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Arlingtonarlington Quilting’S Connection Far Reach People, Page 4 The ArlingtonArlington Quilting’s Connection Far Reach People, page 4 Making Most Of Stimulus Funds News, page 3 Classified, page 16 Classified, ❖ Money Sports, page 15 ❖ Race in 47th News, page 3 Calendar, page 10 Late Night Hoops Sports, page 15 Angela Bayne talks with friends at the Aurora Hills Women’s Club’s annual High Tea. online at www.connectionnewspapers.com inside High Tea And History News, page 3 Requested in home 6-11-09 home in Requested Time sensitive material. sensitive Time Attention Postmaster: Attention PERMIT #322 PERMIT Easton, MD Easton, PAID U.S. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT Photo By Louise Krafft/The Connection www.ConnectionNewspapers.com June 10-16, 2009 ❖ Volume XXIII, Number 23 Arlington Connection ❖ June 10-16, 2009 ❖ 1 Look What’s Happening on Columbia Pike! manee thai • Appraisals • Diamonds • Engraving • Eyeglass Repairs • Watch Repairs • Restring Pearls Meet us at the • Clocks, Bracelet Charms Columbia Pike Blues Festival THE ONE AND ONLY THAI ~ June 20 ~ HOT POT IN VIRGINIA “The Best Thai Cuisine in Town” • Lunch Specials $6.95 • Great Dinners Since 1985 • Carry-Out Available 3030 Columbia Pike • 703-979-0014 2500 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204 SUMMER SALE 30-50% OFF 703-920-2033 • Fax 703-920-2030 2502 Columbia Pike, Arlington M.–F. 11 A.M.–11 P.M. • Sat.–Sun. Noon–11 P.M. www.maneethai.com Free Parking ALADDIN HALAL MARKET Halal Meat & Groceries Featuring Organic Chicken, and Middle Eastern and Asian Breads and Spices Phone: 703-920-5100 • Fax: 800-506-6740 2524 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204 www.aladdinhalalmarket.com Groceries, Household Items, Milk, Sodas, Juices, Bread, Cookies, Cereal, Snacks, Party Supplies and more… 2609 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204 703-271-0111 Arlington Education Center Cosmetology School Men’s Haircuts $5.99 • Ladies’ Haircuts $8.99 Other Services 2615 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204 703-521-8888 ✓ Building Community www.columbiapike.org ✓ Promoting the Pike ✓ Pursuing Smart Growth 703•892•2776 2 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ June 10-16, 2009 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Arlington Connection Editor Steven Mauren News 703-917-6431 or [email protected] Recovering Stimulus Funds Money Federal money floods Race millions of dollars into Some candidates have Arlington projects. an easier time raising By Michael Lee Pope money than others. The Connection emocrats running to replace Al ith federal stimulus Eisenberg in the House of Del- D th money flowing out of egates 47 District seat exhibited W Washington, Arling- a broad range of abilities when it came to ton County has al- raising money for their political campaigns. ready snagged $19.3 million — and With professional experience in politics, more is probably on the way. Although Alan Howze and Adam Parkhomenko at- none of the money has actually arrived tracted more financial backing to their can- yet, projects that will receive money didacies than their opponents. include infrastructure, transportation, Howze, Gov. Mark Warner’s former po- environmental sustainability, law en- litical director, raised $65,421 from Jan. 1 forcement and Arlington’s social safety to May 27. Parkhomenko, who raised net. County officials hope that the first money professionally for Hillary Clinton’s federal stimulus money could arrive political campaigns, garnered $70,023 for next month, with the rest of it trick- his campaign in the same time period. ling in over the next year. Patrick Hope and Andres Tobar, who have “These are exactly the types of pro- been more active in local Arlington issues, grams the president had in mind for raised similar amounts of money. the stimulus package,” said Arlington Hope, who serves on the Arlington Com- County Board Chairman Barbara munity Services Board, received $35,447 in Favola in a written statement. “We’re donations. Tobar, who runs a program that pleased that the priorities highlighted oversees the hiring of day laborers in Ar- in the package have been high prior- lington, raised $32,022 during the same ity projects for many years.” Photo by Photo See Contributions, Page 14 “We are moving full speed ahead in our efforts to secure Louise Krafft Children additional funding.” — County Board Chairwoman Barbara Favola Identified /The Connection The American Recovery and Rein- In Child Porn vestment Act of 2009 was signed into law by President Barack Obama in undreds of the images Shawn M. February, setting into motion a lobby- HMahoney received and passed on ing effort by municipalities across the to other Internet users included county. So far, the county has already the sexual abuse of pre-pubescent girls as been awarded about $9 million and Federal stimulus funds will pay for a $10.3-million reconstruction of young as two and four-years-old. has completed the necessary paper- the interchange at Arlington Boulevard and Courthouse Road Bridge. “The images included pictures of real chil- work for the remaining $10.3 million. dren, identified by the National Center for Much of the money was based on Department was derived from a formula trol rifles, ballistic shields and a prop- Missing and Exploited Children,” according funding guidelines that incorporated based on local population and crime statis- erty inventory bar code system to track to statement of facts in his case. demographic information about the tics. That money, which was available equipment. Equipment for the Sheriff’s U.S. District Court Judge Claude M. county. For example, the money re- through the Justice Association Grant Pro- Hilton sentenced Mahoney, 37 of Arlington, ceived by the Arlington County Police gram, includes money for gas masks, pa- See Recovering, Page 14 on Friday, June 5 to 70 months in federal prison for receipt of child pornography. Mahoney, who pled guilty in February, will Where Is the Money Going? remain under court supervision for 15 years ❖ $5 million for transportation Program, will support the Arlington Initia- gram: The United States Department of and will be required to register as a sex of- funding: This funding will be used to tive to Reduce Emissions program. Health and Human Services will provide fender in any area where he lives, works or support efforts along Columbia Pike, ❖ $1.6 million for the social safety this money for congregate and home-de- attends school. purchase of new ART buses and fiber- net: The United States Department of livered meals to low-income residents. During several chats with undercover of- optic cable for transportation system Housing and Urban Development made ❖ $288,679 for law-enforcement ficers on an Internet chat room and file- management. these funds available through the equipment: The United States Depart- sharing program, Mahoney sent child por- ❖ $2.1 million for greenhouse Homelessness Prevention Fund, the Com- ment of Justice’s Bryne Justice Assistance nography to an ICE undercover agent, ac- gas emissions reduction: This munity Service Block Grant Program and Grant Program. This funding includes cording to Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney money, which was made available the Community Development Block Grant $25,000 for a property inventory bar for the Eastern District of Virginia, and through the Department of Energy Effi- Program. code system, $23,000 for training equip- James Dinkins, of the U.S. Immigration and ciency and Conservation Block Grant ❖ $37,773 for the Senior Meals Pro- ment and $9,000 for training. See Child Porn, Page 14 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Arlington Connection ❖ June 10-16, 2009 ❖ 3 People Quilting Bee Binds with a Purpose athering for a service bee on Tuesday, June 9, members of Gthe McLean Chapter of North- ern Virginia Quilters Unlimited finished quilts for the Arlington Public Schools Teenage Parenting Program. The quilts are presented to the students at graduation with perfect attendance. The quilts are also donated to the senior citi- zens through the Arlington County Social Services and quilts are also given to the Fairfax Hospital through the Assistance League of Fairfax. Arlington resident Mary Pace has been organizing the service bees for the past eight years. When she first started, 25 quilts were made that year. The number of quilts fin- ished now in a year exceeds 150; 75 or more quilts will be completed at Tuesday’s event. McLean Chapter of Northern Virginia Quilters Unlimited pose for a group photo during a brief break in the service bee. Photos by Louise Krafft/Connection Kathy Kinghorn carefully trims the edge of quilt after it has been tied. Unfinished quilts rest in stacks for tying, trimming and binding. Diane Sinrod finishes up the binding on another quilt. Tying a quilt is one of the oldest and most traditional ways of joining the top, the batting and the back of a quilt together. Connie Doberenz, the “quilt Carla Schardt, Judy police” examines carefully each Kozlowicki and Pat Blood finished quilt before placing it in work on tying quilts. the completed pile. 4 ❖ Arlington Connection ❖ June 10-16, 2009 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Bulletin Board Diocese of Arlington Know of something missing from the (WR) Victim Assistance Coordinators community calendar? E-mail it to For Sexually Abused Minors [email protected]. THURSDAY/JUNE 18 Deadline is 2 p.m. the Thursday before 703-841-2530 • 703-841-2759 publication. Call Steve Hibbard at 703- Solstice Celebration. 7-9 p.m. Join 917-6407 with any questions. Photos are Arlingtonians for a Clean welcome. For more volunteer opportuni- Environment to enjoy long daylight The Diocese of Arlington provides comprehensive assistance to anyone who as a minor ties, classes, announcements visit hours with environmental service was sexually abused by a priest, deacon, teacher, employee or representative of the www.arlingtonconnection.com and click projects, including invasive plant removal and a stream and highway on Community. diocese. Parents, guardians, children and survivors of sexual abuse are invited and cleanup.
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