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Springfield Franconia ❖ Kingstowne ❖ Newington Classified, Page 16 Classified, ❖ Lee District’s ‘Deputy’ Supervisor Sports, Page 8 ❖ News, Page 3 Herrity Calendar, Page 10 On Skates News, Page 6 Susie of ‘Susie’s Cookies’ hands out samples of her homemade treats at the Kingstowne Farmers Market. online at www.connectionnewspapers.com NewcomersNewcomers && CommunityCommunity GuideGuide Requested in home 8-7-09 home in Requested Time sensitive material. sensitive Time People,People, PagePage 1414 Postmaster: Attention PERMIT #322 PERMIT Easton, MD Easton, PAID U.S. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT Photo by Gina J. Uricoli/The Connection Photo www.ConnectionNewspapers.comAugust 6-12, 2009 Volume XXIII, Number 31 Springfield Connection ❖ August 6-12, 2009 ❖ 1 Welcome Viewpoints What do you like about the Springfield area? Your Community Connection play ads and classified advertising. Go to We’re looking to hear www.ConnectionNewspapers.com, and click on “Print Editions” in the red bar. more from our readers. As local, weekly newspapers, the Connection’s mission is to bring the news you need about your his issue of the Connection includes our community, to give you the information you need to annual Newcomers and Community enjoy the best things in and near your community, TGuide. to advocate for community good, to provide a forum Through narrative, listings, viewpoints and for dialogue on local concerns, and to celebrate and photographs, we endeavor to capture what it means record milestones and events in community and to live here, highlights of places to visit and things people’s lives. to do, a snapshot of local history, help finding com- At the Connection, we invite newcomers to the area “The library and the pool area. “The location, the proximity to munity resources and tips on adjusting to living here. and long-time residents alike to be a part of provid- The pool area is really nice.” everything…the Metro and the If you are new to the area, ing more reader input. Danait Asefa, Kingstowne transportation to D.C.” you’ll find resources and ideas on Let us know how we’re doing Trisha Mears, Kingstowne these pages and on our Web site, Letter from the Publisher and let us know what is going on www.ConnectionNewspapers.com. in your part of the community. If Even some longtime residents you have questions or ideas, call may not have visited some of the key places in and us or send us an e-mail. nearby their hometowns. Have you visited Great Falls We invite you to send letters to the editor or to National Park and seen the falls? Have you been send an e-mail letting us know about something you boating in Lake Fairfax in Reston? When was the especially liked or didn’t like about our coverage. last time you visited the animals at Frying Pan Park We appreciate readers’ ideas. If you see something in Herndon? Have you attended the historically ac- that you think might be a story, or something you curate demonstrations at Claude Moore Park or at have a question about, give us a call, or drop us a Colvin Mill? line. We offer many more resources on our Web site. If you know of a person or an organization doing “What I like the best is the vari- There you will find the complete community guides important work, something that might make a good ety of shopping and restaurants “Living in the suburbs with ac- for each of our 17 papers, including more extensive feature story, we are looking for people to feature here.” cessibility to big city life.” listings than appear in the newspapers. each week. Gloria Dickison, Franconia Kelly Cornwell, Kingstowne You can now access the print edition of each of We want to know if someone in your family or your our papers online, showing each page exactly as it — Colin Daileda appears in the paper, including cover, photos, dis- See Welcome, Page 15 Fairfax Symphony Orchestra 2009-2010 Season Christopher Zimmerman, Music Director September 12, 2009 January 23, 2010 Christopher Zimmerman, Music Director Augustin Hadelich, violin BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story HAYDN: Symphony No. 92 ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro for Strings BARBER: Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 October 3, 2009 March 13, 2010 Jon Manasse, clarinet Alon Goldstein, piano MENDELSSOHN: Overture to The Fair Melusine BORODIN: In the Steppes of Central Asia MOZART: Clarinet Concerto DORMAN: Piano Concerto (East Coast Premiere!) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 SIBELIUS: The Lemminkäinen Legends November 21, 2009 May 1, 2010 Chu-Fang Huang, piano Celebrating Women in the Arts FALLA: The Three-Cornered Hat, Suites 1 and 2 Julie Albers, cello GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue HIGDON: blue cathedral RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G ELGAR: Cello Concerto GINASTERA: Estancia MOZART: Symphony No. 38, Prague BARBER: Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance All concerts at 8:00 p.m. at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts SUBSCRIBE NOW! Assure your seats for Maestro Zimmerman’s exciting first season. Visit www.fairfaxsymphony.org or call 703-563-1990 Single tickets will be available after August 1, 2009. Media Partner Please note – programs and artists are subject to change. 2 ❖ Springfield Connection ❖ August 6-12, 2009 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Springfield Connection Editor Michael O’Connell Newcomers & Community Guide 703-917-6440 or [email protected] RideLee District’s to Recovery Supervisor with a Badge Jeff McKay has found “That’s his nature. He’s other ways to serve always involved with the his community. community.” By Justin Fanizzi — Sheriff Stan Barry The Connection Upon enlistment, McKay was sent to the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy ny politician can preach about for 80-plus hours of training. As part of the fighting crime, maintaining com- training, which included all of the same Amunity safety and instilling vir- exercises that full-fledged police officers are tue, but Supervisor Jeff McKay put through, McKay and his fellow trainees (D-Lee) not only talks the talk, he can also faced a training unit that McKay would walk the walk. never forget: an introduction to pepper McKay is a member of the Fairfax County spray. Sheriff’s Office’s Reserve Deputy Sheriff In the exercise, McKay, without a gas program, a unit of volunteers that are es- mask or anything covering his face, was sentially policemen, lacking credentials only blasted head-on with pepper spray in an in title. Through his experiences in the unit, effort to train the recruit how to operate McKay’s political career was shaped and the under stress Though the exercise provided Lee District made better by the lessons Photo Donated valuable experience, McKay would not miss learned. that aspect of the training. McKay joined the reserve deputies in “No pun intended, but it was definitely 2004, when he served as chief of staff to an eye-opener,” McKay said. “If you can the former Lee District Supervisor Dana survive that, you can survive out on the Kauffman. While in that position, McKay street.” said that he got to know many members of Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) is sworn in by Sheriff Stan Barry as a the Sheriff’s Office, and in dealing with AFTER HE completed training, McKay said member of the Reserve Deputies. them, came to respect them deeply. Coinci- that he volunteered about a dozen hours a dentally, at the time, McKay was looking to officers he befriended, decided to volunteer law enforcement and had tremendous re- week, spending his time doing assorted lend a hand to the community in a greater to be a reserve deputy. spect for them,” McKay said. “Why not do things like operating child car seat check capacity than simply on the political side, “Having worked in the county for 12 volunteer work alongside the people I have See Firsthand, Page 6 and based on the stories he heard from the years, I got to know the men and women in such respect for?” Herrity Enjoys Rewards of Competition Sports have been a major influence “You’ll never find on Supervisor Pat Herrity. anyone on the face of the earth By Justin Fanizzi ing up as part of my develop- The Connection ment and as part of my transi- more generous tion into leadership [posi- ometimes, a suit and tie can be just tions],” Herrity said. “It is im- with his time Stoo confining for Supervisor Pat portant to me to contribute to than Pat Herrity (R-Springfield). He spends our next generation of youths, most of his days — and many of his nights but I’m not going to lie, I still Herrity.” — shuttling to and from meetings all across enjoy the competition.” the county, and after a while, he simply Herrity was involved with — Michael Lewis, friend needs to let loose. sports from a young age, play- and fellow ice hockey When those times arise, instead of find- ing football, baseball, basket- oto coach ing the nearest recliner or a comfortable ball and swimming while still bed, Herrity dons a helmet, skates and in school. In high school, gloves and steps out onto the ice rink. Herrity played on West Spring- passion for the sport and was Herrity, the Springfield District supervi- field High School’s first-ever soon lacing up his skates. sor since 2008, has a long and involved his- rugby team, in 1975, and was “At a Christmas party, I had tory with sports, both playing and coach- the captain of the swimming Contributed Ph a rugby buddy tell me to take Supervisor Pat Herrity coaches one of his ice hockey ing, primarily with ice hockey.