F.C. Council to Adopt 'Pay as You Throw' Plan for Garbage Pickup

Remember Robert Anderson of Falls Church? The guy who won the $500,000 Virginia Lotto jackpot a few weeks back? Well, Anderson just proved that luck isn’t like lightning, cashing in (AGAIN!) winning another six-figure prize, this time a mere pittance of $150,000. The ever-entrepreneurial News-Press staff would like to suggest that Anderson begin a business selling locks of his hair as good luck charms. With his luck such a venture could be a gold mine, and for a mere advisory fee of 30-percent (What? It’s not like he needs the money…), we would be happy to assist in launching the enterprise.

But wait! Stop the presses! It’s a good thing luck isn’t like lightning, because if it was, Falls Church residents would be diving for cover … or climbing large trees with metal rods. Yet another F.C. citizen has cashed in on the Virginia Lotto jackpot, as Francois Therrien scratched off $500,000 dollars of his very own, claiming the top prize in the Extreme Green scratch game and simultaneously landing his name on every charity organization’s calling list in the state of Virginia. Therrien, a real estate agent plagued by bad coffee in his two offices, stopped by the 7-11 on Park Street in Vienna for a tolerable cup of Joe and took a flyer on the scratch-off ticket. “I’m not worrying about my son’s last two years of college,” Therrien said. He plans to invest the winnings … perhaps in a small Columbian coffee plantation?

If you’re looking for an artsy way to spice up your summer, check out the McLean Project for the Arts exhibition “The Question of Abstract Art,” curated by Herndon resident and George Mason University senior Lisa McCarty. The exhibition is the culmination of McCarty’s year-long internship with McClean Project of the Arts. She has curated the exhibit around the question of abstraction’s authenticity as a functioning concept. If that sounds as foreign to you as it does to us, stop by the upper level of the McLean Community Center at 1234 Ingleside Avenue in McClean between June 17 and July 31. The opening reception is slated for Thursday, June 7 from 7-9 p.m.

Sticking with the right side of the brain, Kristina Brown of James Madison University is seeking help putting together a multi-venue exhibit of African-American quilts. The exhibit will feature quilts made by artists who were born, work or live in Virginia and have African-American ancestry. If you’re interested in more information or in participating, please contact Ms. Brown at brownkl@jmu.edu.

Charles Moore of Falls Church was recently lauded by Washingtonian Magazine, winning its Residential Design Awards sponsored by the American Institute of Architects and Washingtonian. The competition drew 98 entries from registered architects of Washington-area homes.

For those who missed Mary Barkley’s (Falls Church) debut on CBS News May 26, you can still see the “Eye On America” segment on the internet at www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/21/eveningnews/main618935.shtml.

The Falls Church Caring Center is hosting an “Alternative Health Care Open House” Thursday, June 10 to celebrate its one-year anniversary. Half-hour treatment sessions will be provided at no charge (though voluntary donations will be accepted) from 7-9 p.m. and no appointment is necessary.

Sunday June 6, the National Philharmonic will honor the 60th Anniversary of D-Day with a 4 p.m. performance at National Presbyterian Church. Tickets will be range from $24-$31. Kids 7-17 are admitted free. The performance will include Fall Church’s Bev Laub who will sing with the Chorale.

On May 8 Longwood University honored their graduates, including Falls Church students Joann Chae (Sociology) Kathleen Miriam O’brien (Liberal Studies) and Emily Jane Conkey (Psychology). Conkey graduated Suma Cum Laude and also earned Spring Semester Deans List honors. Other Longwood Deans List Recipients from Falls Church include Julie Mae Andersen, Jennifer Alicia Costa, Ann Mannion Hall, and Emily Claire Thomas.

At Liberty University Kimberly Lynn Weathers of Falls Church earned Dean’s list recognition for the Spring semester.

At Marymount University, John Jaklon Amorosi, (Computer Information Systems), Meagan Herbert (Nursing), and Patrick G. Vail, (English), were inducted into the Delta Epsilon Sigma National Honor Society.

Congratulations to all the graduates and honorees.

The Falls Church Episcopal dedicated the Memorial Garden Chapel May 30 after its 11 a.m. services. Shown here, Rev. John Yates, Rector of Falls Church (at right in blazer) leads the ceremony.

The Varsity and Junior Varsity Cheerleaders and their parents gathered for the 2004 Cheerleading Banquet on June 1. Coach Keri Lambert and her twins said a special good-bye to the seniors, Elise Edwards, Sarah O'Hanley, Jessica Arrazola, Beth Tyson, Kelly Ballard and Amanda Harrington. Elise Edwards had been coached by Ms. Lambert since eighth grade. Coach Lambert is also relocating this year to Virginia Beach where she will be teaching seventh grade and taking a break from coaching. She has spent seven years as the cheerleading coach, bringing a top look and competitiveness to the sport of cheerleading at George Mason. As cheerleading is a nine month sport, Ms Lambert's contributions as a coach have been many, both to the sport and to the school's spirit. She will be missed next year. Melissa Thweatt assisted Coach Lambert heavily through the last season with the varsity as well as coaching the JV. From left to right the Varsity cheerleaders are: Elise Edwards, Devin Roden-Reynolds, Kelly Ballard, Jessica Arrazola, with twin, Coach Lambert, Maggie O'Toole, Megan Bledsoe, Sarah O'Hanley, Lisa Webb, Mariah Mallon. Front Row: Julie Dorsey, Sarah Wright, Anne Bank. Varsity members not shown are Beth Tyson, senior, and Lauren Cary.