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August 5-11, 2010 ❖ Volume XXIV, Number 31

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Ashley Elmore, 30, will appear onABC’s new spin-off ‘Bachelor Pad.’

Ashley Elmore, a 30-year-old teacher from Robinson Second-ary, was one of the contestants on “The Bachelor” season 14on ABC. She was recognized for wearing a pilot’s costumeto get Jake’s attention.

ABC has ordered “Bachelor Pad,” a new spin-off of the reality datingseries that will feature former contestants from past seasons of “TheBachelor” and “The Bachelorette” living together in a Big Brother-stylehouse, The Hollywood Reporter reported the prize will be $250,000.The show has been picked up for six episodes and will air on Monday,Aug. 9.

Elmore graduated cum laude from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in mar-keting management. She received her MBA from Duquesne Universitywith summa cum laude honors. She is currently a Ph.D. student at OldDominion University. Elmore was a top 10 contender in the Miss Vir-ginia Pageant and the youngest person ever to win the Toyota andWJLA Channel 7 Working Woman of the Year award in 2006. Elmore’sparents, reside in Pennsylvania and her sister Erin Elmore is an attor-ney in Philadelphia. Erin Elmore was on “The Apprentice” season threewith Donald Trump.

Teacher Finds Fame

No Smoking in Bus Shelters?Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) has asked Fairfax County staff to draft

an ordinance to prohibit smoking in bus shelters owned by the local-ity. “At a time when we are doing everything we can to encourage theuse of transit, imagine how unpleasant breathing smoke in a crowdedbus shelter would be, certainly not something that would make youwant to use transit,” wrote McKay in a proposal to his fellow boardmembers.

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Lorton/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Editor Michael O’Connell

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One Bear Can Make a DifferenceLocal woman designs teddy bear forMatthew Shepard Foundation Awards.

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“Being selected just givesher a chance to shine inthe area she was meantto shine in.”

— Jenn Nissen-Oliphant

By Justin Fanizzi

The Connection

Christina Cimino has spent thelast six years of her life pro-moting tolerance, equality

and diversity in an effort to make adifference in her community. Afterpushing her goals in relative anonym-ity for the entire time, she is finallybeing recognized in a most befittingway.

Cimino, a Fairfax Station resident,was recently chosen by the MatthewShepard Foundation to design a teddybear for the foundation’s ninth annual“Bear to Make a Difference TeddyBear Auction.” Cimino will design oneof several bears being auctioned, withall proceeds benefiting theorganization’s outreach programs.

“I am so honored that the founda-tion reached out to me,” Cimino said.“It raises a lot of money, and celebri-ties participate in it, so it is humbling

that me, a nobody, was chosen to partici-pate.”

Cimino, 24, is an Alexandria native anda 2003 graduate of Hayfield SecondarySchool. She attended Farmville’s LongwoodUniversity on a full field hockey scholarshipbefore returning to the area after one yearto take care of her grandmother who wasdiagnosed with cancer. Cimino did not geta chance to return to theschool and instead trav-eled the country andeven Canada to find hercalling.

While in Canada, shefound out that a localbar was raising moneyfor the MatthewShepard Foundation inremembrance of the10th anniversary of his1998 torture and murder at the hands oftwo men for being gay. She instantly knewit was a cause she wanted to support, andsigned up to perform Elton John’s “Ameri-

can Triangle” while indrag. According toCimino, her performancedrew rave reviews andunwittingly, led to the rec-ognition from the founda-tion.

“I left a lot of peoplespeechless that night,”Cimino said. “And appar-ently, it worked.”

An attendee at theevent, according to

Cimino, hap-pened to vid-eotape herperformanceand several

months later, posted it on the video-shar-ing Web site YouTube. There, the video drewa large following and racked up hits at anastonishing rate. Shortly after, a viewer for-

warded the videoto the foundationand encouragedthem to reach outto her and withindays she receivedan e-mail fromfoundation rep-resentatives ask-ing her to designa bear for thisyear’s awards.

“When shefound out shewas selected todesign the bearfor the MatthewShepard Founda-tion she was soexcited,” said

longtime friend Jenn Nissen-Oliphant. “She loves designing andbeing selected just gives her a chanceto shine in the areaºshe was meantto shine in.”

The “Bear To Make a Difference”project began in 2002, when a group

Kelly Dragonette, a 12-year resident of the SouthpointeEstates neighborhood in Lorton, starts dishing out theice cream at Tuesday night’s Ice Cream Social.

Neighbors getting to know neighbors at Southpointe Estates’ National Night Out eventon Tuesday, Aug. 3.

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News BriefsNews

IRS Charges Fairfax StationMan with Tax Evasion

Following an investigation by the Internal Revenue Ser-vice, Charles A. Jenkins, 50, of Fairfax Station, was ar-rested on Friday, July 30, on charges of tax evasion. Ifconvicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years inprison, a $250,000 fine and up to three years of super-vised release.

Jenkins was the former owner and operator of JenkinsElectrical Contracting Inc. According to an indictment re-turned last Tuesday, July 27, he’s accused of avoiding pay-ing the business’ payroll taxes for 1998 through 2000 byconcealing from the IRS his assets and income.

Authorities allege that he did so by incorporating a gen-eral contracting business known as JDI Inc. in the name ofa nominee; omitting the ownership of his Fairfax Stationresidence and other rental property in Northern Virginiaon documents submitted to the IRS; and falsely claimingon those documents he had no employment and ownedno personal property.

Jenkins is slated to be arraigned this Friday morning,Aug. 6, in U.S. District Court in Alexandria before JudgeT.S. Ellis III. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy D. Belevetzis prosecuting the case.

— Bonnie Hobbs

Wolf, Connolly Get TeleworkBill Through House

U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) and U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11) pushed a bill through the U.S. House ofRepresentatives that the local congressmen hope will in-crease teleworking among federal employees.

The legislation, which passed the House last month, re-quires every federal agency to designate a senior-levelemployee as a telework management officer. It also re-quires federal agencies to include telework in their strat-egy to cope with a manmade or weather-related emer-gency, according to Connolly’s press release.

“This winter’s blizzard shut down the federal govern-ment for four and a half days but telework programs al-lowed us to retain some productivity. Thirty million dol-lars was saved because some telework programs were inplace,” said Connolly.

Many private companies already use telework success-fully.

Thirty-three percent of workers at AT&T work remotely,according to Connolly’s press release. Approximately 25percent of Washington D.C.’s local workforce teleworkoccasionally, according to a survey released by the North-ern Virginia Transportation Alliance this summer.

“The private sector has found that productivity remainshigh when employees are teleworking,” said Wolf.

State Budget Built AroundTenuous Medicaid Assistance

The Virginia General Assembly was counting on the U.S.Congress to allocate extra financial support for Medicaidbenefits to state governments. But the U.S. Senate has notapproved the Medicaid extension as of Aug. 1.

Without the extra federal funding, programs that servepeople with disabilities and their families in Virginia couldundergo far more severe cuts than some members of theGeneral Assembly originally intended.

During budget deliberations last spring, state legislatorspassed an austere spending plan for assisting people withdisabilities because they were confident the U.S. Congresswould soften the blow by providing extra Medicaid money.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Unrelated to the future of Clifton Elemen-tary, its principal Arthur Polton has justretired. His last day was June 30, andreplacing him is Renee Miller, former

assistant principal at Rolling Valley Elementary inSpringfield.

He’s led Clifton since 2005 but, having workedmore than 35 years for Fairfax County Public Schools,it was time for him to go else-where.

“I can now draw full retirementbecause of my years of service,”said Polton. But he’s not at allready to just sit in the sunset andrelax, far from it. “I’m looking foremployment in education or a re-lated field, but [because of therules], I can’t work for a public-school system in Vir-ginia.”

However, he’s enjoyed his time at Clifton and isproud of the gains the school has made, from anacademic prospective, in service projects and in en-hancements to the school’s appearance. “In 2009,Clifton won the Governor’s Award for educationalexcellence, the state’s highest award,” he said.

Regarding community service, every week, Cliftonstudents participated in Operation Sandwich, mak-ing sandwiches for the Lamb Center in Fairfax. “We’vedone it for five years and it’s been phenomenal,” saidPolton. “The students have also done walks for thehomeless and a blood drive for a teacher’s son.”

Through Pennies for Patients, they’ve raised money

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Former Clifton Principal Arthur Polton stands in the school’s learning garden prior tohis retirement.

“I think FCPS is thegold standard.”

— Arthur Polton, formerClifton principal

Polton Retires after 35+ Years

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Former principal to pursueother education-relatedemployment.

for children with leukemia, the past two years.They’ve also done drives for baby items and created16 “kitchens in a box” for the Hanley Shelter. “These‘kitchens’ allow people leaving there to have all theitems they’d need to start a kitchen,” said Polton.

Clifton students participated in Jump Rope forHeart, conducted a book and school-supply drive lastyear for Crestwood Elementary and collected itemsto send to soldiers in Iraq.

Under Polton, the school’s courtyard was turnedinto a learning garden where classes study and stu-dents learn about nature. He’s also pleased withClifton’s annual Innovation and Invention Fair. It in-volves students in all grade levels and, for the pastfive years, has given them an opportunity to solveparticular problems in their lives.

“We try to get them to think through their prob-lems,” said Polton. “They re-search, talk to experts, get dataand information and come upwith a plan. For example, theycreated a red, green, yellow blue,traffic-light system. The lightwould turn blue when pedestri-ans could cross safely. They de-vised a red light for the back of

motorcycle helmets and designed new types of desksand backpacks.”

“There’s not another school that does this,” he said.“So I’m glad the community has embraced this ideaand I’m really proud that they did.”

POLTON SAID the parent and PTA support has been“awesome” and he leaves with many happy memo-ries. “Since I’ve been in the county, there’ve beenseven superintendents, and there’s easy access topeople and resources,” he said. “I think FCPS is thegold standard. It’s top flight.”

He said the toughest part of being a principal is


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Some said they would not havevoted for such drastic cuts to pro-grams for people with disabilitieshad they known the federal assis-tance might not arrive.

With no additional financialhelp, Virginia will have to cut thebudget for housing and employ-ment programs that serve peoplewith intellectual disabilities by fivepercent.

Some group homes or employ-ment programs – such as thosethat help people with intellectualdisabilities secure jobs in grocerystores and mail rooms – may goout of business, since this cutwould result in a lower reimburse-ment rate for their services, saidGeorge Braunstein, executive di-rector of the Fairfax-Falls ChurchCommunity Services Board.

Fairfax County would also notbe able to award any new peoplean “MR waiver,” which allows in-

dividuals withintellectual dis-abilities to re-ceive servicesin the commu-

nity for independent living. Ac-cording to Braunstein, approxi-mately 900 people in the Fairfaxand Falls Church area are on thewaiting list for such a waiver.

Braunstein said the amount ofrespite time those caretakers forpeople with disabilities currentlyin the system – including parentsand other family members – re-ceive would go from 720 hours peryear to 240 hours per year.

“That may sound like a lot butit isn’t Families who have a lovedone with disabilities at home havea hard time running errands orgetting time to themselves. Theyneed to have someone comewatch their loves ones so they cango out,” he said.

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WEDNESDAY/AUG. 11Springfield/Alexandria Women’s

Connection Luncheon. 11:30a.m. at the Springfield Golf &Country Club, 8301 Old Keene MillRoad, Springfield. $17 per person.Speakers include Shelly Jennings,owner of three Collectible Treasuresstores, and inspirational speakerNancy Underhill. Reserve by Friday,Aug. 6 at 703-590-6562 [email protected].

FRIDAY/AUG. 13VolunteerFest Project Proposals

Due. Volunteer Fairfax is nowaccepting project applications for thisyear’s VolunteerFest on Saturday,Oct. 23. To participate in this year’sevent, qualifying projects must bewithin Fairfax County borders andrequire a minimum of fivevolunteers.www.volunteerfairfax.org, 703-246-3825 [email protected].

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Push the Boat Out

“Most people don’tunderstand how close

nature is to them, and weprovide them the

opportunity to see, hear andtouch nature right inside theircommunities.”

— Andrew Spence, director of outreach,Northern Virginia Conservation Trust

With another monthof summer left, the time isright to hit the water.

By Amber Healy

The Connection

Whether novice or pro, there are plenty ofopportunities for a kayaking adventure thissummer around Fairfax County. Kayaks and canoes are available for rent

at Pohick Bay, and those who own kayaks or canoes canlaunch them at Fountainhead Park in Lorton, HuntsmanLake and Lake Mercer in Springfield, said Matthew Kaiser,a deputy public information officer with Fairfax CountyPark Authority. Normally, rentals and launching would beavailable at Lake Accotink Park, but the lake is pretty welldried up this year due to work on the Accotink Creek dam,Kaiser said.

Boats can be rented at Burke Lake, but only if the peoplerenting the boats have a permit and plans to fish there,Kaiser said.

While the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust offereda few guided tours earlier this summer in Lorton, Alexan-dria and Mason Neck, those tours havebeen called off for the rest of the year,due to budgetary constraints, said An-drew Spence, director of outreach forNVCT. It is unclear whether those tourswill resume again next year, much toSpence’s disappointment.

The trips, which provide informationon native plants and animals while tak-ing a three-hour tour of calm bodies ofwater, are suitable for both experiencedkayakers or those who have never helda paddle, Spence said.

“Each year, our schedule gets fine tuned to what the con-ditions present,” Spence said. When the conditions allow,the NVCT trips take place at Pohick Bay in Lorton; BelmontBay in Mason Neck and the Bell Haven Marina in Alexan-dria, Spence said. If the trips resume next summer, Spenceexpects to have two or three guided tours, compared withthe 10 or 12 offered in the past.

“Our trips are meant to be a natural experience close tohome,” he said. “Most people don’t understand how closenature is to them, and we provide them the opportunity tosee, hear and touch nature right inside their communities.”

And it doesn’t matter if someone on the trip has neverbeen in a kayak before, Spence said. “We promote our out-ings as leisure trips along Northern Virginia waterwaysaccompanied by a naturalist. Most of our participants havenever been in a kayak, so we are happy to provide trainingfor those novices. It doesn’t take long for new kayakers toget the hang of it.”

Spence is disappointed that the trips had to be canceled,mainly because so many are unaware of the natural splen-dor in their communities.

“On a breezy summer morning paddling along BelmontBay listening to the sounds of Great Blue Herons and

Take to the WaterA handful of parks operated by the

Fairfax County Park Authority and theNorthern Virginia Regional Park Author-ity offer boat launches and rentals; a fulllist can be obtained by checkingwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks orwww.nvrpa.org. For a list of upcomingtrips offered at Pohick Bay RegionalPark, go to www.nvrpa.org/pohick_bay.

Ospreys sing,” he said. “Letting your hand hit the flowingspatterdock as the wind moves the flowing trees can all beprovided by a single kayak or canoe experience just downthe road. What is better than that?”

Fairfax resident Liz Ramstad and her husband, AndyRamstad, share Spence’s enthusiasm, as they recentlystumbled upon canoeing at Pohick Bay in Lorton.

“My husband and I wanted to start getting more active,and canoeing seemed to be a more fun way of doing thatthan hopping on a treadmill and staring at a closed-circuitTV,” Liz Ramstad said. “It was nice to get away from thecity noise too and find out what quiet sounds like again.”

The couple experienced one slight break to theirpeaceful outing, however.

“We accidentally rowed over someone’s fish-ing line and got yelled at,” she said.

All is not lost for those who wish to learnmore about Pohick Bay, said park managerTodd Benson.

There are still plenty of opportunitiesfor people to takeone of their three-hour tours, led by avolunteer natural-ist. The tours takeplace in the morn-ing, afternoon orevening — de-pending on whenthe full moonfalls — and tendto fill up quickly,Benson said.

The cost for these tours is about $30per person, which includes kayak orcanoe rental, paddle or oar andlifejacket, he said, and they are opento people ages 8 and above.

“People like to come out and see thebay differently,” Benson said. “Pohick’sa great place to see eagles, heron,osprey, beaver lodges and all kinds ofwildlife. The water’s usually very calmso it’s an easy paddle.”

Boaters of any kind automatically re-ceive a lifejacket when renting at PohickBay, and they must be worn at all times in order to keeppaddlers safe in the sometimes choppy waters. The samegoes for guided tours at the park, Benson said.

For those who might not be ready to take to the waterthis summer and would prefer a safety course or some train-ing first, look no further than the Lee District RECenter,which offers a “hybrid of both class for newbies and achance for experienced kayakers” to sharpen their skills,said David Wyttenbach, the aquatics supervisors at the cen-ter.

“We will have upwards of 60 kayakers in the pool at onetime,” he said. “Only a portion of them are actually learn-ing the skills of paddling and rolling. The others are par-ents and kids, individuals, whatever, just coming in andgetting water time in our Olympic-size pool.”

Classes are available Sunday mornings from 9 a.m. untilnoon during the winter months and Saturdays from 6-9p.m. during the spring.

“No one is interested in continuing on in a pool whenthe outdoors water is warmed up,” he said.

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THURSDAY/AUG. 5Daytime Book Discussion

Group. 1:15 a.m. Kingstowne

Library, 6500 Landsdowne Centre,Alexandria. A Tree Grows inBrooklyn by Betty Smith. Adults.703-339-4610.

Practice Your English. 7 p.m.Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-339-4610.

Dig Those Dinosaurs. 7 p.m. RichardByrd Library, 7250 Commerce St.,

Springfield. Beale Street Puppetspresents prehistoric performers thatbring the past alive. All ages. Registerat 703-451-8055.

Pentagrammaton World Tour2010: Enthroned, Destroyer666, Pathology, Black Anvil,Estuary Cypher Lock, WolvesGuard My Coffin, ImmortalDecay. $20 advance/$23 day ofshow. Doors open 6 p.m. Show at

6:30 p.m. Jaxx, 6355 Rolling Road,Springfield. 703-569-5940.

FRIDAY/AUG. 6Flora Fauna Presents Spiders. 10

a.m. and 10:45 a.m. at Hidden PondNature Center, 8511 Greeley Blvd.,Springfield. How colors provide clueswhether a spider is poisonous. Forages 2-5. $2 per child. 703-451-9588.

Kingstowne Farmers Market.4-7 p.m. at Kingstowne TownCenter, 5955 KingstowneCenter, Alexandria.

Faster Pussycat, LA Guns,John Corabi, After Therapy,Critical Propeller. Ages 21+.$20 advance/$23 day of show.Doors open at 7 p.m. Show at

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How would you like state ofthe art LASER dentistrywithout drills or needles?

What would you say if you could have your fillings placed painlessly without drills or needles,with laser precision and comfort? You’d probably say, “Where do I sign up?” Well, now you canwith a revolutionary new laser we call the Water Laser. You may have seen it on TV lately.

This new Waterlase® is a breakthrough in comfortable dentistry. The laser sprays a computer-controlled spray of air, water and laser energy at the decay in the tooth. The laser energy isabsorbed by the water and the energized microscopic water droplets are what actually removethe tooth decay. Rarely is a shot necessary to numb the patient. Since no heat is generatedfrom the laser the Waterlase® is very safe to use on everyone.

What are the benefits of Waterlase® dentistry?� Patient Comfort

Heat, vibration and pressure are the primary causes of pain associated with the use of thetraditional dental drill. Since cutting both hard and soft tissues (teeth and gums) with theWaterlase® does not generate heat, vibration or pressure, many dental procedures can be per-formed with fewer shots, less need for anesthesia, less use of the drill and fewer numb lips! The Waterlase® allows us to prepare teeth with less trauma which results in significantly lesstooth sensitivity after new fillings. Additionally, using the Waterlase® for gum procedures reduces bleeding, post-operative pain,swelling and the need for pain medication in many cases. That means a new level of comfortand satisfaction for your entire family.

� SterilizationThe laser sterilizes the tooth as it removes decay. This is very important. Because of bacterial

contamination, many of you have had old fillings replaced with either new fillings, or in manycases, with crowns--and sometimes even root canals!! The reoccurrence of decay under fillingsis a primary reason so many root canals are needed. Since this new laser sterilizes the tooth asit removes decay, and since many dentists now use ‘bonded’ filling materials enriched withfluoride, the chances of ever having recurrent decay under that new filling are much lower.

� Great for TeenagersThe Waterlase® is especially great for teenagers. Sure, if the dentist is very good, shots

should not really be painful. But KNOWING you’re getting a shot is psychologically painfuleven if you can’t feel the needle--especially for teenagers. By not getting a shot, not feeling thevibration of the drill, and by not hearing the loud drill, kids never become afraid of the den-tist, so they don’t grow up to be adults afraid of the dentist.

By incorporating laser technology into our dental practice, we are changing dentistry. It isno longer yesterday’s world of painful shots, large silver mercury fillings, and fearful patients.Lasers have improved the lives of patients and their dentists.

Technology is something that makes life better. Better in this case is better clinical results,improved patient comfort, less use of anesthesia and antibiotics. We are proud to be one of the first dentists in Fairfax County to offer this revolutionary tech-nology. Since August 2003, Dr. Fox has completed over 3,000 laser fillings with no needle/nopain/no numbness. If you’ve been putting off going to the dentist because you were nervousabout the drill and needle, you don’t have to put it off any longer!

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of foundation supporters in the Denver area came up with the ideaof auctioning off handmade teddy bears in the likenesses of differentcelebrities to raise money. The event only raised $5,000, but in theyears since has become the organization’s largest annual fund raiserand draws attendees from around the nation, reached the $250,000mark last year.

When contacted by the organization, Cimino was given the choice todesign a bear in the likeness of either singers Celine Dion and RickyMartin, actress Nicole Kidman or Canadian crooner Michael Buble. Hav-ing spent time living in London, Ontario, Canada and being a huge fanof his music, Cimino chose to model her bear after Buble.

Cimino wanted the bear to reflect Buble’s trademark style, so shedecided to dress it in a black suit, white shirt and skinny black tie and

put a miniature microphone inits hand. Since the foundationencourages the designers toreach out to their local commu-nities to help design the bear,Cimino reached out to VeraCartier, owner ofTeddyBearClothes.com, whoprovided Cimino with a suit,

shirt, socks and shoes. Cimino said that she is still currently solicitingdonations for the tie and microphone, and has also reached out to herlocal Build-A-Bear to install a sound chip that will play a clip of a Bublesong.

“We are always humbled when people like Christina are committedenough to the work we are doing to reach out into their own commu-nities,” said Thomas Howard, program director for the Matthew ShepardFoundation. “I am very excited to see the results [of her work].”

The bear must be completed by Aug. 27, at which time Cimino willmail the bear to the foundation’s headquarters. Cimino said that a foun-dation representative told her that they are trying to get Buble to auto-graph it in order to drive the value up, and then it will be advertiseduntil the auction on Oct. 16 in Denver. All of the bears will then be puton display at the auction, where bidding can reach into the thousandsper bear.

“She is very creative and some of the things she comes up with, youhave to wonder where they came from but that’s Christina,” Nissen-Oliphant said. “She’s always keeping us on our toes and making uslaugh.”

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How To DonateTo donate money to help Cimino de-

sign her bear to contribute to the MatthewShepard Foundation, contact Cimino [email protected].

Making a Difference

ValleyCrest Landscape Companies joined nearly 450landscape industry professionals who took part in the2010 PLANET annual day of Renewal and Remembranceon Monday, July 19. Two crewmembers from ValleyCrest’sLorton branch, Assistant Crew Leader Omar Vanegass,left, and Crew Leader Carlos Vargas, operate machinesthat spread lime at Arlington National Cemetery. This wasthe 14th year when landscape company owners andemployees representing more than 100 companies con-tributed to the ongoing maintenance needs of the mili-tary cemetery.

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Opinion

While some of us are not surehow it got to be August, nevermind time to start thinkingabout going back to school, the

first day of school is more than a month away,Tuesday after Labor Day, Sept. 7.

Virginia families can take advantage of whatamounts to a three-day coupon for five per-cent off many back-to-school items. Sales taxis suspended for the coming weekend, Fridaythrough Sunday, Aug. 6, 7 and 8 (restrictionsapply).

During this three-day period, purchases ofqualifying school supplies selling for $20 orless per item, and purchases of qualifying cloth-ing and footwear selling for $100 or less peritem will be exempt from sales tax.

The tax holiday should encourage more fami-lies to spend their back-to-school dollars inlocal stores rather than online. This is an ex-cellent time to support local businesses, manysuffering from the recession as well as compe-tition from online businesses that offer tax-freeshopping all the time. Local businesses thatdon’t get their money from the federal gov-ernment need local shopping support nowmore than ever.

Remember that many families in the area arestruggling. There are many options to help.

❖ FACETS in Fairfax, which provided morethan 300 students with backpacks filled withsupplies last year, is collecting school suppliesuntil Aug. 13 at 10640 Page Avenue, Suite 300,Fairfax. Volunteers will gather for Back toSchool parties to stuff their new backpacks withsupplies. Contact Deborah Heller at 703-352-

Why Not Take 5 Percent Off?Back-to-school sales tax holiday a reminderof other back-to-school rituals; buy some extrasupplies for needy students.

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Doesn’t Add UpTo the Editor:

Letters by School Board mem-bers Elizabeth Bradsher (Spring-field), Kathy Smith (Sully), StuGibson (Hunter Mill) and TessieWilson (Braddock) on the vote toclose Clifton Elementary Schoolprovide revealing examples of aneed for change when comparingtheir assertions with facts.

❖ “I must take issue … that the… Board has not engaged ourcommunity on … closing schools”(Smith) “unprecedented amountof information … available”(Gibson/Wilson) “All informationand data was (sic) afforded toClifton residents by FCPS, therewas complete transparency ofdata.” (Bradsher)”

Indeed, there was a “communityengagement” committee in placethrough May. FCPS staff re-sponded then to many, but not all,committee requests. For instance,despite many requests, membersgot no access to staff’s sensation-alistic (and not fully correct)“Clifton … Water Issues Update”before its April 14 posting. Trans-parency?

Further, after the committee’s

final presentation to the board onMay 10, staff made change afterchange to data and recommenda-tions. The community repeatedlyrequested background, but theonly meaningful engagement af-ter May 10 occurred when a com-munity member made an unan-nounced visit to a staff demogra-pher.

❖ “Before making decisions, ex-ceptional leaders lis-ten carefully to allsides” (Smith) “theBoard supposedly ig-nored the “wishes of

the community” (Gibson/Wilson)“I heard the many voices of theClifton community during the pastmonths.” (Bradsher)”

The above committee conductedcommunity meetings in April with132 citizens from 24 elementaryschools. This group identified 17“pros” and 78 “cons” to closeClifton. In the June 28 public hear-ing, one citizen provided tepidsupport for closure of CES, oneaddressed an attendance “island”for another school and every singleone of the 150 others supported aCES renovation. Did these fourboard members not listen carefullyenough to discern a pattern in

community input?”❖ “(CES) lacks a fire suppres-

sion system, is not compliant with... current (FCPS) educationalspecifications, and (will have) con-tinued well water remediationneeds.” (Bradsher)

A renovation of CES would ad-dress all of these issues. FCPS staffreported 10 minutes before theboard’s July 8 CES closure debate/vote that CES’ on-site wells canprovide a safe, long-term supplyof water. Maybe Ms. Bradsher for-got.

❖ “FCPS (Staff) ... indicate a de-crease in (CES) enrollment to ...298.” (Bradsher)

About one year earlier, FCPSstaff had forecast enrollment in-creasing from today’s 369 to 396,or 33 percent higher than the 298.The 298 is based on a small kin-dergarten class of 31, but nextyear’s kindergarten class alreadylooks to be nearly 50.

The FCPS forecast shows thenext seven years with 45 or less inkindergarten, when there hasnever been even two years of suchsmall classes in the past. The sec-ond smallest kindergarten class inCES (34 in 1998) increased to 59by sixth grade, but the FCPS fore-

cast shows the 31 kindergartenclass of 2009 at that same level insixth grade. Does this sound like acredible basis to close the onlyschool in a community that hashad one for 140 years?

❖ “A renovation for CES was es-timated to cost $11,000,000 or$35,000 per student ... (versus)other elementary schools ... at$22,800 (per student).”(Bradsher)

There are lots of reasons whythese numbers are wrong. Perhapsmost importantly, the staff has ar-guably “gold-plated” the CES esti-mate with un-needed space. Theyshow 58,000 square feet to accom-modate 312 students at a reno-vated CES, and only 57,000 squarefeet for a new 550-student schoolon the Liberty Middle School site.Is it credible that a school to ac-commodate 76 percent more stu-dents would be essentially thesame size?

The cost per student would godown dramatically if CES wererenovated because the actual en-rollment would be well above the298 Staff forecast. Therefore,when apples are compared to

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Throughout this “communityengagement” process, representa-tives of the CES community haveoffered different “win-win” solu-tions to the board, whose Strate-gic Governance statement says, “Astrustees of the system, working onthe community’s behalf, theSchool Board is obligated to assurethat the community’s values andexpectations are reflected in thework of the school system …(through) a transparent governingprocess.”

I wonder if Ms. Smith, Mr.Gibson, Ms. Wilson, or Ms.Bradsher (or Staff) have read orreflected upon this crucial expec-tation recently? If not, no one canafford that.

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“The teachers and staff are absolutely dynamic andwonderfully caring and supportive people,” saidPolton. “I’m very proud of the commitment they havefor this school.”

He’ll also miss seeing and talking each day withthe students. “That’s one of the reasons I want tocontinue to work,” he said. “I really enjoy the en-ergy the kids bring to the school. they really like be-ing here. And I’m excited that Renee Miller will behere. I think she’ll be a good fit to the school and Iwish her all the best.”

Still, his loss will definitely be felt. “He’s very good

at working with the teachers,” said music teacherBeth Lytle. “He was there to guide us, but didn’t standover us. He let us do what we needed to do, but hewas always there for us to rely on.”

Special education teacher Diane Rabbu pointed toPolton’s sense of humor as making the school a funplace at which to work. “He’s supportive of the teach-ers, and the kids love him,” she said. “He gets aroundthe building and doesn’t just sit in his office; he’svery visible in the building. He visits the classroomsand greets children at the front door in the morning,says goodbye as they leave for the buses and is ac-tively involved in the events of the school.”

“He always listens, gives good directions, is insight-ful and cares about the staff and the students,” saidschool counselor Melanie Lessard. “He’s a wonder-ful administrator and we’re going to miss him.”

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Amy Katherine Weldon of Clintonhas received the 2010 Pamplin LeaderAward at Robinson Secondary School.The Pamplin Leader Award is a one-year$1,000 scholarship to Virginia Polytech-nic Institute and State University, whichis awarded annually to the top studentfrom each public high school in Virginia.Established by Robert B. Pamplin Sr.and Robert B. Pamplim Jr., the awardrecognizes students with outstandingacademic achievement, commitment tocommunity service and leadership.Weldon achieved an overall 4.21 GPAthroughout her high school career.

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The U-16 Cardinal boys’ basketball team, made up of players from throughoutNorthern Virginia, finished the season with an overall record of 40-12.

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Cardinal AAU 11th at Nationals

A team from Northern Virginia representing Cardinal AAUBasketball placed 11th at the 16-under boys Division 1AAU National Championships in late July in Orlando.

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The Cardinal team is comprised mostly of players from North-ern Region public high schools. The players are: Mo Alie-Cox(South County), De’Quan Doyle (Mount Vernon), Daniel Dixon(Langley), Jack Earley (Yorktown), TJ Huggins (TC Williams),Lance Robinson (South County), Aaron Rodenas (Chantilly),Gordon Rogo (McLean), Troy Thomas (Flint Hill), AustinVasiliadis (Langley) and Kevin Walters (Gwynn Park, Md.). LarnceRobinson and Bernie Conrow coach the squad.

The solid showing in Orlando ended a successful season forthe Cardinal that began in March, following the high school sea-son. In addition to numerous Washington area events, the teamcompeted in events in New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,South Carolina, and Florida. The locals completed their seasonwith a tournament record of 40-12, including championships atthe Potomac Valley AAU regional qualifier, Fairfax Stars’ Battle ofthe Beast, and two elite events in South Carolina earlier in July.

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W.S. All-Stars Make Strong Postseason RunSummer Baseball Wrap-up: Fairfax Bullsvictorious; Post 176 loses at states; Saundersdefeats Nationals.

West Springfield’s 10-11 Nationals All-Stars swept through the recentDistrict 9 tournament with a perfect 6-0 record.

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Manager Charlie Phillips’group of 10-11-year-oldbaseball players, whomade up the West Spring-

field Nationals All-Stars team, put togetheran impressive summer postseason showingover the past several weeks in capturing theDistrict 9 champion-ship before winninga couple of games atthe Virginia statetournament.

The Nationals’season ended onJuly 26, when theylost an 8-7 nail-biterto Dulles in a quarterfinals round game ofthe state tourney. Dulles ultimately ad-vanced to the state finals before losing toChantilly, 2-1.

“We were probably as good as anybodythere,” said Phillips, of how his West Spring-field squad stacked up against the otherstate contenders.

West Springfield had won two of threegames in the initial pool play portion of thestate tournament, earning the right to ad-vance to the quarterfinals meeting againstDulles. The bracket from the quarterfinalsonward was single-elimination play. As aresult, the tough, one-run setback to theDulles team ended West Springfield’s sea-

son and hopes of moving onto the semifi-nals. Phillips’ team, at states, had playedfour games in four days.

PRIOR TO STATES, the Nationals hadcaptured the District 9 tournament by win-ning all six of their games, including an 8-2title game win over Dale City. WestSpringfield’s only close game at districtscame earlier in the tournament in an 11-10

pool play victoryover its WestSpringfield AllStars’ brethren, theAmericans.

In that playoffmeeting with its in-league rivals, theNationals built an

11-2 lead before the Americans stormedback to get within 11-10, which ended upbeing the final.

“There were mixed emotions [about thewin] because we knew some of their guys,”said Phillips. “You could have next doorneighbors on separate teams. Those kids [onboth teams] play with and against eachother. It was an interesting mix.”

Over the course of the West SpringfieldNationals All-Stars’ postseason (district andstates combined), they went 8-2 overall.Phillips said pitching and solid team defensewere keys to the West Springfield team’swinning ways.

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A year ago, many of the same playerswere part of the West Springfield 9-10 All-Stars that captured the District 9 champi-onship before struggling at states wherethey went 0-3.

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championship game played on Monday,July 26. The finals were originally sched-uled to take place a day earlier, but rainyweather forced the one day postponement.

In all, the Bulldogs went 5-0 at the Clas-sic. They won two games apiece againstboth the Heat and the Alexandria Bandits,while also beating the Herndon Storm.

For the season as a whole, Fairfax, a mem-ber of the Old Dominion Baseball League,finished with an impressive 8-4 record.

Members of the Bulldogs are: ThomasAguila, Mitchell Clarke, Jack Denneny, KyleHoeth, Ryan Kelly, Matthew Maribojoc,Brian Peirce, Chris Pitura, Randy Prosperi,Josh Rector, Thompson Rick and JackWeaver. Filling in as tournament substituteswere Sam Roux and Joey Kronlage.

Saunders Earns WinOver Nationals

West Springfield High graduate and cur-rent Major League pitcher Joe Saunders,who was recently traded from the AnaheimAngels to the Arizona Diamondbacks, wentthe distance in Arizona’s 6-1 win over theWashington Nationals on Tuesday night inArizona. The southpaw and former Spar-tans’ pitching ace allowed just one run and

to the club prior to the July 31 trade dead-line.

Saunders, who was 6-10 with a 4.62 ERAfor the Angel this season prior to beingtraded, struck out seven and walked twoin the outing versus visiting Washington.The only run he allowed was a solo homerun off the bat of Ryan Zimmerman withtwo outs in the top of the first inning.

In his first start with the Diamondbackson July 29, Saunders, in a no-decision atPhiladelphia, allowed two runs over seveninnings with four strikeouts and no walksin a game eventually won by the Phillies,3-2.

Saunders, a former Virginia Tech pitcherwho was drafted by the Angels with the12th overall pick in the 2002 first yearplayer draft, has crafted a nice career forhimself in the Major Leagues. He won 17games for the Angels in 2008 and 16 forthem last year.

Springfield Post 176Eliminated

What has been a terrific season endedfor the Springfield Post 176 American Le-gion baseball team last week when the lo-cals fell to Chesapeake Post 280, by an 8-7score, in a state playoff game that tookplace in Danville on July 28.

Sports

Brennan Miller gave SpringfieldPost 176 eight strong innings ofwork in his team’s season-endingplayoff loss to Chesapeake lastweek.

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five hits over nine innings to improve hisrecord to 7-10 with a 4.28 ERA. It was justhis second start for Arizona since coming

Springfield, which a few weeks ago cap-tured its eighth American Legion District 17(Northern Virginia) crown in the last 21years, finished the summer season 20-10.

The night before its season-ending lossto Chesapeake, Springfield fell into theloser’s bracket of the eight-team, double-elimination state tourney with a 6-4 firstround loss to host Danville Post 325 on Tues-day, July 27. That game, due to rain, gotstarted late Tuesday night and did not con-clude until 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday morn-ing.

Springfield had little time to regroup fol-lowing that loss to Danville before it playedagain at 1 p.m. on Wednesday against theChesapeake squad. Springfield received asolid outing from starting pitcher BrennanMiller, who allowed three runs and sevenhits over eight innings of work againstChesapeake. He fanned seven and walkedone in an outing in which he threw 117pitches, 79 for strikes.

At the plate for Post 176, strong gamescame from John Ponton (3 hits, 2 RBI); JoeTownsend, who doubled and reached basefour times while scoring two runs; andNathan Slater (2 RBIs, 2 runs).

Springfield, under successful longtimeManager Al Vaxmonsky, qualified for statesby winning the District 17 tournamentchampionship game, 13-6, over Vienna Post180 on Friday, July 23.


On Sunday, Aug. 1, divers from 46 pools in the Northern Vir-ginia Swim League competed in the Individual Division Cham-pionship Meet. The eight division meets were qualifying meetsfor the league’s All Stars Meet that will be held this Sunday,Aug. 8 at Fairfax Pool in Fairfax.

In addition, the following pools won their respective divisionchampionships based on their records at the dual meets duringthe league’s regular season:

Division 1 - Truro Homes Association, AnnandaleDivision 2 - Mansion House, AlexandriaDivision 3 - Dunn LoringDivision 4 - Crosspointe, Fairfax StationDivision 5 - Walden Glen, SpringfieldDivision 6 - co-champions Tuckahoe, McLean and Wakefield

Chapel, AnnandaleDivision 7 - Villa Aquatic, FairfaxDivision 8 - tri-champions Commonwealth Swim Club, Fairfax;

Rutherford, Fairfax; and Kent Gardens, McLeanThe following individuals were first place winners at last

Saturday’s Division Championship Meets:Division 1 Meet (at Arlington Forest) - Lindsey Butchko

(Truro, Freshman Girls); Conor Casey (Truro, Freshman Boys);Megan Miskell (Vienna Woods, Junior Girls); Grayson Campbell(Vienna Woods, Junior Boys); Alison Stickel (Vienna Woods, In-termediate Girls); Ben Schiesl (Truro, Intermediate Boys); ChloeGrishaw (Sleepy Hollow, Senior Girls); Carl Buergler (ArlingtonForest, Senior Boys).

Division 2 Meet (at Lee Graham) - Hailey Fisher (MansionHouse, Freshman Girls); Kyle Strandberg (Mantua, FreshmanBoys); Hannah Hiscott (Lee Graham, Junior Girls); Tucker Smith(Lee Graham, Junior Boys); Eleana Bavolack (Lee Graham, In-termediate Girls); Hunter Simmons (Donaldson Run, Interme-diate Boys); Kelli Stockton (Fairfax, Senior Girls); Jake Retting(Mantua, Senior Boys).

Division 3 Meet (at Highlands) – Carolyn Brown-Kaiser(Highlands Swim, Freshman Girls); Alex Hazard (Fairfax Sta-tion, Freshman Boys); Danielle Fairchild (Hamlet, Junior Girls);Gregory Duncan (Dunn Loring, Junior Boys); Allie Vogus(Ravensworth, Intermediate Girls); Scott Sawicki (HighlandSwim, Intermediate Boys); Kelly Corish (Dunn Loring, SeniorGirls); Ian Clark (Highland Swim, Senior Boys).

Division 4 Meet (at Old Keene Mill) – Stephanie Weir(Oakton, Freshman Girls); C.J. Wilson (Hayfield, FreshmanBoys); Elana Colbert (Oakton, Junior Girls); Bryan Graff(Crosspointe, Junior Boys); Anise Muir (Hayfield, IntermediateGirls); Jack Gigliotti (North Springfield, Intermediate Boys);Catherine Braunlich (Hayfield, Senior Girls); Cory Bowersox (OldKeene Mill, Senior Boys).

Division 5 Meet (at Walden Glen) – Anne Flowers (WaldenGlen, Freshman Girls); Jacob Kreider (Overlee, Freshman Boys);Eve Fowler (Walden Glen, Junior Girls); Ross Rubin (Ilda, Jun-ior Boys); Meghan Flynn (Oakton, Intermediate Girls); TaylorWhitesel (Walden Glen, Intermediate Boys); Heather Michalak(Ilda, Senior Girls); Danny Rabe (Walden Glen, Senior Boys).

Division 6 Meet (at Parliament) – Cassidy Koo (Lakeview,Freshman Girls); Henry Rudisill (Parliament, Freshman Boys);Delaney Gallagher (Tuckahoe, Junior Girls); Frankie Cortes(Sleepy Hollow, Junior Boys); Kelsey Koo (Lake View, Interme-diate Girls); Chris Saulnier (Tuckahoe, Intermediate Boys); KarenSible (Tuckahoe, Senior Girls); John Trope (Rolling Hills, Se-nior Boys).

Division 7 Meet (at Highland Park) – Ellie Smith (GreatFalls, Freshman Girls); David Davis (Villa Aquatic,(FreshmanBoys); Stephanie Dolan (Great Falls, Junior Girls); Josh Davidson(Virginia Aquatic, Junior Boys); Cali Hutson (Annandale, Inter-mediate Girls); Brian Neill (Virginia Aquatic, Intermediate Boys);Jocelyn Griser (Highland Park, Senior Girls); Andrew Risse(Annandale, Senior Boys).

Division 8 Meet (at Greenbriar) – Linda Nessmiller (Com-monwealth, Freshman Girls); Simon Grimes (Rutherford, Fresh-man Boys); Emily Gross (Commonwealth, Junior Girls); SamsonMiller (Greenbriar, Junior Boys); Sarah Gross (Commonwealth,Intermediate Girls); James Johnston (Greenbriar, IntermediateBoys); Kaitlyn Holzhauer (Commonwealth, Senior Girls); JohnKiraly (Commonwealth, Senior Boys).

PeopleNVSL Championship Meet

Twelve people from the Springfield, FairfaxStation and the Burke area recently wentdown to Savannah, Ga. for a communityservice project. The group was comprised

of Rev. Meredith Keseley, Phil Franke, SuzanneRowley, Alex Dyson, Caroline Rowley, Kelsey Glass,Katie Linder, Tori Rowley, Tori Craven, Becca Downs,Connor England and Nick Munster. They left at onSunday, July 11, at 4:15 a.m., cramming themselvesinto a 15-seat van, minus a row of seats that hadbeen replaced by stacked luggage. Ten hours later,they arrived at Savannah State University, where theyset up in dorms.

The group’s mission was to paint and put a newroof on Annie Thorpe’s house. Thorpe is an 87-year-old widow living in Savannah. The worksite was lo-cated 1.3 miles from the university.

The volunteers had Monday through Friday to fin-ish their job, beginning their work early in the morn-ing each day. First, they had to scrape off all of thelead paint before they could begin painting.

On Monday night, after they were safe and soundin their dorm rooms, a huge storm brought heavyrain, lightning and loud thunder. The group didn’tgive it much thought except for the fact that theywere happy not be outside during the torrentialdownpour.

Unfortunately, when they pulled up to Thorpe’shouse the next morning, she informed them that af-ter 59 years of living in her house, she never oncehad a leak. That is, until the previous night. Workersfrom the City of Savannah in charge of prepping herroof for repairs had neglected a couple of spots.

Franke was able to make the repairs to minor spotsin the roof. Unfortunately, the hole about 8 incheswide that caused a big mess in Thorpe’s house, wasn’tsomething that could be easily fixed. The City ofSavannah, the entity in charge of the project, wasnotified and we were told they would send someoneout quickly.

The painting project seemed to go smoother thanthe roofing project. Luckily, the volunteers found nogaping holes in the house, contrary to the roofingproject. They had spent all of Monday scraping toget ready for the new paint and thought they wouldbe ready to go as soon as they arrived. However, thehumidity down in Georgia was so thick and wet thatafter standing outside for less than five minutes, onewas drenched from head to toe. Besides it being in-credibly gross and detrimental to makeup, the hu-midity also made all of the paint peel right off. For-tunately, the volunteers were able to work throughthis and apply a fresh coat of yellowish-white paintto the front and side of the house.

Midway through the week, the group went to visitthe historic part of Savannah, which was absolutelybeautiful. It was also absolutely, incredibly hot. Itdidn’t matter if they were doing physical labor on ahouse or just walking along River Street; both seemedalmost unbearable in the heat. Luckily, they foundsome great air-conditioned candy stores to takebreaks in when we couldn’t stand to be outside any-more. After visiting well-known spots like RiverStreet, Paula Deen’s store and City Market, the vol-unteers grabbed a bite of Southern BBQ at Blowin’Smoke.

After overcoming many obstacles, the volunteersfinally made some headway and by the end of Fri-day, July 16, Thorpe had a new roof and a freshlypainted house.

Volunteers from Springfield, Fairfax Station and Burke pose in front of a house inSavannah, Ga. that they helped to repair as part of a community service project.

Going Down to Georgia

College Notes

Local volunteers repairhome in Savannah.

The following students from FairfaxStation are among the 646 students whohave been named to the Dean’s List atthe University of Mary Washington:Claire Tuley , senior; Dana

Kreyenhagen, senior; and RachaelFlaks, senior.

The following students from Cliftonare among the 646 students who have

been named to the dean’s list a the Uni-versity of Mary Washington: MorganBobinski , junior; MargaretBoatner, senior; Dana Jones, senior;and Ryan Vaughn, sophomore.


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Lorton6714 Red Bird Woods Ct. ......... ...................... Sun 1-4................Rhonda Walker ................Long & Foster............703-635-45887441 Cullum St. .......................$315,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Kathy Stark ..................... Weichert....................703-201-96567785 Grandwind Dr. ................. $509,990 ........ Sun 1-4................Sam Song ....................... Weichert....................703-819-93629023 Jameson St. ....................$650,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Ashley O’Brien.................RE/MAX.....................571-332-1816

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Burke9213 Honey Creeper Ct. ........... $379,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Kathleen Quintarelli ......... Weichert....................703-862-88085811 Shana Pl. ........................ $424,900 ........ Sat 10-1...............Debbie Kent.....................Cottage Street............703-740-76545655 Mount Burnside Way ....... $450,000 ........ Sat 1-4 ................ Barb White Adkins...........RE/MAX.....................703-339-45007206 Drifter Ct.........................$554,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Kathleen Quintarelli ......... Weichert....................703-862-88085911 Freds Oak Rd...................$689,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Marsha Wolber................Long & Foster............703-618-4397

Springfield7815-A Harrowgate Cir. #A.......$220,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Ann Wynne......................Long & Foster............703-402-72657842 Brompton St....................$349,999 ........ Sun 1-4................Ehsan Sawez ................... Weichert....................703-402-2957

Kingstowne/Alexandria6834-B Brindle Heath Way........$289,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Tom & Cindy and Associates...Long & Foster............703-822-02076625 Haltwhistle Ln. ............... $439,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Tom & Cindy and Associates...Long & Foster............703-822-0207

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Fairfax11503 Rothbury Sq ................$465,000 ....... Sun 1-4................Ingrid Barrett ..................ERA...........................571-216-23134794 CATTERICK CT ................ $555,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Joe O’Hara ...................... Washington Fine........703-350-123410502 James Wren Way...........$575,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Bill Bisson.......................RE/MAX.....................703-250-850012302 CANNONBALL RD..........$589,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Donna Stoll ..................... ERA...........................703-742-69004025 Verret Drive.....................$624,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Spencer Marker & Co.......Long & Foster............703-830-61234128 HALSTED ST ................... $640,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Mindy Link ...................... Coldwell Banker.........703-380-270612796 FOX KEEP RUN..............$749,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Etie OConnell...................Keller Williams .......... 703-636-730011402 VALLEY RD ................... $1,399,000 ..... Sun 1-4................Sepideh Farivar ............... Weichert....................703-760-8880

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Address ................................. BR FB HB .. Postal City . Sold Price ... Type ....... Lot AC ........................ Subdivision7607 BUCKLAND PL ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... LORTON ....... $469,900 .... Detached ..... 0.10 .... LORTON TOWN CNTR LANDBAY8320 DOCKRAY CT ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... LORTON ....... $455,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 .......... LORTON VALLEY NORTH9125 FUREY RD ............................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... LORTON ....... $444,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 ................ LAUREL HIGHLANDS8825 CARPENTERS HALL DR ........ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... LORTON ....... $440,000 .... Detached ..... 0.09 .... LORTON TOWN CTR LANDBAY13000 LIMESTONE CT .................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CLIFTON ...... $425,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.07 ............................. ROCKPOINTE6721 BULKLEY RD ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... LORTON ....... $425,000 .... Detached ..... 0.53 ..................... HUNTER ESTATES9173 FUREY RD ............................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... LORTON ....... $422,500 .... Townhouse .. 0.06 ................ LAUREL HIGHLANDS8918 PINK CARNATION CT ........... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ....... LORTON ....... $420,000 .... Detached ..... 0.09 ....... SPRING HILL SENIOR CMP8957 YELLOW DAISY PL ................ 3 ... 3 ... 0 ....... LORTON ....... $415,000 .... Detached ..... 0.10 ....... SPRING HILL SENIOR CMP10520 MADISON DR ..................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ....... LORTON ....... $404,100 .... Detached ..... 0.51 ................. GUNSTON HEIGHTS9146 FUREY RD ............................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... LORTON ....... $400,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ................ LAUREL HIGHLANDS9122 FUREY RD ............................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... LORTON ....... $375,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ................ LAUREL HIGHLANDS13030 LIMESTONE CT .................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CLIFTON ...... $365,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ............................. ROCKPOINTE7611 DEVRIES DR ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... LORTON ....... $359,999 .... Detached ..... 0.39 ....................... POHICK ESTATES9224 MCCARTY RD ....................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... LORTON ....... $350,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 .................. GUNSTON CORNER5618 GOSLING CT ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... CLIFTON ...... $310,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ............... CENTREVILLE GREEN13552 SIERRA DR.......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CLIFTON ...... $299,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ............................ SEQUOIA LEA7502 POLLEN ST ........................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... LORTON ....... $292,500 .... Detached ..... 0.25 ....................... POHICK ESTATES13648 WILDFLOWER LN ............... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... CLIFTON ...... $289,900 .... Townhouse .. 0.05 ............................ SEQUOIA LEA7812 BELLWETHER CT .................. 2 ... 3 ... 1 ....... LORTON ....... $288,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ...................... SHEPHERD HILLS8925 MILFORD HAVEN CT#25B ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... LORTON ....... $285,000 .... Townhouse ................... LORTON STATION NORTH

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Congregation Adat Reyim, 6500Westbury Oaks Court, Spring-field, offers several events open to thepublic in August. Contact adatreyim.orgor 703-569-7577.

❖ Shabbat Wine and Cheese Re-ception. Friday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. Enjoyan array of fine cheeses, Kosher wineand other Shabbat fare, and stay forShabbat services at 8 p.m. We welcomenew and current members, and indi-viduals and families who are looking fora new synagogue experience.

❖ Congregation Adat ReyimLunch and Learn. Saturday, Aug. 7, at12 p.m. Discussion about Jewish prayerand the Shema, including how theShema prayer was formulated and why,its place in the prayer service, how itcame to prominence, and some ancientand modern thoughts on its meaning.

❖ Preschool and ReligiousSchool Open Houses. Sunday, Aug.8, at 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and on Monday,Aug. 16, at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Join us forrefreshments and learn about AdatReyim’s preschool and religious schoolprograms. We offer classes for ages twothrough high school. Interfaith familiesand all preschool children welcomed.

Lord of Life Lutheran Church,

13421 Twin Lakes Drive in Cliftonhosts “SonHarvest County” Vaca-tion Bible School Aug. 16-20, from 9a.m.-12:15 p.m. For ages 4 throughsixth grade. $35 per child or a maximumof $75 per family. Register atwww.lordoflifelutheran.com for the reg-istration form or 703-323-9500.

Interested in the Catholic Faith? St.Leo the Great Catholic Church ishaving an inquiry meeting on Wednes-day, Aug. 11, at 7:30 p.m., for thoseinterested in learning more about Ca-tholicism. The meetings are held in theSt. John Room of the Parish Center,3700 Old Lee Highway, [email protected] or 703-273-5369.

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Barrington Blue Fin swimmer MichaelHerrmann set the Colonial Swim Leaguerecord in the boys 15-18 50-yard back-stroke on July 24, recording a time of25.37 seconds.

Michael Herrmann SetsCSL Record

Inspired by the return of two previous BarringtonBlue Fin coaches and undaunted by the record heat,Michael Herrmann broke the Colonial Swim Leaguerecord for the boys 15-18 50-yard backstroke at thelast home meet of the summer on July 24. Retiredcoaches Kevin and Lauren Walter, who each coachedthe Blue Fins during the years that Herrmann firstjoined the team and became a competitive swim-mer, were on hand to cheer the team to a 274-170win over the Ashburn Farm Barracudas. This is thesecond time this summer that Herrmann has bro-ken a league backstroke record. His new time of25.37 seconds scorched his previous record time25.78 seconds. This is the third year that Herrmannhas set a CSL League record.

Air Force AirmanRyan E. Fox gradu-ated from basicmilitary trainingat Lackland AirForce Base, SanAntonio, Texas. Heis the son of MikeFox of InnisvaleDrive, FairfaxStation. Fox is a2009 graduate ofRobinson Second-ary School.

Air Force AirmanTyler A. Maygraduated frombasic militarytraining atLackland Air ForceBase, San Antonio,Texas. He is theson of CorettaFerrel of ChadwickDrive, Shreveport,La., and AnthonyMay of GoslingDrive, Clifton. Mayis a 2007 graduateof SouthwoodHigh School, Shreveport.

Anna Seo, Heun Min and JungHuh of Frost Middle School won firstplace for Go Green Manufacturing LevelI at the recently competed in the Vir-ginia Technology Student Association(TSA) State Leadership Conference.

Matthew Barbano and SrijanBhasin of Frost Middle School won firstplace for Medical Technology IssuesLevel I at the recently competed in theVirginia Technology Student Associa-

tion (TSA) State Leadership Conference.

Anwar Omeish and KeertanaSrinivasan of Frost Middle Schoolwon second place in Agriculture andBiotechnology Issues Level I at the re-cently competed in the VirginiaTechnology Student Association (TSA)State Leadership Conference.

Anwar Omeish, Anna Seo andHeun Min of Frost Middle School won

third place in Leadership StrategiesLevel I at the recently competed in theVirginia Technology Student Associa-tion (TSA) State Leadership Conference.

Dominic Fritz, Exus Altimusand Matt Bishop of Robinson Sec-ondary School won third place inSystem Control Technology Level I atthe recently competed in the VirginiaTechnology Student Association (TSA)State Leadership Conference.

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Military Notes

Joshua A. Gotay of Clifton has been commissioned as asecond lieutenant in the U.S. Army after successfully complet-ing the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) programand graduating with a bachelor’s degree from West VirginiaUniversity, Morgantown.

Army Spec. Eli J. Kim has returned to Fort Richardson,Anchorage, Alaska after being deployed to Afghanistan for oneyear. The soldier is one of 3,500 members of the 4th AirborneBrigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division sta-tioned at Fort Richardson.

Airborne combat team members included soldiers assignedto one of six battalions and regiments of the 25th InfantryDivision.

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Kim, a fire team leader, is normally assigned to the 1st Bat-talion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. He has served inthe military for two years.

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BURKE CENTRE$369,000

Large brick-front TH w/baywindow & sunroom inamenity-rich community,1814 finished SF+ 366 SFof storage, 2 decks backingto trees, no thru-street,carefully maintained byoriginal owner.Updatedkitchen w/center island,new SS appliances. LuxMBA. Newer HVAC, HWH,paint, roof, and more!Robinson HS.

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Fantastic 4BR, 4.5BA LortonStation home. Hrdwd flrs onmain level w/formal liv &din rms, open kitchenw/granite & SS, family rmw/ gas fp. Bonus rm can beoffice, media rm or 4thbdrm. Upper Lvl MasterSuite w/huge WIC & luxurybath w/jacuzzi tub, 2 morebedrooms & hall bath. LL w/rec rm, den, laundry & fullBA. Relax on your frontporch or private patio.Under 1 mi to VRE....

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