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Lorton resident Mason Grupe, 6,checks out some Pink Lady applesunder the Kuhn’s Orchards tentsat the Lorton Farmers Market.

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“It is the supreme art ofthe teacher to awaken joyin creative expression andknowledge.” —Albert Einstein

The parents of Fairfax County love and respect the wonderfuljob that all of our public school teachers do daily with our mostprecious resource…our children.For Teacher Appreciation Week, consider returning the loveto our teachers by giving them what they and their familiesmost need:

Money to survive!

May 2-6,2011

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• Fairfax County teachers have had no salary or COLA increase in the pasttwo years.

• Teachers in Loudoun (3% COLA ) and adjoining Northern Virginia countiesare being given raises THIS year.

• County workers are being given a raise THIS year.• Many teachers in Fairfax have had to take second jobs to pay their bills

and provide for their children, which takes time away from their abilityto do extra-curricular work (like sponsoring clubs or mentoring) for FCPS.

Please give back to our hard-working teachers this week: E-mail your School Boardmembers and tell them to make those who educate, love and protect our childrentheir priority in this year’s budget!

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Williams Launches ‘Whistle Stop’ Campaign Tour

Spike Williams with daughter,Nora, 13, center, and classmateDeanna in front of Milano’s restau-rant in Springfield. Nora Williamswas her father’s official photogra-pher for the day.

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Republican challenges Bulova for chairmanof Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

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By Victoria Ross

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Michael “Spike” Williams kickedoff his campaign for FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors

chairman with a “whistle stop” caravan onSaturday, April 30, swinging through thecounty’s nine voting districts in 10 hours.

Williams started his tour at the MountVernon Government Cen-ter at 9 a.m., and criss-crossed the county with afour-car caravan, endingwith a stop in Herndon at7 p.m.

Williams, who hasserved as the Republicancommittee chair for the Hunter Mill Districtsince 2009, was accompanied by a slate ofstate and local Republican officials and can-didates throughout the day, including Su-pervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield), Del.Tim Hugo (R-40) and Elizabeth Schultz,Springfield District candidate for the FairfaxCounty School Board.

Evoking President Harry S Truman’s his-toric 1948 whistle stop campaign, Williams

“I am yourhometown guy.”

— Spike Williams

said he wanted to launch his campaign bytraveling the county he was born and raisedin, and “talk straight” with voters about histop issues: the county’s budget, transporta-tion and education.

No “Give ‘em Hell, Harry” momentemerged, but Williams’ GOP allies ralliedsupporters with call-and-response questionsthat engaged the 30 to 40 people at eachstop.

“I am your hometownguy,” Williams said to thebrunch crowd at Milano’srestaurant in Springfield,the second stop of thetour. “Growing up, I livedall over Fairfax County,and we had to scrape by

sometimes, but my mom did a great jobraising me and my brother as a singlemother,” he said.

Williams told the crowd that trimming thecounty’s $3.3 billion budget was his signa-ture issue.

“We don’t have a revenue problem, wehave a spending problem,” he said. “Ourtaxes have doubled in the past decade. It’san outrageous increase. … For all of our

investment, what do we have to show forit? Is your child getting twice the educa-tion?”

“Not in Clifton,” said Schultz, drawinglaughter and applause.

“Two questions for you,” said Rich Nilsen,a representative for Attorney General KenCuccinelli (R), at Milano’s. “First, are youready to retire [Fairfax County Board Chair]Sharon Bulova (D-At-large)? Are you readyto hire Spike Williams?” Nilsen announcedthat Cuccinelli endorsed Williams.

Herrity introduced Williams at Milano’s,telling the crowd that it was “time for achange and real leadership” in the county.“If it weren’t an election year, you all wouldbe the proud owners of an incinerator,”Herrity said, a swipe at the Democrats onthe Board of Supervisors who consideredpurchasing the Lorton trash-to-energy plantoperated by Covanta Energy. “It’s time tostop the tax-and-spend Democrats,” he said.

Williams said he would work with Gov.Robert McDonnell (R) to “champion inno-vative solutions to our transportationneeds.” He said he supports hot lanes, in-creased use of mass transit and teleworkingfor employees and bolstering the county’stransportation funding. “Strategic, long-term planning is what the county needs,”

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Ella Terry, 4, of Lorton dips a pretzel into a black rasp-berry sour cream dip made by Gypsy Hill.

Under the Spring Valley Farm and Orchard tent, Becky and Jared Paine of Lortoncheck out the produce

Sunday Is Market DayLorton Farmers Market reopens for season.

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On Sunday morning, May 1, theLorton Farmers Market offi-cially opened for the year. Lo-cated at 8990 Lorton Station

Blvd., in Lorton, the market is open Sun-days, 9 a.m.-1p.m., through Nov. 7. EachSunday, shoppers can pick up fresh produce,cheeses, meat and baked goods.


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Napa, Bordeaux, Tuscany … Clifton?Clifton’s ParadiseSprings Winery has avery good year.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

In 1818, Thomas Jefferson wrote that“in nothing have the habits of thepalate more decisive influence thanin our relish of wines.”

It’s no accident, then, that hanging front-and center in the cavernous, oak-paneled12,000-square-foot tasting room of Clifton’sParadise Springs Winery is an impressiveportrait of our nation’s founding father, whowas Virginia’s first importer of Parisianwines and had a lifelong passion for “thehealthier pleasures of wine.”

“The portrait is an original by Jane Stuart,Gilbert Stuart’s daughter,” said Kirk Wiles,owner of the scenic winery, along with hismother, Jane Kincheloe-Wiles and brother,Drew. “We want everyone to see that por-trait when they walk through the doors,because Jefferson was also the father ofAmerican wine who planted the first grapevines here in Virginia.”

“This is what we’ve envisioned for a longtime,” he said. “We feel like we’re complet-ing what Jefferson strived to achieve butcould not by successfully growing grapesin Virginia.” Wiles said the Commonwealthtoday is comparable to what Napa Valleywas to the wine industry in the 1970s.

“Who knows where the next 20 years willtake us? I think Jefferson would be pleased,”Wiles said.

Nestled on 36 acres near the Town ofClifton, the winery contains an historic logcabin, built in the early 1800s, as well asthe elegant new tasting room, housed in apeak-roofed red barn.

A 2,000-square-foot stone-floored cov-ered patio contains an enormous outdoorfireplace and wrought-iron tables whichgives guests a view of the surrounding hillsand woods.

Now that the new tasting facility is fin-

ished, the historic cabin will be used forhigher-end wine tasting offered by reser-vations only, Wilessaid. In the 1950s, theoriginal foundation ofthe cabin was rein-forced and trans-formed into a cellar,complete with a built-in wine rack. HowardRichter, a protégé ofarchitect Frank LloydWright, led the renovation.

“The entire concept of the winery is tobring nature indoors, to make people feelclose to nature, which is one of Frank LloydWright’s main influences,” Wiles said, add-ing that in 1956 a red barn that sat just off

Main Street in downtown Fairfax, was takenapart, individually numbered and reas-

sembled piece by piece on the property.Clifton, once known as a resort destina-

tion where guests from the city came toenjoy the natural mineral springs, maintainsits European quaintness with rolling hills

and 5-acre horse farms.“It is said that past presidents and gener-

als visited the town for itshealing waters,” Wilessaid. “So we wanted tohonor the original nameby calling our wineryParadise Springs.”

A graduate of the Uni-versity of Miami (Fla.),with degrees in businessand finance, Wiles

moved back to Virginia in 2004 and startedconnecting the dots to create FairfaxCounty’s first and only winery. In 2006, heand his mother met with acclaimed wine

“We feel like we’re completing what Jeffersonstrived to achieve but could not by successfullygrowing grapes in Virginia.”

— Kirk Wiles, Paradise Springs Winery owner

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grower and vintner Chris Pearmund, whooffered to serve as consultant and execu-tive winemaker to help guild them towardsopening the winery.

“Paradise Springs Winery was founded in2007 as a family business and our first vin-

tage was crafted that fall, a ReserveCabernet Sauvignon,” Wiles said, addingthat in the spring of 2008, the first vine-yard, comprised of Cabernet Franc, wasplanted on the west end of the property,which has experienced “exceptional growth

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Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) chats with guests at the grandopening of the new wine-tasting facility at Paradise Springs Winery inClifton last week.


due to the rich fertile soils within the OccoquanWatershed.”

The young winery has garnered rave reviews sinceits first wine tastings in the log cabin. In 2010, thewinery received top honors for its 2009 chardonnayin the Virginia Governor’s Cup competition during aceremony at Monticello, Jefferson’s famous home,a coup for the winery.

“We are one of 200 wineries in Virginia. That’spretty amazing, considering that no one reallythought Virginia could produce fine wines 30 yearsago,” Wiles said. A combination of favorable legis-lation — a 1980 law cutting licensing fees helpedthe industry, and research that helped vintners over-come the humid climate — helped produce a thriv-ing wine industry. Wiles also credits Virginia Gov.Robert McDonnell (R) and his wife, who are knownas strong proponents of Virginia’s wine industry.

Until Paradise Springs opened last year, Virginiawine country was centered in Jefferson’s hometownof Charlottesville and the surrounding areas.

“I think the new facility at the Paradise SpringsWinery is a crown jewel in Fairfax County,” said TomPeterson, former mayor of Clifton. “The atmosphereis second to none. We tell everyone ‘you have to seethis new facility.’ It’s spectacular.”

Peterson said the winery has been a magnet forother businesses in the scenic town. “It’s put us onthe map. When the winery first opened last year, mybusiness Petersen’s Ice Cream Depot, jumped con-siderably.”

But the ground-to-glass story is one that almostdidn’t happen.

The historic property originally encompassed 1,000acres and was deeded to the Kincheloe family by LordFairfax nearly 300 years ago. Kincheloe-Wiles inher-ited the immediate property on which ParadiseSprings is located from her aunt, Esther Podolnick,who had envisioned a winery on the property. Theproperty is part of 300 acres that remain in the fam-ily today. To pay inheritance taxes on the farm, Wilesand his mother wanted to honor the vision ofPodolnick’s and open a first-class winery.

For several years, turf tensions between Richmondand Northern Virginia, complex zoning issues andthe task of attaining a license from the AlcoholicBeverage Control Board, almost shut down the win-ery before the second harvest.

“We wanted a way to save the family farm. It’s aninteresting victory, because for once agriculture hasbeaten out development,” Wiles said.

“It has been a long journey. I have found it mostrewarding to see the final pieces of the puzzle cometogether,” said Jane Kincheloe-Wiles. “We are par-ticularly pleased that the architecture and designblends in well with the small cabin, which is a fam-ily treasure. How nice it will be to finally be able todo everything on site. It is our sincerest hope thatthis will take our family land into the next genera-tions with community pride.”

Wiles said the stylish wine tasting and winemaking

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he said, adding that he woulddemand more money from Rich-mond to improve the county’sroads.

“I think Spike is a great candi-date. He’s fiscally responsible, andhe’s good at managing. He willgive us the biggest bang for ourbuck,” said supporter JamesParmelee, chairman of the North-ern Virginia Republican PAC.

Williams lives in Herndon withhis wife, Julie, and their three chil-dren. He and his wife own Will-iams Realty, a small real-estatebrokerage firm in Herndon witheight employees.

“As a small-business owner andfather, I know and understand thechallenges and difficulties familiesface in this economic environ-ment,” he said. “Now is not thetime to be raising taxes on work-ing families.”

Williams, who goes by the nick-name “Spike,” said he got thename after college when he wentto work as a bartender at Cham-pions Bar & Grill in Fairfax. “Themanager told me he had eightother Mikes, so I said ‘How aboutSpike?’ That’s been my name eversince,” he said.

He will face Bulova in the gen-eral election on Nov. 8 for the onlyat-large seat on the Board of Su-pervisors. In 2007, Williams ven-tured into politics for the first time.Running as an Independent, helost a four-way race for the HunterMill District Supervisor’s seat toCathy Hudgins (D).

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Help the LionsHelp the Blind

The Clifton Lions club will hostits annual, White Cane fund-raiser,Friday-Saturday, May 6-7, outsidethe Giant Foods stores at the Col-onnade at Union Mill and at Uni-versity Mall. Lions Clubs have sup-ported blind charities worldwidesince Helen Keller asked them tolead a “crusade against darkness”at their international conventionin 1925.

Besides cash donations, the Li-ons will collect used eyeglassesand hearing aids. Donations willbe used to support charities thathelp the blind, including the inter-nationally renowned Lion eyeglassrecycling program, Leader Dogtraining, and county programsthat provide reduced-cost glassesto low-income families. For moreinformation, seewww.clcv.clubexpress.com.

PUBLIC MEETINGPOHICK BAY REGIONAL PARK TRAIL SYSTEM

MASTER PLANThe Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority will hold a

public meeting on

May 16, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.at

Gunston Elementary School10100 Gunston Road, Lorton, VA 22079-2208.

The purpose of this meeting is to provide information andreceive public input and comments concerning efforts to

update the existing trail system at Pohick Bay Regional Park.For more information, visit www.nvrpa.org, email

[email protected] or call 703-339-6104.

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Opinion

May 3 is World Press FreedomDay, a time to remember thatin 2010, 44 journalists weremurdered around the world to

stop them from reporting the facts. In 2011,so far, 16 journalists have been murdered.

The day serves as a reminder to governmentsof the need to respect press freedom, alsoserves as a day of reflection on professionalethics and press freedom for those who workin media, a day of support for journalists andorganizations of all kinds who are tar-gets, and a day of remembrance forthose journalists who lost their livesin the exercise of their profession.

The UN General assembly proclaimed May3 as World Press Freedom Day in 1993, as areminder that in dozens of countries aroundthe world, publications are censored, fined,suspended and closed down, while journalists,editors and publishers are harassed, attacked,detained and even murdered.

At the Connection, we are reminded of theimportance of press freedom internationallyby the daily presence of Kemal Kurspahic. Of

the 50 World Press Freedom Heroes named10 years ago, who were honored again inVienna, Austria last September, one is KemalKurspahic, managing editor here at the Con-nection. Kurspahic is managing editor andcommunity editor for the Vienna, McLean,Great Falls, Reston and Oak Hill/HerndonConnections.

In December 1988, Kemal Kurspahic wasnamed editor-in-chief of Oslobodjenje,Sarajevo’s 70,000 circulation daily newspaper,

the first elected by the paper’s staff.Before that, the Communist Party hadcontrolled all editorial appointments.Then after the communists were

ousted and Bosnia’s first democratic electionsheld, Kurspahic battled to maintain editorialindependence against a coalition of national-ist parties through a constitutional court casein 1991.

During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina,despite snipers’ bullets, constant shelling, andnewsprint shortages, the paper’s multi-ethnicstaff of Bosnians, Serbs and Croats, guided byKurspahic, worked day and night in a nuclear

bomb shelter to put out a daily issue of thepaper, providing one of the city’s only sourcesof information.

In the United States, freedom of the press isprotected by the Constitution.

While the challenges in Northern Virginiapale in comparison, we also remember thatthere are miles to go in openness and trans-parency in government.

More: www.wpfd2011.org, www.cpj.org,www.freemedia.at/awards/world-press-free-dom-heroes

Happy Mother’s DayAround the world, but more so in our area,

mothers run the company, the town, theschools, the county, the world, as well as thefamily, the PTA, the soccer (and lacrosse, soft-ball, baseball, football, track …) team.

Thanks, moms, for all you do, and for dem-onstrating to all of us that anything is possible.

- Mary Kimm,

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Who Stole theEaster Bunny?To the Editor:

A few years ago, your papercame to my home and did a briefarticle on our neighborhood,South Run in Fairfax Station, andhow we did Christmas OpenHouses for charity. You even in-cluded some pictures of some ofmy fun decorations. I love to deco-rate for all seasons. This year, I putour big 4-1/2 foot bunny out as Ihave for the last 10 years to cel-ebrate spring and Easter. Saturdaynight it was stolen or borrowed. Iloved this bunny. My Dad, who

passed away only acouple of monthsago, bought him forme from a back yardsale and gave him to

me because he knew I loved fun“junk.”

I was hoping maybe you couldput it in the next Fairfax StationConnection along with the Bunny’spicture that I attached. I am hop-ing someone just took him for aprank, but I would love to get itback, especially for sentimentalreasons, but also because its mineand no one should have taken itfrom my yard. No questions asked.I hate to think that someone justthrew it in the woods or somethinglike that.

Robyn TrumpFairfax Station

The large Easter Bunny statue on the right was stolen from a Fairfax Station home.The owners request that it be returned; no questions asked.

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Following too closely on theroad is dangerous, yet most of usare tailgated every time we get inthe car. Tailgating leads to acci-dents, which lead to injuries, andin the worst cases, deaths. Accord-ing to smartmotorist.com, “Over95 percent of motor vehicle acci-dents involve some degree ofdriver behavior.” The websitesciencedaily.com claims that in2006 there were 1.8 million rearend collisions in the U.S. “That’s29 percent of all the injury crashesin the United States,” the siteclaims. Still, each and every daypeople ride the bumper of the car

in front of them with little to noregard for their own safety or thesafety of others.

According to the Virginia DMVwebsite, not allowing “3 secondsdistance between yourself and thevehicle ahead” is following tooclosely. In Fairfax County, the pen-alty for this offense is a trafficticket. The Fairfax County govern-ment website lists the costs for afollowing-too-closely violation asa $32 fine with a $62 processingfee, totaling to only $92. The feefor trespassing in a cemetery atnight is $107. A ticket for fishingwithout a license will cost you

$150. The imbalance of these fig-ures is ridiculous. Driving in amanner that increases your risk ofa car accident should have ahigher penalty. Tailgating is a se-rious issue and should be treatedthat way. An increase in tickets andfines for the offense is necessary.People don’t think about this issueenough, which is evident by theshocking number of tailgaters onthe road. If a stricter penalty isn’tenforced, people won’t changetheir dangerous driving habits.

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Lyme DiseaseStatistics

This letter was submitted in re-sponse to “Lyme Disease: A PublicHealth Controversy,” Connection,April 28-May 3, 2011.

To the Editor:The 250 cases reported to the

Fairfax County Health Departmentin 2010 may represent as manyas10,000 cases in a single year inthat county if Virginia is anythinglike Georgia, where a researcherfound that doctors were diagnos-ing 40 times more cases than werereflected in official state statistics.

According to the 2010 Census,the population of the FairfaxCounty is 1,081,726, which makesthe incidence of Lyme diseaseabout 1 percent. And since up tohalf the people with Lyme con-tinue to suffer from symptomseven if treated, that adds up to ahuge burden on state resources, aspeople lose their jobs and healthinsurance due to poor health, andschool children require accommo-dations under Title II of the ADA.

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THURSDAY/MAY 5Art Show at Greenspring. 12-4 p.m.

Greenspring, Hunter’s CrossingConference Center, 7430 SpringVillage Drive, Springfield. Paintings,photography, handmade cards, beadwork, pottery and more, includingworks by Greenspring residentsSidney Foster and Gus Muller. 703-932-4690 orwww.ericksonliving.com.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Practice andimprove your English. Adults. 703-249-1520.

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

FRIDAY/MAY 6“Once Upon a Mattress.” 7 p.m.

New Hope Church, 8905 Ox Road,Lorton. Northern Virginia Playerspresents the story of the Princessand the Pea in Rodgers andHammerstein’s musical. $10 inadvance, $12 at the door.www.NVPlayers.com or 703-866-3546.

Art Show at Greenspring. 9 a.m.-12p.m. Greenspring, Hunter’s CrossingConference Center, 7430 SpringVillage Drive, Springfield. Paintings,photography, handmade cards, beadwork, pottery and more, includingworks by Greenspring residentsSidney Foster and Gus Muller. 703-

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SATURDAY/MAY 7New Hope Housing, Inc.

Fundraiser. 7 p.m. WaterfordReception, 6715 Commerce St.,Springfield. South-of-the-Border stylereception, silent and live auctions,dinner and dancing to benefit NewHope, providing transitional andpermanent housing, support servicesand more for the homeless. $150 perperson. 703-799-2293 ext. 727 orwww.newhopehousing.org.

“Once Upon a Mattress.” 7 p.m.New Hope Church, 8905 Ox Road,Lorton. Northern Virginia Playerspresents the story of the Princessand the Pea in Rodgers andHammerstein’s musical. $10 inadvance, $12 at the door.www.NVPlayers.com or 703-866-3546.

SUNDAY/MAY 8Operating Model Train Displays.

12-5 p.m. Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. The PotomacModule Crew, Monty’s Legos and N-gauge model trains. $3 adults, $1children. www.fairfax-station.org or703-425-9225.

MONDAY/MAY 9Giggles and Wiggles. 10:30 a.m.

Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Stories, songs, and fun for age 24months-3 years with adult. 703-339-4610.

Read to the Dog. 4:30 p.m.Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.

Read to a reading therapy dog. Callto register for one 15-minute slot.Age 6-12 with adult. 703-339-4610.

Book Bunch. 3:30 p.m. John MarshallLibrary, 6209 Rose Hill Drive,Alexandria. Book discussion. Call fortitle. Age 7-8 with adult. 703-971-0010.

TUESDAY/MAY 10English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.

Richard Byrd Library, 7250Commerce St., Springfield. Practiceand improve your English. Adults.703-451-8055.

Second Tuesday Book Discussion.7 p.m. Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Animals Make Us Human by TempleGrandin. June’s title: “The Class of1846: From West Point toAppomattox- Stonewall Jackson,George McClellan and TheirBrothers” by John C. Waugh. 703-339-4610.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 11The Battle of Blackburns Ford,

July 18, 1861: Prelude to FirstManassas. 7:30 p.m. FairfaxStation Railroad Museum, 11200Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station.With Manassas National BattlefieldPark ranger and museum specialistJim Burgess. Free and open to thepublic. www.fairfax-station.org or703-425-9225.

Paws for Reading. 4 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Practice reading skillswith a trained therapy dog. Firstcome, first serve. Sign ups start 4p.m. day of the program. Age 6-12.703-249-1520.

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Last March, Melanie and Alissa Feudo ofFairfax Station take a Mother-DaughterCruise during spring break in Mexico.


The 39th annual Clifton Spring Homes Tour is set for Thurs-day, May 19, from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The Paradise SpringsWinery will host the associated marketplace, which includesa boutique and silent auction, from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., in its

newly completed barn.On Sunday, May 1, Fairfax Station residents Sharon and Mark Gottlieb

hosted a reception for the homeowners whose houses will be on tour.They each received paintings of their homes done by local artists TrudyArnold and Peggy Cranston. Attendees included Fairfax County Boardof Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D-At-large) and Sen. GeorgeBarker (D-39).

The Clifton Community Woman’s Club puts on the homes tour. Allnet proceeds support its Charitable Trust, which, over the past fiveyears, has distributed more than $100,000 to local charities and stu-dent scholarships.

The tour features five homes, plus a log cabin dating back to theearly 1800s on land that was part of the original land grants of North-ern Virginia. The cabin is currently used for offices, welcoming andhosting guests and as a tasting room for the Paradise Springs Winery.

Advance tickets are $20; tour-day tickets, $25; and single-home ad-mission, $10. The marketplace activities are free. Lunch will be avail-able at Clifton eateries, and the winery will sell box lunches with ad-vance reservations made at 703-860-9463.

Carpooling is recommended, and free shuttle-bus service to the homesis available from the town. For ticket locations and more information,see www.cliftoncwc.org or contact homes tour Chairman Lynne GarveyHodge at 703-322-1811 or [email protected].

— Bonnie Hobbs

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Baha’i FaithBaha’is of Fairfax CountySouthwest…703-912-1719

BaptistAntioch Baptist Church…

703-425-0940Clifton Baptist Church…

703-263-1161Community Baptist Church…

703-250-9060Fairfax Baptist Temple…

703-323-8100Harvest AssemblyBaptist Church…

703-799-7868Hope Baptist Church…

703-799-5155Jerusalem

Baptist Church…703-278-8166

Shiloh Baptist Church…703-550-8557

Virginia Korean Baptist Church703-425-1972

BuddhistEkoji Buddhist Temple….

703-239-1200Catholic

St. Clare of Assisi…703-266-1310St. Raymond Penafort…

703-440-0535Church of God

Church of the Living Godof No. Va.…703-250-7980

Congregación La Cena DelSeñor…703-550-1204

EpiscopalSt. Peter’s in the Woods…

703-503-9210Pohick Church…703-339-6579

LutheranLiving Savior

Lutheran Church703-352-1421Methodist

Christ Church of FairfaxStation…703-690-3401

Cranford United MethodistChurch…703-339-5382Non-DenominationalGrace Bible Church…

703-339-7292Gunston Bible Church…

703-339-5395Iglesia La Gran Comision

Asambleas De Dios…703-541-0816

New Hope Church…703-971-4673New Jerusalem Temple ofWorship…703-593-6153

The Spirit of The Living Christ Ministry…703-568-5647Pentecostal

Christ Pentecostal InternationalChurch…703-339-2119

First United Pentecostal Church…703-339-2402Presbyterian

Clifton Presbyterian Church…703-830-3175

Seoul Presbyterian Church…703-764-1310Sikh

Sikh Foundation of Virginia…703-323-8849

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Please join us for Prayer & BibleStudy Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 pm. SundayWorship Service is held from 9:30 to 11 am inWoodside Plaza, 14505 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,Unit 9, Woodbridge, VA

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Read with Me. 10:30 a.m. RichardByrd Library, 7250 Commerce St.,Springfield. Storytime with activities.Age 1-2 with adult. 703-451-8055.

Practice Your English. 10:15 a.m.Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Conversation group for adultslearning English. Adults. 703-339-4610.

Older Adults Book Group. 2 p.m.Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria. ThisSide of Paradise by F. ScottFitzgerald. Meet next door atKingstowne Center for Active Adults(KNCAA.) Cosponsored by KNCAA.Adults. 703-339-4610.

Fun for Twos and Threes. 10:30a.m. John Marshall Library, 6209Rose Hill Drive, Alexandria. Storiesand activities. Age 2-3 with adult.703-971-0010.

THURSDAY/MAY 12All That Jazz. 7 p.m. West Springfield

High School, 6100 Rolling Road,Springfield. Jazz, pop and discosongs. $5. [email protected].

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

FRIDAY/MAY 13Art & Design Senior Show

Reception. 6-10:30 p.m. GeorgeMason University School of Art, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Over 90artists and performances by TheAttractions, Ketura, Solace Sovay,Jelly Gums, Atlast and Stanley

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‘Twelve Angry Jurors’ by Reginald Rose will be performedby the senior class of Trinity School at Meadow View, onThursday, May 5 and Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. at theJewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, 8900Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. Doors open at 7 p.m. Ad-mission is $5.

Cooley. Complimentary refreshmentsand food. Free admission andparking. [email protected].

“Once Upon a Mattress.” 7 p.m.New Hope Church, 8905 Ox Road,Lorton. Northern Virginia Playerspresents the story of the Princessand the Pea in Rodgers andHammerstein’s musical. $10 inadvance, $12 at the door.www.NVPlayers.com or 703-866-3546.

SATURDAY/MAY 14Franconia in the Civil War. 10 a.m.-

5 p.m. Robert E. Lee RecreationCenter, 6601 Telegraph Road,Franconia. Two days of history,music, artifacts and informationrelating to the Franconia area duringthe Civil War, with artisans,historians and authors fromFranconia and Fairfax County. Periodmusic by elementary school groups.Adults $5 for both days, age 62 andup and age 14-18 $2.50, under age14 free. [email protected] or 703-971-4984.

2nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m.Workhouse Art Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. Meet each building’sfeatured artist, a reception in W-16from 6-7 p.m. and more.www.WorkhouseArts.org.

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8p.m. George Mason University Centerfor the Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. More than 200 choristers,soloists and musicians performingGustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2,“Resurrection.” With JeanineThames, Janine Hawley, FairfaxChoral Society and The RestonChorale. Pre-concert discussion at 7p.m. free to ticketed patrons. Adults$25 - $55, ages 6-18 $5. 888-945-2468.

Sesquicentennial Civil War Tourof Fairfax County. 8:15 a.m.-3:30p.m. Beginning at the Fairfax StationRailroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road, Fairfax Station. CivilWar historian John McAnaw will leadthe tour to earth works inCentreville, Mt. Gilead and more aswell as a tour of Civil War weaponsat the National Firearms Museum.Space is limited. $25 for FairfaxStation Railroad members, $30 non-members. 703-278-8833 orwww.fairfax-station.org.

Fifth Annual Fair LakesSpringFest. 1-4 p.m. in the General

Dynamics’ parking lot, 12450 FairLakes Circle, Fair Lakes. An annualgathering highlighting localbusinesses, county agencies andcommunity groups, such as WholeFoods Market, Bikes for the World,the Fairfax County Division of SolidWaste and more. Inflatable fun zone,petting zoo, face painting,community police and rescue vehiclesand more. Children’s performancesinclude “Rainforest Alive,” featuringlive animals at 1:30 p.m. and “OhSusannah” interactive children’smusic at 2:30 p.m. Bikes for theWorld will collect used bicycles to be

cleaned and donated to peoplearound the world. A donation of $10is suggested to defray costs ofshipping bicycles overseas. Freeadmission. www.fairlakes.com.

“Once Upon a Mattress.” 7 p.m.New Hope Church, 8905 Ox Road,Lorton. Northern Virginia Playerspresents the story of the Princessand the Pea in Rodgers andHammerstein’s musical. $10 inadvance, $12 at the door.www.NVPlayers.com.

All That Jazz. 7 p.m. West SpringfieldHigh School, 6100 Rolling Road,Springfield. Jazz, pop and discosongs. $5. [email protected].

Friends of the Library Book Sale.10 a.m. Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Gems and finds for all readers. Allages. 703-339-4610.

Paws to Read. 11 a.m. Lorton Library,9520 Richmond Highway, Lorton.Practice reading aloud to a trainedtherapy dog. 15-minute sessionavailable. Age 6-12. 703-339-7385.

SUNDAY/MAY 15Franconia in the Civil War. 10 a.m.-

6 p.m. Robert E. Lee RecreationCenter, 6601 Telegraph Road,Franconia. Two days of history,music, artifacts and informationrelating to the Franconia area duringthe Civil War. Adults $5 for bothdays, seniors and ages 14-18 $2.50,under age 14 [email protected] or 703-971-4984.

Operating Model Train Displays.12-5 p.m. Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. NorthernVirginia Ntrak members and N-gaugemodel trains. $3 adults, $1 children.www.fairfax-station.org.

Faith Notes

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

A new Women’s Bible study,“Discovering Who We Are in Christ -Part III,” will be at Jubilee ChristianCenter, 4650 Shirley Gate Road inFairfax, 9:45 a.m. Tuesdays throughMay 31. $15. Child care available. Reg-ister at 703-383-1170 orwww.jccag.org.

Lord of Life Lutheran Church,13421 Twin Lakes Drive in Clifton, of-fers three levels of ESL Classes everyTuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Cost forsemester is $35, including student book.To register, come to the next class.www.lordoflifelutheran.com or 703-323-9500.

Interested in the CatholicFaith? Classes will be held at St. Leothe Great Catholic Church in theGuadalupe Room in the Parish Center,3700 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, 7:30p.m. every Wednesday. Contact CarolynSmith [email protected] or 703-273-5369.

The Unitarian Universalist Con-gregation of Fairfax, 2709 HunterMill Road in Oakton, offers services onSaturdays at 4:30 p.m., in addition toSunday services at 9:15 a.m. and 11:15a.m. www.uucf.org.

The Parkwood Baptist Church,8726 Braddock Road in Annandale,Bible Study Fellowship will study of theOld Testament Book of Isaiah. The DayWomen’s Class meets at 9:30 a.m.Wednesdays, and offers a children’s pro-

gram for ages 6 weeks-6 [email protected].

Congregation Adat Reyim, anindependent Jewish congregation, of-fers services Friday at 8 p.m., Saturdayat 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 7:40p.m. Hebrew School is Sundays at 9:30and Mondays at 5:30 p.m. Hebrew Highis Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Preschool is Mon-day-Friday at 9:30 a.m. Adat Reyim islocated at 6500 Westbury Oaks Court inSpringfield. For more information, con-tact us at 703-569-7577 or visitwww.adatreyim.org.

Burke Presbyterian Church,5690 Oak Leather Drive in Burke, wor-ship services are Saturday Coffeehouseat 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m.and 11:15 a.m.www.BurkePresChurch.org.

One God Ministry Church, 4280/4282 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, nowhas a Web site with news, events, train-ing, conferences, fellowship programsand more. Sunday School is at 10 a.m.,Sunday Worship Service at 11 a.m., andWednesday Prayer Service at 7 p.m.Women, Men, and Youth Bible Studiesare on the third Tuesday of each monthat 7 p.m. A Spiritual Gifts Service is thefirst Friday of every month at 7 p.m. OneGod Ministry has ministries for youth,men, women, couples, music andsingles. 703-591-6161 orwww.onegodministry.org.

Lord of Life Lutheran Churchpresents Financial Peace Univer-sity, a video-based small group studythat teaches families how to beat debt,build wealth and better manage theirfinances. Contact Arlene K. Darke atLord of Life Lutheran Church, 5114Twinbrook Road, Fairfax.


Lorton/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman


3 Ram Singles Win in QuartersThe Robinson tennis team’s three singles players all won on

Tuesday, May 3, in the quarterfinals of the Concorde DistrictSingles tournament. All the Rams in both singles and doubleshave stepped up their games several notches in postseason play.No. 2 seed Tim Ferrell came out determined and pressured NahomEndrias of Centreville in a shutout, 10-0. The Rams No. 2, fresh-man Aaron Christian, used his footwork and forehand to takedown Oakton’s No. 1 player, Andy Le, 10-6. Senior Michael Cable,playing Chantilly’s No. 1, John Crowson, finished with a 10-4victory. The Charger had trouble getting returns into play againstCable’s serve and his deep ground strokes forced Crowson intomany errors at the baseline.

In doubles, Ferrell and Cable overwhelmed Westfield’s RyanD’Ercole and Ben Wang, 10-0. Their power from the baselinetogether with net coverage completely defeated the Westfieldduo. In the tightest match of the tournament so far, Robinson’sNo. 2 and No. 3 doubles teams dueled each other in an extremelywell-played and competitive match. David Smiley and Amit Guptacontinued their stepped up play by coming out on top in atiebreaker, 7-5, over fellow Rams, Aaron Christian and DillonMeyer. The match featured many back and forth points — quickhands at that net, good returns, and excellent movement allow-ing both teams to get back many shots that appeared as winners.

Legion Baseball Players WantedThe Montgomery College Rockville baseball team is looking

for American Legion or showcase-quality players for the fall 2011and spring 2012 seasons. The Rockville Express of the Cal RipkenLeague plays their home games at MC Rockville. Contact CoachRick Price 240-447-6948 for more information.

Lacross Tournaments AheadThe upcoming Northern Region boys’ and girls’ lacrosse tour-

naments are scheduled to be played on the following dates: Tues-day, May 17 (first round); Thursday, May 19 (quarterfinals); Tues-day, May 24 (semifinals); and Thursday, May 26 (finals).

The first two rounds of both the boys’ and girls’ 16-team tour-naments will be played at the sites of the top-seeded teams. Thegirls’ semifinals games will be played at Robinson Secondary, at5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The boys’ semifinals will take place at OaktonHigh, at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The championship games for both theboys’ and girls’ will take place at Robinson, the girls’ game at 5p.m., followed by the boys’ game at 7 p.m.. There will also beconsolation games for third place on both the boys’ and girls’side. Those contests will take place at Oakton High, the girls’game at 5 p.m., followed by the boys’ at 7 p.m..

The top three team finishers at regionals will advance to thestate playoffs.

Northern Virginia VolleyballTournament, May 21-22

The Northern Virginia Volleyball Association, based out of Ster-ling, will be hosting a junior girls’ volleyball tournament theweekend of May 21-22, partnered with the Sideout Foundation(www.side-out.org). The tournament will involve girls in agegroups from U-12 to U-16. Each participating team is working toraise funds to support the Dig Pink Foundation. Google NorthernVirginia Volleyball Association for more information.

South County Tops CoachesBaseball Poll for April 25

The following is the Northern Region Baseball Coaches pollfor the week of April 25: No. 1. South County; 2. Lake Braddock;3. W.T. Woodson; 4. Westfield; 5. Stone Bridge; 6. Madison; 7.West Springfield; 8. Oakton; 9. Hayfield; 10. Herndon. Othersteams receiving votes: McLean, Washington-Lee, Yorktown,Robinson.

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Beal Shuts Out CavaliersSouth County senior Evan Beal pitched a three-hit shutout against Woodson on April 29,striking out 10.

Senior right-hander strikesout 10 in battle of PatriotDistrict powers.

“You play a team like these guyswith Beal on the mound, you prettymuch have to play flawless.”

— Woodson baseball coach Chris Warren

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

South County baseball coach MarkLuther stood on the Stallions’ homefield after an April 29 win overWoodson and recalled a point in the

season when standout pitcher Evan Bealstruggled with consistency.

Friday night was not that point in time.Beal tossed a three-hit shutout against the

Cavaliers, strik-ing out 10 dur-ing a 6-0 vic-tory against a2010 statet o u r n a m e n tparticipant andfellow PatriotDistrict power.The win im-proved South County’s record to 15-0, and theStallions added win No. 16 on Tuesday, a 13-6decision against T.C. Williams.

South County was good enough to go unde-feated while Beal was getting settled, and itappears the Stallions have improved.

“He keeps getting better and better,” Luthersaid of Beal. “Early in the season he was a littleinconsistent with his fastball. I just kind of at-tributed it to not getting on the mound enoughbecause we had so much rain and too muchtime in between. Now we’ve had some consis-tent starts over the last three weeks and he’sstarting to get into a groove.”

Beal, who signed to play at the University of

South Carolina, threw 55 of 89 pitches for strikesand threw a first-pitch strike to 16 of 24 batters hefaced. He dominated a Woodson team that enteredthe contest with a 12-2 record while exhibiting bitof a “nasty” streak on the mound.

“He’s our emotional leader,” Luther said. “He’s acompetitor.”

The Stallions lineup gave Beal a lead in the thirdwhen senior Alex Carrington drove in Blake Thomp-son and Andrew Rector with a single. Kyle Fairbanksbelted a two-run home run in the fourth andCarrington added another two-run single in the sixth.

“He’s got a little senior leadership in him,” Luthersaid of Carrington. “He’s not one of the captains, buthe knows when it’s time to produce, he needs to beardown.”

Beal ran into trouble in the fifth, surrendering ahit, a walk and allow-ing a runner to reachthird base for onlythe second time, buthe held Woodsonscoreless. After retir-ing the Woodsonleadoff batter in thesixth via groundout,Beal struck out the

final five Cavaliers he faced.“You play a team like these guys with Beal on the

mound,” Woodson coach Chris Warren said, “youpretty much have to play flawless.”

South County will host West Springfield (May 6)and Lee (May 10) and travel to Annandale (May 12)to conclude the regular season. With the playoffs ap-proaching, Beal said the Stallions are guardingagainst letting their undefeated record become a dis-traction.

“Coach sat us down in the locker room the otherday and said, ‘Give me some of your ideas [abouthow to stay focused], what do you think?’” Beal said.“As far we’ve come to this point, it’s really nothingunless we prove it at the end of the season.”

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facility allows guests to have acomplete wine-tasting experience.“While guests drink the wine, theycan see the barrels where it’sstored and ultimately make theconnection from place to personto wine. It completes the wholeexperience,” he said.

“The first rule of drinking wineis that it should always be enjoy-able and fun,” he said. “Peopleshould not be intimidated at all bythe experience.”

Increasingly, the culture ofwinetasting is moving away fromits reputation as an elitist pleasure,fraught with social faux pas, to anactivity everyone can and shouldenjoy. Sommeliers at some of thebest restaurants are telling gueststo drink what they like, ask ques-tions and have fun with the expe-rience.

“The Paradise Springs Winery isone of Clifton’s best-kept secrets,”said Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield).

For more information on Para-dise Springs Winery, or to makereservations, go towww.paradisespringswinery.com

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It was an inning not too many onlookers or Lake Braddock Bruins’ baseballfans will soon forget — four homeruns in a single inning.

The baseball rarity took place last Fridaynight, April 29 in the Bruins’ 16-6 PatriotDistrict win at Annandale High against theAtoms. In the top of the fifth inning, trail-ing 6-4, Lake Braddock launched four homeruns to take the lead and go on to the win.

“It’s pretty rare,” said Lake Braddockcoach Jody Rutherford, who said he has hadteams in the past capable of doing the same.

The homers came from senior secondbaseman Michael Quinteros, who actuallyhad two home runs on the night, sopho-more catcher Garrett Driscoll, sophomoreoutfielder Alex Gransback, and freshmenleft fielder/infielder Jack Owens.

Lake Braddock, earlier in the week, haddefeated visiting W.T. Woodson, 7-5, onTuesday, April 26 before losing at home toSouth County, 5-3, the following day.

In action earlier this week, Lake Braddockdefeated district opponent West Potomac,

12-1, in a home game on Tuesday, May 3.The Bruins (14-3) are scheduled to play atLee this Friday at 6:30 p.m.

“We haven’t played our best ball yet,” saidRutherford, whose team will conclude theregular season next week with districtgames versus host Woodson on Tuesday,May 10, and visiting T.C. Williams on Thurs-day, May 12. Both games are set for 6:30p.m. starts. The district tournament is setto get started the following week on Mon-day, May 16.

“We’re still young and trying to buildgame by game to where we’re playing ourbest baseball of the year,” said Rutherford.

South County, with no district losses, ison track to be the top seed at the upcomingdistrict tournament. Lake Braddock, withtwo district losses (both against SouthCounty) is currently in second place whileWoodson (3 district losses) is in third.

Rutherford said his team needs to im-prove defensively to get to the caliber ofplay of which he believes the Bruins arecapable. He said several of his first-yearvarsity players have played at different po-sitions in the field than what they were usedto playing in the past.

“We’re young in a lot of spots,” he said.“We’re just not playing very good defense.We were moving some guys around. Someguys have been playing out of position[from what they are used to].”

But the Bruins, if they tighten up in thefield, will be tough to score against becausethey have solid pitching with such playersas senior Kenny Towns, junior MichaelChurch, and sophomore Thomas Rogers onthe mound.

“I feel our pitching is one of the strengthsof our team,” said Rutherford.

Towns has helped the Bruins both start-ing and in late game relief. He earned thewin out of the bullpen in Lake Braddock’shomer-fest win over Annandale.

“Kenny’s been dominant at times,” saidRutherford. “He’s come in to save us a fewtimes out of the bullpen.”

Church, meanwhile, allowed just oneearned run, total over three recent outings.

“He has above average high school veloc-ity and mixes his pitches,” said the coach,of Church.

Rogers, Rutherford said, pitched a goodgame in the Bruins’ loss to the first placeStallions last week.

Bruins’ pitcher Kenny Towns covers home as Woodson’s David Rozner scores. Currently, Lake Braddock andWoodson are second and third place, respectively, in the Patriot District standings.

Bruins Go Long 4 Times in 1 Inning

The following students from ThomasJefferson High School for Science and Tech-nology received therecognitions during the Write-Off Contest held in conjunctionwith the recent JournalismEducation Association-NationalScholastic Press Association fall conventionin Kansas City, Mo.: Arya Dahl, Excellent

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orable Mention in Newswriting; andMallika Patkar, Honorable Mentionin News Editing-Headline Writing.

Kathryn Blair of South CountySecondary School was named to the Virginia All-State Chorus for 2011 and will perform as a group

April 30 at the Visual and Performing ArtsAcademy at Salem High School in VirginiaBeach.

Daniel Castellano of Lake BraddockSecondary School in Burke is the first placelevel II winner of the Northern RegionalTechnology Student Association (TSA) Fair.Castellano won in Architectural 2D.

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Beautiful brick-frontTownhome in sought-after Laurel Crest!Great floor plan,large/open kitchen,custom paint colors,and much more! Veryclose to transporta-tion, new schools, &Ft. Belvoir.

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Fairfax Station $875,000Custom home on serene 5 acre woodedlot * Walk to Burke Lake * Impeccablearchitectural details throughout *Fabulous 2009 gourmet eat-in kitchen* Wood floors * 3 full & 2 half baths *3 fireplaces * Master w/fireplace &dressing room * Family room w/wetbar * Library w/fireplace * Livingroom w/fireplace & view of the naturalsurroundings * Large patio *Visit www.KilkennyLane.com

Reba Rahimzadeh571-332-2731

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Fairfax Station $699,000Ten beautiful acres in the heart of Fairfax Station.County approved perc for five bedrooms. Perfect forbuilding your dream home.

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