No to ABC Liquor Store Privatization Puller, Surovell More Outlets, Discuss Governor’S Less Revenue? Currently, the Virginia State ABC Proposal

Vol. XXI, No. 39 Mount Vernon’s Hometown Newspaper • A Connection Newspaper September 30, 2010 No to ABC Liquor Store Privatization Puller, Surovell More Outlets, discuss Governor’s Less Revenue? Currently, the Virginia State ABC proposal. Liquor Stores return $320 million in profits to the General Fund for education, mental health, substance By Gerald A. Fill abuse, and prisons. In the past 10 The Gazette years the ABC liquor store program has contributed an estimated $2.5 billion to the Commonwealth. tate Sen. Toddy Puller and The Governor’s privatization Del. Scott Surovell held a proposal would triple the number of Town Hall Meeting on outlets selling liquor from the present S 332 ABC stores by auctioning licenses Monday, Sept. 27, at the to 600 big box and grocery stores, 150 Mount Vernon Governmental Cen- small liquor stores, and 250 conve- ter to outline the Governor’s pro- nience stores and pharmacies. Add to posal to privatize the ABC stores, that the sale of the ABC warehouse and other assets and the Governor’s listen to the views of local resi- proposal is projected to yield $458 The Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber presents a check for $4,500 to Good Shepherd dents, and answer questions about million in one-time revenue that Housing, UCM, and New Hope Housing. Above: Michael Guillot, Hilltop Golf Club; the proposal. Puller chairs the would be dedicated to transportation Shannon Steene, Good Shepherd Housing; Cynthia Hull, UCM; Pam Michell, New State Senate Committee that over- projects. On the other hand, the net Hope Housing; Dan Rinzel, Redmon, Peyton, & Brazwell, LLP, and Holly Dougherty, revenue projection for the Governor’s sees the ABC liquor stores. proposal is about $20 million less Mt Vernon-Lee Chamber. annually than profits under the See Privatization, Page 22 existing state-operated program. ‘Taste’ Supports Non-Profits Time To Put on ore than 100 people attended “A Taste,” Your Cookie; and Union Street Public House. Ma Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber event, At the same time, they supported a good cause. that was held at Woodlawn Plantation A total of $4,500 was given to the Help the Home- Those Walking Shoes on Wednesday, Sept. 22. less funds for Good Shepherd Housing & Family Guests enjoyed delicious food and drink from Services, New Hope Housing, Inc., and United Occasionally Cake; Red, Hot & Blue BBQ; Dishes Community Ministries. Help UCM recruit 3,000 walkers of India; Moe’s Southwest Grill; Spring Hills of Also in attendance were: Chris Van Dyke, harp- Mount Vernon; Celestial Cheesecakes; Chevy’s ist; Richard Miller, guitarist; All Seasons Floral and raise $140,000 for homeless. Fresh Mex Restaurant; Matter’s of Taste; Mamma’s Preservation; Frost Lighting Company; Dawn Ber- Kitchen; Capitol Caterers; Mindy’s Catering; Choose nard Photography; LoveStruck Images with Katie By Gale Curcio walks done on UCM’s behalf go to Norwood; and Rene Abella Photography. The Gazette UCM and UCM will get a $50,000 bonus if it gets 3,000 walkers. — Gale Curcio et ready to put on those UCM staff is working hard to or- Photos by La Shawn Avery-Simons/The Gazette Gwalking shoes and join ganize walks at schools and other UCM as they take steps to places. end homelessness and raise funds Last weekend, the Mount for UCM through Fannie Mae’s Vernon Chapter of AAUW, led by 2010 Help the Homeless Program. Elaine Kolish, sponsored a walk in Mini-walks are underway in the Waynewood. Participants enjoyed community and UCM would like a walk around the neighborhood. everybody join a walk to take steps Joni Koons and Maureen forward to end poverty. Registra- McGuire-Kuletz are putting a dif tion is $25 for adults and $15 for

children. All registration fees for See Help, Page 22

10/1/10

Requested in home in Requested

material.

Time-sensitive Amanda Sellman serves Postmaster:

guests wine to promote Attention

Permit #482 Permit

the new Holiday Inn Guests mingle at The Taste at Woodlawn Plantation on VA Alexandria,

PAID

Express in Alexandria. Wednesday, Sept.22. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette Editor Steven Mauren News 703-778-9415 or [email protected] 65 Years Later Mount Vernon resident receives Distinguished Flying Cross.

By Gerald A. Fill The Gazette

olonel Claude M. Schonberger (USAFR,Ret.) received the Distin- C guished Flying Cross (DFC) Award because of his heroism on his second to last combat mission in which he returned to his base safely. On his last combat mission, his plane was shot down over Bulzano, Italy, and that is when the story of his long odyssey to receive the DFC began. During his last mission, the plane was blown apart The Gala Host Committee Leslie Ariail, Sandra Ad- in mid-air. His face was burned, and his collarbone dress, Henrietta Burke and Dallas Reeve welcome was broken, but miraculously the explosion blew Honorary Gala Guest White House Chief Floral De- him clear of the plane and, because he remained signer Laura Dowling. conscious, he was able to parachute safely to the ground. Only one other member of the crew sur- Gifts of the Garden vived the mid-air destruction of his B-24 bomber. The American Horticulture Society’s 17th Annual Gala was held on Sat- Once on the ground he was found and cared for by Colonel Claude M. Schonberger (USAFR, urday, Sept. 25, at River Farm, its national headquarters on a historic 25-acre Ret.) site on the banks of the Potomac River. Once part of one of George a local Italian farm family. They treated his facial Washington’s original five farms, River Farm has been the home of AHS since burns and broken collarbone, but he was eventu- 1973. For more information visit www.ahs.org ally captured by the occupying Nazis who moved Profile him and others by train, truck, and forced marches Colonel Claude M. Schonberger to Nuremburg, Germany for interrogation. There (USAFR, Ret.) he stayed as a prisoner at Stalag Luft 13 until the Age: 88 end of the war. Schonberger was awarded a Purple Place of Birth: North Dakota Education: Bachelor’s degree, political science, Heart for injuries sustained in his last bombing George Washington University; Master’s degree, mission. aviation safety, University of California (UCLA) The circumstances and timing of his final two mis- Married to the late Kay Schonberger sions shortly before the end of the War in Europe Children: Eric, Kara (twins) contributed to the difficulty in verifying his accom- plishments for which he was to eventually receive Schonberger and his wife Kay, who he met during the DFC. On his last fateful flying mission no one the Berlin airlift, raised two children. He was em- saw him parachute to safety. Therefore, the U.S. Air ployed as an air safety investigator for the Civil Aero- Force classified him as missing in action. His per- nautics Board (CAB). During his tenure with the CAB sonal effects, including an unsigned copy of the DFC he was sent throughout the world to investigate air- citation proposal, were shipped to his parents. Com- line accidents. In the years that followed he served AHS Executive Director plicating verification, his squadron commander, who in the D.C. National Guard, volunteered as a Fairfax AHS award winners Tom Underwood and prepared the papers for his citation, was transferred County Court-appointed special advocate for abused Shawn Akard (2009 Jane chair of the AHS Board of to another assignment. Then, months later the end and neglected children (CASA), and volunteered as L. Taylor Award) and Directors Harry Rissetto of the war came and, although he eventually returned a mentor for children attending Hollin Meadows el- Betty Smalley (2010 greet guests arriving for home to the U.S., his unsigned citation papers lan- ementary school. Meritorious Service the 17th annual gala at guished in his personal effects and a lost military His two grown children, Kara and Eric, in com- Award). River Farm. file. menting on their father’s long effort to obtain the Many years later, with the support of U.S. Sen. Distinguished Flying Cross, said: “If our mom was Byron Dorgan (North Dakota), the assistance of Lt. alive today she would be extremely proud of this well- Col. Laura Ryan, and Lt. General David Deptula, deserved honor for him, and they would celebrate Schonberger’s squadron commander, who was 93 at by dancing the Balboa hop to Big Band music.” the time, was located, and he verified the DFC cita- Despite finally achieving recognition for his brav tion papers. The Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records then approved the award. See Resident Recognized, Page 5

Distinguished Flying Cross The U.S. Air Force, Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) group, fifteenth Air Force on 16 February 1945. On that was awarded to Colonel Claude M. Schonberger date, Lt. Schonberger demonstrated extraordinary flying (USAFR,Ret.) in a special ceremony at the Pentagon, skills and courage against the Obertraubling Airdrome July 19, 2010, in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes. in Regensburg, Germany. During the final bomb run of The DFC is awarded to an individual “For Heroism or this mission, his bomb-loaded B-24 aircraft was struck Extraordinary Achievement While Participating in an by enemy fire, resulting in an uncontrollable propeller Aerial Flight.” The inscription on Schonberger’s award of the number four engine and a fire near the number reads, in part, “Distinguished himself by extraordinary three engine. Despite this hazardous situation, Lt. Chair of the AHS Board of Directors Harry Rissetto achievement while participating in aerial flight as a first Schonberger continued on the bomb run and released welcomes everyone to the annual gala. pilot assigned to the 759th bomb squadron, 459th bomb his bombs with considerable accuracy.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 3 Alexandria/Old Town 121 N. Pitt Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 703-549-8700 www.weichert.com

THINKING OF A REAL ESTATE CAREER? Call Kim Farina at the Alexandria/Old Town Office.

Alex/Old Town $475,000 OPEN Rare corner w/2 2 GARAGE HOUSE SPACES bedroom & 2 baths, fireplace + extra storage! Walk to cafes & river. 800 South St. Asaph Street Alexandria $274,900 Diann Hicks Alex/Rosemont $749,900 Wake up in your private “treehouse” in resort like Montebello & enjoy the 703 628-2440 Not your average bungalow! Three fabulous levels of well peaceful view from large enclosed balcony. Spacious bedrm + den, 1.5 bath. designed living space w/4 bedrms, 3 baths, fenced yard Fully renovated kitchen & bathrooms. See 5904mounteagledr1103.com s/deck & garage. Blocks to Metro, Old Town & Del Ray. 5904 Mount Eagle Drive #1103 16 E. Walnut Street Cindy 703-593-1418/Leslie 703-400-3010 Christine Garner 703-587-4655

McLean Alexandria SUNDAYOPEN $2,300,000 $425,000 Exquisite Executive PRICE Price & Location! PRICE home! Better than new 6 This 3 bedrm, 2 bedrm, 5.5 bath home in bath duplex has it IMPROVEMENT gated community, 4 IMPROVEMENT levels, over 6000 SF, all! Three finished gleaming wood flrs, levels w/refinished custom marble, elevator, flrs, new paint, soaring 10 ft. ceilings, new deck & gourmet kitchen, replacement embassy sized dining windows. Blocks rm & sunny fam room. to metro, shops & Easy access to airports restaurants & future metro. Alex/Old Town $534,900 102 E. Glendale 7207 Farm Meadow Reduce your carbon footprint w/o sacrificing style in this dramatic and Avenue contemporary “green” condo converted from a historical 1910 warehouse. Court Spacious 1295 SF open loft style w/2 bedrms, 2 baths, soapstone counters Christine and much more! Virtual tour www.circlepix.com/home/NXF8JC. Julie Hall Garner 1210 Queen Street 703-786-3634 703-5874655 Cindy 703-593-1418/Leslie 703-400-3010

Arlington Alex/Rosemont $433,500 $699,000 Perfect location Lovely expanded 3 on quiet cul-de- bedrm, 2 bath Cape. sac. Pull in Updated kitchen steps parking at front down to family rm. door. Clarendon Large master suite, model w/three fireplace, un finished finished levels, LL & beautiful yard w/ delightful patio arbor & patio. Blocks to metro, Old Town & and many Del Ray. updates. 100 E. Maple Street 3349 A. Wakefield Alex/South $589,000 Street Christine Garner Stratford Landing rambler w/3 bedrms & 2 baths & main level family rm. Sip coffee on 704-587-4655 your deck in total privacy and enjoy the wildlife in your backyard. One block to river, Sue Feinthel bike trails & parks. Lower level with additional family room & room to expand. Country 703-819-1964 living with easy commute via GW Parkway. 9019 Stratford Lane Susan Fitzgerald 703-402-3298

Alex/Old Town Alexandria $949,800 $790,000 Detached home all new Fantastic opportunity! from the frame up WAYNEWOOD Upgraded to the w/attention to details. nine’s! Beautiful 4 Stylish Chef’s kitchen level townhouse w/Deco appl, honed w/cherry cabinets, limestone counters & hardwood flrs., glass backsplash. High granite and 3 outside ceilings, 2 master suites, living areas. Garage family rm off kitchen & parking for 2 cars. w/French doors to patio. Walk to metro, Old Town, Whole Foods. 219 Royal Street Alexandria $775,000 440 Chauncey Barbara Rosen Pristine townhome w/3 bedrms, 3.5 baths, 2 car garage & Court 703-407-6481 roof top deck. Granite in kitchen, hardwoods & W/W carpet throughout. W/D on Master suite level. Julie Hall 404 Pendleton Street 703-786-3634 Hal Sadler 703-677-7515 VisitVisit UsUs atat Weichert.comWeichert.com forfor aa fullfull ListingListing ofof NewNew PropertiesProperties

4 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Rex Reiley Trio Plus Duo Yields Concert RE/MAX Allegiance Katie 703-768-7730 Show to be held at St. Graybeal, [email protected] Brian Aidan’s this Saturday. Gundersdorf and Pat Westgate $659,900 9010 Volunteer Drive By Gale Curcio Klink of NEW Beautiful traditional colonial w/2 car The Gazette We’re side garage in fabulous Mt. Vernon About 9 LISTING location. It is classy! Over .5 acre will per- landscaped corner lot. Stunning sun- ocus Music in Mount Vernon presents new room addition. Hardwood floors main form at St. folk trio We’re About 9 in concert at 7 p.m. & upper levels. Family rm w/gas FP Aidan’s off kitchen. Wood FP in living room. Saturday, Oct. 2, at St. Aidan’s Episcopal F Oct. 2. Lovely kitchen w/corian counters & large picture window facing scenic Church in Alexandria. backyard. Sweet front porch. Large unfin bsmt: ample storage. We’re About 9, comprising Katie Graybeal, Brian Blue. Gundersdorf and Pat Klink, focuses on complex Their newest CD, “Amalgam,” released in July, is a Alex/Riverside Estates $559,900 3112 Battersea Lane songwriting and harmonies, accompanied on guitar collection of 14 previously released songs, plus two Beautifully remodeled 4BR, 2.5BA and electric bass. enhanced recordings, and one new song, the a Colonial in popular Riverside Estates. Updates include: totally The group began to form at weekly open mic nights cappella “The Dark Away.” remodeled kit w/granite counters, at the Jahva House in Ellicott City, Md., where they Opening for We’re About 9 is the duo BumpKin baths, new carpet in family rm & were inspired to forge both a sound and a songwriting Pie (local residents Michael Dunkley and Suzanne basement. Interior freshly painted, refinished hdwd floors on main & style that would appeal to young and old. The result Ives Dunkley). upper levels. New HVAC & water is a sound that’s edgy, charming and robust. While In addition to the October show, Focus’ Mount heater, extensive landscaping. Great location! 6 minutes to Ft. Belvoir, 15 they work hard and take the craft seriously, the pre- Vernon venue will offer about four shows a year at to Hunting Metro and Old Town, 25 to Ntl Airport & 35 to Pentagon/D.C. sentation is all about fun. St. Aidan’s. Coming Dec. 4 is country/folk artist Kate Alex/Stratford Landing $564,900 Fast forward four years, to 2004, and We’re About Campbell in a return engagement at St. Aidan’s. Tick- 8704 Waterford Rd. 9 has played the main stage at the Falcon Ridge; ets are $18 general, $15 in advance at NEW Spectacular, updated 2500 sq ft 4 BR, 3BA two- Philadelphia; Green River and Four Corners folk fes- FocusMusic.org. Discounts are available for Focus level rambler in popular Stratford Landing. It is LISTING turn key! It has been totally renovated since tivals; Clearwater Revival; Bele Chere and Mountain members. St. Aidan’s also collects canned goods for 2002: HVAC, hot water, roof, all baths, kitchen Stage New Songs Festival; and more. At the same its food pantry as a community outreach as part of (granite counters, maple cabinets), energy efficient replacement windows, new deck, and time, they have also been touring east coast folk this music series. refinished lower level. This home is bright, clubs, coffeehouses and college venues. For more information, contact Mark Gilliam at 703- cheery and has a great flow. Hardwood floors throughout main level. Newly landscaped yard. Great location, and so close to Old Town In 2008 We’re About 9 released “Paperdust :: 975-8027 or [email protected]. St. Aidan’s is Alexandria and Ft. Belvoir, with scenic commute to National Airport, Pentagon, and D.C. Stardust,” an album that shows off the duo (Katie located at 8531 Riverside Rd., Alexandria, Va. 22308, Alex/Riverside Estates $514,900 and Brian) on some songs, the trio (Brian, Katie and between Fort Hunt Road and Route 1. 3113 Battersea Lane Pat) on others, and features special guests including Gale Curcio is an independent writer and public relations NEW Spectacular Colonial on a great lot back- Girlyman, Red Molly, Andy and Denise and Naked consultant in Mount Vernon. ing to woods. Large Yorkshire model LISTING w/2-car garage. Numerous updates thruout to include kit w/granite counters & MVCCA Briefs bump out, windows, roof, siding, fur- nace, gas fpl. Finished basement plus tee. large hot tub overlooking beautiful & County Funding for serene back yard. Being SOLD “A S-IS” at a great price! Close to Ft. Belvoir, 5 mins Davis represents the Woodlawn Manor Commu- to Reagan National Airport, 30 mins to D.C. & Pentagon. Road Construction nity Association on the MVCCA Committee on Plan- ning & Zoning. As provided by the Bylaws, she was Alex./Wessynton $639,900 Supervisor Gerald Hyland’s reported to Mount appointed as chair of this special committee by the 3020 Cunningham Drive Vernon Council of Citizens Associations (MVCCA) at OPEN Large 5 BR/2.5 BA Colonial with 2-car chairman of the Planning & Zoning Committee. She garage and full unfinished basement in Mt. its Sept. 22 meeting that the county’s Commercial SUN. 1-4 is an attorney and has done research on the Tele- Vernon’s premiere contemporary subdivi- and Industrial (C& I) Tax revenues will yield $43.1 communications Act of 1996. sion of Wessynton. This home is priced to million in transportation funding for Fiscal year 2011. “The goals of the subcommittee are to be proac- allow some updating. Large covered In Mount Vernon this funding has and will help fund screened porch off the family room allows tive rather than reactive to telecommunications you to enjoy your beautiful private back- Mulligan road construction, plans for widening Rich- proposals in the Mount Vernon district; familiar- yard. Wessynton offers a pool, tennis court, and boat launch that allows quick access mond Highway, from Mulligan Road to the Fairfax ize the P&Z committee about cutting edge tech- to Potomac River – 5 minutes to Ft. Belvoir, 15 to Old Town Alex. County Parkway, and Lorton road funding — which nologies that may facilitate telecommunications Alex./Wessynton $644,900 was also bond funded. company goals … and, when requested by the com- 3008 Sevor Lane Large, meticulously maintained 5 BR, 3.5 munity, to resolve problems related to the loca- OPEN BA Colonial w/2-car garage & finished bsmt in Mt Vernon’s premiere contemporary tion of telecommunications facilities in residential SUN. 1-4 Cellphone Towers Wessynton. Pride of ownership is apparent: areas,” she said. exterior painted in ’06, HVAC systems all “Our primary vision is to work with telecommuni- replaced in past 5 yrs. Beautiful carpet over Subcommittee hdwd floors throughout main & upper lev- Aimee Davis, the new chair of the special subcom- cations companies … to create a District-wide plan els. Large picturesque windows over look for seamless telecommunication service while pre- beautiful landscaping. Lower level has rec room, den, 2 storage rms, & bath w/large mittee on the location of cellphone towers, made a Jacuzzi tub. Wessynton offers pool, tennis, basketball courts & boat launch. 5 minutes to formal presentation to the Council about her goals, serving the value of our homes, as well as the his- Ft. Belvoir, 15 to Old Town, 25 to Ntl Airport & 30/35 to D.C./Pentagon. toric nature and beauty of our communities.” approach, and invited the appointment of represen- Alex/ Mt. Vernon $474,900 tatives from member associations to the subcommit- — Gerald A. Fill 8424 Washington Avenue Absolute Cream Puff! Beautiful 3 BR, 2 BA Cape Cod /FPL, 3 finished levels & spectacular detached 2 car garage/workshop w/extra wide asphalt driveway. Totally updated: kit, Resident Recognized for Heroism baths, HVAC, energy efficient dbl pane windows, refinished hdwd floors on main & From Page 3 In looking back on his effort to receive the DFC upper levels, beautiful sun room addition w/separate HVAC. Finished walkout basement, interior painted, screened porch-spectacu- recognition, Schonberger described what sustained lar.42 landscaped lot. 5 mins to Ft. Belvoir, 15 Huntington Metro/Old Town, 35 to D.C. ery in combat, Schonberger never forgot that if it and guided him: “I always advised my children to were not for the bravery of his crew he would not never give up. I told them there is no such word as For more information: have survived that air combat mission. During the ‘can’t.’ As a bomber pilot, and a prisoner of war, that www.RexReiley.com Pentagon ceremony he read the names of every mem- philosophy was crucial to my survival, and a key el- Each Office Independently Owned and Operated ber of his crew. ement to any success I have realized in life.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 5 6 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 7 8 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Home Sales August 2010 $1,260,000 ~ $369,900 The Center for Skin Cancer

Address ...... BR FB HB . Postal City .. Sold Price .. Type ...... Lot AC ...... Subdivision and MOHS Surgery 7902 LEE AVE ...... 5 ... 4 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,260,000 ... Detached ...... 0.69 ...... WELLINGTON 8537 RIVERSIDE RD ...... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $921,000 ... Detached ...... 0.63 ...... J WALTER JONES LAND 8703 CAMDEN ST ...... 5 ... 5 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $900,000 ... Detached ...... 0.33 ...... STRATFORD LANDING Treatments for 8049 FAIRFAX RD ...... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $895,000 ... Detached ...... 0.15 ...... HOLLIN KNOLL Basal Cell Carcinoma Squamous Cell Carcinoma 3614 OLD VERNON CT ...... 6 ... 4 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $820,000 ... Detached ...... 0.36 ...... PETITTS LANDING 9021 CHARLES AUGUSTINE DR .... 7 ... 5 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $800,000 ... Detached ...... 0.50 ...... RIVER BEND ESTATES Malignant Melanoma Other Skin Cancers 7709 LOOKOUT CT ...... 5 ... 3 ... 2 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $710,000 ... Detached ...... 0.87 ...... KIRKSIDE 7839 MIDDAY LN ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $699,999 ... Detached ...... 0.62 ...... HOLLIN BROOK PARK 1601 HOLLINDALE DR ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $699,000 ... Detached ...... 0.85 ...... HOLLINDALE 4700 OLD MILL RD ...... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $695,000 ... Detached ...... 0.47 ...... TWIN OAKS Dr. Amir A. Bajoghli 1216 SHENANDOAH RD ...... 5 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $660,000 ... Detached ...... 0.50 ...... TAUXEMONT 8405 PORTER LN ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $645,000 ... Detached ...... 0.27 .... STRATFORD ON THE POTOMAC is a board-certified and Fellowship-trained 1001 CROTON DR ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $640,000 ... Detached ...... 0.37 ...... WAYNEWOOD MOHS Surgeon and skin cancer specialist 7703 LOOKOUT CT ...... 6 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $635,000 ... Detached ...... 0.46 ...... KIRKSIDE 8125 MOUNT VERNON HWY ...... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $625,000 ... Detached ...... 0.40 ...... THE WOODLANDS 3306 WESSYNTON WAY ...... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $610,000 ... Detached ...... 0.37 ...... WESSYNTON 8130 Boone Blvd. #340 2200 Opitz Blvd. #245 2003 MARTHAS RD ...... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $604,900 ... Detached ...... 0.40 ...... HOLLIN HILLS 7117 DEVONSHIRE RD ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $600,000 ... Detached ...... 0.46 ...... WHITE OAKS Tysons Corner Woodbridge 9018 CHARLES AUGUSTINE DR .... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $600,000 ... Detached ...... 0.50 ...... RIVER BEND ESTATES 703-893-1114 703-492-4140 8727 BRADDOCK AVE ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $595,000 ... Detached ...... 0.33 ...... MT VERNON ESTATES 8422 WENDELL DR ...... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $591,000 ... Detached ...... 0.30 .... STRATFORD ON THE POTOMAC 4325 ADRIENNE DR ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $585,000 ... Detached ...... 0.35 ...... SOUTHWOOD 7617 MIDDAY LN ...... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $573,000 ... Detached ...... 0.35 ...... KIRKSIDE 6627 SKYLINE CT ...... 5 ... 4 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $565,000 ... Detached ...... 0.38 ...... BELLE HAVEN EST 1305 GAHANT RD ...... 3 ... 3 ... 2 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $565,000 ... Detached ...... 0.50 ...... TAUXEMONT 1203 POTOMAC LN ...... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $560,000 ... Detached ...... 0.38 ...... WAYNEWOOD 9334 BOOTHE ST ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $560,000 ... Detached ...... 0.34 ...... MT VERNON GROVE 8621 HIGHGATE RD ...... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $550,000 ... Detached ...... 0.27 ...... STRATFORD LANDING 4205 COLONIAL AVE ...... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $549,990 ... Detached ...... 0.51 ...... COLONIAL ACRES 3794 ELMWOOD TOWNE WAY .... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $548,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 ...... ELMWOOD 1111 NEAL DR ...... 4 ... 4 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $547,500 ... Detached ...... 0.29 ... COLLINGWOOD ON POTOMAC 1112 WAYNEWOOD BLVD ...... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $535,000 ... Detached ...... 0.24 ...... WAYNEWOOD 2400 POPKINS LN...... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $531,000 ... Detached ...... 0.35 ...... WHITE OAKS 1907 COOL SPRING DR ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $528,500 ... Detached ...... 0.41 ...... COLLINGWOOD SPRINGS 2436 HUNTINGTON PARK DR...... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $525,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ... PAVILIONS AT HUNTINGTON 8315 LILAC LN ...... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $519,900 ... Detached ...... 0.29 ... COLLINGWOOD ON POTOMAC 9215 VOLUNTEER DR ...... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $505,000 ... Detached ...... 0.54 ...... MT VERNON FOREST 4329 STREAM BED WAY ...... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $499,000 ... Detached ...... 0.19 ...... STONEYBROOKE 8637 GATESHEAD RD ...... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $499,000 ... Detached ...... 0.35 ...... MT VERNON MANOR 8421 LEAF RD ...... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $479,000 ... Detached ...... 0.57 ...... GILLINGHAM 2115 YALE DR ...... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $475,000 ... Detached ...... 0.25 ...... BELLE HAVEN TERRACE 1907 JAMESTOWN RD ...... 4 ... 1 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $470,000 ... Detached ...... 0.23 ...... HOLLIN HALL VILLAGE 2410 PARKERS LN ...... 5 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $469,000 ... Other ...... 0.25 ... WILLIAMSBURG MANOR NORTH 7030 SWAIN DR ...... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $468,000 ... Detached ...... 0.36 ...... VALLEY VIEW 8102 ORVILLE ST ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $459,900 ... Detached ...... 0.29 ...... TIMOTHY PARK 8916 VERNON VIEW DR ...... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $451,000 ... Detached ...... 0.50 ...... BRIDGEHAVEN 4319 FERRY LANDING RD ...... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $450,000 ... Detached ...... 0.50 ...... YACHT HAVEN EST 4105 SULGRAVE DR ...... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $430,000 ... Detached ...... 0.50 ...... SULGRAVE MANOR 3506 GROVETON ST ...... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $425,000 ... Detached ...... 0.45 ...... KINGS HIGHWAY 1702 COOL SPRING DR ...... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $420,000 ... Detached ...... 0.28 ...... COLLINGWOOD SPRINGS 6906 VANTAGE DR ...... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $415,000 ... Detached ...... 0.25 ...... STONEYBROOKE 4401 JACKSON PL ...... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $412,000 ... Detached ...... 0.54 ...... MT ZEPHYR 3752 MARY EVELYN WAY ...... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $410,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.06 ...... VERNON HEIGHTS 5904 MOUNT EAGLE DR #1014 .... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $400,000 ... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ...... MONTEBELLO 3733 HUNTLEY MEADOWS LN .... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $400,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ...... HUNTLEY MEADOWS 7567 GREAT SWAN CT ...... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $392,500 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 .... GROVE AT HUNTLEY MEADOWS 7581 GREAT SWAN CT ...... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $391,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 .... GROVE AT HUNTLEY MEADOWS Exceptional Schools for 7551 GREAT SWAN CT ...... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $390,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 .... GROVE AT HUNTLEY MEADOWS 7569 GREY GOOSE WAY ...... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $385,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 .... GROVE AT HUNTLEY MEADOWS 6908 DUKE DR...... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $385,000 ... Detached ...... 0.17 ...... BUCKNELL MANOR Exceptional Students School Fair 6905 QUANDER RD ...... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $378,950 ... Detached ...... 0.17 ...... BUCKNELL MANOR Showcasing the many wonderful 3507 GROVETON ST ...... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $370,000 ... Detached ...... 0.43 ...... KINGS HIGHWAY 2417 PHILLIPS DR ...... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ... ALEXANDRIA ..... $369,900 ... Detached ...... 0.28 ...... CATALINA school choices available to families Copyright 2010 Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. of children with learning differences. For more information on MRIS, visit www.mris.com. Find out individualized programs To search for a home online, visit www.HomesDatabase.com. that will help your child thrive both academically and socially. Sunday, October 17, 2010 • 12:00–2:00 PM Katzen Art Center, American University @ Ward Circle Fall Into Fitness Massachusetts Ave. and Nebraska Ave. N.W., D.C. For more information, please contact: Bekah Atkinson at 301-592-0567, x12 • [email protected] or Lois McCabe at 301-299-4602 • [email protected]

PUBLIC NOTICE Please be advised that on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, between 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., a brief fireworks display will take place as Only $50 part of a private event at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association thanks you for First 20 Students will receive a Fall Fitness Membership for only $50! your tolerance and apologizes for any disruption. Some restrictions may apply. See a membeship advisor for more details. See membership advisror today!

WWW.MTVAC.NET BECOME OUR FAN ON FACEBOOK TODAY! To receive Mount Vernon fireworks notifications via e-mail, 7950 Audubon Avenue | Alexandria VA 22306 | 703-360-7300 write to [email protected] www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 9 Opinion

www.MountVernonGazette.com Either Way, Vote Yes Compare Wording Newspaper of Mount Vernon Two Counties Ask Voters for Metro Funding An independent, locally owned weekly newspaper delivered FAIRFAX COUNTY BOND REFERENDUM to homes and businesses. Arlington and Fairfax take different approaches Shall the Board of Supervisors contract a debt, 1606 King Street borrow money and issue bonds of Fairfax County, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 to the ballot question on funding for Metro. Virginia, in addition to the bonds previously authorized for transportation improvements and NEWS DEPARTMENT: To discuss ideas and concerns, facilities, in the maximum aggregate principal Call: 703--778-9410 he purpose is the same. In Fairfax visions of the Washington Metropolitan Area amount of $120,000,000 for the purpose of e-mail: providing funds to finance the cost of constructing, [email protected] County, voters will vote up or down Transit Authority Compact.” reconstructing, improving and acquiring transporta- on a “transportation bond,” in Ar- Oh, of course, “rolling stock” must mean rail tion improvements, including improvements to Steven Mauren T primary and secondary State highways, off-street Editor, 703-778-9415 lington voters will say yes or no to cars, and money for Metro, “pursuant to the [email protected] parking, pedestrian improvements, and ancillary a Metro and Transportation question. provisions of the Washington Metropolitan related improvements and facilities, and including Michael Lee Pope In Fairfax, the amount is $120 million; in Area Transit Authority Compact. capital costs of land, transit facilities, rolling stock Reporter, 703-615-0960 Arlington, the amount is $34 million. Neither jurisdiction gets an A for and equipment in the Washington metropolitan area [email protected] allocable to Fairfax County, Virginia pursuant to the Both bond questions leave a lot of transparency here. Steve Hibbard Editorials provisions of the Washington Metropolitan Area wiggle room. Arlington at least is But Northern Virginia needs Metro, Associate Editor, 703-778-9412 Transit Authority Compact? [email protected] straightforward, calling it “Metro and and needs a healthy Metrorail with Transportation.” While the question allows the enough rail cars to actually carry commuters to Julia O’Donoghue ARLINGTON METRO AND TRANSPORTATION Education & Politics, 703-778-9436 county to spend the money on other things work and back, helping to alleviate traffic woes. QUESTION: Shall Arlington County contract a [email protected] (“other transit, pedestrian, road or transpor- WMATA (Metro) continues to operate with- debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the Jon Roetman tation projects”), every voter will know the out a dedicated funding source, despite many maximum amount of $34,100,000 to finance, Sports Editor, 703-224-3015 money is intended to fund Metro. efforts. It remains dependent on the cycles of together with available funds, the cost of various [email protected] capital projects for the Washington Metropolitan In Fairfax County, the question is far more local governments in Northern Virginia, Mary- Area Transit Authority and other transit, pedestrian, ADVERTISING: opaque. land and D.C. for ongoing funding. road or transportation projects? To place an advertisement, call the ad “$120,000,000 for the purpose of providing department between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. funds to finance the cost of constructing, reconstructing, improving and acquiring trans- Display ads 703-778-9410 Congress, State Ballot Questions Classified ads 703-778-9411 portation improvements, including improve- Employment ads 703-778-9413 ments to primary and secondary State high- All Virginia voters will face three constitutional IN FAIRFAX COUNTY Julie Ferrill ways, off-street parking, pedestrian improve- ballot questions and vote for U.S. House of Repre- Fairfax County Office of Elections Display Advertising, 703-778-9446 ments, and ancillary related improvements and sentatives. The important thing is to vote. Early 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 323 [email protected] voting, in the form of “in-person” absentee voting, Fairfax, VA 22035-0081 facilities, and including capital costs of land, is available in Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/ Helen Walutes transit facilities, rolling stock and equipment County. 703-222-0776 phone Display Advertising, 703-224-3028 [email protected] in the Washington metropolitan area allocable You must register by Oct. 12 in order to vote. 703-324-2205 fax 703-324-4700 for 24-hour recorded information to Fairfax County, Virginia pursuant to the pro- Andrea Smith Classified Advertising, 703-778-9411 Letters to the Editor [email protected] Barbara Parkinson and none can afford to have them Church and other locations in the the MVCCA takes on public is- Employment Advertising Cell Tower fail. Mount Vernon area. This will help sues.” The MVCCA General Coun- 703-778-9413 [email protected] Essential to Area Improved coverage is also criti- improve reliable wireless coverage cil consists of authorized represen- cal to ensure that residents have for business owners, consumers, tatives of its member associations Publisher To the Editor: immediate and unfettered access seniors, residents, government and meets once a month. If Jerry Vernon On behalf of the Board of Direc- to public safety, fire and rescue, employees, and other citizens in MVCCA member representatives Editor & Publisher tors and members of the Mount and EMT services in an emergency. the Mount Vernon area and South- don’t attend its General Council Mary Kimm Vernon-Lee Chamber of Com- Mobile phones are a lifeline for east Fairfax County, ensuring their meetings and vote for or against Editor in Chief merce, and the business commu- those in trouble and bring the help full access to the advantages and proposed policy positions of the Steven Mauren nity at large, we express our stron- Photography: they need in a hurry, and they en- opportunities such a network of- MVCCA, would it be appropriate Louise Krafft gest support for T-Mobile USA’s able residents to report suspicious fers. to credit the MVCCA with what- Art/Design: application for a wireless telecom- Geovani Flores, Laurence Foong, or criminal behavior ever influence should be attributed John Heinly, Wayne Shipp, munications site at St. James Epis- The St. James Episcopal Church Holly Dougherty to its total number of members? John Smith copal Church. Production Manager: site will help facilitate and imple- Executive Director Payment of a membership fee does Jean Card This site, if approved, will ad- ment the federal government’s Mount Vernon-Lee not equate to participation in de- dress a major gap in wireless cov- new Commercial Mobile Alert Sys- Chamber of Commerce termination of final policy posi- erage in the Mount Vernon area CIRCULATION: 703-778-9427 tem. This will enable mobile cus- tions of the MVCCA. Circulation Manager: and Southeast Fairfax County, im- tomers in Fairfax County to receive The attendance records at Ann Oliver proving service for residential, critical information — such as Members Fail MVCCA General Council meetings business, government, and other CONNECTION NEWSPAPERS, Amber alerts; weather bulletins; To Attend published in its Record are quite L.L.C. cellphone users. Moreover, it will and national, state, and local revealing - see link: http:// Peter Labovitz President/CEO enhance coverage for visitors and emergency warnings — via their MVCCA www.mvcca.org/records.html. those traveling through the area. mobile phones. These records reveal the following Mary Kimm To the Editor: Publisher/Chief Operating Officer A robust wireless telecommuni- This site will also strengthen concerning the first seven MVCCA The MVCCA wants the Mount 703-778-9433 cations network is an indispensible Fairfax County and overall emer- General Council meetings in 2010: [email protected] Vernon community to believe it part of the critical infrastructure gency preparedness, response, and First, 19 member associations represents the Mount Vernon Dis- Jerry Vernon we need in the Mount Vernon-Lee recovery capability in the National failed to attend a single meeting. Publisher/Executive Vice President trict as a whole. With only 25 per- [email protected] area. It helps promote economic Capital Region (an urban area de- Second, half the member associa- cent of the community associa- development and drives business fined by the Department of Home- tions (28) attended three or fewer Wesley DeBrosse tions being MVCCA members (56 Controller growth, job creation, and prosper- land Security that includes Fairfax meetings. Third, only six member out of 224), this belief lacks cred- ity. County) in the event of a national associations attended all seven Debbie Funk ibility. But could the truth be that National Sales, 703-778-9444 In today’s competitive, technol- emergency such as a terrorist at- meetings. Fourth, only 21 member the MVCCA’s influence is even [email protected] ogy-driven business environment, tack. associations attended five or more lower than the 25 percent figure A Connection Newspaper mobile phones are the key to op- For these reasons, we support of the seven meetings with 28 might suggest? erating an efficient, customer fo- and call on our local leaders to Article IV of the MVCCA Bylaws cused company. Few, if any, busi- approve the application for a wire- states that its General Council “ap- nesses can compete without them less site at St. James Episcopal See Letters, Page 11 proves or ratifies the positions that 10 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Letters Protect: 1 Your car. 2 Your house. From Page 10 3 Your bank account. (half) attending four or more. What can be concluded from these figures? First, Save an average of $696* it would be inappropriate to credit the MVCCA with Protect yourself with America’s #1 the influence attributable to more than 37 member car and home insurance company**. associations since 19 member associations have taken Chris Umbel, Agent Give me a call and start saving today. no votes whatsoever concerning MVCCA positions 50 South Pickett Street on issues. Member associations attending three or Alexandria, VA 22304 Bus: 703-751-4404 fewer General Council meetings aren’t actively par- [email protected] ticipating in MVCCA decision-making. This brings the Hablamos Español number down to 28. With only 21 member associa- *Average annual per household savings based on a national 2009 survey of new policyholders who tions attending five or more General Council meet- reported savings by switching to State Farm. **Based on A.M. Best written premium. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, ings, the actual influence of the MVCCA should be State Farm Indemnity Company – Bloomington, IL; State Farm Fire and Casualty Company - Bloomington, IL; State Farm General judged based upon somewhere between 21 and 28 1005002 Insurance Company – Bloomington, IL; State Farm Lloyds – Dallas, TX . members. This is 9 percent to 12.5 percent of the 224 Community Associations in the Mount Vernon District. The MVCCA needs to get its act together before it can be considered to be an influential voice in the Old Town Paint & Plaster important decisions that are made in the Mount LOCALRELIABLE PROFESSIONAL PROMPT Vernon District. If the MVCCA is interested in return- Interior/Exterior Quality Painting ing to the influential position it deservedly held in past history, it should not re-elect any of the incum- Plaster/Drywall Install & Repair bent co-chairs in its November elections. They have Carpentry/Trim Crown Moldings demonstrated by their actions utter disdain for the Pressure Washing Deck Maintenance MVCCA Bylaws, one major source of the MVCCA’s Whole Home Makeovers Budget Remodels theoretical credibility. The 2011 co-chairs should be three responsible citizens who have never served in Photo by Louise Krafft/Gazette Enhancing The Value of Real Estate the co-cChair position before and who are capable of putting aside their personal agendas and leading Snapshot Call Today! the MVCCA in a moderate mainstream manner, in- 6:33 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, 703-683-0044 cluding maintaining full compliance with the MVCCA The White House Gates at River Farm. Bylaws. In the best interests of our community, the Or Email [email protected]

See Letters, Page 13

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 11 People Frank To Lead Collingwood Banker served as executive director of the Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center.

By Gerald A. Fill Profile The Gazette PAUL FRANK Married: Elizabeth “Barbie” Frank he board of the Education: Graduate, George Collingwood Library Washington University; Graduate, T and Museum on Leadership Fairfax, Class of 2008 Americanism has ap- Collingwood would serve as a pointed Paul Frank as the well-known place for students of organization’s first executive di- American history to routinely rector. come to study, participate in edu- Frank’s resume includes raising cational projects, and utilize the money for such local non-profits 4,500 volumes of books, and as the Alexandria chapter of the 19,000-volume microfiche collec- American Red Cross, the McLean tion, all on American heritage. Paul Frank, left, executive Orchestra, and the Alexandria Tor- The Collingwood is also the cus- director and Captain Kent pedo Arts Center. todian of the District of Columbia Webber, president, Board of In a recent discussion, Frank chapter, descendants of the May- Directors of the looked ahead to a time when flower, 600 volume library on ge- Collingwood Library and nealogy in a special section of the Museum on Americanism. library. It also contains a pristine Upcoming copy of the Declaration of Indepen- Falls Church Concert Band (marches, dence. The Collingwood library More classical, show medleys and American classics) will perform Oct. 3 at and museum is located on 8.75 CONTACT INFORMATION Collingwood on the Banks of the acres of land, located on the banks Collingwood Library & Museum on Potomac, located 4.3 miles south of Old of the Potomac River on the Mount Americanism Town Alexandria, off of the George Vernon Parkway. It was once a part www.collingwoodlibrary.com Washington Pkwy. The free concert se- 703-765-1652 ries has been organized by the Mount 8301 East Boulevard Drive Vernon Bands. See Frank, Page 13 Alexandria, VA 22308

12 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News 12523 Poplar Lane Woodbridge/Occoquan River Now Open! $2,500,000 Frank Perfectly situated on the Occoquan River, this magnificent custom built From Page 12 Georgian style home offers comfort, Grass Roots Station efficiency, and luxury. Enjoy pano- ramic water views on all levels, in Restaurant & of George Washington’s river addition to an in ground pool and farm, and dates back to the 1850s. 80’ dock. Exquisite attention to detail WiFi Coffee Bar Frank said, “I am excited about makes this the perfect home with the opportunity and challenge to mahogany floors, a state-of-the-art use my background and skills to Waterfront kitchen, and so much more. All Natural World Cuisine Locally further the cause of the sourced in partnership with Collingwood Library and Museum; 6060 River Drive regional farmers to raise the level of awareness and Mason Neck/Hallowing Point promote an appreciation for $1,190,000 535 E Braddock Rd. • 703.888.2865 American history; and to utilize its This tastefully renovated and remodeled home offers tranquility in sought resources to benefit the commu- after Mason Neck. Renovations nity through educational and cul- expanded the living space to nearly tural programs, exhibits, and 5,000 sq ft, in addition to extensive hands-on activities; and to pro- outdoor living with decks, patios, and balconies. From the time you enter mote understanding and apprecia- you will feel right at home. The attention of the role of our founding Tranquil Serenity tion to detail and quality is all around fathers, and the sacrifices made by from the hardi-plank exterior, built-ins, 3 fireplaces, energy-efficient kitchen, green those from the beginning of our features, and so much more. This captivating home is the perfect retreat while still being close to the city. nation to the present who worked to establish and preserve our lib- Visit our web site for more details erties and freedom.” DAVID RAINEY, REALTOR® ~ 703-799-1995 DAVID RAINEY, REALTOR® SALLIE McBRIEN, REALTOR® SALLIE McBRIEN, REALTOR® ~ 703-799-1995 Police & Firefighters Ball Set Outstanding police, firefighters, and EMTs will be honored at the annual Po- lice & Firefighters Ball on Friday, Oct. 1, sponsored by the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce. Four officers from both the Mount Vernon District Police Station and the Franconia Police Station, along with four officers from the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Depart- ment will be recognized for their valor and service to the community. The Ball is presented by ServiceMaster of Alexandria and the guest emcee will be Larry Michael, the voice of the Washington Redskins. Guests will arrive at 6:30 p.m. at Belle Haven Country Club and the cost is $35 per person. For more information or to make reservations, call 703-360-6925 or register online at www.MtVernon- LeeChamber.org Letters

From Page 11

revolving door of activists who move in and out of MVCCA leadership positions must stop. H. Jay Spiegel Mount Vernon

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 13 14 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 15 Obituaries

for over 40 years. In 1997, Temple Motor at the Old Executive Office Building. She motor corps during World War II; and as a Mary P. Cunningham Company ceased operation. married Percival H. (“Bud”) Erisman, Jr. in nurse’s aide at The George Washington Mary Caporaletti Cunningham, a life-long Mary married George Cunningham in 1936, and lived in Belle Haven, Alexandria, University Hospital. She was also a page and Alexandria resident, died at Mt. Vernon 1958, and they were married for 44 years until a few years after his death in 1986. member of the Daughters of the American Hospital on Aug. 27, of until his death in 2002. She lived in the She is survived by her daughter, Marianna Revolution’s John Alexander Chapter. complications resulting Wellington Heights area of Alexandria since E. Martin; her son, John Richard Erisman; Amanda enjoyed music and played both from a stroke she suf- the early 1960s, and was a devout Catholic grandchildren, Byron E. Martin and Virginia the piano and the accordian; she was an fered a year ago. She and an active parishioner at St. Louis Catho- M. Bader; and four great grandchildren. avid, lifelong swimmer, loved to travel and was 79. lic Church. She enjoyed traveling with her Amanda received a bachelor’s degree in was known for being a crack shot with a She is preceded in husband George throughout Europe, and art from Huntingdon College in Montgom- rifle. Amanda spent the last 18 years of her death by her parents Jo- especially to Italy visiting many relatives. ery, Ala. and was a student and friend of life at the Collington Episcopal Life Care seph and Angelina She was also an avid dog lover and consid- the Southern painter John “Kelly” Community. A memorial service will be held Caporaletti, her sister ered her miniature dachshunds her “kids.” Fitzpatrick.She continued to pursue art at the Collington chapel (10450 Lottsford Rose, and her husband, She had a zest for life and thoroughly en- throughout her life. Road, Mitchellville, Md.) on Saturday, Nov. Lt. (Ret. U.S. Army) joyed people and was devoted to her fam- Amanda was an active volunteer for the 6 at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may George Cunningham. ily. She was always accompanied by her sis- American Red Cross, where she served for be made to the American Red Cross, The She is survived by her sister, Annie ter Annie — in fact, throughout Alexandria many years in the District of Columbia’s Salvation Army, Goodwill Industries, or a Continetti of Alexandria, and brother John they were affectionately known as simply Citizens Defense Corps; as a driver in the charity of one’s choice. (Irene) Caporaletti, of Lake Worth, Fla.; “the two sisters.” and by her nephews, Joseph (Cathy) She leaves behind many relatives and Continetti of Springfield, Va., Frank close friends who will miss her dearly. Fam- Connolly To Host Transportation Summit (Jeanne) Continetti of Binghamton, N.Y., ily and friends celebrated her life at a fu- and David Caporaletti of Newbury Park, neral Mass at St. Louis Church on Sept. 1. U. S. Rep. Gerald Connolly will hold a Transportation Summit on Nov. 17, 9 Calif. ; nieces Angela (Mike) Muller of Her burial is scheduled for Sept. 29 at Ar- a.m.-noon, at the Franconia Governmental Center. Vienna, Va.; and Cathy Hatchell of Elgin, lington National Cemetery where she will Participants will include: The Coalition for Smart Growth; Supervisor Sharon Ill.; five great-nephews Matthew, Nicholas, be interred alongside her husband, George. Bulova, Chair, Board of Supervisors; Lee District Supervisor Jim McKay; Mount and Joseph Continetti, and David and Chris- Vernon Superviso, Gerald Hyland; Prince William County Supervisor Frank Principi, topher Caporaletti, and two great-nieces and others. Anne and Mary Continetti. Amanda Erisman Connolly, who is the principal sponsor of a legislative proposal to authorize a Mary grew up in Alexandria, and follow- Amanda Middleton Moon Erisman, study the extension of the blue and yellow lines of the Metro rail system, will ing graduation from George Washington daughter of Colonel Hartley A. and Mary discuss the need for the extension; the impact of BRAC on the transportation High School, she entered into the family M. Moon, died Sept. 22, 2010 at the age of systems and the need to evaluate the options to improving and expanding the automobile business, the former Temple 99. She was born on Nov. 7, 1910 in Bir- transportation system capability of the Route 1 corridor. Motor Company of Alexandria. Mary mingham, Ala. and moved to Washington, The meeting is open to the public and there will be opportunities to question worked in the family business alongside her D.C. when her father, then-Adjutant Gen- Connolly and other participants. — Gerald A. Fill father, Joseph Caporaletti and brother John eral of the State of Alabama, was stationed

• Featured Listings • We Cover the Countryside

Canongate Leesburg, Virginia $735,000 Circa 1760’s Stone Farm House 6.45 Fenced Acres Wood Floors Wood Burning Fireplaces Country Kitchen Granite Counters • Stables Machine Shed • Pond Minutes from Leesburg LO7370159

Margaret Carroll (540) 454-0650

The Warren House Upperville, Virginia $860,000 Completely Restored 1900 Gem Updated Kitchen New Mechanicals First Floor Master with Den 4 Bedrooms • 2.5 Baths Fireplace • Gallery Porch Fenced Back Yard Studio/Garage FQ7420647

Walter Woodson (703) 499-4961

110 EAST WASHINGTON ST. [email protected] MIDDLEBURG, VA 20117 www.sheridanmacmahon.com 540.687.5588

16 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Art On The Avenue Turns 15 Multicultural arts festival is Oct. 2

he 15th annual Art on the Avenue Tfestival will take place Saturday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria. The event is free and open to all. Held each fall on Mount Vernon Avenue between Hume and Bellefonte Avenues, Art on the Avenue celebrates the diversity of the Potomac West community. Now in its 15th year, the event is entirely volunteer- Arts ❖ Entertainment ❖ Leisure run, with support from the local business community. John Yagerline Art on the Avenue strives to reflect the vibrant mix of the Del Ray community Lectures at Gadsby’s through the artists and their work. Last year’s event drew more than 50,000 people Tavern Museum from throughout the metropolitan area. The multicultural arts and music festival adsby’s Tavern Museum announces features over 350 area artists and craftspeople the John Yagerline Fall Lecture Se- selling their original works, international food, G and three stages of live music. Free children’s ries. Named in honor of Alexandria’s former town crier and Gadsby’s dedicated craft activities and entertainment, artists’ dem- volunteer, the series highlights a variety of onstrations and a pie-baking contest complete historical topics related to 18th-century life the day’s program. in Alexandria. Free DASH transportation will be pro- This fall, the series examines the planning vided from the Braddock Road Metro Sta- of the early Federal City. Learn about how our tion to the festival. Contact 703-683-3100, Nation’s Capital came to be through the lec- or visit www.artontheavenue.org. tures of three different esteemed authors. All ❖❖❖ three evenings will include author signings St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School will host of their respective publications. a children’s activity booth at Art on the Av- The series kicks off on Wednesday, Oct. 6, enue. Bring your pet for a blessing of the with Fergus Bordewich, author of Washing- animals from 10 a.m. to noon; enjoy face- ton: The Making of the American Capital, who painting and watercolor art lessons in the will present “How Slavery Built the Nation’s morning; and learn to do magic tricks in the Capital.” Bordewich is a frequent American afternoon! Students will also perform a magic history contributor for Smithsonian Magazine, show on the Children’s Stage at 2 p.m. and his articles also have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, American Heritage, The Atlantic, Harper’s, and Reader’s Digest. The Fires of Liberty, his new book about slavery, westward expansion, and the Compromise of 1850, is due to be published next year. Then on Wednesday, Oct. 13, Kenneth Bowling presents “And the Winner Is….The Competition for the Nation’s Capital.” Bowl- ing, a professor of American History at George Washington University, is the author of several publications including The Creation of Washington, D.C. The Idea and Location of the American Capital and Creating the Fed- eral City, 1774-1800: Potomac Fever. The series concludes on Wednesday, Oct. Del Ray Mural Coincides With Art on the Avenue 20, with Scott W. Berg presenting “The City as a Work of Art: Intended and Unintended ocal youth will join area artists to painting will be done during Del Ray’s will paint specific sections of the mural Meanings in L’Enfant’s Plan for Washington, Lcreate the Del Ray Community Mu- multicultural arts and music festival. The which depict articles of the United Nations D.C.” Berg, a professor of nonfiction writing ral as part of the 15th annual Art on mural, which has been approved by the Al- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at George Mason University, is the author of the Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 2. The mural exandria Commission for the Arts, will be a such as the “Right to Education,” the “Right Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles will be painted on a 56 x 14.6-foot wall that temporary art piece; the intention at this to Play,” the “Right to Nationality,” etc. L’Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed faces the playing field at the Mt. Vernon time is to paint over it every two years at These sections integrate within the overall Washington, D.C. and a regular contributor Recreation Center in the Del Ray neighbor- Art on the Avenue — continuing an “art in mural setting, which is a portrayal of life in to the Washington Post. hood of Alexandria. action” tradition. Del Ray, conveying its spirit of community. The lectures are open to the public and will “The purpose of this project is to involve The costs of paint and materials for the The five youth teams will represent the be held at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum at 134 local youth in a meaningful public art project mural will be donated by Art on the Avenue, following organizations: Mt. Vernon Recre- North Royal Street in Alexandria. The doors that not only produces an inspiring work of and all participation by artists, youth, par- ation Center, Charles Houston Recreation open at 7 p.m. and the lectures begin at 7:30 art but also provides a valuable learning ex- ents and community workers will also be Center, Youth for Human Rights Alexandria p.m. Tickets cost $12 per lecture, or $30 for perience for the youth involved,” said visual donated. There will be no cost to the City Chapter, City of Alexandria Mentoring Part- the series of three. Reservations are recom- artist Leisa Collins, who is organizing the of Alexandria regarding this project. nership and the Alexandria/Fairfax Boys mended and can be made by calling 703-746- project as part of Art on the Avenue. The mural project will be supervised by and Girls Club. 4242. Tickets can be purchased online at While design, planning and preparations three Alexandria artists, but will involve the Contact 703-683-3100, or visit www.GadsbysTavern.org. for the mural are underway, the bulk of the creativity of five youth teams. Each team www.artontheavenue.org. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 17 Calendar

NOW THROUGH OCT. 24. Cirque du Soleil. OVO, a teeming world of insects. At the Plateau at National Harbor. Tuesdays thru Thursdays at 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. No performances on Mondays. For tickets, visit at www.cirquedusoleil.com/ovo or call 1-800-450-1480.

WEEKENDS IN OCTOBER Markoff’s Haunted Forest. Oct. 1-2; 8-9; 15-16; 21-23; 28-31. Quirky entertainers, fire twirlers, DJs, face painters, fortune tellers and live music, bonfires, nighttime zip lines, and food. Also, Markoff’s Haunted Harbor, opening on Oct. 8 and adds a nautical twist to the Markoff’s formula of spine- SATURDAY/OCT. 2 tingling scenes, creepy characters and weird experiences. At National Harbor, We’re About 9 Concert. 7 p.m. This trio includes Katie Graybeal, Brian Md. Visit Gundersdorf and Pat Klink that focuses on complex songwriting and harmonies, www.markoffshauntedharbor.com or accompanied on guitar and electric bass. Tickets are $18/general; $15/advance at www.markoffshauntedforest.com. www.FocusMusic.org. Sponsored by Focus Music in Mount Vernon. At St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 8531 Riverside Road, Alexandria. Contact Mark Gilliam at 703- 975-8027 or [email protected]. THURSDAY/SEPT. 30 Greek • Italian • American Symposium on Slavery. 8:30 a.m. to 7 immigration networks using the join in commemorating the slaves who p.m. Program will address the Internet to frighten and intimidate lived at Mount Vernon with a historical review of slavery in the lawmakers and citizens. At Mount wreathlaying ceremony. The Slave United States to modern day slavery/ Vernon Unitarian Church, 1909 Memorial Commemoration Ceremony human trafficking. Hosted by Black Windmill Lane, Alexandria. Call 703- is included in regular Estate admission: Women United for Action, Mount 721-0595 or [email protected]. Adults, $15; children 6-11, $7; 10% OFF Vernon Ladies’ Association and Free Police & Firefighters Ball. 6:30 p.m. children under 5 are free. the Slaves. At George Washington’s Outstanding police, firefighters, and Free Museum Tour. Noon to 2 p.m. Your Total Bill with This Coupon Mount Vernon Estate. Visit http:// EMTs will be honored. Sponsored by Explore the museum dedicated to the One coupon per customer. Expires 10/31/10 visit.mountvernon.org/ the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Alexandria companies of the 17th mount_vernon_travel.cfm or call 703- Commerce. Four officers from both Virginia Infantry. At R.E. Lee Camp 799-5203. To register, go to the Mount Vernon District Police Hall Museum, 806 Prince Street, 571-312-6690 www.bwufa.org. Station and the Franconia Police Alexandria. E-mail Paying It Forward Day. 11 a.m. to Station, along with four officers from [email protected] or call 703- 7601 Fordson Road • Alexandria, VA 3 p.m. Free food, chair massages, the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue 519-2123. For menu and directions: www.mammaskitchenva.com entertainment, face painting, health Department will be recognized for Fall Virginia Native Plant Sale. 9 screenings, raffles, and more for the their valor and service to our a.m. to 3 p.m. Native trees, shrubs, charity, Touch Hearts Christian Center community. At Belle Haven Country ground covers, ferns, and wildflowers in Stafford. At Centura College’s Club. Cost is $35. For reservations, call will be offered for sale by the Alexandria campus, 6295 Edsall Road, 703-360-6925 or register online at Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Alexandria. Call 703-778-4444. www.MtVernon-LeeChamber.org. Native Plant Society. At Green Spring Alcohol and Drug Addiction Taize Services. 7 p.m. Taizé Services Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Road, The Recovery Event. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free. are ecumenical sung and silent Alexandria. Call 703-642-5173. Speakers Tony “Da Beast” Suggs and participatory prayer services designed Fall Garden Festival. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tracey “Unstoppable” Fells are T.C. to achieve a contemplative state Silent auction, bake sale, family Royal Restaurant Williams graduates who had their through music, song and silence. Held activities, plant and craft sale, live athletic careers derailed by drugs. At on the first Friday of each month at 7 entertainment. New Old-Time String (now smoke free) George Washington Middle School, p.m. beginning Oct. 1 and continuing Band performs from 9 to 11 a.m.; 1005 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. through May. Old Presbyterian Acosta and Clark from noon to 3 p.m. Contact Noraine Buttar at 703-746- Meeting House, 323 South Fairfax At Green Springs Gardens, 4603 Green “What’s for Dinner?!” 3670 or Street, Alexandria. Call 703-549-6670. Spring Road, Alexandria. Call 703-642- [email protected] Email: [email protected]. Website: 5173. You don’t have to think too hard, let us solve this classic question. Port Tobacco Pickers. 7-9 p.m. Free. www.opmh.org. YMCA Alexandria 5K Run/Walk. 8 In addition to our award winning menu, we have added This seven-piece bluegrass band from Holiday Market Vendors. Would you a.m. And 50 meter Kids Fun Run. “Get southern Maryland will perform a like to be a vendor at a holiday market Your Move On” help fight childhood some popular specials that add variety for everybody taste. musical medley of traditional on Dec 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.? obesity. Entry fee: $30 per runner, $35 bluegrass, Southern rock, train songs, Calvary Presbyterian Church just off per runner day of race. Children under Real food, for real people at reasonable prices. and even an Irish whiskey tune. At Route 1 near Huntington Metro in age 10 should register day of race. At Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Alexandria is raising money for Cameron Run Regional Park in Monday - Kids Night Union St. Alexandria. Call 703-838- community and church programs. Alexandria. Sign up online at Burger Night (Kids eat 1/2 price) Each child must be accompanied by adult having entree. 4565, www.torpedofactory.org. Offering 6-foot tables inside or an www.active.com. “Woodlawn on the Eve of the Civil outside tent site for $15 each plus 10% Cocker Spaniel Adoption Show. 11 Tuesday - Greek Night War. A Changing Cultural of sales. Soliciting all types of art: a.m. to 2 p.m. Come meet cockers of Landscape.” From plantation slavery paintings, photography, florals, all ages available for adoption. All dogs Lamb Marinated and Roasted for 3 hours, to an integrated community – 1846- greeting cards, calligraphy, quilts, are spayed or neutered. Visit Athenian Roast Chicken, Moussaka! 1865. 7 to 9 p.m. with Susan Hellman jewelry, wreaths, etc. Artists should www.cockerspanielrescue.com. At and Maddy McCoy. Part of the 2010- bring their own display set-up as the Alexandria/ Hybla Valley Petsmart, Wednesday - All American Night 2011 Woodlawn and The Pope-Leighey church can only supply tables (and 7690 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria. Call Meatloaf, Chicken Fried Chicken. Va. Ham House Lecture Series. Admission is electricity if needed). Space 703-533-2373. $15; National Trust members $10. At reservation deadline is Oct. 1. Contact Open House. 1 to 5 p.m. In recognition Historic Woodlawn. Respond to Karen the church at 703-768-8510 or email of October’s designation as National Thursday - Italian Night Sherwood at 703-780-4000, ext. [email protected]. Pharmacy Month, the Stabler- Lasagna, Chicken Alfredo, Calamari 26321 or [email protected]. Leadbeater Apothecary Museum will host a free open house. At 105-107 Friday - Fish Night SATURDAY/OCT. 2 South Fairfax Street in Alexandria. Call OCT. 1-3 Crab Cakes, Shrimp & Scallops over penne pasta with white sauce Giant Yard Sale. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rain 703-746-3852 or visit Mount Vernon’s Fall Wine Festival or shine. At Washington Farm United www.apothecarymuseum.org. Saturday -Steak and Chop Night and Sunset Tour. 6-9 p.m. Tickets Methodist Church, 3921 Old Mill Norway Comes to Washington. 8 are $30/person. Sample wines from 16 Road, Alexandria. Call 703-780-4696. p.m. Part of the Norway Comes to Prime Rib, Lamb, Surf and Turf, Pork Chops, and Moussaka Virginia wineries and relax to live Live Auction. The red-and-gold sari Washington Festival, sponsored by the blues music overlooking the Potomac worn by Michaele Salahi to President Embassy of Norway. Hovhaness, Sunday River. Fruit & Cheese boxes are Obama’s first state dinner will be “Mysterious Mountain,” Grieg, “Plano Brunch served 7am - 2pm available by advance purchase ($24 auctioned off for charity. At the Concerto” with Steffen Horn on piano, each; serves two). Visit Potomack Company, 526 North Fayette Tchaikovsky, “Symphony No. 4.” At the Dine in or call ahead and your dinner will be ready for pick up. www.mountvernon.org. Street in Alexandria. Contact Lucie Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall Dinner hours 2:30-9:30pm Holland at and Arts Center, NVCC, Alexandria 730 North Saint Asaph Street FRIDAY/OCT. 1 [email protected], visit campus, 3001 North Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22314 “9500 Liberty” Screening. 7 p.m. This www.potomackcompany.com or call Alexandria. Youth tickets (8-18) film about the recent conflict within 703-684-4550. always $5. Student and adults $20- (703) 548-1616 Prince William County reveals the Slave Memorial Ceremony. 11 a.m. $80. Call 703-548-0885 or visit Ample Free Parking startling vulnerability of a local Black Women United for Action and government, targeted by national anti- the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association See Calendar, Page 20 18 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Fine Arts Enjoy a bit of Country in the City

Shaun Richards’ large-scale mixed NOW THROUGH OCT. 24 media paintings will be exhibited. Out on a Limb: Birds, Branches and Paintings are crafted from acrylic, Oktoberfest Specials 2010 Growing Creativity in Clay. Hours are graphite, paper and oil on canvas, and Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. will examine themes of role-modeling, to 6 p.m., with Thursdays open until 9 gender identity, social dynamics, and p.m. At the Torpedo Factory Art how media affects our opinions, Wiener Schnitzel...... $12.95 Center’s Scope Gallery, Studio 19, 105 actions, and identity. At the Target Sauerkraut & Hot German Potato Salad North Union Street, Alexandria. Call Gallery in the Torpedo Factory Art Bratwurst or Knockwurst...... $10.95 703-548-6288 or visit Center. The gallery is open daily from Sauerkraut & Hot German Potato Salad www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/ 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and open until 9 scope. p.m. on Thursdays. Visit www.torpedofactory.org. Thursday, Oct. 1 through Saturday, Oct. 31 OCT. 1-24 Once Upon a Time. Fantastical- NOW THROUGH OCT. 3 Magical-Nostalgic Re-imaginings. Big World, Small Paintings. A Reception is Oct. 1 at 7-10 p.m. Artists collection of works by Cindi Lewis. Elsie's Magic Skillet Restaurant 703-360-0220 revive, deconstruct, and reinvent a Located at Gallery West, 1213 King 8166 Richmond HWY rhyme, story, fairy tale, or memory. At Street in Old Town. Go to Mon-Thur 7AM-9PM • Fri -Sat 6AM-9PM • Sun 6AM-2AM the Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria. Visit www.gallery-west.com or call 703-549- Alexandria • VA • 22309 www.TheDelRayArtisans.org. 6006. SATURDAY/OCT. 2 TUESDAY/OCT. 5 Collage Workshop. 9 a.m. to noon. Art and Diplomacy. 6 to 8 p.m. A Turn images from nature into three Torpedo Factory metalsmith makes dimensional works of art at a collage cultural diplomacy with her craft. Reach Your Community workshop. The fee is $20 per person Torpedo Factory artist Lisa Vershbow with supplies and refreshments will discuss creating, exhibiting, and included. At Huntley Meadows Park, teaching art abroad while You Can Have a Successful 3701 Lockheed Blvd., Alexandria. Visit accompanying her husband on three www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ back-to-back ambassadorships to parktakes or call the registration line at NATO (Belgium), Russia and Korea. At Advertising Program that 703-222-4664. Morrison House, 116 South Alfred St., Alexandria. Visit Into OCT. 2-28 www.morrisonhouse.com or call 703- Crossing the Line. Nine artists with 838-8000. Fits studios at Convergence have worked to probe the limits of their media and to OCT. 5-31 Your Advertising Budget. find new visual ways to express New Heights. The Atacama — Chile’s feelings and ideas. Reception on Amazing High Desert. A Photography Friday, Oct. 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Exhibit Featuring New Works by Alan At The Gallery at Convergence, 1801 Sislen. Opening reception is Saturday, North Quaker Lane, Alexandria. Call Oct. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. At Multiple 571-235-3221. Exposures Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center #312, 105 N. Union Street, 703-778-9410 OCT. 2-31 Alexandria. Call 703-683-2205 or Shaun Richards: Closed Captioned. [email protected] www.connectionnewspapers.com Reception on Oct. 14 from 6-8 p.m.; or visit Artist’s talk at 7 p.m. Ten of artist www.MultipleExposuresGallery.com.

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 19 Calendar From Page 18 www.alexsym.org for tickets. 3700 Burgundy Road, Alexandria. Blessing of the Pets. 11 a.m. Arrive OCT. 9-17 Community Fall Festival. 10 a.m. to 3 promptly at 11 a.m. for a brief group Alexandria Boutique Week. 62 p.m. Includes live entertainment, service and then each pet will be retailers tempt shoppers with special informational booths, children’s arts individually blessed by Pastor Phyllis promotions and free gifts at this annual and crafts, and a large display of Earley or Pastor Lisa Barbery. At event of shopping in a charming, alternative fuel vehicles. Trinity United Methodist Church, 2911 walkable setting. Snap up deals on At the Alexandria campus of Northern Cameron Mills Road, Alexandria. fashion, home decor, art and antiques, Virginia Community College, 3001 N. Flea Market. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. MOCA culinary goods and doggie products. Beauregard St., Alexandria. Contact will be holding a Flea Market at VFW With stamps from five of the Ken Balbuena at 703-845-6067 or Post 1503. Anyone desiring to sell participating locations, enter to win a [email protected]. items can rent a space in the parking $1,000 shopping spree and an Steven Gellman Concert. 8 to 10 p.m. lot for $10 plus a $5 clean up fee, or overnight getaway in Old Town At St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub, 2300 Mt. under the pavilion for $15 plus a $5 Alexandria. VisitAlexandriaVA.com; Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Call 703-739- clean up fee. Spaces will be available 703-746-3301. 9268. on a first come first serve basis the date of the event starting at 6:30 a.m. Contact Karen Jones at 703-670-4124 WEDNESDAY/OCT. 13 SUNDAY/OCT. 17 or email [email protected]. Swing Dancing. 9 to 11 p.m. Admission Fall Festival. 3 to 6 p.m. Pony rides, Archaeology Scavenger Hunt. 1 to 4 is $6. A DJ Dance Party with DJ Dabe moon bounce, games, crafts, p.m. Free. The hints to this scavenger Murphy. At Nick’s Nightclub, 641 decorating pumpkins, sing-a-longs and hunt for kids are found in the South Pickett Street, Alexandria. storytelling. At Fort Hunt Preschool, museum’s exhibits of excavated 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria. The artifacts, which include a pet dog rain date is Sunday, Nov. 7 from 2 to 5 burial. At the Alexandria Archaeology SUNDAY/OCT. 17 THURSDAY/OCT. 14 p.m. Call 703-768-7584. Museum, 105 North Union Street, Andrew McKnight and Beyond Borders. 7 p.m. Tickets are $18/general; $15/ Sol Roots Performs. 7 p.m. At the Rock and Roll Flea Market and #327, Alexandria. Visit advance at www.FocusMusic.org. At Church of the Resurrection, 2280 N. Athenaeum, 201 Prince Street, Guitar Show. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 80 www.alexandriaarchaeology.org or call Beauregard St., Alexandria. Visit www.andrewmcknight.net. Alexandria. Call 703-548-0035. tables of guitars, amplifiers, drums, 703-746-4399. musical instruments, recording gear, DJ systems. Admission is $4, children Resurrection, 2280 North Beauregard SATURDAY/OCT. 9 FRIDAY/OCT. 15 under 12 free. At Northern Virginia OCT. 2-3 Street, Alexandria. Email An Evening of Music for Brass Community College, Ernst Community OktoBeerfest Celebration. Noon to 6 Northern Virginia Handcrafters [email protected]. Quintet. Cultural Center, 8333 Little River p.m. A block party featuring great 8 p.m. Free. With the U.S. Guild Fall Festival. Some 60 local Swordsmen’s Training. Free. 11 a.m. Turnpike, Annandale. food, beverage, live music and family- Air Force Band Chamber Players. At artisans will be displaying their wares. to 4 p.m. Fencing Master Peter Ryan of Andrew McKnight and Beyond friendly entertainment. Dishes George Washington Masonic National At the Ernst Cultural Center, 8333 the Living History Foundation will Borders. 7 p.m. Tickets are $18/ prepared by Rustico, Buzz, The Memorial, 101 Callahan Drive, Little River Turnpike, Annandale. provide the instruction. At Gadsby’s general; $15/advance at Evening Star Cafe, Vermilion, Tallula, Alexandria. Call 202-767-5658 or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tavern Museum, 134 North Royal www.FocusMusic.org. At Church of the EatBar, Columbia Firehouse, Birch & www.usafband.af.mil. Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Street, Alexandria. Contact Michele Resurrection, 2280 N. Beauregard St., Barley and Star Catering. And 30 Admission is $3. Visit www.nvhg.org. Longo, Curator of Education, at 703- OCT. 15-17 Alexandria. Visit different seasonal beers on draught. 746-4242. Live Gaming Event. Major League www.andrewmcknight.net. Sponsored by Neighborhood Gaming will combine its Pro Circuit Bishop Ireton Cardinal 5K Run. Restaurant Group. At Rustico, 827 SUNDAY/OCT. 3 MONDAY/OCT. 4 competition and the MLG Doritos Pro Online registration through Oct. 13 at Slaters Lane, Alexandria. Visit Organ Recital and Choral Stroke and Osteoporosis Screening. Gaming Combine to create www.cardinal5krace.com. Mail www.rusticorestaurant.com or call Evensong. competitions for the 2010 season’s two registration with check to BI Athletic 4:30 p.m. organ recital; 5 9 a.m. The First Assembly of God will 703-224-5051. p.m. choral Evensong. Featuring the host Life Line Screenings. Packages “From Barbados to Carolina: The remaining events. More than 2,600 Boosters to Pacers of Arlington, 3100 players will compete. At the Gaylord Clarendon Blvd., Arlington VA 22201 music of Joel Martinson. A wine and start at $139. All five screenings take Colony of a Colony” Film National Resort and Convention by Oct. 8. Entry fees: $30 pre- cheese reception will follow. At Christ 60-90 minutes. At 700 W. Braddock Screening. 4:30 p.m. Free. Part of Center, National Harbor, Md. registration, $35 Race Day. Takes place Church Episcopal, 118 North Road, Alexandria. Call 1-877-237-1287 “Movies with a Mission.” At the Registration for the Pro Circuit and the 9 a.m., 4001 Eisenhower Ave. Washington Street, Alexandria. Call or visit www.lifelinescreening.com. Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Tavern Toddlers. amateur competition is open at http:// (Cameron Run), fundraiser for Bishop 703-778-4929 or 10 a.m. to noon. A Wythe St., Alexandria. Visit www.mlgpro.com/pro-circuit/2010. Ireton Athletic Boosters. Bring canned [email protected]. special program for toddlers (walkers www.alexblackhistory.org or call 703- Norway Comes to Washington For details, visit www.mlgpro.com. food for United Community Ministries. . 3 through 36 months) and their 746-4356. p.m. Part of the Norway Comes to caregivers. Crafts change weekly. $7 Alexandria Arts Safari. Noon to 4 p.m. Washington Festival, sponsored by the for a group of three, which must Free. Festival of hands-on arts and SATURDAY/OCT. 16 MONDAY/OCT. 18 Embassy of Norway. Hovhaness, include one adult; five-week pass for craft activities for children. Children St. Aidan’s Oktoberfest and Silent College Night. 7 to 9 p.m. Fairfax “Mysterious Mountain,” Grieg, “Plano $30. At Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 will enjoy the Clay Experience, Arts Auction. 3-7 p.m. German Food and County Public Schools will host Concerto” with Steffen Horn on piano, North Royal Street, Alexandria. Call Safari Painting, Fabric Collage, Music. 50/50 raffle. Kinderfest from 3- representatives from 300 colleges and Tchaikovsky, “Symphony No. 4.” At the 703-746-4242 or visit Treasure Box Making & Origami, Giant 5 p.m. Games, Pumpkin Patch, Face universities as well as military Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall www.gadsbystavern.org. Papier Mache Animal, and much more. Painting. Fun for everyone. St. Aidan’s academies and business and technical and Arts Center, NVCC, Alexandria At the Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 Episcopal Church, 8531 Riverside Rd., schools. Also, workshops on financial campus, 3001 north Beauregard St., N. Union Street, Alexandria. Call 703- OCT. 7, 14, 21 Alexandria. aid, the SAT and ACT, college Alexandria. Youth tickets (8-18) 838-4565 or visit 18th Century Dance Classes. 7:30 to www.staidansepiscopal.org. readiness and career planning. At always $5. Student and adults $20- www.torpedofactory.org. $80. Call 703-548-0885 or visit 9:30 p.m. Dance master Corky Palmer Flea Market. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Large Hayfield Secondary School, 7630 www.alexsym.org for tickets. will lead a fun series of 18th-century OCT. 9-10 selection of collectibles, trinkets, Telegraph Road in Alexandria. Falls Church Concert Band (Marches, English country dance classes in Old Town Alexandria Wine Festival. gadgets, books and attic treasures; preparation for the Masquerade Ball on children’s items, toys and books; baked TUESDAY/OCT. 19 Classical, Show Medleys, American 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $35. Saturday, Oct. 23. Singles or couples goods and lunch. All proceeds will be Preschool Fair. Classics). 3 to 4 p.m. Free outdoor Visitors will educate their palate with 9 a.m. to noon. Free. are welcome at this beginner-level donated to charities. At Trinity United concert at Historic Collingwood Estate, tastings of Virginia’s locally grown Sponsored by the MOMS Club of series. The cost for lessons is $30 for Methodist Church, 2911 Cameron Mills off the GW Memorial Parkway, 8301 world-class wine, and enjoy fine arts, Alexandria-NE. If you are a local the series or $12 per class. Road, Alexandria. Call 703-549-5500. East Boulevard Drive. Contact the fancy foods and culinary seminars. At preschool representative interested in Reservations are requested and can be Burgundy Farm Fall Fair. 11 a.m. to 3 Collingwood Library and Museum at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 901 North presenting at the fair, call 678-571- made by calling 703-746-4242. At p.m. Free. Live performances, local 703-765-1652 or Fairfax, Alexandria. Email: 3653. At the First Baptist Church of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 North artisans, delicious food, a used book www.collingwoodlibrary.com. [email protected] or Alexandria, 2932 King Street, Blessing of the Pets. Royal St., Alexandria. Visit sale, and games and prizes for kids. At 10 a.m. At visit www.OldTownWineFestival.com. Alexandria. Alexandria’s Church of the www.gadsbystavern.org. Burgundy Farm Country Day School,

“Fine Dining with Maizbon Afghan Grill is open 7 days a week between 11:30am Quality Food and to 2:30pm. Dinner is served between 4pm to 10pm. Superb Service” Lunch Buffet Daily Visit our website to see our delicious menu and fabulous review 703.914.1700 6244-K Little River Turnpike • Alexandria, VA 22312 maizbon.com

20 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Entertainment Alexandria Boutique Week Is Oct. 9-17

lexandria Boutique Week will tempt Ashoppers with discounts, prizes, and free gifts at 62 retail locations throughout the city. This second annual event takes place from Saturday, Oct. 9, through Sunday, Oct. 17, with specials on fashion, accessories, home décor, art and antiques and culinary goods. Boutique Week is a fun fall outing for participants as they walk from shop to shop on Old Town’s brick sidewalks among historic architecture and enjoy the neighborly Main Street experience of Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria’s charming Del Ray neighborhood. With stamps from just five of the participating locations, shoppers can enter to win a $1,000 shopping spree and an overnight getaway in Old Town Alexandria. Some standout Alexandria Boutique Week specials include 50 percent off the entire store at Dash’s of Old Town, $100 off a purchase of $500 at Mystique Jewelers, 25 percent off at Decorium Gift & Home, and 20 percent off one item at Arts Afire Glass Gal- lery. Enjoy free gifts with minimum purchase at stores including Bellacara, the Shoe Hive, La Cuisine: The Cook’s Resource, and Red Barn Mercantile. VisitAlexandriaVA.com. Looking for bargains at Decorium.

Hopkins House

Venetian Masquerade Gala • Free Venetian Masks! • Dance to Motown Sounds! • Jesters, Jugglers & Magicians! • Drinks! • Hors d’oeuvres!

Tickets on SALE NOW & Selling FAST! Belle Haven Country Club 6023 Fort Hunt Road Fairfax County, VA Saturday, October 30 7—11 pm

For more information, call: 571-480-4086 or Buy Tickets [email protected] NOW! www.HopkinsHouse.org www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 21 News Help UCM Recruit 3,000 Walkers, Raise $140,000

From Page 1

ferent twist on the walks this year. With the support of Mindy LaBruno, they have organized a special Jazzercise class as part of mini-walk for UCM on Friday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. at Hollin Hall Senior Center. It will be a Super Session (45 minutes) followed by a social time with Coke floats and other treats. The exercise class is in conjunction with Fannie Mae’s Help the Homeless Walkathon. Participants can pre-register or register that afternoon at 6 p.m. Registration is $25 and 100 percent of the registration fee goes

to UCM. Checks must be made out to Courtesy Photo “Fannie Mae Help the Homeless/CFNCR.” The name of the Hosting Organization is: Mt. Vernon Jazzercise. Guests that don’t want to do the class can bring food for the food pantry and/or make a donation that evening. Below are some of the other walks that Talya (5) and Micah (3) Peters are UCM has scheduled. For more information, two of the walkers gearing up for contact Sarah Stone at 703-768-7106, ext. another year of walks for the 326 or email: [email protected]. Volunteers came to the home of Elaine Kolish on Emerald Drive to sup- Fannie Mae 2010 Help the Home- port the Mt. Vernon Branch AAUW’s Mini-Walk for the Homeless on Sept. less Program. ❖ Host: Creekside Village Neighborhood 25. Front row: Casey Gonzalez, Patsy Quick, Shirley Richey, and Diane Center Location: 7939 Janna Lee Ave., Alexandria, Watts; middle row: Aloyse Murphy, Catherine Krebbs, and Elaine Kolish; Date: Tuesday, Oct. 19 back row: Elizabeth FitzGerald, Karen Simon, Priscilla Flattery, Mary ❖ Host: Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church Time: 5 p.m. Ellen Mehler, and Joanna Crane. Location: 2001 Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria Contact: Blanca Vasquez Date: Sunday, Oct. 24 Time: 12:30 p.m. ❖ Host: Mount Vernon Jazzercise/ Hollin Contact: Cathy Dickstein Hall Senior Center Location: 1500 Shenandoah Road, Alexandria ❖ Host: Sacramento Neighborhood Center ❖ Host: Heritage Presbyterian Church ❖ Host: UCM/Bryant High School Date: Friday, Oct. 8 Location: 8792E Sacramento Drive, Alexandria Location: 8503 Fort Hunt Rd., Alexandria Location 2709 Popkins Lane, Alexandria Time: 6 p.m. Date: Saturday, Oct. 23 Date: Sunday, Oct. 24 Date: Friday, Oct. 29 Contact: Joni Koons for Jazzercise or Julie Ellis for Time: 11:30 a.m. Time: 12:30 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. Walking Contact: Sally Waller Contact: Joan McLellan Contact: Sarah Stone Puller, Surovell Discuss Governor’s ABC Privatization

From Page 1 the General Assembly meets in Janu- receipts taxes generated in Fairfax ary, 2011. Puller expressed a strong County. They both acknowledged Both lawmakers indicated to the approxi- desire to see the proposal subjected Photo by that they did not have an answer to mately 50 people in attendance they would to an independent analysis before this or other questions, such as the not support the Governor’s proposal. asking the General Assembly to vote proposed increase in the tax rate on

“The proposal is worse than I thought; on the proposal. One option she A. Fill Gerald liquor. That’s why, Puller said, she the Governor’s own projection shows that would like to see considered is to ask supports the need for an indepen- the profits to the Commonwealth will be the Joint Legislative & Audit Review dent analysis. approximately $20 million less annually Commission (JLARC) to study and “The Governor’s Commission on than the current state-operated ABC liquor issue a report on the proposal. Com- Government Reform will soon issue

store system. The proposal is seriously ments offered at the Town Hall meet- /The Gazette its position on ABC Privatization. As- flawed,” said Puller. ing indicate the majority in atten- suming that it will support the pro- Surovell said, “The Governor’s plan is not dance, but not all, opposed the posal, the Governor has indicated he as profitable as the current program. We privatization proposal. Some of the plans to call for a special legislative should be devoting our attention and ener- comments against privatization in- session in November. This prevents gies to our transportation problems and not cluded: “We can’t justify privatization those of us who would like to first to whether or not we should privatize li- of liquor stores for a one-time $450 State Sen. Toddy Puller and Del. Scott Surovell vote for an independent analysis,” quor stores.” million sale when the current pro- preside at Monday’s Town Hall Meeting on the Puller said. “I believe the proposal Both lawmakers pointed out that, among gram generates over $100 million an- proposal to privatize ABC stores. is in trouble and I will not support it other objectionable aspects, the proposal will nually” … “I am concerned about the with the negative revenue impact it result in less money available to the General politicization of privately operated liquor chases; if the proposal is passed it would has on our General Fund, and without fur- Fund to pay for education, transportation, stores; in particular selecting the sites for li- lead to more Virginia purchases resulting ther independent analysis. The Governor and other state services at a time when cuts quor stores which may be located primarily in more revenue to the state” … “the state was told that the State Senate will not take are being made in current services. Thus, in low income neighborhoods” … “Any pro- should not be in the retail business of sell- up the bill until the House of Delegates unless there was a drastic change in the posal such as this one that reduces the ing liquor; the state should be in the busi- passes it. It is my understanding there are Governor’s proposal, they could not support amount of money coming to the State is of ness of promoting private business, not variously estimated to be no more than 15- it. The difficulty of the issue is compounded great concern to me.” competing with it.” 30 votes in the House to support passage. I by the Governor’s plan, according to Puller, Those favoring privatization said: “Lack The legislators could not answer what believe most people will not vote on a bill to call for a special session perhaps in No- of selection alternatives causes people to go would be the revenue impact of that will bring less money than the ABC pro- vember, before the next regular session of to D.C. and Maryland for their liquor pur- privatization which would expand the gross gram is now netting.”

22 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette Sports Editor Jon Roetman Sports 703-224-3015 or [email protected] Wolverines Win Despite Henderson’s Health Scare Throughout the West Springfield West Potomac contest, Henderson received up- head coach dates via text message from his daughter, 19-year-old Meredith, a misses game college sophomore who helps make sure the sideline is in order. after suffering Henderson’s two sons were also at the game. Jonathan, a sophomore heart attack. linebacker, dressed with the team and Caleb, a freshman quarterback, helped along the sideline. By Jon Roetman The family agreed that Stacey

The Gazette Photo by would stay with Henderson while the kids attended the game. ric Henderson was walk- “I was just wondering about my

ing through the halls of Louise Krafft dad the whole game,” Jonathan EWest Potomac High said. “Going in wasn’t a factor to School on the afternoon me at that point. [I was] just won- of Friday, Sept. 24 when the dering if my dad was OK.” teacher and head football coach While Henderson texted “furi-

started feeling nauseous. His heart /The Gazette ously” from the hospital, assistant was racing, he couldn’t catch his Chuck McCullough acted as head breath and he felt pain in his left coach. There were some rough arm. Recognizing the symptoms of spots — the West Potomac coach- a heart attack, Henderson con- ing staff was warned by an offi- tacted his wife Stacey, a nurse, cial after voicing displeasure with who told him to call 911. West Potomac’s Rontrell Peyton (2), Jack Polo (33) and teammates pursue West several calls — but things didn’t The 43-year-old Henderson Springfield ball carrier Nicholas Pham. get out of hand without the team wasn’t having it. leader on the sideline. “They ain’t calling an ambu- “I felt like, I’ll go to the hospital his electrocardiogram showed pass from Nik Dimitrijevic to Daryl One “cannot replace Coach lance,” he thought. “I’m going to and get checked out, everything problems. He wasn’t going any- Copeland on the first play of the Henderson,” McCullough said. “I walk out of here if I can.” will be all right,” he said. “I’ll be where. second half, the Wolverines just did the best I could to fill in in It was game day and Henderson, back for the team meal.” While good sense prevailed and opened Patriot District play with his enormous shoes.” a former college offensive line- Despite his wishes — the Henderson remained in the hos- a 13-7 win at West Springfield. McCullough said the hardest man, wanted to be with his Wol- thoughts of a “stupid football pital, West Potomac players and Henderson returned to practice part about not having Henderson verines when they traveled to West player,” Henderson said — assistant coaches mimicked the following Monday and contin- around was making strategic deci- Springfield later that night. He Henderson was admitted to Inova Henderson’s resiliency as they car- ued to undergo tests. Barring prob- sions. The staff’s most important went to the school’s parking lot to Alexandria Hospital. He had suf- ried on as planned. lems, the coach said he should be move came with less than three wait for his wife, figuring he would fered a heart attack. Cardiologists Propelled by a strong defensive on the sideline for the Wolverines’ eventually end up on the sideline. informed the coach the results of effort and a 71-yard touchdown Oct. 1 game at South County. See A 13-7 Win, Page 24 Sports Briefs Majors Tied Atop District Standings Photo by 5Qs On Sept. 16, the Mount Vernon football team

Photo by

snapped a 13-game losing streak that stretched back Craig Sterbutzel West Potomac to the 2008. One week later, the Majors find them- selves tied atop the National District standings. senior quarterback Mount Vernon (2-2) defeated Stuart 17-14 on Sept. 24, bringing the Majors into a first-place tie with Nik Dimitrijevic Richard Maple Washington-Lee at 2-0 in the district. First-year head coach Barry Wells said beating Stuart after opening /The Gazette Q: What location is the district play with a win over Edison shows the Ma- farthest from the Wash- jors are making progress, but added the team still ington D.C. metro area has plenty of work to do. that you have traveled? “For the program, it means we’re taking steps in A: I traveled to Russia one It’s unique to him and he just the right direction,” said Wells, who took over a pro- time for a vacation. That was pulls it off tremendously. gram that finished 0-10 in 2009. “I don’t think it Mount Vernon quarterback Tre Cooke, pretty fun. validates us as a team. We didn’t play our best against seen earlier this season, threw a touch- Q: What do you like to do Stuart. … We’re just not there yet. We’ve been op- down pass and ran for another score Q: What is your favorite in your free time? portunistic. In order to move this program along, during the Majors’ victory over Stuart on movie? A: Just going out and having we’ll need to win some ugly games.” Sept. 24. A: It would have to be a good time with my buddies. Senior Tre Cooke took over at quarterback near “Talladega Nights.” It’s just the end of the first half and threw a 48-yard touch- 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 1. funny. Every time, it’s funny. Q: What’s your favorite down pass to Johnathan Gaddy, giving the Majors a Against Stuart, Dennis Mensah led Mount Vernon food? 10-7 advantage. Cooke later scored on a 1-yard with 67 rushing yards. Julien Randolph had three Q: Who is your favorite A: A cheeseburger — a simple sneak. Wells said he would make a decision on Thurs- receptions for 51 yards and posted a double-digit music artist? cheeseburger. day as to whether Cooke or sophomore Robert tackle total on defense. A: Drake. He has a swagger Decardi-Nelson will start at quarterback for the Ma- about him that you can’t fake. — Jon Roetman jors’ homecoming matchup against Centreville at See Sports Briefs, Page 24 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 23 Sports

A 13-7 Win for the Coach Sports Briefs

From Page 23 one. From Page 23 against West Springfield and South The defense “played lights out,” Louisville County, respectively. minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. said. “For the last two weeks we played two Mount Vernon returns to district play Facing fourth-and-6 from the West Spring- Concorde [District] teams (Westfield and on Oct. 8 against defending champion field 49-yard line and holding a 13-7 lead, Chantilly) that were kind of bigger than us Hayfield, which is off to a 0-2 start. West Potomac Fall Wolverine coaches opted to punt rather than and we kind of got pushed around. I knew Basketball Clinic run a fake and attempt to pick up the first what kind of defense we were, but we never down. McCullough and defensive coordina- got a chance to show it because we got West Potomac X- The West Potomac boys basketball pro- tor Chad Louisville came to the decision down.” Country Competes gram will be offering six co-ed fall bas- based on how well the defense had played The Wolverines defense proved itself un- ketball clinics on from 7-8:30 p.m. Tues- to that point. der trying circumstances. The West Potomac cross country teams day and Thursday nights from Sept. 28- The punt pinned West Springfield on its “It was pretty intense losing a father fig- participated in the Outlands Invitational Oct. 14. Cost is $10 per session or $55 own 10 and five plays later, West Potomac ure,” senior linebacker Sonpon Doe said. “It on Sept. 25 in Leesburg. The boys fin- for all six sessions. Contact West Potomac forced a turnover on downs. was heartbreaking.” ished third out of 41 teams and the girls boys basketball coach David Houston at “The kids played hard for [Henderson] But West Potomac found a way to bounce placed fourth out of 33 teams. [email protected] or 703-718-2619 because they love him,” McCullough said. back. Senior Ben Aleixo was the Wolverines for more information. “He gives every ounce of himself to these “We played a perfect ballgame,” Doe said top individual finisher in 35th place. kids and they know that. And I know these of the defense. “We had our fun, we had Khoki Bernier finished 41st. Sarah Jane Running Club kids were not going to let him down. … some hits, we scored [a touchdown]. That’s Underwood was the girls’ top finisher, “I think [not having Henderson on the what [the] defense has got to do: punch placing 10th. Sophia Passacantando fin- On Sundays ished 28th. sideline] made the kids play harder. They them in the mouth, turn the ball over and The Mount Vernon Milers running club did not want me to send him a text saying if you have a chance to score, you score.” meets at 8 a.m. on Sundays. The group that we were trailing or that we were in Henderson’s father died of a heart attack MV Volleyball To usually meets along the Potomac River, danger of losing this game.” at the age of 43, which has the coach’s at- but the exact location is listed in an e- The West Potomac defense did not sur- tention. He said his future will likely require Host West Potomac mail sent every Wednesday for the com- render a point. West Springfield’s lone a lifestyle change — a healthier diet and The Mount Vernon volleyball team will ing week. Distances vary but runners can touchdown came on an interception return. more exercise — and could involve medica- host rival West Potomac at 7:15 p.m. on expect between four and eight miles. The Wolverines limited the Spartans to 181 tion. For now, he’s focused on doing what it Sept. 30. The Majors fell to 0-7 with 3-0 To join the Mount Vernon Milers, send total yards and forced four turnovers, in- takes to be a family man and a football coach. losses against Lake Braddock on Sept. 23 Lee Britton an e-mail at lbritton7@ cluding Jack Polo’s 75-yard fumble return “That freaks me out,” Henderson said of and Chantilly on Sept. 27. The Wolver- yahoo.com to be put on the e-mail list. for a touchdown. his father dying at the coach’s current age. ines defeated Falls Church 3-0 on Sept. Tamaric Wilson intercepted two passes for “I want to be around for my kids. We’re just 20, but dropped their next two matches West Potomac and Denzel Hatch picked off going to have to do those things that I need to do.” Visit These Houses of Worship Join A Club, Make New Friends, or Expand Your Horizons...

Christ the Saviour Good Shepherd Anglican Church Catholic Church “To Love & Serve the Lord with Mass Schedule Gladness & Singleness of Heart” Saturday Evening Weekdays 5:00 pm; 6:30 pm (en Español) (Mass or Communion Service) Location – Washington Mill ES 9:00 am (followed by Rosary) 9100 Cherrytree Drive Sunday Children’s Liturgy of the Word 7:30; 9:00; 10:30 am; 12:00 Noon Sundays (Sept.-July) during 9:00 am 2:00 pm (en Español) Mass (English) Worship Service – 10 a.m. Sign Language Interpreter 6:30 pm Mass (starts Sept. 12) Inter-generational Sunday School – after service Sunday at 9:00 am Mass Vicar, The Rev. Huey J Sevier 8710 Mount Vernon Highway, Alexandria VA, 22309 www.christthesaviouranglican.org Tel: 703-780-4055 Fax: 703-360-5385 www.gs-cc.org Loving as Christ loves, serving as Christ serves 703-953-2854

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST FIRST AGAPE BAPTIST CHURCHES—ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES—EPISCOPAL ORTHODOX CHURCH...703-549-2088 ALEXANDRIA-ARLINGTON… HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF COMMUNITY OF FAITH…703-519-9100 GOOD SHEPHERD EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH... SAINT APHRAIM SYRIAC… FAIRLINGTON UNITED METHODIST 703-370-2774 CHRIST...703-960-8772 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CATHOLIC CHURCH…703-780-4055 703-683-0798 201-312-7678 CHURCH....703-671-8557 ALEXANDRIA…703-684-3720 ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH… ST. AIDAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH... ALL SAINTS OF AMERICA... ROBERTS MEMORIAL UNITED SYNAGOGUES—REFORM CHURCHES—AFRICAN METHODIST PROVIDENCE- ST. JOHN BAPTIST 703-836-3725 703-360-4220 703-417-9665 METHODIST BETH EL HEBREW EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH…703-683-2565 ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC CHURCH… ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH... CHURCH...703-836-7332 CONGREGATION…703-370-9400 ALLEYNE AME ZION CHURCH…703- SHILOH BAPTIST…703-683-4573 703-765-4421 703-780-3081 CHURCHES—PRESBYTERIAN ST. ANDREW’S UNITED METHODIST 548-3888 MT. PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH... ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH… ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH...703- CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH…..703-751-4666 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 703-256-1239 703-836-4100 765-4342 CHURCH...703.768.8510 TRINITY UNITED METHODIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS CHURCHES—ANGLICAN VICTORY TEMPLE…703-370-2233 ST. MARK EPISCOPAL CHURCH...703- ALEXANDRIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH…703-549-5500 ALEXANDRIA I WARD...703-683-7577 CHRIST THE SAVIOR... 703-953-2854 PLYMOUTH HAVEN BAPTIST...703-360- CHURCHES—CHRISTIAN 765-3949 CHURCH…703-683-3348 WASHINGTON FARM UNITED ALEXANDRIA II WARD...703-549-9891 ST. ANDREW & ST. MARGARET 4370 HIS KINGDOM MINISTRIES... 703-313- OLD PRESBYTERIAN METHODIST...703-780-4696 COLONIAL II SINGLES WARD... OF SCOTLAND… 703-683-3343 CONVERGENCE-A CREATIVE 5029 CHURCHES—LUTHERAN MEETING HOUSE…703-549-6670 WASHINGTON STREET UNITED 703-313-6249 COMMUNITY OF FAITH…703-998-6260 FIRST CHRISTIAN OF ALEXANDRIA EPIPHANY LUTHERAN HERITAGE PRESBYTERIAN… METHODIST CHURCH…703-836-4324 OLD TOWN SPANISH WARD... CHURCHES—APOSTOLIC CHURCH... 703-549-3911 CHURCH-ELCA….703-780-5077 703-360-9546 703-519-9545 LOVE OF CHRIST CHURCH…703-518- CHURCHES—BRETHREN BETHANY LUTHERAN…. MT. VERNON PRESBYTERIAN… CHURCHES—UNITARIAN BELLE HAVEN WARD...703-780-4789 4404 GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH… CHURCHES—CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 703 765-8255 703-765-6118 MT. VERNON UNITARIAN...703-765-5950 KINGSTOWNE WARD...703-313-6140 703-548-1808 FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN FRANCONIA WARD...703-313-6147 CHURCHES—BAPTIST ALEXANDRIA CHURCH OF GOD... ALEXANDRIA...703-549-7973 CHURCH….703-765-5003 CHURCH…703-549-4766 CHURCHES—UNITY MT. VERNON WARD...703-780-9577 ALFRED STREET BAPTIST CHURCH… 703-548-5084 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN UNITY IN ALEXANDRIA…703-931-8507 703-683-2222 MT. VERNON...703-768-2494 CHURCH-ELCA….703-548-8608 CHURCHES—UNITED METHODIST SALVATION ARMY COMMONWEALTH BAPTIST BUDDHISM IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ALDERSGATE UNITED SYNAGOGUES ALEXANDRIA CITADEL ....703-836-2427 CHURCH… THE VAJRAYOGINI BUDDHIST CHURCH OF CHRIST MISSOURI SYNOD…703-549-0155 METHODIST...703-765-6555 AGUDAS ACHIM 703-548-8000 CENTER...202-331-2122 ALEXANDRIA CHURCH OF CHRIST… MESSIAH EVENGELICAL LUTHERAN BEVERLY HILLS COMMUNITY CONGREGATION…703-998-6460 DEL RAY BAPTIST CHURCH…703-549- 703-836-3083 CHURCH, ELCA...703-765-5003 UNITED METHODIST... To Advertise Your Faith 8116 NATIVITY LUTHERAN 703-836-2406 SYNAGOGUES—ORTHODOX Community, call Karen DOWNTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH… CHURCH, ELCA….703-768-1112 DEL RAY UNITED METHODIST CHABAD LUVAVITCH OF at 703-917-6468 703-549-5544

24 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com 703-917-6464 703-917-6400 Zone 3: • Alexandria Employment Zone 3 Ad Deadline: Zone 3: • Alexandria Classified Zone 3 Ad Deadline: • Mount Vernon Tuesday 4 p.m. • Mount Vernon Tuesday Noon

TELEPHONE TELEPHONE MED BILL & CODING 101 Computers 101 Computers 34 Pets 34 Pets A great opportunity to A great opportunity to Trainees NEEDED NOW WORK AT HOME! WORK AT HOME! Medical Offices now hiring EASY COMPUTER SOLUTIONS FOR Morkie pups $700-$850 NATIONAL CHILDRENS CENTER NATIONAL CHILDRENS CENTER No experience? INDIVIDUALS & SMALL BUSINESSES No sell! Salary + Bonus + Benefits! No sell! Salary + Bonus + Benefits! HDI Job Training & Placement JENNIFER O. SMITH • COMPUTER CONSULTANT 301-333-1900 301-333-1900 ➣ ➣ ➣ ☎☎ Weekdays 9-4 ☎☎ ☎☎ Weekdays 9-4 ☎☎ Assistance Available TRAINING INSTALLATION TROUBLE-SHOOTING 1-800-385-2615 ➣ LET US TAME THAT BEAST FOR YOU BODY SHOP TECH Serving the Area Since 1995 Body Tech needed for a busy shop. WE ARE COMFORT KEEPER® (703) 765-2222 Plenty of work year round. Great pay and EXPERIENCE THE JOYS AND REWARDS [email protected] benefits. Holiday pay. Apply within. 8 wks old, 5 F, 1 M, Too cute! Call 703-461-7300. Give me where to stand, Happy, healthy, energetic. and I will move the earth. Vet checked, First shots, Dewormed. Quality of life is important to everyone. We help -Archimedes 703-477-6161 DENTAL ASSISTANT TRAINEES keep seniors independent. If you like to cook, run errands, and are a people person we need NEEDED NOW! Companions and CNAs. We also offer flexible FT Dental Offices now hiring & PT hrs. We only hire the best. Visit: 26 Antiques 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements No experience? www.BeAComfortKeeper.com Job Training & Placement We consign/pay top $ for 703-591-7117 antique/semi antique furn. Assistance Available including mid century & 1-800-381-1734 Over 600 independently owned & operated offices worldwide danish modern Teak furniture, sterling, mens watches, painting/art glass, clocks, jewelry, costume jewelry, etc. Call Schefer Marketing Assistant Educational Antiques @ 703-241-0790. Senior Retirement Community in Mount Vernon. Must have excellent telephone 28 Yard Sales and written skills. Computer experience Internships required. Part Time, Tuesday-Saturday Unusual opportunity to learn many COLOSSAL COMMUNITY YARD SALE 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Hourly wage plus aspects of the newspaper business. SAT, OCT 2 8AM - 1PM monthly incentive. E-mail Resume to- MANORS AT MT VERNON Internships available in reporting, (70+ homes) [email protected], or fax 703-768-4529 Everything and more! photography, research, graphics. Lakeshire Dr off Riverside Rd Opportunities for students, and for GPS 38.73115,-77.06699

Home Instead Senior Care adults considering change of career. Giant Yard Sale, Washington Farm United Methodist church Home Instead Senior Care is the world's Unpaid. E-mail internship@connect 3921 Old Mill Rd Sat 10/2, most trusted source of non-medical home ionnewspapers.com 8am-1pm. rain or shine 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements care. We are currently hiring for two office positions: • Service Specialist $30-35k • Special Events Coordinator $25-35k For more information contact: Amy Reynolds at 703/750-6644 Now! Complete or email resume with cover letter to: [email protected] Print Editions

HOW TO SUBMIT ADS TO Online! The full print editions of all 18 Connection Newspapers are now Newspapers & Online available on our Web Site in PDF format, CLASSIFIED page by page, identical to our weekly DEADLINES Zones 1, 5, 6...... Mon @ noon newsprint editions, including print Zones 2, 3, 4...... Tues @ noon advertising. Go to 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements E-mail ad with zone choices to: www.ConnectionNewspapers.com [email protected] or call Andrea @ 703-778-9411 and click on “Print Editions.” EMPLOYMENT DEADLINES Zones 5, 6...... Tues @ 11:00 Zones 1, 3...... Tues @ 4:00 Zone 2...... Wed @ 11:00 Zone 4...... Wed @ 1:00 E-mail ad with zone choices to: [email protected] or call Barbara @ 703-778-9413 ZONES Zone 1: The Reston Connection The Oak Hill/Herndon Connection Zone 2: The Springfield Connection The Burke Connection The Fairfax Connection The Fairfax Station/Clifton/ Lorton Connection Zone 3: The Alexandria Gazette Packet PRINT EDITIONS The Mount Vernon Gazette Zone 4: Centre View North M Centre View South Zone 5: The Potomac Almanac Zone 6: The Arlington Connection The Vienna/Oakton Connection The McLean Connection The Great Falls Connection www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 25 HomeHome && GardenGarden 703-917-6400 Zone 3: • Alexandria Zone 3 Ad Deadline: • Mount Vernon connectionnewspapers.com CONTRACTORS.com Tuesday Noon

CLEANING CLEANING HANDYMAN HANDYMAN FIREWOOD HAULING LANDSCAPING

ANGEL’S Firewood AL’S HAULING LAWN MOWING Employers: A CLEANING SERVICE Junk & Rubbish •Trimming •Edging Seasoned Concrete, furn.,office, Since 1985/Ins & Bonded High quality yard, construction debris •Mulching •Yard Cleaning Full & half cords Low Rates NOVA •Hauling •Tree Work Are your Quality Service at a Fair Price 800-927-5102 703-360-4364 Next day delivery 703-304-4798 cell 703-863-1086 Satisfaction Guaranteed Landsdownlandscaping@ 703-582-3709 recruiting ads Comm/Res. MD VA DC yahoo.com 7 DAYS A WEEK acleaningserviceinc.com GUTTER A&S not working in 703-892-8648 LANDSCAPING M&O Repair ANGEL’S Spring Clean-up•Planting Mulching • Sodding • Patios other papers? IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS TREE & HEAVY GUTTER RESET TRASH HAULING Decks • Retaining Walls _ Drainage Solutions CARE MORE Painting •Mulch CLEANING SOLUTIONS Pressure Washing •Clean-up Grounds 703-863-7465 Try a better way R&N Carpentry NEW GUTTERS •Spring Clean-up Residential & Commercial PAINTING to fill your 10% Senior Citizen Discount 703-843-4792 703-863-1086 703-582-3709 703-862-5904 ✦BASEMENTS ✦BATHS ✦KITCHENS PATRIOT employment or Foreclosure specialist/Power washing PINNACLE SERVICES, ✦Exterior Wood Rot More! •GUTTER CLEANING openings LICENSED INSURED RICK’S PAINTING 703-780-6749 Deck & Fence repair, Screen Porches •SMALL REPAIRS HAULING POWERWASHING PAINTING www.PatriotPainting.net caremorecleaning.com No jobs too large or small •SCREENING Yard Debris Decks Interior-Exterior Furniture Sidewalks Deck Staining Wallpaper Removal, North Free est. 37 yrs exp. Licensed, Insured •POWER Carpentry, Potomac WASHING Appliances Houses Gutter Cleaning Rockville DECKS DECKS 703-987-5096 Concrete etc Mobile Homes etc Gutter Guards Power Washing. 703-802-0483 5 GROUP RATES FREE ESTIMATES Int/Ext Painting AVAILABLE Potomac FREE EST 703-360-5252 Free Est. • Satisfaction Guar.! Chevy RicksHauling1@ aol.com Great Bethesda Lic./Ins. Int./Ext. Falls Chase The HANDYMAN Herndon Dulles Reston Airport A DIVISION OF NURSE CONSTRUCTION LAWN SERVICE LAWN SERVICE 1 McLean 703-502-7840 Vienna Cell Oakton 6 BATHROOM REMODELING, DRYWALL, Arlington PAINTING, CERAMIC TILE, CARPENTRY, 571-283-4883 Chantilly 4 Washington, POWER WASHING & MUCH MORE Centreville D.C. Fairfax You have tried the rest - NOW CALL THE BEST!! J.E.S Services PAVING North Proudly serving Northern VA - 46 yrs. exp. Clifton We Accept VISA/MC LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION Historic Burke Licensed Clifton Fairfax Springfield 3 Insured 703-441-8811 Joseph Sealcoating Station 2 •Patios •Walkways Laurel Specialist Hill M. C. Lynch •Retaining Walls Home Improvement PAVING ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL Family Owned & Opererated •Drainage Problems 35 Years •Target your best job Experience! Free Rotten Wood, Wind Damage, Trims, •Landscape Makeovers Estimates! candidates Windows, Doors, Deck, Stairs, Vanity, 703-494-5443 where they live. Basement Framing, Garbage Disposal, Call: 703-912-6886 Painting, Power Wash, Siding Repairs. Free Estimates ROOFING Reach readers in addition Licensed, Bonded, Insured • Roofing & Siding 703-266-1233 to those who are currently MASONRY MASONRY (All Types) looking for a job. Soffit & Fascia Wrapping New Gutters Chimney Crowns •Proven readership. Friendly Contracting Co. Custom Masonry Leaks Repaired No job too small Proven results. • Painting Interior/Exterior • Power Washing • • Guttering 703-975-2375 GUTTER GUTTER • Carpentry • Electrical • Siding 703-768-3900 • Flooring & Tiling • Plumbing • Roofing • Windows & Doors • Drywall • Foundation www.custommasonry.info TREE SERVICE PINNACLE SERVICES, INC. Call for a FREE Estimate! Brick, Block, Stone, Concrete, Pavers ANGEL’S TREE REMOVAL LAWN SERVICE (703) 425-3600 Brush, Yard Debris, 703-917-6464 [email protected] Repairs & New Installs Furn., Appl., Basement, [email protected] MOWING, TRIMMING, All Work Guranteed Garage Cleaning EDGING, MULCHING A&S Landscaping Angeltreeslandscaping-hauling.com Great Papers • Great Readers • Great Results! & TRIM HEDGES 703-863-1086 • All Concrete work MOTTERN MASONRY DESIGN 703-582-3709 Group Rates Avail.! • Retaining Walls • Patios • Decks • Porches (incl. Specializing in Custom 703-802-0483 screened) • Erosion & Stone and Brick Walkways, Patios, Grading Solutions & Small and Large Repairs HANDYMAN HANDYMAN • French Drains • Sump Pumps Licensed, Insured • Driveway Asphalt Sealing • Free estimates • All work guaranteed • Hand and Hand 703-863-7465 www.motternmasonry.com Handyman LICENSED Phone 703-496-7491 General Remodeling Serving All of N. Virginia Residential & Commercial TREE SERVICE TREE SERVICE Specializing in: LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING Kitchen/Bathroom/Basement Remodeling LANDSDOWN TREE REMOVAL Plumbing • Electrical • Custom Carpentry Doors Windows • Hardwood Floors 24 HOUR 7 DAYS Crown Molding • House Cleaning SOD Emergency Tree Removal Interior/Exterior Painting • Brick/Stone Work Come to the farm and save Tree Removal, Pruning, Ceramic Tile • Decks, Fences, Patios Tree Hazard Assessments HOA Maintenance, Granite Counter Tops Cut FRESH Daily Insurance Appraisals Realtors Work and Much More www.chantillyturffarms.com Licensed & Insured Licensed and Insured Serving Northern Virginia 703-327-0908 800-927-5102 703-296-6409 Homeowners Welcome 26 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 ❖ 27 ♦ Real Estate ♦ Mortgage ♦ Closing Services ♦ Insurance 703-360-7400 www.weichert.com 8301 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309

ALEXANDRIA $299,900 EASY LIVING AY Absolutely immaculate 3-Bedroom / 2-Bath condo with spacious, light-filled OPEN rooms plus all the ammenities and convenience of River Towers make this offering a must see. Nicely updated kitchen & baths, new paint throughout., SUND lovely hardwood floors. Directions: Fort Hunt Road to East on Belle View Blvd, Right West Wakefield to 6641 Wakefield at end.

CALL LEO MAYER 703-625-0346

ALEXANDRIA SOUTH $349,500 ALL-BRICK RAMBLER Enjoy one-level living in this nicely maintained rambler with a full basement. Many updates have been done including replaced windows, HVAC and more. Hardwood floors thruout. Large deck off dining room overlooks fenced rear yard.

CALL ELODIA HOWARD 703-203-1544

ALEXANDRIA, SO $399,950 FIVE BEDROOMS Brick home complete with au pair suite and detached garage & workshop on close-in quarter acre lot. Nicely maintained and presented ... now with new price.

CALL JEFF WELBORN 703-929-3051

ALEXANDRIA/HUNTINGTON $245,000 TOP FLOOR CONDO AY All the convenience of condo living plus Metro at your door. Midtown OPEN is loaded with amenities including garage parking, pool, gym, security, concierge and more. Open floor plan, attractive kitchen SUND with granite counters. 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath. Directions: Rt. 1 S, R on Huntington, R on Midtown to 1413.

CALL MARSHA BELVIS 703-283-0765

SPRINGFIELD $315,000

AY SARATOGA TOWN Nifty three level townhome with open kitchen, full master bath and full OPEN finished basement. Move-in condition. Community amenities plus SUND shopping nearby. Directions: Fairfax Co Parkway, south on Rolling, Right Northumberland, left Powderbrook to 8081.

WEICHERT REALTORS - ALEXANDRIA / MT VERNON OFFICE - 703-360-7400

COXTON COURT $235,000 A MUST SEE Sunlight floods this nifty 2 bedroom / 2 bath condo with lovely hardwood flooring. Nicely upgraded. . . shows like a model. Put Us to Community amenities include pool. The Test WEICHERT REALTORS - ALEXANDRIA / MT VERNON OFFICE - 703-360-7400 ❦ Selection ❦ Service ❦ Price Come Taste the Difference Two Convenient Alexandria Locations Open 7 days a week Bradlee Belle View 3690J King Street 1600A Belle View Blvd. 703.820.8600 571.384.6880 www.unwinedva.com

28 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ September 30 - October 6, 2010 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com