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Laurel Hill/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Editor Michael O’Connell
On the map, the purple section represents the land that is now in thehands of the Park Authority and the orange section will be the site ofthe proposed South County Middle School.
South County Land Swap ApprovedPark Authority BoardOKs swap to provideland for South CountyMiddle School.
“It’s one of the key nextsteps in the process, andit continues themomentum that we havegoing.”
— Christine Morin, co-chair,South County Middle School
Solutions Group
By Justin Fanizzi
The Connection
One of the two major remain-ing hurdles for the construc-tion of the South CountyMiddle School was cleared
Wednesday, Oct. 14, as the Fairfax CountyPark Authority authorized the long-awaitedland exchange with Fairfax County PublicSchools.
The Park Authority Board voted unani-mously to pass a resolution authorizing theswap, with almost no discussion on thematter. Park Authority Director John DargleJr. had recommended that the board adoptthe resolution after the Planning and De-velopment Committee reviewed it Sept. 9.
“We’re very excited [about the board’sdecision],” said Christine Morin, co-chair ofthe South County Middle School SolutionsGroup. “It’s one of the key next steps in theprocess, and it continues the momentumthat we have going.”
That momentum toward constructionbegan in early 2008, when Morin and theSouth County Middle School SolutionsGroup presented the idea to the Board of
Supervisors.The group was concerned about over-
crowding at South County Secondary andwas seeking a new school to alleviate theproblem. So, they put together a plan thatcalled for FCPS to swap plots of land withthe Park Authority so that the school sys-
tem could have suitable land to build theschool on.
While some details of the original planhave changed, the main details have re-mained the same, and hence, were acceptedby the Park Authority. The final agreementallows the transfer of a 40-acre vacant par-
cel of land off Laurel Crest Drive owned bythe school system for a 40-acre parcel ofland within Laurel Hill Park owned by thePark Authority. FCPS plans to use the park’sland to build the middle school adjacent toSouth County Secondary, where the twoschools can share recreational and educa-tional facilities. Before construction couldbegin, however, FCPS would have to demol-ish 12 dilapidated buildings from the formerNike Missile Site, which used to be housedon the property. The Park Authority woulduse their acquired land, most likely, to buildathletic fields.
“It’s outstanding that we are one stepcloser,” said School Board member DanStorck (Mount Vernon). “It’s a great feelingand the community should be pleased thatthe different boards and committees in thecounty worked together to make this pos-sible.”
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Local Man a West Coast WandererHayfield graduate Philip Schuchardt hikesfrom border to border in one summer.
“It’s like a fairy tale [on the trail]. Youcan’t believe [this nature] exists.”
— Philip Schuchardt
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Philip Schuchardt takes a photo near the trail’s starting point in Campo,Calif. This 151-mile stretch of desert is the beginning of his 2,654-milejourney.
By Reed S. Albers
The Connection
After 2,654 miles of hiking inthe West Coast wilderness,Philip Schuchardt of Fairfax
Station can scratch one item off hisbucket list.
This summer, Schuchardt, a 2004Hayfield Secondary School graduate,realized a lifelong dream to hike oneof the most famous trails in the UnitedStates.
The path he chose? The intimidat-ing Pacific Crest Trail.
“It was a childhood dream of mine to hikethe Appalachian Trail,” Schuchardt said.“But when I worked for the U.S. Forest Ser-vice along the Pacific Crest Trail last sum-mer, I decided to shift my plans and do thatone instead.”
Schuchardt, a 2008 Virginia Tech gradu-ate, left his job as a software engineer inBlacksburg, Va., and from April 20 to Sept.5 navigated one of the toughest hiking trailsin the United States.
The trail starts at the Mexican border,near Campo, Calif., and ends at the Cana-dian border near the town of Manning Parkin British Columbia.
Pacific Crest TrailAssociation spokes-man BrendaMurray said only
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News BriefsNews
Driver Dies after Hitting TreeA 21-year-old Alexandria man died Tuesday, Oct. 20 after
running off the road in his car in the Clifton area.According to a Fairfax County Police release, Kyle J.
Sullivan, of 5317 Lake Cove Court, was driving on the 11900block of Henderson Road around 2:39 a.m. when he droveoff the left side of the road, struck a tree and was ejected. Hedied on scene. According to FCPD Public Information OfficerLucy Caldwell, Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives are con-tinuing to investigate to determine the cause of the crash.There were no passengers in the vehicle and no other ve-hicles involved.
Hayfield Coach HospitalizedHayfield Secondary School varsity football head coach Billy
Pugh taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital on Monday, Oct. 19 af-ter what is believed to be a heart attack.
“We’re not exactly sure what happened,” Assistant Direc-tor of Student Activities Bob Bowman said. “He’s currently at[Inova] Fairfax Hospital undergoing treatment.”
Pugh, a Virginia Tech graduate, has helped lead the Hawksto a 5-2 record this season and has been the football coach atHayfield for 11 years.
Bowman said that while Pugh recovers, the team will con-tinue its 2009 season under assistant coach Roy Hill. “As ofnow, Roy Hill will be taking over the team,” Bowman said.“[Hill] will be running the team until coach Pugh can re-turn.”
Alcohol Sting Nets ArrestOfficers from the West Springfield District Station Neigh-
borhood Patrol Unit conducted alcohol stings at several loca-tions in the Springfield, Fairfax and Lorton areas Wednesday,Oct. 14, netting one arrest.
According to police, a sting and a shoulder tap operationwere conducted as part of the ongoing Youth Alcohol En-forcement/Prom and Graduation campaign. A county policecadet dressed in plain clothing entered stores and attemptedto purchase alcohol.
If asked whether he was 21 years old, the cadet was torespond with his true age and/or date of birth. If asked foridentification, he was to tell the clerk that he had no identifi-cation with him. If the sale of alcohol took place, the plain-clothed officer would take possession of the alcohol from thecadet and make the appropriate charge, along with the assis-tance of the uniformed officer assigned to the team.
As a result of the Sting operation, four locations were en-tered, with one arrest made for the illegal sale of alcohol to aminor at the Giant Food at the Kings Park shopping Center inSpringfield.
Clifton Elementary MeetingA meeting of the Southwestern Regional Planning Study
Committee will be Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. at LibertyMiddle School, 6801 Union Mill Road in Clifton, just pastCentreville High School. Two representatives from each ofthe 23 elementary schools involved in the study will be thereto learn about possible changes in the school boundaries andpopulations. Schools involved include Clifton and Colin Powellelementaries.
Talk about County BudgetA community meeting to discuss Fairfax County’s FY2011
budget will take place, Thursday, Oct. 29, from 7-9 p.m., inthe Woodson High cafeteria. It’s sponsored by the countygovernment and public schools.
Registration is required. To register or for additional infor-mation, call 703-324-2391 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/budget. Those unable to attend, but wishing to make budgetsuggestions, may call the Budget Hotline, 703-324-9400, orcomplete the Budget Feedback Form at the Web site.
A Few Words in Chalk
Woodson High School celebrates NationalDay on Writing Tuesday Oct. 20 by putting a different spin on their normal
classes.Teachers took their students outside to a desig-
nated area to write their thoughts, ideas and favor-ite quotes using sidewalk chalk. The exercise had noguidelines for what the students could write on thesidewalk gallery, except for a ban on the use of ob-scenities.
“It was a way for the students to literally put theirmark on the school,” Principal Jeff Yost said. “Andthey had a beautiful day to do it.”
Teachers had their students bring in lines from theirfavorite poem or literary work to prepare for theevent. Also, they discussed the value and purpose ofwriting and the power of writing and had their stu-dents do several writing exercises.
The National Day on Writing celebrates the foun-dational place of writing in Americans’ personal, pro-fessional and civic lives. In addition, it stresses theimportance of writing instruction and practice atevery grade level, for every student and in every sub-ject area from preschool through college.
— Justin Fanizzi
Seniors Jennifer Grottle and CaleeMacGowan take part in National Day onWriting.
Isaac Rank writes down a favorite quota-tion.
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Runners from Clarkson University’s Army ROTC team who participated in the Army10-Miler included, front row, from, left, Lt. Col. John Hinrichs, Master Sgt. MarkEmpey, Gunnar Gramlich, David Pecka, Jenn Zanghi, Erin McTarnaghan, ChrisO’Connor, Josh Hinrichs, Dylan Morphett, and, back row, Capt. Ryan Hunt, ColbySortevik, Maj. Scott Toth, Jason Keyes, Charles Rugg, Matt Wilsey, Patrick Knight,Mark Lucas, Geoffrey Vantine, Hilary Frego, Owen Rand, Jimmy Wheeler, and BrianBierwith and hosts Diane and Jim Bierwirth of Clifton.
Diane and Jim Bierwirth of Clifton playedhost to the Clarkson University Army ROTCrunning club recently. The club journeyed
to the Washington, D.C. area on Oct. 4, for the thirdyear in a row, to participate in the 25th anniversaryArmy 10-Miler. Two teams of cadets finished 16th
Clifton Couple Hosts Clarkson University Runnersand 22nd among 65 Army ROTC teams.
Clarkson’s top runner, Charles Rugg, finished witha time of 1:06:49, which placed him 594th overall.Cadet David Pecka finished in 1:11:03, 1163rd over
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Now that the land swap has taken place, both sideshave work to do in order to move ahead with theirplans for their respective plots of land. According toStorck, the next step for FCPS is a Nov. 3 School Bondvote. If the bond passes, funding for the construc-tion of the middle school would be allocated. Then,FCPS would open up the bidding process and thenaward the construction contract.
The Park Authority must now enter a Master Plan-ning Process, in which it will conduct a site analysis,design development options and create a master planfor the land. The Park Authority will conduct sev-eral public meetings during the process to ensurethat all concerns are addressed.
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“The master planning process is next,” said ParkAuthority spokesman Judy Petersen. “But there isabsolutely no timetable set for it.”
While the Park Authority does not have a definedtime for its work on the acquired land, Morin saidthat if the bond vote passes, then she hopes groundwill be broken on the new middle school by early2010, with the grand opening in 2012. Though thevote brought the construction of the school closer tofruition, Morin acknowledged that the work is notfinished, and that the community still needs to makesure they get out and vote for the school bond.
“It’s all coming together,” Morin said. “We had thisvision, and it’s coming to fruition, but it’s still impor-tant that we have the community’s support [on Elec-tion Day].”
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Seventeen students and four cadre traveledto Washington, D.C., for the event. The tripwas partially underwritten by the Fort Drumchapter of the Association of the United StatesArmy (AUSA) and the Clarkson Guard. A se-nior at Clarkson, Brian P. Bierwirth majors ininformation systems and business processes.
Trip highlights included a tour of the barracksunder the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Ar-lington National Cemetery and a day ofsightseeing in the Capital. The team spent theweekend of the race at Cadet Brian P. Bierwirthparents’ home in Clifton.
The trip was capped off by joining almost21,000 runners for the annual race that startedand finished in the parking lot of the Pentagonand wound its way through the streets of Wash-ington, D.C.
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Politics
Hugo: ‘Protect the core issues.’
Conrad, Hugo Face Off in 40th DistrictConrad: ‘I’m Going to make a difference’
Timothy D. HugoSusan Conrad
“I refuse to raise taxes tosend them downstate.”
— Del. Tim Hugo (R-40)
By Bonnie Hobbs
The Connection
Democrat Susan Conrad knows shehas an uphill battle in her quest tounseat Tim Hugo as 40th District
delegate, but that only makes her try harder.She thinks it will make him try harder, too.
“Nobody was running against Tim,” shesaid. “I really love Virginia and think I canmake a big difference.”
A Clifton Crest resident, Conrad has livedhere 10 years with husband Paul, a FEMAethics lawyer, and daughters Angela, 23,Tina, 22, and Juliana, 13. After working 25years in information technology, Conrad ison full scholarship at GMU in a master’sprogram in instructional technology.
It’s Conrad’s first bid for public office, butshe previously worked for Wisconsin Sen.Bill Proxmire. She’s involved with the SullyDistrict Democratic Committee, is on ahealthcare advisory board for FairfaxCounty and has definite ideas about howto improve Virginia.
“I’ve seen the transportation problem inthis area getting no at-tention, and the schoolsystem isn’t getting themoney it needs,” saidConrad. “Most ofNorthern Virginia’smoney goes to the restof the state, so we’vegot to nurture this area.Businesses want aneducated workforceand a solid infrastructure — roads, waterand sewer — so they can move their prod-ucts. And if you don’t take care of that in-frastructure, it’ll cost you more in the longrun. You’ve also got to take care of busi-ness; if people aren’t working, you haveproblems. ”
To help ease traffic congestion, she said,incentives should be given to businessesoffering telecommuting, varied hours andonline meetings. “We also have to look athow transportation is funded,” said Conrad.“When people drove gas guzzlers, the gastax made sense.”
She said she wouldn’t take money fromeducation to fund transportation. Instead,she suggested some type of tax increase,“possibly one-fourth cent on sales tax.People are spending more time idling awaytheir gas in traffic than the amount they’dspend on the sales-tax increase.”
In the long run, said Conrad, “What couldcreate tremendous revenue is expandingour development of solar-cell technology.It would generate revenue and jobs. Wecould put solar panels in all the state andcounty buildings to collect energy and feedit into the power grid, right away. Eventu-ally, they’d receive money back from thepower company for the energy they’re notusing.”
She said it would generate jobs in thisnew field and Virginia could take the lead
in it on theEastern Sea-board. “Weshould alsoinvolve thecolleges anduniversitiesand havetheir stu-dents workwith start-up busi-nesses onthis,” saidConrad. “Weshould alsoprovide in-centives touniversities to come up with these ideasbecause, when great ideas come, jobs come— and this would also keep our talent here.”
But the key to progress, she said, is eco-nomic development because its benefits willbe money for transportation and education.One way to stimulate the economy, saidConrad, is to give a tax credit to every busi-
ness that adds a net,new employee.
“What I offer is anopen mind and a col-laborative approach,”she said. “Let’s look atwhere we’re spendingour money and priori-tize. What are we do-ing to encourage andpromote tourism? It
would benefit the state because we have somuch to offer. We need to bring in conven-tions and maybe put a tax on hotels andcar rentals — those people don’t live here,anyway.”
Regarding public safety, Conrad said thepolice, fire and health departments need tobe supported and sustained.
No matter the outcome of the election,Conrad has no regrets about running. “Ithink I’m going to make a difference,whether I win or lose,” she said. “I’m notgoing to give up on funding transportationand getting the roads and mass transporta-tion we need to be a viable community. I’mattracting voters who normally don’t getinvolved — they know I was a business-woman, raising kids, and a retired militaryspouse. My husband was in the Pentagonduring 9/11.”
Conrad is especially pleased about all the“wonderful people” she’s met during hercampaign. Talking with them, she began tounderstand the problems affecting them.
“People are concerned about their neigh-borhood and the wellbeing of their com-munity,” she said. “They want to give theirkids good opportunities and wholesomeplaces to go. They wonder how to integratepeople coming here from all over the worldand how to get them to feel comfortable
By Bonnie Hobbs
The Connection
Clifton’s Tim Hugo (R-40) is runningfor his fifth term in Virginia’s Houseof Delegates, but he knows the is-
sues facing state lawmakers won’t have easysolutions.
“Constituents are concerned about theeconomy, jobs and taxes, and we’re goingto have a tough budget year,” he said. “Thegovernor says we may have to cut $1 bil-lion from the budget, so we’ll have to focuslike a laser beam on every area we can cutfrom.”
Nonetheless, Hugo said he’ll “protect thecore issues of transportation, education,public safety and mental health,” as muchas he can. “I do not think a recession likethis is the time to be raising taxes on fami-lies in Fairfax County,” he said.
So where would money come from tosupport these items? “It’ll be a challengingenvironment next year,” Hugo said. “We’vegot our work cut out for us. But we’ve gotto scour the budget, just like families haveto do, and tighten ourbelts.”
Regarding educa-tion, Hugo saidVirginia’s public col-leges currently acceptonly so many studentsfrom Northern Vir-ginia. He believes limiting the number ofout-of-state students could help remedy thissituation.
“This year, both Democrats and Republi-cans are campaigning for this issue,” hesaid. “We want to cap out-of-state studentsat 25 percent. Now, the percentage variesfrom school to school. Out-of-state kids paymore tuition than in-state, and that wouldmake up [to the colleges] for any loss ofrevenue.”
Hugo said Virginia colleges and universi-ties are attractive to outsiders becausethey’re about a third cheaper than othersin the northeast portion of the U.S. “Kidsfrom Robinson, Westfield and Fairfax Highare paying for this. We produce a high num-ber of high-quality students — and they getpenalized when they try to enroll in UVA,William & Mary, Virginia Tech and JMU. SoI’m going to keep pushing for a change.”
Strong on business, Hugo supportstelework and capping the commercial-prop-erty tax rate to create jobs. He also favorspromoting economic development and pro-viding incentives for the business commu-nity.
As for transportation, Hugo has beenworking several years on the $3 billion bondto fund transportation projects. “But underGov. Kaine (D), none of this money has beenspent on transportation,” he said. “I’ll workwith the new governor to spend moremoney on transportation. But I refuse toraise taxes to send them downstate. North-ern Virginia should be able to keep a largerSee Conrad, Page 25 See Hugo, Page 25
portion of itstax revenuesfor transpor-tation.”
That abil-ity would re-quire achange inthe state-wide fund-ing formula,but Hugobelieves thevotes tomake thishappen mayfinally be areal possibil-ity. “I think everyone’s realizing NorthernVirginia is the economic engine that keepsthe state’s economic growth going,” he said.“And it’s up to the Democrats and Republi-cans in Northern Virginia to continue tomake that case.”
Furthermore, he said, “After 2011, we’llhave more delegates and senators here and
in HamptonRoads [also popu-lous and plaguedby traffic] be-cause of the re-districting. We re-draw the linesnext year.” So
more representation in the General Assem-bly would help both areas achieve theirgoals.
Hugo has received endorsements from theVirginia Education Association, Fairfax Edu-cation Association, Fairfax Firefighters,Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce,Northern Virginia Technology Council,Northern Virginia Association of Realtors,National Federation of Independent Busi-nesses and the Virginia Banking Association.
“So I’ve got pretty broad support,” he said.“And the VEA is giving me an award [thisweek] for legislative achievement becauseof my bill that we passed last year, HB2474,that got planning time for teachers.”
Basically, Hugo said he focuses on busi-ness, transportation, education and quality-of-life issues important to his constituents.“I hope people see the things I do in thecommunity,” he said. “[For example], I gota cell-phone tower and extra parking forthe Town of Clifton, worked on stoppingthe loitering outside the Centreville Libraryand worked with VDOT to get part of LittleRocky Run re-paved. I helped get PleasantValley Road re-lined for turn lanes andPopes Head Road designated a scenic by-way. And I’m going to put $1,000 into ascholarship to help graduating students atMountain View. They’re hardworking stu-dents who deserve a hand.”
Citing national-security concerns, Hugoalso wrote to the FBI last week, asking it to
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about 500 people attempt the trail eachyear and few are able to complete it in oneseason.
“We’re not even sure how many have fin-ished it yet this season,” Murray said. “Youneed to be an experienced outdoorsman toeven attempt the trail.”
The trail’s challenges were a perfect fitfor Schuchardt, an Eagle Scout and adven-ture sportsman.
The strong wilderness feel and grandscenery drew Schuchardt to the Pacific CrestTrail over the closer and shorter Appala-chian Trail.
“It’s like a fairy tale [on the trail],” he said.“You can’t believe [this nature] exists. It’sjust spectacular.”
DESPITE THE fairy tale surroundings,each trail stage presented dangers. “Thestretch from Southern California to the Si-erra Nevada is a lot of desert and dry for-
est,” Schuchardt said. “After that, it’s a lotof mountains and snow.”
The trail’s first leg through the desert waslittered with poisonous snakes.
“For the first 700 miles, I saw a snake aday,” he said. “[The snakes] get your heartrate going. I almost stepped on one and itwas very unsettling.”
Snakes weren’t the only threat in thedesert sections. Dehydration played a bigrole.
“Most hikers don’t pack enough water,”he said. “I met people who didn’t bringenough water and had to hike almost 10miles to the next town to get some.”
After he survived the Southern Califor-nia desert, the Sierra Nevada mountainrange posed more problems in the form ofsnow and rain.
“It snowed and rained on me every dayfor 150 miles,” he said.
Even as Schuchardt neared the trail’s end,he couldn’t escape the troublesome weather.
“The day I wrapped up the trail, it snowed
a few feet,” he said. “It just kind of remindedme how hard the trail was.”
Fortunately for Schuchardt, the trip wasmade a bit easier thanks to the help of hisfather, Rick Schuchardt.
“I was his supply guy,” Rick Schuchardtsaid. “I drove along the trail and gave himsupplies when he needed them. We’d lookfor roads that crossed the trail so I couldmeet him.”
The two coordinated supply drops aboutevery four or five days. “When [my dad]approached me about helping on the trail,I said, ‘Well, I wanted to do this myself,’ “Philip Schuchardt said. “But when he toldme the idea of resupplying me, I thought itwas a great idea.”
Although his father did not drive the en-tire trail, the two set up future meetingsthrough a satellite phone.
When Rick Schuchardt couldn’t meet hisson in person, he sent packages to post of-fices along the trail for him to pick up.
Despite the dangers that came with the
trail, Rick Schuchardt said his son’s satel-lite phone provided some comfort to himand his wife, Jane.
“He had his phone and because of that Iknew we could go get him if he broke a legor needed to get [off the trail],” he said.
The phone also allowed PhilipSchuchardt’s family and friends to followhim on his journey. The phone could receivetext messages and the hiker also uploadedphotos and videos to a Web site.
“There aren’t many people who get tohave this experience,” Philip Schuchardtsaid. “I’m glad I was able to post photos andshow everyone what I saw.”
With the trail completed, PhilipSchuchardt isn’t planning to rush out ontoa new trail anytime soon, but the urge re-mains. “I feel like you should [walk the trail]after a life-changing event,” he said. “I hadjust graduated from Virginia Tech in 2008,so I thought this was a good time to do it.Maybe after something else big happens inmy life, I’ll try another [trail].”
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People
Fairfax’s Go-To Guy in an EmergencyDavid McKernan appointed Fairfax Countyemergency coordinator.
“He always has theinterests of the countyand citizens that heserves at the forefrontof his activities.”
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The Connection
In his nearly 35-year career, DavidMcKernan has battled HurricaneKatrina, weathered Hurricane Gustavand led the fight against neighbor-
hood blight and deterioration. Now, afterleading the waythrough natural di-sasters and other ca-lamities, he is usinghis hard-earned ex-pertise and decadesof experience to pro-tect the citizens ofFairfax County fromthose dangers.
McKernan was ap-pointed FairfaxCounty emergencymanagement coordinator and director ofthe county’s Office of Emergency Manage-ment by the Board of Supervisors Oct. 5,and began his service in that capacity Mon-day, Oct. 12.
“I’m very familiar with emergency man-agement, so when I saw this position avail-able, I jumped,” McKernan said. “This is afantastic place to work, and I had a lot ofcontact with the different agencies aroundthe county like the police and fire depart-ments, public works and health depart-ments, among others.”
McKernan built those contacts duringmore than 34 years of working for thecounty. McKernan, 55, was born in Allen-town, Pa., but made his way to Fairfax
County while he was in high school, trans-ferring to Fairfax High School. After gradu-ation, McKernan started volunteering at theDale City Volunteer Fire Department withthe intention of getting into the medicalfield. During his first 12 months, he wasput on a truck and went on numerous para-medic calls to see if that was the field for
him.“I was inter-
ested in the medi-cal field, and I hadcontemplated col-lege, but I didn’tknow what Iwanted to do, andI didn’t know if Iliked blood,”McKernan said.“So I went to thestation, and they
had me on a truck for 12 months, and Istayed there for four-and-a-half years.”
After his time in Dale City, McKernan gota job as a recruit firefighter at the FairfaxCounty Fire and Rescue Department, whichbegan his 34 years of service to the county.Initially, he was a regular firefighter in thefield, but soon was promoted to arson in-vestigator, a position he held for six years.Following his time in arson investigation,McKernan was promoted again, this timeto battalion chief of the department’s ThirdBattalion.
Three years later, McKernan ascended tothe rank of Deputy Chief of Fire Prevention,and served as the county’s Deputy Fire Mar-shal. As a marshal, he was responsible for
fire and rescue depart-ment systems testing,hazmat coordination andfire code inspections. Also,during his tenure asdeputy chief, he served asoperations chief for thecounty’s Code Enforce-ment Strike Team, thesame team that uncoveredthe recent mortgage fraudoperation. After one yearon the strike team, heserved as Deputy Chief ofOperations for the A Shift,which was his final posi-tion before he retired inFebruary.
“Chief McKernan has al-ways been a go-to personin our department,” Fire Chief RonaldMastin said. “He always has the interests ofthe county and citizens that he serves atthe forefront of his activities.”
In addition to his service to the county,McKernan is a member of the National Capi-tal Region’s All Hazard Incident Manage-ment Team, serving as an incident com-mander, operations chief and planning sec-tion chief. In the aftermath of HurricaneKatrina, McKernan was deployed threetimes to the affected areas. In HarrisonCounty, Miss. he managed the distributionof water and emergency meal kits and de-veloped an incident plan for each day, whichcoordinated the recovery efforts. InHancock County, Miss., he served in theNorthern Virginia Task Force IV and V, whichprovided fire protection.
“Their fire departments were wiped outfor the most part,” McKernan said. “Somewere still standing, but their members were
trying to rebuild theirown homes.”
While many newleaders seek to installtheir own team andrebuild the organiza-tion they were hired torun, McKernan is seek-ing to maintain the sta-tus quo in the Office ofEmergency Manage-ment. He said that thedepartment’s staffersare already effective,so he does not see anychanges to the person-nel. Also, he stressedthat his office is notthere to replace whatother county agencies
do, but rather to augment the emergencyservices that the county already offers.
“We need to prepare the county for emer-gencies, and that includes government,public and private business and others,”McKernan said. “If we ever have to respond,we will organize the county to protect itscitizens. The police and fire departmentsstill have their jobs, we’re not them. We’lljust help coordinate the efforts.”
THOUGH HE is only on his first week ofthe job and is getting his “feet wet,” as hesaid, his lengthy resume and illustriousrecord of service leave county officials nodoubt that their choice for the position wasright, and he will succeed.
“He will do a fine job,” said SupervisorJohn Cook (R-Braddock). “He came highlyrecommended and he’s got the backgroundand experience coming out of our fire de-partment, which is top-notch.”
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Opinion
Turn to pages 19-22 in this week’sFairfax Station/Laurel Hill Connec-tion to see the League of WomenVoters guide to the upcoming elec-
tions. Here you’ll find information on all thecandidates who will appear on your ballot, in-cluding Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney Gen-eral and Delegate.
The guide is produced independently by theLeague of Women Voters and printed in theConnection as a public service.
To read coverage of the Connection News-papers ongoing political coverage, go towww.ConnectionNewspapers.com, click on“latest” in the red bar and click on “Politics.”
Or go to www.connectionnewspapers.com/allbysection.asp?cat=109.
Do your part for public service by turningout to vote on Nov. 3. To find your polling placeand find information on what exactly will beon your ballot, see www.sbe.virginia.gov andclick on “voter information.”
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day that young adults and others can embracein the midst of a recession, it could more thanlive up to its reputation as a holiday associ-ated with drinking and driving.
More than half the fatal car accidents overHalloween weekends are caused by drunk driv-ers, according to the Washington Regional Al-cohol Program.
As a means of making the Washington-met-ropolitan area’s roadways a little less frighten-ing this Halloween, the local organization willsponsor free cab rides to would-be drunk driv-ers throughout Northern Virginia and Subur-ban Maryland on Saturday, Oct. 31.
We encourage Halloween celebrants to planahead, party near public transportation, bringa designated driver, or make other arrange-ments to stay off the roads after drinking. But
if all of that fails, you can callfor a free cab ride home.
Offered by the nonprofitWashington Regional AlcoholProgram (WRAP), the Hal-
loween SoberRide program will be in opera-tion beginning Halloween at 10 p.m., Satur-day, Oct. 31, and operate until 6 a.m. on Sun-day, Nov. 1 to keep impaired drivers off theroad during this traditionally high-risk holidayperiod.
During this eight-hour period, area residentsages 21 and older and celebrating with alco-hol may call the toll-free SoberRide phonenumber 1–800–200–TAXI for a no-cost (up toa $50 fare), safe way home.
Since 1993, WRAP’s SoberRide program hasprovided 44,120 free cab rides home to would-be impaired drivers on specific holidays in theGreater Washington area. Seewww.soberride.com.
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Or you can vote early in person at the localelections office and some satellite locations.Call the registrar or check the Web site for
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Creigh Deeds, Democratic can-didate for governor has a long his-tory of surprising people. Comingoff the farm, few expected him togo to college, or succeed in a pro-fession. When he entered politics,many said that he was too rural towin votes among the highly edu-cated folks at University of Virginiaand Virginia Tech. As a delegateand senator, he was not expectedto support reforms that wouldbring more resources to Virginia’surban crescent. In all these cases,he greatly out-performed expecta-tions. Often, he exceeded even hisown ambitious goals. Generally, hewon the elections and got the leg-islation passed.
Why? Creigh Deeds keeps hiseyes on the prize. From his ownlife experience, he knows whatneeds to be done for Virginia andhas stayed at it. He’s workedsteadily for increased educationalopportunities for all Virginians.He’s worked for a fairer tax sys-tem. He’s worked for improvedinfrastructure, including ports,highways, air and rails. Whatdoesn’t get done this year, hebrings back next year, and overtime he succeeds.
As voters assessing the candi-dates for governor, we should allask ourselves, “Should I vote for:
❖ the most handsome candi-date? No.
❖ the flashiest or slickest TVcommercials? No.
❖ the best-proven track recordof accomplishment as a legislator?Yes.
❖ the one with a statewide vi-sion for growth and progress? Yes.
❖ the best understanding abouthow we improve educational andeconomic opportunity for all? Yes.
❖ the candidate with a longrecord of commitment to solvingour transportation funding prob-
lems? Yes. Getting Virginia
out of the current re-cession takes pa-
tience and hard work, not slogansand ideology.
The bottom line: Creigh Deedshas the positive qualities we needin our next governor. BobMcDonnell (R) does not.
Frank BlechmanFairfax Station
New LeadershipTo the Editor:
For the past 16 years, we have
been waiting for the legislature toadjust the funding formula thatrips off Northern Virginia, sending75 percent of our tax dollars forroads and schools to other partsof the state. Every year, we are pla-cated with platitudes from our Del.Dave Albo (R-42), about “fightingtaxes that rip off Northern Vir-ginia.”
Yet, for all the tough talk out ofAlbo over the last 16 years, whathas changed? Not a thing.
It’s time for some leadership.Greg Werkheiser (D) says we canchange the funding formula byexpanding the coalition of legisla-tors in Northern Virginia to includecommunities like Fredericksburgand Leesburg, where most resi-dents already commute into theWashington, D.C. metro area. Hehas called for something refresh-ing in this era of polarized poli-tics: bipartisanship. I want thefunding formula changed. That’swhy I will be voting for GregWerkheiser on Nov. 3.
Christopher AmbroseLorton
Bond MoneyTo the Editor:
I recently read in the Connec-
tion Newspaper [“Werkheiser in2005 Rematch,” Sept. 24-30,2009] profile of Greg Werkheiser(D), a candidate for the 42nd Del-egate district. A question posed bythe Connection asks “What quali-fies you for the office? What quali-ties do you bring?”
Werkheiser responds: “… I alsochaired the Fairfax County Citi-zens’ Bond that brought $325 mil-lion in improvement to our roadsand schools.” The claim here sostretched the truth, that I was re-minded of the saying coined byPatrick Moynehan: “Everyone isentitled to his own opinion, not hisown facts.” Mr. Werkheiser hasquite simply made up his facts.
I served on the Bond Referen-dum Committee with GregWerkheiser. The facts are (a) he co-chaired the 2004 Fairfax CountyCitizens’ Bond Committee withNichole Jackson, representing theFairfax Chamber of Commerce, (b)by law, as a Bond ReferendumCommittee member, he was notallowed to advocate for the pas-sage of the bond, (c) there was nobond money allocated for schools,and (d) the transportation bondfunds were only a fraction of whathe claims.
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Re-elect Del. Dave AlboTo the Editor:
Virginia needs a champion for mental health re-form. For those of you who, like me, are strugglingto care for a mentally ill family member, it impor-
At the very first meeting of the Bond ReferendumCommittee, on Aug. 31, 2004, Michael Long fromthe Fairfax County Attorney’s Office, clearly and care-fully explained, “The Bond Committee’s role is notto advocate nor undermine the Bond Referendum.”He stated that our statutory charge was to provideexpertise for the community by providing objectiveinformation for county citizens about the specificsof the bond. At our Sept. 15, 2004 meeting, LenWales, the county debt manager, repeated that ourresponsibility was “Not to advocate nor underminethe referendum.”
Our duty was to educate the public, not to “bring$325 million in improvements to our roads andschools.” Clearly, any committee member who pro-moted passage of the bond would be in direct viola-tion of state law. He would also be violating the trustof the citizens who believed they were receiving un-biased and accurate information.
The citizens voted to bring, or not to bring thesebond funds to support the county needs, notWerkheiser, whether he violated the county statuteor not.
To remind you, the 2004 Bond Referendum waspassed by Fairfax citizens to sell $325 million bondsto fund parks ($75 million), human services ($32.5million), libraries ($52.5 million) and transportation($165 million).
And bond-supported, school funding? That waspassed by Fairfax Citizens in the 2005 Bond Refer-endum, and Werkheiser wasn’t even on that Citizens’Bond Referendum Committee.
Is Greg Werkheiser exaggerating, lying, or does hejust believe citizens in the 42 Delegate District havelong-term memory loss?
Your readers better decide before they vote Nov. 3.
Scott M. MartinSpringfield District Member
Fairfax County 2004 BondReferendum Committee
Mental Health ReformerTo the Editor:
Please vote for Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37) forVirginia’s next attorney general. If you, like me, arestruggling to care for a mentally ill loved one, youcan have no better friend in the office of attorneygeneral than Ken Cuccinelli.
When Ken Cuccinelli was elected to the VirginiaSenate, I went to him with my tale of troubles in mystruggle to get help for my mentally ill family mem-ber. I knew Ken from his work as a family practicelawyer providing legal services for the mentally illand their families.
I am not in Ken’s district and cannot vote for him.He listened anyway and was willing to work on leg-islation that would help me and tens of thousands ofother Virginia families with mentally ill loved ones.
During his years in the General Assembly, Sen.Cuccinelli successfully sponsored numerous billsaimed at improving the mental health code. As at-torney general, he will be in a even stronger posi-tion to continue his work as a champion for reform.
Linfield SmithSpringfield
tant to reelect Del. Dave Albo (R-42).One percent of the people in this country are seri-
ously mentally ill. For Virginia’s 7.7 million residents,that’s 77,000 people. One in four families are af-fected. Virginia’s mental health laws are out of dateand ineffective. Remember Virginia Tech and theSully police shootings?
Del. Albo understands the issues relating to themental health code and has worked during his timein office to reform those laws. In his influential posi-tion as chairman of the important Courts of JusticeCommittee, Dave has written legislation to help thementally ill and their families. During the 2009 leg-islative session, his House Bill 2257, written to cor-rect a serious flaw in the code, was the only majormental health bill that was passed and signed intolaw. There are other important issues such at jobsand schools but if care for the mentally ill of Virginiais a major concern for you, as it is for me, it is impor-tant that you go to the polls on Nov. 3 and vote to re-elect Del. Dave Albo.
Linfield SmithSpringfield
Differing ViewsTo the Editor:
I cannot understand why I continue to receivemailers and phone calls from the McDonnell andCuccinelli campaigns. I suppose Mr. McDonnellwould like me to forget his “thesis,” and Mr. Cuccinelliwants to reinforce his motto, “Don’t Tread on Me.”However, on every issue, neither one represents me.Both men have not only failed to support fundingfor education and transportation, they also wish tocontrol the most personal aspects of our lives. Forthose of us who lost someone we loved at VirginiaTech, they ignore commonsense gun laws and de-spite proclamations of being pro-life, filed bills toexpand gun rights with little regard for public safety.
Mr. McDonnell may claim his “thesis” is history,but from 1998-2003, he repeatedly and unsuccess-fully submitted bills to establish Covenant Marriage.Mr. Cuccinelli co-patroned a failing bill with Dels.Bob Marshall and Dick Black requiring that individu-als would incur a Class 6 felony if they provided aminor with a contraceptive knowing that the minorwas involved with someone three years older. Imag-ine arresting parents or doctors who, aware of a con-sensual teenage relationship, suggest protectionagainst pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease?
Most frustrating is both men’s refusal to considerimplementing common sense gun laws such as back-ground checks for unlicensed sales at gun shows,even though the Virginia Tech Panel recommendeddoing so and the majority of Virginians support it.Rather, both men believe that by addressing themental health component of the VT tragedy, theyresolved the issue. Both men insist that backgroundchecks are already conducted at gun shows and theyare unwilling to interfere with what they consider“private” sales at a very large, very public event. Li-censed dealers do conduct background checks at gunshows, but individual sellers do not, thereby allow-ing buyers who wish to avoid a background check,to purchase a weapon even if they are a convictedfelon, under a court order, or have been deemed dan-gerous to themselves or another. Mr. Cuccinelli pub-licly declared that he would “trade off” backgroundchecks for conceal carry on campus. If both men trulycare about public safety, particularly of our children,then they would agree a two-minute backgroundcheck is not an imposition, but a necessity.
Lu Ann Maciulla McNabbCentreville
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Things To Do
Scaring Up a Fun Time
Halloween Happenings
SATURDAY/OCT. 24Howloween Dog Costume
Contest & Goblin Golf andBonfire. Lake Accotink Park,7500 Accotink Park Road inSpringfield. Show off your dog’stalents and compete for prizesand treats from 2-4 p.m All dogsmust be leashed. The cost is $6per dog. Play glow-in-the-darkmini golf on the haunted coursefrom 6-9 p.m. Ride the spookycarousel, and join in storytellingover a cup of hot chocolatearound a lakeside bonfire. $6 perperson. To reserve, call 703-569-0285.
Springfield Plaza FreeHalloween Parade.Registration starts at 10 a.m. inthe Springfield Plaza courtyardon Commerce Street next toDollar King. Enter to win a $100shopping spree at registration.Parade starts promptly at 10:30a.m. rain or shine. No cost toparticipate. Free treat bags whilesupplies last. Springfield Plaza islocated at the intersection of OldKeene Mill Road and CommerceStreet in Springfield.
Ghost Train Rides at BurkeLake Park. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Bethere when the Great Pumpkinarrives to hand out treats. Thrillsand chills appropriate forchildren provided by studentsfrom Northern VirginiaCommunity College. Costumesencouraged. Children under age6 need adult supervision. Nopets. $4 per person, under age 2free. Ticket sales stop at 4:30p.m., and the last train departs at5:15 p.m. Burke Lake Park, 7315Ox Road in Fairfax Station. 703-323-6600.
Community Fall Festivalbenefits the homeless in FairfaxHaunted House, antique carshow, flea market, DJ, food,games, moon bounce, scarecrowmaking, silent auction and more.10 a.m-3 p.m., at Lord of LifeLutheran Church, 5114Twinbrook Road, Fairfax. 703-323-9500,www.lordoflifelutheran.com.
Clifton Haunted Trail. Spookyscenes and frightening creatureswill be ready to scare all whodare venture into Eight-Acre Parkfor the seventh annual CliftonHaunted Trail, 7-10 p.m. in theTown of Clifton. Tickets are $10,adults; and $5, children 12 andunder. Purchase them atwww.cliftonhauntedtrail.comand pick them up during the dayat will call at the Clifton Café,7144 Main St. Tickets will also beavailable at the gate. In case ofrain, see that Web site or call703-395-2132.
Explore the World of Bats. Atdusk, the flutter of leatherywings can be heard as local batsdart and dive during theirevening meal of insects. Bats arepopular symbols of Halloween, sowhat better time to get to knowthem? Huntley Meadows Parkwill open its classroom from 1-3p.m. to families that want tolearn more about these nocturnalacrobats during a free,exploratory session. Childrenmust be accompanied by anadult. Admission is free. HuntleyMeadows is located at 3701Lockheed Blvd. in Alexandria. Tomake a reservation, call 703-768-2525.
SUNDAY/OCT. 25 Goblin Gallop 5K Race and 1K
Fun Run at the Fairfax CornerShopping Center. The 1K fun runstarts at 8:30 a.m., and the 5Krace, at 9 a.m. Register at
www.Active.com. Rain or shine,the race begins and ends in frontof Coastal Flats restaurant.Registration is $25 for he 5K and$20 for the 1K. For moreinformation, seewww.goblingallop.org. No dogs orheadphones are allowed in the5K, but walkers are welcome inboth the 1K and 5K.
Ghost Train Rides at BurkeLake Park. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. BurkeLake Park, 7315 Ox Road inFairfax Station. 703- 323-6600.See Oct. 24 listing for details.
American Legion Children’sHalloween Party. l-3 p.m. atthe American Legion Post 176,Springfield. For ages 10 andunder. Costumes not necessary.Annabell the Clown, games andstory telling, spooky music andface painting, snacks and drinks.Goodie bags to take home. 703-451-5254.
Halloween Parables. 6 p.m., at6601 Rutledge Drive, FairfaxStation. Neighborhood childrenput on annual Halloween-themedproduction. This year’s show iscalled “I Just Don’t Get It.” Formore, call Heather Cooper at 571-238-7691.
MONDAY/OCT. 26Slighty Scary Stories. 11 a.m.
Lorton Library, 9520 RichmondHighway, Lorton. Join us forstories and activities. Age 4-5 withadults. 703-339-7385.
WEDNESDAY/OCT. 28Halloween Storytime. 10:30 a.m.
Kings Park Library, 9000 BurkeLake Road, Burke. Come incostume for Halloween stories andfun. Age 3-5 with an adult. 703-978-5600.
Bedtime Stories: P Is forPumpkin. 7 p.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke.Pumpkin stories and activities.Pajamas optional. Age 3-6 withadult. 703-644-7333.
FRIDAY/OCT. 30 Halloween Lunch Bunch. 12
p.m. John Marshall Library, 6209Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria. Bringlunch and join us for Halloweenstories. Costumes encouraged.Age birth-5 with adult. 703-971-0010.
NRA National FirearmsMuseum Tricks and Treats.4-7 p.m. at the National FirearmsMuseum, NRA Headquarters,11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax.Free, costumes encouraged.“Spooktacular” decorations, candyand goodies scattered throughoutthe museum’s galleries, donutsand cider for adults. 703-267-1620 or http://home.nra.org/#/museum.
Haunted Pond at Hidden PondNature Center. From 7-9 p.m.hear scary stories by the campfireand take a night-time walk intothe forest in search of fox, deerand owls. This nighttime programis for children ages 6 and up.Bring a flashlight. S’moresprovided, reservations arerequired. The activity is canceledif it rains. $6 per person. Call 703-451-9588 to reserve. HiddenPond, 8511 Greeley Blvd.,Springfield.
SATURDAY/OCT. 31Boo to You! Halloween
Storytime and Parade. 10:30a.m. Pohick Regional Library,
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By Justin Fanizzi
The Connection
Bored with the same-old Halloween? Look-ing for something more to do than dressup in the same old costume, trick-or-treating in the same old neighborhoods and
getting the same old candy?If so, then do not fret, as Fairfax County residents
have plethora of fun things to do for the whole fam-ily this Halloween season. From new takes on tradi-tional activities to interactive, engaging events,enough is going on this Octoberto make any ghoul-loving, thrillseeker squeal with delight — andmaybe even fright.
A popular destination for Hal-loween fun this year will again bethe local parks. Burke Lake Park ishosting two activities that cater toall ages and all members of thefamily both the weekend beforeHalloween and on the day itself. On Saturday, Oct.31, the park is hosting the third annual Burke LakeCostume Run, where costumed participants will runor walk around the lake and then take part in a cos-tume parade. After the event, participants can enjoyrefreshments, browse arts and crafts and dance tospooky music. In addition, the park will also be host-ing “Ghost Train Rides” Saturday Oct. 24, SundayOct. 25 and on Halloween. Rides will be given onthe park’s train, as a narrator tells scary stories. Thetrain rides, always a big hit, have been given everyHalloween season for more than 20 years.
Fairfax offers myriadof activities for familiesto enjoy on Halloween.
“Our events may have changed a little bit, butthey’re basically the same,” said Park Manager CharlieReagle. “They are family events. It’s spooky, but it’snot blood and guts scary.”
Lake Accotink Park in Burke is also joining theHalloween fun, hosting a day of events Saturday, Oct.24 that not only will appeal to the entire family, butto their furry friends as well. The park will conduct aHalloween Dog Costume Contest from 2-4 p.m.,where costumed dogs will be judged in 10 catego-ries, ranging from scariest costume to most creative.From 6-9 p.m., the park will offer Goblin Golf andBonfire. Park guests can play mini golf with glow-in-the-dark golf balls in the park’s course, which willbe decorated. In addition, guests can listen to ghoststories around a lakeside bonfire and can ride thecarousel, which will play spooky music.
“It’s a light-hearted, family thing,” said Park Man-ager Matthew Kaiser. “There’s nothing super-scary,
and no one jumps out or anythinglike that.”
The Hidden Pond Nature Cen-ter in Springfield is another parkgetting in on the Halloween fes-tivities, hosting the Haunted Pondat Hidden Pond Friday, Oct. 30.Assistant Park Manager MikeMcCaffrey said that the event isessentially a nature educationprogram with a Halloween
theme. The two-hour event will start with a discus-sion of animals that conjure fear in children andsounds that those animals make that may be fright-ening. The event concludes with a walk through theNature Center’s surrounding woods.
“It’s really a natural history type of program,”McCaffrey said. “And who know, there may be someghostly happenings, but I can’t give too much away.”
While area parks may be the epicenters of Hallow
“It’s spooky, but it’snot blood and gutsscary.”
— Charlie Reagle, parkmanager, Burke Lake Park
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Ghost Train Rides at Burke LakePark. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Burke LakePark, 7315 Ox Road in FairfaxStation. 703- 323-6600. See Oct. 24listing for details.
Third Annual Costume HalloweenRun at Burke Lake. Don acostume and join the crowd. Meet atShelter A, starting at 9 a.m. for thecostumed fun run. Enjoy a costumeparade, face painting, arts and crafts,goodie bags, refreshments and more.The fee for the run is $10 for ages 12and under and $15 for ages 13 and
up. To register, call 703-866-0566.Burke Lake Park is located at 7315Ox Road in Fairfax Station.
NRA National Firearms MuseumTricks and Treats. 9:30 a.m.-7p.m. at the National FirearmsMuseum, NRA Headquarters, 11250Waples Mill Road, Fairfax. See Oct.30 listing for details.
New Hope Church Trunk or Treat.6:30 p.m. at New Hope, 8905 OxRoad, Lorton. Trick or treat, food,games, a bonfire, and a movie on thelawn. Children can dress in costumeand bring treat bags. Scare-Your-Socks-Off haunted walk for olderchildren. www.newhope.org.
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SOUTH RUN RECENTER’S2ND ANNUAL
AUTUMN ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW
Top-quality handmadearts and crafts will be
offered by more than 50artisans from the
Northern Virginia Handcrafters Guild.
Saturday, October 249 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, October 2511 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Admission is $2.00• Free for Children 12 and Under
• Door Prizes!Located at Fairfax County Parkway and Reservation Drive.
For more information, call:703-866-0566
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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.
THURSDAY/OCT. 22A Is for Apple. 10:30 a.m. Richard
Byrd Library, 6315 Backlick Road,Springfield, on the second floor ofthe Bank of America building. Storiesand activities. Age 2-5 with adult.703-451-8055.
Lighters and Matches are Toolsfor Grownups Only. 10:30 a.m.Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Puppet show presented by the FairfaxCounty Fire and Rescue Department.Participants will each receive ahelmet and activity book. 703-339-4610.
Stories and Science. 4 p.m. JohnMarshall Library, 6209 Rose HillDrive, Alexandria. Stories and simplescience experiments. Age 4-6 withadult. 703-971-0010.
Mainstage #1: “Ah, Wilderness.” 8p.m., at GMU TheaterSpace. $12adult, $8 student/senior.TheaterSpace is on the Fairfaxcampus of George Mason Universityat the intersection of Braddock Roadand Route 123.
Disney On Ice presentsCelebrations! 7 p.m., at ThePatriot Center at George MasonUniversity. Ticket Prices: $70, $50,$27, $20 and $15. Tickets can bepurchased at all Ticketmaster outletsvia charge, by phone at 703-573-SEAT; via www.ticketmaster.com ;and at the Patriot Center box office.www.disneyonice.com.
Bingo. 7-11 p.m., at the SpringfieldVolunteer Fire Company Event Hall,7011 Backlick Road, Springfield.
Come out and have an evening of funplaying bingo, sponsored by theVeteran’s of Foreign Wars. Proceedssupport our work in the community,with Veterans and active dutyfamilies in need.
FRIDAY/OCT. 23Lunch Bunch. 12 p.m. John Marshall
Library, 6209 Rose Hill Drive,Alexandria. Bring lunch and come forstories. Birth-5 with adult. 703-971-0010.
Conditions and more. 5:15 p.m.Jaxx Night Club, 6355 Rolling Road,Springfield. $10 in advance, $12 atthe door. 703-569-5940 orjaxxroxx.com.
Mainstage #1: “Ah, Wilderness.” 8p.m., at GMU TheaterSpace. $12adult, $8 student/senior.TheaterSpace is on the Fairfaxcampus of George Mason Universityat the intersection of Braddock Roadand Route 123.
L.A. Theatre Works: “War of theWorlds” and “The Lost World.”8 p.m., at GMU Concert Hall. $36,$28, $18. Pre-PerformanceDiscussion 45 minutes prior to theperformance. The Concert Hall is onthe Fairfax campus of George MasonUniversity at the intersection ofBraddock Road and Route 123.
GMU Opera Review Recital. 8 p.m.,at Harris Theater. $20 adult, $15student/senior. The Harris Theater ison the Fairfax campus of GeorgeMason University at the intersectionof Braddock Road and Route 123.
Disney On Ice presentsCelebrations! 10:30 a.m. and 7p.m., at The Patriot Center at GeorgeMason University. Ticket Prices: $70,$50, $27, $20 and $15. Tickets canbe purchased at all Ticketmasteroutlets via charge, by phone at 703-
573-SEAT; viawww.ticketmaster.com ; and at thePatriot Center box office.www.disneyonice.com.
Harry Potter Lecture. Melissa Anellipresents “Harry, A History: The TrueStory of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, andLife Inside the Harry PotterPhenomenon” 7 p.m. at the FairfaxCounty Government Center BoardAuditorium. The Government Centeris at 12000 Government CenterParkway, Fairfax. 703-324-8428.
Bingo. 7-11 p.m., at the SpringfieldVolunteer Fire Company Event Hall,7011 Backlick Road, Springfield.Come out and have an evening of funplaying bingo, sponsored by theVeteran’s of Foreign Wars. Proceedssupport our work in the community,with Veterans and active dutyfamilies in need.
SATURDAY/OCT. 24Springfield Plaza Free Halloween
Parade. Registration starts at 10a.m. in the Springfield Plazacourtyard on Commerce Street nextto Dollar King. Enter to win a $100shopping spree at registration.Parade starts promptly at 10:30 a.m.rain or shine. No cost to participate.Free treat bags while supplies last.Springfield Plaza is located at theintersection of Old Keene Mill Roadand Commerce Street in Springfield.
Book Burrow Dedication. 2 p.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Unveil a newoutdoor storytime area, enjoy storiesand songs. Ages 2-5 with parent.703-249-1520.
FY 2011 Budget CommunityDialogue. 10 a.m. John MarshallLibrary, 6209 Rose Hill Drive,
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Alexandria. Presentations by county andschool budget staff followed byfacilitated small group discussions.Registration is required. 703-324-2391 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/budget.
Rhino Bucket with American Dog,Universal, Ill Anjelic and 8Lives Spent. 7:30 p.m. Jaxx NightClub, 6355 Rolling Road, Springfield.Age 21 and up. $20 in advance, $23at the door. 703-569-5940 orjaxxroxx.com.
Mainstage #1: “Ah, Wilderness.” 2p.m. and 8 p.m., at GMUTheaterSpace. $12 adult, $8 student/senior. TheaterSpace is on the Fairfaxcampus of George Mason Universityat the intersection of Braddock Roadand Route 123.
Shaolin Warriors. 8 p.m., at GMUConcert Hall. $44, $36, $22. Youththrough grade 12 half price. Pre-performance discussion 45 minutesprior to the performance. TheConcert Hall is on the Fairfax campusof George Mason University at theintersection of Braddock Road andRoute 123.
GMU Opera Review Recital. 8 p.m.,at Harris Theater. $20 adult, $15student/senior. The Harris Theater ison the Fairfax campus of GeorgeMason University at the intersectionof Braddock Road and Route 123.
ECHO Yard Sale. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at St.Bernadette Catholic Church gym,7600 Old Keene Mill Road,Springfield. All proceeds are used tosupport ECHO programs. For more,call 703-569-9160 or 703-440-1353.
Disney On Ice presentsCelebrations! 10:30 a.m., 2:30p.m. and 6:30 p.m., at The PatriotCenter at George Mason University.Ticket Prices: $70, $50, $27, $20 and
$15. Tickets can be purchased at allTicketmaster outlets via charge, byphone at 703-573-SEAT; viawww.ticketmaster.com ; and at thePatriot Center box office.www.disneyonice.com.
Howloween Dog Costume Contest& Goblin Golf and Bonfire atLake Accotink Park. Show offyour dog’s talents and compete forspecial prizes and treats from 2-4 p.mAll dogs must be leashed. $6 per dog.Play glow-in-the-dark mini golf onthe haunted course from 6 to 9 p.m.$6 per person. To reserve your spot,call 703-569-0285. Lake AccotinkPark is at 7500 Accotink Park Road inSpringfield.
Ghost Train Rides at Burke LakePark. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Be there whenthe Great Pumpkin arrives to handout treats. Thrills and chillsappropriate for children are providedby students from Northern VirginiaCommunity College. Costumesencouraged. Children under age 6need adult supervision. No pets. $4per person, under age 2 ride free.Ticket sales stop at 4:30 p.m., andthe last train departs at 5:15 p.m.703- 323-6600. Burke Lake Park,7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station.
Fall Arts Show presented by theKingstowne Area ArtistsAssociation. 12-5 p.m., at theKingstowne Snyder Center, 6450South Van Dorn St., Kingstowne.kingstowneartists.com.
Explore the World of Bats. At dusk,the flutter of leathery wings can beheard as local bats dart and diveduring their evening meal of insects.Bats are popular symbols ofHalloween, so what better time to getto know them? Huntley MeadowsPark will open its classroom from 1-3p.m. to families that want to learnmore about these nocturnal acrobats
during a free, exploratory session.Children must be accompanied by anadult. Admission is free. HuntleyMeadows is located at 3701Lockheed Blvd. in Alexandria. Tomake a reservation, call 703-768-2525.
SUNDAY/OCT. 25Misfits, Cab Ride Home, Unskilled
Professionalz, So DamnThirsty, The Buried, Dead KingsRising and The Pogo. 5:15 p.m.Jaxx Night Club, 6355 Rolling Road,Springfield. $23 in advance, $25 atthe door. 703-569-5940 orjaxxroxx.com.
Ghost Train Rides at Burke LakePark. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Be there whenthe Great Pumpkin arrives to handout treats. Costumes encouraged.Children under age 6 need adultsupervision. No pets. $4 per person,under age 2 ride free. Ticket salesstop at 4:30 p.m., and the last traindeparts at 5:15 p.m. 703- 323-6600.Burke Lake Park, 7315 Ox Road,Fairfax Station.
American Legion Children’sHalloween Party. l-3 p.m. at theAmerican Legion Post 176,Springfield. For ages10 years old andunder. Goodie bags to take home.703-451-5254.
Community Day, a celebrationfeaturing class demonstrations andmini-workshops, art exhibit ofinstructor work, entertainment, doorprizes and giveaways, food, gamesand storytelling for children. Openhouse 1-5 p.m. hosted by FairfaxCounty Public Schools Adult andCommunity Education at the PlumCenter for Lifelong Learning, 6815Edsall Road, Springfield. Free. 703-658-1201 or www.fcps.edu/aceclasses/CommunityDay.htm.
Send notes to the Connection [email protected] orcall 703-778-9416. Deadline is Fri-day. Dated announcements should besubmitted at least two weeks prior tothe event.
THURSDAY/OCT. 22Listening Forum Slated For
Laurel Hill Golf Club. Meetwith Fairfax County ParkAuthority Director John DargleJr., 7:30 p.m., at the Laurel HillGolf Club, 8701 Laurel CrestDrive, Lorton. 703-324-8662.
SUNDAY/OCT. 25Community Day, a celebration
featuring class demonstrationsand mini-workshops, an extensiveart exhibit of instructor work,entertainment, door prizes andgiveaways, food, games andstorytelling for children. Openhouse 1-5 p.m. hosted by FairfaxCounty Public Schools Adult andCommunity Education at thePlum Center for LifelongLearning, 6815 Edsall Road,Springfield. Free. 703-658-2796or www.fcps.edu/aceclasses/CommunityDay.htm
TUESDAY/OCT. 27Inside Look at Largest
Mortgage FraudInvestigation in FairfaxCounty’s History with SupervisorJeff McKay (D-Lee). Hosted by theSpringfield Civic Association.Meeting time 7:30-8:30 p.m. atthe American Legion 6520Amherst Ave. Springfield. The
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public is invited to attend. Formore info on the SpringfieldCivic Association, visitwww.springfieldcivic.org.
WEDNESDAY/OCT. 28Haven of Northern Virginia is
offering a free six-week suicideloss support group. 7:30-9 p.m.703-941-7000 [email protected] is required.
THURSDAY/OCT. 29Family Learning Center Grand
Opening. Lynbrook Elementarywill be having a Grand Openingto celebrate the newest additionto the school and thecommunity. Families are invitedfrom 5-6:30 p.m., to come outand explore the availableprograms that will be atLynbrook’s Family LearningCenter, 5801 Backlick Road,Springfield. 703-866-2954
FRIDAY/NOV. 6Seventh Annual Caregiver
Luncheon and ResourceFair. Fairfax County invitesfamily caregivers of older adultsto a luncheon and resource fairin celebration of National FamilyCaregiver’s Month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Springfield Golfand Country Club, 8301 OldKeene Mill Road, Springfield.Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.The luncheon costs $10 andregistration is required. Registerat www.fairfaxcounty.gov/aaaor by phone at 703-324-5631,TTY 703-449-1186.
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een activities, local malls are also mak-ing sure they get in on the fun. In Fairfax,Fair Oaks Mall is hosting its 23rd annualMall-O-Ween on Halloween from 5:30-7:30p.m., which mall General Manager ChrisPoleto estimates will draw more than10,000 people. Poleto said that the mall willbe decorated, with many of the stores giv-ing out candy to costumed children. In ad-dition, popular costumed characters will beat the mall to take pictures and sign auto-graphs.
“It’s just a fun event for the family,” Poletosaid. “It’s a safe climate for our trick-or-treaters, and since its all indoors, theweather cannot affect it.”
Any costumed children can participate inthe parade, and free treat bags will behanded out. No fee will be collected for thisevent.
For those seeking a different Halloweenexperience, the National Rifle Association’sFirearms Museum in Fairfax is hosting“Tricks and Treats,” a free event for chil-dren Friday, Oct. 30, 4-7 p.m. and Satur-day, Oct. 31, 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. The museumwill be decorated, and treat bags will behidden throughout for children to find. Inaddition, participants will also be given ahistory of firearms.
“We open up the museum, decorate it andhide candy containers,” said Museum Cu-rator Doug Wicklund. “We try to keep it PG-13.”
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SATURDAY/OCT. 24Government Job Hunting. Learn how to
navigate the USAJOBS Web site and more at11 a.m. at City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax. Registrationrequired. Register online atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library or call 703-293-6227.
Pack Items for Troops Overseas. 10 a.m.-
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2:30 p.m., at James Lee Community Center,2855-A Annandale Road, Falls Church. Thisproject is being conducted in conjunctionwith the James Lee Community Center,Providence District Supervisor’s Office,andAmerica’s Adopt a Soldier program. Donatefunds to ship one or more boxes. Individualsinterested in volunteering should call 703-534-3387, TTY 711.
THIS IS “AJAX”Domestic Short Hair, Male,D.O.B. August 1, 2009. Thislittle one and his siblingswere found in someone’sbackyard. These little onesare so sweet and cuddlyyou will want to take themall home with you. They arewaiting to go to theirforever home.
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Sports
Cavaliers Anticipate Spartan Rematch
Josh Hogan, No. 99, has been one of the Woodson defense’s top players.He is seen here in the Cavaliers’ match with Chantilly High School mak-ing a tackle.
Josh Hogan intercepts a pass during the Cavaliers’ match with ChantillyHigh School. Hogan’s key interceptions this season have helped theCavaliers to an 8-1 record.
Woodson football team looks to avenge 72-47loss West Springfield handed them in 2008.
“We’ve all been lookingforward to this game eversince that game ended.”
— Josh Hogan
By Reed S. Albers
The Connection
Before practice on Oct. 19, linebacker Josh Hogan and defensivelineman Patrick Bulger sat in thetrainer’s room with ice bags nurs-
ing bumps and bruises they earned duringW.T. Woodson’s 20-6 victory against T.C.Williams on Oct. 17.
They’re the sort of black-and-blue inju-ries that come and go after a game, but onOct. 23, Hogan, Bulger and the Cavaliershave a chance to heal one festering wound— a 72-47 loss to West Springfield in the2008 season.
“We’ve all been looking forward to thisgame ever since that game ended,” Hogansaid. “It’s a big game for us and we’re goingto come at them full speed. We just have totake the steps before the game and go outthere and [beat them].”
With the Cavaliers’ record now 8-1, thefootball team is off to its best start since
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“I’ve been waiting for this game for ayear,” Bulger said. “This will be one of ourmost focused weeks this year. We’re work-ing very hard to get back at [West Spring-field].”
Tough talk before a big game comes witha certain degree of pressure to perform, butBulger said his teammates are up to thechallenge.
“We all know we can pull it out,” Bulgersaid. “It depends on how we come out inthe beginning.”
West Springfield is 4-3 this season, butthe Cavaliers won’t face the Bill Renner-runspread offense that defined the Spartans’2008 offense.
WHILE THE hype might be about theCavaliers’ rematch with the Spartans, theoverlooked story this season is Woodson’sstrong defensive.
In the last four games, the Cavaliers have
given up just 34 points to opposing offenses,an average of 8.5 points a game.
“Every now and then I think [our defense]is overlooked,” Bulger said.
While senior quarterback Connor Reillygarners most of the attention, head coachTrey Taylor said thedefense also is one ofthe bright spots thisyear.
“[Reilly] is the bigname,” Taylor said.“People put more ofa spotlight on the of-fense because every-one likes touchdowns and scoring. Thereisn’t much attention paid to the defense, butwe wouldn’t be where we are without ourdefense.”
Taylor said that clutch interceptions, de-fensive stands and smart play by the de-fense has helped the team to reach the 8-1mark this season.
“We’ve had games where we can barelymove the ball,” Taylor said. “If the defensehad given up 28 points, then we would havelost.”
Although the offense has its superstar
players, the defense has quietly frustratedopposing teams.
“We don’t have a superstar on defense,”Taylor said. “We just have a lot of kids whoknow their jobs and responsibilities.”
Hogan said the unit’s strong camaraderieis one of the rea-sons it has per-formed so well.
“We are all soclose to each other,”Hogan said. “Weunderstand whatneeds to be done.We just try to havefun while we’re
[playing defense].”Although the Cavaliers have a strong
record and are expected to be a contenderin this season’s playoffs, Taylor said he’s stillpreaching the one-game-at-a-time mental-ity.
“We have our moments where we playwell and we play poorly,” Taylor said. “We’refocused on West Springfield and not lettingthem score 72 points like they did last year.We’re not even thinking about the playoffsyet.”
Youth WrestlingRegistration
The Braddock Wrestling Club(BWC) is conducting a registrationdrive for youth wrestlers.
BWC is part of the North-ern Virginia Wrestling Fed-eration (www.nvwf.net).
Wrestling practice willtake place every Tuesdayand Thursday, from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m.,
starting Nov. 10, at the Lake Braddock Sec-ondary School wrestling room.
BWC wrestlers will participate in eight to10 tournaments, from December to Febru-ary. Parents interested in registering theiryoung athletes, ages 9-14 for BWC, can con-tact Scott Matheny at 571-331-7779 or at
For online registration, go tohttp://LeagueAthletics.com/Registration/Restrictions.asp?RegID=17472&org=nvwf.net.
Registration will go through Nov. 16.
Senior Night forCavaliers Volleyball
The W.T. Woodson volleyball team im-proved its record to 8-4 with its 3-1 victoryover Westfield High School on Oct. 19.
The Cavaliers won the game by the scoresof 25-19, 25-17 and 25-13.
Westfield won one game with a score of24-26.
The seniors came out in full forcefor the Cavaliers’ team. Tiffany Vu fin-ished the night with 14 kills, four acesand 12 digs, Becky Conway providedanother strong night with 13 kills,four aces and a block and MeganPoppe had 12 kills, one ace and oneblock. Other strong senior perfor-mances included Kelly Piche’s threekills and ace and Molly Sabolsky’s twoskills, six digs and three blocks.
The Cavaliers continue their seasonagainst Lee High School on Oct. 22.
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Vu Signs with Virginia Intermont CollegeStand out W.T. Woodson volleyball playersigns with college at pre-game ceremony.
By Reed S. Albers
The Connection
Before W.T. Woodson’s match withMarshall High School on Oct. 13,senior Tiffany Vu fought butter-flies in her stomach as she pre-
pared to sign a letter of intent for VirginiaIntermont College in Bristol, Va.
“It’s just crazy, going to play in college,”Vu said. “I feel like this is the final count-down [to college]. I’m kind of nervous.”
At a signing ceremony during a break inthe junior varsity match, Vu signed to playvolleyball with the Cobras. On hand wereVu’s parents and Virginia Intermont volley-ball head coach Lauren Kinser.
“I’m excited that I got to sign in front ofmy friends and family,” she said. “It wasreally nice because I got to include every-one instead of just driving [to Bristol] andsigning there.”
While Vu was interested in attending theU.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, it wasVirginia Intermont’s small-school charm andvolleyball program that won her over.
“The coach is great and the team is fan-
tastic,” Vu said. “It’s a small campus andthat is what I wanted. I also agree with[Kinser’s] philosophy on coaching.”
The Virginia Intermont volleyball teamcurrently is 3-20 this season and plays inthe Appalachian Athletic Conference.
Kinser, a first-year coach at Virginia In-termont, said she had her eye on Vu beforeshe took over as coach of the Cobras.
“I met her last summer while I was re-cruiting at a few tournaments,” Kinser said.“I really liked her from the [beginning]. Shehas energy and fire on the court. I’m look-ing forward to her bringing that spark tothe team.”
For Woodson, Vu has been an on-the-courtleader and her selfless play has drivenWoodson to victory.
Kinser is eager for Vu to bring that samestyle of play to the Cobras next season.
“She’s determined to do her best and bethe best,” Kinser said. “I can’t wait to haveher [on the team].”
But volleyball skills aren’t the only at-tributes Kinser saw in Vu.
“I wanted to find girls who love the gameand have passion for it,” she said. “She has
that. I’m looking forward to adding [her]passion to the team.”
While signing ceremonies are common forfootball and baseball players, W.T Woodsonhead coach Len Palaschak said it’s not of-ten that one is organized for a member ofthe volleyball team.
“This is just a great night for [Vu] andher parents,” Palaschak said. “It’s really spe-cial. Most of our girls go as walk-ons [whenat college], so this is something we’re veryproud to be a part of.”
The Cavaliers, currently 7-4, are headinginto their final month of games. AlthoughVu’s high school career is coming to an end,she said the signing ceremony would be theseason’s shining memory.
Vu also is anxious to don the black andgold of Virginia Intermont and bring hergame to Bristol.
“I’m excited about everything at college,”Vu said. “I can’t wait to go [play] in col-lege. It seems like everyone is [on the team]because they love volleyball.”
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Tiffany Vu,center,VirginiaIntermontCollege headcoachLaurenKinser, right,and the W.T.Woodsonvarsityvolleyballteam posefor a photoduring Vu’ssigningceremony.
The SYA Story, coaches, Keller Williams Realtor andKatherine K. Hanley, center, prepare for their fund raisingwalk.
SYA Storm Walks for HomelessIn September, the Southwestern Youth Association U11 Girls soccer
team and the Keller Williams Fairfax Gateway Realtor Group hit thestreet to participate in the annual Katherine K. Hanley Family ShelterHomeless Mini-walk.
The walk raises money to prevent and endhomelessness.
The team features players from Chantilly,Clifton, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Reston andHerndon.
The SYA Storm participated in the walk a few days after capturingthe FPYC Patriot Cup championship during a Labor Day weekend tour-nament.
The Storm are now preparing for a trip to North Carolina to repre-sent Fairfax County in the CASL tournament in Raleigh, N.C.
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Opposing Del. Dave AlboTo the Editor:
I am writing to express my displeasure with Del.Dave Albo (R-42) and his platform for reelection.Too often I find elected state officials trying to bol-ster their standing on the backs of local officials.Instead of keeping their own house in order, theytry to deflect attention by micromanaging localities.
Due to revenue-raising constraints imposed by theCommonwealth of Virginia, like many other areajurisdictions, well over half of Fairfax County’s bud-get is derived from real-estate taxes, and over halfof the entire budget is transferred to Fairfax CountyPublic Schools. Instead of working to provide morerevenue-raising options to diversify our tax base andoffer some relief to our overburdened property own-ers, Del. Albo advocates capping the real-estate taxand thereby heaping yet another restriction to ourbudget quandary.
I am disheartened to find Del. Albo attempting totake credit for what Fairfax County has been able toprovide in spite of, not because of, the Virginia Gen-eral Assembly and its members of his ilk. One suchpeeve of mine is his taking credit for the building ofSouth County Secondary School, and I’d like to setthe record straight before his fanciful rendition be-comes entrenched urban legend. The public-privatepartnership used for building our school was devel-oped with the longstanding Virginia Public Procure-ment Act — no substantive role was played by Albo,nor any other state official.
There indeed is a Public-Private Education Facili-ties and Infrastructure Act of 2002 (Senate Bill 681),which can be used as an alternative to the Procure-ment Act; however, it was not used for South County.
The Infrastructure Act was modeled on the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 and was the re-sult of ongoing legislative efforts to extend the avail-ability of transportation financing mechanisms toschools and a large array of other non-transporta-tion infrastructure. The legislation’s chief patronswere Sen. Stosch and Del. Bryant. Del. Albo was onlyone of 60 House co-patrons to the bill, in addition to24 in the Senate.
As part of Virginia’s current two-year budget,Fairfax County receives about $1.7 million from theSchool Construction Grants Program. Del. Albo andState Sen. George Barker (D-39) passed an amend-ment mandating those funds be spent toward ame-liorating BRAC’s impact, with the intent it be spentfor the timely construction of the middle school. Isincerely appreciate their effort, but I expect more. Itwas the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors that pro-vided an additional $10 million to the School Board,requiring it be spent toward timely constructingsouth-county middle school.
When comparing preK-12 per-pupil funding nation-ally, Virginia ranks 37th for state funding and 14thfor local funding. Instead of shifting even more of itsresponsibility to localities, I expect Richmond to ful-fill its Constitutional obligations.
Too many of our elected representatives in Rich-mond fail to give sincere and thoughtful consider-ation to what truly would help improve FairfaxCounty and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Del. Albohas spent 15 years in Richmond, and I believe it’stime for a change. That’s why I’m voting for GregWerkheiser.
Elaine Auby O’HoraFairfax Station
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Faith Notes
Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.
Franconia United MethodistChurch, 6037 Franconia Road, Alexan-dria, needs volunteers for PhoenixRising Meal Program, to help prepareand deliver meals for the homelessalong the Route 1 corridor. Meals areprepared 6:30 p.m. Thursday and deliv-ered 6 p.m. Friday. 971-5151 orwww.franconiaumc.org.
Woody’s Ice Cream of Fairfaxand Jubilee Christian Center ofFairfax Fall Jubilee “Hallow-eeee!” 3-7 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 31
at Van Dyck Park, 3720 Old Lee High-way, Fairfax. Free. Trunk or Treat,moon bounces, hay rides, costume judg-ing and a live music. 703-383-1170 orwww.jccag.org.
New Hope Church Trunk orTreat. 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31at New Hope, 8905 Ox Road, Lorton.Trick or treat, food, games, a bonfire,and a movie on the lawn. Children candress in costume and bring treat bags.Scare-Your-Socks-Off haunted walk forolder children. www.newhope.org.
Assemblies of God missionariesMike and Cindy Edson will speak atthe Jubilee Christian Center on Sunday,Nov. 1, 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.Jubilee Christian Center is at 4650
A Fair To Remember. Saturday,Nov. 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at St. John’sLutheran Church, 5952 Franconia Road,Alexandria. A craft fair and bake salewith homemade baked goods and jams,purses, ornaments, quilts, and more.703-971-2210 or www.sjlc.com.
Dr. David Mellott, of LancasterTheological Seminary, a noted theo-logian, will speak at both the 9:30 a.m.and 11 a.m. services of the Little RiverUnited Church of Christ, 8410Annandale, on Oct. 25 on Beyond Af-firming: A Deeper Conversation. Formore information, call church office,703 978-3060
Antioch Baptist Church inviteschildren and adults with special needsto its Sunday, Nov. 1, 11:30 a.m. wor-ship service: Celebrating All God’sChildren. A reception will follow theservice. RSVP to Robyn Ausberry at 703-866-0399 or 703-743-9504. AntiochBaptist Church is located at 6531 LittleOx Road, Fairfax Station.
Fairfax Presbyterian Churchworship services are at 8:45 a.m. and11:15 a.m. at 10723 Main St., Fairfax.Contact 703-273-5300 [email protected].
Sydenstricker United MethodistChurch will be open to the public ev-ery Wednesday morning from 5:45-7:45a.m. for prayer and meditation. The
church is at 8508 Hooes Road. Free.703-451-8223. www.sumcdisciples.org.
One God Ministry Church, lo-cated at 4280/4282 Chain Bridge Road,Fairfax, has launched a new Web sitewith news, events, training, confer-ences, fellowship programs and more.Sunday School is at 10 a.m., SundayWorship Service at 11 a.m., andWednesday Prayer Service at 7 p.m.Women’s, Men’s, and Youth Bible Stud-ies are on the third Tuesday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. A Spiritual Gifts Serviceis the first Friday of every month at 7p.m. One God Ministry has ministries foryouth, men, women, couples, music andsingles. For more information, call 703-591-6161 or visitwww.onegodministry.org.
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CITY OF FAIRFAXUnclaimed Property
Pursuant to Section 50-33 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, the City of FairfaxPolice Department will be disposing of the below listed unclaimed property bypublic auction conducted by an independent auction service. Any person who feelsthey have a legal claim to an item listed must contact MPO Lynn Coulter of theCity of Fairfax Police Department at 703-385-7829 within (15) days of this notice.
Prop. No. Item Officer Serial Number
5483 Revue Thommen Watch Vaughan Unknown7051 E Monster CPU Leightley QM1060040XXXX7051 Compaq CPU Leightley 9747BK52XXXX7051 HD/Floppy Unit Leightley None7770 Lantern Stand Leightley None7770 Wooden Stand Leightley None7770 Deer Statues Leightley None7770 2 Pink Flamingo Plant Stands Leightley None7770 Nokia Phone & Charger Leightley Unknown7770 6 Glass Lanterns Leightley None7831 Girls Bicycle - pink Buckley None8157 Lug Nut Wrench Myles None8171 Bolt cutters Duckett None8414 Sayno 8100 Flip Phone - silver M Sharp Unknown8499 Toyota AM/FM CS CD DE Poore 89CMCMM29251XXXX8499 Pioneer AM/FM/CD DE Poore CIMP1054XXXX8499 Motion CD Case - black w/10 CD’s DE Poore None8499 Projects CD Case - black w/18 CD’s DE Poore None8499 3 Logic CD Cases - 113 CD’s DE Poore None8499 2 CD Case - w/40 CD’s DE Poore None8499 Sony Face Plate Case DE Poore None8499 Motorola Cell Phone 772C (Verizon) w/case DE Poore SUG26XXXX8499 Texas Instrument Calculator DE Poore 3245XXXX8499 Alpine AM/FM/CD DE Poore S3026XXXX8499 Alwa Face Plate DE Poore None8499 Jensen Equailzer DE Poore None8499 Sony CD Player (portable) DE Poore 504XXXX8499 Car Charger DE Poore None8499 Misc Tools DE Poore None8499 MTX Audio Speaker Boxes - grey DE Poore None8499 Small Drum w/black case DE Poore None8781 Silver Chain Necklace Morency None8881 Womens Ring Bartholme None9068 T Blue Motorola Cell Phone Grimm Unknown9084 Ross Mens Multi-speed Bicycle Dever 885005XXXX9108 Razor Scooter M Morris N/A9168 VuPoint 3.1 mega pixels Digital Camera Buckley 50910XXXX9274 Verizon VX3200 Cell Phone Dever 410KSQE229XXXX9292 Acoustic Guitar - brown DG Poore None9310 Duffle Bag - green Bartholme N/A9313 Motorola Cell Phone - black, Rosary Beads - green Myles None9333 Digital Compass Bartholme None9333 Flashlight w/case Bartholme None9333 Soccor Ball Bartholme None9357 Pacific Explorer Mountain Bicycle - blue Mignon CA1061XXXX9384 HP Pavilion ZD8000 Laptop Computer Dever CNF543XXXX9395 iPod w/white earphones M Morris None9398 Giant Boulder SE 21 speed Bicycle - blue/silver Coulter C50HXXXX9403 Mountain Bicycle - yellow/blue/black Chauca OTD77XXXX9432 Sharp Mens Watch Scully None9464 Case w/25 CD’s McIntyre None9464 Necklace McIntyre None9469 “Rallye” Bicycle - pink Trahey None9475 Specialized 21 speed Mountain Bicycle - black J Johnson PW75XXXX9481 Trek Mountain Bicycle - black M Johnson T8AF09415-XXXX9483 Jeep Commanche TSI Mountain Bicycle - silver/red M Sharp UV0622XXXX9485 Sony Walkman CD Player Model D-NF430 McIntyre 522XXXX9508 Shimano 18” 10 speed Bicycle - blue/silver/red/yellow
Dever CA1020XXXX9511 Motorola Cell Phone Leightley None9517 Schwinn Bicycle - blue/silver M Morris SNIDC05M0XXXX9524 Motorola Cell Phone Leightley None9524 2 Goldstar A/C Units Leightley None9524 Xbox Games & Manuals Leightley None9524 Lock Kit Leightley N/A9561 Intima Comforter Bed Set - new Grimm N/A9568 Schwinn “Highember” Mountain Bicycle - blue/silver
Tucker SNIDC05K1XXXX
9581 Quasar Mountain Bicycle - grey Myles MC5406XXXX9582 Chain Necklaces, Mens Times Watch, Womens Edison Watch
Scully Unknown9590 Huffy 18 speed Bicycle - purple DG Poore KL050107XXXX9591 Rings Scully None9591 Baseball Cards Scully None9591 Singer Sewing Machine Attachment Scully None9591 Sony Handycam w/ case, Polaroid Camer Scully None9596 Mongoose Estes Bicycle - silver Meyers FSD0SECXXXX9599 “Next Turbo” Dirt Bicycle Myles 3453XXXX9609 Samsung Cell Phone - blue Bouton Unknown9613 Kettler Childs Pedal Car - black/grey/red Dever Unknown9625 Aprilla Motorized Scooter - grey Mignon DGM-501XXXX9646 Schwinn High Plains Mountain Bicycle Sayasithsena SNAUA060XXXX9656 Advanced Gameboy w/games Tucker XU7155XXXX9656 Nylon Case w/27 assorted CD’s Tucker N/A9656 DuraBrand CD Player w/powercord Tucker RS130DO-11XXXX9656 Portable Monitor for CD Player Tucker Unknown9661 Jack Knife Scooter - green Bartholme N/A9668 Dynacraft Next Sumber Party 20” Girls Bicycle -pink/purple
Dever 5214XXXX9684 Radioshack AM/FM Portable Radio - grey Dever Unknown9704 Pertlex 35m Camera & Bag DE Poore 550XXX9713 Mens 21speed Mountain Bicycle - turquoise Buckley 7FBXXXX9766 Pacific Quantum Bicycle - purple Trahey 94I4XXXX9769 Huffy Stone Mountain Bicycle - red/black Trahey AL06L00XXXX9797 Magnavox Radio Speaker Grimm N/A9780 Road Master “Mt Fury” - silver Murphy SNFSD06L6XXXX9786 Geneva Watch, Ring w/stones Bouton None9789 Mongoose Bicycle - grey Myles M5II7XXXX9806 Boys Bicycle - green/red Penman 340XXXX9810 Murry Boys Bicycle X2 Duncan 2-5369-04XXXX9814 Motorola Cell Phone Leightley Unknown9817 Pacific USA Kids Bicycle - black M Johnson HE091XXXX9820 Schwinn Girls Bicycle - red/grey Belk 00942/SNACXXXX9821 Mongoose R2220 Bicycle Castillo Unknown9838 Trek 800 21 speed Bicycle - blue Grimm XXXX9843 Boys Mongoose Bicycle Bouton AR33XXXX9869 Religious Metal - brown Dever N/A9890 Avaya Cordless Home Phone White XXXX9934 Motorola i870 Cellphone - silver Payne 364YGUXXXX9950 Magna Mountain Bicycle - blue Bartholme 85XX-XX9972 Triax Mountain Bicycle - grey Bartholme 878765XXXX9990 Girls Schwinn Mountain Bicycle - burgandy J Johnson SNIDL05D4XXXX9998 Kulpin Gun Case Scully None10003 Cell Phone - blue DG Poore Unknown10006 Boys Mongoose “Rebel” Bicycle Bouton SNCAB0485XXXX10025 2 Metal Crutches Hall N/A10031 Large Suitcase - green Meyers N/A10035 Trek 4500 Bicycle White TBI-0415C30GXXXX10044 Girls Magna Bicycle - pink wheels - green frame Gil 5712XXXX10054 Mens Gold Ring w/Stones & Cross Sharp, M None10059 Schwinn Mountain Bicycle - red Diaz Unknown10064 Giant Innova Mountain Bicycle Diaz GU3UXXXX10091 Pacific Cosmic Bicycle - red Meyers HH098XXXX10094 Jackhammer Bartholme 6X-XXX10094 Job Box Radio Bartholme Unknown10105 Trek Mountain Track 220 Bicycle - Grey Meyers ES67XXXX10116 Sanyo Cell Phone wcharger Wolfe Unknown10122 Shimano 21 speed Bicycle - silver Grimm Unknown10149 Pacific Cycle Bicycle - purple Rourke FSDXXXX10173 Mens Mongoose Sycamore 16.5” Multi-speed Bicycle - purple
Dever M5JS1XXXX10196 Minnelli Promenade Cromaly Bicycle - purple Duday Unknown10202 Bicycle - purple w/lock Grimm DH03D0XXXX10245 Pacific Mountain Bicycle - Grey w/lock Hall SNFSD08HXXXXX10258 Mongoose bicycle - silver/black Hall SNHUP06J2XXXX10278 Girls “Malibu Girls World” Bicycle - pink Burggeman 8880XXXX10282 Mens Huffy Style 26 Bicycle - black Dever 81729Huffy2XXXX10297 Trek 7500 Bicycle - green Davis Unknown10340 Murray Bicycle - red Sutherland 5-9976X7-08XXXX10340 Diamond Back Bicycle - grey Sutherland 08K006XXXX10318 Huffy Bicycle-red Duncan BB04A3XXXX10350 Schwinn Rock Bicycle - silver M Johnson SNIDC05B0XXXX10353 Talus North Face Mountan Bicycle - blue Mignon C002T1023852XXXX10355 Huffy Rock-It Bicycle - blue DG Poore BB02B02XXXX10362 Mongoose XR-75 Bicycle - red Minnich NFSD38CXXXX10370 Suunto Watch Bartholme None
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LEGAL NOTICE<DaVita VillageHealth of Virginia, Inc.>, a Medicare Advant-age health plan offered by <DaVita VillageHealth of Virginia, Inc.>, will stop providing Medicare coverage in <Alexandria City, Arlington, Fairfax City, Fairfax, and Falls Church City counties in Virginia> effective January 1, 2010. If you are now a member of < DaVita VillageHealth of Virginia, Inc.>, we will keep providing your Medicare coverage through De-cember 31, 2009, and we will be sending you a letter with more information on how to change your coverage starting January 1, 2010.
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Great opportunity for young professionals. 1 BR condo in desirable SE quadrant with FP, W/D, rare own private parking, and private balcony with brick wall facing swim-ming pool. Walk to shops and restaurants; minutes to bike path and metro. Call Trish for details and pictures: 571-435-7916.
26 Antiques
We consign/pay top $ for antique/semi antique furn.
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28 Yard Sales
“Special Treasures Sale”Many wonderful items
china, jewelry, household items, furn, artwork, gift
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welcome! Church of the Good Shepherd, 9350 Braddock rd. Burke,
10/24 9am-3pm
201 Import Auto
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Only 125,000 original miles on this third owner, classic six cyl-inder 1989 Mercedes sedan with roomy interior and 20+mpg. Offers great protec-tion and reliability for young driver, second family vehicle or hobbyist. Amazing condi-tion, low mileage and mechan-ical reliability for 20 year old car. Usual Mercedes luxury plus new ignition switch, up-dated AC system and Sony stereo/cd/mp3 player. Engine, transmission, power locks and all electrical (except power an-tennae) operate smoothly. Va state emissions valid through Sept, 2010. Minor paint, interi-or blemishes and barely visible rust bubble on left rear panel.Have too many cars for two drivers. $2900/offer.
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here and participate in their community.”“I don’t have to have the solutions, but
I’m good at bringing people together,” shesaid. “And a team — a bipartisan one — al-ways produces a better product. I’ve gottennew ideas from the people I’ve met and willwork with others to make this a better placeto live. You can either be a talker or a doer,and I think it’s time to be a doer.”
Centreville residents Larry Baldwin andJerry Foltz agree and are firmly in Conrad’scorner. “I’ve known Susan several years andI like her business background,” saidBaldwin, of Centreville Farms. “She knows
Community
help Fairfax County Police investigate andsolve the recent spate of home burglaries inwhich jewelry, gold, passports and social se-curity cards were stolen.
“I chair the subcommittees on House Fi-nance, and House Commerce and Labor, sotax and business issues come before my sub-committees,” said Hugo. “So that’s where Imake an impact, keeping taxes low onFairfax County businesses and residents.”
Hugo said he’s running for re-electionbecause he enjoys being a state delegate.“It’s an honor to serve and, as long as I feelI’m making a difference, I’ll continue to doit.” He and his wife Paula have four chil-dren, Katie, 11; Chris, 9; Matt, 4; and Jackie,2. “I want them to have a good place to grow
what’s going on and what would be goodfor the state of Virginia. And I believe it’stime to do work with solar-cell systems, andit has to start at the state level. But you needto know a lot of business elements to makethis thing work — and she does.”
Foltz, of Country Club Manor, praisedConrad’s “variety of good experience. She’sinvested in the community, is energetic andupbeat, and I like her positive approach.And she’s a good thinker and someonewhose views I share. I think she’d be a greatfit with some other local, Democratic lead-ers, such as [Sen.] George Barker (D-39)and [Del.] Chuck Caputo (D-67). I thinkthey’d make an impressive team.”
up in, so I’ll keep [serving my community]as long as I can,” Hugo said.
Virginia Run’s Beth Tweddle and CliftonMayor Tom Peterson hope he does. Notinghis “character, ethics and responsiveness tothe community,” Tweddle said Hugo “tran-scends party lines. When I asked him to dosomething about all the accidents on Pleas-ant Valley Road, he contacted VDOT andmade the turn-lanes happen.”
Peterson called Hugo “a tremendous rep-resentative because he’s a man of integrityand gets involved in community events andprojects throughout every year, not just dur-ing an election year. Whenever the Town ofClifton needed help with an issue, he’s donewhatever it takes to insure the town’s suc-cess. He’s accessible, qualified and a realgood man.”
From Page 6
Hugo Seeks Re-election
Conrad Challenger in 40thFrom Page 6
Clifton Elementary fifth-graders MichaelGugino, Jack Wyant, Hawk Abeyta, JohnOrsa and Andrew Chandler await the start
of the International Children’s Festival at Wolftrap. Starting in 1971,the festival has provided students to experience new cultures andlearn about the significance of the arts in our lives, our communityand throughout the world.
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Lake Anna Waterfront! $499,9003 bedrm+Den, 3 ba home! Great Rm w/wet bar,Rec Rm w/gas FP. Recent Improvements, NewRoof, Heat & AC, Wood floors & More! 118 Ft.waterfront, boat dock, jet ski lift, paved drive, GolfCart!
Alexandria City $279,300Location! Close in! 3 bedroom, 1 bath, largefenced yard, carport, large basement. Potential!
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Beautiful Colonial in Popes Head View featuring 4bedrooms, 4.5 baths. Finished basement with over4,500 finished sq. feet. Hardwood floors, graniteKitchen and so much more. Woodson, Frost,Oakview pyramid. Privacy at the end of a cul-de-sacmakes this a “must-see home.”
3 level brick front TH in mint condition. 2 Mastersuites with full BA’s. Spacious LR & Sep. DR.Updated eat-in Kit. Enormous RR with fireplace.Fence enclosed rear with private patio. Close toFair Oaks Hospital & Mall.
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Alexandria $295,000Inside beltway, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, RR, upgradedkitchen, HVAC and roof repl, cul de sac, privateyard with deck near beltway, I-395, and Metro.Short sale, one bank.
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Fairfax City $919,0006 BR/4.5 BA quality built 5,000 sq. ft. home in pristinecondition on 1/2 acre lot backing to trees. 2 storyfoyer, hdwd floors, 9’ ceilings, 2 gas fireplaces, gour-met kitchen, breakfast room, library, MBR suitew/sitting room, huge walkout rec room, deck. Close torestaurants, shops, Cue bus & Old Town Fairfax.
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Fairfax Station $1,100,000Stunning, 4 bedroom, contemporary, custom built,5+ acres, sunroom/solarium, great room, extensivelandscaping with breathtaking views, peaceful, pri-vacy, energy efficient, Robinson schools.
Mary FitzHenry 703-250-8915
Lake Anna $349,0004 bedroom, 3 bath home at Lake Anna. This homehas a huge finished lower level perfect for enter-taining. Email [email protected]
Greg Isaac 540-661-2019
Fairfax Station $774,999TONS OF CHARM!
5 BR/4BA on 1/2 acre lot with $100,000 in recentrenovations including new kitchen, MBA, windows,roof, driveway & sunroom addition. Main level bed-room/library & full bath. Skylites, hdwd floors, stonefireplace, vaulted ceilings. Private yard with deck,fruit trees, garden & shed. Move-in condition.
Nancy Basham 703-772-2066
Fairfax $537,0004 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths. Pristine condition! Newflooring. Freshly painted. Spacious rec room plusden & full bath on lower level. Updated kitchen &baths. Deep rear yard with trees & shed. Just min-utes to all schools and bus.
Brick Custom Cape Cod in great equestrian com-munity on spectacular 5+ acres with ingroundpool & spa. Private yet close-in. 3BR, 3.5BA, 3 finlvls, fine craftsmanship & detailing, spaciousrooms, hdwd floors, custom garage, recentupdates. 60’ porch overlooking pool. What a Find!See this property at www.GraingerTeam.com.
Ann Grainger 703-503-1870
West Springfield $469,9004 bedroom, colonial. Many upgrades, privacy, niceyard, patio, close to trans, schools, and shopping.
Fredericksburg $239,900Like new. 2 BR, 2 Bath, 2-Car Garage, 1-level sin-gle family home in Active Adult Community w/allthe amenities. (1 occupant must be 55+). Frontporch, patio, spacious eat-in kit. w/ lots of cabinets& counters, pantry. Sep. dining rm. Large livingrm w/gas frpl. Master BR w/huge walk-in closet.Sep. laundry rm.
Janie Brown 703-801-7997
Lorton $624,900Private 1/2 Acre Lot!
Captivating 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA home with framedwalk-out basement. Across the street from LaurelHill Golf Club and minutes from I-95, VRE, FortBelvoir, DC and shopping. For 24-hour recordedinformation call 1-888-495-6207 x200.
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Fairfax/Colchester Hunt $669,900Backs to Parkland
Charming New England Colonial on hard to findalmost one acre lot. 4BR, 2.5BA, 3 fin lvls.Separate entrance den/office/5th BR on main level.Recent updates, spacious rooms. Exc. Locationclose to Ffx Cty Pkwy. See this property atwww.GraingerTeam.com.
Ann Grainger 703-503-1870
Clifton $1,995,000A MASTERPIECE!
Exceptional 5 BR/6BA custom brick home, built in2009, with the finest in upgrades & detailing.Beautiful 2 story family rm, chef’s kitchen, library,huge MBR suite, 4 fpl, elevator, dual staircases, 10’ceilings, media rm, wine grotto, walkout rec room,pool, 4 car gar, 5 acres, spectacular views.
Nancy Basham 703-772-2066
Alexandria $229,900Brick rambler on large corner lot. Sunroom. 2 cardetached garage. Updated bath and kitchen.Fireplace in living room.
Judy Semler 703-503-1885
Fairfax Station $1,049,900Wooded Wonderland
Spacious custom 4 level Colonial has black bottom poolwith cabana & spa in very private setting. 4BR, 3.5BA,fin. bsmt w/ rec room, wet bar, mirrored exercise room,full bath, den/possible 5th BR w/ Murphy bed. Updatedkitchen, huge 4th level bonus room. A Great Find! Seethis property at www.GraingerTeam.com
Ann Grainger 703-503-1870
Springfield$345,000
Heart of Springfieldhas a 3 level, 3 bed-room and 3 1/2baths, all brickhome for you toown. This town-house has a hugemaster bed-room, and decentsized other bed-rooms, with plush
carpet on the upper floor, the main level has woodfloors and nice sized kitchen on the right as youenter from the foyer. The basement is perfect forgame night which walks out to the patio and backsto the pools parking lot, during summer you won’thave to walk far to the pool.
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Burke $785,000Need More
Space?Quality and eleganceabound in this spectacu-lar home. Soaring ceil-ings & light-filled roomshighlight approx 4400sq ft on three finishedlevels. Wooded lot forprivacy. Granite coun-
tertops plus island Jenn-aire cooktop in renovated kitchen.Step-down family room and door to deck and hot tub. Luxurymaster bedroom suite with cathedral ceiling and jazzy bath.Fully finished walk-out basement could be separate apart-ment. Check out photos at www.longandfoster.com. Superblocation for commuters; students walk to Lake BraddockSchool. This home is just perfect and ready for you. ContactBeth today. Your search is over!!
Beth Jones 703-503-1869
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Alexandria/Potomac Yard
$599,000Minutes to excitingPotomac Yard featuringrestaurants, theaters andshopping. One year oldend unit townhome fea-turing hardwood floors,stainless and granitekitchen as well as a walkout recreation room foryour enjoyment. Two cargarage parking and con-venient to Metro, CrystalCity, and Reagan Airport.
Fairfax $454,900Fairfax Club Beauty
Lovely Colonial located on quiet Cul-De-Sac - Inviting front porchsets the stage for entrance into an outstanding floor plan - 3 FullFin Levels - Hardwood Floors - 3BR’s - 3.5 Baths - FP - Expansivedeck overlooks serene private back yard - Two Car Garage. Toview this great property call Sheila Adams 703.503.1895
Fairfax Station$698,900
CrosspointeThis attractivebrick front colo-nial features 4BRs, 3 1/2 Baths,gorgeous hard-wood floorsthrough-out.
Granite counters grace the large updated kitchen, adjacentfamily room opens to wonderful deck perfect for entertain-ing. The Lower level is unbelievable with Media Room,Recreation Room w/Wet Bar & Study area. Great Location,minutes to Parkway, Metro & I-95.For a private showing call Ann Witherspoon 703.503.1836.
Burke $129,000Lovely walk in 2BR, 1BA end unit in Burke with views ofwoods and gazebo. Stackable W/D in unit. Updated bath-room, new windows, AC, stove, fridge and freshly painted.Minutes to the VRE, Metro Bus, and Shopping. To learnmore about Co-ops, call Cindy today.
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Cell: 703-618-4397
FALLS CHURCH $449,900SPACIOUS (2,000+ sq ft), light-filled, well-maintained TH w/ loads of upgrades! Super con-venient location! FABULOUS EIK w/ 42” maplecabs, granite cntrs, new stainless applcs.PRIVATE deck. Hardwood floors on main &upper levels. New carpet on LL & fresh paintthroughout. Updated lighting, six-panel doors,UL washer/dryer. Quiet street w/ample prkng.Extra large 2nd bedroom. MOVE-IN ready!
Manassas $529,000Beautiful 21-Acre Level Lot with 2-acre Pond ready foryou to build your dream home or build 2 homes. Certified4BR Perk on one lot. Ride your horse into the ManassasBattlefield Park Equestrian trails and Bull Run RegionalPark trails. Easy access to Routes 234, 15, 29, and I-66.
Springfield $550,000A true passive solar home! Beautiful California styledcontemporary with remodeled kitchen and baths. Pristinehardwood flooring - vaulted ceiling - large sunfilled win-dows - open spacious floor plan - 3/4 bedrooms 3 full baths- rec rm - family rm - den - 2 car garage. Fantastic location.
Lorton Station $555,000NEW PRICE!
Beautiful 4 BR, 3.5 BA, three story home on premium lot withlarge, open gourmet kitchen. Walk to VRE in Lorton Town Center.
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FairfaxBeautiful 3-L,
Garage townhomebacking to woods.Around the corner
from Vienna Metro.$2,300/month.
FOR SALE!Daventry
Lovely 3-L town-home w/neutral
décor, 4 bedrooms,3.5 baths, vaulted
ceilings. Commuter’sdream location!Neighborhood
pool/tennis.
From the Beltway
(495), take Rte. 66
West to the Nutley
St. South Exit (exit
62) towards Fairfax.
Go through the
intersection of Lee
Highway and Nutley
Street. The training
center is located in
the Pan Am
Shopping Center on
the left.
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Spectacular Lake View!Unique opportunity to own lovely 5 BR cape cod backing to beau-tiful Royal Lake in sought-after Kings Park West. Hardwoodfloors, wonderful kitchen, main-level MBR, spacious rec room inwalk-out lower level & sun porch overlooking lake come togetherin this fabulous house on quiet, friendly cul-de-sac.
Vienna $539,000YOU WILLLOVE IT!
Classic brick ramblerwith amazing greatroom / kitchen addi-tion on nearly 3/4acre in the heart ofVienna! Fabulousgreat room/ kitchenw/cathedral ceilings,
palladian windows, center island, tons of 42” maple cabinets,more! All windows upgraded to casement windows! Park likeback yard with extensive landscaping, fully fenced! 1 Mile toVienna Metro, sought after Madison HS pyramid! 5 BRs, 2BAs. See photos at www.marshawolber.com
Mason Neck $475,000Waterfront lot in Mason Neck! This .61 acre lot isperfect for building the home of your dreams. Utilitylines are already in place. Property is ready for adock. Fantastic view of Massey Creek & Belmont Baywith access to the Potomac River.
Barbara Nowak& Gerry Staudte“My Virginia Home Team”703-503-1802, 703-503-1894gerry.staudte@longandfoster.comwww.MyVirginiaHomeTeam.com
Chantilly $170,000Foreclosure
Well maintained 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2 levelCondo. Convenient to Rte 50, I-66. Close to FairLakes and Fair Oaks.
