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The County Line

By Nicholas Horrock

The Connection

It’s not Owens Valley. There’sno William Mulholland, noJack Nicholson or FayeDunaway. But Fairfax

County has a water war as real asthat depicted in “Chinatown,” the1974 film based on how Los An-geles got water.

In the early 1900s, WilliamMulholland, the superintendent ofthe Los Angeles Department ofPower and Water, had a 223-mileaqueduct built from Owens ValleyCalifornia to Los Angeles to carrywater to what was the state’s fast-est growing metropolis. He boughtthe water rights from the farmersof Owens Valley for about halfwhat the city could have paid andsubterfuge was later charged. LakeOwen dried up leaving an alkalidesert. Los Angeles still gets halfits water from Owens Valley andis trying to deal with the environ-mental damage of this diversionto this day.

Like Los Angeles in 1913, theTysons Corner/Merrifield area inFairfax County is anticipated to bethe fastest growing section of thecounty in the next decades. Tysonsalone is slated to grow from anedge city of 100,000 day workersand 19,000 residents, to an urbancenter with 200,000 workers anda population of 100,000 peopleliving primarily in high rise build-ings. It would still draw upwardsof 55,000 shoppers daily to itsupscale stores.

Supplying water to this me-tropolis could be worth millionsand perhaps billions over the com-ing years.

The Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors set Dec. 6 for a publichearing on a proposed ordinancethat would allow the board to setmaximum water rates and fees forresidents even if they get waterfrom other municipal water utili-ties, Falls Church, City of Fairfax,Herndon and Vienna.

It would also allow the Board ofSupervisors to set service areas forFairfax Water, the county’s waterutility, which would be areas offuture development where build-ers would be required to hook upto Fairfax Water.

Laurie Genevro Cole, a memberof Vienna’s town council, said theway the board is proceeding withthe ordinance “smacks of a powergrab.” She said the mayor andcouncil in Vienna had no priorwarning of the ordinance, despitethe fact that discussions on thewater issues have gone on foryears.

Board of Supervisors ChairmanSharon S. Bulova (D) said “that in-equity is something that is just un-fair.”

From 1981 to 2008, the City ofFalls Church directed surplus waterrevenues to its general tax fund. Itis estimated that some $58 millionwere added to the town’s coffers. InJanuary 2010, Fairfax Circuit CourtJudge R. Terrence Ney ruled thatthis practice was in effect imposingan unconstitutional tax on countycitizens and halted it.

But Falls Church officials assertthat Fairfax County is taking stepsthat might not be legal or appro-priate.

“We have shared our concernswith Fairfax County that the pro-posed ordinance is legally question-able and anti-competitive, and notin the best interests of our custom-ers,” said Lawrence Webb, CityCouncilman and member of theFalls Church Public Utilities Com-mission, in an email. “Unfortu-nately, the county has not respondedto these concerns and appears to berushing this through to approval.”

Supervisors Linda Q. Smyth (D-Providence) and CatherineHudgins (D-Hunter Mill) havelarge numbers of constituents whopay what they say are exorbitantprices for Falls Church water. Lastspring, after Falls Church an-nounced it might have to raise itsfees, Smyth and Hudgins asked theConsumer Protection Commissionto study the fee structure.

Among its finding was that FallsChurch continues to underchargefor hookups to win new custom-ers and expand its territories, butcharges older customers for theincreased costs of new business.

Under the new rate, effectiveOct. 1, Fall Church would chargea typical Fairfax County resident$62.13 per quarter, some 60 per-cent more than Fairfax Water’scharge of $38.76.

It was from this consumer’s re-port that Fairfax County’s outgo-ing county executive, Anthony H.Griffin prepared the proposed or-dinance.

Water Wars Fairfax County presses tocontrol water as newdevelopment looms inTysons and Merrifield.

Laurie Cole,Vienna TownCouncil

SharonBulova,FairfaxBoard Chair-man

Linda Smyth(D-Provi-dence)

John Foust(D-Dranesville)

Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) said at the Nov. 1 meet-ing that he felt the board was“heavy handed” in proposing theordinance and argued that theboard give more time to workingout an agreement with cities andtowns.

He feared the action would im-pact the negotiation on other is-sues between the county and mu-nicipalities.

“He’s right,” said Cole, “this willmake it harder.” Nevertheless,Cook voted for the public hearing.

The Board of Supervisors voted9 to 1 to move forward with thehearing. The nay vote came fromPat S. Herrity, (R-Springfield) whosaid the Democratic majority onthe board hurried the ordinancebefore Election Day to help thecandidacy of John W. Foust, (D.Dranesville). Foust won re-electionwith 61 percent of the vote.

The water battle in Fairfax hasbeen a protracted issue for over adecade. Right after World War II,long before Fairfax County’s ex-traordinary growth, county homesoutside of the towns got their wa-ter from wells.

Laurie Cole said Vienna pro-vided service to customers outsideof the town as the county rezonedland for development in areaswhere the county could not pro-vide service.

She said the town extended itswater mains and increased its ca-pacity at Fairfax County’s request.“We have provided excellent wa-ter service to customers inside andoutside the Town for decades,”Cole said.

Falls Church has a similar story,but with a twist. Falls Churchcharges some 60 percent more forits water than Fairfax residents payFairfax Water. The city servesabout 34,000 accounts; some 90percent of those are outside of theCity of Falls Church. County offi-cials estimate some 100,000Fairfax residents are getting wa-ter from municipalities and in thecase of Falls Church paying a lotmore for it.

Turkey Trot 5K winner Alex Clark of Burke crossesthe finish line.

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Turkey TrotBig Success$75,000 raised for nonprofitLife with Cancer.

By Bonnie Hobbs

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The 23rd annual VirginiaRun Turkey Trot is nowin the record books —

and it was one of the largest andmost successful races in theevent’s history. Between the 5Krace and 2K fun walk, almost6,000 people registered for theThanksgiving Day event.

This year’s Turkey Trot wasrun in memory of long-time,Virginia Run resident Wes Neff,who died of cancer in Februaryat age 53. And proceeds fromthe event raised some $75,000for Life with Cancer, InovaHealth System’s nonprofit pro-gram for cancer patients andtheir families.

“That was terrific,” said eventCo-chair Dominic DeVincenzo.“I’m very proud of everybody inthe community and everybodywho participated.” He saidsome 4,200 people registeredfor the 5K and 3,750 actuallydid it.

“Running is really popular,and this race is for a good causeand really resonates withpeople, so they come back yearafter year,” said DeVincenzo.“And we had great communitysupport. Last year and this year,we raised the most money everwith this event.”

He also tipped his hat to hisco-chair, Laurie Horstmann, fordoing such a wonderful job or-ganizing the event, and to Vir-ginia State Trooper Dean Jonesfor handling the traffic that day.

After all, said DeVincenzo, “Theintersection of WetherburnCourt and Pleasant Valley Roadwasn’t meant to hold 6,000people.”

“Dean has been bringingState Troopers with him to ev-ery race since 1989,” addedHorstmann. “That year, we onlyhad 150 runners and it snowed,so Dean was the only one.”

Winning last week’s 5K racewas 19-year-old Alex Clark ofBurke in a time of 16:05. Cap-turing second place was ScottMaxfield, 21, of Oak Hill in16:25. Taking third was TaylorTorino, 19, of Fairfax in 16:29.

The top female finishers were,respectively, Kerry Hartman, 22,of Centreville in 18:33.5; AlisaHarvey, 46, of Manassas in18:41.4; and Hayley Sullivan, 22,of Burke in 18:49.

“It was a terrific turnout anda beautiful morning for theevent,” said Horstmann. “Thefounder and director of Lifewith Cancer [LWC], GordonHay — who will be retiring atthe end of the year — was outto start the race.”

“Everything went well,”added DeVincenzo. “I’m ex-hausted, but very happy.”

Since its inception, the Tur-key Trot has raised more than$720,000 for LWC. “In 2010,we raised $76,000 and had over4,400 participants,” saidHorstmann. “But we could notput on the race without thecommunity volunteers, ourgenerous sponsors or our loyalparticipants.”


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News

Book Sale a BestsellerRichard Byrd Library book sale attracts book-lovers,bargain-hunters and holiday shoppers.

A member of the Friends of Richard Byrd Library, Jo-AnnMitchell sorts through some of the vintage books do-nated for the sale. Vintage books are a new addition tothe popular book sale.

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The Richard Byrd Library Book SaleWhere: The Richard Byrd Library, 7250 Commerce Street, SpringfieldWhen:❖ Thursday Dec. 1 from 3-9 p.m.❖ Friday, Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.❖ Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.❖ Sunday, Dec. 4 from noon to 3 p.m. (Bag Sale)

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By Victoria Ross

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Bibliophiles rejoice. The Richard Byrd Libraryin Springfield opens its doors Thursday,Dec. 1, for one of the largest used book salesin the area. More than 5,000 books will be

on sale, most for less than $5, including rare, vin-tage, autographed and popular bestsellers.

“If you love sushi cooking, or you’re interested inWWI Naval history, you will likely find a book here,”said Christine Petersen, president of the Friends ofRichard Byrd Library, the non-profit fundraising armof the library. “We received an amazing variety ofdonated books this year, and many are almost new,so they will make great stocking stuffers and gifts.”

Peterson said the book selection includes everyconceivable genre, from history, art and foreign lan-guage to medical science and sciencefiction.

“We have a lovely children’s room,and a large selection of hobby books,including five crates filled with justquilting books. This is all in additionto a large fiction area,” she said.

THE RICHARD BYRD LIBRARY,named after the famous explorer, was

completely renovated and rebuilt in 2010. The newbuilding features an accurate replica of the airplaneflown by Admiral Byrd during his exploration of Ant-arctica and his flight over the South Pole.

Peterson said the sale attracts hundreds of book-lovers and bargain-hunters, and is one of the library’sbiggest fundraisers.

“I love our sale because I get to talk to the bestpeople: smart shoppers who love books. A smartshopper knows they can get beautiful books, DVDsand CDs for just $1 or 2 that will fill a Holiday stock-ing or provide pleasure on a cold winter night,” shesaid.

To attract holiday shoppers, Peterson said thisyear’s event has some creative new features.

Volunteer Jo-Ann Mitchell decorated several holi-day tables filled with books that shoppers can buy


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Book Sale at Springfield Libraryfor gifts. “We’re bundling books with White House

ornaments, and using kitchen utensils to include withsets of cookbooks,” Mitchell said. On Sunday, the lastday of the sale, shoppers can take advantage of thefirst-ever “Bag Sale.” For $5, shoppers receive a pa-per bag furnished by Whole Foods Market, whichthey can stuff from whatever books are left.

The 20 volunteer members of the Friends, who havebeen sorting through the donated books for months,uncovered some treasures. They found a copy of “TheGlobe Theater’s Illustrated Works of Shakespeare,” anautographed copy of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Teamof Rivals,” and many coffee-table art books that typi-cally sell for $50 to $100. Peterson said art books,which include glossy prints, are popular becausepeople like to cut out and frame the prints.

There is also this prize: a copy of “On the Air” bylocal radio personalities Frank Harden and JacksonWeaver, signed by both men. Harden and Weaver,who launched their daily program at WMAL in 1960,were nationally known for their morning talk showfor more than three decades. “Almost everyone re-members Harden & Weaver, so that book was a realfind for us,” Peterson said.

PROCEEDS from the sale help fund a variety ofprograms at the library, as well as offset funding cutsover the past few years. “The money we earn at theDecember sale helps pay for a variety of things suchas children’s programs, family activities, adultspeaker events, and magazines subscriptions,”Peterson said.

Peterson said the Reading Buddies program is oneof the children’s programs funded by the library, anda way the library gives back to the community. Inthe weekly program, adult mentors are paired withchildren who want to practice reading in English, orjust want to practice their reading skills. After chil-dren read five books, they get to pick a free book asa reward. Peterson said many of the library’s pro-grams are designed to reflect the diversity of the com-munity, by providing materials for learning Englishand a Spanish language collection for all ages.

“I have always loved to read so the library meansa lot to me personally. It is important to our commu-nity in Springfield too, as a place to meet, learn, ordiscover,” Peterson said.

The new library building, completely reno-vated and rebuilt in 2010, features an accu-rate replica of the airplane flown by AdmiralByrd during his exploration of Antarctica andhis flight over the South Pole.

Every year between Christmasand New Year’s, The BurkeConnection turns its pages over tothe contributions of localstudents. We are seeking artwork,photography, poetry, opinions,short stories and reflections. Wewelcome contributions frompublic schools, private schoolsand students who are homeschooled.

E-mail to: ChildrensSouth@connection newspapers.com, ormail (.jpg and text files on disconly) to 1606 King St., Alexandria,VA 22314. Please be sure toinclude the student’s name, age,grade, school and town ofresidence along with eachsubmission. For information, call703-778-9410.

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Opinion

Shop Locally Be sure to do some of your holidayshopping at locally owned stores.

Editorial

Locally owned retail shops, services,restaurants depend on vibrant localcommunities to thrive. Most small,locally owned businesses invest in

community, helping to transform our townsand communities with a sense of place.

Supporting small businesses, locally ownedbusinesses, has to be more than a one-day affair.

The economic situation is daunting. Evenfamilies who feel financially secure will bemore frugal in this holiday season than be-fore the recession, but still, local families willshop and exchange gifts during the nextmonth, spending millions of dollars in a va-riety of places.

One way to be sure holiday shopping comeswith some holiday spirit is to do a portion ofyour shopping in some of the area’s locallyowned stores. There is special holiday ambi-

ance available by shopping inthe heart of a town that isdecked out for the season.Small retail shops are part of

defining any community. Their livelihood de-pends on the livability and quality of the neigh-borhoods around them. A small business ownerpays attention to every detail in his or her busi-ness in a way that no chain can.

Frequently, it is the small retail person whois active in fund raising for local charities, for

fire and rescue service, for local schools andin organizing holiday events.

Local retail stores, mom-and-pop stores, facesome of the toughest challenges imaginableright now. Competition from big box stores andonline sellers make the holiday shopping sea-son all the more important to locally-ownedretailers.

Everyone will do some of their shopping atthe mall. Everyone will do some shoppingonline. But local shoppers should be sure tosave some shopping time and dollars for localstores.

— Mary Kimm,

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Saving the DeerPopulationTo the Editor:

Why are deer continuouslymade into scapegoats while realsolutions to the problems of deer-vehicle collisions, Lyme disease,etc. are being ignored?

Solutions like the 4-Poster sys-tem that prevents Lyme diseasefrom spreading, can use the deerpopulation to effectively eradicatethe ticks that carry Lyme disease.The “4-Poster Station” provides afeeding station for the deer whileit treats the deer with a tickicidethat kills the ticks. These deviceswere developed by the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture and ap-proved by the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency in 2004. Theycurrently are used in 26 states andhave resulted in a 92-96 percentreduction in the number of ticks.The county was offered approxi-mately nine free 4-Posters severalyears ago which they rejected.Now, they are doing a uselessthree-year study on them, whichmeans it will be about five yearsbefore they could be implementedin Fairfax County. Our county fallsbehind while 26 states are happily

using them, why? This is placingthe health of our community atrisk. It is also important to realizethat bow-hunting kills the deer. Itdoes not kill the ticks that carryLyme disease. When the deer arekilled, the ticks seek alternatehosts, such as people and compan-ion animals.

To greatly reduce deer-vehiclecollisions, how about an afford-able and little to no maintenance,roadside deer warning system? Adevice called DeerDeter which isa small, solar-powered, sound-emitting, headlight-activated sys-tem has resulted in a decrease ofdeer-vehicle collisions by up to 90percent where it has been in-stalled. There are grants that ourcounty may apply for to obtainthese highly effective devices thatwould save lives. Why is this notbeing considered?

Why are we not building cul-verts and overpasses to allow forthe natural migration of the wild-life in our area, considering theever-growing traffic and develop-ment, leaving the wildlife concen-trated in small areas with no safeway to migrate?

Why are we only consideringlethal methods that are not evensolving our widespread problems

but simply increasing deer-vehiclecollisions? Just look at this ErieInsurance report...

A recent study by Erie InsuranceCompany in Pennsylvania con-cluded that the rate of collisionsbetween deer and vehicles in-creased three to four times duringhunting season. Deer huntingcauses deer to frantically disperseand flee to areas such as neighbor-ing property and roads.

Some homeowners have expe-rienced deer grazing in their gar-dens or landscaping. One way tochange deer behavior is to drawthe deer to a more desirable lo-cation elsewhere on the property,generally along the fringe of theproperty, with preferred feedingvegetation. Once deer identify thenew location, which is more at-tractive to begin with, as it is fur-ther away from the noise, activ-ity, and unpredictability of resi-dents, gardens will be abandonedby the deer for the alternativevegetation.

Deer can also be drawn to moreattractive deer grazing areaswithin the parkland.

Why is it so difficult to under-stand that killing deer will onlymake room for other deer to comein and fill in their niche?

Why are we allowing our wild-life to suffer a long, painful andslow death, the most barbaric andinhumane method of hunting, socruel that several states and mostof Europe have outlawed bow-hunting? Have we forgotten thatdeer feel pain just like you and I?They have highly complex nervoussystems much like we do. We alsoseem to forget that deer also havefamilies and are simply trying tosurvive, yet we are allowing themto live through unimaginable suf-fering, due to our ignorance ofreal, effective, and humane solu-tions. Don’t forget we have movedinto their habitat and it is our re-sponsibility to learn how to livepeacefully and intelligently withthe native wildlife that lived herelong before we did.

I’ve lived in this county for 30years and I have not seen onemethod used by the county thatactually worked to solve any ofthese growing problems. It is timethat we speak up in support ofreal solutions that our elected of-ficials need to focus on and con-sider using to start resolving theseissues.

Michelle RaiszadehClifton

Letters to the Editor

Every year Connection Newspapersdedicates one issue entirely to the imagi-native works of our community childrenand teenagers. We publish artwork,essays, creative writing, opinion pieces,short stories and photographs.

We are now asking that all submissionsbe digital so they can be sent throughemail or on CD. Please provide thesubmissions no later than Thursday, Dec.8. If you have any questions, please callKemal Kurspahic at 703-778-9414 oremail [email protected].

Some suggestions for submissions:❖ Drawings, paintings, photographs or 2-D

and 3-D artwork that have been digitallyphotographed.

❖ Short stories, poetry, essays, class-wideprompt writings.

❖ Opinion pieces about family, friends,traffic, sports, food, video games, toys,trends, etc.

Images should be submitted as .jpg AT-TACHMENTS to an email, not embedded inthe body of the email.

All submissions should include the child’s

first and last name, school, grade and/orage.

Submissions for our Burke, Fairfax,Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton andSpringfield editions should be e-mailed [email protected] should be school name, town andteacher’s last name (or for individuals orhome schoolers, the child’s last name andtown).

The issue will be published the week ofthe Christmas holiday. We will publish asmany submissions as possible.

Call for Annual Children’s (& Teens’) Connection Contributions

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Gail White Hall, 76, a schoolsecretary and active member ofher church, died on WednesdayNov. 23 at INOVA Fairfax Hospi-tal. She had suffered a stroke onNov. 15, at her home in Burke.

Gail was born on Nov. 23, 1935,in Milton, Del. Her parents,Willard H White and Virginia MWhite, and her sister, Joan C.White, predeceased. Brought upon a farm in Milton, Gail lived outher youth with a keen awarenessfor hard work and quality of life.Her chores gave her a sense of re-sponsibility and an ability to workunder pressure.

She attended Goldey BeacomSecretarial College in Wilmington,

Fairfax, where she worked withthe treasurer to count the offeringweekly. She also served on theprayer team as an intercessor andparticipated in Bible study andhome groups.

Gail is survived by three chil-dren: Lynn Akbar and GwenPangle both of Leesburg, Va. andAJ Hall of Fishers, Ind., as well asa brother , James J. White, ofMilford, Del., and his two daugh-ters. In addition, Gail is also sur-vived by eight grandchildren andfive great-grandchildren.

A celebration of Gail’s life willbe held at Church of the Apostlesin Fairfax, and she will be interredin the family plot in Milton, Del.

Gail White Hall, 76, of Burke, Dies

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Del., and worked as a secretary toprincipals at JW Robinson Second-ary and Marshall High School inFairfax County. She was mother,mentor and friend to dozens of stu-dents over the course of her career.Because of her abilities and hercare for students, teachers, andparents, she was awarded the pres-tigious “People’s Choice Award” atJW Robinson Secondary School.Gail retired from the FairfaxCounty school system in 1999.

Gail married Arthur James Hall,a career Army aviator, in 1955 andtraveled widely with her husbandand family for many years.

She was active at Church of theApostles Anglican church in

Christmas comes to the Town of Clifton, thisSaturday, Dec. 3. Starting at 2 p.m., there’ll be aparade of horses, decorated for the holidays, allthrough the town. Visitors are then encouragedto check out Clifton’s shops and restaurants priorto the Candlelight Tour of Homes, from 4-7 p.m.

Five historic houses are on the tour, plus twochurches, the Clifton caboose and the MasonicAcacia Lodge. The churches will have live music,and Dickens Carolers in old-fashioned, holiday at-

tire will add to the ambience.Homes-tour tickets are available in town at

A Flower Blooms in Clifton, NOVA Music andT&K Treasures. They’re also at Picket Fence inBurke and Banner’s Hallmark in Centreville.Cost is $20, adults; $5, children under 12, be-fore Dec. 3. That day, they’re $25 and $10, re-spectively. For more information, e-mail Jen-nifer Chesley at [email protected] or seewww.cliftonva.us.

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By Maya Horowitz

The Connection

When Robinson teacher MelissaBooker heard about the 7.0 mag-nitude earthquake that rockedHaiti in 2010, she decided she

wanted to do something to help.“I don’t know why but when the earthquake hap-

pened it really broke my heart,” said Booker. “I didn’tfeel like I could throw money at it. I wanted to dosomething tangible, something real. I heard newsreports about money being misspent.”

Booker, who teaches 11th and 12th grade physics,attended Grinnell College in Iowa where she saidthere was an emphasis on social justice. During hertime there, she participated in an alternative breakopportunity with Habitat for Humanity.

So when she was looking for a way down to Haitithis year, she turned to Habitat again. She appliedfor Habitat’s annual Carter Work Project. Carter WorkProjects occur each year in needy areas across Americaand the world, led by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

“I knew Habitat for Humanity had started somethingin Haiti and they were going to make a difference andthey were going to follow through,” said Booker. “Thispast April I was on an email list and they said our nextCarter Work Project will be in Leogane, Haiti. It justhappened to be after the end of the first quarter, be-ginning of second quarter. I thought I could take threepersonal days do something that I knew would be real.To do something where I could say, ‘this is what I did,what I accomplished and this real.’”

She raised $5,000 from family, friends and formerstudents.

Booker joined more than 400 volunteers this No-vember in Habitat’s Carter Work Project to Leogane,Haiti. She worked on a team of eight that built two16 x 16 ft. houses that can be easily expanded upon.The houses were built with earthquake and hurri-cane safety in mind. The community that the housesare a part of, called Santo, has wells, compostableouthouses and solar powered lighting.

HOMEOWNERS work alongside volunteers to buildthe houses. Both of Booker’s homeowners, Ketienneand Adrecille, were pregnant.

“What makes this unique is that these people willown the title to this land,” said Booker. “It’s just astarting point but it’s a good starting point.”

President Carter and his wife worked all week aswell.

“President Carter took pictures with each of theteams that were building,” said Booker. “He said to us,‘I don’t want any of you coming over to my house snap-ping pictures of me. You’re supposed to be building.’This man was still working the saw really well at 87.”

Volunteers worked tirelessly in the 94-degree heat.“It was very hot but most of us were very deter-

mined to get the work done,” said Booker. “I got quitea bit of a sunburn because anti malaria drugs thatmake you susceptible to sunburn.”

Booker slept in a tent with 13 other women.“We all got along real well,” said Bianca Celestin,

an architectural engineer from Brooklyn who was inBooker’s tent. “We connected and hung out.”

They had flushing toilets but the showers werecold.

“At the end of a 94-degree day, a cold shower isjust fine,” said Booker.

Volunteers ate mostly Irish food because the camp-site had been set up by an Irish group called Haventhat had already built 50 homes in the Santo Com-munity. Booker regretted that she didn’t get to eat atleast one Haitian meal. She said Habitat sequesteredthe volunteers because there had been rioting be-fore they came down. Some Haitians who had wantedhomes were not able to get them.

“It was a community based decision about whowould receive the first homes,” said Booker. “Theyasked community leaders who was the neediestwithin the communities. There’s just so many peopleto help.”

Booker felt being part of this Habitat trip was anoverall meaningful experience.

“I really thank all my supporters: my family, myfriends, my colleagues and Robinson for making ithappen,” said Booker. “These people have such agreat spirit but they’ve been dealt a really bad hand.They need help getting back on their feet. And somepeople say why don’t you help out around here? Oneof my goals is to get involved with the Northern Vir-ginia or D.C. Habitat. But the poverty here is noth-ing compared to the poverty they have there.”

She said she is proud to represent Fairfax andRobinson Secondary School.

“I love the Robinson community,” said Booker. “It’sbeen a great school. I love the diversity and the sup-port teachers are given. I feel like I am respectedand encouraged to try new things. It’s been a greatplace to grow professionally.”

Booker hopes people don’t forget about Haiti inthe future.

“The last thing President Carter said was, ‘Go backand remind people about what happened, about thefact that there’s still a lot to be done there and theHaitian people are still in need and keep it on yourradar.”

TO DONATE to Booker’s Carter Work Project inHaiti, go to http://www.habitat.org/cd/cwp/partici-pant/participant.aspx?pid=11930476. To seeBooker’s blog about her trip, go to http://cwphaiti2011.blogspot.com/.

Robinson teacher Melissa Booker volunteerswith Habitat for Humanity in Haiti.

Melissa Booker’sbuilding team in Haiti

with the futurehomeowners and

President and Mrs.Carter; Booker is front

row left with theorange baseball cap.

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Greenspring’s Gold MedalistsTwo Greenspring residents, Japanese-American WorldWar II veterans, receive congressional gold medals.

By Maya Horowitz

The Connection

George Nakamura and YukioKawamoto, two second-generationJapanese-Americans, or Nisei, servedthe United States bravely on the

battlefield during a time of suspicion towards AsianAmericans at home. Their contribution to the wareffort was recognized by Congress this Novemberwhen Nakamura and Kawamoto received Congres-sional Gold Medals.

Nakamura and Kawamoto, who both served inthe Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during WWII,and were in the same language class, Section 6, atCamp Savage in Minnesota, now live in the sameretirement community, Greenspring in Springfield.

Nakamura was born on Nov 26, 1919 in Reedley,Calif. Kawamoto was born days earlier on Nov. 13,1919 in Berkeley, Calif. Nakamura was number fiveof eight siblings. Kawamoto had two sisters whowere both sent to live in Japan before he was born.He was raised as an only child.

Both men were enrolled in college when PearlHarbor was attacked. Nakamura was studyingmusic with minors in education and art at SanFrancisco State University. Kawamoto was study-ing political science at University of CaliforniaBerkeley.

NAKAMURA AND KAWAMOTO were bothdrafted into the military. Nakamura was initiallyrejected because he only weighed 109 pounds. Helater enlisted in the army, to prove his patriotismand passed the physical exam by one pound.Kawamoto was three months from graduatingwhen he was drafted. Berkeley gave him his de-gree anyway.

Nakamura’s basic training took place at FortKnox and Kawamoto’s basic training was at CampRobinson. Both men said they initially had troublewith the latrines, which were marked “White” and“Colored.” They weren’t sure which category theyfit into. Eventually they were told, “white.”

Nakamura also encountered racial troubles inthe bunks at night. The men slept head to toe. The

George Nakamura, left, and YukioKawamoto, with their CongressionalGold Medal.

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person next to him wrote home to his mother thathe had to sleep next to a Japanese man. His motherwrote back, “Don’t turn your back on him. He mightstab you in the back.”

Nakamura was left behind as others from hisbasic training group moved on to different assign-ments. Eventually, Maj. Dickey came and recruitedhim for a Japanese language school at Camp Sav-age.

Kawamoto was also recruited to this school, al-though not as willingly. He was asked if he wouldlike to go and he replied, “no thanks,” but one weeklater he was on the train to the school anyway.

It was at Camp Savage, Minn., that Nakamuraand Kawamoto met. They were both in the Sec-tion 6 language class. Nakamura said they werenot friends but acquaintances. They noted how coldMinnesota was, remembering that if they put aCoke bottle outside on the windowsill, it wouldfreeze in less than an hour.

They shipped out around the same time, but withdifferent assignments. Both went to Fort Snellingand Angel Island before continuing on.

Nakamura shipped out to Auckland, NewZealand and then Brisbane, Australia. He was with

the scanning team of the AlliedTranslator and Interpreter Sec-tion (ATS), scanning captureddocuments. He requested to goto the front lines and was sentto Goodenough, New Guinea.Using his Japanese languageskills, he looked over documentsand interrogated prisoners. Hesaid the prisoners all said thesame two things at first: “I can-not go back to Japan” and“When are you going to killme?” He also said he was in-structed to ask what had be-come of Amelia Earheart.

Nakamura went on toLingayen Bay to work for theOffice of War Information,which was a propaganda outfitthat tried to entice Japanesesoldiers to surrender. About 22

Section 6 of the Military Intelligence Service at CampSavage in 1943: Nakamura second from left bottomrow; Kawamoto first on the right top row. See Veterans, Page 16

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3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. $6per child including small gift for ages12 and under. Tickets available atCity Hall, 10455 Armstrong St.,Fairfax and Green Acres Center, 4401Sideburn Road, Fairfax.

703-385-7858 or www.fairfaxva.gov.Pancake Breakfast with Santa. 8-11

a.m. Fairfax Volunteer FireDepartment, Fire Station #3, 4081University Drive, Fairfax. Visit andhave photos taken with Santa. Adults$5, age 3-12 $3, under age 3 free.www.visitfairfax.com/events/event/pancake-breakfast-with-santa.

“MacBeth.” 7:30 p.m. Fairfax HighSchool, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax.Shakespeare’s classic. Notrecommended for age 13 and under.$5 on-line or $10 at the door.www.fxplayers.org.

Bill Gaither and the GaitherChristmas Homecoming. 6 p.m.George Mason University PatriotCenter, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.Gospel music. Tickets $29.50-$77.50,available at www.ticketmaster.com or703-573-SEAT.

Family Bingo. 12-2 p.m. Burke UnitedMethodist Church, 6200 Burke CenterParkway, Burke. All proceeds supportthe Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke, helping those over age 50 liveindependently with medicaltransportation, shopping, enrichmentprograms and more. Tickets $12,including 2 bingo cards. Additionalcards available. All ages. 703-426-2824.

Mary Fahl October Project at 7 p.m.;Mokey Doris CD Release,Norman Rockwell and The DirtyJacks at 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

Volunteer Fairfax VolRUNteer 5K &Fun Run. 9 a.m. George MasonUniversity, 4400 University Drive,

Fairfax. Bring mittens and gloves todonate to participating hypothermiashelters. The 5K race will start at 9a.m., followed by the all-ages FunRun. Register atwww.volunteerfairfax.org.

Gifts That Give Hope AlternativeGift Fair. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. TruroChurch, 10520 Main St., Fairfax. Givegifts that benefit others through localnon-profit organizations. Fair tradeitems will also be available forpurchase. Free admission. 703-608-2231 or www.givingcircleofhope.org.

Schooner Fare. 8 p.m. The Barns atWolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.With a basis in traditional maritimetunes, the group’s repertoire includesfolk, pop and more.www.wolftrap.org.

Norwegian Festival & Bazaar. 9a.m.–3 p.m. Fairfax Elks Lodge, 8421

Arlington Blvd., Merrifield. Liveentertainment. Fresh waffles, lefse,pastries, Norwegian sweaters, linens,rosemaling, CDs, books, jewelry,chocolates and more. Free admission.Sponsored by the Sons of Norway.703-861-4071 or www.norwaydc.org.

Children’s Christmas Celebration.10 a.m.-2 p.m. Barcroft Bible Church,9401 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax.For kindergarden-6th grade.Christmas music, games, crafts andmore. Lunch provided. Free,registration required atwww.barcroft.org/jesusbirthday.

Northern Virginia Country WesternDance Association. AccotinkUnitarian Universalist Church, 10125Lakehaven Court, Burke. Line dancelesson at 7:30 p.m., couples specialtydance lesson at 8 p.m. Open dancing8:30-11 p..m. Couples and singleswelcome. Admission $5-$12.www.nvcwda.org or 703-860-4941.

Friends of the Library HolidayBook Sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road,Burke. Holiday-themed books as wellas books suitable for gifts. 703-249-1520.

Festival of Lights and Carols. 12-7p.m. 3999 University Drive, Fairfax.Live holiday music, petting zoo, hotcider and smores at three locations.703-385-8414 or www.fairfaxva.gov/specialevents/flc/flc.asp.

❖Providence Musicians from ProvidenceElementary School. 1 p.m. In KittyPozer Garden.

❖Performance by Girl Scout Service Unit55-6. 2 p.m. In Kitty Pozer Garden.

❖Kol NoVa and FriendsMultigenerational Jewish Choir. 3p.m. In Kitty Pozer Garden.

❖Performances by Steve Hung. 3:30 p.m.and 4:30 p.m. In Kitty Pozer Garden.

❖Daniels Run Singers from Daniels RunElementary School. 4 p.m. In KittyPozer Garden.

❖The Good News Ringers of CentrevilleUnited Methodist Church. 5 p.m. InKitty Pozer Garden.

❖Caroling and Bell Ringing with theJubil-Aires and Good News Ringersand Lighting of the Christmas tree.5:30 p.m. In Kitty Pozer Garden.

❖Performances by Sidney Lanier MiddleSchool. 2:30-5 p.m. At Old TownHall.

❖Visits with Santa. Take your ownphotos of your children with Santa. 3-5 p.m. At Old Town Hall.

❖Candlelight Tours. 6-7 p.m. Ratcliffe-Allison House, 10386 Main St.,Fairfax.

Christmas Coffee and Craft Show.10 a.m.-1 p.m. Calvary Hill BaptistChurch, 9301 Little River Turnpike,Fairfax. 703-323-1347.

Annual Holiday Arts and CraftsShow. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Audrey MooreRECenter, Wakefield Park, 8100Braddock Road, Annandale. Pottery,woodwork, quilts, dolls, recordedmusic, food, glasswork, paintings andmore. Admission $2, age 12 and

under free. Door prizes awarded. 703-321-7081.

SUNDAY/DEC. 4Christmas in Camp with the 17th

Virginia Infantry. 12-4 p.m. CivilWar Interpretive Center at HistoricBlenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway,Fairfax. Visit a Civil War camp duringwinter and learn about holidaycustoms from reenactors. Free. 703-591-6728.

No Admittance at 2 p.m.; ValEmmich & The Veeries,Blackbells and The AssemblyLine at 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

Wakefield Chorale Sings ForChristmas. 7 p.m. Little RiverUnited Church of Christ, 8410 LittleRiver Turnpike, Annandale. A varietyof traditional holiday songs. Freeadmission. 703-451-7917.

Shipbuilding on the Bay and theHighways of Water. 2 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 NorthSt., Fairfax. From Delmarva’s earliestbackyard-built wooden sailboats tothe steel-hulled ships of today, thetradition of shipbuilding is also thestory of changing technology andadaptations to transport people andproducts. With Robert E. Pratt,professional cartographer. Sponsoredby the Historical Society of FairfaxCounty. Free and open to the public.703-442-9370 [email protected].

Wolf Trap’s Annual Holiday Sing-A-Long. 4 p.m. Filene Center, 1551Trap Road, Vienna. A musicalcelebration featuring “The President’sOwn” United States Marine Band anda Sing-A-Long of Christmas carols andHanukkah songs with a 400-memberchoir representing vocal groups fromthe metropolitan Washington D.C.area. Parking and seating are firstcome, first served at this free event.Donations of new, unwrapped toyswill be accepted at the park entrancefor Toys for Tots. www.wolftrap.org.

Virginia Opera: Hansel and Gretel.2 p.m. George Mason University’sCenter for the Arts Concert Hall,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Basedon the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.Score by Engelbert Humperdinck,sung in English with Englishsupertitles. $48-$98, youth throughgrade 12 half price whenaccompanied by adult. 888-945-2468or www.gmu.edu.

Holiday Show and Party. 5 p.m. OldTown Hall, 3999 University Drive,Fairfax. Wine bar, food and liveentertainment. Sponsored by theFairfax Art League.www.fairfaxartleague.

Carol Sing. 7 p.m. Truro Church, 10520Main St., Fairfax. Annual carolsingalong with harp and saxophoneduo Matt and Kate Rogers. Receptionto follow. 703-273-1300.

THURSDAY/DEC. 1Holiday Tunes for Tots Concert. 10

a.m. W.T. Woodson High School,9525 Main St., Fairfax. Sing alongwith some of your favorite holidaytunes, performed by the W.T.Woodson Band Department. Tickets$3. 703-352-7715.

Sam Roberts Band and Zeus. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks. 8 p.m.The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. Holidaze in Hicksvilleincorporates Western swing,traditional folk, bluegrass, cowboytunes, Gypsy jazz and bossa nova.www.wolftrap.org.

Steve Solomon’s My Mother’sItalian, My Father’s Jewish &I’m Home for the Holidays! 8p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635Trap Road, Vienna. Hilarious recountof a chaotic family reunion. $32.www.wolftrap.org.


FRIDAY/DEC. 2Virginia Opera: Hansel and Gretel.

8 p.m. George Mason University’sCenter for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Based onthe Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Scoreby Engelbert Humperdinck, sung inEnglish with English supertitles. $44-$86, youth through grade 12 halfprice when accompanied by adult.888-945-2468.

Norwegian Festival & Bazaar. 11a.m.–7 p.m. Fairfax Elks Lodge, 8421Arlington Blvd., Merrifield. Liveentertainment. Fresh waffles, lefse,pastries, Norwegian sweaters, linens,rosemaling, CDs, books, jewelry,chocolates and more. Free admission.Sponsored by the Sons of Norway.703-861-4071 or www.norwaydc.org.


A Celtic Christmas With Síor-Ógand Friends. 8 p.m. Old Town Hall,3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Celticmusic, a storyteller and more. [email protected].

John Doe (from X) Full Band CDRelease and Robert Ellis. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

Steve Solomon’s My Mother’sItalian, My Father’s Jewish &I’m Home for the Holidays! 8p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635Trap Road, Vienna. Hilarious recountof a chaotic family reunion. $32.www.wolftrap.org.

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By Marilyn Campbell

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Ask the average person what feelings come to mind as they enterthe month of December andyou’re likely to get responses that

range from joy and excitement to grief anddread.

“Overwhelmed,” said a Burke mother oftwo whose husband is deployed overseas.

“Nervous,” replied an Arlington father offour who recently lost his job.

For many, what is often billed as the mostjoyous time of the year can bring anxiety,loneliness and depression.

“The media portrays the holidays as thisnever ending blissful time,” said LisaCalusic, MD, a psychiatrist at Inova MountVernon Hospital and Inova BehavioralHealth Services in Alexandria. “People [of-ten say] ‘I should have a loving, warm fam-ily. I should have the perfect holiday sea-son. We should be merry 24-7.’ Those ex-pectations are going to lead to depressionand feeling anxious because there is no suchthing as the perfect anything much less theperfect holiday season.”

Mental health experts say that holidayblues are caused most often by family con-flicts, over-commercialization, grief, stress,fatigue, unrealistic expectations, financiallimitations and an inability to be with fam-ily and friends. Local therapists offer sug-gestions for minimizing Yuletide stress anddepression.

DEVELOP A HOLIDAY STRATEGYFrom shopping for presents to dealing

with difficult relatives, it is important tothink ahead about how you will deal withchallenging scenarios.

“Plan strategies for how you’re going tocope with situations,” said Dr. RobertHedaya, M.D., D.F.A.P.A., Clinical Professorof Psychiatry at Georgetown UniversitySchool of Medicine and founder of the Na-tional Center for Whole Psychiatry in ChevyChase, Md. “Maybe it is limiting your timewith a family or maybe it is getting awayfor the holiday if you don’t have family.”

BE REALISTIC“Do everything you can not to buy into

what the culture or anyone else says yourlife should look like during this time ofyear,” said Dr. Jeffrey W. Pollard, ExecutiveDirector of Counseling and PsychologicalServices at George Mason University. “Thereis nothing wrong with having the life that

you had three months ago.”

STICK TO A BUDGETTrying to buy happiness or holiday cheer

with an abundance of gifts is setting thestage for anxiety and depression.

“One of the other things that happens isthat people will put themselves in a finan-cial bind in order to…make sure everythingis perfect or is happening the way that oth-ers want it to happen,” said Pollard.

Decide how much money you can affordto spend, create a budget and stick to it.

KEEPING THEFAITH

Religious differ-ences can be one ofthe thorniest issuesto negotiate duringthe holidays.

The home ofMcLean-based psy-chotherapist ToniColeman willsparkle with Ha-nukkah blue andChristmas red thisholiday season, asit does every year.Coleman, who is Catholic, and her husbandwho is Jewish, have been navigating theirway through the fusion of Christian andJewish customs since they were first mar-ried nearly 25 years ago.

“When you start out getting married andyou’re of different faiths, there is a lot ofstress if you’ve got families of origin withagendas who want you to celebrate theirway,” said Coleman who is the mother offour children. “We negotiated it extremelywell.”

Coleman and her family celebrate bothHanukkah and Christmas. She encourages

others who face the same challenge to keepa positive attitude about both religions, findways to compromise and start their own tra-ditions.

ACKNOWLEDGE FEELINGS; ASKFOR HELP

Feelings of sadness and grief over the lossof a loved one or an inability to be withfamily and friends can intensify during theholidays. Experts say it is important to ac-knowledge and express these feelings andask for help.

“Reach out to your sources of support likefriends who knowyou well and won’tmake judgments,”said Calusic, wholives in Arlingtonand has a privatepractice in FallsChurch. “It is use-ful to lean on thepeople who knowyou on a day-to-day basis.”

Support andcompanionshipcan be foundthrough commu-

nity or religious activities.

MORE EXERCISE, LESS SUGAR ANDALCOHOL

Don’t allow the holidays to become a free-for all when it comes to wellness.

“You want to ensure that you’re function-ing as well as you can mentally and physi-cally as you go into this time of stress,” saidHedaya. “If you are going into a rough timeyou need to have better reserves. You needto limit your use of alcohol or stimulants.”

Making an effort to practice healthy hab-its is a tool in battling holiday blues.

“Exercise is a huge part of it. Go for walks,hit the gym, or any kind of outlet that youcan find to release nervous energy and de-pression,” said Calusic. “Everyone lovestheir cookies and cakes and holiday favor-ites. But constantly eating sugary and fat-tening foods definitely has an impact onmood and anxiety levels.”

HELP OTHERSBenevolence is a mood booster.“Is there any opportunity to do some vol-

unteer work,” said Pollard, of George Ma-son. “If you find yourself in a funk and youwant to get out of it, help somebody, vol-unteer somewhere. You’ll be surprised howgood that can make you feel.”

Coleman, the McLean therapist, has em-ployed this strategy and encourages her cli-ents to do the same. “If a family feels that itis going to be a difficult holiday, and theyare grieving or have a loss in their life, theycan fill it by trying to celebrate the real spiritof the holidays which is doing for others,”she said. “There is a tremendous amountof pleasure and satisfaction in that.”

ENVIRONMENT PLAYS A ROLEMental health professionals say that some

people suffer from seasonal affective disor-der (SAD), a condition that results from lessexposure to sunlight as days grow shorter.

“It is a mild variant of depression that fallsin line with the shorter days of fall and win-ter,” said Calusic. “It is much more commonthan people give it credit for.”

One of the most popular remedies is pho-totherapy, a treatment involving exposureto intense light.

“The best thing to do is get a dawn simu-lator which is a small light box that you keepnear your bed and set it to go off three hoursbefore your desired waking time. It recre-ates the dawn experience. It is the best formof light treatment.”

LEARN TO SAY NO“In our area people have one or two [holi-

day activities] every night,” said Linda Berg-Cross, Ph.D. a Potomac, Md.-based clinicalpsychologist and a professor in the Depart-ment of Psychology at Howard University.“[People] want to create merriment, butwhat they’re creating is stress. The bestmotto for preventing holiday stress and de-pression is less is more.”

Making realistic decisions about what youcan and cannot do will quell anxiety.

“The key … is to make a plan that allowsyou to include the most meaningful [activi-ties] only,” said Coleman. “This involvesconscious decisions to forego some thingsand set limits on others.”

Berg-Cross encourages her clients to fo-cus on connecting with others. “Whateveryou decide to do try to be present in it andexperience that engagement,” she said. “Thetop priority [should be] that you had chanceto sit down with somebody and breathe andcreate space for the human encounter be-cause ultimately that is what people mostoften remember.”

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Beating the Holiday BluesArea experts offeradvice on keepingmoney woes, familyconflict and lonelinessfrom ruining yourholiday season.

“Do everything you can notto buy into what theculture or anyone else saysyour life should look likeduring this time of year.”

— Dr. Jeffrey W. Pollard,Counseling and Psychological Services,

George Mason University

Toni Coleman of McLean prepares to celebrate both Hanukkah andChristmas. Religious differences can create family conflict, a leadingcause of stress and depression during the holidays.

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By Rich Sanders

The Connection

South County’s opponentin this Saturday’s Div. 5state semifinals football

playoff game will be HanoverHigh (Mechanicsville), a memberof the Central Region and Capi-tal District. Game time is 4 p.m.at South County Secondary.

The Hanover Hawks (10-2),who sport forest green, colonialblue and white team colors, de-feated Atlee in last Fridaynight’s Central Region titlegame, 31-12. It marks the thirdtime in five years that Hanoverhas captured the region crown.The Hawks were also regionchamps in 2007 and 2009. Theyhave now played in five straightregion finals.

The Hanover team is coachedby Josh Just, who is complet-ing his seventh year at the helmof the program. One of theHawks’ losses this season cameto Atlee, 21-14, in a regular sea-son game played on Oct. 7. Ofcourse, Hanover avenged thatsetback to the Raiders (9-3) bybeating them in last week’s fi-nals.

Hanover’s best player is SamRogers, who was the Hawks’

quarterback over the first halfof the season before an injuryto his right arm resulted in hisrole being changed. Now, he isbeing utilized as a versatile run-ning back/receiver. While play-ing quarterback, Rogers waslooked upon by opponents as adangerous double threat withhis ability to throw the footballas well as being a tenacious,physical runner.

In the Hawks’ win over Atleelast week, Rogers, from hisflanker type position out of thebackfield, caught three passesfor 55 yards, including a 24-yard scoring pass from quarter-back Andrew Knizner. Rogersalso ran the ball three times for52 yards, including an 11-yardscoring run. One of his runscame on a fake punt that net-ted 38 yards. His outstandingplay was a big key in Hanoverjumping in front of Atlee, 17-0,after one quarter. Defensively,Rogers plays a secondary posi-tion.

Hanover’s go-to running backis L.J. Jones, who gained 169yards on 31 carries in the winover Atlee. He also ran for athree-yard touchdown in thethird quarter, a score set up byRogers’ fake punt run.

Hawks enter state football playoffsafter garnering their thirdCentral Region title in five years.

Hanover is Next Upfor South County

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

South County senior Devin Vandyke observedweakness in Yorktown’s special teams blocking as he rushed the Patriots punter early inthe region championship game on Nov. 25.

The Stallions linebacker made a mental note and lethis Division I talent do the rest.

“The first time I rushed, I realized they weren’treally blocking too hard,” Vandyke would later say.“I was just trying to get a feel for them.”

The Virginia Tech-bound Vandyke blocked twopunts, tallied three sacks and recovered a fumble asSouth County defeated Yorktown 37-13 in the Divi-sion 5 Northern Region final at Greenbrier Stadiumin Arlington, giving the Stallions their first regiontitle in program history. Led by Vandyke, SouthCounty stymied a Yorktown team that entered thecontest undefeated, having beaten every foe by atleast 14 points.

“I feel like a champion,” Vandyke said. “We workedso hard to get here since our sophomore year — ev-erybody worked hard.”

Vandyke’s first punt block came in the final minuteof the first half, giving South County possession atthe Yorktown 18-yard line. Two plays later, a 3-yardtouchdown run by Peter Basnight gave the Stallionsa 17-0 lead headed into halftime.

With South County leading by 24 early in the fourthquarter, Vandyke blocked another punt. This time,junior Oren Burks recovered the ball in the end zonefor a touchdown and a 37-7 Stallions advantage.

“[Vandyke] had been sick all week and I don’t thinkhe had a great week of practice to be honest,” SouthCounty head coach Gerry Pannoni said, “but whenthe game is on the line and you need somebody toperform, there are kids you know you can count onand he’s one of those kids.”

Along with big plays on special teams, Vandykeand the South County defense stifled a Yorktownteam that entered the contest averaging more than40 points per game. The Stallions limited the Patri-ots to one offensive touchdown and less than 200yards from scrimmage.

Vandyke wasn’t the only Stallion making plays.Senior linebacker Timmy Hunt snagged a pair of in-terceptions for South County, the second of whichhe returned 65 yards for a touchdown to give theStallions a 31-7 lead early in the fourth quarter.

“The first one, I wasn’t expecting at all. It hit meright in the chest as soon as I looked up and I justreached out and grabbed it,” Hunt said. “The secondone, I read it perfectly and I just grabbed it and tookit home. I was straight to the end zone.”

“We expected everything that South County gaveus,” Yorktown sophomore running back M.J. Stewartsaid. “We just thought we could handle it.”

OPPONENTS RARELY TESTED Yorktown duringthe 2011 season. The Patriots’ average margin of vic-tory approached 30 points and five times they beatan opponent by at least 34. Head coach Bruce Hansonsaid a close loss to a tough opponent might havehelped the Patriots better handle adversity againstSouth County.

Vandyke said he noticed the impact South County’sdefense had on the Patriots.

“I knew they were kind of shocked,” he said. “Theywere kind of fussing with each other, trying to fusswith us, too. We weren’t surprised because we knewthis would happen if we just played our defense. Ifeel like we are a dominant defense in this wholestate, not even just the region, and if we played ourgame, we could definitely take them out of theirs.”

Defense and special teams helped South Countywin the field position battle. The Stallions’ averagestarting field position during their eight first-halfpossessions was the 50-yard line, including five drivesthat started at their own 42 or better.

Offensively, quarterback Shane Foley and runningback Andrew Rector scored touchdowns for SouthCounty.

Vandyke Propels South Countyto Region ChampionshipStallions defense, specialteams make big plays.

South County’s Jeremy Haynes (23) and Oren Burks (21) help wrap upYorktown fullback Austin Browne during the Division 5 Northern Regionfinal on Nov. 25 in Arlington.

South County running back Andrew Rector scored a touchdown duringthe Stallions’ 37-13 win against Yorktown.

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Japanese soldiers surrendered as a resultof Nakamura’s efforts and for this, he wasawarded a bronze star.

Kawamoto, from Angel Island, was sentto New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, andBougainville. He assisted the Navy withJapanese translation. He said his skills wereparticularly useful in the battle forBougainville. A month before the battle, adisgruntled Japanese soldier deserted hisforces and came over to the American side.He warned Kawamoto of the attack. Be-cause of this intelligence, the 37th InfantryDivision, which Kawamoto was a part of,was able to bring in reinforcements.

Kawamoto then went to Lingayen Bay andmarched down to Manila. He said the Battleof Manila was “pretty big. I felt like I was ina war.”

Nakamura and Kawamoto have many ofthe same awards from the war: PhilippineLiberation Ribbon, Occupation of Japan,Victory Medal, Asiatic Theatre Campaignwith two bronze stars, American Theatreand a Bronze Star Medal. Nakamura alsohas an Officer’s Ribbon, for more than 20years of service, and a good conduct rib-bon.

Nakamura said World War II was differ-ent from other wars because it wasn’t po-litical; it was a fight for survival. “I thinkwe would’ve been exterminated if the Japa-nese won,” said Nakamura. “They would’veconsidered us traitors.”

Kawamoto said what made WWII differ-ent was the use of the atomic bomb.

ABOUT THE USE of atomic force to end

the war, Nakamura said, “In retrospect itwas terrible, but at that time, I had no feel-ings.”

“I wasn’t happy about it,” said Kawamoto,“But there are a lot of things in war you’renot happy about.” Kawamoto also notedthat Hiroshima was where his parents werefrom.

Kawamoto left the military in August1945, retiring as a technician, third grade.He said his commander general said,“You’ve put 20 months into the Pacific.You’ve done your duty. Go back home andtake care of Mama and Papa.” He returnedimmediately to his parents, who had beeninterred in Topaz, Utah. Kawamoto calledit a farce that these camps had towers withguns and sentries so the residents wouldn’tescape.

Nakamura’s family had also been put intocamps. His mother and all of his siblingswere in Poston, Ariz. and his father, whowas declared a “dangerous enemy alien,”because of his involvement in the NorthAmerica Military Virtues Society, was in-terred in New Mexico. Nakamura smiledrecalling that the family had had to leasetheir 60-acre orchard and vineyard whenthey had been put into camps. And ironi-cally, the leasee had been German. (Afterthe war, the Nakamura family got their landback.)

Unlike Kawamoto, Nakamura stayed inthe military after the war was over. He vis-ited occupied Japan in September 1945 andencountered discrimination by the Britishoccupation forces. Kawamoto worked forthe occupation forces and the federal ser-vice until 1979 when he retired from the

George Nakamura at Camp Savage. Yukio Kawamoto

military as a lieutenant colonel. He workedas a contractor until 2000 when he retiredcompletely.

Kawamoto took a position at the StateDepartment as an interpreter in 1946. Heworked there until the 1970s when he re-tired.

Nakamura met his wife, Sylvia, in St.Paul, Minn. They had four daughters, Diana,Joyce, Patricia and Linda.

Kawamoto met his wife, Sayo-ko, in Ja-pan. They had four children, Craig, Sharon,Don and Brian.

Nakamura and Kawamoto met in 1943but didn’t see each other again until theearly 1970s. By chance, they ran into eachother in Tokyo. Neither thought much ofthe meeting.

In February 2007, Kawamoto retired toGreenspring in Springfield with his wife.Three years later, when Nakamura wasthinking about where he and his wifeshould retire, he heard through a friend atthe Japanese American Veterans Associationthat Kawamoto was at Greenspring. He saidKawamoto being there didn’t influence hisdecision, but it worked out nicely. The twonow live within walking distance of eachother.

Congress awarded Nakamura andKawamoto the Congressional Gold Medalfor their service during World War II thisNovember.

Kawamoto said, “If Congress gives it, itmust be pretty good.”

Nakamura said, “It’s an honor to haveCongress acknowledge the fact that Japa-nese-Americans served in the U.S. armyhonorably and heroically.”

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LEGAL NOTICEINVITATION FOR MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

TO BIDGeorge Mason UniversityUniversity Commons Renovation

DECEMBER 7, 2011For Plans, Specifications, and other pertinent information con-tact SCHEIBEL CONSTRUCTION, 115 Prospect Drive, Hun-tingtown, MD or call 301-855-7900. Minority Business Enter-prises are encouraged to respond to this solicitation notice. Scheibel Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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NOTICE OF BRANCH APPLICATION SANDY SPRING BANK,

17801 GEORGIA AVENUE, OLNEY, MD 20832

intends to apply to the Federal Reserve Bank for permission to establish a branch at 5250 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22151.

The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application, including the record of the bank’s performance in helping to meet local credit needs.

You are invited to submit comments on this application, in writ-ing to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, P. O. Box 27622, Richmond, Virginia 23261. The comment period will not end before December 16, 2011. The Federal Reserve Board’s Policy Statement regarding notice of applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve board’s procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application, contact Mr. A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, at (804) 697-8237. The Federal Reserve System will consider your comments and any request for a hearing on the application if they are received by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on or before the last day of the comment period.


OBITUARYBarbara M. Wingo "Bobbie"On Nov. 23, 2011 at Prince William Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward Wingo. She is also survived by a goddaugh-ter, Sharon Venzor. Barbara was a graduate of Falls Church High School.Friends may call at Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home on Thurs-day December 1,from 2-4 and 6-8 PM where a funeral service will be held on Friday Dec. 2, at 10 AM. Interment Fairfax Memorial Park.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of your choice.


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PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with the public participation requirement of 9 VAC 20-160-120, the general public is hereby notified that WPPI-Springfield HS, LLC, has voluntarily enrolled the property located at 7010 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA (“Property”) into the Voluntary Remediation Program (“VRP”), administered by the Virginia Department of Environ-mental Quality (“VDEQ”). In accordance with the VRP, voluntary investigations and human health assessments have been com-pleted. Groundwater and soil gas samples at the Property indi-cated the presence of volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) re-lated to a release of dry cleaning solvents from a topographi-cally and hydraulically upgradient dry cleaner. A site and hu-man health risk assessment determined the impacts at the Property did not present an unacceptable health risk to site users in consideration of proposed site use restrictions. Actions required for continued protection of human health and the envi-ronment at the Property include institutional controls (deed re-strictions) limiting property use to commercial and restricting groundwater use for any purpose. The VRP is prepared to is-sue a “Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Remediation” for the Property pending completion of the VRP process and completion of the 30-day public notice period expiring on De-cember 15, 2011. If you have questions or wish to comment during this time, please call Mike Bruzzesi at (703) 608-5969 or submit comments in writing to Mr. Bruzzesi at Land Strategies, Inc., 26037 Springdale Drive, Chantilly, VA 20152.


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ABC LICENSEMonty’s Steakhouse & Lounge, Inc trading as Monty’s Steakhouse, 8426 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA 22152. The above establish-ment is applying to the VIR-GINIA DEPARTMENT OF AL-COHOLIC BEVERAGE CON-TROL for a Wine and Beer on Premises and Mixed Beverag-es on Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic bev-erages. Mandana Montazami, President

ABC LICENSESNP Ventures Inc, trading as Royal Food Mart, 10423 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22030. The above establishment is apply-ing to the VIRGINIA DEPART-MENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEV-ERAGE CONTROL for a beer and wine off premises license to sell or manufacture alcohol-ic beverages. Sarbjinder Singh, President. NOTE: Ob-jections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200

26 Antiques

We pay top $ for antique furniture and mid-century

Danish/modernteak furniture, STERLING, MEN'S WATCHES, jewelry

and costume jewelry,paintings/art glass/clocks.

Schefer Antiques @703-241-0790.

Email:[email protected]

29 Misc. for Sale

Moving Sale:Full size bed (frame,

headboard, 2 end tables) exceptional condition: $100

Piano w/bench(Wurlit-zer, Model 2719) like new: $500

Dinette set (glass top/4 chairs) great condi-tion: $75

Patio Set (1 Large, 1 Small Table, 6 chairs, um-brella with stand) excellent condition: $75

Call: 703-338-0423

116 Childcare Avail.

BURKE Childcare avail in my home,OFC Lic, FT & PT, days,

evenings, Back-up care & special needs children

welcome. Large yard for lots of fun! 703-569-8056

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Buyer Broker since 1973!703-981-3277

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Springfield$474,900

Private cul-de-saclocation backing towoods * Hardwoodfloors on main level,stairs & hall, masterbedroom * Updatedkitchen with granite

counters and custom cabinetry * Family room features fire-place & opens to large deck * 4 bedrms & 2.5 baths * Finishedwalk out basement with huge recreation room & den *Utility/storage room * 2 car garage

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3069 Nutley St.

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Fairfax Station$849,900

Custom home onserene 5 acre woodedlot * Walk to BurkeLake * Impeccablearchitectural detailsthroughout * Fabulous

2009 gourmet eat-in kitchen * Wood floors * 3 full & 2 half baths *3 fireplaces * Master w/fireplace & dressing room * Family roomw/wet bar * Library w/fireplace * Living room w/fireplace & viewof the natural surroundings * Large patio * Visitwww.KilkennyLane.com

Call Judy at 703-503-1885.

Burke $246,500LAKE BRADDOCK!SOLD.....but we haveothers in LakeBraddock and nearby!!Just steps away fromfish-stocked LakeBraddock, bus stops,tennis courts, andswimming pool! Also

it’s within 2 miles of VRE/Amtrak station!!

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SOLD

Dale City$184,900

TOTALLYRENOVATED

This 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA,3-level townhousehas upgraded bathsand kitchen withgranite counters,new SS appliances,new carpet, 1sthardwoods andMUCH, MUCHMORE!

FairfaxMiddleridge

$604,000Exceptional colonial,just steps toWoodglen Lake!Nothing has beenspared, includingupdated kitchen

with 42 inch cabinets, granite counters, stainless appliances.All baths updated. Gleaming hardwood floors, & a finishedlower level with huge recreation room and theatre room justperfect for those Football parties! Gorgeous yard and peacefuldeck come too! Call Catie & Steve to see today. 703-278-9313

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Are you Ready to Make your Move?Whether you are buying or selling now is theright time to begin. To ensure that you areready for the 2012 market, call Betsy today toschedule your free consultation and planningsession at (703) 503-1478.

CliftonEquestrian

Estate$1,795,000

Sited on over9 acres, with 5BRs, 4.5 BAs,

this custom home is truly gorgeous andoffers a riding arena, 5 fenced paddocksand Morton 6-stall horse barn.

Centreville/Virginia RunRental: $3000

Short term – 7 monthsBeautifully renovated 3 finished levelcolonial home. Gourmet kitchen with“Wolf” appliances. Luxury masterbath. Lower level media area/recrm/guest rm and full bath. Rear deck-ing overlooks open common area. 4/5bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, 2 car garage.

Springfield $574,900Roomy 5 BR, 3 BA colonial on a 1/3rdacre lot backs to wooded parkland! Inground pool! Updated kitchen & baths!Sun Room addition, home office, 2 cargarage! Gleaming hardwood flooring &designer tile work. West SpringfieldH.S. District. Call 703-690-1795.

Fairfax $983,500GREAT

HOME/PRIMELOCATION

Lg 5BR/3.5BA*Within 1 mileto ViennaMetro*.5acre*Great Rm*

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Vienna $1,690,000SPECTACULAR!

Extraordinary 9 BR/7.5 BA custom Sekas builthome with 4 levels on private .71 acre lot closeto shops. Gleaming hardwoods, beautifullyappointed rooms, fabulous chef’s kitchen,screened porch, pool, deck, hot tub, exercise &media rooms, separate entrance for home office(or 2 BR aupair suite), 3 car garage.

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