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Recognizing TeensWho ServeNews, Page 3
Michael DeRose of theMcLean Rotary Clubpresents one of thisyear’s Youth Service
awards to McLean HighSchool student
Cecilia Lam.
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Jeffrey Scott Koger, 39 of Oak Hill,was sentenced last week in federalcourt to more than five years inprison and ordered to pay more
than $2 million in restitution.Koger embezzled more than $3 million
from many of the 400-plus Northern Vir-ginia homeowners associations that con-tracted services from his family’s company,Koger Management Group, located inFairfax.
KMG collected homeowners associationdues and provided a variety of financial andmaintenance services for the HOAs.Homeowners associations in virtually everypart of Northern Virginia were affected, in-cluding in Ashburn, Chantilly, Arlington,Burke, Springfield, McLean, Reston, MountVernon and Alexandria, among others.
Neither the United States government norJeffrey Koger’s defense attorney call hiscriminal actions “sophisticated,” but Kogerused more than 140 bank wire transfers tomove the money for his own purposes. Theembezzlement was conducted over thecourse of several years.
“The defendant took steps to cover up andexplain away his criminal behavior whichmade his theft more difficult to detect,” ac-cording to Assistant U.S. Attorney JackHanly. “A significant term of incarcerationis needed to reflect the seriousness of thedefendant’s crime, to impose just punish-ment, and to deter him from future of-fenses.”
Koger, who also faces criminal charges inFairfax County (see below), pleaded guiltyto wire fraud and tax evasion last Novem-ber.
U.S. District Court Judge Leonie M.Brinkema sentenced Koger Friday, Feb. 6 to66 months in prison and ordered that hepay more than $1.2 million in restitutionas well as $775,272 to the IRS for tax eva-sion.
Koger was the former Chief Financial Of-ficer of his father’s real estate managementfirm, Koger Management Group, which filedfor bankruptcy in July 2007. Robert Koger,the defendant’s father, reported to theFairfax City Police in November 2006 thathe believed his son had embezzled$800,000, kicking off the investigation.
“The defendant’s crimes caused substan-tial harm to numerous individuals, includ-ing: KMG which was forced to dissolve anddeclare bankruptcy; KMG’s employees,many of whom lost their jobs as a result ofthe dissolution; the more than 350 HOA
Insup Lee is president of Langley HighSchool’s Korean Club and a member ofthe National Honor Society, and he tu-
tors other students while earning perfectgrades. The high-school senior’s interest inKorea’s diplomatic history led him to starta program for summarizing and catalogu-ing documents on that subject in the Libraryof Congress.
However, none of these are the reason hereceived one of the McLean Rotary Club’sYouth Service awards, presented at a lun-cheon last Tuesday, Feb. 3. Recipients of theawards are chosen for their embodiment ofthe Rotary motto, “Service above self.”
Lee was one of three area students cho-sen for the awards this year. Also receivingplaques and $400 checks were Cecilia Lamof McLean High School and Elyse Marriottof the Potomac School.
ROTARIAN MICHAEL DEROSE, whoorganizes the youth awards program, nowin its fourth year, said Lee’s nomination wasamong the most overwhelming he had everseen. “This is one of the most remarkablestories,” he told the Rotarians gathered forthe luncheon at the Lutheran Church of theRedeemer.
Diagnosed with leukemia, now in remis-sion, Lee founded To the Next Stage, anorganization that encourages teens withcancer to continue their studies and pursuetheir goals. Lee also shares his story as acounselor at Camp Fantastic, a camp forchildren with cancer. He created a back-to-school program for parents of children withcancer, was the speaker at the GrowingHope annual picnic and volunteers withpatients at Children’s National Medical Cen-ter for Oncology and Hematology.
“When I shook his hand for the first time,I knew this young man was destined to goon to do great things,” said JenniferBaldesare, the Langley counselor whonominated Lee for the award, addingthat he “exemplified what it means to putothers before self” and was also one ofthe best students she had known.Through To the Next Stage, Lee hadmotivated other teens by talking abouthis own experiences and distributedpamphlets about teen cancer at localhospitals, Baldesare said. “He’s truly a realmentor and all these patients have benefitedfrom his strength.”
DeRose asked whether he correctly un-derstood that Lee had kept his grades upduring three months of daily chemotherapy.He had. Asked where he would be attend-ing college, Lee said he wasn’t sure — hehad been accepted by Stanford, but was stillwaiting to hear from Harvard.
Introducing Lam, DeRose said, “This issomeone whose life has been greatly influ-
enced by music and she used music to in-fluence the lives of those around her.” Aclassical violinist, Lam founded and leadsUnion of Productive Performances, throughwhich she assembles musicians from herschool to give free concerts at theLewinsville Senior Residences. The perform-ers encourage audience participation andengage the seniors in discussions aboutmusic, as it relates to different periods intheir lives.
She also organizes fund-raisers for Alter-
native House, Vienna’s crisis shelter forteens, and is working with anotherMcLean student to create a video thatwill promote community relations withthe shelter. And Lam volunteers at theHolocaust Museum, where she gives pre-sentations and acts as a translator forChinese and Hispanic visitors, and men-
tors young musicians in the Queens Taiwan-ese Evangelical Church Summer Youth Or-chestra.
HER GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, IsabelleRahn, said Lam “represents what is best intoday’s youth.” She also noted that Lamwould be performing at the Kennedy Cen-ter later this month at Youth Orchestra Daywith the National Symphony.
Lam said she started Union of Productive
McLean Rotarybestows annualYouth Service awards.
Recognizing Teens Who Serve Others
Rotarian Michael DeRose introduces Langley student Insup Lee, whoworks to give hope and inspiration to other teens battling cancer.
From left, Youth Service awards organizer Michael DeRose poses withaward winners Insup Lee, Elyse Marriott and Cecillia Lam, as well asMcLean Rotary president Lois Wilson and Stan Richards of the RotaryFoundation.
Photos by Mike DiCicco/The Connection
Hundreds of localhomeowners associa-tions victimized.
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“He’s truly a real mentor andall these patients havebenefited from his strength.”
— Jennifer Baldesare
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It appears that the McLean Citi-zens Association (MCA) has U.S.Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) on its side
with regard to noise mitigation alongthe Dulles Access Road Extension. Butit is not yet clear what measures willbe taken to reduce noise from exist-ing traffic and the coming Metrorailalong that stretch of the Dulles Trans-portation Corridor.
Last year, members of the MCA Plan-ning and Zoning Committee co-chairMark Zetts and other members of theassociation’s board of directors tookmeasurements of the noise alreadygenerated by traffic along the exten-sion of Route 267 that runs from Route123 to Interstate 66, through thesouthwest corner of the McLean area.
At the association’s January meet-ing, Zetts presented the results of thestudy, saying the measurements moreor less resembled those documentedin the Dulles Rail Project’s environ-mental impact study but were oftenhigher than the Washington Metro-politan Area TransportationAuthority’s (WMATA) standard of 50decibels. The MCA passed a resolutioncalling for sound walls to be com-pleted along the route, before rail con-struction begins, wherever noise ex-ceeds standards.
Currently, there are gaps in soundwall coverage along the residential ar-eas on both sides of the road and theconcern is that rail construction andoperation will produce more noise.
Following the resolution, Wolf senta letter to Metropolitan WashingtonAirports Authority (MWAA) presidentJames Bennett, asking that the orga-nization work with WMATA and theVirginia Department of Transportation(VDOT) to provide sound barriersalong the length of the Dulles RailProject. About a week later, Bennettresponded, assuring that the AirportsAuthority would adhere to a uniformstandard of noise abatement along thecorridor.
“I don’t know what this means, butI do know our representatives are veryinterested in seeing some kind of noisemitigation along that stretch of theDulles Access Road Extension,” Zettssaid.
He said MWAA had also promisedlow walls directly along either side ofthe tracks to block the sound of thewheels running along the rail, but hesaid the MCA was still looking intohow effective such walls would be.
— Mike DiCicco
By Julia O’Donoghue
The Connection
Former Braddock District Su-
pervisor Sharon Bulova (D)was sworn in as the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisor’s new-
est chairman at the county government cen-ter Feb. 6.
Bulova defeated Springfield SupervisorPatrick Herrity (R) by 1,217 votes, a mar-gin of less than two percent, in a specialelection for the countywide seat three daysearlier. She replaces now U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11), who left the office to jointhe U.S. Congress in early January.
A 21-year county board veteran, Bulovaserves as chair of the supervisor’s budgetcommittee and was a founder of the Vir-ginia Railway Express (VRE), a commutertrain to Washington D.C. with stations insouthern and central Fairfax.
In opening remarks at the swearingin ceremony, Fairfax County public in-formation officer Merni Fitzgerald alsosaid Bulova had “championed the re-development of Tysons Corner as an en-vironmental project,” while serving asBraddock District supervisor.
AS CHAIRMAN, Bulova has her workcut out for her in 2009. Fairfax Countymust close a projected $650 millionbudget hole in the annual budget thatbegins in July.
Approximately 75 percent of the lo-cal government’s revenue comes fromreal estate taxes and the county’s prop-erty values have fallen significantly. Thesupervisors would have to raise the realestate property tax rate 14 to 15 cents justto keep county revenue at the same level aslast year.
According to Bulova, residents shouldbrace themselves for some cuts to countyservices, though Fairfax will try to take careof its most vulnerable citizens.
“We will adopt changes that will bring ourbudget into equilibrium …[But we] needto take care of those among us who needour help now more than ever,” said the newchairman at the swearing in ceremony.
“Working together, we will come throughthese difficult financial times. … The dark-est hour is just before the dawn,” she added.
THOUGH FACING a tough situation,Fairfax County’s economy is also resilient,according to Bulova.
Hilton Hotels recently decided to moveits headquarters to Fairfax over other localjurisdictions. The military’s Base Realign-ment And Closure process will also bringnew jobs and economic development to thesouthern part of the county, said Bulova.
As chairman, Bulova will also push forthe extension of Metro rail west in the In-terstate 66 corridor and the expansion ofVRE services, she said.
HERRITY, whose father served as boardchairman in the 1970s and 1980s, attendedBulova’s swearing-in ceremony.
His race with Bulova is the closest high-profile countywide contest between aDemocrat and Republican in several years.The last two Fairfax County chairmen, bothDemocrats, won their seats by a larger mar-gin than Bulova did last week.
Former chairman Kate Hanley beat formerSupervisor Elaine McConnell (R-Spring-field) in a 1995 special election with 52percent of the vote and approximately 3,500ballots. In 2004, Connolly won his firstchairman’s race by nine points and approxi-mately 17,000 ballots.
Bulova lost two magisterial districts,Mount Vernon and Dranesville, whichHanley and Connolly had won over the pastfour election cycles.
Fairfax County ChairmanSpecial Election Results
Fairfax County provided these returns for the FairfaxCounty chairman special election Feb. 3.
District Voter Bulova HerrityTurnout (%)
Braddock 22.7 8,750 5,849Hunter Mill 15.5 6,655 5,129Dranesville 17.1 5,810 6,252Lee 13.3 4,665 3,489Mason 15.7 4,510 3,519Mount Vernon 14.7 5,066 5,256Providence 14.7 5,148 4,356Springfield 18.9 5,758 9,155Sully 11.9 3,437 5,023Absentee - 2,150 2,704Total 16.1 51,965 50,759
Democrat winsspecial election byslim margin Feb. 3.
Bulova Becomes Chairman
Judge Jan Brodie swore inSharon Bulova as the newFairfax County chairman Feb. 6.
Herrity said the election results prove thatnot all residents are pleased with the direc-tion of the county’s leadership in recentyears.
“I am going to continue to stand up forwhat I believe in. … Clearly there is a dif-ference of opinion in the county,” he said.
THE ELECTION RESULTS do not neces-sarily reflect the views of the larger elec-torate. Voter turnout for the special elec-tion, at 16.1 percent, was low countywide.
Of the Fairfax’s nine magisterial districts,Braddock — which Bulova has representedfor over 20 years — had the highest voterturnout of 22 percent. Springfield — whichHerrity and his father have both represented— had the second highest, with 18.9 per-cent.
With 11.9 percent, Sully was the magis-terial district with the lowest turnout in thespecial election. It is also the only districtbesides Herrity’s Springfield that is repre-sented by a Republican, Michael Frey, onthe Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
“Working together, we will comethrough these difficult financial times.”
— Fairfax ChairmanSharon Bulova
Sharon Bulova addressed the crowd after her swearing in as FairfaxCounty chairman Feb. 6.
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[homeowners associations],many of whom suffered real finan-cial hardship because of the sto-len monies,” according to Hanly.
KOGER COOPERATED withprobation officers in preparing hispre-sentence report. He “places noblame on others for his conduct,”according to his defense attorneyPeter D. Greenspun.
“However, counsel for Mr. Kogerfeels it is important to bring to theattention of the Court the contextof what occurred and a full under-standing of mental health chal-lenges untreated through the timeof his offenses,” according to docu-ments filed by Greenspun in U.S.District Court, giving the positionof the defendant with respect tosentencing.
“Mr. Koger’s actions were ulti-mately derived not from puregreed but rather as a result of hisseverely deteriorated mentalhealth state coupled with an un-healthy need to provide for hiswife,” he said.
Untreated mental health chal-lenges included Koger’s bipolardisorder, alcohol dependence, bu-limia nervosa and borderline per-sonality disorder as well as gam-bling addictions, according toGreenspun.
Greenspun described his clientas a “bright and capable business-man” who lived for years in a“frantic and type A-plus manner”helping to make KMG successful.
There is no evidence of theftbefore Koger began his relation-ship with his wife in 2002,Greenspun wrote, when Kogerstarted to support her fitness andrestaurant business ventures aswell as a newly acquired lavish“extreme life style.”
“The theft scheme was not com-plicated,” according to Greenspun.“Mr. Koger took out funds out of a
BB&T pass through account. Whilethose transactions were coveredup by various KMG accounting andadministrative entries, there wasno secret as to where the fundswere going.”
Koger embezzled the money andinvested funds in personal ac-counts and businesses he and hiswife were involved in, accordingto court documents, including:$733,000 in Jordan’s 8 restauranton Capitol Hill; $374,960 to pay acontractor to remodel his Oak Hillhouse and the Tri-Fitness, Inc. fa-cility in Annandale; $40,000 for adown payment on a 2005Chevrolet Corvette convertible;$60,000 for a down payment on ahouse in New Mexico; and$56,668 for windows and doorsfor his home.
Koger also evaded $775,273 infederal income taxes by failing tofile personal income tax returnsfrom 2003-06, according to theInternal Revenue Service. In 2005,Koger received taxable income ofmore than $810,257.
FEDERAL SENTENCING maybe the least of Koger’s problems.He also faces three counts of at-tempted capital murder of policeofficers, two counts of aggravatedmaiming and five counts of use ofa firearm in the commission offelonies in Fairfax County courts.
“The struggle for Mr. Koger onlybegins with this [federal] sentenc-ing,” said Greenspun.
Additional aggravated maliciouswounding charges in the City ofAlexandria Circuit Courts couldalso be prosecuted, although theyhave currently been nolle prossed,or set aside.
According to police reports andtestimony at Koger’s preliminaryhearing in Fairfax County court inJune 2008, Koger stopped his1990 Jeep Cherokee behind a taxi-cab stopped at a traffic light at thecorner of Seminary Road and
North Beauregard Street in Alex-andria in the early morning of Feb.2, 2008.
Koger got out of his Jeep,walked to the taxi driver’s windowand fired several shots into thecab. The driver was seriously in-jured.
Koger shot two other men inanother car, who escaped him bydriving into the Fairfax CountyPolice Station on Franconia Road.
“These incidents are withoutreason and there is not any evi-dence of motive,” according toGreenspun, who called the inci-dents “serious events” although“nothing but the delusional actionsof a very challenged and intoxi-cated man.”
Koger eventually fled in his Jeepto elude a Virginia State trooper.Koger crashed into a traffic con-trol box in front of SpringfieldShopping Mall, and got out of hiscar with a firearm in his hand.
When Koger fired his weapon,the trooper and Washington Met-ropolitan Transit Authority offic-ers shot back, hitting Koger in themidsection. He was hospitalizedwith life-threatening injuries, butrecovered.
After being shot, Koger said,“Help me, they’re coming to getme.”
Koger had a blood alcohol con-tent of .25 or higher — three timesthe legal limit in Virginia to drive— according to federal court docu-ments.
In August, Greenspun, filed no-tice of Koger’s possible intent toclaim the insanity defense.
“Law enforcement, family anddefense counsel have not beenable to identify any assaultive be-havior in the span of Mr. Koger’slife,” he said.
Koger faces more than three lifeterms in prison if convicted inFairfax County Circuit Court. Histrial on those charges is currentlyscheduled for later this month.
New Koger Trial Set to Start
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School communitypraises retiringorchestra directorGretta Sandberg.
McLean High Orchestra Presents‘Rock You Can Believe In’
President of the Parents Booster Group, Anne Oudemans, displays the T-shirtfor the upcoming Rock You Can Believe In concert at McLean High School.
The director of McLean HighSchool Orchestra for 14 years,Gretta Sandberg stands outside ofher classroom on “Kilt Avenue,”the hallway that leads to the or-chestra room.
By Merrill Roth
The Connection
On Friday, Feb. 13, theMcLean High SchoolOrchestra will rock thehouse with “Rock You
Can Believe In,” concert at 7:30 p.m.“Rock You Can Believe In” will be
the culmination of countless rehears-als for the orchestra, all leading up to
a two-day workshopgiven by BridgidBibbens, a member ofMark Wood MusicProductions. MarkWood is a member ofthe Trans-SiberianOrchestra and thefounder of “ElectrifyYour Strings!” a seriesof musical educationprograms, whichBibbens will be pre-senting to students. Ateacher’s scholarshipfrom the Wolf TrapFoundation for thePerforming Artsgranted to the
orchestra’s director, Gretta Sandberg,made funding for the workshop pos-
sible. In anticipation of the workshop,Sandberg said, “I’m looking forward to see-ing how the kids react to someone whowants them to do something totally differ-ent. Kids need to know that music has noboundaries, you can do whatever youwant.”
The concert will feature music fromMetallica, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix andmuch more played by more than 180 stu-dents from McLean High School as well asLongfellow Middle School. According toAnne Oudemans, the president of the Par-ents Booster Group of the MHS Orchestra,“there’s a lot of excitement, not just in or-chestra, but throughout the school.”
Sandberg’s dedication to the McLean HighSchool Orchestra has not gone unnoticed.In 2007 she was presented with the Orches-tra Director of the Year Award on behalf of
“The wordis out thatif you wantto be in arewardingprogram,joinorchestra.”
— AnneOudemans
Pictured, from left, areChurchill Road ElementarySchool fourth-graders, SeanOlmsted, Christian Markwart,Alex Wallach, Grant Hughesand Ethan Reblitz. Back row,Langley High School seniorsDanny Pritchett and BarrettHunter, along with DaveIckowski, Churchill Roadfourth-grade teacher.
Langley PlayersMeet Loyal Fans
On Thursday, Feb. 5, LangleySaxon basketball startersforward Danny Pritchett
and guard Barrett Hunter took a breakfrom their busy schedules to enjoy apizza lunch with a group of their mostloyal fans. For the past two years,these five Churchill Road ElementarySchool students have come to all theLangley home games to cheer on theteam. They know all the players andkeep an eye on them during games.The boys developed their interest inthe Langley basketball program whenthey began attending the summer bas-ketball camps sponsored by the highschool’s varsity team.
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the American String Teachers Association. Af-ter more than 40 years of teaching, 14 ofwhich have been spent at McLean High, thelegendary director is set to retire. During hertenure, the MHS orchestra has won manynational and regional awards for its concert,symphonic and chamber orchestras.
Janis Thomas, the mother of a junior andorchestra member at McLean, said that,“She’s extremely organized, she’s very dedi-cated. It is an incredible undertaking andan incredible job. There are three orches-tras, probably over a hundred students.”
The parents say Sandberg has earned agreat reputation at McLean High. “The wordis out that if you want to be in a rewardingprogram, join orchestra,” Oudemans said.“They [students] have to make a commit-ment and a lot of the credit goes to Ms.Sandberg.”
Send School Notes [email protected] is Friday.
George C. Marshall HighSchool has been designated a “Sil-ver Medal School” by US News &World Report. Silver Medal highschools meet specific criteria,which include college readiness,proficiency on standardized statetests, as well as student participa-tion in and performance onAdvanced Placement and Interna-tional Baccalaureate exams.Marshall High School has alsoplaced as the highest ranked IBschool in the Washington Metro-politan region. Students atMarshall High School took thehighest number of IB exams in thehistory of their school, 927, an in-crease from 751 exams in 2007. 70students earned the IB Diploma.
Westminster School in
Annandale is holding thier “Renais-sance of Reading” book fair at Barnes& Noble, 7851 Tysons Corner Center,McLean, on Feb. 14 and 15. FindValentine’s Day gifts and learn aboutthe school. In addition to shopping,guests will be treated toWestminster’s scenes fromShakespeare and performances byour chorus and orchestra membersfrom 11a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday.Contact Margaret R. Sutton [email protected] or 703-891-2551.
Averell Gatton of McLean hasbeen named to the Dean’s List for thefall semester at The College ofWooster. Gatton, a graduate of Lan-gley High School, is a senior physicsmajor.
Three McLean residents werenamed to the 2008 dean’s list atWashington and Lee University:Brendon Charles Ellis, sopho-
more, son of Daniel Ellis and ColleenSanford, Benjamin KenneyBelair, sophomore, son of Mr. andMrs. Robert Belair, and Jody Tho-mas Davis, freshman, son of Mr.and Mrs. Joseph Davis.
Three students were named to the2008 dean’s list at Colby College inWaterville, Me.: Tamar H. Hassan,sophomore, son of Hany and DeborahHassan of Great Falls. Duncan H.Hardock , sophomore, son ofRandolf and Anne Hardock ofMcLean. Sally H. Klose, freshman,daughter of Thomas Klose and Eliza-beth Hull of McLean.
Alaura Rose Magilo of McLeanwas named to the University of Wis-consin-Madison’s dean’s list for thefall semester in the 2008-2009 aca-demic year. Magilo is currently in theCollege of Letters and Science.
Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Brian C.
Jones, son of Michelle B. Krockerof Oakton and Michael R. Jones ofMcLean, has received his commis-sion as an officer in the MarineCorps after completing OfficerCandidate School in Quantico.Jones is a 2004 graduate of St.Johns College High School ofWashington, D. C., and is a 2008graduate of University of Alabama– Tuscaloosa with a BA degree.
Kelsey Dunn of McLean hasgraduated with a bachelor of sci-ence degree in businessadministration from Coastal Caro-lina University in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Erin Ellis and BennettSilverman have been named tothe fall 2008 dean’s list at ChoateRosemary Hall in Wallingford, Ct.Ellis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Mervyn I. Ellis of McLean, andSilverman is the son of Dr. and Mrs.Robert Alan Silverman of McLean.
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Performances in part for hergrandparents, who never got tosee her play the violin after shemoved from Hong Kong when shewas little. She said she liked play-ing at the senior citizens residencebecause she thought the elderlyappreciated the performancesmore than others might, “and itreminds me of my grandma, and Ihope she’ll see that.”
After Marriott and her familyspent a week volunteering in In-
dia with Rising Star Outreach, anagency that works with leprosycolonies, Marriott brought thefounder of the organization to herschool for an assembly, DeRosesaid. The next week, she organizeda fund-raiser that raised $1,000 forRising Star.
Upon Marriott’s enrolment inthe Potomac School, “It was im-mediately apparent to everyone inour community that she was anexceptional student and a greatperson,” said Doug Cobb, one of
her teachers, noting that shejuggles homework with varsitysports throughout the school year.Despite her rigorous schedule,“which, frankly, makes me ex-hausted just looking at it,” Cobbsaid, Marriott still finds time tovolunteer, working as a studentleader in the Community ServiceClub and a youth leader in herchurch’s Young Women’s Presi-dency, and sewing blankets forpatients at Walter Reed ArmyMedical Center.
Rotarians Present Annual Awards
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It’s a common sense measure thatwouldn’t stop a single qualified Vir-ginian from buying a gun. We havethe technology to implement it with-
out massive expense or additional bu-reaucracy.
Right now, some of the guns sold atgun shows in Virginia are sold with-out the background check required of gunsales in any other official setting. This allowseven convicted felons, stalkers with restrain-ing orders against them, and people withdocumented mental health problems thatcould make them a danger to themselves orothers a clear path to purchasing a firearm.
There is no reason for this.In November, at the “Nation’s Gun Show”
the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly was thescene of record gun sales. It was an ebullient
gathering of people with shared inter-ests, and no doubt all but the tiniestpercentage of participants were law-abiding, responsible people, fully
qualified to own the guns they were buying.The record sales were motivated in part be-cause of concern by some gun enthusiastsabout new restrictions on some firearms thatcould come with Democratic control of Con-gress and the White House, and in part be-cause of the recession.
Why would those people want to run the riskthat a tragedy like the one at Virginia Technearly two years ago that claimed the lives of33 people would involve a gun purchased with-out a proper background check at the Nation’sGun Show?
For the record, the Virginia Tech shooter wasable to buy his guns legally because his namewas mistakenly not included on the list of thoseexcluded from gun ownership; he was previ-ously ruled a danger to himself or others andshould not have been able to buy from a li-censed gun dealer. But if he had been excludedthrough normal means, he could have traveleda few miles from his home to the gun show inChantilly in search of weapons he could buywithout a background check.
In any event, legislation in the General As-sembly that would have closed the gun showloophole is dead for this year. Only one North-ern Virginia senator, Ken Cuccinelli, votedagainst closing the loophole.
Affront to families of Virginia Tech victimsleaves option open for felons and people withdocumented mental illness to buy guns.
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Editorial
By Margi Vanderhye
State Delegate (D-34)
We are halfway throughour legislative session.All the bills that origi-
nated in the House have beenpassed or voted down in commit-tee or on the floor and will nowbe considered by the Senate. Webegin to deliberate this week onthe bills that were passed in theSenate, some of which are similarto bills considered by the house.
One example of a bill that has a“twin” is HB2200, my bill to cre-ate a fund to treat underservedwomen with breast or cervical can-cer. The bill passed unanimouslywith many co-sponsors from bothparties. In the Senate, Mary Mar-garet Whipple (D-Arlington) intro-duced a version of the bill that alsopassed unanimously. The bills willbe assigned to a conference com-mittee to work out small differ-ences between the two. This kindof affirmation reinforces thechance that the legislation will ul-timately pass each house and besigned into law by the governor.The Breast and Cervical CancerPrevention and Treatment Fundwill qualify for a two-to-one fed-eral match and will reduce health-care costs and mortality throughearly diagnosis and treatment forindigent Virginia women. Afterworking for more than a year, withthe guidance and advice of numer-ous stakeholders and legislators onboth sides of the aisle, I wasthrilled to have HB2200 passunanimously as representativesfrom the Virginia Breast Care Coa-
lition observed from thegallery.
AT THIS WRITING Iexpect favorable consid-eration on several moreof my bills that were re-ported out of commit-tees without opposition.One of them is HB2201that calls for consolidat-ing the councils that ad-vise the governor on re-search and developmentin technology. When enacted, thenew streamlined technology au-thority will reduce current costsand will include university presi-dents, financial leaders and entre-preneurs among its appointees inorder to make sure that our criti-cal technology industry remainsvibrant.
Another of my bills, HB2171,will remove legal barriers to farm-ers who want to invest in waste toenergy technologies, such as meth-ane digesters. The legislationpaves the way for economic devel-opment for our farming commu-nities, offers a way to clean up ourwater supply and gives us a chanceto develop an alternative energysource right here in Virginia.
On two headline issues that ourcitizens consider important, thereis good news and bad news. Thegood news is that a compromisewas reached to place limitationson smoking in restaurants, an im-portant step to reduce the effectsof second-hand smoke and relatedhealth-care costs. Considerableeffort will be made to keep thecompromise intact throughout the
remainder of the ses-sion. The bad news isthat once again, both theSenate and the Househave declined to closethe gun-show loophole,a measure that has over-whelming support in ourdistrict and throughoutNorthern Virginia. De-spite intense lobbying,there is almost nochance this legislationwill come to an up or
down vote on the House floor be-fore 2010.
THE BUDGET continues to domi-nate the discussions and debatesin both houses. The extent towhich the federal stimulus pack-age will affect our Virginia
economy remains uncertain, butany help in transportation andeducation funding can offset someof the painful choices we mustconsider to close our current defi-cit of more than $3 billion. A spe-cial session of the legislature ispossible this spring to assess theimpacts of the stimulus funds.Each of the bills I have successfullyintroduced this session have ben-efited from bipartisan cooperationand support. I hope that the bud-get deliberations receive the sameserious bipartisan collaboration.The stakes for Virginia are too highto do otherwise.
As always, I welcome your com-ments and views about our stategovernment. You can still fill outmy survey by going towww.vanderhye.com. Thank you.
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ROBBERY7300 block of Lee Highway. On
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TRAFFIC PURSUIT/ SPEED TOELUDE/ POSSESSION OF STOLENPROPERTY/ DRIVING ON ASUSPENDED LICENSE
2700 block of Prosperity Ave.On Sunday, Feb. 1 around 6:35 p.m., anofficer observed smoke coming from apickup truck pulling a trailer that wastraveling onto northbound I-495 fromLittle River Turnpike. The officer acti-vated his emergency lights to stop the
vehicle and offer assistance but thepickup truck, a 2002 Ford F450, accel-erated and a traffic pursuit wasinitiated. It continued toward the Mary-land border and the truck stopped onthe Woodrow Wilson Bridge where boththe driver and passenger bailed out.Officers from Prince George’s Countyarrived to take over and a FairfaxCounty Police helicopter located the twomen hiding nearby. They were takeninto custody; one was released at thescene and the other suspect was turnedover to Prince George’s County becausehe was wanted on a previous, unrelatedcharge. Further investigation deter-mined that the pickup truck was stolenfrom the 3100 block of Fairview ParkDrive. The truck was returned to itsowner and warrants have been obtainedfor the two suspects.
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Computer stolen from business.1900 block of Baton Drive. Cash
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Cellular phone stolen from business.1900 block of Chain Bridge Road.
Flags stolen from business1900 block of Chain Bridge Road.
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1600 block of Davidson Road.Computer stolen from school.
6500 block of Georgetown Pike.Camera stolen from school.
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For several years, a groupof theater enthusiaststalked about creatingprofessional theater in
Fairfax County. In June of 2008,their concept became reality.Housed a quarter mile fromLeesburg Pike on Spring Hill Road,1st Stage Theatre opened its 100-performance seat theater in Sep-tember. On Feb. 13, 1st Stage pre-mieres a four-man play, “Pig Farm.”The play’s original run, at theRoundabout Theatre in New Yorkand the Old Globe in San Diego,was in 2006.
“We’re trying to provide a placefor young local talent to launchprofessional careers and get pro-fessional credits to their names,”1st Stage spokesman, BradKalbfeld, said. “Secondly, but justas importantly, we want to providea local cultural center wherepeople can see new productions ata reasonable price.
“1st Stage would like to be partof the betterment of Tysons Cor-ner.”
For the principals and foundingmembers, 1st Stage is a labor oflove, Kalbfeld said.
Only artists are paid; all others,from artistic director to operations,set design and construction, andfund raising, are volunteers. Vol-unteers pitch in where ever help isneeded.
“We all find the time when wecan do what we can to contributeto the success of the theater,”Kalbfeld said. Kalbfeld and artisticdirector, Mark Krikstan, are retired.Krikstan spent 12 years teachingdrama at George C. Marshall High
School, leading the school’s One-Act Play drama team to the statechampionship five times. Kalbfeldworked as a broadcast reporter andeditor for the Associated Press inWashington, D.C., and Great Brit-ain.
“There’s no professional theaterin Fairfax County,” Krikstan said.“Kids go off to college majoring intheater and have nothing to comehome to professionally. When I wasat Marshall, I took kids on fieldtrips to D.C. and New York, butnever locally.
“That’s where the impetus forthis came from. To answer a need,to fill a void of the theater experi-ence.”
Founding members of 1st Stageare Krikstan, Deb Crerie, AlexMandell, Lucas Beck, Nat Krauseand Vienna residents JaneKalbfeld, Brad Kalbfeld, Peter VanValkenburgh, and David Winkler.
Jane Kalbfeld, Brad’s wife, stud-ied in New York under famed act-ing coach, Stella Adler. She worksas a voice and acting coach now.“Mark has such an eye for detailand that’s how I was trained,” saidJane Kalbfeld.
There are approximately 15people volunteering their time andskills to 1st Stage. Stage manager,Lauren Friedman, is a 2003 gradu-ate of Marshall High School andlives in Vienna.
The theater company is a 501 (C)(3) nonprofit organization, prima-rily funded at this time by personalcontributions. Ticket sales are 1stStage’s main source of financialsupport. “We are looking for oppor-tunities to work with our corporateneighbors in Fairfax County,” BradKalbfeld said.
FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT of“Urinetown,” “Pig Farm” is partlove story, part commentary ongovernment interference, setagainst the backdrop of a 1,837-
pig farm. Four professional actorsperform the play on a set built bytheater company volunteers. 1stStage describes “Pig Farm” as thestory of a “pig farmer who’s strug-gling to keep his business going,whose wife is dallying with the newfarmhand — a 17-year-old freshout of Juvenile Hall — and who hassuddenly come under the eye of thefeds, in the person of a gun-totingEPA inspector asking questionsabout sludge washing up on theshores of the Potomac. When thefeds demand a count of just howmany pigs there are on the farm,havoc reigns.”
“Pig Farm” is the third produc-tion in the five-show scheduleplanned for this season, the first.
THE 1ST STAGE VENUE is NewYork-artsy, a former industrial fa-cility turned theater with soaringceilings. The volunteers who con-ceived the theater company fo-cused on making an environmentthat was “interesting and differ-ent,” Brad Kalbfeld said.
Sean Whinnie attended 1stStage’s first show with a friend.After the show, they talked toKrikstan, and asked, “How can wehelp?” Since then, Whinnie hasavidly supported the theater com-pany, becoming its community out-reach coordinator and databasemaster. Whinnie, an energy engi-neer by profession, said, “this is anorganization of people. We canbenefit from the skills set of every-body.”
Brad Kalbfeld calls 1st Stage an“intersection of learning and per-formance.”
Presently, 1st Stage offers a Sat-urday class, taught by Lucas Beck,
for high-school students. Thecompany’s goal is to offer a seriesof classes for both adults and stu-dents. 1st Stage plans on runninga summer camp for high-schoolers.
‘PIG FARM’ RUNS from Feb. 13-March 8, at 1st Theatre, 1524Spring Hill Road, Suite LL. Park-ing is free. See http://www.1ststagespringhill.org for furtherinformation and for ticket sales.
Community outreach coordinator, SeanWhinnie, artistic director Mark Krikstanand spokesperson/set builder BradKalbfeld stand on the set of “Pig Farm.”
Wife, husband, farmhand, EPA agent … theprofessional cast of “Pig Farm,” the thirdproduction of 1st Stage Theatre at TysonsCorner.
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WEDNESDAY/FEB. 11 Chris Bohjalian signs ‘Skeletons
at the Feast,’ 7 p.m. at Barnes &Noble Booksellers, 7851 L TysonsCorner Center, McLean. 703-506-2937 or www.bn.com.
Preschool Sing-Along. Sing songswith Miss Belle. All ages. 10:30 a.m.at Dolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Ave., McLean. 703-356-0770.
Great Falls Historical Society. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. The Great Falls Historicalwill meet with special guest JorgeAdeler of Adeler Jewelers, who willtalk about his travels over the worldin search of gems and coins. Free.Visit www.GHFS.org or call 703-759-9188.
THURSDAY/FEB. 12Rokia Traore. Progressive West African
music. 8 p.m. at The Barns. Tickets$25. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
Taarka and Whiskey Rebellion. 8p.m., Jammin’ Java, 227 E. MapleAve., Vienna. Taarka, a gypsy stringquartet, performs live with local bandWhiskey Rebellion. Visitwww.jamminjava.com andwww.taarka.com.
FRIDAY/FEB. 13Julie Murphy Wells, Sophisticated
Lady. Jazz and Broadway tunes. 8p.m. at The Barns. Tickets $20. Wolf
Trap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
K-Beta, Bo Jankans and D II. Rock.10 p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. $10. 703-255-1566or jamminjava.com.
Pig Farm. 8 p.m., 1st Stage, 1524Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner. 1stStage presents “Pig Farm,” a comedyby Greg Kotis, playwright of“Urinetown.” Tickets: $25/adults,$15/students; call 1-800-838-3006 orvisit www.1stStageSpringHill.org.
SATURDAY/FEB. 14Shemekia Copeland, blues vocals.
7:30 p.m. at The Barns. Tickets $20.Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
Crash Boom Bang, Boys Will BeBoys, Sunset Shootout andSurprise Attack. Pop/rock. 5:30p.m. $15. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
Mambo Sauce. Hip-hop. 10 p.m. $12.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. N.E.,Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
Valentine’s With Noah’s ArkAnimal Workshop, 2 p.m. Comeand make your own teddy bearvalentine. The Noah’s Ark AnimalWorkshop promises to be a fun-filledevent. Age 6-12. Great Falls Library,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.703-757-8560.
Propogation Workshop. MeadowlarkBotanical Gardens, 9750 MeadowlarkGardens Court, Vienna. HorticulturistTammy Burke will show how to startannuals and perennials from seedsand cuttings. Free. Reservationsrequired; call 703-255-3631.
McLean Symphony. 7:30 p.m., Alden
Theater, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingelside Ave., McLean. Acelebration of love, Latin style withthe music of the Americas. GeneralAdmission: $25/person; $20/seniors;$12/youths 18 and under. Call theAlden Theater Box Office at 703-790-9223.
Fairfax Jubil-Aires BarbershopHarmony Chorus SingingValentines, at a location of yourchoosing. Contact Ron at 703-978-7691 or order online atwww.fairfaxjubilaires.org.
Jim West’s Puppets. 2 p.m., 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Jim West andJeremy Wingle of Jim West’s Puppetswill perform Aesop’s Fables II.Tickets: $12/person, $8/McLeandistrict residents. Call 703-573-SEATor visit www.ticketmaster.com fortickets.
Pig Farm. 4 and 8 p.m., 1st Stage, 1524Spring Hill Road, Tysons Corner. 1stStage presents “Pig Farm,” a comedyby Greg Kotis, playwright of“Urinetown.” Tickets: $25/adults,$15/students; call 1-800-838-3006 orvisit www.1stStageSpringHill.org.
SUNDAY/FEB. 15Rock ‘n Roll Songwriters Circle
featuring Anthony Fiacco,Shane Hines and Todd Wright.Acoustic 7 p.m. $10 advance, $12 atthe door. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
The Virginia Opera and “Tosca,” 2p.m. George Mason UniversityConcert Hall on the Fairfax campus ofGeorge Mason University, at theintersection of Braddock Road andRoute 123. A pre-performancediscussion, free to ticket holders,
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begins at 1:15 p.m. on the Center’sGrand Tier III. Tickets are $44-$98.Charge by phone at 888-945-2468 orat www.tickets.com. www.gmu.edu/cfa.
Pleasant Piano. 3 p.m., AldenTheatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. Chamber music. Free.Tickets are not required. Call 703-790-0123.
Maple Syrup Boil-Down. 12-2 p.m.,Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. Mason Maddoxwill demonstrate the maple syrup-making process and guests cansample syrup served on cornbreadmade from cornmeal milled onsite.$5/adults, $4/children, free/childrenunder 4. Call 703-759-2771.
Pig Farm. 2 and 6 p.m., 1st Stage,1524 Spring Hill Road, TysonsCorner. 1st Stage presents “PigFarm,” a comedy by Greg Kotis,playwright of “Urinetown.” Tickets:$25/adults, $15/students; call 1-800-838-3006 or visitwww.1stStageSpringHill.org.
MONDAY/FEB. 16Open Mic Night with Ron Goad. 7
p.m. $2. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.
TUESDAY/FEB. 17The Von Bondies and Nico Vega.
Rock. 8 p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10 inadvance, $12 at the door. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.
Beer Dinner, 6:30 p.m., WildfireTysons Galleria, 3rd floor, 1714UInternational Drive, McLean. Wildfirewill host a four course beer dinner
where each of the courses will bepaired with a different beer from OldDominion Brewery. $40/person. 703-442-9110 to reserve.
WEDNESDAY/FEB. 18Sonya Kitchell, Residency and
Naia Kete. Acoustic/indie. 8 p.m. atJammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $10. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.
C. J. Chenier & The Red HotLouisiana Band. Generaladmission dance. 8 p.m. at TheBarns. Tickets $20. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
P for Penguins. Cool weather animalstories and activities. Age 2-5 withadult. 10:30 a.m. at Dolley MadisonLibrary, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.,McLean. 703-356-0770.
Book Discussion Group. Call for thebook title. Adults. 7:15 p.m. at DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAve., McLean. 703-356-0770.
Recital Series. 1 p.m., St. LukeCatholic Church, 7001 GeorgetownPike, McLean. The “Third Wednesdayat One” recital series presentsorganist Jonathan Laird. Free. 703-356-0670 orwww.musicinmclean.org.
THURSDAY/FEB. 19Young Dubliners. Rock and Irish
music. 8 p.m. at The Barns. Tickets$20. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
Mae, Shirock and The Daylights.Rock. 7 p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $20. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.
Tiny Tot Tales. Stories and activities.
Age 13-23 months with adult. 10:30a.m. at Dolley Madison Library, 1244Oak Ridge Ave., McLean. 703-356-0770.
V.I.P. Vienna, 10 a.m. Support groupfor adults with vision loss. Adults.Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. 703-938-0405.
Chapter 227 of Vietnam Veteransof America, 7:30 p.m. All veterans,friends and general public are invitedto attend the chapter meeting atNeighbor’s Restaurant, 262D CedarLane, Cedar Lane Shopping Center,Vienna. The public is invited, andadmission is free. Len Ignatowski,703-255-0353 or www.vva227.org.
Italian Love Affair. 6:30-8:30 p.m.,Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, 1700Tysons Blvd., McLean. This coursefeatures an oenological tour from thenorthern regions to the southernprovinces.
Cyber Summit. 7 p.m., Vinson HallAuditorium, 6251 Old DominionDrive, McLean. The Safe CommunityCoalition will host its third annualCyber Summit. The theme of thisyear’s program is Internet & DigitalTechnology: Teaching Our Childrenabout Cyber-Safety, Cyber-Ethics, &Cyber-Security. Free and open to all.Visitwww.safecommunitycoalition.net.
FRIDAY/FEB. 20‘A Raisin in the Sun,’ 7 p.m. at
James Lee Community Theatre,2855-A Annandale Road, FallsChurch. Angela Hansberry’s 1959play about a family’s experiences inWashington Park. For tickets, contactNomikka Hunter at 703-324-555.Admission $5.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rec.
Luke Brindley. Acoustic/rock. 8 p.m.$12. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.
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Students, parents andteachers gathered at theLangley School Thurs-day, Feb. 5, for the first
annual Write On! celebration.Write On is the brainchild of Ed
Triggs, the director of resource andcounseling, and Mark Robbins, asixth-grade teacher, who devel-oped the program while workingon lunch duty together last year.After attending Columbia Univer-sity Teacher’s College this previoussummer, Robbins said he was mo-tivated to create a program that“galvanizes our focus on studentsas thinkers and writers with some-thing important to say.”
The result was a schoolwide ini-tiative started in the fall of thecurrent school year, encouragingstudents as young as 3 and as oldas eighth grade to engage in po-etry, storytelling and journalism.The initiative culminated in Thurs-days event, which featured eventshosted by each grade. Eighth-grade students in an advanced filmand television class hosted onesuch event. Using green-screentechnology, older students tookpictures of their younger counter-parts, imported the image intoPhotoshop and superimposed itonto a magazine cover. Accordingto Lee Nelms, the Langley School’s director of tech-nology and communications, Write On is a greatopportunity to “integrate technology into the cur-riculum and into writing.”
Robbins’ sixth-grade students presented their ownmasterpiece, a three-act play on the life of Joan ofArc. Titled, “Joan of Arc: Savior of France,” the hour-long play was the result of 10 drafts, each and ev-ery word student written. Hannah Powers, a sixth-grader who played the title role of Joan of Arc and
loves to write and act, said, “It was fabulous. I thinkeveryone had a really good time and we learned somuch.”
— Merrill Roth
Founded in 1942, The Langley School is anindependent, coed day school for students in pre-school through eighth grade, located at 1411 BallsHill Road McLean, VA 22101 Phone 703-356-1920,www.langleyschool.org.
‘Something Important To Say’Langley Schoolstudents presentWrite On! celebration.
Standing inthe spotlight,HannahPowers asJoan of Arcstands up forFrench forces.
Sixth-grade teacher Mark Robbins introduces the secondact of the play on Joan of Arc his students wrote.
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The County Line
By Julia O’Donoghue
The Connection
Fairfax County School Board mem-bers pushed staff to answer ques-tions about the impacts of chang-ing school start times as they
launched a community outreach effort thisweek.
The School Board is considering movingback start times for older students, in partbecause research suggests it is beneficial forteenagers to start school later so they don’tneed to rise so early. With current starttimes, high school and secondary schoolbuses pick students up shortly after 6 a.m.
The proposal would also affect the starttimes for several elementary schools sinceFairfax County Public Schools uses the samebuses in three different shifts to carry theentire student population to school.
Currently, Fairfax schools start between7:20 a.m. and 9:25 a.m., with most highschools in the “first tier” of school starttimes, beginning before 8 a.m. Under thenew proposal, which could go into effectnext year, all schools would start between7:50 a.m. and 9:40 a.m., with no highschool classes getting under way earlierthan 8:30 a.m.
The school system hopes to get feedbackfrom the public on the proposal at sevencommunity dialogues scheduled for Feb. 24,25 and 26.
They are also encouraging residents to fillout a new survey about the bell schedulechange, which can be found at http://www.fcps.edu/news/start.
The School Board expects vote on the bellschedule proposal in early March.
FOR YEARS, a group of citizens have beenadvocating for the later high school starttimes, attending nearly every school boardmeeting and signing up to provide publictestimony on a regular basis. They formedthe organization SLEEP, which stands forStart Later for Excellence in Education Pro-posal, and collected thousands of signaturesin support of their cause.
But recently, community members wary
But School Board members generally sup-portive of the bell schedule change said staffshould to provide more specific information,not just speculation, about the impact thelater high school start times would have onafter-school activities like sports.
“I think it is a mistake to go into townhall meetings without any more informa-tion. … [The information on late buses]should be made available to the public,”said School Board member Kaye Kory (Ma-son).
“I would say if we don’t have the factstogether, then we don’t do the public meet-ings,” said School Board member Tina Hone[At-large] of the community dialoguesscheduled for later this month.
FURTHER DISCUSSION of the publicmeeting format revealed how touchy theissue of a bell schedule change has becomefor the school system and School Boardmembers.
Officials are taking pains to record an in-troduction to the issue of bell schedulechanges that will be played at all publicmeetings on the topic, so that there is nodifferentiation between the staff presenta-tions at each session.
“We have tried to do so that it is not bi-ased in any way,” said School Board mem-ber Liz Bradsher (Springfield).
“That is why we are taping the introduc-tion, so everything can be the same acrossthe board,” said School Board memberTessie Wilson (Braddock).
Yet there was some question at the SchoolBoard’s work session about what type of rolethe “science of teenage sleep” should playin the recorded presentation.
In general, School Board members whosupport the bell schedule change thoughtstudies linking later high school start timesto better teenage health and academic per-formance should play a larger role in thevideo. But others, who are skeptical of theproposal, said they had not seen any evi-dence that there was link between highschool start times and academic perfor-mance.
“I have never seen a correlation betweenlater start times and student achievement,”said Smith.
“If there is not an impact on learning, thenwhy are we even looking at this?” repliedSchool Board member Phil Niedzielski-Eichner (Providence) to Smith’s statement.
County Tax RateOver The Years
Fairfax County faces a projected deficit ofapproximately $650 million next year andseveral supervisors had admitted the countywill probably have to increase the real estateproperty tax rate to close the budget gap.
If the supervisors wanted to hold countyrevenue — and the average residents’ real es-tate tax bill — to its 2008 level, they wouldhave to increase the tax rate approximately14 to 15 cents per $100 of assessed value, thehighest single real estate tax rate increase ofthe last 30 years.
But even with a 14 to 15 cent increase, thereal estate tax rate would still only be $1.03,significantly lower than any rate approved bythe Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from1978 to 2005.
Still, most residents have seen their actualreal estate tax bill nearly double since 2000,even as the tax rate has continued to go downevery year. The tax rate — at its lowest in2007 and 2008 — did not provide much taxrelief, given that most residents were stillpaying much more to the local governmentfor their home or commercial property thanthey had in years past.
The following is a chart of the FairfaxCounty real estate tax rate and the amount ithas fluctuated annually since 1978:
FAIRFAX COUNTY REAL ESTATETax Rates per $100 of Assessed Value
Year Tax Rate AnnualFluctuation
1978 $1.741979 $1.64 ($0.10)1980 $1.54 ($0.10)1981 $1.54 $0.001982 $1.51 ($0.03)1983 $.1.47 ($0.04)1984 $1.47 ($0.00)1985 $1.46 ($0.01)1986 $1.39 ($0.07)1987 $1.35 ($0.04)1988 $1.32 ($0.03)1989 $1.30 ($0.02)1990 $1.19 ($0.11)1991 $1.11 ($0.08)1992 $1.11 $0.001993 $1.16 $0.051994 $1.16 $0.001995 $1.16 $0.001996 $1.16 $0.001997 $1.23 $0.071998 $1.23 $0.001999 $1.23 $0.002000 $1.23 $0.002001 $1.23 $0.002002 $1.23 $0.002003 $1.21 ($0.02)2004 $1.16 ($0.05)2005 $1.13 ($0.03)2006 $1.00 ($.0.13)2007 $0.89 ($0.11)2008 $0.89 $0.002009 $0.92 $0.03
School Board asksfor answers onimpact to athletics.
Getting Started on Start Times
Community Dialogues onBell Schedule Changes
The School Board will hold public meetingsabout proposed changes to school start times. Notemultiple locations on each night.
FEB. 24, 7 P.M. – 9 P.M.Annandale High School, Longfellow Middle School,
Oak View Elementary School
FEB. 25, 7 P.M. – 9 P.M.Herndon High School, Rocky Run Middle School
FEB. 26, 7 P.M. – 9 P.M.Providence Elementary School,
Whitman Middle School
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about proposed bellschedule changes athttp://www.fcps.edu/news/start.htm. A list ofcurrent start times andproposed start times forevery school in thecounty is available at thesame site.
Some Fairfax County residents feel high school studentshave to be on school buses too early in the morning.
County Notebook
of the initiative, particularly those who haveconcerns about its impact on high schoolactivities like sports, have started to orga-nize in opposition to later start times.
They formed advocacy organizations likeWAKE (Worried About Keeping Extra-curriculars) and SOS (Save Our Sport).Many are particularly concerned how laterstart times might impact the high schoolswim program.
DURING A WORK SESSION Feb. 9, someSchool Board members pressed staff foranswers regarding the later high school starttimes’ effect on “late buses,” which providetransportation for students participating insports and other programs after school.
The schoolsystem’s transpor-tation departmentwas unable to givespecifics on thelater high schoolstart times impacton “late bus runs.”But transportationofficial LindaFarby said thebuses would need
roughly 30 more minutes to come back tothe high schools after their traditional af-ternoon drop-offs.
Instead of elementary schools, severalmiddle schools would be among the lastdismissals in the school system each day andbuses would have to complete longer routesbefore coming back to pick up students athigh school late for sports events or otheractivities, said Farby.
“The answer is yes it will delay late busservice,” she said of the proposal to changethe bell schedule.
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM could also face ashortage of bus drivers if the high schoolstart times — and therefore the high school“late buses” — were pushed back since someemployees are not willing to work the laterhours, according to Farby.
Farby also left open the possibility thatthe school system could be forced to leaseor rent more vehicles to help with “late bus”transportation if the existing fleet was notable to accommodate the later transporta-tion schedule by itself in a timely manner.
Under the current proposal, the schoolsystem would save money if it switched tolater school start times, though the need torent or lease more buses could affect theestimates of the proposal’s cost savings,according to staff.
School Board member Kathy Smith(Sully), who has been skeptical of the pro-posal to change the bell schedule, said offi-cials also have no way of modeling how thenew bell schedule would interact with traf-fic patterns.
“This model does not and cannot tell youthe effect of being in traffic,” said Smith.
Some school staff said it is also difficultto judge the impact a bell schedule changecould have on high school sports travel,given that team schedules are likely to
change if theproposal takeseffect nextyear.
For example,in order to ac-c o m m o d a t ethe later highschool starttimes, moregames andsporting eventsare likely totake place onSaturday, saidschool officials.
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Sports
By Rich Sanders
The Connection
Marshall High had three indi-vidual champions crowned,while McLean had one, atlast Saturday night’s Liberty
District wrestling championships. Thepostseason competition took place atLangley High School in Great Falls.
Marshall’s district champions were An-drew Embree (215-weight class), MarkBergenholtz (189) and Dan Montes(135). From McLean, Palmer Dicksoncaptured the 119-weight-class title.
The next postseason stop is thisweekend’s Northern Region champion-ships, set to take place at Fairfax HighSchool.
McLean’s Dickson, the top seed at 119,defeated both Harry Mandeles of Woodsonand Jon Sommer of Stone Bridge to reachthe finals of his weight class. There, he con-trolled his match against Madison’s MasonKeena, defeating the Warhawk opponent bydecision, 8-0. It marked the second straightyear in which Palmer, a senior, has won adistrict title.
“It’s great and I’m very happy about it,”Dickson, who holds a 28-7 record on theseason, said.
DICKSON SAID one of his motivations todo well in the finals was to help the High-landers, who did not win a single districtdual team meet this season, finish ahead ofrival Madison in the team standings. As itturned out, Madison (75 points) andMcLean (74) finished seventh and eighth,respectively, in the eight-team field. LangleyHigh (193) was district champion for theninth-straight year.
Dickson said he was going for a pin inthe finals, which ultimately would have pro-pelled the Highlanders out of last place. Buthe was not quite able to get it against the
determined Keena (20-11), who twice wasturned on his back in the first period be-fore getting out the period trailing 5-0.Palmer, later in the match, wrapped up thescoring with a two-point standing takedownwith one minute remaining in the third andfinal period.
“The team score was close with Madisonand I wanted a pin,” Dickson said. “We weretrying real hard to beat Madison.”
Dickson, who holds an 87-42 careerrecord at McLean, said the energy level
during the finals within the cozy, crowdedLangley gymnasium was high.
“It really stimulates your adrenaline,” hesaid. “It gets you pumped to try harder be-cause everyone’s watching.”
Keena reached the finals with a semifi-nals win over Langley’s Daniel Hozik.
McLean’s Billy Dvorkin (22-10) reachedthe 171 finals before losing to Woodson’sTommy Williams (21-2) in a wild 15-12score. Dvorkin, who was third at last year’sdistricts in the 171-weight class, drewwithin 10-9 on a takedown with 55 secondsleft in the third period, but never was ableto tie the match or go ahead.
MARSHALL HIGH had a solid fourth-place team standing with 122 points, thanksin large part to the championship wins ofEmbree, Bergenholtz and Montes.
In the 135 finals, Montes (22-9) bestedWoodson opponent Ben Breazille, 8-1. Thesenior built a 4-0 lead going into the thirdperiod, than scored two points with 1minute, 35 seconds left to take a 6-0 ad-vantage on way to the win.
“It’s an emotional win,” Montes, who wasfifth at districts last year, said. “It took realhard work and lots of dedication. It feelsgreat.”
He looks forward to regionals.“It will be fun and a good experience,”
said Montes, who is 97-32 during his var-sity career with the Statesmen. “HopefullyI can [qualify] for states.”
Marshall’s Embree, in his 215 finalsmatch, pinned Jefferson’s Joe Latta (18-12)with 1:22 remaining in the third period. The
junior took his opponent down at the edgeof the mat at the 1:33 mark before record-ing the decisive pin.
Embree (32-5), who is headed forregionals for the third time, won matchesover McLean’s Abdelhadi Jarrar and StoneBridge’s Connor Calderwood to reach thefinals.
In the 189 finals, Bergenholtz of Marshalldefeated Woodson’s Alex Jabaley by tech-nical fall in the third period. The matchended when the Statesmen junior, who fin-ished third at districts last year, scored atakedown to go ahead 16-0. Bergenholtzimproved his season record to 31-7.
Marshall’s Andy O’Meara made it to the130 finals before losing to Langley’s Jay Ivesby a second-period pin. O’Meara, a senior,won districts last year at 119, will be com-peting at his fourth region tournament thisweekend.
Other locals who placed — top-four fin-ishers — at districts and will compete atregionals were McLean’s Andy Chung, thirdplace at 112, Marshall’s Quan Nguyen, thirdat 140, Marshall’s Daniel Picado, third at145 and McLean’s Will Stanton, fourth at189.
Langley’s David Helmer (44-1), compet-ing at the 152-weight class, won his fourth-career district title and will be going for hisfourth region crown at Fairfax. He wasnamed Most Outstanding Wrestler at dis-tricts.
“Davey’s just a tough kid, no doubt,” Lan-gley coach John Belyea said. “When hecame in as a freshmen we knew we hadsomething special there.”
McLean’s PalmerDickson garners 119crown.
Three Statesmen Wrestlers Earn District Titles
McLean High’s Palmer Dickson, top, controlled his district title matchagainst Madison’s Mason Keena, bottom, last Saturday night, winningby decision, 8-0.
In the 130 finals, Marshall’s Andy O’Meara, bottom, fell to Langley’s JayIves. O’Meara defeated top-seeded Vitally Pisarenko of Woodson to reachthe championship match.
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— Palmer Dickson,McLean High Senior Wrestler
The Madeira girls basketball team lost a hard-fought 48-44 game to private school opponent Maretlast Friday. Madeira, playing at home, trailed 19-10at halftime before playing a solid second half tomake the final score close. Madeira was led bysophomore Tess Atkins’ 18 points. Also for Madeira,junior Audrey Hughes scored 13 points while sopho-more Emily Purdon added nine. Sophomore AnnieLewis brought down nine rebounds. Madeira was
scheduled to host Georgetown Day on Tuesday, Feb. 10,of this week.
In other recent Madeira action, the locals lost a gameat public school opponent Potomac Falls (LoudounCounty), 59-41. The host Panthers jumped out to a 19-4first-quarter lead. But Madeira scored 17 points in thesecond quarter to get with in 29-21 at the half. Madeiraultimately took the lead, 36-35, in the third quarter. Thegame remained close until midway through the fourth
quarter when Potomac Falls pulled away for the win.Annie Lewis scored a season-high 10 points to leadMadeira.
Madeira’s most recent win came over PotomacSchool, 44-41. Potomac School led by as many as ninepoints late in the third quarter before Madeira, behind17 fourth-quarter points, rallied for the win. Scoringleaders for Madeira included Tess Atkins (13 points),Audrey Hughes (10) and Emily Purdon (9).
Sports Roundups
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Apply online atwww.goodwinhouse.org EOE
AIR DUCT CLEANERS20 openings take home $1500-$2000 weekly plus a $500 sign on bonus after 1st 90 days. No experience necessary, we train. Must have own truck or van. Apply in person, 7165 Oakland Mills Rd., Suite KLM Columbia, MD 21045 off Snowden River Pkwy. Apply today start tomorrow.
BOOKKEEPER, Part-TimeThis is a great opportunity! The job will involve performing on site bookkeeping for clients in the Vienna area and at our Burke Centre offices. Two years of expe-rience and college level acounting prin-cipals are required as well as proficiency in QuickBooks, Microsoft Word and Ex-cel. This is a truly flexible and enjoyable working environment. Fax resume to (703) 239-1067.
CARPET CLEANERS25 openings, take home $1000-$1500 week-ly, plus a $500 sign on bonus after 1st 90 days. No experience necessary, we train. Must have own vehicle. Apply in person 7165 Oakland Mills Rd., Suite KLM Co-lumbia, MD 21045 off Snowden River Pkwy. Apply today start tomorrow.
CLEANINGPerson needed to clean office in Arlington area near 900 block of North Glebe Rd. Evening hours, Mon-Fri, 1 1/2 hrs/night. $8/hr to start. Must pass criminal back-ground check. Call: 410-320-5143
Detox Counselor II (PT)Bilingual: Eng/Span
Faith-based, non-profit in Arlington seeking Team Leader for all direct client services; ensure the safety and security of residents and facility; monitor and assist in staff and volunteer training; ensure effective program services for Spanish speaking residents. Req: Bachelor's w/2 years exp. in substance abuse treatment or HS Diploma/G.E.D. and 4 years of exp. Pre-employment screening. EOE M/F. Contact: [email protected]
fax: 703-228-0028
EARN PAID TIME OFF!CNA’s/Companions/Live - Ins
Needed immediately to help with daily meals, errands, chores, laundry, etc. Flexible schedules - work when you want. Paid training, double time for hol-idays. PT/FT. Call now 703-766-4019.
GREAT JOB OPPORTUNITY
Work at Historic Mount VernonPart-Time Tour Guide positions
availableCall or email: Gail Cassidy
HOUSE CLEANERSPT/FT. M-F. Day work. Sal. range $10-14/hr. Will train. Car necessary. Call 703-255-0746
House monitor I (FT w/benefits)
Bilingual: Eng/SpanFaith-based, non-profit has position open at Arlington-based shelter. Com-plete assessments of behavior, skills and needs; prepare written reports; monitor and direct program activities; and en-sure the safety and security of program operations. Provides direct support to residents as needed and provides trans-lations for program staff and Spanish-speaking residents. Req: Bachelor’s in Human Services or a related field and 1 year of community-based social services exp. or a HS diploma w/2 years com-munity-based social services exp. Pre-employment screening. EOE M/FContact [email protected]
or fax: 703-228-0028
HVAC TECHS/HELPERS20 openings. National company expanding to Baltimore and Virginia. Techs take home $1500-$2500 weekly. Helpers take home $1000-$1500 weekly. Light residential work. Must do some cleaning with service. Compa-ny will pay a $500 sign on bonus after 1st 90 days for 1st 20 applicants. Must have own truck or van. Apply in person 7165 Oakland Mills Rd., Suite KLM Columbia, MD 21045 off Snowden River Pkwy. Apply today start tomorrow.
KENNEL HELP (Herndon)FT/PT. Flexible hours, Mon - Sat. Must be animal lover. Dependable.
Exp. pref’d but will train. Call Missy @
Call:703-435-8777 or fax:703-435-8786
LPN (PT)
Faith-based, non-profit Provide health care facilitation for clients and coordinating health care needs of clients; monitor prescribed medi-cation, contact client-stated physi-cians and/or health care providers for client services; health assess-ments; provide training to staff and educational groups to residents. Req: Licensure as a Licensed Practi-cal Nurse in VA and at least 2 years recent experience, in substance abuse, social services, and/or resi-dential programs. Must maintain own professional medical liability in-surance. Pre-employment screen-ing. EOE M/F.Contact: [email protected]
or fax: 703-228-0028
MYSTERY SHOPPERSEarn up to $150/day. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail and dining establish-ments. Exp. not req’d. Call: 877-737-7506
Fee with credit card required.
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Immediate Openings. Ideal forstudents/others. Customer
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Call 703-359-7600
2009 EXPANSION$17.00 Base-Appt.
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P/T nursing position at Family Practice in Fairfax City. Excellent working conditions with friendly team players. 2 days per week.
Fax resume to Diane @ 703-273-9676
VETERINARY ASSISTANTSmall animal hosp. Great Falls. Will train. 703-757-7570 • www.ourvets.com
WEEKEND COOKServing breakfast menu only, Sat & Sun AM
at American Legion Post 180 in Vienna, VA. Salary DOE. Contact
Bill Murphy @ 703-938-9535.
BEST CHILDCARE JOBS!F/T, P/T, On-Call, Top Salaries
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITYKeedo Children’s Boutique in
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I have to admit, the pain was a bit unusual,and it had migrated so, at my wife, Dina’s, insis-tence, I made the trek to my HMO’s emergencyroom, relayed my symptoms to the receptionistand took a seat in their waiting room.
All things considered, the wait wasn’t intermi-nable, nor was it hours; of course, it wasn’t min-utes, either, but given the holiday-nature of theday, it could have been much worse.
And apparently, so could the diagnosis. Afterhaving my vital signs taken by a nurse, andanswering questions from a physician’s assistant,there was no clear picture (heck, at this point, itwasn’t even blurry, it was completely befuddling,even after the chest x-ray was viewed) to explainmy discomfort. It was so befuddling that the phy-sician’s assistant actually involved a doctor.
He asked me the standard questions. Myanswers offered no standard help. So much so,that I remember asking the doctor, if it only hurtwhen I make certain movements, perhaps Ishouldn’t make those movements; and thenwatching as the doctor shrugged his shouldersand said, “Yes, probably.” And so I was excused,with the ever-popular: “If it gets worse, comeback.” And symptom-wise, it didn’t; it got better,until five days later.
That’s when the same physician’s assistantcalled back. Still puzzled by my pain and lack ofsymptoms, she had, on her own initiative soughtout the opinion of a Radiologist to review mychart/x-ray. Based on that consultation, I wasurged to go to my nearest HMO pharmacy, thatevening, to pick up a precautionary prescriptionto begin taking immediately. The concern was,despite being asymptomatic, perhaps I had atouch of pneumonia. And so it continued.
The next day, still improving and symptomfree, my HMO called to tell me that they hadordered a CT Scan. Somewhat perplexed by theiruncharacteristic speed, I nonetheless compliedand went the very next day. TWO HOURS aftercompleting the scan, my primary doctor called todiscuss the results. Unfortunately — and surpris-ingly — there was cause (given my age andhealth history) for concern.
Perhaps I’d like to schedule an appointmentto discuss the findings, my doctor suggested. “No,just tell me,” I said. And so he did. There werelesions on my lungs that might be malignant.WHAT! Still unsure, however, the doctor sched-uled an appointment with a pulmonary specialistas soon as possible. Two hours later, ON THESAME DAY, the appointment was made for thenext afternoon, with a P.E.T. scan to follow, all ofwhich seemed incredibly fast and efficient givenmy previous experiences with this same HMO.Nevertheless, I was appreciative of their record-breaking haste.
The pulmonary doctor didn’t interpret the x-ray and CT scan as the cancer threat that my pri-mary care doctor and radiologist had (cancelingthe P.E.T. scan in the process), but nonetheless,suggested I return in a week, take a second x-rayand see what develops. And so I did. Still symp-tom free.
A week later, I’m back with the pulmonaryspecialist, second x-ray in hand. The second x-rayconfirmed the doctor’s suspicions that maybe Ihad indeed had pneumonia and so two weeksafter the initial fact, I was once again excused;with the “We’ll call you if ... “ goodbye.
THE NEXT DAY, the pulmonary doctor callsback to say that, upon further review with yetanother radiologist, he now wants to me to seeanother doctor, a thoracic surgeon.
Five days later, I see the thoracic surgeon, x-rays and CT scan in hand. Likewise puzzled bywhat he sees, he apologized for his inconclusive-ness and says he too, would like to review the x-ray and scan with his radiologist to get a betterunderstanding A biopsy and/or surgery are cer-tainly possible but he’s not sure. Moreover, he’snot sure another diagnostic test (P.E.T. scan,M.R.I.) would clarify anything. Let him revieweverything he asks, and he’ll get back to me,probably in the next day or two.
THE NEXT DAY, the thoracic surgeon callsback to tell me that he now thinks I should havethe P.E.T scan and to schedule it as soon as it’sconvenient. And so it continues.
Four weeks later and still wondering. I would-n’t say I’m worrying yet, however, but I am begin-ning to have a little trouble falling asleep.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
Dying To FindOut, Sort OfBy KENNETH B. LOURIE
18 ❖ McLean Connection ❖ February 11-17, 2009 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
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Zone 6 Ad Deadline:
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PUBLIC NOTICEPROPOSAL TO CLEANUP
AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) SITEThere has been a release from an underground storage tank system at:
Rosslyn Gas1625 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22209The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requiring Rosslyn Gas to develop a Corrective Action Plan to address cleanup of gasoline at the site. If you have any questions regarding the cleanup, please contact:Old Dominion Environmental, Inc.185 Deep Woods RoadLouisa, Virginia 23093540-967-3188Attn: Kathleen AlbertsonThe Corrective Action Plan will be submitted to the Northern Regional Office of the DEQ in February 2009. If you would like to review or discuss the proposed Corrective Action Plan with the staff of the DEQ, please feel free to contact Mr. Alex War-dle at 703-583-3822 after the date of the Corrective Action Plan submittal. The DEQ Northern Regional Office will consid-er written comments regarding the proposed Corrective Action Plan until March 15, 2009 and may decide to hold a public meeting if there is significant public interest. Written comments should be sent to the DEQ at the address listed below. The DEQ requests that all written comments reference the tracking number for this case; PC # 2008-3203.Department of Environmental QualityStorage Tank ProgramNorthern Regional Office13901 Crown CourtWoodbridge, Virginia 22193
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PUBLIC NOTICE
PROPOSAL TO MODIFY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED AT A PETROLEUM
RELEASE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) SITE
A petroleum release from former underground storage tank systems had occurred, and corrective actions have been im-plemented, at:
2758 North Washington BoulevardArlington, Virginia
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requiring Mr. Frederick Kline to prepare a Corrective Action Plan Adden-dum to address cleanup of petroleum fuel contamination at the site. If you have questions regarding the cleanup please con-tact:
John DiehlEnvironmental Consultants and Contractors, Inc.
43045 John Mosby HighwayChantilly, VA 20152
(703) 327-2900
The Corrective Action Plan Addendum will be submitted to the Remediation Division of the Northern Regional Office of the DEQ by January 30, 2009. If you would like to review or dis-cuss the proposed Corrective Action Plan with the staff of the DEQ, please feel free to contact Mr. Randy Chapman of the DEQ at (703) 583-3816 after the date of the Corrective Action Plan Addendum submittal. The DEQ Remediation Division will consider written comments regarding the proposed Corrective Action Plan Addendum until March 6, 2009, and may decide to hold a public meeting if there is significant public interest. Writ-ten comments should be sent to the DEQ at the address listed below. The DEQ requests that all written comments reference the tracking number for this case; PC # 1991-1474.
Virginia Department of Environmental QualityNorthern Regional OfficeRemediation Division13901 Crown CourtWoodbridge, Virginia 22193
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We consign/pay top $ for antique/semi antique furn.
including mid century & danish modern Teak
furniture, sterling, mens watches, painting/art glass,
clocks, jewelry, costume jewelry, etc. Call Schefer
Antiques @ 703-241-0790.
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Antique Mahogany Buffet completely refinished, perfect condition $600, Antique Wal-nut Ladies Rocker with inlay detail and cane seat & back completely refinished $125, Antique Wicker Baby Buggy late 1800's perfect condition, completely refinished, has new lining excellent shape $250, Antique Maple Child's Bed English late 1800's, all legs and guard rails are turned, very unique piece, completely refinished and perfect condi-tion $1500. Please call or email me for photos & info 703-868-1461 or [email protected]
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-Andrew Jackson
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Zone 6: • Arlington • Great Falls
• McLean • Vienna/Oakton
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A&S Construction
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We Accept All Major Credit CardsLicensed, Insured, Bonded • Free EstimatesPhone: 703-887-3827 Fax: 703-803-3849
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Residential Top Job AwardResidential and Commercial Services
• Interior and Exterior Painting• Faux Finishing
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FREE Estimates! 703-716-76631000’s of local references at WWW.SJROOF.COM
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AL’S HAULINGJunk & RubbishConcrete, furn.,office,
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Decks • Retaining WallsDrainage Solutions
•Mulch•Clean-up Grounds
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Soffit & Fascia WrappingNew Gutters
Chimney CrownsLeaks RepairedNo job too small
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•Leaf Removal
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TRASH HAULING
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NOTICEWe deeply regret that due to spacelimitations, we’re no longer able topublish the Crossword Puzzle. Weappreciate the week-to-week com-mitment and enthusiasm of ourloyal participants.
I believe thefuture is only
the past again,entered through
another gate.-Arthur Wing
Pinero
Valentine Pops Gala at McLean Hilton
The Fairfax Symphony held its annual Valentine Pops Gala fund-raiser onFriday evening, Feb. 6, at the McLean Hilton.
Steve and Ginny Davis of McLeanattended the annual ValentinePops Gala held as a fund-raiserfor the Fairfax Symphony onFriday evening at the McLeanHilton.
Bob Hawthorne and BrendaShippett of McLean.
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To have community events listed in the Connec-tion, send to [email protected] is Friday.
WEDNESDAY/FEB. 11Breaskfast and Economic Discussion. 8-
10:30 a.m., Tysons Corner Tower Club, 8000Towers Crescent Drive #1700, Vienna. Joinnonprofit, business and government leaders fora discussion on how to stretch and strengthenthe region’s safety net during these tougheconomic times. Panelists and participants willalso examine the ways in which we can workacross sectors and jurisdictions in order to meetthe growing needs of Northern Virginians. RSVPto [email protected].
SATURDAY/FEB. 14Volunteer for Children. 1:30-2:30 p.m., Falls
Church Community Center, 223 Little Falls St.,Fall Church. Fairfax Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates is hosting an information session. Ifyou would like to learn more about advocatingfor abused or neglected children, please call(703) 273-3526, x22 or [email protected].
SUNDAY/FEB. 15Western Fairfax Republican Women’s Club
Meeting w/Delegate Tim Hugo, 6:30 p.m.at the Fairfax County Government Center Sully
District Station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. 703-425-6542.
WEDNESDAY/FEB. 18Budget Crisis Forum. 7:30 p.m., McLean
Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. The McLean Citizens Association isholding a forum on Fairfax County’s BudgetCrisis. County Budget Director Susan Datta, At-Large School Board Member Jim Raney andformer Chief of Staff to the DranesvilleSupervisor Rosemary Ryan will share their ideasand observations on handling the impending$648 million County budget shortfall for 2010.Visit www.mcleancitizens.org, [email protected] or contactMCA President Rob Jackson at 703-556-9160 orCorresponding Secretary Sally Horn at 703-442-6601.
Marketing Workshop. 8-9:30 a.m., The TowerClub, 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna. TheFairfax Chamber of Commerce and Allison &Partners present a workshop, “Cause RelatedMarketing to Open Doors,” to help privatecompanies and non-profit organizations learnhow they can come together to better promotetheir businesses, causes and goals as partners.
THURSDAY/FEB. 19Repblican Women Meeting. 11:30 a.m., 2205
Aryness Drive, Vienna. The New ProvidenceRepublican Women will meet. Call 703-591-7368.
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