Falls Church News & Notes

Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia has announced the enrollment of Stephen W. Twentyman, a graduate of George Mason High School. Twentyman will enroll as a Patrick Henry Scholar in August. Congratulations to Stephen.

Likewise to the following brainiacs from James Madison: Catherine Cooney, Casey Dagnall, Valerie DePeralta, David Fuge, Sean Galdo, Jason Gallick, Michael Hall, Lauren Hall, Richard Huber, Eileen Lunny, Natalie Perez, Jaime Redick, Bradley Richards, Morgan Riehl, Wendy Rogers, Jessica Sticklor-Lipson, Torrey TAmpler, Christopher Thomas and Josef Wladyka.

At Randolph-Macon College, congrats to Richard Snyder, a 2001 graduate of George Mason High School, on the achievement of making the Spring 2004 Dean’s List.

For those looking for day care alternatives in the Falls Church area, James Lee Day Care/Pre-School is now accepting registrations for its day care program. Advertising a nurturing and safe environment for three- to five-year-olds, James Lee Day Care will provide a foundation for future learning with a variety of educational and fun experiences. Call 703-534-2240 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily to register.

The Theracare Wellness Center is now taking registration for a free informational session on headaches entitled: “The Role of Massage Therapy in Pain Management.” The session will be held Saturday, July 31 at 11 a.m. at the Theracare Wellness Center (7389 Lee Highway, #202, Falls Church). Call 703-560-4300 for more information or to register.

You’re never to old to enjoy a spirited game of softball. The Northern Virginia Senior Softball is seeking players for teams forming a 32-game fall season. While average age in the NVSS is 65, but men ages 50 and up, and women ages 40 and up are accepted after a skill assessment. Players will be assigned to 24 teams spanning three skill-levels that will play Tuesday and Thursday mornings on Fairfax County fields. The league costs $35 and includes a free t-shirt and a hat. To register or for more information call 703-524-5576.

The Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs, founded in memory of Abigail Burroughs, a 2001 George Mason High School Graduate who died of cancer, was pleased to see the FDA a new cancer office and cancer program. Despite the success, the Abigail Alliance continues to push for ways to get potentially life saving drugs to patients years earlier than they would normally become available. The Alliance sites that this recent change, and the pursuit of further changes, are directly linked to the Alliance’s work and lawsuit in conjunction with the Washington Legal Foundation. For more information about the changes and the foundation, visit www.abigail-alliance.org.

Graduate students from the University of Virginia are teaming up with students at Sleepy Hollow Elementary Schools to improve the young students’ readings skills. Students at Sleepy Hollow’s site-based summer school program are receiving extra tutoring help from 30 U. Virginia students working to fulfill their clinical experience requirement to become certified reading specialists.

The Fairfax Victim Assistance Network (VAN) is looking to train volunteers to work on its domestic and sexual abuse crisis hotline. The training will run from Oct. 2 – Dec. 1 on Wednesday evenings and two Saturdays. For more information, application or services, call the VAN hotline at 703-360-7273.

In political news, Congressman Jim Moran offered an amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill that was accepted on July 14. The amendment would force Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, to give full transit benefits to Labor Department union employees. The transit benefit was made available to all federal employees in the National Capital Region (NCR) by the Clinton Executive Order 13150. Currently all federal employees in every federal agency in the NCR, except for unionized Labor Department employees, can receive a transit benefit of up to $100 per month for transportation to and from their place of employment.

CUTTING THE RIBBON to mark the Grand Opening of the new National Wholesale Liquidators store at the site of the old Ames store in the Eden Center of Falls Church Tuesday was a combination of City and store officials. Left to right: Falls Church Mayor Dan Gardner, NWL Director of Operations Sanjay Salwn, Store Manager Jennifer Bass, NWL Distribution Manager Zafar Iqbal, Falls Church Council members Lindy Hockenberry and David Snyder, Vice Mayor Marty Meserve and City Business Services Manager Larry Watson. (Photo courtesy the City of Falls Church Public Information Office)