1 p.m.

Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAvenue East, Vienna. "Sideways on aScooter" by Miranda Kennedy.

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band: Texas’ Grammy-winning“Cowboy Man,” known for his wry humor and deepstorytelling creates richly layered, foot-tapping, Ameri-cana, alt-country, and blues with the help of his largeband and will perform at Wolf Trap on Aug. 14 at 8 p.m.

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Sports

By Bonnie Schipper

The Connection

After going 5-5 in 2014 and fall-ing to Lake Braddock in the firstround of playoffs, coach JasonRowley’s main goal for Oakton’s

football team is improvement.“Every season we hope to improve,”

Rowley said. “When you don’t win a statechampionship, you have to take that nextstep. What’s that step for us? If that meanswin six games or if that means win 10 andgo in as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, theexpectation is that we improve from wherewe left off last year.”

The Cougars hope that their improvedstrength training will pay off on the field.

“We are a very physically strong team,”Rowley said. “This is the strongest teamI’ve coached and I’ve been here for 20years.”

With eight returning players on defenseand nine on offense, Oakton’s lineupswon’t look terribly different from last year.Running the offense for the second yearwill be rising senior quarterback SalTutone.

“Our offense doesn’t look too differentfrom last year,” Tutone said. “It’s going tobe quick-paced, no-huddle, with just keywords from the sidelines telling us the plays.Hopefully it’ll be high power with a lot ofscoring.”

Linemen Bennett Fagan, Tim Forster andPierce Banbury are also returning forOakton’s offense.

With a number of quick offensive play-ers, opponents can expect to encounter

what Rowley describes as a “spread offensethat likes to run the ball.”

“I like to think we are a lot like the Se-attle Seahawks on offense,” wide receiverJarrett Bacon said. “We have a lot of readoptions, a lot of speed backs, and a lot ofguys that can hurt you deep.”

Three-year starter Bacon will return atreceiver, but may also spend time at vari-ous other positions.

Patrick Davis, who received 1st-team all-

conference honors in 2014, will be a leaderon defense for the Cougars.

“We don’t have any insanely athletic play-ers that are ‘going D1,’” Davis said. “We re-ally work together on defense. We rely alot on running to the ball, sprinting every-where, always going hard, and never giv-ing up big plays, and so far we’ve beenpretty solid.”

Oakton will open the season againstVienna rival Madison on Sept. 4.

Cougars hope to improve from 5-5 record in 2014.

Oakton Football Returns Most ofStarting Lineup

“The Madison game is huge,” Banburysaid. “They’re our cross-town rival in Viennaand it gives us a chance to start the seasonoff with a big win.”

Also on the schedule for Oakton are 2014state semifinalist Tuscarora, Broad Run, andT.C. Williams.

“There’s not an easy game on the sched-ule,” Rowley said. “We play some toughteams but we have a good team and candefinitely do some damage.”

Receiver Jarrett Bacon is a three-year starter for theOakton football team.

Sal Tutone returns at quarterback for the Oaktonfootball team.

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The Oakton Swim and Racquet Clubdive team went undefeated this summerfinishing the summer with a winningrecord of 5-0 and as the Division 4 cham-pions. Oakton received its championshiptrophy in a ceremony held at the Divi-sion 4 Championship Dive Meet on July26 at Wakefield Chapel.

Oakton sent 16 divers to the Division4 Championship meet. Two of thosedivers took first place in their respectivecategories, also qualifying to compete inthe NVSL All-Star meet held the follow-ing week: Katie Vaughan in FreshmanGirls with a score of 77.10 andMackenzie Brennan in Intermediate Girlswith a score of 150.95. Two additionalOakton divers qualified to compete in theAll-Star meet based upon their perfor-mance at the Divisional Meet (top twofinishers qualify): Lexi Pierce in JuniorGirls with a score of 107.00 and ElanaColbert in Senior Girls with a score of163.15. The other Oakton divers who

placed at the Divisional Meet (top six fin-isher) were: Haley Liddell (FreshmanGirls, Third Place and an All-Star Alter-nate); Sarah Gurley (Junior Girls, FourthPlace); Spencer Dearman (Junior Boys,Fourth Place), Blaise Wuest (Junior Boys,Fifth Place), Josh Shipley (Junior Boys,Sixth Place), Kenna Campfield (Interme-diate Girls, Fourth Place), Kyla Straker(Intermediate Girls, Fifth Place), JuliaPowell (Senior Girls, Sixth Place), LiamKlopfenstein (Senior Boys, Third Placeand an All-Star Alternate) and BradBurgeson (Senior Boys, Fourth Place).

The NVSL All-Star Dive Meet was heldat Donaldson Run on Sunday, Aug. 2.Oakton sent four divers to the meet, allof whom placed in the top 10 in theirrespective categories: Katie Vaughanplaced third in Freshman Girls; LexiPierce placed tenth in Junior Girls;Mackenzie Brennan tied for fourth inIntermediate Girls; Elana Colbert placedeighth in Senior Girls.

Oakton Divers Win Division Championship

Photo by Mark Klopfenstein

Members of the Oakton Dive team receiving the championship trophy forDivision 4 at the Divisional Dive meet on July 26.

Vienna Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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