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Photo by Robbie Hammer/The Connection Photo www.ConnectionNewspapers.comDecember 11-17, 2008 Volume XXII, Number 50 Read us online at connectionnewspapers.comBurke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection Editor Michael O’Connell News 703-917-6440 or [email protected]

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Supervisor Sharon Bulova (D-Braddock) and Alan Merten, president of George Mason University, chat at the annual Holiday Taste of Braddock.

Supervisor Sharon Bulova (D-Braddock) greets visitors to the Braddock District office for the annual Holiday Taste of Braddock on Dec. 4. Area restaurants provided a variety of food and snacks for area residents. Holiday Party Supervisor Sharon Bulova hosts annual Taste of Braddock party at Kings Park office. Braddock area residents enjoy a variety of food from area restaurants during the annual Holiday Taste of Braddock at the Braddock Meeting Hall on Dec. 4. Liberty Mutual Awards Grant to BRYC

BRYC football, first heard about the oppor- ter for their kids and how they can under- Braddock Road Youth Football earns $2,500 tunity through the Fairfax County Youth stand how to be a better parent and sup- Football League and immediately enlisted port their kids.” grant with strong show of support. the help of parents and a few fellow The Braddock Road Youth Club was de- coaches. veloped in 1966 and has impacted roughly By Jason Mackey ing. One of those parents was Erin Richmond, 175,000 children during those 42 years. In The Connection “It points to the dedication between whose husband coached the BRYC 75- addition to the requisite offerings of foot- coaches and parents to provide an alliance pound American Steelers this past fall. Rich- ball, basketball and baseball, BRYC also of- his time it was the parents who of positive sports mentors on the sidelines,” mond spearheaded an outreach effort, de- fers a winter cheerleading program, rugby, had homework. By rallying sup- said Liberty Mutual representative John veloping a contact list and sending out e- volleyball and different soccer options. Tport from within its community, Natale. “With BRYC, mails that asked to In the past three seasons, BRYC has seen the Braddock Road Youth Foot- you have both par- take the online its football numbers balloon from 19 to 25 ball Club was awarded a $2,500 grant from ents and coaches “In order to make it course. teams, which equates to a little more than the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Pro- that know the value “It was through 100 new players. The $2,500 will go a long gram. sports have for kids.” happen, we had to have Erin’s great e-mails way toward improving equipment for the The grant, which will be used for new The Liberty Mu- that we got things football program, and according to football equipment, was awarded based on tual program em- the parents get involved.” rolling,” Fitzpatrick, the award should pay dividends phasizes positive a nationwide competition to complete an — Erin Richmond Fitzpatrick said. “It in the years ahead. online training program through Liberty communication be- got a lot of parents “You look at our overall club win-loss suc- Mutual and the Web site tween coaches and and coaches to get cess rate, and we’re not as good as many of www.ResponsibleSports.com. parents, and its overall goal is to promote a online and take that course, and that really the other clubs out there, but one of the Parents and coaches completed a 15- positive environment for young athletes. In helped.” things that we stress for the coaches, par- minute training exercise that focuses on its second year of existence, the program “In order to make it happen, we had to ents and players is to have fun so we can how best to influence and lead youngsters has already awarded over $100,000 in com- have the parents get involved,” Richmond get people to come back,” Fitzpatrick said. both on and off athletic fields. The top 20 munity grants to youth organizations across said. “I think it speaks highly of the parents “The idea was for people to work together responses among youth clubs nationwide the country. that they’re willing to take the time to learn because they enjoy the club and the orga- were awarded with the supplemental fund- Bob Fitzpatrick, the commissioner of more about how they can make things bet- nization, and they like the sport of football.” www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 ❖ 3 Week in Burke News

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Bradddock District Supervisor Sharon Bulova gives County chairman Gerry Connolly a resolution honor- Earth Sangha members Valerie Nye, left and Cynthia Irmer, right, get their hands dirty ing his 13 years of public service to the county. planting and replanting native plant life. Board Honors Connolly The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors honored chairman Gerry Connolly for his 13 years of public service in local govern- Planting Peace of Mind ment Dec. 8. The county board meeting was his last as chairman. Through their native plant nursery, Earth Sangha Connolly will resign Jan. 2 after serving in the countywide Buddhist environmental seeks to fill what they see as a gap in the county’s seat for six years and Providence district supervisor for the pre- ability to combat invasive plants that choke out the vious eight. group works to bolster native plant life. Some native plants in Virginia have He will start his first term as Virginia’s U.S. Representative been here for centuries, pre-dating the state’s Euro- from the commonwealth’s 11th congressional district Jan. 3. native plant population. pean colonization. As a result, much of the local flora “Local government is the most noble. … The public really knows has established beneficial relationships with the sur- whether we have been effective or not,” said Connolly in his By Derek B. Johnson rounding fauna. closing remarks. The Connection According to the Audubon Society of Northern Vir- His colleagues on the Fairfax County board read and gave ginia, native plants in Virginia are better suited for Connolly a framed copy of an extremely long resolution citing he world “sangha” is Pali, a language from the soil, are more drought tolerant than exotic plants his accomplishments as the head of Virginia’s largest locality. India and is used to describe a commu- and some, like the Arrowwood Viburnum shrub, bear The other supervisors credited Connolly with being the archi- nity of Buddhist monks or nuns. Though fruit that is healthier and more nutritious to the sur- tect behind the county’s environmental program, a regional T Earth Sangha was founded with Buddhist rounding bird population. telework program and bringing a new library branch to Oakton. principles, people of all faiths are welcome in the “The plants are really the basis for so much of what Several also said he was instrumental in cutting the county’s group. happens out there,” said Chris Bright. “If you lose gang participation rate, increasing Fairfax’s number of afford- Chris Bright, who founded the the native plant community in an able housing units and completing the cross county trail. environmental organization with area, you’re also going to see a tre- his wife Lisa Bright, said a reli- “It couldn’t be mendous amount of disruption for gious aspect is usually present at animals [there] as well.” Herrity: No to Legislative Plan gatherings, like the mid-morning something that is Lisa Bright admitted the group Springfield District Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R) voted against meditation sessions. However, no simply an did not have the most ambitious Fairfax County’s legislative recommendations and requests of state one is forced or pressured to par- of beginnings. government, in part because a measure to provide for county ticipate in them. expression of “It started off as a meditation fiscal transparency was not included in the package. “[We knew that] any environ- group with friends,” she said. “We Herrity had suggested the county board support an initiative mental work we embarked on re- Buddhist ethics.” all shared the same sentiments, that would require the local government to put the “county check- ally had to make sense on its own — Chris Bright, founding but we didn’t have a clear goal. It’s book” online, allowing the public to peruse it. terms,” he said. “It couldn’t be a rather uninspiring answer.” The Springfield supervisor, who is running for county chair- something that is simply an ex- member of Earth Sangha After leasing property from the man, said Fairfax County state senators Chap Petersen (D-35) pression of Buddhist ethics.” Fairfax County Park Authority to and Ken Cuccinelli (R-37) intend to introduce the bill during the Earth Sangha was founded in 1997 by husband grow, the mission became more focused. What started 2009 General Assembly session. The federal government imple- and wife Chris and Lisa Bright. A Buddhist environ- out as the growing of several dozen species of native mented a similar program sponsored by both President elect mental group based in the City of Fairfax, the non- plants in 2001 has transformed today into an opera- Barack Obama and former Republican presidential candidate profit organization has environmental restoration tion that distributes and gives away over 5,000 speci- John McCain. projects both in and outside of the United States. mens a year throughout the Northern Virginia re- At the advice of county staff, the other supervisors voted to Locally, they maintain an office on Commonwealth gion. The organization donates them to parks, plants “monitor” instead of endorse the bill during a legislative com- Boulevard in Fairfax and a native plant nursery in them in surrounding forests and gives them away to mittee meeting that Herrity left early. County officials said they Franconia Park. Members spend their free time once visitors at their nursery. Chris Bright said practical- wanted to look at how other governments who had implemented or several times a week working with the ecosys- ity played a role in the defining their work. similar laws handled privacy concerns, including those related tem, stabilizing local streams and helping to restore “We chose [native plant restoration] partly because to foster care and welfare payments. meadows and forests. Internationally, the organiza- we were looking for some kind of activity that would — Julia O’Donoghue tion helps to counter tropical deforestation on the have a real benefit but wouldn’t cost us a lot to get island of Hispaniola, home of the Dominican Repub- involved in,” he said. lic and Haiti, through a tree bank established in 2006. See Environmental, Page 5

4 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News How would you like state of Environmental Stewards the art LASER dentistry From Page 4 The work is mainly seasonal, with spring and fall serving as their without drills or needles? busiest seasons. The group, which totals about 170 paying members and roughly 500 volunteers, according to Chris Bright, usually meets What would you say if you could have your fillings placed painlessly without drills or needles, several times a week during better weather to help plant, grow and with laser precision and comfort? You’d probably say, “Where do I sign up?” Well, now you can disperse the plants. with a revolutionary new laser we call the Water Laser. You may have seen it on TV lately. For some, like botanist and Northern Virginia Community College ® professor Lisa Williams, the organization was a way to kill three birds This new Waterlase is a breakthrough in comfortable dentistry. The laser sprays a computer- with one stone. Approximately three years ago, Williams was looking controlled spray of air, water and laser energy at the decay in the tooth. The laser energy is to use her knowledge of plant life to better the community. She was absorbed by the water and the energized microscopic water droplets are what actually remove also looking for a sangha to join after developing an interest in the the tooth decay. Rarely is a shot necessary to numb the patient. Since no heat is generated Asian religion during her studies in high school. Earth Sangha fulfilled from the laser the Waterlase® is very safe to use on everyone. both needs. She enjoyed her work with the organization so much she now requires her students to participate in the group for their commu- ® nity service requirements. What are the benefits of Waterlase dentistry? “What I like is that it’s a small group that’s fairly intimate and there’s not a major time commitment as far as having very regular religious Ⅵ services,” said Williams, who opts to take part in the meditation ses- Patient Comfort sions. Heat, vibration and pressure are the primary causes of pain associated with the use of the Lisa Bright is an ordained Buddhist minister, though she called the traditional dental drill. Since cutting both hard and soft tissues (teeth and gums) with the term misleading and insisted that she was “just a student” in the grand Waterlase® does not generate heat, vibration or pressure, many dental procedures can be per- scheme of things. She described the relationship between her religious formed with fewer shots, less need for anesthesia, less use of the drill and fewer numb lips! and environmental principals. The Waterlase® allows us to prepare teeth with less trauma which results in significantly less “I learned much more [about Buddhism] by working with the natu- tooth sensitivity after new fillings. ral surroundings than anything else,” she said. “They don’t just over- Additionally, using the Waterlase® for gum procedures reduces bleeding, post-operative pain, lap, they are the same.” swelling and the need for pain medication in many cases. That means a new level of comfort Working close to the environment, she said, has helped her gain a and satisfaction for your entire family. better understanding of not only her local flora and fauna, but also of herself and her faith. Ⅵ “Buddhism is not about Buddhism. It’s about describing what real Sterilization truth is,” she said. “If you’re stuck at Buddhism, then you’ve missed the The laser sterilizes the tooth as it removes decay. This is very important. Because of bacterial whole point.” contamination, many of you have had old fillings replaced with either new fillings, or in many cases, with crowns--and sometimes even root canals!! The reoccurrence of decay under fillings is a primary reason so many root canals are needed. Since this new laser sterilizes the tooth as it removes decay, and since many dentists now use ‘bonded’ filling materials enriched with fluoride, the chances of ever having recurrent decay under that new filling are much lower.

Ⅵ Great for Teenagers The Waterlase® is especially great for teenagers. Sure, if the dentist is very good, shots should not really be painful. But KNOWING you’re getting a shot is psychologically painful even if you can’t feel the needle--especially for teenagers. By not getting a shot, not feeling the vibration of the drill, and by not hearing the loud drill, kids never become afraid of the dentist, so they don’t grow up to be adults afraid of the dentist.

By incorporating laser technology into our dental practice, we are changing dentistry. It is no longer yesterday’s world of painful shots, large silver mercury fillings, and fearful patients. Lasers have improved the lives of patients and their dentists. Technology is something that makes life better. Better in this case is better clinical results, improved patient comfort, less use of anesthesia and antibiotics. We are proud to be one of the first dentists in Fairfax County to offer this revolutionary technology. Since August 2003, Dr. Fox has completed over 3,000 laser fillings with no needle/no pain/no numbness. If you’ve been putting off going to the dentist because you were nervous about the drill and needle, you don’t have to put it off any longer!

For more information about our dental practice please visit our website at www.larryfoxdds.com LAWRENCE T. FOX, DDS 5200 Lyngate Court Burke, Virginia 22015 703-978-5253 Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 7 am - 4 pm New Patients and Emergencies Welcome All types of general dentistry done at our office. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 ❖ 5 People Viewpoints Getting To Know … What’s on your holiday wish list?

was about bikes. To draw the Addison Miller, fifth bike, I used my own bike as a model. grader and award winning How would you describe the poster? poster maker. I would describe it as very colorful and detailed. Activities/interests/ “Christmas Carols DVDs. I col- “I have four boys, my young- ddison Miller recently won a poster con- hobbies. lect the Charles Dickens Christ- est son served overseas. I’m just test for safety patrols sponsored by the I enjoy spending time with mas Carols, and I’m hoping to glad he came home, and I’m AFairfax County Police Department Crime horses. I enjoy shopping for finish my collection this year.” praying that they all come Prevention Office. A fifth grader at Will- clothes. John Schaefer, Fairfax home.” Addison Miller iam Halley Elementary in Fairfax Station, Addison Favorite local restau- Bud Rump, Fairfax received a backpack filled with a first-place blue rib- rants bon, a red bicycle helmet, a new patrol belt, a Frisbee, I like Subway, Five Guys and Quiznos. a Slurpee coupon and pencils and erasers. Her poster What is your favorite thing to do on the is on display at the West Springfield Police Station. weekend? My favorite thing to do on the weekend is to go to How old are you and what grade are you the lake with my stepmom, my dad and their three in? bulldogs. I’m 11 and in fifth grade. What has been your favorite vacation? Tell us about your family. The best vacation I ever went on was when I took Well, my parents are divorced and I have a my first train ride to Florida. stepmom. I have eight pets total. I have a dog, a ger- What do you want to be when you grow bil, a guinea pig and four fish here in Virginia. And I up? have one horse that lives in North Carolina with my When I grow up I want to be a photographer. “That all the kids are happy “Gift certificates for books.” dad and stepmom. Who’s your hero? with their presents.” Beth Schaefer, Fairfax Where did you come up with the idea for I’ll have to say my dad is my hero because he helps Rudolph, North Pole the poster? me through things as well as my mom. — Cannon Cook The only thing I could think of about road safety — Michael O’Connell

The Robinson Sentry Yearbook staff, under the St. Louis Gateway Arch. Robinson Yearbook in Hall of Fame Potomac River Running, Inc., a local family-owned retail running and walking On Nov. 15, Robinson Middle School’s Sentry yearbook was inducted specialty store, recently kicked off the Green and Giving collection drive to benefit into the National Scholastic Press Association’s Hall of Fame for earn- the Shoe4Africa Foundation. The non-profit organization is committed to supporting 10 All-American ratings in 11 years. Robinson Middle School is the ing programs that create opportunity and increase health awareness in East Africa. only middle school in the nation to have received the Hall of Fame Shoes are rare for those living in the villages of East Africa, and the spread of honor. disease through the foot is rampant, a problem that could be drastically reduced if The Sentry Yearbook staff and Pat Hinman, Sentry advisor for the people had shoes. SI International, Inc., one of Potomac River Running’s corporate last 18 years, were recognized at the National Scholastic Press Asso- partners, also joined the giving efforts, with SI employees donating well over 200 ciation fall convention in St. Louis, Mo. The plaque they were awarded pairs of shoes. will permanently hang in the Hall of Fame.

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www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Newspaper of Burke An independent, locally owned weekly newspaper delivered to Planning for Holiday Parties homes and businesses. 7913 Westpark Drive Many ways to avoid drinking and driving. McLean, Virginia 22102 NEWS DEPARTMENT: To discuss ideas and concerns, he season for holiday parties is age possession of alcohol, and later with in- Safe Ride Home Call: 703-917-6444 upon us, and with it the increased voluntary manslaughter. From Dec. 12 through New Year’s Day, 10 Fax: 703-917-0991 e-mail: incidence of driving under the in- Earlier this fall, a young man from Fairfax p.m. to 6 a.m., the Washington Regional Alco- T hol Program offers a free cab ride home (up to [email protected] fluence. was sentenced to three years in jail for invol- $50) to local callers who are 21 or over. Call Michael O’Connell The possible consequences of driving drunk untary manslaughter because of a drunk-driv- 800-200-8294. Editor / 703-917-6440 and underage drinking are often hard to coming accident on Dec. 3, 2007 that resulted in Derek B. Johnson prehend. But the stories and grief of local fami- unspeakable tragedy for three families. One Community Reporter lies who have lost loved ones to such accidents family lost a beloved daughter after she clung WRAP’s 2008 Holiday SoberRide program 703-917-6458 should provide enough of a cautionary tale. to live for five brutal days; one family has seen will be offered from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. each [email protected] William Cameron Schlifke, 22, born in their active son reduced to 70 pounds and “un- night from Dec. 12 to Jan. 1, 2009. To receive Paula Friedrich Assistant Editor / 703-917-6459 Fairfax and a graduate of Robinson Secondary responsive” and living in a nursing home; the a free cab ride home up to a $50 fare, call 800- Julia O’Donoghue School, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, less than family of the defendant has also seen life as 200-8294. You must be 21 or older to use the Education & Politics three days after his Volkswagon Jetta was rear- they knew it change. SoberRide service. 703-917-6433 ended in Newport News. Schilfke was serving Editorial Parents are well advised to talk to their teens [email protected] as designated driver for friends in his frater- DON’T TAKE THE RISK. and let them know that if they find themselves Ken Moore Courts & Projects nity at Christopher Newport University. The Plan ahead, arrange for a des- without a safe ride home, that they can call 703-917-6417 driver who crashed into him, also a student at ignated driver, or choose to abstain if a desig- their parents to be picked up. There are conse- [email protected] CNU, was arrested at the scene and charged nated driver isn’t available. quences of binge drinking for teens that go Jason Mackey with DUI refusal, reckless driving and under- But if you find yourself in the unfortunate beyond driving under the influence. But it is Sports Editor 703-917-6438 position of drinking without a safe way home also important for parents to let their teens [email protected] of your own, the Washington Regional Alco- know that whatever happens, it is not OK to hol Program has provided you with a safety drink and drive or to get into a car driven by ADVERTISING: Get Involved To place an advertisement, call the ad Join the Northern Virginia chapter of Moth- net called SoberRide. Take their number with someone who has been drinking. department between 9 a.m. and ers Against Drunk Driving for 14h Annual you when you head out, and be sure any young Since 1993, WRAP has provided over 41,010 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. MADD Red Ribbon Run 5K on Wednesday, Dec. adults in your family are similarly armed. safe rides home. Call 800-200-8294. For more Display ads 703-821-5050 31, at George Mason University in Fairfax. The Founded in 1982, WRAP is a public-private information, see www.wrap.org Classified ads 703-917-6400 run begins at 4 p.m., with many activities for Employment ads 703-917-6464 families. See www.maddnova.org or call 703- partnership working to prevent drunk driving — Mary Kimm Steve Hogan 379-1135. and underage drinking in the Washington- Display Advertising metropolitan area. [email protected] 703-917-6463 Andrea Smith via “Citizen Task Forces” [“Schools Isn’t one of the biggest growth pro- Classified Advertising, 703-917-6401 bring WSHS within one score of [email protected] Proud Spartan winning a game that only minutes Face Increased Enrollment,” Con- jection issues currently in the Barbara Parkinson Parent earlier had seemed hopelessly out nection, Nov. 13-19, 2008]. The Annandale pyramid? And that is Employment Advertising of reach. rationale to postpone the CIP re- also located near Falls Church 703-917-6418 [email protected] To the Editors: Alas, it wasn’t to be. Despite a vision to include needy schools High School, which is the empti- I’ve attended a lot of West truly heroic effort all night long currently excluded from the reno- est in all of Fairfax County? Editor & Publisher Springfield High School sporting (419 yards passing, 101 yards vation plan is a result of the FCPS Certainly projections of signifi- Mary Kimm events over the 20 years that my 703-917-6416 rushing while being pounded by recent announcement of an ex- cant unexpected growth must be [email protected] family has lived in Orange Hunt the Oakton defenders on virtually pected growth of 14,000 students addressed. But why can’t enroll- Editor in Chief Estates. My oldest daughter played every play), WSHS quarterback to the system by 2014. The pro- ment issue solutions be imple- Steven Mauren varsity girls lacrosse for the Spar- Bryn Renner came up posal calls for Citizen Task Forces mented without stopping future Managing Editors tans, and my younger daughter, a Steve Hibbard, Michael O’Connell, one yard short on a to work with FCPS Staff until Sep- renovation plans? If this proposal Kemal Kurspahic senior, is now in her fourth year Letters fourth down and 5, tember 2009 to recommend en- is adopted, then what exactly will Photography: of playing girls soccer and basket- Robbie Hammer, Louise Krafft, and Oakton held on rollment and facility solutions. the facility strategy be at old needy Craig Sterbutzel ball for WSHS. to win. But the heart, I am leading SOAR West Spring- schools like WSHS if these schools Art/Design: But I’ve never been more proud field, a community action group cannot be renovated over the next Zohra Aslami, Geovani Flores, determination and, after the final Laurence Foong, John Heinly, to call myself a Spartan parent gun had sounded, the sportsman- working to secure renovations at decade? What will WSHS and all John Smith, Stu Moll, than I am after the WSHS football ship that Bryn and the other WSHS West Springfield High School. other legacy high schools look like Wayne Shipp team’s heart-breaking 49-43 loss Production Manager: players showed Friday night made SOAR opposes this FCPS proposal, in the next five years without a Jean Card to Oakton High School Friday me proud to call myself a Spartan and we urge the School Board not renovation? night in the Region 6 semifinal. parent and booster. to postpone the current effort to FCPS has fallen short of its CIRCULATION: 703-917-6481 Down 49-22 in the third quarter, Circulation Manager: Congratulations, Oakton. Go, add needy schools to the CIP stated goal to renovate schools on Ann Oliver it would’ve been all too easy for Spartans! queue. a 25-year cycle. With 25 high the WSHS players to give up. Af- CONNECTION NEWSPAPERS, WSHS and the other “legacy” schools, FCPS should be starting L.L.C. ter all, they hadn’t been able to Joe McGavin high schools Oakton, Falls Church, a high school renovation each year. Peter Labovitz stop Oakton’s quick-strike offense Springfield Langley and Herndon were all Recent CIP high school renovation President/CEO all night long, and every time the built in the mid 1960s, have never start dates have been Lake Mary Kimm Publisher/Chief Operating Officer Spartans offense scored, Oakton received a structural renovation Braddock in 2004, South Lakes in 703-917-6416 answered almost immediately. What Is FCPS and are not currently even sched- 2005, Woodson in 2007, Edison in [email protected] But they didn’t quit. The Spar- uled for renovation. FCPS staff has 2008, Marshall in 2009 and Tho- Jerry Vernon tans defense and special teams Waiting For? Executive Vice President admitted that WSHS has been mas Jefferson in 2010. Why are no 703-917-6404 unit, which had been roughed up To the Editor: overlooked in past CIP school high schools even scheduled be- [email protected] all night and had been maligned I am writing in response to a renovation queues. yond 2010 on the current CIP? Wesley DeBrosse all season, simply decided that FCPS proposal to suspend the re- Enrollment and boundary study What is the plan to renovate the Controller they’d had enough, causing and vision of the system’s Capital Im- Debbie Funk issues should be addressed sepa- legacy high schools? National Sales recovering three Oakton fumbles provement Program (CIP) school rately and concurrently with reno- 703-518-4631 and handing the ball over to the renovation plan that has been un- vation needs. Why put all renova- Erik Hawkins [email protected] Spartans offense, which scored derway all year to instead focus tions on hold for enrollment pro- Chairman John Lovaas Special Assistant for Operations three unanswered touchdowns to on capacity and enrollment needs jections five years into the future? SOAR West Springfield 8 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Crime Your Friendly, Neighborhood Thrift Shop SUPER SERVICE CENTER ALL MAKES & MODELS Activities reported by the West Spring- YESTERDAY’S ROSE field District of the Fairfax County police OPEN SUNDAYS department through Dec. 5. BOOKS WANTED! $ $84.99 LARCENIES In Good Condition Tires/Batteries 19.95 7600 block of Boston Blvd. Wallet • Text Books • Self Help • History Winterization stolen from business. & Alignments Oil Change Special 6000 block of Burke Commons • Art • Cooking • Fitness • Childrens Coupon Expires Road. License plates stolen from 4 cyl. only vehicle. 12/31/08 8900 block of Burke Lake Road. Tax Receipt Provided VA Emissions Cellular phone and purse stolen from vehicle. Clothing •Furniture • Housewares 10% Off Service Repairs 9200 block of Cardinal Forest & Inspections except oil, filter & coupons Lane. Camera, holsters, Redman gun Proceeds Benefit: American Red Cross-Nat’l Capital Ch. • The Arc of Northern Virginia and baton stolen from vehicle. • National Council of Jewish Women-No. Virginia Section • Service Source Inc. Mon-Fri 7-5 • Saturday 8-4 • Sun 10-4 9300 block of Crosspointe Drive. 9960 Main St. Fairfax, VA • 703-385-9517 • www.yesterdaysrose.org Fire extinguisher stolen from vehicle. 6571 Backlick Rd., • 703-451-2381 7500 block of Little River Turnpike. Wallet stolen from business. 5900 block of Oak Leather Drive. License plates stolen from vehicle. Your Friendly, Neighborhood Thrift Shop 6300 block of Pohick Station Drive. Rims stolen from vehicle. 5000 block of Ravensworth Road. Air bag and tire stolen from vehicle. YESTERDAY’S ROSE 5200 block of Rolling Road. where you never see the same thing twice Sunglassess stolen from business. 6100 block of Rolling Road. Wallet SUPER SATURDAY stolen from school. BAG OF BOOKS 6300 block of Sanctuary Woods BAG OF MUSIC Court. Laptop computer stolen from 50% Off residence. CLOTHES & SHOES $5.00 PER BAG Sat. 12/13/08 SUNDAY 12/14/08 VEHICLE THEFTS 10am-6pm 10 am - 5pm Not valid with other discounts or sales. Not valid with other discounts or sales. 4200 block of Americana Drive. 2000 Honda Civic. 5800 block of Kara Place. 2002 Ford Clothing •Furniture • Housewares Explorer. Proceeds Benefit: American Red Cross-Nat’l Capital Ch. • The Arc of Northern Virginia 8200 block of Laurel Heights • National Council of Jewish Women-No. Virginia Section • Service Source Inc. Sponsor Loop. 1994 Chevrolet Caprice. For info, see www.maddnova.org 9960 Main St. Fairfax, VA • 703-385-9517 • www.yesterdaysrose.org Activities reported by the Franconia or 703-379-1135 District of the Fairfax County police department through Dec. 5.

UNLAWFUL ENTRY/ARREST 5700 block of Clermont Drive. Three people entered a trailer- classroom at Clermont Elementary School, located at 5720 Clermont Drive, on Friday, Nov. 28 around 1:30 p.m. and set off the burglar alarm. School security and police responded to find an 18-year-old man and two 15-year-old girls, all from Alexandria, inside the trailer. They were all charged with unlawful entry. The man, Bryan Marchante, of 6431 Richmond Highway in Alexandria, was released on a summons and petitions will be obtained for the two juveniles.

BURGLARY 6100 block of Morning Glory Road and Darleon Place. A woman called police to her house in the 6100 block of Morning Glory Road when she heard someone kicking her basement door on Monday, Dec. 1, around 6:30 p.m. Officers arrived and found that the door had indeed been forced open. Fortunately, no one was able to gain entry due to large items blocking the doorway. Approximately 30 minutes later, officers responded to the 6100 block of Darleon Place for another BONEFISH GRILL GIFT CARDS MAY ALSO BE REDEEMED AT: burglary. A man returned home and discovered that someone had gained entry into his home through an unlocked door. Several items were stolen from the home. No suspect information is available at this time on either case. Detectives do believe that these cases may be linked.

LARCENIES 8200 block of Backlick Road. Cash stolen from business. 7000 block of Commerce St. Cash stolen from business. 7200 block of Commerce St. Wallet stolen from business. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 ❖ 9 Burke Connection Assistant Editor Paula Friedrich Calendar 703-917-6459 or [email protected]

To have community events listed, email [email protected] or call 703-917-6459 with questions. Irish Wedding Bands Claddagh Jewelry Deadline for calendar listings is two weeks Capes, Sweaters & Hats Guinness T-Shirts prior to event. Waterford Crystal Belleek China THURSDAY/DEC. 11 Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Green Storewide Sale Thumb.” 7 p.m. Tickets $15-$75 at www.ticketmaster.com or 703-573- 20-50% OFF!!! SEAT. George Mason University Patriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. 703-993-3000. Swing Speak, 8 p.m. at The Old Town 125 Mill St., Occoquan, VA 703-492-9383 Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Visit our website: www.irishco.com Free swing lesson at 7:30 p.m. Admission $10. 703-424-1745 or www.headoverheelsdance.com. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,” 7:30 p.m. at Fairfax High School, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax. 703-219-2351 or University Mall Theatres www.fxplayers.org. 3 3 Financial Planning for Separation located at University Mall, Fairfax (273-7111) and Divorce, 7 p.m. at Investment Route 123 & Braddock Road, Lower Level & Resource Planning Associates, Keegan Cotton as Will Parker and Rajni Rao as Ado Annie 10600 Arrowhead Drive, Suite 310, in Roger and Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma!’ Dec. 12-14 at Fairfax. $55 non-members, $45 Thomas Jefferson High School. Holiday members. 703-281-2657 or www.thewomenscenter.org. are Dead,” 7:30 p.m. at Fairfax $15 students and seniors 703-222- High School, 3501 Rebel Run, 5511 or www.encore-tap.org. Hoopla!! Fairfax. 703-219-2351 or “Home for the Holidays,” November 30 – December 23, 2008 FRIDAY/DEC. 12 www.fxplayers.org. featuring Irvin Mayfield and Alte Kameraden German Band: “Oklahoma!,” 7 p.m. at Thomas the New Orleans Jazz FREE! FREE! WOW! traditional German Christmas Jefferson High School, 6560 Orchestra, 8 p.m. at the George The famous combo Carols and seasonal favorites. 8 Braddock Road, Alexandra. 703-750- Mason Center for the Arts, on the 20 oz. Soda 1 Admission for only p.m. at the Old Town Hall, 3999 7500 or www.tjhsst.edu. Fairfax Campus at the intersection of with purchase of with purchase of $ 00* University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 703- Robbie Schaefer with John Braddock Road and Route 123. A Large 1 Adult 13 (save $6.50) 352-ARTS. Jennings. Acoustic/folk. 8 p.m. $17 pre-performance discussion, free to Popcorn* Admission* 2 Admissions, Large Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Green in advance, $20 at the door. Jammin’ ticket holders, will be at 7:15 p.m. on Popcorn, 2 Med. Sodas! Thumb.” 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Java, 227 Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. the Center’s Grand Tier III. Tickets With this Coupon. NOT VALID ON TUESDAY With this Coupon. With this Coupon. Tickets $15-$75 at 703-255-1566 or are $22-$44, children 12 and under Good Good Good www.ticketmaster.com or 703-573- www.jamminjava.com. half price. Charge by phone at 888- 11/30-12/23/08 11/30-12/23/08 11/30-12/23/08 B 3 BB3 3 SEAT. George Mason University “Over the North Pole,” 8 p.m. at the 945-2468 or at www.tickets.com. Patriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle, Ernst Theatre, Northern Virgina Visit www.gmu.edu/cfa. * With coupon, not valid with any other offer, one per person per visit. Fairfax. 703-993-3000. Community College, 8333 Little River “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Turnpike, Annandale. $17 adults, See Calendar, Page 11

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10 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Calendar Family & Cosmetic From Page 10 Elizabeth, Phil, and Chris. Richard J. Ernst Theatre, Northern Acoustic trio. 6 p.m. $12. Jammin’ Virgina Community College, 8333 SATURDAY/DEC. 13 Java, 227 Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. Little River Turnpike, Annandale. Dentistry Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Green 703-255-1566 or $17 adults, $15 students and seniors. Thumb.” 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. www.jamminjava.com. 703-222-5511 www.encore-tap.org. Dr. Gwendolyn Jones & Associates Tickets $15-$75 at Jeremy Enigk. Rock. 9:30 p.m. $18 Christmas Concert with Victor www.ticketmaster.com or 703-573- in advance, $20 at the door. Jammin’ Lopez and the Lopez Rolling Valley Professional Center SEAT. George Mason University Java, 227 Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. Performing Arts Youth Choir, Patriot Center, 4500 Patriot Circle, 703-255-1566 www.jamminjava.com. 12-3 p.m. at Jammin’ Java, 227 9263 Old Keene Mill Rd. Fairfax. 703-993-3000 or Classy Glass. 1 p.m. Make decorative, Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Tickets $30- Burke, Virginia 22015 www.patriotcenter.com. reusable window clings. Age 12-18. $75 at 703-787-0071, ext. 100. At the intersection of Sydenstricker & Old Keene Mill Rds. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds www.jamminjava.com. are Dead,” 7:30 p.m. at Fairfax Oak Road, Burke. 703-249-1520. A Celtic Christmas, 8 p.m. at the High School, 3501 Rebel Run, Microsoft Powerpoint. 2:30 p.m. George Mason Center for the Arts, Fairfax. 703-219-2351 or How to put together a presentation. 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 703- (703) 455-3338 www.fxplayers.org. Age 13 and up. City of Fairfax 993-8888 or www.gmu.edu/cfa. Most Insurances Accepted “Oklahoma!,” 7 p.m. at Thomas Regional Library, 10360 North St., Toy Train Show and Sale, 9 a.m.-3 Jefferson High School, 6560 Fairfax. 703-293-6227. p.m. at the Kena Temple, 9001 Braddock Road, Alexandra. 703-750- “Over the North Pole,” 11 a.m., 2 7500 or www.tjhsst.edu. p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the See Calendar, Page 12 The Ultimate Christmas Gift! WWII WARBIRD RIDES by Fighter Command This Christmas Give the Gift of Flight! • Experience the Shenandoah Valley from the Cockpit of a WWII Warbird • Hands on Flying • Aerobatics • Sightseeing Flights Visit Our Website or Call today to Order Your Gift Flight Certificate! www.giftflight.com Conveniently located at 1-540-635-2203 Winchester Regional Airport Save This Ad

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From Page 11 “Oklahoma!,” 2 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson High Arlington Blvd., Fairfax. Operating train layouts, School, 6560 Braddock Road, Alexandra. 703- train repairs, Santa, door prizes. Adults $5, 750-7500 or www.tjhsst.edu. Military, Scouts in uniform, children under 12 Carrie Rodriguez full band and Carsie free. Hope Danielson, 703-743-2152 Blanton. Roots/country. 7 p.m. $12 in Fairfax County Kinship Respite Day, 9 a.m.-6 advance, $15 at the door. Jammin’ Java, 227 p.m. will provide relatives who are raising a Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. www.jamminjava.com. child for another family member a day off while “Over the North Pole,” 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the providing fun for the children, who can be part Richard J. Ernst Theatre, Northern Virgina of a theatrical production or participate in a Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike, variety of games, arts and crafts. Fairfax County Annandale. $17 adults, $15 students and seniors children ages 3 -15 can be dropped off at one of 703-222-5511 or www.encore-tap.org. three community centers, and the children will Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops be bused to James Lee Community Center, Concert, with the Fairfax Choral Society and 2855-A Annandale Road in Falls Church. W.T. Woodson High School Select Vocal Participation is free, but pre-registration is Ensemble, 3 p.m. at George Mason University’s required. 703-324-3517, TTY 703-449-1186. Center for the Arts, 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Transportation will be available from: Fairfax. Tickets start at $15, and are available at ❖ Gum Springs Community Center, 8100 1-888-945-2468 or Tickets.com. Fordson Road, Alexandria. www.fairfaxsymphony.org. ❖ Mott Community Center, 12111 Braddock “The Battle of Monocacy,” lecture by Marc Road, Fairfax. Leepson at 6 p.m. during the monthly supper of ❖ Southgate Community Center, 12125 the Frank Stringfellow Camp #822 Sons of Pinecrest Road, Reston. Confederate Veterans at the Brion’s Grille, 10621 Braddock Road, Fairfax. Open to the public $5; order off the menu. 703-250-8705 or SUNDAY/DEC. 14 [email protected]. An Afternoon with a Colonial Fiddler, with Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops, musician Michael McDonnell. 2 p.m. Free. 3 p.m. at the George Mason Center for the Arts, Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main Fairfax. Tickets are $15 for children and St., Fairfax. Call 703-385-8414 or visit students, $15-$45 for adults. 703-563-1990 or www.fairfaxva.gov. www.fairfaxsymphony.org. Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Green Thumb.” 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets $15-$75 at MONDAY/DEC. 15 www.ticketmaster.com or 703-573-SEAT. George Mason University Patriot Center, 4500 Sophie the Performing Dog. 10:30 a.m. Patriot Circle, Fairfax. 703-993-3000 or Sophie, a Cairn terrier, performs tricks and www.patriotcenter.com. stunts. All ages. Burke Centre Library, 5935 Anna Shulman: The Queen of H Street. 10 Freds Oak Road, Burke. 703-249-1520. a.m. at the Jewish Community Center of The Dog Waggers: “Wassailing With the Northern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Waggers.” 7 p.m. $10. Jammin’ Java, 227 Fairfax. Recommended for fourth-seventh Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or grades. JCCNV members $3, non-members $4. www.jamminjava.com. Contact Laurie Albert at 703-537-3064 or Tiny tots. 10:15 a.m. Very short stories and [email protected]. fingerplays. Age 18-23 months with adult. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,” Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker 2 p.m. at Fairfax High School, 3501 Rebel Run, Road, Burke. 703-644-7333. Fairfax. 703-219-2351 or www.fxplayers.org. See Calendar, Page 13

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From Page 12 Small Oneders. 11:15 a.m. Short stories and fingerplays. Age 18-23 months with adult. Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. 703-644-7333. W. T. Woodson Winter Concert with the Symphonic and Concert II bands, 7:30 p.m. at Fairfax High School, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax. Free. 703-403-9224.

MONDAY/DEC. 16 Old Town Hall Children’s Series: Bob Brown Puppets, 10:30 a.m. at Old Town Hall,º3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 703-352-ARTS or www.fairfaxarts.org. Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m. “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen. Adults. Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke. 703-249- 1520. Book Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m. “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy. Adults. Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke. 703-978- 5600.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 17 Needlework Group. 10:30 a.m. Bring a project to work on. Adults. Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke. 703-249-1520. Writer’s Roundtable. 7:30 p.m. Discuss writing. Adults. Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. 703-644-7333. Sssh, Not a Creature Was Stirring. 10:30 a.m. Stories and activities. Age 3-5 with adult. City of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North St., Fairfax. 703-293-6227. Mother-Daughter Book Club. 7 p.m. For girls age 9-11 and their mothers. See Calendar, Page 14

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Fairfax Requests Stimulus Money The following is a list of projects the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors said it could move forward with immediately if the federal government were to allocate some of its economic stimulus package to the locality. ❖ Metro rail extension to Dulles Airport, Amount to be deter- mined ❖ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Capital Im- provement Program, $150 million per year ❖ Purchase of Virginia Railway Express locomotives, $41 million ❖ Completion of Fairfax County Parkway through Engineering Proving Grounds, $60 million ❖ Mulligan Road connection through Fort Belvoir, $11 million ❖ Fairfax County Parkway at Fair Lakes Parkway/Monument Drive, $20 million ❖ Route 29/Gallows Road Intersection Improvements, $20 million ❖ Rolling Road from Old Keene Mill Road to Fairfax County Parkway, $9 million ❖ Telegraph Road from South Kings Highway to Hayfield Road, $49 million — Julia O’Donoghue FCPS May Freeze Employee Pay Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent Jack Dale may consider freezing teacher and employee pay in order to cope with the school system’s funding gap next year. Dale said county officials have projected a budget deficit of over $600 million and the school system, which typically receives over half of the county’s general fund, will have to resort to drastic measures if it is asked to make up a significant portion of Fairfax’s overall shortfall. Without any cuts, even if the county supervisors are able to hold the school system to the same level of funding it provided last year, Dale will still face an internal shortfall of over $200 million. To close a budget gap that big, the superintendent said he would have to look at eliminating salary step increases and holding employee pay at current levels. Under any scenario, it is also highly unlikely that school system employees will receive a two percent “cost of living” pay bump next year. Fairfax County Public Schools last froze employee pay in the early 1990s and Dale, who was not with the system at the time, is reluctant to do so again. “Even today, we still have people who angry and frustrated because they lost money then,” he said. But freezing pay may have to be on the table, especially if the school system is given a county transfer that is smaller than its 2008 level of funding. Under those circumstances, other actions the superintendent might impose include increasing the average class size by two students, eliminating some secretarial and custo- dial positions and imposing an unpaid vacation day on all school employees. — Julia O’Donoghue

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 ❖ 15 Camps & Schools Help Your Child Do Students and teachers at Washing- termined subject. For 2008, 1,789 jun- ton Irving Middle School conducted iors submitted portfolios; of that group, a mock election on Oct. 22 and 23. Stu- 525 were selected for the Achievement Better in School! dents used an online voting system as Awards. The local winners are: they participated in a mock election pro- Sarah Applegate, Carolyn gram sponsored by the Youth McCallister and Emma Pierson of Make this your child’s Leadership Initiative (YLI), a national Thomas Jefferson High School for Sci- civic education program based at the ence and Technology. best school year EVER! University of Virginia Center for Politics. Jake Serwin of West Springfield Millions of students were expected to High School. When it comes to helping kids with the new school year, no vote nationwide during the two-week Katie Mayfield and Kirsten one does it better than Huntington. If your child struggles voting period from Oct. 20-30. The YLI Salpini of Woodson High School. Mock Election is the largest secure, stu- with homework, can’t keep up with new classwork, or just dent-only online mock election in the Two students from Thomas Jefferson wants to get ahead, call us. We can help. We can diagnose nation. High School for Science and Technology what is keeping your child from being his or her best and Irving students learned about the have been named Regional Finalists in create a program of instruction tailored to his or her need. 2008 election in several different classes the 2008 Siemens Competition for Just a few hours a week can improve your child’s skills, by watching debates, making posters Math, Science, and Technology, and confidence, and motivation. and speechs, as well as brochures adver- seven TJHSST students were named tising candidates and spreading the 2008 Siemens Semifinalists. The two Reading, Writing, Math, word about the Mock Election. finalists, who placed in the top 30 in the nation, are Varun Bansal of Great Study Skills, SAT Prep Anupam Sanyal of Burke, a jun- Falls and Alexander Kim of Fairfax. 50% OFF ior majoring in business management, The seven semifinalists, who placed has been selected to be a member of in the top 300 in the nation, are Sudha DIAGNOSTIC TEST Virginia Tech’s a cappella group, Mixed Guttikonda of Herndon, David Kim Emotions. To become a member of of McLean, Joy Lee of Haymarket, Thru 12/30/08 Mixed Emotions, students must audition Manchali Madduri of Springfield, at the beginning of each semester for all Sumit Malik of Great Falls, Christo- voice parts including vocal percussion- pher Olund of Springfield and Aditya Your child can learn. ist. The group hosts one major concert Palepu of Oakton. each semester that showcases a range of Regional Finalists will compete at one Springfield Alexandria music genres. The group also sings of six regional competitions. The winner throughout the year for fund raisers, will be named on Dec. 8. Awards range Burke, Fairfax Station Mt. Vernon, Lorton charity events and campus organiza- from $1,000 for semifinalists to tions. $100,000 for the winner of the national 703-451-4466 703-541-2211 competition.

Open Monday - Thursday & Weekends Independently Several Fairfax County Public Schools The American Youth Philhar- owned and operated. students have received certificates for monic Orchestra is seeking upright superior writing in the 2008 Achieve- bass players at the elementary or middle Mention this ad and ment Awards in Writing by the National school levels, and tuba players at the Council of Teachers of English. Each middle or high school level, to join the GET 50% OFF DIAGNOSTIC TEST participant submitted a sample of his or orchestra program. Contact Holly Hurry, offer ends December 30, 2008! her best writing in any form or genre as Hanneke at 703-642-8051, ext. 24 or well as an impromptu essay on a prede- [email protected].

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Robbie Hammer By Jason Mackey in his back. The Connection “I’ve always had a really high tolerance for pain,” Brown said. “I still wrestled. I still ver the past couple of years, got beat up, and I still came out on top.”

Reid Brown accumulated a Despite finishing second to Westfield dur- /The Connection Ofew second-place finishes. ing three out of the past four Northern Re- More than he cared for, really. gion Classics, the Rams finally put an end Robinson wrestling coach Bryan Hazard to their Best Man syndrome as a team by even nicknamed Brown the team’s “Best Man” because of his proximity to the spotlight but his notable absence from With a 4-3 victory over Lake Braddock’s Ross Renzi, it. Robinson’s Reid Brown scored the first tournament win of The Best Man finally got his high school career. hitched on Saturday evening at Fairfax High School for the “It’s nice to beat Westfield, but Braddock’s George Billy found a different Northern Region Wrestling it’s always nice to win. I don’t result. Wrestling Poquoson’s Steffan Baker, Classic, an annual season care who it is. You always want the 119-pound Billy cruised to a 17-4 win. starter that showcases 32 to win.” Like Perryman, Billy replicated his 2007 schools’ worth of talent. Brown was joined at the al- Brown, a senior, scored a 4-3 tar by classmate Roman “I’ve been an underdog victory over Ross Renzi of Perryman, whose much-antici- Lake Braddock to win the pated showdown with Bishop my whole life.” 145-pound tournament title. O’Connell’s Nam Dunbar ended — Reid Brown It was the first win of Brown’s when Perryman scored two late high school career. points and recorded an 8-6 win. Classic victory. “I’ve been an underdog my Tied at six entering the final “I just went out there and tried to work whole life,” said Brown, who two-minute period, the 130- hard to get as many points as I could,” said suffered two sizable scratches pound Perryman reversed an Billy, who has won three state titles during to his cornea during a semi- attack from Dunbar and held on a prolific career. “But I was pretty much try- final win over Chantilly’s Jack for the win. Perryman was later ing to dominate this tournament.” Carlson. “It kind of drove me named the tournament’s Most Robinson’s Marcus Hathaway suffered a forward.” Outstanding Wrestler. 1-0 defeat to Westfield’s Austin Fallon in the Because of the scratches, “I was really tired, and I was 189-pound final. Hathaway nearly executed Robinson’s Roman Perryman was one of two Ram wres- Brown spent nearly three just waiting for him to take a a takedown at the end of the final two- tlers who scored first-place honors at the Northern hours with the training staff shot,” said Perryman, who won minute frame, but an official ruled that it Region Wrestling Classic over the weekend. and took an antibiotic that a Concorde District title last came too late to count. Robinson’s Jake left him feeling “woozy.” No season at 119 pounds. “Once he Smith (103), Ben Stallings (140) and matter. Brown ignored the affects of both outscoring the Bulldogs, 222-194.5. did, I snapped him down and capitalized Mickey Bennett (145) earned third-place the injury and medication, much like he did “It’s a good place to start,” said Hazard, on it.” finishes. Lake Braddock’s Josh Park scored during his junior campaign when he whose team also finished second to While Perryman and Brown didn’t exactly the tournament’s second-fastest pin: 16 sec- wrestled straight through a fractured bone Westfield in the Concorde District last year. run away with their matches, Lake onds in the 171-pound weight class.

Kapinos Debuts punting five times for 208 yards. The 6-foot- strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings of work. of 2:03.89 and 36th in the 200 back with 1, 230-pounder was a 2006 Ray Guy final- “Joe is Mr. Energy,” Columbia coach Brett a time of 2:01.17. With Packers ist, an annual award given to the nation’s Boretti said in a press release issued by the top collegiate punter and is Penn State’s school. “He’s always fired up and leads by After signing with the Green Bay Pack- career leader in punting yardage. Kapinos’ example with his effort on a daily basis.” Registration Open ers on Wednesday night, Jeremy Kapinos, high school coach, former West Springfield During his career as a Bruin, the right- a 2002 graduate of West Springfield High For Tennis League field boss Bill Renner, punted in six games hander was a two-year captain and a sec- School, didn’t waste any time, punting for the Packers between 1986-87. ond-team All-District honoree in 2004. The Northern Virginia U.S. Tennis As- eight times for 316 yards (34.5 net) dur- sociation Super Duper (over 70) Men’s ing a 24-21 loss Doubles Tennis League is open for reg- at Houston on Mizzoni Honored Hailey Hewitt Breaks istration for the season scheduled to Sunday. Three of Week in Sports begin in March 2009. Play will take place those punts As Columbia Captain Own Record at the Regency Sport and Health Club landed inside the 20-yard line. Kapinos Lake Braddock graduate Joey Mizzoni, Robinson graduate Hailey Hewitt, now a in McLean, located on Old Meadow replaced Derrick Frost, who prior to this now a senior pitcher for the Columbia Uni- freshman swimmer at William & Mary, Road, Exit 46-B off the Beltway. For fur- season held the same position for the versity baseball team, was recently selected broke her own school record in the 100- ther information, contact League Coor- Washington Redskins. as one of three team captains for the up- yard butterfly at the Short Course Nation- dinator Edward Bernier at A 2006 graduate of Penn State, coming spring season. The Burke native was als on Friday, Dec. 5. She touched the wall [email protected]. Kapinos worked one game during the second on the team last year with 25 ap- in 55.74 seconds, which was good enough 2007 season with the New York Jets, pearances, pitching mostly out of a relief for 33rd place. Later in the competition, role. He had two saves and recorded 21 Hewitt took 44th in the 200 fly with a time www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 ❖ 17 The County Line Record Sales at Dulles Gun Show

Fear of gun control under Obama drives firearms purchases.

By Julia O’Donoghue more $100,000 worth by the The Connection end of the weekend. “We sold just about every- ver since Barack Obama won thing. Friday was a record “This is the the presidential election, breaker. We sold more on Fri- richest EDusty Medor’s phone has day than we have ever done in been ringing off the hook. a whole weekend,” said Krull. Medor, a soft-spoken bearded gun- demographic for smith, runs D & J Gun Repair out of THE PROSPECT of an a gun show on his home in Sterling. Obama presidency and Demo- Prior to the election, he saw sales cratic majority in the U.S. Con- the east coast. dropping a bit, which he attributed gress scares many gun enthu- mostly to the lagging economy. Now, siasts, who said Obama sup- The buyers tend business is booming so much that he ported several gun control is struggling to restock merchandise measures as an Illinois state to be larger fast enough for customers. senator. Gun sales are not only up but Medor “He had a horrible record on spenders is also overseeing more online “trans- guns. He supported every gun fers,” when a person has purchased a ban you can imagine,” said because there is gun over the internet and is required Philip Van Cleave, president of a higher per by law to send it to a licensed gun the Virginia Citizens Defense dealer for pick-up. League, a local gun rights or- capita income.” “Everything sky-rocketed after Nov. ganization. 4,” said Medor, sitting behind a long On his Web site, Obama — Lonnie Maurer, gun brown cafeteria table at the Dulles states that he “believes the sec- dealer Expo Center in Chantilly. He was one ond amendment creates an in- of approximately 250 vendors at “The dividual right and he respects Nation’s Gun Show,” Nov. 21-23. the constitutional rights of “That table was completely full Americans to bear arms.” Several dealers packed up and left ‘The Nation’s Gun when I started,” said Medor on the last U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), Show’ at the Dulles Expo Center before its final day Nov. afternoon of the event. He pointed to who many consider a strong 23 because they had already sold out of merchandise. an area of his station where only a advocate for gun rights, also handful of handguns were on display. tried to guarantee that Obama That was all he had left to sell, he said. would not clamp down on an individual’s gun show promotion for three decades, had had “military style” rifles available. Held in Fairfax County every two right to bear arms. never seen before. Several dealers have But none of the gun manufacturers ap- months, “The Nation’s Gun Show” is During the presidential campaign, Webb been unable to get more guns and ammu- peared to have a single “AR-15,” a semi- the largest firearms sale in the mid- made appearances with Obama in which he nition to sell because of the high demand, automatic rifle that resembles the fully au- Atlantic region. The assured the crowd that she said. tomatic “M-16” used by the U.S. military. event has always the now President-elect “Manufacturers are running out of cer- One supplier told Medor that there was a been popular with “Obama is hostile would not implement tain items. Vendors are telling me that they six to 12-month backlog on that type of gun. dealers because it is overbearing gun control have only been able to get one or two guns “Everyone wants to buy one before they well run and attracts to gun owners and laws. The senator also when they can normally get 20. I had one are told they can’t,” he said. wealthier clientele recorded a least one po- guy who sold out of guns on Friday night Some local gun enthusiasts are freely than other gun we are responding litical advertisement for right after the show opened,” she said. admitting to hoarding firearms and supplies shows, they said. with our wallets.” the radio that drove because of the uncertainty. “This is the richest home the same point. SEVERAL gun rights activists expect “Obama is hostile to gun owners and we demographic for a — Chuck Nesby, Arlington Fear of what restric- Obama to try to revive the “assault weap- are responding with our wallets. I am go- gun show on the east tions might be coming ons ban” that passed during President Bill ing to buy as many guns as I can at the coast. The buyers tend to be larger has led to an increase gun and ammunition Clinton’s term in office. Dulles gun show,” said Chuck Nesby, an spenders because there is a higher per sales, particularly over the past month. The law prohibited the sale of certain Arlington resident and Virginia Citizens capita income,” said Lonnie Maurer, Annette Eliot, one of “The Nation’s Gun semi-automatic rifles to civilians and lim- Defense League member. a vendor from Ohio that specializes Show” promoters, estimated about 15,000 ited ammunition feeding devices, known as Nesby and others admitted that the in- in ammunition. people attended the show last weekend, “magazines,” to 10 rounds. coming Democratic administration might Even with high expectations, most nearly 50 percent more than normally show These products became legal once again not be the only reason people are buying vendors still cleared their sales by up. when the ban expired in the 2004, but were guns in greater numbers. large margins and broke personal “Obama is the most anti-gun president we in particularly high demand at the gun Nesby said he is also worried about the business records. “The Nation’s Gun have ever had in history and people are show. deterioration of the economy, rising unem- Show” is typically Maurer’s most prof- afraid,” said Eliot of the high attendance. “The high capacity magazines and guns ployment and what they could do to the itable event but he still sold three “About two weeks before the election, sales that go with them, you can’t even get them crime rate. times more ammunition than he ever started really picking up and [National Rifle anymore. You have an especially hard time “People are aiming to protect themselves,” has before. Association] memberships are up.” finding anything that was banned,” said he said. Another ammunition dealer, During the weekend show, some vendors Medor. “Gun sales typically increase when there Jonathan Krull of ran out of the background check forms With his eyes glued to the computer is a downturn in the economy. People are www.buyammo.com, was almost out people fill out when purchasing a gun, a screen, Medor, like several other gun deal- fearful they are going to get robbed or their all of his merchandise and had sold shortage Elliot, who has been involved in ers, hoped to find a supplier online who still car is going to get stolen,” said Eliot.

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Call ed May 3, 2007, and recorded August 14, 2007, in Deed Book 937-0588, attn: Sandy. Maltipoo Puppies 19511 at page 365 among the Land Records of Fairfax Coun- For Sale Carly or David at 336-282- Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 12:15 p.m. ty, Virginia, the undersigned substitute trustee will offer for sale M's & F's, Mother & Father 1870 for more details at public auction at the front entrance of the Judicial Center for the following property being the property contained in said Fairfax County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on premises Deed of Trust, described as follows: on Director of Physical Therapy Excellent disposition, 26 Antiques McLean, VA. non-shed, hypoallergenic Lot 20, Section 1, Orange Hunt Estates as the same appears Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Vet Checked, 1st Shots duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 2690 at page 236, among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virgin- the following property being the property contained in said PT Connection of McLean has an Ready now or will hold for We consign/pay top $ for Deed of Trust, described as follows: immediate opportunity for a Director Xmas. $1200.00 antique/semi antique furn. ia. of Physical Therapy. Excellent Call Jane 540-454-2680 including mid century & Commonly known as 6632 Reynard Drive, Springfield, Virginia Tax Map No. 095 3 01 0015 danish modern Teak 22152. opportunity to lead and grow in an exist- Commonly known as 12101 Henderson Road, Clifton, Virginia 4 gorgeous purebred furniture, sterling, mens 20124. ing, well established outpatient ortho- Persian kittens watches, painting/art glass, TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $45,000.00 or ten per- born September 18. 2 White, cent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the pedic clinic. Competitive salary plus clocks, jewelry, costume TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $10,000.00 or ten per- 1 Blue with patches of cream, form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaser cent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the incentive bonus, complete benefits 1 tabby-located in Reston Call jewelry, etc. Call Schefer at the time and place of sale; the balance of the purchase mon- form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaser package, continuing education. Sign 703-471-8444 for photos or Antiques @ 703-241-0790. ey being due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale, at the time and place of sale; the balance of the purchase mon- email [email protected] time expressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of ey being due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale, on bonus and/or relocation assistance 6.0 percent per annum from date of sale to date of settlement. time expressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of offered. Please email resumes to Provided, however, that if the holder of the secured promissory 7.0 percent per annum from date of sale to date of settlement. 21 Announcements 21 Announcements note is the successful bidder at the sale, no cash deposit shall Provided, however, that if the holder of the secured promissory [email protected] or fax to be required, and part of or the entire indebtedness, including note is the successful bidder at the sale, no cash deposit shall 877-433-3179. EOE. interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Trust, may be set be required, and part of or the entire indebtedness, including OBITUARY off against the purchase price. interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Trust, may be set Laura-Lee Kothe Maraoui, 45 of Fairfax, Virginia passed off against the purchase price. away on December 1, 2008. Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and stand the risk and cost of resale. Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and stand the risk and cost of resale. Internships Available Laura was the beloved mother of Blake and Natalie, beloved Unusual opportunity to learn many aspects of Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements wife of the late Commander Andre’ Maraoui and the daughter Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the the newspaper business. Internships available in of Jean and Kothe and the Late Walter Kothe. and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the reporting, photography, research, graphics. real estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materi- real estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materi- Opportunities for students, and for adults consid- alman's liens of record and not of record. The property will be alman's liens of record and not of record. The property will be Laura was a graduate of San Jose State University in Califor- sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of ering change of career. Unpaid. Call John Lovaas, nia and acted at a CPA with the firm of Cocke, Szpanka & Tay- sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of redemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree- redemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree- 703-917-6405 or email lor, CPA Inc. located in Fairfax, Virginia. She resided with her ments of record affecting the same, if any. ments of record affecting the same, if any. internship@connec children in the Washington, DC area for the past 10 years. tionnewspapers.com In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to con- In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to con- On Sat. December 6, 2008 a memorial was conducted in her vey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and ex- vey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and ex- honor at St Mary Sorrow Historic Church 11112 Fairfax Station clusive remedy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the clusive remedy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the Rd, Fairfax Station. In lieu of flowers, donations will be accept- time of sale. time of sale. ed to a Memorial Trust Fund previously established for Blake The subject property and all improvements thereon will This sale is being made subject to a superior trust. and Natalie. be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Pur- Classified chaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zon- The subject property and all improvements thereon will Classified be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Pur- B and N Maraoui Fund, C/O Cocke, Szpanka & Taylor, 1800 ing code violations whether of record or not of record, as well Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20191-4346 as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condomini- chaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zon- um owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Pur- ing code violations whether of record or not of record, as well chaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condomini- um owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Pur- 101 Computers 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the chaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandal- the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the ism, theft, destruction, or the like, of or to the property occur- risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandal- ring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special war- ism, theft, destruction, or the like, of or to the property occur- HDI ranty deed. Conveyancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary ring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special war- fees, examination of title, state stamps, and all other costs of ranty deed. Conveyancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary EASY COMPUTER SOLUTIONS conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and fees, examination of title, state stamps, and all other costs of FOR INDIVIDUALS local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assess- conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and & SMALL BUSINESSES ments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and there- local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assess- after shall be assumed by the purchaser. ments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and there- JENNIFER O. SMITH after shall be assumed by the purchaser. The undersigned trustee unconditionally reserves the COMPUTER CONSULTANT right: (i) to waive the deposit requirement; (ii) to approve or dis- The undersigned trustee unconditionally reserves the approve the creditworthiness of any bidder and/or purchaser; right: (i) to waive the deposit requirement; (ii) to approve or dis- ➣ TRAINING (iii) to withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to ter- approve the creditworthiness of any bidder and/or purchaser; mination of the bidding; (iv) to extend the time for bidding; (v) (iii) to withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to ter- ➣ INSTALLATION to reject any or all bids; (vi) to postpone or set over the date or mination of the bidding; (iv) to extend the time for bidding; (v) time of sale; and (vii) to extend the period of time for settlement to reject any or all bids; (vi) to postpone or set over the date or ➣ TROUBLE- hereunder. time of sale; and (vii) to extend the period of time for settlement hereunder. SHOOTING Additional terms and conditions of sale may be an- Additional terms and conditions of sale may be an- ➣ LET US TAME THAT nounced at the time of sale. nounced at the time of sale. EAST FOR OU B Y DAVID N. PRENSKY DAVID N. PRENSKY Serving Area Since 1995 Substitute Trustee Substitute Trustee FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: David N. Prensky David N. Prensky Chasen & Chasen Chasen & Chasen (703) 765-2222 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #500 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #500 [email protected] Washington, D.C. 20015 Washington, D.C. 20015 (202) 244-4000 (202) 244-4000 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 ❖ 21 Home & Garden 703-917-6400 Home & Garden Zone 2 Ad Deadline: Zone 2: • Burke • Fairfax • Springfield connectionnewspapers.com CONTRACTORS.com Tuesday Noon

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22 ❖ Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Burke Connection ❖ December 11-17, 2008 ❖ 23 # 1 in Virginia 703-425-8000 DIANA WHITFIELD BETTY BARTHLE Ron & Susan Associates Lifetime Member NVAR Top Producer Ron Kowalski & Susan Borrelli www.DianaWhitfield.com 703-425-4466 Make the Right Move OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE 1-888-495-6207 703-503-1830 e-mail: [email protected] ronandsusanonline.com E-mail: [email protected] website: www.bettybarthle.com Burke $329,000 Ready and Waiting For You! Beautiful 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 3 LVL Townhouse with new carpet & paint throughout. Kitchen remodeled & all stainless steel appliances. All baths updated. Lorton $3,300/mo. Fin. LL Rec room w/ W/O. Fairfax Station $675,000 Beautiful 4 BR, 3.5 BA home has a great floor plan with 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths. MBR sitting room. Family room nearly 4,000 sq. feet. Two minutes to Ft. Belvoir or I-95. Convenient to shopping, schools, & den. Gorgeous landscaping with deck/pool/hot tub & Close to shopping, restaurants and more. For 24-hour and transportation. fully fenced rear yard. Beautifully maintained home! recorded information, call 1-888-495-6207, ext 230. Mary Hovland Barbara Nowak Carol Hermandorfer 703-946-1775 & Gerry Staudte Cathy DeLoach “My Virginia Home Team” 703-216-4949 571-276-9421 703-503-1802, 703-503-1894 [email protected] [email protected] Your REALTORS* Next Door www.MyVirginiaHomeTeam.com www.hermandorfer.com Clifton Fairfax IT’S PERFECT! Station Attention to detail in A WOW every room! This custom HOUSE ON built home has four finished levels with over ACREAGE! Seldom available 7000sq. ft of living space. elegant ALL Brick From the beautiful hick- Updated colonial ory floors to the four fire- tucked away on a places, the incredible mas- Fairfax near GMU $482,500 private lane. The 5 ter suite and grand upper acre lot features Elegant beauty in sought after neighborhood. Fall in Alexandria $519,000 level game room, you will year round privacy, a level backyard perfect for games and a love as you walk thru the front door with this 4 BR/2.5 This 5BR,3.5BA colonial features updated kitchen with be impressed with every room! The fully finished lower multilevel deck for entertaining! The inside offers marble BA REMODELED home with new kitchen w/ granite GE appliances, maple cabinets. French door to sun- level complete with fitness room, has a walk out to great foyer, granite kitchen, dramatic family room with loft! Four & SS; bathrooms, fireplace, Brazilian Cherry floors, room. Hardwood floors on main and upper level. 2 FP. flat backyard with mahogany deck and stone fireplace, great sized bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, 5 fireplaces! A perfect fanciful columns & more. Absolutely stunning! Close Close to Kingstown shopping and dining, and all major PERFECT for entertaining. For more pictures see home in the Clifton/Robinson School District. All this to schools, VRE, Metro & shopping! routes. Also close to 2 military bases. www.hermandorfer.com under $1 mil! For more pictures see www.hermandorfer.com

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