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By Victoria Ross

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It’s a few minutes before 9 a.m. Sun-day morning, and LuAnn Bennett, theDemocratic candidate for the 10th Dis-trict Congressional seat, is sipping

coffee in her stocking feet and greeting vol-unteers arriving at the Great Falls home ofMary Yang.

Bennett, a newcomer to politics seekingto unseat one-term incumbent RepublicanBarbara Comstock, appears comfortableand confident in her role as candidate.

Unfazed by the boisterous children slid-ing across Yang’s spacious basement floor,Bennett is forceful when she addresses thecrowd of shoeless volunteers (Yang’s houserules) heading out to canvas Democraticsupporters and make sure they turn out tovote on November 8.

She delivers a brief, energetic stumpspeech, touting her background as a small-business owner and working mom fromMcLean.

“I will bring those real-life skills to Con-gress,” she says. “Somewhere along the line,elected officials stopped focusing on gov-erning and started focusing on money. Gov-ernance has gotten lost in the shuffle andwe need to get it back.”

IN THE FINAL, frantic days of the one ofthe most unpredictable and unprecedentedelections in modern history, both candidatesspent the blustery fall weekend crisscross-ing the sprawling, diverse 10th district -

meeting residents, rallying volunteers andcampaigning hard for voters’ support.

Comstock, known as an indefatigablecampaigner, ended her long weekend inFairfax, at a “Meet and Greet” with mem-bers of the Indian-American community atthe home of Fairfax resident Amod Desai.

“She is the one person who understandsthe dynamics of this district, the issues, theculture, what’s important,” said PuneetAhluwalia, a Fairfax County Republican of-ficial who organized Sunday’s event. “Shehas been a presence in our community sinceshe was a delegate…Her inclusivity hasmade a dramatic difference to us, especiallywith impressionable children.”

“Our kids got the opportunity to sharetheir thoughts directly with a Congress-woman,” said Abhijit Adhikari, who alsoattended Sunday’s Meet and Greet.

Both candidates began the weekend witha joint appearance at the ADAMS (All DullesArea Muslim Society) in Sterling on Fridayevening. Earlier in the day, the AmericanMuslim Women Political Action Committee(AMW PAC) endorsed Bennett in the raceagainst Barbara Comstock.

This is the first Congressional candidatethe AMW PAC has ever endorsed, saidMirriam Seddiq, founder of AMW PAC, add-ing that “we truly believe that Ms. Bennettwill be a strong ally for Muslim women inCongress.”

Each candidate had some breaking newsto share with supporters this weekend.

On Saturday, Comstock was buoyed bytwo key endorsements. The Winchester Starpraised Comstock for knowing and work-ing with her diverse constituencies. She alsoreceived the endorsement from the edito-rial board of The Washington Post, whichsurprised many Democrats, since the paperhad never endorsed Comstock in the past.

“Yes, it was a little surprising to me,”Comstock said during a phone interview on

Monday. “To get both of theseendorsements…it demonstrates our depthand breadth of knowledge and our broadsupport across our district.

“It is a crazy time, but I’m energized byall the challenging work,” Comstock said.“That’s why I make sure to make those re-lationships and keep those partnershipsthroughout the district. People know me,and it’s a privilege to help them.”

In Comstock’s latest ad, which her cam-paign released Tuesday, she looks directlyat the camera and touts her ability to workacross the aisle. The ad features the banner“Endorsed by The Washington Post” at theend. Comstock’s campaign emphasized thatit was a “100 percent positive” ad, in a po-litical season which has featured muchnegativity.

“While others seek to divide us I get re-sults that unite us,” claims Comstock in thespot. “I approve this message because work-ing together…works.”

Bennett’s campaign got a boost from aDemocratic poll which showed her leadingComstock for the first time, by 46 to 42percent, among likely voters. Pollster Ex-pedition Strategies in September had shownBennett behind by four points.

That recent poll was conducted Oct. 10-12, after the revelation of GOP presidentialcandidate Donald Trump’s hot-mic com-ments boasting about groping and kissingwomen. There has been much speculationthat problems with Trump’s candidacy willhurt “down-ticket” Republicans likeComstock.

After Trump’s comments were made pub-lic, Comstock issued an unequivocallyscornful statement, calling Trump’s com-ments “vile, disgusting, and disqualifying,”and declaring she would not endorse or votefor Trump. She also made it just as clearshe would not vote for Democratic nomi-nee Hillary Clinton.

THE 10TH DISTRICT Congressional seathas been held by Republicans for manyyears. Comstock won the election in 2014to replace her former boss, Frank Wolf, whohad been in office since 1981. However, theDistrict voted for Barack Obama in both the2008 and 2012 presidential elections andis viewed by many political analysts as aswing district which reflects the changingdemographics which have made Virginia aswing state.

The Cook Political Report, a non-partisanelection tip sheet, moved the Comstock-Bennett race from “lean Republican” to “tossup” on Wednesday, Oct. 19, citing Trump’sunpopularity in much of the district.

The apparent tightening of the Virginia10th district race has attracted attentionnationally. Both candidates have benefitedfrom spending by outside groups, whichhave poured more than $3.7 million intothe race, according to data compiled by theVirginia Public Access Project.

Bennett has the support of Emily’s List,whose President Stephanie Schriock cam-paigned for Bennett last weekend. The Con-gressional Leadership Fund, a super PACsupporting House Republican candidates,announced Friday an additional $1.2 mil-lion for cable, broadcast and digital adver-tising in the district, bringing the GOP su-per PAC’s total spending there to $2.7 mil-lion.

Democrat Jamie Raskin, who is likely towin his own Congressional race inMaryland’s 8th District, spoke to Bennett’sgathering in Great Falls on Sunday, andparticipated in the door knocking that fol-lowed.

The Democrats holding the three state-wide offices in Virginia, Gov. TerryMcAuliffe, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam and At-torney General Mark Herring, recentlyhosted a fundraiser for Bennett at a winery.

Comstock, Bennett criss-cross Northern Virginiain all-out effort to reachkey voters.

Race Tightens in Heated 10th District

Photo courtesy of Comstock Campaign

Rep. Barbara Comstock, the Republican incumbent in the 10th DistrictCongressional race, met with members of the Indian-American commu-nity during a Meet and Greet Sunday at the home of Fairfax residentAmod Desai.

Photo by Victoria Ross/The Connection

LuAnn Bennett, the Democratic challenger in Northern Virginia’s heated10th Congressional district race, rallies volunteers at a Canvass Kick-Offevent in Great Falls Sunday morning. She was joined by Maryland StateSen. Jamie Raskin (left), who delivered brief remarks to rally volunteers.


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In recognition of CybersecurityAwareness Month, Marshall Acad-emy—a Governor’s STEM (sci-ence, technology, engineering, andmath) Academy—and GeorgeMason University (GMU) will hostthe first Cybersecurity Youth Con-ference on Saturday, Oct. 29, atGMU’s Fairfax campus. The con-ference is designed to expose el-ementary, middle, and high schoolstudents and their parents tocybersecurity fundamentals. Theevent is sponsored by NorthropGrumman, IBM, Booz Allen,Symantec, and the University ofVirginia (U.Va.).

Check in begins at 9:30 a.m. andthe conference will run from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Included will bekeynote speakers, breakout ses-sions, an exhibit hall, and hands-on activities.

The event will feature keynotespeakers Ruthe Farmer, director ofstrategic initiatives, National Cen-ter for Women and InformationTechnology, who focuses her ef-forts on increasing girls’ participa-tion in technology and engineer-ing, and Virginia Secretary of Edu-cation Dietra Trent.

Breakout sessions and theirsponsors include:

❖ “That wasn’t what I meant todelete…”, Federal Bureau of Investiga-tion.

❖ “Internet of Me,” IBM❖ “An Introduction to IoT (Internet

of Things) through Home Automa-tion,” Cisco.

❖ “Incident Response andMalwareTriage,”FireEye.

❖ “Security and Privacy Issues inUAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle),”Volgenau School of Engineering,GMU.

❖ “Capture the Flag,” CarnegieMellon University.

❖ “Software Defined Radios in aVehicular Applications,” VolgenauSchool of Engineering, GMU.

❖ “Cybersecurity in an IoT World,”Virginia Tech Hume Center forNational Security and Technology.

❖ “Career Steps – Using SocialMedia to your Advantage,” GeorgeWashington University.

❖ “Fingerprints,” “Facial Recogni-tion,” and “Who Stole the Lunch? DNAin Forensic Science,” College ofScience, GMU.

❖ “How to Tell if Your Kid is aBlack Hat (Hacker),” MarymountUniversity.

❖ “Digital Citizenship and InternetSafety,” The Source of Learning.

❖ “Learn to Code with JetpackJumper,” Microsoft.

Participants can register online athttp://ist.gmu.edu/CyberConference/

Marshall Academy, GMU to HostCybersecurity Youth Conference


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Vietnamese Campaign for ClintonAs Election Day is near, Vinh Cam, Ph.D., Chair, Vietnam-ese Americans for Hillary (center, front, at Eden Center inFalls Church) is campaigning in area’s Vietnamese com-munity to “work together to elect Hillary Clinton, TimKaine, and our Congressional candidates. … This is yourchance to engage in the most consequential election ofour lifetime,” she said in a message, inviting the commu-nity members to help with phone bank for Clinton sched-uled for Wednesdays, Oct. 26 and Nov . 2, 6-9 p.m.at 5710Hampton Forest Way, Fairfax. Vietnamese delicacies willbe served. For registration and more information [email protected]

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By Sharon Bulova

Chairman, Board of Supervisor

I was elected chairman in 2009, just asthe Great Recession settled over thiscountry like a stubborn storm cloud. Themarket value of property in Fairfax

County plummeted, resulting in historic reduc-tions in both residential and commercial taxrevenues. At the same time, more people thanever turned to the county for assistance. FormerCounty Executive Tony Griffin’s prediction, inthe throes of the Recession years, that “this willbe our new normal” has proven pre-scient.

Recovery from the recession hasbeen sluggish, exacerbated by theeffects of sequestration and cutbacks in ourcommercial sector’s bread and butter, federalcontracting. To maintain fiscal equilibrium; realestate tax rates were raised, hundreds of mil-lions of dollars were eliminated from the bud-get, salaries were frozen and reductions-in-force require our workforce to do more withless. County cost-cutting measures that wereaccepted as necessary when the Recession firstmaterialized eventually have caused some“fraying around the edges,” per The Washing-ton Post, (April 2, 2016). I am providing thisbackdrop to lend some context to our board’sdecision to put the question of a meals tax to

the voters.In Virginia, towns and cities are allowed a

greater array of revenue tools, including theright to adopt a meals tax. Most cities andtowns within and around us have a meals tax:Alexandria, Arlington, Herndon, Vienna, FallsChurch, Fairfax City, Leesburg, and Manassas.Counties on the other hand must rely prima-rily (almost 80 percent of our budget) on realestate and property taxes to provide local ser-vices. Other revenues are capped or controlledby the state.

Counties in Virginia (which were rural farm-land when early tax authorities wereallocated) are only able to implementa meals tax following a successfulvoter referendum. This question will

be put to Fairfax County voters on Nov. 8.If the referendum is successful, and a 4 per-

cent tax on restaurant meals and preparedfoods is adopted, it would raise almost $100million, equivalent to over 4 cents on the RealEstate tax rate. The language on the ballotquestion becomes law and revenue from themeals tax must be used per the ballot lan-guage.

If authorized by the voters, the Board of Su-pervisors would hold a public hearing to adoptan ordinance defining specifics of the tax. Al-ready we have made the legally binding com-mitment that 70 percent would go to the

Fairfax County Public Schools. The SchoolBoard has committed that its share, estimatedto be about $70 million in new funding, wouldbe used primarily to address teachers’ salaries,which have lagged behind those in neighbor-ing jurisdictions. Fairfax County today is spend-ing $800 less per pupil than in 2008.

The remaining 30 percent would go towardother county needs, including public safety,parks, libraries, and mental health. The mealstax is intended to diversify and enhance countyrevenue — to supplement and not supplant —support for school and county services.

While our county continues to work hard toidentify efficiencies and to stimulate our com-mercial tax base, we are also hoping to diver-sify the local revenue available to provide thequality services our residents value and relyupon — top notch schools, safe communities,and compassionate human services.

I am proud to lead Fairfax County, one ofthe best-managed, safest and well-educatedjurisdictions in the country. Residents loveFairfax because of our great schools and be-cause we are a safe and welcoming commu-nity. Maintaining that quality is a top priorityfor the Board of Supervisors and our partnerson the School Board. It isn’t, however, a simpleor easy job given constraints under state law.

I hope you will vote “yes” on the meals taxreferendum on Nov. 8.

A legally binding commitment that 70 percentwould go to the Fairfax County Public Schools.Bulova: Vote Yes

Commentary

EnhancingLearning forAll StudentsTo the Editor:

Tim Peterson, in reporting avail-able 2016 Fairfax County PublicSchool (FCPS) SAT scores (“FairfaxCounty SAT Scores Above Virginia,National Levels,” Connection, Oc-tober 19-25,2016) , highlighted anachievement gap.

Peterson focused on “achieve-ment gap” without identifying itas SAT score differences between“students of color” and other stu-dents. He loosely opined that “out-comes are not improving for fartoo many students of color.” Ofcourse, one could label educa-tional outcomes as not improvingenough for too many students.Critically, he offered no support-ing facts (while no one doubts agap). Anyone could focus on stu-dent gaps, but educators shouldenhance average learning for allstudents.

The Virginia Board of EducationPresident Billy K. Cannaday Jr.evidently does not push hard forimproving education for all. As thearticle notes, Cannaday said “Nar-rowing and ultimately closingthese gaps is the state board’s toppriority.” One could refer to thisstatement as a racist statement

since it pits certain groups againstothers. It also reflects dangerousperformance goals. A dubious wayto achieve this gap goal is to re-quire all white and Asian studentsto drink only beer and avoid librar-ies. Shame on Billy for focusingbadly and implicitly dividinggroups instead of improving edu-cation for all.

Peterson’s second point, higherFCPS SAT scores than Virginia andU.S. scores, is no achievement. Thereason is FCPS family educationand income levels are far higher.Crucially, average 2016 FCPS scoresflatline, edging up 1 point to 1668.Virginia public schools scores farlower average SATs than all otherVirginia students. We should askhow to ensure accountably im-proved education for all students.

Dr. David V. PritchettMcLean

Focus onEconomy andNational SecurityTo the Editor:

I am writing to express my sup-port, and that of my family, forCongresswoman BarbaraComstock.

The most important issues fac-ing those of us who live in North-

ern Virginia, and indeed the en-tire country, are the economy andnational security. Our economyhas been stagnant throughout thisdecade and is beginning to furtherweaken after years of meager, sub-standard growth. The threat offoreign and domestic terrorism isreal and growing.

Congresswoman Comstock un-derstands both of these importantissues. During her time in Con-gress, she has focused on effortsto strengthen our economy andtaken strong stands on issues ofnational security. We can count onher. Comstock sponsored the Re-search and Development Effi-ciency Act, legislation that wouldreduce federal regulatory burdenson important research and devel-opment projects that can lead tobreakthrough innovations andmost importantly - new jobs. Shealso co-sponsored legislation tomake permanent a tax credit forresearch and development thatwill help support new jobs.

Gordon MilbournMcLean

Experience toGet Things DoneTo the Editor:

I am an informed voter raisedhere in McLean who cares deeply

about my country and my littlecorner of Virginia. Our Common-wealth lost a great deal of cloutwhen Rep. Frank Wolf retired, andis again losing a lot of experiencethis year with three more VirginiaHouse members departing and thepossibility of our junior senatorascending to the vice presidency.These departures are not just badfor Northern Virginia, but the en-tire Metropolitan Washington Re-gion.

If not for Comstock and her al-lies in Congress, we would havelost the $150 million federal shareof Metro funding. Federal employ-ees would have been targeted forpay freezes, attrition, and unjustterminations. And we would havelost a critical battle to stop otherrepresentatives from altering rulesgoverning Dulles and Reagan Air-ports, which would have threat-ened Dulles’ long-term financialviability.

Luann Bennett, as a freshmanmember in the minority, would nothave the know-how or the cloutto be able to secure our district’spriorities, whereas Comstock hasalready done so. I ask that my fel-low McLean residents to put asideideological and emotional tenden-cies, think pragmatically, and votefor Comstock.

Nikhil VermaMcLean

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Churchill Road Elementary Schoolcontinued its long-standing commu-nity service tradition by makingsandwiches for Martha’s Table, a non-profit organization in Washington,D.C. that serves sandwiches to thosein need. On Wednesday, Oct. 19,more than 100 Churchill Road first,and third and fifth graders, along

Making Sandwiches for Martha’s Tablewith family members, banded to-gether to make 2,000 sandwichesduring the initial sandwich-makingevent of the year. The sandwicheswere warmly received by the volun-teers at Martha’s Table when deliv-ered by the PTA Community ServiceCommittee co-chairs Robin Hoeymansand Sarah Walter.

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By Marilyn Campbell

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As the holiday season approaches,many begin to think about ex-pressing thankfulness and givingto those who are less fortunate.

Teaching gratitude and establishing a senseof charity in children also becomes a prior-ity for many parents.

Those lessons should begin long before it’stime to put the turkey in the oven or trimthe tree, however. Experts say practicinggratitude and demonstrating charitable giv-ing year-round in age-appropriate ways arekeys to raising compassionate children.

In fact, regular conversations betweenparents and children about charitable giv-ing and gratitude increase the chances thatyoungsters will be willing to give to charity,according to a recent study. Research fromthe Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indi-ana University’s Lilly Family School of Phi-lanthropy showed that children whose par-ents spoke to them about the importance ofgiving to those in need were 20 percent morelikely to give that those who parents did havesuch conversations.

“The conversations don’t need to be for-mal or contrived,” said Marcia Rosen, amarriage and family therapist in Bethesda,Md. “They can be as simple as sharing anexperience about helping a friend who mightneed help running an errand, so we changeour plans so that we can give the gift of ourtime to a friend. There are plenty of ex-amples all around us everyday.”

“The ability to empathize and takeanother’s perspective increases as a childgets older and less egocentric,” said Dr. LindaGulyn, a professor of psychology at

Marymount University in Arlington. “Forexample, make a thank you note to grandmafor the birthday gift. With little kids, theremight be a positive consequence for writinga note, for example [saying] ‘After you writethe note, we can watch the video.’ As kidsget older, have them take Grandma’s per-spective: ‘You know how it feels to be ap-preciated, don’t you?’”

Encourage children to find their own waysto express gratitude and give charitably. “Forexample, when thanking their soccer coachfor helping them all season, have them comeup with ways to thank him, even if it’s clumsyor kid-like,” said Gulyn. “[Parents] often doit for them. For example, parents take up acollection of money from other parents andthen they buy and present a fancy gift to thecoach, and the kids are not that involved.”

“Gratitude often relates to expectationsand entitlements,” said Amy L. Best, chair

of the Department of Sociology and Anthro-pology, George Mason University. “It is im-portant that young people develop somesense of entitlement. They are entitled todignity and have rights of care. Without asense of entitlement, claims to care, recog-nition, justice and dignity are more difficultto articulate. But too much entitlement canelevate expectations to too a high a level sothat disappointment prevails and gratitudeis difficult to muster.”

Children must learn to be in the momentto take those chances, however. “Dwellingtoo much in the past, through endless rumi-nation for instance, or always looking to thefuture undermines our ability to just be, tosoak in and soak up a moment,” said Best.“Consideration of past, present and futureshould be in healthy balance. Young peopleare often pressured to focus on the future,and some feel a sense of hopelessness to-

ward the future. Both make it difficultto be in the moment.

“Cultivating mindfulness of self andyour connection to others and theworld is important,” she added. “It isimportant to understand the sufferingof others and to feel a sense of empa-thy toward the struggles of others tofeel gratitude. Too much ambivalencetoward others, or too focused on theself, makes it difficult to cultivate a dis-position of gratitude.”

Local charities offer a variety of op-tions for families interested in givingthis holiday season and throughout theyear. Interfaith Works, a MontgomeryCounty, Md. nonprofit organizationwith a goal of meeting the needs ofthe poor and homeless, holds annualdrives for coat and cold-weather gearincluding mittens, scarves and hats.The organization is opening a newwomen’s homeless shelter and is inneed of supplies. “We need things likesheets, blankets and pillows to makethe women feel at home and welcomedwhen they move into their new resi-dence,” said Charlotte Garvey of Inter-faith Works “So families can shoponline for the ladies.”

For more information, visitwww.iworksmc.org.

Experts offer suggestionsfor instilling thesepractices in children.

Teaching Gratitude and Charitable Giving“It is important tounderstand the sufferingof others and to feel asense of empathy towardthe struggles of others tofeel gratitude.”— Professor Amy L. Best, chair of theDepartment of Sociology and Anthro-

pology, George Mason University

Local charitiessuch as Inter-faith Worksoffer families avariety ofopportunitiesfor benevolencethis holidayseason.

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ONGOINGThe Pumpkin Patch beginning

Monday Oct. 10 4 -7 p.m. then opendaily Sunday - Friday 11 - 7 p.m. and10 - 6 p.m. on Saturdays throughOct. 31. at St. Thomas’ EpiscopalChurch 8991 Brook Rd McLean. Allof the money raised by our pumpkinpatch is donated to support localcharities. 703-442-0330.

Meadow Farms Fall Festival GreatFalls Oct. 3 - Oct. 31 Mondaythrough Friday 8 - 7 p.m. Saturday 8- 6 p.m. Sunday 9 - 6 p.m. 10618Leesburg Pike, Vienna. There will bepumpkins, gourds, cornstalks, mums,pansies, and star bales. A hugeselection of pumpkins. There willalso be moon bounces, giant

scarecrows, haunted buses and pipesfor kids to go through, weekendconcessions and much more. Let yourkids have a blast while you pick outyour pumpkins and all your fallneeds. meadowsfarms.com

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 26, 201670th Annual Vienna Halloween

Parade 7 p.m. Maple Avenue,Vienna. “Celebrating 125 Years of theTown of Vienna” come in costume tocelebrate Halloween. Viennava.gov

The Cinderella Dream Celebrationat Karin’s Florist begins at 3:30p.m. located at 527 Maple AvenueEast in Vienna. 70th annual ViennaHalloween Parade in a horse-drawnCinderella carriage adorned inthousands of fresh flowers. A special

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By Ken Moore

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In April, the Board of Super-visors authorized planningstaff to research theMackall-Hall house and Tur-

key HIll Road for a possible expan-sion of the Langley Fork HistoricOverlay District.

Fairfax County Board of Super-visors created the The LangleyFork HIstoric Overlay District in1980 to protect historic structuresclustered around the intersectionof Old Chain Bridge Road andGeorgetown Pike.

The historic overlay district en-compasses 83.8 acres and a clus-ter of six historic structures in-cluded Langley Ordinary, LangleyTolly House, Gunnell’s Chapel, theLangley Friends Meeting House,the Mackall House and theKennedy’s Hickory Hill.

On Oct. 26, the Fairfax CountyPlanning Commission will hold apublic hearing on the proposal toexpand the district. After the com-mission makes its recommenda-tion to the Board of Supervisors,the Board will hold its public hear-ing on the proposed expansion on

Nov. 1, 2016 at 4 p.m.Historic Overlay Districts are

special zoning districts under thecounty’s zoning Ordinance, andconsist of “property or group ofcontiguous related properties de-termined to be of architectural,historic or archaeological signifi-

cance” to county residents.The proposed change is the sec-

ond proposed boundary change ofthe 13 overlay districts in thecounty; The Centreville OverlayDistrict was expanded in 2007.

According to Planning Commis-sion staff reports, The Mackall

House was originally built as achurch in 1858. The Mackall fam-ily converted the church into a resi-dence in the late 19th century andoccupied the house until the 1940s.The building is now used as a dayschool, according to staff reports.

The properties were originallypart of a 540-acre tract of landnamed Langley by Thomas Lee forthe ancestral estate in England. Itwas sold to B. Mackall in 1838,according to commission docu-ments. “A Union Army Civil Warcamp was situated on part of theproperty and the house served asa tenant house for a sheep farmerpostmaster during the late 19thcentury.”

After two owners occupied thehouse from 1949-1961, Dorseyand Cynthia Richardson pur-chased the two parcels of propertyand maintain it today.

The Fairfax County HistoryCommission voted in July to ex-pand the historic district to includethe Mackall-Hall House and vacantparcel at 1013 and 1011 TurkeyRun Road.

The Fairfax County ArchitecturalReview Board also voted this sum-mer to recommend the expansion.

Planning Ahead: Expansion of Langley Fork

Ken Moore/The Connection

The Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors arescheduled to hold public hearings on the expanding theLangley Fork Historic Overlay District to include TheMackall House, originally built as a church in 1858.

Langley ForkHistoric OverlayDistrict

“Beginning in the early 19thcentury, the village of Langley grewaround the juncture of theGeorgetown-Leesburg Turnpike andChain Bridge Road. Both roads datefrom the colonial era. TheGeorgetown-Leesburg Turnpike wasan important east-west road linkingfarmers with the merchants ofGeorgetown. Fairfax County had fewtowns and clusters of houses andother buildings developed aroundcrossroads, near mills, or at otherconvenient locations. These settle-ments dotted the rural 19th- and20th-century landscape. Langley Forkis the most intact and recognizable ofthese rural crossroads villagesremaining in Fairfax County. Sixbuildings, in addition to the roadsthemselves, remain from the previouscentury. Two, the mid-19th-Centuryordinary and toll house, illustrate thearea’s importance as a stopping pointfor travelers. The ordinary served asboth headquarters and hospital fortroops in the Civil War. The MackallHouse was built in 1858 as TrinityMethodist Church, but was laterconverted into a house and is now aschool. Two other churches survive,the Langley Friends Meeting House,built in 1893 as the second church ofthe Trinity Methodist congregation,and Gunnell’s Chapel, built after 1865as the Colored Methodist EpiscopalChurch. The sixth structure, HickoryHill, was constructed shortly after theCivil War, probably by the same manwho built the ordinary. In the 1930’sthe house was extensively remodeled.”

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About 200 guests attended theeighth annual Library Jubilee: ADolley Madison Squeeze, hostedby Dolley Madison Library in

McLean on Saturday, Oct. 15. The LibraryJubilee is the library’s largest fundraisingevent each year, with the goal of raising$150,000 this year; last year’s Jubilee raised$197,000. The Signature Sponsor, Friendsof Burke Centre Library, gave $25,000 thisyear. The money provides funding for schol-arships, the library’s Summer Reading Chal-lenge, the Changing Lives Through Litera-ture program, and purchasing extra books,eBooks and materials.

“We raise money to enhance the librarybeyond the taxpayer funded budget, whichincludes the library,” said Brian Engler,Chairman of the Board of Directors of the

Fairfax Library Foundation. “We run pro-grams called Changing Lives Through Lit-erature for juvenile first-time offenders;another one is called Ready to Read Early

About 200 guestsattend DolleyMadison Library’s‘Squeeze’-themedparty.

Library Jubilee Fundraiser in McLean

Literacy Outreach for preschoolers in con-junction with public schools and the library.Our theme is based on the fact that Dolley

Madison had a lot of parties called‘Squeezes’ — because you had to squeezeinto them at the White House.”

“It’s really a celebration of the library. Itbrings together the different groups whosupport the library. We have elected offi-cials, foundation staff, volunteers, librar-ians, authors and community business part-ners,” added Abigail Fine, Director of De-velopment at the Jubilee.

The special guest was New York TimesBestselling author Linda Castillo who writesmysteries and thrillers, including the popu-lar Kate Burkholder series—crime thrillersset in Amish country. Castillo has publishedmore than two dozen works, and has re-ceived industry honors including theDaphne du Maurier Award of Excellence,the Holt Medallion, and a nomination forthe Rita.

The event included a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, open bar with cocktails, horsd’oeuvres, and a harpist for musical enter-tainment. In following the tradition of theSqueezes, they even served DolleyMadison’s famous pink peppermint icecream in her honor.

— Steve Hibbard

Lilla Richards, former DranesvilleSupervisor and founder of theMcLean Community Foundation,with Amee Burgoyne, president ofthe McLean Community Foundation. Harpist Francesca Savoia of Vienna.

Brian Engler, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fairfax LibraryFoundation, with daughter Rachel.

(From left to right): Darren Ewing, Library Board of Trustees member;Jessica Hudson, Director of the Fairfax County Public Library System; andPaul Kohlenberger, President of the Fairfax County Historical Society.

Guests mingle during the eighth annual Library Jubilee: A Dolley Madi-son Squeeze, hosted by Dolley Madison Library in McLean on Saturday,Oct. 15.

(Pictured from left: Carol Herrick, author of eight books; AmeeBurgoyne, president of the McLean Community Foundation; and Del.Kathleen Murphy (D-34), representing McLean and Great Falls.

Photos by Steve Hibbard/The Connection


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About 250 guests at-tended the Arc ofNorthern Virginia’sMotown Experience

Gala on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016,at the McLean Hilton in TysonsCorner. With the goal of raising be-tween $115,000 to $200,000, theevent included a silent auction,live auction and special outreachappeal. After the guests dined onhors d’oeuvres, an open bar and asit-down dinner with filet andsalmon, the band David Akers andthe Soul Shakers played Motownmusic. The event honored twocompanies that have demon-strated dedication to providingemployment opportunities topeople with intellectual and devel-opmental disabilities — BoozAllen Hamilton of McLean andEvolver of Reston. Peggy Fox, Re-porter-Anchor and Virginia BureauChief at WUSA9, was the emceefor the evening.

“We’re really excited about thisevening’s Motown ExperienceGala, which is the signaturefundraiser for the Arc of NorthernVirginia and to help make possibleall of the programs and servicesto support people with disabilitiesand their families throughoutNorthern Virginia,” said RikkiEpstein, Executive Director of TheArc of Northern Virginia.

“This is our bi-annual gala. Ithink of it as an evening offundraising and education,” saidLucy Beadnell, Director of Advo-cacy with The Arc of Northern Vir-ginia. “Our programs and speak-ers are all focused around learn-ing more about people with devel-

Some 250 guests wine and dine to Motown hits whilesupporting people with disabilities.

The Arc of Northern Virginia StagesMotown Experience Gala

opmental disabilities as well assupporting them and their fami-lies in having a life like yours.”

There are more than 34,000families in Northern Virginia that

have loved ones that are affectedby some form of intellectual ordevelopmental disability.

— Steve Hibbard

Rikki Epstein, ExecutiveDirector of the Arc ofNorthern Virginia with Del.Mark Keam (D-35).

Del. Marcus Simon (D-53)of Falls Church.

John Burke, Past Board Member with the Arc of NorthernVirginia; with Rikki Epstein, Executive Director of Arc;and Bryn and Bill Burke.

Guests checkout the silentauction itemsduring the Arcof NorthernVirginia’sMotown Expe-rience Gala onSaturday, Oct.22, 2016, atthe McLeanHilton inTysons Corner.

Photos by Steve Hibbard/The Connection


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On the other hand, the chemotherapy infu-sion, which presently alternates/occurs everyfour/five weeks, does not — for me — gener-ally, have any psychological/emotional sideeffects. It is what it is, and whatever it was orwill be, I’m way past having any anxiety orstress about the process or the reasons for it.However, there are/I do experience physicalside effects (which unfortunately do weakenmy emotional resolve): fatigue, lethargy andmost significantly, eating challenges which keepme from eating “normally” for up to a week.This lack of food/comfort, results in a lack ofenergy, lack of interest/motivation, messed upsleeping pattern and a fragile emotional state. Iderive no pleasure from eating and my overallmood reflects that very necessary element —for me. As a result, I’m miserable.

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It was a bad week to be sure. Not only was Iwhipsawed, I was undercut, too. I had nothingto hang onto, not even my hat. I just had toendure and try to remind myself what myAuntie Irene so often said: “This too shall pass.”And as of Saturday night at 1:53 a.m, as I sitand write this column, it mostly has. ThankGod!

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Bradley Farm Haunted House Friday &Saturday 6 - 10 p.m. 13159 New ParklandDrive, Herndon. The guided tours are $5www.BFHauntedHouse.com.

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