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Fairfax Station ❖ Clifton ❖ Lorton Sensational Stallions Sports, Page 13 Follow on Twitter: @LFSCConnection on Twitter: Follow Michael Ferguson, a senior wide receiver for South County, grabs an 11-yard touchdown catch during the second quarter of the Stallions’ 38-22 state semifinals win over visiting Hanover last Saturday. The ball was thrown by Jake Josephs on a halfback option play. Classified, Page 16 Classified, ❖ Sports, Page 13 ❖ , Page 14 Entertainment Whose Road Is It Anyway? News, Page 4 All Aboard! 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Happy Holidays! 703.323.8200 • www.marzbandds.com 8996 Burke Lake Road, Suite 101, Burke, Virginia 22015 e-mail: [email protected] 2 ❖ Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ December 8-14, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Lorton/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic 703-778-9414 or News [email protected] Photos by Photos Sarah Shepard Architect of the Capitol, Stephen Ayers, AIA ad- dresses the audience during the Youth Arts Center grand opening. Workhouse Opens /The Connection Youth Arts Center he Lorton Arts Founda- the Capitol. Ayers spoke on the Ttion (LAF) and Work importance of preserving build- house Arts Center cel- ings at the Workhouse as part Victoria Ross Victoria ebrated the grand opening of of its human legacy. He also the Youth Arts Center on Dec. spoke about the significance of 1. The Youth Arts Center will arts education for today’s serve as the site of programs for youth. Ayers pointed out the Photos by Photos young artists and youthful au- need to change our educational U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) pumped up the crowd of 200-plus Obama supporters at diences, and is part of the approach by incorporating arts the opening of Obama’s first field office in Northern Virginia on Saturday, Dec. 3. Foundation’s commitment to into the traditional STEM (Sci- Connolly applauded Fairfax County’s Democratic Committee Chairman, Rex Simmons, arts education as one of the pri- ence, Technology, Engineering for holding on to almost all Democratic state and local seats in Fairfax during the Nov. 8 mary activities of the Work- and Math) philosophy, by trans- house Arts Center. The event forming STEM to STEAM marked the first grand opening (STEM + Art = STEAM). of a new building at the Work- Following Ayers’ presenta- Obama Campaign Comes to Fairfax house in three years. tion, a ribbon-cutting ceremony On hand to celebrate with the took place with Hyland, Chair- Foundation were Stephen Ayers, man Richard Hausler and John U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly AIA, Architect of the Capitol; Barron participating. Supervi- addresses crowd of Kate Hanley, former Chairman of sor Hyland selected two chil- the Fairfax County Board of Su- dren from the audience, Siena, 200-plus supporters. pervisors; and Mount Vernon 10, and Gianna Martin, 6, to District Supervisor Gerry help cut the ribbon. The ribbon By Victoria Ross Hyland. John Barron, President cutting was followed by an ex- The Connection of Foulger-Pratt Contracting, cerpt from Schoolhouse Rock who has served as general con- LIVE!, performed by Studio 3 resident Barack Obama was not there, but tractor for Phase II construction Theatre for Young Audiences. U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) made at the Workhouse, was a princi- The show is currently running Psure the president’s presence was felt at pal sponsor of the event and also on Saturdays through Dec. 17 the opening of the first Northern Virginia in attendance. The presence of at the Youth Arts Center. field office for the Obama 2012 Campaign in Fairfax. LAF Board and staff members, Dan Hanlon, LAF Develop- Connolly gave a stump speech to the 250 volun- Workhouse volunteers and mem- ment Committee Chairman, teers and supporters who crowded into the campaign bers of the community rounded later announced that Complete office on Saturday, Dec. 3. The office is located in a out a very special evening. Construction Management, LLC strip mall on Lee Highway in Fairfax. A highlight of the evening has pledged $20,000 to name “If we needed living proof that President Obama included a presentation from the first classroom in the Youth is going to invest heavily in Virginia, this is it,” Stephen Ayers, AIA, Architect of Arts Center. Connolly said to shouts of “amen” and “that’s right.” “No president has been more vilified than Barack Obama, and throughout it all he has remained gra- cious, a true leader.” CONNOLLY INTRODUCED the prominent area Fairfax County Democrats gathered at the Democrats who attended the opening, including opening of Obama’s first field office in State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34), Del. Eileen Filler- Northern Virginia on Saturday, Dec. 3., Corn (D-41), Del. Ken Plum (D-36), Del. David including – from left - Del. Ken Plum (D- Bulova (D-37), Kate Hanley, who preceded Connolly 36), Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) and Del. as chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervi- David Bulova (D -37). sors, and Ryan McElveen, one of the newly-elected Democrats to the Fairfax County School Board. in Northern Virginia where many people are invested Petersen predicted Virginia would be a battle- in a healthy, functioning federal government. ground state in 2012. “The President has to do ev- Many local supporters who attended Saturday’s erything he did in 2008 to win across Fairfax County. event said they volunteered for the campaign in 2008, Studio 3 Theatre for Young Audiences performs a In a lot of ways, the stakes are higher, because the and intend to volunteer again. “I’m working-class and selection from Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! during the statewide race will be closer,” Petersen said, adding Youth Arts Center grand opening celebration. that the anti-Washington rhetoric doesn’t play well See Obama Campaign, Page 7 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection ❖ December 8-14, 2011 ❖ 3 The County Line County vs. State: A heated debate Whose Road is it Anyway? on who should fix area roads. By Victoria Ross the 1930s, many counties struggled with The Connection road maintenance, creating uneven levels of road maintenance and affecting com- tate and local government officials merce. In 1932, the Virginia General Assem- agree that Fairfax County’s roads bly passed the Byrd Act, which gave VDOT Sare in deplorable shape, but who all maintenance, operational, and construc- should fix the problem has sparked tion responsibilities for secondary roads, a heated political debate. with the exception of Arlington and Henrico On Dec.1, Fairfax County, along with counties. Prince William and Loudoun Counties, is- “This is an opportunity, and the board is sued a joint statement firmly opposing any saying we don’t’ even want to have a dia- hint of legislation from the Virginia Gen- logue. This could be the best thing for us if eral Assembly that would shift road main- Contributed Photo it’s done right, and they don’t know the state tenance responsibilities from the Common- is not going to change the funding formula. wealth to counties, a process known as road We should be chomping at the bit to take devolution. this over; instead, we are thumbing our nose “Road devolution is going to be a huge at the Governor.” issue in Richmond this year,” said Supervi- Cook said he has talked directly with sor Jeff McKay (D-Lee).