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Springfield Franconia ❖ Kingstowne ❖ Newington DiscoverDiscover Follow on Twitter: @SprConnect on Twitter: Follow AreaArea ParksParks Guide, Page 16 Classified, Page 29 Classified, ❖ Sports, Page 26 ❖ How to Register, Entertainment, Page 20 Vote and Vote Early Insiders Edition, Page 10 Springfield’s ‘Most Important Project’ Begins News, Page 14 Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova says that the Cardboard Boat Regatta, part of Spring- field Days, that took place June 3 at Lake Accotink Park “…is my absolute favorite thing that I do all year round.” Photo by Deb Cobb/The Connection www.ConnectionNewspapers.comAugust 23-29, 2012 online at www.connectionnewspapers.comSpringfield Connection ❖ August 23-29, 2012 ❖ 1 Burke • Springfield • Annandale • Fairfax • Centreville • Clifton • Fairfax Station An Attractive, Confident Smile and Good Oral Health Are Important to People of All Ages Our office is staffed by caring professionals. We provide the latest techniques in preventative, restorative and cosmetic treatment. Dr. James L. Gyuricza Dr. Melanie Wilson Hartman PORCELAIN CROWNS • VENEERS • TOOTH WHITENING • IMPLANTS • INVISIBLE FILLINGS AND BONDING We have been dedicated to providing the highest quality dental care for more than 35 years. Burke Bakery Lorton Bakery 703-978-5660 6030-G & Café www.northernvirginiasmiles.com Burke Commons Rd. 9000-S Lorton 703-249-0044 Station Blvd. Tues.-Fri. 6 am-7 pm 703-372-2339 Sat. 7 am-6 pm Tues.-Sat. 8 am-6 pm Burke Professional Center 5212B Lyngate Ct., Burke, VA 22015 Saturday and Evening Hours 2 ❖ Springfield Connection ❖ August 23-29, 2012 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Newcomers & Community Guide 2012~13 Pohick Stream Contributed Photo Valley Trail Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) with husband Robert and children Jeremy and Alana. Photo My Favorite Places Contributed State delegate shares tips on Be a Braddock Insider places to see, things to do. Braddock District Statistics (2011) By Eileen Filler-Corn Burke Lake Park. This excep- What every newcomer 2011 Population – 119,262 State Del. (D-41) tional community facility Households – 40, 881 offers beautiful natural should know about living, 2011 Estimated Median Market Value of Owned Housing - $422,229 Dear Connection Readers: scenery, a miniature golf working and playing in the 2011 Industrial and Commercial Floor Space - 8,895, 565 Since 2010, I have been course, a sightseeing train and honored to serve the 41st carousel rides. Regardless of Braddock District. website at www.vre.org. District as your representative the ages of your young ones, in the Virginia House of the park offers entertainment HOW WE CAN HELP YOU: Delegates. The Virginia House options for everyone. By Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) THE BRADDOCK DISTRICT STAFF is the Western Hemisphere’s In October, the Burke and his staff of “Insiders” Our office is located at 9002 Burke Lake Road in oldest continuously Nursery and Garden Burke. Contact us at [email protected] or operating legislative Insider’s Centre holds a Fall raddock is very much a district of neigh- by calling 703-425-9003. We maintain office hours body, a heritage Perspective Festival and Pump- borhoods, a rarity in busy and booming of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. extending back to kin Playground. All BFairfax. Stretching from Annandale to the ❖ Kiel Stone, Chief of Staff: Media Contacts, Boards 1619. those who attend far edge of Fairfax by the Fairfax County & Commissions, Fairfax County Budget, Transporta- Although the Virginia receive a small carveable Government Center, we are located in the center of tion Policy and Business Issues. General Assembly is a part- pumpkin as well as hay rides Fairfax County. Braddock District contains key roads ❖ Rosemary Ryan, Senior Staff Assistant for Legis- time citizen legislature, around the area. My own for the County such as Route 50, Route 29, Little lative Services: Land Use, Storm water Management, members serve year-round. personal favorite annual River Turnpike, Braddock Road, the Fairfax County Trash & Recycling, Senior Services, Environmental Our annual session in Rich- events include the Mantua Parkway, Old Keene Mill, Rolling Road and 495. We Issues and Facilities Management. mond is held over 6-8 weeks, Community Association are proud to have two institutes of higher learning, ❖ Ann Sharp, Senior Staff Assistant for Constitu- beginning each year in mid- Parade and Picnic in June, the George Mason University and Northern Virginia Com- ent Services: Braddock District Council (BDC), HOA’s January. As your representa- Orange Hunt 4th of July munity College, which attract students from all over and Civic Associations, George Mason University, tive, I am always available to Parade, National Night Out the world. Here’s a short list of some must-do, must- Northern Virginia Community College, Zoning Com- address any questions you events in August and the see places, events and opportunities for newcomers plaints, Health Code Violations, Road Maintenance, may have regarding State Burke Centre Festival in (and old-timers). Traffic Calming, Parking Districts, Utilities, Crime and Government, or assist with September. County History. any problem you may be As part of my responsibili- POPULAR EATERIES: ❖ Lindsey Smith, Senior Staff Assistant for Admin- experiencing with such ties as State Delegate, I ❖ Kilroys in the Ravensworth Shopping Center, istration: Scheduling, Office Management, Emer- agencies as the Virginia regularly travel throughout Springfield gency Response, Braddock Neighborhood News, In- Department of Transportation, the 41st District—Burke, West ❖ Great Harvest Bread Company in Burke Town formation Technology, Park Issues, Animal Control, the Division of Motor Vehicles, Springfield, Fairfax and Center, Burke Website, Arts and Braddock Nights. the Virginia Department of Fairfax Station—meeting with ❖ Josies Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt in Burke ❖ Kalia Sokos, Staff Assistant for Communications: Social Services or other constituents and organiza- Town Center, Burke Tax Issues, Senior & Veteran Tax Relief Programs, governmental services. tions and attending events. ❖ Brions Grill in University Mall, Fairfax Braddock Beacon Newsletter, Electoral Issues, Hu- On a personal level, I have Please do not hesitate to ❖ Swiss Bakery in Ravensworth Shopping man Services, Housing, Website, Recognition and lived in Fairfax County for contact my office if I can ever Center, Springfield Correspondence, Outreach to Businesses, Commu- over 20 years, and my hus- be of service. You can reach nity and Non-Profit Organizations. band and I have raised our me at GETTING AROUND — THE VIRGINIA RAIL- two children (now 16 and 18) [email protected] WAY EXPRESS STATION BRADDOCK HALL in this area. While we are or by phone, at 571-249- The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a commuter Located at 9002 Burke Lake Road in Burke, always finding new restau- 3453. You can also visit my rail service that operates Monday through Friday, Braddock Hall offers area residents, not-for-profits rants and interesting sites to website at from the Northern Virginia suburbs to Washington and community and educational groups the oppor- visit, we have some favorite www.EileenFillerCorn.com. D.C. The VRE Station is a popular mode of transpor- tunity to use its 40-seat conference room at no cost activities in the area that you Again, welcome to the 41st tation for many commuters. We have one location in to the user. Individuals or groups may reserve the may want to consider. When House District of Virginia. I the district at 10399 Premier Court in Burke. VRE room by calling our office at 703-425-9300 and then our children were younger, we look forward to seeing you does not operate service on weekends or federal always enjoyed taking them to out and about. holidays. For additional information, go to their See Braddock, Page 19 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Springfield Connection ❖ August 23-29, 2012 ❖ 3 Newcomers & Community Guide Photos by Photos Victoria Ross Victoria /The Connection The historic cemetery at St. Mary of Sor- rows Catholic Church, where there will be a candlelight vigil on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. as part of the 150th anniversary Historic St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic commemoration events of the American Church in Fairfax Station. Civil War. Jenee Lindner, chair of the 10-day county-wide com- memoration of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, in front of the Fairfax Station Railroad Mu- Remembering Their Sacrifice seum, the site of many of the events. Fairfax Station Railroad Museum soldiers, while Lee’s forces lost more than 9,000. Walk in their commemorates first mass Civil War evacuation. As the Union Army withdrew before Lee’s troops, a field hospital was established footsteps...150th along a hillside between St. Mary’s Catho- By Victoria Ross well as artifacts and displays inside the lic Church and the Fairfax Railroad station. Civil War Events The Connection museum from the Civil War highlighting the Although 20,000 Confederate soldiers had medical evacuation of the wounded during begun the push toward Fairfax Station, 10 DAY SPECIAL MUSEUM EXHIBIT Fairfax Station Railroad Museum y midnight, there must have the Civil War and on-loan museum artifacts Clara Barton, her volunteers and the doc- 11200 Fairfax Station Road been three thousand helpless from Clara Barton, founder of the Ameri- tors remained until the 3,000 wounded Aug. 25–26: Union and Confederate Re- men lying in the hay. All night can Red Cross. were evacuated. As a result of her experi- enactors will perform outside, and the “B museum will be open for exhibits and long we made compresses and Lindner said she and Ron Beavers, co- ences at Fairfax Station, Barton would later displays. slings and bound up and wet wounds when chair of the event, have been working with create a plan for a civilian society to care Aug. 27-Sept. 3: Museum exhibits we could get water…” —From the writings the National Building Museum and the Na- for war wounded, which became the Ameri- Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.