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News

Governor Endorses Springfield for FBI HeadquartersIn letter to FBI director, McDonnellsays Fairfax County site willadvance “national security mission.”

“In short, the GSA Warehouse property isa natural solution to satisfy the December2011 Senate resolution and meets theorganizational goals of the FBI as statedin a recent congressional hearing.”

—Governor Bob McDonnellAn aerial view of the GSA warehouse property in Springfield. The site is 14 miles fromthe J.Edgar Hoover Building in Washington and sits on 57 acres.

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The General Services Administration warehouse site,which Fairfax County is proposing for the relocation ofthe new FBI headquarters, is located in Springfield, nearfour million square feet of office space and bordering theFranconia-Springfield Metro Station.

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V irginia Gov. BobMcDonnell publiclyendorsed the Spring-field warehouse sitefor the new FBI building head-quarters, supporting FairfaxCounty in its bid for the new head-quarters. The move is expected tobring at least 12,000 jobs and a$1.2 billion complex to NorthernVirginia.

In an April 30 letter to FBI Di-rector Robert Mueller and DanTangherlini, the acting administra-tor of the U.S. General ServicesAdministration (GSA), McDonnellsaid the federally-owned ware-house 57-acre site is the bestchoice for a number of reasons.

THE GSA ALREADY OWNS theSpringfield warehouse property,which will save the governmentmore than $44 million per year inlease payments and make thetransaction “both clean and easy,”McDonnell wrote in the four-pageletter. The site also satisfies theFBI’s stringent post 9/11 securityguidelines.

“In short, the GSA Warehouse

property is a natural solution tosatisfy the December 2011 Senateresolution and meets the organi-zational goals of the FBI as statedin a recent congressional hearing,”McDonnell wrote.

McDonnell invited Mueller andTangherlini to accept his personalinvitation to visit the site “at yourconvenience to discuss its uniqueattributes with community leadersand state officials.”

McDonnell outlined many ofthose attributes in the letter, in-cluding the intelligencecommunity’s “considerable foot-print in the commonwealth.” Healso noted the Springfield locationwould allow collaboration withFairfax County’s nine federally-funded research and developmentcenters and 10 laboratory consor-tium partners.

“We are confident collaborationswith these and other partners willresult in the development of newtechnologies for law enforcementand intelligence gathering, thusgreatly advancing the FBI’s na-tional security mission,”McDonnell wrote.

McDonnell also took the oppor-tunity to tout the GeneralAssembly’s historic bi-partisan

transportation bill this session, abill, McDonnell wrote, “that willprovide for billions more in newfunding for Northern Virginiaalone in the next five years.”

“The governor’s support is con-sistent with the unanimous en-dorsement of the site by the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors,”Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee)said Friday. “I thank Gov.McDonnell for recognizing all thereasons why this should be an easydecision for the federal govern-ment, and for further highlightingthe reasons why Springfield makesthe most sense for the FBI.”

Fairfax County board membershave been lobbying FBI and GSAofficials for more than a year.

IN JANUARY 2012, FairfaxCounty joined Prince George’sCounty and the district in placingits marker on the table in the high-stakes competition soon after theSenate passed a resolution autho-rizing the GSA and FBI to seek newheadquarters in December 2011.The new headquarters would con-solidate more than 21 separatelocations and relocate the FBI fromthe J.Edgar Hoover Building at935 Pennsylvania Avenue, built in

1975 and in deteriorating condi-tion.

McKay said the benefits to thefederal government of relocatingto Springfield “would be substan-tial.”

“The FBI needs 2 million squarefeet of office space, located withintwo miles of a Metro station andwithin 2.5 miles of the beltwayaccording to the GAO. Redevel-oping existing sites in DC wouldbe extremely expensive, especiallygiven the post-9/11 security fea-tures that are now required. … Itis adjacent to the Franconia/Springfield Metro Station, VRE,AMTRAK, bus service, and everyhighway except Route 66.” Hepointed out that airport access willsoon be served by two Metro sta-tions once Rail to Dulles is com-plete.

Fairfax County would also benefit.“In addition to the high paying

jobs that would come to the area,redevelopment of this site couldspur construction of other officeprojects nearby and expand ourcommercial tax base,” he said.“You just can’t pick a better spotthan Springfield,” McKay said.

According to Fairfax County of-ficials, the GSA has received 35responses to its request for infor-mation by its March 4 deadline,and is continuing to study thoserequests. The GSA is expected tobegin accepting formal requestsfor proposals this summer.

Lorton/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic703-778-9414 or [email protected]


By Bonnie HobbsCentre View

Runners don’t have toget up early to com-pete in the Town ofClifton’s annual 5Krace. They can sleep in, enjoy theirafternoon and then head to townfor the 15th annual Clifton Ca-boose Twilight Run.

It’s Saturday, May 18, with the1-mile fun run/walk starting at 6p.m., and the 5K at 6:30 p.m. It’llhappen rain or shine; and in thisevent, not only the winners receiveprizes, but the last-place, or ca-boose, finisher also gets an award.

The course begins near the tri-angle intersection of Clifton andNewman Roads and Main Streetand is popular with participantsbecause of its scenic, country at-mosphere. The route goes straightout Newman Road and back again;it’s somewhat hilly and fairly chal-lenging.

Last year’s event attracted 581participants—107 in the 1-mileand 474 in the 5K—and race Chair-man Gary Anderson expects atleast that many this time. And thatincludes students, ages 8-10, in the

running programs of Fairview andWillow Springs elementaryschools, who’ll be in the 5K.

Registration is atwww.signmeup.com/89591. Entryfees are $21 for the 5K and $15for the 1-mile; but they increaseto $24 and $18, respectively, afterMay 15. Race-day registration isfrom 4-5:30 p.m. at the barn at7139 Main St.

Packet pick-up (cash/checkonly) is Friday, May 17, from 5-7p.m., at the barn, or on race day,just prior to the event. Participantswill also receive a commemorativeClifton Caboose T-shirt designedby resident Bill Ference.

THE RACE is sponsored by theClifton Betterment Association

(CBA), dedicated to improving theTown of Clifton. This year’s pro-ceeds will go toward resurfacingand repairing the basketball courtin the town park.

Parking is available at the endof Chapel Street, in the floodplainand at Clifton Elementary. Waterwill be provided along the course,and snacks such as fruit, cheeseand rolls will be offered after therace. All children participating willreceive freeze pops from TheClifton Store.

The Reston Runners Club man-ages the finish line and will recordeach runner’s time via computer.Gift certificates and medals go tothe top three male and female fin-ishers. Medals are also awarded tothe top two finishers in each age

group. The top two CBA-memberfinishers receive medals, and acaboose award goes to the personcoming in last. In the fun run/walk, all finishers are given rib-bons.

And the good time continueswhen the race is over, because ev-eryone who attended may join theparty afterward at the barn. Par-ents are encouraged to bring pic-nic suppers and beverages for chil-dren. The celebration also featuresmusic by a live band, AcousticBurgoo, which describes its musicas “soulgrass.”

This year is Anderson’s ninth asrace chairman, with help fromtown residents Michelle Stein,Steve Bittner, Dawn Van Dyke andLynne Strang. Also lending sup-port are the volunteers and CBA,plus resident Fred Ansick, whohelps mark the course and gets theVDOT permit for the road closure.

In January, race-committeemembers pick the date and getonto local race calendars so run-ners may find and prepare for thisevent. In the spring, they alertbusinesses and residents alongNewman Road that it’ll be closedto traffic during the race.

The major sponsors are Del. TimHugo (R-40th) and Anthony ReidTax & Accounting Services. Stu-dents seeking service hours mayvolunteer to help at the 5K atwww.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4EAEAA2C7-clifton3.

HAPPY TO RETURN as chair-man, Anderson said, “It’s great tobe involved with the communityand I like being around the peopleputting it on. It’s a great event forthe town. And it’s fun seeing allthe kids involved and how excitedthey are to participate in the race.I think it’s a great activity for themand, with any luck, they’ll turn itinto a permanent habit.”

Most people in the Caboose Runare from Northern Virginia; butthe 2012 event also attractedpeople from Pennsylvania, NewJersey, Maryland and Texas. This’llbe the second time the twilightrace is held in May, instead ofJune.

“It worked out so well last year,we decided to keep that change,”explained Anderson. “Last year’sparticipation from the elementaryschools was up, and there’s a bet-ter likelihood of cooler weather.”

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A Race, Picnic, Music and Fun Clifton Caboose Twilight 5K is May 18.

Children and adults begin the Clifton Caboose 1-mile funrun/walk.

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The State Board of Elections reported Mon-day, May 6, that absentee voting beganfor the June 11, 2013 primary and all lo-calities met the required 45 day deadlinefor mailing absentee ballots to voters.

The primary on June 11, 2013 will be a statewideDemocratic party primary for lieutenant governorand attorney general. The Republican Party will benominating its candidates for statewide office in aconvention to be held on May 17-18, 2013.

There are also numerous primary elections for theHouse of Delegates and local offices. In some partsof the state, voters will have to choose whether toparticipate in the primary for the Democratic Partyor the Republican Party. Voters in Virginia are free tochoose which primary to participate in, but they can-not participate in both.

For more information on candidates, visit the SBEwebsite at www.sbe.virginia.gov. Click on “What’s onmy ballot” on the home page.

CURRENT ELECTION INFORMATION❖ Poll hours: The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to

7 p.m. on June 11, 2013. If a voter is in line by 7p.m. he or she will be able to vote.

❖ Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor:Ralph S. NorthamAneesh Chopra❖ Democratic candidates for attorney general:Mark R. HerringJustin E. Fairfax

ABSENTEE VOTING OVERVIEW❖ Absentee voting allows qualified voters to par-

ticipate in upcoming elections even though they maynot be able to go to the polls on Election Day.

❖ There are two ways to vote absentee, either bymail or in person.

The deadline to submit an application to vote byabsentee is Tuesday, June 4, 2013 by 5 p.m. Applica-tions may be received by mail, fax or as a scannedemail attachment. The voter’s local registrar mustreceive the application by the deadline.

The deadline for applying and casting an absenteeballot in-person at the local registrar’s office is Sat-urday, June 8, 2013 by close of business.

—Victoria Ross

Primaries held forlieutenant governor andattorney general.

Absentee Voting Starts NowFor Democratic Primaries

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South CountyStudent WinsDECA Competition

Natalie Pasquel, a student atSouth County High School, wonfirst place at the DECA Interna-tional Career Development Con-ference held last week in Anaheim.Pasquel took top honors for herentry in the Entrepreneurship Par-ticipating-Franchise category.

Area RoundupsSouth County High School is aFairfax County public school.

The team of Zach Carter andCarter Niehoff of Lake BraddockSecondary School won secondplace in the Entrepreneurship In-novations Project category, and theteam of Dan Dallen and SamTravis from Marshall High Schoolwon second place in the Buyingand Merchandising Team category.

Connor Shaffer of South CountyHigh School was named the win-ner of a $1,000 NAPA Scholarship.

Help the LionsHelp the Blind

The Clifton Lions Club will holdits annual, White Cane fundraiserthis weekend, May 10-11, at theColonnade at Union Mill and Uni-versity Mall Giant Food stores. Be-sides cash donations, the Lions willcollect used eyeglasses.

Donations will support the re-nowned International Lions eye-glass-recycling program, Lions Re-

cycle for Sight. Volunteers collectused eyeglasses that are thencleaned, sorted by prescriptionstrength and packaged.

Many then go to people in needin developing countries. Proceedsalso support blind charities suchas Leader Dog for the Blind andthe Lions’ SightFirst program.

Workhouse ArtsCenter Collects

Food DonationsThe Workhouse Arts Center has

partnered with the Lorton Com-munity Action Center to be a fooddonation center. Contributions willbe accepted during the Workhousemonthly campus wide 2nd Satur-day Art Walk. The next 2nd Satur-day Art Walk and donation oppor-tunity at the Workhouse is May 11.

LCAC seeks to provide basic ne-cessities and empowerment oppor-tunities to individuals and familiesin southeast Fairfax County by of-fering self-sufficiency programsand emergency assistance.

Along with the Workhouse, LCACpartners with several communityorganizations, religious groups,corporations, individuals and localbusinesses to fulfill its mission.

Needed food items includebreakfast cereal, canned fruit/applesauce, canned soup, cannedtuna/chicken, small cans of pastasauce, brown rice/pasta, peanutbutter, jelly, cooking oil and wheatcrackers. Jars are not accepted.

Openings inPreschool Classes

The Clifton Presbyterian ChurchPreschool has openings in allclasses for the fall. Schedules andclasses have been adjusted forgreater flexibility to meet thechanging needs of the area. Callwith questions or check thewebsite. Pass the word along toany families who may be lookingfor a preschool home for their chil-dren. Go to www.cliftonpc.org/cpcpreschool.html or call Gretchenat 703-830-3175 for more info.

Bulletin BoardSend notes to the Connection at

[email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.

FRIDAY/MAY 10NEXUS 10: Supporting

Transitions. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., atFCPS Virginia Hills Center, 6520Diana Lane, Alexandria. Del. ScottSurovell (D-44) shares state fundingand legislative news; county andFCPS professionals discuss thecontinuum of opportunities forchallenged students and youth inFairfax; Bradley MacGarry,Asberger’s Initiative coordinator atMercyhurst College, speaks onchallenged college studentsmentoring at-risk youth in thecommunity; and more area directorsand officials speak on the topic ofmental health issues. [email protected].

Rummage Presale. 9 p.m., at theLiving Savior Lutheran Church, 5500Ox Road, Fairfax Station. Netproceeds from the sale will benefitvarious community serviceorganizations including domesticviolence [email protected].


News

Clifton Homeowners Welcome Visitors

It’s time for the 41stannual Spring Homes Tour.

Built in 1874, this was originally the house of Clifton’sfirst postmaster.

This home’s mantle came from the Willard Hotel in Wash-ington, D.C.

The Presta home features 18th-century furniture.

The Huntsman house is in a French country Romanesquestyle.

(From left) are CCWC President Kay Gilbert; Tom Reynolds, representing sponsor GMUCenter for the Arts; homeowner Mary Presta; and event co-chairs JoAnne Gallo andDiane Smith. Gallo’s presenting a painting of Presta’s garden to her. Presta, the otherhomeowners and the homes tour sponsors were honored Sunday at a reception at theFairfax Station home of Sharon and Mark Gottlieb.

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An English garden, 18th-century furnishingsand a pool with waterfalls are among thedelights awaiting all those attending the41st annual Clifton Spring Homes Tour. It’sslated for Thursday, May 16, from 9:30 a.m.-3:30p.m., and the fun includes a marketplace and silentauction at the Paradise Springs Winery.

The silent auction ends at 5 p.m., but the market-place goes until 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance;$30 on tour day; and single-home admission is $10.For ticket-sales locations, go towww.cliftoncwc.org.There’s no charge to enter thewinery for the marketplace or silent auction.

Lunch is available at Clifton eateries; and the win-ery, at 13219 Yates Ford Road, will sell lunches withadvance reservations (made by May 14) at 703-830-9463. Culminating the day’s events will be a “WineDown,” also at Paradise Springs, from 3-6 p.m., fea-turing a performance by the Steve Smith Blues Duo.

Putting on the tour is the Clifton CommunityWoman’s Club (CCWC), and all net proceeds sup-port its charitable trust, which contributes to severallocal charities, student scholarships, food banks andcauses including the Yellow Ribbon Fund, which aidsinjured soldiers and their families.

The Spring Homes Tour is the trust’s primary fund-raiser and generally attracts some 600 visitors fromthroughout the Washington Metropolitan area. Overthe past seven years, the trust has given more than$160,000 to help others, so the tour organizers hopefor another successful event.

“After almost a year of planning, the tour willpresent amazing and diverse homes with easy ac-cess,” said homes tour Co-Chairman JoAnne Gallo.“Hopefully, we will have record-breaking ticket salesand our profits will enable CCWC to provide even

more money to our community charities. This year,we’ve had more sponsors than ever and we thankthem all so much. It means a great deal to be sup-ported by the community.”

This year’s event features four homes, plus the his-toric Acacia Masonic Lodge on Main Street. Open-ing their houses to the public are Marci and KenHuntsman, Mary and Frank Presta, Mary and PeteMills, and Jean and Tom Peterson.

There’ll be a variety of vendors at the marketplace,offering items including handmade jewelry, beadedglassware and tableware, women’s clothing, purses,scarves, watches, glass ornaments, beaded winebottles, organic Haitian blue coffees and cookies.

At the silent auction attendees may bid on a vari-ety of items. They’ll include a 30-day membership ata fitness club; rounds of golf, with carts; overnightstays at bed-and-breakfasts and gift certificates forlocal businesses such as restaurants and hair salons.

As for the homes tour, CCWC President Kay Gil-bert says it promises to be as special and enjoyableas always. “This year, people will see Clifton as it hastransitioned through more than a century,” she said.“They’ll see houses built in the 1880s and 100 yearslater.”

“All the homes are really great,” added homes tourCo-Chairman Diane Smith. “They were all on the touryears ago and were such big hits that we broughtthem back again, by popular demand. And there’splenty of parking at all the homes.”

Huntsman HouseThe 12,000-square-foot home of Ken and Marci

Huntsman on Balmoral Greens Avenue is in a Frenchcountry Romanesque style. There’s a Spanish sand-stone fireplace with allegorical carving, heavy pan-eling and intricately laid flagstone floors with artis-tic tile insets.

Ken used his engineering talent to install a high-tech computer system to run the house. And the fur-nishings were all custom-made or hand-chosen by


Opinion

It seems prescient now.Virginia’s “corruption risk report card”in March 2012 ranked the state 47 outof 50, with an overall grade of “F.” That’s“F” for failing, mostly because Virginia is oneof four states that place no limits on politicalcontributions at all.

Virginia got a failing grade for vulnerabilityto corruption. Corruption in the common-wealth is probably not any more rampant thanvoter fraud, as we said last year. But in termsof practices that could undermine trust,Virginia has vast room for improve-ment.

It turns out that unlimited contribu-tions and gifts with some reporting loopholesis not good for government, not good for thepublic, especially not good for elected officialsas recent news about state elected officials andgifts well demonstrate. It could be better forbusinesses to have some limits as well.

The National Conference of State Legisla-tures www.ncsl.org summarizes how stateshandle contributions: “States commonly placelimits on contributions to candidates from vari-ous sources, and also on contributions to po-litical action committees and political parties.Just four states — Missouri, Oregon, Utah andVirginia — place no limits on contributions atall. Another seven states — Alabama, Indiana,Iowa, Mississippi, North Dakota, Pennsylvania,and Texas — have minimal contribution lim-its. These states limit or prohibit contributionsby corporations and unions to candidates, butleave contributions from all other sources un-limited. In the remaining 39 states, contribu-tions to candidates from individuals, political

parties, PACs, corporations and unions are typi-cally limited or, in the case of corporations andunions, prohibited outright.”

In Maryland, individuals can give $4,000 toany one candidate and $10,000 total in a four-year election cycle. You don’t have corporationsand CEOs giving $100,000 and more in an elec-tion cycle.

From 2009-2013, Dominion has made$2,838,506 in political contributions to candi-dates and committees, 58 percent of it to Re-

publicans, 39 percent to Democrats, ac-cording to the Virginia Public AccessProject www.vpap.org.

In 2012, Pepco donated $2,000 toFriends of Martin O’Malley, Maryland’s gover-nor, $10,000 to the state Democratic commit-tee and $5,000 to the state Republican com-mittee.

In 2013, Pepco’s total contributions currentlyreported are $2,000.

In 2013, Dominion Resources’ total contri-butions currently reported are $450,000.

In 2010, Pepco donated $4,000 each toFriends of O’Malley and Friends of AnthonyBrown, his running mate. In 2008, Pepco do-nated $10,000 to state Democratic committeeand $10,000 to the state Republican commit-tee. (Pepco contributions are according to theMaryland Campaign Finance Reporting Sys-tem.)

Dominion donated $52,500 to McDonnell’scampaign and another $50,000 to his inaugu-ral committee. Dominion also gave $80,000to the campaign of state Sen. Dick Saslaw (D),$26,500 to Ken Plum (D) for delegate, $25,000to Mark Sickles (D) for delegate, $18,500 to

Toddy Puller (D) for Senate, $17,000 to MarkHerring (D) for Senate, $14,157 to Tim Hugo(R) for delegate, $12,000 to Tom Rust (R) fordelegate and $11,000 to Janet Howell (D) forSenate, just to cover some of the larger, localcontributions.

Does it matter? Given the history of poweroutages, it’s unlikely anyone would want totrade service from Dominion for service fromPepco.

Gifts are another question. In Virginia, evenif an official does violate the very limited ruleson gifts, the code states that “Violations of thissubdivision shall not be subject to criminal lawpenalties.”

Call us naive, but we would have bet thatneither Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli norGov. Bob McDonnell would be susceptible totaking gifts under dubious circumstances, yetboth are in the news for having failed to re-port gifts totaling tens of thousands of dollars.McDonnell says disclosure of gifts to his im-mediate family members are not required.Cuccinelli says he forgot about some gifts hereceived.

The State Integrity Investigation is “designedto expose practices that undermine trust instate capitols — and spotlight the states thatare doing things right.” See http://www.stateintegrity.org/virginia

Virginia’s access to information on campaignfinance is overshadowed by “lax oversightrules, weak consumer representation protec-tions, dwindling capitol press corps and cozi-ness between political and economic elites. ...Meanwhile, the few ethics and disclosure re-quirements that do exist tend to be flawed, lim-ited or fraught with exemptions and qualifica-tions,” according to the report.

— Mary Kimm, [email protected]

Virginia does not benefit from elected officialsbeing awash in cash donations and gifts.

Some Limits, More Disclosure

Editorial

The Power ofTourism

By Barry Biggar

From May 4 through 12, we cel-ebrate National Travel and Tour-ism Week—a time when we ap-plaud the impact our multi-facetedindustry has on our community,the commonwealth and the na-tion.

Travel and tourism is easily oneof America’s largest industries. Infact, it is the country’s number oneservice export industry. In 2012alone, it contributed $2 trillion tothe U.S. economy, supported 14.6million American jobs, and deliv-ered $129 billion in tax revenues.

In fact, without travel andtourism’s contribution to the taxbase, each household would havebeen taxed an additional $1,060to maintain the same level of ser-vices that they enjoyed. That’ssomething everyone likes to

hear—especially in the midst ofcutbacks and furloughs.

Travel’s impact is significant andgrowing. It can drive our nation’seconomic recovery and resurgenceas a great nation by creating andsupporting American jobs. Thetravel industry contributes sub-stantially to those businesses thatdepend on tourism, across thecountry and right here in our com-munity.

Consider the impact that leisureand business travelers have onFairfax County’s hotels, restaurants,retailers, museums and countlessother businesses. Visitors fromaround the world travel to FairfaxCounty, directly supporting over30,000 local jobs with earnings ofmore than $571 million. Last yearalone, Fairfax County hotels soldmore than 4.7 million hotel rooms,and tourism spending in the countygenerated an additional $175.2million in state and local taxes.

Given this level of economicimportance, travel needs to be

easy and accessible. Metro’s exten-sion through Tysons Corner outtoward Dulles International Air-port, the Route 495

Express Lanes, and the increaseddevelopment along the Route 1corridor, among other capital de-velopment initiatives, are openingup the county to greater opportu-nities and easier access—not onlyfor residents but indeed visitors.

On a national front, it is criticalthat our airports continue to main-tain the highest degree of securityfor all travelers, but it is also vitalto ensure that all visitors experi-ence the friendliest of welcomes.Fairfax County hosts travelersfrom across the nation and aroundthe globe each year. These visitorsspend, on average, more than $2.6billion in our area. Great effort isunderway to ensure a more effec-tive and efficient visa processingsystem in key markets that are vi-tal to the growth of this industry,notably China and Brazil. The U.S.Travel Association is working dili-

gently with our elected officials onreducing air travel inconvenienceat security checkpoints and creat-ing a smarter visa policy to allowone of our strongest economic in-dustries help America get back ontrack. If successful, these initia-tives will not only be significanton a national scale, but will makea huge impact right here in ourbackyard.

So this week as we celebrate ourcolleagues and neighbors who area vital part of this industry, I urgeall of us to use National Travel andTourism Week as an occasion toencourage our local leaders andelected officials to ensure that thetravel and tourism industry contin-ues to thrive, and to reflect on theprofound impact travel has on allof us—from personal memoriesthat will last a lifetime to the glo-bal economic benefits that affectour world today and into the future.

The writer is president and CEOof Visit Fairfax [www.fxva.com].

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Mother’s Day Gift IdeasSuggestions forhonoring mom onher special day.

“For moms who enjoy relaxing witha glass of wine, hand-painted wineglasses are a great gift.”

— Courtney Thomas of The Picket Fence in Burke

By Marilyn CampbellThe Connection

Mother’s Day is lessthan a week away.For some, choos-ing the perfect giftfor mom can be a nerve-wrackingexercise. If you’re still looking forthe perfect present, local style gu-rus offer suggestions that they saywill please even the most discern-ing of women.

For stylish mothers, AllisonPriebe Brooks of Queen Bee De-signs in Alexandria recommendsthe sentimentality of matchingparent-child jewelry: “It is fun tomatch or coordinate fashions withyour child, especially on Mother’sDay,” she said. “You can do thatwith dresses or bold prints, butyou can also do it with your jew-elry. Little girls love to dress up andmatch their mothers, and jewelryis one thing that just about alwaysfits and it can be passed downfrom generation to generation.”

A spa day at home will give ex-hausted moms a chance to un-wind, says Courtney Thomas ofThe Picket Fence in Burke. “TreatMom to a spa day at home [with]a new line bath line from TheCharleston Soap Chef [which in-cludes] lotion, hand and bodywash, body butter and sugar scrub.We’ve been encouraging custom-ers to put a few pieces togetherand pamper Mom without havingto go to a spa.”

Hand creams by Pre deProvence, rich in shea butter andavailable in crisp scents like lav-ender and verbena, are luxuriouschoices, said Angela Phelps, of LeVillage Marche in Arlington. “Ev-ery woman can use a good handcrème in her purse,” she said.

Ann O’Shields, of The Nest Eggin Fairfax, said, “Perfumes, lotionsand candles from lines includingLollia, Tocca and Niven Morganare a luxurious treat for moms.

For those thinking ahead to sum-mer, O’Shields suggests a brightlyhued tote bag. “Scout bags are theperfect accessory for summer atthe beach, baseball games andevery day.” She also suggests col-orful handbags, wallets and techaccessories.

MOMS WITH SOPHISTI-CATED palates might enjoy sip-ping from a hand-painted wine

Moms with sophisticatedpalates might enjoy sippingfrom a hand-painted wineglass.

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From Page 11glass. “For moms who enjoy relaxing with a glass ofwine, hand-painted wine glasses are a great gift,”said Thomas. “They are all hand-painted by a localartist and are available in a variety of colors anddesigns.”

For moms who love jewelry, O’Shields suggests put-ting a ring on it — or even a bracelet. “Jewelry rang-ing from bangles and charm bracelets … are greatfor Mother’s Day.” For a personal touch, she adds,“Engraved monogrammed charms and necklaceswith children’s initials are a special way to give Momjewelry that reminds her of family. Precious MetalPrints include a kit for making a fingerprint moldthat is then mailed to the artisan to transfer to acharm.”

Epicureans with a penchant for entertaining wouldrelish a cookbook line called “The Gathering ofFriends,” says Thomas. “It … comes in five volumes,complete with table-setting ideas, shopping lists andbeautiful photography. They are more than your typi-cal cookbook.”

Another idea for mothers who enjoy all things culi-nary: kitchen accessories. “If mom still has dishtowelsfrom 40 years ago, why not swap them out for somenew ones?” said Phelps of Le Village Marche. “I love… vibrantly colored French towels from Jean Vier. Com-ing from the Basque region and made of 100 percentcotton jacquard, these oversized tea towels [32 inchesby 23 inches] are beautifully and delicately woven.They can be machine-washed and dry wonderfully withno need for ironing.”

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spring, O’Shields recommends the book “Photograph-ing Your Children: A Handbook of Style and Instruc-tion” by Jen Altman.

And for displaying those photographs, Thomas said,“We [have] … frames … that all have a sentimentalwords and saying and are a step beyond the tradi-tional frame. They also have ‘memory magnets’ witha clip to attach a picture … great for hanging pic-tures, notes and favorite art.”

O’Shields said, “Picture frames make a wonderfulgift and they are even more special when you takethe time to have a picture printed and include it inthe frame when you give the gift.”

Walk with Us!5-K Walk to benefit children in foster care

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Cost: $30 registration fee•Picnic lunch providedSteps to Walk – or Support the 5-K Walk1. Log on to: www.fairfaxyouth.org/events.xml to register2. Create your own team or join our Fairfax Families4Kids team.For more information, visit the Web site atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/fairfaxfamilies4kids.htm or contactBeverly J. Howard, Fairfax Families4Kids Coordinator,703-324-7518, TTY 711. [email protected]

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Presta HomeFrank and Mary Presta’s classic colonial

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There are also paintings and sculpturesin equestrian and hunting themes, as wellas colorful antique quilts adorning walls andrailings. And visitors will enjoy seeing thecolorful, springtime flowers in the Englishgarden outside.

Mills HouseOwned by Pete and Mary Mills, this home

on Main Street was built in carpenter-gothicstyle in 1884. It features steep gables andpointed arch windows, and the mantle inthe parlor was originally in the WillardHotel in Washington, D.C.

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Spring Homes Tour on May 16The Acacia Masonic Lodge was the first building in town with electricity.

niture and fabrics in soft yellows, blues andteals. This home also contains the originalwoodwork and heart-pine floors, in contrastto the modern, renovated kitchen.

Peterson HomeAlso on Main Street, Tom and Jean

Peterson’s home is the only house in townbuilt in the Second French Empire style. Thetown’s first postmaster, Lewis Quigg, had itbuilt for his wife in 1874. Highlights includean open, three-flight staircase in the centerhall, plus four working fireplaces.

An old farmhouse table is in the glass-enclosed sunroom overlooking the garden.There’s also sports memorabilia from Tom’scareer in sports, as well as an 1850s highchair that Jean used as a child.

Acacia LodgeThe Acacia 16 Masonic Lodge represents

more than 130 years of Freemasonry inClifton. It was originally built as a saw millon Popes Head Creek in the 1870’s. TheFreemasons purchased the building for$250 in 1903 and moved it to Main Streetin 1920. The next year, it became the firstbuilding in town with electricity and waslater registered as a historic landmark.

Help the Lions HelpThe Blind

The Clifton Lions Club will hold its an-nual, White Cane fundraiser this Friday-Saturday, May 10-11, at the Colonnadeat Union Mill and University Mall GiantFood stores. Besides cash donations, theLions will collect used eyeglasses.

Donations will support the renownedInternational Lions eyeglass recyclingprogram, Lions Recycle for Sight. Volun-teers collect used eyeglasses which arethen cleaned, sorted by prescriptionstrength and packaged. Many then go topeople in need in developing countries.

Proceeds also support blind charitiessuch as Leader Dog for the Blind and theLions’s SightFirst program that provides See Roundups, Page 16

Area Roundupsnew glasses to low-income families.

South County StudentWins DECACompetition

Natalie Pasquel, a student at SouthCounty High School, won first place atthe DECA International Career Develop-ment Conference held last week in Ana-heim. Pasquel took top honors for herentry in the Entrepreneurship Participat-ing-Franchise category. South CountyHigh School is a Fairfax County publicschool.

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FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITYNotice of Public Hearing

Resolution Authorizing Acquisition of Easements Necessaryfor Public Purposes by Eminent Domain or Other Means

May 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.The Fairfax County Water Authority will hold a public hearing pursuant to Va.Code Ann. § 15.2-1903 on at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2013, toreceive public comments on a proposed Resolution authorizing the acquisi-tion of easements necessary for the improvement and expansion of FairfaxWater’s water system infrastructure adjacent to sections of the RichmondHighway (U.S. Route 1) in Fairfax County. The improvement and expansion isrequired to provide adequate capacity to serve existing and future customers.The necessary easements are to be located across several parcels of landadjacent to U.S. Route 1, more particularly described as Fairfax County TaxMap Parcels 083-3-01-0037, 083-3-01-0038, 083-3-01-0040, 083-3-01-0041,083-3-08-B, 093-1-01-0019, 093-1-01-0025, 093-1-16-0013, 092-2-18-06-0001A, and 093-1-18A-0001. Following the public hearing, the WaterAuthority Board may vote on or after June 6, 2013, to adopt the proposedResolution.

The proposed Resolution and other related information can be viewed atFairfax Water’s Website at http://www.fairfaxwater.org.

The public hearing will be held in Fairfax Water’s offices at 8570Executive Park Avenue, Fairfax, VA. Those wishing to speak at this hearingor desiring a copy of the proposed resolution should call Eva Catlin at (703)289-6017. Interested parties also may submit written comments [email protected] or mail written comments to:

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LEGAL NOTICEAccording to the Lease by and between (1055) Timothy For-nshill and TKG-StorageMart and its related parties, assigns and affiliates in order to perfect the Lien on the goods con-tained in their storage unit, the Manager has cut the lock on their unit and upon cursory inspection the unit was found to contain: computers, antique clock, boxes, furniture, ect. Items will be sold or otherwise disposed of on May 16, 2013 @ 12:00pm at 11325 Lee Hwy Fairfax VA 22030 to satisfy own-er's lien in accordance with state statutes.

According to the Lease by and between (1112) Alan Cottrell and TKG-StorageMart and its related parties, assigns and affili-ates in order to perfect the Lien on the goods contained in their storage unit, the Manager has cut the lock on their unit and upon cursory inspection the unit was found to contain: boxes, furniture, TVs, ect. Items will be sold or otherwise disposed of on May 16, 2013 @ 12:00pm at 11325 Lee Hwy Fairfax VA 22030 to satisfy owner's lien in accordance with state statutes.

According to the Lease by and between (2028) Andre W Hicks and TKG-StorageMart and its related parties, assigns and affili-ates in order to perfect the Lien on the goods contained in their storage unit, the Manager has cut the lock on their unit and upon cursory inspection the unit was found to contain: bike, chair, boxes, ect. Items will be sold or otherwise disposed of on May 16, 2013 @ 12:00pm at 11325 Lee Hwy Fairfax VA 22030 to satisfy owner's lien in accordance with state statutes.

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Beginning May 17, the Northern VirginiaPlayers will perform Disney’s “Alice in Won-derland, Jr.”Join Alice’s madcap adventures in Won-derland as she chases the White Rabbit, races theDodo Bird, gets tied up with the Tweedles, raps witha bubble-blowing Caterpillar, and beats the Queenof Hearts at her own game.

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By Jon RoetmanThe Connection

Laura Dunn was the firstof the Cavaliers to intro-duce herself to PatrickMahler, who this year becamethe Woodson girls’ lacrosseprogram’s third head coach inas many seasons.

From that moment, Mahlersaid, Dunn has been the team’s“consummate leader.”

“She’s like the rock,” saidMahler, a former Annandaleboys’ assistant who graduatedfrom Woodson in 2000. “Wehave four captains, but they allkind of defer toward her. She’sjust a natural leader — kind ofan alpha dog kind of thing.”

Dunn has been on the varsitysince her freshman year, expe-riencing three consecutive Pa-triot District titles. Now a seniorcaptain, Dunn led the way asthe Cavaliers earned a trip backto a familiar championshipstage.

Dunn scored a game-high sixgoals and top-seed Woodsondefeated No. 4 Annandale 18-8 on Tuesday night in the semi-final round of the Patriot Dis-trict tournament at Lee HighSchool. The Cavaliers secureda berth in the district champi-onship game, where they willface No. 2 Lake Braddock at5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10 atLee.

Dunn scored four goals in thefirst half as Woodson built a 9-5 halftime advantage. Her finalgoal gave the Cavaliers a 16-5lead with 16:22 remaining inthe second half.

“It’s like all the pressure is onme now being a captain and a

senior,” Dunn said, “but it’sgood. It’s a good feeling.”

Dunn was not alone as twoother Cavaliers scored at leastfour goals. Junior attack AlexLightfoot tallied five goals andthree assists and seniormidfielder DeeDee Montgom-ery finished with four goals.

Woodson jumped out to a 5-1 lead, thanks to two goals fromDunn and one goal and two as-sists from Lightfoot. Annandaleresponded with three straightgoals, cutting the Woodson leadto 5-4 with 7:36 remaining inthe first half. Lightfoot andDunn each scored again beforea goal by Annandale’s JananGokturk cut the Cavalier advan-tage to 7-5 with 3:43 left in thehalf.

It was all Woodson from thatpoint as the Cavaliers embarkedon an 11-0 run, holdingAnnandale scoreless for astretch of more than 16 min-utes.

Lightfoot scored three ofWoodson’s first six goals of thesecond half.

Kelly Stegner, Jasmine Kimand Claire Swanson eachscored one goal for Woodson.

Woodson improved its recordto 11-2 and extended its win-ning streak to 11 games. TheCavaliers lost to Langley andMadison by a combined threegoals to open the season andhaven’t lost since.

Woodson moved from theLiberty District to the PatriotDistrict in 2010 and proceededto win the Patriot championshipeach of its first three seasons.The Cavaliers will face LakeBraddock in the district final forthe second straight year.

By Jon RoetmanThe Connection

F riday’s South County-West Potomac softballcontest had the makingsof a pitcher’s duel whenHaylea Geer came to the plate inthe top of the third inning.

With two on and two out, theSouth County junior catcher brokea scoreless tie with a three-run la-ser over the center-field fence.

“It was really exciting,” Geersaid. “I think right off the bat I kindof knew it was over — plus thewind really helped.”

Jade Williams was on deck forthe Stallions when Geer wentdeep. What was Williams’ reactionto the blast?

“She was like, how am I supposed to compete withthat?” Geer said.

Williams’ encore provided plenty of power.

THE FRESHMAN FOLLOWED GEER’S BLASTwith a solo homer to left-center, giving South Countya four-run lead en route to a 7-0 victory on May 3 atWest Potomac High School. The home run was Will-iams’ second of the season. Geer also has two.

“I think it set the tone pretty well,” Williams saidabout the Stallions’ back-to-back bombs.

South County extended its winning streak to 10games while improving its record to 15-1 overall and11-1 in the Patriot District. Success is nothing newto the Stallions, a program with six consecutive Pa-triot District championships under its belt, but thisyear South County is lighting up the scoreboard in abrighter fashion.

South County averaged 7.9 runs per game in 2012.In 2011, the Stallions averaged 6.4. In 2010, whenYale University pitcher Chelsey Dunham was a seniorat South County, the Stallions scored 6.8 runs per game.

This season, South County is aver-aging 11 runs per contest and hasscored fewer than 10 runs in a gameonly four times. In 16 games, theStallions have outscored their oppo-nents 175-12. Seven of the 12 runsSouth County has surrenderedcame against Lake Braddock onApril 3, when the Bruins handedthe Stallions their only loss to date.

“I think that we have a greatchance to go really far this year,”Geer said. “This is one of our mostpowerful offensive teams thatwe’ve had.”

Along with Geer and Williams,junior shortstop Whitney Burks andjunior third baseman CaitlinMaglich have also homered thisseason for South County. Freshmanoutfielder Carley Kastner justmissed hitting a home run on Fri-day, instead settling for a doubleoff the wall in left field.

“Pretty much everybody in thislineup’s got the potential to hit theball over the fence and we’ve neverreally had that,” South Countyhead coach Gary Dillow said. “Prior

years, it was all about pitching and defense and get-ting enough hits to win the game when Chelsey washere. [This year,] we’ve got good pitching and thenwe can hit with anybody.”

After South County’s back-to-back homers Friday,Burks delivered an RBI single in the fifth inning andlater scored on a wild pitch, increasing the Stallions’lead to 6-0. Sophomore second baseman Cara Yatesdrove in a run with a single in the sixth.

Junior pitcher Rebecca Martin earned the victory.

THE STALLIONS, who have outscored their oppo-nents 114-2 during their 10-game winning streak,will travel to face Annandale at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs-day, May 9. South County’s senior night will be Fri-day, May 10 against Woodson. Senior night was origi-nally scheduled for May 7 but was postponed due toinclement weather.

“We’re peaking like we want to be,” Dillow said.“This is the time of the year that we want to startplaying our best softball and that’s what we seem tobe doing right now.”

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